Florence + The Machine Metal Album on the Way
Washington, D.C.-based independent label Sumerian Records has revealed that it will be releasing a Florence + The 
Machine metal cover album on May 13. Titled Florence + The Sphinx, the project lifts heavily from the artist’s 2011 album, Ceremonials, but also features a few choice selections from her 2009 Self-Titled debut.
A trio of covers from the album have already surfaced, including Stick to Your Guns’ doing “Dog Days Are Over”; Periphery taking on “Only If for a Night”; and Come the Dawn taking a run at “What the Water Gave Me.”
Sumerian co-founder Ash Avildsen about the record:
“To me, Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine is one of the most timeless records to come out in years. The distinctive vocals and melodies, the orchestration and instrumentation, the production, the mood and the lyrics have made me enamored with the album,” explains Sumerian’s co-founder, Ash Avildsen. “It is also one of the heaviest records in years to me… not in the sense of metal and aggressive vocals/guitars/drums, but in how the songs make you feel. The emotional conviction that Florence Welch gives in her delivery combined with the brilliance of Isabella “Machine” Summers and the production of Paul Epworth has made for one of my favorite albums of all time. I wanted to give Sumerian bands the platform to re-invent these songs and to hopefully bring great music to new ears all over the world who may have otherwise never experienced this album.”
Check out the tracklist below, followed by the aforementioned “Dog Days Are Over” cover.
01. Periphery – “Only If For A Night”
02. Stick To Your Guns – “Dog Days Are Over”
03. Ben Bruce (of Asking Alexandria) – “Shake It Out”
04. Darkest Hour – “Spectrum”
05. Miss Fortune – “No Light, No Light”
06. Fever Dreamer – “Leave My Body”
07. Born of Osiris – “Seven Devils”
08. Come The Dawn – “What The Water Gave Me”
09. Upon A Burning Body – “Lover To Lover”
10. Mike Semesky (of Intervals) – “Hearlines”
11. Dead Letter Circus – “Remain Nameless”
12. City In The Sea – “All This And Heaven Too”
