Metal Anarchy

The L.I.F.E. Project, the band featuring Stone Sour’s Josh Rand and Paralandra’s Casandra Carson, will be releasing a new covers EP, titled “Big F.O.U.R.,“ on March 18. The effort will feature covers of Slayer’s “South Of Heaven,” Anthrax’s “Caught In A Mosh,” Megadeth’s “Symphony Of Destruction,” and Metallica’s “One.”

Rand commented:

“Recording a Big F.O.U.R. cover EP is something that I have wanted to do for a very very long time, and last Fall I decided to finally do it with The L.I.F.E. Project. Without these four bands (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer) my musical career wouldn’t be where it is today. In some ways you could say this project is paying homage to them or, how I see it, a return to where it all started in my parents house as a teenager trying to learn just a piece of the music.

Each of the four songs that I picked were pivotal in my development as a musician. Whether it was learning the intro to ‘One‘ on guitar, drums on ‘Symphony [Of Destruction‘] or bass lines in ‘Caught in A Mosh‘. This EP was a true love and passion project for myself. I feel I captured the vibe and the spirit of the original but with The L.I.F.E. Project sound. Hopefully you hear it too!”

The effort’s first single, a cover of Anthrax’s “Caught In A Mosh,” can be found below. Rand added the following about that:

“‘Among The Living‘ is a top three album of all-time for me, so covering ‘Caught In A Mosh‘ was a no brainer for us to do.”

Carson continued:

“‘Caught In A Mosh‘ has an infectious energy to it, and I’m absolutely stoked with how it turned out.”