Where did the power and fury of Eighteen Visions come from? According to the band, they owe at least a nod to ’90s grunge icons Alice in Chains and they’ve showed their respect to the veteran band by taking on a cover of “Them Bones.” In writing on Instagram about their decision to cover the
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Despite years and years of touring and myriad albums under his belt, not to mention literally pioneering a genre, David Guetta’s golden years are behind him. With so much young talent coming out of the wood work, and crowds pretty much remaining just as young (on average), fans flocked to names like Martin Garrix, The
Slowly but surely live shows are coming back as the world starts to open up after year-long pandemic lockdown. In the U.K., the first major festival event is taking place this weekend with the Download Pilot Festival, which allowed 10,000 fans to come camp out in Donington Park as part of a government program to
Bass-making dream team Excision and Dion Timmer join forces with Alexis Donn for their latest collaboration, “Salvation.” Tapping their softer, melodic side, the producers carve out a gorgeous soundscape with tasteful edge. Soul-seeking vocals from Alexis Donn lead the track into a deep space laced with gritty undertones before building up and dropping into euphoria.
It’s the partnership made in Twitch heaven, as Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has lent his production skills to a new track by Trivium frontman Matt Heafy called “In Defiance.” Both musicians have amassed quite a following on Twitch where they’ve interacted with fans in a variety of ways. Earlier this year, Shinoda, who utilized fan
R&B Singer/Songwriter, Darrell Kelley has shifted his focus to Ronald Greene, on his new single, aptly titled, “Ronald Greene.” Darrell Kelley has based his music around cases of African Americans, being a target and subsequent casualties of police in various instances. Darrell Kelley is highly consumed by these cases, and has seemingly now devoted his
Albanian DJ and producer, Erd1 has been making moves as of recent with clean and melodic slap house sound. Today. we have the privilege to premiere his latest original single, ‘Be With Me’. Expect cathcy vocal melodies, clean sound design and a climax designed for any festival. This one in collaboration with the renowned ButtonPlay
Foo Fighters have dedicated their upcoming Madison Square Garden show to their late tour manager, Andrew Pollard, who died on June 18. According to Pollard’s Linkedin, he served diligently as a stage manager and lighting crew chief for 20 years. Throughout his career, Pollard stage managed for acts like Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Arcade Fire,
What was it like the first time you realized music is what you wanted to do as your life’s work? It was trippy. I was hallucinating while a friend played blues guitar in the early morning after a party in suburbia. The guitar filled up with golden rays and shone out into the room. I
It was only a month ago that Lollapalooza was given the all clear to go ahead at near-to or full capacity, and now we are met with an announcement over 50 after-parties over the course of the festival weekend. Fans will get to continue their rampage across the city at events like Slander at Aragon
Bullet For My Valentine will release their self-titled new album in October and in advance of the record, they’ve issued a music video for the ultra heavy new song “Knives.” The album has been in the works for at least two years and frontman Matt Tuck had previously stated that the material was shaping up to
With the city of Chicago lifting all restrictions as of June 11th, it wasn’t long before we began to see the flood gates of shows open up. Smartbar, one of the cities premier house and techno clubs, made its return known with its surprise lineup drop at the start of this week. Tickets went on
In case you were looking for any useless but interesting facts about Metallica today, we’ve got you covered. Due to the immense efforts of a Metallica fan on the internet, we know what the band’s most commonly-used word is. “Never!” A user on the Metallica Reddit page created a graph of the most frequently-occurring words
What was it like the first time you realized music is what you wanted to do as your life’s work? When I was little I was able to see the power of music at my church where my grandmother was the choir director. She is a self taught musician where she learned how to play
MADGRRL and Water Spirit have unleashed a hyperpowered collaboration, “DNA” out now on Speed House Movement. The gritty dance floor banger goes in with heavy rhythm and rave synths, building momentum that soon drops into a hard, speedy flow. MADGRRL and Water Spirit present a swarm of sounds and styles, as “DNA” thrives off unexpected
After keeping busy and fans entertained with some special livestream events, Sevendust have made additional plans to stay on the road this year, having just announced a headlining U.S. September tour with support coming from Tremonti and Lydia Can’t Breathe. The band, who released their 13th album, Blood & Stone, last year, already have a socially distanced
Pretence explores his softer, melodic side with “Emotions,” out now. We’ve heard a range of productions with brooding intensity from Pretence in the past, but nothing quite like this. “Emotions” puts forth a feelsy, atmospheric soundscape that quickly switches into a killer drop, complete with a groove-ridden, wubby bassline. Pretence shares of the release: This
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has promised readers a deeper look at his early life with an all-new memoir, the upcoming The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx. The book will detail the musician’s formative era — indeed, his first 21 years — before the times of rock star hedonism highlighted in his 2007 tome,