The Conjuring actress is apparently a metal-head badass, who’d have thought?
It certainly wasn't on our 2022 bingo cards, but we're thrilled it did: Actress Vera Farmiga has belted a cover of Iron Maiden's The Trooper with Anthrax's only Scott Ian.
The actress, best known for her roles in The Conjuring Horror Film Universe, as well as Orphan and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, took to the stage at Rock Academy—a New York-based school specifically for young people looking to get into music. Through rock and metal.
You can see not only Scott Ian of Anthrax but also her husband, Rainn Hockey, keyboardist for the metal band Deadsy, whom she has been married to since 2008.
As she belts out the lyrics to "You better stand while you wait for the next attack, there's no turning back," she punches the air in front of her as Scott Ian looks thrilled.
Farmiga posted the full video to Instagram where he wrote, "Sometimes @RockAcademyOfficial lets adults rock too. And sometimes, if you're really lucky... you rock out with @scottianthrax." Forum owners can watch Farmiga's full performance below:
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Someone in the crowd can be seen waving the flag of Ukraine in support of the country. Farmiga herself is of Ukrainian heritage and has been proudly supporting the country during this difficult time.
We're not sure how we missed Vera Farmiga's love of a good guitar riff and a little headbanging, but we're in full support of that. And if this got you in the mood for some Iron Maiden, they're going on tour after their most recent album, Senjutsu, and you can get your hands on tickets here.