Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert come out

Not joking.

From a feature article in LA Times:

"I see all those old dudes out there just banging their heads to our records," Reinert said, wearing an imposing goatee and extra-large Miami Dolphins jersey. "And I have to think — 'That stuff you're banging your head to? That is some gay, gay metal, man.'"

That's hilarious! :-D

I've heard that the US metal scene in the early 90s was quite homophobic, so it's probably those people he's referring to.

I always thought that "be who you are regardless of what mainstream dictates" was one of the main ethos of heavy metal culture... so, by that logic, homophobia is extremely un-metal.

By the way, here's the article from LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-c1-gay-heavy-metal-20140508-story.html#page=1

The most important comment, I think, is - ironically - from Cynic's non-gay member Sean Malone: "What I'm proud of is that Paul and Sean know that this isn't really about them — it's about the kid out there who is struggling and suffering in silence, and that for him or her, this conversation might be a source of encouragement," Malone said.

Edited by Time Signature - 09 May 2014 at 6:08am