that is currently going on in America . 18
Another example of contemporary news reels contributing to the visual narrative of a band ’ s music is the recent fracas between Power Trip and Fox News ; the band issued a “ Cease and Desist ” notice to the news station ( who played a clip of their song “ Executioner ’ s Tax ( Swinging of the Axe ),” and the group objected to the usage . During Power Trip ’ s performance at the 2017 Loudwire Awards , they inter-spliced footage of various conflicts around the world with the ( now ) infamous video of white nationalist Richard Spencer begin punched during an interview . They note of the inclusion of that particular footage , “ We weren ’ t just attacking the right […] It was kind of an all-encompassing ‘ shit is fucked ’ kind of situation ,” said lyricist Riley Gale . Drummer Chris Ulsh added , “ But also , fuck that dude ,” to which Gale replied , “ Yeah , fuck that dude [ Richard Spencer ]. That guy deserved to get punched .” 19
In an increasingly visual world , in which our news consists largely of video reporting , it ’ s only natural that visual narratives be appropriated to help band ’ s create a second layer of storytelling that illustrates their overt meaning ( whether or not their lyrics are specific and political or general and apolitical ). The visual content of music videos is shifting increasingly away from performance videos , traditional concert or created content that simply film bands singing the song , occasionally in a fictitious scenario , to direct appropriation of real footage from contemporaneous events to which the band is responding or engaging with .
References Aspray , Benjamin , “ Megadeth : Dystopia , Slant Magazine , 22 January 2016 . Retrieved December 22 , 2017 . https :// www . slantmagazine . com / music / review / megadeth-dystopia .
BBC News . “ Sweden brings back military conscription amid Baltic tensions .” 2 March 2017 . http :// www . bbc . com / news / worldeurope-39140100 .
Blabbermouth . “ THE 69 EYES : Video for new single ‘ Jet Fighter Plane .” 15 January 2016 . Retrieved March 15 , 2017 . http :// archive . blabbermouth . net / news / the-69-eyes-video-for-new-single-jet-fighterplane . html # pPTJZ664zKp0XACp . 99
18 Christopher , Michael . “ Ministry Eye March 2018 for ‘ Amerikkkant ’ Album , Reveal ‘ Antifa ” Video ,” 11 Dec . 2017 . Loudwire . Retrieved 12 Dec . 2017 . http :// loudwire . com / ministry-march-2018-amerikkkant-album-antifa-video / 19 Hill , John . “ Power Trip to Fox News : ‘ Cease and Desist ’ Playing Our Music ,” 7 December 2017 . Loudwire . Retrieved 15 Dec 2017 . http :// loudwire . com / power-triparent-down-fox-news-playing-their-music /.
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