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reOLeLX0Q9U Apparently this song was originally done by a Dutch group called Noormal. They're kind of sludgy hard rock. However, when I heard this song I thought it was Heidevolk's original work. I still think it's the best song they've ever done; the rhythm is great and the general mental picture they paint is a lot of fun.

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There are lots of great covers out there, but most of the ones that I like better than the original are because I didn't really like the original, which might take me some time to piece together. As far as metal bands outdoing originals of great songs, that's a tough one. Call me crazy, but I might like Witchery's cover of Fast as a Shark better than the original by Accept: QXutCSfmp9Q I love that it starts out the same way, but then you get another vinyl scratch to go into the cover, and they end it with the main riff from Balls to the Wall.

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isn't the point here that the original needs to be good though I mean I could point to heaps of covers that are better then the original where the original wasn't that good
No. The thread only says Covers you personally enjoy more than the originals. Nowhere in that tagline is there a qualifier about the song being good. For example, the Veni Domine song I posted was terrible in my opinion, but the 7days cover was absolutely splendid.
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No. The thread only says Covers you personally enjoy more than the originals. Nowhere in that tagline is there a qualifier about the song being good. For example, the Veni Domine song I posted was terrible in my opinion, but the 7days cover was absolutely splendid.
That's just too easy though, there are tons of covers of non-metal songs that a metalhead would typically feel were done better, so this might as well just be another covers thread. If this was about rock/metal covers done by rock/metal bands in a way that you felt actually did them justice and/or improved upon them, it would be a much more difficult and interesting task to come up with some names. As an example, this is one of my favorite King Diamond songs that I don't feel could have been improved upon. However, Pagan's Mind did a fantastic cover that I believe is nearly as good if not just as good as the original: hoLsFN_ZaG4
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Judas Priest: "Diamonds and Rust," and "Green Manalishi." Who would believe they could turn these songs into credible, rocking metal tunes? But they did. If anyone could pull it off and make it heavy, Priest could.
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So easy :) I love Gamma ray- Gamma Ray better than Birth Control - Gamma Ray, and same goes with Lost Angels by the Rays:) I also like Edguy's Hymn better than Ultravox On the other hand I'm really appalled by what Judas priest did to Diamonds and rust!
is that the main reason you dislike Judas Priest? Or is it something else also?
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I'm still trying to get a feel for this thread. It should be where the original versions were actually good tracks otherwise the thread is kind of pointless you may as well just say what covers do you like?
you might like the cover, but you may like the original better, I mean ANY cover anything from something weird e.g. Valhalla - In The Navy to a classic e.g. Iron Saviour - Electric Eye. Do you understand now? :) basically ANY cover that you think improved on the original
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