Shadows Fall - Bark at the Moon

[toejam]

I saw these guys over the summer, and they covered this song. No idea they'd done it on their Retribution album until recently, just found the video. Love how they dress up and do the video pretty much like Ozzy's!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwX_4QXuGtc&feature=related

[Axewielder]

That was killer! He does the Jake thing much better than Zakk.

[quiksilver]

Love it!

[Trem]

i know it was kinda tongue in cheek, but ..was it rather weak to me, esp just as the vocals came in with the da da da dah da da da da, instant cringe. tho the hand warmers game me a good chuckle.

[toejam]

That was killer! He does the Jake thing much better than Zakk.

Indeed he does! Jon Donais is a monster player.

[jgcable]

That was cringe audio. How dare they kill one of the best metal songs ever.
I liked Shadows Fall until I heard this.
The video was a goof though.

[Frigo89]

that was cool. Just the fact that they did a copy of the original video is awesome. The Singing was meh, the Guitar was pretty sweet. But he wasn't doing as much as Jake did in the original solo

[jgcable]

I don't know what you guys heard.. but that was horrible. Do you think they tuned down to make it heavier?? Nope. They tuned down because the singer can't hit the notes that a 60 year old Ozzy still can.
Guitar player played a amateur version of one of the greatest metal guitar solo's ever. There were several incorrect chord selections and progressions, the bass line was horrible... I could go on and on.

[jgcable]

Indeed he does! Jon Donais is a monster player.

Jon Donais is not a monster player. I do like the band though. Saw them live a few times. They are extremely loud live and you can barely hear the guitar. Its all bass and kick drum.

[Grandturk]

There's a lot of different ways to do a cover song. I really like it when a band takes a song and really makes it their own. I haven't watched this video yet so I don't know what these guys has done.

[Endrik]

The leads sound weird rhythmically and feel wise, dragging and not flowing, doesn't sound like they are played with enough confidence.

[toejam]

Jon Donais is not a monster player. I do like the band though. Saw them live a few times. They are extremely loud live and you can barely hear the guitar. Its all bass and kick drum.

I saw them twice, and you could hear both guitar players fine.

[toejam]

There's a lot of different ways to do a cover song. I really like it when a band takes a song and really makes it their own.

Exactly. I hate when a cover is done exactly the way it was before.

[Codex]

They did a cover of Mark Of The Squealer and completely ruined it.

[toejam]

I never heard their version of Mark of the Squealer, but besides BATM, the Retribution album also has Age of Quarrel (Cro-Mags) and Critical Mass (Nuclear Assault) and they both sound cool. I also really liked their Pink Floyd cover of Welcome to the Machine.