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With the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May approaching, the press are going in a tizzy and digging up as much dirt about the couple, from family strife to breaking royal protocol. But something has finally poked its head out that’s got us excited: Harry’s taste for metal.
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Actor and friend Dominic West (Detective Jimmy McNulty in the acclaimed series The Wire) joined the royal on a charity walk to the South Pole in 2014 to raise money for the charity Walking With The Wounded. In an article by The Guardian, West claimed, “Harry has a terrible selection on his iPod: hardcore thrash metal.”
West cited the Prince’s favourites as Power Trip, Municipal Waste, and also the Big Four of the genre: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax.
It’s not the first time Power Trip has turned up in a weird place. Their song Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe) played twice on Fox News on the Greg Gutfield-hosted program The Five, much to the band’s annoyance. They made their grievance known in a series of tweets.
— Trevor Rank ?? (@RankTrevor) December 6, 2017
is this a joke? https://t.co/tc1LDb92pQ
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
CEASE & DESIST https://t.co/Sk4pPm72XV
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
let’s get something straight: we wouldn’t be happy about being played on any major “news” network, but most especially Fox.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
if you don’t like our stances, don’t support our band. it doesn’t make a single difference to us. we play on and you can’t stop us.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
ultimately this band is about equality for anyone who’s been marginalized by the system – Fox News thrives on that schism. we don’t relate.
— POWER TRIP (@powertriptx) December 7, 2017
Power Trip are gearing up for a headlining tour across North America in support of their fantastic 2017 album Nightmare Logic. No word on if the Royal Wedding is on their schedule.
