Musicians Launch Campaign Against The Use Of Their Music At Guantánamo
Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine have joined efforts with some other rock and pop artists (such as Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne and R.E.M.) to campaign against the use of their music in Guantanamo Bay to torture the detainees. The National Security Archive, an independent research institute that is based in Washington, have uncovered under the Freedom of Information Act about 20 classified documents that detail the use of loud music as "an interrogation device" to "create futility" in uncooperative detainees.
Terror suspects have been tortured with songs by Rage Against the Machine, Deicide ("Fuck Your God"), Metallica ("Enter Sandman"), Britney Spears, the theme tune to Sesame Street, Barney the Dinosaur's title song and a number of tracks by shock rocker Marilyn Manson. One detainee spent hours being forced to listen to Drowning Pool's "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor". Some inmates also complained of being subjected to the work of Eminem, Bruce Springsteen ("Born in the U.S.A.") and the Bee Gees in order to prevent them sleeping.
The musicians, in collaboration with the National Security Archive, are participating in The National Campaign to Close Guantanamo. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello said: "Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me - we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
The CIA insist that if music was played at Guantanamo, it was played at "levels far below a live rock band".
Terror suspects have been tortured with songs by Rage Against the Machine, Deicide ("Fuck Your God"), Metallica ("Enter Sandman"), Britney Spears, the theme tune to Sesame Street, Barney the Dinosaur's title song and a number of tracks by shock rocker Marilyn Manson. One detainee spent hours being forced to listen to Drowning Pool's "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor". Some inmates also complained of being subjected to the work of Eminem, Bruce Springsteen ("Born in the U.S.A.") and the Bee Gees in order to prevent them sleeping.
The musicians, in collaboration with the National Security Archive, are participating in The National Campaign to Close Guantanamo. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello said: "Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me - we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
The CIA insist that if music was played at Guantanamo, it was played at "levels far below a live rock band".
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| Metal Maiden Megadead Posts: 352 From: Bulgaria  |
Levels far below a live rock band, heh...then maybe the CIA should invite Deicide to actually perform a live show there...so the detainees can...enjoy them fully...hahaha...And they can stream it live in the internet under the tag "Live Torture"...or, "Live in Guantanamo"...Hell, that even sounds like DVD material to me... Then they can use the funds gathered to invest in surround sound HD sound systems in Guantanamo...Only then maybe someone will be able to protest against the noise levels, I guess...
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| necrovamp Posts: 424 From: UK  |
I find it funny that we all love music that is torture to other people! (im using the term metal not mentioning any bands) Seriously it's quite bad...Music is for enjoyment not torture, that and it seems they didn't asl the artist... you do get some wankers in the world..
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 From: Sweden  |
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2570 From: Czech Republic  |
I agree with Morello. This is sick and abominable.
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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| DayFly Posts: 383 From: Germany  |
Concerning levels far below a live rock band, well I guess they are at least right about that which does not excuse it either way. It's still hardly the worst thing that could happen (or is happening) there though.
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Posts: 2747 From: USA  |
Quote: Oh. My. God. 
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561 From: USA  |
All bands should join this regardless of genre. i'd confess to shit too if i had to spend hours listening to the sesame street song for more than 10 minutes, much less hours.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 60959 From: Sweden  |
How the fuck such muisc can tourture priosners  even i love Bruce and REM, but tourture, it proves people who sit there is so low mindet retired thet they never heard good thinks from USA
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689 From: Mexico  |
Written by Irritable Ted on 24.10.2009 at 22:11 Barney... THOSE BASTERDS!!! Well, hope more bands will join this initiative, music is not the problem here, that prison IS the real problem. 
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| Ag Fox Angel No More Posts: 4774 From: Hong Kong  |
Barny the purple dino and Seasame Street... now that must be torture o.0
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| Ragana Rawrcat Posts: 4919 From: Latvia  |
Written by Introspekrieg on 24.10.2009 at 18:57 If I were a prisoner I wouldn't mind. Anyway, I find this kind of torture very funny and, even more, unaffectively.
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| FRIENDSHIP Posts: 28 From: USA  |
I find this sort of use of music humorous because I would love to listen to Deicide or whatever as a prisoner, but it's kind of sad, especially if the musicians are against it. It seems perfectly in Tom Morello's character, though, to be against something like this.
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Posts: 15250  |
Boo fucking hoo.
---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes!
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| tulkas el parcero Posts: 4742 From: Colombia  |
Written by Ragana on 24.10.2009 at 23:33 Exactly! And on the contrary, I'd be ok with it... unless they foreced me to listen to reggaeton all day, Now that there would be a torture!! But I do support the musicians, and what Morello says.
---- love is like a jar of shit with a strawberry on top
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| nb Posts: 248 From: USA  |
This is awful, and I agree and understand that musicians would complain if their music is used for such ends. I guess that listening to the same song over and over, even if you like it , will make you sick. Recall Alex in the Clockwork Orange: He loved Beethoven's 9th symphony and then he was "treated" to stop being violent by playing that symphony together with violent images, so that he would get "cured". After that he was supposedly cured, and he could not stand Beethoven's 9th anymore. Imagine someone, who has never heard metal, listening to Deicide.... Hopefully they stop doing this sort of crap.
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| Peyo Sinister Posts: 8 From: Chile  |
Why don't they use FUCK THE USA by The Exploited?? huh?? fucking criminals
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| Syk myspace/bonerama Posts: 1504 From: New Zealand  |
Written by Ragana on 24.10.2009 at 23:33Written by Introspekrieg on 24.10.2009 at 18:57If I were a prisoner I wouldn't mind. Anyway, I find this kind of torture very funny and, even more, unaffectively.Quote:Oh. My. God. Written by FRIENDSHIP on 25.10.2009 at 05:47 Written by tulkas on 25.10.2009 at 07:22I think you guys are missing the point. How would you like not being able to sleep for days on end because of music being blasted in your face, the likes of which you've never heard before or, and will pretty soon anyway, have heard way too fucking much to bear? IIRC [some of] the detainees there haven't even been found guilty of anything, they're just awaiting trialWritten by Ragana on 24.10.2009 at 23:33Exactly! And on the contrary, I'd be ok with it... unless they foreced me to listen to reggaeton all day, Now that there would be a torture!! But I do support the musicians, and what Morello says. Written by visiblenoise on 26.10.2009 at 07:23Or, as prohibited on most recordings, "public broadcast" - is this the ultimate proof that RIAA execs are only interested in the downfall of humanity? This event was probably inevitable since the details got leaked to media outlets - musicians like these would have all their integrity shattered without reacting in some manner, with the reports bound to get picked up by some of their active fans. It should bring a good result too, for everyone who's worth it
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| tulkas el parcero Posts: 4742 From: Colombia |
@syk: But all in all it just seems a stupid way of "torturing" people, considering all the other, more brutal, raw, really torturing, methods that are commonly used.
---- love is like a jar of shit with a strawberry on top
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| Shadowcross The Summoner Posts: 481 From: Australia  |
That Drowning Pool song is so terrible. pure torture. a fatwa on Drowning Pool!!
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| tulkas el parcero Posts: 4742 From: Colombia |
Written by Guest on 27.10.2009 at 22:05 Well, yeah (though I read somewhere that the world record of longest time without sleeping was over 15 days, hehe). It may not be a soft way, but I just think that I'd prefer that than getting electric shocks constantly, or beating you up and cutting you, and... well, whatever. But I do see your point 
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8662 From: Czech Republic  |
What is this, Americans? arent you happy that your government is protecting you from evil terrorists?
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| AiwiAstwihad AiryanaKhvarenah Posts: 1421 From: Iran  |
Written by tulkas on 27.10.2009 at 16:21 In contray, i think white torture or whatever else it's called is really effective, it breaks the strongest people who won't break under the most severe physical torture. Islamic Republic makes dissident theorecians renounce all they've done so far by keeping them in a tiny soundproof cell all alone for months making them believe they are left forgotten, threatening their families...No connection with the outter world for months and then feeding them with wrong info... If i'm ever to be jailed, i want to be sent to Guantanamo instead of IR's prisons. BTW, this reminds me of Metallica's My Friend Of Misery: "One man's fun is another's hell"
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From the flood that's overwhelmed us and drowned us all Must think, when you speak of our weakness in times of darkness That you've not had to face
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| tulkas el parcero Posts: 4742 From: Colombia |
Written by AiwiAstwihad on 28.10.2009 at 16:08 That's what I mean, there are other methods if torture that are more brutal than making them listen to music. For example what you say, making them think they are left forgotten, or threatening their families.
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