The Defiance of Fort McHenry

🎆 Happy 4th of July from the Watertown Post! 🇺🇸 To all the AI haters out there... this one's for you. 😄 Here's "The Defiance of Fort McHenry," an AI-generated heavy metal tribute inspired by "Defence of Fort M'Henry," the original 1814 poem written by Francis Scott Key after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. That poem later became The Star-Spangled Banner. We took the original public-domain opening, cranked the volume to 11, added a wall of guitars, and imagined what might happen if Francis Scott Key wandered into a heavy metal concert. Love AI or hate it, one thing hasn't changed in more than 200 years—the Stars and Stripes are still waving. Turn it up, annoy the neighbors, fire up the grill, and have a safe and happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day from the Watertown Post! 🎸🤘