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Best Metal Cover of a Folk Song Ever (Original Post)
prodigitalson
Mar 2022
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RockRaven
(16,724 posts)1. Depends on how one defines metal/folk*, of course... But I prefer Whiskey in the Jar by either
Thin Lizzy or Metallica
Thin Lizzy
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Metallica
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*some might claim that Thin Lizzy isn't metal and is thereby ineligible for consideration, and one could also claim that Metallica is also ineligible because they are covering the Thin Lizzy arrangement/cover -- and Thin Lizzy isn't folk either.
prodigitalson
(3,033 posts)2. I'll give you the TL version as a folk song, by a hard rock band.
Good pick
NBachers
(18,254 posts)3. That whole album is epic
prodigitalson
(3,033 posts)4. one of the best
Their cover of Green Manalishi is another standout on an album on which every song is awesome. My fave though may be Victim of Changes.
ProfessorGAC
(71,321 posts)5. Green Manalishi!
Their version is so huge sounding. Their live version is outstanding.