Does listening to metal have any negative effects?

[Diana]

I will preface by saying that I don't limit myself to any genres of music, though I have never resonated with popular music including country. My tastes range from metal to classical to ambient and all over the board, otherwise.

Music is one of the most useful and wonderful aspects of 3D Earth life. I personally don't question what music I listen to. It depends on mood, and where I am at in life. There was a time several years ago when I obsessed on Alice In Chains. Right now, I am obsessing on Buckethead. There was a time I would play Tool's "sober" over and over for weeks. That song did not ignite anger in me, it resonated with the anger I had inside, and helped to express it, surface it, and transform it. Listening to that song brought lyrical beauty, understanding, and acceptance to the anger I had buried. Maynard Keenan himself was asked once why he didn't write angry Tool-like music anymore, and his answer was, "If you can't be healed through your music, what good is it?"

So my advice is to experience any music you feel drawn to without judgment.