The heavy metal tapestry has a whole host of rebellious TV performances sewn into it. Remember the time Iron Maiden mocked a German TV show’s lip-syncing rule by tossing instruments about and letting every member take the mic? How about when Mike Patton blabbered through Faith No More’s Out Of Nowhere on Top Of The Pops? Or that moment Metallica played the odious So What! instead of King Nothing?
These off-the-rails moments are always gems, but one that’s strangely underdiscussed (likely because it’s repeatedly erased off YouTube) is when System Of A Down played Saturday Night Live and swore the house down.
