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Beyond the Boys’ Club: Nancy Wilson of Heart
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T15:33:15+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 11:33am ET Beyond the Boys’ Club is a monthly column from journalist and radio host Anne Erickson, focusing on women in the heavy music genres, as they offer their perspectives on the music industry and discuss their personal experiences. Erickson is also a music artist herself, recently releasing the song “Eternal Way” under the moniker Upon Wings. This month’s piece features an interview with Nancy Wilson of Heart. Legendary Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson didn’t spend the past year waiting for the pandemic to end. Instead, she worked on her first-ever solo album, You and Me, which was largely written and recorded during lockdown. The 12-song LP...
Staind’s Aaron Lewis Disses Bruce Springsteen, Rails Against Statue Removals in New Song: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:42:03+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:42pm ET Staind singer and outspoken conservative Aaron Lewis dissed Bruce Springsteen and lambasted the removal of controversial statues in a new song called “Am I the Only One”. Lewis performed the song at a solo show on March 12th in Texas, one of the first states to remove all COVID-19 restrictions and mask ordinances. As heard in the video below, the right-wing singer’s lyrics (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) diss the left-leaning Springsteen: “Am I the only one, who quit singing along every time they play a Springsteen song.” The Staind frontman also blasts the recent removal of many long-standing statues, which included a numb...
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2021 Lineup: Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, Mastodon, Halestorm, and More
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:20:51+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:20pm ET The lineup for the 2021 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has been announced, with Slipknot, Rob Zombie, and Mudvayne set to headline the three-day event in Mansfield, Ohio. The September fest takes place at the Ohio State Reformatory, an old prison made famous as the location of the movie The Shawshank Redemption. This year marks the first time that large-scale festival promoter Danny Wimmer Presents is involved in the Inkcarceration fest, and the impact on the lineup is noticeable. In addition to the aforementioned headliners, the September 10th-12th event also boasts such acts as Mastodon, Halestorm, Killswitch Engage, A D...
Rob Zombie Directing The Munsters Movie for Peacock and Theatrical Release: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-19T20:41:01+00:00“>April 19, 2021 | 4:41pm ET Rob Zombie is set to direct a new movie adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Munsters, according to multiple reports. The film apparently will premiere on NBCUniversal’s new Peacock streaming service and open in theaters on the same day. While there has been no confirmation, a number of key details of the film have already emerged. The movie news site Murphy’s Multiverse first reported on Zombie’s attachment to the film last month, and now Bloody Disgusting has added more weight to the story with the rumored news of Peacock’s involvement. The movie will purportedly be a Peacock streaming exclusive with a day-and-date opening in theat...
Mudvayne Reunite After 12-Year Hiatus, Book Multiple Festival Appearances
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-19T18:13:41+00:00“>April 19, 2021 | 2:13pm ET After a 12-year hiatus, heavy metal act Mudvayne have reunited. Following rumors of an impending reunion, the band made it official on Monday (April 19th) with an announcement that they will perform at four upcoming Danny Wimmer Presents festivals: Inkcarceration, Louder Than Life, Aftershock, and Welcome to Rockville. Mudvayne formed in 1996 and have sold more than six million records. The band features Chad Gray on vocals, Greg Tribbett on guitar, Matthew McDonough on drums, and Ryan Martinie on bass. Related Video The group went on an indefinite hiatus after releasing their self-titled fifth studio album in 2009. Gray and Tribbett ...
Dee Snider on Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer: “This Piece of S**t Is an Embarrassment to the Metal Community”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-18T23:12:49+00:00“>April 18, 2021 | 7:12pm ET Dee Snider is not pulling any punches in his assessment of Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer, who became the first person to plead guilty for his role in the US Capitol riot. The Twisted Sister singer ripped the veteran guitarist as a “piece of shit” and “embarrassment to the metal community” not only for his actions on January 6th, but also for ratting out his “own people for a lighter sentence.” As reported Friday, Schaffer pleaded guilty to two of the six charges he was facing for his actions during the insurrection: obstruction of an official proceeding and entering a building with a dangerous weapon. The second charge stemmed from him ca...
Song of the Week: Montreal Psyche Rockers TEKE::TEKE Unleash Playful Mayhem on the Wild “Barbara”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-18T18:05:24+00:00“>April 18, 2021 | 2:05pm ET 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, Montreal psych rockers TEKE::TEKE unleash a prankish spirit on an unsuspecting town in the wild, raucous “Barbara”. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. No matter how low infection rates have dropped in some (not all) states or how many vaccinations have been jabbed into people’s arms, that seems to be the mantra that health officials are sticking to: Let’s not get ahead of ours...
Robert Fripp and a Body-Painted Toyah Tackle The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-18T12:44:40+00:00“>April 18, 2021 | 8:44am ET If you were wondering what Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox were going to come up with next, wonder no more. For the married couple’s latest “Sunday Lunch” performance, Toyah is covered in nothing but body paint and a completely sheer top as they perform The RollIng Stones’ classic “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. Robert and Toyah have blown up on YouTube with their combination of quirky takes on rock classics and Toyah’s risqué outfits. Heck, their biggest video to date is a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” featuring Toyah riding an exercise bike while wearing a see-through top. She has also sported a French maid getup (Motorhead’s...
Evanescence Announce Free Livestream Show Hosted by Alice Cooper, Unveil “Better Without You” Video
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T19:41:49+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 3:41pm ET Evanescence have announced a new livestream concert that will be hosted by shock-rock legend Alice Cooper. “Driven to Perform” goes live at 9 p.m. ET on May 13th and will be appropriately presented by Cooper Tire and free to stream. In addition, a battle-of-the-bands style competition is being held to determine the opening act. Among the three bands competing are Suspect208, who feature the sons of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. Each band covered the Alice Cooper classic “Under My Wheels”, and Suspect208 dished out the heaviest version of the three. At one point, the young L.A. band was fronted by...
Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire Still Burns with Indignation 25 Years Later
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T21:10:08+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 5:10pm ET Editor’s Note: Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire came out 25 years ago this week. Contributing writer Robert Dean looks back at how the album not only stirred his social conscience as a teenager but also how the music’s messages and, dare we say, rage feel as powerful and poignant as ever a quarter-century later. When you’re 15, there’s a ton of developmental burden. You take things at face value. There’s subtext everywhere and within everything – all of the time. Fifteen-year-olds are walking sponges. They feel things. When we were that young, we poured over lyrics, read into a band’s value system, and adopted their morals and i...
Greta Van Fleet Break Down New Album The Battle at Garden’s Gate Track by Track: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T04:00:09+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 12:00am ET In our Track by Track feature, artists guide listeners through each track on their latest release. Here, Greta Van Fleet pull back the curtain on the band’s new album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate. Greta Van Fleet experienced a meteoric rise after breaking out in 2017 with their single “Highway Tune” and two EPs, followed by their 2018 debut full-length album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army. The young Michigan rockers have now released their highly anticipated sophomore LP, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, providing Consequence of Sound with an exclusive track-by-track breakdown. The album finds Greta Van Fleet expanding beyond the hard...
Duff McKagan’s Pre-Guns N’ Roses Punk Band The Living Premiere “Live by the Gun”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T15:00:32+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 11:00am ET Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan‘s early Seattle punk band The Living are set to drop their unearthed collection of 1982 recordings, titled The Living: 1982, on Friday (April 16th). Now they’re premiering the music video for the track “Live by the Gun” exclusively via Heavy Consequence ahead of the release. The song is a classic punk rock anthem, raging against war mongering politicians and the right-wing establishment. A definite UK punk influence can be heard in the driving power chords — played by McKagan on guitar — and defiant attitude of singer John Conte. With lyrics like, “Shoot shoot shoot the gun/ Kill kill kill kill...
