Here's how Miley Cyrus pissed off the entire city of Detroit

Rhodes Scholar and cancer researcher Miley Cyrus made another "uh-oh." This time it was in that Rolling Stone interview (I'm sure you've seen the cover by now). The long-story-short: She said, "Detroit’s where I felt like I really grew up." As you can imagine, the Motor City did not see the humor in this statement.

I really hate saying something supporting or defending Miley Cyrus but that quote was taken out of context. Sure, it was a poor choice of words but we're talking about someone with a sixth-grade education (or its Hollywood equivalent). Aaron Foley of the website Jalopnik really breaks down Miley's faux pas and what it means for Detroit residents. Read his take here. Basically, Cyrus is the latest in a long line of celebrity-types who have all made "derogatory" statements about a city that going through a really hard time. Detroit has been drilled harder by the Great Recession than any other city and it's collectively tired of jokes. This is all reasonable except for one tiny, little detail.

Cyrus essentially said something positive about the city. She got a tattoo on 8 Mile Road. She went to clubs in Royal Oak and the Renaissance Center. As far as "growing up" is concerned, the first time you get chased down the street by a for-real-ass Detroit crackhead, well..., that's a learning experience for everyone. Miley Cyrus digs Detroit in a roundabout, backhanded way.

...and she's not alone. I dig Detroit. I've got many friends up that way and, other than the snow, I wouldn't mind living there at some point in the future. Yes, we all hate Hollywood and any excuse to slam a moron celebrity is a good time, but it's not called for in this case. Everyone calm down and let a dum-dum have the time of her life. Instead, let's take a look back at some of Detroit's greatest hits...


Cold As Life opening for Blood for Blood and Pitboss 2000 @ The Magic Stick:

Walls of Jericho bring the Motor City hate to Wacken in 2009:
Here's the video for Black Dahlia Murder's single "Everything Went Black":

You should know this song...

Oh yeah, these guys are also from Detroit.





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The Black Dahlia Murder – Unhallowed

The Black Dahlia Murder
Unhallowed
Metal Blade



I’m going to start Unhallowed’s review by talking about Miasma. Of the three Black Dahlia Murder LPs, Miasma is my favorite yet it hasn’t performed as I expected. I’ve seen them live twice and, each time, there were damn near 1000 folks there screaming there name and dancing down specifically to the Black Dahlia Murder. This enthusiasm is not crossing over into the online realm. I did have the thought that, maybe, most of this blog’s readers may already have downloaded/bought/shoplifted/whatever-ed Miasma.

So, we’re doing this again. Even though Unhallowed is my least favorite of the three Black Dahlia Murder LPs, it’s still better than everything else out there. I want to see if you respond to this album in the same manner that you responded to what I think is the superior record. We’ll do Nocturnal next month so, for now, please enjoy Unhallowed.




The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed




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The Black Dahlia Murder - Miasma

The Black Dahlia Murder
Miasma
Metal Blade



Miasma is the record that made The Black Dahlia Murder great. As popular as Unhallowed was upon its release, it simply reeked of Slaughter of the Soul. This record is when the bands stopped immitating everyone in Sweden and forged their own, unique identity. All of Miasma kicks ass, but the first five songs, including the mighty "Statutory Ape" are some of the best metal ever written. The Black Dahlia Murder are unique because the honestly and truly Americanized Swedish Death Metal.

Miasma was recorded while the band was still playing musical chairs (ha) with the rhythm section. This means that the totally-rad Bart Williams didn't play on this album. He joined the bands shortly after its release, dammit.

Yes, the Black Dahlia Murder sound is rooted in Swedish Death Metal but they do more with it than just regrugitate At The Gates riffs. They keep their sound firmly metal and are expanding it accordingly with the normal development of a band. This is evident in the large number of metalcore kids at their shows waiting for a breakdown that will never come. Highly recommended.






The Black Dahlia Murder - Miasma




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