Divisiveness of metal musicians?

I never want to over think when listening to music. I tend to like music that connects on a personal or emotional level.

Suicidal Tendencies is the perfect example of a band that has a broad spectrum of emotions in their music and lyrics. They've expressed everything from feeling down/depressed to being pissed off, but always with a bit of humor thrown in.

I always think about lyrics, the song and the meaning behind it all. It's a way to relate to the song. Usually I'm quite picky, so when I like something, I do tend to dissect it and see what's going on in there. What does it all mean? And why do I like it so much? And should I like it so much?

When the lyrics are simplistic, I tend to overthink and come up with a way to make sense out of something that isn't necessarily sensible, or deep, to begin with. It's usually harmless: we rock a lot, we roll a lot, and are sometimes a little concerned about politics and the ways of the world. Sometimes it is a little deep, and there's a story to be discovered there - excellent! Someone has insight into the world we live in? Great! Escapism? Great! Politics? Why not?! Fantasy? Goofy or not, it's still great!

But when the lyrics are narrow-minded, racist, anti-semitic, stupid, and/or against common ethics, it immediately strikes the wrong chord with me, and I definitely do tend to resent it.

The last two Believer albums require some thinking to figure out what the songs are about.

BOOM!! This reminds me of a quote by Kyle Turley, the metal maniac that played for the Saints and almost decapitated a Jets player:" I have only one CD I listen to before games, and that’s Seasons in the Abyss, by Slayer. I listen to the whole CD before a game; it’s the only CD I take on road trips, and in my locker. I listen to all kinds of metal, Pantera, Down and other stuff, but that one CD, man. I listen to the whole thing before a game, but I time it perfectly to listen to the title track, song number 10, right before I go out. I get completely pumped up."

The last time I analysed metal lyrics was about 35 years ago and it went like this



"Fast devastating and desolisating the curse" What the hell does that mean? I'm pretty sure that desolisating isn't even a word!! 


Then I gave up