Viral Videos

YouTube sensation Rob Scallon partnered up with fellow YouTuber Dave Brown from boyinaband in an attempt to write the "most brutal breakdown ever."

Watch the video below and tell us what you think!

Gojira treated 12-year-old Gojira fan Riley "Steelface" Lee to a jam session with the band's guitarist, Joe Duplantier, during the band's soundcheck in Worcester, MA. During their duet of "Vacuity," drummer Mario Duplantier can be seen looking on.

Watch the video below.

What happens when Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness" song is given a makeover by a chorus of animals? Insane Cherry has posted an animal parody of the iconic song to YouTube. The clip can be viewed below.

Other parodies from the YouTuber include Linkin Park's "Numb," Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life, and System of a Down's "Chop Suey!"

What do you think of the "cover?"

While Hurricane Matthew was rocking Florida, Slayer fan Lane Pittman was rocking out to "Raining Blood." 

"Had a request for some hair action during the 'cane. I granted it," read the post on Lane's Facebook page where he shared a nine-second video of him waving an American flag while he headbangs to the classic Slayer tune. Watch the video below!

Apparently, "Hello Kitty is for amateurs." Mike Portnoy has traded in the Hello Kitty set for a Pokemon kit instead! In this all new video, the seasoned drummer - who is best known for performing with Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, The Winery Dogs, Metal Allegiance, Twisted Sister, and many more – performs various songs from his career as well as some classic hits on a Pokemon drum set.

Watch Mike Portnoy perform Dream Theater, Twisted Sister, Anthrax, King Diamond and more! (via Loudwire).

During their live in studio appearance on "The Howard Stern Show," Metallica debuted "Moth into Flame," the thrashy second single from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct.' The band has since premiered the corresponding official music video for the track which can be watched below.

'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct' is the band's 10th studio album which will be released on November 18 via Blackend Recordings. More details on the forthcoming release are available here.

Take a listen to "Moth into Flame" below and let us know what you think!

Parkway Drive have premiered the official music video for "Bottom Feeder," which appears on 'Ire,' the latest release from the band. Directed by Third Eye Visuals, the video features HD quality concert footage as well as some fun behind the scene clips.

Watch it below!

"Ire" is available now via Epitaph Records.

Three young kids deliver a flawless 18-minute-long Metallica medley in this impressive video. While the children's exact ages are unknown, they appear to be middle-school-aged.

Metallica shared the video to their official Facebook page with the caption "Nice work boys!!!" When the woman who filmed the video thanked the band for sharing, they responded, "Thanks for filming it, Catherine! These kids rock. Very, very cool."

Watch the flawless performance below and let us know what you think!  

The internet is a wealth of creative fan-made videos that can sometimes bring a second life to an already established band or piece of music. YouTuber Mateus Elildo gives Metallica's new single "Hardwired" four new lives in this innovative new video where he reimagines the song as played by Pantera, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax.

The Brazilian YouTube user nails the styles of Dimebag, Jeff Hanneman, Scott Ian, and Dave Mustaine so impressively that listeners can likely identify which version is which upon listening. Watch the video below. Do you think the guitarist nailed it? Fire off in the comments!

"Hardwired" is the first single from 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct,' Metallica's forthcoming album which is due November 18 via Blackened Recordings.

One of the magical wonders of the internet is discovering creative fan made videos that pay homage to some of our favorite bands. YouTuber Paschalis Theotokis has paid tribute to Slipknot with a seven-minute medley of the band's entire discography, sans the first album.

Dressed as Slipknot circa 1999, the group managed to splice the tracks together with seamless transitions while remaining faithful to the live persona of each Slipknot member. The clip also has a humorous element as the YouTubers supplement real instruments with video game equipment.

Watch the impressive video below and let us know what you think!