nope i'm a catholic and listen to death metal and black metal a lot. I guess I just have a open mind not hating on any religions or such. Just love how Metal has this in-your-face sound and its deep ya know

I suppose that would weed out the people who were sure we'd be better off without them. I'd probably thank them.

yeah i think thats just called free thinking

I liked some heavy metal (Sabbath), thrash metal (Metallica, Sepultura, DBC), and some death metal (I just owned a copy of Napalm's "Harmony Corruption") when I was a kid, but when I got into punk at 12, that, and later, 80's & 90's hardcore were my mainstays until about 9 years ago when I began getting back into metal music.

As of the last few years, metal has been my predominant choice of music. I say all this to point out that many of my convictions were already in place through my involvement in punk/hardcore well before I seriously dove into metal.

The lyrical sentiment I most relate to in metal is that of an anti-authoritarian/anarchist nature, as espoused by bands such as Peregrine, Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Carcass, etc.

Nice thread necromancy, with a post that completely fails to discuss the subject. Bravo.