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Voivod - The Outer Limits
1993 Nile Song [Pink Floyd Cover] This is my favorite cover by any band, a totally almost unknown song from Pink Floyd. |
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Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Planet Caravan [Black Sabbath Cover] Nobody can say this one is credited to any other band than Pantera. Maybe most love this one more than the original; it’s just a matter of generation. |
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Motörhead - Motörhead
Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers [ZZ Top Cover] Another gem of a song taken from others to make a great piece of their own. |
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Metallica - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited
Helpless [Diamond Head Cover] Nobody knew that Diamond Head band until they heard Metallica. Garage Days sometimes makes it hard to imagine these songs are from another band. |
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Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
Diamonds And Rust [Joan Baez Cover] Another that might feel like it was made by Priest, but it’s a classic from Joan Baez. |
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Obituary - Cause Of Death
Another great cover used in one of the best death metal records in history Circle Of The Tyrants [Celtic Frost cover] |
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Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
The Big Medley In The Flesh? [Pink Floyd cover], Carry On Wayward Son [Kansas cover], Bohemian Rhapsody [Queen cover], Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ [Journey cover], Cruise Control [Dixie Dregs cover], Turn It On Again [Genesis cover] I love this medley; Dream Theater sounds great when they play covers. |
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Quiet Riot - Metal Health
1983 Cum On Feel The Noize [Slate Cover] I always thought this was an original song. |
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Ministry - Filth Pig
1996 Lay Lady Lay [Bob Dylan Cover] Bob Dylan’s greatest song in a great version. |
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Queensrÿche - Digital Noise Alliance
Rebel Yell [Billy Idol Cover] Great version of Todd La Torre mimicking Billy. |
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Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain
This is one of the best covers of this list Snowblind [Black Sabbath cover] |
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Coroner - Mental Vortex
I Want You ( She’s So Heavy) [The Beatles Cover] This one is very good another great cover of a great song from a great band , Coroner was a very moving band always looking for something new. |
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Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
Live and Let Die [Wings Cover] I always relied on McCartney as a composer, and this song was really amazing. This is the best version of the song. |
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Zyklon - Storm Manifesto
This box set has several covers but I think this song is the best Pull The Plug [Death cover] |
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King Crimson - Meltdown: Live In Mexico
Heroes [David Bowie Cover] This is a great song, brilliant performance by the band. |
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KISS - Kiss - Ace Frehley
New York Groove [Hello Cover] Really entertaining, funny ‘70s song. |
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Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
Escape [Metallica Cover] A great tribute to that great song. |
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Mastodon - Crack The Skye
Just Got Paid [ZZ Top Cover] Great, great treatment—one of the highlights of covers made by metal bands. |
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Voivod - Nothingface
1989 Astronomy Domine [Pink Floyd Cover] The song fits perfectly in the atmosphere of Nothingface. |
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Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
The Return Of The Giant Hogweed [Genesis Cover] Genesis is my favorite band, and this is a really good cover. |
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Metallica - Garage Inc.
Turn The Page [Bob Seger Cover] In a record full of great covers, I think this is the most interesting and strong. |
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Anthrax - For All Kings
Carry On My Wayward Son [Kansas Cover] Another piece of art remade by a band that sounds really good when they play covers. |
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1349 - Massive Cauldron Of Chaos
Tornado [Voivod cover] |
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Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Summer Breeze [Seals and Crofts Cover] Another great piece of creative work on a cover. |
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Arch Enemy - Will To Power
Symphony Of Destruction [Megadeth Cover] This version is really good, so nasty and obscure. |
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Fu Manchu - FU 30 Volume I-III
Working Man [Rush Cover] Another great cover, a real tribute to Rush. |
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Behemoth - Demonica
2006 Deathcrush [Mayhem Cover] This one is really well done; it sounds very faithful to the original. |
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Between The Buried And Me - The Anatomy Of
Bicycle Race [Queen Cover] Great and interesting version with lots of the original blended with the band’s sound. |
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Testament - The New Order
Nobody’s Fault [Aerosmith Cover] I didn’t like this song until I heard this version. |
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Van Halen - Van Halen
You Really Got Me [The Kinks Cover] Included in their debut, this song seems like it was always owned by VH. |
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Tool - Salival
No Quarter [Led Zeppelin Cover] Hallucinatory version of the original, really respectful. |
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Opeth - Burden
Would? [Alice in Chains Cover] This is almost the same as the original, but with elements that make this version unique. |
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Primus - Rhinoplasty
Great EP of covers made by the band many notables but this one are really interesting The Family And The Fishing Net [Peter Gabriel cover] |
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Slayer - South Of Heaven
Dissident Aggressor [Judas Priest Cover] This is the best cover of a JP song. |
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Anthrax - State Of Euphoria
Antisocial [Trust Cover] Well, this is Anthrax’s first hit from a French band that practically nobody knows. |
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The Who - Live At Leeds
Young Man Blues [Mose Allison Cover] Great cover, extremely fast, full of great solos. |
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Overkill - !!!Fuck You!!!
Fuck You [Subhumans Cover] A classic Overkill song, and it was a cover. |
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Warning [Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation Cover] Never knew this was a cover; the original is pure blues. |
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Coal Chamber - Chamber Music
Shock The Monkey [feat. Ozzy Osbourne] [Peter Gabriel cover] Great cover very well used |
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KISS - Revenge
God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II [Argent Cover] Another one I thought was original. Kiss made this one really their own. |
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Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
Creeping Death [Metallica Cover] Amazing version by a band that doesn’t usually play like this, but this time they did really well. |
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Krokus - The Blitz
Ballroom Blitz [The Sweet Cover] Well, this one was a hit. The old version by Sweet had enough gas for everyone who dares to play this song. |
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Corrosion Of Conformity - No Cross No Crown
Son And Daughter [Queen Cover] This one is a real gem, it’s so unique that it’s hard to believe it’s a cover. |
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Faith No More - The Real Thing
War Pigs [Black Sabbath cover] this is one the best ways that a hold generation meets Black Sabbath |
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Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather)
The Green Manalishi [Fleetwood Mac Cover] Another great cover by Priest—I really enjoy it a lot. |
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Cannibal Corpse - Gore Obsessed
No Remorse [Metallica Cover] Great version, better than other Metallica covers by the Corpse. |
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Mekong Delta - Pictures At An Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition, is a piano suite in ten movements, plus a recurring and varied Promenade theme, written in 1874 by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. very well done by Mekong Delta, emulating bands like Emerson, Lake And Palmer |
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Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
1998 Painkiller [Judas Priest Cover] I love the original, but this one—this one is overpowering. |
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Mötley Crüe - Theatre Of Pain
Smokin’ In The Boys Room [Brownsville Station Cover] Another one you might believe is an original song. |
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Ozzy Osbourne - Under Cover
21st Century Schizoid Man [King Crimson Cover] This is a great version of this great song. |
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Heathen - Breaking The Silence
Set Me Free [Sweet Cover] Great cover; I think Sweet is one of the most played bands in the ‘80s. |
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Alien Ant Farm - Anthology
Smooth Criminal [Michael Jackson Cover] This is the best song made by this band. |
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Rush - Feedback
The Seeker [The Who cover] Great song covered by one of the best band |
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Disturbed - Immortalized
The Sound of Silence [Simon & Garfunkel Cover] This was a real hit and hit me deep. |
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Led Zeppelin - Coda
Traveling Riverside Blues [Robert Johnson Cover] A classic. |
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AC/DC - ‘74 Jailbreak
Baby Please Don’t Go [Joe Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers Cover] It was a cover. |
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Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [Eurythmics Cover] One of the highlights of his career. |
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Saxon - Crusader
Set Me Free [Sweet Cover] Great cover—I think it’s one of the most played covers of the ‘80s. |
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Mr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo
Loss For Words [Corrosion Of Conformity cover] Great cover one of the standouts on the record |
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Megadeth - Hidden Treasures
No More Mr. Nice Guy [Alice Cooper Cover] There are thousands of great songs to cover, but in the end, this is a great version. |
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Living Colour - Time Tunnel
Sailin' On [Bad Brains cover] |
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Rage Against The Machine - Renegades
Maggie’s Farm [Bob Dylan Cover] A very protest-oriented song about equality and workers’ rights, which really fits into RATM’s message. |
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Melvins - Houdini
Goin’ Blind [Kiss Cover] Gene Simmons thought he was on drugs when he heard the song. |
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Queensrÿche - Take Cover
Almost Cut My Hair [Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover] great cover, well done |
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Disturbed - The Lost Children
Midlife Crisis [Faith No More Cover] Great version, very similar to the original. |
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Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name [Iron Maiden Cover]. |
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Type O Negative - October Rust
Black Sabbath [Black Sabbath Cover] This version is amazing, really obscure, and really scary. |
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Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
Low Rider [War Cover] Funny song, very enjoyable. |
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Alice In Chains - Tears
Tears [Rush Cover] Good job on the 2112 tribute—very good, obscure version. |
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Ghost - Prequelle
It’s A Sin [Pet Shop Boys Cover] Great version of this great band. |
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King's X - Dogman
[Manic Depression Jimi Hendrix Cover] very well done this band is awesome |
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HIM - Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666
Wicked Game [Chris Isaak Cover] Great versioning. |
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Rammstein - Stripped
Stripped [Depeche Mode Cover]. |
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Tesla - Real To Reel
Mr. Fantasy [Traffic Cover] Another great ’60s cover, really well played. |
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Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
Helter Skelter [Beatles Cover] Not a good cover, but a great song one the best of The Beatles catalog. |
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Hatebreed - For The Lions
Ghosts of War [Slayer Cover] Great version, even more aggressive than the original. |
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Skid Row - C'mon And Love Me
C’mon And Love Me [Kiss Cover] Sebastian Bach is a huge Kiss and Rush fan, the band released a couple of great covers, but this one is really good |
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Van Halen - Diver Down
Happy Trails [Dale Evans cover] This record is full of covers this one is the most enjoyable. |
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High On Fire - Bat Salad
Into Crypt of Rays [Celtic Frost Cover] Impossible for another band to make a better version of this song. |
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L.A. Guns - Rips The Covers Off
Hurdy Gurdy Man [Donovan Cover] Great song, very well done. |
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Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform · Twilight Zone
Women in Uniform [The Skyhooks Cover] Funny song but doesn’t fit very well in the Iron Maiden catalog. |
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Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
In this great record of Metallica covers I like this one Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Metallica cover] |
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Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
Enjoy the Silence [Depeche Mode Cover] Great cover. I love the original, but they did a great job with it. |
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Anthrax - Anthems
2013 Anthem [Rush Cover] As I said before, Anthrax sounds really good playing covers. This one is no exception. |
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Napalm Death - Noise For Music’s Sake
Nazi Punks Fuck Off [Dead Kennedys Cover] It’s like hearing the original, a great and respectful version. |
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Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage
Wish You Were Here [Pink Floyd Cover] Good version of a song that I don’t want to hear anymore. |
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Amon Amarth - Sutur Rising
2011 Aerials [System Of A Down Cover] Amazing cover of SOAD, sounds better here. |
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Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
To Tame a Land [Iron Maiden Cover] Dream Theater is better at playing covers. |
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Rammstein - Raritäten 1994-2012
Das Modell [Kraftwerk Cover] Wow, only Rammstein could make a version like that. |
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Helloween - Metal Jukebox
Another great records of covers I chose this one very enjoyable Lay All Your Love On Me [Abba cover] |
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Trivium - Type O Negative - I Don’t Wanna Be Me
I Don’t Wanna Be Me [Type O Negative Cover] Great cover, very close to the original. |
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Alice In Chains - Nothing Safe: The Best Of The Box
Class of 99’ The Faculty Soundtrack Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 [Pink Floyd Cover] This song was recorded by Layne Staley and features Tom Morello. |
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Primitivity - Plays Megadeth For Cello
This is the counterpart of Apocalyptica but this time these guys plays Megadeth À Tout Le Monde [Megadeth cover] |
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Korn - Greatest Hits Vol.1
Another Brick in the Wall Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 [Pink Floyd Cover] Great cover. |
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Limp Bizkit - Three Dollar Bill, Y’All
Faith [George Michael Cover] One of the few great songs from LB. |
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Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
We’re an American Band [Grand Funk Railroad Cover] |
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Trouble - Plastic Green Head
Tomorrow Never Knows [Beatles cover] this record has two covers, The Porpoise Song [Monkees cover]. |
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Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
These Boots [Nancy Sinatra Cover] Funny cover, I love it. |
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Aerosmith - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits
Come Together [The Beatles Cover] The best “The Beatles” cover. s |
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Crowbar - Equilibrium
Dream Weaver [Gary Wright Cover] |
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Deftones - Diamond Eyes
Do You Believe? [The Cardigans Cover] |
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Ghost - Infestissumam
Crucified [Army Of Lovers Cover] |
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Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
Oops… I Did It Again [Britney Spears Cover] |
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Dark Angel - Leave Scars
Immigrant Song [Led Zeppelin Cover] |
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Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
Holy Diver [Dio Cover] |
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Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche - Frequency Unknown
Empire [Queensrÿche cover][bonus] I hope Geoff Tate could back on the road cause he was very talented. |
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Judas Priest - Ram It Down
Johnny B. Goode [Chuck Berry Cover] |
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Slayer - Soundtrack To The Apocalypse
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [Iron Butterfly Cover] |
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Exodus - Force Of Habit
Bitch [Rolling Stones Cover] |
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Great White - Great Zeppelin - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Since I've Been Loving You [Led Zeppelin cover] Well this |
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111.
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Iron Maiden - Best Of The B Sides
Juanita [Marshal Fury Cover] |
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Riot - Narita
Born To Be Wild [Steppenwolf Cover] |
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Apocalyptica - Inquisition Symphony
this band born to play Metallica covers the rest of their discography it’s a bit repetitive and forgettable but this cover is really good Refuse/Resist [Sepultura cover] |
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Omen - Escape To Nowhere
Radar Love [Golden Earring Cover] |
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Celtic Frost - Vanity Nemesis
Heroes [David Bowie Cover] The worst version of the song. |
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Various Artists - A Black Mark Tribute
This is one of 2 volumes of Black metal bands that covers bands from other styles, This is Bathory - Ace Of Spades [Motorhead cover] |
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Various Artists - A Black Mark Tribute Vol. II
In this volume we can find a lot of great covers specially this one from Quorthon - I'm Only Sleeping [The Beatles cover] |
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Jelonek - Classical Massacre
Largo [Antonio Vivaldi cover] |
