Transforming pop songs into hardcore versions is one of the greatest pleasures for a wide variety of artists. Recently, the popular hit "Festa" by Ivete Sangalo got a screamo version sung by Gloria Groove , and even João Gordo succumbed to the charms of reinterpretations and is about to release an album of popular classics transformed into heavy music called Brutal Brega .
When artists themselves are unwilling to give their music a new look, sometimes internet users do it for them. This was the case with YouTuber Anthony Vincent , who created his own metalcore version of the pop hit "As It Was." The song by singer Harry Styles was styled to sound like a track straight out of Bring Me The Horizon's album Sempiternal ( 2013 ) .
The original version of the current hit is a track with melancholic lyrics and a danceable melody, using a sample from the classic "Take On Me" by A-HA . Vincent's version, however, is full of heavy guitars and guttural screams mixed with melodic vocals, very similar to Oli Sykes .
Recently, Bring Me The Horizon themselves offered their personal touch to the pop hit “ Bad Habits ” by singer Ed Sheeran . They first performed a live version during the 2022 Brit Awards and then released the studio version of the song.
Check out the cover of “As It Was”:
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