Please don't turn this into America or war debate.

Some of the greatest works of literature and art were created as a response to warfare. For example, All Quiet on The Western Front or Charge of the Light Brigade. Many of the rock songs from the 60's contain social commentary or references to the War in Vietnam. I don't listen to much current day pop music(radio or mtv type music) but it doesn't seem like pop music is continuing the tradition of rockers from the 60s.

It does appear that Metal is filling the void. Many recent releases contain reactions to 9/11 and the war on terror. Many other releases appear to have been influenced by the recent world events. I was able to come up with the short list of bands/albums/songs that meet this criteria.

1) Biohazard-Kill or Be Killed
2) Otep-Warhead
3) Ministry-No W
4)Megadeth-The System has Failed and United Abominations
5)Iced Earth-The Glorious Burden

If you know of any other musical responses to 9/11 or war on terror please list them.

most of ratm songs are against war etc...

I'm looking specifically for songs/albums that are a response or reaction to 9/11 or the war on terror.

soulfly - 09/11/01 (one minute of silence)

="swift_sloth":22fx79jk said:

="zerostatic":22fx79jk said:I'm looking specifically for songs/albums that are a response or reaction to 9/11 or the war on terror.

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="swift_sloth":mhac7yp1 said:
In that case, all I know is Eyes of the insane

It was about a soldier who hanged himself a day before he was due to be deported home from Iraq because of some mental problems (depression or stress?)

RATM - WAR WITHIN A BREATH

Every official that comes in
Cripples us leaves us maimed
Silent and tamed
And with our flesh and bones
He builds his homes

Southern fist
Rise through tha jungle mist
Clenched to smash power so cancerous
A black flag and a red star
A rising sun loomin' over Los Angeles
'Cause for Raza livin in La La
Is like Gaza on to tha dawn of Intifada
Reach for tha lessons tha masked pass on
And seize tha metropolis
It's you that it's built on

Everything can change on a new years day
As everything changed on new years day

Everything can change on a new years day
As everything changed on new years day

War within a breath
It's land or death
Their existence is a crime
Their seat their robe their tie
Their land deeds
Their hired guns
They're tha crime
Shots heard underground round tha rapture
Tha world's eye captured
At last in a Mexican pasture
Tha masked screaming land or death
Within a breath
A war from tha depth of time
Who shot four puppet governors in a line
Who shook all tha world bankers
Who think they can rhyme
Shot tha landlords who knew it was mine
Yes a war from tha depth of time

Everything can change on a new years day
As everything changed on new years day

Everything can change on a new years day
As everything changed on new years day

War within a breath
It's land or death

as they lost their credit because of too communistic lyrics, it doesn't matter on this one.

ratm have the best anti-political/anti-social lyrics imo...
we all know they(at least Zack) are communists...
but still they have the balls to say it xD

hey played live outside Stapples Center(L.A.) some years ago when at the same time inside the Stapples Center was taking place the National Democratic Convertion....

damn that show was awsome..

ratm communists? How the fuck can a band that gets play on mtv, had tons of merchandising, and charged over $40 a ticket for a show even pretend to be communist? Not to mention they were on a major record label. I like some of their music, but I have to say their political message is fucked up. Any real Communist country would throw their asses in the gulag.