Top 10 Funniest Metal Bands
They are just too funny. I'm including real bands and YouTube comedy bands!
Alestorm is a heavy metal band originally from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase. Their songs are great and funny at the same time.
He's so ridiculous! I love him! Funniest live performer of the modern day! In and out of Immortal! Who else would call themselves Donal Duck when introducing themselves in an interview?!?!?
Even if he plays the most serious genre of all, he still makes everyone laugh
The Black Dahlia Murder is an American melodic death metal band from Waterford, Michigan, formed in 2001. Their name is derived from the 1947 unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, often referred to as Black Dahlia. When sober, they're funny. When stoned they're funny! Just watch Majesty and Fool Em' All and every interview, they are hilarious. Music may be serious, but those guys never are!
Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse and a real band created to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows. Both bands were created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. ...read more. Just watch metalocalypse, you'll know what I'm talking about!
Infant Annihilator are an English/American deathcore band based in Hull, East Yorkshire. The band was formed in 2012 by drummer Aaron Kitcher and guitarist Eddie Pickard.
Gwar, often styled as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. Their costumes are very strange!
Cannabis Corpse is a marijuana-themed death metal band, formed in Virginia in 2006. Their band name is a parody of Cannibal Corpse. Cannabis Corpse songs are fully original but their album and song titles are parodies of many death metal bands' album and song titles (e.g. "Tube of the Resinated" vs Cannibal Corpse's "Tomb of the Mutilated"). They play true death metal but here are some of their (parody) song titles:
I C** Bud, Reefer Stashed Place, Mummified in Bong Water, Addicted to Hash in a Tin, Skull Full of Bong Hits, I Will Smoke You, Gallery of Stupid High, Blaze of Torment, Dead by Bong
Blunted at birth
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released three albums – Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny and Rize of the Fenix.
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band, that was formed 1999 in California. Their longest lineup of members was M. Shadows (Vocals), Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar), Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar), Johnny Christ (Bass Guitar), and The Rev (Drums).Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Drums), their most notable drummer, passed away in 2009, being temporarily replaced by Mike Portnoy, who was replaced by Arin Ilejay, who was finally replaced with Brooks Wackerman. A common phrase for fans "foREVer" was created after the Rev's death in his remembrance. ...read more.
Especially Syn and The Rev when they were at a bar!
Steel Panther is an American comedy glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics, as well as their exaggerated on-stage personae that parody the stereotypical 1980s "glam metal" lifestyle.
Unearth is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released six studio albums.
Tankard is a thrash metal band from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 1982. Along with the bands Kreator, Destruction and Sodom, Tankard is often considered one of the "The Big Teutonic Four" of Teutonic thrash metal. German thrash metal band but almost all lyrics are about drinking, especially beer.
Songs: Rules For Fools, Die With A Beer in Your Hand, Need money for beer, Medley (Alcohol, Puke, Mon Cheri, Wonderful Life), R.I.B. (Rest In Beer), The Morning After,...
Love this band so much! When other bands are too serious, tankard is just casual and do it for fun, it's awesome!
Pantera was an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. The band started out as a glam metal act in the 1980s with little success. After discarding their original lead vocalist and enlisting Phil Anselmo, the band signed a major record deal with Warner Music Group via Atco Records. Around this time, Pantera underwent a major change in their musical... read more
Pinkly Smooth is an American experimental rock band formed in 2001. The group consisted of Synyster Gates and The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold, among others. Their music incorporates elements of punk, ska, and progressive rock, creating a unique and eclectic sound. Despite having released only one EP titled "Unfortunate Snort," Pinkly Smooth has garnered a cult following for their unconventional approach to rock music. Syn and The Rev From A7X formed this band with such great and to be honest cheesy music, just look at their photos!
The best band of 21st century for all children of the world.
An actual heavy metal band for children!
Devin Townsend Project was a Canadian progressive metal band founded in 2008 and another venture of Devin Townsend, considered separate from the material released as Devin Townsend.
Teräsbetoni is a Finnish power metal band formed in 2002. They got their first recording contract thanks to a petition, started by excited fans who wanted a recording contract for the band and sent it to several record companies. In 2008 Teräsbetoni represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest ...read more.
Avatar is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2001 by drummer John Alfredsson and guitarist Jonas Jarlsby, with bassist Hendrik Sandelin and vocalist Johannes Eckerstrom joining soon after. guitarist Tim Ohrstrom joined the band in 2010, after the departure of Simon Andersson. ...read more.
Anal C*** was an American grindcore band founded by vocalist Seth Putnam in 1988 in Newton, Massachusetts. The band is known for their highly offensive lyrics which included themes of misogyny, homophobia, racism, Nazism, antisemitism, and schadenfreude (ridicule of the unfortunate). Their music has been received negatively by critics, which the band stated that their music was intentionally bad, just to get negative reviews. Anal C*** ended when Seth Putnam died from a heart attack in 2011. Seth was pretty much a pre-internet troll (it's best to not feed them either).
Think it like the metal Pink Guy or Filthy Frank!
XavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffX is a South African brutal death metal band formed in 2012. Known for their humorous and intentionally convoluted name, the band often incorporates elements of grindcore and slam into their music. Their lyrics are typically absurd and comedic, poking fun at the extreme aspects of death metal culture. Despite their satirical approach, the band has gained a cult following for their technical prowess and unique take on brutal death metal. This is my second favorite band.
They make me laugh a lot and make my ears melt with their slamming brutal sound
Their name is just crazy, but aside from that, not that funny.
Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.
Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. They rose to fame with their 1986 album Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the big four of thrash metal bands, the others being Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. ...read more. Slayer isn't funny *-*