Bad Wolves awarded Dolores O’Riordan’s children with the money after covering The Cranberries‘ „Zombie.“ When the heavy metal band Bad Wolves covered \u201cZombie\u2026<\/b>
\nBad Wolves awarded Dolores O’Riordan’s children with the money after covering The Cranberries‘ „Zombie.“
When the heavy metal band Bad Wolves covered \u201cZombie,\u201d the hit song first made popular by Dolores O\u2019Riordan and The Cranberries in the halcyon days of the 1990s, they had no idea that it would become the worldwide phenomenon that it ultimately became.
But, last night at a sold-out show at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, Bad Wolves presented Dolores O\u2019Riordan\u2019s children with a check for $250,000 before launching into their cover of \u201cZombie\u201d for the cheering crowd.
In a press release for the event, it was confirmed that two of O\u2019Riordan\u2019s children \u2014 Donny Jr., who was O\u2019Riordan\u2019s step-son, and Taylor Burton \u2014 and O\u2019Riordan\u2019s ex-husband, Don Burton, were in the audience to accept the check in what turned out to be \u201can emotional moment\u201d for all involved.
The three gentlemen accepted the check on behalf of O\u2019Riordan\u2019s two daughters, Molly and Dakota Burton.
What makes the Bad Wolves\u2019 cover of the iconic song even more bittersweet is that Dolores O\u2019Riordan was going to record some vocals for the Bad Wolves\u2019 cover of the song before she\u2019d died.
When they released their cover of the Cranberries hit \u201cZombie,\u201d Bad Wolves announced that they\u2019d be donating their proceeds from the song to the children of the late Dolores O\u2019Riordan. The band made good on their promise Tuesday night: https:\/\/t.co\/ycK9ZbpZrZ
\u2014 98 Rock (@98Rock) June 20,2018
\u201cGiving back this check to them makes it all feel so right and feel so good,\u201d said drummer John Boecklin.
The band also said that, when they perform the song live, they\u2019re overwhelmed by the audience\u2019s reaction to the song, and how quick they are to sing along with the lyrics.
Vext said that he doesn\u2019t even need to sing the whole song before the audience sings along with him, and he\u2019s \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by the love and support he\u2019s received from the audience.
WATCH: @BadWolves donate $250k to #DoloresORiordan ’s kids after Zombie cover success https:\/\/t.co\/GBcI974wyg
\u2014 Limerick Leader (@Limerick_Leader) June 20,2018
\u201cIt reminds me of watching Live Aid concerts of Queen, and the people singing back to Freddie Mercury. It\u2019s at that level of intensity, it\u2019s insane,\u201d he said.
Ultimately, too, the band said that they wanted to raise $1 million for O\u2019Riordan\u2019s children, and will continue to play \u201cZombie\u201d throughout the United States while they\u2019re on tour for the rest of the year.
Dolores O\u2019Riordan was found dead in a hotel room in London on January 15,2018, at the age of 46. Her official cause of death has not been released to the public.<\/p>\n

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