A style of hard rock & heavy metal music that is watered down both musically and lyrically to garner maximum radio play and mainstream acceptance. Lyrical themes are drawn from a put-on “tough guy / bro” persona, and include being a
badass, getting lots of
pussy, strippers, partying, and being betrayed or alone. Image wise, butt rock bands typically consist of guys in their
mid-30s with spiky hair, Affliction
t-shirts, and bad tattoos (usually barbed wire or tribal). The typical fan emulates this fashion style and exhibits what they think are “manly” personality traits, such as frequently drinking energy drinks, driving an unnecessarily large
truck, and otherwise overcompensating for an insecurity in their masculinity. They also tend to have a superficial knowledge of metal music, being familiar only with bands that receive regular radio rotation. Examples of butt rock bands include Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days
Grace, Buckcherry, Nickelback,
Disturbed, and Three Doors Down.
“All riiiggghhhtt, that was Five Finger Death
Punch with ‘Jekyll & Hyde,’ comin up
next we got Buckcherry with ‘Crazy
Bitch’ for all you ladies out there, right here on KBRO Nothing Butt Rock...”
