Show Me the Body’s “One Train” Highlights a Week of Re-Recordings

Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, No. 1 goes to Show Me the Body for their remake of “One Train.”

It’s not too often that we have a recurring theme for Heavy Song of the Week, but a handful of alternate versions and remakes crossed our desk, and they’re all worth hearing.

The best of the bunch was Show Me the Body’s revamped take on “One Train,” an early song that remained a concert staple and fan favorite despite being absent from streaming platforms for years.

At last, the song can be streamed and this version is closer to what you’ll hear if you attend one of the band’s insane live performances. It’s heavier and more sonically rounded, giving added weight to Julian Cashwan Pratt’s vocals and banjo, as well as the angular pounding of the drums and bass. Definitive of what Show Me the Body sounds like in 2025 via one of their tightest and most enduring post-hardcore arrangements.

Honorable Mentions:

Coheed and Cambria – “Goodbye, Sunshine (Endless Summer) feat. Nick Hexum”

Here we have a reggae/dub reworking of “Goodbye, Sunshine” from Coheed and Cambria’s latest album. Not necessarily “heavy,” but given that the original is a straight-head hard rocker, mighty impressive in how the band and their astute collaborators un-heavied it (thus, an honorable mention on merit). Dub producer The Scientist and 311’s Nick Hexum lend their guiding hands, and the end result is a non-cheesy and authentic reggae vamp, one that’ll surely be a crowdpleaser when Coheed inevitably bust it out on their upcoming cruise fest.

Kittie – “Spit XXV”

Nu-metallers Kittie are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album with an EP of re-recordings, revisiting four of the LP’s highlight tracks with original producer Garth Richardson. As heard on the first single — a remake of the title track — the band has given its oldest material new life via a fresh coat of sonic paint, showcasing just how brutal the Canadian quartet still sounds over two decades later.

Moonspell – “Vampiria (feat. Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa)”

Moonspell live with an orchestra: an excellent and befitting format in which to experience the long-running Portuguese band’s symphonic goth metal. Hailing from a forthcoming live album, this rendition of “Vampiria” is utterly decadent in its full-stage production, lending an operatic grandeur to the performance and overall setting. There’s plenty of riffing too, the orchestra taking a backseat during these heavier portions.