Tallah, one of nu-metal’s most forward-thinking bands, have just dropped a brutal cover from Disney’s
Aladdin. The wild track is a reimagining of “Friend Like Me,” originally performed by Robin Williams in his role as the Genie.
An elaborate April Fools joke? Don’t be so certain. Disney villains are some of Tallah singer Justin Bonitz’s biggest influences and his constant interplay between character voices is a staple of Tallah’s debut album,
Matriphagy.
Tallah dropped “Friend Like Me” at midnight and teased a five-song EP called
Talladdin, though no pre-order link or release date was shared beyond a link to Tallah’s Patreon. “We just wanted to thank all the awesome people involved in making this happen!” Tallah write. “Thanks to our amazing label, Earache Records for helping fund the project, putting it up on their channel, and just dealing with us, in general. We know we can be difficult to work with sometimes :P We also want to thank Thomas Cucé