Danger music

[2] Kyle Gann describes in his book Music Downtown: Writings from the Village Voice how Takehisa Kosugi's composition Music for a Revolution directs the performer to "scoop out one of your eyes 5 years from now and do the same with the other eye 5 years later.

Danger music consequently has some things in common with the performance art of artists such as Mark Pauline and Chris Burden.

Japanese musician Yamantaka Eye's noise project Hanatarash was notable for its dangerous live shows, the most famous instance being when the Japanese artist drove an excavator through the venue at the back of the stage.

There were also reports of audience members being required to fill out waivers before shows to prevent the band or the venue being sued in case of any harm caused to them.

[6] Punk metal band G.I.S.M., another Japanese act, reportedly featured violent live shows in regards to the band's frontman, Sakevi, who would perform a variety of dangerous stunts including running toward the crowd with a chainsaw, attacking front rows with a lit flamethrower, throwing fireworks at the crowd or fighting random concertgoers.