I'm curious as to where everyone gained their negative perspective religion. Just seems like a cool thing to be anti religious. Holy Rollers to cool for the trend though.
Whether you believe it or not, I drew my own conclusions in regards to religion (and they aren't remotely influenced by the whole "being metal" charade, I've essentially held the same views for longer than I've been an active listener of music), and I probably had a bit of a head-start in the sense that my family didn't influence me religiously in any way. The earliest event I can recall that turned me off religion happened in year 5... I don't entirely remember what the class was masqueraded as, but basically it was a Christian "education" class, championed by the school chaplain, that took advantage of us kids' natural interest in Christmas/Easter/etc, to cram religious propaganda in to our minds. I found it extremely boring, confusing, and irrelevant to whatever I gave a crap about at that time, so I told my mother about this class, and she was outraged about the class, and had me withdrawn from it (this was at a public school, mind you).
In general though, my stance against religion is based on my own observations, and the conflict between my own philosophies/morals/ethics/worldviews, as well as my independent nature. I honestly see quite a bit of bad in religion (however the blame for wrong-doings lies purely on the individuals, not the religion), and extremists disgust me to the very core of my self, but I have no problem with the average believer who doesn't shove their beliefs in other peoples faces. It's their right to do what they will with their life... and yes, people who go around causing shit and attacking the religious types are JUST AS BAD as the extremists and holier-than-thou converters. I mean, attempting to convert someone in itself isn't so bad, it's more about the means than the end. Offering someone alternative viewpoints, and leaving the ball in their court is one thing, but harassing, condemning and threatening people is weak, immoral and deserves no tolerance.
EDIT: Just thought I'd mention that my mother holds her own spiritual views, and my father has become quite the religious type himself in the past years, and none of this has influenced me in the slightest.