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Only Daemon Grey can bring the original essence of Elvis Presley’s song ‘Trouble’ to a new level of toughness, building upon layers of grit with a splash of evil. In his one-of-a-kind style alongside mega-producer Mike Riley of Noisenest in Hollywood, Daemon masterfully delivers probably the first actual metal cover of a true 50’s […]
On the first single from the forthcoming MER Redux Series installment “Back in Black [Redux]”, Atlanta’s WHORES are joined by MASTODON co-founder Bill Kelliher for their sludgy, stomping take on the AC/DC cover ‘Have a Drink on Me’. Christian Lembach comments: “I grew up listening to AC/DC, like everyone else”, writes the WHORES vocalist and guitarist. “They were one of the first bands […]
T-TOPS have released a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘What Makes You Think You’re the One’ as the third single from their forthcoming sophomore full-length “Staring at a Static Screen”, which will hit stores on May 28. Pittsburgh’s high-energy punk rockers have of course given their version entitled ‘WMYTYTO’ a simmering treatment. T-TOPS comment: “Well, […]
Hans Hjelm studied jazz guitar at the University of North Texas in the nineties and has spent the last ten years performing and releasing music with psych-rock bands Kungens Män and Automatism, who recently released an album on Tonzonen Records. The music could be described as Depeche Mode meets Michael Rother. Guitars and synthesizers trade-off in playing the most prominent […]
DEINE LAKAIEN has launched a lyric video for their stunning rendering of the Patti Smith/Bruce Springsteen classic ‘Because the Night’ that has been released previously as the first single from their forthcoming double album, tellingly entitled ‘Dual‘, which is slated for release on April 16, 2021. Alexander Veljanov comments: “I have known this track since my youth”, relates the vocalist. “Although […]