A Quick Look at Music

On my school's campus, there are many different kinds of music playing. The people on the lawn playing frisbee may have an apple laptop open, playing Jack Johnson; or the people who are relaxing in the sun may be listening to Justin Timberlake. In short, there is a lot of popular, mainstream music being played around me. Furthermore, I listen to many kinds of music, but my favorite kind is metal. Although this is the case, I do not hear metal anywhere on my campus outside of my room. Furthermore, when I try to talk about a metal band, people often look at me like I'm some kind of freak or a somehow dangerous individual.

In my love for metal music, I'm not some crazy person who worships the devil. I just enjoy the cathartic feeling that I, and many other people alongside me, believe is very relaxing. It sooths some people to find a release to the anger and other pent-up emotions in a way that is healthy. This music is often pushed to the background by most pop music, so I just wanted to bring a sample of the music that I enjoy.

First: Killswitch Engage: Amazing Band. Crunching Riffs and screaming vocals that can be subsituted for a more melodic style (http://www.killswitchengage.com/). My favorite video is of a song called "The End of Heartache," which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqgoVhnI2c0 (accessed April 17, 2008).

Second: Mudavyne; I had the opportunity to see this band live and left with a black eye and a chipped tooth (http://www.mudvayne.com/). However, their more recent material seems to be more focused, as opposed to open anger that was originally conveyed through their material. A fantastic music video by this group would be the video for "Happy?" This video could be percieved as a more mainstream version of Mudvayne, as the band members used to perform with face paint. The video itself can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ZbdDDNz3c&feature=related (accessed April 17, 2008).

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