During the Decade when Pussy was Free if you could Sweep Pick Power Chords, these Sad Fucks Drank Alone
#10 Jim Martin, Faith No More Gene Shalit is the world’s ugliest film critic, also vying for one of the world’s most unsightly images a pair of eyes could stand without quite liquefying. Jim Martin, around the time we saw him in the “Epic” video, is even uglier, though he owes a heavy debt to whatever Gene decided to do with his hair (both facial and on the head) that didn’t involve a brush, comb, razor, or even chimp-like grooming habits. Jim was like a zany hippy who didn’t care about the fashionable or the presentable, but he became genuinely scary at a time when bands like Faith No More tried to change the metal landscape. That Jim left the band after their next album is instructive, and proves that the metal world can tolerate the weird -- Mike Patton, in spades -- but not the disturbingly unattractive.
#9 Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden Even his name is ugly, and I never did learn what happened to the poor drummer’s nose, but I’d like to think it was smashed in by the now forgotten Clive Burr after being informed that the Piece of Mind recording sessions would not require his services. In every video by the legendary British metal gods, he always appeared to be a fevered little imp; so oblivious to his own physical deformities that he couldn’t help but smile for cheering crowds. And yet, despite his infectious grin, he’s a nightmare to behold, perhaps the only clue we’ll ever have as to what inspired Derek Riggs’ most famous creation. The Maiden video 12 Wasted Years says otherwise, but I’d prefer to believe in the cruel in-joke.
#8 King Diamond, Mercyful Fate/King Diamond No middle-age man with a worthwhile mug continues to wear pounds of make-up, so his ugliness, while not as obvious as others, is still rightfully assumed. And surely the top hats, capes, and endless strings of Satanic jewelry don’t help his cause one bit. I was a big fan of the Abigail and Them albums back in my youth, but his attire always seemed like overkill to me, as if the macabre lyrics and hellfire imagery weren’t enough to establish his devilish credentials. More than anything, though, he’s on any respectable list of ugly rockers because no one can imagine him being brought to orgasm by a woman -- at least not a live one, anyway.
#7 Ian Hill, Judas Priest Ian Hill was, from the very first time I saw him, a creepy, pederast uncle -- the guy who would come to Thanksgiving drunk off his ass, likely shirtless, screaming about “that cunt you call Aunt Judy” and promising to make everyone’s world a living hell. He always remained in the background -- at a 1991 concert I attended he appeared to be literally nailed to the stage in a far corner -- and only recently did I conclude that it was Rob Halford’s vanity that wouldn’t allow him more face time. Hill always appears pissed off, balding, and on the edge of a bender, likely because he never realized that metal maniacs don’t sport porn king moustaches. He’s giving us a goatee these days, but now that he’s old, fat, and likely suffering from congestive heart failure, it’s more sad than infuriating
#6 Mick Mars, Motley Crue Being a fan of both Three’s Company and Motley Crue in the early 80s, I couldn’t help but wonder if Mars was deliberately channeling Joyce DeWitt during those years. Or, like Vinnie Vincent, trying to approximate Joan Jett in male form. The Crue was a notorious magnet for pussy, but only Mars can be imagined sitting in the tour bus by his lonesome with tears welling in his mascara-enveloped eyes. Awful, never-quite-metal hair, thin as a fucking scarecrow, and so pale and emaciated that he never quite seemed alive, even in the midst of a spectacularly mediocre solo. Plus, from certain angles, he looked like an old woman. If chicks went for Tommy’s cock, or Vince’s pretty boy allure, or Nikki’s aura of danger, surely the babes reluctantly drifted over to Mick’s corner of the hotel suite only to poke his arm with a stick to make sure he hadn’t stopped breathing.
#5 Billy Milano, S.O.D./M.O.D. Befitting a man who grunted and howled about clubbing seals and his hatred of immigrants, Billy Milano is enormous, moose-like, unclean, and foul to the touch. He’s a man you’d expect to consume a rib-eye on stage, but only after railing for twenty, cookie crumb-spewing minutes about the alleged hilarity of starvation in Africa. That he’s still alive at this late date is at least the 623,000th piece of evidence proving we inhabit a godless universe, but we can have a last laugh knowing that his song “No Glove No Love” was not spoken out of experience. Or was it? Enormously mangy racists don’t get laid, even during decades where cocaine ensured even the least among us would taste the forbidden fruit, do they? Depending on the picture -- and I’ve seen dozens – Milano could easily be the world’s ugliest individual -- period -- not just a laughable specimen from the rock world. Here’s one bloated wreck of a man crying out for a cold slab.
#4 Lemmy Kilmister, Motorhead We all know the warts, the filthy jean jackets, and the greasy hair that last saw a showerhead when “Ace of Spades” was still spinning on record players, but the defiantly loveable Lemmy slips to #4 because it is a confirmed fact that he’s bedded hundreds of dames over his long career. Perhaps thousands. Plus, he's good-looking for an Englishman. When one realizes what intercourse with such a man as Lemmy would have to entail -- and even granting that he’s quick, efficient, and a little selfless -- men everywhere can stand tall knowing that no one among them will ever sink to so disastrous a state of low self-esteem. It also proves that women are so seduced by fame -- even fame among low-lifes and scoundrels -- that they would allow a man with less allure than your average auto mechanic to probe their genitalia with musty abandon. A man whose very appearance confirms that Robert Shaw did in fact consume himself and vomit upon a freshly minted corpse, thereby bringing it to life, has seen more pussy than you ever will. Fellas, the fight for women’s rights is over.
#3 Steve Grimmett, Grim Reaper Back in high school when my close friend and I could only dream of dates and sexual exploration, one of us (ahem) landed a chick who could have substituted for Steve Grimmett on his day off without anyone missing a beat. Had I been speaking of Poison or any number of glam bands, this might not have been so bad, but as Grim Reaper’s front man was an even fatter, more unkempt version of Meatloaf, that infamous date those many years ago is still a difficult pill to swallow. For my, uh… my friend. Grimmett is a mystery to many, but for all those in the know, his pounds of bushy hair, bloated, sweat-filled face, and mountainous physique will never be forgotten. His “See You in Hell” was a classic anthem, but even the most unfortunate creature among us will never know Steve’s own special version of the underworld. Yes, you’re a virgin, and awkward, and pathetic, but you’ll never, ever be Mr. Grimmett.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
#2 Udo Dirkschneider, Accept/Udo The pudgy, stout little German has survived a heart attack on stage and years of undeserved obscurity, but no amount of sympathy will ever grant him a face that can be viewed for more than three uninterrupted seconds. This is one fucker who would surely fell the Kraken. I’d say he hasn’t aged well, but he always seemed on the far side of 60 to me, even when he had the strength to ride a wrecking ball in one of his videos. With a voice like shredded glass blasted from a cannon, his vocals fit the crime, but by insisting on tacky fatigues and all known forms of sleeveless, he never acquired the masculine power we’d expect from a heavy metal hero. Interestingly, he’s the ugliest man ever to flirt with homoerotic imagery in the rock arena.
#1 Vinnie Vincent, Kiss/Vinnie Vincent Invasion If you have any doubts about Vinnie taking the top spot from more obvious choices like Lemmy and Herr Udo, check out 1983's “Lick it Up” video for final confirmation. Or better yet, try to sit through the 1986 vanity project “Boyz are Gonna Rock”, which is quite possibly the most unintentionally hilarious rock video ever produced. In either case, the 5'7" axe-man struts and puffs out his chest like a giant among mortals, which always makes the decidedly ugly that much worse to face. I’ve seen him look like a chick, an Asian, an Italian, and even a zombified Joan Jett, but never, ever a man who could show a female a good time. Napoleonic complexes don’t come any more obnoxious and to this day, I can’t look at him without thinking about that first time he appeared sans make-up, menacing the world with that vile smirk. And Jesus Fucking Piss, can we even begin to measure how Herculean a task it is to be the ugliest member of Kiss?
Posted by sofatater (Member # 4209) on :
Damn! They sure lifted my self esteem! Thanks for the boost, L.D. Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
A few others I think would've been better represented on this list:
Tom Araya of Slayer These days he's sporting a kind of escaped mental patient homeless man look.
The only front man for AC/DC that mattered: Bon Scott Right before is liver was donated to science ...fiction
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Fuck whoever put the Motorhead deity on that list. Lemmy is a beautiful man.
Posted by Mikey P (Member # 1922) on :
a best looking men in metal history would be more interesting because i can't think of any that were good looking
Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
Haha, great thread with cool pics + texts!
How about Shane Embury of Napalm Death
Although not pure metal bands but other candidates could be Pig Champion (Poison Idea), Gerre (Tankard) and Merle Allin (The Murder Junkies).
-Hal-
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
How could I forget Cronos from Venom??? Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
Messiah Marcolin from Candlemass couldn't make himself look any better dressed in a suit for his own funeral. Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Gwar perhaps wins the title??
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
quote:Originally posted by bluetoelover: Gwar perhaps wins the title??
I was actually front row for one of their shows years ago. Left soaked from head to toe in fake blood. Thing about GWAR is they look like normal people under the silly costumes.
Yeah Hal, Merle Allin from the Murder Junkies is way disgusting, but brother G.G. is by far worse I thought. Not metal though...
Merle at GG's wake... Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
quote:Originally posted by LeDaemon: Yeah Hal, Merle Allin from the Murder Junkies is way disgusting, but brother G.G. is by far worse I thought.
Deffo! GG Allin is awful. Although I´ve seen a few photos of him on stage were he actually looked halfway human. But that Merle guy always looks like a 100% nutcase! Did you ever watch that documentary movie (from the early 90s, I think) about GG Allin? In the pre-internet days that was pretty hard stuff. I remember watching it in this artsy-fartsy cinema on a huge screen...not very appetizing.
Here`s another handsome one of Cronos (Venom):
-Hal-
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Since I brought up GWAR...I heard about a couple of weeks back from a co worker that the lead singer is actually the drummer now for Tool and his drum set is worth like a million $?? Is this true??
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hal:
quote:Originally posted by LeDaemon: Yeah Hal, Merle Allin from the Murder Junkies is way disgusting, but brother G.G. is by far worse I thought.
Deffo! GG Allin is awful. Although I´ve seen a few photos of him on stage were he actually looked halfway human. But that Merle guy always looks like a 100% nutcase! Did you ever watch that documentary movie (from the early 90s, I think) about GG Allin? In the pre-internet days that was pretty hard stuff. I remember watching it in this artsy-fartsy cinema on a huge screen...not very appetizing.
-Hal-
I watched it a few months ago actually. I had seen clips before of GG Allin (actually on that same tape mentioned in the "disgusting porn thread") The thing I saw was an after concert party with some skanky chick getting a beer enema. GG put his face right behind her ass and she blew it out all over his face. I think I saw corn in his moustache! Posted by Cain (Member # 8492) on :
HA all these men fit in the ugliest category.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
quote:Originally posted by bluetoelover: Since I brought up GWAR...I heard about a couple of weeks back from a co worker that the lead singer is actually the drummer now for Tool and his drum set is worth like a million $?? Is this true??
Don't think so!
Anyway here's the GWAR crew unmasked from around 1995 or so...
Top Row: Liz Fairbairn (former manager), Mike Dunn (X-Cops drums), Hunter Jackson (Techno), Mike Derks (Balsac), Bobby Gorman (ZipperPig, Slave), Pete Lee (Flattus), Don Drakulich (Sleazy), Dave Musel, Scott Krahl
Bottom Row: Dave Brockie (Oderus), Matt Maquire, Danyell Stampe (Slymenstra), Brad Roberts (Jizmak), Mike Bonner, Dog, Casey Orr (Beefcake), Chuck Varga (Sexecutioner)
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