I know this has been brought up before, but I thought it would be interesting to start a discussion on this. Has anyone ever experimented with dmt and listening to metal music? I have done this quite often with cannabis, and have always found metal to stimulate deep thought. Not every kind of metal of course. But any thoughts on this?

Im just kidding, i just dont get metal, like most people dont get electronica

I love metal, everything from technical death to the super cheesy power metal, but for me its usually too much going on to listen to while on any psychedelics.

In general, I find lyrics of any kind to be highly distracting while on any hallucinogen. Something with heavy guitar and no lyrics? Possibly... But I would think that anything overly aggressive would catalyze badly on something as strong as DMT.

I was a metalhead back in the eighties, so it's not like I can't relate. But I definitely find the psychedelic mindset more compatible with electronica, which has no limits to the instrumentation available and explores some very deep sonic places without some dude yelling at you.

But hey, that's just my taste.

On another note, I do listen to a wide variety of music, and love it all, but would only choose to trip with a narrow bandwidth of it.

mors principium est (latin for death is the beginning" is always sick (melo-death)
also purest of pain

is pretty sick
as is obscura.

also since you are interested in hermeticism/alchemy, borknagar and behemoth are worth checking out. if you are a fan of more mellow metal / jazz fusion / progressive metal, exivious is worth checking out.

also also tool, but i think just about everyone here already knows that..

p.s. check the lyrics for both youtube lyrics.

I dunno if you'd consider it metal, but back when I was still regularly listening to music on my journeys, I listened to Avenged Sevenfold a bit. I enjoyed it.

I like metal and electronica lul.

I cant listen to any music while on n,n let alone METAL!!!

Can't give an opinion on whether or not metal is a good idea whilst on dmt, however this band is my favorite metal to listen to after smoking cannabis,

I like the album Metal by Pink Floyd! (if that counts!) never tried listening to it on dmt though! A very cool album I might add!
That is I think the Live in Pompay (spelling) release.

Check out Animals As Leaders. Not exactly metal, but some of it is quite crunchy. No vocals. Crazy guitar stuff... Maybe on LSD? Havent tried that but I bet it would be interesting...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lrwYPhHThc

you might like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmYLjQhQL3g

...also a pretty trippy video

I had my second experience with DMT last night and I listened to Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath, it's not exactly metal, but the band is, great song regardless!

All I want to say is that metal is NOT only BANG BANG with killer growls and riffs.

How about post-metal!?!?

Isis, Earth, God is an Astronaut, Tool?

Mastodon - Dry Bone Valley

Who needs to smoke DMT when there's metal videos as such. Couldn't imagine smoking to this video as it already does the trick by itself. I love this video!

Do you guys think that metal could help the learning process of dmt?

I often find myself very deep in though emotionally and intellectually while listening to metal. Especially post-metal such as tool and god is an astronaut. That sort of stuff.

So my guess is that combined with the already deep dmt trip, the metal would increase the intensity but also increase the potential for learning. Or engaging in deeper thought

Beat me to it. Animals As Leaders is AMAZING, even if you don't usually listen to metal. If you've never heard it, definitely check it out.

I second any mention of Tool... they have accompanied me on quite a few journeys in the Unknown Realms. 46-2 , Parabola, H. just to name a few powerful songs that have truly rocked my world and left me shaking like a leaf after the trip... it was like getting struck by a musical lightning bolt... surging and pulsating straight through me for 10 minutes. I really can't describe what I saw because the visions were so incredibly bright... but it was something very otherworldly about these extremely bright light entities! Very introspective thoughts coming and going in between moments of pure and ultimate bliss where my absolute core was full of warmth and constant vibration... wave after wave...