I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT “PRESSURE” WOULD MAKE AN AWESOME METAL SONG

Before we had pubes or had discovered metal, we thought that Billy Joel was the shit. As I got older, I seriously thought that someone could turn Joel’s song “pressure” into a pretty awesome metal cover. I always dreamed it would be Stratovarius or someone kind of Stratovarius-esque, but I’ll settle for For Whom the Bell Joels, the latest discovery from those geniuses at Metal Insider.

Of course, a metal band exclusively playing Billy Joel covers is a gimmick, and not even an especially clever one – but the band isn’t terrible, and I’m being sincere when I say I think they nailed “Pressure.” I can think of a handful of other BJ songs I’d be curious to hear these dudes try out.

If you have ever enjoyed boring middle-of-the-road soft rock made my an alcoholic from Long Island, check out For Whom the Bell Joels here.

-AR