CAN WE HAVE CHEMICAL BROTHERS AT BLOODSTOCK?
...plus a bunch of other vital questions that needed answering this month. Apparently.
SABATONS OF FUN
Finally, Sabaton actually getting their own cover last month!
Feels long overdue to me and, to be honest, it feels like power metal needs to start getting more respect from the metal scene. They are headlining big festivals across Europe! I don’t see any skanky hardcore bands doing that. Tom Flaur (email)
Lay off the skanky hardcore bands, they’re doing their best, too! Fair point, though: are we being too hard on power metal? Maybe slaying dragons and suchlike demands more credit than we previously allowed.
SIMPLY THE FEST
Now that metal is apparently here to stay at Glasto, can we have Chemical Brothers at Bloodstock? It’s only fair. I would absolutely mosh to Hey Boy, Hey Girl.
Freddy Smith (email)
We’re not saying that we would throw all our metal cred under the bus by throwing shapes to The Salmon Song but we’re not saying we wouldn’t throw all our metal cred under the bus by throwing shapes to The Salmon Song.
MASK OF THE WAAAAAA-NTASM
What the fuck is up with everyone whining about the new Slipknot masks? They’ve been out there for months now and people are still coming up with their shitty memes or cracking jokes. Let’s see you try and come up with a cool concept for something like that. They’re badass. Corey’s proves you can keep it simple to be scary. Lifelong Maggot (email)
People? Whining? On the internet? Is that a thing now? We can’t believe it. We think Corey’s mask is cool, too – though we have to admit we did LOL at the dude who put a plastic milk bottle over his face in tribute. That’s dedication.
MOTION SICKNESS
I loved the fan Q&A with Chris Motionless last issue. His band mean so much to me and it was inspiring to see him giving some advice out that I’ll definitely be taking with me. More Motionless In White stuff please!
Jess Shilladay (email)
Yeah, Chris is a pretty good egg. Plus, most importantly, his makeup is on fleek. Do people still say ‘fleek’? Hey, we’re cool, alright?
RUN TO THE LAWYERS
Dare I tell Iron Maiden that there is an old lady near me with a clothes-ironing business called… Iron Maidens?! Christ, I bet Rod Smallwood is dispatching a gunship full of lawyers as I type! Richard Cully (Facebook)
Er, we won’t tell Maiden if you don’t, Rich. Or publish it in the world’s biggest heavy metal magazine. Promise.
GHOST WITH THE MOST
I saw Metallica with Ghost at Twickenham and as good as Papa Het and the boys were, Cardi C