Cover Songs

[panzerfaust666]

Best cover songs performed by other bands? preferably METAL!...?


to start off...

Emperor-A Fine day to Die, originally by Bathory

Dimmu Borgir-Burn in hell, originally by twisted sister

Nevermore- The Sound Of Silence, originally by Simon and Garfunkel

Therion-O Fortuna, originally for the movie Carmen i think

 

[~L~]

Nachtmystium - 'Lost Wisdom' [Burzum Cover]

It didn't sound too great on album, but live, it was pretty awesome.

 

[panzerfaust666]

Morpha, Dunkelhiet( burzum cover

 

[Pessimism]

Behemoth - Total Desaster & Freezing Moon

 

[panzerfaust666]

behemoth covered that? oooh shit that's sweet

 

[Slayed Necros]

This thread has been done to death, however, these rule:

Hail - Unholy Funeral (Varathron)
Fleshcrawl - Reincarnation (Demigod)
Disaffected - Thou Art Lord (Acheron)
Abyssic Hate - Der Sieg ist Unser (Absurd)
Throne Of Ahaz - Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)

 

[panzerfaust666]

sorry i did not know that

 

[Blue_Jay]

Metal Church - Highway Star (Deep Purple Cover)

 

[Hubster]

Peccatum: For Those Who Died
Veil: Ea, Lord Of The Depths

 

[IdolWarship]

The Profound Power - Windir cover of Ulcus

i'm also a big fan of the covers done by Countess.

Battery - Ensiferum cover of Metallica

Vargtimmen - Finntroll cover of a traditional song and Ending - Finntroll cover of Windir with Anne Knutsdotter lyrics.

amongst others.

 

[byrne]

Morpha, Dunkelhiet( burzum cover

Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)

I always forget the others. But that one is KILLER.

 

[Reaping Clarity]

Opeth - Soldier Of Fortune (Deep Purple Cover)
Opeth - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden Cover)
Children Of Bodom - She Is Beautiful (Andrew W.K. Cover)
Children Of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again! (Britney Spears Cover )
Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears For Fears Cover)
Iced Earth - Transylvania (Iron Maiden Cover)
At The Gates - Bister Verklighet (No Security Cover)
Karnivool - Sleeping Satellite (Tasmin Archer Cover)
Amon Amarth - Eyes Of Horror (Possessed Cover)

 

[-Demonium-]

Decapitated - Lunatic of God's Creation (Deicide)
Dissection - Elizabeth Bathori (Tormentor)
Emperor - Cromlech (Darkthrone)
Emperor - Funeral Fog (Mayhem)
Emperor - Gypsy (Mercyful Fate)
Emperor - Ærie Descent (Thorns)
Gorgoroth - Life Eternal (Mayhem)
Keep of Kalessin - Buried by Time and Dust (Mayhem)
Vader - Death Metal (Possessed)
Vader - Raining Blood (Slayer)
Vader - Freezing Moon (Actually this one sucked)

 

[Killbot]

Most stuff from Exhumed's covers album Garbage Dazed Re-Regurgitated is pretty awesome.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Nevermore- The Sound Of Silence...

Therion-O Fortuna...

I was going to post these, you bastard! That Sound of Silence cover is what got me into Nevermore.

To add something: Priest's cover or Johnny B. Goode by Muddy Waters (?) was pretty cool.

 

[Zephyrus]

Decapitated - Mandatory Suicide (Slayer)
Dark Tranquillity - Sacred Reich (Sacred Reich)
Opeth - Circle of the Tyrants (Celtic Frost)
Morker - Raabjørn Speiler Draugheimens Skodde (Dimmu Borgir)
Emperor - A Fine Day to Die (Bathory)
Hypocrisy - Black Magic (Slayer)
The Kovenant - Spaceman (Babylon Zoo)
Rammstein - Das Modell (Kraftwerk)

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)

I always forget the others. But that one is KILLER.

Yes, especially the vocals make it really killer.

On topic:

Heir Apparent - The Sound Of Silence

 

[Carcassian]

Most stuff from Exhumed's covers album Garbage Dazed Re-Regurgitated is pretty awesome.

YES.

Iron Monkey - Cornucopia
Arch Enemy - Aces High
C.O.C. - Lord of this fucking world
Solitude Aeturnus - Heaven and Hell, No More Tears (or how to transform an average track into a fucking masterpiece)
Candlemass - Sabbath Medley
Enslaved - Jesus Saves
CoF - For Those Who Died
Skyclad - Emerald
Vader - Angel of Death (Thin Lizzy)
Anal Cunt - Killing yourself to live (no, really, it's good!)

 

[Xorv]

Angra - Wuthering Heights (don't know who made the song)

The only cover song I like (so far)

 

[Death Animal]

Vader - Angel of Death (Thin Lizzy)

Judas Priest-Better by you,better than me
Judas Priest-The Green manalishi