Gaerea‘s new record Mirage lyrically explores stories about regular people and the difficulties of modern life, as black metal is increasingly wont to do in modern times. In an interview with Metal Injection, a member of Gaerea discusses how black metal has moved away from leaning into anti-Christian lyrics and into the realm of dealing […]
Two emblematic figures of the 20th century met for the first time on Sept. 27, 1997: One was Bob Dylan, and the other was Pope John Paul II. This curious moment took place in Bologna, Italy, where the 77-year-old pope was attending a Eucharistic Congress that was billed specifically for young people “and their music.” Roughly 300,000 […]
AOL was trying to promote their AOL 9.0 Optimized “Talk” feature for Instant Messenger back in 2003 (it was a new concept at the time), and chose a Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield love story for the commercial. The commercial centers around Ulrich and Hetfield trying to express their feelings for one another before landing […]
Serj Tankian will release a new EP called Perplex Cities on October 21 and is now streaming the first single “Pop Imperialism” outside his recently-announced VR experience. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “This whole collection of songs within Perplex Cities is a completely different sound than what I’ve done before,” said Tankian about the Perplex Cities EP. “More electronic, subtle and deeper in terms […]
A good cover song (to me) is one that takes a composition and reimagines it in a totally new way, while still retaining what made the original so good. Foscor has done exactly that with their uniquely haunting cover of Alice In Chains‘ “Would?” which they’ve released a few days prior of Dirt turning 30 […]
Use Scan QR Code to copy link and share it The new album is out this Friday LostAlone‘s Steven Battelle talks us through the band’s recent reunion and new album ‘The Warring Twenties’, which includes the single ‘Enduring The Dream’. He talks working on new music alongside Enter Shikari‘s Rou Reynolds and supporting My Chemical […]
Souvenirs once belonging to the late Ronnie James Dio are very much in vogue of late. Most memorably, Stranger Things hero Eddie Munson donned a Dio denim jacket that once belonged to the former Rainbow and Black Sabbath vocalist throughout the Netflix hit’s most recent season. Ronnie James Dio fronted his own outfit until his […]
ChampionThe best thing about hip-hop to actor Trevante Rhodes is the lyrics.Interview: Aleia WoodsEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands soon. One of the most captivating facets of an entertainer is their ability to be multidimensional. Trevante Rhodes shares that side of himself with the roles he picks. The […]
Not that Nicolas Cage hasn’t always been exceedingly busy, but it’s a shame that the infamously eccentric and unpredictable actor has never come back to host Saturday Night Live. Appearing for the only time on the Sept. 26, 1992, Season 18 premiere, Cage, there to promote the entertainingly silly comedy Honeymoon in Vegas, showed how […]
Big Red Machine, the band not the baseball team, just blasted another one out of the park. The sophomore album by the band, who is made up of Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon is actually an unforgettable comet that completes the game. Do You Think It’s Gonna Be The Same? Is an inspiring constellation of […]