Blog: The Days of Lore

Metal is still afraid of The Big Bad Evil Gay. In metal, coming out of the closet is akin to losing your luxurious locks ... maybe it's no small coincidence that Rob Halford is both openly gay and openly bald. Not much has changed since Halford came out more than a decade ago. Metal-a style of music built around "taboos"-is one of the only genres that still keeps its distance from anything gay. Hasn't metal always been about going against the grain? Disdain for Christian values? Sticking it ... um ... to the man? [...]

• Skid Row - Delivering the Goods [Live]