DD>HC> I just think that there are increasingly powerfull people would 
DD>HC> rather metal did not exist.

DD>Ok, i'm not sure about this being on topic.  It's politics related to
DD>music, so maybe.  Anyway, if it's ok to dicuss this topic, why do you
DD>believe that about metal?  why not rap?  why not just regular rock
DD>music?  I think with any type of music, someone can find some fault
DD>with it.

DD>HC> America is the only superpower and as such its music industry is
DD>HC> the most influential.

I think he just answered his own offered problem! ;)
The U.S. music industry IS very influential.
INDUSTRY is very influential upon government, especially under 
"conservative" administrations!

DD>(again, not sure if it's on topic.  moderator?)  

It seems topical to me...for he is discussing certain types of music as 
the basic element.

For instance, wouldn't the bringing down of Napster's "anarchism" be 
topical here? I'd, personally, think so. Because it's about music, and 
the artists that made it, foremost.

DD>I think it's more about what sells well with the industry. 

Yep! And the industries buy politicians!

DD>in the
DD>late 80's, it was "hair bands" (i.e. rock, hard roc), pop, some rap,
DD>early to mid 90's, alternative rock was big and more people seemed to
DD>get into metal because of Metallica (at least the early 90s), mid
DD>90's also so "pop punk" (Green Day), late 90's, i guess just modern
DD>rock and modern hard rock which continues today along with pop and
DD>rap, some r&b.  It seems common to mix rap and r&b now.

DD>So I don't think it's so much about people wanting to get rid of
DD>metal.  In fact, I think people would complain about the mainstream
DD>music they consider to be a bad influence, than something which is
DD>pretty much underground like metal (unless you consider bands like
DD>Korn, Godsmack, Disturbed metal, then it's mainstream).

Howie seems to forget that the U.S. has Constitutionally protected free 
speech. So his argument, topical or not, is rendered rather moot.
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