Covering a beloved classic song as an already established band is always a risky game. Pull it off and you are forever intrinsically linked to the song itself, putting your stamp on it in such a way ...

Obviously, many fans will prefer the originals over these covers, but that’s beside the point here. What’s key is the blend of disparate musical worlds clashing, and making a new genre, that can ...

Eagles of Death Metal Present Boots Electric Performing The Best Songs We Never Wrote boasts an eclectic list of covers including KISS’ “God of Thunder,” Guns N’ Roses’ “It’s So Easy,” the Ramones’ ...

Metal and pop music often feel so far removed from each other. But when heavy bands give their take on mainstream hits, the results are often really fun. Most metalheads are highly opposed to the ...

Can mariachi music mix with heavy metal? East Los Angeles band Metalachi aims to prove they do with ranchera-infused covers of songs such as "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne and "Enter Sandman" by ...

Foo Fighters go disco? Members of Korn take on Pet Shop Boys and Justin Bieber? Everyone, and we do mean everyone, takes on Metallica? Yes, we're looking back on the year in cover songs, where bands ...

Rush may not have been a metal band, but there can be no denying that they influenced countless acts in the world of extreme music. From their progressive, technically-minded music to their ...

Back in the 1980s, the pop and metal worlds rarely crossed over. For many true heavy music fans, collaborating with people in that sphere was like consorting with heathens. Part of the cache of metal ...

Everybody’s had a Disney song stuck in their head at one time or another. Painfully unable to let it go(!) from their mind. Now musician, singer, and music producer Jonathan Young has made covers of ...