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Montage Monday | Bloodywood/Prophets of Rage/Manic Street Preachers/Rage Against The Machine

Today’s spotlight is the second in a new series called “Montage Monday”, where the spotlight may be brief but is packed with a lot of music. Because, sometimes, you need a montage (montage!).[1]

And for no particular reason, this Montage Monday we’re going to spotlight albums spanning 30 years that have some anger issues – or, rather, address issues with very well-justified anger -, working backward in case doing so can turn back time. Each title is directly linked to its Bandcamp/Songlink in case you want to just jump straight in and forego the montage completely, though the montage this time around is really just suggestions of some key tunes. Titrate additional tunes/anger in as needed. Ready?

Bloodywood – Rakshak (2022, India)[2] / Prophets of Rage – s/t (2017, US)[3] / Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (1994, Wales)[4] / Rage Against The Machine – s/t (1992, US)[5]

Bloodywood – “Dana Dan” (Youtube video; Songlink): You might think you don’t like nu-metal, until you hear this song/album/band. This band is bloody amazing, and the video for this song always gets me jacked up (CW: mention of sexual assault and violence). (Watch for their third LP, Nu Delhi, coming out later this month – one track features BABYMETAL!)

I put a fist through the face of a rapist, and yeah, I tape this
For the viewing pleasure of the nameless faces he disgraces
And yeah, one day I may change his kind with my mind, but
I won’t bow to the beast, never make peace

Prophets of Rage – “Unfuck the World” (Bandcamp): See also the entire rest of this album, the only LP from an explosive supergroup of members from Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill formed in the wake of the 2016 US election. So.

Give a damn, evil can’t stand, yeah
When the people take a stand
C’mon!

No hatred, fuck racists
Blank faces, time’s changin’
One nation, unification
The vibration, unfuck the world!

Manic Street Preachers – “Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit’sworldwouldfallapart” (Songlink): Contents as stated.

And lastly, for the Rage Against The Machine track, we’re obviously going to have to go with “Killing in the Name” (Songlink), seeing as, still, some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me

1. Team America: World Police soundtrack – “Montage”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK4gv11PTI8 ↩︎
2. Number 677 in The List, submitted by buffyleigh. Discogs link. ↩︎
3. Number 806 in The List, submitted by @raisedfist. Discogs link. ↩︎
4. Number 275 in The List, submitted by BlueGambit86. Discogs link. ↩︎
5. Number 612 in The List, submitted by @markwyner. Discogs link. ↩︎

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