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Frontman for death metal band Cannibal Corpse reveals time Cher brilliantly ‘owned’ him

‘I’m like, damn – I just got owned by Cher,’ recalled the musician

Annabel Nugent
Friday 26 March 2021 11:06 EDT
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The frontman for death metal band Cannibal Corpse has recalled the time he got “owned” by Cher.

George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher revealed the humorous anecdote during a recent interview.

The musician recounted that his band was once invited to play at a birthday party for Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman, who is the lead singer of metal band Deadsy.

He told Metal Hammer: “Cher’s son Elijah, who is in the band Deadsy, is a big Cannibal Corpse fan and maybe 15 or 20 years ago he wanted us to come out to LA and play his birthday party at the Viper Room.” 

The 50-year-old said: “The day before the show, Elijah invited us up to Cher’s house. When we got there, she wasn’t there. She was out shopping. I was like, ‘Yeah, of course Cher’s out shopping.’

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“But I didn’t know that she came back. I was talking to Elijah, and my wife starts hitting me on the arm. I go, ‘What?’ And she just whispers: ‘Cher!’ I’m like, ‘Ok, that’s cool, but it’s not like meeting King Diamond or Chuck Billy’, because I’m in awe of those guys.”

Corpsegrinder added that Cher was “super-nice” and revealed herself to be a bigger metal fan than he had expected.

“We’re there and Cher is making food for us,” he said. “She came to the show, as well. I apologised to her for having to listen to Cannibal Corpse, but she was like, ‘No I liked it.’ I’m like, ‘Come on Cher, do the metal sign.’ And she goes, ‘Honey I was metal before you were born.’

“I’m like, damn – I just got owned by Cher!”

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