Tony Hawk has coated 9 Inch Nails‘ ‘Want’ with Trent Reznor and an all-star backing band – take a look at the video beneath.
The US skilled skateboarder has been credited with boosting the careers of quite a few various acts who’ve contributed songs to the soundtracks of his in style online game franchise, Professional Skater.
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Final yr noticed Hawk host a skateboarding, music and gaming pageant referred to as Weekend Jam, which featured headline performances from Modest Mouse, Descendents, and Devo (through Kerrang!).
Now, the skater has teamed up with NIN frontman Reznor to report a collaborative tackle the band’s 1992 single ‘Want’ for the YouTube channel ‘Mikey And His Yuke’.
Hawk, who supplied vocals on the quilt, is seen skateboarding by way of the streets within the accompanying DIY-style visuals. Reznor, in the meantime, makes a comedic cameo look as he makes an attempt to cross the highway.
The observe additionally options contributions from present and former members of The Dillinger Escape Plan (Ben Weinman), The Bronx (Brad Magers), Each Time I Die (Ryan Leger) and extra.
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Per an outline, Fairmounts frontman Mikey Hawdon “enlists the assistance of mates and fellow musicians to create thrilling variations of his favorite songs” on the channel. He performed guitar, percussion and sang backing vocals on the ‘Want’ cowl.
“When this collection started, I knew I wished to cowl this explicit track,” Hawdon defined. “I additionally knew that if we ever did, the lineup must be excellent. I couldn’t be happier with the fervour and power that this crew introduced and delivered. A lot like to all concerned.”
Within the feedback part, one viewer wrote: “I by no means thought I’d reside in a timeline the place Tony Hawk and Ben Weinman could be in a 9 Inch Nails track cowl with TRENT REZNOR HIMSELF as a cameo, but right here we’re and it’s superior!”
One other fan stated: “I really like how Tony almost ran over Trent… couldn’t imagine it was truly him at first! Effectively finished, nice musicians and an incredible cowl. That was superior.”
Again in January, Goldfinger enlisted Hawk for a joint efficiency of the band’s 1997 observe ‘Superman’. The tune seems on the soundtrack for varied iterations of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater.
The 2020 version of the sport featured music from the likes of Chic, Much less Than Jake, Skepta, Machine Gun Kelly and Alex Lahey.
Talking of the soundtrack choice throughout an interview with NME that yr, Professional Skater audio lead Justin Joyner defined that songs ought to “complement [the] gameplay”.
