Metal Asylum
| Metal Asylum | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Presented by | Mistress Julyia |
| Opening theme | "What if I Lost it" by Bloodsimple |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jason Haitkin |
| Location(s) | New York, other locations |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuse |
| Original release | May 1, 2005 – 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Uranium |
Metal Asylum is an American television program about heavy metal on Fuse. Hosted by Mistress Juliya, it served as a slightly more subtle incarnation of the popular Uranium and even coexisted with it under the same host. Metal Asylum traditionally ran a half-hour, typically on a nightly basis at 11pm ET, and deemphasized band interviews in favor of simply playing music videos, largely of the heavy metal genre. The show's production ended in 2006 due to Chernetsky's departure from Fuse TV.
In contrast to Uranium, interviews were rare. A typical episode of Metal Asylum would have Chernetsky standing solo in a shady lit studio, briefly discussing bands before playing their videos. As opposed to Uranium where Chernetsky could fly off the cuff most of the time, on Metal Asylum she read off a script on a teleprompter. The scripts were written by legendary metal TV producer Jason Haitkin (who also had a hand in Uranium and Headbangers Ball and also directed videos for bands). The show's opening title sequence featured Chernetsky pushing through twisted black graphics, and the intro guitar to Bloodsimple's "What if I Lost it" served as its theme music.
Metal Asylum did include exclusive videos and helped break out some underground bands like Municipal Waste and The Red Chord. Phil Demmel from Machine Head confessed that he first found out about Municipal Waste from watching Metal Asylum. The program also interviewed veteran musicians like Geezer Butler and Pedro Howse of GZR.
In September 2005, the show was guest hosted on two occasions while Chernetsky was on vacation. Mark Hunter of Chimaira and Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage each hosted two shows. Jones also interviewed Throwdown on one episodes.
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