Slipknot on why they wear masks

I admit I'm not really a metal 'fan' so don't know much about the band, but I'm delighted to discover that these two are an interesting and informative couple of 'down to earth' fellows.
hazmat22says...

They are really amazing live, the masks and the overall theatrics of the show were great. Hollywood Undead also has some great masks, but Mudvayne was the first I saw really dressing up, with their face paint.

newtboysays...

I like them, but I'm disappointed there's no honorable mention of GWAR, or even KISS as an inspiration.
They are far from the first masked metal band.

hazmat22says...

Touche, I shouldn't have left GWAR out, although I still haven't seem them live technically. They were rained out this summer at Riot Fest and all we got was a ton of fake blood shot out over everyone and a brief glimpse of their costumes. I think their equipment was probably damaged even, it went from dry as their set started to a torrential downpour traveling horizontal in seconds.

Kiss was a little before my time, so I haven't had the urge to go see them live, although I do enjoy their music and influence.

My list was only bands I've seen live =P

newtboysaid:

I like them, but I'm disappointed there's no honorable mention of GWAR, or even KISS as an inspiration.
They are far from the first masked metal band.

newtboysays...

Understandable....but I meant I was disappointed in the video not mentioning them, not your comment.
As a group famous for being masked and gory theatrics on stage, it seemed reasonable to expect them to mention at least one of the major groups that started the genre. Maybe they do in the full version?
I was lucky enough to see GWAR in a tiny club in East Oakland in the 80's. They didn't have room for a lot of their bigger stuff, but still put on a great show in a club with at least double capacity of young punks. When it was over at about 2am, the punks spilled out into the East Oakland streets and instantly a dozen street fights broke out! What a night!

hazmat22said:

Touche, I shouldn't have left GWAR out, although I still haven't seem them live technically. They were rained out this summer at Riot Fest and all we got was a ton of fake blood shot out over everyone and a brief glimpse of their costumes. I think their equipment was probably damaged even, it went from dry as their set started to a torrential downpour traveling horizontal in seconds.

Kiss was a little before my time, so I haven't had the urge to go see them live, although I do enjoy their music and influence.

My list was only bands I've seen live =P

newtboyjokingly says...

Too obscured in the opaque cloud of my own. ;-)

I don't think I get BBC2, or I would check it out tonight. I guess I'll have to watch online tomorrow.

PlayhousePalssaid:

Yeah ... I could've been a bit more concise, but I figured you, of all sifters, could smell what I was smokin'

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