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I also noticed that metal fans don't know bands from other genres, but fans of other genres know metal bands, and are generally more knowledgeable about the music world.

It depends on the person, not on the genre they prefer.

In my region, Nightwish is much less known than Apocalyptica, by the way.

I much more often encounter people who listen to: a) electronic music; b) rap and hip-hop; c) anything; rather than people who are obsessed with rock and metal in particular. This is in real life. On the internet, however, it's exactly the opposite. Also, if an artist has few listens, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have some special, inaccessible, elite music. Just as a popular artist isn't always popular because of their musical merits, but rather because of scandals and other things. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

I much more often encounter people who listen to:
a) electronic music;
b) rap and hip-hop;
c) anything;
rather than people who are obsessed with rock and metal in particular. This is in real life. On the internet, however, it's exactly the opposite.

I'm putting my paw print under this.

Therion - SummerNight City (Abba cover)

It was generally about rock music, so it was written: usually people listen to metal or *what I wrote*. I didn't even think about pop music, rap, etc., because it's obvious that they are listened to more.

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And yes, maybe this isn't the best way to check popularity, but take, for example, VKontakte. The RXCHP group has 26,000 people. The Muse group has almost 100,000 people, and Mars has 130,000 people. You can look at Nightwish, Rammstein, etc. there (you need to take the main group, because there may be many smaller ones).

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Hmm, 35k. Not much) although maybe the group isn't the main one. Rammstein has 100k too. The theory is generally correct. People mainly listen to two genres, and everything else is less popular (meaning the rest of the rock music).

I have fewer plays, but I'm more elite.

11,260 plays (458 listeners)

The point is this:

(2011 – present)

This is one of many reasons why an artist might have "low popularity."

Also, if an artist has few listens, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have some special, exclusive music that is not accessible to a wide audience. Just as popularity isn't always due to musical merit, but rather to scandals and other things.

I agree with this. When I was in school, I often met people who knew nothing about music and listened to whatever was sent to their mobile phones.

I'm talking about 2008.

When I was in school, I often met people who knew nothing about music and listened to whatever was sent to their mobile phones.

There are still plenty of them, including in the upper grades.

Cannibal Corpse - Shredded Humans

When I was in school, I often met people who knew nothing about music and listened to whatever was sent to their mobile phones.

5 years ago, I was one of them.

5 years ago, I was just like that.

Ugh, how disgusting!
But I wasn't like that. I didn't like the music that everyone else listened to and shared on their phones.
Almost everyone at my school listened to rap, specifically that kind, and R&B (or whatever it was called). No one listened to electronic music, except for club music later on. I listened to electronic music, specifically The Prodigy (and not much else, lol), and everyone thought I was weird (of course, because I wasn't like them).
And I didn't even have a cell phone xD. But even if I had, I still wouldn't have listened to music for the reason mentioned above.
At some point, I got a phone, of course, but through the phone, some "rappers" introduced me to metal. They sent me a few Linkin Park songs, but they mostly sent me their electronic tracks. They have different kinds of music; some is more rock, some is more rap, and some are electronic songs (but there aren't many of those). They knew I liked that kind of music, but they probably wanted to gradually introduce me to rap. Anyway, I later copied someone's entire discography, but I only listened to the rock songs. I didn't listen to the rap songs back then, just out of principle. That's right, that was garbage. Everyone had the idea stuck in their heads that "everything is garbage except rap" (of course, they didn't listen to anything else and didn't even hear it), and I had the idea that "rap is always garbage" (I didn't really listen to it either, only the stuff that the kids played on their phones). By the way, Linkin Park can also be considered nu-metal, in addition to alt-rock and rapcore.
Anyway, I got into Linkin Park and then gradually moved on to other music. Half a year later, I was already listening to Nightwish

How that rap tears your anus apart!

Abney Park - Too Far to Turn Back

This is elite music. Not for everyone.

Lol, I used to listen to it a lot, but not so much anymore. I even have a purely rap album in my music library that I sometimes listen to because I like some of the tracks.
There's a lot more rapcore out there, although I haven't listened to it in a while and don't really want to.

Abney Park ON TOUR
1,584,062 plays (27,695 listeners)

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Abney Park - Too Far to Turn Back
I don't like it.

Butterfly Chambers - Children

Butterfly Chambers
849 views (56 listeners)

They found something to compete with.

Human Decrepity - Disgusting Groans
This is definitely not for everyone.
Krupskaya - Cast to the Lubyanka Furnace
Same here.

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Distorted Impalement - Straight In Your Face
This one is better than the first one I posted.

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Yeah, Veg got us all.

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By the way

Human Decrepity ON TOUR
1,571 listens (188 listeners)

although I'm not a listener of this band, I only listen to this one song.

Bravo – Girls love it.

And you, Veggie, do you maybe only listen to this one song by the band, too?)

Cannibal Corpse - Rotting Head I only put that song on to see how many listens the band has. So it doesn't count. Also, I could record my voice and guitar on a microphone, tag it, and become the only listener of myself. Volke, I only have one of her.