Power Trip‘s song ‘Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)‘ was played on the Fox News show ‘The Five‘ last night, and the band was not happy about it. After they found out through Twitter, the band responded in the tweets below.
— Icyboi ???? (@RankTrevor) December 6, 2017
is this a joke? https://t.co/tc1LDb92pQ
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
CEASE & DESIST https://t.co/Sk4pPm72XV
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
let’s get something straight: we wouldn’t be happy about being played on any major “news” network, but most especially Fox.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
if you don’t like our stances, don’t support our band. it doesn’t make a single difference to us. we play on and you can’t stop us.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
ultimately this band is about equality for anyone who’s been marginalized by the system – Fox News thrives on that schism. we don’t relate.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
Vocalist Riley Gale released this statement to Noisey, “I’ll say this: I would gladly go on air and explain the irony of that song being played, because it’s literally an allegory for taking the blue pill and buying into the big lie so that you can be more comfortable when the executioner comes for your head—and if it’s not you now, it will be.”
Have I mentioned how much I love this band lately?!