Old Man Sings Metal Song on America's Got Talent

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This 82-year-old man is a pretty good metal singer! Check out his performance of a Drowning Pool song on America's Got Talent.

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00:00 So wait, if your grandfather's into metal,

00:01 then what kind of music are you supposed to listen to

00:04 as a rebellious teenager?

00:05 John Hetlinger is an 82-year-old badass.

00:08 He shocked the judges and the audience

00:10 of America's Got Talent

00:11 with his rendition of Drowning Pool's "Bodies."

00:14 Roll it!

00:15 ♪ Let the bodies hit the floor ♪

00:17 ♪ Let the bodies hit the floor ♪

00:20 And even more awesome, he made it to the next round.

00:26 Heidi Klum was the only one who voted no.

00:28 And no wonder he rocked the hell out of this song,

00:31 because apparently he's got some experience with it.

00:34 Here's a clip that he posted a couple years ago

00:36 of him performing the exact same song at karaoke.

00:38 ♪ Get in my soul ♪

00:41 Things you never knew you needed in your life.

00:48 So yeah, not surprisingly, the video has gone viral,

00:50 and the members of the actual band Drowning Pool

00:53 have seen the video.

00:55 In an interview, guitarist CJ Pearce informed people

00:58 that they have actually been trying to get in touch

01:00 with Hetlinger because they want him to perform the song

01:03 with them at an upcoming festival.

01:05 Shut up and take my money!

01:06 But here's the thing, Pearce did say that Hetlinger

01:09 is not the oldest Drowning Pool fan that they know of.

01:12 His grandfather is 94 years old and is apparently a fan.

01:16 So I don't know about you guys, but I'm thinking, duet?

01:20 All right, I'm excited for this.

01:21 Let's take a look at some comments.

01:22 96JNB, I aspire to be like this man,

01:25 live an amazing life, become someone,

01:26 do something important, respectively retire,

01:29 and ride out the rest of my golden years

01:30 by trolling younger generations on a national level.

01:33 This guy gets it.

01:35 MU Lee, I feel like this should be

01:37 on a Life Alert commercial.

01:38 Why, because this performance knocks you on your ass

01:40 and you can't get up?

01:41 Boom!

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