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Meet The Middle School Metal Band From Flatbush, Brooklyn

They are way cooler than you'll ever be, basically.

Meet Jarad Dawkins, 11, and Malcom Brickhouse, 12, the middle schoolers behind the band Unlocking The Truth.

They met at a birthday party when they were four and have been playing together ever since.

They were interviewed by the digital magazine, The Avant/Garde Diaries and it is the most adorable, metal thing ever.

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So what do 12-year-old rock stars talk about?

"We write about things in our life, about school. Also, we write love songs, about relationships we dealt with."

Malcolm also talked about writing songs based on how people reacted to the fact the he wears nail polish.

And while they may be young, you shouldn't underestimate them.

They play shows by the subway.

And they were recently asked to perform on Totally Biased With Kamau Bell.

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When W. Kamau Bell interviewed them, they introduced their new bass player, 12 year-old-Alec Atkins.

The boys also talked about one of their favorite bands, Living Color, so Kamau brought along ex-band member and current writer for his show, Vernon Reid.

Oh and Questlove tweeted about them so you know they're going to be huge.

So not only are these kids cooler than you'll ever be, they're also incredibly inspiring, too.

h/t: AfroPunk.