Abstract
Metal music is a genre of music that has gone largely unnoticed by scholars. The purpose of this study was to examine how the band Disturbed uses music to convey their social views. To do this study, I used generic rhetorical criticism to analyze four of Disturbed’s songs: “Down With the Sickness,” “Façade,” “Another Way To Die,” and “Legion of Monsters.” With these four songs, Disturbed rhetoric used word choice in order to invoke imagery, specifically dramatic language and metaphor, techniques that are helpful when persuading individuals. In addition, the band also employed the use of repetition in order to express the message of a song, while at the same time further persuading listeners.
Advisor
Bostdorff, Denise
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Allinder, Johnston E., "The Social Critic of Metal: A Rhetorical Analysis of Disturbed’s Lyrics on Social Issues" (2017). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 7471.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/7471
Publication Date
2017
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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