Are Doom-Metal fans depressive people?
In answering this, we have to concede that this misconception is in part due to the image projected by Doom-Metal fans themselves. Doom-Metal probably draws a few more people that suffer from depression then other musical genres. But in general Doom-Metal fans enjoy life as much as the next person. Doom-Metal fans come from all walks of life and can have highly differing views on life. The simple fact of the matter is that one person enjoys happy music, the other sad music. Doom-Metal does play host its fair share of embittered people, just as any genre does. But Doom-Metal is not a religion, it is simply a type of music enjoyed by a group of individuals; it doesn’t offer spiritual instruction or a code of behavioural conduct! If one were to walk into a Doom-Metal gig, one would be delightfully surprised to find a host of different personalities, just as at any other gig the world over!
