V&A Scraps Napalm Death Gig For Fear Decibel Levels Will Damage Sculptures 79
An anonymous reader writes "The Victoria and Albert Museum has cancelled an 'experimental' concert by a death metal rock band amid fears that the high decibel levels could destroy some of its most treasured artefacts, including Ming vases and priceless sculptures. The British band planned to play inside a specially-constructed ceramic sculpture with the idea that the piece would explode under the force of hits such as Order of the Leech and Fear, Emptiness, Despair"
I believe this "death metal rock" is known as "grindcore." Maybe they should book Manowar next.
Maybe the band should have been... (Score:4, Funny)
Disaster Area - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Area_%28fictional_band%29#Hotblack_Desiato
Best sound balance (Score:5, Funny)
Regular concert goers judge that the best sound balance is usually to be heard from within large concrete bunkers some thirty-seven miles away from the stage, whilst the musicians themselves play their instruments by remote control from within a heavily insulated spaceship which stays in orbit around the planet - or more frequently around a completely different planet.
Real reason for cancellation (Score:5, Funny)
The planned ceramic sculpture was was only built to 18cm scale instead of the agreed upon 18 meters.
Great User Interface, though! (Score:4, Funny)
Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls, which are labeled in black on a black background, a small black light lights up black to let you know you've done it.