| "Heavy Metal Poisoning" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Styx | |
| from the album Kilroy Was Here | |
| A-side | "Music Time" |
| Released | 1984 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 4:57 |
| Label | A&M |
| Songwriter(s) | James Young |
| Music video | |
| "Heavy Metal Poisoning" on YouTube | |
"Heavy Metal Poisoning" is a song by American rock band Styx. It was included as the fifth track on their 1983 studio album Kilroy Was Here.
The song in the story of Kilroy Was Here has the character of Dr. Righteous (portrayed by James "J.Y." Young) preaching the "evils" of rock and roll. Although the song got only minor airplay on FM rock radio, its music video received significant airplay on MTV.
AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne considered it to be "pretentious, weakly composed, and rhythmically anemic."[1]
It would be released as a B-side to the single "Music Time" (from the band's 1984 double live album Caught in the Act) in 1984.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Kilroy Was Here". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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