McRib. “The joke’s on them though, we got a good kick out of hate comments!”
Emerging Band Gürschach Release Improved Reimagined Cover of Metallica’s “St. Anger” By Tank Leave it up to a band from the San Francisco Bay Area to get the Metallica Army a bit upset. The bay area experimental metal quartet of Gürschach (pronounced Ger-shock) has just released a new video of a cover tune. For that one, they selected a song and a band that would no doubt create controversy. They selected the revered Metallica song, “St. Anger” as their first single and video. On top of that they chose to make the song their own, so it is a bit different from the Metallica version. “‘St. Anger’ was actually the first Metallica song I heard, and it was the whole reason I got into the band,” says guitarist/vocalist X. “It’s still one of my favorite songs by the band, but I couldn’t deny the issues that many people have with it. I just wanted to address all the common complaints with the album in order to show people that the song has more potential than most people think.” Watch the video at https://
youtu.be/urRruX2PrY0. The single is available now on Spotify So far the video has received over 40,000 views receiving a bit of controversy over it, but why not… what a great idea!!! Metallica fans are all trying to get a view of this cool video to express their likes or dislikes over the revamping of “St. Anger.” Gürschach has even responded with a 20-minute video to let the people know how they feel about all the criticism. On the video they both read the criticisms and express their views to the response. Really, this is a genius move for the guys in Gürschach. So far it appears to be a somewhat fifty/ fifty response for what they have done. Check out the “Hate Comments” video at https://youtu.be/5lF3K7OtCmg.
Gürschach was originally formed in the San Francisco Bay Area by X, Leyland Reid, and Daniel Justo- Sanchez in 2011. They started out performing songs that they mainly had written white they were still in High School. In 2014 the band welcomed Scotty McRib into their fold and the current lineup was completed. The following year, in 2015, the band released their first foray into the music business as Gürschach with an independently released EP titled Beautiful Nightmares. This EP would be the first and last time that the band would present a straightforward Thrash Metal record. They have decided to move on with a sound that was completely all their own and abandon a straight Thrash sound.
By 2016 the band had released their first music video for the song “Life In The Sewers.” This was followed constant touring in 2016 and 2017. In December of 2017 the band decided to release their first full-length debut album, Dark Matter. This album was also filled with non-stop touring in 2018 and 2019. By 2019 the band had reached a permanent decision on their status and re-named their tour the Kiss Our Jobs Goodbye Tour. Now the band has taken one step forward and released the new single, “St. Anger” this year, and plan on releasing more new material soon. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/urRruX2PrY0. The single is available now on Spotify Gürschach online:
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“We knew that when we covered the song that there would be hate, because a lot of Metallica fans are extremely dedicated and would reject our version, whether they liked the original or not,” says vocalist/bassist Scotty
