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No More Enter Sandman

Move to outlaw rock music used as torture.

The US armed forces have long used ear-splitting music as a method of torture. For example, it is a routine used against recalcitrant prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. In the past Bruce Springsteen has ask the military to stop using his anthem "Born in the USA" to pummel prisoners. Now a collective of musicians—among them Massive Attack, Elbow, and Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello—are demanding America cease and desist using their music as an instrument of war. The British legal charity Reprieve says the songs most frequently used include "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, "Shoot to Thrill" and "Hells Bells" by AC/DC and "I Love You" from the Barney & Friends children's TV show.