On yesterday's episode of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show, Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, picked their top 5 album covers. Here are the results? Don't agree with them? Check out OUR Top 5 and send us YOURS to info@hornsuprocks.com!
FIVE: THE SCORPIONS "Blackout"
FOUR: OZZY "Blizzard Of Ozz"
THREE: IRON MAIDEN "Killers"
TWO: JUDAS PRIEST "British Steel"
ONE: KISS "Alive"
Here is the HORNS UP ROCKS Top 5:
FIVE: BLACK SABBATH "Paranoid"
FOUR: PANTERA "Cowboys From Hell"
THREE: SEPULTURA "Chaos A.D."
TWO: MACHINE HEAD "The Blackening"
ONE: SLAYER "Reign In Blood"
Here is the Top 5 of James Coleman (Horns Up Rocks fan)
FIVE: VAN HALEN "1984"
FOUR: METALLICA "Master Of Puppets"
THREE: MEGADETH "Peace Sells (But Who's Buying0"
TWO: TWISTED SISTER "Come Out and Play"
ONE: IRON MAIDEN "Somewhere In Time"
Don't agree with these Top 5's? Send us YOURS to info@hornsuprocks.com!
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/
Legendary thrash Metal meisters Slayer, will be on VH1's That Metal Show tonight. The band will be represented by guitarist Kerry King and drummer Dave Lombardo. Slayer has never been on That Metal Show, so this promises to be a very special episode. That Metal Show is hosted by radio and television legend Eddie Trunk, and comedians Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. The show is on its 5th season and we can't let it be canceled. This show has a similar role for Heavy Music to what MTV's Headbangers Ball had in the 90's.
So tune in tonight at 11 PM to watch history in the making! \m/
On Thursday July 8, Charred Walls of the Damned (featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens and Richard Christy) took over The Gramercy theater in New York City. On this night, the band was joined by The Hixon, Magus Beast and comedian Don Jamieson from VH1's That Metal Show.
We arrived just in time to check out The Hixon, a band that we have been watching for a while and they are starting to get the recognition they deserve. The Hixon always puts on great performances and their music is brutally structured. Their message is very clear: they are here to spread the brutality through uncompromised and well focused music.
Following The Hixon, comedian Don Jamieson was introduced by Eddie Trunk and Jim Florentine, who are his co-hosts from VH1's That Metal Show. Don put on an excellent comedy show, something that we had never experienced at a concert and found it to be very entertaining. He talked about all things that rock: getting laid, drinking booze, smoking and rocking out at Duff's Brooklyn.
A few minutes after Don was cheered loudly off the stage, Charred Walls of The Damned took over center stage and played a rocking set. The all star band sounded loud and proud, and the New York crowd was very stoked to have Richard Christy from The Howard Stern Show and formerly from Death, Iced Earth and Control Denied, back behind the drums. Some of the highlights of their set included a cover of Iron Maiden's Number of The beast and Sepultura's Territory sang by Jose Mangin from Sirius XM Liquid Metal.
The night was a reunion of the New York Heavy Music family and it couldn't have been any better. We ran into Richard Christy at the end of the night and this is what he had to say: "I am so happy of our show tonight. New York is my home, so I wanted to make sure that everyone had a good time. I actually was nervous right before we went on, but everything was great! I want to thank all the fans for making this a memorable night!"
Here is Charred Walls of the Damned covering Sepultura's Territory, with Jose Mangin from Sirius XM on vocals:
Here is Charred Walls of the Damned covering Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast:
Here is Charred Walls of the Damned with their video for Ghost Town:
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