DARKNESS falls over the room. A hush descends, expectation slowly rising as the band takes to the stage.
So apparently this dude Tom moved in with his grandma when he was 14. And she was the on who got him into metal. She showed him metallica and Iron Maiden and he went on to form a band. Also, she apparently really helps out money-wise too, look at this:Within seconds there is a burst of energy as a guttural, primeval sound pours out from the PA system and the pit erupts into a sea of heads thrashing in rhythm to the music.
In the wings a 70-year-old, dressed all in black, watches and listens intently and with pride to the death-metal quintet.
The group is Nemesphyxia and the woman, Jan Berryman, is the softly-spoken grandmother of band member Tom Banks
She also recently provided the band with $8000 to cut the CD and have promotional shirts and posters printed, which the band hopes to pay back.
“If it wasn’t for her we probably wouldn’t exist,” he says.
How awesome is that?! I hope all of you are/will treat your kids this way. Any type of art or creative expression should be encouraged by families. And who knows, maybe you'll like your kid's grindcore band.
Jan "Metal Granny" Berryman with son Daniel
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