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Some people asked me what kind of music I like. They seem to think they can judge character by their choice of music. I only partially agree. You can guess a person’s social environment and thus a part of the character. Oh well, if you people want to know here’s my musical history.

I was a real kid before my tenth birthday. I liked a few songs I saw on tv, especially the ones with a funny video. I didn’t really care about the music. But when my parents liked music I had to hate it. It was simple back then. As I grew up I began de develop a certain taste for music not a lot of my friends shared with me. Actually, none. I must have been twelve I think, I was totally into grunge. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, that kind of music. It was way past it’s haydays but I preferred it over any other music that was polluting the radio. I even grew my own long grunge hair. I really stood out I think. I gradually moved from grunge to punk rock with bands like Green Day, The Exploited and NOFX. With my search for truth in humanity came the music I love today. Music that holds the expression of the maker’s soul together with a message for the public to learn from. It’s not just words but the the song as a whole that counts. Metal isn’t just the guys on stage with their guitars and loud voices. It might look wild and meaningless but it’s a product of human nature. It’s hard to tunnel raw human emotion into a song. Anger, hate, fear, love, name it. It’s all to be found within the dynamics of Metal. It’s a work of art. Metal is on the same level as the old classical masterpieces. Just listen to Black Water Park by Opeth or Metallica’s One and Bach’s work and you’ll hear what I mean. None of this is found in today’s pop music. It’s all about empty love, crime and every day life, with a few exceptions of course. The worst kind of noise imaginable is made by the people who usually have the initials “DJ” in their names. This computer generated junk is narrowing young people’s minds. Nothing to learn from it, no meaning, no message, no feeling, nothing. It’s just a simple melody with a loud beat people can dance to. And that’s all they (can) do. Dance. I don’t understand. Music is an artform, it’s not meant to be treated this way. But on the other hand you hardly can call that crap music. You can’t sit back and relax listening to this noise comparable with a million houses being built in front of your door while being bombarded with H-bombs and electric alarm clocks going off. It’s just nonsense. The worst thing is, the majority of the people like this kind of music. I don’t like rap music but in those songs they try to sing, whitch is entirely not the case with this noise. They had to find a name for it but they were too stupid and narrow minded to even think. So they just called it “Dance”. Oh, yeah, there are alot of different names like the place you dance in “House” and the louder version “Hard Style” and don’t forget the trendy dance “Tance”. Even the names of the different versions of noise make me question these people’s capability to think rationally.

Oh well, enough about the stuff of other people. I mentioned I listen to Metal these days. This is true but I also take a trip outside of my usual repertoire every once in a while. I listen to Rock and Roll from bands like Motorhead and Peter Pan Speedrock. I also listen to some Industrial blend people have made with Metal influences by bands like Fear Factory or Hanzel und Gretyl. I don’t mind some blues or classical music. What music I like to hear totally depends on my mood. When I feel angry or otherwise negative I listen to Death Metal bands, when I’m full of energy and happy I listen to Speed Metal and Rock. When I want to listen and enjoy the essence of Metal I listen to the bands I love including Opeth and Metallica. There are a lot more but I won’t write them all down because the list would get too long. Oh, Otep also gets it’s share of the fame in this post. She is simply amazing in her lyrics and poetry. Just read this. Some bands I listen to are christian in some way although I resent christianity. But this is just another nice thing about Metal. We can share our thoughts and feelings and walk away without hate but with understanding.

I wish all the people were this understanding.

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