This cover feels like it’s on rails, never once threatening to jump the tracks. I suppose what Zombie hears as ‘groove’ I hear as ‘lockstep’.
Contributing to that impression is that this cover has no momentum. Here’s the original, cued at the mid-song reprise of the first verse:
Now, Zombie and Manson’s cover at this time mark:
For two musicians who pride themselves on their anarchic personas, they’re sure playing it safe with this one.
