This is proof that Metallica write really great songs - when you can take the structure of the music and translate it into a completely different genre while retaining the emotional pathos of the original. Metallica songs have been translated into Classical and Bluegrass versions that I know of and both are nearly as spectacular as the original. Great job.
Bluegrass...the heavy metal of folk music: 1. Ensemble approach, & each player is expected to be able to really play their instruments 2. Shredding solos 3. Banjos are, literally, made of heavy metal 4. Epic scope 5. Longevity. Bands are more likely to be healthy and play good music into their older years, unlike their respective cousins (country, rock) that burn themselves out on drugs and partying.
i just stumbled upon iron horse and i just can't stop listening to these covers... i'm a huge metallica fan and i have never listened to any bluegrass music, but for some reason i just love this... great work!
i AGREE they are really good! Like to think that I've evolved a bit from my teenage years now in my 50's no longer interested in the head banger stuff of the past that grew up on and loved back in those days. Great New Twist on something of my past. Thank you!! Now I am having my husband listen. :)
Okay. i've figured out why this works so well. Metal and Bluegrass as genrée share a common goal: To take their respective root genres and play the instruments with more range in tone and tempo, with more complex melodies and darker lyrics, often about death, corruption and the like. So in conclusion, Bluegrass in general is metal as fuck. That's why it works.
This is like finding an incredible blend, a new blend from the same ingredients. I am enjoying this...and I was never a Metallica fan. Hello this is a trip.
This.. wow... it fits.. it's great, but for some reason I can't stop grinning/laughing... It's a clever way to translate Metallica music... Beautiful tribute...
My band covered this song and I played fiddle instead of mandolin. It was so much fun!! It's an awesome song...it was born to become bluegrass. }:}~ God bless Iron Horse! =D
I whole heartedly agree! I liked Metallica when I was in high school (I still like them now, but you know how we change). I'm into bluegrass now. This is perfect. I wish they had a fiddle player, but I'm not complaining.
Wow, this was found via figuring out the band that does the At the Gates bluegrass cover isn't exclusive to their one track. This is awesome. Again, to what an earlier poster said this is such a well written song (and pretty much anything pre-black album is) that is can transcend genres without a hiccup.
You're damn near spot on. Look up interviews with Bill Monroe and Ricky Skaggs about bluegrass to get the a more rounded view of what bluegrass is. Perhaps attend the bluegrass festival in Rosine, KY.
Any Song can be translated into a diffrent style and still keep the same energy and pacing as the original. Look up the Pickin' On series on I-Tunes. Look for Pickin' On the 80's. They redid Were Not Gonna Take It and The Final Countdown. Plus alot of other 80's tunes. They all sound pretty Awsome as a Blugrass tune.
This song WAS meant to be played in bluegrass style, betetr than the original and i'm a masive tallica fan but these guys do an awsome job with their covers
If you have anything interesting to say, then say it. If not, chill out, it was just a question. Unrelated: This is definitely one of their best covers.
This just goes to show that good writing is good writing and will be good if played by any style of talented musician. I've always loved Metallica's music, but to be honest I've been guilty of overlooking their lyrics until hearing them in this form.
@jackaroe2293 i think during the black album they stopped copying dave mustaines work on the kill em all album and started doing what they wanted to do
I liked all of those songs, especially the nocturne, and they certainly contained something complex (song structure, time signature, etc) but I'm not entirely sure we share the same definition of a melody, as I heard no complex ones in any of them. As for my own experience of metal, it's mostly Metallica, Iron maiden and so on. Which is radio metal I guess, though as this is a cover of a Metallica song I don't know why that wouldn't be enough.
This is proof that Metallica write really great songs - when you can take the structure of the music and translate it into a completely different genre while retaining the emotional pathos of the original. Metallica songs have been translated into Classical and Bluegrass versions that I know of and both are nearly as spectacular as the original. Great job.
To be honest, I think I might actually like this more than the original, as much as I love the original...
Bluegrass...the heavy metal of folk music:
1. Ensemble approach, & each player is expected to be able to really play their instruments
2. Shredding solos
3. Banjos are, literally, made of heavy metal
4. Epic scope
5. Longevity. Bands are more likely to be healthy and play good music into their older years, unlike their respective cousins (country, rock) that burn themselves out on drugs and partying.
zerospacer i agree 100%
🔥🔥🔥🔥 word!
Why is this so good??
I like metallica, and bluegrass, and this just perfectly baked them together.
Oh my gosh! For my love of blugrass. I have never heard of this! Awesome!
i just stumbled upon iron horse and i just can't stop listening to these covers... i'm a huge metallica fan and i have never listened to any bluegrass music, but for some reason i just love this... great work!
wow, after almost 20 years iI'm enjoying listening to metallica again!
Metallica is my favorite band of all time. Most bands can't cover their songs well, but this is just mind blowing. Well done. METALLICA FOR LIFE!
This is good in bluegrass style. I am a Metallica fan but an even bigger bluegrass lover. Those minor chords and the lyrics are a perfect combo.
One of the best tunes in the universe IMHO
I'll make a hot take, but this is even better than the original!
Wow!!!! I would never have thought some one would do this bluegrass style. True grass here !
this actually makes a really great bluegrass song...i love the intro
This is why I love when my husband sends me links to music instead of ten thousand cute lovey dovey comments throughout the day.
One of my favourite songs of all-time.
The best of both worlds. True Bluegrass sound, and awesome metallica lyrics
these guys are just truly amazing.. talent is super. love it all..
Phenomenal. Pure bliss. Tip my hat off to the musicians. Incredible. Best thing I've heard in a decade.
extremely well done. normally metallica covers tend to be senseless, but this one... respect!
Great! It's adding so much to the original music! The bluegrass style totally sticks with the Metallica style and makes it ten times better! Bravo!
i AGREE they are really good! Like to think that I've evolved a bit from my teenage years now in my 50's no longer interested in the head banger stuff of the past that grew up on and loved back in those days. Great New Twist on something of my past. Thank you!! Now I am having my husband listen. :)
Lol after 35 (I'm almost 40) headbanging is something you do when you slip in the tub and gotta catch yourself.
excelente muy buena la canción....
Very positive thing. I like it :-)
Very good arrangment.
Okay.
i've figured out why this works so well.
Metal and Bluegrass as genrée share a common goal: To take their respective root genres and play the instruments with more range in tone and tempo, with more complex melodies and darker lyrics, often about death, corruption and the like.
So in conclusion, Bluegrass in general is metal as fuck. That's why it works.
Very different feel but still a nice take, very well done.
These guys give me a new found respect for Bluegrass.
Amazing cover! The singer made the song
Love these guys ❤️❤️❤️
Freaking awesome... I love it!!!!!!!
This is a great tune in it's own right, cover or not.
This is like finding an incredible blend, a new blend from the same ingredients. I am enjoying this...and I was never a Metallica fan. Hello this is a trip.
I love this innovated style of Blue Grass! Its great for us "new-age" rockers! Love it!
I Looooooveeee it. Beautifully done.
This.. wow... it fits.. it's great, but for some reason I can't stop grinning/laughing... It's a clever way to translate Metallica music... Beautiful tribute...
Never thought rock meets blue grass would be so kick ass!
its the sign of a good song. its amazing in any genre!
its the sign of a good song. its amazing in any genre!
Metallica is my No. 1, and this is truly genius idea, how to cover them. THUMBS UP, Iron Horse! Please, come to the Czech Republic for a show!
Nice mandolin solo!!! :)
My band covered this song and I played fiddle instead of mandolin. It was so much fun!! It's an awesome song...it was born to become bluegrass. }:}~
God bless Iron Horse! =D
Thank you for sharing dec 2015
As a big Metallica fan, I approve. 👍
wow. sounds suprisingly awesome. well done, you bluegrass bandits you...
really love this one.
this is epic...........man what an awesome sound.
I whole heartedly agree! I liked Metallica when I was in high school (I still like them now, but you know how we change). I'm into bluegrass now. This is perfect. I wish they had a fiddle player, but I'm not complaining.
Best Playlist i've found.
These guys pwn so much it's epic
works just perfectly, isnt it, guys :D awesome!
I bought this 15 years ago..so clad to find it here
Wow, this was found via figuring out the band that does the At the Gates bluegrass cover isn't exclusive to their one track. This is awesome. Again, to what an earlier poster said this is such a well written song (and pretty much anything pre-black album is) that is can transcend genres without a hiccup.
I feel like the song has a deeper meaning when played in bluegrass
I AGREE!!!
I was just thinking that.
I agree unless you listen to it in bluegrass you haven't heard it
haha, F awesome!!!!!!!!! big thx for sharing Oddis!!!!!!
You're damn near spot on. Look up interviews with Bill Monroe and Ricky Skaggs about bluegrass to get the a more rounded view of what bluegrass is. Perhaps attend the bluegrass festival in Rosine, KY.
@DigCymro92
I was raised on it. THEN I found Metallica back in the mid 80's. Welcome brother.
i havent listen the cover song so far like thiss=D wonderfullll=D
isso é magnifico!
I wanna see these guys at Bonnaroo!
I think this is the only one I want to listen to more than once, the others don't work as well.
This is just fckn awesome......have no other words...
beautiful
vocal harmony at 4:23...is one of the most incredible things youll ever hear....in bluegrass that vocal style is called "high lonesome"
Awesome!!
greetings from Holland!
Always loved Metallica and have always loved bluegrass...but together? FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Great! Congratulations! Don´t stop never!
i love bluegrass and metallica yeah i know figure that one out but i happen to think this is pretty good stuff keep up the work my friends
yes...haunting. Just the word I was looking for. Thank you.
So amazing!!!
This is too cool I like blue grass and mettal love this
To all whom, who have shredded bodies, minds and souls from the horrors of war. Well bloody Played blokes
perfect way to promote bluegrass music :) great job :D
I think this is great to listen to
Any Song can be translated into a diffrent style and still keep the same energy and pacing as the original. Look up the Pickin' On series on I-Tunes. Look for Pickin' On the 80's. They redid Were Not Gonna Take It and The Final Countdown. Plus alot of other 80's tunes. They all sound pretty Awsome as a Blugrass tune.
This makes cry and laugh together...
Papa Roach's Between Angels and Insects fits the opening :p. It popped in my head instantly.
hahaa nice production! I like bluegrass and Metallica, thats always good together! ;)
FENOMENALE
This song WAS meant to be played in bluegrass style, betetr than the original and i'm a masive tallica fan but these guys do an awsome job with their covers
If you have anything interesting to say, then say it. If not, chill out, it was just a question.
Unrelated: This is definitely one of their best covers.
Perfect fall music.
Amazing!
loved it, metallica must be proud of it to
this brings me joy :D love it thenks thanks a lot :D
This just goes to show that good writing is good writing and will be good if played by any style of talented musician. I've always loved Metallica's music, but to be honest I've been guilty of overlooking their lyrics until hearing them in this form.
Huh, I've nearly forgotten the original by Metallica when listening again and again ...
metallica and bluegrass is one of the best things in the world but when together its its epic
@MrNotdave Metallica goes with about any musical style... It's a testament to how well their old stuff was written.
My New Metallica Drinking music.
I LOVE THEM!!!
@jackaroe2293 i think during the black album they stopped copying dave mustaines work on the kill em all album and started doing what they wanted to do
Bad ass
And I dub theeeeeeeeeeeeee unforgiven. I love this band!
Awesome!!!
love it lol
love it!
great cover
I liked all of those songs, especially the nocturne, and they certainly contained something complex (song structure, time signature, etc) but I'm not entirely sure we share the same definition of a melody, as I heard no complex ones in any of them.
As for my own experience of metal, it's mostly Metallica, Iron maiden and so on. Which is radio metal I guess, though as this is a cover of a Metallica song I don't know why that wouldn't be enough.
these guys should've been at the mtv icon 2003 show. they would have been the best artist there
Ok, so i caught this on Pandora(tm) and loved it.
They play them at a local dive bar love it
Beast mode these men
i gotta agree . as metal it sounds pretty run of the mill . but as bluegrass it's pretty good ...almost haunting
Bluegrass and Metallica go together like Oreo cookies and milk. Fantastic!
oh man! that's amazing! =)