French melodic death metal outfit Aephanemer are celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, Utopie, out today, October 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. To continue with the celebration, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for a track-by-track guide....
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[youtube]http://youtu.be/e4Ao-iNPPUc[/youtube] When we’re looking back at the year in metal in a few months, 2014 could well be known as the year metal got countrified. In between Rob Scallon’s ukelele and banjo covers of Slayer and Steve N’...Guy makes metal song entirely from YouTube comments
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9nDi7qtB5KA[/youtube] Okay, it’s not just a random guy, it’s Rob Scallon, the guy that plays Slayer and Cannibal Corpse songs on banjo. This time, however, he made an actual metal song with some help from Unearth drummer Nick...You haven’t lived `til you’ve heard Cannibal Corpse on ukelele
[youtube]http://youtu.be/PtwXdKkO75E[/youtube] You wouldn’t think that Cannibal Corpse would lend itself to the ukelele, but then, again, we’re talking about Rob Scallon here. He’s the guy that hilariously covered Slayer’s “War...And now here’s a cover of Slayer’s “Raining Blood” on the banjo
[youtube]http://youtu.be/nZ2ucr74YNk[/youtube] If you’re bummed about the holiday weekend being over, maybe this video will cheer you up. You might recall a video from about two weeks ago of Youtube user Rob Scallon playing a cover Slayer’s “War...Follow Us
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
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