{"id":361,"date":"2015-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/04\/30\/metal-monthly-fix-top-ten-fictional-hard-rock-metal-bands\/"},"modified":"2015-04-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:00:00","slug":"metal-monthly-fix-top-ten-fictional-hard-rock-metal-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/04\/30\/metal-monthly-fix-top-ten-fictional-hard-rock-metal-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Fictional Hard Rock\/Metal Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hard rock and heavy metal<\/a> never seem to get the spotlight much in general.\u00a0 But over the modern era of movies and television, some of that media did have the balls to put metal and hard rock front and center.\u00a0 And when it came to light, various fictional bands were made for our viewing and listening pleasure that we all salivated over and just thought \u201cman\u2026if only they were REAL.\u201d\u00a0 So now let\u2019s take a look at the top ten fictional hard rock and metal bands.<\/p>\n

10. Stillwater from \u2018Almost Famous\u2019 (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This movie may not have been a box office smash, but did generate Oscar<\/a> nominations and a Grammy for best movie soundtrack.\u00a0 The fictional band Stillwater was a 70\u2019s hard rock band featured in this flick, as a young journalist follows them on the road.\u00a0 This movie has become a cult classic and has been praised by critics and fans alike.<\/p>\n