Isn't it rather ironic and sad that VH1 is running a program right now about the most "awesomely bad" metal songs? They tell you at each commercial break to go check out Vh1 to vote for the worst video, worst headbanging, etc etc....yeah, go to Vh1.com right now, and you'll see that on it's front page it touts the new Blink-182, Ciara, and Wynton Marsalis songs. I mean, who better to decide what the best and worst metal is, right?
As per usual, the people they have making the comments for each song are commedians, actors/actresses, in other words, people who basically don't know or like much metal and love nothing more than to make more fun of it. Scott Ian and Rikki Rachtman are on it as well, and to their credit, they openly stated that they disagreed with some of the selections on here.
Plus, of course, about 95% of what's on the list doesn't really qualify as "metal" to most metal fans anyhow.
Why do I care? Ultimately I don't care much except that it just further tries to mis-inform the masses as to what metal is, and what's so awful about it. The idea that I walk down the street and have long hair and a leather jacket and a good majority of folks are going to look at me and think that I have anything to do with the crap that Vh1 tries to tout as being metal does irk me a bit, sorry. The constant bit touted over and over again on the program about how metal is all about drugs, sex, and satan and being careless and not having any intelligent feelings or commentary, is absolutely insulting. But again, when Vh1 is trying to base their whole show and commentary on bands like Britney Fox and Poison, I guess that's what you should expect. I just wish there were some way or outlet to inform the masses that there's more to metal than just that, and that in fact plenty of metalheads are quite intelligent and civilized beings after all.
P.S. There is nothing wrong with Loudness! NOTHING!! Fuck you Vh1 LOL
As per usual, the people they have making the comments for each song are commedians, actors/actresses, in other words, people who basically don't know or like much metal and love nothing more than to make more fun of it. Scott Ian and Rikki Rachtman are on it as well, and to their credit, they openly stated that they disagreed with some of the selections on here.
Plus, of course, about 95% of what's on the list doesn't really qualify as "metal" to most metal fans anyhow.
Why do I care? Ultimately I don't care much except that it just further tries to mis-inform the masses as to what metal is, and what's so awful about it. The idea that I walk down the street and have long hair and a leather jacket and a good majority of folks are going to look at me and think that I have anything to do with the crap that Vh1 tries to tout as being metal does irk me a bit, sorry. The constant bit touted over and over again on the program about how metal is all about drugs, sex, and satan and being careless and not having any intelligent feelings or commentary, is absolutely insulting. But again, when Vh1 is trying to base their whole show and commentary on bands like Britney Fox and Poison, I guess that's what you should expect. I just wish there were some way or outlet to inform the masses that there's more to metal than just that, and that in fact plenty of metalheads are quite intelligent and civilized beings after all.
P.S. There is nothing wrong with Loudness! NOTHING!! Fuck you Vh1 LOL
They got the balls to sing in their native tongue.
