School of rock: A is for angry music

"Anger can make you old … Anger destroys your soul," warns Marvin Gaye on, er, Anger. But no one listens to you after you're no longer here, so his words were unable to prevent the tide of musical rage, from angst-fuelled adolescents to righteously ornery OAPs. Of course, Marvin was being wise in the words of his oong, but anger in music is hugely important part to how we release our pent-up aggro. And from Kick Out the Jams to Black Flag and Napalm Death, I've always admired the one-dimen...

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