Ronnie Radke (metal singer)

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On the back of Alice Cooper and other musicians speaking out against the current gender ideology. Ronnie Radke is very open being for against and not backing down. https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-ronnie-radke-tiktok-ban-gender-identity-commentary/

Just read it, he seems to have his head screwed on. Never heard of him or of the band, I hope he's not evil. Good news at the end that his tour is going well. I'm away at the moment., but I'll give the band a listen when I get home.

Thank god for that!
Be nice if more "alternative" musicians would speak up though, a lot of them seem to actually be quite captured by it from what I've seen

Someone suggested there's a rock music WhatsApp and they've all decided to speak out!

The signs were there. The song 'Zombified' is anti cancel culture and the 'pumping us with lies' line says a lot I think.

A copy and paste of the lyrics:

[Verse 1]
The monsters aren't living under your bed 'Cause they are the voices in your head Zombified by the lies they've said We've become the walking dead

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause everybody's talking that sh— Oh no, they'll never let go Of something you said ten years ago They're canceling, canceling you And they won't stop 'til everybody's

[Chorus]
Zombified (Zombified) They're pumping us with lies Like it's formaldehyde (Formaldehyde) They're dead inside It goes on and on, let this go When it stops, we'll never know We're hypnotized (Hypnotized) And they won't stop 'til you're Zombified

[Verse 2]
You better shut your mouth and bite your tongue 'Cause you don't wanna piss off anyone (Yeah) We're traumatized by the damage done Welcome to America

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause everybody's talking that sh— Oh no, they'll never let go Of something you said ten years ago They're canceling, canceling you And they won't stop 'til everybody's

[Chorus]
Zombified (Zombified) They're pumping us with lies Like it's formaldehyde (Formaldehyde) They're dead inside It goes on and on, let this go When it stops, we'll never know We're hypnotized (Hypnotized) And they won't stop 'til you're Zombified

[Breakdown]
Go! (Hahahaha) They're feeding off your broken mind They won't die, they multiply We've become so fucking blind They won't stop 'til you're zombified! Pick it up! Oh, oh

[Chorus]
Now everybody's zombified (Zombified) They're pumping us with lies Like it's formaldehyde (Formaldehyde) They're dead inside It goes on and on, let this go When it stops, we'll never know We're hypnotized (Hypnotized)

[Bridge]
And they won't stop 'til you're They won't stop 'til I'm They won't stop 'til we're all Zombified'

I always wonder what the much missed Neil Peart of Rush would have said about trans.

I know he wasn't a musician, but I always wonder what someone like Vaclav Havel would think of this denial of reality.

In his best-known play, Vyrozumění (1965; The Memorandum), an incomprehensible artificial language is imposed on a large bureaucratic enterprise, causing the breakdown of human relationships and their replacement by unscrupulous struggles for power. In these and subsequent works Havel explored the self-deluding rationalizations and moral compromises that characterize life under a totalitarian political system.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vaclav-Havel

I've not heard that one of theirs before, I've added it to my playlist now - ta so much!!

I don't hold much hope for other artists doing the same or similar, but I can still dream!

No idea who he is but those are a very on point lyrics!

Just listening to Falling in Reverse, really enjoying it. My initial impression is the songs are emotional and heartfelt. Ronnie Radke has a great voice.

Looking at his interactions with the law and history of violence, I'm not so sure about that.

Yeah, he's banned from the UK because of his stay in jail for breaching his probation. There's something about domestic abuse allegations, but I've not looked into that yet. The jail stuff and drug abuse seem pretty historic, I hope he's turned his life around.