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RockRaven

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1. Depends on how one defines metal/folk*, of course... But I prefer Whiskey in the Jar by either

Reply to prodigitalson (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 01:11 AM

Mar 2022

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.

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Best Metal Cover of a Folk Song Ever [View all] prodigitalson Mar 2022 OP

Depends on how one defines metal/folk*, of course... But I prefer Whiskey in the Jar by either RockRaven Mar 2022 #1

I'll give you the TL version as a folk song, by a hard rock band. prodigitalson Mar 2022 #2

That whole album is epic NBachers Mar 2022 #3

one of the best prodigitalson Mar 2022 #4

Green Manalishi! ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #5