Famed US discuss present host Conan O’Brien has fronted an excessive metallic band.
The previous Tonight Present and Conan presenter joined Austrian ‘slush metallic’ band Cringe Blizzard on vocals throughout their sold-out live performance in Feldkirch yesterday (December 5). The efficiency was accomplished for the subsequent season of his journey documentary collection Conan O’Brien Should Go and can doubtless air subsequent yr.
O’Brien has posted a photograph of himself singing with Cringe Blizzard on Instagram, writing, “Simply acquired a hernia singing with a metallic band in Feldkirch, Austria.” The band have additionally shared the information on their social media channels, thanking O’Brien, his group, the venue OKFK and assist act Gallowhead. See each posts beneath.
O’Brien had Cringe Blizzard’s singer, Kaddl, on his podcast Conan O’Brien Wants A Buddy in September. Throughout the episode, the host advised he turn into “a visitor vocalist for Cringe Blizzard”, to which Kaddl responded very enthusiastically.
O’Brien has lengthy been a champion of heavy metallic music. Throughout his stint on The Tonight Present, his musical visitors included Slipknot, Linkin Park and Lamb Of God. He additionally welcomed Disturbed onto Conan: their efficiency of Simon & Garfunkel cowl The Sound Of Silence on his stage grew to become the most-viewed video on O’Brien’s Youtube channel.
On …Wants A Buddy, O’Brien has interviewed Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Final yr, the singer of Canadian metalcore band Amongst The Relaxation appeared on the podcast, and O’Brien improvised his personal metalcore track in the course of the episode. The host tried his hand at loss of life metallic screaming on different podcast Conan O’Brien Wants A Fan final yr, too.
Final July, Steel Hammer revealed an op-ed calling O’Brien “metallic’s biggest unsung champion”.
“Late-night discuss exhibits aren’t precisely a hotbed of metallic tradition however, in Conan, heavy metallic discovered a real pal and a staunch proponent,” wrote journalist Joe Daly. “Although higher recognized for his comedic genius than his music style, Conan has frequently leveraged the facility of his platform to showcase a wide selection of metallic bands – each well-established and up-and-coming acts.”