There was a quote that I really looked at, which was "Black metal is generally held to embrace anti-Christianity, misanthropy, nihilism, Paganism, and/or Satanism, and in some cases, nationalism. As an extension of misanthropy, there is often a link to nature emphasized, being a type of naturalism, with a heavy emphasis on mortality and the unknown aspects of death. More generally, most black metal musicians like to appear as strongly anti-collectivist, critics of religion and advocates of individualism."(Wikipedia, Black Metal) That statement kind of struck me weird. Now I am not one to listen to this music, for one, I can't understand them because they speak another language.
In the band "Mercyful Fate", the lead singer King Diamond was quoted as saying
"He does not follow any specific religion, and expresses concern that religion has led so many people to kill and destroy each other. According to himself, he has problems comprehending why religion has caused so much death and destruction, when it is logically impossible to prove the presence or absence of any god. He reveals that he has reached a point in his life where he has completely given up believing in anything religious and that he simply does not know what to answer when asked whether he is a Satanist or not." (Wikipeia, King Diamond)
So I heard in an interview with Marylin Manson on "Heavy: The Story Of Metal", that everyone blamed him for the deaths at Columbine High School in Colorado. He said something to this sort " They blame me and my lyrics because the kids came into the school dresses like me." and he even cut short his tour because of the massacre at Columbine. (Marylin Manson) So That goes to show you that Heavy Metal artists don't worship the devil. If he did, than he would have not shown any sympathy for the families of the victims of the Columbine tragedy.
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"King Diamond." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008
"Death Metal." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008
"Death Metal." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008
Heavy: The Story Of Metal. Marylin Manson (Musician). VH1 Classic, 27 April 2008.
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Manson once said in an interview "religion is just an opinion" implying that he was an atheist. He seems very clever though so this might be part of his plan to rake in more money from both religions. I personally hate what these "black metal" players do though. The music is good but the messages are horrible.
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