BUTCHER BABIES Embrace "Slut Metal"

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Posted by RobInjection on May 25, 2012

Yep, that's right folks… slut metal!

I just heard of this new LA band, Butcher Babies. And, they are so LA. The band has two female frontwomen, Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd, and they are all about new age girl power, by which I mean they perform topless with their tattys taped up. They've also coined a new term, "slut metal." What!? This genre wasn't featured in our On The Record about subgenres. What could it mean? They explain:

"We can't go balls out — so we go tits out! When girls are perceived as sexual or outspoken, they get labeled sluts, but we embrace those qualities and bring them to our music as well. Butcher Babies is true slut metal: We're doing what we want, how we want."

They literally go tits out! Look at this live clip of them covering Pantera's "Fucking Hostile"

Are you paying attention to the song…or… something else?

Girls, PUT IT BACK IN YOUR SHIRT. Look, you're both very attractive, and I'd love to shtup either of you, but by leaving your breasts out you pretty much make the music you perform pointless. Nobody is going to go to your show and then describe it to your friends as "you guys, I saw the next awesome band, holy fuck…the musicianship Butcher Babies bring to the table is great," No, they are going to go to their friends and say "you gotta see these two sluts performing with their tits out all show."

Then again, maybe they don't care about the artistry and musicianship… maybe they just want to be noticed. Revolver mag recently interviewed them and asked what their goals were and they said:

"To bring slut metal to the masses — duh! In all seriousness, we feel like we are just touching on what we are capable of, and we want to continue to grow, get our music out there, and get on the road! There are so many repressed people out there that need to see a show like ours. Hopefully they will take home with them the message that they are able to do everything they want to do regardless of who they are told they are supposed to be."

Oh, I see. It's a therapeutic exercise for repressed men and women. They are providing a service! How shallow of me to think otherwise. Here's BB's new video for Mr. Slowdeath, let's judge it on musical talent alone…

MaGGoT

What? Heavy metal was all about sluts, I'm talkin bout that gnarly cartoon (that chick in the picture kinda reminded me of it). Plus a lot of metal album cover art has the same theme crankin, that shit screams metal
Devilsgrove

I'm sorry but this is nonsense…if I want to see naked women they are just a click away really. This has nothing to do with music and everything to do with narcissism. It is only my opinion but I am tired of these "shock' tactics to get attention, especially when what you are doing isn't even all that shocking its bawdy and crass. Take a lesson from Angela (Arch Enemy), you don't have to be a whore to "blow' people away. Just my two cents but felt I had to say it.
Rigel

Show these fine ladies to the kitchen,and tell them its all about music,not image,not sexuality,not breasts.Goodness where do these image-oriented outfits even stem out?
dogtrot

fake tits are gross
- AD720
  
  Personally i don't care if there real or fake i just love tits!
ShitChurchySayz

They are just saying "girls can do it too"
- metalheaddrew
  
  I don't think they are doing anything well.
King-Forrest

Wow, ladies I am really sorry that your dad's didn't love you as children. But making a band called Butcher Babies and acting like whores is no way to make a good metal band. Now here's a $20, get back on the pole and dance you stupid bitches!!! That is prob your day job. don't quit it!!!!
thetornado970

Judging on musical talent alone? They fucking suck. Bad vocals (that are obviously made in the studio), stupid ass fucking lyrics and generic ass instrumentals.
SAMCRO80

They do realize that "going balls out" doesn't actually mean performing with your balls hanging out?
- Crinn
  
  thats what it meant to gg allin
Crinn

that was actually pretty good…I'm not impressed, but i'm not disappointed either…hmn..
deadhumancollection

Terrible music. Nice tits. Ultimately a gimmick act. How far can a gimmick act really get you…really? Kiss…Slipknot…ok, maybe it can work.
Photosynthesis Photograph

OMG so awesome!!! after i click mute and put on any skrillex song .. they are actually watchable
stabwork

Didn't Rockbitch perform in the nude?
What does this band have to offer?
KillMike

lmfao at the brunette on the left at about 40 seconds in! haha
- KillMike
  
  When i say that, i'm talking about the pantera cover video
KillMike

And honestly, i'm not a big fan of front-women in metal. It's nothing against women, hell i think a woman should be allowed to do anything they want to do. Equal rights and what-not. I love a woman with a beautiful voice. I just don't care for a beautiful female voice over some brutal metal.

Don't get me wrong, females in metal are awesome! I'm all for a female instrumentalist. In fact, i think Leah Woodward (seriously, look her up) of the band Aliases is an aammaazziinngg guitarist. This girl can fucking shred! And she's hella cute.

To me, hearing a chick sing just isn't very metal. Call me narrow minded, i don't care. Even with I Wrestled A Bear Once. They sound awesome as a band, and even the front-woman sounds awesome when she's doing screams/growls, (hell i couldn't even tell she was a chick at first listen because she does it so well), but then she sings and the music just falls flat on it's face for me.

Point is: Female instrumentalist is awesome!
Female vocalist, at least as far as metal goes, is pretty lame.
- Guitarman789009
  
  What about Light This City? Laura is an awesome fucking vocalist you can't even tell its a girl screaming. I think that female singers are pretty good. But butcher babies sucks dick. these women should not be screaming. (but some girls can scream)
Murderface498

Tits!!
jynxicat

yeah, the music does suck, it is a gimmick, and it is just a way for them to make fast and easy money. However, if you refuse to go to one of their shows your either
A: married with a bitchy wife (or girlfriend)
B: Gay (dudes)
- tobi
  
  i am gay and i love going to there shows :L
spleen_latifa

I like everything about this. Who cares about musicianship?? TITS OR GTFO.
dhaus

Does nobody remember Roxy from Mushroomhead?
steve

beautiful to see, bad to hear
Yall don't get it do ya?

Butcher babies are some of the best most amazing artists I know. When they toured with Manson they took the time to go out and sign shirts and meet fans and they were so nice and amazing. They sound brutal and amazing live and I all around love them. Plus I heard the music before I watched the videos so anyone who says they don't have talent. FYI at the calgary show they didn't show their tits once

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