Comments on: 5 Reasons Why We Listen To Heavy Metal

By: Metalhead

Metalhead — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 18:54:00 +0000

Hit the nail on the head, I agree completely because metal turns that loser Social Justice Warrior into a complete ignorant wimp, it’s also funny how so many Americans here claim to be “rebel” when they don’t know how to do it without metal.

By: Metalhead

Metalhead — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 18:51:00 +0000

They also tell us to “respect” Gandhi, Buddha, Allah, and the list goes on, in my opinion those “heroes” they tell us to respect are NOT my heroes because of these reasons: Gandhi was the FIRST transgender due to the fact he felt like women had adopted them as one of their own, Buddha was the first pothead due to the fact that he sat on his ass all day and Allah was the first radical to radicalize religion.

By: Metalhead

Metalhead — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 18:47:00 +0000

It’s a way to NOT feel depressed about life and it’s a way to get away from all the secular feminists, mainsteam tool bots that produce music that only makes you feel good, I know for a fact that I was sick and tired of listening to just Amon Amarth and realized that I could get into Pantera, groove metal, Thrash Metal and feel a little more upbeat and NOT have to listen too just Amon Amarth. Yes I still like Death Metal and occasionally listen to Amon Amarth, but I CAN’T stand the secular mainstream society, they think they’re so smart and clever and they think they know it all, then they get “offended” for the stupid little words that my country fought for which is freedom of speech.

By: Yell! Magazine

Yell! Magazine — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:17:00 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful and eloquent words. m/

By: Einherjar

Einherjar — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:56:00 +0000

Metal is about truth. It is a rejection of the mainstream mentality that attempts to deny the ‘darker’, more visceral aspects of human nature. Metal is about admitting that very primal urges and aspects of psyche exist in everyone and that they will never entirely go away, contrary to the mainstream opinion that they can be cut out or discarded on our way to The Utopia. Metal is a response to willful ignorance, especially emotional ignorance. It lets its fans explore these primal aspects of themselves and bring them from the unconscious darkness into the conscious light, where they can be examined, evaluated, dealt with and harnessed in a constructive way.

Metal is about power, exploration and development. Fans progress to louder, faster, heavier, more shocking, more thoughtful, more provocative. Metal bands write their own songs and play their own instruments, constantly pushing the limits of their technical skills, instruments, equipment, lyrics, presentations.

Metal is about authenticity. It is a denial of hypocrisy in all its forms displayed by any social group or construct (or members of those groups/constructs) that fails to cleave to its own principles, but especially institutions of authority like governments and organized religion. Metal is a rejection of that which is false, fake and empty. Through metal, fans can express thoughts and feelings that they have no other outlet for, feelings that make them an outsider. Metal is about inclusion, and sharing those feelings of separation with other like-minded individuals.

Metal can mean whatever a fan gets from it. No one speaks for all of us; while there are many common influences and points of agreement, no two fans are the same and for the most part we don’t try to speak for each other.

Metal is about freedom.

By: Yell! Magazine

Yell! Magazine — Mon, 22 May 2017 13:24:00 +0000

Rock Hard m/

By: Shang Julz

Shang Julz — Mon, 22 May 2017 00:28:00 +0000

Living on this edge is fast and hard, you have to work harder, play harder and be smarter.
Social outcast ? Yeah, you know the wimps… be politically correct and shy from real issues are the social acceptable behavior standard. Everything is done half-assed and the social standard is to keep the peace while we are being fucked over? Nah, I the social outcast choose to be open, truthful, direct and thundering forward with every fiber in my being. Fuck society and panzyass rules for refinement. That BS has never made any concrete advances.
Rock on!

By: Yell! Magazine

Yell! Magazine — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 05:00:00 +0000

I guess I should have been more clear about who we hear about when a “greatest” is named. I was getting at the idea that when a “greatest” musician is named in the “mainstream,” it’s usually someone from the heavy metal or hard rock genres. I’ve never heard a greatest pianist or flautist named in the mainstream media. Nor have I heard a flamenco guitarist named as the greatest in mainstream media, although I know there are such talents there that could play circles around many rock/metal guitarists, but it is far more likely that a metal guitarist could find a way to play flamenco than it is vice versa (in my opinion, which may not be much since the breadth of my knowledge is limited to “guitar-drum-bass”). :

By: Yell! Magazine

Yell! Magazine — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 04:44:00 +0000

Thanks Metalgirl105! Stay Metal m/

By: Metalgirl105

Metalgirl105 — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 03:53:00 +0000

This is the best explanation I’ve ever read. We metalheads are a family, dammit! I hate hearing shit from everyone else. Rock on man!