not to sound emo, but do you.....

Every time I feel a bit down about life, Suicidal Emotions is the first thing I put on. The whole album blows me away from start to finish, every time. It basically takes me lower than my mind could possibly take itself, so when the album finishes, I feel better, comparatively.

Anyone else use this technique to feel better?

Edit: Oh yeah, the album in my avatar: Mournful Congregation - The Monad of Creation, also works a charm. Not so much for its despondency, which it does have in massive amounts (particularly that "my child... why weepest thou?" bit, where the heavy guitars come back in over the spoken word segment... crusing), but for the majesty and beauty that can be found throughout the album. Makes me feel better about the world.
 
Every time I feel a bit down about life, Suicidal Emotions is the first thing I put on. The whole album blows me away from start to finish, every time. It basically takes me lower than my mind could possibly take itself, so when the album finishes, I feel better, comparatively.

Anyone else use this technique to feel better?
Abso-fucking-lutely! For me, Suidical Emotions does the trick, too, when I am feeling like shit (which unfortunately has been more often than not as of late). Other music that has the same effect would be anything by Mourning Beloveth (their music has such a sad sound to it), Desire, October Tide, Daylight Dies, and Katatonia (first two CDs).
 
Check out Monad of Creation. You will absolutely not be disapointed. Just make sure you listen to it 10 times before you make any harsh judgements.
 
Lately it's been Leaves' Eyes 'For Amelie'.

It changes all the time though.

It used to be Danzig's 'How the Gods Kill'

Really any Doom will do.
 
Specific track for when I was last very depressed (it was a fair while ago - now I'm a fat, rich suburbanite I don't get too depressed)

Crowbar - Time Heals Nothing.
 
I was just getting over my woman that dumped the shit outta me, and I played My Dying Bride... It didn't help at all... it made all the emotions come back... So I put on Infester... their lyrics about Raping and murdering subhumans.. just makes me so happy.
 
Almost anything by Finntroll can lift me whatever mood I'm in. In particular Fiskarens Fiende or Trollhammaren. Also some Bathory songs like Nordland or One Eyed Old Man. Also In My Kingdom Cold by Immortal. In fact, come to think of it, alot of metal lifts me..
 
Big slabs of riffage give me an instant lift, and for that, the "Sunlight sound" bands of the early 90's do it best - want to see an instant smile on my face? Put on "Left Hand Path"