Middle Finger to Top 40

Fearless Records is either paying homage to today's Top 40 hits or sending a middle finger salute to today's music. On November 13, Fearless Records released the 5th installment of Punk Goes Pop, featuring a number of metal, metalcore, punk, alternative bands covering a number of today's hits from artists such as Justin Bieber, Gotye, Fun, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coldplay. Take out the auto-tune and put in actual musical talent from a variety of bands that add a headbanging twist to music pre-teens sing to on the way to McDonald's.

I have always been a sucker for covers, especially earlier when I posted an entry about the metalcore band, Crown the Empire, who released their cover of Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger." They even return in this compilation album with a cover of Maroon 5's "Payphone." These covers are definitely not for the weak of heart.

It's a lot of fun and heavy tunes that is certainly made for rock fans. It's definitely a good laugh when rock covers sound better than the original track.

Punk Goes Pop 5 = 4/5 stars.