I think I’ve written about the Swedish band Hellsongs a couple of times. I’m embarrased to admit that I had no idea until just now that they are a heavy metal cover band. That’s mostly due to the fact that I hate metal (death, speed, dark etc), I don’t even get it ironically. However these are covers in the loosest sense of the word, in fact they’re more like re-imaginings.
Typically the band takes these classic metal tunes and turns them upside down. Tempo’s are changed, vocals become soaring hippie odes, and instrumentation reverts to all acoustic. Death metal acoustic lounge music you could say. Here’s their new single and cover of Megadeath’s “Symphony Of Destruction” taken from the upcoming Hellsongs lp Hymns In the Key Of 666.