Is heavy metal dying?

Is heavy metal dying...I have been thinking about it a lot and the genre seems to get more (gated)-less people are listening. please I hope its not

I've been listening to metal for about 11 years now, and I think "traditional" metal bands are sort of dying out. Like the "big 4" of the 80's: Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica (back when they were good) and Anthrax. Sure they still have the ability to sell out shows, but it's mostly the old school diehards who sell out those shows.

I think with the rise of Myspace the metal genre on the whole has become a bit of a joke. Any band can tinker around on their instruments and call themselves metal now, and there's going to be plenty of naieve kids who will buy into it as genuine metal- when it's just unorganized noise. And not to point the finger at any bands in particular because that isn't fair, but there's a lot of bands on Myspace where you look at their comments and it's a bunch of teenage girls and boys saying that *insert such and such band name here* is the heaviest thing they've ever heard. If they knew anything about metal, they would know that there's bands out there that are a million times heavier and can blow that band out of the water. With the rise of "metalcore" and "nu-metal" I think the traditional heavy metal bands have gotten pushed aside. For example Slayer will never pack as much punch as they did back in the 80's/90's- and when the introduction to "South of Heaven" was actually intimidating. After "Diabolus..." they seemed to lose their edge, they have to keep up with the times, yet still find a way to maintain their core fanbase. Changing times are a double-edged sword for bands. On the whole though, it's not dying, it's just turning into a joke.

no way I love heavy metal and so do a lot of my friends

good. im thats great

I think people are starting to like rap more these days but my friends and I are in to rock, heavy metal and all that stuff.

no, its never going to die!
its just that now days too many people are listening to rap, pop, rnb and all that crap that when you really listen to it...the lyrics make no sense!
and people who listenen to full blown heavy metal are more hard to find!

true very true

PERSONALY I THINK THAT THERE are SOME SH*TTY METAL BANDS OUT TODAY THAT RUIN HEAVY METAL'S REP BUT THERE are SOME GREAT ONES COMMING FOWARD ITS NOT ALL BAD THE THING IS IS THE SH*TTY ONES THAT GET PUBLICITY NOT THE GOOD ONES THE GOLDEN AGE OF METAL WAS 80'S THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO AS LONG AS THERE METALHEADS AROUND THE WORLD IT WON'T DIE

Actually its growing rapidly once more!New school thrash metal bands like F.B.F,Lethal Dossage,Blinded by Blood etc. are bring the thrash and metal scene back!It sord of up sets me because theres a lot of trendies !But I love the music full way for 6 yeas now! In spain there A BUNCH I MEAN A BUNCH OF METAL HEADS,THRASHERS ECT!GERMANY, NETHERlANDS(HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT).LOS ANGELES!!!,PUERTO RICO,POLAND,CANADA!!
MAD THRASHIN!!!

No and def NO! it's not dying at all! Actually it's growing and I agree with everything that vanessa_rosas14 said. METAL FOREVER!

I dont think it will ever die!!! I love metal!

HEAVY METAL WILL NEVER DIE,OK?