Symphony of Destruction - Covers and Remixes

Covers and Remixes

The song has been covered and remixed by numerous bands. Covers include Alghazanth; Black Warrant, on his Electric album; Fury, for the album Megaded - A Tribute To Megadeth; Hellsongs, for the album Hymns in the Key of 666; Katalepsy, track seven from the album Musick Brings Injuries; Paul Di'Anno for his compilation album The Living Dead; Emil Bulls, on a live version on the tour edition of their album The Black Path; Seeds of Sorrow; Shelby Cinca at the Galaxy Hut in Arlington Virginia, and it was also parodied by J.B.O. as "Symphonie der Verstopfung" (Symphony of Constipation).

More notable covers include Arch Enemy's version, for a Kerrang! CD entitled High Voltage! A Brief History of Rock, which featured modern bands set to define rock music for the next 25 years playing covers of bands that influenced them. The song is also on their Dead Eyes See No Future EP. Nightwish also released a cover version, a live performance of the song is included in "The Siren" single and in the "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" single. Nightwish has continued to perform the song live, but these versions are not available on official releases. Also, by Tarja Turunen, although this has not appeared on any studio albums, Turunen has covered the song live, often transitioning to it from a cover of "Dead Gardens" by Nightwish. The original Megadeth version was remixed by Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor as the 'Gristle' mix.

Solo player Michael Angelo Batio released a cover of this song on the 2009 album Hands Without Shadows Pt.2: Voices, which featured Vinnie Moore and George Ballas.