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[WTF] Teenager Attacked For Being A Heavy Metal Fan

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Ben Moores, a 16-year old, was the victim of a brutal, disgusting, senseless attack. Fifteen youths set upon him, knocking him to the ground, kicking and beating him. His wrists and head were stomped on. Patches of his hair were yanked out. Blood poured from his ears. All this violence for a very simple reason: Ben is a heavy metal fan. 
According to the Manchester Evening News, Ben was attacked behind a local supermarket, one which was only two miles away from the site where Sophie Lancaster was brutally attacked for “looking goth” in 2007. Lancaster later died from her injuries.
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Ben stated, “When they got me on the floor I thought I was going to die. There was no stopping them – they wouldn’t let me up. I had blood all over my face by the end. When I was getting kicked and stamped in my head and on my wrists and my hair was being pulled out, there was nothing I could do. Thinking about it now makes me shiver in shock. They were only doing it because of the way I look and because I’ve got long hair and like heavy metal music. It’s all because I dress a bit different and have different interests.”

Sylvia Lancaster, Sophie’s mother, who is campaigning for attacks based on visual appearance to be classified as hate crimes, said, “It’s disgraceful what has happened. The fact that young people gang together like that and think of it as fun is just wrong. People have no rights to do this – it is beyond me why they think it is okay. It is very sad that there have been no lessons learned.
Seven of the 15 kids were arrested. They are currently on bail until May 17th.
Personal reflections: The death of Sophie Lancaster should have been a wake up call that a wealth of communities all over the world are being discriminated, hated, and killed for the way they look. It’s not just one or two cultures that have to deal with this.
The violent beating of Ben Moores is yet another example of this senseless discrimination, one that has no place in the 21st century. 
The media sensationalism surrounding the death of Travyon Martin has brought the spotlight onto one death when there are countless other atrocities being committed that people are quite happy to ignore. People feel like they show their care and their support to one injustice and that proves that they care. Nope, not in my book.
Do I feel a personal need to defend Ben Moores and his attack? Of course. I’m part of the metal community and I will support my brothers and sisters. That being said, I try to not turn my back on other news stories or situations that call for the same outrage, the same indignation.
Got any thoughts/questions/concerns for Jonny B.? Shoot him a message on Twitter!
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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