
The new album from Swedish trio Hellsongs, Hymns in the Key of 666, is ten tracks of beautiful harmonies, guitars, violins, pianos…and heavy metal. Sort of. Hymns is a cover album of hard hitting classics like Black Sabbath’s Paranoid and Iron Maiden’s Run to the Hills. I consider myself a bit of a ‘covers’ fanatic. I find it fascinating when an artist can take a song, reinvent it and make it their own. Hellsongs does that and more in their freshman album – I didn’t even realize the album was covers until I heard AC/DC’s Thunderstruck on Track 7.
We think Hymns is so amazing that we’ve put the entire album in our First Spins rotator. But, don’t just take my word – listen to all ten songs from Hymns in the Key of 666 right here.
Top Picks: Symphony of Destruction (Track 2) Thunderstruck (Track 7) and Paranoid (Track 9)
Sounds like: A mix of Jenny Owens Young, The Corrs, Sarah McLachlan and Ben Folds Five
Most Impressive: Hymns in the Key of 666 rates about a 10 on the scale of ‘Awesome Album Titles.’
Tags: acdc, Black Sabbath, first spins, Hymns in the Key of 666, Iron Maiden
Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Category: Music, Uncategorized
Tags: acdc, Black Sabbath, first spins, Hymns in the Key of 666, Iron Maiden
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