I’ve personally never heard anyone say this to me, but I
have heard others talk about this. What I’m referring to is when people say,
“Hey I used to listen to metal” or “I used to listen to that band”. What I’m
talking about is the decision to stop listening to heavy metal, or hard rock
for that matter, hell any genre of music!
The typical response to that statement is
“well why did you stop listening?” and then they retort back “oh I grew up”, “I
have kids now” or “I got married”. Well unless your spouse had you in the
ultimate pussy whip (or whatever the term is for the opposite genre is) and
also happens to be as uptight as the third Reich, there is no reason, I repeat
no reason why you should stop listening to the music that you enjoy, no matter
your age.
I read this article and the only thing I have to say about
it is that the writer was giving his view of generalized older metalheads and what
was proper to wear for someone who is older. That article infuriated me because
metal is not pretty and if you truly want to express your love for the music, then why should you care about what is proper? It’s ludicrous to think
otherwise. Metal is there for you when people aren’t. It can get you through
the tough times in life and can help express destructive emotions in a positive
manner.
I thoroughly enjoy listening to heavy metal, and there is no
reason for me to stop. If there was a clinical trial that predicted that I would die if I listen to
another note of heavy metal, then I would get all my affairs in order
and die banging my head to the music I love.
My point is that music, especially metal music, is more
than some superficial phase in your life. You live it, you
breathe it, hell some people shit metal, although, I would contact your doctor
if that happens. You don’t just go through your high school and college years
and say, “yeah I’m not a fan anymore” because believe you and me, you are
either in it or you were never part of it!
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