The Week contest: Hell no
This week's question: Will Carroll, drummer for thrash-metal band Death Angel, has admitted that he no longer thinks Satan "is quite as cool" as he used to after he contracted COVID-19 and said he visited hell while in a 12-day medically induced coma. If Carroll were to write a heavy metal song about his recent change in opinion, what could he title it?
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THE WINNER: "No Sympathy for the Devil"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: "Scareway to Heaven"
Glen Alfredson, Durham, North Carolina
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THIRD PLACE: "Hot for Preacher"
Jason Kuller, Bethesda, Maryland
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"In-a-God-ah-believe-a"
Mary Riegert, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
"Backed Out of Hell"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Apathy for the Devil"
Joel Van Ryn, Bradenton, Florida
"The Satanic ReVerses"
Barbara Glazer, Roswell, Georgia
"Covid 19th Nervous Breakdown"
Clifford Pepperman, Tarzana, California
"Runnin' From The Devil"
Kelsey Richters, Lincoln, Nebraska
"Enter Saneman"
Robyn Kupferman, Culver City, California
"Losing My (Satanic) Religion"
Matt Mistele & Janet Coleman-Belin, Santa Monica, California
"You've Lost that Oven Feelin'"
Bob DeLuca, Ashburn, Virginia
"Distancing With Mr. D"
Doug Lindberg, Bradenton, Florida
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