An Edgy Ska-Core Cover of the Rage Against the Machine Anthem ‘Killing in the Name’

Musician JER (Jeremy Hunter) of Ska Tune Network performed an edgy ska-core cover of the Rage Against the Machine anthem “Killing in the Name”. As with his previous videos, JER played every instrument on the song, including trumpet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboard, bass, and guitar, plus vocals.

According to JER, many people requested that he cover this song.

SKANK AGAINST THE MACHINE?????? Hella requested over on Patreon.. and ya know what… my original thought was “how tf would I do this, and then it hit me that if I gave it a fishbone / blue meanies type vibe and leaned into some skacore,, it could truly go hard. And I was right

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.