So what is YOUR favorite Heavy Metal (or Hard Rock) cover tune?

I love Armored Saint's version of the early Judas Priest song, "Never Satisfied." That is a GREAT cover tune!

(FYI, the new Erik's Metal Shop is an all-cover tune special. Show #31 - http://www.hitekradio.com/erikshop.htm )

So what is your favorite Hard Rock or Heavy Metal cover tune?

Rollins cover of Thin Lizzy's "Are You Ready"

Voi Vod - Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd on Nothing Face.

Faith No More - War Pigs by Black Sabbath on The Real Thing.

Slayer - Undisputed Attitude, cover album, the whole disc kicks much ass.

Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo on Into The Pandemonium.

Fantomas - The Director's Cut, cover album. Movie themes, not really a metal cover of a metal tune, but it rules.

Mr. Bungle - They cover just about anything live, from Dead Kennedys to Loverboy to Britney Spears.

Anthrax - God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols and Parasite by Kiss.

Nuclear Assault - Good Times, Bad Times by Led Zeppelin on Survive.

I'm sure there are many, many more, but that's a quick list of a few that come to mind...

TOOL - No Quarter, You Lied

A Perfect Circle - Diary of a Love Song

Metallica - Turn The Page, Whisky In The Jar, Breadfan

Faith No More - War Pigs

also:
Pantera, Planet Caravan is pretty good

Forgot about that one, so back at ya

WASP: Paint it Black
Judas Priest: Diamonds and Rust

Judas Priest - "Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown)"

Metallica - Turn The Page, Whiskey In The Jar, Stone Cold Crazy
Megadeth - No More Mr. Nice Guy, Paranoid
ESP's whole CD

A couple of the ones mentioned here, along with:

Nevermore - Sounds of Silence

Iced Earth- Highway To Hell (AC/DC)

Great cover, I also recommend picking up Tribute To The Gods by Iced Earth. Great CD full of cover songs

Strung Out - Bark at the Moon

Pat Boone, Enter Sandman


I'll second this. I got this disc in the Dark Genesis box set and it rocks (so does the rest of the set).

Iron Maiden = Cross Eyed Mary

Kiss = 2000 MAN, She Kissed Me

Motley Crue = Jailhouse Rock

Type O Negative = Summer Breeze

Hammerfall - Man on the Silver Mountain
White Widow (indie hair metal band) - Shakin' All Over

Kinda passed thru my metal-listening phase some years back, so I haven't been well-versed in the more current music these days, but I'm very keen on the cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut" by 1000 **** DJs (a short-lived Ministry/Trent Reznor collaboration).

I was gonna say Smoke on the Water

Motley Crue - Smokin in the Boys Room
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar, Breadfan

Marilyn Manson Highway to Hell

Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" as covered by Johnny Cash...

Marilyn Manson's covers of "Sweet Dreams" and "Tainted Love"

Type O Negative's cover of "Cinnamon Girl" and a Beatles' medley of sorts they did on the "World Coming Down" album...."Daytripper" was the main song, with another Beatle tune thrown in the middle of it.

Metallica's cover of some Black Sabbath tune that eludes me...

That's all I can think of for now....

Here it is a few days later...and it dawns upon me that I have forgotten something. The greatest band that EVERYONE has ripped off!!!

Ozzy stole a tune....Dio stole a tune....Twisted Sister hijacked a tune! Is there anyone who HASN'T stolen from the great Fozzy?

- Death (Symbolic)
- Megadeth (Holy Wars.... Punishment Due)
- Machine Head (Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies)
- Obituary (The End Complete)

Anthrax - Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath

Anyone familiar with the Finnish band "HIM"? They do a really cool cover of Chris Isaac's "Wicked Game."