Metallica Releases Surprise Studio EP
Hot on the heels of both the release of their 11th album, “72 Seasons,” and the launch of their current world tour, “M72 World Tour,” Metallica has given us even more new stuff. Kind of. The living rock legends have surprised fans by releasing “The Amsterdam Sessions.”
The EP contains both live and studio sessions the band recorded during their stop in Amsterdam on the current jaunt. It includes four songs the band laid down on April 18th, including recent hits “Lux Aeterna” and “If Darkness Had A Son.”
This is the first live recording of “If Darkness…” but the second for “Lux” following a version from their 2022 charity event, Helping Hands. The new four-track collection dropped yesterday on Amazon Music.
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The Most Performed Song of 50 Rock Artists
Loudwire put together a list of 50 rock artists and their most performed songs. It's based on data from Setlist.fm, so if you don't agree, take it up with them. (???)
Here are 20 artists with the number of times they've played their top song:
1. AC/DC: "The Jack" (1,743)
2. Blink-182: "Dammit" (720)
3. Alice Cooper: "School's Out" (2,930)
4. Def Leppard: "Rock of Ages" (2,012)
5. Foo Fighters: "Everlong" (1,095)
6. Green Day: "Longview" (988)
7. Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle" (939)
8. Kiss: "Rock and Roll All Nite" (2,164)
9. Linkin Park: It's a tie between "In the End" and "One Step Closer" (732)
10. Nickelback: "How You Remind Me" (666)
11. Nine Inch Nails: "Head Like a Hole" (964)
12. Nirvana: "School" (292)
13. Pearl Jam: "Even Flow" (899)
14. Rage Against the Machine: "Killing in the Name" (381)
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Give It Away" (1,020)
16. Smashing Pumpkins: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (893)
17. Soundgarden: "Rusty Cage" (405)
18. Stone Temple Pilots: "Sex Type Thing" (819)
19. Van Halen: "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (1,231)
20. Rob Zombie: "Dragula" (708)
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Taylor Swift's dad reportedly made $15 million back in 2019 with the sale of her music to Scooter Braun.
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Slipknot Fans Are Trying To Uncover New Band Member
Slipknot Fans Are Trying To Uncover New Band Member: Last week, we brought you the abrupt news that longtime Slipknot keyboard player Craig Jones left the metal band without explanation. Naturally, fans got curious after the band immediately deleted their post on Jones’ departure. Theories are running rampant online, with two popular ones pulling ahead of the pack. The first is that Jones hasn’t actually left Slipknot but is instead “re-branding” himself as a new persona. Still, others believe that either former Korn and Evanescence player Zac Baird or Downthesun’s Nathan Church has taken the spot. Church has been spotted with the band in the past, but for now, Slipknot is staying quiet.
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Rammstein's Till Lindemann Officially Under Investigation.
Rammstein has come under fire after multiple allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior by frontman Till Lindeman. We also told you the band wasted no time in denying the accusations.
But someone in Germany is taking the victim’s claims super seriously, as the Rammstein singer is now officially under investigation. Berlin prosecutors launched a probe into Lindemann’s actions involving “several complaints filed by third parties.”
"Preliminary proceedings have been initiated against Till Lindemann on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics," wrote prosecutors in a statement, referencing a fan who attended a recent Rammstein show in Lithuania. She claimed she was drugged before the show and presented to Lindemann for the purposes of sex. Berlin authorities have also banned Rammstein from throwing “after-parties” following their upcoming shows in the city.
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Dutch Symphonic Metal Group Epica Confirms New Music Is In Progress
Dutch symphonic metal group Epica has been relatively quiet since their 2021 album “Omega.” But that all seems to be changing as two band members confirmed at Download Festival that the band is currently working on new music.
"We already started working on new music,” revealed guitarist Mark Jansen. “It's going well, and I'm in a flow of inspiration." Fellow guitarist Isaac Delahaye has admitted having a young child has hindered his creativity, but he admits he’s been thinking about “what can I do to break out of the usual way of writing?”
“All the bandmembers start writing songs in their home studio by themselves,” revealed lead singer Simone Simons in a recent interview. “When inspiration strikes, we just start writing. But we're gonna schedule writing sessions. And we're all excited to write a new record."
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Olivia Rodrigo may have teased a collaboration with Lana Del Rey.
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