Protest the Hero gettin’ loaded yet again
Rody Walker, the singer for experimental, progressive emo/thrash band Protest the Hero isn’t your typical metal maniac. For those who follow the band, that’s hardly a revelation. Sure, Rody loves his metal, and he screams with the best of the metal belters, but when he’s not metaling out, there’s a good chance he’s listening to country music. We’ll let him explain:
I’m sick of all these idiots on the Internet who claim they listen to every type of music “except country.” Those people are stupid liars. Obviously you don’t listen to everything if there’s an exception. On top of that silly mistake, country is awesome.
Old country, new country, rockabilly, country rock, honky tonk — I don’t give a f—. Give me some twang and a pack of butts and I’m a happy boy. It’s like well written pop music with a southern drawl and hilarious lyrics. Anyone who appreciates good melodies and outrageous harmonies, should love country music. If they don’t, they’re a bunch of sniveling f—ing liars. On a more superficial level, all the female vocalists are totally smokin’ hotties — hah.
Conversely, all the male singers do is sing about getting drunk and laid — well, sometimes they sing about the war in Iraq, but they’re probably just talking about getting drunk in the trenches and sexin’ up the other soldiers. It’s irrefutably sweet and there’s nothing anyone can say or do to convince me otherwise. Yes, I realize I’ve just written a “blog” for a metal-oriented audience about how sweet country is…. I don’t give a f–. “I’m not talkin’ ’bout hookin’ up and hangin’ out, I’m just talkin’ ’bout a little bit later tonight.” Peace.
Now, check out Protest the Hero’s totally non-country video for “Bloodmeat”:
