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Heavy metal becoming increasingly political
As genre nears 30, social commentary weaves its way among
power chords
The Associated Press
Updated: 11:59 a.m. MT Aug 10, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO -- Heavy metal singer Chris Barnes didn't know
what people would think of "Amerika the Brutal," an anti-war
song he wrote after his cousin deployed to Iraq in 2003.
He heard a number of complaints -- but also received
supportive e-mails from American troops in the war zone.
"It kind of sent a shiver up my spine because those are the
guys I didn't want to offend by sounding anti-war," said
Barnes, vocalist for the death metal band Six Feet Under.
Other metal bands are finding similar inspiration.