>>124145760I get you but semantically speaking, half of their discography is splitting hairs on that shit. On the other side of the spectrum you could say the same about something like One Second era Paradise Lost. Sure, something like this isn't really metal:
https://youtu.be/cXYLBkZtOCA?si=Bkl-BhX6ZQPI4gjAbut compared to their usual spiel it might as well be post-punk/goth rock. You can call it either or I suppose, it doesn't really matter. Same with post-80s Killing Joke.