metal music - It's NOT the work of satan

[Godlovesme0hereallydo]

Does anyone here like metal music?

There are many metal bands that are Christian.
I like metal music, is that a sin?

 

[Lessien]

Does anyone here like metal music?

There are many metal bands that are Christian.
I like metal music, is that a sin?

Are you kidding me?

Metal music itself is not a sin. The genre of music doesn't matter, nor do the instruments involved. It's the lyrics that matter. As long as you're listening to heavy metal with pretty positive lyrics, you're not sinning.

I myself like some heavy metal. Have you ever heard of The Showdown?

 

[spinifex23]

No, you're not the only one - I listen to a bit of metal myself

Mainly foreign acts like Vintersorg and Korpiklaani.

 

[Godlovesme0hereallydo]

Have you ever heard of The Showdown?

No im not kidding you, many Christians here where i live says that metal is satan's music and things like that.

I have never heard of The Showdown, maybe i should listen to them.

 

[Lessien]

Sad, isn't it? My grandmother thinks that anything that isn't old hymns or southern gospel is "a stench in God's nostrils."

They're awesome. Not exactly a famous band, though. Southern metal.

 

[TheIgniter]

Nope, listening to metal isn't a sin. Though, if you get into some extreme metal, be careful of the lyrics, because alot of times they can be anti-Christian.

I mostly listen to Christian metal bands, but I do like some others too.

Has anyone heard of Nightwish? I found out about them on another forum I go to. They seem to be a pretty awesome band.

 

[Lessien]

I love Nightwish. Although, their older stuff--with Tarja on vocals--is better than their newer stuff, IMO.

 

[ShinigamiMommy]

A type of music can't be a sin.

I like metal-influenced punk and punk-influenced metal. Motorhead, HORSE The Band, System of A Down, Cro-Mags, Raised Fist, and stuff like that.

 

[Wishmaster]

Nope, listening to metal isn't a sin. Though, if you get into some extreme metal, be careful of the lyrics, because alot of times they can be anti-Christian.

I mostly listen to Christian metal bands, but I do like some others too.

Has anyone heard of Nightwish? I found out about them on another forum I go to. They seem to be a pretty awesome band.

Oh yes. Yes they are awesome...

If you couldn't already tell by my username...

 

[Tragic Paradox]

August Burns Red, Becoming the Archetype, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, In Flames, Destroy the Runner, It Dies Today, The Human Abstract, Norma Jean, Gwen Stacy, Oh Sleeper, Trenches, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, old Haste the Day, Once Nothing.....etc

I like power/progressive metal too. Symphony X, Kamelot, Dream Theater, DivineFire....

And back in the day I was really into folk metal like Ensiferum.

 

[Wanderer09]

Nightwish...I have no interest in the newer stuff, but the old songs are great.

I once met a Christian who told me to stop listening to Led Zeppelin because Satan might possess me through it. 0_o

Metal won't hurt you. If anything, it will open your mind and help you appreciate quality music more. If the vocals are harsh, the lyrics will be harder to understand a lot of the time. They won't affect you as much, if that's what you're worried about.

 

[Tallerthanatree]

Any Black metallers here? I mean real black metal, not that Cradle of Filth rubbish.

 

[TimmyPage]

I love metal in all its forms from the earliest (Sabbath!), to Maiden and Priest, to all hair and thrash metal, way up to black and death metal of all sorts. I'm listening to Deicide at the moment.. possibly not the greatest music for surfing Christian message boards...

 

[Blackguard_]

I like metal music, is that a sin?

Yes, against all that is cool (except Hair Metal).

Metal isn't evil; it's lame.

 

[Tallerthanatree]

I'm currently listening to Limbonic Art.

 

[Lessien]

I once met a Christian who told me to stop listening to Led Zeppelin because Satan might possess me through it. 0_o

If you go back a few pages on this forum, you'll see a very long and heated debate involving me and several other members on the topic of whether or not secular music is evil. One member even accused me of not being a Christian AND of being a tool of Satan for listening secular music. When I posted lyrics to positive secular songs to show that some secular stuff is actually good, one person said something like "I don't have to read those lyrics to know the songs are bad because they promote sinful behavior." The songs were "Better Days" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Crazy" by Simple Plan.

Sorry to rant. I just hate it when people are so judgmental without even knowing what the heck they're talking about.

 

[Tallerthanatree]

If you go back a few pages on this forum, you'll see a very long and heated debate involving me and several other members on the topic of whether or not secular music is evil. One member even accused me of not being a Christian AND of being a tool of Satan for listening secular music. When I posted lyrics to positive secular songs to show that some secular stuff is actually good, one person said something like "I don't have to read those lyrics to know the songs are bad because they promote sinful behavior." The songs were "Better Days" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Crazy" by Simple Plan.

Sorry to rant. I just hate it when people are so judgmental without even knowing what the heck they're talking about.

You should have posted some gore metal lyrics just to mess with his head.

 

[Lessien]

You should have posted some gore metal lyrics just to mess with his head.

lol. That would've been great, except that he already seemed to think I was the Antichrist because I listened to Led Zeppelin.

 

[Godlovesme0hereallydo]

Any Black metallers here? I mean real black metal, not that Cradle of Filth rubbish.

I'm from Norway, we have a lot of black metal here. Like dimmu borgir, mayhem, burzum, and so on.

But i guess i'm not supposed to listen to that. Since they have burned some churces down. I think they should respect religion....

 

[Tallerthanatree]

I'm from Norway, we have a lot of black metal here. Like dimmu borgir, mayhem, burzum, and so on.

But i guess i'm not supposed to listen to that. Since they have burned some churces down. I think they should respect religion....

Well, if thats your personal conviction, then who am I to quesion it, eh?

If you ask me, Norwegian Black Metal is pretty much over. I live in the US, and we have a LOT of good BM bands here, like Xasthur, Leviathan, Wolves In The Throne Room, Inquisition, and others.

Of course, my favorite Black Metal band is Summoning, from Austria. They have Tolkien themed lyrics and havent burned any churches, so I think you should check them out. They're very unique.