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...lighthearted tribute to their heavy metal forerunners such as Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne and AC/DC, the track exemplifies the band's ability to see the humor and absurdity often present in the heavy metal music scene today. Eichstadt admits that with "Heavy Metal," "We're kind of mocking ourselves...
These five musicians did not always call themselves Ugly Kid Joe. Eichstadt came up with the name first as a joke, just a one-time thing. The asyet-unnamed band needed something to put on the flyers advertising their gig with L.A. glam band Pretty Boy Floyd, whose lipstick and moussed hair strikingly contrasted with the simple, natural good looks of the opening band...
...never actually happened, and Eichstadt still thought of the name as just a joke. But the name Ugly Kid Joe eventually stuck, and it's just one distinguishing feature of the band...
...Though Eichstadt considers their music to be essentially heavy metal, Ugly Kid Joe thrives on diverse musical influences which combine to give their music a distinctive attitude and exciting new sound...
...infuse elements of whatever we can into our music, especially humor," says Eichstadt. "It's heavier than just rock, but there's definite elements of rap in it, even a little funk...