Motive no 1,000 to like Alex Webster? Along with being a shredder on the bass and writing brilliantly twisted lyrics, Webster additionally refuses to make crappy, gatekeepy, or sexist feedback about Kourtney Kardashian carrying a Cannibal Corpse shirt in public.

The much less mature loss of life metallic followers amongst us could name her a poser, however the seasoned fan would do not forget that this isn’t the primary time Cannibal Corpse has been thrust into the general public eye. Within the ’90’s, they’d a cameo in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Not too long ago, on The Rockman Energy Hour, Webster mentioned each cases, to not bash these brushes with popular culture, however to specific gratitude.

“We’re fortunate to be in that place. I keep in mind I’d see these basic shirts. You’ll see a Motörhead shirt or Ramones shirt or Slayer brand shirt, Iron Maiden shirt, AC/DC shirt… These sorts of stuff you’ll see in popular culture, not simply within the music scene.

“For us to start out dipping into that just a little bit—That was one thing I all the time form of hoped would occur. I believe anybody in a band [would want to] have that form of development in your profession. To have the ability to actually simply be nobody universally, in a approach. It’s one thing you’ll be able to form of hope for, however you’ll be able to’t actually plan on it occurring.

“So I believe simply by us having been round for a very long time, it’s form of gotten there through the years. Every so often, there’ll be this bizarre popular culture form of reference to us that you just wouldn’t count on. And it may be it may be with merch or one thing like that. And to be truthful, we’ve simply been fortunate in that approach.”

Nevertheless, not all metallic followers share this enlightened take. Famously, Gary Holt of Exodus made headlines for carrying a “Kill the Kardashians” shirt. Again in 2017, he advised RockSverige that the shirt was made by a buddy due to the guitarist’s deep disdain for the household, whose members have been seen rocking metallic shirts in public.

“It was made by a buddy of mine, Jack. [It was] put collectively simply because he is aware of my deep, bitter, black hatred of them. It’s like … I don’t begrudge them for his or her cash, I simply fucking hate folks which are turning into superstars for doing nothing. Kim Kardashian was a closet organizer, after which she did a intercourse tape and have become well-known for it, and now they stick their title on merchandise, and I hate their guts. So my buddy Jack really made the shirt for me first, after which we determined to start out our personal little merch firm, No Love Attire, and offered them, and it turned like an enormous, viral factor.”

Whether or not you agree with Webster or Holt, there’s no denying that the celeb band shirt carrying fad helps unfold consciousness of underground bands.