Alternative Music
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Kick Off Silk Sonic Las Vegas Residency: Recap + Setlist
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) began their Las Vegas residency on Friday (February 25th), transforming the Dolby Live theater at Park MGM into a seventies disco. The superduo — whose live appearances have thus far been limited to awards shows — threw what might just be the sexiest dance party Sin City has ever seen. The mood for “An Evening With Silk Sonic” was set from the get-go, as wisps of fog spilled out from under a red velvet curtain while guests settled into their seats. When the venue went dark, signaling the start of the show, the crowd roared in unison. Two screens on opposite sides of the stage flashed images of Silk Sonic sipping cocktails in a tropical setting with flowery button-up shirts, while a giant disco ball hung high above the seats. As the curtain lifted,...
Watch: METALLICA Plays First Show Of 2022 At Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium
METALLICA played its first concert of 2022 Friday night (February 25) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show, which was reportedly attended by 60,000 fans, featured support from GRETA VAN FLEET and ICE NINE KILLS. METALLICA‘s setlist was as follows: 01. Whiplash 02. Ride The Lightning 03. The Memory Remains 04. Seek & Destroy 05. Fuel 06. One 07. Sad But True 08. Moth Into Flame 09. Wherever I May Roam 10. For Whom The Bell Tolls 11. Creeping Death 12. Fade To Black 13. Master Of Puppets Encore: 14. Battery 15. Nothing Else Matters 16. Enter Sandman Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. The Las Vegas show took place more than two months after METALLICA‘s two 40th-anniversary concerts at Chase Center in San Francisco, California which featured d...
DORO PESCH Reflects On Darker Chapters Of Her Life: If It Hadn’t Been For The Fans, ‘I Probably Would Have Killed Myself’
In a new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green, German metal queen Doro Pesch was asked if she has ever thought about writing an autobiography. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “At one time I started writing a book, and then I couldn’t take it anymore. I really couldn’t sleep anymore; I got nightmares. Because if you really wanna think about the truth, oh, man, it’s worse than a horror movie. And I thought, man, I’d rather wanna move on, do more good stuff, give out good power, energy, records and do a great tour and not thinking about all the times where I almost lost my life — many times. It was so hardcore and actually almost unbelievable, I think. I haven’t seen a movie that hardcore yet. So when I was starting to write, ...
MEGADETH Bassist JAMES LOMENZO And Ex-LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER Join MYRONE On ‘Track Day’ Single
Soft-shred pioneer and rising guitar god Myrone has released his latest single and video, “Track Day”, featuring the inimitable Chris Adler (drums, ex-LAMB OF GOD, MEGADETH) and James LoMenzo (bass, MEGADETH). A follow-up to his recent single “Soft Shred”, this new track will appear on his upcoming album, due for release next month. Boasting a ubiquitous playing style rooted in caustic but soulful riffs and technical fireworks, Myrone has made a name for himself as solo artist, studio musician (recent credits include the Netflix original “Cobra Kai” soundtrack) and member of international metal supergroup FIRSTBORNE, also featuring Adler and LoMenzo. “Track Day” is filled with serpentine riffs, a profound melodic sensibility and more than a d...
ALICE COOPER Is Putting ‘Final Touches’ On New Album, Says Bassist CHUCK GARRIC
ALICE COOPER bassist Chuck Garric has confirmed to Metal Rules that the legendary rocker’s upcoming follow-up to last year’s “Detroit Stories” album will feature Alice‘s entire current touring band consisting of Garric, guitarists Nita Strauss, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie, and drummer Glen Sobel. “[Cooper‘s longtime producer] Bob Ezrin and Alice approached us and said they wanted to do a band album, so we all started filing in songs and ideas from each member,” Chuck said. “Bob also got some other outside members to write songs. We collectively got in a room like anything and started making it come to life. We have tracked everything for the most part and just doing some final touches. We are still a bit away from it being complete, ...
Space Force Director Ken Kwapis on Making Changes For Season 2
Over the course of several decades, director Ken Kwapis has established a career working in both film and television, with plenty of feature work including Follow That Bird and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but also notably directing the pilots for two truly game-changing series: The Larry Sanders Show and the American adaptation of The Office. It was the latter assignment which led to his most recent project: the second season of Space Force, created by The Office‘s Greg Daniels and Steve Carell. While the first season had plenty of charms, including a truly stacked comedy ensemble including Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Jimmy O. Yang, and Don Lake, those involved have been open about knowing that the second season could improve on the first....
Tool Set Retail Release for Ultra Deluxe Fear Inoculum Vinyl (At Much Lower Price Than Signed Version)
Tool raised some eyebrows when they recently began selling limited autographed copies of a new “Ultra Deluxe” vinyl edition of their 2019 album Fear Inoculum at their concerts for $810 ($750 plus service fees and taxes). Now, the band has set a retail price for the unsigned set at the much lower cost of $169.98, with a release date of April 8th. Several days ago, a Reddit thread went viral when someone posted a photo of the deluxe 5-LP collection at a Tool merch booth with the sticker price of $810. Even considering the base price of $750, the newly announced unsigned retail version arrives at a cost that’s $580 lower. That comes out to be around $145 for each band member’s autograph. For diehard Tool fans, perhaps that’s a reasonable price to pay to get all four signatures on the same ite...
DEE SNIDER Releases Music Video For ‘Stand’, Featuring Footage From Documentary About Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire
TWISTED SISTER vocalist Dee Snider was recently interviewed for “America’s Deadliest Concert: The Guest List”, a Reelz documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. Featured on the documentary soundtrack is one of the most heartfelt, moving songs from Dee‘s latest album, “Leave A Scar”, titled “Stand”. Today, in honor of those lives lost, Snider and “The Guest List” director/producer David Bellino have unveiled a brand new music video for “Stand”, featuring footage from the documentary. Snider says about the “Stand” music video: “While I didn’t write ‘Stand’ for the Station nightclub fire documen...
CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says ‘It’s A Complete Compliment’ Being Called The ‘MOTÖRHEAD Of Death Metal’
In a new interview with the “Metal Mayhem” podcast, CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer and founding member Paul Mazurkiewicz was asked if he takes it as a compliment when his band is referred to as the “MOTÖRHEAD of death metal,” as was the case in a recent review in the U.K. magazine Kerrang! He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I totally take it as a compliment. Because you get what you get; when you’re gonna listen to CANNIBAL CORPSE, you’re gonna buy a new record, you know what you’re getting. There’s gonna be no second guessing; there’s gonna be no, ‘Oh, I wonder what they’re gonna… Is it gonna sound like this?’ Because so many bands have done that in the past. “We’re being ourselves,” ...
Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Covers THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’s ‘One Way Out’ With THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND In Las Vegas
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach joined THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND on stage last night (Thursday, February 24) at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform a cover of THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND classic “One Way Out”. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Facebook user Jamie Adams). Earlier in the week, Bach spoke to SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” how his collaboration with THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND came about. “Another thing that’s cool about these cruise ships you get to go on is you get to meet different musicians all the time,” he said. “And one guy that I’ve been friends with for a while now is Devon Allman, Gregg Allman‘s son. And now he has his own band called THE AL...
SCORPIONS Share Music Video For New Single ‘When You Know (Where You Come From)’
SCORPIONS have shared the official music video for their new song “When You Know (Where You Come From)”. The track is taken from the band’s 19th studio album, “Rock Believer”, which is being released today (Friday, February 25). Three months ago, SCORPIONS released the official music video for “Rock Believer”‘s first single, “Peacemaker”. The track features music courtesy of guitarist Rudolf Schenker and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and lyrics by singer Klaus Meine. Asked in a recent interview with Chile’s Radio Futuro what fans can expect to hear on “Rock Believer”, Meine said: “Well, you can expect an album that is dedicated to all the rock believers in the world. And we’re very excited after all these ye...
Banks Announces New Album Serpentina, Debuts “Holding Back” on Kimmel: Watch
Jillian Rose has declared a Banks holiday: The pop artist’s new album, Serpentina, arrives April 8th, and to celebrate the announcement she debuted the song “Holding Back” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Banks took the ABC stages in a modern three-piece suit: slacks, blazer, and cutaway bra. Alongside four backup dancers with covered faces, she writhed and twisted her way through the apologetic banger. “Love is holding back,” she sang, “I know I’ve done you wrong.” Check out the performance below. This is the latest preview of Serpentina following her two summer singles from last year, the slowed-down “Skinnydipped” and the deliciously sinful “The Devil.” In a statement, Banks explained how she arrived at the title of her next album, writing, “Snakes represent rebirth and th...
