I Say We Boycott Headaches.

Sometime last night, randomly, I got a massive headache. It was alright this morning but got really crazy in the afternoon. I think its probably the first time in my life I have ever grimaced in pain from a headache before. I tried to sleep it off by having a nap this afternoon, but it failed miserably. Water didn't help, either. I wasn't rid of it until my mom came up with this crazy concoction that actually worked. It was great.

Speaking of headaches. If you ever read the previous version of my blog, you'd probably remember a little rant I went on about the supposed negativity in metal and hardcore. Like I said, there's this supposed idea, especially within Christian circles, that any music that composes of, or includes any form of screaming or growling, must be, then, angry, negative, hateful, etc. It goes on like that. I can't find greater misconception in music than this. One could only look at the lyrics to Angel Without Wings by Zao to see that it is, in no way, negative or hateful. You could also look at a lot of the lyrics to bands like As I Lay Dying or Demon Hunter and see that they are filled with hope.

So what's the big deal with screaming, anyways? I think the reason its been stereotyped as angry is because of the early stages of the metal genre. A bunch of the lyrics, were, well, violent, hateful, angry, etc. Somehow, a mindset was created that all metal (and now hardcore) is a bad influence and inherently evil. Please. It's like calling every German a Jew-hating Nazi. You can't judge a group of people (or, in this case, a genre) based on the actions of the few.

The point? Destroy your preconceived notions. Read into the lyrics and find out what its saying. "You can scream out of things other than hate."