Hudson Mohawke is one of the most celebrated experimental producers of our age, and he’s truly been blessing us. Earlier this month he released his first batch of experimental, unreleased songs, B.B.H.E. (Big Booty Hiking Expedition). Now he’s back again with Poon Gems, Benji B‘s Album of the Week on BBC Radio 1. Speaking on the project, Benji
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Welcome to National Chop Suey Day (Aug. 29), and while we’re certain the national day was designed to salute the American Chinese culinary cuisine, we’ve chosen to pay homage to the greatest song ever titled after the dish, System of a Down‘s “Chop Suey!” Why? We wanted to, of course. So go ahead, grab a
Future riddim… what is it? Well, as a fairly newly-prescribed genre, we’re going to have to listen to find out. New label Halcyon, spearheaded by Oolacile, is pushing the new sound and just dropped their debut compilation with SVDDEN DEATH, Voltra, Oolacile himself, Leotrix, Akeos & l7, phonon, Cripplingg, and BVSSIC. As it appears from
From Ashes to New‘s new album Panic is out everywhere today (Aug.28), and to commemorate its release, Loudwire Nights caught up with founding vocalist Matt Brandyberry about taking the “MGK approach” vocally, sounding “really country” and more. Brandberry typically handles the rapping on From Ashes to New’s songs, while Danny Case provides the singing and screaming. This
Not so long ago, Blanke dropped the debut single from his upcoming sequel EP, Change & Decay: The Fall. Now, the second single “Alchemy” is here and it’s hard to deny we’re absolutely in love. Drum & bass isn’t Blanke’s typical style, but he’s been delving more into the style in live shows and influences here
Where did the whole sing/scream thing in metal come from? You know what we’re talking about — bands who blend extreme vocals and clean singing together as part of their dynamic. That’s what we take a dive into on Episode 22 in Loudwire’s “50 Years of Heavy Metal” video series. Obviously, the style is most
With things going the way they are in 2020, it doesn’t look like any major events are running as they were intended. After finally postponing EDC Las Vegas to 2021 earlier this month, Insomniac has finally made the decision to move all remaining festivals — Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando & Dreamstate SoCal,
Outspoken heavy metal fan and onscreen King of Atlantis Jason Momoa received a copy of Metallica‘s S&M2 two days early and took to Instagram to lavish it with muscular praise. “I got a really special present in the mail and I just want to show you some of it,” the Aquaman star beamed in the five-minute clip,
mau5trap.tv is officially coming! Well, it’s live, but it’s in beta, but it’s here — deadmau5‘s and mau5trap’s new, proprietary streaming service. For years, deadmau5 has used Twitch or Mixer; Mixer officially closed its doors in July and deadmau5’s history with Twitch is well documented, so it’s time for something new. mau5trap.tv is LIVE! it’s
Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante continues to make the most of his quarantine covers. This time out, he’s pulled in a couple of friends from the metal world to take on the grunge era classic “Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns” from Mother Love Bone while showing his range playing drums, guitar and piano. “Chloe Dancer /
Illenium’s new single, “Nightlight,” is officially out tomorrow on his new label home of 12Tone Music. In concert with the release, he’s also revealed he’ll be doing a Reddit AMA on /r/music tomorrow at 1pm PST. “Nightlight” drops at midnight (9pm PST) — tune into the AMA tomorrow! Riding into my AMA on reddit r/music
Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale will be the host of Season 3 of AXS’ ongoing series A Year in Music. The third season is set to debut Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT Hale has been one of the more prominent rockers keeping a presence online during the global pandemic hosting her Raise Your Horns
Juice WRLD x Marshmello’s collaborative track “Come & Go” is the theme of the upcoming college football season for 2020-21. The new promo from ESPN sets the scene for a sports season like fans have never experienced, featuring Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s newly-released collab. Along with the anthem, their imagery is worked in seamlessly and the teaser
Has anyone ever finished the “99 Bottles of Beer” song? It certainly takes a while to get through, but if you had some of metal’s finest doing it, it might command your attention a little longer. With that said, a who’s who of the metal world have united to cover the track as a fundraiser,
With just 36 hours remaining until their third album ENERGY is unleashed — Disclosure thrown down another quality single, “Birthday” featuring Kehlani & Syd. The collaborative song rocks a confident yet sultry swagger, as “Birthday” digs deep into an ultra smooth, R&B sound — think Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” type vibes, circa 1998.
Power Trip singer Riley Gale has died at age 34. The modern thrash giants announced the passing of their vocalist today (Aug. 25) in a statement. No cause of death has been disclosed. Dear Power Trip fans worldwide,It is with the greatest of sadness we must announce that our lead singer and brother Riley Gale
The Chainsmokers score Words on Bathroom Walls alongside Andrew Hollander for the film’s dynamic, mostly original soundtrack. The 2020 well-being drama/romance stars Charlie Plummer and Taylor Russell — and The Chainsmokers certainly know how to set the tone for this love story. Although we haven’t seen the movie just yet, the soundtrack is deep and emotional in itself.
Metal today has a love/hate relationship with the concept of being tongue-in-cheek. In the ’70s and ’80s, plenty of it came naturally and bands certainly leaned harder in satirical and dramatic directions, at least for their music videos. Both Unleash the Archers and NASTY are restoring the lost art with their latest video odes to