German medieval rock masters Feuerschwanz have released the official music video for the cover of "I See Fire", the seminal song from Peter Jackson's cinematic adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien's middle-earth epic, The Hobbit. The song comes off the bonus covers album Die Sieben Todsünden which will be released as part of the deluxe version of the band's upcoming new album, Das Elfte Gebot, on June 26.
Commented the band: "When we were brainstorming which songs we'd choose for our covers album Die Sieben Todsünden, this song was so close to our hearts, the dragon fans and middle-earth nerds that we are. The original version still makes us shiver and can't really be topped, so we used powerful guitars, folky bagpipes and epic fiddles. It's a song about unity while facing destruction war and death and also marks our first song in English.
The video was shot in the mystic southwest of England at the coast of Cornwall where Hauptmann, Hodi and Mieze Musch-Musch went last fall."
Das Elfte Gebot is the successor of 2018's extremely successful album, Methämmer, and is scheduled for a June 26 release via Napalm Records. Pre-order here.
Das Elfte Gebot tracklisting:
"Meister der Minne"
"Metfest"
"Das elfte Gebot"
"Kampfzwerg"
"Im Bauch des Wals"
"Mission Eskalation"
"Schildmaid"
"Malleus Maleficarum"
"Lords Of Powermet"
"Totentanz"
"Unter dem Drachenbanner"
Die Sieben Todsünden (bonus covers album) tracklisting:
"Ding" (Seed)
"Hier kommt Alex" (Die Toten Hosen)
"Amen & Attack" (Powerwolf)
"I See Fire" (Ed Sheeran)
"Gott mit uns" (Sabaton)
"Limit" (Deichkind)
"Engel" (Rammstein)
Lineup:
Hauptmann Feuerschwanz - vocals, guitars
Johanna von der Vögelweide - fiddle, hurdy gurdy
Sir Lanzeflott - drums
Jarne Hodinsson - bass
Prinz Hodenherz - winds, vocals
Hans der Aufrechte - guitars
Italian Gothic metal band Cadaveria has emerged with a quarantine version of their track “100.000 Faces”, taken from their 2007 album In Your Blood.
With this video, made during the lockdown, the band breaks a silence that lasted over two years, due to the singer's illness.
Cadaveria herself commented:
"I haven't sung a Cadaveria song since December 28, 2017, the date of our last gig. I had decided to take a break in 2018 to make new experiences and to compose. Breast cancer came, not exactly the experience I wanted. Uh, what a hit! A great suffering ... and a great teaching. Many people is asking me if I am healed. ‘Who knows?’ I answer. The doctors can’t speak. Till now everything is fine and I go on. One of the things cancer taught me is that if you like dancing you don't have to wait for the storm to pass, but you have to learn to dance in the rain.
“We started to compose again, with enthusiasm but calmly. Meanwhile, we took off some cobwebs and recorded this quarantine video. See you soon!"
OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner and ex-JOURNEY drummer Steve Smith have collaborated on "a little jam/duet" video while in quarantine.
The four-minute clip, dubbed "Leaving On The '9'", was posted to Bittner's YouTube channel and can now be seen below.
Jason wrote in an accompanying message: "Here's a little jam/duet that my good friend Steve Smith and I put together under COVID quarantine! Enjoy and Share!"
In a recent interview with Metal Pilgrim, Bittner spoke about what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic.
"I don't think it's gonna stay the same," he said. "I'll be quite honest with you: I just don't think that we're just gonna go like this and be back to regular life in a couple of months. It's just not gonna work like that. I think that people are gonna be apprehensive, people are gonna be standoffish. I know people are gonna wanna get out too. Trust me — I'm just as guilty as everybody else. I'm going nuts being here [at home]. I love my wife, I love being here with her and the cats, but one trip to the store a week? That's not enough for me. I know I can go out of my house and be in my yard and stuff, but when you don't have that daily routine anymore, it turns into same stuff different day, basically.
"I really don't think the music business is gonna bounce back anytime soon," he added. "It's gonna be a year, I think, before you're even seeing bands that are going on full-fledged tours. I hope I'm wrong — I really do. And I think if anything, I think as far as my situation, OVERKILL, we're very lucky that this is coming at the heels of a tour cycle and not at the beginning of a tour cycle. It's worse for bands like TESTAMENT who just released a record and you're forced to stay at home. But who knows?
"Long story short, I think it's gonna affect the music industry and the whole entertainment industry — not just music; movies, all that. I think the whole entertainment industry is gonna be affected by it."
On March 3, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain filed a lawsuit against bassist Ross Valory and Smith, who have been members of JOURNEY on and off since the band formed in 1973, claiming the two attempted a "coup" in order to gain control of the JOURNEY trademark. The suit, which seeks more than $10 million in damages, accuses Smith and Valory of holding an "improper" shareholder and board of directors meetings in February during which they ousted Cain and Schon from leadership posts at Nightmare Productions under the "incorrect" assumption that the company held the rights to the JOURNEY name.
Swedish metallers SABATON continue their global assault in support of their latest album, "The Great War", with a new live version of the album track "The Attack Of The Dead Men" featuring Radio Tapok. The song was recorded during the band's recent concert in Moscow and is now available on all streaming and digital music platforms. SABATON also recently released a live version of the song from its sold-out Wembley Arena show.
Radio Tapok is a Russian artist who gained popularity by covering a plethora of famous rock and metal songs in Russian. He has a huge following in Russian speaking countries with millions of fans and subscribers across a range of social networks.
Radio Tapok previously released a cover of "The Attack Of The Dead Men" with the lyrics translated to Russian. In collaboration with SABATON, his own version was released a few days before the official SABATON version was available.
During the recent concerts of SABATON in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Radio Tapok made an unannounced surprise appearance on stage and performed the song with the band. The unique live performance was recorded in Moscow and has been mixed by Jonas Kjellgren who is also the person behind the mixing and recording of "The Great War".
SABATON bassist Pär Sundström comments: "It's a special honour for us to collaborate with Radio Tapok. He is a very talented artist and his cover of our song 'The Attack Of The Dead Men' was so well received that we did not think twice when we decided to invite him on stage to perform the song with us in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The performance was so good that we had no other option but to release this collaboration."
The song tells the story of Osowiec Fortress and a battle during World War 1 where the forces of imperial Germany used chlorine gas against the Russian defenders who had no protection against gas and had to wrap wet clothes around their faces in desperation. They were not expected to survive and that is why their counter attack was so surprising and successful. Wrapped in bloody cloth and coughing blood, they charged and the legend of the attack of the dead men was born.
There will also be an exclusive 12-inch vinyl which will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast and can be pre-ordered now.
"The Great War" was released in July 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band started recording the disc exactly 100 years after the end of the First World War (November 11, 1918) and took three months of intensive work to complete the album with longtime producer and collaborator Jonas Kjellgren at Black Lounge studios. The effort was mastered by Maor Appelbaum and the artwork was once again created by Peter Sallaí.
Swiss hard rockeres, Shakra, continue their unplugged@home series with three new videos released today. Watch "When It All Falls Down", "Snakes & Ladders", and "Medicine Man" below:
Previously posted unplugged@home videos can be seen below:
For a quarter of a century, Shakra has been part of the music circus. Only someone who's been in a band before, knows how fragile and exhausting this kind of social fabric is. 25 years is a very long time and only a few acts can make this distance. Shakra made it and it doesn't look like they'll give up sometime soon. Quite the contrary.
Guitarist, Thom Blunier, points out: "I'm extremely proud and thankful, that this band is stil existing after 25 years of rock 'n' roll. Those of you who have a clue the difficulties of existing as a band know, how precious and exceptional this is. I am ready for the next 25 years!"
The clip below features Season Of Ghosts' "official" live acoustic version of Blood Stain Child's "Stargazer". They have been experimenting with this version of the song during livestreams and shot this clip for the fans.
Vocalist Sophia originally recorded the song with Blood Stain Child for their 2011 album, Epsilon.
On March 1st, Season Of Ghosts vocalist Sophia Aslanides and guitarist Zombie Sam guested on The Michael Spiggos Melodic Rock Show and discussed the evolution of the band between the band's first and second albums. They also reveal plans for Season Of Ghosts' third album
Annihilator frontman / founder Jeff Waters has posted live side stage footage of "Alison Hell" featuring the band's current line-up of himself, Aaron Homma (guitars), Rich Hinks (bass) and Fabio Alessandrini (drums). Date and location of the gig haven't been revealed, but the important thing is to enjoy the clip.
Waters recently posted the following message for the fans:
"Fabio Alessandrini and Aaron Homma: drummer and guitarist extraordinaire for Annihilator. Tough to follow in the (smelly drummer) shoes of Hartmann, Mangini, Black, etc.. but Fabio takes the 'best-of' them and creates his own style. Equally as difficult to learn another guitar player's style and clone it, Aaron does this, too... but like Fabio, he's still able to add his slight stamp on it. Great live energy, too!
Our touring lineup now is undeniably the best and most energetic live lineup we've had, save for the Alice / Neverland lineups. Everyone always wants 'so-and-so' back in the band and everyone has their own favorite Annihilator lineups: me too! I always thought the core Waters / Hartmann / Davis / Darley foursome to be the best live version of the band (touring force from 89 - 91), but after trying, occasionally, to reunite some of them, you find that some haven't played an instrument in decades, some are too unhealthy to ever play again let alone tour, and some just lost interest in being a musician. That's okay, no problem!
Annihilator and I are lucky to have had some incredible talents to work, play and have fun with... Salut! But Annihilator's live shows and now Ballistic, Sadistic - our 17th studio CD - damn-well show that we are in the best place possible! Cheers!!
Godfathers of sludge -(16)- have shared the official “Me And The Dog Die Together” music video from their upcoming eight full-length Dream Squasher.
Guitarist and lead vocalist Bobby Ferry comments:
“For this song we didn’t look far for inspiration. We already had unbreakable eye contact, constant love, and loyalty, so all that was left was to formally propose a death pact with your dog. ‘Me And The Dog Die Together’ is just such a proposition.”
Dream Squasher is due out June 5 on LP/CD/Digital. Physical packages are available for pre-order via Relapse.com. Digital Downloads / Streaming Services are available here.
Artwork by Maraldart:
-(16)- return with their new album, Dream Squasher. A testament to the power of loss, every moment of Dream Squasher casts the San Diego band into new, deeper depths. The tragic, violent intent in this expression won't be lost on listeners either; at any given moment of Dream Squasher, -(16)-'s bouldering guitars crash into one another, set atop equally pulverizing bass and drums. Thunderous riffs express equal parts melancholy and fury. For the first time in the band's 29-year career, Dream Squasher sees Bobby Ferry stepping forward and taking the helm on lead vocals, rounding out the band with both monumental moments of singing and pained screams of pure vitriol. From standout tracks like "Candy In Spanish", to bruisers like "Agora (Killed By A Mountain Lion)" and the mountainous melodies of "Sadlands", Dream Squasher proves to be -(16)-'s return to form - where riffs dominate and anger reigns supreme.
German death metal outfit Sabiendas will release their new album, Repulsive Transgression, on May 22 via Massacre Records. A video for the new single, "Dungeon Keeper", is streaming below.
The album was mixed and mastered by the band's drummer Toni Merkel. Repulsive Transgression is a catchier, more balanced effort than their previous releases.
Artwork by Björn Lensig:
Tracklisting:
“Intro”
“The Human Centipede”
“General Butt Naked”
“Savagery And Bloodthirst”
“Served Cold”
“The Siege”
“The Grey Man”
“Zombified”
“Divine Manhunt”
“Dungeon Keeper”
Society 1 have created a version of the 80's hit "Sunglasses At Night" by Corey Hart, filming the entire video with iPhones and selfie sticks. The shoot which was done gonzo-style on Hollywood Blvd. mid pandemic, was completed in less than two hours.
"In Los Angeles we're not allowed to go to the beach or even state parks due to the shutdown but we're allowed to go for walks. Technically walking up and down Hollywood Blvd. is permitted so the police couldn't do anything. Plus we're not required to wear face masks while outside," explained lead vocalist Matt Zane.
The pop song which is completely out of the realm musically of what Society 1 in known for as well as the style of the video was a conscious choice by the band to have fun during such a serious and uncertain time.
"We just wanted to do something kind of crazy but creative and unique. If you watch the original video with Corey Hart from 1984 there is part where he is singing into an old phone. I thought to myself how cool would it be if I was on the other end of the call in 2020. There are just a bunch of throwbacks to the original video which makes it even more fun. Not to mention we used selfie sticks to film everything. Zero crew. Absurd and amusing."
This is the third song the band has created and released that was recorded without a proper studio or producer during the shutdown. Watch the video below:
Society 1's previously posted lockdown videos can be seen below:
Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" on July 6 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany can be seen below.
METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour has played more than 130 shows across the world since its 2016 kick-off.
Last November, drummer Lars Ulrich told The Mercury News that the trek could last through early 2020.
The San Francisco Bay Area metal giants have been touring in support of their latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which came out in November 2016.
With dates already locked in through the fall, Ulrich was asked if he is tired of touring yet. He replied: "We have the luxury, and we are very fortunate, to be able to set a touring schedule that works really well for us. We kind of set boundaries. We have a two-week rule, so that after two weeks we come home and see our families and kids and get a sense of San Francisco. So, for about a decade, we've had a really good setup in terms of how we balance all of it. It takes longer to play the same amount of dates. But the good news is that our chances for not losing our minds — or for playing all the shows, physically, mentally — are much higher, because we have a pace that we feel is at the right level for us. So, it's good. We still have to go to Australia. We still have to go to Japan. We have a couple of other things planned after Europe."
Pressed about whether there is any chance the tour will reach into 2020, Lars said: "This may just dip into the beginning of 2020."
Filmed and recorded live on the show floor at NAMM 2020 in Anaheim, California, the VoiceHacks YouTube Channel announces the release of "We're Stars", a Dio / Hear 'N Aid tribute featuring members of Oceans Of Slumber, Paladin, Helion Prime, NorthTale, Immortal Guardian, In Virtue and more.
The video is a group collaboration updated to feature current metal vocalists and harsh vocals as well as some of the classic vocal lines from the original. A metal choir of both clean and harsh vocalists performed the chorus right outside the NAMM doors.
The collaboration was produced and organized by YouTuber / Vocal Instructor Mary Zimmer for the VoiceHacks YouTube Channel. "Back when we filmed this video, we had no idea how bittersweet it would be just a few months later. This was the last time most of the people in this video were together in one place at a large music event before Covid-19."
VoiceHacks Soloists:
Taylor Washington - Paladin
Carlos Zema - Immortal Guardian / Heaven's Guardian
Mary Zimmer - Helion Prime / Voicehacks
Cammie Gilbert - Oceans Of Slumber
VK Lynne - The Spider Accomplice
Bill Hudson - NorthTale
Trey Xavier - In Virtue / Gear Gods
Alex Nasla - Witherfall / In Virtue / Gear Gods
Marc Lopes - Ross The Boss / Let Us Prey
Ty Christian - Lords Of The Trident
All guitars by Bill Hudson, bass guitar by Joshua Lopez, keyboard solo by Alex Nasla, filming, recording, video & audio editing, drum programming by Mary Zimmer.
The release of the video in May corresponds with the anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing on May 16, 2010.
South Florida-born and Midwest-hardened rock outfit NONPOINT has just released "Alive & Kicking (Quarantine Sessions)" , a new spin on a fan favorite from the band's 2005 album "To The Pain". The members of the group redid the song acoustic style from their homes as they practice social distancing through the coronavirus pandemic.
NONPOINT's fourth album, "To The Pain" was re-released on all streaming services last December, featuring a new cover designed and photographed by Francesca Ludikar.
Produced by guitarist Andrew Goldman, "To The Pain" was NONPOINT's first release for Bieler Bros. Records. The album debuted at No. 147 on the Billboard 200 chart. It impressively sold 130,000 copies stateside as "Bullet With A Name" and "Alive And Kicking" emerged as radio and concert staples.
Although NONPOINT has never made a big commercial breakthrough, the band had a pair of Top 25 mainstream rock hits, including "The Truth" and the aforementioned "Bullet With A Name".
NONPOINT spent most of 2019 touring in support of its tenth album, "X", which was released in August 2018. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others.
Last year, NONPOINT announced the addition of guitarist Jason Zeilstra to the group's ranks. He replaced BC Kochmit, who left NONPOINT in order to focus on his family life.
KORN's entire groundbreaking performance filmed inside of a living art installation celebrating the release of the band's 2019 album "The Nothing" was aired during Warner Music Group's first-of-its-kind virtual music festival, PlayOn Fest, supporting the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO), powered by the UN Foundation. You can now watch the concert below.
The band says: "On September 13, 2019, we held a private event for some of our biggest fans in Los Angeles, CA to celebrate the release of our album, 'The Nothing'. This special director's cut concert film, directed and edited by Sébastien Paquet, is for all of you who have supported us and weren't able to attend this exclusive event inside of a living art installation. We hope you enjoy the experience."
A few months ago, KORN singer Jonathan Davis told Kerrang! magazine about "The Nothing" record-release show: "[We played] in this little warehouse, with around 50 diehard fans, and we played three or four new songs. We had suspension artists, stuff like the wire man from the album cover, hanging there spinning. It was really cool."
"The Nothing" debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart with 33,000 equivalent album units earned (of which 29,000 were in album sales) in its first week of release. KORN tied VAN HALEN for the fifth-most top 10s on the chart among rock bands; ahead of them: THE ROLLING STONES, with 37, THE BEATLES (32), DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (16) and SANTANA (16). "The Nothing" was KORN's 14th Billboard 200 top 10 album.
"The Nothing" was released via Roadrunner/Elektra. The follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
In addition to first single "You'll Never Find Me", KORN released the "Cold" and "Can You Hear Me" songs prior to "The Nothing"'s arrival.
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told Dread Central about "The Nothing": "We put a whole year into this record. That's something we hadn't done since 'Untouchables' in 2002. So, we really sat with these songs, lived with them, had time to reflect on them, and then went back and worked on them some more. We didn't rush it through just to put something out in order to get back on tour. I know a lot of bands do that; we've done it in the past too — I'm guilty. But this time we wanted to spend time with our families and take our time to make some great music. So, we spaced things out and really enjoyed being in the moment."
Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ex-ANTHRAX) and Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD) have shared a video of them covering a couple of classic songs from hardcore legends DISCHARGE, recorded with each musician separated in his own home.
Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: "The influence of @discharge.official on modern aggressive metal cannot be overstated- their speed & abrasive sound made them true sonic pioneers, helping lead to the creation of the thrash and speed metal genres. The four of us are huge fans, and wanted to pay homage to the ones who paved the way for what we do today.
"The Hear nothing see nothing say nothing Record was constantly played, my mix tapes would Have so many of their songs on it. The bass tone on those records was so Amazing, it was frightening @wainwright.roy a Big Influence on SOD. I remember @scottianthrax and I taking #jameshetfield to see #brokenbones at @cbgbofficial back in the day and being Blown away.
"I hope you enjoy this quarantine Jam I put together. I [love] Discharge-thanks to @drandallblythe #danlilker and @pieromedone"
Benante has been using his coronavirus downtime to connect virtually with other metal musicians and share videos of them covering various rock and metal classics, including those by RUSH and Tom Petty.
For Jeremy Spencer, the transformation from heavy metal drummer for perennial hit-maker FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH to the embodiment of iconoclast singer Devil Daddy is complete.
Now in its fully realized machination, Spencer's new rock band PSYCHOSEXUAL is introducing its unique brand of gothic metal and industrial-edge music to fans — a character-driven, visually arresting tour de force guaranteed to spark controversy, and Spencer wouldn't have it any other way.
The first single from PSYCHOSEXUAL's debut album, "Torch The Faith", "Let The Sin Begin" showcases the talents of guitarist Crucifier, bassist Astaroth and drummer Volac alongside Devil Daddy's haunting vocals, and the titillating video features the eye-popping gifts of performers Masuimi Max, Madison Morgan, Janey Doe and Idelsy Love.
Spencer will release "Torch The Faith" through his own independent label 6ex Records — co-produced by Spencer with DROWNING POOL producer Shawn McGhee.
Spencer left FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH at the end of 2018, but in his mind the persona of Devil Daddy had occupied part of his creative consciousness for several years. Never one to rest on his laurels creatively, he released a series of '80s-like new wave originals in early 2019 as a precursor to the band — including some arresting and entertaining videos such as a remake of TYPE O NEGATIVE's "Love You To Death".
Spencer says: "I've been such a fan of so many types of music from Bowie to DEVO to black metal bands, PSYCHOSEXUAL really is the outlet I've needed to bring all these things together in one big Evil Stew."
A tour to support the release of PSYCHOSEXUAL's new album is planned for late fall/early winter.
Spencer, who co-founded FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH with guitarist Zoltan Bathory, underwent back surgery in the fall of 2018 that required a significant recovery period. In announcing his exit from the group, he said: "The rigorous physical wear and tear has worn down my body to the point where I feel I can no longer deliver a performance you great fans deserve and one that brings me satisfaction and joy."
Spencer's replacement in FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is Charlie "The Engine" Engen. Engen made his recording debut with the band on the "F8" album, which came out in February.
Alain Johannes, co-creator of the highly influential '90s alternative rock band ELEVEN as well as a key contributor on releases from QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, THEM CROOKED VULTURES and Chris Cornell, will release "Hum", his third solo album, on July 31 via Ipecac Recordings.
"It's more about me than probably any album I've ever done," says Johannes about the collection that follows a period of tragic loss, extreme illness and rebirth. "It was something I was striving for and needed to communicate. Coming out of a difficult period, I was liberated. I had lost people who were very close to me. I went through struggles with my own health. There's a personal energy behind the way it was recorded and the feel of the songs. It's a document of my life right now."
Johannes is seen playing the album's title track in a video released this morning. The clip, which showcases Johannes performing the song in the woods near his Los Angeles home, was shot by Frank McDonough and edited by Felo Foncea.
"You can think of the album title 'Hum' a few ways," adds Johannes. "Of course, there's a musical hum. There's an electrical hum. To me, it suggests a sense of mystery. When you stop and listen to silence in nature, the hum is underneath the threshold of hearing. It's a mysterious and magical sense of something existing, beautiful, and alive. It's a blanket word for the sound of the ether — something that's always been there, always will be there, and everything comes from it. It's the common connection to everything."
"Hum" track listing:
01. Mermaids' Scream
02. Hum
03. Hallowed Bones
04. Someone
05. If Morning Comes
06. Free
07. Sealed
08. Here In The Silence
09. Nine
10. Finis
Johannes first came to international prominence with ELEVEN, a trio that featured Jack Irons (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and with Johannes's beloved late wife, Natasha Shneider. ELEVEN released five albums between 1991 and 2003. Johannes and Shneider became sought-out contributors, working with Chris Cornell on his celebrated 1999 solo debut "Euphoria Morning" — which the couple co-wrote, co-produced, and toured in support of. They also lent their talents to QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's chart-topping 2005 "Lullabies To Paralyze" and the subsequent two-year touring cycle that followed its release. Along the way, Alain either wrote, produced, or engineered projects for NO DOUBT, Mark Lanegan, JIMMY EAT WORLD, Brody Dalle and ARCTIC MONKEYS, to name a few. Not to mention, he performed in PJ Harvey's live band as well as THEM CROOKED VULTURES where he shared stages worldwide with Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones. A sought-after composer for film, television, and video games, he has penned music for HBO's "Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)" as well as Tom Clancy's "Ghost Recon: Wildlands" and "Breakpoint". Plus, Grohl enlisted him as part of the Sound City Players, co-writing and performing various cuts on the soundtrack for "Sound City". Following Natasha's passing, he unveiled his first solo effort, "Spark", in 2010 before delivering the follow-up "Fragments And Wholes, Vol. 1" three years later.
West Coast Canadian rockers The Wild! recently returned with their new full-length album, Still Believe In Rock And Roll, out now via Entertainment One (eOne).
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts artists worldwide, The Wild! were forced to postpone their European and North American tours. In lieu of travelling gig to gig, on April 4th the band got together and streamed a live set online from SW Warehouse in Kelona, BC. That virtual gig resulted in the video for "King Of This Town", the second single from The Wild!'s third album, Still Believe In Rock & Roll. It's "100% Live. No Bullshit."
Speaking exclusively to BraveWords scribe Aaron Small, The Wild! frontman Dylan Villain revealed the origins of "King Of This Town".
“When you go to a rock show, not everybody in the crowd who’s singing along can sing. In order for it to sound like a crowd, you need to have some people who can’t sing at all. But let me tell you how the writing of that happened. It was actually really interesting; we were on tour in Europe with Rose Tattoo during the World Cup. And the World Cup in Europe is no fucking joke! In the foyers of the venues they put up crazy big projection screen TVs. If you can imagine, we’d go on first. It’s ten minutes ‘til the stage and there’s nobody in the room. Everybody’s in the foyer watching World Cup soccer, this is how seriously they take it. They’d file in five minutes before the show would start. They’d cheer, they’d drink; they’re the craziest crowds. And then they’d all go back to the foyer to watch soccer. Rose Tattoo would come on, they’d do the same thing. I was thinking about how soccer chants go in Europe. We’d been playing that riff at soundcheck a lot; I knew there was something there. I thought, if I could get these soccer nuts who also like rock and roll, singing this chant in the middle of the song during our show, that would be fucking killer!”
To read the complete Still Believe In Rock And Roll track by track breakdown, click here.
METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded on November 18, 2016 at House Of Vans in London, England and it celebrated the launch of METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Breadfan (BUDGIE cover)
02. The Four Horsemen
03. Battery
04. Sad But True
05. Fade To Black
06. Atlas, Rise!
07. Harvester Of Sorrow
08. Moth Into Flame
09. One
10. Master Of Puppets
11. For Whom The Bell Tolls
12. Enter Sandman
Encore:
13. Whiskey In The Jar (cover)
14. Hardwired
15. Seek & Destroy
The band said in a statement, "While we're all doing our part and staying home, we find ourselves missing live music, so how about we dive back into a few of our favorite shows at a socially responsible distance?"
METALLICA has been largely out of the public eye since last fall when the band canceled an Australian tour and announced that frontman James Hetfield was returning to rehab for the first time since 2002 to battle his addictions.
Hetfield made his first major public appearance since entering rehab on January 30, when an exhibit featuring 10 of his classic custom cars opened at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
In MArch, METALLICA announced that its South American tour, which was originally planned for April, has been postponed until December. In addition, the band's appearances at three Danny Wimmer Presents-produced festivals in May have been canceled: Epicenter in Charlotte, Welcome To Rockville in Daytona and Sonic Temple in Columbus.
Guitarist Kirk Hammett told The Pulse Of Radio not long ago that METALLICA has to be in better than average shape to play its music live. "There's a physicality to our music that we cannot ignore, so we just kind of have to keep ourselves in a certain sort of physical sort of state where that we can't let ourselves get to a point where we can't play these songs," he said. "That's just not allowed. When we write this music, we have to make sure that we can play it and play it when we need to play it."
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES bassist Ra Diaz, BUTCHER BABIES guitarist Henry Flury and LIVING COLOUR vocalist Corey Glover have shared a video of them covering LIVING COLOUR's "Funny Vibe", recorded with each musician separated in his own home.
Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: "Well, if you gonna cover a @livingcolourofficial tune one thing is for sure: you better have someone who can sing. So... Why not having Mr. @coreyglover himself?! How cool is that?! I have a history with @livingcolour and this is beyond crazy to me that I get to 'play' with Corey. And even better to do it once again with my 'online rhythm section partner' @ra_diaz (is that a thing now?) @suicidaltendencies and our friend @henryflury @butcherbabies
"At a time when rock was increasingly looking beyond its own frontiers for inspiration, LIVING COLOUR's #vivid was a genre-mashing stake in the ground, taking hard rock, modern jazz, funk and soul and more and binding them together with an incisive political spirit. The Amazing musicianship throughout this music was incredible to take in. It was heavy and aggressive, yet improvisational and inventive. There was a groove to it and it was slamming in the assault.
"One of my highlights was having @livingcolourofficial join us on Our European tour, it was one of my favorite tours. Night after night I would watch them Improvise and Create Music...it was inspiring. @ripmagazineofficial Lonn Friend @instadude74 Came out on that tour and gave us the cover, things were good.
"Here is our Version of 'funny Vibe' with a very special Guest @coreyglover I hope we did it justice. #funnyvibe"
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