Has metal changed you?
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2019
- In my new video I discuss whether metal has changed me and if it has been a positive or negative change.
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For me it's not just a music, it's a mentality & lifestyle. So yes
The same, but it has also kinda a deal with the music, because i found a good taste of music and i started playing the guitar.
Same
Cringe
Cyborg Wolf I totally agree
Same
Being persecuted at school, at home, and in the world changed me. Metal saved me.
Amen
Same
Persecution (at school) mania
@Petrazenka what? I just said a pun about Sodoms album Persecution Mania.
Keeper, Metal helped me become best friends with myself
It gave me ALOT more confidence. Being a black dude, it was hard to fit in with everyone else and made me feel as if there is something wrong with me. But, since I found metal, i have highself esteem then ever before and I feel proud for being who am not caring what others think
@Jordan Simeone youre dumb
Hell yeah brother 🤘
Whew. Felt this one.
Good for you dude!
I can relate in a way. I have depression,level 1 autism,ADHD,and I'm really shy and awkward sorta quiet but at concerts I'll go up to a dude and say nice shirt. I even got some praise for my first mosh pit too.
"People who don't socialse much aren't anti-social, they just don't have tolerance for drama, stupidity and fake people", this quote is for me. People said about me that I am like this because I listen to Metal.
Shitheads..
honest to god that is the greatest quote in the planet
@@ledwell3206 Yes😀
@Petrazenka that is what most of us do :)
It contributed to my skepticism and creativity.
Yes, metal has changed me. It changed me into a better person. It gave me a passion, that helped me to get out of some depression shit, and gave me friends, that I can rely upon. It turned me into a happy person, very organised and helpful - I've survived through much and now I'm helping other people that struggle with similar shit. It's also a good music to listen while working - it's so full of energy that it makes me more energized, helps me to work faster and better.
Metal is good for you and your health. Change my mind.
Edit: I started regular listening to metal in the same age that you did, I was 11
Agreed
that’s me minus finding friends. my local metal scene is shit
@@ledwell3206 There are always metalheads in a neighbourhood, you just have to look for them. They're might be hard to find
Dude metal has changed the whole way I have lived in the past year and a half lol
Could you elaborate on that?
@@arbaaz9992 well frist of all I became closer to my dad he loves thrash metal and some nu metal witch then I heard him jamming so I took part an look the artist up with he was jamming to pantera so that got me started also it help me filter some people in my life that we just ass hole that I finally had enough of it
@@domball5269 dude i am happy to hear that. Sounds like a VERY positive impact
@@domball5269yep, I knew it there's nothing like that first Mountain you climb when you're discovering that original wall of bands mine took me about 4 years to climb and I'm still discovering new bands every once in awhile to this day.
also family bonding over metal, nice.@@domball5269
Nope , started when I was 14 and purchased Black Sabbath ,as I remember it was the summer of 1970 , yikes I'am 63 now.and started playing guitar the same year because of Tony Iommi, and now I own 18 guitars, many amps pedais etc. metal for life .
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Fuck yeah
Sure..
Never stop rockin'
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Metal teached my to stand up for yourself
Metal gets me outta my seat. If it doesn't do that for you, sorry🤣
*taught. "Teached" is not a word.
Currently I'm 16 years old. I've first started listening to metal around 12, but I've really gotten myself into it around 14. I come from a religious family and because of media coverage I was led to believe that listening to metal was a bad thing, a sin. In the end metal helped me to realize I wasn't buying religion. It helped me understand myself, deal with emotions, remain positive and overcome my fears. I've gotten interested in history of metal and even did a presentation on it in my art class (where I live the grades go 1-6 and to get 6 you need either perfect academic score or some extra work, to get 6 in arts we had to do a presentation on a topic tied to art). Metal made me more interested in a lot of things, including different religions, history, true crime stories and more. I was never drawn to drugs, alcohol and/or cigarettes, my addiction is music.
At 15 I came out to my mum as s metalhead by bringing home a CD. I've been quite stressed, since my mum is religious, but she asked me if I knew where to get KAT's newest album. My mum is cool with me listening to metal and doesn't control my record collection. She even helped me find a denim jacket so I could start s battle vest and taught me how to put holes in jeans. She also said that if there'd be a concert I'm interested in nearby we can go together (no concerts so far, but we're planning on going to a horror movie festival).
My friends even if they aren't into metal admit that it changed me in a positive way. I've only once got asked if I'm a satanist, but I knew that the guy was trying to bully me, so I looked at him and in my calmest voice said yes. He didn't know what to reply and left me alone.
Because of metal I started collecting CDs and one of my friends thought my stories about the collection sounded cool and also started buying CDs. Now we both complain about non-existence of nearby record stores. The same friend admitted to me that she used to have a bad opinion about metalheads, but because of me and some guy working at a gas station decided that metalheads are some of the nicest people around.
Yes, metal have changed me. For better
@apollon jason The bands I listen to are Motörhead, Children Of Bodom, Pale Horse Named Death, Venom, Hunter, Stworz, Black Sabbath, Obituary, Paradise Lost, Bathory, Darkthrone, Immortal, Thy Worshipper, Behemoth, Death, Deicide, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Kreator, Slipknot, Celtic Frost, Knurzum (note: it's not an actual band, but a joke project in which a guy mixed parts of a vlog by polish internet celebrity and added black metal instrumental part - it can be found on YT), Accept, Powerwolf, Twisted Sister, Arch Enemy, In This Moment, Pull The Wire, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Visions Of Atlantis, Ozzy, DIO, Korpiklaani, Iron Maiden, Katatonia, Sacred Reich, Evile, The Haunted, Avantasia, Mad Season, Testament, U.D.O., Saxon, Pantera, Helloween, Halestorm, Volbeat, Shining, Alestorm, Judas Priest, Belzebubs and some non-metal bands
EDIT: Finally had the time to properly answer this question
@@emiliapawny4746 Myślałem że jestem jedynym Polakiem który ogląda ten kanał ;)
this video's clearly fake, since when has this guy ever had sleeves on his shirt
Deep fake good call bro
It's the tiny details that matter.
watch his halloween videos
Uncalled for.
@@picklezz1892 It was a joke.
metal has changed me for the better made me realize that there is a community of people like me out there
For me, being metal is a life style more than anything else imo.
Usually when im really stressed i dont light up a cig, i blast some metal in my headphones and that really calms me down
Metal has helped me get out of the house get over whatever fear I had of talking to people learn how to sew (you kinda helped with that) and introduced me to countless bands in the process
But to be serious a second; I think metal kinda saved me. Life was difficult for me (health & mental because of health) & having metal blasting in my ears while I was in the hospital; helped me when I couldn't move. I had music during the worst times of my life & in the best parts of my life.
I wouldn't be alive without metal.
I wouldn't have met my best friend
I wouldn't have started playing guitar & played in front of people or put videos on youtube.
It helped me grow, be less shy.
And metal makes you listen to different things. I don't think i would've listened to traditional musics (like hurdy gurdy musics, pagan songs & all) without my interest for metal
So yeah, metal changed me.
So glad to hear that metal has bren a posotive thing for you. On the hurdy gurdy not have you lisened to any eluveitie? They use a hurdy gurdy in alot of thier metal
metal actually made me so much happier life would be shit without metal.
Moritz Straßer same
I think being a part of the metal and rock community was inevitable for me. The bands I listened to gave me the message to stand up and be strong. I didn’t feel wanted at school and maybe a little better at home. I needed an outlet
Metal has played a big part in my life. It influenced my writing. Especially Power and Doom metal who have well inspired my creativity with my work.
I've been a Metalhead since 1982. I've since forgotten how to care what human's think.
Truly, metal really made me not give the least of fucks about whatever anyone could think about me or my actions, since my tastes were frown upon since the beginning. I became only stronger because of that.
Tony, I've been a metal head since 1973 .... I started with Grand Funk Railroad ,Became a Gear Head/ Bachman Turner Overdrive Fan ,Molly Hatchet ( Southern Metal ) .....etc
*humans. Learn to use elementary level punctuation.
Metalhead or serial killer if they knew my choice they would be happy with the change
My aunt couldn’t recognize me after many years of the metal
Metal gave me a positive outlet to cope with my high-functioning autism.
Tyler King good for you, brother.
Found another autistic person
Same
Everyone is "autistic" these days smh. Nice trendy you're following.
Nice to see you again on UA-cam metal has made me less stressed in myself
The one Guy WHO disliked this can leave
I am in my late fifties now. I remember people saying to me as I grew up, "Oh, haven't you grown," as if somehow there was something wrong with growing up. I have no patience with rhetorical questions, by stupid people. By the way, thanks for your uploads. They are fascinating and interesting. Have given me an insight into the metal scene.
If I never listened to metal, I would be much more closed-minded.
Metal music connected and talked to me when I was going through abusive foster homes having no friends it was just me, everyone from my counselor to the judge thought I was possessed by Satan metal has had a positive impact on my life saved me from doing some stupid things, have a great day werewolf 🤘🤘
I started listening to rock music when I was about thirteen, and that led me into heavy metal. Since then, it's been big part of my mental health and spirituality (no, I'm not a satanist or anything like that), and has connected me with some amazing people. The biggest change is that I'm more open with people now, and more confident in myself. My two best friends tease me sometimes about my "darker" side, but they accept it and don't judge me for it. So I'd say metal has changed me in a very positive way.
Metal has helped me express my emotions..
Plus metal also is helping with my health.....it helps balance my passive aggressive personality disorder
In my case,Metal is a positive change
🤟🙂👊 awesome my friend
I started playing guitar because of metal
Drums for me
For me I think Metal did change me for the good even though when I was young others did not think so. I am in my early 40's and I dabbled in metal from about 11 - 13 but really got into at the age of 13 so being a young girl it really freaked out people. I really got into wearing all black, band shirts, spikes, and leather (I still dress that way you should see the looks I get at PTA meetings), while blasting metal on my radio as I walked through town and it freaked out my small town (population of 1300 mainly country music fans). I had been looking for my tribe per se for years as I was a loner kid that always even as a little girl liked things on the darker side of life (cemeteries, real crime stories just not the normal little girl items in the 80's). Metal relaxes me and it brought more people into my life even if they were not fans of metal as they said they just liked being around someone who did not follow the crowd. I will say though at the same time in my youth it was hard to be a rare girl metal head but it did make me stronger. My husband actually says I am more positive and happier when I am listening to metal or wearing my metal stuff when I can. So for me it was a very positive change. Sorry long answer.
Metal is a way of life. It's changed life for the better for tons of people. Right on dude!
You know what the best drug is ? Heavy Metal!! - Jeff Waters .
I listened to a lot of music as a child like techno, dub step and rock, but metal has Always been there for me, it has always been the genre I'd go to through dark times and idk who I'd be if I never listened to heavy metal
As a little girl i rlly loved Ozzy Osbourne and throughout the years he has always remained by my side, even through the hard times and my weird weeb phase he was still there no matter what. If i was sad ozzy would cheer me up, if i was mad he would make me happy. If my dad never introduced me to Black Sabbath and ozzy osbourne then I would've still been depressed and mad if it wasn't for him and I would've never played the guitar if it wasn't for randy rhodes.
@@lunahetfield ozzy was always one of my go too when I needed something to listen to, him and dio were always bands I would listen when I wanted to take my mind away from reality, especially dio, because he got me into power metal and that's like one of my main genres to listen to, without him I wouldn't have founded helloween, manowar, blind guardian and hammerfall
I got into it at 13 and I'm 46 now so it's sort of all I've known.
I also!
changed me for the best , i truly love myself now , and dress like myself .! !! ive always loved dark stuff and this really helped me be me
Metal made me a more social person. It helped me making friends and solve problems in my life.
Going to metal shows has helped with my shyness and have met some really cool people. It's not a cure all, I still have personal issues but at least I've improved since listening to this music some what. Also metal has helped me to bulk up and not look like a dork.
I've always gotten support from those around me since I got into Metal when I was teenager and now I'm a Metal Veteran! There's always gonna be people that judge you regardless of what you do! Just ignore them and be yourself! 🤘
i started listening to metal when i was 4 years old. im now 38. and im awesome :) slayer, iron maiden and more.. metal is life and i will go to my grave a metal head.
I can proudly say that metal changed me. It's not just about lifestyle, it just makes you a lot happier and you start thinking about many important things in life. It gives you self-confidence and pushes you through everything 🤘🔥
You look pretty good today...🙃 I think you changed...🙃🤘🏻
*sleeves*
After listening to metal I've become happier and confident 😄 even help me as a motivation booster before exams
I'm not necessarily a metalhead but a punk rocker and I was just interested in how you got into metal because I can relate to some of the points you've made on this video. I've always thought having spiky hair was cool and how I got into punk was the loud guitars and fast-paced drums. It literally just blew my mind. Now I wouldn't know what to do without it. It helped me become a confident individual and not give a fuck what other people think of the clothes I wear.
Metal increases testosterone.
Rap increases estrogen
Metal saved me. I was on a bad path, very hateful angry empty and hopeless. Because I found metal I became a bass player finally found an outlet for how I felt and gave me something I enjoyed and a reason to live. Been a player for 30 years now. Metal can first then my faith. Now I'm a pretty happy person. Also because of the magazine metal edge I found my soulmate and we've been together for 22 years now. Metal kept me alive gave me a reason to live and helped me find happiness and love.
btw: I am dressed all in black and am wearing a Dark Funeral Tee Shirt
Reign in Chaos du svensk?
@@conspiranoid6990 No I am American.
ive always been scared to have to do with anything related to heavy metal around my friends because i know if they find out i listen to that “devil worship” (pantera, exodus, metallica ect) then i will lose all of my friends and never have anyone to talk to.
If they reject you because of the music you like then they are not real friends to begin with - and you can do so much better.
Metal has kept me happy and gotten me through hard times, and also helped me mature and stop being an idiot kid through highschool
Metal definetly influenced and increased the amount of denim in my life. Weather that is posotive or negative i cant say lmao
@Miss Scarecrow fair point 😀 i use camo denim scraps to patch any holes i get in my black denim vest so the camo shoes through the hole. Is that a violation lol?
*whether. Spelling is very hard.
It definitely has changed me, in good and bad ways.
Metal made me think. It is a way of thinking for me. Sick humor, swearing, sense of justice, right and wrong. It used to wind me up, now its therapeutic.
Great video good to see you again in UA-cam. Metal definitely made a great change in my life, but a very good change
Metal helped me make friends with myself
I started listening to metal when I was 9 years old
Listened to metal since 14... and it led me to where I am today. I pretty much swear by the central ideas of black metal: individuality, a disdain for norms and a curious spiritual element as a driving force.
SLAYER
Gothic metal has changed me because becoming like Peter Steele
Bruh
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Haha so you went from war and thrash metal to gay goth metal😂 so yeah it has changed you in a bad way
THRASH TIL DEATH Mylo GREECE stfu
Yes and for the better. It was the sound I was looking for, it appeals to me and meshes well with my personality. If I didnt discover it when I did I would've eventually found it anyway later in life.
Nice shirt.🤘
I have short hair & my girlfriend says on my off days I dress like “a dad going to a softball game”😂
I’ve never really gotten the “you’ve changed” comment.
I think most Metalheads I've talked to or met, including you and myself, have changed in a positive way, it all depends on how we perceive their lives, STAY BRUTAL man! 🤘🤘🤘
Metal changed me never had a real interest in anything and after I got into metal I started playing drums 5 years later I’m going to college for drums
for me it has and I think its a positive change
Been listening to metal since I was 12. I’m 37 now. It is life that changed me. Metal stayed with me through all those changes.
Overall metal has changed me in positive ways and has made me a better person. Would not give up metal for the world!
Metal has certainly changed my understanding of what art can be and what borders there are to it and has made me a more open person when it comes to accepting/liking different genres of music. It also helps me with not being suicidal.
I was six years old when I started listening to Metal and my change been positive because I started listening to Glam/Hair metal and years later I got into more extreme metal like Death, Thrash, Black and even Grindcore in most extent. And my style as been changed from 6-18 years old
And I have a dark personality to this day!
Great video@Blackmetal Werewolf and take care!
My friend your not alone🔥🔥🔥
I like your style of videos, it reminds me of old youtube.
Mentally heavy metal saved me, I don’t think id be alive today without metal and even if i was id probably end up even more clinical depressed than i was before i started listening to metal, heavy metal gave me a passion and a reason to even bother living
Im in this channel for a very long time
And aside how much i like the channel
I think you are a great guy
Dont know if its bc metal or not
But you seem a really ground to earth guy
Its been a great outlet for me, I deal with chronic spinal pain and undiagnosed nervous system issues.. it seriously effected my guitar playing to the point where I basically quit playing alltogether... then I started listening to Obscura and learned about how Christian Munzner deals with focal dystonia. Im not completely sure if its what I have, but it seems similar. Learning about this inspired me to get back into guitar playing and REALLY focus on posture instead of just trying to play a song. Im having to re-learn most of what I knew because posture is so awkward to keep right but when I do get it right, I wouldnt give that feeling up for the world.
Im also singing and playing at the same time now which is something I never thought Id be able to do without severe pain. Without learning to relax while growling I never would have gotten there.
Since then I learned to sing/play Ocean Gateways which is one of my favorite songs and all of this has gotten me more into death metal guitar and learning harmonic scales... I dont really look the part so not a ton of negative side effects for me. You could call me a poser for not wearing a band tee or long hair but hard to maintain when I growl louder than most.. negative side effect would be that I use octave power chords and palm muting probably a bit too often😂
I can’t remember a time in my life without metal. My dad played my sister and I some pantera when I was maybe 3, I don’t remember much before then. I got into kiss when I was about 5 and it started to branch out more when I got an MP3 player from my dad. It had some black label society and Metallica, but what really struck me was chaos a.d by sepultura. I was about 7 or so at the time and 8 years later, I have not taken a break from music. Thanks for listening to my story even though no one probably read this
I read it. 😁
Metal made a nicer person crazy right I'm serious
It's changed me a lot, more confidence, more personality. My parents are proud of me as well as my brother and I have made good friends over it.
It did, my self confidence sky rocketed, whenever somebody says something about metal, I just tell them to f**k off, but since all my teachers in middle school love metal, they just looked at me like a normal person
Yea i could say it definatly changed me and for the better. Idk why but it gave me confidence, empowerment and through metal i discovered myself. This music really speaks to me and through it i found out who i am, what i am capable of and who i want to be. And for that i am for ever greatful. If i had to pick a negative it would be that most of my money goes to merch but that's not really a bad thing, is it.
Supporting physical media is never a bad thing.
Metal has not changed me but it has enriched my life. I only adopted the aesthetic a few years ago but since then I wear band shirts and accessories just about every day. I feel comfortable and empowered and I've also discovered a metal community here in my home town that I now fit right into. All good !
Gives you individuality and a certain feeling that no other music offers...
Metal helped me get into other things. It's been nothing but positive for me.
Yeah Man! People don’t like what they don’t understand. With that, a good or bad person exists at the core of that person regardless of music or hobby or whatever. For me Metal has always been a passion. In fact, I would even say it recharges my personal batteries especially when I look at the state of the world and want to rage or just be happy. It’s the energy man, the energy!! 🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥
Metal definitely changed me. It is a positive for me Metal has got me through some tough times & has brought me some awesome friends who accepted me for who I am. I am grateful for Metal & the friends who have turned into more like my family then just friends 🤘☠️. STAY BRUTAL.
Metal is empowering dude, and honestly it helped me along with other forms of alternative music to find something that I connect with, inspire me and give me confidence in my teenage years. I also notice alot of metalheads usually have a thicker skin and less tolerance for the bullshit because of the rude comments people usually give when your literally still a kid just trying go figure yourself out.
Metal has helped me cope with my anger a bit better, got me into playing guitar a bit more, always loved the look and feel of long flowing hair and headbanging, also got me to realize I'm not alone in what I deal with, granted I'm still a bit selectively social, without it I think I'd be totally different and not necessarily in a good way (As in being an insecure doormat for others and totally just another person in the in crowd, whom I never really belonged with anyway) it's an outlet, lifestyle, and genre that has helped me to break the mold of cultural, religious, and social expectations and given me more courage to question the status quo and not be so afraid of the darkness in life...also reinforced the values of perseverance, integrity, and loyalty. So I think it's changed me for better, and I still manage to be kinder to people, stay open minded about music and entertainment, and actually enjoy reading a bit more myself...not to mention you get exposure to different backgrounds culturally and intellectually too.
Metal makes me happy.
To some, metal is just a phase, but to many of us, metal is a way of life and the perfect tool to face the hardships life brings, no matter the age. I know this because I've been listening to metal since I was 9 years old and now I'm in my 40s+ years and still helps me face my hardships headstrong while headbanging with it; proud to be a metalhead.
Wait... are those sleeves? What is happening?
Astrid Kjersem Nah, that must be an illusion. No way he’d ever wea- wait a minute...
Hahaha!!
Onimusha is such a gem!! Stay true to yourself, that's the most important thing! :)
Yes it has through some dark part's of my life & ended up having a great experience of meeting new & exciting people
I have certainly changed for the better since I started listening to metal, and I genuinely believe it changes almost everyone for the better.
It hit me in late grade 9 of high school, I was kind of lost on who I wanted to be. My favorite genre was rock and roll, and I wore t-shirts and track pants. I had no style, my personality was quite bland, and I didn't have many friends.
Over the course of a year I started listening to more and more Heavy Metal. I became happier, more relaxed, more sociable, and I made more friends. People were interested in me and they wanted to become my friend. That wasn't the case with everyone, but by the end of grade 11 year I was one of the most popular people at my school.
I felt more confident in how I looked-- jeans, studded belt, and leather jacket adorned with patches and spikes. Life just improved since I became a metalhead.
Nobody has put me down for my decision and everyone likes who I am. Those that fear me just for being a metalhead are missing out, because even I can tell i've become a happier, friendlier and more sociable person since I started listening to metal.
Thank you, Judas Priest. You changed my life.
Great video! I agree that being a metalhead doesn’t mean the person is bad. There are bad people in every type of clothing.
I know this is a super old video at this point, but I just wanna say that Ov Shadows album you recommended at the end is really fucking good so far, so thanks!
I guess I'm the old foggie here.... LOL!! I got into metal when I was ten years old thanks to a nextdoor neighbor who made me a metal mixed tape. That was in 1985 and now I'm 44. So now a lot older,a little on the disabled side due to some health conditions,never been in trouble with the law, never got into drugs,my have a beer once or twice a year but never been drunk so far..... I truly think it was a positive change. It kept me away from drugs and alcohol. I've been going to shows since 1990 and I've been around a lot of it. Hell I was a DJ for bars and strip clubs and have been a tattoo artist for 14 years. I've been offered a lot of shit and seen a lot of shit going on in back rooms but it never made me want to try it. Going to shows it what I did in my teens and twenties. Worked two jobs to get my own car and the rest is metal show history. I've been to 219 shows since 1990(wishitwasmore) and still going if my legs let me now days... LOL! I've got stories on how metal helped me deal with personal and family problems which I'm sure thousands of others also have. So I guess no matter what shitty comment you have heard or come up with about hair,shirts,life style, I've heard for twenty plus years. I can't lie it did bother me a little at the beginning but damnit,this is what I like and this is what I'm listening to and still do today. I always tell people.. even if you don't like metal,go to a show,you may not like it but you will never forget it. Cool video, glad to see the young ones still flying the flag of metal.
NICE SHIRT MAN
Believe it or not, listening to various types of black metal over the years inspired me to write horror, poetry and dark fantasy books, I even managed to win an award for a poetry book called Nocturnal Lullabies last year which was heavily inspired by black metal lyrics and classic gothic literature. Metal music got me into horror, gothic fiction and dark fantasy literature, I'm an avid reader and writer of each of these genres all because metal steered me in the direction of it while I was growing up. (:
Yes, it has improved my mental health considerably.
I started to listen heavy metal and I have changed. I started to enjoy everything about metal aesthetics, my music taste also strengthened my interest to Nordic mythology, to horror-movies and horror-aesthetic. Even if I have no metalhead friends I do like metal and everything related to it.
P.S. thanx for sharing this kind of video, the theme of changes and opinions about metal music interested me for a long time
Really interesting video!
I think that part of the problem in being told that you've changed is that the term "change" implies that it's sudden and erratic whereas "evolve" is a more appropriate term since it takes into account the time it takes and the context of processing new information/stimuli in this "new" persona of yours. Of course though, there tends to be a certain condescending attitude when people confront you about this so they're not gonna want to use the term "evolve".
Beyond that, when people tell you that you've changed because of Heavy Metal, they often see it as a negative because they have a preconceived notion of how you're supposed to operate. When their projections stop fitting into that neat little box of theirs, they may often see it as a personal attack on their values rather than treating you as an individual with your own set of preferences and purposes.
It has def changed me for the better, kept me a live and helped found my family and great music. My parents thought it was just a stage in my life.. I have never been put in jail because of my love for metal.
I believe heavy metal has changed me for the better. I have struggled with depression all my life and it has given me an outlet for those feelings and whenever I listen to a band or song that I really like it for me is like my own kind of Zen meditation. I just feel all the pain and stress from depression or whatever other issues I am having melt away.