As host Josh Scherer says at the top of each episode, we all have two things in common: we've all gotta eat and we're all gonna die. On Mythical Kitchen's hit YouTube series Last Meals, celebrities and content creators eat what would hypothetically be their final feast on this mortal coil. Through storytelling and recollection, reminiscence and refreshment, the series gets to the heart of humanity, making it one of the most popular experiential interview shows of the day.
To date, there have been two nu metal icons on the show, with Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park sitting down with the Mythical Chef himself. Tankian's episode saw the kitchen recreate the iconic "banana terracotta pie" referenced in "Vicinity of Obscenity," with Shinoda's grandmother's secret chicken karaage recipe being used to the delight of all involved. But what other giants of the genre should make an appearance?
Daron Malakian
We've had Serj on the show and it was a nu metal fan's nirvana, with the terracotta pie moment being one of the most-clipped moments in the show's history. Josh would have no shortage of things to ask Daron about, be it the "we're on drugs" incident from Big Day Out to the dynamic between him and Serj, though the food aspect might be the challenging one. Wouldn't want to repeat any gags from Serj's episode, after all.
I also think that Josh would be able to pry at Daron's "far middle" talk. Mythical as a whole doesn't get too political one way or another, but if anyone can cut through double-speak and media training without it blowing up in his face, it would be Scherer and his disarming interview style.
Fred Durst
This one should speak for itself, as even in his fifties, Durst is a chaos gremlin, if his social media is any indication. He's garnered a reputation of "yeah that tracks for him" for the weirdest, most off-the-wall shit, and Josh "friggin' on my nippins" Scherer could actually end up playing the straight man of the interview, which is a wild concept.
For a curveball, Josh could ask about that Eddie Van Halen tank incident and see how Durst really responds. We need the other side of that tale like we need air.
Emily Armstrong
We've had Mike Shinoda, now it's time to get the other half of Linkin Park's vocal team on the show. As the member with the least time on the clock, as well as someone who has only recently come into the bright lights, this has the potential to be the most revelatory, most "this is who I am" interview. Armstrong could lay bare all of the past, her time with Dead Sara, and maybe even cover some of her past with Scientology and Danny Masterson.
Now that we're coming up on the end of their From Zero world tour and two years since the comeback LP's release, perhaps this would be a great lead-in to the next Linkin Park album, which could come sooner than we might think.
Max Cavalera
As an indigenous Brazilian, Cavalera might make for the most culinarily-inspired episode of the list. As a musician of over four decades with loads of stories and skeletons in his closet, this could be one of the deepest dives into heavy music that the internet has ever seen. The Soulfly frontman has toured with pretty much every metal band of the last few decades, so you know there would be some juicy stories and insane ramblings that would come from this episode.
Perhaps the surprise gag of the episode would be something regarding roots, bloody roots.
Chino Moreno
Chino has been memed to hell and back, between his vocals, moans, and his ever-fluctuating physique. Josh Scherer, a known gym rat, would be able to talk shop on body image with Chino and do so delicately enough to make for compelling viewing. Being of Chinese and Mexican descent and growing up in California, Chino's palate has the potential to be diverse, especially given his tenure as a working and touring musician.
We could also see them getting into the tragedy that was the accident, coma, and eventual passing of bassist Chi Cheng, which again Scherer could handle with enough grace and care to make it work for the show. Plus, given that his run is rivaled only by the aforementioned Max Cavalera, Chino would have some doozies of stories about his contemporaries, no doubt.
Last Meals is available now on the Mythical Kitchen YouTube channel, with their season 5 premiere featuring Good Eats' Alton Brown.
