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Watch 10-Year-Old Zoë Franziska Rip Through a Slipknot Tune

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Watch out, Corey Taylor: 10-Year-Old Zoë Franziska might be coming for your job real soon. Like, maybe later this year.

 

Add Franziska to the growing list of young musicians going viral for their amazing musical talents. The standard-bearer in this particular subgenre as of late as been, of course, the great Nandi Bushell. We’ve been keeping tabs on her for years now: her drum covers, her full-band work, her collabs with famous musicians and, most recently, her amazing performance at the Taylor Hawkins tribute.

 

But enough about Nandi. Let’s talk about Zoë. The clip below comes courtesy of the O’Keefe Music Foundation. Based in Ohio:

The O’Keefe Music Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) music organization that offers FREE music lessons, FREE music camps, FREE recording sessions and FREE music videos to young musicians from around the world!  With your help, all children, regardless of economic circumstance, gain access to high quality music education, top of the line instruments, professional recording equipment and the ability to follow their dreams!

 

Pretty cool, right? You can donate to them here.

 

Watch 10-Year-Old Zoë Franziska Rip Through a Slipknot Tune

This isn’t the kid’s first metal rodeo, by the way. Her cover of Korn‘s “Freak On A Leash” has already racked up millions of views on YouTube. And she was only 8 years old when she threw that one down! Clearly, the jump from 8 to 10–only two years to us, but a fifth of her young life, for perspective–has given her a bit more vocal range.

 

Zoë chose “The Heretic Anthem” off of Slipknot’s 2021 album Iowa. And it’s worth shouting out her guitar player. His name is Xander Markewich and he absolutely shreds the entire tune, including the guitar solo. Take a look below and marvel at the talent of these young metalheads.

 

 

Adam 12 is the Program Director of Boston's ROCK 92.9, heard weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. He's been flexing his encyclopedic rock knowledge in New England for over 2 decades, both on-air and online, at WBCN, WFNX, Boston.com, and indie617. At ROCK 92.9, he keeps you in the know on the big stories from the Boston music scene and writes about great places to eat, drink (beer), and to spend time outdoors in and around Boston.

Boston Road Rage is Bad, But It's Not the Worst

Boston road rage incidents and our Masshole driving reputation have to be good enough to make the Top 10 in the country, right?

 

Wrong! For once, Boston misses the cut on a dubious Top 10 list. Granted, we’re No. 11, so we just barely missed the Top 10. But still, you gotta take those wins where you can get ’em!

 

It’s a funny thing, because just yesterday I was sharing this piece on how Massachusetts ranks in the Top 10 in the country on life expectancy. I quipped on how the ranking was surprising to me, given the dual anger-bringers of traffic and ire directed at our local sports teams. Anger can lead to heart problems and strokes, and those can lead to early death. Not the case, as it turns out. At least not now.

 

So now we turn our attention to this study from Fractl. Which cities have the most road rage? They asked 1,000 people on Twitter, and here are some of the stats the came away with:

  • Boston, Massachusetts, is the No.11 city for road rage in the US, according to Twitter

  • 2 in 10 drivers admit to chasing or racing other cars while driving, with Tesla drivers being the most likely to

  • 65% of drivers keep a weapon in their car, with a knife (50%), pepper spray (45%), and a firearm (40%) being the most common weapons

 

Boston Road Rage is Bad, But It’s Not the Worst

So give yourself a pat on the back if you’re a Boston driver: you’re awful–but not atrocious–when it comes to road rage. Let’s all do a victory lap together and see which cities beat us out. And please, no matter if you’re in Boston or one of these other cities, please drive safely. With almost two-thirds of drivers keeping weapons in their car, clearly you are not safe.

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