Hellsongs

[Nazz]

A few months ago, I picked up a CD called Hymns in the Key of 666 by a Swedish band called Hellsongs. They do loungey 70's acoustic folk style interpretations of classic metal songs by bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, AC/DC, Twisted Sister, etc.

 

You can check out a bunch of their songs on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hellsongs

 

Now their style of music isn't for everyone and I'm sure some of you will consider what they've done to these songs as sacrilegious but I find them rather interesting. What I like about their versions is that they aren't straight up covers - they keep parts of the songs that make them recognizable but change enough that they sound refreshing to my ears.

 

Oh and I guess we could possibly extend this thread to include interesting covers of the 80s songs we all know and love by new(ish) bands, especially those that put a nice twist rather than straight up covers!

[Harvey Mettle]

Hellsongs version of The Trooper is beyond excellent IMO. I think that it's one track that really stands out on the album.

[heaven&hell]

I dig Shadows Fall's version of "Teasin Pleasin" from Dangerous Toys.

[Nazz]

Hellsongs version of The Trooper is beyond excellent IMO. I think that it's one track that really stands out on the album.

 

Oh most definitely. I also like the spin they put on Europe's Rock The Night and Saxon's Princess of the Night.

 

 

I dig Shadows Fall's version of "Teasin Pleasin" from Dangerous Toys.

Tis great indeed. Their cover of Bark At The Moon isn't bad either, but it's fairly straight forward.

 

Bullet For My Valentine also do a fairly safe cover of Robert Tepper's No Easy Way Out.