Bands playing covers/ remakes of other bands:

Noisenik · Post by **Noisenik** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:52 pm

the best, the worst, the flattest, the weirdest, whatever ...

after a quick brainstorm I reminded myself of the following, more known results:

quite a remake:
VoiVod doing Venom's In Nomine Satanas
VoiVod doing Pink Floyd's The Nile Song

quite memorable:
VoiVod - Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd)
Venom - Megalomania (Black Sabbath)
Realm - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
Nuclear Assault - Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)
Slayer - Dissident Agressor (Judas Priest)
Sodom - Iron Fist (Motorhead)
Judas Priest - Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac/ Peter Green)
Iron Maiden - Cross-eyed Mary (Jethro Tull)
Iron Maiden - I got the Fire (Montrose) - there's a lot of Montrose in early Maiden me thinks.
Sacred Reich - War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
Artillery - Razzamanaz (Nazareth)
Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday's Night ... (Elton John)
Heathen - Kill the King (Rainbow)
Heathen - Set Me Free (Sweet)
Kreator - Lambs To The Slaughter (Raven)
and I didn't forget Garage Days and Creeping Death ...

rather so so:
Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Exhorder - Sweet Leaf (Black Sabbath)
Anthrax - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (as above)

one of the flattest: Defiance doing "Killers" but it still may be the best track on Void Terra Firma

to resume: the mentioned bands have mostly played songs with more power, i.e. closer to playing than to remaking them.

how about obscure bands?

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:07 pm

I can't think of any really obscure covers, but here are a few of my favorites besides the ones you mentioned:

Agony Column - Mississippi Queen (Mountain)
Dead Horse - Rock Lobster (The B-52s)
Lizzy Borden - Don't Touch Me There (The Tubes)
Mantas - Green Manalishi (they actually cover the Judas Priest version)
Sanctuary - White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
Sentinel Beast - Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden)
Wrathchild America - Time (Pink Floyd)

Post by **DaN** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:38 pm

Maiden were undisputed masters of "coverage". My 2 top-faves would be "I've Got The Fire" (one of the most energetic live recordings ever) and "King of Twilight" (now that's EPIC!)

Otherwise I'm mostly impressed by Metal bands doing covers of non-metal songs. Steve Sylvester's version of "Heaven on their minds" from the Jesus Christ Superstar score is a top fave - suits his voice and attitude like a Metal glove. IMPALER's take on The Stooge's "Search & Destroy" also springs to mind. A song you could hardly fail with ofcourse..

*thinking-hat on*

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:03 pm

Keir wrote:

Dead Horse - Rock Lobster (The B-52s)

This one is absolutely awesome !!!

EXODUS - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC)
LAWNMOWER DETH - Kids in America (Kim Wilde)
DARK ANGEL - Immigrant Song (LED ZEPPELIN)
NAPALM DEATH - Night of Pain (WEHRMACHT)
NAPALM DEATH - Lowlife (CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER)
EXTRA HOT SAUCE - Freebird (LYNYRD SKYNYRD)
SLAYER - In A Gadda Da Vida (IRON BUTTERFLY)

.....

Noisenik · Post by **Noisenik** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:31 pm

omen of hate wrote:
DARK ANGEL - Immigrant Song (LED ZEPPELIN)
SLAYER - In A Gadda Da Vida (IRON BUTTERFLY)

.....

Indeed, two excellent remakes, esp. Dark Angel's exudes genuine sick feeling.

tbieri · Post by **tbieri** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:48 pm

WIND WRAITH did an amazing cover of Elvis Presleys "Burning Love" on their "The Fortune Teller's Gaze"-CD !
I never thought that this song could work as a Metal Song, but this version is great ! It' also the best Song on this (good) CD !

sabbat666 · Post by **sabbat666** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:33 am

The Wretched do a killer cover of Venom's Black Metal on their 2nd demotape.

does anyone have the newish Casbah history DVD/CD set? i think they have a metallica cover on the CD. I'm planning on buying it this summer when im in japan but i'd love to hear it now.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:09 am

Here's some of my favorites:

IRON MAIDEN -That Girl
DESTRUCTION - The Damned (This might be also my favorite Destruction track ever)
LIEGE LORD - Kill The King
VIXEN PRIDE - Call Me (totally killer, a power metal thunder!)
JUDAS PRIEST - Diamonds And Rust (both studio and live version)

®O©O · Post by **®O©O** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:44 pm

Noisenik wrote:Realm - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)

that is definitely my favourite cover ever...

I once made compliation with covers and
this ones were few great "odd" thrash covers:

A.R.G.- Hey hey my my
Mekong Delta - Black Betty
Cremator - Devil went down to Georgia
Dresden - Sounds of silence
Legion - We will rock you
Earthquake - Stayin' alive
and quite nice cover
Excel - Message in the bottle

Noisenik wrote: one of the flattest: Defiance doing "Killers" but it still may be the best track on Void Terra Firma?

agreed, and for me this one is quite dissapointing too:
Wardance - House of the rising sun

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:54 pm

Some others:

SENTINEL BEAST: Phantom of the opera (Iron Maiden)
COMMANDER/HEATHEN/LIEGE LORD: Kill the king (Rainbow)
SANCTUARY: White rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
ABATTOIR: Ace of spades (Motorhead: KILLER COVER!!!!!!)
OBITUARY: To Mega Therion (Celtic Frost)

Nightlock · Post by **Nightlock** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:32 am

I think these are weird cool covers

Riot - When I Was Young
Riot - Devil Woman
Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:54 am

sabbat666 wrote:The Wretched do a killer cover of Venom's Black Metal on their 2nd demotape.

does anyone have the newish Casbah history DVD/CD set? i think they have a metallica cover on the CD. I'm planning on buying it this summer when im in japan but i'd love to hear it now.

I can rip that cd for you. It does have Metal Militia cover indeed.

I assume you guys know Marino The Band - Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)

Noisenik · Post by **Noisenik** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:55 am

Forgot an essential one:

Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio (Wall Of Voodoo)

the one I thought sovdat would add:

Toxik - Out on the Tiles (Led Zeppelin)

two less essential ones:

Celtic Frost - This Island Earth (Roxy Music)
Celtic Frost - Heroes (David Bowie)

Post by **DaN** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:00 am

Noisenik wrote:Forgot an essential one:

Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio (Wall Of Voodoo)

Nooo! The weakest moment on an otherwise genious record. Actually the original is much better. And darker. "In the Chapel, In the Moonlight" on the other hand - fucking awesome!

Noisenik · Post by **Noisenik** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:20 am

DaN wrote:
Noisenik wrote:Forgot an essential one:

Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio (Wall Of Voodoo)
Nooo! The weakest moment on an otherwise genious record. Actually the original is much better. And darker. "In the Chapel, In the Moonlight" on the other hand - fucking awesome!

wow! well, perhaps it should belong to another thread, but they had it put at the very beginning of the album - always thought why - I think I understand now - it would sound much stranger in the middle of the album(when heard first time). Still like it very much, though. And have to check the original asap.

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