I found the attached article that speaks about the correlation between Rock Music & Violence and satanism as well. The article was published in 1991 and I think that has a bit to do with it. To me the idea of satanic music leading to violence is a circular argument, does the music make someone violent or is a violent society reflected in the music? If a troubled person hears some music and decides to go hurt someone I don't know that the music is to blame, any more than the barking dog was to blame for The Summer of Sam.
However, that being said, what is our obsession with glorifying violence?
"One study revealed that of the 700 most popular songs of "heavy metal," 50% speak of killings, 35% of satanism and 7% about suicide. Sheila Davis, professor of lyric writing at New York University, is convinced that "better give serious attention to the content of pop songs and to evaluate not only what lyrics are saying to society but, more important, what they may be doing to it" (USA Today, October 11, 1985, p. 10)."
If the statistics are true, doesn't it prove that there is a problem, especially considering that there is such a market for violent music?
http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/rock/violence.shtml
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