…darkened version of the song, put together by YouTube recording artist Kontra5t. Like all truly good metal covers of non-metal songs, this one doesn’t just take the original version and…

…are! Watch the clip below. Manowar are coming to a town near you Neverday, but you can travel to Europe to watch them rock 70,000-capacity festivals if you’d like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCqgQMjuNw…

“Identity,” August Burns Red https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngNJGkcpdgk “Cirice,” Ghost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Ao4t_fe0I “512,” Lamb Of God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dulxbKkj9Wg “Thank You,” Sevendust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qt3QbEzq7Q “Custer,” Slipknot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdBqOCS8LmM Slipknot’s .5: The Gray Chapter was also nominated for Best…

…chosen to share another fifteen (erm, sixteen) albums that really did it for me this year. These are listed in no particular order whatsoever. They all rule. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMgDyd2E6_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQl8IT6BpY  …

Worst Week Ever Playlist — Week of November 30 -December 4, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAXcMq3laHlhfuhAonCzO7nrNvrE9o0UQ Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver vocalist Scott Weiland has passed away at age 48. Here…

…video series below. As usual, Randy holds nothing back, and he’s got an incredibly articulate, measured way of speaking that only serves to help his stories connect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJw6PgpSkhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcC5bHew4Kg  …

…the site MNpoliceclips.com. They’re not at all interesting — just matter-of-fact police radio chatter — but for the completists out there… have at it. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153145531460685 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgBGtaX78c4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJS8Z0Jrjzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQauYV0rF88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1X461iS3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXUnWvG8ohQ…

…a bunch of thalidomide babies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVG6YR2iTxs I first saw this video on Lambgoat. That site’s commenters are infamously, um, crass, but this dude really summed up this video up nicely:…

…hair styles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0gAxuvo5rc And so my obsession with STP — and Scott Weiland — began. Weiland was unquestionably one of the best frontmen of our time; no, he wasn’t the…

…sort of level and layer took a lot of organization and focus. Jam it below via Rolling Stone. The Astonishing comes out January 29th via Roadrunner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdPn1mCmqoE [via The PRP]…

…set to launch February 18th in London. Funny enough, Vince called this decision “a hella ballsy move.” Final side note: why haven’t Dream Theater covered this old classic yet??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ3tqIukBKg…

…of their guitarists, Nita Strauss (a.k.a. “Mega Murray”), now plays for Alice Cooper as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebvpPtebaI Not surprisingly, the members of the actual Iron Maiden are aware of the existence…

…to real-time — that they’re positively riveting to watch. Matt Halpern’s V-neck would approve. Check ’em out below. Remaining tour dates here with Good Tiger also in tow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HKNA8nvwOg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL7tDO0jaNE…

…Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate 4/27 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage 4/29 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA 4/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall 5/1 Boston, MA @ Royale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGPCxkyTXsY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM6S73caPPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY478qmgsFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2VUAi-sIYM…

…Erna’s rant against Nikki Sixx, The Elitist’s top 5 metal albums of 2015 and more. Subscribe to MetalSucks on YouTube to make sure you don’t miss an episode: http://bit.ly/1lVGsJS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Br4Mx5rY4…

So, remember a couple of weeks back when President Barack Obama told the world, “I am not the lead singer of Korn”? Yeah well this video says otherwise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uQglTbLTBw Thanks…

You’re likely already familiar with 19-year-old Indian sitar player Rishabh Seen, whose impressive covers of songs by Animals as Leaders and Meshuggah have been taking the metalsphere by storm over…

…good chunk of you are gonna fall in love with it right away. The Shape of Colour comes out this Friday, December 4th, and is available for pre-order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHvMYUR8SuE&feature=youtu.be&list=PLuj-WzKNCr7-QfPCi5VEkvFErx2oCwxof…

…below. Ride Forth comes out January 8 on Prosthetic. Pre-order it here. Also check out this video of a baby moshing to Exmortus because A BABY MOSHING TO EXMORTUS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u40otH-jZZw&feature=youtu.be…

…spot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcLhku0I7Y 14. Cattle Decapitation – The Anthropocene Extinction (Metal Blade) Remember when Cattle Decapitation had the prefix “vegan death metal band” attached to their name in every single press…