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  • 1 of 11

    by Cain Cooper

    The articles that i have read are all contrasting. whether in favor of a certain image or not. I find that the images portrayed in heavy metal and in rap are similar as much as they are different. In both the heavy m...read more

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    by Dean Stacy

    As I started to read the articles in this topic, I wondered to myself, why is there even an issue here? Then it occurred to me that there was always one side of this argument bashing the other. (Granted, I didn't read ever...read more

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    by Tanisha Dungee

    I have long upheld the theory that there is very little difference between the images and messages that heavy metal artists convey in comparision to the images and messages of rappers. The similarities include: themes of ...read more

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    by Billy Dudley

    When it comes to the image of heavy metal and rap there is no comparison. They are to different styles of music that follow different means of self expression and creative energy. To judge one and compare it to another cou...read more

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    by Beautiful Hatred

    The age old argument, heavy metal vs. rap. I figured this out when I first started high school. It must have started when I graduated grade 8 and went into what my doctor called "depression". It was a horrible time in my l...read more

  • 6 of 11

    by Jonathan Currinn

    I'm new, but this topic has jumped out at me and I can not believe it is on here... I'm a Goth, so you've probably guessed it, I PREFER HEAVY METAL! Now Heavy metal is the best thing in the world and I wouldn't be able ...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by Justin Diotalevi

    This article is about the image of heavy metal music. Heavy metal has got the worst image in any music and it does not influence anything bad. Theres different ways of having a good time. People who take drugs among them s...read more

  • 8 of 11

    by Hillary Jones

    Heavy metal in no way can be blamed for the activities people might do who listen to it. The individuals would have done it with or without the music. People need to stop blaming heavy metal music for all of the "punks" ...read more

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    by Loucifer

    I saw this topic and I just thought "AGGGHH! Not this again!"... but I'm still going to write, because I'm bored and, just like everyone else, believe that my opinion is important. I love Metal, but I'm not overly fond ...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Axel Montgomery

    Metal,Metal,Metal i can't enough of it, let alone live without it. It's actually not as bad as people say it is. I thank myself everyday that i listened to metal as my first choice of music. Such bands i loved listening t...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Chris English

    "I am sick of people making assumptions on the characters of others just based on there appearance and what music they listen to." correct me if I'm wrong but that is a direct quote from your article. Yet later on in the a...read more

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