The cover, which you can hear below, is part of the Cold Waves Festival 2020 benefit compilation, which also features Chemlab, Severed Heads, and Bile. Money raised from the compilation will go towards the staff of Metro Chicago and the suicide prevention and awareness charity Darkest Before Dawn.

Starting tomorrow (September 18), Cold Waves Festival will hold a virtual festival on their Twitch channel. This event will feature new and previously unreleased performances from Meat Beat Manifesto, Front Line Assembly, and Ash Code. More information on this event can be found here.

Los Angeles meditative pop band Sonoda release cover of Broadcast's "Tears In The Typing Pool"

August 07, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Los Angeles’ Sonoda have unveiled their cover of Broadcast’s “Tears In The Typing Pool” today.

The track stems from Broadcast’s 2005’s studio album Tender Buttons. “May this bring solace to your soul as we get through these times. Black lives still matter, and the world still has so much to improve. Hopefully one day we’ll look back in disbelief at how much has changed for the better since 2020. It’s always possible,” Sonada said in a statement. You can hear Sonoda’s take on the song below.

Last month, the outfit unveiled their cover of The Sound’s “Night Versus Day” for the tribute album Do You Feel That Way Too? If you purchase the album on Bandcamp by September 1, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win one of two Fender guitars. All proceeds will go towards non-profit organization Painted Brain.

Korn team up with Yelawolf for cover of Charlie Daniels' "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"

July 28, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Weeks after the death of country singer Charlie Daniels, Korn have released their cover of “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” today.

For this track, the band are joined by rapper Yelawolf. The track was originally recorded back in 2019 when they were working on The Nothing. In a statement, Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis said:

“I’ve always said it, but country music is some of the darkest ever. Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and, of course, Charlie Daniels all turned pain into some really powerful music that sounded alive. ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’ is a classic story, and we wanted to release it now to help others in need.”

All proceeds from the single, which can be purchased on Bandcamp, will go towards non-profit organization Awakening Youth. A special Korn x Awakening Youth patch can be purchased here.

Korn will talk about the cover and Awakening Youth on IG Live today at 6 p.m. EST/3 pm. PST.

Failure release updated cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence"

July 02, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

This month, alternative rock group Failure were slated to perform their first three albums across three cities. Unfortunately, the coronavirus forced them to cancel the trek. While they’re stuck inside, the band decided to showcase their love for Depeche Mode with a cover of “Enjoy The Silence,” which is out today.

Failure originally recorded the tune for the 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album For The Masses, which featured performances from Rammstein, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Cure. “That album has all but disappeared, no longer in print and not available via streaming platforms but we as a band are proud of our take on that song and had wanted to re-record it for some time. With the blessing of both Martin Gore and Depeche Mode, we re-addressed our version and came up with this new version for 2020,” vocalist Ken Andrews said in a statement.

While Failure aren’t touring, the outfit will still release their Failure 1992-1996 box set in its vinyl form. Originally slated for an April 7th release, the physical box set will be released in the near future. This box set features remixed/remastered versions of Comfort, Magnified and Fantastic Planet. Pre-orders can be made here.