Mike Judge has to be a metal fan

Posted on February 9, 2010

Sure, he created everybody's favorite metalhead duo, Beavis and Butthead. But after watching director Mike Judge's new movie, Extract, I am convinced that Mike Judge appreciates a good blast beat. Why do I think so? He wrote in a character that is way into underground metal. This isn't a dude who just listens to Velvet Revolver or is some poser. The character, Rory is in a melodic grindcore band and sports some credible shirts throughout the movie, all notably from Relapse Records. Just the fact that the word "grindcore" is in the movie, makes me like it that much more. I reached out to my buddy Bob over at Relapse to see if he had any insight and here is what he told me:

"We were contacted about 2 and a half years ago by the costume designer, who requested a bunch of our shirts for the film. We can't say for sure that Judge himself is a Relapse fan but based on his superb choice of tunes used in Office Space, it is safe to assume that he is."

Fair enough! The movie in general was pretty good, not as good as Office Space or the incredibly prophetic Idiocracy, but it's definitely worth a viewing. Here is a scene where Rory tries to win over the sexy Mila Kunis by letting her know about his band, God's Cock…