We already knew that Steel Panther were hysterical. All you need to do is see any of their videos. However, to most of America, they’re pretty much an unknown entity that might be best known to some people as “Danger Kitty” from the Discover Card commercials. That’s a damn shame, and it also might have changed last night, as the  band were guests on Comedy Central’s @midnight with Chris Hardwick. The band were given one task for the show’s segment #HashtagWars  – Ruin Metal. And ruiin it they did, with band names like “CD-Ranmmstein” and “Avenged 7-11Fold.” Drummer Stixzadinia might have the best one, and also the most inappropriate, but hey, it’s late night TV.

And just for the hell of it, here’s the Danger Kitty ad if you don’t remember it:

[via Metal Injection]

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Bram Teitelman