
In “Is the future of pop…heavy metal?!”, we dive into the backlash Sleep Token is facing for blending metal with pop—and why that criticism might be more about who is listening than what they’re playing. Like Metallica before them, they’re getting flak for “softening up.” But their fanbase? More women, more queer fans, more diversity than metal’s old guard ever accounted for. Maybe that’s the real disruption.
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Listen to the full podcast of Switched On Pop on Spotify or Apple.