INTER ARMA - Southern Man (Neil Young Cover)

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INTER ARMA celebrate their past on Garbers Days Revisited, their new covers record, recorded in between tours in support of their critically acclaimed 2019 full length Sulphur English. The record, named after the band's former practice space, was once again tracked at Dark Art Audio in Madison, TN. INTER ARMA show off their wide array of influences, tackling covers by Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Cro-Mags, and more. Garbers Days Revisited sees INTER ARMA redefining the very aspects of the music that inspired and influenced them from their very beginnings.

"Hunter Thompson used to punch out pages of Ernest Hemingway on his typewriter "just to get the feeling of what it was like to write that way, " drummer T.J. Childers comments. "The same can be said for anyone learning a great cover song: there's a lot to be deduced from the information there. Actually learning the songs can lead to inspirational, new musical ideas."

INTER ARMA's inspiration can indeed be felt throughout the 8 tracks therein; from the melancholic, spoken intro leading to the explosive, riff heavy take on the Neil Young classic "Southern Man", to the nearly pitch-black metallic approach of Hüsker Dü's "The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill", every song on Garbers Days Revisited captures the sounds that make INTER ARMA one of the scene's most unique and creative bands.

Childers continues, "Covers have been an integral part of Inter Arma since the beginning of the band and some of these songs have a direct lineage while others are a little more... obscure. As timing would have it, we hope this provides a bit of an escape for listeners, given the surreal circumstances we're in at the moment, because after all, great art should provide an escape which is part of why we chose to do this: sometimes you just wanna be runnin' down a dream..."

[jamesgphilosopher]

These Gods. And homage to THE MAN! They always guarantee the most awesome surprises, brutal honesty and absolute creativity, originality, and individuality.

[USCFCDGAF]

The guitar tone here is absolutely insane. I'd gladly take a full album of this.

[noodlewhitley]

I've been imagining someone doing this with Southern Man for about a year now, and I finally found it! Fantastic work.

[deathfromthewoods]

I love black metal and I love Neil Young whose music is with me my whole life, you perfectly hit both

[admitnothing]

guys this is i miss those ol practice space days!

[mihaistoian]

Exactly what it was expected from these dudes!Great fusion of playing styles and genres!

[THIRSTYGUMS]

Took me a minute (huge Neil young fan) but this scorches! 10/10

[elsolrises]

Thanks blabbermouth! I had the album cover in my mind, but never would have found this without it, because I couldn't remember the name of the band, album, or songs! CD reviews library to the rescue!

[eyangamedud]

This captures the angry tone of the song well.

[gianlucatarchi]

I sincerely don't know if Neil Young could appreciate your cover.
But, if I were him, I will be proud of it. Inter Arma are just at the top! 🤩

[someone]

Oh man this will really piss off grandpa<3

[longjohns]

Kicks ass perfect cover. This song is meant to be hateful and heavy

[Denny_Boi]

What would y'all call this genre? Blackened folk rock?

[synesthesia.aesthetic]

Happy Black History Month!! Fight the power, guys

[LEKLukeKnight]

This will be blasphemy to some, and I get that, but: this is one of those rare covers that's even better than the original. I mean, god DAMN when that lead comes in at 3:08...just kill me now, I'm already in heaven

[andyhowl]

I was looking for a metal cover of this song cause i always thought itd slap... boy howdy i fuckin found it! \m/ and was i right!!!

[coffinspired]

This shit is wild, that's all there is to say. At this point with them, I expected nothing less from the title.

[doctorsmoothlove]

Has Neil Young said anything about this version?

[darkfortress]

This is great. I can't wait to hear their version of purple rain I guarantee it's going to be epic