Alternative Music
GHOST’s TOBIAS FORGE Admits He’s A ‘Dictator’ And ‘Control Freak’, But Claims He ‘Can Work With People’
Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, “Impera”, on March 11 via Loma Vista/Concord. The band’s leader, Tobias Forge, worked on the follow-up to 2018’s “Prequelle” with producer Klas Åhlund and Swedish co-writers Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare, whose credits include Madonna and Lady Gaga. Forge discussed the “Impera” songwriting process in a new interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He said: “In every band I’ve ever had, every song I’ve ever written, I was always called a dictator, a control freak who couldn’t work with anyone else. And I am a dictator and control freak. But I can work with people.” Regarding his collaboration with Åhlund, Al Fakir and Pontare, as well as OPETHR...
Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti has announced that he is battling prostate cancer. The 68-year-old guitarist/vocalist revealed his diagnosis in a social media post on Friday (February 18). He wrote: “After numerous blood tests, an extensive MRI, and last Friday’s biopsy, I have been diagnosed with Prostate cancer. My doctor says we caught it early and the likelihood of surviving this is very high. Over 90% of patients with this type of cancer (thankfully mine is relatively slow growing) are cured and live out their life expectancy. Having spent a lifetime of staying on top of my health, and having caught this early, may be the reason why I should fully survive this. “I urge everyone to listen to your bodies & get regular checkups. I know plenty of people that didnR...
Song of the Week: Troye Sivan and Jay Som Step Into the Sun with “Trouble”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Troye Sivan and Jay Som provide the first look into the music for the upcoming film Three Months. Troye Sivan has been creating dreamy, addictive pop music for the better part of a decade. He expanded into the on-camera world when he appeared in the 2018 film Boy Erased in a supporting role, and has now stepped into leading man territory for the upcoming Paramount+ original Three Months. The trailer for the film gives a first look at Sivan as the focal point of a coming-of-age narrative and promises original songs from the artist....
Bob Saget Cooks Bacon for Desiigner in His Final Role: Watch
Perhaps not the parting gift we deserve, but definitely the parting gift we need: Desiigner has shared the music video for his new single “Bakin,’” which stars, of all people, the late, great, Bob Saget, in one of his final roles. Alongside co-writers Slushii and DJ Whoo Kid, Saget makes bacon (with the help of sous-chef/adult film star Kendra Sunderland) for Desiigner in the music video, a double entendre that the actor himself called “the best dad joke ever” in behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot. America’s Dad probably isn’t the personal chef most rappers would think to hire for their baking needs, but when Desiigner calls his pal Snoop Dogg at the beginning of the clip looking for recommendations, Snoop insists, “Get Bob on the job.” Thank God he pulled through. DJ Whoo Kid to...
The Walking Dead Anthology Series Adds Olivia Munn
AMC announced a number of cast members to its upcoming series Tales of The Walking Dead today, including Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez, Jesse T. Usher, and more. The Walking Dead spinoff will be a six-episode anthology series featuring standalone stories from the original show’s zombie-infested universe. Additional cast members include Loan Chabanoal and Embeth Davidtz, though AMC promised in a release that some old and familiar faces are also bound to pop up on the AMC series. “Olivia, Danny, Loan, Embeth, and Jessie are the latest massive talents that will bring new worlds of TWD to life with big, daring, different, emotional, shocking, scary, and crazy stories. We’re excited for them to come walk with us,” executive producer Scott M. Gimple said in a statement. Showrunner Channing Po...
Paris Jackson Shares the lost EP: Stream
Paris Jackson has released her new EP, the lost, via Republic Records/Universal Music Group. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The three-track project contains Caamp collaboration “lost” as well as solo songs “breathe again” and “never going back again.” It follows the release of her 2020 debut album wilted, which featured the 23-year-old pop progeny’s debut solo single “let down.” In support of the EP, Michael Jackson’s only daughter will head to Austin next month for a SXSW Showcase at Scoot Inn followed by joining Patrick Droney’s upcoming North American tour throughout March as an opening act. The six-date West Coast trek will hit cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Portland before wrapping up March 30th in Seattle. Grab tickets here. Advertisement Related V...
Former FOZZY Drummer FRANK FONTSERE On His Decision To Leave: ‘I Had No Control Over What The Band Did At All’
Former FOZZY drummer Frank Fontsere has once again opened up about his decision to leave the band, saying he “had no real investment in what was going on.” The 54-year-old musician’s exit from FOZZY was officially announced on January 3. The band simultaneously named his replacement, former THROUGH FIRE drummer Grant Brooks. Frank discussed his departure from FOZZY in a new interview with the “Talk Toomey” podcast. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ve been doing it a long time, and I still love playing, and I still love playing live, but I’ve never been the biggest fan of the traveling. I’m not Dora The Explorer; I don’t really care about seeing exotic places or all that stuff. For me, it was always about the shows....
QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MIKE STONE On His Return To Band: ‘It’s Been Going Great’
Mike Stone says that his latest stint as QUEENSRŸCHE‘s guitar player has “been going great.” Since last May, Stone has been handling second-guitar duties in QUEENSRŸCHE, which announced in July that longtime guitarist Parker Lundgren was exiting the group to focus on “other business ventures.” Stone originally joined QUEENSRŸCHE for the 2003 album “Tribe” and stayed with the band for six years before leaving the group. In a new interview with “Rockin’ Metal Revival”, Stone stated about how his return to QUEENSRŸCHE came about: “Life throws things at you sometimes. And it was one of those things. I had just moved across the country — my wife and I — and I had been doing a jazz gig for the last — man — eight to 10 years; that ...
Watch IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON Sing A Cappella Version Of ‘Stranger In A Strange Land’
Video footage of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson belting out an a cappella version of the song “Stranger In A Strange Land” during a recent stop on the 2022 U.S. leg of his spoken-word tour can be seen below. “Stranger In A Strange Land” was originally released as the second single from MAIDEN‘s sixth studio album, “Somewhere In Time” which came out in 1986. Dickinson‘s two-month North American spoken-word tour kicked off on January 17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will run through the end of March. Bruce‘s spoken-word show is split into two parts. The first section sees him take a humorous and often satirical look at the world from his own very personal perspective, treating the audience to private insights into his drive and ambi...
KORN’s MUNKY: ‘We Care’ About How We’re Going To Be Remembered
In a new interview with Colombia’s Radioacktiva, KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer spoke about what he would like his band’s legacy to be. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I think this band — well, I don’t think; I know this band — in the past, like early ’90s and the 2000s, we were not concerned about tomorrow so much. We were living in the moment. We were young. All we cared about was the party. ‘We don’t care about what happens tomorrow; we just care about today.’ And that was fun. But now, with us all in our early 50s — it’s hard to say [that we are that old]… it’s hard to take that in [we are in our 50s]. But we don’t feel like [we are that old] because the music keeps us so young. But at th...
Trivium’s Matt Heafy Announces Debut Ibaraki Album, Shares “Akumu” Featuring Nergal: Stream
Trivium frontman Matthew Kiichi Heafy has announced Rashomon, the debut album from his black metal solo project Ibaraki. The Ihsahn-produced LP arrives May 6th via Nuclear Blast. Ahead of the release date, Heafy shared the second single from the project, “Akumu,” which features guest vocals by Behemoth’s Nergal. It was co-written by Heafy and Ihsahn, with Nergal translating the lyrics into his native Polish. “‘Akumu’ translates to ‘nightmare’ — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what they feel from the lyrics, music, and the haunting visuals of the music video,” Heafy remarked in a press release. “I have always been fascinated by Sagazan’s ‘Transfiguration,’ and for years, I have wanted to pay homage to his works with a performance art pi...
Brad Pitt Sues Angelina Jolie for Selling Winery Stake to Russian Oligarch
Brad Pitt is suing his ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in their French winery to a Russian oligarch, multiple outlets report. The couple bought a controlling interest in Château Miraval in 2008, with Jolie putting in roughly 40% of the $28.4 million purchase price. The estate comprises a large house and a winery. They were married at Marival in 2014, and upon their divorce in 2019, Pitt claims they had a “mutual understanding” that neither could sell their share without the other’s permission. In January 2022, according to the suit, Jolie “informed Pitt in writing” that she had reached a “painful decision, with a heavy heart,” to sell her share to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of the alcohol giant Stoli Group, which is owned by billionaire Yuri Shefler. Ad...
