Ed Sheeran
In February, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran surprised fans by teaming up with British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon for a new, heavier version of his hit single “Bad Habits.” The two performed the song together at the Brit Awards, where the crowd went wild. The following week, Sheeran and BMTH released the official studio version of the song, which is now available on most music streaming services.
But this isn't Sheeran's only connection to the heavy metal world: the red-headed Englishman previously revealed his love for Cradle of Filth, a long-time black metal band from Suffolk, where Sheeran grew up. This led to him and the band's founding frontman, Dani Filth, getting in touch to discuss a possible collaboration.
“Ed has expressed a desire to be on the song and we're currently exploring a few options, but that's as far as we'll go for now,” the Cradle of Filth frontman said. Serious Consequences During the February interview, Filth continued, “He invited me over to his house. He doesn't live too far from me, probably about 18 to 20 miles from my house.”
Carrie Underwood
In April, Carrie Underwood spoke with CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. CBS Sunday Morning During the interview, she surprisingly revealed that she's a bit of a metal fan — at least when she's working out. The country music superstar revealed that she likes to listen to metalcore band I Prevail while working out.
“their trauma The album is one that I listen to on repeat while I'm working out,” Underwood noted, before joking, “There's a lot of language on this album that's not appropriate for kids, which is important.” “I was like, 'You know what? I bought a lot of language that's not appropriate for kids. My Savior [her new Christian music record] And go shopping trauma And I'm like, 'Carrie Underwood said that.'”
Demi Lovato
Until now, one of the most surprising names when talking about famous metal fans has been pop singer Demi Lovato. In a 2008 interview with MTV, she said: Camp Rock Starr named bands such as Lamb of God, Job for a Cowboy, Maelin and the Sons of Disaster and Abigail Williams, and said Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir was one of his favourite live bands.
“It's so different from anything else,” Lovato said of her love of metal at the time. “The vocals, the double bass drums, the amazing guitar solos…every part of the band is doing something that's harder than a regular rock band. I listen to these bands and I wish I could do it all, but I can't.” Recently, Lovato did just that, recording a new album called “Metal Music.” Oh my goodnessThe album finds the singer exploring the worlds of rock and punk more than ever before.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey is one of those people who would say, “Really?” when you hear he's a metal fan. But on second thought, it kind of makes sense. His love for metal was made clear when he appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show in the early '90s, where he talked about listening to British grindcore band Napalm Death. He then featured one of his favorite bands, Florida death metal legends Cannibal Corpse, in a scene where they were playing at a New York nightclub. Ace Venture: Pet Detective.
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender has appeared in numerous film series. X-Men To alienHowever, fans might be surprised to learn that he's also a big-time metal fan. Metal Injection Molding Fassbender was previously quoted in an interview as saying that Metallica was a “huge influence” when he was growing up.
“People these days listen to anything, and that's great, but when I was in school, in high school, my style was defined by what I wore and the groups I hung out with, whether I was goth or grunge or punk or metal,” Fassbender continued.
“Growing up in the countryside, music was very important to me as a teenager, especially away from the city. Music was like the only outlet you had. There weren't many options outside of these beautiful, amazing fields and mountains, but you could find any kind of action through music,” he added. “So heavy metal was big.” The outlet also reported that he is said to be a big fan of bands like Sepultura, Iron Maiden and Slayer.
Nicolas Cage
To be fair, Nic Cage's love of metal isn't all that surprising, considering his son, Weston Cage, played in a black metal band, but it's pretty cool. Not only was he a supportive dad for his son's band, Eyes of Noctum, but Weston once said in an interview that his dad was also into other notable black metal bands. “He likes Darkthrone, he likes Satyricon,” Weston reportedly said about Nic's metal tastes. Metal Injection Molding.
Colin Hanks
Tom Hanks is often described as “the nicest guy in Hollywood,” but that hasn't stopped his son, Colin Hanks, from falling in love with metal. In a podcast interview earlier this year, Hanks named Fur and Deftones as bands he was obsessed with growing up, and eventually mentioned Primus.
“I was a huge Primus fan growing up. I was obsessed with them. I was really drawn to them because they were so unique. And that was a big thing for me growing up,” Hanks said. Metal Injection Molding.
Bill Burr
Not many people know that comedian Bill Burr is an avid drummer, and even fewer know that he's a metal fan. In a 2017 podcast, Burr said that his drum teacher encouraged him to listen to Meshuggah, which he did, but found them “too difficult” at the time. Burr has since returned to the band and has become a huge fan.
“I've had this Meshuggah album for a long time, and I listened to it again and I think I'm finally starting to like it… I always thought it was great, but now I'm really obsessed with it,” he said on the podcast. Metal Injection Molding“I've listened to the first song over and over and I'm slowly getting used to it, but this music is way beyond my limited musical ability,” Barr added, “But the first song, 'Stengah'… those drums, the whole thing is just incredible.”
Ice-T
In March 2021, at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Body Count won the award for Best Metal Performance for “Bum Rush,” but what surprised many was that the band's frontman was a very well-known celebrity. Ice-T, an accomplished rapper and actor, is the vocalist for the hardcore metal band. He appears on NBC's “Bum Rush.” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Since 2000, he has been releasing records on Body Count.
The band's 2017 album, BloodlustIce-T proudly states that legendary thrash band Slayer are one of his favorite groups. Body Count then covers two Slayer classics on the album, “Raining Blood” and “Postmortem.” Over the years, many well-known metal musicians have appeared on Body Count tracks, including Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), Randy Blythe (Lamb of God), and the late Riley Gayle (Power Trip).
The band's latest album, 2020 CarnivoresFeaturing Evanescence singer Amy Lee and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, the band also paid tribute to another of their metal influences, Motörhead, by performing their own version of the band's classic “Ace of Spades.”
