Because of its numerous styles, rock music as a genre does not have a specific view on the apocalypse. Heavy rock genres such as metal, death, and goth rock often use apocalyptic imagery and themes and explore macabre subjects. Evil being corporate and government power and good being the poor and oppressed.
Rage seems to suggest that America is heading towards worst times.
Rage reminds listeners that our society is closer to a dystopia than a utopia. In this album they suggest that everything is not ideal or utopic in L.A and that the poor need to rise up against the powers that oppress them in the new millennium. Rage Lyrics and Analysis Slayer Slayer delve heavily in apocalyptic themes. Their music expresses a fascination with hell, satan, and the end of the world . The lyrics often revolt against religion and the art on their covers depict images of tribulation and apocalypse.