An Argency, Benz Truck | COVERS

In the 5^th edition of COVERS (2024), An Argency delivers a compelling rendition of “Benz Truck” originally performed by Lil Peep.

Ah, it’s time to get cozy and totally cover up! In COVERS, we highlight a musician or band covering songs by another musician (likely a popular musician). COVERS focuses solely on the musician who covers, as opposed to the original/most famous performer.  It is open to both established musicians and musicians who may not be as well-known. In the 5^th edition of COVERS (2024), An Argency delivers a compelling rendition of “Benz Truck”, originally performed by Lil Peep.

“Lil Mirosh with a brand new bitch In the back of the club with the goth boy clique / Iced out teeth / On a iced out whip / With the limousine tints so you can suck my dick.” Ooh wee! With the exception of ‘Lil Mirosh,’ those lyrics were original melodically rapped by the late Lil Peep, who was also part of the collective, GothBoi Clique. “Benz Truck (Гелик)” ranks among the rapper’s most popular songs ( “Awful Things” takes top honors).  Belarus rock/metal band An Argency takes on the tall task of covering the 2017 emo-rap gem in 2018.  It’s safe to say, in the hands of Lil Mirosh and An Argency, the metal rendition of  “Benz Truck” rocks 🤘!

The introduction of “Benz Truck” sounds familiar from An Argency. Those dark, minor key guitar riffs set the foreboding tone.  However, while the chorus remains catchy, Lil Mirosh is less melodic than Lil Peep, beginning the metal transformation with gritty, unsettling vocals. This cover goes hard – heavy, heavy, heavy! The second iteration of the chorus is wild, with no pitch to be found – those unclean vocals, baby! The verse is even wilder, with the angst at an all-time high, not to mention filthy vocals accompanied by equally filthy, nasty guitars! The intense lyrics and even more intense performance is IN YOUR FACE: “I don’t wanna wait now / But I know you gonna make me / Who you wanna hate now? / Pretty soon you’re gonna hate me.”  The energy is lit 🔥 – it’s hard to catch your breath listening to this one. That said, at the end, the final lyrics, “Suck my dick,” get a more melodic, kinder, gentler treatment after ample intensity.  Go figure! R.I.P. Lil Peep.  An Argency pays ode to the late musician sensationally.

🎙 An Argency • 🎵 “Benz Truck” • 🗓 2018

An Argency, Benz Truck : Covers No. 5 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; An Argency; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Matteo Milan from Pexels; MR1313, OpenClipart-Vectors, Vicki Hamilton from Pixabay]