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KATY PERRY GOES POWER METAL!

 Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 10:51am by

Sorry for the slow start today, ya’ll!

But good things comes to those who wait. MS Maniac David H. sent us this phenomenal power metal version (!) of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” done with the original vocal track on top of instruments all performed by Andy Xiong. I kinda liked the original version of this song (shhhhh!) but this version turns it up to 11. Nice work, Andy!

Stick with it until the ripping Mercenary-style guitar and keyboard solos.

[UPDATE: Download the mp3 here.]

-VN

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  • Metal Fuckin’ Dave

    I’m almost ashamed to say I want this MP3. But I do.

  • Brandon

    Ugh, so bad. Though likely just because i can’t stand either component of that unnatural equation.

  • http://www.welovemetal.com We Love Metal

    Just wish I could see her take that girl to third base, I wouldn’t give a fuck what was playing in the background.

  • Eye of Newt

    Much improved. I’ll likely be grabbing an MP3 of this from http://www.vidtomp3.com/ right after this finishes. Katy Perry obviously needs to front a power metal band. Andy, is “Ur So Gay” next up?

    • Eye of Newt

      Nevermind, the dude offers the MP3 on his own YouTube post.

  • Selaphiel

    What happened to hating on ironic metal covers of pop music?

    Or is this un-ironic, therefore OK?

    Either way, freaking amazing!

    • Mark

      I don’t think it’s an ironic cover if it actually sounds like a metal song, rather than a metal cover of a pop song!

  • http://salsicha.wordpress.com Gabriel

    Hahaha, über-funny! xD

  • sYgnal

    The guitar solo was fantastic but I didn’t care for the rest of the song.

  • Sammy

    You can hate Katy Perry. You can hate pop music. You can hate power metal. Even if you do, this is a masterpiece of genre-melding.

  • iolanach

    Well, i really didn’t expect to like this. But i did.

    Also, i’d fuck the shit out of Katy Perry.

    • joshkid

      I’d rather fuck Ashley Tisdale (in the ad on the left side of the screen)

      • dthrasher

        i got Pink

    • NoSeriouslyIAmMetalDood

      yes. oh yes.

  • http://zunetracks.net loganarchy

    Pretty good, actually. It doesn”t sound like a crappy youtube cover/mix, but like a real song.

  • frostilucus

    Wait, am I listening to the power metal act of the century?! It’s actually pretty damn good- maybe it was my low expectations?

    Still, I’d throw down 99c for the track.

  • tjangles

    I actually thought it was…… good

    I lol’d when i saw a katy perry ad on the side of this site

  • Marcus

    I was really hoping it wasn’t going to be this crap.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmP1AMdeO_w

  • Rik

    Katy Perry should give up on her normal shit and just release power metal from now on.

  • http://www.myspace.com/shadow_patton Patton

    Wicked Sick !

  • ashley

    Stop it! This is working way way better than it should. What the hell. Andy did a fucking great job. Who would’ve known- the solos are pretty good, too.

  • http://www.myspace.com/thequarrymusic RJMrgn

    Irritating as this song still is (despite the addition of a sweet guitar/keyboard/guitar solo) I’m pretty sure this is now going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the night. Thanks a bunch, MetalSucks.

  • SourDeez

    Holy shit, it actually sounds like power metal. Not like some shitty mixup. I can practically hear Roy Khan singing that melody. Plus a good portion of Kamelot’s later songs are more or less about kissing a girl.

  • Fucktard

    Thanks dudes… Now my girlfriend has a new way to annoy me with this fucking song.

  • http://richhorner.com Richard Edward Horner

    What part of this sounds like Mercenary?

    I admire Andy’s resourcefulness, effort and, if this is a joke, his humor but this is not a pleasurable listening experience for me.

  • Keith Brown

    YESSSSSS

  • Gigantic Faggot

    I enjoyed this.

  • http://hue-music.com Classy Metal

    2 of the gayest things ever…. combined…… The guy that made this is totally Herman Ree in disguise.

  • Austin Pittman

    This is almost as gay as Hammerfall!

    ….but I like it.

  • John

    I listened to this song and I liked it. FUCK YOU METALSUCKS! YOU MADE ME LIKE 2 THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.

  • http://fiddler.over-blog.de Daniel

    That was totally awesome! Love it.

  • Aaron R A

    This… is fucking stellar.

  • tottally disillusioned

    hahahahahaha wow, how did this work?

  • Simon

    I like Katy’s original, but this sucks. Yea, this wanky sweep solos suck too…

  • Slappy

    Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

  • NoSeriouslyIAmMetalDood

    lesbians.

  • tyler09

    this is completely amazing.

  • SourDeez

    I find it hilarious that people get into heated arguments over real metal bands, but the vast majority of the comments about this are positive.

  • villanj1

    I find it hilarious that this blog often states how much it hates Metal covers of pop songs but likes not only this cover but the original as well. I have nothing against the original and Katy Perry next to a dragon is awesome. All she needs is a Boris Vellejo-style outfit.

  • i think

    sounds slightly nightwish ish at some points
    sometimes her strained voice really fits in with the music, like its a proper metal song

    the solos shit, then its good for about 10 seconds, then shit again.. and so on

  • Nick

    this dude is a phenomenal guitar player, I have seen him play live twice, and although Leviathan(his band) was the first band to play twice, the have always kicked ass. I mean I saw them with Warbringer, and Luna Mortis (solos on youtube) and they were the best local band that night

  • B-dizzle

    Metalsucks lurks logboard

  • kyl

    I may hate Katy Perry, but I love this version. I’m definitely downloading it!

  • Peeter

    LOL! i never listen to the original one, but i find this hilarious and disturbing LOL!

  • http://www.drugo.ch musik cd

    I really love Katy Perry she is just amazing, I would love to see a life concert of her, do you know when there will be a show in Switzerland?

  • Joe

    So much better than the original!

  • http://visaprosto.com.ua/ Алекс

    Туристические визы