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Miguel Melo
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... because we're dead intelligent, it appears:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2042119,00.html

These go to eleven.

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Grandma
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 03:27 Edited at: 10th Apr 2007 03:28
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Aaah, i knew it!

I also listen to classic though , but ofcourse, i favor metal.

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Agent Dink
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Muahahahahha

*air guitars*

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SageTech
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 05:15
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Quote: "These go to eleven. "


But why not just make 10 the loudest?


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sp3ng
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Slipknot, System Of A Down and Korn, some awsome bands!

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 06:39
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cause 11 is louder!!!

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hehehhe, spinal tap

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Veron
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Quote: "Slipknot, System Of A Down and Korn, some awsome bands!"


YEEEEAH!

(Yes, im a crazy System of a Down fan!)


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 13:10
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I read this in the independant a coule of weeks ago, this is good news. I'm smarter than the average bear, but not the average cat, they seem to outsmart me for some reason. And of course I'm a huge Metal fan, started with Metallica and Marilyn Manson when I was 9.

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*Shows devil horns, and headbangs...!*

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Seppuku Arts
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*Flashes at the audience* Dude put them away, not cool, not cool...

Whaaat? Everybody flashes their boobies at metal festivals, its how they get on TV.

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adr
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 13:59
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you may be more intelligent, but it doesn't make you any less annoying though.

Dammit... I can't find the post where I summarise the "metal-lovers paradox" ... needless to say I came out with some comedy gold.


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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 14:16 Edited at: 10th Apr 2007 14:16
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Quote: "you may be more intelligent, but it doesn't make you any less annoying though.

Dammit... I can't find the post where I summarise the "metal-lovers paradox" ... needless to say I came out with some comedy gold.
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How are "we" any more annoying than the people who go around in baggy pants attempting to rap but failing horribly?

EDIT: Actually, how are metal lovers annoying at all?
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adr
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Quote: "How are "we" any more annoying than the people who go around in baggy pants attempting to rap but failing horribly?"

if you can find my post, you'll see why. I cannot recreate its magic.


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Miguel Melo
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Posted: 10th Apr 2007 23:10
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Quote: "if you can find my post, you'll see why. I cannot recreate its magic."


LOL

I wish you could find it, some of your posts are quite witty and I'm sure I'd have a chuckle with that one.

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Dude that was so wierd, i have pandora.com running in the background and the instant i read the words System Of A Down, it started playing their song Attack.

That article was interesting, I love metal and consider myself to be an intelligent person.

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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 05:46
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very enlightening


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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 06:03 Edited at: 31st Jul 2007 06:11
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"It's like, 'how much more black could this be?' and the answer is none. None more black."

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What a load of piffle!

There are brainiacs and dunces listening to all styles of music. I used to be well into my metal, but then moved onto breakbeat and drum'n'bass. Does that mean I become thicker, or everyone who listens to dance music is a child prodigy? What about child prodigies who listen to Prodigy? The only thing you can be sure of is people who listen to pop music will be, on average, slightly more thickerish than everyone else. I won't support that argument with any evidence. It's just true.

It's a good way to fill up a page in a paper though.


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 11:16
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Hmm someone bumped up an old thread.

Fallout, I think you've got it wrong there, there not say 'metallers are intelligent, and those who aren't are thick' it's just a statistic that a vast number of metallers are intelligent people. I've met thick metallers, well they're Emos but they still listening to metal. I know intelligent people who listen to other styles, I mean my old Philosophy and Ethics teacher (I saw old, but only left a month a go) is a DJ that joins in with anything Ravey. (And cannot stand chavs as one of his songs puts it. )

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Jimmy
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I like Killswitch Engage and Atreyu.

They sing love songs. I call it Heart-ee Metal. Aww

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Fallout
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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 12:01 Edited at: 31st Jul 2007 12:02
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Quote: "it's just a statistic that a vast number of metallers are intelligent people"


What I meant by it being rubbish is, only stupid people would think all metallers were stupid. To anyone with half a brain, it should be obvious that the style of music you listen to, the way you dress, the food you eat etc etc etc. give no conclusive indication to your intelligence. So it's not at all surprising that in a study people found out that not all metallers are thick. I'm pretty sure if they did a study into people who enjoy horror movies, or people who ride motorbikes, they might well find out that they're not all a bunch of dunces too! Stranger things have happened.


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Hmmmm might not be true but Korn, SOAD and Slipknot still rock
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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 12:34
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Quote: "only stupid people would think all metallers were stupid."


Indeed, they thought they in the early days of metal when they tried to censor it, they thought they could use the guy from Twisted sister would be a good demonstration of why metal should be censored and thought by bringing him into one of their debates would prove that he's just a low life with half a brain. Sucks to be them because he spent hours writing a speech that would (and did) complete render their entire argument obsolete, he didn't where a suit, so they thought 'fair game', but he basically tore them apart and they really couldn't comeback with anything.

Though we do have dumb metallers, but I've found they have been in it because it makes them popular, though saying that, some of them are smart too. And I know some quite smart people that listen to 'chav' music. So really it doesn't matter what you're background is, it's just a lot of smart people are into metal. And it's amusing as people used to believe we were all drunken low-lifes with half a brain.

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I personally think it's down to lyrics. Most metal has a real message behind it, it's not just trying to sell itself like pop music - so people who would rather listen to proper music tend to be more intelligent than those who accept the crud that plays on their radio. I suppose the same can be said about old school rap, like ICE-T for instance, his stuff was always full of meaning, yet I can't say the same for 50-cent. Rap music used to be about the state of play in the Ghetto, now it's about, well can anyone explain!?.

I like SOAD and KoRn, and a little Slipknot, and I would consider myself above average intelligence, but I suppose it could be phrased like an IQ test...

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If most metal heads are smart, and Andrew is a metal head, then the following statement can be considered true:
a) Andrew is smart
b) Andrew is dumb
c) It's impossible to tell

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The answer is D) His real name is Van B! Andrew is some crazy handle he uses in the real world.

I agree about rap. Popular rap suffers from some pretty diabolical lyrics, yet some of it is pure gold. Rap offers the best story-telling and thought provocation imo, but only when it's done well. 50-Cent style lyrics are pretty horrific.

Metal .. lyrics wise, better than pop by far, but still the majority is chatting about something pretty crap. But I guess if you're trying to release album after album, you run out of things you want to say, so you have to chat about fairly meaningless jargon eventually, or read more into things you don't really care about. Some songs do provoke thought though. Pop music very rarely has anything to say though.


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Indeed, with some of the music near the metal scene is going the repetitive generic route like rap has. Come to think of it when I saw Black Eye Peas release 'Where is the love' I thought 'yay a meaningful rap artist', I said something similar when I saw the video for 'Life styles of the rich and famous' by Good Charlotte, then both groups let me down. Hence I'm staying away from mainstream music as much as I can so I can listen to the more talented and more meaningful bands out there, it just so happens 90% of them are metal.

Also, that answer is 'C', you don't need to be smart or dumb to be a metal head, to be one is you gotta love metal and you'll fit right in.

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They won`t stop us
let em trie
for Heavy Metal we will die!



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@Fallout: Well... Nine Inch Nails for instance has horrific lyrics about as emo as you can go (Except latest album), but I would consider the actual composition/instrument useage to more than make up for it. It isnt all about the lyrics. For example, the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" probably gave off more emotion than half of the fragile.

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rap is about status now, not about the ghetto.

Its why all of the video clips are in million dollar resorts with thousands of rich people, women and things. Rap has issues with credibility so they enhance the bling!

Im doing it tough nigger, I only have one lea-jet.

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Heavy metal rules, everyone loves Toxicity and Whisky in the Jar (songs not bands).

I don't see why rap is so popular though, it's not even real singing.


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I love Rammstein and Iron maiden!! And I like a bit of Disturbed, "Prayer" just rules.

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