In search of Metal…

Apparently, if you just landed on earth craving your healthy dose of metal and went straight to Youtube to get it, the first search result would be the little known band Pergamum from Australia, performing four classical pieces by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Bach in a quite rockin’ way!

Thanks to the Barametal blog for the link. For more about Pergamum, check out their Myspace.

If you’re starting to think that classical music and rock does in fact mix, why don’t you also check out the old prog rock dinosaurs Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s version of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition. In four overblown, kitschy parts: Here’s the first: