Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris has responded to a viral comment about the band’s recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
The US hardcore punk group appeared as the musical guests on the ABC chat show last week.
They were joined by Poppy for a ferocious rendition of their collaborative single ‘Suffocate’, and performed some other tracks from their third and latest album, 2024’s ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’.
The epic TV appearance included blazing pyro, circle pits in the wild crowd, and next-level screaming from both Garris and Poppy. Knocked Loose played the hard-hitting and riff-heavy song in front of the audience as rain poured down at the outdoor venue.
Upon announcing the “mini-concert” on Kimmel, Knocked Loose described themselves as “the heaviest band on live television”. Responding to the ‘Suffocate’ outing, one impressed fan wrote: “TV history was written right here. Perfect performance!”
Another said: “A song this heavy being on a late-night talk show is insane.” A third person commented: “Gojira at the Olympics. Knocked Loose on Kimmel. What a time to be in the metal scene.”
However, some fans complained about the performance on social media – with one even calling on Kimmel to apologise for airing it.
“You know I was trying to enjoy the program. I was sitting on the couch with my son who is an ADOLESCENT waiting to see the musical guest because we like the nice music the show usually books,” a viewer wrote on Facebook (via The Mirror US).
“By the third or fourth ‘JUNT’ from the guitars my son was in tears. He doesn’t like scary things and quite frankly I think the Kimmel show and its staff should make a formal apology.”
Writing on Instagram, Garris has seemingly addressed this criticism and other similar complaints while also reflecting on the significance of being featured on mainstream US TV.
“You may have seen it already, you may have not. I’ve been lucky enough that my timeline is flooded with so much support that I see it every time I open my phone. But I wanted a chance to post about it myself,” he began.
“Oh, that’s an interesting question,” he replied. “I think something that I’m starting to notice a huge difference is that the sing-alongs here feel louder. Maybe America’s gotta step its game up.”