Megadeth Rocker Tells Audience ‘We Have The Power To Push Back Against Tyranny’
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I'd bet he knew about all that stuff back then. Most of the metal bands I grew up with all made songs about government corruption, medical tyranny, etc. Sepultura had a song called "Biotech is Godzilla" that talks about medical experiments and technology being in the wrong hands. That came out in 1993! Check out these lyrics:
"Street people kidnapped, hid from view "To save the Earth", our rulers met Some had other secret plans No! No! No! No! Biotech Biotech Biotech Say what? Strip-mine the Amazon Of cells of life itself Gold rush for genes is on Natives get nothing Biotech Biotech Biotech Is Godzilla (Godzilla) Mutations cooked in labs Money-mad experiments New food and medicine? New germs and accidents! Like Cubatão "World's most polluted town" Air melts your face Deformed children all around Bio-technology Ain't what's so bad Like all technology It's in the wrong hands Cut-throat corporations Don't give a damn When lots of people die From what they've made Biotech Biotech Biotech, is AIDS? Stop!
Damn dude, you got a point.
...in case you haven't heard of these metal legends...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=impRqn44OCA
Nevermore "Born" lyrics:
"Religion changed the face of man, thou shalt not kill, we all are gone The seed of ignorance is born thou shalt not think, thou shalt conform The pigs order us to follow orders and obey The flies drink the decaying nectar of their tortured effigy Cling to wasted beliefs and visions and bathe in apathy again No solution, the retribution of spiritual sickness begins The legacy of suffering is through, the guilt we bear shall not tear us in two Born we are the same, within the silence, indifference be thy name Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades The grandeur fades, the meaning never known If nothing in the world can change our children will inherit nothing Born we are the same, within the silence, indifference be thy name Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades The grandeur fades, the meaning never known The pigs call for pure submission and fall into the fray The lonely hunter beats his shallow drum, the soundtrack of world disarray Cling to wasted beliefs and visions and bathe in apathy again No solution, the retribution of spiritual sickness begins Born we are the same, within the silence, indifference be thy name Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades The grandeur fades, the meaning never known If nothing in the world can change our children will inherit nothing"
Isn't it funny how metal has been described as satanic, yet I've only found a handful of bands that actually come close to that? Nearly every band I listened to growing up never mentioned anything about worshipping satan...quite the opposite. Yes there are tons of bands that seem to be anti-Christian, but that's mainly because those bands come from Scandinavian countries that embraced paganism for thousands of years before Christianity was introduced to their homeland. Metal is what the world needs in my opinion.