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RANDY BLYTHE Says It’s ‘Ultimate Compliment’ When LAMB OF GOD’s Music Helps Fans Through Difficult Times
In a new interview with “Offstage With DWP”, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about the band’s song “Walk With Me In Hell”, which was originally written a decade and a half ago by guitarist Mark Morton for his then-girlfriend who later became his wife. “That song in particular, ‘Walk With Me In Hell’, is a love song that Mark Morton wrote,” Randy explained (see video below). “He wrote the lyrics to that song; that’s not my song. But it’s a love song. But I’ve had several people tell me that that song’s helped them through very, very serious times in their lives. “I have a friend who told me about… I met her outside a gig in Cincinnati, and she had had a double mastectomy, and the cancer kept on...
Hypnagogic Hallucinations – Bedsore
RATING: 8.5/10 These are strange and exciting times in the nefarious stew of death metal creativity. If you enjoyed having your brain turned into spinning gravy by recent records from BLOOD INCANTATION, VOIDCEREMONY and CRYPTIC SHIFT, then the chances are that you are way ahead of me here and already using BEDSORE‘s frankly extraordinary debut album as the soundtrack to your late-night lysergic escapades. Or indeed, your commute. “Hypnagogic Hallucinations” is a wild and profoundly psychedelic death metal record. It’s sonically huge, yet wickedly raw and uncompromising, with so many detours and perverse changes of mood and pace that it could easily have been an incoherent mess. But this band have their fingers plugged firmly into the inspiration matrix: just listen ...
Kanye West Reveals How He Can Beat Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election
Kanye West has a new message for voters in the 2020 presidential election. The 43-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who announced his plans to run for U.S. president on July 4, took to social media Saturday (July 25) reveal how he can defeat presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the November election. “I CAN BEAT BIDEN OFF OF WRITE INS,” West tweeted, adding the hashtag #2020VISION. West’s latest message come after a turbulent week for the rapper, who posted a barrage of late-night tweets following his surprise presidential campaign rally in South Carolina on July 19. In the now-deleted messages, West accused his wife, Kim Kardashian, of sending a doctor to Wyoming to “lock me up” and claimed that the 2017 horror movie Get Out was about him, among other...
Who Is William Bowery, Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Co-Writer? Even Aaron Dessner Doesn’t Know
Who is William Bowery? Unless you’re Taylor Swift, or Bowery themself, the answer to that question seems to be the equivalent of the shrug emoji. Thanks to the remote nature of pandemic-era collaboration, even the National‘s Aaron Dessner — who produced and co-wrote 11 tracks on Swift’s new Folklore album, and has been giving a satisfying amount of insight into the process of creating the project with her — has never met Bowery, who’s credited as a co-writer on two songs, “Exile” and “Betty.” When Swift dropped the surprise on Thursday (July 23) that Folklore was coming that night, Bowery was included in a list of “musical heroes” she name-dropped as collaborators: “@aarondessner (who has co-written or produ...
Naya Rivera’s Ex-Husband Ryan Dorsey Speaks Out After Her Death: ‘I Don’t Know If I’ll Ever Believe It’
Ryan Dorsey, Naya Rivera’s ex-husband and the father of her son, Josey, has posted a tribute to the late Glee actress. Rivera, who portrayed Santana Lopez on the popular Fox musical series, died in an accidental drowning in Lake Piru, California. She went missing while going boating with her 4-year-old son on July 8, and officials recovered her body on July 13. “This is so unfair…there’s not enough words to express the hole left in everyone’s hearts. I can’t believe this is life now. I don’t know if I’ll ever believe it,” Dorsey, who was married to Rivera from 2014 to 2018, wrote on Instagram on Saturday (July 25). “You were just here… We were just in the back swimming with Josey the day before,” he said. &#...
Kanye West Posts ‘Donda’ Album Cover
Donda didn’t arrive as planned this week, but Kanye West has at least delivered the album cover. “DONDA ALBM CVR,” he captioned the Twitter update giving a look at the colorful Donda art on Saturday night (July 25). Last week, West announced the new project would be released on Friday (July 24), and even posted a picture of a track list and the promise of an accompanying movie — but none of it has made an appearance yet. Other tweets on Saturday included a public apology to his wife, Kim Kardashian, “for going public with something that was a private matter” over the past week, and a pledge to “beat Biden” in the 2020 presidential race. “To Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being ther...
R.I.P. John Saxon, A Nightmare on Elm Street Actor Dies at 83
John Saxon, veteran actor who fought both Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and Freddy Krueger in three A Nightmare on Elm Street films, passed away in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Saturday, July 25th. He was 83 years old. According to The Hollywood Reporter, his wife confirmed Saxon died from pneumonia. Born to an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler and began as a contract actor for Universal in the ’50s and ’60s. His career took a major turn with 1966’s The Appaloosa, earning him a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for playing a Mexican bandit opposite Marlon Brando. [embedded content] By the ’70s, Saxon became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors. Ever the tough guy, he duked it out in several Westerns such as 1972’s Joe...
Doja Cat Caught COVID-19 After Saying It’s Just “A Flu”
Doja Cat is known as much for her controversial remarks and behavior as she is for her music, but if you spit enough BS eventually you’re gonna get some on yourself. Back in the early days of the pandemic, the rapper mocked coronavirus fears, saying in an Instagram live video, “I’m gonna get corona and then I’m gonna get a Corona, cause I don’t give a fuck about corona, bitch. It’s a flu! Ya’ll are pussies.” Well, hopefully she’s popped that Corona, because Doja Cat has revealed she contracted COVID-19. Doja disclosed the news during an interview with Capital XTRA. Asked how she’d been doing in lockdown, she looked sheepish and said, “I got COVID. Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered something off of Postmates, and I don’t know how I got it but I got it.” She ...
Zack Snyder Reveals Superman’s Black Suit in Justice League Director’s Cut Clip: Watch
Comic-Con@Home has been streaming panels since Wednesday, but the virtual version of the San Diego event isn’t the only digital gathering of geeks happening this weekend. Bloggers The Nerd Queens (Cole and Nana) and Wonder Meg organized Justice Con in celebration of Zack Snyder’s long-called-for director’s cut of Justice League, finally set to debut on HBO Max next year. The filmmaker himself appeared for a Zoom panel during the event, and he didn’t come empty handed. While a trailer will be saved for DC Entertainment’s DC FanDome event in August, Snyder presented fans with a 17-second teaser clip. Now that might not seem like much, but when that footage is of the first-ever live-action appearance of Superman’s black suit from the classic 1993 Superman Returns comic, it’s really every...
Biz Markie Hospitalized Due to Complications from Diabetes
Biz Markie has been hospitalized in a Maryland hospital for several weeks due to complications from type 2 diabetes, according to TMZ. A representative for the 56-year-old rapper told TMZ that Markie “is receiving the best care from an amazing team of medical professionals and we remain positive about the outcome.” Markie previously lost 140 pounds in an effort to manage his diabetes. “If I didn’t make the changes, it was going to make the diabetes worse,” Markie explained in a 2014 interview. “[Doctors] said I could lose my feet. They said I could lose body parts. A lot of things could happen.” [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people...
Whethan Recruits K.Flay for Alt-Electronic Hit “Hurting On Purpose”
Fans have been on the edge of their seats since the New Year for Whethan’s debut album, FANTASY. His lead single “Stay Forever” graced streaming platforms on January 10th and a string of tracks ensued in subsequent months. In April, Whethan made a surprise appearance at the virtual Room Service festival and leaked his highly anticipated FANTASY album. However, it’s been three months since the 21-year-old producer’s last official album single release, “So Good.” While the finish line has not been officially announced yet, the light at the end of the tunnel is gradually rearing its head with Whethan’s latest hit, “Hurting On Purpose.” In collaboration with pop-rock singer-songwriter K.Flay, “Hurting On Purpose” has made its arrival on streaming platforms. The new rock-influenced re...
SAMMY HAGAR Praises WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: ‘You Inherited Genetically Enough Talent For 10 Lifetimes’
Sammy Hagar has praised Wolfgang Van Halen‘s new solo music, saying that Eddie Van Halen‘s son “inherited genetically enough talent for 10 lifetimes.” The 29-year-old VAN HALEN bassist has spent the last few years working on his debut solo LP, which he has said will not sound like VAN HALEN or feature guest appearances by any of the other VAN HALEN members. He also told a fan on Instagram that he sees his father’s reputation as both a blessing and a curse when it comes to his own solo career. “I’m not trying to be my father, I’m trying to be me,” he wrote According to Van Halen News Desk, Sammy saw Wolfgang‘s post and left the following comment. “Wolfie, that’s a great answer. And the only way you will ever be happy an...
