Meytal Cohen: Chick with Sticks

Meytal up your Ass *coughs*

Whilst trying to find the backing track for Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare - so I could destroy it in a remix - I came across Meytal Cohen who only started drumming aged 18 and is has excellent taste in music as her name would suggest. 

America's Got Talent didn't get it which is probably because choosing System of a Down's Toxicity scared the Satanic Cock Suckers on the panel, but over 50 million YouTube viewers do.

V.A.S.T. Touched

VAST's sound is identifiable as ambient electro-rock with considerable industrial and acoustic influences, usually made with Crosby's traditional acoustic guitar, electronic instruments and processing, drum-driven tracks, and heavy bass [wikipedia]

#ReclaimFriday Virus Sonic Boom Six

This video is for the viewers watching at home. With the values expressed in the lyrics and use of the vocoder how could this not be for all the family? 

SONIC BOOM SIX return with their new single 'Virus', the first to be released by their new label Xtra Mile Recordings, on digital download on September 17th. 'Virus' gives a taster of the mix of rock, reggae and electronica accompanied by SB6's distinctive brand of social commentary that dominates their forthcoming album 'Sonic Boom Six'.

A TOXIC Lullaby (Britney Spears Cover)

If they could do this cover on stage just like the video there would be a strong possibility I would either cream* or shit(**) my pants. Heck, it's even possible I could do both. This is a great, great cover

A Static Lullaby "Toxic" HD Official Music Video

YouTube version after the...

Gaga's Bad Metal Legacy

After chickening out of wearing a hijab made of bacon,
Lady Gaga went for a less controversial metal look.

In a recent post I highlighted a cover of Lady Gaga's metal classic Bad Romance. Whilst some of you may have been scratching the fleas on your head (Metal fans are supposed to not wash their hair if I remember the stories in the press rightly) most are busy looking at Jill Janus and Maria Brink's talents.

I digress, a simple search of the Lady Gaga metal phenomena was depressing. I love metal cover versions of dross pop songs, however the Lady Gaga covers are something else lacking humour and if anything trying to jump on a bandwagon. As reviewer Cynic wrote at Metal Underground

Instead of metal covers of [Gaga] songs being witty juxtapositions or ironic statements about the bubblegum nature of mainstream artists (which they probably wouldn't be even if she were bad), all these covers are just needless prostration at the feet of a "not that bad" artist. To me covering LG is like a red flag warning of a band that thinks they're doing something witty or original, but is in fact an unimaginative zeitgeist which shames us all as we sink into the cesspit of attention grabbing.

First up is the best of the covers I found, which I don't think is serious and shows little respect - and is all the better for it. Many others are after the jump but listen with caution as they are still dreadful, bar the Epic Metal cover, even with the amps turned up to 11. 

Whole Lotta Distortion - Led Zeppelin+

Who needs a Marshall amp when you have Police Academy's Larvell Jones:

Salute to the Schmolli - Two

I am hoping the Schmolli One will release a version that omits Lady Gaga vocals. 

DJ Schmolli - Scream Aim Dance (Bullet For Lady Gaga)  [Mp3]

Lady Gaga - Just Dance

Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire