Is metal dead?

Definitely! And regarding the bagpipes... Listen to Tanzwut, although judging by your nickname, it seems you've already heard them. And you're wrong about heavy metal; I'm a keyboard player myself, but I can play some awesome heavy metal on them. P.s. OOMPH are posers who copied the entire concept from Cradle of Filth, and nothing worthwhile came of it. Sorry, but that's my SUBJECTIVE opinion. P.p.s. It's probably a typo, but the band is called HYPOCRISY, and by the way, Pain left them for no good reason...