I saw that Miley Cyrus covered a Metallica song and, fueled by pure metalhead rage, stormed to my computer ready to hate it. But the moment the first notes of “Nothing Else Matters” hit—backed by Elton John on piano, Yo‑Yo Ma on cello, Robert Trujillo on bass, and Chad Smith on drums—I froze. Then Miley’s voice came in, raw and haunting, and suddenly I wasn’t mad anymore—I was floored. It wasn’t just good. It was powerful, emotional, and weirdly perfect. In all my years loving metal, I never thought I’d say this, but she nailed it. Absolutely nailed it…..
When Miley Cyrus Made Me Eat My Metalhead Words I’ve spent most of my life worshiping at the altar of distortion. My heroes have names […]
