THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, EVILE, RISE TO REMAIN Cover NIRVANA For 20th-Anniversary Tribute

September 21, 2011

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of NIRVANA's landmark 1991 album, "Nevermind", this week's issue of U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine comes with an exclusive 14-track NIRVANA covers CD, featuring the following artists/songs:

01. ARCANE ROOTS - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
02. FRAMING HANLEY - "In Bloom"
03. DEAF HAVANA - "Come As You Are"
04. RISE TO REMAIN - "Breed"
05. FRANCESQA - "Lithium"
06. YOUNG - "Polly"
07. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Territorial Pissings"
08. KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES - "Drain You"
09. EVILE - "Lounge Act"
10. THE BLACKOUT - "Stay Away"
11. FRANK TURNER - "On A Plain"
12. SPYCATCHER - "Something In The Way"
13. DANGEROUS! - "Endless, Nameless"
14. WE ARE THE OCEAN - "Sliver" (bonus track)

Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake on his band's contribution: "So the cat is out of the bag; EVILE have covered 'Lounge Act' by NIRVANA for Kerrang!'s upcoming anniversary issue of the 'Nevermind' album.

"When we got the offer, all I could see was fun to be had, and what an honor it was to be included. I was a big fan of Nirvana when I was a young teen, so it's an extra honor in that way for me.

"I wondered what we could do to the track to make it our own, so we approached it like we would one of our own songs. That bass riff is brilliant and I wanted to make it more a core element of the track guitar-wise and just metal it up in general. I wanted to respect the approach of the song but also alter Kurt's [Cobain] chord approach to a style more suited to EVILE, and that's a chug-athon!

"Hope you all enjoy it; we definitely do."

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor had the following to say about what "Nevermind" means to him: "I was a huge fan of NIRVANA. I remember playing 'Bleach' for my friends and telling them they were going to be massive. When 'Nevermind' was on the verge of dropping, I made all my friends go out and buy it. Never knew it would be that big, but they deserved it.

"No pun intended, but never mind the singles the album is deep as hell. From 'Lounge Act' to 'Territorial Pissings' it is the perfect blend of punk, college, rock and pop. To this day, one of the best albums of all time."

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