Is Heavy Metal really that bad?

I was at school and it was a pulchritudinous day when my friend approached me and asked me why I liked Heavy Metal so much. In which I replied to him: "Well, I just appreciate the complexity of the instrumentals". To which he then said : " But it's so noisy and unorganized!". I just shook me head in a gesture that meant I disagreed. I saidto him, that beneath every heavy instrumental there is a deep meaning to the song. Take the song "The Good Left Undone" by Rise Against for example, when you first listen to the lyrics, youight think it's about a retarded guy who found some flowers but when you actually read the lyrics, you'll fund out that the song is actually referring to a long lost love. 

    Sure not all heavy metal songs are like this, I mean, until now, I still don't have a clue of what to make of Lamb of God's "Bloodletting", all I have so far is that it talks about bloodshed. But the other heavy metal artists, say, Pearl Jam. Those guys always have a message to their songs, you just need to dig deep enough to find the meaning. Taking Back Sunday, although not being heavy metal in general is still frowned upon by the people in my class (even if they do talk abou love in most of their songs). I just think people are missing the point of the whole metal genre. A prime exame is Rage Against the Machine, they were a smash hit in the 90's and until now. But did people really knkw that they were doung political rap metal? If you listen to their songs you'll find a lot of references to the political problems during the term if George W. Bush. In their song "Take the Power Back" you can tell just by the title what they mean. If you can't tell it's in the lyrics:

"The present curriculum / I put my fist in em."

You can tell that they're fighting the "power" through song. What people are missing is the message the song gives out. I mean, when someone first hears heavy metal, automatically, it's classifies as noise. But once they actually listen to it, they'll be surprised to find that the song actually has a message to convey to the people, a vehement message at that. 

     I just hope more people can accept heavy metal the way I do. Having been raised my a family where my brother was a metalhead, I kind of got into it. I'm not sure if that's the reason I like it so much, but I'm positive that I didn't force myself to like it. 

     Until next time.