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THE DEFINITION OF METAL: NORTHERN KINGS COVERING TINA TURNER

 Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 1:28pm by

Ironic metal covers of decidedly non-metal songs are definitely passe, but exceptions have to be made when there’s nary a trace of irony. Northern Kings, the new Finnish band consisting of J. Ahola (Teräsbetoni), Marco Hietala (Tarot, Nightwish), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica), J-P Leppäluoto (Charon) have a new all-covers album called Reborn, including the Tina Turner smash “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” video below. (The album also features covers of Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Dire Straits, Billy Idol, and more).

Check out some other audio samples at Northern Kings’ MySpace page.

This, my friends, is fucking metal. These guys really mean it; NO MORE FUCKING HEROES, OK???
-VN

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  • Sammy

    Can four vocalists with some generic Finnish/Swedish/Norwegian/Whatever backing band with the ubiquitous and passé keyboards prevalent in the mix really be called a “band”?

  • Kye

    Metal boyband?

    Who cares, their Journey cover is pretty much amazing.

    Now if someone would just cover the power ballad from Spongebob.

  • http://metal-music-videos.com headbanger

    I like Northern Kings very much because of they are good at singing. It’s not just average screaming but great singing. Listen to Brothers in Arms (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oFp5s-UWP8Q) and I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight (http://youtube.com/watch?v=coQBG8yH3Vk) in that album and you know what I mean. They really sound good.

  • http://metal-music-videos.com headbanger

    Oh, I just forgot to mention that they sold gold here in Finland.

  • http://www.940.it/blog Valido

    What the hell is this, Finnish Metal Idol?? Who’s supposed to listen to them, me or my grandparents? Seriously, I can’t stop laughing…

  • http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/wme/northern_kings.htm Will

    If you wanna Buy the recerd in the UK :

    Reborn – the debut album from Finnish supergroup Northern Kings is released in the UK on Monday 16th June through Warner Music Entertainment, for more info head over to http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/wme/northern_kings.htm

  • http://coca-ddict.blogspot.com Lènouh

    Well, nothing can beat their Radiohead’s Creep cover …

  • http://www.rfmodulator.info Jonathan Allen

    Tina Turner will always be a legend in music history.;;’

  • http://www.cutlerytray.org Ethan Thompson

    Tina Turner offers a great vocal range and such powerful voice’~;