Heavy metal and country music are not a match made in heaven. To the majority of music fans, they seemingly hold nothing in common and juxtapose each other in a plethora of different ways. However, that has not stopped some of the most decorated heavy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artwork for albums by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Ken Mode. Since it started, metal has been using sonic intensity and unsettling lyrics to try and frighten the pants off the mainstream.

We're here to celebrate the British heavy metal icons Iron Maiden with five of the best black metal covers of their timeless songs. It would be impossible to overstate the cultural impact of Iron Maiden, whose music has shaped artists across the globe.

Listening to non-metal versions of heavy metal songs is especially interesting. Heaviness and speed are two things attracting fans to bands like Iron Maiden or Slayer. It’s also what keeps some music fans away. But hearing other artists interpret heavy ...