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10 Great Metal Covers of the Beatles: Ghost, Ozzy, Type O and More

Metallica, Melvins and Ministry have also paid tribute to Fab Four
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Ozzy Osbourne loves them. As did Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister, who saw them playing Liverpool pubs — and brawling with audience members — well before they were famous. Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Type O Negative's Peter Steele loved them, too. One of modern metal's leading lights, Ghost's Tobias Forge loves them.

The Beatles influenced pretty much every single rock & roll artist that followed in their wake — including tons of heavy-music musicians, many of whom have paid tribute to the Fab Four by covering their classic songs. Below are 10 of our favorite takes.