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NBC Airs Just 10 Seconds of Ozzy Osbourne’s Season Opening NFL Halftime Show
Ozzy Osbourne performed a two-song set at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Thursday night (September 8th) during halftime of the NFL’s season opening game between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills. Unfortunately, those watching the game on NBC only saw a few seconds of the performance. During the broadcast, NBC sportscaster Maria Taylor introduced the performance in the middle of Ozzy singing the title track to his new album, Patient Number 9, at midfield. After about 10 seconds or so, cameras cut back to Taylor and the halftime crew analyzing the first half of the game. From what we briefly saw on TV, the metal icon’s backing band for “Patient Number 9” included Tommy Clufetos on drums, Chris Chaney on bass, and producer Andrew Watt on guitar. Thanks to fan-filmed footage on...
Tour Mates Dirty Honey and Dorothy Talk Life on the Road, the State of Rock, and More
Dirty Honey recently kicked off a North American tour, and were just joined on the bill by Dorothy for the remainder of the outing. There’s a mutual admiration between the two acts, so touring together seems like fate. The tour extends through an October 7th show in Santa Cruz, California, with tickets currently available via Ticketmaster. “It’s exciting,” Dirty Honey singer Marc LaBelle tells Heavy Consequence of the two acts hitting the road together. “We met Dorothy for the first time on a show in Charlotte, North Carolina, and she was nice enough to jump on a show with us when Wolfgang Van Halen had to drop out due to COVID.” He continues, “There’s a ton of respect between both bands. I love her tunes, love what she’s doing, and we know a lot about her band already. She’s really t...
Nine Inch Nails Crush Red Rocks: Photos + Video
Nine Inch Nails played a two-night stand September 2nd and 3rd at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver, Colorado. Heavy Consequence was there to take in and capture the second of the two shows. Red Rocks is truly a unique venue, with the amphitheater built into an existing rock structure, adding a dramatic atmosphere for any band that plays there. The natural setting was even more evident when our photographer witnessed a deer randomly walking around as fans lined up to enter the concert. While the first of the two Red Rocks gigs spotlighted NIN’s 1999 album The Fragile, the second show put the focus on The Downward Spiral, with six tunes from the 1994 masterpiece making their way into the 23-song setlist. Advertisement Related Video Along with Downward Spiral standouts like...
Nine Inch Nails Crush Red Rocks: Photos + Video
Nine Inch Nails played a two-night stand September 2nd and 3rd at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver, Colorado. Heavy Consequence was there to take in and capture the second of the two shows. Red Rocks is truly a unique venue, with the amphitheater built into an existing rock structure, adding a dramatic atmosphere for any band that plays there. The natural setting was even more evident when our photographer witnessed a deer randomly walking around as fans lined up to enter the concert. While the first of the two Red Rocks gigs spotlighted NIN’s 1999 album The Fragile, the second show put the focus on The Downward Spiral, with six tunes from the 1994 masterpiece making their way into the 23-song setlist. Advertisement Related Video Along with Downward Spiral standouts like...
Puscifer Announce Reimagined Existential Reckoning Featuring Trent Reznor, Justin Chancellor, and More
Puscifer have announced Existential Reckoning: Rewired, a reimagining of their 2020 album set to arrive December 9th. The re-worked album arrives shortly after Puscifer wrap up their upcoming fall North American tour. The trek kicks off October 13th in San Francisco and runs through November 22nd in Prescott, Arizona, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. Maynard James Keenan and company tapped many of their close associates for Existential Reckoning: Rewired. Among the contributors are Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (“Apocalyptical”); Tool bassist Justin Chancellor and The Crystal Method’s Scott Kirkland (“UPGrade”); Failure guitarist and Puscifer touring member Greg Edwards (“Personal Prometheus”); Phantogram (“Postulous”); and NIN keyboardist Alessandro Cortini...
Puscifer Announce Reimagined Existential Reckoning Featuring Trent Reznor, Justin Chancellor, and More
Puscifer have announced Existential Reckoning: Rewired, a reimagining of their 2020 album set to arrive December 9th. The re-worked album arrives shortly after Puscifer wrap up their upcoming fall North American tour. The trek kicks off October 13th in San Francisco and runs through November 22nd in Prescott, Arizona, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. Maynard James Keenan and company tapped many of their close associates for Existential Reckoning: Rewired. Among the contributors are Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (“Apocalyptical”); Tool bassist Justin Chancellor and The Crystal Method’s Scott Kirkland (“UPGrade”); Failure guitarist and Puscifer touring member Greg Edwards (“Personal Prometheus”); Phantogram (“Postulous”); and NIN keyboardist Alessandro Cortini...
Machine Head Announce Fall 2022 US Tour
Machine Head have announced a Fall 2022 US tour in support of their recently released new album, ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN. The outing kicks off November 3rd in Fresno, California and runs through December 23rd in Sacramento, California. Ticket pre-sales go live at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, September 7th (use code VENUE), with general on-sale beginning at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, September 9th. Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video The tour will see Machine Head playing intimate concerts in smaller venues across the country. The trek will be an extension of the band’s “Electric Happy Hour” online shows, which streamed remotely throughout the pandemic. Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn had this to say in a press statement: “Were fucking STOKED to get out and d...
Greta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka: A Lot of “Popular Music … Almost Insults People’s Intelligence”
Greta Van Fleet shot out of a cannon when they debuted about five years ago. With a throwback sound, the band immediately topped the rock charts and are now headlining large-scale venues worldwide. While Greta Van Fleet have certainly experienced their own share of popularity, bassist Sam Kiszka questions the integrity of a lot of “popular music” he hears on the radio today. When discussing the band’s most recent album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, on the latest episode of Consequence’s Kyle Meredith With … podcast, Kiszka commented, “It’s kind of the story of mankind … we frame it in a different way, just so you can see it in a different way. The best thing we can hope for is [being] thought-provoking.” Advertisement Related Video He continued, “We listen to a lot of stuff, not by choice,...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on Pantera’s “5 Minutes Alone”: Watch
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox are paying close attention to the music stories making headlines these days. Case in point, the surprise reactivation of Pantera has got the married couple covering the legendary metal band’s “5 Minutes Alone” in the their latest “Sunday Lunch” performance. For those out of the loop, surviving members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown are bringing back Pantera for their first shows in more than 20 years, beginning with a series of festival dates in South America this December. Zakk Wylde and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante have the tall order of filling in for late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. In their performance of “5 Minutes Alone,” Robert and Toyah pay homage to Pantera with a worthy cover of the standout track from 1994’s Far Beyond Drive...
Dying Fetus Unleash “Compulsion for Cruelty,” First New Song in Five Years: Stream
Dying Fetus have shared their first new song in five years, “Compulsion for Cruelty,” ahead of their upcoming North American tour. The new track should satiate those who’ve been desperate for some new Dying Fetus music. All the veteran death metal band’s signature sonic trademarks are in the mix here, from superhuman blastbeat drumming to gnarly guttural vocals. Some beefy chug-a-lug riffs prop up the satisfying breakdowns in the middle of the song. The single also comes with a visceral performance clip, ostensibly shot on-location at a Dying Fetus show. It should be enough to get fans fired up for the upcoming tour, as the crowd is in full mosh form for the duration of “Compulsion for Cruelty.” Advertisement Related Video The North American outing will see Dying Fetus playing their own he...
Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey Goes on Epic Rant Against Greedy Billionaires and Election Deniers: Watch
Dropkick Murphys singer Ken Casey went on a profanity-laced tirade against greedy billionaires and election deniers during the punk band’s set at the Allentown Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania on Thursday night (September 1st). The Celtic punkers are currently playing a series of full-on electric shows at state fairs before embarking on an acoustic outing in support of their upcoming album, This Machine Kills Fascists, featuring lyrics by folk legend Woody Guthrie. Tickets for that tour are available here. Video of the Allentown gig uploaded to Reddit and YouTube captures Casey in the middle of an impassioned onstage speech in which he’s speaking up for the middle class, with apparent references to former president Donald Trump and his supporters. Advertisement “You’re being duped by the greate...
Ozzy Osbourne to Perform at Halftime of Season-Opening NFL Rams-Bills Game
Ozzy Osbourne is slowly making his way back to the stage after a series of health setbacks forced him off the road for the past few years. The metal icon will perform Thursday, September 8th, during halftime of the NFL’s season-opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the defending Super Bowl champs the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Prince of Darkness will be promoting his new album, Patient Number 9, which arrives the next day (September 9th). According to a press release, he’ll perform a multi-song medley, a portion of which will be televised during NBC’s broadcast of the game. Ozzy recently surprised fans in his hometown of Birmingham, England, when he performed “Paranoid” alongside Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi at the closing ceremony of the Commo...
