Communist/Socialist bands (metal or non-metal)?

[HaTikva]

As a leftist myself, I've always enjoyed lyrics with a political angle, well at least if it's left wing Manic Street Preachers and Rage Against The Machine to name just two famous examples have some great songs that display a deeply rooted leftist belief in the lyrics. I find it however hard to find other really good (= no cliche lyrics but really in-depth) left-wing bands. Some searching lead me to only Laal, a Pakistani communist rock band. I'm sure there must be others.

Does anyone know some bands that are known for their lyrics displaying a communist or strongly socialist belief?

PS: I just ask recommendations here, no political discussion If those on the forum with different political views wish to discuss bands that have their own ideology, they can start a topic too. I'm not asking for debating to goods or bads of communism, just asking if there are some recommendations for good left-wing bands that are really serious about it (no cliche "f... the government" stuff but really in-depth)

 

[Chazzoo999]

I think protest the hero are quite leftist there pretty awesome pretty heavy stuff compared to the bands you mentioned tho.

 

[Einherjar86]

Rome (politico-philosophical); I'll warn you now, they're not a rock band:



[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYEcNKhaq6w&feature=related[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Rh7aY3cII&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Raina]

Pff... coming from an ex-communist country, I can easily say that all rock and metal bands generally sang against it, people who liked this music were considered 'rebels'.

Although I know a moldavian hardcore/alternative band that has such tendencies called Zdob si Zdub. However, their lyrics are mostly in Romanian, sometimes Russian.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

If we discount the ignorance of the typical communist and his use of ideology as an excuse to relieve internal frustrations, we realize that there is a difference between leftism and communism. Schmuck.

 

[Vithon]

All Shall Perish has some leftist lyrics.
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/allshallperish/thepriceofexistence.html#2

 

[Flan is the Custard]

I don't know about the policy for link-posting to such things, but there is a Red-and-Anarchist-Black-Metal blog on .blogspot, but I think it'd be a foul to post the .com link since it's got lots of less-than-legal downloads... and a lot of cool bands.