Dear Editor,
Is it not amazing how when a misguided teenager does something utterly stupid and dresses up in black he is automatically Satanic and the music he listens to is Satanic?
I am a Christian and a fan of many heavy metal bands. As such I usually need to check out a band's lyrics before listening to it just in case it contains something dodgy.
Slipknot is not Satanic; in fact, they're not even close to Satanic!
Examples of Satanic bands are Dimmu Borgir, Rotting Christ and Cradle of Filth. These bands are openly Satanic and don't hide anything regarding this.
Personally, if I were to worry about the music kids are listening to it would be the supposedly "innocent" music such as Britney Spears and most of the rap artists out there. Even placing blame on them though is ridiculous.
There is also a reason there are "Parental Adivsory Labels" on certain albums. My question is, "Where were the parents while their kids were spiralling out of control?"
Music is not the cause of these events; the parents are squarely to blame for not spotting something wrong in their child and intervening!
Steven McDonald
Springs, Gauteng
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