Cyberpunk 2077 Lore – The Rocker Movement & Origins!

The origins of the term Rockerboy, the whole movement behind being a Rocker, Johnny Silverhand, Kerry Eurodyne & Samurai as well as some of the rebellious tunes filling the streets of Night City in the time period of the source material Cyberpunk 2020 which will seep into Red and 2077 will all be discussed in this Cyberpunk 2077 lore video!

The rocker movement of the 2020s was a period of time where civil disobedience, violent revolution and freedom of speech was brought about the artistic integrity of what we now know as rockerboys and girls. This period of time showcased Rockers achievements in combatting malicious and insidious governments and awakening the general populace to their vile habits, and propensity to hide their dark truths.

The term Rockerboy, who is any artist using their music or artistry to fight authority, was first brought about by James “Rockerboy” Manson who is often considered the definitive rocker as his death in 1997 defined the terms for those who came after.

Many performers during the time of Manson were afraid to perform in America mainly due to death threats from the military government. Manson’s paranoia was justified however as he was publicly clubbed to death by armed British Security thugs at an Amnesty International concert.

One of the groups which rose from the ashes of this event in their allegiance to the Rockerboy ideals was a band called Justifiable Homicide, whose first album Jury Trial released in 1998 and was a success both commercially and as a statement. It ended up being a classic album and influenced a generation of Rockers who grew up listening to it. The message of the album was for a rework of the criminal justice system after their lead singer lost family to the military government over what he believed were benign charges.

In late 1999 a group of militant Catholic Rockers called the Watchmen released their two albums, Sign of the times and revelation, which received universal acclaim even from the harshest of critics. Beginning with the trial of the Watchmen, the military government came to the conclusion that to protect their self-interests, volatile Rockers careers should have abrupt ends, if they tip the scales and step out of line too far.

When the civilian government was largely re-established by 2008, the music scene exploded with now infamous Rockerboys including Johnny Silverhand and Kerry Eurodyne leading the charge with the band Samurai. Starting in 2006, Samurai released 6 albums with 3 being studio work and the other 3 being concert and jam sessions optioned by their label Universal. In 2008 Samurai broke up, but this was not the end for Silverhand and Eurodyne who both had massive solo careers.

Silverhand released 6 albums of his own between 2008 and 2020, but none was more provocative and respected as SINS of your brother. A botched blackmail attempt led Silverhand to dive into the real causes of prior wars exposing the USMC for their lies and their experimental cybernetics and cyborg programs.

Justifiable Homicide the lost nineties band previously mentioned had been hiding in Mexico for years during this time, playing the crowds they could find there. Mexico City was being rebuilt by American Nomads, so the band immediately had many of them as their following.

Former Samurai member now turned media bigwig; Bes Isis was in town reporting on the Nomad underground scene. One day, she witnessed a frail young teen walk into a bar and collapse. Revived by Bes, he told the story of 600k people marooned in SouthAm, many of them walking almost 3 thousand miles to get home. The band and Bes joined some of these Nomads along the way, and many of these stories were mentioned in Justifiable Homicides second major label release The Long Walk, released in January 2012.

This catapulted them back into the limelight, but also back into the crosshairs of the government who were anything but pleased.
2012 was a seminal year in the rockerboy movement. In 2012 the Arasaka Riot inspired by Johnny Silverhand himself took place where 15 people died. The watchmen were released from jail after spending 5 years in braindance. They released an Album called betrayed, and 6 months later the whole band was wiped out by a swiss solo, rumored to be associated with the Vatican secret police.

In 2016, rockers moved back into harsher protests as nanotechnology was starting to instill fear in the people. Stranger Inside me a band which targeted the anti-biotech audience lobbied against biotechnology through their music, which they felt was eroding what makes us human. In April of 2018, the first commercial braindance label DMS released the debut disk of KIDROK a 14-year-old prodigy. All 18 minutes is a Frankenstein of music and braindance called Bleeding Soul. Although Braindance is expensive, its looking to penetrate the market soon ushering a new wave of rockers and musical experiences.