Ed Sheeran sweetly tries his hand at death metal, hardcore rap, for Fallon's Tonight Show

Ed Sheeran sings death metal, hardcore rap — (Image credit: The Tonight Show)

If you're a fan of The Cardigans' angelic cover of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man," or of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Fallon has a bit for you. "That's right, pop music's cherub-faced troubadour sings 25 of the darkest, most skull-crushing songs ever written," Fallon, in character, said in a faux late-night commercial on Monday's Tonight Show. And Sheeran was on hand to provide a taste of a few of those songs.

He kept up a straight face, mostly, through Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills" and Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff," but he cracked up a bit during his track from the bonus album, Ed Sheeran Sings Hardcore Rap, probably because it's even funnier, and more improbable, hearing Ed Sheeran sing Ty Dolla $ign than Iron Maiden. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.