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IN FLAMES Releases Music Video For Re-Recorded Version Of ‘Only For The Weak’ From ‘Clayman 20th Anniversary Edition’
Swedish veteran metallers IN FLAMES have released a special 20th-anniversary edition of their seminal, critically acclaimed album “Clayman”. “Clayman 20th Anniversary Edition” comes entirely remastered by Ted Jensen (PANTERA, DEFTONES, GOJIRA) and features all-new artwork in a 16-page booklet, a brand-new instrumental medley plus four re-recorded versions of fan favorites such as “Only For The Weak” and “Pinball Map”. Re-recorded songs were produced by Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, MOTÖRHEAD) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (GREEN DAY, ROB ZOMBIE). The record will be released digitally as well as on CD digipak and a 2xLP colored vinyl packaged in a deluxe trifold that includes an oversized booklet, 11 remastered tracks on a 12-inch record ...
JON SCHAFFER And MATT BARLOW Recruit QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer CASEY GRILLO For ‘Winter Nights’ EP
ICED EARTH founder, songwriter, guitarist and producer Jon Schaffer and former ICED EARTH vocalist Matt Barlow have recruited former KAMELOT and current QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Casey Grillo to lay down the drums on their forthcoming “Winter Nights” EP. According to Barlow, Grillo “just slayed it, man — just absolutely slayed it.” “Winter Nights” was born out of a long-standing desire between Schaffer and Barlow to work together again. The idea to work on holiday songs was interesting to both guys. The EP features their unique spin on five Christmas classics, including “Silent Night” and “Little Drummer Boy”, as well as new interpretations of two ICED EARTH songs, “Watching Over Me” and “I Died For You”. “...
METALLICA’s LARS ULRICH Names Song That Made Him Want To Be In A Band
In a new interview with the U.K. edition of GQ, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked when the first time was that he heard a song he wished he had written. He responded: “When I was 15 or 16, I was living in L.A. — I’d moved over from Denmark a year or two before — and I was going to school in Orange County. The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal [NWOBHM] was going on. It was around 1979-81 and I would get all these records sent from England. There was this mail-order thing called Old Records, where you’d send your money and all the latest releases would show up. So I got an MCA Records compilation album called ‘Brute Force’. I’d recently read about this band called DIAMOND HEAD in [U.K.’s] Sounds [magazine] that I hadn’t heard of before, the...
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of GUNS N’ ROSES’ 2016 Performances In Mexico City And Houston
GUNS N’ ROSES has released video footage of the band’s 2016 performances from Mexico City and Houston. The 34-minute clip is part of the new GN’R web series dubbed “Not In This Lifetime Selects” featuring highlights from four-year “Not In This Lifetime” tour. Featured songs: 00:00 – Intro + You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory 00:51 – New Rose 03:17 – My Michelle 06:40 – Coma 16:59 – This I Love 21:19 – Out Ta Get Me 25:18 – November Rain Last month, GUNS N’ ROSES announced the rescheduled dates for its North American stadium tour. GUNS N’ ROSES‘ “Not In This Lifetime” tour, which began four years ago, recently became the No. 3 highest-grossing tour in the history of B...
Saweetie Calls on Post Malone, DaBaby & Jack Harlow for Epic ‘Tap In’ Remix
Post Malone, DaBaby and Jack Harlow are tapping in. The three stars joined Saweetie for an infectious remix of her summer hit “Tap In.” The new rendition keeps the thumping beat and the ICY GRL’s spitting verses of the original, with Harlow promising to “tap in, for sure” before DaBaby hops into a fiery verse dreaming of a “ghetto a– bougie b—-, the ones that wear the sundress.” Posty soon joins the party with his own characteristically breezy verse, and the “Whats Poppin” rapper wraps up the monumental remix by proclaiming, “I just crossed over the top 40 I can’t even say what’s poppin’ now cause it got corny.” Saweetie’s original “Tap In” marked the first song in Billboa...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Porter Robinson, Maceo Plex, Kloud & More
New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams. Well wow, what a day. The dance world saw the release of some major projects today, with the new Disclosure album, The Blessed Madonna’s Club Future Nostalgia, Calvin Harris’ collab with The Weeknd, a new Bob Moses LP and a new single from Illenium. While all of that on its own could keep you dancing through the weekend, there is, in fact, more. Let’s dig in. Maceo Plex, “Nu WorldR...
Alejandro Fernández’s ‘Decepciones’ & Bad Bunny’s ‘Pero Ya No’ Appear in New Joe Biden Campaign Ads
If you live in Arizona, Florida or Pennsylvania, chances are you’ve heard either Alejandro Fernández‘s “Decepciones” or Bad Bunny‘s “Pero Ya No” on new Joe Biden campaign ads. In an effort to target undecided Latino voters in three key swing states, the Democratic presidential candidate released today (Aug. 38) in Pennsylvania and Florida the ad featuring Bunny’s “Pero Ya No” as footage of empty Trump rallies, Trump’s tossing of paper towels to Puerto Ricans post-Hurricane Maria and COVID-19 first responders plays in the video. “Before I loved you but not anymore. Before I was there for you but not anymore,” sings El Conejo Malo. [embedded content] In Arizona, the Latinx community is hearing Alejandro Fernán...
Leonard Cohen’s Estate Responds to Unauthorized Use of ‘Hallelujah’ at RNC: ‘We Are Exploring Our Legal Options’
Leonard Cohen‘s “Hallelujah” hit found an unlikely — and unauthorized — stage twice at the Republican National Convention finale, and his estate is considering taking legal actions. Two iterations of the song, Tori Kelly‘s recorded cover and Christopher Macchio’s louder, televised operatic rendition, played as President Donald Trump concluded his speech. Fireworks spelling out “TRUMP” and “2020” shot into the sky to Kelly’s version of “Hallelujah,” igniting anger among the late Canadian singer-songwriter’s fans. Kelly responded in a since-deleted tweet, “Seeing messages about my version of ‘Hallelujah’. All I know is neither myself nor my team received a request.” But ...
Ani DiFranco on Capital Punishment, Working with Inmates, and the Prison Music Project
Kyle Meredith With… Ani DiFranco Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Ani DiFranco speaks with Kyle Meredith about her collaboration with the Prison Music Project on Long Time Gone. DiFranco takes us through her team up with Zoe Boekbinder, who brought in songs from inmates incarcerated within New Folsom Prison, and how it’s set to be adapted into a stage play. The legendary musician and activist also weighs in on capital punishment, citizen journalism, her hopes for Joe Biden, and the importance of voting in November’s election. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Mere...
Leonard Cohen’s Estate Exploring Legal Actions Against RNC Over Unauthorized Use of “Hallelujah”
Leonard Cohen’s estate is exploring “legal options” following the unauthorized use of “Hallelujah” during Thursday night’s Republican National Convention. In a statement, Brian J. Monaco, president and global chief marketing officer of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, said that “on the eve of the finale of the convention, representatives from the Republican National Committee contacted us regarding obtaining permission for a live performance of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’. We declined their request.” The RNC nonetheless played two different versions of “Hallelujah” during last convention: a recorded cover by Tori Kelly and a live performance sung by opera singer Christopher Macchio. Michelle L. Rice, the legal representative for the Cohen Estate, said the family was “surprised and dismayed that...
The X-Files Animated Comedy Show in the Works at Fox
Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are two of the all-time best detectives in the supernatural TV game, but there’s some cases in The X-Files world too weird for the duo to tackle — or at least that’s what executives have dreamed up. Hence the creation of The X-Files: Albuquerque, a new spin-off series at Fox that will follow a team of agents who handle the projects Mulder and Scully don’t have time for. According to Variety, The X-Files: Albuquerque is an animated comedy show that’s already quietly in development. Creator Chris Carter is onboard as the executive producer of the show, Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko are writing the script and executive producing, and Gabe Rotter — who worked on The X-Files revival — will also executive produce. Bento Box will provide animation. Unfortunately...
Nicolas Cage to Voice Alcoholic Dragon in Amazon’s Highfire
Nicolas Cage is following in the proud lineage of Sean Connery, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Rachel Weisz by lending his voice to a CG dragon. The actor has signed on to play the title character in Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Highfire (via Deadline). The live-action series is based on the crime thriller novel by Eoin Colfer, best known for his Artemis Fowl series (which took Disney years to turn into a completely terrible movie). Unlike those books, though, Highfire is aimed at an adult audience, with The Guardian describing it as “True Detective meets Swamp Thing.” It’s centered on Highfire (Cage), a dragon who used to lord over his brethren but now lives in the Louisiana Honey Island Swamp. Going by the name “Vern,” he hides amongst alligators when he’s not watchin...
