Oct 7, 2026 · 28 min · 12 segments
Turnstile on Saturday Night Live, Metallica at the Las Vegas Sphere, the Mount Rushmore of Nu Metal albums and more of your hot takes and questions on this week's episode of "THE LEEGION SAYS" Don’t…
Jesea LeeHost
Turnstile made their debut on Saturday Night Live, and I know it looks like they just performed a few songs, but in reality this was all a sketch.
At least that's what it seemed like from all the negative comments I got when I posted about it.
chipskylarck89 said, "Hell yeah, this sucks." TheUnbearableFilthOfSoul said, "Poser hardcore for Taylor Swift fans." Wes Marker said, "Just because they heavy don't mean they're hardcore.
Not one rock song." earwicku1z said, "Sellout poser band." Matt Peterson simply said, "Their shit." Used the wrong there, their.
He wrote, "I love how there isn't a single comment hating that also has correct spelling and grammar, lol." You see the point.
Leading up to the show, SNL shared a promo video saying this was the first hardcore band to play on SNL in 45 years, ever since Fear played in '81 and trashed the set and then said a bunch of naughty words.
They also mentioned the band winning a Grammy earlier this year for Best Metal Performance.
Rock and metal fans are usually the first to complain when rock or metal is not represented in mainstream situations like award shows or on TV.
Then when a heavier band does get some success and gets some mainstream exposure, then rock and metal fans are like, "Oh, no, no, not that kind of rock.
I don't want that kind of rock on there." No matter what, it's never enough, as the band says.
Now, the positive argument here is that a lot of fans are saying that even if you don't like Turnstile, if you don't like their music, them being on SNL is good because it showcases them to a new audience and there might possibly be some younger music fans out there who have never heard heavier music, they hear this and they get into it.
Doug_DOV said, "I had no idea SNL was even on." And I know it's easy to dunk on SNL and their ratings and whatnot, but I actually really do still enjoy SNL.
Turnstile made their debut on Saturday Night Live, and I know it looks like they just performed a few songs, but in reality this was all a sketch.
At least that's what it seemed like from all the negative comments I got when I posted about it.
chipskylarck89 said, "Hell yeah, this sucks." TheUnbearableFilthOfSoul said, "Poser hardcore for Taylor Swift fans." Wes Marker said, "Just because they heavy don't mean they're hardcore.
Not one rock song." earwicku1z said, "Sellout poser band." Matt Peterson simply said, "Their shit." Used the wrong there, their.
He wrote, "I love how there isn't a single comment hating that also has correct spelling and grammar, lol." You see the point.
Leading up to the show, SNL shared a promo video saying this was the first hardcore band to play on SNL in 45 years, ever since Fear played in '81 and trashed the set and then said a bunch of naughty words.
They also mentioned the band winning a Grammy earlier this year for Best Metal Performance.
Rock and metal fans are usually the first to complain when rock or metal is not represented in mainstream situations like award shows or on TV.
Then when a heavier band does get some success and gets some mainstream exposure, then rock and metal fans are like, "Oh, no, no, not that kind of rock.
I don't want that kind of rock on there." No matter what, it's never enough, as the band says.
Now, the positive argument here is that a lot of fans are saying that even if you don't like Turnstile, if you don't like their music, them being on SNL is good because it showcases them to a new audience and there might possibly be some younger music fans out there who have never heard heavier music, they hear this and they get into it.
Doug_DOV said, "I had no idea SNL was even on." And I know it's easy to dunk on SNL and their ratings and whatnot, but I actually really do still enjoy SNL.
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