Page 28 - Metal Hammer Issue 334 - UK (May 2020)

LETTERS
Rammstein: pledging allegiance
to their US fans
it’s about fuckin’ time. Los Angeles
here I come, baby!
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Hey, while we’re on the subject of
going places with bands, anyone
fancy giving us a lift to one of
Rammstein’s North American
shows? Anyone? Come on…
MOANERS = SHIT
Social media is a joke. Full of people
complaining about having to go to
Milton Keynes for Knotfest or the My
Chemical Romance reunion show.
I’m not even an MCR fan but really?!
The one time a band does a big show
outside of London – and it’s only half
an hour away – and you’re moaning
about having to travel? Ridiculous.
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Yeah, if you think travelling to
Milton Keynes is bad, check out the
miles people in other countries will
put in to get to a gig. Ever travelled
across Texas? That shit’s big.
TAPE AIDING
Vinyl is having another moment in
the sun it seems – how about a return
of the mighty cassette? Tape-trading
was the best part of the 80s and 90s
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“The album we’ve “This is beautiful
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Hammer writer Stephen Hill
touched hearts (and nerves)
when he penned an ode the 90s
metal culture icons Beavis and
Butthead. Here’s what you had
to say about it. Uuuu-huh-huh…
HE SAID
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a simple ‘This sucks’ or ‘This rules’, Mike Judge’s
creation of two dunderheaded high school kids could
and I think it helped to bring metal tear down careers or give much-needed cool points
communities together. Who’s with to underground acts that would never usually be
me? Start the tape revolution! seen on primetime MTV. And, thankfully for us,
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liked about tapes (portability, YOU SAY
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there’s also a lot we’re happy to Chuck, I’d agree with authority. Still love them!
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going doollaly and coming out and If it wasn’t for this cartoon I wouldn’t have discovered
oh god it’s everywhere oh god oh Kyuss! It was the only way for us Brits to hear any
god oh g-) metal, especially if you didn’t have MTV in the 90s.
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to feel like we’re reaching saturation White Zombie, Ministry, Nudeswirl, Danzig, Georgia
point with festivals and big gigs in Satellites and many others!
summer now. If you’re a fan of rock IZmkb\d :``^g[Z\a !?Z\^[hhd"
music, this year you’re going to
have to choose between Download, I feel bad for younger generations who didn’t grow
Bloodstock, Arctangent, 2000Trees, up with that show. It was pure comedic brilliance.
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Roses, My Chemical Romance…
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Is anyone out there managing to tick constantly bad-mouth bands you’d think they’d like.
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