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Rob Scallon likes metal in inappropriate places

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 2, 2014 | Metal Memes, News, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/v41N5KwJc84[/youtube] YouTube sensation Rob Scallon appears to have come from out of nowhere, but whenever he posts a video, be it a Slayer cover on banjo or a metal song made with nothing but YouTube user-submitted lyrics, it’s usually...

Here’s a bluegrass cover of AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 6, 2014 | News, Video

[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

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 4, 2014 | Metal on Metal, New Music, News, Video

[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

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 28, 2014 | News, Video

[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

by Matt Brown | May 27, 2014 | Metal Memes, Video

[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...
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