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Black Sabbath meet A Flock of Seagulls, jazz in mash-ups

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 3, 2015 | Metal Memes, News, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZHRzRcT24sI[/youtube] What would you get if you crossed Black Sabbath with A Flock of Seagulls? In the early ’80s, you’d probably get a fight that A Flock of Seagulls would come out on the losing side of. However, in the age of...

Rob Scallon only needs one string to make a metal song

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 3, 2015 | Metal Memes, News, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/a9OJoOPgGQw[/youtube] YouTube star Rob Scallon is usually seen with a ukelele or banjo covering Slayer. This time, however, he decided to make an original  song using just one string. “00000” is all breakdown, and it’s pretty...

Listen to a mash-up of two metalcore Taylor Swift covers

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 28, 2015 | Metal Memes, News

When we write our Metal by Numbers column, we always look for trends happening. In this week’s installment, we noticed that the new currency might be Taylor Swift covers of “Blank Space.” We knew there was already a really popular one by I Prevail, a...

Slayer played on children’s instruments is still Slayer

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 6, 2015 | Metal Memes, News, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/YD-1fBWHioA[/youtube] While Slayer is still one of the heaviest bands in metal, they’ve been around long enough that people have co-opted them. Tori Amos has covered “Raining Blood,” Rob Scallon is YouTube famous for...

Grindcore band member’s mom does guest vocals

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 2, 2015 | Metal Memes, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/1SKN-n_MYKs[/youtube] Canadian grindcore band Corrupt Leaders have a guest vocalist on a new track they’re recording. That in and of itself is no big deal. Everyone brings in a high profile guest for a song every now and then. However,...

Guy gets trapped in elevator with crazed Metallica fan

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 10, 2014 | Metal Memes, News

There’s nothing worse than getting stuck in an elevator. Actually, there actually is something worse that getting stuck in an elevator – getting stuck in an elevator with a guy that’s going completely insane. You can argue that Nick Nerv, the guy...
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