Music: Spiritual Effects of Rock/Metal Music

[Monica]

IMO if you take away every negative emotions that could be poured into music it becomes dull and mindless.

I do get why you have a problem with harsh vocals, I used not to be able to stand this guy's voice and only listened for a few years to their album that had no growl until I ended starting to appreciate it more and more because others made me listen to the other albums. I used to see his voice as demonic but now even the growl are somewhat angelic. Are demons not angels afterall?

Here's one song that I love from by far my favorite metal band. Their last two albums don't include any growl and have a very different genre, but they're still dark in themselves.

Yes, I know that song well. Opeth is one of my son's fav bands. I've seen them live. I do appreciate them a great deal, though I still have trouble enjoying them because of the vocals.

I adore Dark Tranquillity though...that other Mikael won me over for some reason! Maybe its his angelic glow and smile, not sure. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjzDU7V7es

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