BARROW artists JD and Swerve have taken a stance against violence in their latest release.

'Knife Angel' is the latest song to come from the rapper-producer duo, inspired by the arrival of its namesake in Barrow's Town Centre.

Standing at over 27 feet tall and made from over 100,000 knives, the statue was created by the British Ironworks Centre to highlight the dangers of knife crime.

The knives were collected by 43 police forces across the country.

JD said: "We went to go see the Knife Angel, it's crazy and inspiring. There was such a large range of emotions I felt just from being in its presence."

They headed home that evening and JD got straight to work writing the lyrics. The next day they hit Swerve's studio, recorded it and filmed the video that night.

The videographer stayed up all night to finalise the video, meaning it took just 36 hours from the inspiration to the finished product.

The song is especially touching in light of an incident at Walney School last week, which made the pair question whether they should delay the release.

A 16-year-old, who cannot be identified due to his age, is in custody after being charged with attempted murder.

A 15-year-old pupil was stabbed 'multiple times in the body'. The pupil was flown to hospital at around 10.10am on Tuesday morning and was later released from hospital.

The defendant will next face Preston Crown Court on February 25.

JD said: "We discussed whether it was right for us to share it at this time but we came to the conclusion that it's more important than ever."

The pair are working hard to send the message that violence is not the answer despite it being 'glamourised' by the music industry.

Swerve said: "It normally has a bad reputation for making out violence is a good thing, so we wanted to flip the script.

"Everything that we stand for is to do positive stuff and give back to the community and help it through hardship."

JD said: "We are in a position to be fairly influential at this point in our careers, it would be a dishonour not to get the message out there."

The duo thanked Cath Corkill, project manager at Drop Zone, for bringing the Knife Angel for Barrow, and ultimately sparking the idea for the song which has become their 'fastest growing music' video so far.

JD and Swerve sent their well-wishes to those affected by last week's harrowing incident.

They said: "Our thoughts are prayers are with those that have been effected, it's scary times but hopefully it can inspire some positive change."

The music video is now available to watch on YouTube.