<P> James Wesley Rawles' novel Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse (2011) addresses a contemporaneous global economic crash, and focuses on the struggles of a large cast of characters who struggle to survive after what is termed "The Crunch ." It covers both the lead up to the economic crash, as well as several years after the crash . </P> <P> In Ubisoft's videogame I Am Alive (2012), America has gone through a massive cataclysm known as "the Event" that destroys most cities and areas . Due to the damage of the aftermath, many people are forced to go without resources, causing citizens to become agitated, violent, and bitter, turning them into savage hunters . </P> <P> Many hard rock, heavy metal, and punk bands have post-apocalyptic themes and imagery in their lyrics . Numbered among the bands whose music includes these themes are: Arcade Fire, Blue Oyster Cult, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Nuclear Assault, Radiohead, R.E.M., Slayer, Sodom, System of a Down, The Clash, The Cure, The Doors, The Misfits, and The Smashing Pumpkins . Their work includes various apocalyptic songs across genres . For example, Muse's album The 2nd Law (2012) was inspired by post-apocalyptic life in World War Z, and the event is referred to specifically in the song "Apocalypse Please" (2003). </P> <P> The music video for the song "Mankind Man" (1995) by the Barstool Prophets depicts various adults being dragged into a kangaroo court by several youths, before being tried and condemned, in a seemingly dystopian, post-apocalyptic world. (1) Likewise, the music video for The Sisters of Mercy song "This Corrosion" takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting. (2) </P>

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