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Surprisingly difficult to find online so I was hoping someone would have recommendations here (I know the thread says no recommendation asks but I figured that was general requests rather than looking for specific songs, very new here so please say if that's not okay). 
 

Basically I find music a great outlet for any kind of emotion but when a lyric just hits it's just such a cathartic experience. 
 

I've already got a bit of a playlist going. Lots of Slipknot, shockingly enough, 25 Years by Pantera, Left Unfinished by Machine Head, King For A Day by Pierce The Veil, Start The Healing and a few other Korn songs, The Devil's Own by FFDP, Hate To Feel by Alice in Chains. More generically just for the pure anger side I've got Break Stuff and Down With The Sickness on there too. 
 

To be specific about it my dad's just a complete narcissist who's always coming in and out of my life. Any time he's decided I'm worth his time again it's just to try to lecture and control me. So yeah if anybody has any metal or heavy rock songs they listen to that deal with any negative feelings about fathers it would be appreciated right now as it's a particular bad patch. 
 

Thank you and have a great day all of you :)

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I guess it's not what you're after specifically but the worst father in the world song in my book goes to Lemmy/Motorhead with Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me.

Ugly Kid Joe did a cover of Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle, which is hard rock-ish. But that's not just about 1 bad dad.

Crossover/thrash band DRI have a song called Mad Man.

Alice Cooper's The Ballad Of Dwight Fry starts with the lyrics

"Mommy, where's daddy?
He's been gone for so long
Do you think he'll ever come home?"

Areosmith's Janie's Got a Gun is about Janie, but she is what she is because of a shitty dad and what he did.

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3 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Hey, I've moved this over to the General Chat section. Don't know if I have any recommendations off the top of my head but I'll see if anything comes to mind.

Ah thank you for that! Sorry just wasn't quite sure which one to post in at first

1 hour ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Life of Agony- This Time

 

 

1 hour ago, KillaKukumba said:

I guess it's not what you're after specifically but the worst father in the world song in my book goes to Lemmy/Motorhead with Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me.

Ugly Kid Joe did a cover of Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle, which is hard rock-ish. But that's not just about 1 bad dad.

Crossover/thrash band DRI have a song called Mad Man.

Alice Cooper's The Ballad Of Dwight Fry starts with the lyrics

"Mommy, where's daddy?
He's been gone for so long
Do you think he'll ever come home?"

Areosmith's Janie's Got a Gun is about Janie, but she is what she is because of a shitty dad and what he did.

Thank you both for the recommendations I'll be sure to check those out! Genuinely appreciate it a lot

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