Slash embarasses himself and more in your 2010 Grammy Recap [Metal Edition]

Posted on February 1st, 2010

As each year passes, I find myself disconnected further and further away from what is considered mainstream music, and I am grateful for it. To say the Grammys this year were a complete drekfest would be like saying Gene Simmons is a giant shitstain. Everybody knows this already. But there were some vaguely metal occurrences. Let's recap shall we…

Let's start things off with Slash. He came out during a Jamie Foxx song. Then, he performed a butchered version of his famous solo from November Rain as Jamie Foxx, T-Pain and Doug E. Fresh vocally shat all over it. Take a gander:

Slash's cred is pretty much hanging by a thread at this point.

Rob Halford accepting for Judas Priest at Grammys 2010

In the ~~too cool for~~ not televised portion of the program, JUDAS PRIEST won Best Metal Performance for a LIVE TRACK called Dissident Aggressor which was originally recorded in 1977! So it's only taken them 33 years to come around to this hip new back known as Judas Priest. Here are the other nominees in this category…

LAMB OF GOD – "Set to Fail" (from "Wrath")
MEGADETH – "Head Crusher" (from "Endgame")
MINISTRY – "Señor Peligro" (from "Adios…")
SLAYER – "Hate Worldwide" (from "World Painted Blood")

In the Best Hard Rock performance, AC/DC unsurprisingly won as they were probably the only band Grammy voters recognized. Wait, Nickelback is nominated in this category, I guess the voters have some taste. Then again, METALLICA's awful awful Unforgiven III was placed in this category. Did nominators even listen to the song? It's a shame that Alice In Chains' Check My Brain didn't win because that was probably the catchiest riff of the year. Also, nominated in this category, ~~Stinkin~~ Linkin Park for a live track.

Besides the actual awards, there is always the fun of poking through the press photos on the red carpet and trying to find metal dudes. I'm no Joan Rivers but I did have to sift through quite a few awful photos of Lady Gaga to bring you these low-res gems all watermarked heavily just in case we forgot to credit the source (which we now won't):

Rob Halford, pre-Grammy victory

Ever wonder what Slash's wife looks like? Wonder no more.

I believe one of these lovely ladies is Alice Cooper

Alice in Chains are really excited to be there

Tommy Victor from Ministry/Prong is probably the most metal looking dude there

Wait. THIS is the most metal looking dude there.

Weird Al is clearly feeling uncomfortable by the metal dude

3 horns up

Comments (5)

February 1st, 2010 at 11:08 am theLSDraptor says:

Good article. Should have been titled: "The Grammys: Reasons why no one should give a fuck"

Here is an idea for MI, get all your metal blogosphere buddies together, put on your pompous attitudes and some cheap tuxedos, and have your own infinitely better metal version of the grammys. I would buy tickets for something like that.

February 1st, 2010 at 12:34 pm Frank Injection says:

I didn't even know the Grammy's were still around till I read this post.

LSD, http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/2782/crashing-the-revolver-golden-gods-awards-black-carpet

February 1st, 2010 at 2:18 pm keepitwolfson says:

I ACTUALLY HAD TO WATCH THIS GARBAGE last night.

February 1st, 2010 at 6:18 pm theLSDraptor says:

Oh, I see someone had already though of that.

February 1st, 2010 at 11:25 pm gobuffs09 says:

I'm sure Slash gives a shit about his credibility at this point, he was barely even metal or whatever constitutes "being legit" in the first place. He probably pounded some class A vag after that while wiping his ass with his Guitar Hero money.

Oh, and guess what else? When was the last time the Grammy's cared about metal? Answer: never. I don't even understand the disappointment here, what are you expecting. It's like watching the Tony's and being pissed none one was awarded the Stanley Cup. Give me a break.

Last rant point: seriously get over being disgruntled with mainstream music. You guys act like they make pop music in spite of metal and underground music fans. FYI, as evinced by the Grammy's, they don't know and don't care.