Patrick Millington EN 101 Final Draft 27 - OCT- 2014 What to expect: Dark, Loud, Sweaty, Crowded, Exhilarating, and Fun As a child I was raised to listen to music, to find solace in a song that could take me away for the world, and often block out distractions. Having been raised on Classical, Jazz and Rock, I was told to stay away from the “Devil’s” music. Post-Hardcore, Metal and Metal core are three type of this “Devil’s” music and due this have become some of the most ambiguous music and social subcultures within todays society. Assumptions and even fears about the subcultures have led to a certain popular distaste. Rumors and reports of violence and devil worship alone have discredited the music culture and have led to a negative …show more content…
Mosh pits are generally circles made in the crowd by moshers who during the breakdowns in a song will dance and flail wildly a “roll with the punches mentality. Although this is the standard for a pit there are different types of pits. Circle pits, Swinger pits, Push pits and standard pits are the most common. In a Swinger pit moshers throw high kicks and punches that are more powerful than a standard pit, this makes it exponentially more dangerous due to the added risk of concussions and being knocked unconscious. Circle pits are when a group of moshers will run in a circle, pushing and bumping into each other, trying not to get knocked down. The main danger in a circle pit is falling and being trampled. Finally, push pits, these are the most physical pits. These pits consist of the moshers all in close proximity, doing what the name of the pit suggests...pushing as hard as they can at each other. Although this may sound like absolute chaos, there are unspoken rules in a pit. The most potent and most enforced is no direct fighting or trying to legitimately hurt …show more content…
The actions carried out at these types of concert can only be held at these kinds of concerts. The stress relief that is achieved by the concert attendees is unmatched by any other means in their lives. Not only is it healthy to let the stress out but the concerts supply an isolated environment where it can be released relatively safely. The sense of being welcome and acceptance in the concert atmosphere is what allows it to be safe. This understanding is so deeply ingrained into the atmosphere that an almost unexplainable anomaly happens with moshers. The moment one of the moshers falls to the ground, at least five to six of concert goers with their eyes on the pit will brave the pit to retrieve the person, also more often than not the mosher who caused the falling of the fellow mosher will apologize and help the fallen up. This camaraderie that is shown by complete strangers who only had the common goal of moshing and releasing energy can’t be found anywhere else within society. There are plenty of accepted actions within a pit that will accomplish the goal, however, the people who seek to break the unspoken rules of the pit will often find themselves pinned to the floor by moshers as well as the venue security. This chance to get out of the norm, is respected by the concert attendees and they are more than willing to defend it. The ideas of camaraderie extend not only into moshing but into all of the activities of the