Little kids are surprisingly edgy when it comes to entertainment. While satisfied with learning life lessons from Daniel Tiger some of the time, toddlers also like trucks, dinosaurs, and other big, loud things that cause mass destruction. Flashing lights, crazy characters, spooky villains, big catchy choruses -- all of these appeal to kids right at the age where they don't want to be babies anymore. And if any genre of music is entirely committed to those themes, its heavy metal, a style rooted in the idea that fantasy and reality aren’t that different.
While metal prides itself on being edgy as hell, it also has a childish sense of fun about it, born out of showing the world's stuffy grown-ups that it refuses to take anything too seriously. As such, there are a handful of heavy metal videos that are both child-friendly and that your kid will absolutely love. Obviously, we’re not saying you should put on the new 3TEETH video for your three-year-old, but if you find yourself ready to punch a wall if you have to watch the first 20 minutes of Kung Fu Panda 2 yet again, these provide some solid alternatives.
Here are nine heavy metal videos that your toddler is sure to love...