Can You Be Christian and Still Listen To Metal?
I listen to metal. Many of my friends and peers now know this about me and seem to behave differently around me. Thoughts?
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@InvictusIndigo Evil is a reality. We should not pretend as if evil doesn't exist, but the question we should ask ourselves when reading these works or listening to musical artists is: what is the author trying to convey? What ideas are being promoted? Stephen King's books, for the most, contain good social commentary, good almost always prevails over evil. Stephen King doesn't promote fear or hopelessness . So, we have to take it on a case by case basis. We can't just say, it's All the same genre so its all ok. Look at the context of the individual work and discern whether or not the message is appropriate and coincides with your beliefs.
SarahAndSamantha · 46-50, F
@SW-User Of course it's not all the same in the same genre. There are metal bands who truly are pieces of shit. Mayhem, for example. But the same can be said for anything. There are horrible people regardless of what music they play, stories they write, or message they supposedly preach.
That's kinda the point. you can't lump any genre of anything into 'good' or 'evil'. There are just people.
And sometimes the 'promotion' of fear or hopelessness is used as the social commentary. A lot of the evil and/or dark themes in metal are metaphors. Or used as a catharsis to work through hopelessness. Metal isn't evil because on the surface it may appear to be. Again, it's horror in musical form
That's kinda the point. you can't lump any genre of anything into 'good' or 'evil'. There are just people.
And sometimes the 'promotion' of fear or hopelessness is used as the social commentary. A lot of the evil and/or dark themes in metal are metaphors. Or used as a catharsis to work through hopelessness. Metal isn't evil because on the surface it may appear to be. Again, it's horror in musical form
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DarkCrazyArtistGeekGamer · 31-35
@InvictusIndigo https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSacredDarkness
InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@DarkCrazyArtistGeekGamer That's pretty interesting, haven't heard of that before :)
DarkCrazyArtistGeekGamer · 31-35
@InvictusIndigo I been doing my research for my stories & to understand various perceptions & lifestyles.
Carver · 31-35, F
The short answer is yes. The long answer is the music one listens to has absolutely no impact on their faith. You could listen to the most Satanic metal there is and so long as it doesn’t make you want to start worshiping the devil, then who cares? Listen to whatever you like and don’t let the small-mindedness of others make you question it.
Oh, and there’s actually a style of metal called Christian metal, so case closed.
Oh, and there’s actually a style of metal called Christian metal, so case closed.
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RopinTexan · 31-35, M
I don’t see why not. I personally hate hard rock and metal, but that’s just my opinion. It all sounds the same to me. But I don’t see anything particularly anti-Christian about the genre itself. There are Christian metal bands, and the Bible never calls out any particular musical genre as sinful.
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InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@MasterofNone Is Red considered christian metal? Cuz their stuff is straight fire
MasterofNone · 26-30, M
@InvictusIndigo Yes almost all Red songs are about relationship with Jesus.
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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M
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