Once Carson Daly started painting his fingernails black and co-opting the Devil Horns for use as his sign off when he was hosting TRL, I knew that it was the beginning of the end of my favorite hand gesture in the world. It went on to be the crown jewel of gesticulation for boring people, frat dudes, former frat dudes, weekend warriors, posers, stupid drunk chicks at clubs, and even the most saccharine soaked celebrities to show boat a completely contrived edge. It spread throughout Friendster and future online yearbook profiles and has basically become the new Hang Loose, the latter concurrently becoming kinda cool again in an ironic way.

While I silently mock and curse all you posers who’ve stolen Hessian Pride everywhere, Dee Snider has manned up to spearhead TAKE BACK THE HORNS. A call to arms for metalheads everywhere…and I’m down for the cause! It’s time to show these motherfuckers what time it is!

- Cornbluth