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Some reasons Christian metal exists. Because some Christians like metal, but don't want to hear the lyrics put forth by secular metal artists. And the other is an opportunity to reach out through the music to the secular culture.
I've been listening to various forms of Christian metal since i started listening to Stryper at 13, before i got saved. And after i got saved my interest in metal went from a handful of hair metal bands to exploding into most areas of metal. I actually got More into metal after getting saved. I love the sound and feel metal produces, and no, i don't hear anger in all metal. True, there can be, but to me metal is not only an angry or evil thing. If anything Christian metal artists are the modern day Psalmists. Psalms is full of praise, but also crying out to God through tears of suffering. Most modern 'Christian' music is all about happy faces and feel good vibes, and less about the honesty of the human condition. The struggles, the honest emotions. Most modern Christian music to me is empty and trite and has no true expression of anything.
Christian metal can produce worship, or can hep you feel that others out there identify with your hurts and struggles. Or it can just be entertaining and fun. Its a varied and multifaceted tool God can use and, i for one, am grateful to have had it, and its influence, in my life. God has used it to help me in many ways for the past nearly 25 years. So good luck trying to take that away from me.
I've been listening to various forms of Christian metal since i started listening to Stryper at 13, before i got saved. And after i got saved my interest in metal went from a handful of hair metal bands to exploding into most areas of metal. I actually got More into metal after getting saved. I love the sound and feel metal produces, and no, i don't hear anger in all metal. True, there can be, but to me metal is not only an angry or evil thing. If anything Christian metal artists are the modern day Psalmists. Psalms is full of praise, but also crying out to God through tears of suffering. Most modern 'Christian' music is all about happy faces and feel good vibes, and less about the honesty of the human condition. The struggles, the honest emotions. Most modern Christian music to me is empty and trite and has no true expression of anything.
Christian metal can produce worship, or can hep you feel that others out there identify with your hurts and struggles. Or it can just be entertaining and fun. Its a varied and multifaceted tool God can use and, i for one, am grateful to have had it, and its influence, in my life. God has used it to help me in many ways for the past nearly 25 years. So good luck trying to take that away from me.
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Black metal is a genre of metal. Originating in Norway. Christians quickly adopted this style, with Christian lyrics. The first Christian album put out in this genre was a 1 man project called 'Horde'. The album title was Norwegian 'Helig Usvart' meaning Holy Unblack. Hence the name 'unblack' label caught on to the Christian black metal genre.
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I'm sorry if my post sounded like I was "trying to take that away" from you. Because I wasn't. Not sure how you came up with that. (Although I welcome your interpretation of my words so I can change any further communication to fit better with my true ideas)
I like metal, my question was about the specific genre, doom metal.
I try my best to fill "in between the lines" so you don't have to guess what's there but I see that didn't work out very well.
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hahaha... and i prefer writing. As i have a much easier time writing out things and can struggle with speaking them.
But, the flip side of that is i love reading people, and its not easy to do when you can't see them.
Hey, you're gong to confuse me. You have the same small green writing as MissCris o.0
But, the flip side of that is i love reading people, and its not easy to do when you can't see them.
Hey, you're gong to confuse me. You have the same small green writing as MissCris o.0
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Oh really? I was doing that for identity purposes. Kind of like a signature. Guess I'll pick a different one then.
And I liked this one too...
Thanks for the info!
How about this one? Anyone regularly use it?
