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DEICIDE Kicks Off U.S. Tour In Tampa (Video)
Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE kicked off their U.S. tour with KATAKLYSM, INTERNAL BLEEDING and BEGAT THE NEPHILIM last night (Thursday, August 5) at The Orpheum in in Tampa, Florida. Fan-filmed video footage of DEICIDE‘s performance can be seen below. The trek will make stops in Austin, Chicago, and New York before concluding on August 29 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Two months ago, DEICIDE guitarist Chris Cannella spoke to Jason Saulnier about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band’s 2018 album “Overtures Of Blasphemy”. He said: “Since I moved out [to Florida from Arizona] a year ago, we were writing a lot of music, and then we kind of started over when I got out here and I was able to rehearse all the time rather tha...
It’s Official: Second KISS Las Vegas Residency To Kick Off In December
KISS will kick off its long-rumored second Las Vegas residency at the end of the year. The news of KISS‘s return to Las Vegas was broken by the band’s bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons during an interview at Animazing Gallery at The Venetian Grand Canal Shoppes, previewing his “ArtWorks” collection of paintings and sketches. Asked if KISS will be coming back to Vegas for another residency, Simmons said: “We are. My favorite band are gonna be at Zappos [Theater at Planet Hollywood] in Las Vegas starting December 27th. That’s right, even through New Year’s. And we’ll be here through February. But in the middle of the KISS tour that’s going around the world.” The legendary rockers previously set up shop in Sin City in November 2014 at Th...
WENDY DIO Explains Why She Wanted To Detail RONNIE JAMES DIO’s Fallout With VIVIAN CAMPBELL In Singer’s Autobiography
Wendy Dio says that she doesn’t think there ever would have been a reconciliation between Ronnie James Dio and Vivian Campbell if the legendary heavy metal singer was still alive. Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain collaborated on the first three DIO albums — 1983’s “Holy Diver”, 1984’s “The Last In Line” and 1985’s “Sacred Heart” — before Irishman Campbell left to join WHITESNAKE in 1987. Vivian later publicly took issue with Ronnie‘s need for total control of the band, claiming that finances played a major part in the bad blood that preceded his exit. Specifically, Campbell said that “it had become increasingly clear” to him that “Wendy (as Ronnie‘s manager) was determined t...
Watch MACHINE HEAD’s ‘Burn My Eyes’ Lineup Play Entire Album In Celebration Of LP’s 27th Anniversary
Earlier today (August 6), three-fourths of the “Burn My Eyes” lineup of MACHINE HEAD — guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn, drummer Chris Kontos and guitarist Logan Mader — teamed up with the band’s current bassist Jared MacEachern to play the classic album in its entirety in celebration of its 27th anniversary. The event, which was held in the band’s San Francisco Bay Area rehearsal facility, was streamed live for fans around the world and is now available for viewing below. Released worldwide on August 9, 1994, “Burn My Eyes” was and still is considered to be one of the most important albums of its genre, garnering the band an unprecedented level of recognition and spawning a myriad of imitators — all from just MACHINE HEAD‘s first record. In 2019, Fly...
Netflix’s Bob Ross Documentary Will Tell the Painter’s ‘Shockingly Untold Story’
Bob Ross — the late, curly-haired painter and host of 1983’s genre-transforming instructional art program The Joy of Painting — captivated global audiences for his peaceful approach to painting and his legacy of feel-good phrases, including “there’s no mistakes, only happy accidents” and “the joy of painting is the friends you make along the way.” Now, highlighting Ross’ immeasurable influence on today’s culture, Netflix is releasing a documentary that will delve into the “shockingly untold story” of the renowned painter’s life, titled Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed. Directed by Joshua Rofé, the documentary will unfold “a sinister tale surrounding his name and the empire that was built on it being hijacked by once trusted partners, whose slow betrayal of him continued beyo...
Dominic Fike Joins Cast of Euphoria Season 2
Dominic Fike will be appearing in the second season of HBO’s Euphoria, he revealed in an interview with Variety. Initially premiering in 2019, the second season of the popular drama series is slated to arrive in late 2021 or early 2022 due to filming delays. Created by Sam Levinson and produced in partnership with A24, Euphoria follows a group of high school students through their relationships to drugs, sex, identity and one another. Fike told Variety that his character is a “homie” and “degenerate” that ends up hanging out with two of the show’s leads, Rue and Jules, portrayed by Zendaya and Hunter Schafer respectively. The 25-year-old artist also revealed to the outlet that he was personally asked by the show’s casting director to audition, reading a scene from Mark Wahlberg’s 1997...
Luis Guzmán Joins Tim Burton’s Wednesday Addams Series as Gomez
Cara mia! Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series has found its ghoulish patriarch. As Deadline notes, Luis Guzmán is set to portray Gomez Addams on the upcoming Netflix show. Titled Wednesday, the streamer’s eight-episode adaptation will star Jenna Ortega as the eponymous Wednesday Addams, and center around the family’s iconically deadpan daughter as she attends the frightful and mysterious Nevermore Academy. While there, the show promises to be part comedy, part mystery, as Wednesday “attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.” The rest of the macabre family and Wedne...
Foxing Share New Album Draw Down the Moon: Stream
Foxing, the St. Louis trio whose music spans emo to prog rock and beyond, have just released their excellent new album Draw Down the Moon. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. Draw Down the Moon is Foxing’s fourth album overall and their first since releasing the epic Nearer My God in 2018. Although it only spans 10 tracks, this new record is enormous in scope and sound. It sees Foxing drawing inspiration from everything imaginable—Dungeons and Dragons, Kate Bush, Joe Pera, overwhelming grief, deep gratitude, and more—and fitting it into sprawling, visionary songs that magically work well together. “It’s about the idea of your cosmic significance,” said frontman Conor Murphy in an earlier statement. “The way you feel like a tiny speck in the grand scheme of the universe, that’...
Frank Ocean Launches Luxury Goods Company Homer with Jewelry Line
Frank Ocean has announced the launch of his new luxury goods company Homer. Inspired by his “childhood obsessions” and “heritage as fantasy,” Ocean’s first Homer collection will include both fine and high jewelry pieces as well as a number of printed silk scarves. Handcrafted in Italy and designed at Homer’s headquarters in New York City, the jewelry will be crafted from lab-grown American diamonds, 18K gold, recycled silver, and hand-painted enamel. The company’s first and only NYC-based jewelry store is set to open this coming Monday, August 9th, but expect access to be highly exclusive and personalized. The only way to shop the collection is by making an appointment on Homer’s website, though some walk-up appointments will also be available. Advertisement Related Video Ocean’s launch al...
Larry David Uninvited From Barack Obama’s 60th Birthday Party
Barack Obama is celebrating his 60th birthday this weekend, but due to the recent rise in coronavirus cases the former president has been forced to dramatically scale back the festivities. Of the 475 people originally on the guest list, several prominent names have now been uninvited, according to The New York Times. Among those left out in the cold: Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David, whose snubbing may have more to do with his disrespect for wood than the pandemic. Former late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Conan O’Brien were also cut from the guest list, as were many former staff members of Obama’s White House administration. Advertisement Related Video There will still be plenty of star power present at Obama’s shindig, which goes down at his family’s residence in Martha’...
Chvrches and John Carpenter Remix Each Other’s Songs
Synth-pop group, Chvrches, and multi-faceted creator, John Carpenter, teamed to remix each other’s songs. They are available digitally now and will be released on 7” vinyl on December 10. Carpenter took Chvrches’ recent single “Good Girls,” from their forthcoming album, Screen Violence, and gave it a bit more edge. It still has the dream-pop vibe that Chvrches encapsulates in the original but with more buildup to the chorus and the addition of an electric guitar solo towards the end. Stream “Good Girls (John Carpenter Remix)” here. On the other hand, Chvrches have reimagined Carpenter’s “Turning The Bones,” taken from his recently released album, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death. Carpenter is a legend when it comes to creating the classic horror movie sound. Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Ma...
Foo Fighters Troll Westboro Baptist Church by Covering Bee Gees’ ‘You Should Be Dancing’ Outside of Kansas Show
The Dee Gees, A.K.A. the Foo Fighters, busted out some big moves last night ahead of a show in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The Foo Fighters struck the latest blow in their battle against the Westboro Baptist Church (who were protesting their show) by trolling them with a live performance (on a flatbed truck no less!) of the Bee Gees’ “You Should Be Dancing.” As they put on their dancing shoes, singer Dave Grohl said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I got something to say. Because you know what? I love you,” adding, “The way I look at it, I love everybody. That’s what you’re supposed to do.… I deliver all of my love, and you shouldn’t be hating. You should be dancing.” Dave Grohl & The Foo Fighters trolled the Westboro Baptist Church outside their concert in Kansas tonight. PLAYING DISCO. pic....
