Yes, quite a few black-metallers use KISS as their template which is pretty amusing. Some of em', like King Diamond, got it too close and got sued by Gene & Co. I still don't get why "corpse-paint" is suppose to be scary.
What I find most amusing is that I know several black metal fans who find it very funny. I think the only people who thick those guys look hard are themselves.
I have actually met several black metal musicians who do take themselves way too seriously. Of course, what they don't realise is that makes them even funnier. The other daft thing, of course, is the illegible logo requirement in black metal. Its part of the whole "extreme" thing.
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1 - Tim Hall
That's got to be one of the funniest web pages I've seen for weeks.
2 - Kevin
WOO HOO!! I laughed so hard, I almost shot a piece of Cap'n Crunch through my nose!!
Especially love number 8, a black metal farmer...BWAHAHAHA!!!
3 - Jason Koulouras
Great site - reminds me of the late 70's with KISS....LOL - I thought #7 looked pretty cool
Cheers!
Rock On Dude!
4 - Andrew Ian Dodge
Yes, quite a few black-metallers use KISS as their template which is pretty amusing. Some of em', like King Diamond, got it too close and got sued by Gene & Co. I still don't get why "corpse-paint" is suppose to be scary.
5 - Lono
Hey, you weasels... I just did a post on this last week, HERE. See this
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/17/012813.php
The saddest part is I got 2 comments, but you guys are all over this one.
in rejection, I'll climb upstairs and go to bed.
6 - Ernie Dunn
easily the funniest thing i have seen in a long time...no matter who posted it first.
-ernpac
7 - Andrew Ian Dodge
What I find most amusing is that I know several black metal fans who find it very funny. I think the only people who thick those guys look hard are themselves.
8 - Tim Hall
What percentage of black metallers actually take themselves seriously? I suspect a lot of them treat the whole thing as pantomime.
9 - Andrew Ian Dodge
I have actually met several black metal musicians who do take themselves way too seriously. Of course, what they don't realise is that makes them even funnier. The other daft thing, of course, is the illegible logo requirement in black metal. Its part of the whole "extreme" thing.
10 - SFC SKI
[Count Floyd voice]Wooo! Scary Stuff, Kids![/Count Floyd Voice]