Its fun. I like being able to listen to a song and remember how it was made. Its also very satisfying to be loud sometimes!
To release a few professional sounding songs and play a few gigs with them.
Either Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden or Guarded by Disturbed
Foo Fighters, Disturbed, Muse, Avenged Sevenfold, Royal Blood, Metallica and Nothing but Thieves.
I don't usually make music to send a message, I try to make it sound good first.
Its still nerve wracking, but its also very empowering and fun to see other people engaging with your music.
Twisted Vinyl from Somerset and Ravenbreed from Pontypridd