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Title: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Juggz on December 18, 2018, 12:09:48 PM
Just listened to Impellitteri take a massive shit on Sabbath. A contender for the worst cover ever?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6SovXtKbY
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Anvil on December 18, 2018, 12:25:27 PM
The song isn't the worst, at least they tried to put their own spin on it, but the video is possibly the worst video i have seen in a while.I

The worst collection of covers is Iced Earth's Tribute to the Gods... They sucked the soul out of those songs.  It really is a travesty.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 20, 2018, 12:49:19 PM
They don't do the groovy outro, that's the biggest sin. For the rest, cheesy band do cheesy cover, no surprise!
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Trev on December 20, 2018, 02:07:03 PM
Quote from: Anvil on December 18, 2018, 12:25:27 PM


The worst collection of covers is Iced Earth's Tribute to the Gods... They sucked the soul out of those songs.  It really is a travesty.
I'm a massive Iced Earth fan, but you're spot on, that is a fucking awful album. Even that there's two Maiden, two BÖC, two AC/DC covers make it seems like their was no thought put into it and just rushed out to have an extra disc for the boxset
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Cernunnos on December 20, 2018, 02:10:37 PM
Quote from: Trev on December 20, 2018, 02:07:03 PM
Quote from: Anvil on December 18, 2018, 12:25:27 PM


The worst collection of covers is Iced Earth's Tribute to the Gods... They sucked the soul out of those songs.  It really is a travesty.
I'm a massive Iced Earth fan, but you're spot on, that is a fucking awful album. Even that there's two Maiden, two BÖC, two AC/DC covers make it seems like their was no thought put into it and just rushed out to have an extra disc for the boxset

Same as that! Im Huge Barlow era Fan, i did enjoy one or 2 of the songs, due to schaffers playing, but very poor album over all.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Spoderman01 on December 21, 2018, 09:41:32 AM
Arch Enemy's version of The Book of Heavy Metal must be up there with the worst. Tried to find a link for it but seems even the internet spat it back out.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Goatlord on December 21, 2018, 10:29:52 AM
Six Feed Under and their ridiculous cover albums?
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: KingBuddha on December 21, 2018, 01:24:47 PM
Those Six Feet Under cover albums are dreadful alright.

Megadeth had a habit of releasing some pretty terrible covers over the years, most recent offender being Cold Sweat. 
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: locustfurnace on December 21, 2018, 01:58:23 PM
99.99% of covers by Metal bands tend to be shite....whould be quicker to name good covers :)
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Juggz on December 21, 2018, 02:28:34 PM
But much less fun  :laugh:
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Juggz on April 11, 2019, 11:46:40 AM
Just listening to Vanity/Nemisis and forgot this war crime was tacked onto the end of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HQpOBVbG8c
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: The Heretic on April 11, 2019, 12:00:03 PM
I posted this one recently....

https://youtu.be/oVsNa3LaDUE
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Lost-Paradise on April 11, 2019, 02:54:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moqETlmNHnE

Awful, awful stuff altogether.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Weltenfeind on April 11, 2019, 04:12:53 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Q0B-aUfyQ
Just no...
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Pedrito on April 11, 2019, 04:35:43 PM
There used be a cover of the Trooper with grunty death metal vocals out years ago. Would often be played after gigs. Awful, awful shite, never knew who the band were though.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Thorn on April 11, 2019, 08:26:49 PM
Vital Remains wasn't it?
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: TheFlyingGiraffe on April 11, 2019, 11:06:52 PM
Everytime somebody says Killswitch Engage covering Holy Diver is good, a puppy dies. What an abomination
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Cryptic Stench on April 12, 2019, 08:08:54 AM
Take your pick from practically any roadrunner album from the 90s/00s - Three that spring to mind

Machine Head Message In A Bottle
Cradle Of Filth Temptation
Megadeth's Inexplicable cover of A Tout Le Monde

Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Trev on April 12, 2019, 08:17:21 AM
Children of Bodom have a few covers that could be decent if it wasn't for Laiho's vocals, same as their own stuff really, but they're mostly pure muck
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: ochoill on April 12, 2019, 11:11:42 AM
Featuring Burton C Bell for added grief:
https://youtu.be/wtTuAdwVHqc
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: CaptainFlint on April 12, 2019, 11:38:29 AM
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on April 12, 2019, 08:08:54 AM
Take your pick from practically any roadrunner album from the 90s/00s - Three that spring to mind

Machine Head Message In A Bottle
Cradle Of Filth Temptation
Megadeth's Inexplicable cover of A Tout Le Monde

Forgot the Machine Head one existed, that truly is grim... Their cover of The Sentinel is also horrible

I'll also put forward these offerings

Amon Amarth - Aerials
Slayer - Born to be Wild
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Mower Liberation Front on April 12, 2019, 08:43:10 PM
Quote from: Spoderman01 on December 21, 2018, 09:41:32 AM
Arch Enemy's version of The Book of Heavy Metal must be up there with the worst. Tried to find a link for it but seems even the internet spat it back out.

Just looked it up.
Wish the internet had spat it back out again. Fucking hell, that is unbelievably bad.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Black Shepherd Carnage on April 13, 2019, 05:33:39 PM
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on April 12, 2019, 08:43:10 PM
Quote from: Spoderman01 on December 21, 2018, 09:41:32 AM
Arch Enemy's version of The Book of Heavy Metal must be up there with the worst. Tried to find a link for it but seems even the internet spat it back out.

Just looked it up.
Wish the internet had spat it back out again. Fucking hell, that is unbelievably bad.

You can't polish a turd. But you can shit on it.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Eoin McLove on April 13, 2019, 05:40:48 PM
Quote from: ochoill on April 12, 2019, 11:11:42 AM
Featuring Burton C Bell for added grief:
https://youtu.be/wtTuAdwVHqc

Kill II This (wot?) were darlings of Metal Hammer in the mid 90s. They seemed to be pushed on every second issue and even to my nu-metal enjoying ears they seemed to be second rate.  On reflection I'm guessing the writers for MH were either friends of all the local crap bands or,  more likely,  members of the bands.  Pity I didn't cop on to the likes of Terrorizer or Metal Maniacs sooner than I did as I was exposed to so many musical horrors back then it's a wonder I didn't just jump ship and take up knitting.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Giggles on April 15, 2019, 09:30:16 PM
I actually love Iced Earth's version of Hallowed be thy Name. Haven't heard the rest of the album though.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Makeshiftatomsmasher on April 15, 2019, 10:20:50 PM
Megadeth strike again
https://youtu.be/eUaVxkcWXIg

The Earache Black sabbath album had a few good ones. The above series.... not so much.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Bogmetaller on April 17, 2019, 07:06:02 AM
Quote from: CaptainFlint on April 12, 2019, 11:38:29 AM
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on April 12, 2019, 08:08:54 AM
Take your pick from practically any roadrunner album from the 90s/00s - Three that spring to mind

Machine Head Message In A Bottle
Cradle Of Filth Temptation
Megadeth's Inexplicable cover of A Tout Le Monde

Forgot the Machine Head one existed, that truly is grim... Their cover of The Sentinel is also horrible

I'll also put forward these offerings

Amon Amarth - Aerials
Slayer - Born to be Wild

Add Slayer In a Gadda da Vida as well- horrible stuff altogether. For what it's worth the band hate it though.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: John Kimble on April 17, 2019, 10:17:26 AM
Quote from: ochoill on April 12, 2019, 11:11:42 AM
Featuring Burton C Bell for added grief:
https://youtu.be/wtTuAdwVHqc

He has form for this

https://youtu.be/CSoKp6dRUH0
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Ducky on April 19, 2019, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: Makeshiftatomsmasher on April 15, 2019, 10:20:50 PM
Megadeth strike again
https://youtu.be/eUaVxkcWXIg

The Earache Black sabbath album had a few good ones. The above series.... not so much.

Wasn't that Earache album the one with the gabber cover of Paranoid? I listened to it lots in a "stare at a car crash" kind of way.

Not actually a shit cover, but Death's version of God of Thunder that was tacked onto the end of the remix/remaster of Human (aka my favourite album ever recorded) boils my piss.

I appreciate the extra CDs were full of demos and there was ample space for it on the main disc, but I'm of the opinion I'd sooner cut off my ears than voluntarily listen to Kiss in any capacity. Aural pollution peddled by clowns in makeup.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Makeshiftatomsmasher on April 19, 2019, 03:09:50 PM
Quote from: Ducky on April 19, 2019, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: Makeshiftatomsmasher on April 15, 2019, 10:20:50 PM
Megadeth strike again
https://youtu.be/eUaVxkcWXIg

The Earache Black sabbath album had a few good ones. The above series.... not so much.

Wasn't that Earache album the one with the gabber cover of Paranoid? I listened to it lots in a "stare at a car crash" kind of way.




Yep. It's a unique take on the song
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Black Shepherd Carnage on September 24, 2020, 05:19:52 PM
Didn't want to start a new thread for this, so I've humbly chosen this one. For the day that's in it, I uploaded the Era V cover of Five Magicks to YouTube:
https://youtu.be/1bFXp2WmdAM
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: astfgyl on September 24, 2020, 06:28:08 PM
Quote from: Makeshiftatomsmasher on April 15, 2019, 10:20:50 PM
Megadeth strike again
https://youtu.be/eUaVxkcWXIg

The Earache Black sabbath album had a few good ones. The above series.... not so much.

I think that Megadeth cover is grand and I'm no lover of Megadeth. Maybe that's why?
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Emphyrio on September 24, 2020, 06:43:23 PM
Megadeth don't do covers well. Most of the above album is deadly though.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Trev on September 24, 2020, 07:42:07 PM
Vio-lence covering California Uber Alles

https://youtu.be/IvE322MYWlA

Basically a straight up copy but with Killians fucking atrocious vocals over it, pointless
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Carnage on September 24, 2020, 08:45:01 PM
As opposed to Biafra's appalling vocals? 😉
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: astfgyl on September 24, 2020, 09:44:45 PM
Quote from: Emphyrio on September 24, 2020, 06:43:23 PM
Megadeth don't do covers well. Most of the above album is deadly though.

Had that on tape as a young lad and wore it out. The Type O version of Black Sabbath is just brilliant.
Title: Re: When Covers Go Wrong
Post by: Ducky on September 24, 2020, 10:39:13 PM
Quote from: Trev on September 24, 2020, 07:42:07 PM
Vio-lence covering California Uber Alles

https://youtu.be/IvE322MYWlA

Basically a straight up copy but with Killians fucking atrocious vocals over it, pointless

Christ. He should never have been allowed near a microphone, quite possibly the worst vocalist I've ever heard.