Monday, February 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal picks up on Hevisaurus, theFinnish dinosaur-costumed kids' metal band:

The Wall Street Journal picks up on Hevisaurus, theFinnish dinosaur-costumed kids' metal band:

For parents, the band helps solve a practical problem: how to get their small ones rocking so hard they agree to take a bath, without picking up salty language along the way.

We started listening to Gwar,” says Mr. Hamlin, who has a 3-year-old and a 10-month-old. “We can’t really listen to Gwar anymore, because if he said some of the words that Gwar would say I’d probably have a phone call from his nursery.” The American metal band plays in grotesque monster costumes—the adults-only equivalent of Hevisaurus—and has hits including “Slaughterama” and “Lust In Space.

Mr. Hamlin now relies on Iron Maiden for bath time instead.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-combines-iron-maiden-dinosaurs-and-play-dates-hevisaurus-the-heavy-metal-sensation-for-children-1488214557