The only thing I care about is how a band sounds, what they're singing about ranges from uninteresting to seriously retarded in most cases anyway. I have a lot less issues with bands having christian lyrics (as long as they're not overly preachy) than with bands advocating nazism, murder or rape. A ggod thing about those bands is that lyrics are hardly decipherable for the most part, which prevents me from having to facepalm because of their idiocy. Overly christian lyrics are no less stupid than overly satanic lyrics, they're just a different kind of stupid. Bottom line is, either it sounds good or it doesn't. What it talks about is irrelevant unless it rubs you the wrong way.

Also, the whole concept of "ideals of metal" is something anyone grown up enough can't take seriously. Metal isn't a way a life, it's entertainment even if not mainstream. I can't help but feeling sorry for anyone who thinks otherwise.