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Gojira performed at the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris on 7/26. Their appearance, complete with fireworks, consisted of an “original” collaboration with opera singer Marina Viotti, who has “experimented with Jazz, Gospel and Heavy Metal.” Gojira, a French Progressive Metal band, is considered a standard-bearer for bringing French Rock to an international audience. Their appearance is the first…
The soundtrack to Ghost’s debut film “Rite Here Rite Now” has dropped. The concert film had its world premiere to on June 18th at United Kingdom’s Picturehouse Central in London. The movie features Ghost performing at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA on the final two North American dates of their ’23 Re-Imperatour tour. It includes a narrative story…
“So psyched to finally do a Punk-ish record,” enthused D.D. Verni, a founding member of Thrash Metal’s Overkill. “Dreadful Company,” his second solo album under the ‘Verni’ banner, has arrived. “The best thing about these solo ventures is to be able to try out different stuff.” The single were “Lunkhead” and “Cemetery Safari.” Verni wrote…
Melissa Etheridge is the subject of a two-part docuseries, “I’m Not Broken,” now on Paramount+. The film centers around a show Etheridge played at the Topeka Correctional Facility in Kansas, as well as the bond she formed with five incarcerated women who sent letters to Etheridge. Those letters were the inspiration for a song that…
AC/DC top the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart this week with their ’90 hit “Thunderstruck” (from the band’s “The Razor’s Edge” set). “It started off from a little trick I had on guitar,” explained the band’s Angus Young (pictured). “We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few…
The Exies long-awaited comeback EP, “Closure,” containing “Spirits High,” “For “What It’s Worth” and “s.A.D.,” has arrived. “Spirits High” was the band’s first song in fifteen years. “‘Closure’ is about moving from the past so one can walk through the door to the next chapter,” noted frontman Scott Stevens. The Exies formed in ’97 taking their…
The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Me Fed” with the track “Burnout.” “Throughout the whole process, the work was consuming us. By impacting everything we did, the album kept us fed both creatively and personally,” shared drummer Paulina “Pau” Villarreal. Another featured song is “Hell You Call A…
Anvil’s 20th studio album “One And Only” has dropped. It contains the singles “Feed Your Fantasy” and “World Of Fools.” “This particular time, I went about it from a different perspective,” stated frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow. “I knew exactly how many riffs go in the verse, how many choruses, where they go. The songs were totally written…
A restructured Pantera played its first U.K. show in more than two decades at the Download Festival in Donington Park on Saturday (6/15). Classic-lineup members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) were joined by Zakk Wylde (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums). The latter pair replaced the deceased brothers Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott (drums) and “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott (guitar). The current line-up…
Ghost’s debut film, “Rite Here Rite Now,” will launch in cinemas globally on June 20th and June 22th with newly added dates of June 22th and June 23rd. Theater Locations/Times The feature-length film, directed by Ghost’s Tobias Forge (pictured above) and Alex Ross, combines never-before-seen L.A. concert footage filmed last year, with a narrative story that picks…