Alright, admit it: I know when you’re racing extremely fast down a snowy slope on two skis, you’ve got some kind of heavy metal in your head.
Fine, maybe not. Skiing isn’t seen as a typically “metal” sport (your feet are strapped to two wooden or fibreglass slats, for God’s sake), but it should be. Remember that whole flying really fast down a snowy slope thing?
You need agility to do it, and at any point there’s the possibility that if you aren’t careful, you could fly headfirst into a tree or break a bone. That’s pretty metal. And consider all the Nordic countries that are amazing at skiing who have death metal bands. I have to be on to something here.
That might be why there’s a new line of Motorhead skis available. They’re being manufactured by Head USA, Inc.’s Tyrolia Winter Sports. The 94mm to 125mm (that’s 3.7 inches to 4.9 inches for you Americans) have less density from tail to tip, which means you can turn better. That’s helpful with those trees I mentioned before. (See? Skiing’s totally metal.)
The skis feature special art depicting monsters and other really awesome metal creatures. You can preview them over at Blabbermouth.
Motorhead are on the road supporting last year’s The World Is Yours. You can see them here:
Feb. 23 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oaks
Feb. 25 Kitchener, ON @ Elements
Feb. 26 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Feb. 28 New York, NY @ Best Buy
March 1 Boston, MA @ Avalon
March 3 Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
March 4 Atlantic City, NJ @ House Of Blues Atlantic City
March 5 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore Charlotte
March 8 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
March 10 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
March 11 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia LA Live
March 26 Melbourne, Australia @ Festival Hall
March 28 Sydney, Australia @ Big Top
March 30 Adelaide, Australia @ Thebarton
April 1 Gold Coast, Australia @ Convention Centre
April 6 San Jose, Costa Rica @ Campo Ferial Zapote
April 9 Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Caupolican
April 12 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Luna Park
April 14 Montevideo, Uruguay @ Teatro De Verano Ramon Collazo
April 16 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Via Funchal
April 17 Curitiba, Brazil @ Master Hall
April 20 Florianopolis, Brazil @ Floripa Music Hall
April 22 Brasilia, Brazil @ Ginasio Nilson Nelson
April 26 Lima, Peru @ Explanada Sur Del Monumental
June 25 Imola, Italy @ Autodromo Internationale Enzo E Dino Ferrari (Sonisphere)
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