On My way to my son’s first real metal concert, I was feeling pumped and ready to go as I entered the local convenience store. There I saw it, with the crowd pumping their devil horns in unison – praying to the metal gods about to appear, backlit by a field of bright green. My nose was assaulted by the smell of alcohol and sweat, and my mouth tasted faint gasoline.
That was when I decided to just hold my nose, take a big swig of this new Heavy Metal Monster Energy 32oz can, and head into the the theatre to see Bohemoth and Dimmu Borgir. For those of you not familiar with the black metal scene, 3 hours of pounding guitars, screaming guttural vocals, and blurringly fast drums is a hundred times more powerful and palatable than the mess that Monster made.
It it easy to get the Monster BFC and Heavy Metal cans confused. Both are huge 32oz cans of energy drink, put out by the same company, and both list the same ingredients on the label. But the cans of Heavy metal are much more appealing. The drink is a limited edition, so thinking that this might be a different taste than monster ( as opposed to thir BFC, which is just a bigger can of regular monster). And while I am glad I gave it a try, my mouth would have been happier if I went for the basic can. Limited Edition or no, this is a good can to leave back on the shelf.
A Real big thanks to Ed Junkie for the pics!
Buzz/Nutrition: 4
First thing to realize is there is FOUR servings in here. This is seriously a big ol can – and unlike the 16oz cans that say they list 2 servings but can be slammed in one go, 32oz is just too big to take all at once. Per serving, the is drink has 100 Calories, 1000mg of taurine panax-ginseng and the usual monster energy drink mix. Nothing special to write home about here. According to various sites, it has about 80mg of caffeine, which is usual for Monster but pretty weak.
Packaging:8
I love the first 32oz can shape. Not only is it very unique to monster, it also gets great looks from anyone while carrying it around, and feels like you are slugging from an oil can or a budget malt liquor. Wish there was more information on the can, from caffeine content to a little slogan or even a link to their website. But…The art on the can is fantastic – and worships the heavy metal gods without pissing off the masses with true satanic/antichristic Heavy Metal Music Mythos. Anyone who would have problems with the devil horns on a can need to take a look at these True Heavy Metal Fans, flashing “el diablo” showing the world their need to ROCK!
Taste:4
This is supposed to taste like sour apple, which I have 2 problems with. First, it does not even taste like sour apple – more like the taste of a Zima without the alcohol. and not even the apple Zima, but some horrible syrupy concoction of all the Zima flavors mixed up – like those fountain sodas you made as a kid where you mix the Dr. Pepper with the root beer and fruit punch. And just to make matters worse, there is more of this than any other can out there.
Website:0 – not around?
Not even metioned in the Monster main website. If it is on there, they buried it so deep I am not even going to waste another 10 minutes searching. Such a shame they cold not carry such a unique marketing and packaging concept to a cool site as well.