THE BEAST

Arch Enemy will release a covers album entitled Covered in Blood on January 18th via Century Media, and they’ve now made the full tracklist available, which you can peep below.

Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Europe and Megadeth are a few of the bands whose songs will be getting the makeover treatment on the 24-track (!) set. I’m most excited to hear how the band tackles the Manowar and Queensryche cuts; those could be interesting, right? To me a good cover consists of just the right mix of the original version and the covering band’s own personality, a balance that’s often tough to strike. We’ll see how Arch Enemy do come mid-January, but their version of Tears for Fears’ classic “Shout” — which is out now and can be streamed below — is promising, especially given how covered to death that song has become over the years. - Via MetalSucks

Here’s the full tracklist:

01 – “Shout” (Tears For Fears cover)
02 – “Back To Back” (Pretty Maids cover)
03 – “Shadow On The Wall” (Mike Oldfield cover)
04 – “Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest cover)
05 – “Nitrad” (Moderat Likvidation cover)
06 – “When The Innocent Die” (Anti-Cimex cover)
07 – “Warsystem” (Skitslickers cover)
08 – “Armed Revolution” (Skitslickers cover)
09 – “Spräckta Snutskallar” (Skitslickers cover)
10 – “The Leader (Of The Fuckin’ Assholes)” (Skitslickers cover)
11 – “City Baby Attacked By Rats” (G.B.H. cover)
12 – “Warning” (Discharge cover)
13 – “The Zoo” (Scorpions cover)
14 – “Wings Of Tomorrow” (Europe cover)
15 – “The Oath” (Kiss cover)
16 – “The Book Of Heavy Metal” (Dream Evil cover)
17 – “Walk In The Shadows” (Queensrÿche cover)
18 – “Incarnated Solvent Abuse” (Carcass cover)
19 – “Kill With Power” (Manowar cover)
20 – “Symphony Of Destruction” (Megadeth cover)
21 – “Aces High” (Iron Maiden cover)
22 – “Scream Of Anger” (Europe cover)
23 – “Starbreaker” (Judas Priest cover)
24 – “The Ides Of March” (Iron Maiden cover)