By Chris Willman Music Writer M. Shadows, frontman for the band Avenged Sevenfold, has written an eloquent essay in which he pleads for rock and metal fans to consider getting behind Black Lives Matter, offering an argument against the “all lives matter” comeback and expressing regrets over some of his own past imagery or attitudes.
The rocker’s 900-word appeal for racial understanding was published Wednesday on the website for Revolver, the magazine that specializes in metal and other especially aggro forms of rock ‘n’ roll. “I have no interest in sending a neutral message proclaiming ‘riots aren’t the answer’ or ‘hurting innocent people doesn’t help the cause’,” Shadows writes. “We all recognize that, and if that’s the only message you
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