The Big Misunderstanding
People often believe that all heavy metal music is evil. That if fact is not true. Yes it is true that most of those genres today are violent and morbid, but that doesn’t make them necessarily evil. There is only one really evil genre of heavy metal, that is death metal. Death metal focuses more on death and destruction and is satanic. Not all heavy metal worships the devil, just death metal. There are in fact some metal bands that worship God. So how could it all be evil?
They also say that heavy metal music makes people more violent. But that is a very bold statement. There are other types of music that make people violent, allegedly. Rap music is extremely violent also so you must take in account the violence that that brings too. Now I’m not saying that heavy metal doesn’t have violent moments, I know that there are violent lyrics. But how does that control someone’s actions? Heavy metal does have violent customs with the mosh pit but the music doesn’t make you go join the mosh pit. That is a conscious choice of self. You can choose not to join the pit if you don’t want to go. People outside the community should give heavy metal a chance. It can really make an impression on you. If you don’t want to listen to the dark stuff then don’t. Just listen to power metal. Like I said earlier, it is upbeat and easy to listen to.
They also say that heavy metal music makes people more violent. But that is a very bold statement. There are other types of music that make people violent, allegedly. Rap music is extremely violent also so you must take in account the violence that that brings too. Now I’m not saying that heavy metal doesn’t have violent moments, I know that there are violent lyrics. But how does that control someone’s actions? Heavy metal does have violent customs with the mosh pit but the music doesn’t make you go join the mosh pit. That is a conscious choice of self. You can choose not to join the pit if you don’t want to go. People outside the community should give heavy metal a chance. It can really make an impression on you. If you don’t want to listen to the dark stuff then don’t. Just listen to power metal. Like I said earlier, it is upbeat and easy to listen to.