Metal appeals to the smart?

[Towelie]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2007/03/21/nmetal21.xml

[Newby]

That's why nobody listens to metal at my school! People like BigAznDaddy and such...

Mr Cadwallader then held an online discussion involving 19 members of the academy, 17 of whom were heavy metal fans. They spoke of listening to bands including System of a Down, Slipknot, Tool, Dragon Force, Forward Russia and In Flames when they were in a bad mood and using it to work off frustrations and anger.

YUCK.

[leet_muffin]

lol, those bands only make me angrier. It takes something Cryptic Slaughter~esque, grind, or death metal to work anger off of me.

[Towelie]

That's why nobody listens to metal at my school! People like BigAznDaddy and such...

Mr Cadwallader then held an online discussion involving 19 members of the academy, 17 of whom were heavy metal fans. They spoke of listening to bands including System of a Down, Slipknot, Tool, Dragon Force, Forward Russia and In Flames when they were in a bad mood and using it to work off frustrations and anger.

YUCK.

That is exactly what I thought :P

lol, those bands only make me angrier. It takes something Cryptic Slaughter~esque, grind, or death metal to work anger off of me.

:) I agree. The idea behind the article is what counts! Err... I don't use metal to ward off anger/deal with social problems though :P

[Sidoh]

The conclusions seems to be based on speculation...

[iago]

I mostly disagree with what this article says. I find a lot of smart people listen to metal, but I think their reasoning is way off, at least it doesn't fit with my experience.

[Towelie]

I mostly disagree with what this article says. I find a lot of smart people listen to metal, but I think their reasoning is way off, at least it doesn't fit with my experience.

Yeah, I thought exactly the same thing :P

[dark_drake]

Interesting article, but does this belong in Media Center?

[Armin]

That's why nobody listens to metal at my school! People like BigAznDaddy and such...

Mr Cadwallader then held an online discussion involving 19 members of the academy, 17 of whom were heavy metal fans. They spoke of listening to bands including System of a Down, Slipknot, Tool, Dragon Force, Forward Russia and In Flames when they were in a bad mood and using it to work off frustrations and anger.

YUCK.

Pfft, Tool is amazing. And this article is partially full of shit, because I don't know a single person that classifies Tool as heavy metal.

[Towelie]

That's why nobody listens to metal at my school! People like BigAznDaddy and such...

Mr Cadwallader then held an online discussion involving 19 members of the academy, 17 of whom were heavy metal fans. They spoke of listening to bands including System of a Down, Slipknot, Tool, Dragon Force, Forward Russia and In Flames when they were in a bad mood and using it to work off frustrations and anger.

YUCK.

Pfft, Tool is amazing. And this article is partially full of shit, because I don't know a single person that classifies Tool as heavy metal.

I posted it because of the idea that smart people listen to metal. The bands they classified as metal isn't :)

[Armin]

I figured, 'tis why I said "partially" full of shit.

[Sidoh]

I didn't read the whole article, but it doesn't seem to consider that "metal" is currently a popular genre...

[trust]

I didn't read the whole article, but it doesn't seem to consider that "metal" is currently a popular genre...

Would it be incorrect in saying that? I don't consider metal a current popular genre. Maybe in the 80's but not now.

[BigAznDaddy]

That's why nobody listens to metal at my school! People like BigAznDaddy and such...

Mr Cadwallader then held an online discussion involving 19 members of the academy, 17 of whom were heavy metal fans. They spoke of listening to bands including System of a Down, Slipknot, Tool, Dragon Force, Forward Russia and In Flames when they were in a bad mood and using it to work off frustrations and anger.

YUCK.

Yup Metal sux balls. but most of the people that are smart at our school do listen to metal... so.. yup

[Sidoh]

Would it be incorrect in saying that? I don't consider metal a current popular genre. Maybe in the 80's but not now.

I'm pretty sure a large number of young people listen to metal...