Salmon Hater

Salmon Hater is a fictional heavy metal band, manufactured by Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson of Triple J breakfast radio in Australia.

The name came about on air after the station had played a promo for Triple J's metal show, Full Metal Racket. The pair had an impromptu conversation, making reference to the names of many metal bands. Anderson asked Spencer what his favourite metal band was, and Spencer, put on the spot, gave the fake name "Salmon Hater", as a "premier fishcore" band with a lead singer named Torv.

Other details made up about the band were that they hailed from the hills of Glenelg (in Adelaide, South Australia; ironically, Glenelg is actually quite a flat suburb - when informed of this, Spencer stated that they were "underground hills") where they were part of the local "Fish Metal" scene (along with other non-existent bands such as "Trout Destroyer" and "Red Goering") and that their latest single was "6.66 - One Hundredth of the Number of the Beast". The title originated from the stereotypical "satanic" metal theme (e.g. Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast, etc.), and Spencer's love for mathematics.

Within a couple of days, a listener, Mitch Hertz had created a metal song by the given title for the duo to play on-air. Spencer and Anderson encouraged listeners to vote for the song in the annual Triple J Hottest 100 poll, for which votes were only a few days away from closing. Many people were surprised that the track reached number 26 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002, and some fans of other bands were upset that Anderson and Spencer had influenced the music poll. Other Triple J fans felt that the orchestrated campign and the eventual ranking of the song reduced respect for the Hottest 100, and proved it as a sham.

Lead singer "Torv" gave a studio interview, and fans wore Salmon Hater t-shirts to the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast and in Melbourne.

...
Wikipedia