When I was a teenager, I would listen to albums like "Deicide" and be totally creeped out by the Satanic lyrics and unabashed blasphemy, etc. That's sort of why I liked it I guess, (although that was secondary to the music itself).
I think it was mostly because I was still hanging on to a lot of the religious upbringing that I had.
When I listen to that stuff now, it's so laughably hilarious. It's almost as bad as Christian music. It's all of this crap about Satan destroying God and taking over the world, God being an asshole, etc.
Anyway I was just sitting here working, and in a fit of nostalgia I started listening to some Deicide and suddenly I'm thinking about all of this. I still love it because the music is awesome, but it's lost basically all of the creepy vibe that it used to have and almost seems like a joke. I'm kind of sad about that. I wonder - is it just because I'm older, or because I don't believe in any sort of religious mythology? A little of both?
I guess that begs the question, are superstitious / religious adults creeped out by overtly Satanic music? Can anyone here attest to that?
I remember my mother hearing a tiny bit of that music from my room a few times when I was young. When I got older and made it clear to her that I was no longer religious, the "evil" metal was the first thing she thought of.
She couldn't be more wrong. In all honestly, I think I turned away from religion in spite of my enjoyment of such music, because hell - it's not nearly as cool if you can't take it seriously.
Sorry for the long and pointless post. I just thought some other older members might like to reminisce with me.
I think it was mostly because I was still hanging on to a lot of the religious upbringing that I had.
When I listen to that stuff now, it's so laughably hilarious. It's almost as bad as Christian music. It's all of this crap about Satan destroying God and taking over the world, God being an asshole, etc.
Anyway I was just sitting here working, and in a fit of nostalgia I started listening to some Deicide and suddenly I'm thinking about all of this. I still love it because the music is awesome, but it's lost basically all of the creepy vibe that it used to have and almost seems like a joke. I'm kind of sad about that. I wonder - is it just because I'm older, or because I don't believe in any sort of religious mythology? A little of both?
I guess that begs the question, are superstitious / religious adults creeped out by overtly Satanic music? Can anyone here attest to that?
I remember my mother hearing a tiny bit of that music from my room a few times when I was young. When I got older and made it clear to her that I was no longer religious, the "evil" metal was the first thing she thought of.
She couldn't be more wrong. In all honestly, I think I turned away from religion in spite of my enjoyment of such music, because hell - it's not nearly as cool if you can't take it seriously.
Sorry for the long and pointless post. I just thought some other older members might like to reminisce with me.
