Current mood:	sick
Current music:	Underoath

Metal is so Mellow
I really like metal music. But only certain types. I'm not talking about 80's metal or even much of the 90's metal. More the metal of today. What the kids(you know, the jr high and high schoolers) are calling metal today. There are those that like all types of it, but I am a bit more picky. Why would anyone like metal? It has all that screaming/growling/yelling/noise or whatever you call that. Here is where I confuse people. I find it very mellow and relaxing. Huh? Yep, all that hard guitar and screaming is like yoga to me. I was talking to Mike Ropp about this (who shares this musical interest) on the campout. Metal is very Rythmatic and Melodic. I find the guitar riffs bueatuful and the guitar and drum rythms intoxicating. It makes me chill and whatever I'm doing feels fluid. Metal is very fluid and tight. That said, I can't stand sloppy metal. And oddly enough, I'm picky when it comes to the vocals. Some screamers are just better than others. I know they aren't anything like metal, but say the screaming in Hawthorne Heights drives me nuts. It's terrible. When say, As I Lay Dying has probably my favorite scream. I'm also a fan of Still Remains and Becoming the Archetype(though I don't like his scream a ton). Metal is great for programming. Getting into the zone, getting into that rythm of programming. Metal just keeps you flowing. It's nice. It actually facilitates thinking for me. I like listening to it when I'm writting also. So, ya this is why I find metal mellow.