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Rob Scallon takes a half step to write another unique song

Rob Scallon takes a half step to write another unique song

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 6, 2018 | Video, Viral Videos

YouTuber Rob Scallon has seemingly done it all. The guitarist has covered plenty of Slayer and Metallica songs on banjo, made songs consisting of lyrics that people have tweeted him, and even  wrote a song without hearing a note of it. The latest challenge he got...
Seeing a fellow metalhead in public makes for a great video

Seeing a fellow metalhead in public makes for a great video

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2017 | New Music, Video, Viral Videos

Heard of British grindcore band Raised by Owls? We hadn’t either until the other day, when their instantly shareable video for “Ross Kemp on Gang Bangs” came to our attention. Essentially, a two-minute meme, it even has  a text box around the...
Video of metalhead teen getting guitar from deceased father goes viral

Video of metalhead teen getting guitar from deceased father goes viral

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 9, 2017 | Video, Viral Videos

It’s a rite of passage, getting your first guitar. And while a video of a 16 year-old getting gifted his first guitar from his family is probably commonplace, Johnny Crow’s story is a different one entirely, and it’s gone viral. Obviously a...
Rage Against the Machine covered on kid’s toys doesn’t inspire as much rage

Rage Against the Machine covered on kid’s toys doesn’t inspire as much rage

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 12, 2017 | Video, Viral Videos

Toy instruments are just fun. Whether it’s nostalgia of playing them as a kid, the appearance of playing an instrument that’s way too big for an adult to logically play, or the fact that they just kinda sound funny, it’s always a blast to see...
Psychostick take on the holidays, System of a Down with “N.O.E.L.”

Psychostick take on the holidays, System of a Down with “N.O.E.L.”

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 5, 2016 | News, Video, Viral Videos

Sorry, Psychostick, but it’s going to be impossible for you to beat “Numbers,” your Drowning Pool parody with the chorus “I can only count to four.” But metal’s answer to “Weird” Al Yankovic have made a career out of not...
This polka AC/DC cover is jaunty as hell

This polka AC/DC cover is jaunty as hell

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 1, 2016 | Video, Viral Videos

Every now and then, let’s call it a few times a week now, something pops up on the metal internets that begs to be shared. it could be a dude singing Smash Mouth lyrics over Evanescence, or a trio of kids doing a killer Metallica cover, but there’s...
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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26
Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26

Hey, welcome to a new feature on Metal Insider, where it's all about the best of the best albums released throughout the month. Get ready to catch up with me - January was about riffs and heavy metal brakdowns! Bullet, Kosuke Hashida, and Megadeth all have that...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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