Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello hooked up with Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda to cover of U2‘s “City Of Blinding Lights“. According to Benante:
“We were about to go to Japan for the first time and had a long flight ahead…I was given an advanced copy of The Joshua Tree album and I listened to it over and over. When I got off the plane I knew it like the back of my hand.
I still can’t believe how many amazing songs are on that Album, it’s flawless. You would think if I was going to do a U2 song it would be something from Joshua Tree or older but NO! One of my favorite songs is “City Of Blinding Lights,” another one of their songs that makes me emotional when I hear it. I asked 2 other die hard U2 Fans to be a part because I knew they would ‘NAIL’ it.
My Nephew and I would always play u2 songs during sound checks and backstage. We both had a kinship to their music. I knew he would Play the bass parts great, but I also knew he would sing the ‘edge’ parts equally great. Mark O and I always bonded through Music, u2 being one of the first. I always heard a ‘Bono’ thing in Marks voice and I knew he would Bring that Vibe to this.
We all play a form of music that is very Different than what U2 play, but we have the same passion and dedication to the music we play. It may seem odd that we chose this song but it’s really not…it’s MUSIC! it’s the thing that makes you move, the thing that gets you through the day, week, month etc.
thanks to -Bono, Edge, Larry and Adam for making music that still stands the test of time.
Hope ya dig this
Sing it to your Girlfriend, wife or whoever you feel Looks Beautiful!”
