Metal Meets Comedy
When it comes to mixing Heavy Metal and Comedy, there are very few people that can blend them together like Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine do. You may be familiar with these two maniacs from VH1 Classic's That Metal Show, or from their infamous "Terrorizing Tele-marketers CD's. You may also know them from Comedy Central's Crank Yankers and Meet the Creeps, or maybe from a Heavy Metal concert. Regardless of where you know them from, what this two men have achieved in their careers is truly admirable.
This "Metal heads" are not only part of the most important Heavy Metal television show today, but are also recognized for their immature and smart humor. While they could be perceived as morons, the truth is that a concept such as terrorizing tele-marketers, is pretty damn genius. Simply because nobody can stand tele-marketers, and we have all wanted to have our revenge against them! Thankfully, Jamieson and Florentine had the time and energy to do terrorize the hell out of this unwanted creatures. Thanks to a cheap tape recorder (yes, they still use tape) they have captured some hilarious moments, which you can now own on CD.
Apart from their various comical endeavors, together with media legend Eddie Trunk, they have managed to become the "authority" in television when it comes to Heavy Metal. That Metal Show just kicked off its sixth season with a tribute to the great Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle to cancer earlier this year. The tribute featured Wendy Dio (Dio's wife and manager), Heaven and Hell's Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice (Dio's band-mates), Rob Halford from Judas Priest, and Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine.
This past Tuesday our friends from Revolver Magazine, Red, and Tones of Death, along with Scion and Best Buy, presented the CD Release show for Jamieson's and Florentine's fifth installment of their "Terrorizing Tele-marketers" series. The event featured live music by Begorrah and Gunfire N' Sodomy (Jamieson's acoustic death metal group), and also a comedy duet by both "Metal Comics". As soon as Jamieson and Florentine stepped off the stage, we grabbed them for an exclusive interview. Here it is is for all of you to enjoy! \m/
Related links:
Watch full episodes of That Metal Show LEGALLY
Official Site of Don Jamieson
Official Site of Jim Florentine
That Metal Show on MySpace
That Metal Show on VH1
That Metal Show on Twitter
Official Site of Favored Nations
Official site of Meet the Creeps
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