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“Onyx” Is The Quintessential Excision Album
It’s been three long years since his Excision‘s last album, but the day fans have been waiting for since 2018 is finally here. Starting off 2022 with a meteoric bang, Excision has unveiled Onyx, which delivers 17 tracks comprising instant classics, long-awaited IDs, and high-profile collaborations. Released on his label, Subsidia, Excision’s fifth album is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Apex LP. Like a ride through a post-apocalyptic Jurassic Park, Onyx‘s opener, “Decimate,” flings listeners headlong into a mechanical labyrinth of cinematic and intense sounds. His signature, high-powered bass barrage pulverizes the arrangements in similar fashion in songs like “Demisaur” (with Kai Wachi), “Clockwork” (wi...
Janis Ian on Her Complicated Friendship with Nina Simone and Resisting a Male-Dominated Industry
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Janis Ian sits down to talk with Kyle Meredith about The Light at the End of the Line, which has been announced to be her final studio album. Related Video The legendary folk songwriter tells us why she is choosing to close this chapter of her career, the public perception of artists after the spotlight has moved on, and leaving easter eggs within the new set that speak to some of her past classics. Ian goes on to discuss writing a song about Nina Simone and their complicated friendship, as well as writing “Resist” as an answer to a male-dominated industry and society. Advertisement Listen to Janis Ian discuss her final studio...
Enter to Win a Winter Collection Apparel Bundle from Consequence Shop
New year, new merch! The Consequence Shop is proving pop culture can keep you warm all through the colder months with our new Winter Collection. To make sure our most loyal followers are staying snuggly while scrolling our site, we’re giving three (3) winners every item from our latest apparel collection. Included in the prize bundle is the Consequence embroidered sueded fleece hoodie, a ridiculously soft sweatshirt that is sure to become a loungewear staple. Featuring the Consequence logo embroidered on the front, this hoodie has a front pouch pocket and dropped shoulder for a casual, comfortable look. We’re also including our Holiday Sweater, which introduces the Merry Madness Band: Kringle the drummer, Klaus the keyboardist, Jingle the singer, and Jangle the guitarist. Durable...
The Batman Gets a PG-13 Rating Despite Dark Undertones
Despite Robert Pattinson’s bone-chilling stare and Gotham City’s perennially dark atmosphere, don’t expect the forthcoming Batman adaptation to get too NSFW. Matt Reeves’ The Batman has earned a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association after predictions that it would end up rated R. Variety points out the MPA rated The Batman PG-13 for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.” Sources close to the film say that its foul language is minimal, and the violent scenes tend to focus more on things like car crashes and explosions. Speculation that The Batman would be rated R was largely based around Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich’s vision to further distinguish DC films from Disney’s Marvel franchise, whic...
Coachella 2022 Lineup: Kanye West, Billie Eilish & Harry Styles Top the Bill
After a two-year absence, Coachella will make its long-anticipated return over two consecutive weekends — April 15th-17th and 22nd-24th — at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Kanye West (aka Ye), Billie Eilish, and Harry Styles will each close out a night of the festival, topping a 2022 lineup that also includes Phoebe Bridgers, Megan Thee Stallion, Flume, Danny Elfman, Doja Cat, Jamie xx, and Run the Jewels. Other notable acts include Swxedish House Mafia, Lil Baby, Big Sean, Carly Rae Jepsen, Karol G, Disclosure, Spiritualized, Fatboy Slim, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Avalanches, Vince Staples, Denzel Curry, Maggie Rogers, Japanese Breakfast, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Caroline Polachek, Arlo Parks, Turnstile, IDLES, BROCKHAMPTON, 21 Savage, Baby Keem, BadBadNotGood...
Tupac Shakur’s Sister Sues Executor of Their Mother’s Estate for Embezzlement
Sekyiwa Shakur, the sister of Tupac Shakur, has filed a lawsuit against the executor of their late mother’s estate for embezzling “millions of dollars” and refusing to return items owned by the family. According to reports, the suit alleged that Tom Whalley, the executor of Afeni Shakur-Davis’ estate, committed “blatant violations” in his position as executor. “He has effectively embezzled millions of dollars for his own benefit,” Sekyiwa accused in the suit. “Whalley has unreasonably enriched himself at the expense of the beneficiaries and in bad faith by taking excessive compensation in a position from which he should properly be barred based on the inherent conflict of interest.” The suit adds that Whalley supposedly made himself the manager of Amaru Entertainment — the record label han...
Sony Reportedly Wants to Produce More PS4s to Deal With PlayStation 5 Shortage
According to reports, Sony is set to produce more PlayStation 4 units to deal with the PlayStation 5 shortage. Originally planning to end production of new PS4 consoles by the end of 2021, the Japanese tech company has been forced to reconsider its aim to transition to its next-gen console. Exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic, chip shortages and supply chain issues have made it difficult for sony to match the demand for the PS5. Reports go on to note that Sony is planning to produce an additional million PS4 units in 2022, which requires significantly less advanced chips and is much cheaper to manufacture. Although this is not what gamers have been asking for, it is interesting to note that upcoming Sony PlayStation exclusive titles like God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon: Forbidden West wi...
Bow Wow Is Reportedly Working on a Retirement Album
Last year, Bow Wow announced that he was bidding farewell to his 20-year music career. At the time, he spoke with fans in a Twitter Q&A claiming that he has considered retiring after his next album. However, fans were quick to point out that it had been 11 years since the rapper dropped a studio album. Now, it seems that he is truly taking his final bow with a newfound commitment to his final retirement album. After years of speculation, Bow Wow took to Twitter to reveal that Snoop Dogg has been the one to push him to finish it. In a Tweet he wrote, “Snoop told me no way you can retire before me. You owe us one more. Speak on all the real shit that we wanna know you been going through. Put it song and watch it flourish. – nuff said unc! #lastone.” The announcement follows a recent inte...
DAVID DRAIMAN On DISTURBED’s Next Studio Album: ‘We Were Dying To Do The More Aggressive Stuff’
During a recent appearance on “Whiplash”, the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2018’s “Evolution” album. Regarding what it has been like for him and his bandmates to regroup in person after such a long time apart and once again launch the creative process, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) : “There’s really nothing that replaces it. It was a continuing theme of conversation over the course of the week that we had together between our couple of shows we played in Indiana [in early November] and our performance over in Daytona for [the] Welcome To Rockville [festival]. There really is no substitute. There isn&...
W.A.S.P. Announces First U.S. Tour In A Decade; ARMORED SAINT To Support
W.A.S.P. will embark on its first U.S. tour in a decade this fall. The trek will coincide the band’s 40th anniversary and will include support from ARMORED SAINT and MICHAEL SCHENKER on select shows. W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless stated: “For over 10 years we have not toured on U.S. soil. But starting October 28th, 2022… we return. 10 years I’d want, 10 years I’ve cussed, 10 years I’d lust to return…. To my homeland… and be a Wild Child, a Love Machine, to be Blind in Texas, On Your Knees and Headless.” Joined by bassist Mike Duda and guitarist Doug Blair, who have been in the band 26 years and 18 years, respectively, along with drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester, they will take the band and the fans back to where it all started, complete with t...
Original KITTIE Lineup Reunites For Online Chat To Celebrate 22nd Anniversary Of ‘Spit’ Album (Video)
The original lineup of the Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE — Morgan Lander (guitar, vocals), Mercedes Lander (drums), Fallon Bowman (guitar) and Tanya Candler (bass) — reunited last night (Tuesday, January 11) for an online chat to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of its gold-certified 2000 debut album, “Spit”. You can now watch the discussion below. Candler left KITTIE after the release of “Spit” in order to finish high school and was replaced by Talena Atfield. Bowman exited KITTIE in 2001 and started her own industrial/electronic project, AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. In a 2002 interview with Ballbuster Music, Mercedes stated about KITTIE‘s debut album, “I think ‘Spit’ is probably the least polished record I’ve ever heard in my entire life. ...
BRUCE DICKINSON Talks To Former British Army Soldier In Sixth Episode Of ‘Psycho Schizo Espresso’ Podcast
The sixth episode of “Psycho Schizo Espresso”, a brand new podcast from IRON MAIDEN‘s Bruce Dickinson and Oxford University psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Dutton, has just been launched across all podcast platforms. Check it out below. In this episode, Dutton and Dickinson chat to Andy McNab, the pen name of Steven Billy Mitchell, a former British Army soldier who has authored a plethora of fiction and non-fiction books and is a diagnosed “good” psychopath, about the unique mindset of special forces operatives, discuss what it takes to work undercover in highly volatile and suicidally dangerous war zones and how being a psychopath can definitely help. Kev and Bruce also delve deeper into Andy‘s psychopathic tendencies and hear how a trip ...
