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RATING: 8/10 These are heady days indeed for fans of death metal. Some may question the value of the genre’s ever-expanding diversity, but few would argue that we are experiencing anything other than a new golden age. Pleasingly, for old bastards at least, it is the defiantly uncommercial, old-school wing of death metal that seems to be the healthiest of all, virulent bouts of sonic leprosy notwithstanding. UNDEATH blew lots of people’s heads off with their 2020 debut “Lesions of a Different Kind”, as this Rochester, New York quintet demonstrated an instinctive disregard for repeating the past; eschewing old-school cliches in favor of a highly evolved hybrid of sludgy primitivism and Florida-style technicality that resounds with the spirit of the Ancient Ones. Two y...
TONY IOMMI’s Longtime Guitar Tech Is In An Induced Coma
Tony Iommi‘s longtime guitar tech Mike Clement is in “an induced coma” after taking a “serious tumble while working at his business.” Clement has worked with the legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist tech for more than three decades. Before hooking up with Iommi, Clement was MOTÖRHEAD‘s tech for three and a half years. Earlier today (Tuesday, April 19), Iommi shared a photo of him with Clement on social media and he included the following message: “Ongoing sad news about my tech and good friend Mick Clement who took a serious tumble while working at his business. He’s been in an induced coma and is thankfully starting to show signs of progress. Our thoughts are with his family, he has been a keyman with me for over 30 yrs.” According to Hom...
METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT Is ‘Insecure And Nervous’ About Release Of His Debut Solo EP
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will release his debut solo EP, “Portals”, on April 23 via Blackened Recordings. Speaking to The Mercury News about what it feels like to be stepping out on his own for the first time in his career, Hammett said: “Usually when there is an album release — it’s the four of us [in METALLICA]. We all have each other’s backs. We are all supporting each other, because it’s kind of a nerve-wracking sort of emotional and mental thing. Usually, during this time, we have each other to talk to about any sort of insecurities or whatnot. But now that I have put out a solo album, I am the guy who bears the whole burden of all that. I said to James [Hetfield, METALLICA frontman], ‘This is weird. I have an album release and usually...
AARON LEWIS Tells His Fans Not To Believe The ‘Propaganda Machine’, Insists He Is Speaking ‘The Truth’
STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has once again attacked the national news media, telling his fans at a recent concert that they should “stop listening to the bought-and-paid-for propaganda machine.” The 50-year-old Lewis, an outspoken conservative rocker who reinvented himself as a solo country artist in the last decade, voiced his views on what he is seeing and hearing from the national news media before performing his controversial single called “Am I The Only One” during his recent concert at Rivers Casino & Resort Event Center in Schenectady, New York. He told the crowd (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I can sit here and tell you that the Democrats are responsible for everything. It’s bigger than that. This is the people that are above the peop...
Kwesi Arthur – Animal ft Dayonthetrack
Check out this brand new single from Kwesi Arthur titled – “Animal”. Ghanaian music star Kwesi Arthur comes through with a brand new single titled “Animal” featuring Dayonthetrack. The new record “Animal” is an impressive track taken off his body of work titled “Son Of Jacob” a fifteen tracks list of excellent work. “Animal” fills in as a follow-up to his previously released track on the album titled “Mind Over Body“. Listen and share Kwesi Arthur ft Dayonthetrack – “Animal” below. Download coming soon.
Kaskade and deadmau5 Release Kx5 Video Game
deadmau5 and Kaskade are putting your ability to escape the matrix to the test. A month after revealing their stunning debut single “Escape,” Kx5 have released a new game designed in the spirit of the track. Developed by WOLF72, the “Escape” video game is an 8-bit, 2-D platformer that allows players to navigate the grid as either Kaskade or deadmau5. WOLF72 If “Escape” wasn’t bouncing around in your head previously, playing this simple and addictive arcade style game will certainly make it so. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Players must scale platforms, avoid hazardous spike traps, dodge speeding Lamborghinis and flatten virtual enemies by jumping on top of them. Along the way, collect diamonds and dog tokens in order to en...
Martin Garrix Spotted In the Studio With Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers
After Martin Garrix finally teamed up with Zedd, fans of the Dutch dance music superstar may soon hear another dream collab. As chronicled over the past few days, Garrix has been showing Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers around his home country of the Netherlands. Both Garrix and Taggart have taken to social media to share some content from the trip. Most of the media shows the two friends simply having fun, but one particular video sent ripples through the electronic dance music community. As shared on Garrix’s now-expired Instagram Story, the tandem was spotted working on new music in the studio. For those who missed it, Festival Season screen-shotted a frame of the two producers working together. The original upload shared by Garrix was a video, but it did not have a...
Dash Berlin Reveal New Frontman Following Four-Year Legal Battle
Legendary dance music outfit Dash Berlin are officially returning with a new frontman. Former frontman Jeffrey Sutorius left the group back in 2018 after a highly publicized split with his Dash Berlin bandmates, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg. All parties reportedly made amends shortly after, but Sutorius ultimately departed for good after losing a trademark dispute in 2021. Sutorius, who now performs as a solo artist, had alleged that Molijn and Kalberg registered the Dash Berlin trademark behind his back and revoked his access to the group’s social media accounts, leading to a “negative influence on [his] health.” But with the dust beginning to settle, Dash Berlin are now pressing forward with their new frontman, Ryan Fieret of Dutch DJ duo Syzz. Fieret’...
Afrojack, Oliver Heldens, More to DJ at Ultra’s New Waterfront Music Festival In Spain
Coming soon to the beautiful beaches of Spain is a new music festival from the minds behind Ultra. Ultra Beach Costa del Sol will officially debut this summer at Marenostrum Fuengirola, a scenic waterfront venue in Málaga. Originally scheduled for 2020—like many events around the world—the inaugural fest was ultimately postponed after organizers were forced to pull the plug due to the impact of COVID-19. Now, they’re preparing for liftoff after revealing the first phase of the lineup for the single-day festival. Taking over the recently-announced Ultra Beach and Resistance stages are Adam Beyer, Afrojack, KSHMR and Oliver Heldens. More artists will be announced in further phases closer to the date of Ultra Beach Costa del Sol. Phase One lineup for the debut Ultra Beach Costa del...
Pusha T Unveils ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Album Art, Tracklist and Features
With his highly-anticipated new album set to release this Friday, Pusha T took to social media to officially unveil the album art, tracklist and features of It’s Almost Dry. The followup to 2018’s DAYTONA is entirely produced by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, and is set to include a total of 12 tracks with guest appearances from the two producers, JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, NIGO, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Labrinth and King Push’s brother Malice. It’s Almost Dry will also feature the previously-released singles “Neck & Wrist,” “Diet Coke” and “Hear Me Clearly,” which was also part of NIGO’s latest studio album I Know NIGO. Take a look at the full tracklist and artwork below. It’s Almost Dry drops April 22. It’s Almost Dry Tracklist 1. “Brambleton”2. “Let the Smokers Shine the Coupes”3. “...
Helado Negro Shares Video for New Song “Ya No Estoy Aquí”: Watch
“Ya No Estoy Aquí” is a song about loneliness and alienation. It’s about being lost within yourself and not knowing who you are. Making this song was catharsis; it was a way to get this all out and feel the texture of new perspectives. This movie moved me in ways that nothing else has moved in a long time. It is about a young man from Monterrey, Mexico, who gets into trouble and is forced to leave for his safety to New York. The language barrier, the cultural isolation, and his characteristics spiral him more towards his loneliness and isolation. Music was his only solace. Songs that he would dance to by himself and disappear into the memory of being somewhere else with the people he missed and loved.
Ruth Radelet (Ex-Chromatics) Shares New Song “Crimes”: Listen
Ruth Radelet, the former voice and frontperson of Chromatics, has shared her inaugural original solo single. “Crimes” is a collaboration between Radelet and producer Filip Nikolic of Poolside. Take a listen below. “‘Crimes’ is about the pursuit of success at the expense of one’s integrity, and the exploitation of others in order to get ahead,” Radelet said in a statement. “It’s about the price we pay for our choices, and whether or not it’s worth it. The question, ‘Is it easy to start over?’ can be interpreted in two ways—it’s meant to ask how it feels to continually reinvent yourself until you lose sight of who you are. It also asks how hard it would be to walk away from it all.” Radelet, Adam Miller, and Nat Walker announced the end of Chromatics last year. Miller has also embarked on a ...
