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Rock Music and
   Violence
  By Verity-May Walker
history
A gig held by the group "Guns N' Roses“ ended in a mob of 2500
youths rioting, resulting in 60 of them being injured. this
type of frantic behaviour at rock gigs often lead to
killings.
Band names
The names of some "heavy metal" groups also known as "death
metal," glorify death and promote destruction. "Blessed
Death," "Carnivore," "Coroner," "Destruction," "Mace," "Malice,"
"Overkill," "Rotten Corpse," "Sacrifice,“ “moRgue oRgy,” etc.
Individuals looking up to bands with such names are likely to
be influence is some way by the band‟s attitudes, which may
lead to a violent outlook or behaviour.
youth‟s point of view
many teenagers today get judged, labeled and targeted for
being “violent” because of the type of music that he listens to.
“i listen to eveRything, classic Rock, alteRnative metal and
death metal. i get judged foR it all the time,” -sam wates.
“at my old school, people thought i would kill anybody because
of the music i listen to, when i‟m Really not a mean peRson. just
because i listen to metal and stuff that is heavy doesn‟t make me
„evil‟ – it‟s just music,” Ben cole.

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Rock music and violence

  • 1. Rock Music and Violence By Verity-May Walker
  • 2. history A gig held by the group "Guns N' Roses“ ended in a mob of 2500 youths rioting, resulting in 60 of them being injured. this type of frantic behaviour at rock gigs often lead to killings.
  • 3. Band names The names of some "heavy metal" groups also known as "death metal," glorify death and promote destruction. "Blessed Death," "Carnivore," "Coroner," "Destruction," "Mace," "Malice," "Overkill," "Rotten Corpse," "Sacrifice,“ “moRgue oRgy,” etc. Individuals looking up to bands with such names are likely to be influence is some way by the band‟s attitudes, which may lead to a violent outlook or behaviour.
  • 4.
  • 5. youth‟s point of view many teenagers today get judged, labeled and targeted for being “violent” because of the type of music that he listens to. “i listen to eveRything, classic Rock, alteRnative metal and death metal. i get judged foR it all the time,” -sam wates. “at my old school, people thought i would kill anybody because of the music i listen to, when i‟m Really not a mean peRson. just because i listen to metal and stuff that is heavy doesn‟t make me „evil‟ – it‟s just music,” Ben cole.