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Listen to System of a Down covered in the style of Ghost

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 6, 2017 | Covers, Metal Memes, News, Video

Ten Second Song’s Anthony Vincent has proven himself to a be versatile arranger and singer. In fact, we just featured him doing System of a Down’s “Chop Suey” in 20 different styles. The Ghost one must have struck a nerve, as he said over...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s Gift Giver covering Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba”

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 14, 2017 | Covers, New Music, News, Video

We know it’s Valentine’s Day, so if you’re looking for some nice music to listen to with your bae, or your boo, or your significant other, we’ve got five extreme love songs for you. If that’s not doing the trick, why not listen to...

Motionless in White are down with System; cover “Chop Suey”

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2017 | Covers, Video

Here’s a wake-up call for you: System of a Down are pretty much classic rock now. Their landmark 2001 album Toxicity is over 15 years old now. That means that when Motionless in White covered “Chop Suey” from that album this past Friday...

Devin Townsend recorded a cover of “We Like To Party”

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 9, 2016 | Covers, News

Remember the Vengaboys? The name might not immediately come to mind, but you probably remember the cheesy dance song “We Like To Party.” Or if you’ve seen an older ad for Six Flags with that dancing old guy, you’ve heard it. Why are we...

Halestorm to kick off 2017 with 3rd covers EP; hear them do Whitesnake

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 2, 2016 | Covers, New Music, Video

Halestorm is one of those bands that you might not get until you hear them live. There are probably some metal fans still pissed that they picked up a Grammy back in 2013 for Metal and Hard Rock Performance for “Love Bites (So Do I)” over Iron Maiden,...

Lamb of God covered on cello is still awesome

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 28, 2016 | Covers, Video

If the Lamb of God film As the Palaces Burn wasn’t interrupted by Randy Blythe’s arrest and subsequent trial on suspicion of manslaughter, it still would have been a compelling documentary about a metal band from Richmond that managed to amass a...

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