Report: MASTODON, SLIPKNOT Guitarists Deny Metal Played A Part In Arizona Shootings
January 21, 2011, 13 years ago
Noisecreep's Chris Epting reports:
In the wake of the recent tragic Tucson, Arizona shooting spree, it's been suggested by some that heavy metal music may have been a contributing factor as far as what inspired Jared Loughtner to commit the horrific acts.
Rush Limbaugh said, "The guy listened to heavy metal, and some of that anarchist stuff. We're dealing with an insane individual."
At the recent NAMM convention, a pair of musicians voiced their opinion on this issue to Noisecreep.
"The music he listened to, in my opinion, had absolutely nothing to do about it," SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson said. "It's the things that happen to you early in your life that affect you later; how successful or unsuccessful you are. It's all the things you experience that ultimately make you what you are. Not just some piece of music. Different people deal with things in different ways, but attacking heavy metal music seems ridiculous."Read the full report at this location.
