Band plans to stage fan's death.

September 24, 2003 11:11 PM

Florida band plans to stage suicide. If you're dying of a terminal disease, you could always go this route.
posted by Lusy P Hur (19 comments total)

If Hell on Earth -- whose songs include "Toilet Licking Maggot" and "Raped by the Virgin Mary" and whose past stage stunts, according to Tourtelot, include having intercourse with cows and drinking blended rats -- go through with the plan, they could be hit with secondary felony charges for assisting in the commission of self-murder. The punishment for such a crime is fifteen years in prison, though, according to a police spokesperson, the statute has rarely been enforced.

I smell something GWAR-esque here. It could easilly just be a stunt, or some staged fake death.
posted by Ignatius J. Reilly at 11:26 PM on September 24, 2003

Or maybe they will call the stunt off at the last minute on legal advice, having gained huge amounts of free publicity. Not that I am cynical or anything....
posted by dg at 11:29 PM on September 24, 2003

"...intends to raise awareness for the cause of dying with dignity by committing suicide during the concert"

Yeah, if dignity was what I was after, you can bet the first place I would look is a metal concert in Florida. Those events are dripping with dignity.
posted by mathowie at 11:35 PM on September 24, 2003

G.G. Allin already "did" this. Too bad it never actually happened.
posted by afx114 at 11:42 PM on September 24, 2003

"dripping with dignity"
posted by Ignatius J. Reilly at 11:49 PM on September 24, 2003

"I thank the Lord that Hell on Earth is giving me this opportunity to end my suffering."

Comedy Gold.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 12:27 AM on September 25, 2003

Bzzt old news... new news.. The show has had the plug pulled.
posted by MrLint at 12:35 AM on September 25, 2003

Can't the person just stage dive & land on their head like most normal kids?
posted by i_cola at 12:35 AM on September 25, 2003

Am I the only one more concerned about the rats + blender thing than this suicide crap?
posted by Freaky at 3:35 AM on September 25, 2003

won't somebody think of the cows?
posted by dabitch at 3:47 AM on September 25, 2003

We all need to do our part to get that predatory Virgin Mary off the streets.
posted by wobh at 5:09 AM on September 25, 2003

Am I the only one more concerned about the rats + blender thing than this suicide crap?

because, really, you HAVE to simmer blended rat for a minimum of 30 minutes at 312 degrees to kill the bacteria. they could get sick.
posted by quonsar at 10:57 AM on September 25, 2003

Tourtelot denies that is a publicity stunt or a crime: " ... What I'm doing may be immoral, but it's not illegal."

Seems like the wrong attitude to me.
posted by carter at 11:21 AM on September 25, 2003

Remember when concerts were all about the music?
posted by tlong at 12:09 PM on September 25, 2003

" ... What I'm doing may be immoral, but it's not illegal."

This guy is going to be a CEO someday.
posted by elwoodwiles at 12:16 PM on September 25, 2003

quonsar - I find that, after gutting and then blending the rat, 15 minutes in the microwave on high is more than sufficient.

I've never gotten sick yet.

However, I find intercourse with cows to be appalling.
posted by troutfishing at 12:55 PM on September 25, 2003

Man was I hoping this was Creed and the suicide was there own. Oh well.
posted by trillion at 4:01 PM on September 25, 2003

May I just say...bleh! All the way around. Just....eeewwwh.
posted by dejah420 at 7:26 PM on September 25, 2003

Pictures. Not safe for work, play, life, sleep, or barely anything. These are some sick fucks.

* waxes nostalgic for 2 Live Crew *
posted by PrinceValium at 10:47 PM on September 25, 2003