Are death metal lyrics empowering?
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Death Metal Lyrics Discussion
In a discussion about the nature of death metal lyrics, remarks that he almost never listens to the lyrics but instead focuses on working out to the music. When he did pay attention to the lyrics, he felt that they consisted mainly of angst and expressed feelings of being upset, such as being angry with someone. However, suggests that the impact of metal lyrics can be genre-dependent. He cites a band called Hate Breed (which he classifies more as hardcore metal rather than death metal) as an example of a group that creates empowering music. Their lyrics are about overcoming challenges. This implies that whilst death metal lyrics can often be angsty, other metal genres can indeed have empowering messages 1.
From this perspective provided by Mind Pump Podcast hosts, death metal lyrics may or may not be empowering, and listeners might find empowerment in different metal subgenres.
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