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Destroyer Share New Single “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread”: Stream
Destroyer have a Valentine’s Day present for you, and spoiler alert, it’s a new song. The Canadian indie rockers have shared “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread,” the latest preview of their forthcoming album, LABYRINTHITIS. With Joshua Wells’ percussion and John Collins’ drum programming in the spotlight, “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread” — no, that’s not a typo — juxtaposes a galloping, disco-infused beat with frontman Dan Bejar’s subtle melancholy. “Been meaning to wear my hair like this for ages/ I mean down, down, all the way down,” he sings. Over a bright instrumental, Bejar’s solemn delivery seems to say: Life is hard, so why not indulge in its comforts while we’re here? Listen to “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread” below. Advertisement Related Video LABYRINTHITIS, the follow-up to 2020’s...
The War on Drugs on Loving Radiohead, Covering Dylan, and Having David Gilmour in Their Crowd
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Adam Granduciel catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about I Don’t Live Here Anymore, the fifth LP from The War On Drugs. Related Video The frontman dives into how The War on Drugs found the sound for the new album, taking inspiration from Radiohead and having producer Nigel Godrich show up to their studio, and how he writes lyrics. Granduciel also tells us about covering Bob Dylan live and which of his catalog they may attempt next, as well as the time Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour was once in their audience. Advertisement Listen to The War on Drugs mastermind discuss I Don’t Live Here Anymore, Radiohead, and more above or...
Watch IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON Sing A Cappella Version Of ‘Man Of Sorrows’ In Chicago
Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson belting out an a cappella version of the song “Man Of Sorrows” during his February 11 spoken-word show at the Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. “Man Of Sorrows” appeared on Dickinson‘s fourth solo album, 1997’s “Accident Of Birth”, and was featured in the low-budget 2008 British horror movie “Chemical Wedding” (titled “Crowley” for the U.S. release) which was written for the screen by Bruce. The film was described as “a gothic sci-fi extravaganza” set in Trinity College Cambridge, where a scientific experiment goes awry resulting in the resurrection of the infamous Edwardian occultist Aleister Crowley, who was immortalized into...
FOO FIGHTERS: 10 New Shows Added To 2022 North American Tour
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers FOO FIGHTERS will be giving the people even more of what they want. The band has added no less than 10 more evenings of life-affirming rock communion across the U.S. and Canada throughout 2022. Tickets for the newly announced headline shows will be on sale to the public Friday, February 18 at 10 a.m. local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to exclusive presales for the Sioux Falls and Bend shows from Tuesday, February 15 at 10 a.m. local through Thursday, February 17 at 10 p.m. local. The new dates expand FOO FIGHTERS‘ North American run that kicked off in 2021 with already legendary marathon shows including the return of rock n roll to Madison Square Garden and the Forum in L.A., a triumphant Lollapalooza headline set, and literally dozens more — a...
MIKE PORTNOY: Why 1980s Was A Better Decade For Heavy Metal Than 1990s
In a recent Cameo video requested by Sobre La Dosis, former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy was asked to name his favorite decade for heavy metal: the 1980s or the 1990s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, for metal, I would have to say the ’80s, ’cause the ’90s started to go downhill. Once grunge came around, the ’90s… Really, the only thing going for metal, for me at least, in the ’90s was PANTERA, SEPULTURA and MACHINE HEAD; those were the only new bands, really, doing metal. All of the other great metal bands of the ’90s all came around in the ’80s. So for me, the ’80s, we got METALLICA, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, OVERKILL, EXODUS, MEGADETH… That was all the thrash scene, and then all the ...
NAZARETH Announces New Album ‘Surviving The Law’
Frontiers Music Srl will release the new album from the legendary Scottish rock band NAZARETH, “Surviving The Law”, on April 15. Today, fans can get their first taste of new music from the band with the release of the single and video “Strange Days”. It is difficult to sum up in few words the history and influence in the history of rock music that an act like NAZARETH has had. Having celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2018 with the release of their 24th studio album, “Tattooed On My Brain”, the long-running U.K. hard rockers will enter their 54th year of existence in 2022 with the release of their 25th studio album, “Surviving The Law”. The lineup for “Surviving The Law” is the same as the previous release, consisting of Jimmy M...
yeule: Glitch Princess
Press materials for Glitch Princess describe yeule as a cyborg. Though that idea isn’t explicit in the lyrics, it’s present in the way they fashion themself as if they’re not fully autonomous, as if their identity is the responsibility of some external creator. “Always want but never need/I don’t have an identity I can feed,” they sing on “Friendly Machine.” To begin to understand what’s going on inside their mind, yeule treats their existence as something veritably strange. They rhyme “amphetamine,” a stimulant, with “amitriptyline,” an antidepressant, curious about the ways we can manipulate our bodies though we’ll never be able to fully control them. Modern medicine is full of “couplings between organism and machine” wrote Donna Haraway in her 1985 essay “A Cyborg Manifesto,” a challeng...
Eric André to Join Impractical Jokers on New Episode
Eric André is set to join James “Murr” Murray, Brian “Q” Quinn, and Sal Vulcano on the first new episode of Impractical Jokers since the departure of founding member Joe Gatto. The “supersized” episode of the hidden camera prank show will simulcast on TBS, TNT, and truTV on Saturday, April 2nd, following the NCAA Men’s Final Four. André is just the first of several surprise guests who will appear on Impractical Jokers in the near future. According to a press release, rather than replace Gatto, Quinn, Murray and Vulcano will be joined by a different celebrity guest on each episode of Jokers’ upcoming 10th season, which is set to premiere this summer. Advertisement Related Video In a statement released on New Year’s Eve, Gatto announced his departure from Impractical Jokers so that he could ...
Of Course Snoop Dogg Smoked Weed Right Before the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Did anyone really think Snoop Dogg wouldn’t find a way to smoke weed during his appearance at the Super Bowl for the halftime show? While one of America’s most famous stoners didn’t light up during the actual performance itself, production cameras caught him taking a puff from a joint right before going on stage. It’s probably not a coincidence that Snoop helped Dr. Dre kick off the show by performing their collaboration “The Next Episode,” which closes with the line “Smoke weed every day.” Footage of Snoop’s warm-up was posted to Twitter by Rafa El Alcalde, a play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Watch the clip below. Snoop was a heavy contributor to easily one of the best halftime shows in Super Bowl history, performing with his mentor Dr. Dre alongside Mary J. Blige, ...
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes to Host 2022 Oscars
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes are teaming up to host the 2022 Academy Awards, according to Variety. The trio of female comics will serve as the Oscars’ first hosts since 2018. Variety reports that the awards show may be split into a three-act structure, with each woman getting their own hour to host. A formal announcement is expected on Tuesday’s episode of Good Morning America. The 2022 Academy Awards will take place on March 27th, 2022 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on ABC. Advertisement Related Video This year’s leading nominees include The Power of the Dog, Dune, and West Side Story, while Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, and Jonny Greenwood are among the musicians nominated. You can find the full list of 2022 Oscar nominees here, and check out our...
Uncharted Review: An Indiana Jones Riff That Still Delivers Some Unique Thrills
The Pitch: For non-gamers, Uncharted is a remarkably straightforward project: Hot treasure hunters go on an action-packed adventure to track down a centuries-old treasure? Sure, checks out. Maybe these particular treasure hunters aren’t as nobly intentioned as, say, one Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr., but that doesn’t mean 25-year-old bartender/history buff/aspiring thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) isn’t just as dedicated to tracking down some long lost gold. We first meet Nathan as a 10-year-old living with his older brother Sam in an orphanage, though Sam makes his escape from the place after a run-in with the law, leaving his brother with a family artifact (an engraved ring), followed by, in the ensuing years, a trail of vague postcards from exotic locals. Now (ostensibly) an adult, Nate’s ...
HAMMERFALL Guitarist: Why Heavy Metal Concert Livestreams Without An Audience ‘Don’t Work At All’
In a new interview with EMP España, HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak spoke about the band’s upcoming spring 2022 European tour with HELLOWEEN. The “United Forces 2022” trek will kick off on March 25 in Oslo, Norway and conclude on May 5 in London, England. “We’re chomping at the bit to get started,” Oscar said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “This tour can’t start early enough for us. It’s gonna be more than two years off the stage, which is… I don’t know when that happened last time; it was involuntary. So, for us, it’s a big thing. I think just being on stage and being on tour again is gonna be really, really exciting for everybody; people are gonna explode during the shows, basically.” He continued: “T...
