It’s interesting to see how intertwined metal and Christianity are. Slayer? Singing songs about hell and has a crucifix at the concerts. But the singer is Catholic. He also notes Catholic services do the same thing. Iron Maiden released a song called “The Number of the Beast” and got moral guardians’ upset despite being based on the Bible. Avenged Sevenfold gets it’s name from the … Continue reading Metal and Christianity
A couple weeks ago an article starting circling the metal communities claiming metal is right-wing. As a self-described hard leftist and metalhead, I was taken aback. However, after reading Hood’s article, I came to the conclusion that his description of metal as far from the left is correct, though it’s not necessarily on the right, either. He claims at the outset that ” heavy metal … Continue reading Why Metal Isn’t Really Right-Wing (And Why the Left isn’t Metal Either)
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