KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Record DIO Cover For Upcoming Compilation

[Tribalcast]

This is taken from Metal Injection News Section

MTV.com is reporting that KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will begin writing fresh material in July for the follow-up to 2004's "The End of Heartache" — an album Roadrunner Records hopes to be able to release in November, the group's bassist Mike D'Antonio said. He added that the band's also just recorded a cover of DIO's "Holy Diver" for a forthcoming Kerrang! magazine-commissioned compilation. That disc is going to feature some of today's heaviest metal acts tackling a number of genre classics.

"[Frontman] Howard [Jones] sang in falsetto," he said. "It came out super good. Everyone's really excited about it. The guitar riffs are definitely modified to sound way, way heavier."

Ok guys, what's your take on this?

 

[hasanur]

This is cool..wonder how it will sound..

 

[The-Warlord]

Awesome, I love Dio.

 

[ShredCow]

I'm totally open to reworkings of originals.... if the song comes out exactly the same, ho hum....

 

[Vaiyen]

they shld've tried Don't Talk To Strangers...holy diver is a wee bit boring,

 

[Tribalcast]

Ok we know how Dio can sing and I think Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage does have a good low and mid tones for his voice. So can the fella par up with Dio's lar lar larrrr?