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In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx was asked if he and his bandmates were surprised by the success of their “The Dirt” biopic. He responded: “Well, at that time, we’d been in the game 36 years — we’re around 40, 41 years together now. We understand the allure [of] the moth to the flame. And it was accidental, but we were wired for fire and wired to fight and wired to drink and, in my case, wired to experiment with drugs. And there was no repercussions from destroying hotel rooms, rolled cars, drug overdoses, jail sentences. So when we survived ourselves and survived our youth, that became such a part of the culture of MÖTLEY CRÜE, and at times, frustrating, because we were, like, ‘Have you heard how g...

AC/DC‘s music video for the song “Thunderstruck” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube. The David Mallet-directed clip, which was uploaded to YouTube in November of 2012, was filmed at London’s Brixton Academy on August 17, 1990. The audience members were given free t-shirts with the words “AC/DC – I was Thunderstruck” on the front and the date on the back, and these t-shirts were worn by the entire audience throughout the filming of the video. “Thunderstruck” was the lead single from AC/DC‘s 1990 album “The Razors Edge”. The song reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. In the 2003 re-release of “The Razors Edge”, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young explained in the liner notes how the song ...

LIMP BIZKIT will release its long-awaited new album, “Limp Bizkit Still Sucks”, this Sunday, October 31. Check out the cover art below. Also available is a special album “review” from Jake Bacon, a.k.a. LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland. Borland commented on social media: “Our first album in over a decade comes out this Sunday! Happy Halloween! Limp Bizkit – Still Sucks #limpbizkitstillsucks #limpbizkit @limpbizkit”. LIMP BIZKIT has not released a new studio album since 2011’s “Gold Cobra”, although the band has spent a lot of time writing and recording music over the past decade. Last month, LIMP BIZKIT released a new single called “Dad Vibes”. The track, which was originally premiered during the band’s concert at Lol...

Video footage of METALLICA‘s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo jamming Edgar Winter‘s classic instrumental “Frankenstein” can be seen below. “Frankenstein” was recorded for THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP‘s 1972 album “They Only Come Out at Night” and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart as a single in May 1973. During a June 2020 appearance on “Drinks With Johnny”, the Internet TV show hosted by AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ, Trujillo spoke about the so-called “doodle,” the fun and unusual feature METALLICA added to its shows on the band’s last few tours. At each stop, Trujillo and Hammett have been covering songs from some of the local artists — often choosing tracks that are far removed from the band’...

As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the 10 best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by Kid Cudi and JAY-Z‘s collaborative The Harder They Fall soundtrack effort “Guns Go Bang,” the arrival of A$AP Rocky‘s debut mixtape LIVE.LOVE.A$AP on streaming services and Lil Uzi Vert‘s Halloween-ready single “Demon High.” Also joining this selection are projects from TDE staple REASON, Japanese Breakfast, IDK, Amaal, reggie, Mick Jenkins and Fly Anakin. Kid Cudi x JAY-Z – “Guns Go Bang” [embedded content] Kid Cudi and JAY-Z joined forces for the collaborative effort “Guns Go Bang,” which appears on the soundtrack of the upcoming Netflix Western The Harder They Fall starring Jonathan Majors and Id...