5 Pop Acts I Want at Metalfest

New England Metal and Hardcore Festival (NEMHCF) is just a couple of days away. I'm too excited to see and photograph so many great bands (especially Volumes, my newest obsession).

Even though I love heavy music and will be spending a long weekend with it, I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoy a good amount of pop music. I know I'm not the only fan of pop music that happens to love all things brutal, either, which got me thinking...If NEMHCF allowed pop acts to perform, who would I like to see on stage?

Pitbull

Mr. Worldwide himself! I can see him now...Dancing all around The Palladium in his crisp red slacks and white blazer, making all the ladies (all 12 of us in attendance) feel sexy and the men inclined to say "Dale!" every 5 seconds.

LMFAO

I know it's terrible to like their music but I CANNOT FUCKING HELP IT! Shit's so goddamn catchy. They can play some hits (especially "Shots," with Dave Chappelle performing as Lil Jon), buy me some booze, and then get their asses beat.

Flo Rida

Because "Wild Ones" is such a hot song and I want to watch Rida throw down in the pit afterwards...Dude is JACKED!

The Wanted

Only allowed to perform "I'm Glad You Came" for 30 minutes straight because it's so catchy and because it's their ONLY good song (trust me). Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die is pretty like these guys are, too, so he can pull a sweet cameo to keep the crowd pumped.

Rihanna

Because the guys need something, too, and "Birthday Cake" is the hottest, most inappropriate song on pop radio right now (lyrics to this gem are here). We'll need Chris Brown for this jam, but only if a hardcore Mass crew gives him a beatdown after the performance.

The list could go on and on for me but I'll stop right there. What pop acts would YOU like to see at a heavy metal show?