VH1 Supergroup

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Five seasoned Rock Stars descend on Las Vegas to form a band and save Rock and Roll. The catch? None of them know who their band mates are ahead of time. Motor City Madman Ted Nugent, Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and Anthrax's Scott Ian team up with drummer (Led Zeppelin heir) Jason Bonham and Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld to live together, form a band, write new music and perform a concert in just 12 days.

 

Legendary Rock Manager Doc McGhee is enlisted to keep these legendary Rock egos in check, and keep the mission on track. Together, in a city of sin, they struggle to navigate the drinking, fighting, porn shoots and lap dances and somehow find the time to write, rehearse, and put on a show worthy of their formidable rock legacies. Five Rock Stars. 12 Days. No Excuses. This is Supergroup. Real life can be more entertaining than Spinal Tap.

 

Episode 1, Sunday May 21 10:00PM

 

The five Rock Warriors descend on their spectacular, if gaudy Vegas digs and meet their new Bandmates. Manager Doc McGhee delivers their mission -- they must become a band, write a new song, and perform for a live Las Vegas Audience in just 12 days. As tough as that sounds, it seems the most daunting task will be agreeing on a name for the band. While Scott Ian and Sebastian Bach get to live their childhood dream, being in a band with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld resists Ted's pull toward "Old Man Rock" and the two bump heads during rehearsal. To quote Evan, "At some point, somebody's going to have to tell somebody else that something sucks."

 

Credit: VH1.com

 

VH1 may have finally made a reality show I'll watch.

[AboveAverage484 0]

I think Nugent is the odd man out here. The rest of them are more or less metal (except Bonham but hey, he's the drummer he just does his own thing) but I think there is more good Ted Nugent stuff than Biohazard stuff so whatever.

[UZI Suicide 0]

Sebastian Bach? I'm there.

[Red Baron 0]

Bach and Ian would kill each other.

[Mik 0]

There is an interview w/ all of them in Maxim (Meadow Soprano on the cover).

 

They all got along fine.

[razazteca 0]

Sebastian Bach? I'm there.

Big Gilmore Girls fan are ya?

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

The commercial I saw had Evan decking Bach and Bach going DOWN.

 

Somehow, the bassist/frontman for a legendary hardcore band (Evan Seinfeld of Biohazard) just doesn't fit this mold. Ian's sold his soul a fucking million times (SOD > Anthrax, always and forever), Nugent is nuts, Bach's a fucking prick with less talent than he thinks he is, and Bonham...I got nothing bad to say about Bonham.

 

So yeah. I can't see myself liking whatever music they come up with.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Is Biohazard really considered legendary?

 

I'm definitely watching this for Nugent and Bach alone.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Is Biohazard really considered legendary?

 

I'm definitely watching this for Nugent and Bach alone.

 

I've never heard of Biohazard, and he's the only member of the group I've never heard of.

 

The music could be decent (I dig Nugent, Bonham and Bach), but I highly doubt it.

[Henry Spencer 0]

As far as the reach of the hardcore genre goes, I'd say Biohazard are legendary.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Is Biohazard really considered legendary?

 

I'd consider Biohazard more legendary than Skid Row.

 

Skid Row was more famous, but they were really a one-album wonder that had a shelf-life of just a few years. Biohazard was pretty big in the NYHC scene for YEARS. Plus, he's seemingly being billed as the 5th, and thus least famous, member.

 

And, yeah, the music'll suck.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Is Biohazard really considered legendary?

 

I'd consider Biohazard more legendary than Skid Row.

 

Skid Row was more famous, but they were really a one-album wonder that had a shelf-life of just a few years. Biohazard was pretty big in the NYHC scene for YEARS. Plus, he's seemingly being billed as the 5th, and thus least famous, member.

 

And, yeah, the music'll suck.

 

4 out of 5 people could tell you who Skid Row is. Most people know Sebastian Bach and "18 and A Life" despite their short run at the end of the hair metal era. I'm not knocking Biohazard (I don't even know the music) but I doubt they have that sort of recognition amongst non-hardcore fans.

[nl5xsk1 0]

People know the Macarena, too ... doesn't mean it's legendary.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

People know the Macarena, too ... doesn't mean it's legendary.

 

Being well-respected amongst some fringe music genre does not make one legendary either.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

But being the focal point of an entire scene for nearly a decade DOES qualify one as legendary. That's also why Wargasm are considered Boston thrash legends: they were the focal point of the underground metal scene in Boston for 10 years.

 

Yeah, I'd definitely consider Biohazard legendary. Biohazard, Madball, Slap Shot. These bands influenced Hatebreed, who thus influenced modern-day hardcore giants Bury Your Dead, Throwdown, and Terror.

 

Basically, if you listen to hardcore? You know Biohazard's contribution. Bigger contribution than Husker Du to the style, and yet Husker Du is more well-known. Not as big a contribution as Bad Brains or Black Flag, maybe not even as much as Toxic Narcotic, but they were a huge part of the New York Hardcore scene for years.

[AboveAverage484 0]

But being the focal point of an entire scene for nearly a decade DOES qualify one as legendary. That's also why Wargasm are considered Boston thrash legends: they were the focal point of the underground metal scene in Boston for 10 years.

 

Yeah, I'd definitely consider Biohazard legendary. Biohazard, Madball, Slap Shot. These bands influenced Hatebreed, who thus influenced modern-day hardcore giants Bury Your Dead, Throwdown, and Terror.

 

Basically, if you listen to hardcore? You know Biohazard's contribution. Bigger contribution than Husker Du to the style, and yet Husker Du is more well-known. Not as big a contribution as Bad Brains or Black Flag, maybe not even as much as Toxic Narcotic, but they were a huge part of the New York Hardcore scene for years.

 

I think true hardcore had came and gone before Biohazard even formed, and Husker Du was more influential towards the alternative movement than the hardcore style that they abandoned fairly early in their career. But yeah, you're right, as far as the current interpretation of hardcore is concerned, Biohazard is pretty influential.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Thus, legendary. There would be no Hatebreed if not for Biohazard.

 

That, and Evan Seinfeld is one of the few members of a hardcore band that SCREAMS "I'll beat your fucking ass" just by the way he looks.

 

For those that haven't seen the show and don't know what Evan Seinfeld looks like, he played Jaz Hoyt on HBO's "Oz." The psychotic biker gang member.

[AboveAverage484 0]

There's a difference between being legendary musicians in general, and being legendary to your own niche. Isn't Seinfeld the one that's married to Tera Patrick, and "graced" us with his presence in a couple of porn vids as a result?

[Hawk 34 0]

There's a difference between being legendary musicians in general, and being legendary to your own niche.

 

You are getting legendary and famous, mixed up. Seinfeld, is legendary in music regardless of which genre and niche style of music he performed. While I wouldn't place Biohazard in my top list for Hardcore, the influence they made is there.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

And yes, Seinfeld is married to Tera Patrick.

 

But Seinfeld is legendary in music because of his band's impact on hardcore and metal (say what you will, whether you be a metal purist or not, but in the 90's hardcore had a HUGE impact on the direction of heavy metal).

[2GOLD 0]

It's Damn Yankees Version 2.0

[razazteca 0]

Supergroup is going to do nothing but power ballads?

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

So I caught it tonight. Bach comes off a huge fucking tool, I have a feeling that Seinfeld and Ian aren't going to be pleased with the direction that Nugent wants to go in, and Bonham just...seems sorta like "eh, whatever."

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yeah, it's definitely weird having two "hardore" guys like Ian and Seinfeld (I know Anthrax wasn't really hardore, but you know what I mean) trying to mesh with rockers like Nugent, Bonham, and Sebastian Bach. I think they should've either taken five rockers or five metal/hardcore guys, not try to mix both together.

 

Also, what's the point if Jason Bonham is going to be gone for half the series (at least by the sounds of it)? Doesn't seem like they planned this out very well.

[Hawk 34 0]

Yeah, it's definitely weird having two "hardore" guys like Ian and Seinfeld (I know Anthrax wasn't really hardore, but you know what I mean) trying to mesh with rockers like Nugent, Bonham, and Sebastian Bach. I think they should've either taken five rockers or five metal/hardcore guys, not try to mix both together.

 

If you got five guys who play the same style, less likely to produce drama. That's the purpose of any reality type show. The producers aren't that concerned with the quality they will produce musically but rather as a show.

[razazteca 0]

Seinfeld is there just to cause trouble and I have no idea why they pick Bonham.

[Red Baron 0]

I'm surprised Lars didn't do this.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

I'm not. I have little doubt that Evan WOULD fucking beat the piss out of Lars, whereas Scott would probably just make fun of him and go "hey, remember when I used to have lend you money?"