Political Statement in heavy metal on the role of white men in this world

Sophie_Scholl · 10-10-2011, 06:05 PM

Hello everybody. Hi, I am new to this forum - I could maybe as well ask a real friend about this, and - well I will - just crossed my mind.
But our generation might just as well ask the internet first

So - I kind of am in a state of mind - for all summer - very very thoughtful I was.

Like - imagine you watched the news on TV today - all bad news about war there, death here, the poor people in the world, segregation, killings, the rich and the poor -
Well, the usual stuff. But this time, while telling you the news, the lady on TV would actually FEEL and start crying while letting the world know about children in the favelas....

That kind of state of mind you know. Like I am 34 years old - and like when I was sixteen or so this Feeling for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE came out of me again.

SO here is my question to you guys here, the new kids on the blog.
xxx
Megadeth is a band. Megadeath means a million of dead people.

Now how do you guys feel about this metal music (I am a girl, I was always into folk music, some alternative, well janes addiction was the farthest on heavy metal I liked probably along with pj harvey(which cannot really be named heavy metal...) - well I liked led zeppelin way back in the days of teens ...)

Those Metallers are like - I always thoght they were .... so uncool with their extreme leather jackets, skinny, white, long hear, high pinched voices .... (don't blame me for that

)
but maybe I missed out on their message?! Their point?!

BUT now my question, how do you feel about that: is there a general attitude in Metal music for worlds politics, the global situation and WELL - Whiteys Selfreflection?

Do you see any statements in their Music, their lyrics, their Styles considering White Mans role in this world - e.g. Columbus, imperialists etc?

Are there Songs, Albums, that could be considered in question of critizising this white Mans rule on planet earth that could be called CLASSICS of Metal - or Hymns or anything memorable?

I just wonder about that because Heavy Metal music is in general (yeah, I know the great great band LIVING COLOR) so very white genre of music.
White male angry .... that kind of thing.

So I hope anybody can answer me - THANK you all for your time and brainstorming!
Maybe I wont log in in this blog again (I am very prone to lose passwords etc - was not much of a forum user ever)
Since this is my first post here, I just let you here my e-mail adress just in case where you can answer me too!

[link to email removed]

Hope anyone here understands me!

10-10-2011, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sophie_Scholl Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 18	Political Statement in heavy metal on the role of white men in this world Hello everybody. Hi, I am new to this forum - I could maybe as well ask a real friend about this, and - well I will - just crossed my mind. But our generation might just as well ask the internet first So - I kind of am in a state of mind - for all summer - very very thoughtful I was. Like - imagine you watched the news on TV today - all bad news about war there, death here, the poor people in the world, segregation, killings, the rich and the poor - Well, the usual stuff. But this time, while telling you the news, the lady on TV would actually FEEL and start crying while letting the world know about children in the favelas.... That kind of state of mind you know. Like I am 34 years old - and like when I was sixteen or so this Feeling for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE came out of me again. SO here is my question to you guys here, the new kids on the blog. xxx Megadeth is a band. Megadeath means a million of dead people. Now how do you guys feel about this metal music (I am a girl, I was always into folk music, some alternative, well janes addiction was the farthest on heavy metal I liked probably along with pj harvey(which cannot really be named heavy metal...) - well I liked led zeppelin way back in the days of teens ...) Those Metallers are like - I always thoght they were .... so uncool with their extreme leather jackets, skinny, white, long hear, high pinched voices .... (don't blame me for that ) but maybe I missed out on their message?! Their point?! BUT now my question, how do you feel about that: is there a general attitude in Metal music for worlds politics, the global situation and WELL - Whiteys Selfreflection? Do you see any statements in their Music, their lyrics, their Styles considering White Mans role in this world - e.g. Columbus, imperialists etc? Are there Songs, Albums, that could be considered in question of critizising this white Mans rule on planet earth that could be called CLASSICS of Metal - or Hymns or anything memorable? I just wonder about that because Heavy Metal music is in general (yeah, I know the great great band LIVING COLOR) so very white genre of music. White male angry .... that kind of thing. So I hope anybody can answer me - THANK you all for your time and brainstorming! Maybe I wont log in in this blog again (I am very prone to lose passwords etc - was not much of a forum user ever) Since this is my first post here, I just let you here my e-mail adress just in case where you can answer me too! [link to email removed] Hope anyone here understands me!