Dick Cheese LIVE in concert (lounge METAL)

Richard Cheese (richardcheese.com); DEsMONIC; Seth Auberon, Sheldon S., Wisdom Quarterly

Who or what is Richard "Dick" Cheese? He is the front man for Lounge Against the Machine, a remarkable assortment of jazzy lounge lizard musicians. Dick takes the hits and puts them through the grater to produce lifelike renditions of songs we all know and love. He formerly worked at Los Angeles rock juggernaut station KROQ 106.7 FM, where the morning zoo "Kevin & Bean Show" made much of his career. Now the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 FM is promoting this comic genius and all-around swell guy. Catch him in LA on Sunday, April 24, 2022, and soon in Las Vegas and at a special event. More at richardcheese.com

• Merch | Richard Cheese (bandcamp.com)

Between Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Star War's "Cantina" song:

• Tickets: Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine

Death metal lounge? Cannibal Corpse

Dicky isn't the only Mel Torme (or Las Vegas era Elvis) impersonator to do heavy metal lounge covers. In fact, this hep cat DEsMONIC (2004) is great at it, too. Back in the summer of 2006 this got posted to smooth the way for Cannibal Corpse to tour Europe.

Tuxicity: System of a Down's "Chop Suey"