Complex sentence: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, media coverage of the 2015 general election in the United Kingdom and various mass shootings influenced its lyrics, while the band's musical sound was composed to provide contradiction to the violent subject matter.
Split into simpler sentences: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, media coverage of the 2015 general election in the United Kingdom, and various mass shootings influenced its lyrics. The band's musical sound was composed to provide contradiction to the violent subject matter.