Metallica fans in love

Character comedian Marilyn Manson is hooking up with parody band Slayer in the hope a joint tour of the US might attract enough attention to outrage someone. Or at least unsettle somebody.

A parent's group in Texas has offered to get up a petition to have the event banned, although they admitted they were only doing it for old time's sake, and they'd probably end up spending the time fighting more pertinent threats to them, their straight families and the square way of life. "You know, like those brightly painted crabs you can buy in malls now - they seem to be the work of the devil far more than anything young Brian has to offer..."