Talking of teenage suicide or, more to the point, attempts to use music to try and find ways to stop it, the new pop promo from US rock band Disturbed, for their song 'Inside The Fire', contains a pretty graphic depiction of suicide, so much so the video is unlikely to get aired by most music telly channels. The aim of the vid is to highlight the issue of suicide and depression, and to encourage any young people with suicidal tendencies to seek help asap.
The video, which is online at www.disturbed1.com, is preceded by a message from frontman David Draiman who explains the song is based on his own personal experience of suicide – as a teenager his girlfriend took her own life – and he encourages any Americans contemplating suicide to seek immediate help by contacting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The song appears on the band's new album, 'Indestructible', out next month.