10 Insane Metal Covers of Classic Rock Songs

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 232

  • @Daniel-ob1vn
    @Daniel-ob1vn 2 місяці тому +138

    I miss Peter Steele...

  • @JTB--
    @JTB-- 2 місяці тому +62

    That Typo Cover of Cinnamon Girl was Legit AF. Added their own spin on it

  • @littleservant
    @littleservant 2 місяці тому +23

    Actually didn't know The Real Me was a cover, I've only ever known the WASP version. Sounds great live though 🙌

    • @QuadsAPaloma
      @QuadsAPaloma 2 місяці тому +2

      Quadrophenia is an incredible album. check it out!

  • @UntillTheEndOfDays
    @UntillTheEndOfDays 2 місяці тому +31

    The fact that crowbar is chosen for their version of no quarter and not TOOL . Is just wow.. wow I’m out haha

    • @303HOBO
      @303HOBO 2 місяці тому +1

      I seen your comment before seeing crowbar and yeah that was child play in comparison. Tbh none of these covers were really that great it was like a third string cover song video.

    • @sharonrobinson3186
      @sharonrobinson3186 2 місяці тому

      ​@@303HOBOi wasn't impressed lol

  • @bendaniels1213
    @bendaniels1213 2 місяці тому +6

    One of my favorites is metallica covering breadfan by budgie

  • @blutomindpretzel1735
    @blutomindpretzel1735 2 місяці тому +29

    I had no idea Ghost covered a Beatles song. I don't hate it, it totally works

    • @bas4116
      @bas4116 2 місяці тому +2

      You should check out Ghost covering The Stones Sympathy for the devil

    • @edwarddreier2958
      @edwarddreier2958 2 місяці тому

      Was the bonus track of the 1st album, not on Spotify version

    • @DonPandemoniac
      @DonPandemoniac 2 місяці тому +1

      @@bas4116 And 'Jesus he knows me'.

  • @robcason9827
    @robcason9827 2 місяці тому +29

    Nightwish cover of High Hopes by Pink Floyd gets to me every time I hear it.

    • @bertieblack5639
      @bertieblack5639 2 місяці тому +1

      It's a brilliant cover but I've got such a personal connection to the original I always end up gravitating to Floyd 😅

    • @matwetton
      @matwetton 2 місяці тому

      Over the hills and far away too. Original is Gary moore

  • @frankunodostres473
    @frankunodostres473 2 місяці тому +7

    I wish ghost would play that song again...
    same with btbam and their INSANE rendition of one of the greatest songs of all time!

  • @Neurometry
    @Neurometry 2 місяці тому +10

    If you want an actual insane cover, dimmu borgir did a cover of burn in hell by twisted sister; primal fear did a cover of speed king by deep purple; children of bodom did a cover of lookin out my back door by creedence clearwater revival; deathstars did a cover of white wedding by billy idol; dragonforce did a cover of ring of fire by johnny cash; okay i guess i came up with more than one lmao

    • @BIGBLOCK5022006
      @BIGBLOCK5022006 2 місяці тому

      Children Of Bodom also did a cover of Aces High, and the Peter Tagtgren band Pain did a cover of The Beatles song Eleanor Rigby.

  • @wombles67
    @wombles67 2 місяці тому +3

    That crowd watching Ghost looked like they were having a great time 😂

  • @vietnamd0820
    @vietnamd0820 2 місяці тому +24

    I would go with Deicide’s cover of Deep Purple’s Black Night

  • @dannygb2
    @dannygb2 2 місяці тому +4

    Anyone else wanna tell us ghost isn't metal, not sure I've heard it enough

  • @parkerraus3402
    @parkerraus3402 2 місяці тому +5

    I was hoping to see Death's cover of Painkiller, talk about heavy!

  • @V3ntilator
    @V3ntilator 2 місяці тому +3

    What's insane is Helloween's cover of Hocus Pocus, Megadeth - Duke Nuke'm theme and Chroming Rose's Heavy Birthday.

  • @RPRsChannel
    @RPRsChannel 2 місяці тому +3

    *_MM has done 50+ covers; they are hus best work._*
    *_TON has many great covers you can only find on bootlegs: Light My Fire, Bad Moon Rising, Back In the U.S.S.R., Un The Flesh._*

  • @Kylor80sMetalFan
    @Kylor80sMetalFan 2 місяці тому +1

    W.A.S.P.'s version of The Real Me is one of my favorite covers in all of metal! 🤘😎🎸🤘

  • @tobymillar
    @tobymillar 2 місяці тому +2

    The Crowbar cover is excellent 👌

  • @Milothew1zard
    @Milothew1zard 2 місяці тому +5

    My personal favorite has to got to be the cover of the stooges “I wanna be your dog” from slayer titled “I’m gonna be your god” 🤘🏿😝🤘🏿 absolute banger in my opinion 🫶🏿

  • @debrahurford8517
    @debrahurford8517 2 місяці тому +3

    And I have to fucking admit between the buried me did a pretty impressive unique what the fuck kind of cover is this version of queens classic. Robert Plant said if you’re gonna make a cover make it your own, and they put their own spin on it and it was pretty cool.what’s funny I just listen to it after watching this video. I never heard it until now, but it was awesome.

  • @bobsvagana9623
    @bobsvagana9623 2 місяці тому +5

    you include no quarter cover but not tool?
    rookie mistake...

  • @jamesj199789
    @jamesj199789 2 місяці тому +68

    Anyone who hates Ghost for making ridiculous music or being “lame” is completely missing the point of Ghost

    • @ZenMaster2024
      @ZenMaster2024 2 місяці тому +14

      Ghost is just a case of false advertising. They look like a Swedish or Norwegian black metal band but sound more like ABBA than Mayhem.

    • @jamesj199789
      @jamesj199789 2 місяці тому +14

      @@ZenMaster2024which is exactly the point. It’s just having fun

    • @hazelhumphreys9512
      @hazelhumphreys9512 2 місяці тому +3

      They're Bon Jovi for sparklegoths and they fill that incredibly specific niche perfectly.

    • @redkaos038
      @redkaos038 2 місяці тому +2

      It's just about Ghost not being a metal band

    • @aliejosephvalente
      @aliejosephvalente 2 місяці тому +2

      Missing the point AND missing out

  • @maxwellfrost9701
    @maxwellfrost9701 2 місяці тому

    I was there at that BTBAM show! Great performance

  • @vietnamd0820
    @vietnamd0820 2 місяці тому +19

    Motley Crue’s cover of Helter Skelter is more iconic

    • @kubicapanis
      @kubicapanis 2 місяці тому +2

      What about siouxsie and the Banshees version ? Piercing guitar riffs and getting faster and faster throughout!

    • @natekalai8706
      @natekalai8706 2 місяці тому

      @@kubicapanis i think its okay but i love their version of dear prudence

    • @kubicapanis
      @kubicapanis 2 місяці тому

      @natekalai8706 oh yes , that cover is great too , with Rob Smith playing too , but only reason I didn't initially suggest that too was because of it not being under the heavy criteria in this instance !

  • @IamMichaellucifer13
    @IamMichaellucifer13 2 місяці тому +1

    Got to say Opeths cover of Iron Maidens remember tomorrow is one of the best covers ever, and they did a cover from Alice in Chains, would, which I think is a phenomenal cover as well.

  • @stevsh89
    @stevsh89 2 місяці тому +4

    Alot of these covers are just metal bands playing rock songs, rather than making them metal. Crowbars cover is a great metal version though

  • @AceCourageRockManiac
    @AceCourageRockManiac 2 місяці тому +3

    Running Wild - "Strutter" (Kiss Cover)

  • @mikeSGman
    @mikeSGman 2 місяці тому +2

    Twisted sister in the style of Ted Nugent, I dig it! Anyone else notice that? I wonder if Dee Snider has admitted to Uncle Ted's influce before?

  • @dewbee7985
    @dewbee7985 2 місяці тому +2

    Hallowed Be Thy Name- Cradle of Filth

  • @BearJew72
    @BearJew72 2 місяці тому

    Twisted Sister sharing the stage with MOTORHEAD made it more than rock n roll an' I loved it!😁

  • @filippomarzot5299
    @filippomarzot5299 2 місяці тому +3

    Pete ❤

  • @Serbofreak
    @Serbofreak 2 місяці тому +2

    Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust.

  • @303HOBO
    @303HOBO 2 місяці тому +1

    Best cover song ever as well as best instrumental song ever is undoubtedly SRVs cover of Little Wing!!
    I know it’s not metal I’m just throwing it out there.

  • @mstorrboy
    @mstorrboy 2 місяці тому +7

    Are all these chosen because they're the only non copy right clips you can find?

  • @yesokthen
    @yesokthen 2 місяці тому +1

    Can see Lenny playing bass at 1.33

  • @bubbadagger
    @bubbadagger 2 місяці тому +2

    Believe it or not the best metal cover of Helter Skelter is by Pat Benetar from 80 or 81

    • @lisakvieira9201
      @lisakvieira9201 2 місяці тому +4

      I Love Pat Benetar she could sing!🎶

    • @bubbadagger
      @bubbadagger 2 місяці тому +1

      @@lisakvieira9201 she really could

    • @lisakvieira9201
      @lisakvieira9201 2 місяці тому +2

      @@bubbadagger Good morning bubbadagger, she could sing oh yes she just came to my area and she was great still Rock and Roll never dies have a great day!!😊👍

  • @yattmanntatt3360
    @yattmanntatt3360 2 місяці тому +1

    Me First and Gimmie Gimmies still the King

  • @miyaaaaw
    @miyaaaaw 2 місяці тому

    If you really want to hear an INSANE metal cover, go listen to Chimaira cover Fascination Street (from The Cure originally)

  • @conormckeown3691
    @conormckeown3691 2 місяці тому

    some good stuff there - and remember Blackie watches over us all

  • @shanemckenna392
    @shanemckenna392 2 місяці тому +1

    Iron Maiden did a fun cover of ZZ Top's "Tush."

  • @n.c.3011
    @n.c.3011 2 місяці тому

    shout out to Acid Bath's cover of 'in-a-gadda-da-vida'

  • @vonVile
    @vonVile 2 місяці тому

    Kittie doing "Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd

  • @gp2917
    @gp2917 2 місяці тому +21

    Nothing on this list qualifies as
    Insane from a metal POV

  • @bannedmadmike4234
    @bannedmadmike4234 2 місяці тому +1

    Slayer , Ina gadda Davida.

  • @stevegiles9080
    @stevegiles9080 2 місяці тому +1

    Slayer covered la vida

  • @czeshirecat6278
    @czeshirecat6278 Місяць тому

    Cba to watch after third one.

  • @baronvonswankenstein
    @baronvonswankenstein 2 місяці тому

    Ghost is Venom on steroids. So, if Venom (the founders of black metal) is a metal band, so is Ghost.

  • @firegod555
    @firegod555 2 місяці тому

    I originally misread the title and thought I'd see stuff like Sepultura's Ludwig Van where they cover a literal classic song 🤣🤣

  • @princealigorna7468
    @princealigorna7468 2 місяці тому

    Shadows Fall do a fantastic Welcome to the Machine

  • @NigelFortune
    @NigelFortune 2 місяці тому

    R.I.P Pete Steele 🤘🤘

  • @rotcivetiel
    @rotcivetiel 2 місяці тому

    Snowblind, by SOAD.
    PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN, by Type O Negative.

  • @lordmegatron4789
    @lordmegatron4789 2 місяці тому

    i kinda dig the war machine cover by six feet under

  • @paulkumpitsch266
    @paulkumpitsch266 2 місяці тому

    here comes the sun.....

  • @matthewcasey7226
    @matthewcasey7226 2 місяці тому

    Cold Sweat is basically a metal song to begin with. Super hard rock.

  • @Bong.3D
    @Bong.3D 2 місяці тому

    01:34 There´s Lemmy supporting Twisted F*cking Sister!

  • @kevinwagner8497
    @kevinwagner8497 2 місяці тому

    incase you messed it Lemmy is playing bass for Twisted Sister

  • @cvtdesign82
    @cvtdesign82 2 місяці тому +1

    Crowbar Dreamweaver

  • @baronvonswankenstein
    @baronvonswankenstein 2 місяці тому

    Any love for Lacuna Coil’s cover of “Enjoy The Silence” by Depeche Mode ?

  • @dilfbag
    @dilfbag 2 місяці тому

    🤘 😁 🤘

  • @Elegies22
    @Elegies22 2 місяці тому

    The word Alive's cover of Pardon Me by Incubus

  • @JonMcDermid-qf3nv
    @JonMcDermid-qf3nv Місяць тому

    Come on..Dee Snider's cover of the Stones made me want to get up out of my wheelchair and bang my head whilst putting up my devil horns..hands down winner for me..🤟

  • @GHOST_NEMESIS
    @GHOST_NEMESIS 2 місяці тому

    GHOST 🤘🤘🤘

  • @Mr.BradRaven
    @Mr.BradRaven 2 місяці тому

    Iron Maidens only cover they recorded.. Women in Uniform by legendary rockers The Skyhooks

  • @strawhousepig
    @strawhousepig 2 місяці тому

    Testament - Nobody's Fault (Aerosmith)

  • @TuturDrumz2731
    @TuturDrumz2731 2 місяці тому

    Ghost😍😍😍

  • @theheeter9181
    @theheeter9181 2 місяці тому +3

    Sabaton's cover of Camouflage by Stan Ridgeway

  • @gm4life303
    @gm4life303 2 місяці тому +4

    Ghost is corny, king Diamond is much much better

    • @edwarddreier2958
      @edwarddreier2958 2 місяці тому +1

      They aren’t even close to being the same thing outside of Theatrics and facepaint, I don’t know if they ever met but id reckon King would appreciate what Tobias is doing

  • @avelord6135
    @avelord6135 2 місяці тому +6

    Pain -"Eleanor Rigby"
    Gamma ray -"t's a sin"
    Disturbed -"Land of confusion"
    Blind Guardian -"You're the voice"
    Mors Principium Est - "Hijo De La Luna"
    Just to name a few much better than the ones chosen for the video 😛

  • @Robje300
    @Robje300 2 місяці тому

    There's only one Voivod - Astronomy Domine

  • @Jgawd
    @Jgawd 2 місяці тому

    Acid bath did in a godadavida

  • @capsized22
    @capsized22 2 місяці тому

    Frankenbok-Don’t call be baby

  • @starkparker16
    @starkparker16 2 місяці тому

    Helter Skelter is more metal than Zombie or Manson.

  • @ediacz
    @ediacz 2 місяці тому

    Please listen to Acid Drinkers 2 albums: Fishdick and Fishdick Tzwei... Some weird shit metal covers.

  • @Rand0mper0son
    @Rand0mper0son 2 місяці тому

    Hi

  • @greenrobot5
    @greenrobot5 2 місяці тому +2

    I love Ghost, but this cover isn't great

    • @SaltMyAmigo
      @SaltMyAmigo 2 місяці тому

      Right they should have used their Sympathy for the Devil cover at least.

  • @georgedeacon8100
    @georgedeacon8100 2 місяці тому

    Im sure im going to get shit for this, but they couldnt include Machinehead-message in a bottle
    Hellyeah- i dont care
    FFDP- house of the rising sun

  • @debrahurford8517
    @debrahurford8517 2 місяці тому

    Yeah, this ghost cover was whatever. I don’t know why they didn’t mention their really nice decent cover of enter Sandman. I don’t like this band that much though. but I do respect them as musicians. I can understand why people like them. T they don’t rehomed me.

  • @javiergimenez7539
    @javiergimenez7539 2 місяці тому

    Crowbar covering zeppelin.

  • @JJONNYREPP
    @JJONNYREPP 2 місяці тому

    It's about loving your mom yer pop and thinking..the tube's twisted schwester.

  • @tobymillar
    @tobymillar 2 місяці тому

    Blind Guardian covered Queen preadsay ur ingsway its not bad and metal.

  • @Kasino80
    @Kasino80 11 днів тому

    That Bohemian Rhapsody cover sounded horrible.

  • @avepaszczur1733
    @avepaszczur1733 2 місяці тому

    where acid drinkers?

  • @jeffreysmeaton766
    @jeffreysmeaton766 2 місяці тому

    Umm sleep token hallelujah chops all of these cmon

  • @GeoffWelch
    @GeoffWelch 2 місяці тому +5

    Luv Ghost

  • @danielurenamora1869
    @danielurenamora1869 2 місяці тому +2

    Damn marilyn manson sounds great there

  • @cainealexander-mccord2805
    @cainealexander-mccord2805 2 місяці тому +8

    Man, if you're gonna cover "Bohemian Rhapsody", you'd better not suck. Those guys didn't get the memo.

    • @TriglycerideBeware
      @TriglycerideBeware 2 місяці тому +1

      Grandpa, what are you doing up past your bedtime again?

    • @69mastalon
      @69mastalon 2 місяці тому +3

      Dude, that cover was ass

    • @itookallthenames
      @itookallthenames 2 місяці тому +2

      Tbf I’ve never heard a good cover of that song, it’s a pretty high bar!

    • @TriglycerideBeware
      @TriglycerideBeware 2 місяці тому

      @@itookallthenames not only has there never been a good cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, there's never been a good live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody, period! Not even by Queen! Even they fell back on the studio recording, especially during the operatic part. That's why I thought it was funny that OP implied that BTBAM sucked because he didn't like a clip of a potato recording of a rare live performance of a cover of a song that is so hard to perform live that not even the original band did it. Grandpa indeed!

    • @itookallthenames
      @itookallthenames 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TriglycerideBeware heheh that’s certainly fair! You would need a lot of vocalists

  • @user-gl5ld9vm7i
    @user-gl5ld9vm7i 2 місяці тому +3

    Ghost is not a metal band.
    They're pop.

  • @spudsucker9489
    @spudsucker9489 2 місяці тому +1

    Megadaves version of cold sweat sucks

    • @Maedroth
      @Maedroth 2 місяці тому

      Kalmah did it better.

  • @GhostRider-mm6ky
    @GhostRider-mm6ky 2 місяці тому

    Sorry Kirk Down is supreme but Tool is far more superior with No quarter

  • @demogothic3716
    @demogothic3716 2 місяці тому

    How about Slayer inagaddadavida??? Hello???!!

  • @SergeantSniffles
    @SergeantSniffles 2 місяці тому

    That cover of Bohemian Rhapsody was terrible....

  • @franingegnieri1831
    @franingegnieri1831 2 місяці тому +2

    So many hate comments for ghost 😂😂 you guys are cute

  • @disciple012
    @disciple012 2 місяці тому

    Had to skip that horrible cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. So bad I thought my ears would start bleeding.

  • @ottokonecny4164
    @ottokonecny4164 2 місяці тому

    Does anyone agree (aside from loudwire management) that any of these covers are good? I'm not disparaging the trial of covers, but these are terrible.

  • @AlexKingTheToeTickler
    @AlexKingTheToeTickler 2 місяці тому

    Ghost isn't metal

  • @dexlive9441
    @dexlive9441 2 місяці тому

    hate to break it to you...... but ghost isnt metal

  • @ratmforthewin
    @ratmforthewin 2 місяці тому

    I like a few songs by "Between the Buried and Me" and I love "Bohemian Rhapsody", but the combination was dreadful.
    Only good cover in here was Queensryche's version of "Welcome to the Machine"

  • @LuxuriousInterior
    @LuxuriousInterior 2 місяці тому +114

    The Ghost cover of Here Comes the Sun is lame. Ghost in general is lame

    • @7reason
      @7reason 2 місяці тому +6

      Agree more

    • @B.A.512
      @B.A.512 2 місяці тому +12

      I like Ghosts songs, but can't understand the satanism. 😅

    • @yvengeace
      @yvengeace 2 місяці тому +2

      Agree

    • @GameHeroEats
      @GameHeroEats 2 місяці тому +1

      Agreed

    • @heethanthen
      @heethanthen 2 місяці тому +27

      Gatekeeping is lame

  • @sebastianmontiel4134
    @sebastianmontiel4134 2 місяці тому +1

    TOOL DID A BETTER NO QUARTER

  • @zenith8417
    @zenith8417 2 місяці тому +1

    🐠

  • @IliasWonch
    @IliasWonch 2 місяці тому

    I wanna know who recorded Megadeth on a potatoe.