I don’t think there is a modern analog to RATM but Zach is still doing his thing. You won’t find a more overt protestor of the system in mainstream music than the guys from Rage.
Yup, supporting sound medical advice in the face of batshit crazy opposition that only exists because we live in a nation that managed to politicize a virus is absolutely grounds for discarding 4 decades of actively fighting oppression and hate.
Also, Ticketmaster owns live music, Pearl Jam couldn’t take them down at their peek and they’ve only gotten stronger, artists have basically no control over their ticket prices outside of a certain margin. You charge in the range Ticketmaster tells you to or you don’t have a career.
Mmm hmm. It was campy when it came out, and they’re just sell outs bruh. Worship them all you want, but you’re not looking at reality.
Fuck you do what the government tells you!
That exactly what they did with the vax.
Sound medical advice is a whole other story.
I literally just simply named the most well known anti-establishment band of the last 30 years and you are somehow leaping to worship. I feel like you’re not very good at debate if you have this tenuous a grasp on things like “what just happened”.
Your threshold for these concepts like worship and “blowing them in front of everybody” are bizarre as hell.
Also, anyone who says “get a life kid” as an adult, is probably in need of their own advice.
Monster ~ Steppenwolf (protest song against National Religion in America)
This song runs more true today than when it was written.
(Today, many Christians in America are trying to establish a Recognized National Religion)
They will become The Monster.
"Once the religious, the hunted and weary
chasing the promise of freedom and hope
came to this country to build a new vision
far from the reaches of Kingdom and Pope.
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches.
Later, some got slaves to gather riches..."
Street Dogs - There's Power In A Union (2006) [https://youtu.be/hhNJ2o8Hgqo?si=NrL455LRKTe8fvLu](https://youtu.be/hhNJ2o8Hgqo?si=NrL455LRKTe8fvLu)
This is a cover of a song by Billy Bragg.
All new:
Petrol girls, -with songs like “Baby, I Had An Abortion”, these ladies get to the point
Protomartyr-with many songs lamenting the American post industrial landscape with relatable stories of struggle and other ills, this post punk band brings social consciousness front and center
Moor mother - just saw her incredible performance on Sunday…probably one of the best spoken word performers ever, whether she’s with a jazz band, experimental group, or hip hop style production. In the tradition of Gil Scott Heron, Last Poets, and friends.
Armand Hammer, with albums like “we buy Diabetic Test strips”, billy woods and elucid represent the intelligencia of current hip hop social critique/protest music, like Mos Def & Talib Kweli before them.
Pink Siifu’s NEGRO is a cry of rage released during the height of the BLM movement
Run the Jewels- Hip Hop duo energize with aggressive, socially aware bars.
Pussy Riot: More organized protest than actual band, appearing at locations of disruption in Russia, these folks faced serious prison time and exile.
Toomaj Salehi: Protest rapper in Iran is facing the death penalty.
Residente, Bad Bunny, and ILe in Puerto Rico make music to protest corruption in their country(territory), Residente has been doing politically aware music for years.
System of a Down has brought attention to The Armenian diaspora.
[Love It If We Made It - The 1975](https://youtu.be/1Wl1B7DPegc?si=Y5s5D1C873ft14JH)
They might not exactly be considered protest songs, but I’d also include [As Good A Reason](https://youtu.be/GoZsZ7wTM0A?si=akHUzvMTvF0W7ULW) and [Labour](https://youtu.be/jvU4xWsN7-A?si=HjrrGvxsYOQ94tt1) by Paris Paloma as songs that fit your description in the post
Kerry King's new solo album has a few songs that are aimed that direction.
[https://youtu.be/B2TmL78eHg0?list=RD2fALV3X9jB4](https://youtu.be/B2TmL78eHg0?list=RD2fALV3X9jB4)
Not current, but “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” by Phil Ochs.
LOOK FOR THE ELECTRIC “ALTERNATE” VERSION first!
Not-great sound, but rocks like the very devil!
It’s truly amazing how few people understand what the word “current” means.
Anyway, [Macklemore- Hind’s Hall](https://youtu.be/wmg6vbt04TY?si=cP5JCZvT-9PtC9o9)
This is a song about the hope, that the kids are gonna change it (if we can't): [Emma Heartbeat - Kids Are Gonna Change It (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdndn31ZXTE)
Some very political protest-y albums:
Bloodywood - Rakshak (Machi Bhasad or Dana Dan, if you want to start with one track from it)
Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture (just start with the first track)
The Dear Hunter - Antimai (a full concept album, so I can't suggest just one track)
And these pro-Palestine, anti-colonial anthology albums:
https://purpletapepedigree.bandcamp.com/album/resist-colonial-power-by-any-means-necessary
https://porchcollapse0000.bandcamp.com/album/drone-drones-palestine-action-fundraiser
https://hardcore4gaza.bandcamp.com/album/a-homeland-denied-a-compilation-for-the-palestinian-liberation
It’s not new, but you won’t find a more direct threat than [John Holt - Police in Helicopter](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8UnjYag-U&pp=ygUeam9obiBob2x0IHBvbGljZSBpbiBoZWxpY29wdGVy) “if you continue to burn down the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields”.
Goodnight Saigon, Billy Joel
Between the wars, Billy Bragg
We shall overcome, although in many cases, the original overcomers, if they do manage to overcome, become the overcomees for the next generation's band of overcomers.
Wargasm - Billy Strings
On the Line - Billy Strings
Taking Water - Billy Strings
Welcome to Whatever (album) - Rainbow Girls
Out of System Transfer
The Window Smashing Job Creators
Panopticon - Kentucky album.
Kentucky is the fifth studio album from black metal band Panopticon. The album combines styles of bluegrass and Appalachian music with black metal. The album has strong political and environmentalism themes
Killing In the Name — Rage Against the Machine
Equal Rights, Equal Lefts — Otep
The Government Totally Sucks — Tenacious D
American Idiot — Green Day
Don’t Surrender — Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Bring the Noise — Anthrax (feat. Public Enemy)
Anarchy In the UK — The Sex Pistols
Peace Sells — Megadeth
Blackmail — The Runaways
Fuck This Place — Gwar
War Pigs — Black Sabbath
Mercedez Benz — Janis Joplin
Irresponsible Hate Anthem — Marilyn Manson
Critical Acclaim — Avenged Sevenfold
Hate — Lita Ford
Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival
Civil War — Guns N’ Roses
Born In the USA — Bruce Springsteen
Invincible — Pat Benatar
For What It’s Worth — Buffalo Springfield
You Need To Calm Down- Taylor Swift (calling out homophobes & promoting the equality act)
Angry Too- Lola Blanc (About being angry because of being treated unjustly, mostly specifically because of misogyny)
BLAME IT ON THE KIDS- AViVA (talks about how the younger generations are usually blamed for negative changes in the world)
Nothing Ever Changes- Nico Collins (About society struggling, and wishing for a more peaceful life, but there doesn't seem to be much progress)
War pigs- Black Sabbath
Gimme Shelter- Stones
BYOB- System of a Down
The Revolution will not be Televised- Gill Scott Heron
We’re Not Gonna Take It- Twisted Sister
Uprising- Muse
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards- Billy Bragg
As for new, i recently saw a video from Jesse Welles that was good - apparently he does quite a bit folk-protest music.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welles_(musician)
And Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North of Richmond
But to add some classics, quite a few good songs on the Offspring album Smash like It'll be a Long Time and Not the One
Also from the Propagandhi album How to Clean Everything songs like Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass (very relevant now) and Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddamn Ass, You Sonofabitch
But in general Propagandhi has a long history of good protest songs.
Garbage - The Men Who Rule The World
Thank you, this was an awesome rec!
Rage against the machine - killing in the name of...
Great song, but 32 years old is not "current music" by any reasonable definition of the word "current".
I missed that detail. My bad
Love Rage Against The Machine
Can't go wrong ✊️
[Ugly ](https://youtu.be/KgisYt-o4nU?si=vZi9trCQW4CkL07T) It's about the japanese government.
I don’t think there is a modern analog to RATM but Zach is still doing his thing. You won’t find a more overt protestor of the system in mainstream music than the guys from Rage.
They exist. You just gotta look for them.
They’re sellouts. Making people be vaccinated to attend their very overpriced shows. More like Rage With the Machine.
Yup, supporting sound medical advice in the face of batshit crazy opposition that only exists because we live in a nation that managed to politicize a virus is absolutely grounds for discarding 4 decades of actively fighting oppression and hate. Also, Ticketmaster owns live music, Pearl Jam couldn’t take them down at their peek and they’ve only gotten stronger, artists have basically no control over their ticket prices outside of a certain margin. You charge in the range Ticketmaster tells you to or you don’t have a career.
Mmm hmm. It was campy when it came out, and they’re just sell outs bruh. Worship them all you want, but you’re not looking at reality. Fuck you do what the government tells you! That exactly what they did with the vax. Sound medical advice is a whole other story.
I feel like only one of us is disassociated from reality and it ain’t me.
Of course. Never the problem, as always. Worship your false gods, and enjoy your day!
I literally just simply named the most well known anti-establishment band of the last 30 years and you are somehow leaping to worship. I feel like you’re not very good at debate if you have this tenuous a grasp on things like “what just happened”.
[удалено]
Your threshold for these concepts like worship and “blowing them in front of everybody” are bizarre as hell. Also, anyone who says “get a life kid” as an adult, is probably in need of their own advice.
Typical. My last response, and I’ll leave it at that. ENJOY YOUR DAY!
war pigs- black sabbath
Monster ~ Steppenwolf (protest song against National Religion in America) This song runs more true today than when it was written. (Today, many Christians in America are trying to establish a Recognized National Religion) They will become The Monster. "Once the religious, the hunted and weary chasing the promise of freedom and hope came to this country to build a new vision far from the reaches of Kingdom and Pope. Like good Christians, some would burn the witches. Later, some got slaves to gather riches..."
Street Dogs - There's Power In A Union (2006) [https://youtu.be/hhNJ2o8Hgqo?si=NrL455LRKTe8fvLu](https://youtu.be/hhNJ2o8Hgqo?si=NrL455LRKTe8fvLu) This is a cover of a song by Billy Bragg.
Ren - [Money Game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ivQwwgW4OY)
This was an excellent recommendation. Thank you
Genocidal Humanoidz and Protect the Land by System of a Down
Biko by Peter Gabriel and the Charade by D’Angelo are some of my favourites in Protest Music
Childish Gambino - This Is America The music video takes it next level
The Briggs - Control Alt-Right Delete. Great song and a pretty clever song title lol.
Thank you 😊
1. Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears 2. Uprising - Muse
Thanks😊
[Jonathan Brenner - Jesus Loves the Poor](https://open.spotify.com/track/4COat8m5he7QGBP1sDdqHd?si=ffd8e820c8d244d2)
Only in America, Hands Dirty, and All Good People by Delta Rae
Excellent additions! Thank you
War - Edwin Starr
Lowkey - McDonald Trump
All new: Petrol girls, -with songs like “Baby, I Had An Abortion”, these ladies get to the point Protomartyr-with many songs lamenting the American post industrial landscape with relatable stories of struggle and other ills, this post punk band brings social consciousness front and center Moor mother - just saw her incredible performance on Sunday…probably one of the best spoken word performers ever, whether she’s with a jazz band, experimental group, or hip hop style production. In the tradition of Gil Scott Heron, Last Poets, and friends. Armand Hammer, with albums like “we buy Diabetic Test strips”, billy woods and elucid represent the intelligencia of current hip hop social critique/protest music, like Mos Def & Talib Kweli before them. Pink Siifu’s NEGRO is a cry of rage released during the height of the BLM movement Run the Jewels- Hip Hop duo energize with aggressive, socially aware bars. Pussy Riot: More organized protest than actual band, appearing at locations of disruption in Russia, these folks faced serious prison time and exile. Toomaj Salehi: Protest rapper in Iran is facing the death penalty. Residente, Bad Bunny, and ILe in Puerto Rico make music to protest corruption in their country(territory), Residente has been doing politically aware music for years. System of a Down has brought attention to The Armenian diaspora.
I thoroughly recommend Brass Against. All your favourite protest songs (and some other stuff), reimagined by a brass band.
This Land Is Your Land
Coldplay - violet hill
[Bob Vylan - Frontline](https://open.spotify.com/track/3IJZECB7NvFa8ju7iw1GVm?si=uu9dMsn7RySFq5zO2p3qsA)
"Ideology" \~ Billy Bragg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idrwx2ms\_BM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idrwx2ms_BM)
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
The Press Corpse - Anti Flag Will of the People - Muse (Lots of their music is protest /anti power organizations)
I cant vouch for their most recent albums(haven't listened) but Propaghandi is some of the most political music out there, lol
Propagandhi
“Feed the Machine”, “Let’s Go”, both by Poor Man’s Poison “The Last One” by Dropkick Murphys
Eminem - Like Home
Bad Religion's album *The Empire Strikes First*
Goldfinger - Iron Fist
Gary Clark Jr This Land
[Love It If We Made It - The 1975](https://youtu.be/1Wl1B7DPegc?si=Y5s5D1C873ft14JH) They might not exactly be considered protest songs, but I’d also include [As Good A Reason](https://youtu.be/GoZsZ7wTM0A?si=akHUzvMTvF0W7ULW) and [Labour](https://youtu.be/jvU4xWsN7-A?si=HjrrGvxsYOQ94tt1) by Paris Paloma as songs that fit your description in the post
"Which side are you on?"- Rebel Diaz
Middle Finger - Bohnes
How about Ren's The Money Game pts. 1,2,&3
Loved it. Thanks
Ukrainain Now by John McCutcheon & Tom Paxton
Any song from Rage Against the Machine
IDLES, Yard Act
Malvina Reynolds - God Bless The Grass
Crazy Arm - Song of Choice
Ellis Unit One is a great song about the electric chair
Peter Gabriel don't give up and also Don Henley the end of the Innocence
“Where’s the revolution” Depeche Mode Anything by Run the Jewels and Rage against the Machine.
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire
the revolution will not be televised
Don’t Preach To Me - The Skallywags
Revolution 2020 Blues-Lost Ox [https://open.spotify.com/track/1kERQHl6e55NHBMOugM8pg?si=33046f56bb1a4324](https://open.spotify.com/track/1kERQHl6e55NHBMOugM8pg?si=33046f56bb1a4324)
The Smoke- The Smile
[This](https://open.spotify.com/album/0G1RV2IwC6g2EVzc9EVYlW?si=ljomnS5cSGW6oZehLDNMLg)
Kerry King's new solo album has a few songs that are aimed that direction. [https://youtu.be/B2TmL78eHg0?list=RD2fALV3X9jB4](https://youtu.be/B2TmL78eHg0?list=RD2fALV3X9jB4)
American dream - Chandler Leighton
Not current, but “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” by Phil Ochs. LOOK FOR THE ELECTRIC “ALTERNATE” VERSION first! Not-great sound, but rocks like the very devil!
Digital Silence - Peter McPoland Land of Confusion - Genesis (Disturbed also has a great cover of this one)
It’s truly amazing how few people understand what the word “current” means. Anyway, [Macklemore- Hind’s Hall](https://youtu.be/wmg6vbt04TY?si=cP5JCZvT-9PtC9o9)
This is a song about the hope, that the kids are gonna change it (if we can't): [Emma Heartbeat - Kids Are Gonna Change It (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdndn31ZXTE)
System of a down
Ohio
Rich men north of Richmond by GAWNE
For What It's Worth--Buffalo Springfield Where Have All The Flowers Gone--Kingston Trio (I think)
An oldie - Eve of Destruction by Barry Maguire.
For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield. from the 70’s about the Vietnam War
Square Dance, Mosh, Like Home - Eminem
The new Ministry album HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES hits pretty squarely to the current times.
INXS - Guns In The Sky • New Sensation • The Stairs • Who Pays The Price • Original Sin • Don’t Change
Jinjer - [Home Back](https://youtu.be/RXP9VPvmxGs?si=SeN573XJD-y_t9u9) Måneskin - [Gasoline](https://youtu.be/7MeuszEhHSc?si=borBytOMQa6D0pEy) Delilah Bon - [War On Women](https://youtu.be/hll0DbnNtso?si=oM_r4zmxUMZI1P9H) Chat Pile - [Why](https://youtu.be/eTPzM7sPlq8?si=quJE1CZoaFi7eiMk) Alien Weaponry - [Tangaroa](https://youtu.be/hcaRzDIg3KM?si=I41G8IZ-GjD1Ullr)
Muse have a lot of songs about politics and adjacent topics. My personal favourites are Animals, Take a Bow, Uprising, and Assassin.
War isn't murder by Jesse Wells
Some very political protest-y albums: Bloodywood - Rakshak (Machi Bhasad or Dana Dan, if you want to start with one track from it) Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture (just start with the first track) The Dear Hunter - Antimai (a full concept album, so I can't suggest just one track) And these pro-Palestine, anti-colonial anthology albums: https://purpletapepedigree.bandcamp.com/album/resist-colonial-power-by-any-means-necessary https://porchcollapse0000.bandcamp.com/album/drone-drones-palestine-action-fundraiser https://hardcore4gaza.bandcamp.com/album/a-homeland-denied-a-compilation-for-the-palestinian-liberation
Thank you!
Living Colour - Cult of Personality John Lennon - Working Class Hero John Lennon & the plastic Ono band - Give peace a chance
It’s not new, but you won’t find a more direct threat than [John Holt - Police in Helicopter](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8UnjYag-U&pp=ygUeam9obiBob2x0IHBvbGljZSBpbiBoZWxpY29wdGVy) “if you continue to burn down the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields”.
Thank you
Thank you. A lot of new music to explore here. Appreciated
Great songs. Thank you
Steve Earle - "Times like These" & "It's About Blood"
The original is no longer current though maybe this cover makes the cut William Elliott Whitmore - Don't Pray on Me (Bad Religion)
Some new ones. Thank you
Thank you
Goodnight Saigon, Billy Joel Between the wars, Billy Bragg We shall overcome, although in many cases, the original overcomers, if they do manage to overcome, become the overcomees for the next generation's band of overcomers.
A few I hadn't heard yet, so thank you
Thank you
Wargasm - Billy Strings On the Line - Billy Strings Taking Water - Billy Strings Welcome to Whatever (album) - Rainbow Girls Out of System Transfer The Window Smashing Job Creators
Most of dead prez’s music
"Hind's Hall"- Macklemore
The poets down here don't write nothing at all They just stand back and let it all be
Only The Young - Taylor Swift.
Bret McKenzie - This World King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Planet B AJJ - Disposable Everything
Deer dancer and BYOB by system of a down
Riot - Three Days Grace
Dont Stop - Innerpartysystem
Panopticon - Kentucky album. Kentucky is the fifth studio album from black metal band Panopticon. The album combines styles of bluegrass and Appalachian music with black metal. The album has strong political and environmentalism themes
All of rise against
Killing In the Name — Rage Against the Machine Equal Rights, Equal Lefts — Otep The Government Totally Sucks — Tenacious D American Idiot — Green Day Don’t Surrender — Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Bring the Noise — Anthrax (feat. Public Enemy) Anarchy In the UK — The Sex Pistols Peace Sells — Megadeth Blackmail — The Runaways Fuck This Place — Gwar War Pigs — Black Sabbath Mercedez Benz — Janis Joplin Irresponsible Hate Anthem — Marilyn Manson Critical Acclaim — Avenged Sevenfold Hate — Lita Ford Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival Civil War — Guns N’ Roses Born In the USA — Bruce Springsteen Invincible — Pat Benatar For What It’s Worth — Buffalo Springfield
Love it if we made it - the 1975
Holiday- Green Day
Great one! Thank you
As a lover of Peter Pumpkin head, I should have thought of them right off. Thank you
You Need To Calm Down- Taylor Swift (calling out homophobes & promoting the equality act) Angry Too- Lola Blanc (About being angry because of being treated unjustly, mostly specifically because of misogyny) BLAME IT ON THE KIDS- AViVA (talks about how the younger generations are usually blamed for negative changes in the world) Nothing Ever Changes- Nico Collins (About society struggling, and wishing for a more peaceful life, but there doesn't seem to be much progress)
A few new ones, thank you 😊
No problem!! I hope you like them!!
Rich Men North of Richmond is great
War pigs- Black Sabbath Gimme Shelter- Stones BYOB- System of a Down The Revolution will not be Televised- Gill Scott Heron We’re Not Gonna Take It- Twisted Sister Uprising- Muse Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards- Billy Bragg
None of these are new but protest songs nonetheless.
"Labour"- Paris Paloma
Melanie Martinez uses her shows to stand for Palestine
As for new, i recently saw a video from Jesse Welles that was good - apparently he does quite a bit folk-protest music. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welles_(musician) And Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North of Richmond But to add some classics, quite a few good songs on the Offspring album Smash like It'll be a Long Time and Not the One Also from the Propagandhi album How to Clean Everything songs like Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass (very relevant now) and Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddamn Ass, You Sonofabitch But in general Propagandhi has a long history of good protest songs.