A few weeks ago there was a post asking for suggestions for female fronted heavy music and I was really grateful to OP for starting the conversation and everyone in the comments for coming up with really great suggestions.

I’m wondering if we could have a similar discussion to share more mellow covers of heavier songs. Usually when I’m working I prefer listening to less intense songs and a chill cover of a heavy song I like is somehow very interesting to me.

The song that got me wanting more of this niche was a cover of Toxicity which I’ve had on repeat this week. I can also think of this cover of Seven Nation Army which is kind of similar as an example but I don’t really know a lot more like this.

Does anyone have any similar recommendations they enjoy?

Edit: All great suggestions so far, still working my way through them! I remembered another song which is this cover of Firestarter by The Prodigy

  • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Check out Mac Glocky on YouTube. He does a ton of these kind of videos, usually stuff like “If Incubus Wrote Duality (by Slipknot)” https://youtu.be/clOIfjVWJqA which are fantastic renditions. He also does harder versions of softer songs like “If Korn wrote a thousand miles” https://youtu.be/sIzaPb3T-Zo which are equally as awesome, even though you didn’t ask.

    There are a ton of acoustic renditioners on YouTube who are great at this. I’m heavy into Tool, so a lot of these cater to making softer covers of those songs but they also do other artists too:

    AaronTerrapin1

    Ernesto Schnack

    Peter Spiker

    Steve Welsh

    • EK13@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      These genre-bending covers are great! I found another Mac Glocky video which was if SOAD covered Mr Brightside. That plus the Korn one makes me think I need a reverse version of this post too!