The Rivethead

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Okay , so , since some people are lazy to do a simple search about this , I'll lay it down to you ...

A rivethead is a person associated with the industrial music scene .

The dress style is typically militaristic/post-apocalyptic .

Footwear : combat boots , tanker boots , knee-high military boots , steal-toe boots , or anything that can be used for STOMPING !

Pants : cargo pants or BDU ( battle dress uniform ) pants . Usually , but not always , camouflage or black , tucked in the boots , rolled at the bottom cuffs or as cut-off shorts .

Tops : industrial bands T-shirts , black wifebeaters , flight jackets , bulletproof vests , trenchcoats , etc.

Hair : it can be either medium-long , partially shaved ( undercut ) , shaved , mohawk , bihawk , deadhawk or even with cyber-dreads .

Headgear & facegear : gasmasks or respirators , goggles , contact lenses , etc.

Other accessories : finger-less gloves , BDU-style or spiked leather belts , spiked/studded collars/chokers , dog-tags or any jewelry that incorporates the industrial aesthetics

Body Mods : piercings , tattoos , etc.

The industrial subculture is probably not known for being philosophical or profound . Is there any real depth to music which largely consists of distorted noise and the sounds of jackhammers and beating on scrap metal ? However you can be both a rivethead *and* hold some intelligent theoretical ideas about the state of the world . This is based on these ideas :

* People in the World are slaves to capitalism . You get a job ( well , maybe ... ) just for the money , not because it's your "vocation" in life any more . That job takes up most of your time and dictates your whole lifestyle , pretty much . People are therefore enslaved by the chains of industrialised society . When their bosses say jump , they ask how high . The sounds of the mass production line becomes the soundtrack to their lives . Everyone is dancing to the beats of industrial machinery . Rivetheads just take this idea literally , as well as metaphorically .

* Expanding on this idea , basically we're powerless to change our position in life . Sure , we can quit one crappy job in a burger bar and get another one in telesales , but basically life sucks and there's not a lot we can do about it . We're all just little cogs in a big machine . Any cog who bitches about it gets replaced straight away with another cog . You can reflect this idea by wearing cogs as jewellery . If anyone asks you why you're such a cheap ass that you made your jewellery out of scrap metal , instead of kicking the crap out of them you can actually make a profound statement about this and feel all superior in doing so . And then kick the crap out of them XD

* Plus of course plenty of bands who get labelled as industrial do often have a very philisophical and/or political slant to their lyrics and themes . Even those that don't appear to be particularly profound and/or musically gifted , especially the earlier pioneers of industrial music , are still very relevant too , because basically making "anti-music" is a nice big "fuck you !" gesture to the music industry which likes to churn out one manufactured pop star after another . The music industry is a very big part of the money grabbing capitalist system mentioned above , so subverting and resisting their ideas of the music we should be buying and listening to is basically fighting against the bigger system . OK , so no one's really gonna take any notice but still , it's better than passively lapping up the crap they want to feed us .

Resist the system !

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What is The Matrix ?

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Morpheus : Do you want to know what it is ?

Neo : Yes .

Morpheus : The Matrix is everywhere . It is all around us . Even now , in this very room . You can see it when you look out your window , or when you turn on your television . You can feel it when you go to work , when you go to church , when you pay your taxes . It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth .

Neo : What truth ?

Morpheus : That you are a slave , Neo . Like everyone else , you were born into bondage , born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch . A prison for your mind . Unfortunately , no one can be told what the Matrix is . You have to see it for yourself . This is your last chance . After this , there is no turning back . You take the blue pill , the story ends , you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe . You take the red pill , you stay in Wonderland , and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes . Remember : all I'm offering is the truth . Nothing more .

Ce e Matricea ? Pentru noi , din punct de vedere non-fictional Matricea este sistemul adiministratiei publice care te umileste zi de zi la ghisee doar pentru simplul fapt ca esti un cetatean responsabil si cu frica termenelor limita . Matricea este sistemul bancar care te face sclavul ratelor lunare pentru decenii cu zambetul pe buze si cu reclame pompoase si "umane" . Matricea este sistemul de sanatate in care-ti cumperi singur medicamente , iar ambulantele , fie sunt taximetre deghizate pentru VIP-uri , fie dricuri cu girofar ...

Matricea este sistemul de invatamant care scoate pentru fiecare olimpic international doua teancuri de diplome de licenta trase la Xerox . Matricea este sistemul juridic unde unii oameni sunt mai egali decat altii in fata legii . Matricea este sistemul legislativ si cel executiv unde "norma cu caracter obligatoriu , stabilita si aparata de puterea de stat" este o gluma buna spusa la cantina parlamentului intre doua portii de fasole cu carnati sau pe holurile guvernului . Matricea este sistemul electoral ce promovează turismul national mai ceva ca ministerul de resort si "prostimea" ce ne decide viitorul pentru un kilogram de faina .

Matricea este sistemul halucinant de drumuri si autostrazi , suspendate , subterane , supraterane . Matricea este corporatia depersonificata care distruge orice urma de respect pentru sine si pentru semeni , in care mediocritatea si mitocania sunt ridicate la nivel de arta si promovate . Matricea este realitatea deformata prezentata la comanda de presa , radio si de televiziuni , prin care esti determinat sa crezi ca albul este negru , negrul alb si plopul face de fapt pere si rachita micsunele ...

Morpheus : The Matrix is a system , Neo . That system is our enemy . But when you're inside , you look around , what do you see ? Business men , teachers , lawyers , carpenters . The very minds of the people we are trying to save . But until we do , these people are still a part of that system , and that makes them our enemy . You have to understand , most of these people are not ready to be unplugged . And many of them are so inert , so hopelessly dependent on the system , that they will fight to protect it .

In concluzie , noi vrem sa scapam de aceasta oprimare a sistemului , dar oare cati dintre noi sunt cu adevarat pregatiti sa vada "the real world" ?

Morpheus : I imagine that right now , you're feeling a bit like Alice . Hmm ? Tumbling down the rabbit hole ?
Neo: You could say that .
Morpheus : I see it in your eyes . You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up . Ironically , that's not far from the truth . Do you believe in fate , Neo ?
Neo : No .

Morpheus : Why not ?
Neo : Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life .

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