Jul 20, 2023 · In any era of music, the cover song has remained a staple, and with five decades of heavy metal to work with, we've selected The Best Cover Songs From 50 of Metal's Biggest Bands.

Jan 9, 2024 · Our purpose in this list is to highlight the very best covers of classic rock hits by heavy metal bands. Some versions are straight-up, nearly note-for-note duplicates of the originals, while...

Nov 22, 2016 · With that, here’s my list of the top 25 greatest metal covers of pop songs ever recorded. Before we get to this list, though, have you checked out Soundfly’s podcast “Themes and Variation” yet?

Jan 14, 2024 · Whether it’s through intentionally limited releases, bad timing or a lack of outside interest, these are 10 immaculate covers by heavy metal superstars that (unfairly) never caught on. Iron Maiden aren’t exactly known for their covers (Doctor Doctor notwithstanding).

Dec 5, 2024 · With its deep roots in blues and rock, it's no wonder that cover songs are as essential a part of heavy metal music as they are. Many garage bands got their start rocking out with their own versions of classic metal albums and developing their own sound from there.

Sep 27, 2023 · Luckily, though, there really are some brilliant metal covers out there, so we've amassed ten examples that not only matched the might of the original versions, but in at least a couple of cases, arguably surpassed them.

Oct 24, 2023 · When the stars align, a metal cover can eclipse the first version and reach even more ears. Here are 10 times where that’s happened, with streaming numbers on Spotify as of October 2023 being used as the measurement.

Aug 12, 2024 · When metal bands cover some of the greatest hardcore and punk songs, a piece of the finest crossover is what you can get. Furious, heavy, short but sweet. For the purpose of this list the rules are: metalcore = metal. 80s crossover = hardcore.

Jul 27, 2023 · In this list, you'll find metal covers of non-metal songs, softened versions of metal classics, and metal-on-metal power-ups.

Jan 28, 2016 · The case is no different when it comes to heavy metal. Here are 20 of our favorite cover songs, done by heavy metal bands.