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No one can hide What was the best cover you ever heard a band do? I'll have to start this off by Saying a few. Freezing moon by Mayhem covered by Vader. Warriors of Modern death by Emperor covered by Staafonly. - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 6:33pm
Anonymous Too easy, too many:
Arch-Enemy - Aces High
Pantera - Planet Caravan
Children Of Bodom - The Trooper
Cradle Of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Metallica - Sabra Cadabra
Yeah, I'll stop now. - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 6:36pm
lily_liquor Nina Hagen- My Way - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 6:41pm
Ty Stranglehold
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Leatherface - Message In a Bottle(Police)
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas(The King)
Coffin Break - Diane(Husker Du)
Sloppy Seconds - Serious(Alice Cooper)
Dwarves - Big Balls(AC DC)

And of course the ultimate punk cover band

MANIC HISPANIC! - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 7:25pm
ROSS B AY
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Awww yeah.....

Faith No More - War Pigs
Sepultura - Orgazmatron
Metallica - Breadfan
Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times
Pantera - The Badge
Keg Killers - I wanna fuck myself - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 7:33pm
Anonymous Any covers that aren't metal? - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:04pm
Anonymous wheezer-mrs robinson - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:07pm
Anonymous godsmack-sweet leaf - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:08pm
Anonymous metallica-turn the page - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:08pm
Anonymous Gourds - Gin and Juice
Brutal Truth - Media Blitz
Tom Waits - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Dillinger Escape Plan - Come to Daddy
Ween - Hot For Teacher
Mr Bungle - Everybody's working for the Weekend
Slayer - Guilty of being White

...And I always thought Strapping Young Lad should play Run to the Hills. - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:19pm
Gman DEVO - Satisfaction - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:31pm
Gman OMG, scrap that!

Definitely, Sonic Youth's version of Superstar by the Carpenters! - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:32pm
Curious George Anything off American IV by Johnny Cash. - Wed, 16 Apr 2003 8:36pm
Ty Stranglehold
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I forgot The Dickies:
Knights In White Satin
Communication Breakdown
Bannana Splits


Poison Idea doing "We Got The Beat" is pretty funny too! - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 12:47am
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Oh Curious George I can't believe you just said that. - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 1:46am
Trailer Park Boy Julian Off the top of my head at 4am....

New Bomb Turks - Mr. Suit (Wire)
Minor Threat - Stepping Stone (The Monkees!!)
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Andre Williams - Can't Find My Mind (The Cramps)
The Cramps - Pretty much their whole first album was covers!! God bless 'em....
Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac)
Propaghandi - I Want U 2 Want Me (Cheap Trick)
Mike Ness - You Win Again (Hank Williams)
Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
The Quadrajets - Going Down (Some band Jeff Beck was in...)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Police Beat (SSD)..... damn there's just too many...... - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 5:50am
Anonymous meatmen, or tesco and the hate police, whoever it was, doing alcohol by gang green. - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 2:04pm
Trailer Park Boy Julian this cover makes me laugh...
Gang Green doing "Voices Carry" (by Til Tuesday?)... thinking about it right now makes me smile. - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 3:34pm
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Adolescents - i gotta right
Adolescents - house of the rising sun
Accused - Devil Woman
Pennywise - California Dreamin - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 3:55pm
Delincuencia
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Ween-Gin and Juice!
I can't believe no one mentioned ONE of the million I fought the Law covers. - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 4:24pm
Anonymous We'll just have to see what Gallow's End can do with At The Gates, now won't we? - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 4:26pm
shut it zappa stairway(duh)
tori amos raining blood(slayer) and time(tom waits)
tool no quarter and demon cleaner(kyuss)
rage in my eyes(minor threat)
phish the beatles white albumn - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 4:48pm
Hero of the day Aaron lewis(staind)- covering Black (pearl jam) - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 6:24pm
Mr Poppy Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Leaving on a Jet Plane
My Boyfriends Back
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
etc etc - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 6:31pm
I Can Feel It Commin' Dizzy: "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) - Thu, 17 Apr 2003 8:42pm
Anonymous or by Holly McNarland - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:49am
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Metal Church - Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith)
Slayer - Dissedent Aggressor (Judas Priest)
Lemmy & Friends - Desire (Ozzy)
Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen)
Powerman 5000 - Let The Good Times Roll (The Cars)
Disturbed - Shout 2000 (Tears For Fears) - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 1:21am
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Hank Williams III - No Values (Black Flag) - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 2:39am
Anonymous these all sound so good, someone should burn a cd with all of these on them. I would love to hear the ween (hot for teacher and Mike Ness - you win again) as well as many others!!! - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 3:32am
Anonymous some rapper - every other rap song in existance - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 4:12am
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Tesco Vee's Hate Police - Losing My Religion (REM)
Mudhoney - The Money Will Roll RIght In (Fang)
Didjits - Mr. DNA (Devo)
Butthole Surfers - American Woman (Guess Who)
Bickley - My Best Friend's Girlfriend (The Cars) - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:07am
Anonymous Sugar sugar - Otis Redding - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:18am
Nathan Herbie Hancock doing All Apologies by Nirvana kicks ass. - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 1:04pm
Anonymous oidivision- S8er Boi - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 2:46pm
Em ANYTHING BAD NEWS!!!!! - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 3:44pm
Trailer Park Boy Julian here's some more good ones....
David P. Smith - Booze Party (Three Aces & A Joker)
Ramones - I Don't Want To Grow Up (Tom Waits)
Anthrax - Bring the Noise (Public Enemy)
Guitar Wolf - Rumble (Link Wray)
Forgotten Rebels - Hello Hello (I'm Back Again) (Gary Glitter)
Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - California Uber Alles (Dead Kennedy's)........ - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 4:12pm
Anonymous "Delincuencia - Ween-Gin and Juice!"

Ween never covered Gin and Juice...you're thinking of The Gourds. - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 5:13pm
beazlbub mighty mighty bosstones- detroit rock city ( kiss)
marilyn manson -rock and roll nigger (patty smith?)
etheral -fear of the dark (iron maiden)
therion covers of crazy nights(loudness)and thor (manowar)
six feet under doing stepping stone(monkeys)- in league with satan(venom)-california uber alles(dead kennedys)
vader-dethroned emperor (celtic frost)
sacred reich -war pigs (black sabbath)
iced earth- tranylvania (iron maiden)instrumental and not much different but i like it lol.
fleshcrawl-swords of darkness (exciter) - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 5:18pm
Anonymous SOAD - Shame On A Nigga (Wu-Tang) - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 5:32pm
beazlbub oh ya i forgot to mention powerclown doing maiden covers they always put on a great show (b)and they r funny as hell too - Fri, 18 Apr 2003 6:00pm
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