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This dude might not be as hot as Katy Perry, djent has most certainly jumped the shark, and I just recently stated that I think covers of pop songs are lame… but this is pretty sweet, I’m not gonna lie. It also happens to be infinitely more tolerable than the original. Come for the sick riffage but stay for Drewsif Stalin’s hilarious lateral head-bobs.
-VN
Thanks: NH
“It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” – Abraham Maslow
TL;DR – A software company lets you sound like you can play bitchin’ guitar. Periphery fans may wring their hands, but Brian Eno probably wouldn’t care. Justin thinks it’s fine as a toy but uses the expressed complaints as a way to hate on Autotune. Also, Van Canto is terrible.
Axl tweeted a link to an interesting article the other day from the Heavy Blog is Heavy about a piece of software by 8Dio called “Progressing Metal.” This program makes you to sound like Meshuggah without having to go through the trouble of playing a guitar. Instead, you just plink something into a keyboard, run it through the magic bits and, presto, you’re Fredrik Thordendal. Sorta.
This freaks some people out. The accompanying blog post, for instance, ponders a question: is this just too much? Like, if some guy can sit down at his computer with a whole lot of patience and a software program and, some time later, pop out the next Chaosphere, then… well, something bad, right? Because that seems… unfair?
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Welcome to “Question of the Week,” a (sometimes) weekly debate amongst the MetalSucks staff regarding a recent hot button issue.
This week’s question was once again suggested by “Hipsters Out of Metal!” columnist Anso DF, and even though the Grammy nominations were actually announced last week, it still seemed like a fun debate to have. So:
WHAT ARE YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR BEST METAL GRAMMY?
The MS staff’s answers after the jump.
I don’t know who you are, Stefanie Heinzmann, but give yourself a big ol’ pat on the back. You’ve managed to make Avril Lavigne look like Chuck Schulinder. I’d rather listen to Attack Attack! cover Katy Perry, fer Chrissakes.
I’m saying this sucks.
MS Maniac Charlie Famer sent this to us, and claims that it was a big hit in Switzerland last year. Assuming that’s true, I’d just like to take this moment to say suck it, Switzerland.
-AR
First of all, major credit goes to reader Daniel Stalder for bringing this to our attention.
Attack Attack! have covered Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl.”
There is nothing especially remarkable about this; shitty screamo bands cover crappy pop songs all the time these days.
However, the lyrics to this particular song make the cover that much more horrifying/hilarious.
Check it out:
-AR
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
MetalSucks Maniac Matt Clark sent us the link to the below video of the unsigned band YEAH! Destroyer covering Katy Perry’s “Hot N’ Cold.” And while I’m fairly certain Matt meant for us to see this cover as a good thing, I have to say – it fucking sucks. And I’m sick of bands doing this kind of shit.
