To paraphrase internet humor progenitor Strong Bad, the gift of metal does not smile on the good-looking. Most heavy metal musicians and fans don't belong in front of any kind of camera, lest the world see that the tastiest licks are written by skin tag casualties who look like they're chewing even if they're not. But no one got into metal to NOT get noticed, so there is actually a surprisingly long history of metal appearing on TV, the ugly person's version of the movies.
Below are 13 of the best, worst, and most notable heavy metal TV appearances. Surprisingly, most of them are from the late 90s and onwards, long after metal was the dominant form of popular guitar-based music in the world. Enjoy watching these videos and cringing at how often minor pieces of spoken dialogue can be so easily botched.
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Judas Priest Is Mislabeled on The Simpsons
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Plays Too Fast on The Drew Carey Show
Anthrax Get Rowdy on Married…With Children
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Alice Cooper Plays D&D on That '70s Show
Slayer Disappoint Jesse Camp in This MTV Commercial
Brann Dailor Is Very Rude on Late Night With Seth Meyers
Eyehategod Perform a Song About Incest or Something Comparable on Treme
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Rob Zombie Becomes a Giant Reptile on Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Everyone Does a Voice on Metalocalypse
Anthrax's Scott Ian Gets His Brains Skewered on The Walking Dead
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