EK13May 15, 2025

Looking for mellow covers of heavier music

https://lemmy.world/post/29706017

Looking for mellow covers of heavier music - Lemmy.World

A few weeks ago there was a post asking for suggestions for female fronted heavy music [https://lemmy.world/post/28825432] 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb53_ni1BqI] which I’ve had on repeat this week. I can also think of this cover of Seven Nation Army [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itnXtgd4PA] 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?

Show threadNutinButNet

Check out Mac Glocky on YouTube. He does a ton of these kind of videos, usually stuff like “If Incubus Wrote Duality (by Slipknot)” youtu.be/clOIfjVWJqA which are fantastic renditions. He also does harder versions of softer songs like “If Korn wrote a thousand miles” 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

if incubus wrote "DUALITY" by Slipknot

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Show threadEK13May 15, 2025
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!