The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast enjoys DragonForce's biggest success accidentally looking far more gay than intended, explains why Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" (the 1987 version) sings to their queer side, and puts NYE albums from Spineshank and Unleash The Archers into HCGBs
Hell Bent For Metal recall a time when Guitar Hero was a global phenomenon, and it made a London power metal band one of the best known bands in the world – and that the song that did it, DragonForce's turbocharged 'Through The Fire And Flames', had a video that looks a tad more gay than the band may have intended.
The Camp Classic this week is suitably NYE-friendly, as Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' (the 1987 version – the metal one) spawns digressions about queer dating and the brilliantness of camp. But with so many lyrics relevant to queer life, how could it not?
Plus the visit to the Hate Crew Gaybar sees the jukebox receive albums to ring in 2022 in party mode, with Spineshank's Self-Destructive Pattern and Unleash The Archers' Abyss picked.