Music: Spiritual Effects of Rock/Metal Music

[Monica]

By the way, if you don't know it yet, check out Sonata Arctica. Very speedy and kinda metalic Much more polished than the old stuff, I think it is brilliant though.

I adore Sonata Arctica!!! (I was talking about them on the Argh! thread) They are probably my #1 band right now. Absolutely stunning! High energy, exhilarating - it's impossible to stay in a bad mood when you listen to SA! And nice to have a vocalist who can actually sing! (with all the harsh vocals these days)

I like all their stuff, but I think Reckoning Night is one of the best albums ever recorded. It builds and it builds and keeps on building - takes you into a really high space! It's a 'perfect' album. You do know their new album will be released in Sept, right?

I've seen these guys twice, at small clubs both times. They do huge venues in Europe, but here in the States they do small clubs. They opened for Nightwish last time and I like Nightwish ok but wow, SA ROCKS!

SA is a great example of how music can ROCK and still be spiritually uplifting!

Hey I love the butterfly too. I'll have to pass that on to my metalhead son!

I'm a headbanger myself but I detest the mosh pits. Too brutal for me! Back in my day (the late 70s) I used to always be at the front, but now the moshing has all but ruined the concert experience for me. =( I am short so I'd get squished, which means that I have no choice but to stay on the side, where I can't see. We still have a lot of moshing going on, but it just depends on the show, as to whether they're violent of not. I've seen too many moshers getting all bloodied up, even at pop shows like Linkin Park. I don't dare get near it at the heavier shows. <sigh>