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Corey Taylor believes that he was infected with the coronavirus by one of the fans that came to see him perform on his recent solo tour. The 47-year-old SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer, who is fully vaccinated, was forced to call off his appearance at a Michigan pop culture convention a week ago after testing positive for the coronavirus. Taylor first shared the news in a video posted on August 20 on the Facebook page for Astronomicon, the event where he was scheduled to appear last weekend. Taylor, who spent the last few days quarantining at a Denver hotel after testing positive for COVID-19, discussed his COVID-19 battle while chatting with fans virtually as part of this year’s GalaxyCon. Speaking about how he contracted the virus, Corey said: “It’s crazy, man. You go in...

After a lengthy delay, Kanye West has officially released his latest studio album, DONDA. Clocking in at almost two hours, the 26-track project features high-profile guest contributions from JAY-Z, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Baby Keem, Vory, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch and the late Pop Smoke. Dr. Donda West, Ye’s late mother and the album’s namesake, can also be heard speaking throughout the album, delivering messages about family and teaching the right values to your kids. Ye first debuted the album at a sold-out stadium in Atlanta, where he was sporting what appeared to be his unreleased adidas YEEZY 1020 boot and a red version of his YEEZY Gap Round Jacket, followed by a second Atlanta event and a third and final one in his home of Chicago...

Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song “One Shot At Glory” on August 15 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which took place at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, can be seen. The British heavy metal legends, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, were rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton during their first concert in more than two years. The band also pulled out a number of surprises in its set, including first-ever performances of “One Shot At Glory” and “Invader”, as well as several tracks that hadn’t been played in a long time, such as “Rocka Rolla (performed for the first time since 1976), “Exciter” (first time since 2005), “Hell Patrol” (first time since 2009), &#...

Continuing to add the heavy anticipation for BLACKPINK Lisa‘s solo debut, YG Entertainment has now released a visual teaser for LALISA. The evocative clip centers around an enigmatic theme marked by a red tinge that reveals the silhouette of the Thai K-pop superstar. Throughout the 27-second video, lightning, thunder and wind swirl around Lisa revealing elements of the styling set for her solo debut. The end of the visual teaser comes in the form of a title car for Lisa’s upcoming release. Watch the visual teaser for BLACKPINK Lisa’s LALISA solo debut set to release September 10, 1 p.m. KST (12 a.m. EDT) above. In case you missed it, BLACKPINK’s Jennie inspires Jenkem‘s latest tee release. Read Full Article

Following Kanye West‘s third DONDA listening party in Chicago, Drake‘s fans have sent a message to ‘Ye. Looking to take part in the ongoing beef between the two rappers, the Canadian artist’s fans decided to leave signs at Kanye’s childhood home in Chicago. Showing support for the upcoming release of Certified Lover Boy, one of the signs read “CLB COMING SOON,” while another says “45 44 BURNT OUT,” referencing the line on Tripppie Redd’s “Betrayal” which features a diss verse from Drake. The sign in the middle reads “F*CK JUSTIN LABOY,” the social media influencer that has been largely supporting Kanye’s DONDA album. Take a look at the signs Drake fans left at Kanye West’s childhood home below. Kanye West’s childhood home is vandalized by Drake fans pic.twitter.com/ZsgxRPE7QN — ????????. (...

A video of Dave Mustaine offering a tour of the backstage area from MEGADETH‘s “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED can be seen below. Mustaine made the clip while filming a new message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to record brief, personalized video messages about virtually any topic. “The Metal Tour Of The Year” kicked off on August 20 at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. The trek marks MEGADETH‘s first run of shows with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years. Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled tour will wrap in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on October 2. LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group’s studio albums, 2007’s “United Abominations...

Gene Simmons has once again apologized to David Lee Roth for implying in a recent interview that the VAN HALEN frontman was past his prime. Roth performed as the opening act for the February/March 2020 North American leg of KISS‘s farewell tour, but is not making any appearances on the rescheduled KISS shows which kicked off on August 18 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Simmons explained Roth‘s absence from the trek by telling Rolling Stone: “[Roth] took being a frontman way beyond anything. And then, I don’t know what happened to him … something. And you get modern-day Dave. I prefer to remember Elvis Presley in his prime. Sneering lips, back in Memphis, you know, doing all that. I don’t want to think of bloated naked Elvis on the bathroom floor.” Apparentl...

Fan-filmed video footage of SOULFLY performing a cover of FEAR FACTORY‘s “Replica” (after the intro to “Body Hammer”) on August 26 at Red Flag in St Louis, Missouri can be seen below. FEAR FACTORY‘s Dino Cazares is playing guitar for SOULFLY on the Max Cavalera-fronted band’s current U.S. tour which kicked off on August 20 at Launchpad in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 33-date trek will make additional stops in New York, Chicago and Austin before concluding in Tempe, Arizona on September 25. The final date will be a family celebration as it will include performances by INCITE, GO AHEAD AND DIE and HEALING MAGIC. Joining the band for select dates are NIVIANE and SUICIDE PUPPETS. Max recently told Heavy New York about Dino‘s addition to SOULFLY&#...

In a video interview promoting his just-released homage to Italian spaghetti westerns and classic vampire films, “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires”, Glenn Danzig was asked if fans can expect to see a sequel at some point in the future. He responded: “That’s something I’ve been asked already informally. But yes. Of course, if the movie is successful, there will be a sequel. For sure, [actress] Kim [Director; ‘Blair Witch 2’, ‘The Deuce’] and I will come back, and that’s all I can tell you. The others may or may not come back. If we do the sequel, you’ll have to see it to see who doesn’t come back and who comes back.” “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires” was written and directed by Danzig, with Gl...