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Rockers React To Pro-TRUMP Protesters Storming Capitol Hill: ‘This Is Next-Level Insanity’
Paul Stanley (KISS), Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY), Andy Biersack (BLACK VEIL BRIDES), Mark Morton (LAMB OF GOD), Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD), Phil Rind (SACRED REICH), Otep Shamaya (OTEP), Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES) and Danko Jones are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to reports that supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden‘s win. Hundreds of pro-Trump protesters broke through barricades and swarmed the building, forcing the Senate to evacuate and Vice President Mike Pence to be moved to a secure location. Earlier in the day, Trump — who has refused to accept the results of th...
Busta Rhymes Memorializes MF DOOM In Heartfelt Letter
Source: PYMCA / Getty Busta Rhymes is mourning over the loss of his longtime friend, and collaborator MF DOOM after the recent news of his death created a shockwave of grief throughout the culture. After a few days of silence, Vibe spotted Busta’s heartfelt letter penned on Instagram memorializing DOOM’s life and contribution to Hip-Hop. “It has taken me days to come to terms with this enough to type about it and I still can’t believe it or come to terms with it,” Busta wrote on Sunday (Jan. 3). “I’m completely f*cked up by the loss of this GOD MC & incredible human being!!! Over 30 years of friendship and brotherhood almighty!! I wanted to believe this was another elaborate scheme by the great Whodunit MF Doom himself but this time I have [received] the confirmations that ...
The Twitterverse Thanks Stacey Abrams For Turning Georgia Into A Blue State
Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty Last night Georgia held what many consider the most important senate runoff vote in U.S. history and now that it looks like democrats will retake control of the Senate, Americans took to Twitter to give Stacey Abrams her flowers for making the impossible happen. According to Raw Story, the Twitterverse erupted with joy and gratitude for Abrams after it began to seem clear that democratic senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were Washington bound as they took the leads over their republican opponents, Sen. Kelly Loeffler amd Sen. David Purdue. Long thought to be a deep red state, Stacy Abrams spent the last few years convincing people to register to vote and got them to the poles after she herself was robbed of the Governorship in Atlant...
Dr. Dre’s Los Angeles Home Target of Attempted Burglary
Dr. Dre and one of the four burglars arrested (photo via TMZ) Upon hearing news that Dr. Dre was in the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm, four men allegedly hatched a plan to break into his Pacific Palisades home. According to TMZ, the four individuals were spotted “casing” the million-dollar property around 10 p.m. local time. However, before they could reach the main building structure, Dr. Dre’s home security confronted the men and called the police. “The men fled, but cops arrived almost immediately and chased the 4 would-be burglars, catching and arresting them.” ABC 7 reports that during a search of the suspects’ vehicle, officials “found a backpack full of burglary tools, saws, and crowbars.” All four men have been arrested for attempted burglary and are curr...
Miley Cyrus’ Metallica Tribute Album Features Elton John, Chad Smith, and Yo-Yo Ma
Miley Cyrus, Elton John (photo by Lior Phillips), Chad Smith (photo via Wikipedia), and Yo-Yo Ma (photo via Wikipedia) Miley Cyrus isn’t slouching on the Metallica tribute album that she first announced back in October. In a new interview, the Plastic Hearts artist confirmed that the project is well underway and that it will feature an eclectic range of collaborators, from Elton John and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith to famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The 28-year-old first revealed her affinity for the metal titans when she busted out a roaring cover of “Nothing Else Matters” at Glastonbury 2019. Last year, she doubled-down on her admiration by saying that Plastic Hearts was heavily inspired by the thrashers. However, much like Cyrus’ latest full-length was a modern pop take on ’80s rock ...
DJ at Trump’s MAGA Rally Trolls Crowd With “My Heart Will Go On” From Titanic
The DJ at Donald Trump’s farewell MAGA rally was either an utter genius or a complete imbecile. While Trump’s cronies desperately cycled on-stage in Washington D.C.’s Ellipse to protest Trump’s obvious election loss, the person on the ones and twos slyly soundtracked the event with famous songs about defeat. As Uproxx points out, the DJ at Trump’s Save America Rally selected a funeral mix that included Celine Dion’s Titanic theme “My Heart Will Go On”, the iconic score for a movie about a historic disaster; Linkin Park’s “In The End”, a song about trying “so hard” but losing it all anyways; and Elton John’s “Funeral for a Friend”, a song that John wrote while imagining his own funeral. The DJ also played Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage”, Linkin Park’s “I Tried So Hard”, and John’s “Ca...
Dogs Dance Competitively to Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”: Watch
People can go their whole lives without discovering some of the world’s true marvels. Thankfully, a viral Tweet has drawn attention to one of the most amazing competitions no one knew about: dogs dancing competitively to such songs as Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life”, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, and Ylvis’ “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)”. Technically, the contest is called “International Freestyle Heelwork to Music”, and it takes place during the UK’s annual Crufts dog show and competition. While video of the 2020 event was posted back in April, a recent Twitter share of a dog and trainer dancing to Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” has shown a new spotlight on the amazing competition everyone’s been missing. It’s hard to pick who’s more entertaining, the dogs or the trainers (some in ...
Ex-QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Releases ‘Evil Eye’ Visualizer Video
Santa Cruz, California modern heavy metal revivalist James Durbin will release the debut album from his solo band, DURBIN, “The Beast Awakens”, on February 12 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official visualizer for the disc’s third single, “Evil Eye”, can be seen below. “The Beast Awakens” track listing: 01. The Prince Of Metal 02. Kings Before You (feat. Chris Jericho and Phil Demmel) 03. Into The Flames 04. Sacred Mountain 05. The Beast Awakens 06. Evil Eye 07. Necromancer 08. Riders On The Wind 09. Calling Out For Midnight 10. Battle Cry 11. By The Horns 12. Rise To Valhalla Durbin is finally releasing the album he has always wanted to over the course of his decade long recording career. Combining his love of all things DIO, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS P...
University Students Blast METALLICA Music During Istanbul Protest (Video)
According to Bloomberg Quint, students in Istanbul, Turkey used METALLICA‘s music as the soundtrack to their protest sparked by the politically charged appointment of a state-approved rector as head of their prestigious university. Students blasted such METALLICA classics as “Master Of Puppets” and “Sad But True” at the Bogazici University campus on Wednesday as they demanded the resignation of the university’s new president, Melih Bulu. Bulu, who was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a presidential decree issued on January 1 and sworn into office on Tuesday, revealed he was a METALLICA fan while assuring his critics he had no intention of altering the university’s culture. “I am a rector who listens to hard rock, to METALLICA,&#...
DRAGONFORCE’s HERMAN LI Pays Tribute To ALEXI LAIHO: He Was ‘A Great Guitar Player’ Who ‘Was Exciting To Watch On Stage’
DRAGONFORCE‘s Herman Li has paid tribute to Alexi Laiho, calling the former CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman “a great guitar player” who “was exciting to watch on stage.” Earlier today, Li uploaded a 27-minute video to DRAGONFORCE‘s YouTube channel in which he said about Alexi: “He was awesome. He was really good. I think a lot of us in the scene all looked at Alexi Laiho and thought, ‘Man, this guy is so good.’ Not only was he playing really good… There are a lot of great guitar players out there, but a lot of them cannot sing — cannot sing and play at the same time. And he was able to do both, and party like a rock star. That’s one thing — a lot of us can play guitar, but we’re terrible singers. Talk about being a frontman of th...
ICED EARTH’s JON SCHAFFER Photographed Among TRUMP Supporters At Capitol Hill
ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer was photographed among the protesters who breached the U.S. Capitol earlier today (Wednesday, January 6) as lawmakers counted the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden‘s win. Schaffer identified himself to the German daily newspaper Die Welt, which posted a picture of the guitarist in the crowd at a demonstration supporting President Donald Trump and protesting the election results. Die Welt journalist Carolina Drüten erroneously spelled Schaffer‘s name as “John Schaper” but did correctly note that he traveled from his home state of Indiana to Washington, D.C. to attend the event. “They will go down. They’re messing with the wrong people, believe me,” Schaffer is quoted as saying by Die Welt, re...
Megan Thee Stallion Says “Nice Try” To Tory Lanez Seemingly Trying To Troll Her With DaBaby Collab
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It’s a new year, and the varmint Tory Lanez is still trying to get under Megan Thee Stallion’s skin. Sighs… Tory Lamez is still at it y’all. The Canadian rapper became the discussion topic when he shared a still from a video he and the king of CAP, DaBaby, collaborated on with the caption “@dababy X TORY LANEZ ……… SONG + VISUALS ON THE WAY.” Twitter immediately called out Lanez and DaBaby for working with the “Say it” crafter because Lanez allegedly shot the Houston rapper. DaBabt and Megan Thee Stallion are good friends and have collaborated frequently. Just recently, the two, who many say is work husband and wife, came together on the single “Cry Baby” off Megan’s debut album Good News which is currently gaining momentum thanks to the #CryBab...
