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...”