It shouldn't matter what the original song genre(s) were, just as long as it was done in a metal music style for the cover.
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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It only seemed fitting to have Lemmy himself as the icon.
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So, a note. There's two kinds of covers. Covers where the band tried to do exactly what the band they're covering did. And covers where bands made it their own.
If you want a whole album of some excellent examples of the former, look no further than BTBAM's "The Anatomy Of". Whole album is covers.
If you want the latter... What comes to mind is Children of Bodom. They did like 30+ covers that metal fans love. Off the top of my head:
Children of Bodom - Hellion (W.A.S.P)
Children of Bodom - Oops I did it again. (Brittney Spears)
Children Of Bodom - Somebody Put Something In My Drink (Ramones)
Then we got
In flames - Everything Counts
In Flames - Hurt
I'll keep updating this. More are coming to mind.
System of a down - Snowblind
Shadows Fall - Bark at the moon
Dark Tranquillity - Acacia Avenue
Soilwork - Burn
Ooh, just remembered:
Avenged Sevenfold - Retrovertigo
I saw Shadows Fall do that cover live, it was the worst live performance I’ve ever seen. Don’t know how anyone could recommend them
I am not a fan of that In Flames cover of Hurt 😂 He Fridened all over it.
With in flames vocals you either get quiet whispered fries or high fry screams.
It's what I expected. I can see why it never made it to a record, but it's what an in flames fan would expect of an In Flames cover of Hurt 🤷♂️.
Yeah Anders has only 2 modes 😂
Bodom really did insanely good covers. The Rebel Yell cover is my favourite.
Death's version of Painkiller is wild too.
Havok released a recent cover of Metallica's 'Eye of the Beholder' and it's absolutely killer.