As a response to the disappointment of fans and journalists everywhere regarding the confusion surrounding Led Zeppelin’s briefly announced appearance at the Bonearooo Festival this month (Associated Press mistakenly reported that Led Zeppelin were to play the festival, when it is in fact the band Lez Zeppelin, the all female Zep tribute act), T Bone Burnett has announced the formation of Metallison, a supergroup ensemble which will hopefully add some ’superstar power’ for any festival goers disappointed by the dashed Zeppelin appearance. “I’m taking Metallica, and adding Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, and myself. I’m adding Eddie Veddar from Pearl Jam and Steph Paynes, the guitarist from Lez Zeppelin. We’ll be performing high speed death metal versions of Elvis Costello songs with Alison Krauss taking the lead on such numbers as “Alison,” of course, as well as “Veronica” and “Mystery Dance.”‘ When asked if Elvis Costello might join Metallison for a metal Coward Brothers reunion, T Bone replied with an enigmatic grin and said, “This conference is adjourned.” His notorious assistant and bodyguard Betty Machete then sprayed the room in a hail of automatic gunfire as T Bone silently and quickly left the room. Only your humble Overpaid Attention reporter was spared. Further details will be announced as the festival draws near.
Tags: Allison Krauss, Bonaroo, Elvis Costello, Lez Zeppelin, Metallica, Robert Plant, T Bone Burnett
