Much head bang.
But where does heavy metal rank on your list of preferred music? Near the top butting up against 1990s-era pop punk or languishing at the bottom right below free form jazz? Me? I never really went through a “metal phase” as grunge really took over my teenage listening soundscape but have always appreciated from afar. You may recall that I was just in Copenhagen during COPENHELL and felt lightly jealous of all the men in black denim vests festooned with patches of their favorite acts such as Lamb of God and Metallica.
Well, as fate would have it, I just stumbled upon a list from the online metal publication Loudwire featuring various metal heads that find respite amongst the waves. There are some you may already know, like the aforementioned Metallica’s Rob Trujillo and Kirk Hammett. Perry Ferrell, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Eddie Vedder and Jon Foreman (from Switchfoot) are listed, though I would consider none of them “metal” per se.
The semi-surprising, I suppose, are Des Fafara from DevilDriver, Chuck Billy from Testament and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God.
Much head bang.
The question now is, which should the World Surf League commission to play on the cobbled stone of Lower Trestles during the thrilling final’s day?
Discuss.
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does Lydon surf? he’s hitting the lip hard with this statement: https://pbs.twimg.com/media…
Sasha is wondering if Boy George surfs
amerikan idiot whose lights would be fun to punch out!
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Love much of their early work but yea I’d like to punch him but that prick will learn to love England’s tax code or he won’t if he is semi-lucid. He won’t last 180 days if he has half a brain!
For real? Out of all the fat/epitaph bands I would have not NOFX to have anyone that surfs.
The kooks?
Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys is a surfer
I fangirled Kirk Hammett so hard in the water cuz I thought he was Steve Buscemi.
Nada Surf would be suitable given the waves on offer this year
Nada Surf is so good.
The Goons of Doom?
keep our guard’s up…whales!
surf shack museum, SC, has hobie sunglasses
a brian wilson song?
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Creed would suit the WSL
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WSL could have the Camp Pendleton trumpets play Taps.
I guess Jane’s wasn’t really metal. But Whatsisface Perry surfs.
Under a Tahitian Moon at that!
Pretty sure Jeff Hanneman used to surf.
What about that one musician guy…? Uh.
Whatisname.
Curren something. Bob? Jim? John?
Did some kind of shit whalesong back in the day.
I think there was FREE tape attached to a mag once. I scrubbed it, recorded over.
He looked surfy huh? RIP that guy!
Best thrash merchant ever. RIP indeed.
Old news BG. Reported on Swellnet and Stab overs 12hrs ago.
Most of the content here is poached from those sources Surfer Sammy.
Why don’t you do your own articles. You are a journalist and have intelligence and some drive to make a site/ business like BG. You can do better and that is not in a condeding way. I want to read stuff not on other sites. Get unique and cutting edge. I know you have it in you.
Grateful Condeding.
Derek is a intelligent guy who has written some books in Oz with some noteable people. He has talent. There is a space in the surf arena that could be ground breaking not just the way it is being done at the moment
Negatron is an Plumbing Robot intelligence from another planet. Not a journalist. He is not the droid you are looking for.
Ha ha
I unblock toilets for a living.
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One of my all time favs
Gee whiz. No mention of Chris Martin?
He hasn’t surfed for a while. His boards are all yellow.
Knocked that one outta the park.
gwyneth melted them into candles…and added her scent…recycled!
Not surf, but Lars Ulrich is heavily jazz influenced from his childhood. Heard a BBC interview with him about it years ago. No one believes me, but perhaps drummers who can hear it will understand. (I’m not one of them)
Although I like Lars’s unorthodox style from those albums that matter, I don’t pick up jazz. What he does these days barely approaches competent drumming. The only influence I hear are is from never practicing.
Yeah I dunno. I haven’t really listened to much after the Black Album and that was practically verging on VH1 material.
MOP & KTA & RTL was about where it ended for me.
I LOVE …And Justice for All too, but RTL and MOP are unfuckwithable.
Oh yeah I forgot about that one. Yes.
Their trinity.
I’ve always loved Kill em All though too.
…And Justice For All is really, really good, except for the production.
He does have some jazzy foot pedal action and some groovy beats and breakdowns unlike the other bands of the time on”those albums that matter” I’d say. But yeah…wtf happened?
in a gaddda da vida/
He was heavily John Bonham influenced, who was jazz influenced (Fool In the Rain is probably the jazziest Zep song)… and for what Lars needed two bass pedals to do, Gonzo only needed one…