Best heavy covers top-10

A good cover really blows you away and a good cover must retain the identity of the performer where at the same time respects the original tune. It is also interesting when the cover is of a song coming from a completely different genre of music. When you get a good combination of all the above the result is really magnificent!


10. Rammstein - Stripped (Depeche Mode song turned completely upside down. Result: mind-blowing!)
9. HIM - Wicked Game (Chris Isaac original - and the first HIM song I heard ever! Pretty decent actually. Could easily pass for a HIM song the way they changed it)
8. Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy (80's pop given the Paradise Lost treatment...quite nice)
7. Disturbed - Shout (Amazing! This cover is nowhere near Tears For Fears' original. Respect)
6. Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Personal favourite of the list! Filthy cover)
5. Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan's 80s favourite - I like FF's version more though, a sound that really fills the room)
4. Machine Head - Message In A Bottle (Pretty awesome - did not expect this from MH's worst album)
3. Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (KsE gave this Dio classic their heavy signature - really dig it!)
2. Korn - Another Brick In The Wall (Same here - Pink Floyd's 80s classic got the Kornification I was expecting)
1. Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love (amazing cover, great video, completely different from the original version. Deservedly first on my top-10. Actually Manson's covers are sometimes better than his own songs :))

There is always the other side of this so I would really like to include Johnny Cash's cover of NIN's Hurt, but I guess this can be included in the next top-10/blog post :) heavy-gone-acoustic cover songs \m/ \m/


For now, please fee free to post you own top-10/top-5 of heavy covers! I'd be really curious to see your input on this.

You gotta love The Horn!

My favourite pub in St Albans is by far The Horn. Whether you want to check out new bands,as the pub runs The Battle of The Bands competition frequently; 80s-90s “has-beens” like Dodgy; acoustic Sundays, where you choose to play if you want to for a free drink; or tribute bands. And this is where my adoration for this pub started.

I’ve seen ECHOES (Pink Floyd tribute band), Kings of Lyon (obvious), Red hot Chilli Beans (even more obvious) and there some really decent bands coming up that I really can’t wait to see: ZU2 (don’t ask who the tribute is about), The Doors Alive, Are You Experienced (Jimiiiiiiiiiiiii), Hypermused (MUSE tribute), Fu Fighters, OASIST, Boot-led Zeppelin, Kazabian, The Smyths, The Clone Roses, The Bohemians (Queen), Guns 2 Roses...and who knows what else they’ll bring for our, the customers, pleasure!

Before you even think about it, these bands are neither bad nor cheap knock-offs of the originals. They are unique tribute bands, mimicking every single aspect of the original bands. The Red Hot Chilli Beans for example, where performing in full RHCP disguise and character (By The Way era tour)! Kings Of Lyon even looked identical to Kings of Leon (latest album)...and as musicians they just lack the composition skills (do they?) the real bands have to produce hits and become worldwide rock stars.

The Horn has been voted the best UK music pub for two years in a row. Do you think they’ll lose the award this year? NOT A CHANCE!