Controversial opinions on metal

The basic root is the latin 'ars', which, of course, means 'art.' However, ars and its descendants (art, artificial, artifice, etc.) probably are derived from the proto Indo-European root AR, which seems to have perhaps initially had to do with agricultural labour, perhaps plowing. The basic implication of course, is the underlying idea of human work, the creation of something by the sweat of the brow, so to speak.
 
Be aware that the fundamental meanings of certain words can change just as much as the spellings of the words themselves, especially as they are adopted by newer languages.
 
Since people brought up, and decided to make fun of my hangups, why don't I reiterate one that fits in this thread: I fucking hate it when the drums are so loud that they overpower the guitars to the point that you can't clearly distinguish what they are playing. Often, it's during blast beats.
 
^ that's "genius," not "genious." Although I agree with you ("never" seems strong, but your overall point is dead-on).