"Sharon! They're r-r-r-r-ruining my f---ing song!"
The problem with most cover songs is when most bands play other groups' tunes, they do so almost note for note without adding anything creative or new. And when a band does decide to alter the equation, they're often too radical and wind up massacring the original. The Gauntlet has posted examples of both cases in a segment they've titled "Cover Wars." Click "more" to hear Amon Amarth and Bruce Dickinson play renditions of a song that would make Ozzy roll over in his grave -- if he was dead.
The Amon Amarth version is tuned so low you can practically hear the guitar strings wobble, and the vocals are delivered in such a ferocious death metal growl they'll pretty much indecipherable. Then there's the Iron Maiden with Godspeed, which is so faithful to the original it leaves us longing for a ghastly nu-metal interpretation. And what the hell's Bruce doing with Godspeed, anyhow? Ah well, it's better than Godsmack... if only it could have been Godflesh, God Bullies or Young Gods.
Anyway, judge for yourself.
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