Rush and the Wall of Satan December 21, 2005
For Whom Hell”s Bells Toll
This is an interesting article that discusses the backmasking craze that went on back in the 80s involving fundamentalist Christians, the PMRC and “heavy metal” / “hard rock” bands such as Rush.
For Whom Hell”s Bells Toll
… During the 1980s, many Americans– concerned community and church leaders, educators, experts, and parents– attributed a considerable bulk of society”s problems, especially those related to youth culture, to Satanism, specifically as it was spread via heavy metal. The trend developed in parallel to the founding of the Parents Music Resource Center, its Filthy Fifteen list of offensive artists, and the legislation to rate albums based on content … Accusations of Satanism and the general moral indictment of heavy metal abounded during this era, as did calls to censor the music and curtail its availability. The underlying assumption seemed to be that protecting children from evil music would insulate society against real problems like drug use, pregnancy, abortion, and poverty. Satan became an easy straw man for larger, stickier social problems.…
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