A growing meme that has recently taken hold on YouTube is 8-bit covers of some of your favorite metal songs. Selections from CONVERGE, IN FLAMES, and MASTODON are all floating out there, and being the somewhat dutiful metal editor (emeritus) that I am, I have collected some of my favorites. Check them out below the jump.

AT THE GATES – “Slaughter of the Soul” (from Slaughter of the Soul):

CHILDREN OF BODOM – “Downfall” (from Hatebreeder):

CONVERGE – “Concubine” (from Jane Doe):

MASTODON – “Blood and Thunder” (from Leviathan):