Tom Dare’s hilar podst celebrat what he lls a ‘really gay’ scene – and has tackled s homophobia
Contents:
- WHY THE ONLY OPENLY GAY HEAVY METAL SUPERSTAR, JUDAS PRIT'S ROB HALFORD, HID HIS SEXUALY
- “IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THOSE KD OF THGS”. ROB HALFORD'S REACTN TO BEG METAL’S FIRST GAY IN
- HE BEME METAL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MEGASTAR 1998. WHY IS HE STILL THE ONLY ONE?
- TOP 5 GAY METAL INS
WHY THE ONLY OPENLY GAY HEAVY METAL SUPERSTAR, JUDAS PRIT'S ROB HALFORD, HID HIS SEXUALY
Back November, the Hell Bent for Metal podst (HBFM) put out their first episo, lled Gay Satanic Love Songs.
“IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THOSE KD OF THGS”. ROB HALFORD'S REACTN TO BEG METAL’S FIRST GAY IN
If you’re worried that they played their tmp rd too early, this was followed by an edn entled BDSM Gear and Black Metal, and another named Horny German quickly beme clear what you were gettg: ’s gay, ’s about heavy metal, and ’s very, very funny.
HE BEME METAL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MEGASTAR 1998. WHY IS HE STILL THE ONLY ONE?
As a gay rock fan, HBFM founr and -host Tom Dare’s hope was to be visible to other LGBTQ+ lovers of heavy mic, and to offer a queer perspective that he felt was missg om a scene that is still affected by one episo, they discs July by Swedish band Katatonia, a song whose genr-ntral lyrics chime more wh him than the ual heteronormative love songs.
“I know some people thk Manowar look gay, but I n be more specific about , ” he says. “I n go, ‘This b looks gay, and that b looks gay, and those boots …’” He lghs. “Basilly, metal is really fuckg gay.
TOP 5 GAY METAL INS
“Before I started , I knew there were other gay metal fans out there, but I didn’t know who – I knew about three other people, ” he says. The list of gay artists he uld ve on the show isn’t long, eher.