Sub-culture \m/

There are a lot of sub-cultures I belong to. Out of all of them, the one i think is most understood has to be a fan of the music genre known as Heavy Metal. I say it's the most understood because most people who can't understand the lyrics or the mood feel it's a negative message. There is no more of a negative message in this music than there is in any other type.  Aggression is part of life and things will piss everyone off at one point. I deal with it through music. I go to concerts, I play guitar, I write lyrics, and play in a band. Not all of this Heavy metal music is about hurting people or saying how you hate your life. For a lot of these bands, it's about releasing energy and having people that agree with that feeling, come together and rock out. A lot of songs relate to the state that this nation is in or how they feel about certain individuals in office. The feeling isn't just done through the lyrics. The drummer may have a bass drum pattern that sounds like a marching band, with fills to separate the neatness. The guitarist can pull out an awesome solo where he shreds the shit out of the high notes and then goes back to blowing us away with an amazing chorus and verse. When

When people hear Metal, they think of people wearing black and having bleeding mascara and fishnets around their arms and shit. Not everyone is like this, and most people dress this way to feel outside of their normal state. I don't dress up or anything, but when I play, or go to shows, I'm wearing black and throwing up my Metal Horns every chance I get. I get to let loose for three or four hours. It feels great.