Shock Rock
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To those who listen to any kind of new wave rock or metal, shock rock is almost defined by such acts as Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Mushroomhead, Slipknot, Mudvayne, and Tool. Shock rock is music that never fails the least bit to surprise and shock all of its fans. It never falls short of your expectations and you won't regret the experience if you're into thrills and chills.
"Personally, I think that shock rock is just that: shock. It's about a person or group that is more concerned about image than about music. Bands like Marilyn Manson and stuff are trying to impress the few who find their style intriguing and depress the masses who buy into the Top 40 TRL type s**t." Says musician Dan DuBois, band member for the California-based punk band Argyle. DuBois also states his opinion on shock rock messages, "...it is the worst for shock rock bands to spread messages of crude anger and destruction or vulgarity to the masses, because it is so easily emulated and taken as rebelliousness in the middle and high schools, by not following popular trends, they are turning the unpopular ideas and styles into trends of their own to be bought up and sold by companies like Hot Topic and such...