There's something I call the human pattern: someone gets a good idea, puts it into action, and momentarily rises above the herd.

Then, suddenly, all the fakers rush in. They don't understand the idea, but they understand it makes them look good. So they make inferior versions and eventually destroy it.

I wish I had more time today to add examples and citations, but heed this if you love underground metal: the revival in old school black metal and death metal is being turned into a retro-trend, mainly by clueless Europeans.

If it's not old school in spirit and execution, not just one of the two, it's not old school.