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I guess to me it was always clear that heavy metal was good for me. I had the choice between a bunch of stuff that sounded like Lady GaGa or Nas, or I had this powerful, evil-sounding, intense music that was as brave as a warrior and as impersonal as a history of the civil war. While everyone around me was obsessed with their own little ego dramas, heavy metal was big picture music. It was both heavy (deep, dark, and ambiguous concepts in life) and simply rockin'. It gave energy where pop music took it away.
However, I'm told that not all people share this view. Specifically, every minute of the day somewhere on earth a metalhead is being told that heavy metal is dumb, simple and for losers. It's not good for you, saying the doubting voices. So to fight back against this pure stupidity, I've compiled a list of reasons why heavy metal is good for you:
- Your parents will always hate it
- It's not about "safe" topics
- Cool cover art
- It forces you to re-assess your surroundings
- It's not the same ol' rock n roll gag
- It's more complex than other genres
- Smart kids like it
- It mellows you out
- It's about literary themes
- It's like classical music
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