That Metal Show Top Moments

For those of us who had the luck of having VH1 Classic as a channel on TV, we could watch That Metal Show, a show about three experts in music (two of which are also stand up comedians) interview their favorite musicians. The people at Loudwire.com have compiled a list of the Top 10 Awesome That Metal Show Moments.

For those not familiar with this show, That Metal Show centers around music expert Eddie Trunk and his two co-hosts, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, both of whom are fellow music experts and stand up comedians who often infuse their comedy with music references. This show centers around interviewing musicians. This show features "That Metal Show Top Five", which involves the three hosts choosing their own top 5 lists and then combine those together to create the TMS Top 5. Then there's "Stump the Trunk", which involves either musicians themselves or guests in the audience asking Eddie Trunk questions. If he gets them wrong, they win a prize. Miss Jennifer, the attractive blonde who appears on set, will be the one to bring a box labeled "Eddie Trunk's Box of Junk" and inside will be something music-related, such as a DVD on a band, a CD of a new band, a book, etc. Other skits included "The Throw Down" where people would pick a topic and debate it. There's also the "TMS Pick of the Week", where one of the hosts would choose a book, CD, DVD to highlight and give it publicity. Ironically enough, on the episode of That Metal Show with Rick Allen of Def Leppard, the TMS Pick of the Week was Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath by Tony Iommi. I have that book and have read it numerous times.

Also, there may not be pictures for each one. The link this is from had videos showing each episode. But your best bet is to seek the episodes out on YouTube or see if they are on VH1.com

L-R: Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson, Eddie Trunk

1. Alice Cooper Reveals Holding a Gun up to Elvis Presley

-Shock rock legend Alice Cooper reveals that he once held a gun up to Elvis Presley. He jokes about what history would have looked like if he shot Elvis

2. Mike Portnoy Names His Top 5 Hard Rock Drummers

-Dream Theatre drummer Mike Portnoy reveals his personal list of his top 5 drummers. The episode of Mike Portnoy has them throwing down who they believe are the best hard rock drummers

3. Jake E. Lee gives guitar to "Stump the Trunk" winner

-Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee gives his guitar to the winner of "Stump the Trunk". In each episode, there is "Stump the Trunk", where either an audience member or a musician themselves come on and ask questions, in the hopes of baffling the local music expert Eddie Trunk. If they manage to stump him, Miss Jennifer and her "Eddie Trunk's Box of Junk" appear and the winner reaches in to pull out a prize. On this episode, a fan asked a question about Thin Lizzy. It was where Phil Lynott played his final show with Thin Lizzy. Eddie was stumped and the audience member won a guitar from the famous guitar legend

Eddie Trunk and Jake E. Lee

4. Lemmy Kilmister mocks Eddie for drinking Vitamin Water

-The famous Motorhead frontman mocks Eddie for drinking Vitamin Water. Eddie recalls a long day and night of drinking and woke up with a hangover. He chose wisely to drink Vitamin Water, and guest star Lemmy Kilmister mocks his choice of drink

5. King Diamond tells the story of his triple bypass surgery and return to the stage

-Musicians are human beings. They have the same frailties as we regular people do. That also includes medical issues. The iconic front man for Mercyful Fate tells the story of how he underwent a triple bypass surgery on his heart and how he returned to the stage after recovering. Heart surgery is hard on anyone. It's even harder on someone who is in a physically taxing career, like music, which involves running around on stage

6. Steve Harris and refusing to conform to label pressure

-Iron Maiden are known for their steadfast refusal to compromise their music to the tastes of popular demand. They are known for being who they are, doing straight metal and not changing to pop, light rock or other genres. Bassist / founding member / primary songwriter Steve Harris talks about when the band released "Flight of Icarus" as a single and how the label, at the time, was disappointed that it was not another success like "Run to the Hills"

7. Corey Taylor talks his book Seven Deadly Sins

-Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor talks about his New York Times bestseller Seven Deadly Sins and what the book is all about

8. Vinnie Paul talks about Vulgar Display of Power cover art

-The artwork for Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power can certainly get one's attention. Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul talks about the work that went into the album and the fact that a man did get punched several times in the face until the perfect shot was captured. It's not known if the band paid for the man to have his jaw reset or the man just paid for it himself

9. Dave Mustaine talks surgery and wearing a neck brace before a show

-The Big 4 show involved four of the biggest thrash bands known to metal-Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. The spotlight was on them and each aspect had to be perfect. Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine talks about being in a neck brace literally minutes before going on stage with Megadeth at the Big 4 show in New York at Yankee Stadium

10. Lars Ulrich talks early days of Metallica

-Jim Florentine, one of the hosts and a stand up comedian, talks of driving Metallica around in 1983, when the band stayed at Megaforce Records own Jon Zazula's house. Lars looks back on the early days of Metallica and what the world of metal music looked like then