Generally, if you hear a compound time sig in a song by a local band, it was put in to make them sound clever and weird, but so many bands do it that it's kind of a meme for me at this point.
Either way, I'm in a sort of Punk/Grunge/Indie band and our current set has songs in 5/8 and 7/8. A lot that I've seen haven't really sounded like you'd expect them to. Most bands locally that use wacky time sigs are kind of indie or "rock"; most of the Jazz and Funky groups I see about prefer 4/4 or 6/8 because it's all about groove with them.
I rarely see "metal" locally, partly because my city is all about punk/ hardcore and jazz (there's an electronic scene too but I don't know much about it), and also because it's tricky to define. Many of the bands I've seen would have been called metal in the 80s, but are referred to as Hard Rock now. I've seen a Doom metal band here who were okay too.
I think another reason I don't see metal as much is to do with technical ability- very few people can shred, or make a double kick sound good (I've never even seen a double kick setup live), or growl and scream well. Either way, all of the Hard Rock and otherwise Heavy bands I've seen mostly stick to simple time.
Generally, if you hear a compound time sig in a song by a local band, it was put in to make them sound clever and weird, but so many bands do it that it's kind of a meme for me at this point.
Either way, I'm in a sort of Punk/Grunge/Indie band and our current set has songs in 5/8 and 7/8. A lot that I've seen haven't really sounded like you'd expect them to. Most bands locally that use wacky time sigs are kind of indie or "rock"; most of the Jazz and Funky groups I see about prefer 4/4 or 6/8 because it's all about groove with them.
I rarely see "metal" locally, partly because my city is all about punk/ hardcore and jazz (there's an electronic scene too but I don't know much about it), and also because it's tricky to define. Many of the bands I've seen would have been called metal in the 80s, but are referred to as Hard Rock now. I've seen a Doom metal band here who were okay too.
I think another reason I don't see metal as much is to do with technical ability- very few people can shred, or make a double kick sound good (I've never even seen a double kick setup live), or growl and scream well. Either way, all of the Hard Rock and otherwise Heavy bands I've seen mostly stick to simple time.