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You’ve never heard Slipknot on cello before

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 23, 2017 | Metal Memes, Video

Of all the classical music instruments out there, cello is probably the most metal. It’s low, heavy and mournful, but also has a pretty great attack. Apocalyptica realized that a long time ago, and have built their career off of it. More recently, we’ve...

New viral video proves insects headbang

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 14, 2017 | Metal Memes, News, Video

Depending on the animal, or species, one could be terrified hearing music altogether or end up rocking out to a certain tune. We have seen animals sing along to a particular song (hint: Drowning Pool’s “Bodies”) or notice a cat jump in the air the...

Meshuggah’s “Bleed” mashes with Owen Wilson’s “Wow!”

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 19, 2017 | Metal Memes, News

Much the same way that Smash Mouth’s late ’90s hit “All Star” has become such a musical meme that it’s arguably a bigger hit now than it was then, Meshuggah’s “Bleed” is easily the metal version of that. Within a week we...

Watch the worst black metal performance of 2017

by Zenae Zukowski | May 23, 2017 | Metal Memes

Following the recent tragedies of the Manchester attack and Chris Cornell’s unexpected death, we figured we could all use a laugh. Thankfully, over the weekend at Steelfest Open Air, Finland’s Azazel kicked off the festival on Friday (19) with booze,...

Eggadeth? Megadeth’s “Symphony of Destruction” played with eggs is ridiculous

by Bram Teitelman | May 5, 2017 | Metal Memes, Video

We really thought that Metallica’s cover of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” on bells was going to be the most ridiculous thing we posted on the site this week. And it totally was – until now. Pete Cottrell has covered Megadeth’s “Symphony...

Metalhead coming out of dental surgery is the funniest thing you’ll see today

by Bram Teitelman | May 4, 2017 | Metal Memes, Video

Dental surgery. Oh boy does it suck. On the plus side, however, if you get knocked out, you’ll se on some pretty good drugs when you come to. Nine years ago, “David after Dentist,” the original viral video showing a seven year-old...

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Babymetal drop “Kon! Kon!” video featuring Bloodywood

Babymetal have unleashed a video for their latest single “Kon! Kon!” featuring Bloodywood. The track is taken from their upcoming album Metal Forth, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via Capitol Records. The band is currently on their largest North American tour to...

Playthrough Video Premiere: Matt Miller – “Descent into Violence”

Technical death metal guitarist Matt Miller has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the playthrough video for “Descent into Violence.” The track is the first single taken from his upcoming seventh album, Fiber Tormentum, scheduled to arrive on September 12, 2025,...

Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...