Spotify has responded to the continuing controversy surrounding their carrying the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, and the departure of artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell from the music streaming platform. CRAZY HORSE and E-STREET BAND guitarist Nils Lofgren has now joined the list of departing artists, who wrote the following letter on the Neil...
Month: January 2022
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Video: COREY TAYLOR Sings DIO’s ‘Rainbow In The Dark’ With STEEL PANTHER On SHIPROCKED Cruise
STEEL PANTHER were joined onstage by SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor as well as Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) for a cover of DIO’s “Rainbow In The Dark” during their ShipRocked concert aboard the Carnival Breeze on January 25. You can check out fan-filmed video of the performance below (thanks to YouTube user PGMD)....
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SPOTIFY Stock Has Dropped 25% In 2022 While #CancelSpotify Trends Online
Amidst the recent controversy with legendary musician Neil Young, Spotify stock (SPOT) has dropped almost 25% so far in 2022. For those out of the loop, Young recently gave Spotify the ultimatum of removing podcaster Joe Rogan’s show from the platform or to lose his music library. In a since deleted letter on his website,...
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CHRIS BARNES Criticizes CANNIBAL CORPSE For “Price Gouging” Fans For Upcoming Tour
Death metal vocalist Chris Barnes (SIX FEET UNDER) has criticized his former band, CANNIBAL CORPSE, for “price gouging” after a fan complained about tickets costs to the band’s upcoming tour. On Saturday (January 29), a fan tweeted his disappointment in the fact that Live Nation is selling tickets to CANNIBAL CORPSE’s March 10 show at...
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MESHUGGAH Vocalist JENS KIDMAN Guests On New IMONOLITH Single “The Reign”
IMONOLITH have unleashed a revised version of their song “The Reign” featuring MESHUGGAH vocalist Jens Kidman. The single comes off the upcoming IMONOLITH EP “Progressions”, which is set to arrive in March. “We decided to take one of our most popular songs, ‘The Reign’ from our debut album, State Of Being, and do a remix...
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CLIFF BURTON “Freaked Out” When GEDDY LEE And GEEZER BUTLER Saw METALLICA Play Live
Longtime METALLICA photographer Ross Halfin was the subject of a 90-minute question-and-answer period with “So What!” editor Steffan Chirazi where he discussed then-bassist Cliff Burton’s reaction to other legendary bass players coming to see the band play live. The discussion took place on December 18, 2021 at Elk’s Lodge in San Francisco, California centering on...
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GEORGE LYNCH Discusses Why He Only Plays Three Songs With DOKKEN On Current Tour
Guitarist George Lynch was recently asked what the experience has been like for him touring with his former band, DOKKEN. Speaking to SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, George said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It has been [fun], actually, more than I would have thought. I would have thought there… ‘Cause Don [Dokken, DOKKEN leader]...
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Watch HOWARD JONES Rejoin KILLSWITCH ENGAGE At First Concert Of 2022 ‘Atonement’ Tour
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones rejoined the Massachusetts metalcore act on stage at their first U.S. show on their “Atonement” tour last night (January 28). Jones joined Jesse Leach and company at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to perform three songs, “The Signal Fire”, “Rose Of Sharyn” and “The End Of Heartache”, all of...
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COREY TAYLOR Addresses MACHINE GUN KELLY: “You F**k. You’ve Been Here For Five Minutes”
SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor is at no loss for words when it comes to Machine Gun Kelly, laying it down that he doesn’t get to “run [his] mouth about bands that have been doing this for 20 years.” During the question-and-answer portion of his show on this year’s ShipRocked cruise, Taylor brought up the feud...
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LIGHT THE TORCH Debut The Music Video For “Death Of Me”
LIGHT THE TORCH have premiered the official music video for their new single “Death Of Me“ off their latest release, “You Will Be The Death Of Me“. Speaking of this new video, which was directed by Ramon Boutviseth, singer Howard Jones says: “‘Death Of Me‘ is a song dedicated to that one single person or habit...