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Machine Gun Kelly Changes Album Name After He and Travis Barker Got It Tattooed on Their Arms
Machine Gun Kelly owes Travis Barker a beer, a couple hundred bucks, and ideally, some new skin. Six months after the singer and his producer got the name of Kelly’s upcoming album, born with horns, in matching tattoos on their arms, Kelly has changed the title. MGK made the switch in a social media video seated alongside an unwitting Barker. “OK, we’re friends no matter what, right?” he asked the legendary drummer. “Remember when we got the new album name tattooed on our arms?” Barker keeled over in his chair, letting out a sound like air escaping from a balloon. “You changed –” he began, before Kelly slapped him on the back and confirmed his suspicion: “I’m changing the album name.” Advertisement Related Video The collection of songs is now titled MAINSTREAM SELLOUT&n...
DEF LEPPARD Expands Partnership With PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC
Primary Wave Music has expanded its partnership with legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees DEF LEPPARD. The deal will now see the independent publishing powerhouse acquire an additional stake in the iconic band’s music publishing catalog as well as master royalty income stream. Many of the band’s biggest hits are included in this exciting new deal such as “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Rock Of Ages” and their global hit “Photograph”, which continues to be one of their most iconic and best loved live anthems. The band’s repertoire includes 11 studio albums and over 110 million albums sold globally, including two back-to-back releases that sold more than 10 million copies. DEF LEPPARD is als...
Watch ANTHRAX’s JOEY BELLADONNA Sing JUDAS PRIEST’s ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Comin” With STEEL PANTHER
California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER were joined onstage by Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX) and Jason Hook (ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH) to cover JUDAS PRIEST‘s “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” during their ShipRocked concert aboard the Carnival Breeze on January 25. You can now watch fan-filmed video of the performance below (courtesy of YouTube user PGMD). Belladonna, whose most recent return to ANTHRAX was officially announced in May 2010, was originally the lead singer of ANTHRAX from 1985 to 1992, and was considered part of the band’s classic lineup (alongside Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante), which reunited and toured during 2005 and 2006. His voice was featured on over 10 albums, which reportedly sold eight million copies worldw...
DJ ASHBA: ‘I Have No Intention Of Doing Anything Further’ With SIXX:A.M.
In an interview with Antihero Magazine, SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba, who is currently promoting his ASHBA solo project, spoke about whether there are any plans for SIXX:A.M. to record more new music or play live shows in support of the recently released compilation album “Hits”. He said: “SIXX:A.M. has always been a labor of love. It’s weird with SIXX:A.M., we all three are currently still full-blown members and we are very proud of everything we’ve created. James [Michael, vocals] has mentioned recently that he’s kind of retiring, kind of stepping away from music, which is sad to hear, but the guy has done so many great, great things in his career and the songs he has been a part of. He has a lot to be proud of. “Now, that being said, the three o...
VOIVOD’s AWAY Explains ‘Synchro Anarchy’ Album Title
VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin spoke to Montreal Rocks about the inspiration for the title of the band’s upcoming studio album, “Synchro Anarchy”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It was a chain of events, really. When we came back from touring Europe with GWAR at the end of 2019, we took a break for holidays. And we got back together in early 2020 to record some improvisations and ideas that everybody had. So after one of these rehearsals, I was untying my shoes and I had this flash of skipping a beat every bar. So I stood up and I said, ‘Hey, I have an idea,’ and I was walking towards the drum and I stepped on one of my shoelaces and I tripped and almost fell on the drum kit. It was pretty funny because the flash I had ...
Lady Gaga Announces 2022 Las Vegas Residency
Lady Gaga is making a return to Las Vegas in Spring 2022 for her latest residency. It begins in April at the same Park MGM hotel and casino that’s been home to her last several runs in the City of Sin. Her next round of “Jazz & Piano” performances kicks off on April 14th and runs through May 1st. According to the press release, the shows will “celebrate her love of the Great American Songbook” in addition to featuring selections from Love for Sale, her Grammy-nominated collaborative album with Tony Bennett. See the full schedule below. The pre-sale begins tomorrow, February 1st at 10:00 a.m. PT for those who sign up to receive their special code at gagavegas.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 4th at 10:00 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Relat...
Neil Young’s Partnership to Offer Free Amazon Music Shows Limits of Spotify Stand
Neil Young followed up his withdraw from Spotify last week by entering what appears to be a partnership with Amazon Music, offering his fans a free four-month trial and demonstrating the narrow scope of his activist stand. The legendary songwriter had given the Big Green Circle an ultimatum — stop platforming Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 misinformation, or he’d take his business elsewhere. Spotify chose Rogan; no surprise, considering they had reportedly invested more than $100 million to make his podcast Spotify exclusive. But the decision sparked a chain reaction that saw #CancelSpotify trend on Twitter, as other icons such as Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren of Crazy Horse and the E Street Band pulled their own music in solidarity with Young. Spotify lost $4 billion in market value in l...
Biopic About The Who’s Keith Moon Set to Shoot This Summer
A biopic about The Who drummer Keith Moon is set to shoot this summer. The long-gestating project is tentatively titled The Real Me, after the Quadrophenia song. The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are on board as executive producers for the film, which focuses on the turbulent life of the band’s late drummer. According to Variety, Paul Whittington (The Crown, White House Farm) is set to direct, with a script by British screenwriter Jeff Pope. Los Angeles-based White Horse Pictures is handling the production, having previously helmed music films such as George Harrison: Living in the Material World and Ron Howard’s Beatles documentary Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years. Related Video The casting process is currently underway, with shooting set to begin this summer. It’s still unde...
Black Country, New Road Announce Departure of Frontman Isaac Wood, Cancel Tour
Black Country, New Road announced today that frontman Isaac Wood has decided to leave the band. As a result, the UK rockers have canceled their upcoming tour in support of their new album, Ants From Up There, which is out this Friday (February 4th). “Hello everyone, I have bad news which is that I have been feeling sad and afraid too,” Wood wrote in a statement posted to Black Country, New Road’s social media. “I have tried to make this not true but it is the kind of sad and afraid feeling that makes it hard to play guitar and sing at the same time… From now on I won’t be a member of the group anymore. To be clear: this is completely in spite of six of the greatest people I know, who were and are wonderful in a sparkling way.” The remaining Black Country, New Road members added: “We’r...
SLASH To Perform On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ This Wednesday
Slash will take part in a chat and a musical performance with MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS on the Wednesday, February 2 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, airing at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC. SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS‘ new album, titled “4”, will be released on February 11 via Gibson Records in partnership with BMG. “4” is Slash‘s fifth solo album and fourth overall with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns (bass, vocals) and Frank Sidoris (guitar, vocals). In October, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS released the official music video for the LP’s first single, “The River Is Rising”, shot on location in downtown Los Angeles with Gibson TV director...
OZZY OSBOURNE’s ‘Crazy Train’ Reimagined By STEVE STEVENS And THE STRING REVOLUTION
Los Angeles-based label Tallest Man Records has released a stunning flamenco-tinged cover of iconic rock anthem “Crazy Train” from THE STRING REVOLUTION featuring Steve Stevens. This collaboration came together to pay tribute to the legendary guitar player Randy Rhoads and in particular his love for classical guitar. Stevens has always been an admirer of Rhoads‘s, and THE STRING REVOLUTION, which is led by Janet Robin, has a special connection to Rhoads. Robin was his only female guitar student when she was nine years old. “When I was told that Randy Rhoads was to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame I was thrilled,” says Stevens. “Long overdue but so deserving. As I was contacted to contribute to a reimagining of Ozzy‘s ‘Crazy Tra...
CHRIS BARNES Calls Out CANNIBAL CORPSE For High Ticket Prices On Upcoming Tour
Chris Barnes has called out CANNIBAL CORPSE for allegedly being involved in “price gouging” after a fan complained about the cost of tickets to the band’s upcoming tour. On Saturday (January 29), a fan tweeted out his dismay of the fact that Live Nation is apparently selling tickets to CANNIBAL CORPSE‘s March 10 show at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California with WHITECHAPEL, REVOCATION and SHADOW OF INTENT for more than a hundred dollars apiece. “Damn didn’t know METALLICA was playing”, the fan wrote. “How the fuck is it $105 per ticket for CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, REVOCATION and SHADOW OF INTENT at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento Mar 10th? Where do you get reasonable tickets?” A short time later, Barnes — who fronted CANNIBAL CORPSE...
