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See More Photos Of ALEXI LAIHO’s Final Resting Place
More photos have been posted online of Alexi Laiho‘s final resting place. The CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman’s ashes were buried earlier this month — nearly a year after his tragic passing at the age of 41. He was laid to rest at the Malmi Cemetery, a large cemetery located in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland. Australian-born music publicist Kelli Wright, who says she married the musician three years before his death, announced Alexi‘s burial in a social media post last Friday (December 10). She wrote: “Finally, with extremely mixed emotions, I can announce MY late, unconditionally and forever loved husband’s ashes were buried yesterday on our 4 th Wedding Anniversary. The family Laiho plot is where he was buried. Alexi and Kelli 2005 – eternity”. A l...
Deathcall – AGNES VEIN
RATING: 8/10 Heavyweights of the Greek underground, AGNES VEIN have been all but silent since 2013’s sophomore effort “Soulship”, with only an excellent split release with fellow countrymen SADHUS, released in 2016, to confirm their ongoing existence. Judging by the music on “Deathcall”, the queasy morbidity that informed the band’s first two albums has not diminished over time. What has changed is that their sound has grown in depth and stature, while also suddenly seeming incredibly timely and in tune with multiple metal zeitgeists. Self-evident students of the notion that heaviness is a matter of feel as much as it is a brutality pissing contest, AGNES VEIN erupt in slow-motion dismay on the opening title track, before tearing off at a breakneck pace:...
COREY TAYLOR Says ‘The Greatest Misconception’ is That JOEY JORDISON And PAUL GRAY Wrote All The Music For SLIPKNOT
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2019’s “We Are Not Your Kind” album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When we started first putting the new music together, it was a lot of flying around, people doing it in certain spots and trying to get the best out of it even though we were in the confines of lockdowns and stuff. So it was tricky. But we had a great producer with Joe Barresi, and he knows how to get the best out of pretty much any band that he’s ever worked with. He’s super rad and loves what we do, which sometimes that’s all you need — is just somebody going, ‘We’re gonna do this.’ So he would come ...
‘Free Larry Hoover’ Producer Randy Phillips Tapped by TEG to Create More Artist-Owned Events
Entertainment veteran Randy Phillips has joined the board of Australian live entertainment company TEG, one week after producing and promoting Ye and Drake‘s sold-out Free Larry Hoover benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 9. TEG and majority owner Silver Lake Capital — which also has investments in Oak View Group and Endeavor (which owns WME) — financed the sold-out “Free Larry Hoover” concert, which was organized in just three weeks. Phillips hired the production team for the concert, including Rob Hallett from U.K. outfit Robomagic Live, production manager Bryon “Hot Dog” Tate and Roadwerx’s Steven Dixon. “The four of us became DONDA Touring, supporting Kanye and working directly for him,” Phillips says. “That meant complete transparency in terms of the economics,...
How the Grammy Children’s Music Category Embraced Diversity: ‘There Wasn’t Enough Melanin Up In There’
The Grammys’ best children’s music album category rarely generates headlines, but it did in late 2020 when three of the five contenders declined their nominations to protest the fact that all of the nominees were white artists — a result that felt especially disheartening amid the Black Lives Matter movement and the country’s larger reckoning with racial equity. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In December 2020, Alastair Moock, Dog on Fleas and the Okee Dokee Brothers dropped out of the Grammy race and stood in solidarity with artists of color in the family music space. Even though Family Music Fo...
FKA Twigs & The Weeknd Team Up on ‘Tears In the Club’: Stream It Here
FKA Twigs and The Weeknd are officially collaborators now. The pair teamed up on their new track, “Tears In the Club,” and shared the official video for the song on Thursday (Dec. 16). FKA Twigs most recently released “Measure of a Man” in collaboration with Central Cee from the upcoming film The King’s Man. The Weeknd has also dabbled in two collaborations in the latter half of the year, releasing “One Right Now” with Post Malone on Nov. 5 and “Moth to a Flame” with Swedish House Mafia on Oct. 5. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It remains unclear on whether “Tears In the Club” will be featured on an upcoming album from FKA Twigs or The Weeknd. Both artists have hinted at upcoming music, with Twigs sharing on the Grounded podcast on Jan. 2...
Astroworld Victims Died From Compression Asphyxia, Officials Conclude
HOUSTON (AP) — The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia, officials announced Thursday. Medical examiners with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston had to wait several weeks following the Nov. 5 concert by rap superstar Travis Scott for additional test results before making final determinations on cause and manner of the deaths. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The 10 people who died were among 50,000 who attended the festival and were in the audience when Scott’s concert turned deadly. The youngest victim was 9-year-old Ezra Blount. The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27. Medical examiners said contributing factors in one man’s death were cocaine, methamph...
SAINt JHN Drops Heart-Eyed New Track “The Best Part of Life”
SAINt JHN has exclusively dropped his latest single, “The Best Part of Life,” on YouTube, ahead of its scheduled release on all streaming services at midnight. On the track, SAINt sings about his eternal appreciation for his fans and the ongoing adventure that he shares with his supporters through his music. “Who scared? / Who really afraid of where this goes?” SAINt sings. “Even though I know how it ends up, ain’t nobody scared / I put my hand up in the air / You put your heart up in the air.” “The Best Part of Life” was first shared as a part of a promotional video for the artist’s world tour, In Case We Both Die Young. At first glance, the lyrics seem to be about a significant other; however, SAINt explains that his words are directed towards his fans in the description of the aforement...
Sex and the City’s Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Two Women
Chris Noth has been hit with two separate allegations of sexual misconduct. According to a story published by The Hollywood Reporter, two different women aged 31 and 40, came forward separately months apart — without knowing each other — with allegations that the Sex and the City star sexually assaulted them. Using pseudonyms, the alleged victims assert that their respective encounters with Noth took place in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2015 in New York City. The younger of the two women, a journalist in the entertainment industry, initially reached out to THR via email. “Seeing that he was reprising his role in Sex and the City set off something in me. For so many years, I buried it,” wrote Lily in August. The timing of the SATC reboot helped the woman make the decision to “try to go pub...
Corey Taylor Calls Alice in Chains “One of the Greatest Rock Bands” Ever, Heaps High Praise on Layne Staley
Corey Taylor sung the praises of Alice in Chains during a recent in-person Q&A session with fans, calling the grunge goliaths “one of the greatest rock bands” of all time. The Slipknot frontman was asked to name his favorite of the “Big Four” Seattle grunge bands — Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam — and was quick to choose AIC, heaping praise on the band and its late singer Layne Staley. “Alice in Chains, to me, is one of the greatest rock bands that ever was,” Taylor said during the question-and-answer portion of a theater appearance in Columbus, Ohio, this past Monday (December 13th). “And I don’t just mean that from a grunge standpoint or metal or anything like that. They revolutionized so much musically and they inspired me to change the way I write music.” Adve...
Eric Andre Is a Megachurch Pastor in New Trailer for The Righteous Gemstones Season 2: Watch
Two years after its first season, The Righteous Gemstones is finally getting a second coming. Today, HBO has answered fans’ prayers by sharing the official trailer of Season 2 of the black comedy ahead of its January 9th premiere date. Naturally, the trailer opens with the extended Gemstone family bickering over dinner. But they have one God-sized business venture on the horizon: A new Christian timeshare resort on the coast of Florida. As if things weren’t already chaotic enough in this family, they’re shocked to discover that their gaudy, evangelistic lifestyle is being documented by a reporter. The Righteous Gemstones will see the return of Season 1 cast members Danny McBride, Adam Devine, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Walton Goggins, and Jennifer Nettles. Joining the batch for...
All Ten Astroworld Victims Died of Compression Asphyxia, Says Medical Examiner
The ten people killed at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival all died as a result of “compression asphyxia,” the Harris County Medical Examiner announced in a report released on Thursday. Compression asphyxia is caused when respiration is prevented by external pressure on the body, limiting oxygen supply to the lungs. Such was the case when the densely packed crowd at Astroworld surged to the stage, causing numerous individuals to become crushed and trampled. Only one of the victims had drugs in their system at the time of their death, which the medical examiner listed as a “contributing factor.” Advertisement Related Video The ten victims ranged in age from nine to 27 years old. Last week, Scott sat down for his first interview since the incident. Speaking to Charlamagne Tha God, the rappe...
