EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 23 MIN
IoMP 118: Songs That Should Be Metal Covers — But Aren’t (Yet)
from Influencers of Metal Podcast · host Tom McKay
It’s been a minute… okay, more than a minute — but Covers Episodes are BACK.In Covers, Part III, Tom and Collin throw logic out the window and pitch their ultimate dream metal covers: songs that don’t currently have metal versions (as far as we know) but absolutely should. From ABBA heartbreak reimagined as gothic doom, to pop-punk staples begging for power metal theatrics, to Steel Panther covers that feel inevitable, this episode is part wish-list, part shitposting, and part “please hear this and make it real.”Expect passionate arguments, dumb jokes, serious music theory moments, and several instances of “god damn it… I can hear it.”Check out more from Collin!https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/Check out more from Tom!https://themetalrobot.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MetalRobotReviewshttps://www.facebook.com/theMetalRobothttps://x.com/theMetalRobothttps://www.instagram.com/the.metalrobot/MUSIC:Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train” (music box cover)ABBA “Angel Eyes”Bon Jovi “I’ll Be There For You”Billy Talent “Devil In a Midnight Mass”Aurelio Voltaire “The Night”Mötley Crüe “Girls, Girls, Girls”Palaye Royale “Mr. Doctor Man”-----------------------------DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.
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It’s been a minute… okay, more than a minute — but Covers Episodes are BACK. In Covers, Part III, Tom and Collin throw logic out the window and pitch their ultimate dream metal covers: songs that don’t currently have metal versions (as far as we know) but absolutely should. From ABBA heartbreak reimagined as gothic doom, to pop-punk staples begging for power metal theatrics, to Steel Panther covers that feel inevitable, this episode is part wish-list, part shitposting, and part “please hear this and make it real.” Expect passionate arguments, dumb jokes, serious music theory moments, and several instances of “god damn it… I can hear it.”
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