Driving Mrs. Satan talks mellowing metal

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Driving Mrs. Satan is a trio of London and Naples-based musicians who’ve recently released their debut LP, entitled Popscotch. As the title suggests, it’s lovely, poppy music. The lyrical content may surprise, however, as each and every song is a reinterpretation of a heavy metal track. From Iron Maiden’s “Can I Play With Madness?” to a truly novel take on Anthrax’s “Caught In A Mosh,” the songs — as the band’s Facebook says — are heavy metal made easier. Yet, for the songs being stripped of the speed and heaviness, there emerges the root melody and lyricism inherent in these songs oft-derided as meatheaded. The band spoke with us via e-mail about the new album and how Driving Mrs. Satan came together.
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