Bands including Pearl Jam and Nine Inch Nails have joined a campaign against Guantanamo Bay.
A coalition of international musicians is campaigning to find out if their songs have been used to torture Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Bands such as Pearl Jam, R.E.M, Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine have submitted an official Freedom of Information Act request to the US government to find out more about its use of 'music torture'.
The request has been sent to a range of organisations including the US Department of Defense, the CIA, the FBI and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Clare Algar, director of human rights charity Reprieve, which is backing the campaign, said she is "delighted" to see so many of the music world's leading lights taking an interest in the issues of torture and Guantanamo Bay.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello added: "The fact that music I helped create was used as a tactic against humanity sickens me - we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
The drive has been planned by campaign group More Guantanamos, which is working to help detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Bagram air base in Afghanistan and other offshore prison sites maintained by the US government.
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