School of rock: V is for violence

Whether the music itself is literally boiling over, or brutality is lurking in the lyrics, the urge keeps on returning to musiciansThe thirst for violence in music begins in adolescence. The excuse is raging hormones. The solution? Heavy metal, of course. However, I think the best way to tackle violent music is to look specially at three bands whose different takes on violence have appealed to me at different points in my life. Case study one: Slayer – War EnsembleChugging power chords, h...

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