Restless Records Butchers The Beatles
Restless Records rounded up an all-star lineup of sorts to play on a heavy metal tribute album to The Beatles.
The label's Butchering the Beatles hits stores Oct. 24. The album, which recasts Beatles classics as shredding metal anthems, rounds up 50 of metal's veterans to play in ad hoc bands on each cover. Contributing musicians include the cool (Alice Cooper and Lemmy Kilmister), the shredding (Yngwie Malmsteen) and the downright laughable (Night Ranger's Jack Blades and Marco Mendoza of Whitesnake).
Butchering the Beatles' track listing is:
Hey Bulldog -- featuring Alice Cooper, vocals; Steve Vai, guitars; Duff McKagen (Velvet Revolver / Guns N Roses), bass; Mikkey Dee (Motorhead), drums
Back In The USSR -- featuring Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), vocals/bass; John5 (Marilyn Manson / Rob Zombie), guitars; Eric Singer (Kiss / Alice Cooper), drums
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds -- featuring Geoff Tate (Queensryche), vocals; Michael Wilton (Queensryche), guitar; Craig Goldy (Dio), guitar; Rudy Sarzo (Dio), bass; Simon Wright (Dio), drums; Scott Warren (Dio), keys
Tomorrow Never Knows -- featuring Billy Idol, vocals; Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), guitars; Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne), bass; Brian Tichy (Billy Idol), drums
Magical Mystery Tour -- featuring Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen / Soul Sirkus), vocals; Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force / Alcatrazz), lead guitar; Bob Kulick, (Meat Loaf / Paul Stanley Band), rhythm guitar; Jeff Pilson (Dokken / Foreigner), bass; Frankie Banali (Wasp / Quiet Riot), drums
Revolution -- featuring Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), vocals / guitar; Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard), guitar; Mike Porcaro (Toto), bass; Gregg Bisonnette (David Lee Roth / Ringo Starr Band), drums; Joseph Fazzio (Superjoint Ritual), drums
Day Tripper -- featuring Jack Blades (Night Ranger / Damn Yankees), vocals; Tommy Shaw (Styx / Damn Yankees), vocals; Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake / Dio), guitars; Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake / Thin Lizzy), bass; Virgil Donati (Steve Vai / Soul Sirkus / Planet X), drums
I Feel Fine -- featuring John Bush (Anthrax), vocals; Stephen Carpenter (Deftones), guitar; Mike Inez (Ozzy Osbourne / Alice In Chains), bass; John Tempesta (The Cult / Testament), drums
Taxman -- featuring Doug Pinnick (Kings X), vocals; Steve Lukather (Toto), guitar; Tony Levin (John Lennon / Peter Gabriel), bass; Steve Ferrone (Eric Clapton / Tom Petty), drums
I Saw Her Standing There -- featuring John Corabi (Motley Crue) vocals; Phil Campbell (Motorhead), guitar; C.C. Deville (Poison), guitar; Chris Chaney (Jane¹s Addiction), bass; Kenny Aronoff (Smashing Pumpkins / Jon Bon Jovi), drums
Hey Jude -- featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens (Judas Priest / Iced Earth), vocals; George Lynch (Dokken / Lynch Mob), guitar; Bob Kulick (Meat Loaf / Paul Stanley Band), rhythm guitar; Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge / Beck / Bogert and Appice), bass; Chris Slade (AC/DC), drums
Drive My Car -- featuring Kip Winger (Winger), vocals; Bruce Kulick (Kiss / Grand Funk), guitar; Tony Franklin (The Firm / Whitesnake), bass; Aynsley Dunbar (Whitesnake / Journey), drums
