Drummer Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa, etc.) recently performed a cover of The Mars Volta’s “Inertiatic ESP” after hearing it for the first time without percussion. You can see footage of him adding his own drum parts to the song in the below video from Drumeo:
Cemetery Skyline (Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, etc.) have shared a new video for their recently released cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “I Drove All Night.” You can check that out below. Keyboardist Santeri Kallio commented: “We were in the middle of writing the songs for ‘Nordic Gothic‘ and the tracks were flying back and forth over the…
Ryoji Shinomoto (Ryujin) has shared a playthrough video for his cover of Children Of Bodom’s “Downfall.” This track is from his new Children Of Bodom tribute album, “Children Of Bushido,” which will be released on April 18.
During their March 9 set at Tool’s “Live In The Sand” festival, Umphrey’s McGee were joined onstage by Tool drummer Danny Carey for a cover of King Crimson’s “Red.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. Notably, Carey plays King Crimson material alongside Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Steve Vai as part of Beat.
Stephen Brodsky (Cave In, Mutoid Man) has shared a live acoustic cover of Gorilla Biscuits’ “First Failure.” The clip was recorded at The Boat Bar in Haverhill, MA on February 26. Brodsky commented: “‘First Failure‘ by Gorilla Biscuits. Gold standard of hardcore. Seeing @waltertown play solo acoustic hc jams inspired me to do my own.…
Amerakin Overdose have premiered a new video for their cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Genie In A Bottle.” You can check that out below. Jonny Santos (Spineshank), who co-produced the track, commented: “I’ve known Cody [Perez] for quite sometime now, and am very familiar with AOD because I’ve been living in Portland for fifteen years. I’ve…
Cemetery Skyline (Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, etc.) have released a new cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “I Drove All Night.” Keyboardist Santeri Kallio commented: “We were in the middle of writing the songs for ‘Nordic Gothic‘ and the tracks were flying back and forth over the Baltic Sea when Markus suddenly come up with the idea to…
During their March 3 show at the Marquis Theater in Denver, CO, former Sepultura members Max and Iggor Cavalera were joined onstage by Jello Biafra for a performance of Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks Fuck Off.” The live rendition of the track featured altered lyrics aimed at Donald Trump and some fan-filmed footage of it can…
Kittie, Diamante, and The Pretty Wild have officially released their cover of Metallica’s “The Unforgiven.” You can check that out below. The track will appear on the soundtrack for “Queen Of The Ring.” That film focuses on Mildred Burke and it will hit theaters on March 7.
During her February 28 show at Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh, PA, Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm was joined onstage by Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch. You can see fan-filmed footage of them performing Flyleaf‘s “I’m So Sick“ along with a partial cover of Korn’s “Blind” below: