Bluegrass star Billy Strings has long displayed his passion for various metal outfits. That’s been readily prevalent in him showing up onstage with Tool, Primus and more over the years. This weekend saw him host his inaugural ‘Ionia Freak Fair‘ in Ionia, MI, which in addition to various bluegrass, etc. outfits, also hosted a separate tented stage featuring various metal and hardcore heavy hitters.
Among those he personally curated for that event were Bane, Cryptopsy, For The Fallen Dreams, Flesh And Blood Robot, Heartsick and See You Next Tuesday.
As it so happens, Billy even got up onstage with Canadian death metallers Cryptopsy during their set. He stepped up during a performance of “Open Face Surgery” from the group’s 1994 album “Blasphemy Made Flesh“. You can find fan-filmed footage of that below:
