Cover Of Manowar's "Pleasure Slave" Released By A Sound Of Thunder

D.C. area metal act A Sound of Thunder released a cover of Manowar's "Pleasure Slave," a gender reversal twist with vocalist Nina Osegueda belting out "Man.....be my slave." The song will be made available to Kickstarter backers on the band's ongoing crowd funding campaign for the upcoming new album "Tales From the Deadside," due out on September 25th via the band's very own Mad Neptune Records.

As if Manowar wasn't controversial enough among metal heads, the song "Pleasure Slave," a bonus track from Manowar's sixth album "Kings of Metal," is infamous for its lyrical content. "Joey DeMaio wrote one of the most hilariously sexist songs of all time," stated Osegueda. "And that's cool, but turnabout is fair play. This one's for you, Joey!"

"There is no greater joy than taking a hilariously misogynistic piece of music and turning it upside-down," Osegueda continued. "The composition itself is great, but I always wanted it to be a little faster. The vocals were a challenge, but I had fun using my low register more than usual. As for the background vocals, we had a great time recording a bunch of our male fans making horrible orgasm noises. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life!"

A Sound of Thunder guitarist Josh Schwartz also commented on the track: "Ironically, this song has probably given me more pleasure over the years than any other. The lyrics are so ridiculously over the top, and Eric Adams delivers them with such conviction, that I can't help but crack up when I hear it...we are talking laughing so hard I'd be in tears sometimes! So full disclosure: we actually love Manowar and embrace their cheese, and just thought it would be fun to turn this one on its head. Our fans paid for the production of this song so we're releasing it for free to the whole world to hopefully spread some smiles and laughter. Hail, kill, and enjoy!"

Check out the cover track streaming here: