Thanks bros and this is hugely different from my other vocal cover of this song years ago. Glad I got a chance to redeem myself :D And keep rocking it, you guys have an awesome channel here
Seriously. A neuroscientist should study a metal head's brain synapses while listening to this. I could feel mine trying to force this into the minor key version that had been grooved into my gray matter after 20+ years of listening to the original. It's a really bizarre (but no un-enjoyable) feeling.
BonBigMac it totally doesn't sound like Maiden. Maiden doesn't use much major keys. I can think of Heaven Can Wait and it's not even major all the way.
Pain Killer has always been one of my favorite metal songs, and this is just piling more awesome on top of an already incredible song. Always nice to see a notification that you guys have uploaded something new, you do not disappoint.
Thanks, brothers! Through some of the darkest times in my life, Painkiller was that beacon of Hope! That song made me feel superhuman! Gave me the strength to face the vicissitudes of life! Heavy Metal rules!
This is definitely one of the better ones, along with the Arch Enemy cover that just really works with the style. Good stuff! Also holy shit that solo!!
We tried to haha. Matt Heafy saw our Trivium covers and enjoyed them enough to do a colab. Bulb saw our Periphery cover and left a nice comment :) Marty Friedman saw and enjoyed our Holy Wars cover. Other than that, none of the other original artists have seen our stuff.
Happy Metal I saw that one!!! I play guitar as well but no where near the skill level you guys are! I'm more aspiring to be a Luthier to build guitars! That's my real goal! Hahaha
Longtime Priest fan here (since the 70's) Absolutely love what you guys are doing, really enjoyed Painkiller! Vocals were beyond description. (I've also been enjoying the 8-bit metal that's out there, if you haven't checked it out you should.) Great job guys!
My favourite two metal vocalists are Bruce Dickinson tying with Ronnie James Dio, but Rob Halford has to be a close third. And Rob Lundgren does him proud.
I've heard serious covers of this that sounded a lot worse, still in the original key. It must be quite awkward to play certain riffs in a different key! Ever thought about making a behind the scenes video of "how to majorize a metal song"? Would love to see some glimpses. And speaking of collaboration (hej Sverige!), you should connect with Josh Steffen for some crazy drums to add. That guy can larsify anything :)
This is amazing! I felt very happy while listening to this, giggling and laughing enjoyably throughout it. You guys keep blowing me away! Liked and shared! Some Iced Earth? Travel in Stygian or When the Night Falls?
Faster than a bullet Mesmerizing scream Content and full of passion He's half-man and half-puppy Rides a fluffy pony Breathing rainbow glitter Closing in with delight Soaring high
Haha you may be the only one that thinks so. Although there is definitly something creepy about someone seeing dark lyrics over happy music. A great example of that is the big band tune Mack The Knife.
No problemo! How about something from Liquid Tension Experiment? Some pretty technical stuff hidden in their music that you guys would enjoy. Acid Rain comes to mind.
Petrucci is one of my heroes so I'm pretty familiar with LTE. Acid Rain was the first LTE song I heard and I was blown away! Playing some of those licks though... D:
God this is just freakin' amazing. It sounds incredible in major. Especially the part at 1:30: its sounds like a modern opera lol. And the solo like a video game theme^^ my fafvourite "happy metal" cover. Do you have some originals ?
Thanks a ton bro!! The HappyMetal theme at the end of our videos, the intro, our Xmas arrangement, and our solos in Doom. Although we have worked on a lot original material together before, but not for this channel.
missed you badass metalheads and was thinking just this morning when Rob and Leo put up theirs, that today would be epic if you two put one up. Just finished working on The Patrolman and there you are. fuck yeah. some jamming with Pete Cottrell maybe happen in future ?
This is scrambling my brainwaves... trying to make that which is dark and brutal happy? Great work on everything, but it's also messing with me! May need to grab some Infant Annihilator to re-balance my humours... particularly nice to hear with vocals, Rob's got the goods, for sure!
lol - wow - you guys haven't done one that bends my brain as bad as this in a LONG time. Well done! Rob sounding awesome as usual (this Rob - not that Rob. Oh you know what I mean)
What a pleasant surprise to see Rob in this one. You guys are awesome, and kinda fucked up for doing this. But I like it. And Rob is fantastic as usual.
I needed a few painkillers to push myself for these notes haha but way worth it. Thanks Happy Metal for another awesome job!
Bro you NAILED IT!! Very few people can make a LEGIT Painkiller cover, and man, you definitely did! So good!
Thanks bros and this is hugely different from my other vocal cover of this song years ago. Glad I got a chance to redeem myself :D And keep rocking it, you guys have an awesome channel here
Oh you definitely did! Thanks for the awesome colab Bro! Now rest that voice haha!
+Rob, you're baddas!
hi! your voice is very similar to Therion's singer
painhealer
Hehe yep!!
Hangaretto I was going to say Painreleiver but yours is better
I don't know, I kinda laughed harder at yours.
That sounds like an oxymoron.
Does it intensify your pain then
Sounds like Gamma Ray.
Ha ha kinda does
Fuck, Gamma Ray is one of all time favorite bands, but so true...
Agree its the same that came to my mind too
Listening to the channel a lot of the music ends up sounding like power metal. And this one is a great example.
More like helloween
lil wayne guitar solo in major plz
Not a bad idea tbh
lel :v
Lol, not yet.
Umm naah man it's way too hard
Stevie t has made a hularious video of this as well as the jonus brothers... 😂😂😂😂😂
Seriously. A neuroscientist should study a metal head's brain synapses while listening to this. I could feel mine trying to force this into the minor key version that had been grooved into my gray matter after 20+ years of listening to the original. It's a really bizarre (but no un-enjoyable) feeling.
Haha! It's the complete opposite for us after each cover. The minor version just sounds weird when you've heard the major one so many times.
Happy Metal I bet! That can't be easy. Keep up the good work.
Marc Hanson For me its like the major version is trying to force its way past the minor version lodged in my heas
It sounds like Maiden doing Painkiller in the 80s, its good!
+BonBigMac Thanks Mac! We did do Maiden last year if you wanna check that out..
Ha ha thanks!!
BonBigMac it totally doesn't sound like Maiden. Maiden doesn't use much major keys. I can think of Heaven Can Wait and it's not even major all the way.
There you go, i was tryna put my finger on what it reminded me of LOL
There is a certain Maiden-ness to it. Heaven Can Wait... Sun and Steel, that kinda vibe.
If the Keepes Era Helloween has wrote Painkiller
Haha yea
You got that right
what an UNBELIEVEABLY talented singer
Agreed! Rob is the real deal!
At first, I thought there had been some studio jiggery-pokery with Rob Halford's vocals until I saw it wasn't Rob at all. Fantastic homage.
Yea Rob is incredible!
@@HappyMetalMusicThe two guitar players arent half bad either!
Great cover, I enjoyed it a lot!
Dudes...sounds like Judas Priest at a carnival \m/\m/ Nice job! Rob can sing like a mutha!
+Jack Hughes ha ha yea he's a beast! Thanks!!
Hahahahahhahahahaha epic
Pain Killer has always been one of my favorite metal songs, and this is just piling more awesome on top of an already incredible song. Always nice to see a notification that you guys have uploaded something new, you do not disappoint.
Agreed! Haha thanks man!!
That chorus sounds more augmented than major. I'm on to you, Happy Metal.
;)
But I mean augmented is a derivative of major, still sounds happy.
Wow, amazing vocals, guys. Hope to see more videos with vocals.
Thanks man! Yea Rob is amazing! There will definitly be more vocal videos to come!
Keeper I hope you realize the computer is making his voice better. Today's music is all computer fixed
Calling it now, Rob, you shall become dream theater's new lead singer with all due respect to james labrie.
Painkiller went Power Metal
Hehe that's right!
Happy Metal it's glorious
Painkiller but Helloween
HAhahaha! Seriously! This is probably amongst the best played Painkiller's solo on RUclips -if not the best- and yet it's played in major key!
Thanks a lot man!!! We worked really hard on it!
LOL I'M AGREE
Thank you :D
Even in a major key this still melts your face.
Painhealer by DragonForce
Haha
happy to take that painkiller 😄😄
Omg trolol!!!
This is what overdosing with painkillers does to you. :D Haha awesome! \m/
LOL seems quite pleasant! Thanks haha!
The song had not started and you had already made me happy :)
:D
Asks for painkiller.. hospital blasts Judas Priest
Lol correct!
It is a song that expresses the vocalist's happiness after taking painkillers. (FDA likes this song)
Lol nice
Sounds like Gamma Ray or Helloween now! Great Performance!
Agreed haha! Thanks!
You should do a full album and call it ''MAJOR Ass Kickers''
Thanks, brothers! Through some of the darkest times in my life, Painkiller was that beacon of Hope! That song made me feel superhuman! Gave me the strength to face the vicissitudes of life!
Heavy Metal rules!
That's awesome man!!
Would love to see a cover of the Swat Kats theme or even Cathedral Spires by Judas Priest, Ripper era!
Verses sound like Kiske with Helloween. :D
Haha
You guys do amazing job. That's my favorite song and it sounds good in major and minor. Yeah👍👍👍
Thanks a lot!
Damn this is awesome. The singer sounds like Bruce Dickinson! He could pull off Maiden easily!
Thank you! Yea he's amazing!
Nevermind that it's a Judas Priest cover, I'm getting a serious Queensryche vibe from parts of this.
Haha yea I hear that!
I never would have thought Painkiller song could bring a positive message. For me it was a ferocious, brutal, insulting and killing masterpiece.
This is definitely one of the better ones, along with the Arch Enemy cover that just really works with the style. Good stuff! Also holy shit that solo!!
Thanks a lot!!
lol, this sounds awesome in major!!
This makes it sound like a super motivational power metal song lmao
Lol yep! exactly we were thinking LOL!
You guys really need to get the actual bands you do these Major Scale covers for to listen to your renditions!! OMG this is amazing!
We tried to haha. Matt Heafy saw our Trivium covers and enjoyed them enough to do a colab. Bulb saw our Periphery cover and left a nice comment :) Marty Friedman saw and enjoyed our Holy Wars cover. Other than that, none of the other original artists have seen our stuff.
Happy Metal I saw that one!!! I play guitar as well but no where near the skill level you guys are! I'm more aspiring to be a Luthier to build guitars! That's my real goal! Hahaha
YOU DID IT!!! * 0 * Awesome! This is one of the happiest (metal) days ever. Keep the good work guys! Rob \m/ \m/
Thanks bro!!
Longtime Priest fan here (since the 70's) Absolutely love what you guys are doing, really enjoyed Painkiller! Vocals were beyond description. (I've also been enjoying the 8-bit metal that's out there, if you haven't checked it out you should.)
Great job guys!
Thanks a lot dude!
HAHA! Sounds like something out of a kid's show. This definitely made my day!
Haha thanks Dr Dank!
Wow that vocalist is amazing
Yea Rob is the man!
My favourite two metal vocalists are Bruce Dickinson tying with Ronnie James Dio, but Rob Halford has to be a close third. And Rob Lundgren does him proud.
Sounds fresh! It reminds me of German Power Metal. Thanks guys! 😁
Haha, glad you like it!
makes me want to frolic
Then we've accomplished our goal
I've heard serious covers of this that sounded a lot worse, still in the original key. It must be quite awkward to play certain riffs in a different key! Ever thought about making a behind the scenes video of "how to majorize a metal song"? Would love to see some glimpses.
And speaking of collaboration (hej Sverige!), you should connect with Josh Steffen for some crazy drums to add. That guy can larsify anything :)
We definitely have considered it and plan on doing so!
Honestly this version fits the vocals. They work in both keys.
Had to change the melody a lot actually
This is amazing! I felt very happy while listening to this, giggling and laughing enjoyably throughout it. You guys keep blowing me away! Liked and shared!
Some Iced Earth? Travel in Stygian or When the Night Falls?
Thanks dude! Definitely have to do Iced Earth!
Why not Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno? Just a 16 min song :D
I was thinking the Gettysburg trilogy.
WOW O_o
Haha, just kidding.
This is the medicine man.
Lol finally got a good one!
This cover kills my pain and brings me joy
Haha good, same here!
this solo transposed in to a major key is incredible. well done guys!
Thanks a lot Kyle!
Absolutely magnificent major cover, great vocal Rob. I thought Ben just do the rhythm and let Andy does all solo...haha
Well I did do all the rhythms, and bass haha, and the end solo :) - Ben
+Mindofjunk Thanks haha!
Happy Metal Wow...great job Ben, I didn't knew you did the bass. I saw the end solos, lotsa pinch harmonic there...cool
Faster than a bullet
Mesmerizing scream
Content and full of passion
He's half-man and half-puppy
Rides a fluffy pony
Breathing rainbow glitter
Closing in with delight
Soaring high
Sounds fantastic guy you nailed it, everyone were spot on... Really enjoyed it!! Cheers....
Thanks a lot Chris!!
this is way scarier, creepier than the original....how is this possible?! :))
Haha you may be the only one that thinks so. Although there is definitly something creepy about someone seeing dark lyrics over happy music. A great example of that is the big band tune Mack The Knife.
+Happy Metal Yeah because every one listens to big band 🤣
Everyone video you all make is just top notch. Really puts a smile on my face to hear your work.
Glad to hear it, thanks a lot man!
I love this channel. I hope it gets big.
Thank you!
He actually nailed that vocal!! Rob should be so jealous of you dude!
Rob would be jealous of Rob!
Not even Rob himself able to achieve that level of perfection on live show! (wait, which Rob? 😂 )
The solo was great, one of my all time favourite songs
Thank you!! Yea it's a game changer!
damn, the solo in this version is amazing!!
Thank you anonymous stranger!
awesome colab again guys! incredible video! :D
Thanks Nicolas!
That just puts a massive smile on my face! Totally brilliant.
Thanks Andy! Hey nice name btw...
You've cracked the Helloween/Gamma Ray Code!! Hahahahhahahahhaa
LOL we did!
I should go to sleep but fuck it
+rainbow_dickbutt That a boy!!
The RUclips grind in a nutshell
Sounds like Rhapsody of Fire
Haha agreed!
It makes metal sound like it would be in a mean girls type of movie
Haha!!
The feeling you get after having one Painkiller
By the way!!!! Great Ayreon Shirt!
Haha, thanks! I didn't think anyone would notice.
Didn't know you liked Ayreon.
How can someone be unappreciative marking a thumb down on this these guys giving their best? Great cover for this difficult tune! great job folks!
That was an amazing experience! Props to teh singer!
Thanks a lot!
It reminds me so much of Keeper of the Seven Keys ha ha. Michael Kiske would like it too
Awesome job guys, I'm loving all the content you put out.
Thanks Ben!
No problemo! How about something from Liquid Tension Experiment? Some pretty technical stuff hidden in their music that you guys would enjoy. Acid Rain comes to mind.
Petrucci is one of my heroes so I'm pretty familiar with LTE. Acid Rain was the first LTE song I heard and I was blown away! Playing some of those licks though... D:
This sounds like Judas Priest became a power metal band
Hehe exactly
Thanks guys, I so need this!
You're welcome!
Hehe glad to hear it man!!
Also, Malmsteen, old school, in major (especially interesting due to the often harmonic major tendencies), that would be, different :)
Haha that'd be intense!
Bewitched by Candlemass in major
🔥😱
Thanks for the suggestion!
Reliefresurrector \m/
Pleasure Reviver
Pleasure Birther
This is what it would sound like if Dragon Force covered this song.
Yep!!
Awesome job, lads! This is great! haha
Thanks a lot man!!
Bad ass Rob! Love it.
Agreed!
God this is just freakin' amazing. It sounds incredible in major. Especially the part at 1:30: its sounds like a modern opera lol. And the solo like a video game theme^^ my fafvourite "happy metal" cover. Do you have some originals ?
Thanks a ton bro!! The HappyMetal theme at the end of our videos, the intro, our Xmas arrangement, and our solos in Doom. Although we have worked on a lot original material together before, but not for this channel.
I love this channel! You guys sure can sing and play!
Thanks Jacques!
Sounds like it could be in Sonic as a track xD
Ha ha yea
master piece....my compliments.perfect performance and great originality and seriety...very professional....really amazing ...
Wow thanks a lot Marcello!
that was bad ass .. from a old Mettler that was great Rob Holford.
Thanks Jerome! Rob is awesome! (Both of them)
haha!Another great one!Dude,can i get a copy of this as a wav or mp3 format.this is so going in my playlist.Robs voice sounds great here as always.
Thanks a ton Nafiur! We plan on selling mp3s soon
Nice!eagerly waiting man!
The cure for depression right there guys
❤❤
missed you badass metalheads and was thinking just this morning when Rob and Leo put up theirs, that today would be epic if you two put one up. Just finished working on The Patrolman and there you are. fuck yeah.
some jamming with Pete Cottrell maybe happen in future ?
Haha thanks Man! Yea working with Rob is always a Pleasure! Pete's a cool dude, we'll have to hit him up!
lmao! Another great rendition of a classic! That vocalist...!!!
Haha thank you! Yea Rob is a monster!!
This is ..the pain chillerrr..yeah awesome job boss
Thank you!!
This is scrambling my brainwaves... trying to make that which is dark and brutal happy? Great work on everything, but it's also messing with me! May need to grab some Infant Annihilator to re-balance my humours... particularly nice to hear with vocals, Rob's got the goods, for sure!
Haha, thanks! Rob does indeed have the goods.
Technically perfect, you’re killing it 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot!!
impressive how just changing the key from minor to major can change the whole mode of a song!
lol - wow - you guys haven't done one that bends my brain as bad as this in a LONG time.
Well done! Rob sounding awesome as usual (this Rob - not that Rob. Oh you know what I mean)
Thanks Don!
Black Dog? That would actually be really cool to hear haha
Thanks for the suggestion!+
hey dude, i have the same prestige ibanez, ots an amazing guitar :)
Ibanez make fine instruments.
Play it at x1.25 it becomes power metal
Hehe exactly
what a collaboration :p actual painkiller :p
Haha yea it was awesome to make!
You should call it the Pain Inflictor. !
🤝
Awesome cover!! Loved it!
Couldn;t stop laughing at the chorus. Rob Halford needs to hear this. He has the sense of humour to appreciate this.
Agreed!
derekmok, but isn’t Rob dead?
No, Rob Halford isn't dead. Even if his physical form expired, he still wouldn't die, ever.
No joke, but eveen in the Major key the song still sounds f****** badass and evil!!! 😈😈😈
That's good because jokes aren't allowed on this channel :p
What a pleasant surprise to see Rob in this one. You guys are awesome, and kinda fucked up for doing this. But I like it. And Rob is fantastic as usual.
We're aware. Thanks!
This was cool and Rob is awesome
Thanks man! That he is!!
The song Listened to trillion times but happier. I think I am subscribing right now.
Haha thanks!
And yes, nice guitar playing guys!
Thanks!
finally theres vocals