So anybody who knows me, or follows this blog knows that I love heavy metal. Sure I've had my little flings with old school rap, and electronic music, but my heart belongs to metal music. It's my comfort food of music. When things are looking bad, or I just need to psyche myself up, metal always does it. That's the idea behind the Metal Mad opening this weekend. A hell yes, get psyched, fists in the air creative celebration of the power of this style of music. Art openings are always exciting. It's fun to see the work as it comes in, get it up on the walls and looking great, and share it with everybody else. This one is particularly exciting though. As a good friend once put it "metal recognizes metal", meaning that metalheads share a certain bond over this music. That bond was evident in the excited responses we received from artists who were invited to be in the show, and their love for metal is shining through in some really spectacular artwork. The talent pool involved is incredible, and I am finding myself seriously amped up. Do yourselves a favor, and come check the show out when it opens this Saturday, February 6th at 6:30. No emos, wimps, or posers.

Labels: Giant Robot, Giant Robot Magazine, Giant Robot New York, GRNY, group show, Metal Mad