Issues Call For Social Healing

2016-10-14 by Stormy Smiley Face | 64 Comments
As a way of issuing support to Black Lives Matter, but to also point out that it is about healing the rift between peoples and asking the good cops to stand up and fight for justice, Issues have released a new music video for "Blue Wall".

"This song is about taking responsibility and making peace. It's time to tear down the blue wall that silences the good cops and empowers the bad and to reform our relationship with the American police.

"Dedicated to the victims of overzealous police violence past and present. Black lives do matter."

Video is posted by Rise Records' YouTube account, where both quotes are found as well.



Tagged: Issues

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Snide
October 14th 2016
7049 Comments


Worst song on the album by far.
Album itself is awesome though.

Spec
October 14th 2016
41477 Comments


wut

CaliggyJack
October 14th 2016
11028 Comments


wat

Snake.
October 14th 2016
25598 Comments


you're 29 and yelling about blm on a music website

elliootsmeuth
October 14th 2016
4013 Comments


you're 29 and yelling about blm on a music website

Not just any music website, Sputshit.

pjquinones747
October 14th 2016
4287 Comments


Social healing would be if this band quit.

Rolling Girl
October 14th 2016
2148 Comments


woot!
wut / wat [2]

elliootsmeuth
October 14th 2016
4013 Comments


Social healing would be if this band quit.

Absolute truth

Sinternet
October 14th 2016
26909 Comments


band sucks

good message tho

Sinternet
October 15th 2016
26909 Comments


5.0 classic
As I Lay Dying The Powerless Rise
As I Lay Dying Shadows Are Security
As I Lay Dying Awakened
so much passion, so much brilliance, but i expect nothing less from them
August Burns Red Messengers
August Burns Red Rescue & Restore
August Burns Red Sleddin' Hill
August Burns Red Found in Far Away Places
They have somehow outdone themselves again. This is a masterpiece of an album. A beautifully
abstract and passionate album once again from one of the most consistent bands around. They are on a different
level completely.
Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Drop Dead, Gorgeous In Vogue
Drop Dead, Gorgeous Worse Than A Fairy Tale
Eminem The Slim Shady LP
Fit for a King Deathgrip
When I first heard pissed off released in august I was blown away and knew right then FFAK was going to release their best
album. Here we are now and I must say this is the pinnacle of their career so far and one of the heaviest albums in
metalcore in the last 5 years, yet also extremely melodic at times. Unbelievable vocal range from what I'm assuming is 3
different members of the band. Ryan Kirby is THE BEST SCREAMER/GROWLER/SINGER in the genre right now and his
versatility is at its peak right now. I cant believe what he can do with his range and his cleans on this album prove that he is
an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. Instrumentally they have found their supreme sound as well with a perfect
dichotomy of brutality and beautiful melodies. I highly recommend seeing them live as well. I believe this band will take
over the metalcore title within the next few years. Disease might be the heaviest song I've heard since impending doom's
last album. 4.8/5
Green Day Dookie
Green Day Insomniac
Green Day International Superhits
Jimmy Eat World Bleed American


Snake.
October 15th 2016
25598 Comments


as if people don't post angry shit all the time on here


yes but you're reaching 30 and you're posting on a music site saying you're never gonna listen to a certain band again because they're speaking out on something as if they're actually reading what you say lmao

CaimanJesus
October 15th 2016
3815 Comments


BLM IS A TERRORIST GROUP

Sinternet
October 15th 2016
26909 Comments


Korn Korn
Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog...
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory
Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Midnight Clear Midnight Clear:A Solid State Christmas Compilation
the only way to celebrate christmas with metal renditions of christmas classics
Nirvana Nevermind
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York
Norma Jean Redeemer
Norma Jean Wrongdoers
Oh, Sleeper Children Of Fire
Endless progression and evolvement from this band. This is a great time for metalcore music.
PVRIS Paris
PVRIS Acoustic
This an amazingly atmospheric and beautiful mood setting little ep.
PVRIS White Noise
When i discovered this band's ep, I was stunned by the raw emotion and energy, and mostly the amazing talent
that Lynn displayed. I was skeptical when they changed their sound to a more synth/electronic pop sound with
the first single though it was extremely enjoyable. I can honestly tell you now that after this album drops it's going
to blow up and transcend modern music. Lynn easily has the best voice in music, and this band crafted an
absolutely infectious, ambient, and fun album.Believe the hype.
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire
Slipknot Slipknot
Slipknot Iowa
Slipknot Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Sum 41 All Killer No Filler
System of a Down Toxicity
System of a Down Steal This Album!


Sinternet
October 15th 2016
26909 Comments


The Browning Isolation
While this band has been hated for the most part on this particular site, they have been one of my favorites since 2012 with
their electronic induced breakdown sound. I have thoroughly enjoyed their ep's, and their 2 albums, but this new one
absolutely surpasses everything they've done on every sonic level. Definitely them at their most dynamic with the
astounding electronics, the improved screaming, and tightened instrumentals for their particularly unique sound. A
fantastic album from start to finish. "Cynica" bursts with insanity, then midway through "Fallout" stands out as a new
frontier for the band with some cleans on the chorus, then "Phantom Dancer" pummels relentlessly, and finishing with what
I think is the strongest track they've ever crafted which is the exploding "Pathologic". And finally if you have never seen
this band live, I suggest you do so because they put on one of the most intensely fun shows I've seen and I've been to
hundreds of shows. 4.85/5
The Devil Wears Prada Zombie
The Doors The Doors
The Used The Used
Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind
Underoath Define the Great Line
Underoath They're Only Chasing Safety
Weezer Weezer
Weezer Pinkerton
Weezer Weezer (Deluxe Edition)

snerefedsav
October 15th 2016
968 Comments


so that post was serious huh

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


Some of those are legit 5's tho.

Tyler.
October 15th 2016
19035 Comments


o yea you're snake and you slither through this website like one too


hahahahahahaha you showed him


Futures
Staff Reviewer
October 15th 2016
18035 Comments


do you fellas sm0k?

Deathconscious
October 15th 2016
28053 Comments


"they can go fuck themselves with this PC SJW bullshit. officially never listening to them again."

lol. someones triggered.

CaliggyJack
October 15th 2016
11028 Comments


REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

TheCharmingMan
October 15th 2016
585 Comments


This went south fast.

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


Of course this was gonna go south fast, the article mentioned that this song is about BLM. People either love BLM, or hate BLM. It's probably the most polarizing movement in America right now.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


You think so? I know a lot of people white and black who are kinda neutral toward it and don't have super strong feelings one way or the other. I'd say Trump and Hillary are a lot more polarizing.

Snake.
October 15th 2016
25598 Comments


yeah you either support it, despise it, or have zero opinion on it


honestly imo the black lives matter movement has a really great concept and message but it's really flawed, like i understand why they riot but some people in that movement take it way too far. some are just so ignorant that they immediately turn off any reasoning as if all of these people getting killed are saints.


with that being said all lives matter and blue lives matter are idiotic and just complete slaps in the face

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


I've never talked to a single person with a neutral opinion on BLM tbh
Mostly because a lot of people who have a neutral opinion are hit hard by either side of the argument for "not taking action"

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


Being "meh" about it doesn't mean zero opinion, it's like "I understand the reasons behind it but disagree with a lot of the methods they use" so it's a neutral stance but not uninvolved if you follow me.

JigglyPDiddy
October 15th 2016
3721 Comments


"BLM IS A TERRORIST GROUP"

Take off your white bed sheets, sir.

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


On one hand, BLM has reasonable chapters that do things like host cook offs, host non-violent protests, and donate to charities, and those are beneficial, I can get behind that. On the other hand, retarded shit like blocking off roads (which has resulted in several deaths), saying all white people are evil, and that all cops are evil, and such, is asinine and gives the movement a bad name.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


Hahahah dude Snide you just proved my point by taking a neutral stance yourself. Which as I said is not uncommon.

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


I'm also the only one I know in my state who has a neutral position. Although I used to lean more towards outright hating it.

JeetJeet
October 15th 2016
12947 Comments


“o yea you're snake and you slither through this website like one too"

Lmao oh man this brought a smile to my face


Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


The last thing BLM is, is a terrorist group. The real victims lately though are the people being treated as rioters at the Pipeline protests and that deserves more attention in this immediate moment because the ramifications of what law enforcement and corporations controlling law enforcement up north are getting away with is severe.

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


Shailene Woodley is charged with inciting a riot because she live streamed at the peaceful pipeline protest and had 40,000 live viewers, so she was the only one arrested after she left the site when she was first asked, but they only did that to get her away from the area where everyone would not see her being arrested by herself. Law was waiting for her at her camper. Someone in power saw she was broadcasting and had actual viewers and ordered the law to take care of it.

Snake.
October 15th 2016
25598 Comments


yeah when shailene woodley got arrested that was the last straw

i don't care if she's a dollar store jennifer lawrence she's a celebrity trying to spread a message and all you pricks did was take that away from them

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


Legitimate tyranny 101

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


Respected Shailene a lot for that.

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


Shailene has had my respect for a long time. She's been an activist for a year or two now at least. Her mother was there and had to watch her daughter be arrested for fighting for the side of good against evil can you imagine

Snide
October 15th 2016
7049 Comments


I didn't know anything about her bar seeing her in Divergent (arguably the only good thing about those movies, except for some fun moments in the first one)

Sauce
October 15th 2016
930 Comments


hahahahaa what is this song and what is this thread?

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


do you need comprehension lessons or

Sauce
October 15th 2016
930 Comments


yes

someguest
October 15th 2016
30522 Comments


Funny how you don't have run ins with the cops when you're not breakin' the law all the time.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


someguest you are difficult to pin down politically, although part of that is your love of trolling so I have to approach each post with skepticism.

someguest
October 15th 2016
30522 Comments


A part of the political problems in this country is we blame one side or the other and paint the other side as perfect. Are cops in this country retarded? Absolutely. Are the citizens? Absolutely.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


I'm not talking about this issue in isolation, I'm saying having seen a lot of your political posts you are still largely a mystery to me.

someguest
October 15th 2016
30522 Comments


I've felt love and hate for every political agenda under the sun. I've wholly given up on the notion of political ideal. It's a system for pimping morons and pushing paper.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016
6263 Comments


Surely you have principles.

MrMatt767
October 15th 2016
559 Comments


BLM isn't terroristic, it's just embarrassing. A group that's 'policy influence' extends, at best, to peaceful protest by 20-something college kids and, at worst to violent and destructive rioting, will never initiate any substantive change at a political level. Agitating for social change that is substantive insofar as it results in a cultural and political shift isn't achieved in a democratic setting by clapping your hands together and making as much racially divisve noise as you can whilst alienating a large portion of the remaining American public by damaging public property. It's no wonder that a risecore band, who specialise in slapping their instruments together and head-banging to whatever noise comes out would be so enamoured with this movement, but it's also no wonder that no ELECTABLE political figures - Bernie Sanders, take note - refuse to officially endorse BLM.

Danred97
October 15th 2016
2544 Comments


Song still sucks

botb
October 15th 2016
20018 Comments


i hate watching white people all discuss black lives matter

MercuryToHell
October 15th 2016
1362 Comments


I'm not anti-BLM by any stretch but if I wanted to hear it discussed by anyone in the musical spectrum, Issues are pretty much the last band I'd choose.

William21
October 15th 2016
1018 Comments


I think we're forgetting the more important issue here

How much Issues sucks

botb
October 15th 2016
20018 Comments


last two comments are dead on, adopting some sort of moral compass for social justice will not save how god awful this band is

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


But that's only because y'all are fucking morons

RosaParks
October 15th 2016
930 Comments


they can go fuck themselves with this PC SJW bullshit. officially never listening to them again.

BLM IS A TERRORIST GROUP. how can these pathetic idiot leftist hipsters not see their chaos?

RosaParks
October 15th 2016
930 Comments


honestly tho the band is a little off in their message because police as a concept is completely flawed and geared toward keeping the rich and powerful safe

someguest
October 15th 2016
30522 Comments


i hate watching white people all discuss black lives matter


quite the assumption on your part, "I'm a minority" dude

RosaParks
October 15th 2016
930 Comments


wish they would do a vid for Flojo. that shit bangs. alright (almost) triple post i'm out

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016
47131 Comments


police are supposed to be public servants and nothing more. their most important job is not to make it home at night. if they think it is, they have no business in law enforcement.

Trebor.
Emeritus
October 15th 2016
60358 Comments


"they can go fuck themselves with this PC SJW bullshit. officially never listening to them again.

BLM IS A TERRORIST GROUP. how can these pathetic idiot leftist hipsters not see their chaos? "

These two sentences are straight up just buzz words

Trebor.
Emeritus
October 15th 2016
60358 Comments


and yeah lol being a cop is a dangerous job that's what they signed up for, they can quit whenever they want

and also it's pretty naive to think cops exist for the good of the people or something like that, they're mostly their to protect business and property and enforce laws

botb
October 15th 2016
20018 Comments


@someguest i was more talking about the guy saying BLM is a terrorist group and shouting FUCKING SJWs. no non-white person says either of those things lol

Storm In A Teacup
October 18th 2016
47131 Comments


hooray!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-group-apologizes-for-mistreatment-of-minorities/ar-AAj4y0V?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

AshleyScared
October 22nd 2016
11 Comments


BLM is overrated and Issues is mediocre



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