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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Will Never Retire: ‘I’m Not Going To Give Up The Drumsticks, Man’
In a recent interview with Ultimate Guitar, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo was asked what he hopes his legacy is on the day he hangs up the drumsticks. He responded: “I’m not going to give up the drumsticks, man. Those motherfuckers are going to die with me. Shit, I don’t retire. Even with all the money in the world, you couldn’t get me to retire. “I love what I do. I love music. Musicians don’t retire, they only move on to another band or something. “What do I want to be known for? There are so many moments. There was one time I performed live in front of all these composers and I was working, at the time, with Christopher Young, this was for ‘Ghost Rider’. We did a live performance. It’s on YouTube and it’s really coo...
Metal Musicians React To ALEXI LAIHO’s Death
Marty Friedman (MEGADETH), Mark Morton (LAMB OF GOD), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE), Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY), Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS), Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY) and SONATA ARCTICA are amont the heavy metal musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of former CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho. The Finnish guitarist/vocalist died in his home in Helsinki last week. The 41-year-old had suffered from long-term health issues in the years leading up to his death. Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen founded CHILDREN OF BODOM in 1993, and the band was one of the most internationally acclaimed metal acts in Finland up until their very last farewell concert in December of 2019. Last year, Alexi put together BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, who r...
AS I LAY DYING Frontman TIM LAMBESIS’s ‘Man Parts’ Did Not Get Burned In Last Month’s Freak Accident
AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis says that his “man parts” were spared when he sustained burns to 25 percent of his body in a freak accident last month. On December 16, the 40-year-old singer revealed that he had been pouring gas into a bonfire when the top slipped off and the liquid ended up getting all over his clothes, setting him on fire. On Sunday (January 3), Lambesis posted a new video update to his Instagram in which he revealed that some crucial parts of his anatomy were unaffected in the incident. “Hey everybody, I wanted to give a recovery update,” Tim said. “Today actually marks the first day in a little over three weeks that I’ve been out of bed for most of the day. And yesterday was actually the first day they changed my dressings witho...
Vanilla Ice, Mike Love-Led Beach Boys Headline Trump’s Mar-A-Lago New Year’s Eve Party
Donald Trump Jr. sings along to Vanilla Ice at Mar-A-Lago New Year’s Eve party Donald Trump’s South Florida resort Mar-a-Lago threw a New Year’s Eve bash to celebrate the end of a year which saw the deaths of 346,000 Americans due in large part to the Trump Administration’s sheer incompetence and disinterest in managing the pandemic. Masks were, of course, optional. Some 500 of MAGA’s finest — including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Judge Jeanine Pirro, and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell — attended the black tie event. (Donald Trump himself was not in attendance, as he returned home to Washington, DC early in order to plot out his election coup.) Non-Trump family members paid up to $1,000 for the right to eat from a menu that included “Mr. Trum...
R.I.P. Alexi Laiho, Longtime Children of Bodom Frontman Dead at 41
Founding Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho has tragically died at the age of 41. The musician, considered one of metal’s best contemporary guitarists, passed away at his home in Helsinki, Finland, after suffering from “long-term health issues,” according to his label, Napalm Records. Laiho originally formed Children of Bodom as Inearth back in 1993 as a young teenager. He remained with the acclaimed Finnish melodic death metal act until the band decided to split up after playing a final show in December 2019. Laiho formed a new group, Bodom After Midnight, last year after giving up the rights to the Children of Bodom name to three of the band’s other longtime members. “We are crushed by the sudden passing of our dear friend and band member. Words cannot describe this shock and the pro...
Kings of Leon Preview Four New Tunes Ahead of Upcoming LP
To jump-start the new year, Kings of Leon, who have been mostly quiet since 2016’s WALLS album, shared teasers of four new songs — “Must Catch the Bandit,” “Feel the Way You Do,” “Dancing In Your Head” and “Spin It Like We Can” — on Instagram. They dropped the hints in two batches; last week the band teased that “‘Must Catch The Bandit” and “Feel The Way You Do” would release on Jan. 7. Subsequently, they shared snippets for “Dancing In Your Head” and “Spin It Like We Can” without release dates. With the exception of the times-appropriate tune “Going Nowhere,” which dropped in March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, Kings of Leon have been quiet since the 2016 release of WALLS. Until now. Check out the old-school-sounding teasers, starting with “Must Catch the Bandit,”&nb...
BTS, IU, Zico & More: A look back at Billboard’s K-Pop 100 Chart In 2020 and All Its Big Players
For music fans, the music in 2020 was been like a family you can’t visit and a friend that’s dearly missed. According to a research by Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation, we saw a significant increase in the use of streaming service (33% in video and 32% in music) during the year, which tells us how much we rely on music. Billboard Korea looked back on the 52-week Billboard K-Pop 100 chart and picked out some of the music that provided us relief during this tough time. The popularity of “METEOR” by CHANGMO, which peaked at the end of 2019, continued in 2020. “Start Over”, a soundtrack of the popular TV series Itaewon Class, definitely helped many of us kick off the new year with an exciting start. In the spring, Zico’s “Any Song” amped up the fun of TikTok challenges while others foun...
Craig David Recognized In Queen’s New Year Honours List
The 39-year-old singer is one of Britain’s most successful male solo artists of the millennium, with 23 U.K. top 40 singles, including two No. 1s (“Fill Me In” and “7 Days”), and a pair of No. 1 albums. In the U.S., David has twice cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 and he has landed three songs on the Hot 100 chart, including a career-best No. 10 with “7 Days”. Among his career trophies are three Ivor Novello Awards and a brace of MTV Europe Music Awards. Meanwhile, Lester is made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), a British order of chivalry rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service. Based in London, the JEM Artists founder and CEO receives the ...
UMG Beefs Up Leadership in Africa, Promoting Sipho Dlamini to CEO Role
All three executives will work closely with UMG’s French-speaking operations principally in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon, which are overseen by Franck Kacou, directeur général, Universal Music Africa. The strengthening of its Africa leadership team is the latest move in Universal’s big bet on the continent. With an emphasis on A&R, UMG has been aggressively expanding its operations in Africa. Rather than licensing or distributing existing indie labels, Universal has invested in building lasting local infrastructure, including establishing divisions in Nigeria and South Africa, such as Def Jam Africa, which is focused around hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap. In 2018, UMG became the first major label to license its catalog to Boomplay, Africa’s largest local streaming platform. (In Sub...
Former Children of Bodom Singer Alexi Laiho Dies at 41
The Children of Bodom site also posted a statement honoring Laiho, which read: “One of the most renowned guitarists in the world, Alexi Laiho, has passed away. The musician, most notably known as the front man of Children of Bodom, died in his home in Helsinki, Finland, last week. Laiho had suffered from long-term health issues during his last years. More than 25 years of friendship. We lost a brother. The world lost a phenomenal song writer and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Memories and Alexi’s music will live forever. Our thoughts are with Alexi’s family during this difficult time.” Laiho formed the death metal band Children of Bodom in 1993 with childhood friend drummer Jaska Raatikainen, taking their name from one of the most infamous unsolved murder case...
Bandooloo?: BAPE’s “New” COURT STA Silhouettes Look Mighty Familiar
Source: @supreme_leaks_news / Instagram Decades after A Bathing Ape (BAPE for short) blew up by blatantly biting Nike’s classic Air Force 1 silhouette, the OG Japanese street brand is looking to recapture that “lightning in a bottle” and is rumored to once again be copying another classic sneaker style. Pictures have leaked on the internet of BAPE’s upcoming Court Sta silhouettes and sneakerheads around the world were quick to point out that the “new ” joints closely resemble the grails known as the Air Jordan 1 High’s and some low top variants that also look familiar. Draped in the fan favorite “Shadow” colorway to the Air Jordan 1, the sneakers also feature BAPE’s signature star on the sides and it’s gorilla camouflage etched into the leather. How Nike doesn’t sue BAPE like they did Warr...
Azriel Clary Says Black Community Victim-Shamed Her After R. Kelly Split
Source: Fox Soul / Youtube At just 23 years of age, Azriel Clary has endured a lifetime of stress and strife but thankfully, she hasn’t let it dull her shine. However, in a new interview, Clary stated that members of the Black community turned their backs on her after she split with her alleged abuser, R. Kelly. Clary sat down with Fox Soul’s Out Loud with Claudia Jordan program for a video chat that was published on Wednesday (Dec. 30), detailing her life’s happenings since going public with her split from Kelly and sharing her survival story. While Clary has promised to deliver a tell-all in some form, she gave glimpses of her left after Kelly, highlighting that she was victim-shamed by the very people that should have protected her. “A majority of the backlash that I received was from t...
