If you’ve always kinda liked Weird Al Yankovic but wished he was more metal, check this out. Andre Verchura, an accordion-toting Frenchie (who cops Metallica’s lightning bolt logo) has posted a video spoof of a metal covers album called Le Roi Du Bal Metal (Someone please translate that for us… we’re ignorant Yanks).
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While scrolling through the Interweb, we came across this headbanging-worthy commercial from the beef industry or some organization pushing red meat to old people. We think it’s from England, or maybe Australia or New Zealand or something. All we know is the narrator’s got one of those accents you hear on BBC news and the [...]

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“We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong.”
The words on the CD cover are written in the same font as Iron Maiden’s logo and above the statement there’s a picture of a lightning storm bursting from a disco ball and striking a multicolor dancefloor that seems to be bursting into flames. The album is [...]

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There were plenty of heart-stopping moments and bone-breaking tackles during Superbowl XLII, but there wasn’t a whole lot metal madness to speak of. After all, Tom Petty played the halftime show (yawn), and most of the advertisers opted for classical, rap or classic rock as soundtracks for their mega-expensive TV spots.
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Ozzy proves to all doubters he can count to five
Clearly, the Blizzard of Ozz wasn’t taking himself seriously when he entered the CNN studios to audition for the announcer slot for Anderson Cooper’s program AC360. And we’re not sure how determined Cooper is to even find an announcer — though he claims CNN have been [...]

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