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I'm finding I still really enjoy heavy metal, but I've just expanded my musical palette much more broadly, so I simply listen to less metal because in exploring more genres.

To add something about rap: I like some of the actual sound and production, I dislike the subject matter. Way too much misogyny and petty negativity, but maybe worst of all is that every song is about the artist and must cater to the expectation of the audience regarding that artist in superficially and sometimes toxic ways. Rap songs (and Pop has followed and become just as bad maybe worse) rarely have a universal message, which is one of the stronger points of rock and metal... even when a song is very personal it's usually less important than the more universal relatable themes.

I dunno, does that make sense? Not saying one way is objectively better than the other, it's just my preference.