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SLIPKNOT Announces 2022 Editions Of KNOTFEST CHILE And KNOTFEST BRASIL
Knotfest, the global festival brand from metal icons SLIPKNOT, has revealed its scheduled return to South America today with the announcement of Knotfest Chile, taking place on December 11, 2022 at Estadio Monumental, Santiago and the announcement of the first-ever Knotfest Brasil, set to take place on December 18, 2022 at Sambódromo Do Anhembi, São Paulo. Tickets and VIP packages for both events go on sale on August 19, 2021 at 10 a.m. local time from KnotfestChile.com and KnotfestBrasil.com, respectively. Both events will feature headline performances from SLIPKNOT with the lineup for Knotfest Chile also including MR. BUNGLE, BRING ME THE HORIZON, TRIVIUM, SEPULTURA and VENDED, and the lineup for Knotfest Brasil also boasting BRING ME THE HORIZON, MR. BUNGLE, TRIVIUM, SEPULTURA, MOTIONLE...
Stone Temple Pilots and Bush Announce Fall 2021 Co-Headlining Tour
Two bands from the heyday of ’90s alternative rock, Stone Temple Pilots and Bush, are joining forces for a co-headlining 2021 US tour. The run will set off September 30th in Mesa, Arizona, and wrap up October 17th in Oklahoma City. Black Map and Devora will provide support. A press release promises an “an unforgettable night of music,” with each band taking turns closing out the night in various cities. Advertisement Related Video Tickets for the shows go on sale to the general public starting Friday, August 20th, at 10 a.m. local venue time via Ticketmaster, with pre-sales beginning Thursday. A limited amount of $20 tickets are available for certain dates. In addition to the dates with Bush, Stone Temple Pilots will hit the road on their own headlining run from October 18th through Novemb...
Jason Newsted Unboxes Metallica’s Super Deluxe “Black Album” Box Set: Watch
Metallica have shared a video of former bassist Jason Newsted unboxing the upcoming super deluxe “Black Album” box set. The massive collection arrives September 10th. In the video, Newsted sets up shop on his front porch for the lengthy unboxing. This isn’t your ordinary expanded edition, either. The sheer amount of content is mind-boggling: discs galore (the full album, bonus tracks, live cuts, alternate versions, etc.), a photo book, flyers, and copious ephemera. The goods pour out across the table as the bassist charismatically offers fans a first glimpse at the box set. As if he’s unearthing a time capsule of the era, Newsted discusses each item and even offers nostalgic anecdotes as he goes. Advertisement Related Video The pictures send him back in time to the shoots with photographer...
Up Yours! The Black, Queer, and Feminist Artists That Revolutionized Punk
Consequence’s Punk Week continues with an essay on the “outsider” artists who have succeeded in and revolutionized the genre, despite the odds being stacked against them. Keep checking back throughout the week for interviews, lists, editorials and videos — it’s all things punk, all the time. Flip through the annals of punk history, and consider the bands often cited as icons: The Clash, Sex Pistols, X, Black Flag, Fugazi, Ramones, Green Day, Rancid, blink-182. These artists certainly deserve their lofty status and every plaudit thrown their way, although you might notice that these acts (largely) feature lineups dominated by straight, white, cisgender men. On the surface, this seems counterintuitive. Punk is often positioned as a reaction against the mainstream, a way to include marginaliz...
DC Comics Partners With Webtoon to Launch New Webcomics
WarnerMedia‘s DC Entertainment has just announced a new partnership with Webtoon, a subsidiary of South Korean Internet giant Naver, to bring DC characters into the world of webcomics. According to the companies, the new standalone webcomics will be accessible to even fans who have never followed the various superheroes’ backstories and previous arcs, and will first launch in English before being translated into other languages shortly after. Webtoon specializes in distributing web-based comics that generally span across 50 to 60 episodes each season, mostly uploaded online in a vertical scroll format. It currently boasts an average of 72 million monthly active users and offers both free and paywalled webcomics. “DC is excited to introduce our iconic characters to a new generation of fans ...
‘Carpool Karaoke’ Season Five Returns With an Apple TV+ Debut
The popular Carpool Karaoke Series created by James Corden and Ben Winston has been renewed following a brief hiatus. The fifth season will make its debut on Apple TV+ along with the previous four seasons and will remain available on Apple Music and the Apple TV app. The show brings on different personalities across film, sports, music and culture for a light-hearted car ride filled with singing, conversation and laughs. Previous stars on the show feature Lebron James, Travis Scott, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Migos, Ed Sheeran, Adele, the Sharks from Shark Tank, Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez and more. The series has already won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series for its first three seasons and is up for two more for its fourth season. An official release date and list of...
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Shares New Posters Amid Delayed Release Date
Shortly after delaying the film’s release date for the third time, Sony has now shared two new posters for the upcoming Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Similar to the promotional material released for the original Venom film, the two new images depict both characters up close and personal, their symbiotic, sinuous body fibers glistening in pristine detail. One shot shows Carnage towering over Venom, overpowering the anti-hero, while the other merges the two characters’ faces together in contrasting halves. Helmed by Andy Serkis, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the sequel to 2018’s origin story Venom, and will see both Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson reprise their roles as Eddie Brock/Venom and Cletus Kasady/Carnage respectively. Michelle Williams will also return alongside Re...
Eminem To Appear in 50 Cent and Starz’s ‘Black Mafia Family’ TV Series
Eminem is set to make an appearance in 50 Cent and Starz‘s upcoming TV series, Black Mafia Family. According to reports, Eminem will portray the role of Rick Wershe Jr., known to most as former FBI informant White Boy Rick. “I’m honored and appreciative of my good friend Em for supporting my new show ‘BMF,’” 50 said in a statement. “We couldn’t do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend that is Eminem.” Wershe was born and raised in Detroit and was an informant for the bureau when he was 14 years old up until he was 16 years old, making him the youngest informant in the 1980s. When he was 17 years old, he was arrested for possession of eight kilograms of cocaine and was sentenced to life in prison; neither the FBI nor the U.S. Attorney mentioned that he was an informant wh...
Belly Unveils Stacked ‘See You Next Wednesday’ Tracklist Featuring The Weeknd, Nas and More
Belly has officially unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album See You Next Wednesday, which drops August 27 via The Weeknd‘s XO Records and JAY-Z’s Roc Nation. The 15-track record is executive produced by The Weeknd, DannyBoyStyles, The ANMLS and Belly himself, and will feature guest appearances from the XO Records head, Nas, Young Thug, Moneybagg Yo, PnB Rock, Gunna, Nav, Big Sean, Lil Uzi Vert and Benny the Butcher. “Before I officially close out an album, there’s two people I play it for to get the seal of approval. Hov and Abel,” Belly said in a statement. “That being said, I can officially say the album is done.” See You Next Wednesday will mark Belly’s first full-length release since 2018’s IMMIGRANT, which earned him a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year. Take a look ...
Drake Says COVID-19 Messed Up His ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Heart Hairstyle
Drake Teases Chrome Hearts ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Merch As fans patiently wait for the release of the Canadian artist’s sixth studio album. Apr 21, 2021 32,109 Hypes Drake Confirms ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Is Finally Finished “’Certified Lover Boy’ on the way, and that’s for anyone in the way.” Aug 1, 2021 35,159 Hypes Drake Reportedly Recording Last Minute Vocals for ‘Certified Lover Boy’ The album is still not yet ready for release. Aug 13, 2021 40,300 Hypes
Mike Dee Thinks Entirety of Pop Smoke’s Music Vault Has Been Released
Mike Dee, the best friend of Pop Smoke, is speculating that all of the music in the late artist’s vault may have already been released. Speaking with Kalisha Perera about Faith, Pop’s second posthumous release, Dee shared that he would have released the material in a different manner. “I feel like, instead of dropping all thirty songs, I would have waited until now till next year. That way his name will stay alive instead of just dropping it all at one time,” he explained. Perera then asked if the tracks in Faith were the last of Pop’s material, and Dee answered, “I’m guessing this is what he had left in the vault. Yeah.” Faith was released under Victor Victor Worldwide in mid-July and initially featured 20 tracks with guest verses from Kanye West, Pusha T, Future, Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Dua ...
BLACK SABBATH’s TONY IOMMI Gets Signature SG Special From GIBSON
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi‘s iconic riffs, heavy tones, and massively influential albums created the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. His career, like the man himself, is universally loved and revered. And while his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG was at the center of it all. Now Gibson USA has made a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs, with a mahogany body, bound mahogany neck with a rounded profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets, a Graph Tech nut, Grover Rotomatic tuners with contemporary style buttons, and chrome-covered P-90 pickups. A reproduction of Tony‘s “Monkey” sticker is included in the case. A l...
