IoMP 118: Songs That Should Be Metal Covers — But Aren’t (Yet)
The Influencers of Metal Podcast dives back under the covers — consensually — with Covers, Part III, an episode dedicated to the metal covers that don’t exist… but absolutely should.
This time around, Collin and Tom aren’t talking about existing covers. They’re manifesting dream scenarios: unlikely pairings, cursed ideas that somehow make sense, and covers so perfect they feel like they already happened in another timeline.
Like ABBA’s “Angel Eyes” transformed into a gothic metal gut-punch by Lindsay Schoolcraft, a Canadian punk rock classic reborn through power metal theatrics, or the most obvious Steel Panther covers that still haven’t happened.
If you love metal covers, chaotic brainstorming, and two hosts aggressively saying “I can hear it” at each other — this episode is for you.
Listen now, then tell us: which dream cover would you sell your soul to hear?
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