Walter Ekrem, 13, was confronted by a pack of wolves on the way home from school in Rakkestad, Norway. Remembering that one should try to scare the animals rather than run, he yelled, waved his arms, and cranked up some Creed on his mobile phone. From Spiegel Online:
“The worst thing you can do is run away because doing so just invites the wolves to chase you down,” Walter told TV2. “But I was so afraid that I couldn’t even run away if I’d wanted to.”Eikrem said he was able to drive away the wolves by playing the song “Overcome” by the American hard-rock band Creed. “They didn’t really get scared,” Walter said. “They just turned around and simply trotted away.”
“Norwegian Boy Fends Off Wolf Pack with Heavy Metal“
Also worth noting is that Bang Showbiz reports the same story, but in their version the boy’s last name is Acre and the band he played is (the much better) Megadeth.