3TEETH Turn Guns N’ Roses’ “Civil War” Into a Brooding Industrial War Machine

You ever wonder what would happen in Terminator if Skynet discovered Slash before it decided to turn on humanity and wipe us all out with nukes? Now we know — it would have likely put out a banger of a cover like the industrial outfit 3TEETH just did with the incredibly powerful (and sadly still poignant) “Civil War” off Guns N’ Roses’ 1991 album Use Your Illusion II.

Released earlier today, 3TEETH’s version of the song is a stark and fresh reimagining of the killer anti-war song. And while the lyrics are unchanged and carry the same meaning, the track’s more modern, heavy, and digital soundscape fits more appropriately for this AI-driven hellscape we all find ourselves in today.

Speaking of the track, 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla said the decision to cover this song in particular made sense because it’s so apropos to what’s going on today.

“‘Civil War’ always hit me as a song about how people get torn apart, not just by governments or ideologies, but by the lasting ripple effects of conflict itself. It was written over 30 years ago, and somehow nothing’s changed except the tools of perception management have gotten way more sophisticated. Sure, the faces may change, the flags may change, but the playbook stays the same. History loops like a low-effort rerun, and the remote’s nowhere to be found because the people writing the script want you tuned in and operating at a very low frequency.

“We didn’t cover this track out of nostalgia. We did it because humanity has this uncanny habit of investing more in ideology than in each other, and that makes us easy prey for the psyops. This cover is a mirror to that cycle. Same bullshit, just in higher resolution.”

This new cover from 3TEETH is just the latest in a line of other covers they put out. Other songs they’ve done include Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks,” Sweet’s “Ballroom Blitz,” Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)” and Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants To Rule the World.”

So yeah. Check this shit out and compare it to the original. I’d say it’s pretty damn good.

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