Comedian and Co-host of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show, DON JAMIESON, recently signed a deal with Metal Blade Records and will be recording his stand-up comedy show on January 30th in New Jersey at Bar Anticipation. Metal Asylum talked to Jamieson about the deal with Metal Blade, his comedy act, That Metal Show, Heavy Metal music, and his plans for 2011. Excerpts from the interview are below:

Metal Asylum: So you recently signed a deal with Metal Blade Records. Tell us what the label will be releasing for you?

Don Jamieson: “Yeah it’s great to be part of one of the biggest labels for heavy metal music. In the immediate future I will be doing a comedy show that will be recorded (and released on CD by Metal Blade) in New Jersey on January 30th at Bar Anticipation in Belmar. We are hoping to get a bunch of crazy metalheads to come down, no Snookies or Situations, real Jersey people, lots of beer drinkers and hellraisers. It’s a regular comedy show, maybe have a couple guys open up, but it will be my full show pissin’ people off, bein’ filthy, maybe include a little music in the show, we’ll see I’m trying to be creative with it.”

Metal Asylum: How much of your current comedy act includes heavy metal music references?

Don Jamieson: “At the top of the show I usually do about ten minutes but I make sure its stuff everyone can understand even if you’re not a metalhead, I talk about TWISTED SISTER, JUDAS PRIEST, the more common household names. Maybe for this show I may dig a little deeper since the crowd is mostly going to be metalheads because of That Metal Show (which has done six seasons).”

Metal Asylum: That Metal show is going on its 7th season. Who would you like to get on the show this year?

Don Jamieson: “Well there’s still Ozzy, EDDIE VAN HALEN or DAVID LEE ROTH and it looks like new VAN HALEN music is coming out this year, but those guys picks their spots where they do press. Those are the main ones we want. GENE SIMMONS and PAUL STANLEY would be great; we already had Ace and Peter on. Brian Johnson from AC/DC would be great. I have no idea who they are trying to get it’s too early to know and I have nothing to do with the booking. This past season was great, we had Slash (ex-GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Bill Ward from BLACK SABBATH, Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen bassist)."

Metal Asylum: Who was your favorite guest so far?

Don Jamieson: “I think ALICE COOPER. He was so cool, showed up and hour and a half early to hang out with no manager, publicist, just a book. Such a mellow guy and he has such crazy stories from when he was drinking and then at the end of these stories he comes out with this punch line and I’m like “Who’s the comedian here?” I’m such an Alice geek though, it was like hanging out with a hot chick and I was like Steve Urkel. But it was cool, when you’re a fan of someone’s music and then you get to talk with them you have many years of questions to ask.”

Metal Asylum: That Metal Show’s focus is on bands from the past more than the present. Do you see the format changing a bit with the new season? Is there room to start talking about and bringing on newer younger bands?

Don Jamieson: “Yeah, well obviously we appeal to the VH1 Classic audience, the important word here being “classic”, and all our roots do come from the classic bands. And of course that helps to understand where the newer bands come from. But as far as That Metal Show, now with it being an hour it does allow us to experiment and do some different things. In previous seasons the show was only a half hour which doesn’t allow much time. With the hour now we can bring in a newer younger band to sit next to one of the classic bands. Like for example, even though Glen Danzig is not a new artist it was cool to see him sitting next to Bill Ward from Black Sabbath because obviously Glen’s music was influenced by Sabbath, you know.

But again it all comes down to schedules too because a lot of these European bands don’t live in the States and we can’t afford to fly em over. If scheduling allows it would be great to bring in some newer blood.”

To read the entire interview go here.