http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=24065384 Howard Jones (of Killswitch Engage of course) picked his "Top 5 Favorite Cover Songs" and his list is up above. So I decided to make this into a thread and get your opinions on your list of cover songs. Top 5 of course to go along with the video. 5. Land of Confusion - Disturbed (Genesis) 4. Turn the Page - Metallica (Bob Seger) 3. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Rage Against the Machine (Cypress Hill) 2. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica (Unknown) 1. Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage (Dio) That's how the list should go if you make one. HAVE AT IT!
5. Korn - Word Up (Cameo) 4. Limp Bizkit - Faith (George Michael) 3. Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse - Valerie (The Zutons) 2. Alkaline Trio - Exploding Boy (The Cure) 1. Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio)
i actually have the Original song of Whiskey in the jar. Its by some OLD Irish band 5.Circa Survive - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 4.Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails) 3.Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) 2.Panic At The Disco - Tonight Tonight (Smashing Pumpkins) 1.Breaking Benjamin - Who Wants To Live Forever? (Queen)
Hrm... 5. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails) 4. Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk (Afrika Bambaataa) 3. Anthrax - She (Kiss) 2. Korn - Another Brick in the Wall (Parts 1-3) (Pink Floyd) 1. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
1. Queens of the Stone Age - Precious and Grace (ZZ-Top) 2. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails) 3. Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin) 4. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls (Joy Division) 5. Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk (Afrika Bambaataa) woooot! 99th post!
I know Thin Lizzy did the most famous version (which is what Metallica went by) but yeah, that is a really old Irish song. 1.How I Could Just Kill A Man - Rage Against The Machine (Cypress Hill) 2.War Pigs - Faith No More (Black Sabbath) 3.Bullet The Blue Sky - Sepultura (U2) 4.Whiskey In The Jar - Metallica 5.If Only Tonight We Could Sleep - Deftones (The Cure)
Faith No More - I Started A Joke (Bee Gees) Deftones and Jonah Matranga - No Ordinary Love (Sade) The Specials - Monkey Man (The Maytals) Rivers Cuomo - Little Diane (Dion) Fantomas - The Godfather theme
1. Breaking Benjamin - Who Wants To Live Forever? (Queen) 2. KillSwitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) 3. Ill Nino - Zombie Eaters (Faith No More) 4. Shinedown - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 5. Nonpoint - In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
Stone Sour - Wicked Game (Chris Isaak) Sonata Arctica - Still Loving You (The Scorpions) Dropkick Murphy's - Wild Rover (The Dublinners) LB - Faith (George Michael) The Bloodhound Gang - Dick With No Balls (Pink Flloyd, well sort off)
5. Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law" by Fightstar 4. Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" by Bullet for My Valentine 3. R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" by Scary Kids Scaring Kids 2. Oasis' "Wonderwall" by Cartel 1. Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by JamisonParker -edit- Jones doesn't have very many adjectives in his vocabulary.
Damn it, it's usually me that does the covers thread. Anyway I've got a fuck load of covers I think are great so it was hard deciding but these would be my top 5 covers: 5. Fightstar - My Own Summer (Deftones) 4. Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) 3. Metallica - Turn The Page (Bob Seger) 2. Disturbed - Land Of Confusion (Genesis) 1. The Ataris - Boys Of Summer (Don Henley) Other honourable mentions: Adema - Nutshell (Alice In Chains) Korn - Word Up! (Cameo) Korn - Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) Fightstar - Breaking The Law (Judas Priest) Cradle Of Filth - Hallowed By Thy Name (Iron Maiden) Graveworm - Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden) Blink 182 - Another Girl, Another Planet (The Only Ones) Trivium - Master Of Puppets (Metallica) Bullet For My Valentine - Creeping Death (Metallica) Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails) Stone Sour - Wicked Game (Chris Izaak) HIM- Wicked Game (Chris Izaak) Deftones - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Limp Bizkit - Faith (George Michael) Grey Daze - Anything, Anything (Dramarama) Also I'd like to make a note that Howard Jones seriously needs to stop wearing that Blazer.
God this took a long time to break down. 5.) Wicked Game - HIM (Chris Isaak) 4.) Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage (Dio) 3.) Halloween - AFI (The Misfits) 2.) Bed Of Nails - Children of Bodom (Alice Cooper) 1.) Don't Fear The Reaper - Oingo Boingo (Blue Oyster Cult)
01. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover) 02. A Perfect Circle - Imagine (John Lennon cover) 03. Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears For Fears cover) 04. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls (Joy Division cover) 05. Thrice - Eleanor Rigby (Beatles cover)
1. Orgy: "Blue Monday" 2. Johnny Cash: "Hurt" 3. Goo Goo Dolls: "Give A Little Bit" 4. Green Day: "I Fought The Law" 5. Level: "When Doves Cry"
Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) Evergreen Terrace - Zero (Smashing Pumpkins) Sevendust - Hurt (NIN) Trust Company - Rock the Casbah (The Clash) Sanitarium - Limp Bizkit (Metallica)
1. Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) 2. Atreyu - Epic (Faith No More) 3. Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails) 4. KoRn - One (Metallica) 5. Disturbed - Land of Confusion (Genesis) Honorable mentions: Ill Niño - Zombie Eaters (Faith No More) Metallica - Turn the Page (Bob Seger) Metallica - Whickey in the Jar (Dubliners) Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode) Limp Bizkit - Sanitarium (Metallica) KoRn - Word Up (Cameo) Shinedown - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Grey Daze - Anything, Anything (Dramarama) Howard: "Number 1. If you don't agree, I'll fight you."
1. KoRn - Word Up (Cameo) 2. Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails) 3. Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Dio) 4. Silverchair - I Don't Wanna Be The One (Midnight Oil) 5. Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heavens Door (Bob Dylan)
Um.. The Veronicas - A Tear Drop Hitting The Ground; originally by Kelli Ali (omg i just realised shes the girl on My<DSMBR) Skye Sweetnam - Heart Of Glass; originally by Blondie. Blink 182 - Another Girl Another Planet; originally by The Only Ones. Big City Rock - Black Betty; Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter is credited as the author.. Can't think of another one right now.
05. Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar 04. Marilyn Manson - What Goes Around 03. Johnny Cash - Hurt 02. Placebo - Running Up That Hill 01. 30 Seconds To Mars - Stronger