Metal and Music in General

I assume that all people on this Earth make a connection with some sort of music. Your fancy for certain things is a part of the way you are wired. You prefer cheesecake over some Walmart, piece of crap chocolate cake. This is the way I picture everyone's music taste. People take a definite liking to their interests, but there are things they care for except not as much as the things they love. This is what separates interests from loves. Metal music is a love of mine. Someone can tell me to turn a song off, and it will pain me to turn it off. Why? It is because this form of music has helped me through so much. I am a thought driven kind of guy, and too much thinking can cause the old noggin a little stress. Metal has released a lot of that stress for me. This form of music has molded me as a person, and it is something I can no longer separate from sanely. With an age full of Spotify and Pandora, I don't mind the occasional "Party in The USA" or "Just Dance." My mind and soul needs to separate from what feels like the everyday music. When I get in my happy place, I don't want to think about what kind of day I've had. I instead want to let all of that go and focus on enjoying myself. The only way I want to have to think about my day is if I am angry. If my boss just degraded me in front of a bunch of my co-workers, I am going to want to punch the guy in the throat. Unfortunately, those kinds of things are frowned upon in our culture so I look to an alternative. This alternative is still frowned upon. The real secret to doing this though is to rock out on your own time. When "Walk With Me in Hell" from Lamb of God comes, it is ME time. You leave ME alone during my ME time. 

Music has saved this world in a big way. It allows a moment for a expression. I dig the artist who stays true to himself, and just does his thing. We have all learned that it is not healthy to bottle the stresses of this life up, and music has given us an outlet. Music inspires people to do amazing things. Wars have been won over the simple fact that men were given the courage from a pre-battle chant. This element of our nature as human beings can never be removed. It is why we are here. Let us not sell that kind of thing short. It is a right to have music, and to even hear it is a blessing.