Well I for one think Electronic Music has too many sub-genres. Like if you change the timing of the highhat or the type of synth you're using it catapults you into a different genre. Whats that all about? Why does it need to be so segmented?
Metal is the same, often it's the true(TM) fans who come up with the micro-genres as a way to beat people over the head for not knowing that "foo" is "bar". It's the pretentious of wine culture applied to music basically.
Agreed. It wasn't until later in life that I realized how obnoxiously hipster-ish metal fans can be. Band t-shirts are great conversation starters, but it quickly devolves from finding common ground ("Oh, you like Behemoth? Me too!") to bringing up super-obscure music to look like you are "deeper in the scene". "If you like black metal of course you've heard Zarzagamel's latest, right? It's a solo project from southern France with a limited release on vinyl."