Kids Play The Darndest Things

Max Weinberg is proud of his son Jay’s work in Slipknot

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2017 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, News, Slipknot Insider

Drummer Jay Weinberg has played with Madball, Kvelertak and for the past few years, Slipknot. Having been a New York City staple, we have memories of him and his dad Max hanging out at Mastodon shows. His dad, of course, is probably the better known of the two, having...

Watch a little kid nail AC/DC

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2017 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, News, Video

Along with the rest of the bummer year that was 2016, AC/DC played what might have been their final show. With Axl Rose filling in for Brian Johnson, who may or may not be able to sing again with the band, their September show in Philadelphia was the last one...

The O’Keefe kids are back with more Tool

by Bram Teitelman | May 23, 2016 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, News

We’ve written about the O’Keefe Music Foundation kids before, most recently a few weeks ago when they covered a Danzig song coincidentally right when it was announced the Misfits were reuniting. The first time we wrote about them, however, it was when they...

Watch a five year-old nail System of a Down on drums

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 30, 2015 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, News, Video

[youtube]https://youtu.be/J3cg4oZs2CY[/youtube] If there’s one thing it’s not easy to do when you’re a kid, it’s a lot of things. Among them, nailing the drums to System of a Down’s “Chop Suey” while singing a song that came...

This kid playing Rage Against the Machine on Guitar Hero is the best thing ever

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 12, 2015 | Kids Play The Darndest Things

[youtube]https://youtu.be/bidW4aa-Z6M[/youtube] Want to know why the Internet rules? Because of random things on Reddit. Sure, there are some awful things to be found on there, but then you find something like a 2 year-old “playing” Rage Against the...

This 2 year-old knows her metal ABCs

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 10, 2015 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, Metal Memes, News

[youtube]http://youtu.be/zBvhTA9asug[/youtube] Some day, some kids are going to grow up and be the next generation of metal stars. And while the number of signed metal bands in their early teens starts and ends with Unlocking the Truth, they might have just gotten...

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Chris Harms of Lord of the Lost unveils “I Love You” single; debut solo album arriving in January

Chris Harms, vocalist of Lord of the Lost, will release his debut solo album, 1980, on January 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. The record is separate from what listeners are used to from Lord of the Lost's style, giving a more 80s-inspired synth-pop atmosphere. Harms...

Patriarkh (formerly Batushka) share “ВЕРШАЛИН II” visualizer

Polish black metal offering Patriarkh (formerly Batushka), led by Bartłomiej Krysiuk, have released a visualizer for their new single, "ВЕРШАЛИН II" (Lat. WIERSZALIN II). The track is taken from their upcoming album, ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (Lat. PROROK ILJA), which is scheduled...

Bleed From Within share “In Place of Your Halo” video; new album arriving in April

Scottish metal band Bleed From Within have announced their new album Zenith, is scheduled to arrive on April 4th via Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the announcement, the band released a video for their new single, "In Place of Your Halo." Bleed From Within are...

New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...

New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...

New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...