Emerging Artist Reviews

Waste/Dawn Release Extreme Metal Cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

by The Metalverse

Updated December 07, 2025

Waste/Dawn release metal cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Waste/Dawn is a solo doom/prog project that was formed in 2022. The metal act just released their brutal version of the classic holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You on December 1st.

Waste/Dawn's version has a slightly shortened name, All I Want for Christmas... and that is only the beginning of the differences throughout the re-imagined track. Ominous guitar ambience introduces a haunting singing as lyrics are rewritten with a much darker intent than the original track.

'"All I Want for Christmas..." is a song about decay, disillusionment, and the desperate request to let the entire festive facade just end. It replaces the pop idol's longing for love with an agonizing demand for reality." - Waste/Dawn

The song builds in energy as distant guitar dissonance and booming bass lines suddenly make way for full band destruction. Drop-tuned guitar riffage, slamming drum beats, and background ambience create an overall twisted and brutal soundscape as the song's original pop melodies stand out in stark contrast. After fully-fledged metal intensity, chilling piano melodies lead back into explosive action as screaming is introduced for the first time in the track.

Clocking in at just over 5 minutes, Waste/Dawn's All I Want for Christmas... is a brutal and eerie reimagination of a Christmas classic that fans of metal will certainly enjoy. With great production and an animated video featuring the likeness of Mariah Carey wearing a deer skull, All I Want for Christmass... successfully creates a dark and extreme atmosphere that provides a new commentary with altered lyrics.

You can stream All I Want for Christmas... and watch the official Lyric videe below.