I was never a fan of punk when I was in high school, being a huge metal guy back in the 80's. But I did notice that when it came to the politics of the time, it always seemed that the metal and punk people I knew were big supporters of Reagan and his standing up to the evil empire. It was the limp-wristed pop fans who were pro-communist, pro-left. I'm glad to see that punks today are standing up once again against the leftist MTV co-op machine.
Was Michael Graves also in the Bronx Casket Company with DD Verni and Tim Mallare from Overkill?
Oh yeah. 80's metal was, and still is, the best. Remember Iron Maiden's "Flash of the Blade", about the joy of combat? Or better yet, their song "The Prisoner", about breaking free of bondage and heaping fear and death on the enemy. (With the intro from the British TV show of the same name, "I AM NOT A NUMBER! I AM A FREE MAN!" Still gives me goosebumps thinking about it.)
People who are inclined to metal aren't the types to sit around, holding hands, beating a drum, and singing "Cumbaya". Hell no! We want to get out there and bash the skulls of those who would constrain us.
And how about ol' Sammy Hagar, from the song VOA from the album VOA:
You in the Middle East
Keep on your toes
We're about to strike
Everybody knows
Just tell your friends
The USSR
We're gonna crash that party
'Cause they've gone too far!
Gotta love ol' Sammy. I understand he makes some damned fine tequila, too.
LOL I'd like to hear what ol' Billy Milano from the Stormtroopers of Death has to say about the War on Terror, after hearing his old song, "F**k The Middle East".