Quote from: Cranial Blast on November 22, 2024, 04:13:04 AMso black metal for me personally is a bit of sanctuary in anti religious thought, that I felt comforted in a way that I can trust, because all of my own feelings are invested with such notions against religion
Yes, and, for example, Glen Benton from Deicide is very positive person in this aspect :)
Black / Death metal, again, can carry anti-religious message, glorifying Lucifer as a guiding star to spiritual freedom (
Lutomysl), or, quoting classic literature in texts to describe the tragedy of their people and hatred of the enemy (
Drudkh).
The classic image of Satan in these genres has been interpreted differently over the years. For some it is a kind of "absolute evil", the obsession with what brings destruction to all living things in this world, for others it is a symbol of the animal beginning in man (yes, the superiority of the flesh over the spirit, if you want), which is suppressed by social frameworks, religion, etc., and which should be, if not elevated to the absolute, then, at least, "equalized in rights" with morality. There is also the most interesting point of view that all world religions actually serve Satan, because the same Christianity is in fact a death cult, and thus the Devil is already maximally manifested in this reality and rules the world. So here we are back to the issue of context, talking about "positive" or "negative" aspects of genres.
Quote from: GenitalStigmata on November 22, 2024, 08:34:09 AMWhitehouse is perhaps the peak example of mirth and jubilance within noise. If you can't see that, I don't know what to tell you.
Absolutely. If you look at the British creativity from the point of view of a sociopath, then yes, it's the most joyful music with lyrics about the most beautiful things in this world :) The specific sense of humor in PE is also a manifestation of "positive energy", for sure. Another thing is "positive" for whom.
