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Watch YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Cover DEEP PURPLE’s ‘Smoke On The Water’ At Serbia’s ARSENAL FEST
Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen performing a cover version of DEEP PURPLE‘s “Smoke On The Water” on June 26 at the Arsenal Fest in Kragujevac, Serbia can be seen below. Yngwie‘s studio recording of “Smoke On The Water” was featured on his 2019 album “Blue Lightning”, which paid homage to those from the blues world who have fueled his artistic spirit for so long. Malmsteen told Classic Rock magazine about his decision to cover “Smoke On The Water”: “I called this ‘Rauch Auf Dem Wasser’ throughout the sessions. What can I say? It’s just something I wanted to do. I’ve been doing it live for a long time. “The first album I ever had was DEEP PURPLE‘s ‘Fireball’, when I ...
ANTHRAX Joins PANDORA For First-Ever Heavy Metal Mode
Today, Friday July 9, 2021, Pandora has launched its first-ever metal Artist Takeover Mode featuring heavy-metal legends ANTHRAX. The Grammy-winning, trailblazing five-piece is a fitting first pick for the genre’s inaugural Mode. Listen to ANTHRAX‘s Artist Takeover Mode on Pandora‘s Classic Metal station here. Ian and Benante share commentary throughout their takeover of Pandora‘s Classic Metal, offering never-before-heard insight into the making of ANTHRAX‘s albums. Gems include the story of how album-opener “A.I.R.” was added last-minute to ANTHRAX‘s 1985 album “Spreading The Disease” and why Benante was inspired to cover the TRUST song “Antisocial”, which appeared on the band’s 1988 album “State Of Eupho...
MINISTRY To Release ‘Moral Hygiene’ Album In October; ‘Good Trouble’ Video Available
Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY will release their 15th studio album, “Moral Hygiene”, on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. Containing some of MINISTRY‘s strongest and most inspired material to date, the 10-track follow-up to 2018’s “AmeriKKKant” is frontman Al Jourgensen‘s societal manifesto and plea for civilization to get back to a set of standards that lives up to and embraces our humanity. Says Jourgensen: “The good thing about literally taking a year off from any social activity or touring is that you really get to sit back and get an overview of things as they are happening, as opposed to being caught up in the moment. And what I saw with how we handled several public crises — from the pandemic to racial injustice to who we vote ...
ICE NINE KILLS To Release ‘The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood’ In October
At a totally sold-out fan event last night at the Mystic Museum in North Hollywood, California, horror metal titans ICE NINE KILLS announced their long-awaited sequel, “The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood”. The fresh slice of horror-themed brutality will be released via Fearless Records on Friday, October 15. The first single to be unleashed from the album is “Hip To Be Scared”, featuring Jacoby Shaddix of PAPA ROACH. The accompanying music video was premiered at the fan event last night and pays homage to the landmark movie based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel “American Psycho” centered around psychotic investment banker Patrick Bateman. “Hip To Be Scared” mixes the soaring choruses, clever lyricism, heavy riffs and Broadway-like thea...
Watch the Trailer for Disney’s Newest Animated Film ‘Encanto’
After traveling to the Italian coastline for Luca, Disney Animation Studios is headed to South America as it has just unveiled the first trailer for its forthcoming film Encanto. The forthcoming musical is repleted with magic and animals and marks Disney’s 60th animated feature (feel old yet?). The movie takes place in the country of Colombia and it takes us along the journey of several Madrigal family members that possess various magical powers from super-strength to the ability to control plants and animals to shape-shifting. Mirabel Madrigal, the star of the movie who is played by Stephanie Beatriz, is the black sheep in this film as she is the only one who doesn’t have any special gifts. But despite not possessing any superhuman characteristics, she ends up being the saving grace for h...
Netflix Unveils ‘The Witcher’ Season Two Release Date
Netflix has revealed the official premiere date for the second season of The Witcher. The upcoming season is set to release worldwide on December 17 and will include a couple of new characters, including Paul Bullion as Lambert, Yasen Atou as Coën and Kim Bodnia as Vesemir. “There are so many characters that we’re introducing in Season 2. We are getting to see Dijkstra for the first time and sort of the Redanian Kingdoms. I know a lot of fans are excited to meet Philippa for the first time, Codringher and Fenn, Rience, Nenneke,” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said at WitcherCon. “There’s so many, but I would have to say Vesemir is the one I’m looking most forward to our audience meeting. Vesemir is so integral to the story that we’re telling this season. Obviously, we’re returning to K...
2021 ‘Celebration of Mac Miller’ Announced at Blue Slide Park
Details of the third annual Celebration of Mac Miller have been announced. The Mac Miller Memoir took to Twitter to reveal that the annual celebration is set to take place on September 10 at Blue Slide Park, Pittsburgh and that the team has been in communication with the city and Miller’s family in regards to the event. “It was an important decision made with Mac’s family that we chose a new date dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy,” the statement read, explaining why they moved it from September 7. “After being apart from the Machead community during 2020, we can’t wait to see all of the new and familiar faces again this year.” In September 2018, fans gathered in Blue Slide Park to commemorate his legacy. Present were fans and family mebers of the late rapper; Miller’s grandmothe...
Dave Mustaine Reveals That David Ellefson’s Bass Parts Have Been Replaced on Upcoming Megadeth Album
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that ousted member David Ellefson’s bass parts have been re-recorded for the legendary thrash band’s upcoming album. Somewhat ironically, Mustaine revealed the news to a fan via the celebrity video messaging app Cameo, after recently joining the platform. Mustaine had previously stated that Ellefson’s parts would be replaced after the bassist was fired from the band following the leak of private online sexual encounters. Addressing a fan named Tina, Mustaine said [as transcribed by Blabbermouth]: “I hear you’re a big pretty fan of [the Megadeth song] ‘Fatal Illusion’ right now. That’s cool. Actually, we’ve got one song on the new album — it’s called ‘The Dogs of Chernobyl’ — which is very similar to ‘Fatal Illusion’ in aggression. So I hope you...
Unreleased George Harrison Song “Cosmic Empire” Unveiled: Stream
Last November marked 50 years since George Harrison released his landmark 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass, and to commemorate the milestone, Capitol and UMe will be putting out the album’s special 50th anniversary edition later this summer. As a new preview, they’ve now shared the previously unreleased Harrison song “Cosmic Empire.” Fans have been aware of “Cosmic Empire” for some time, and while the track has occasionally appeared on bootlegs, it’s never sounded this polished. The two-minute sketch is a solo acoustic number, with an irresistible guitar riff and a catchy main theme. “I’m waiting in the queue down at the Cosmic Empire,” Harrison sings. “I wanna a front row pew down at the Cosmic Empire/ An omnipresent view down at the Cosmic Empire.” Check out the animated ly...
George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford Producing New Crime Series Dark Winds
George R.R. Martin, Robert Redford, and Graham Roland are executive producing an upcoming crime drama for AMC called Dark Winds. Based on novelist Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee series, the plot follows two Navajo police officers in the southwest US in the 1970s. Fargo’s Zahn McClarnon and The Red Road’s Kiowa Gordon are set to star, with the first season scheduled to premiere in 2022. “I read my first Tony Hillerman novel in 1986 while filming in New Mexico and was immediately hooked,” Redford said in a statement. “Hillerman is a master storyteller, his writing is full of mystery and suspense, set amidst a background that blends traditional oral stories of Native American culture and landscape.” The series will be filmed in and around indigenous tribal lands of New Mexico, with bles...
Netflix Announces Premiere Date for The Witcher Season 2
After several pandemic-related delays, Netflix has finally announced the premiere date of The Witcher Season 2. The Polish-American medieval fantasy series, based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski, is returning December 17th. According to a press statement, the synopsis of the next season of The Witcher is as follows: “Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.” Many stars of the season one cast will be reprising their roles, including Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan,...
Femme It Forward Releases All-Female Debut Album ‘Big Femme Energy’ Featuring Rapsody and More
During the private release gathering on Thursday night, Ambré was the first to perform at the dimly lit Winston House venue, where attendees enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres through the night. Some listeners gathered near the stage, while others watched the performances from the upper level, which included a photo activation and cozy seating. Femme It Forward — a joint venture with Live Nation — orchestrated the event. Femme It Forward has a focus on women empowerment and aims to bring more inclusivity in the music industry. The female-led music and entertainment company aims to celebrate and empower women. The company produces music festivals, concerts, original music, original content, comedy shows, philanthropic endeavors, panels, college engagements and more....
