Minibosses rock!
I do hate all this new metal that's out right now. Well not so much hate the band, but hate the way all the kids dub it "The heaviest and most brutal metal ever" And when I tell people I'm into metal they automatically think of Slipknot and all that other crap.
On the Slayer issue I dont like nor dislike them. I just find them overatted and y'allways come across some "more metal than thou" goit who will argue for hours that Slayer are the best band on earth.