Death Metal Dad
In which a Boomer father tries to turn his Gen-Alpha son onto a wild genre of music
A convo after I made my teenage son Nicky listen to “Moonlight Rendezvous” by the Finnish-Hungarian-Greek Death Metal Pop Techno Disco Band, BEAST IN BLACK:
Nicky: What WAS that shit?
Mookie: One of my favorite songs, My Guy. I listen to that tune at least three times every day.
Nicky: I’m glad YOU like it.
Mookie: I can’t wait to see them in concert with another great band, NIGHTWISH, on May 8th here in the city.
Nicky: Will you mosh and get the Rona again?
Mookie: I’ll wear a mask.
Nicky: That’s what you said last time.
Mookie: Last time I wore a mask.
Nicky: Yeah, right.
Mookie: I did!
Nicky: How much Black Metal do you listen to?
Mookie: At least a couple hours each day, whenever I’m commuting, exercising, not listening to podcasts…
Nicky: Why do you like it so much?
Mookie: When my buddy Faisal — who’s half my age and height — first exposed me to it, I thought it sucked, basically Cookie Monsters singing to a wall of…
