Do you believe heavy metal equals satanism?

ok I know this is a weird questions but...like I don't believe heavy metal makes people murder and worship satan and all that cr*p but a lot of people do. like there are bands that call themselves satanic (deathstars, mayhem, darkthrone, dark funeral...) but a lot of bands also have darker imigary to shock people and just for the fun and what not. I love heavy metal and I find it helps me a lot. but I read this book by pat pulling and she says that like heavy metal and stuff can turn you into a satan worshiper cause of the lyrics and what not. I quess what I am saying is, if you ever saw a black metal band, they waer all those studs and balck and corpse paint...and at least the more popular black metal bands proudly call themselves satanic. I also don't don't think goths(some are) and all these are into witchcraf and satanic stuff but since goths wear trenchcoats and all this like black metal bands(who a lot call themselves satanic) exept a little less how do you defend that? I know is a little confussinf or whatever but I don't really know how to ask the question. I hope you all know what I am getting at. I'm not gothic (I quess I go in that direction a little but I'm not gothic). like a lot of people say well satanism is misunderstood it's all about being urself. but policve have found a lot of evidence that link sick rituals with satansim and all that so I don't deny that. like I said heavy metal helps I very unpopular and so yeah..there are a lot of people who are satanists and are not gothic or punk or any of that.

I don't think heavy metal is satanic or anything, like, the way I look at it, it's going to be the person who is dark or satanic, and, in my oppionion, just cause you listen to them doesn't me you absorb anything. same with video games and violence, if someone's going to be THAT effected, they shouldn't be playing it in the first place! don't blame music or anything!

ok well like if a lot of black metal band who wears all this black and studs and corpse paint say they are satanic. and there are some goths who say they are not satanic just cause they wear all black and studs and blck lipstick...than could you not put the 2 together? like some dude started talking about this and thats what he argued and I did not know what to say so yeaah thats why I am asking. and I know gothic music are bands like the banahous or howver you spell that.

I think some heavy metal bands/fans think that Satanism is a cool image to get into. Some of them may even believe it, but I think the most just think it looks rebellious and alternative. I know that in the '80s there were some Christian metal bands (I can't remember their names, but I bet someone on the site remembers them). So not all heavy metal can be Satanic, but some is, I guess.

Not inless the band is into that. Some people just like that music.

*** I know that in the '80s there were some Christian metal bands (I can't remember their names, but I bet someone on the site remembers them). So not all heavy metal can be Satanic, but some is, I guess.***

Ah, that would be: Stryper, Whitecross, etc.

That's them! Thanks, captainassassin.

*using cheesy 80s metal voice*

TO HELLL WITH THE DEVILLL!

no I don't believe in it.I think that if people like this music well they should listen to it

Well Heavy metal can have something to do with Satanism... However it may not, I also love heavy metal there is something about it that make me feel better too. But some heavvy metal bands like ( Venom, Slayer are some earlier bands) from earlier on in time, consisted of "evil" lyrics, but when this genre of music first came out Children where scared of this type of music because of the lyrics becaue they would make people think that if they listen to it tha they would turn into a Satan follower. But if you listen closely to the lyrics you can hear why people were scared. You should try listening to "Satanic Black Metal" there was a lot of conspiracies about this type of music cause people thougght that it would make people kill othe are harm themselves. But most metal bands are Catholic (even when you hear the lyrics) Satanism basically came form Catholicism.

Most people also think that ALL Satanist are followers or "worrshipers" of SATAN, They the AREN'T there are two types of Satanists 1) They are followers of Satan and the second 2) Are NOT followers of Satan. But to most Satanist. Satan is not a being, but is viewed as an Image.
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Here are some Satanic Black Metal bands... you should listen to some they are good..
blasphic, tsjuder, blodsrit, 1349, marduk, carpticon, abigar, imperial crystalline entombment.

no because theres christian metal... go figure

No Because Korn is Christian, Corey Taylor from Slipknot/Stone Sour is Christian
most of the people are christian but sing songs they think would make a good album most of the bands don't even wright there own music

korn is not christian. brian head welch is but he left korn cause of that. Corey Taylor is also not a christian.

heavey medal doesnt make you a satanist, its your choice...I listn to some heavy medal and im a christian

ya like I did a research paper about satanism and theyre is so much s*&t about metal and the hard rock making you want to make a cult of your own and s*&t it is said that satanist are their own God that there world revolves around them selves and that the metal music has nothing to do wit satanism

hahaha whatt the fackk?

I dont believe that one bit, because I am goth but it is not because of metal, but it is becauseit is my basic life, I listen to metal as much as I can

I dont believe that heavy metal equals satanism, I listen to heavy metal, and I'm not a satanist at all...people are just really quick tto judge.

heavy metal doesnt ALWAYS involve satanism... it just depends on the band

wow its the 21th century and people still think that metal is satanic and destructive music a lot of people today are ignorant refering to metal its scary and loud music its supose to be like that...there are metal bands that are satanic and burn churches but its minimal and are from europe(home of black metal)and you don't see them on the mainstream I dont suport this but it is a fact that there metal bands that truly are satanic

No I do not, its your own choice besides satanism isnt what you think , I should look it up more (get the satanic bible) you shouldnt judge something your not sure off, its actualy about respecting yourself and not giving in to the brainwashing ideal of god...