Don't let Chris Holmes find out!

I'd ask Per Yngve Ohlin.

Metal ain't bad 4 me! And is it a lifesaver? Maybe.

and I guess Rap is good for you??

The government and media have been trying to blame metal for contributing young peoples problems for years, nothing new here yo.

The problem I see with Metal being blamed for social ills is the logic being applied here. By this same logic, we should be blaming Carly Rae Jepsen for turning teenage girls into call girls (for those of you who don't know, call girls are simply another form of prostitutes). Or, in the case of the gaming industry, we should be blaming that fat plumber who's got a big red M on his cap for adolescent drug use, since those games have mushrooms in them. I mean, anyone remember Columbine? I still remember that one like it was yesterday, and it was a scapegoat-fest of the highest order. The most notable scapegoat for that was Marilyn Manson, and that ultimately fell apart once it was revealed that Klebold and Harris didn't even like Manson (according to Manson's own admission, they thought he was a "sell-out"), and ultimately exposed the media's motives for what they really were; maximizing paper sales, TV ratings, and web traffic. What was sadder than the lives lost that day was the fact that the media's tactics to lure in the sheep worked. It is evident to me that we as a society still haven't learned jack shit from what the media pulled off in the aftermath of Columbine. Scapegoats are STILL being used to blame society's ills on, even in the aftermath of unspeakable tragedies.

27 years old now...got into bigger and better things as time went on and I researched more...but I have to say as a teen who was struggling in the late 90s/early 00s, nu-metal did indeed save my life. For that, no matter how much quantifiably "better" metal I've discovered since, it will always hold a place in my heart.

The example of Dave Mustaine proves that, at the very least, metal is better for your sanity than religion...

Then again, he also proves that heroin is better for your brain than religion...

... definitely a life saver, i almost took up drugs until i heard dave mustaine's vocals ...

it's being reported in canada
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canada are pretty libtarded

do you know that it is now a $10,000 fine on being homeless--in vancouver canada?

thats some weird ass communist stupid shit--tyranny fucking pussiness

fuck canada---um except for you guys in here

yall are "good ones"

I'm not seeing the communist angle there. Looks fascist to me. Homeless people don't have $100, much less $10,000, to pay such a fine. So then they get thrown in prison when they can't come up with the $10,000? If they had that much money they wouldn't be living on the street.

"do you know that it is now a $10,000 fine on being homeless--in vancouver canada?"

Well, of course that is a lie. I wonder why you feel it necessary to put such a lie in print here at blabbermouth?

unfortunately...it is true

google it you unkosher shit eater
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what they are doing---is infiltration of govts---with agenda 21 illegal u.n. population control bullshit

thru beauracracies--city councils--states---fda shit
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fuck those motherfuckers---america>libtard internet wannabe bullshit

the tides are turning more and more--people are understanding things better and better now

an interesting moment in history--nuff said---across the world

heavy metal motherfuckers

god bless america

if anything is to blame it is capitalism

SLLLLLLLAYYYYYYYERRRRRR saved my life

Metal did save my life, but Blabbermouthers keep making it miserable, especially on Sabbath related posts. Oh well :)

Video killed the radio star

No, but being a closed minded metal elitist is bad for you.

Okay Let's get serious:

Heavy Metal did indeed save my life as it did for many others, I've noticed that many smart persons that I've met had a connection to extreme music that had thought provoking lyrics and intelligent structures. (I'm thinking about Chuck Schuldiner here, Sabbath, Maiden, early Opeth etc...)

Many Heavy Metal fans are open to other intelresting genres like jazz fusion, IDM and ambient (like I do)

Eary Metal music was spontaneous, raw and angry and it helped many get through hard times, however, there's this wave of cheesy cliché goth emo suicide bullshit that went mainstream in the early 00's

I believe that music is the highest form of art ever created and that without it, life would be a mistake!

Long Live Heavy Metal!

Well put.

Very well put.

I could see how heavy metal might be bad if someone if deaf.

did vocals on a song form Iommi's solo album, it was pretty darn good too.

It's true, metal is a bad influence.

I mean just yesterday, after listening to too much folk metal, I went out and killed three viking trolls with Mjolnir.

I just wanna see Maria brink's tits.

I support this post.

I Double Support this post (see what I did there, kids :) )!

I would have been executed for murder by now, for killing some of you idiot Blabber posters, if I didn't have heavy metal to help me manage my anger. Thank you to all heavy metal bands, you guys saved my life.

Quite a few fans I've met while on tour have explained to me that metal has saved their lives in some way or form. It's more than just music to most metal fans, it's a way of life.

Well - sometimes metal can be bad for your health. I mean, after headbanging all night long, I would usually feel pretty fucked up. Of course, drinking many, many beers might have contributed to that.

Lotsa Slayer and Hendrix saved my ass. That and shit tons of weed.

Heavy metal was bad to Tony Ioomi's fingertips.

No Bill Ward = No Metal

Don't believe me? Listen to the solo at 1:15. This may just change your life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiK2rs7Vvjk

Lifesaver. It can get you through some difficult times.

I would be dead by now otherwise....no doubt.

For my downs it is, has been and will be my lifesaver for sure.

"For my downs it is, has been and will be my lifesaver for sure." right on. its always the old friend. no matter whats going on or how bad you feel, when one of your faves blasts across the 'ol mp3 player, radio, jukebox or whatever, you automatically feel better.

1) Every time a disaster happens, the media runs to public enemy #1 of the moment. In the 80's it was metal. In the 90's it was Goth. Today it's Video Games.

2) Metal is just an art form and never saved my life from anything, but it provided an outlet that made my teen years easier to get through and provides enjoyment today. I would be worried for someone who depended on a form of entertainment for deeper fulfillment.

people are just judging metal musicians because of their looks and the music is heavy and loud, and they havent realy read the lyrics to most bands and/or talked with some of the bands. most metal guys look angry and bad when they are actually good. why dont they blame crappy rappers for todays youth??? or the big companys for paying radios and advertise that medocrity and no talent is great. most of the bands that are on top of charts today can barely play or even sing without using autotunes and pro-tools.

but we at least still have many bands that are doing fine without selling millions

is a goddamn lifesaver. I'd rather be blind if I had to choose between blindness and being deaf. Which would you choose, my metal brothers?

lyrics on Overkill's "Killbox 13" record helped me quit using cocaine in '04 and an interview with Philip H. Anselmo helped me quit painkillers in '09. I always have and always will love metal and I'm no Spring chicken. Oh, and Superjoint's "Destruction of a Person" helped me realize I was killing myself and Metallica's "That Was Just Your Life." Hell, I could go on and on. So, yes, metal DID save my life - too many times to count!

Life, death and metal.

Art can kill or save you. It,s all a matter pf perception and perspective. People letting something killing them are either too much into it and get swallowed by the whole thing or are retarded and deserve what they've been chasing. Art (and creativity) should enlighten you, even if you are dealing with very obscure topics.

music has saved my ass many a time. although i play super extreme music, i love and listen to all kinds of shit. if its moves me, then i like it. when someone is doing something from the heart and not from the wallet, you can usually tell and its 100x better than cookie cutter garbage, whether it be grind, death, country, rap or otherwise.

I've been listening to extreme metal since I was 13. I am currently in my third year at a university as a music performance major...

Religion is far more damaging to children than any kind of music. The argument is that heavy metal makes kids rebel, which is basic adolescent behavior anyway, and if you want to get technical, religion, just like any form of oppresion, naturally leads to rebellion from a psychological standpoint. What is worse, allowing kids to listen to music and judge for themselves what they like, or forcing them to believe in something which has no evidence to support it? I'll take dark reality over delusion any day. Reality is dark, but at least it's real.

it would be something else. this goes for both the blame and salvation. but it's just silly to blame metal. society is the culprit! our world hasn't exactly been designed to be the happiest of places.. actually, the lyrics in bobby mcferrin's don't worry be happy might be what opened MY eyes

If I didn't get into metal at age 13, I probably would have started getting into something else. It helped with my teen angst, but honestly, it could have been origami as well.