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Mining Metal: C R O W N, Horndal, Kauan, Spectral Lore, Steel Bearing Hand, Victory Over the Sun, Vreid, Wode
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-29T17:48:50+00:00“>April 29, 2021 | 1:48pm ET “Mining Metal” is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence writers Joseph Schafer and Langdon Hickman. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. This is an auspicious day, dear readers. This edition of “Mining Metal” marks the second anniversary of Consequence letting Langdon and I bring you scintillating selections from the blow the major-label water line where metal is concerned. But of course, we thank you for your continued support, it means the world to us. And if you’re new, jump on in, the water...
Corey Taylor on Lars Ulrich’s Napster Fight: “He Was So Right on So Many F**king Levels”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T16:17:49+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 12:17pm ET Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has defended Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich for the latter’s infamous legal battle with file-sharing service Napster. In a new interview, Taylor said Ulrich “was so right on so many f**king levels” regarding the future of digital music and the compensation of artists. “I remember everyone giving him so much shit ’cause of that,” Taylor told Steve-O on the latter’s “Wild Ride!” podcast (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It’s scary. And I wonder how many people look back and eat a little crow because of that… ‘Cause he knew — he knew that this was the direction we were going.” Related Video In May 200...
Russian Man Charged with Pornography Distribution for Sharing Rammstein’s “P*ssy” Video on Social Media
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T23:46:52+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 7:46pm ET A Russian man faces three years in prison for sharing the sexually explicit music video for Rammstein’s “P*ssy” on social media in 2014. Over six years later, in September 2020, the Russian government charged Andrei Borovikov with “production and distribution of pornography” for posting the video on a Russian social media site Vkontakte, according to Amnesty International UK. Borovikov calls the charges “utterly absurd,” claiming that he’s been targeted for being a former coordinator for Aleksei Navalny, the jailed political rival of Vladimir Putin. A former volunteer at Borovikov’s office reported the video to authorities, who ordere...
Serj Tankian on More New System of a Down Music: “We Might Be Able to Get It Together and Do Something Again”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T15:03:46+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 11:03am ET System of a Down surprised fans back in November by releasing their first new songs in 15 years. Singer Serj Tankian is “extremely proud” that the band was able to put aside their differences, and offers hope that they’ll one day “get it together and do something again.” In the past few years, the band members have made no secret about creative differences hampering their return to the studio. The multiplatinum metal act has not released an album since 2005’s Hypnotize, but came together to record the songs “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” to raise funds for Armenia and its neighboring state of Artsakh, which had come und...
Sevendust Announce Summer 2021 US Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T19:54:32+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 3:54pm ET Feeling confident that the country is gradually opening back up, Sevendust have announced a month-long summer U.S. tour. The veteran hard-rock band will be out in support of their 2020 album, Blood & Stone. The tour kicks off June 26th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and runs through a July 24th gig in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The band promises that the gigs will be socially distanced with COVID protocols per local guidelines in each market. The trek will mark Sevendust’s first chance to properly support their 13th studio album, after performing a few livestream shows during the pandemic. Related Video Heavy Consequence caught up with Sevend...
BABYMETAL Jump on the NFT Craze with Digital Trading Cards
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T21:04:22+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 5:04pm ET BABYMETAL are the latest music act to jump on the NFT trend, announcing limited-edition digital NFT trading cards dropping May 6th at 11 a.m. ET via WAX blockchain. The 10-card digital packs are limited to 1,000 and will be available for $100 for 72 hours. The purchase comes with at least one tangible object in the form of the band’s new best-of anthology, 10 Babymetal Years, on gold-colored vinyl. The 10 cards in each pack “represent all 10 episodes of the Metal Resistance — the 10 chapters of the band that have unfolded since their inception a decade ago,” according to a press release. At just 1,000 NFTs, the packs will certain...
Red Fang Unveil “Funeral Coach” as Latest Single from Upcoming Album Arrows: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T18:29:49+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 2:29pm ET Red Fang have released the track “Funeral Coach” as the second single from their forthcoming album, Arrows. The song comes in advance of the LP’s June 4th release date. “Funeral Coach” follows the album’s title track, which arrived earlier this month upon the announcement of the new album. The new song delivers Red Fang’s heavy brand of stoner rock, settling into a driving riff around the 35-second mark. As for the song’s intriguing title, singer-bassist Aaron Beam revealed the inspiration in a press release. Related Video “I was driving around and I saw a hearse that said, ‘funeral coach services’ on the back,” said Beam. “So the fir...
Boris Announce “Tour in Your Head” 360 Degree Streaming Performance
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T19:51:24+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 3:51pm ET Boris have announced a stream of their NO private release party performance, which was shot with a 360-degree camera. The “World Tour in Your Head” stream premieres on May 1st at 11 a.m. ET and will be available for viewing through the 10th. Following the physical vinyl/CD release of their album NO, which landed on our list of the top heavy albums of 2020, the Japanese experimental band performed the record in its entirety behind closed doors at the Tokyo venue Fever in November of last year. A 360-degree camera captured the performance, which will finally be unveiled on May 1st. Similar to virtual reality, viewers will be able to adj...
Concert Review: Korn Deliver “Monumental” Livestream Performance
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T16:38:47+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 12:38pm ET Setting the Stage: Like most artists who released new albums in late 2019, Korn did not get the opportunity to mount a widespread tour in support of The Nothing – as the COVID-19 pandemic took care of that (particularly a summer 2020 outing that would have seen them co-headlining with Faith No More). So, why not a global streaming event? Titled “Korn: Monumental”, the performance was broadcast Saturday (April 24th) from the set of the interactive Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience in Los Angeles, and produced by Danny Wimmer Presents (known for rock festivals like Sonic Temple, Aftershock, Louder Than Life, and more). Taking ...
King Diamond and Z2 Comics Partner for Graphic Novel Adaptation of Classic Album Abigail
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T17:37:34+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 1:37pm ET King Diamond and Z2 Comics have teamed up for a graphic novel adaptation of the metal icon’s seminal 1987 concept album Abigail. The book is due out in October — just in time for Halloween. Few albums are better suited for a comic adaptation. Abigail tells the story of Miriam Natias and Jonathan LaFey, a young couple who move into a haunted mansion. Full of gothic noir and Edgar Allan Poe vibes, the album’s nine songs function as a suite, weaving a macabre narrative. The conceptual story album would become a staple of King Diamond following Abigail, which remains arguably the artist’s most acclaimed work. The King himself was enl...
Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Liam Gallagher, More Star in New Documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T20:48:22+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 4:48pm ET Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Liam Gallagher, and more star in the new documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, arriving as a digital release on May 14th. The film tells the story of the famed recording studio in the Welsh countryside through decades of behind-the-scenes archival footage. Over the years, major UK bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, Oasis, and Coldplay have recorded at Rockfield, established 50 years ago as one of the first residential recording studios. Osbourne, Plant, Gallagher, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, among others, are all interviewed, reflecting on their experience at Rockfield. The documentary is direct...
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...
