Halestorm – ReAniMate 2.0: The
CoVeRs eP
Atlantic, 2013
4/10
This is an entirely
disposable release that has little worth for all but the most devout Halestorm
fans. As the title suggests, this EP contains six cover songs, so I won’t spend
a lot of time thinking about creative ways to bash this. “Dissident Aggressor”
opens the EP on a decent note, but Slayer’s version crushes both this and the
original by Judas Priest. I’m glad I didn’t know who Daft Punk was until I
googled it, but “Get Lucky” is the only other decent song here. “Shoot To
Thrill” is downright weak; the guitars and drums lack punch, and the effort
sounds phoned in. Pat Benatar’s “Hell Is For Children” is the song I was most
looking forward to on the EP, however, there’s none of the emotion found on the
original. Things only get worse with Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” and
“1996” by Marilyn Manson. Generally I’ve found covers releases to be pretty
lame—Garage Days Re-Revisited and Attack Of The Killers B’s are the only
great ones that spring to mind. If you’re a Halestorm fan you may want to check this out, but don’t
expect anything great.
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