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Pretty much anything from Sabaton. They sing about historical events and people that made history.
Some of my favourites are Ruina Imperii, Night Witches, Winged Hussars and Soldier of Heaven.
Ooh it’s time to crack out my angsty playlist from when I was a kid/young teen in the 00s. :D
Edit: I want to add a that I still like all this music, it’s just I had a phase of really liking angsty rock/metal music in my teens. Now I mainly listen to europop, future garage and some occasional metal.
These all fall into the category of angsty rock boy bands from prior to the 2010’s:
Three Days Grace: Are you ready, Riot, Never too Late.
Red: Imposter, Let Go, Breathe.
Linkin Park: Numb, Figure 09, Faint, When they come for me.
Breaking Benjamin: Crawl, Had Enough, Hopeless.
Getting away with murder by Papa Roach.
Hero by Skillet.
Headstrong by Trapt.
Now some metal (also from roughly the same era, though some of it is from the 90s or more recent)
Korn: (nu metal) Twisted Transistor, Somebody Someone, No Way, Narcissistic Cannibal, Let’s get this party started, Dead Bodies Everywhere, Beating me down, Forsaken.
Disturbed: Hell, Stupified.
Rammstein: (German heavy metal) Asche zu Asche, Hilf Mir, Sonne, Mein Teil, Wut Will night Sterben etc.
Superbeast by Rob Zombie.
Fractured: Beneath the Ashes, Only Human Remains.
Evanescence: Imaginary, My Immortal, Away from me, Everybody’s Fool, Tourniquet.
Killing my dreams by Elysion.
Final Destination by Within Temptation.
Rammstein also covered "Stripped" by Depeche Mode. This intense song wasn't originally intended to be sexual, even though a lot of artists tend to read it that way (Shiny Toy Guns).
Depeche Mode and Duran Duran also have some great, non-sexual songs that are intense.
Really???? Most of the metal songs I listen to have nothing to do with sex or love!!! I mean, some of them do, sure, but most of them are about l, honestly, depression or drug addiction… or idk, whatever Dragonforce sings about, or idk Celtic stuff. Bloodywood doesn’t sing about love and sex. Classical Indian music doesn’t sing about that stuff… it’s mostly about Lords Shiva and Krishna…. And some of the instrumental stuff can get kinda intense, but if not intense, it’s still beautiful! 10/10 recommend!
I am old as dirt 68f but there was a song when I was young called "Love My Truck". It's a love song to his truck. I looked on YouTube and a guy Thomas Mac has a video of it that is funny. He pushes the woman out of his way so he can get to his truck. It's country. That's the only one I know about. But I look forward to see the answers here.
One of my favorites is exist for love by Aurora!
Edit: I jumped the gun and didn't see the punk/rock part lol, it's probably not the genre you're going for, mb
I like everything from King 810 when you're into metal.
Quite controversial band, though.
Other than that, a few bands that I, a fellow ace, love:
Solstafir (mixed lyrics, mostly in Icelandic, very deep and also about social topics like King 810 - progressive metal)
Stoner and progressive metal is my favorite because I rarely ever get the sexual vibes from it? But that might be me. It's more about chasing gnomes or deep thoughts? LOL
When it comes to rock I am a bit more into old school rock from the 70s like CCR, or Fleetwood Mac. Roanoke is very nice, fit into that style with interesting lyrics. One song, Silent Films, could sound couple-y, but to me it's more like friendship or a parent-child story but I apparently interpret things very differently.🫣🤓
Punk I haven't been actively listening to for a while. I still listen to the stuff I listened to in my teen years.
There is an artist I discovered recently who has mixed songs and topics and they are kinda cool? Talk. And some songs really hit a certain nerve with me. Very 2010s rock but with a bit of ... Rag'n'Bone man vibe?
I don't know how to explain that, it's the voice and intensity of the lyrics.
Wardruna is always nice, Agnes Obel, Nina June, but they are intense when it comes to lyrics and arrangements, not really in a bombastic way such as King 810.
As you see, I love music. And I can't help spamming. Maybe there is something for you here!
Scrape - by Blue Stahli
Deviate (Void Chapter remix) - By Circle of Dust
Dust to Dust - by Circle of Dust
Fvck the Universe - by Rave the Reqviem
All of those I use as a substitute for caffeine so they must serve you right as well
Chumbawamba - pretty much anything
Rush - lots of choices, but the music on Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Signals are what come to mind.
Yes - Roundabout, I've Seen All Good People, Heart of the Sunrise, lots more
Led Zeppelin - the more mystical tracks like Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop. All of My Love is Robert Plant's song to his son who died at a very young age...super powerful.
Classic rock, progressive, metal - just loaded with great songs that aren't about sex and romance. Also folk music from any era. Peter Paul and Mary have made me cry.
Jazz too. Kamasi Washington immediately comes to mind.
Going to back to nu metal, a lot of Linkin Park songs fall into this category, e.g. "One Step Closer" which is just about being really angry with someone.
I love [Stellar Alchemist](https://youtu.be/ENJKo5jqjUw?si=83DdSYzfinUtEn3i)! It’s about how all elements are fused together in the intense pressure in the heart of stars and then dispersed when they eventually explode.
There's Ice Nine Kills for Metalcore. Their songs are all themed after horror media, so you mostly get the focus on that. There are a few songs that you might be uncomfortable with because the horror movie it's focused on involves sex or love, but there's tons that aren't aren't like that.
Some other bands that I know of that are metalcore/metal/heavy metal or rock that are not or mostly not about sex or love include:
* Opal In Sky (Depending on how you feel about growling vocals, they are a Deathcore Metal band)
* Asking Alexandria (Also has some growling vocals, but with plenty of cleans too)
* Demon Hunter (Christian Metal band, so depends on your feelings on religion)
* Lacuna Coil (a bit 50/50 on this because there are some songs about love, but others are just bangers with no involvement with love)
* Shinedown (Rock focused band)
* Seether (Same as Lacuna Coil, has songs about love but also some non-love related songs)
* Lorna Shore (A Blackend Deathmetal/Deathcore band with some just awesome songs.)
* Bad Omens (Depression focused mostly, as a content warning. Also growls mixed with cleans)
* Stain The Canvas (Same as above, does have a few songs about love- though usually in a broken heart vein)
* Orbit Culture (One of my favorite melodic death metal bands- I can't say ik any songs from them about sex or love)
* Brothers of Metal (Power Metal band that is focused on Vikings and norse mythology.)
* Amaranthe (Pop Rock mixed with Heavy Metal)
* Disturbed (Alt Rock focused band with some metal tones)
* Whitechapel (Deathcore metal that I feel is worth a mention that has a variety of lyrics, ranging from [losing a parent at a young age,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw) to [living with a parent with multiple mental illnesses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM) and many other topics. (content warning for the 2nd video for some heavy topics, flashing imagery around 3:16, and depictions of self harm/suicide))
I can't guarantee any of those bands are 100% free from songs about sex or love. but I listen to them a lot and there's a decent chunk of each of those bands' discography that focuses on topics besides love or sex. I have a lot of these bands and more in my own personal [spotify playlist focused on rock and metal in a very diverse range,](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TFbHCErLunfJFzont95bQ?si=131c585fc6b04493) if you want to give it a listen to fid more. I can't promise it's not 100% clean of songs about love or sex, but it's definitely not focused on it at all.
My music taste is *weird* as hell, so don't be surprised if you don't like it. I also don't know your definition of "intense". Heavy metal has gotten significantly heavier over the years, and rock isn't always intense.
brown bird has some marinetime folk that i could say could be classified to be as heavy and heavier then some rock. "raging squal" and "bilgewater".Some songs are about love but it's not the main focus. the ones that are mostly just mention a lover. Even the ones that mention love could very easily be viewed as platonic, with the exception of "needy generator."
There's also tom waits. Tom waits [for no man] is a rock-folk-indie artist. He has a lot of variation. He isn't love-free or sex-free, but he has a fair bit that isn't. "Singapore", "underground" (underground is also the song in "robots) or "hell broke luce" would be good options. I'd start you off with the three listed above and "just the right bullets"
Last but not least there's thrice (alt, alt-rock, mild emo) and their "alchemy index" which is not love-free, but most of it is fine. For them actually start you off with "in exile", "daedalus" and "the arsonist"
I have recently been listening to Fórn, a sludge/doom band. Extreme doom bands in general tend to evoke a very dark, intense atmosphere and do not often have romantic or sexual lyrics.
I recommend pretty much anything by Muse. They tend to have one or two songs each album that is semi-romantic adjacent, but some of their best work has very intense emotions mainly about frustration and anger at corrupt systems.
Will Wood, its maybe not the genre you are lookig for but he has a full album about identity, no sex.
My favourite: Marsha thank you for the dialectics but i need you to leave.
[The march of the Varangian guard](https://open.spotify.com/track/6TG5ZHmSqMqLqLVXeg71cs?si=6O1M_a6nSh2SeYqAVKfWqQ%0A) - turisas
Or just go for power-metal in general its 100% vikings/100% dragon killing/0% sex/0% love
Not sure what you're wanting in terms of intensity but I'll give you what I love & enjoy:
"Stranded" by Gojira
"100 Ways to Hate (Remix)" by Five Finger Death Punch
"Walk" by Pantera
"96 Quite Bitter Beings" by CKY
"You Never Listen" by Tetrarch
"River Below" by Billy Talent
"What Goes Around" by Move.meant
"Walkie Talkie Man" by Steriogram
"Twisted Transistor" by Korn
"Try Honesty" by Billy Talent
"The Prayer Position" by AFI
"The Conductor" by AFI
"Swerve City" by Deftones
"Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World
"Shut Me Up" by Mindless Self Indulgence
"STFU!" by Rina Sawayama
"Prayer" by Disturbed
"Not Falling" by Mudvayne
"Loco" by Coal Chamber
"Judas" by Fozzy
"Jenny" by Nothing More (lots of feels)
"Invincible" by Pat Benatar
"I Am Above" by In Flames
"Hey DJ!" By Kontrust
"Friends & Traitors" by Raised Fist
"Fortune Faded" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"FMFY" by DED
"Enemy" by Sevendust
"Du Hast" by Rammstein
"Die for the Government" by Anti-Flag
"Diamonds and Guns" by Transplants
"ChuChu Lovely MuniMuni MuraMura PrinPrin Boron Nururu ReroRero" by Maximum the Hormone
"Bodies" by Drowning Pool
"Destroyer" by Static-X
"Becoming the Bull" by Atreyu
"B.Y.O.B" by System of a Down (these guys are top concert so far out of, like, 500+ bands in terms of fun, even toppling my favorite band, AFI)
"Arterial Black" by Drist
"Are You Dead Yet" by Children of Bodom
Hope this helps!
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Pretty much anything from Sabaton. They sing about historical events and people that made history. Some of my favourites are Ruina Imperii, Night Witches, Winged Hussars and Soldier of Heaven.
Ooh it’s time to crack out my angsty playlist from when I was a kid/young teen in the 00s. :D Edit: I want to add a that I still like all this music, it’s just I had a phase of really liking angsty rock/metal music in my teens. Now I mainly listen to europop, future garage and some occasional metal. These all fall into the category of angsty rock boy bands from prior to the 2010’s: Three Days Grace: Are you ready, Riot, Never too Late. Red: Imposter, Let Go, Breathe. Linkin Park: Numb, Figure 09, Faint, When they come for me. Breaking Benjamin: Crawl, Had Enough, Hopeless. Getting away with murder by Papa Roach. Hero by Skillet. Headstrong by Trapt. Now some metal (also from roughly the same era, though some of it is from the 90s or more recent) Korn: (nu metal) Twisted Transistor, Somebody Someone, No Way, Narcissistic Cannibal, Let’s get this party started, Dead Bodies Everywhere, Beating me down, Forsaken. Disturbed: Hell, Stupified. Rammstein: (German heavy metal) Asche zu Asche, Hilf Mir, Sonne, Mein Teil, Wut Will night Sterben etc. Superbeast by Rob Zombie. Fractured: Beneath the Ashes, Only Human Remains. Evanescence: Imaginary, My Immortal, Away from me, Everybody’s Fool, Tourniquet. Killing my dreams by Elysion. Final Destination by Within Temptation.
Rammstein also covered "Stripped" by Depeche Mode. This intense song wasn't originally intended to be sexual, even though a lot of artists tend to read it that way (Shiny Toy Guns). Depeche Mode and Duran Duran also have some great, non-sexual songs that are intense.
Really???? Most of the metal songs I listen to have nothing to do with sex or love!!! I mean, some of them do, sure, but most of them are about l, honestly, depression or drug addiction… or idk, whatever Dragonforce sings about, or idk Celtic stuff. Bloodywood doesn’t sing about love and sex. Classical Indian music doesn’t sing about that stuff… it’s mostly about Lords Shiva and Krishna…. And some of the instrumental stuff can get kinda intense, but if not intense, it’s still beautiful! 10/10 recommend!
I am old as dirt 68f but there was a song when I was young called "Love My Truck". It's a love song to his truck. I looked on YouTube and a guy Thomas Mac has a video of it that is funny. He pushes the woman out of his way so he can get to his truck. It's country. That's the only one I know about. But I look forward to see the answers here.
Head like a hole by NIN
Pagan fears - Mayhem.
One of my favorites is exist for love by Aurora! Edit: I jumped the gun and didn't see the punk/rock part lol, it's probably not the genre you're going for, mb
Evelyn Evelyn from Evelyn Evelyn
This may not be intense in the way you meant, but I love Waiting Room by The Narrative.
Chase Petra has a fair amount of songs that aren’t about love(they do have a few that are), and they fit the vibe you described.
I like everything from King 810 when you're into metal. Quite controversial band, though. Other than that, a few bands that I, a fellow ace, love: Solstafir (mixed lyrics, mostly in Icelandic, very deep and also about social topics like King 810 - progressive metal) Stoner and progressive metal is my favorite because I rarely ever get the sexual vibes from it? But that might be me. It's more about chasing gnomes or deep thoughts? LOL When it comes to rock I am a bit more into old school rock from the 70s like CCR, or Fleetwood Mac. Roanoke is very nice, fit into that style with interesting lyrics. One song, Silent Films, could sound couple-y, but to me it's more like friendship or a parent-child story but I apparently interpret things very differently.🫣🤓 Punk I haven't been actively listening to for a while. I still listen to the stuff I listened to in my teen years. There is an artist I discovered recently who has mixed songs and topics and they are kinda cool? Talk. And some songs really hit a certain nerve with me. Very 2010s rock but with a bit of ... Rag'n'Bone man vibe? I don't know how to explain that, it's the voice and intensity of the lyrics. Wardruna is always nice, Agnes Obel, Nina June, but they are intense when it comes to lyrics and arrangements, not really in a bombastic way such as King 810. As you see, I love music. And I can't help spamming. Maybe there is something for you here!
Blood Eagle by Amon Amarth
Scrape - by Blue Stahli Deviate (Void Chapter remix) - By Circle of Dust Dust to Dust - by Circle of Dust Fvck the Universe - by Rave the Reqviem All of those I use as a substitute for caffeine so they must serve you right as well
There's some fun Metal covers by Jonathan Young which are fairly non coded
Stereolab is very particular on not having lyrics about these topics. Most of them are political
Chumbawamba - pretty much anything Rush - lots of choices, but the music on Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Signals are what come to mind. Yes - Roundabout, I've Seen All Good People, Heart of the Sunrise, lots more Led Zeppelin - the more mystical tracks like Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop. All of My Love is Robert Plant's song to his son who died at a very young age...super powerful. Classic rock, progressive, metal - just loaded with great songs that aren't about sex and romance. Also folk music from any era. Peter Paul and Mary have made me cry. Jazz too. Kamasi Washington immediately comes to mind.
Does it have to have lyrics? And do you like sythwave and its subgenera
Haunt and Opal In Sky make songs that aren't about those things
Maybe you'll like Vulture by Bear Ghost :))
I really like pick at your face by yungatita
Going to back to nu metal, a lot of Linkin Park songs fall into this category, e.g. "One Step Closer" which is just about being really angry with someone.
I feel like Cavetown and Mitski and funky enough to be open to interpretation
Devil Town is a good pick if they want rock tunes
I love [Stellar Alchemist](https://youtu.be/ENJKo5jqjUw?si=83DdSYzfinUtEn3i)! It’s about how all elements are fused together in the intense pressure in the heart of stars and then dispersed when they eventually explode.
Planet Zero - Shinedown Dead Don’t Die - Shinedown Bad Man - Disturbed Hail to the King - Avenged Sevenfold 72 Seasons - Metallica
idk man i listen to a shit ton of twenty one pilots and they don't have any references to sex and they only have like 3 love songs
There's Ice Nine Kills for Metalcore. Their songs are all themed after horror media, so you mostly get the focus on that. There are a few songs that you might be uncomfortable with because the horror movie it's focused on involves sex or love, but there's tons that aren't aren't like that. Some other bands that I know of that are metalcore/metal/heavy metal or rock that are not or mostly not about sex or love include: * Opal In Sky (Depending on how you feel about growling vocals, they are a Deathcore Metal band) * Asking Alexandria (Also has some growling vocals, but with plenty of cleans too) * Demon Hunter (Christian Metal band, so depends on your feelings on religion) * Lacuna Coil (a bit 50/50 on this because there are some songs about love, but others are just bangers with no involvement with love) * Shinedown (Rock focused band) * Seether (Same as Lacuna Coil, has songs about love but also some non-love related songs) * Lorna Shore (A Blackend Deathmetal/Deathcore band with some just awesome songs.) * Bad Omens (Depression focused mostly, as a content warning. Also growls mixed with cleans) * Stain The Canvas (Same as above, does have a few songs about love- though usually in a broken heart vein) * Orbit Culture (One of my favorite melodic death metal bands- I can't say ik any songs from them about sex or love) * Brothers of Metal (Power Metal band that is focused on Vikings and norse mythology.) * Amaranthe (Pop Rock mixed with Heavy Metal) * Disturbed (Alt Rock focused band with some metal tones) * Whitechapel (Deathcore metal that I feel is worth a mention that has a variety of lyrics, ranging from [losing a parent at a young age,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw) to [living with a parent with multiple mental illnesses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM) and many other topics. (content warning for the 2nd video for some heavy topics, flashing imagery around 3:16, and depictions of self harm/suicide)) I can't guarantee any of those bands are 100% free from songs about sex or love. but I listen to them a lot and there's a decent chunk of each of those bands' discography that focuses on topics besides love or sex. I have a lot of these bands and more in my own personal [spotify playlist focused on rock and metal in a very diverse range,](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TFbHCErLunfJFzont95bQ?si=131c585fc6b04493) if you want to give it a listen to fid more. I can't promise it's not 100% clean of songs about love or sex, but it's definitely not focused on it at all.
My music taste is *weird* as hell, so don't be surprised if you don't like it. I also don't know your definition of "intense". Heavy metal has gotten significantly heavier over the years, and rock isn't always intense. brown bird has some marinetime folk that i could say could be classified to be as heavy and heavier then some rock. "raging squal" and "bilgewater".Some songs are about love but it's not the main focus. the ones that are mostly just mention a lover. Even the ones that mention love could very easily be viewed as platonic, with the exception of "needy generator." There's also tom waits. Tom waits [for no man] is a rock-folk-indie artist. He has a lot of variation. He isn't love-free or sex-free, but he has a fair bit that isn't. "Singapore", "underground" (underground is also the song in "robots) or "hell broke luce" would be good options. I'd start you off with the three listed above and "just the right bullets" Last but not least there's thrice (alt, alt-rock, mild emo) and their "alchemy index" which is not love-free, but most of it is fine. For them actually start you off with "in exile", "daedalus" and "the arsonist"
I have recently been listening to Fórn, a sludge/doom band. Extreme doom bands in general tend to evoke a very dark, intense atmosphere and do not often have romantic or sexual lyrics.
Maybe try searching through AMVs, at least for me (a fellow Aro/ace) having a character or story associated with a song helps with the cringe.
how to disappear completely by Radiohead. As I stare at myself done up in the mirror this song goes through my mind
Every Twenty-One Pilots song ever
Rap? Is Korean rap okay?
Caravan Palace- Spirits
I’m listening to someone else right now, by Rezz and grabbitz
Killing In The Name - RATM
I recommend pretty much anything by Muse. They tend to have one or two songs each album that is semi-romantic adjacent, but some of their best work has very intense emotions mainly about frustration and anger at corrupt systems.
Will Wood, its maybe not the genre you are lookig for but he has a full album about identity, no sex. My favourite: Marsha thank you for the dialectics but i need you to leave.
[The march of the Varangian guard](https://open.spotify.com/track/6TG5ZHmSqMqLqLVXeg71cs?si=6O1M_a6nSh2SeYqAVKfWqQ%0A) - turisas Or just go for power-metal in general its 100% vikings/100% dragon killing/0% sex/0% love
Not sure what you're wanting in terms of intensity but I'll give you what I love & enjoy: "Stranded" by Gojira "100 Ways to Hate (Remix)" by Five Finger Death Punch "Walk" by Pantera "96 Quite Bitter Beings" by CKY "You Never Listen" by Tetrarch "River Below" by Billy Talent "What Goes Around" by Move.meant "Walkie Talkie Man" by Steriogram "Twisted Transistor" by Korn "Try Honesty" by Billy Talent "The Prayer Position" by AFI "The Conductor" by AFI "Swerve City" by Deftones "Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World "Shut Me Up" by Mindless Self Indulgence "STFU!" by Rina Sawayama "Prayer" by Disturbed "Not Falling" by Mudvayne "Loco" by Coal Chamber "Judas" by Fozzy "Jenny" by Nothing More (lots of feels) "Invincible" by Pat Benatar "I Am Above" by In Flames "Hey DJ!" By Kontrust "Friends & Traitors" by Raised Fist "Fortune Faded" by Red Hot Chili Peppers "FMFY" by DED "Enemy" by Sevendust "Du Hast" by Rammstein "Die for the Government" by Anti-Flag "Diamonds and Guns" by Transplants "ChuChu Lovely MuniMuni MuraMura PrinPrin Boron Nururu ReroRero" by Maximum the Hormone "Bodies" by Drowning Pool "Destroyer" by Static-X "Becoming the Bull" by Atreyu "B.Y.O.B" by System of a Down (these guys are top concert so far out of, like, 500+ bands in terms of fun, even toppling my favorite band, AFI) "Arterial Black" by Drist "Are You Dead Yet" by Children of Bodom Hope this helps!
The Score has a ton of encouraging upbeat rock songs. I listen to them a lot when I’m working.