Nik Nocturnal - How TikTok Hijacked the Future of Music - #1095
5/9/20262 hr 19 min
Nik Nocturnal is a musician, YouTuber, and content creator. What is happening in modern metal music? The days of thrash and hair metal dominating culture are long gone, and something entirely new has taken their place. So what defines modern metal, why does it sound so different, and how has the internet changed the music industry forever? Expect to learn how big of an impact TikTok plays in shaping the way modern metal songs are written, which songs are the most influential songs in modern metal, what Nik thinks of AI-generated music, the most overused trends in metal right now, the tension between making art and making “content” in music, the worst thing about being a YouTube musician and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 10% discount on all Gymshark products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at https://chatgpt.com Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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First 90 secondsChris Williamson· Host0:00
How big of an impact do you think TikTok has played in shaping the way that modern metal music sounds now?
Nik Nocturnal· Guest0:05
Ooh. Uh, it, it has a pretty big impact because all the young kids growing up right now on TikTok... And I remember, you know, even when I started YouTube, that was, like, a newer thing. People were discovering music through YouTube. I discovered a lot of, like, the big bands I listened to growing up through YouTube, and that was, like, unheard of. You know? It was like, no matter what, it was usually all on the radio or, like, I don't know, your brother gave you, like, a cassette or, like, a CD.
Chris Williamson· Host0:29
Yep.
Nik Nocturnal· Guest0:29
Um, so that was already such a new thing. There was kids discovering music through the internet. I mean, MySpace, YouTube. I mean, like, Facebook [laughs] to some capacity after that. So TikTok was kinda just that next generation of people scrolling and whatever they might be doing, doom scrolling or just, you know, I'm, I'm trying to find cooking recipes. And then all of a sudden, you know, if they like music in any capacity or any of... Even if they don't, you know, they hear a sound, and they're like, "This is cool." And a lot of things with modern metal is there's a lot of good, uh, clip moments usually with modern metal particularly.
Chris Williamson· Host1:04
Mm.
Nik Nocturnal· Guest1:04
Um, you know, whether it's the breakdown or the other breakdown or the crazy vocal moment- Mm ... um, or even on the guitar, so crazy guitar moment, maybe a drum moment, right? There's a lot of musicianship and, like, unique, uh, attributes that kind of go into that skill in, in terms of, like, metal as a genre.
Chris Williamson· Host1:22
Mm-hmm.
Nik Nocturnal· Guest1:22
So, like, when you're able to just, like, kinda clip farm some things like that and be like, "Oh," like, "Here's the best part"- Yep ... and you instantly get a payoff versus most people, you have