[TimonKnigge]

I feel like the satanism should give it more appeal, not less. The satanism in metal came from an anti-authoritarian place, and now that the west has become less Christian, metal has become noticeably less satanist. In particular I've noticed that bands that do still invoke this imagery tend to come from more religious places (e.g. Behemoth comes from catholic Poland).

[dragonwriter]

> I feel like the satanism should give it more appeal, not less. The satanism in metal came from an anti-authoritarian place

Just because it came from an anti-authoritarian place doesn’t mean the particular symbolism for that feeling translates well to different subcultures.