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Former MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL Plays U.S. National Anthem At DUBLIN GAELS Basketball Game (Video)
Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel performed a “ripping” rendition of the U.S. national anthem during this past Thursday night’s (February 10) Dublin Gaels basketball game as part of the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL). Video of his appearance can be seen below. Demmel and his VIO-LENCE bandmates will release a new EP, “Let The World Burn”, on March 4 via Metal Blade Records. It is their first original release since 1993’s “Nothing To Gain”. Joining Demmel in VIO-LENCE‘s current lineup are singer Sean Killian, original drummer Perry Strickland, former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson and ex-FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. VIO-LENCE released three studio albums between 1988 and 1993. The group ...
RICHIE FAULKNER Says Situation Between K.K. DOWNING And JUDAS PRIEST Has Been ‘A Bit Of A S**t Show’
During an appearance on the “In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie” video podcast, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if he has had any interactions with the man he replaced in the band, original PRIEST guitarist Kenneth “K.K.” Downing. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The ones [I have had] with him — I say directly, through Twitter or whatever — have been positive. I mean, there was one… He said something about my payment structure, which was [laughs]… which was weird for someone to say. And it wasn’t true, which was a bit mindblowing.” Faulkner also commented on the fact that Downing has been vocal about his dissatisfaction over the fact that he wasn’t invited to rejoin PRIEST when Glenn Tipton announced his retir...
GHOST’s TOBIAS FORGE: ‘I Always Try To Write Songs That I Have Never Written Before’
Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, “Impera”, on March 11 via Loma Vista/Concord. The band’s leader, Tobias Forge, worked on the follow-up to 2018’s “Prequelle” with producer Klas Åhlund and Swedish co-writers Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare, whose credits include Madonna and Lady Gaga. Forge discussed the “Impera” songwriting process in a new interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said: “When you’re writing, you just wanna make a really good record, drenched in as many hooks as you can possibly muster. The only problem with trying to create records for me, besides ability, is trying not to repeat myself. I always try to write songs that I have never written before. I always try to add songs to ...
TED NUGENT: NEIL YOUNG Is ‘A Complete Punk’ Who Is Saying ‘Stupid’ Things
Ted Nugent has once again blasted Neil Young for pulling his music from Spotify in protest of Joe Rogan. Young demanded that his catalog be removed from Spotify in response to “fake information about vaccines” being “spread” on the platform via Rogan‘s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Young delivered an ultimatum, adding, “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” Spotify announced a few days later that it would pull Young‘s music catalog from its platform. Nugent weighed in on Young‘s position during yesterday’s (Friday, February 11) “Friday Free For All” edition of “The Nightly Nuge”, a news-style clip in which Ted offers his take on the news of our world every night “in a concise, fi...
Saweetie and H.E.R. Go Disco Pop on New Single “Closer”
Saweetie has dived into the disco pop genre with her new song “Closer.” Featuring the sensual vocals of R&B singer H.E.R., the track arrives as Saweetie’s first release of the year, following last November’s “Icy Chain” collaboration with Tai’Aysha. In the song, the two artists sing about craving a momentary feeling of closeness with a romantic partner. “I wanna fall in love for the weekend,” Saweetie says. “Three boyfriends, I don’t know where I’m sleeping.” The cover art is a colorful image of Saweetie and H.E.R. ready to travel in flight attendant uniforms. A music video for the track – perhaps one set in the sky is forthcoming. Out via Icy and Warner Records, “Closer” comes off of Saweetie’s debut album Pretty B*tch Music, slated for release sometime in 2022. Stream Saweetie and H....
Future “Worst Day,” Jim Jones ft. VL Deck “Batman” & More | Daily Visuals 2.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Not too long ago social media was buzzing when pics of Future kicking it with YouTube “dating advisor” Kevin Samuels hit the Internet. And now, we find out the two came together to get to the bottom of Future’s problem with his love life. In his visuals to “Worst Day,” Future opens up to Kevin Samuels about his hate for Valentine’s Day and his addiction to spoiling women on the day of lovers. No one’s putting a gun to the man’s head to splurge on these women but to each his own. Back in Harlem, Jim Jones might not be able to get any respect at the Gucci department store but the streets still salute the Harlemnite, and in his clip to the VL Deck assisted “Batman,” Capo and VL take over the parking lot of a Food Mart before making it rai...
Shooting Outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl Party Leaves Four People Injured
A shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl party early Saturday morning left four people injured, according to TMZ. The gunmen are still at large, and what prompted the shooting is currently unknown. However, The Daily Beast reports that at least ten shots rang out around 2:45 a.m. local time outside of the Los Angeles club The Nice Guy. Moments before the shooting, Kodak Black was standing on the corner of a street with fellow rappers Gunna and Lil Baby when a fight broke out. The four victims, ranging in age from 19 to 60, were all taken to local hospitals and are listed in stable condition. Advertisement Bieber’s party featured a star-studded guestlist that included Drake, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Khloe Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner. Share this: [flexi-common-toolbar] [f...
Netflix’s Marvel Series Are Moving to Disney+
Fans of Netflix’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist, and The Defenders will will no longer be able to stream on the platform after March 1st. Deadline reports that Netflix’s license for their slew of Marvel series is ending, reverting the rights over to Marvel’s parent company, Disney. Some viewers have anticipated this news since Netflix announced they’d be canceling all their Marvel series in 2019, coinciding with the launch of Disney+. While many of these shows contain more explicit content that doesn’t quite fit with the family-friendly branding of Disney+, the move seems like the best fit in order to keep all streamable Marvel content on the same platform. Fans have also speculated that Disney+ is looking to broaden their content beyond PG-rated fare in orde...
Bootsy Collins Has a Long History With the Bengals
(Editor’s Note: All of the Cincinnati Bengals fans are coming out in full support of their squad. Though that’s quite obvious since, you know, they’re in the Super Bowl, they can’t believe their team made it to the Big Game. After speaking with Andy Biersack earlier in the week, here’s fellow Cincinnati son Bootsy Collins reflecting on his favorite team. The bassist’s history goes back a loooooong way. His wife, Pepperminte Patti, was a Ben-Gal, during the team’s 1980s heyday. Here are his thoughts on the game, expressed in a way that only he can.) [embedded content][embedded content] Bootsy Collins: It’s the year of the Tiger! Fear Da Tiger Super Bowl Edition, produced for our Cincinnati Bengals and inspired by our US Army soldiers, who volunteered to be a part of this song/video—reminds ...
Desperately Seeking Satan: Our 1989 Slayer Feature
This article originally appeared in the May 1989 issue of SPIN. I do a talk show called “TALK-BACK with Bob Larson,” syndicated in nearly 200 markets. Not just any talk show. A religious talk show that presents the Christian perspective on topics ranging from sex to suicide, racism to rock ‘n’ roll. I’m a Christian. The born-again kind. That means I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for our sins and rose again from the dead to give us the gift of eternal life. They play in a heavy metal rock band. Not just any metal band. A black/thrash/speed metal band with lyrics describing sex with corpses and songs offering prayers of praise to Satan. Which presumably means they are Satanists. Why else would Slayer sing, “Warriors from the gates of hell/In Lord Satan we trust” (“Show No ...
$NOT Debuts New Album ‘Ethereal’ Featuring A$AP Rocky, Kevin Abstract and More
$NOT has released his latest body of work, a 14-track album titled Ethereal. Arriving about a year and a half since his last release, 2020’s Beautiful Havoc, the new LP demonstrates the maturation of the rapper’s subject matter and songwriting. Ethereal opens with the dreamy “My World,” followed by “Doja” with A$AP Rocky. The latter single was released last week with an official music video that paid tribute to late designer Virgil Abloh. Additional songs on the album include a mainstay of features from rappers including Teddi Jones, Kevin Abstract, Joey Bada$$, Juicy J and Trippie Redd. In a statement, $NOT said that he named his album Ethereal “because each song seems to belong to another world.” Out via 300 Entertainment, stream $NOT’s Ethereal now. In other music news, Orville Peck is ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Tops Hot 100 & Lands Oscar Nod in the Same Week: Who Else Has Done That?
Lin-Manuel Miranda is winding up a week he’ll probably always remember as being one of the high points of his career. On Sunday, Feb. 6, he learned that the Encanto soundtrack, for which he wrote all the songs, remained atop the Billboard 200 for a fourth non-consecutive week. On Monday, Feb. 7, he learned that one of those songs, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” held at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week in a row. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, he learned that another of those songs, “”Dos Oruguitas,” received an Oscar nomination for best original song. That’s what you call a pretty good week. But just how rare is it? Very rare. Miranda is just the fourth individual songwriter or songwriting team to receive an Oscar nomination for best original song and have a writing credit on the No. 1...
