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HHW Gaming: Cheaters Beware, Activision Announces New ‘Call of Duty’ Anti-Cheat Initiative Called Ricochet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sledgehammer Games / Call of Duty: Vanguard Cheaters will no longer prosper in Call of Duty. Wednesday (Oct.13), Activision put its foot down, revealing the name of its new anti-cheat initiative explicitly made for Call of Duty. Dubbed Ricochet, it is described as a “multi-faceted approach” to combat the cheating going on while playing the popular first-person shooter. IGN reports that to play Call of Duty: Warzone on PC, Ricochet will be required going forward. The announcement of Ricochet comes on the heels of cheating picking up in Call of Duty games, even in the recent Call of Duty: Vanguard beta. Activision first hinted at its new anti-cheat solution for Call of Duty during the press tour for Vanguard. Now we have a name and know it utilizes a kernel...
Subtronics to Embark on 53-Stop North American Tour in 2022
Subtronics and his Cyclops Army are set to conquer the U.S. and Canada on a gigantic 2022 tour, dubbed “The Fractal Tour.” Early next year, Subtronics will embark on the expansive, 53-stop tour, his largest to date which will run for four months from Janurary to April. The dubstep star took to Twitter to share the dates and locations, telling fans to expect “insane new stage production” and announcing the artists who will be joining him. Supporting the Cyclops Recordings boss on the massive tour is special guest Boogie T, alongside bass music contemporaries LEVEL UP, Ace Aura, Phonon, G-Space, Guppi, Smith., Syzy, Space Wizard, Neonix, Tiedye Ky, and more to be announced soon. There will also be bespoke lineups announced for some of the bigger cities on the tou...
Red Flags Are Dominating EDM Twitter—Here Are Some of the Funniest Posts
Another day, another unexplainable social media trend. This time around, people are sharing droves of “red flag” emojis to let their followers know what kind of behavior they think is sus. We all have those conversation deal-breakers. Some things you just don’t admit, like the fact that you put pineapple on pizza or listen to Nickelback. Since EDM Twitter is a digital hellscape where disapproval is exchanged as native currency, naturally the community has been flooded with these memes. After all, is there a more appropriate social media platform for red flags to appear on? Check out some of the funniest “red flag” posts from around the dance music world below. Recommended Articles
Insomniac Announces EDC Vegas 2021 Early Arrival Celebrations
EDC Vegas 2021 will be full of energy all weekend long—even before it’s scheduled to start. In celebration of the music festival’s 25th anniversary, Insomniac has announced early arrival events featuring special performances for fans craving even more. In previous editions of EDC, the gates have opened around 7PM, but organizers will kick things off this in 2021 at 5PM each day at the cosmicMeadow stage. The rest of the fest will open as usual at 7. Friday, October 22nd will feature a special opening ceremony and DJ sets from Solardo, Vintage Culture, and John Summit. Saturday’s slate boasts Diplo, Lee Foss, and Sidepiece, while Sunday’s schedule includes Z-Trip and Blossom. Hosted by HARD, the early arrival cosmicMeadow stage...
In Photos: Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange Bring “Knotfest Roadshow” to New Jersey
Slipknot invaded the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Sunday (October 10th), headlining the “Knotfest Roadshow” with support from Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange. On an overcast day, Code Orange opened the festivities with a fiery eight-song set, including five tunes from their genre-defying 2020 album, Underneath. The sociopolitical-minded Fever 333, who have established themselves as one of rock’s most dynamic live acts over the past few years, were up next. Singer Jason Aalon Butler threw himself all over the stage, as he jumped off monitors, attempted a skateboard trick, and broke said skateboard during the course of their explosive seven-song set. Advertisement Related Video Killswitch Engage had the dubious task of playing right before the mighty Slipknot...
Sunflower Bean Share New Single “Baby Don’t Cry,” Announce US Tour Dates
Following their 2018 breakthrough album Twentytwo in Blue, Sunflower Bean are gearing up for a comeback. Today, the New York City trio — and former Artist of the Month — have returned with “Baby Don’t Cry.” Additionally, Sunflower Bean have unveiled a handful of tour dates beginning in December and going into 2022. “Baby Don’t Cry” aims to uplift, though Sunflower Bean deliver their sentiments with the knowledge that it can be hard to fight back tears: “TV makes me so mad/ NPR is always telling me something bad,” vocalist Julia Cumming sings over a sauntering instrumental that melds the band’s grungy roots with a ’60s girl group flair. “So many things in our lives are disposable,” the band writes in a statement. “Content and news is consumed and discarded leaving us unfulfilled. ‘Baby Don’...
Morrissey Who? Johnny Marr Says “Isaac Brock Is the Greatest Lyricist I’ve Ever Worked With”
Johnny Marr has named “the greatest lyricist I’ve ever worked with,” and wouldn’t you know it, Morrissey’s name didn’t come up. In a new interview with Stereogum, the former The Smiths guitarist sang the praises of Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock, saying, “I’ve seen him write an amazing song, and then make it better, and then make it better again.” Marr joined Modest Mouse from 2006 to 2008, touring with the Portland rockers and contributing to the 2007 studio album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. He said he was already a fan when “I got a message from management, the record company, that Isaac Brock wanted to give me a call. So Isaac called me up and, being the devil he is, said, ‘Why don’t you come and join my band?’ I was like, ‘Uh, thanks, who is this?’” Marr said h...
North Korea Says Squid Game Proves Life in South Korea Is “Brutal”
Squid Game has officially taken over the pop culture world with its gruesome series of children’s games, and now even North Korea is weighing in on the massive Netflix hit. According to North Korean propaganda site Arirang Meari (by way of NBC News), the (fictitious) series proves that life in South Korea is “infested by the rules of survival of the fittest, corruption and immorality.” “The audience feel sad about the reality of South Korean society, which is becoming a brutal situation where humanity is destroyed in the extreme competition,” the article continues, also adding that the show depicts an “unequal society where the strong exploit the weak.” Notably, the nine-episode series touches on relations between North and South Korea, with one of the main protagonists being Jung Ho-...
STEVE HARRIS’s BRITISH LION Drops Music Video For ‘Bible Black’
BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, has released a brand new music video, “Bible Black”. Taken from BRITISH LION‘s 2020 album “The Burning”, the song was written by Harris alongside BRITISH LION singer Richard Taylor and guitarist David Hawkins. Although a summer European tour in support of “The Burning” couldn’t go ahead last year as planned, BRITISH LION has now confirmed nine new European shows next summer. The band will appear at Finland’s Rockfest, U.K.’s Download and Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting festivals, and will make additional stops in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland and Portugal. BRITISH LION completed its first U.S. tour in January and February 2020. R...
SEBASTIAN BACH Has ‘No Problems’ Singing ‘Slave To The Grind’ Songs: ‘My Voice Is The Same It’s Always Been’
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, who recently kicked off a U.S. tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band’s double-platinum album “Slave To The Grind”, was asked in a new interview with Rockin’ Metal Revival if he ever regrets writing such high vocal parts that he now has to reproduce live on stage three decades later. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “All I can tell you is that I’ve been singing so much in the last four or months. I can’t tell you exactly what I was doing yet, but I will be able to. My voice is the same it’s always been. “I’ve gotta say just a couple of things answering your question — a couple of things come to mind,” he continued. “For a guy like me or a guy like Bono...
GHOST Announced As Latest In-Game Band Collaboration For IRON MAIDEN’s ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Mobile Game
IRON MAIDEN‘s Legacy Of The Beast free-to-play mobile game has announced its third in-game collaboration, this time with Swedish metallers GHOST. Following successful collaborations earlier this year with AMON AMARTH and LACUNA COIL, IRON MAIDEN‘s Legacy Of The Beast has now teamed up with frequent touring partners GHOST. Legacy Of The Beast has created a new, limited time, in-game event called Mascarade Diabolique featuring another limited-time character, Papa Emeritus IV. Meet Papa Emeritus IV Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 5 p.m. PT in Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast mobile game by clicking here. The game’s Mascarade Diabolique event is an ode to both bands’ lore taking its broad themes from the cover of IRON MAIDEN‘s 2003 album “Dance Of Death”...
Ex-STEEL PANTHER Bassist TRAVIS HALEY (a.k.a. LEXXI FOXX) Hasn’t Talked To His Former Bandmates: ‘There’s Some Sore Spots’
In a new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, ex-STEEL PANTHER bassist Lexxi Foxx (real name: Travis Haley) was asked if he is still on good terms with his former bandmates. He responded: “We haven’t talked. I still talk to the singer [Michael Starr] a little bit; I have in the past. But I think that those scars and I think that the departure, the way that it went down, I think there’s some sore spots. But that’s tough for me to talk about. “That was something that I’m very proud of — to be that character for such a long period of time, and to play with those cats,” he continued. “They’re all amazing musicians. And I just think that it is different to not have that [in my life] — I’d been in character for so long — but I have to s...
