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Watch a 10 year-old drummer win ‘Denmark’s Got Talent’

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 13, 2017 | Metal Memes, Video

Talent – if you’ve got it, it doesn’t matter what your age is. Take 82 year-old John Hetlinger, who appeared on America’s Got Talent croaking along to Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” and got to sing it onstage with them as a result....

Here’s the The Contortionist guitar/sax medley you didn’t know you needed

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

We’ve written about the saxophone and metal before when we did our list of the top five sax players in metal. if we ever update it, we’ll have to throw Norma Sax in there. She teamed up with the band Inherent for “The Saxtortionist,” or a...

Here’s the latest dog-fronted metal band, Pugtopsy

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 3, 2017 | Metal Memes, New Music, Video

Remember Caninus, the death metal band from Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan and lead singer Budgie, a pit terrier? Sadly, that side project is on permanent hiatus following the death of Budgie last year. However, if there’s dog-sized hole in your...

Power Trip engagement photo spawns internet meme

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 29, 2017 | Metal Memes, News

Twelve years ago is pretty much the dark ages when it comes to the internet and memes, but back in 2005, a San Diego girl dancing at a Righteous Jams show moshed her way into our hearts. Mosh Girl is probably one of the most photoshopped pics of all time,...

Kids reacting to Nirvana is cute, depressing, uplifting

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 28, 2017 | Metal Memes, News, Video

If you’re an eight year-old, not only is Nirvana almost an abstract thought, rock music in general is something you might not be so up on. If you think about that going into the latest “Kids React To” series from Fine Bros. Entertainment,...

Here’s a metal bagpipe version of the Power Rangers theme song

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 27, 2017 | Metal Memes, News, Video

You might remember Archy Jay, aka The Snake Charmer, from her metal bagpipe metal medley of Lamb of God tunes we wrote about last year. The medley, done with guitarist/producer Daran Katiyar, was extremely well-done, and the fact that a woman was playing...

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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

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