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Old 03-28-2013, 11:14 AM   #29 (permalink)
chelseagirl19
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Well, not to quibble, but King Diamond is an avowed member of the Church of Satan. Some folks call it LaVeyan Satanism, those people are, I suppose, trying to be nice. But we can just call it Satanism.

"That Satanism stuff" in the case of Kind Diamond is pretty close to how you describe it, but slightly more nuanced. Satanist don't believe in an actual devil with horns and a tail either. Only Christians believe that, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Metal's co-opting of Satanism and satanic imagery is understandable because it's fucking awesome. But really, most Metal- especially the kind that Keith listens to, isn't borrowing from Satanism or the Occult in any way. Norwegian Black Metal certainly is. Poison, not so much.

That deluded Christian fellow has nothing to worry about, really. He doesn't want Satan and Satan doesn't want him. Neither does Metal unless we're talking about Stryper. And let's not do that.


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Just so everybody knows what this guy's afraid of, here are some King Diamond lyrics:



Almost every metal artist says that the Satanism stuff is about anti-Christianism and freedom of thought rather than any actual deity, or is a stage show.

Metal has reverence for independence, free thought, comradery, and our shared past, which is just about entirely at odds with Christianity. Hence the Satanism.
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