Twitter was abuzz yesterday when news broke about Nu Metal band Linkin Park touring SA later this year, much to the delight of basically no one.
“As a band, we’ve reached a point in our career where we have all come to the realisation that our creative energy is nowhere near where it used to be,†said Linkin Park frontman, Screamy-Guy.
“Add the fact that our fan base is waning steadily, and that leaves us with only one option left really – go on tour to South Africa.â€
Linkin Park exploded onto the Nu Metal scene with Hybrid Theory back when bands like Limp Bizkit and Crazy Town were popular which aptly sums up their musical prowess.
Since their debut back in 2001, the band has released a staggering four albums all of which, with the possible exception of the Hybrid Theory carbon-copy Meteora, have been lauded by fans and critics alike as being “kind of okayâ€.
“I dug that one song they did, I think it was a couple of years ago, you know the one where he’s singing about torture and pain and suffering and bleeding and shit,†said avid 5FM listener and musical ignoramus Gerrit du Toit, “ja… that on was flippin kief…â€
The band will be in SA under the guise of promoting their new album Living Things which is currently enjoying a Metacritic rating of 58/100.
“Living Things is definitely our most experimental record to date,†said Screamy-Guy, “in that it signals a marked departure from the band trying to copy Nine Inch Nails to trying to copy Skrillex, who we’ve heard is way cool.
“After the response the album got after it launched, we consulted our good friends Collective Soul, Evanescence and Staind all of whom said it was definitely time to head to South Africa because yeah… South Africa is so starved for bands, it’s probably the only place in the world that we can still sell out a stadium.â€
Linkin Park are set to wow people in their early thirties (who are still stuck in 2001 and get excited when “Mr Jones†plays at the pub) with concerts in both Johannesburg and Cape Town in early November.
-ST
Hahaha no comments = no visitors shame seems like the only way you get people to your blog/site is to write tasteless untrue crap.
I’m sorry I hurt your feelings about your fav nu metal band Mike. I’ll give you a day or two to cry about it while you realise that no one gives a shit.
-ST
I saw them last year at Download (after Rob Zombie ended of course), but they sadly just didn’t hold a candle to any of the other bands…I used to love LP back in the day, Hybrid Theory was cool, but it’s all just been downhill since hasn’t it? Haven’t even been tempted to try find out how their new album sounds…
Yeah, I reviewed the last one, even back then I could see they were running out of ideas.
Think I’ll skip the new one entirely.
And the SA concert too for that matter.
(Unless I get free tickets, hahahaha!)
Love your work Jax 😉
-ST
you’re killing me Slick. I was on the floor all day at work today cos this post hit me so hard… Boom!
Why would you post untrue crap?
Start another blog with a different name, you just lost huge credibility. Regardless if you like the band or not, you’re a dickhead.
Rather stick to writing in your diary.
Oh and before I forget, JOU MA SE POES!!!
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the follow-up comment under a different name, I see what you did there, very clever.
Who exactly have I lost “huge credibility” with Mike? You and your cousin-fucking cronies from Boksburg?
The people that read this site possess two important qualities that pretty much guarantee the fact that I will never lose “huge credibility” with them – a sense of humour and a functioning brain.
Seeing as you have neither, I can understand why this post has upset you so profoundly, but please do us a favour and go cry about it somewhere else.
The next retarded comment you post I’m editing to say how much you loved this post.
That’s right. I have that power Mike. Because this is my site and I’ll write whatever the fuck I want on it.
-ST
Oh shit! Someone just got (re)owned!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Nice one Slicky T, put that boychee right back in his box!
Oooooooh I’m a baby and I’m getting upset! I need to get me a nice big black cock to suck on, get a real hobbie and go have a wank.
You better not change this comment, cause that will definately upset me, I wrote it because I’m a silly cunt and I don’t care if no one else sees it.
Leave blogging for people without something to prove, or an ego complex and basically every blog on the internet will shut down overnight. Sorry, my father and sister molested me, which is why I sound like a granny with tight panties.
Thanks for being that badass guy that makes me laugh
What an awesome display of power!
I wish I was as cool as you, I bet you have such a cool social life and get all the girls!
Man I need to start something as usefull as a blog about music, not even anime is as cool as this!! And best of all about this blog is that it really has meaningful and well written posts. You go slick tiger!
Thanks buddy!
Come back any time 😉
-ST
I fuking love you 🙂
Br@*
You’re amazing Slicky, well and truly the best xxx
And this is why, at 15h26 in the afternoon, I read all the old posts. Cause you need a good fucking laugh at about that time to get you to 17h00!
YAAAAY!!! Mike is such a bad ass, he can’t even use his real name. AND he hates blogs, but he just has so many feelings that he has to read them. Bless him. and he’s a racist too! Good for you, Mike, you just keep on keepen’ on! Maybe one day Nickelback will write a song about you ;)I shouldn’t feed troll, but this guy is just too much of an anonymous vigilante for me not to pay some respek!
Hells yeah! THEMS fightin words!
Helen, you are welcome back here ANY TIME.
In fact here, pull up a chair, shit’s about to get innerestin’…
-ST
Ah man, the actual post is so true, but the comments had me on the floor.. Thanks for making my Thursday!
This is blogging in it’s finest form. I remember when I first heard LP. I think it was in standard 9 art class in the early 00’s and the weird nerdy kid (a la James Holmes) had his headphones on and was banging out a drawing of his shroom trip from the previous weekend (woooo dude). As I approached I heard the inimitable, yet muffled strangled cat voice of screamy guy CRAAAAAWWWWWLIIIING IIIEEEN MAAAAAI SKKKKEEEIIIN and I knew I would not give a shit if I never lived to see the band — *cries & wanks (runs & hides)
And the Slick Tiger strikes again!! Fuck that is the funniest thing i’ve read in a long time 😉
I enjoy your blog and posts, but not this, this is just crap.
BWAHAHAHA.
I totally took the George Bush route with every Linkin Park Album after Meteora:
“Fool me once…shame on…shame….fool me…the point is, you can’t fool a man twice…”
Oh, by the way, I found this troll in the corner pocket…
Hahahaha! Yes! Classic George “Dubbya” line.
I took that same route homes, I was pretty sure everyone had.
Seems like I was wrong 😉
-ST
I would like to thank you for this post and i think you hit the nail on the proverbial fucking head Slicky T! News of this concert dropped and men and women alike instantly turned into slobbering cock-smoking fanboys and fangirls, i thought i was the only sane person left on the interwebz.
You are not alone dude, as long as this site stands there will always be a place for free-thinking folk.
Stop by any time 😉
-ST
everyone that doesnt agree with SL’s post is most probably still TAKING JUICE TO GET FUKKING RIPPED AND HUGE AND FUCK 2 BLONDE CHICKS WIFF BIG TITS (useitdontuseit-gfyh-whatevers)
Where the fuck is my new baby blue GYM vest???
oh and I would love to go see LP live, not cos I think they will have my babies, but because we have such a long line of SHIT live concerts in SA with an ave rating of 1/10 that this may be the first and last time we get to see a 3/10 concert… of fuck I forgot about U2 2/10 🙂
Sorry it’s not your favourite indy band, that only you and the your hipster friends listen to at your local coffee shop, that are too ‘cool’ to come here.
Hahahahahaha! Stop dude, please, I fell off my chair reading that last comment.
Br@* you badass, KLAP IT BOET!
-ST
Not as badass as you Slick Rick, too cool for Linkin Park, U2, Coldplay, I mean the new LP album only sold 223000 copies in the first week, WHAT?? I know right, they must suck!
I should start wearing skinny jeans, ironic glasses, write poetry and listen to bands that don’t even have albums (thats too mainstream), I’m sure their concerts are 10/10, then maybe, just maybe, I’ll be as cool as you Slick Rick.
Keep it real Slick
I’m confused, is this directed at me?
-ST
Who the fuck is Linkin Park again…oh ja I don’t care…and mike or whom ever you are…
why don’t you write something? with a chair on you freaking forehead..but don’t worry you won’t do any damage to your brain as it’s in your colon with most of your ideas and intelligence..johndoe out!!
Both of you *sigh*
Sorry, I got confused.
Look, please don’t wear skinny jeans or ironic glasses, if I knew one of my posts had that effect on someone it would tear me up worse than any comment Mike or his cousin-fucking cronies could make.
Sure, this isn’t my best post, but it got a few laughs so I’m happy.
-ST
Not to worry Slick, no post could ever make me resort to doing that. I’m not a fan of this post, but I do like the rest of your work, so I’m not going to ‘Mike out’ on you here, I will be back, pretending like this whole post never happened.
Jeezus, that means nickelback can’t be far behind.
No, just NO
Great article BTW.
Who ever the fuck u think u are dude u suck u write crap while they’ve made millons shut the fuck up u internet idiot
Lol idiot. This is a blog. If you don’t agree dismiss it. Don’t read it. I for one like Linkin Park and already have Tickets to their show because I enjoy their music. It’s my Opinion that they have entertaining music. If ST doesn’t agree I’m not doing to tell him to “shut the fuck up”. Or as you would say “AwE, NeE mY ChInA. DiSi OrAit NiE BrU”. Man the fuck up and leave people to their opinions. No one forced you to read this article, which is well written and very funny. Sincerely poesbek, stop being an dimwit.
What slick was trying to say was that if you like linkin park you probably wear white leather shoes with jeans, you think men’s jewellery is manly and are a fan of frosted tips and spikey hair. If that’s not true then you just have a shitty taste in music – you don’t have to be a hipster to know that. I’m sure the ST blog morns the loss of the 2 readers that were offended by the post.
Whomever wrote this, is freaking clueless. Get to write about something with real facts.
All those things you think is lies… well they are. But they are funny and sarcastic and we loved them. “Real facts” simply aren’t as fun.
cant wait for nickle back O M G>> yeah just creamed me pant a little, LIKE A BAAWS tho.
cant wait for nickelback O M G>> yeah just creamed me pant a little, LIKE A BAAWS tho.
Can’t believe a blog like this one even exists. I am not a huge die-hard LP fan myself and also believe their star to be on the wane but alas like all other SAfers suffering through a long list of mediocre acts am really appreciative that they have decided to tour here. I will be cheering them on at the concerts for their decision and will be hoping that their music “grows” on me. And as for your blogs all this negativity and hate emanating from your posts/blog is just so sad. Cheer up guy and start loving life abit and stop criticizing so much. Cheers!