Can metal and popular culture go hand in hand?

We sometimes see singers more or less mainstream trying to cover a metal song, but the opposite sometimes happens too.

On the occasion of the Motocultor Festival, the other major metal festival in France (after Hellfest), which takes place from August 18 to 21 in Saint Nolff in Brittany, we have selected 5 covers of popular songs by metal bands , sometimes serious, sometimes funny (involuntarily or not).

Wuthering Heights, by Kate Bush, by Angra

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André Matos, the late singer of the Brazilian band Angra, was one of the most beautiful voices in metal.

It was necessary that to resume the first hit of Kate Bush.

Losing my religion, by REM, by Lacuna Coil

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The Italian metal band, which sometimes has its eye on the pop-rock side, has a singer and a female singer.

So it's a two-voice cover.

My Heart will go on, by Celine Dion, by Battledragon

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Metal is a genre that brews great emotions.

That's good, Celine Dion too!

It is therefore a logical association, as the Finnish group Battledragon has understood.

Another band, Dragonforce, also produced a version of the Titanic song, giving it a speed metal tempo.

What if Titanic

's famous dance scene

had been a pogo, instead of an Irish dance?

Stayin' alive, by the Bee Gees, by Ozzy Osbourne

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This is perhaps the funniest/absurd/improbable cover of this top 5. The Bee Gees hit reviewed by the Prince of Darkness and the son of legendary guitarist Frank Zappa.

Enough to bring some dead people back to life!

Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry, by Judas Priest

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What is metal if not a descendant of rock?

With this cover, the British group Judas Priest somehow pays homage to their roots.

A metal program, but not only…

For 4 days, the Motocultor festival will welcome 105 groups on its 4 stages.

Fans will be able to applaud bands like Powerwolf, Behemoth, Kreator, Apocalyptica, Testament...

But in order to diversify its audience, the Saint Nolff festival also offers a very good rock program.

In addition to The Hives, The Libertines, the group of Pete Doherty and Carl Barat will come to celebrate on stage the 20th anniversary of their mythical album

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  • Culture

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  • heavy metal

  • Hellfest