Often musical genres mostly derivative of 'rock' and 'punk' (thrash, gutterpunk, grindcore, death metal, etc.) evoke a sense of toughness and machismo. These types of music attempt to assuage deep-seated insecurities and create a new persona for the mainly male listeners. Unfortunately, such pomp often fails when confronted with that little, tiny thing called Reality. The following video is a spendid display of my point. Glenn Danzig, former a lead singer of The Misfits (a great band mind you), Samhain, and his own solo stuff took to heart the idea of being a tough SOB and, well, just watch the video and you'll see. As the poet says, "there is no courage in the idea of battle."
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