Atheist Songs

[Stevil]

Motorhead - Religion

Don't need no blind belief
Don't need no comic relief
Don't need to see the scars
Don't need Jesus Christ Superstar
Don't need no Sunday Television
Bet your life you don't need religion
Don't need no time for prayer
Don't save no knee-pads for me up there
If your head's alright, ya don't need binoculars to see the light
Ya don't need no miracle vision
Bet your life you don't need religion

I don't need no Santa Claus
Don't believe in fairies no more
Don't need to go to confession
I'm already trying to fight depression
Don't need no exorcism
Bet your life you don't need religion

[Tank]

God Bless Lemmy! Ooops!

[Gawen]

Metal....I love metal.

Two members of Slayer are atheists, Kerry King and Dave Lombardo.
Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge
Kevin Cameron of I Killed the Prom Queen
Although not metal, Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind
Geddy Lee of Rush
Till Lindemann of Rammstein
All the members of Napalm Death
Wayne Static of Static-X.
Eddie Vedder

[Siz]

I get the feeling there are a disproportionately high number of Heavy Metal fans amongst the Atheist community as compared to the percentage in society at large.

I wonder if there is correlation between HM listeners and Atheists, directly connected to studies in 2007 which demonstrated correlation between intelligence and listening to HM.

http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=5cf4eb30-8161-4d71-8dce-79432dbe39aa&k=70277 (amongst others...)

Must be true - I love HM.

If I could work out how to set up the 'poll' function, it might be an interesting experiment to poll everyones preference for music genre... Tank?

[Crow]

Lemmy is a legend no matter what music your into.

It quite rare to hear tracks with atheist content but then again the majority of music I listen to is instrumental, the only ones I can think off are NOFX - Idiots have taken over, NOFX - Leaving Jesusland, and many references in OFWGKTA tracks.

@Scissorlegs, I'm not fan of heavy metal I use to love it in my early teens but now I just can't listen to it.

[Asmodean]

This here is quite amusing for a Country song.

[Siz]

Lemmy is a legend no matter what music your into.

It quite rare to hear tracks with atheist content but then again the majority of music I listen to is instrumental, the only ones I can think off are NOFX - Idiots have taken over, NOFX - Leaving Jesusland, and many references in OFWGKTA tracks.

@Scissorlegs, I'm not fan of heavy metal I use to love it in my early teens but now I just can't listen to it.

Maybe you're not as intelligent as you used to be, Crow

[Asmodean]

Maybe you're not as intelligent as you used to be, Crow

Nah... Just a matter of corrupted taste, I think 

[MariaEvri]

God is an illusion and there ain't no paradise
and there is no underworld below
Out there is no Heaven and there ain't no Antichrist
Welcome to the real World
and the show!

gamma ray
real world

[Crow]

Maybe you're not as intelligent as you used to be, Crow

Hahaha you may be correct. I cant stand vocalists unless they adds something to the music or are strangely beautiful, with the only type of guitar led music I like to listen to now is that in a similar vain of Jack Wilkins. Metal has too much of a focus on the front man and guitar (that uses way too many power chords) for me these days, it use to really resonate with me but it just doesn't do anything any more.

[Asmodean]

You know, there are such things as Industrial Rock and Metal, which have synth-driven songs like this for instance

[Crow]

You know, there are such things as Industrial Rock and Metal, which have synth-driven songs like this for instance

Interesting, I always meant to check out what industrial rock was though never got round to it. Not really for me though but still interesting.

[Asmodean]

And then there is the nice Swedish Metal like this.

[Siz]

You know, there are such things as Industrial Rock and Metal, which have synth-driven songs like this for instance

Hmmm, I think there are better examples of the genre:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnRLl7I5_o&feature=related (Fear factory - Also did a more electronicised version of this album which is good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsMPOfblfg (Rob Zombie - the pinnacle of the genre IMHO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKEBhDX7rQg (Marilyn Manson - is a Reverend in the Church of Satan)

I often have a mood for these, and also enjoy the more traditional thrash, black and core metal - as well as some energetic speed metal. There's so much great noise out there...!

'In-flames' is a bit lightweight for me.

Asmo, you ever heard of Hysterica (another Sweedish export)? I'm off to see them in two weeks. A friends' band are supporting. They are quality current HM - and nice to look at too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma1-Lwpkhk0). When I meet them, I'll ask their religious views...

[Asmodean]

It is deeply personal, of course, but I like my Deathstars better than the examples provided. 

Yes, I have a few Hysterica songs in my collection.