I love it when a rock/metal band does a cover of an old song...

[TastesLikeChicken]

That's not Hard Rock, nor Metal... As a matter of fact, that's about as far from hard rock as one can get.

File a complaint with Drako. He brought it up.

 

[IAteYourMother]

8 pages and no one has mentioned Nirvana's cover of Man who Sold the World? Shame on all of you. Also, most of these covers suck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8

 

[sleep]

powerman 5000 - space oddity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2tC3vrT-c

but i perfer the old one better. (the very first one i've watched)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpvpNFLqH74

there was a guy on youtube that he was the voice in this uk animated cartoon, but the comment got deleted.

 

[Anubis]

8 pages and no one has mentioned Nirvana's cover of Man who Sold the World? Shame on all of you. Also, most of these covers suck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8

this one also sucks

 

[Wingznut]

Queensryche - Syncronicity II (The Police)

 

[FalseChristian]

1) Monster Magnet's cover of Black Sabbath's Into the Void from Master of Reality is very well done.

2)Trivium's cover of Metallica's Master of Puppets is excellent.

 

[styrafoam]

White zombie- children of the grave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyS4VCU5uI

social distortion - ring of fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BaksqH2YXQ

circle jerks - fortunate son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFWSO42HGw0

didjits - mr. dna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je09mQD2Ykc

primus - making plans for nigel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbzdqwkHAk

meatmen - how soon is now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kQ2VtHFUe8

eagles of death metal - stuck in the middle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC7si9doRAA

*not 100% metal in some of these*

 

[JoetheLion]

A good cover should pay hommage to the original yet sound a bit different, showing the sound of the covering band. Most of these links look like "let's copypaste this shit, but worse" or "let's do it our way so it has nothing to with the actual song".

Yesterday, I was listening to one of my favourites Norwegian metal bands In Vain and as a bonus they've added this traditional folk song, which I find especially superb because of the two completely different voices, singing in a different style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP9Fd8mamB8

 

[kag]

Alian Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE

 

[DigDog]

did nobody say Beatallica yet ?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Then there's that time that Led Zeppelin covered Blondie's Call Me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUgplsZxdXk

Ah, Led Zeppelin... the band that made a career out of stealing music from other artists. Their entire body of work was covers of other people's music. They just never credited them.

 

[natto fire]

Two covers of Sarah McLachlan's - Posession

Evans Blue

Smile Empty Soul

I like the Evans blue one myself, although the SES version is a bit more "raw".

Edit: Also not metal, but Iron Horse has a great album of Modest Mouse covers. All of their albums are bluegrass covers of other artists.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Ghost - Here Comes the Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqt9cJmHy8

Ghost - I'm a Marionette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBTAqBAQ2Y

 

[Lounatik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM

Pearl Jam covers Love, Reign O'er Me

I like that a lot. Sirius/XM plays it occasionally.

I like Pantera's cover of Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan.


Peace


Lounatik

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I'm a big fan of Rainbow, so when I heard this Stargazer cover, I just about broke my fly from my erection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQ7jv0MDDA

 

[JoetheLion]

Ah, Led Zeppelin... the band that made a career out of stealing music from other artists. Their entire body of work was covers of other people's music. They just never credited them.

Haters gonna hate.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Nonpoint - 5 Minutes Alone

Testament - Nobody's Fault

Gothic Slam - Thunder and Lightning

 

[ForumMaster]

Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold

 

[Wingznut]

Foo Fighters - Band on the Run Original by Paul McCartney and Wings

 

[Dedpuhl]

I'm a big fan of Rainbow, so when I heard this Stargazer cover, I just about broke my fly from my erection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQ7jv0MDDA

My favorite cover of Stargazer is by Dream Theater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpxOVXW1a8

 

[Wingznut]

I'm a big fan of Rainbow, so when I heard this Stargazer cover, I just about broke my fly from my erection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQ7jv0MDDA

My favorite cover of Stargazer is by Dream Theater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpxOVXW1a8

Rainbow was the first band that made me love rock n' roll. The Blackmore/Dio songs are so phenomenal in my eyes, that I don't believe I'll ever be able to appreciate any cover of those songs.

 

[JManInPhoenix]

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - White Rabbit

That's actually pretty good.

 

[Thebobo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1zQGKaHffw

 

[Dedpuhl]

Rainbow was the first band that made me love rock n' roll. The Blackmore/Dio songs are so phenomenal in my eyes, that I don't believe I'll ever be able to appreciate any cover of those songs.

I didn't say I like the cover better, but I do appreciate them.

 

[ProchargeMe]

Cover of Rick Astley, I couldn't resist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtHlMr4fLQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player