Deicide leader Glen Benton has sounded off on the state of the modern heavy metal scene.

In short, Benton feels that things have simply gotten less metal, citing the hyper sub-categorization of the genre and the onstage attire of those who play it.

Benton’s remarks hail from a new interview with Knac.com. At first, Benton describes his upbringing when he was surrounded by classic metal such as Black Sabbath and Judas Priest — the music that motivated him to the career path he’s been on for decades.

“I remember being at the breakfast table 7:30 in the morning with my boombox blasting ‘Paranoid’ at my mother,” he said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth).

In his opinion, a lot has changed.

“Metal was metal back then,” said Benton. “Metal right now — you have so many subcategories of metal now, it’s ridiculous. I understand individualism and that, and we can...