SEBASTIAN BACH: Canadians Are Scared Of The Word 'Heavy Metal'
July 9, 2004Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has spoken to the Canadian Press about the current resurgence of hard rock with bands like VELVET REVOLVER and THE DARKNESS finding a welcome place on radio.
"To have VELVET REVOLVER as the No. 1 album on Billboard is great for all rock 'n' rollers," he says. "That's saying rock is back."
The only place metal's not welcome, Bach says, is Canada.
"Canada's far from the heavy metal capital of the world. They're scared of the word 'heavy metal' here. That's why Sebastian Bach had to move," he said, referring to his departure in 1987 to join SKID ROW. "I don't know why that is."
Bach's frustration with Canada was compounded during his days in SKID ROW when Canadian content rules prohibited him from being considered for Junos or benefiting from radio-play programs.
It was 1995 and try as he might — he wrote his music, hired Canadians Bob Rock to produce and engineer Randy Staub, and used a Vancouver studio to record the band's last album, "Subhuman Race" — the record industry wouldn't classify his music as Canadian.
"I was so determined. This whole CanCon thing is a sham," said Bach. "They tell people like me and Bryan Adams that we're not Canadian. It's an insult. Just because I sold albums in America doesn't mean I'm not Canadian." Read more.
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