Corey Taylor - The Roar of Fisher King (Dr Who - Before The Flood)


Doctor Who - The Complete History
2015

"During his time working in Cardiff, Daniel O'Hara discovered that the American heavy metal band Slipknot - one of his favourite groups - was playing the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday 24th January as part of their Prepare for Hell tour. O’Hara found that his passion was shared by Derek Ritchie, and the pair also recalled that the lead singer, Corey Taylor, was a great fan of Doctor Who. Consequently, they decided to approach the band’s agent and offer a tour of the series’ sets prior to their evening performance in Cardiff...and rather hoped that Taylor could be encouraged to lend his famous stage roar to the Fisher King while at Roath Lock; O'Hara having been inspired by metal singer Mike Patton of Faith No More providing the Darkseeker screams in the 2007 post-apocalyptic movie I Am Legend. Taylor was delighted to be given a chance to visit the TARDIS set and the Doctor Who Experience; he had watched the series since the Tom Baker era on PBS and now shared his enjoyment of it with his son.
 Derek Ritchie and Daniel O’Hara travelled to Chesham on the morning of Saturday 24th to see a rehearsal of Neil Fingleton as the Fisher King in costume. They then got the train back to Cardiff to be ready for their VIP. When Taylor arrived at the studios after going around the Doctor Who Experience, his visit was captured by the Doctor Who Extra team and he was delighted to add his vocal power to the series’ latest alien; a sound crew was on hand to record the singer’s roar at different tones and levels." 


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