ON A SCALE FROM 1-10, HOW COOL ARE YOUR FAVORITE METAL DUDES?

Someone linked me to this ‘Metalliblog’ guy recently, pointing out what an asshole he was. Homeboy did a big long ass post on how nice/mean some people from bands were when he first met them. He has a rating system 1-10, and then gives some notes. At first I thought this was kind of douchey, as if he was expecting every single person from every single band to kiss his ass. But then as I read through a lot of his ratings, I realized that a couple of his assessments are actually quite funny. Here are a couple highlights:

—Willie Adler (Lamb of God guitarist) - Another humorless, ugly douchebag in the band. Doesn’t seem to care that fans are waiting to meet him until after he’s cried over his wife in Virginia, who’s probably fucking the local milkman. Little brother to Chris, who is far more humble and polite. Gave me flack for taking a picture too long. 2

—Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse guitarist) - No complaints here really. Will take pics for fans. Friendly enough, but has a weird girlfriend, or perhaps she was just a New York groupie, so he shouldn’t be blamed for having no taste in females. 7

—Matt Pike (High on Fire singer and guitarist) - Man, who decided to give this guy a bong? Totally wasted and incoherent pothead/drunk. Slobbered on my shirt when taking our pic together. Seems like a party, but might take it too far. Sloppy-looking and fat, he loves to perform shirtless and may cause you to lose your lunch. Friendly and playful, just don’t feed him after midnight. 9

Check out the rest here. If any of you ever meet me, I expect you all to do the same thing this guy did. Srsly.

Who’s the nicest metal dude/lady you’ve ever met?

-Elise