Reddit Proves Nothing is More Metal Than Nature
Behold the very best from the Nature is Metal subreddit
WARNING: The following article contains graphic content that may leave you with a melted face and a taste for death. Parental discretion is advised. đ€HAIL SATAN đ€
1982: Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne bites off the head of a dead bat thrown on stage while performing live in Des Moines, Iowa.
METAL!
1986: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has his arm amputated after a car accident. He says fuck it, continues drumming for the band with one arm.
DOUBLE METAL!!
2014: Cute snow owl kills 70 lemmings, uses their furry carcasses to make a nest for its young.
HOLY SHIT, NATURE IS METAL AS HELL!!!
Speaking of nature and metal, if you happen to have a taste for the dark arts, but also find yourself watching Planet Earth on Netflix stoned, the subreddit Nature is Metal is the place for you. Itâs an endless list of insane moments that occur in nature and a constant reminder that at any moment a leopard seal could decapitate you. For animal lovers, the moderators make it clear that they in no way condone animal violence and that âthis subreddit is to appreciate the brutality and unforgiving parts of nature.â
After carving a pentagram into my forehead, I spent most of today compiling a list of my favorite metal moments in nature. I also enlisted metal sommelier and MEL editor Nick Leftley to pair each moment with a great metal song so as to enhance the experience even more.
A Group of Bees Avenge Their Friend Who Got Killed by a Hornet
Pair with DragonForceâs âHeroes of our Timeâ
Seal Gets Serious Air Time After Being Launched by an Orca
Pair with Megadethâs âHigh Speed Dirtâ
Jaguar Diving for Caimen (aka Crocodile) Kill
Pair with Triviumâs âInto the Mouth of Hell We Marchâ
Pack of Wolves Hunting a Buffalo
Pair with Mastadonâs âBlood and Thunderâ
Komodo Dragon Chowing Down on a Monkey
Pair with Gwarâs âGor-Gorâ
Jaguars Throw An Antelope from A Small(ish) Hill
Pair with Cannibal Corpseâs âKill or Becomeâ
Crocodile Gets Fucked Up by Gaggle of Hippos
Pair with Gatecreeperâs âStrongholdâ
Trapdoor Spider Eats a Cricket
Pair with Morbid Angelâs âImmortal Rightsâ
Leopard Bitch-Slaps A Crocodile
Pair with Panteraâs âWalkâ
A Golden Eagle Killing a Goat by Dragging it Off a Cliff
Pair with Christopher Leeâs âMassacre of the Saxonsâ
Sam Dworkin is MELâs senior designer. He last wrote about angler fish and all the other members of the animal kingdom who have awful sex.