Music Good or Evil?

"God created and designed our brains, our ears, and our spirits. He created all of us in such a way that "vibrations" could enter our physical ears and have an impact on our spirit. Wow! What an awesome God we serve. So, music has a spiritual dimension and power to it. Beyond that, I truly believe that the spirit of the artist creating the music has a great impact on the overall affect it carries. This is a very subjective thing, and it is really difficult to put into words, but generally speaking; dark hearts produce dark music and vise versa. Hearts that are filled with God's grace and love produce music that reflects God's goodness. It is amazing to me, especially in the Metal genre that I'm most familiar with, how there are only a handful of chords and scales that most artists use. Whether they love Jesus or not, Metal artists use the same power chords, and scales to produce their music. Vocalists also use the vocal chords they have, that are neither secular or sacred, to belt out their vocal parts. There is nothing inherently good or evil about any of that. What makes the significant difference is the faith, the spirit, and the attitude out of which the music is produced. The lyrics will then reflect those things as well. So music is a powerful tool and an awesome gift of God, one that without question possesses spiritual power. My hope and prayer is that every note I play and sing will bless those who listen, and bring glory, honor, and praise to our great God"
                -  Pastor Brad, interview from www.xtrememusic.com