cover songs

Bet you didn't know somebody else recorded these songs before they got popular.

What's the difference between a cover and a remake? Why do we call them "cover" songs? There's a dark past behind some of music's biggest hits.

The group Стары Ольса (Stary Olsa) is a Belarusian medieval folk band. They did an AWESOME cover of Metallica's 'One' on all medieval instruments!

Well, here's something you don't see every day (unless you follow this guy around, in which case, move along ... move along). It's a man with a mohawk playing "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC on bagpipes that shoot flames. He also dances a bit. And he's wearing a leather kilt...

Just when we thought America's favorite video game, 'Super Mario Bros.,' couldn't get any better -- enter YouTube's 311Erock, aka rocker Eric Calderone. In this video, Eric shows us that not all metal riffs and/or tones are used for moshing, horror movies and making parents angry.

Whatever your opinion of heavy metal god and legendary crankster Dave Mustaine, there's no denying that the dude can shred. But what's even more impressive is this amazing cover of Mustaine's solo from Megadeth's 'Holy Wars...The Punishment Due.' Oh, and did we mention that this heavy metal fan plays it on an iPhone?

In a recent conversation regarding  the new disc from Switchfoot 'Vice Verses', the conversation turned to covers that bands feel required to do. Lots of musicians have covered Sabotage, but this one is "uncommonly good" (Tard's word). What do you think...

And now for something completely different... First Apocalyptica does metal with cellos (a signed one of which you can win here), now these guys hit it with banjos.