Tragedy, politics, and administrative limbo collided in heavy music this week, forcing conversations beyond stage volume.
Tragedy, politics, and administrative limbo collided in heavy music this week, forcing conversations beyond stage volume.
Serj Tankian issued a terse reaction to Israel’s official recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, saying, “Using our history, our genocide, our pain to their advantage.”
The track draws directly from the fear of “Gestapo-like tactics” in Los Angeles neighborhoods, according to Tankian.
The new single pairs Morello with the System of a Down vocalist and a guitar solo from his son Roman, while the video ties immigration raids to 1950s blacklisting.
The Rage Against the Machine guitarist releases “Adjourn It,” a direct response to U.S. immigration enforcement, ahead of his new solo album and October’s Power to the People festival.