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Re: How Metal Affects You How metal affects me? Simple - it makes me feel wonderful!!! :D And as for the idea that metal is depressing well that's just silly, isn't it? I can't even imagine where people get that idea from! I totally agree with Murph1990 that metal has a much freer range of themes and I can only imagine the idea of depression comes from an overexposure of EMO and Grunge bands (I know they're not metal but I'm really not convinced the average non-fan differentiates :o ), though I think Iceni also makes a good point when he says how metal is happy to take on serious themes of which pop is afraid.

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Re: How Metal Affects You I think the misconception of metal as a "depressing" music stems from the combination of the often times brutal guitar playing, lyrical content and vocal delivery, whilst I strongly oppose this notion I'm not surprised, particularly when it comes to Death Metal, that some people feel this musical style to be oppresive and depressing, the vocal delivery of bands such as Death or Quo Vadis, combined with their playing styles could, to the untrained ear, be deemed depressing, however it is entirely subjective and I don't feel metalheads would listen to the music if it made them feel depressed

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Re: How Metal Affects You Metal is awesome to me. Metal Music became my new favorite music over Hip Hop / Rap on December 24,2011. It like Hip Hop,Rap,Rock,Screaming,Growling,and It's Rocks. Metal is an awesome music to listen for everyone. It make me feel good and cool through out the day. I listen to Metal when I lift Weights. That helps me lift more weights. I think people get the impression that metal is depressing because the lyrics are usually brutal, they're used to these pop lyrics about whatever the hell pop "musicians" (and I use the term very loosely) write about and they're always so cheerful, then they hear something like Megadeth's Holy Wars. I Rock On To Metal Everyday.

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Re: How Metal Affects You well he just needs to prove himself to the admins, he's got nothing to prove to us, still don't you find it a little strange that just about all his posts have been one sentence saying "I love (insert band or sub-genre here) I'm listening to (insert band or sub-genre here) right now then doesn't respond to any replies even though we know he's online?

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Re: How Metal Affects You You know, I hadn't really thought about it but you may be right. However, maybe he is just a bit shy and lacks the confidence to argue with some of the stronger voices on here (including my great big mouth - seriously a basking shark would have trouble competing. So who ate all the krill!). I think we'll just have to wait and see what he says, but I'm really hoping these fears prove unfounded. Come on Huntikfan1017, stand up and speak man, we won't bite...hard :lol: !

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Leave Huntikfan1017 alone' date=' he's just not as hardcore metal-nuts as some of you awesome mosh-monkeys![/quote'] :lol: Me, a mosh-monkey...not really, no. I wear glasses and I have next to no muscle at all. I have everything to lose by moshing. Besides, prog fans don't mosh. We...observe. :geek:
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Re: How Metal Affects You Metal for me is an exorcism of my own inner demons. Sometimes my warped mind is struck with some of the most vile defected psychotic visions, thoughts and desires and all I want to do is express my rage and frustration through violence. In a whim I can go from being happy and content in resolution that all life is connected through a harmony of atoms and cells and stardust and in an instant that switches to a completely sincere hatred of all humanity and worldwide genocide is justifiable in my mind. However when I am listening to metal I am in some psychotic stasis of spiritual, mental and even sexual cleansing. For example when I listen to the album Enthroned Darkness Triumphant by Dimmu Borgir I get entranced with a wave of emotions analogous to a Pentecostal prayer session. The lyrics of the songs are genuine sincere prayers of adulation for the archetype that we call Satan. That adulation and praise funnels all the conflict and shit that is plaguing my soul, it channels the energy of rage which is clouding my rational judgment and preventing me from achieving happiness. It transforms that into a positive energy. When I listen to Ride the Lightning by Metallica it makes me face some traumatic experiences in my life, and through reciting the lyrics and enjoying the music I deal with the issues that I would otherwise repress. It becomes a cathartic experience. And that is why love metal, it allows me to deal with my own bullshit in an entertaining and yet confronting and brutally honest way.

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Re: How Metal Affects You interesting views on metal, as I've said many times metal makes me feel connected, it has a dramatic influence on my life, I actually believe I wouldn't still be here if not for metal, regardless of what shit I'm going through I know I can always turn to metal and feel better

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