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A new poll by Music Radar has seen Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg named as World’s Best Heavy Metal Drummer. Weinberg, who joined the metal legends back in 2014, replacing longtime drummer Joey Jordison after he was fired from the group. He played on the band’s 2014 album .5: The Gray Chapter as well as this year’s We Are Not […]
Legendary metal outfit Slayer wrapped up their farewell tour over the weekend with a final show at The Forum in California, playing a set that covered the band’s extensive back catalogue and included the likes of ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Seasons in the Abyss’, ‘Born of Fire’, ‘South of Heaven’ and more. To close out the night, […]
Jeremy Clarkson explicitly acknowledges climate change in the latest special from The Grand Tour. Source
You often hear songwriters say that once their work is made available for public consumption, it’s theirs no longer. This isn’t a matter of rights ownership, but rather one of subjective significance as the writer’s personal intentions are trumped by the multiplicity of listener interpretations. The hit-heavy catalogue of Elton John epitomises this phenomenon. Rarely […]
Single-stage rap and bass festival Hidden has announced it’ll return in February and March 2020, coming to Brisbane and Perth along with a special ‘Hidden presents’ offshoot in Sydney. Now in its fourth year, the festival’s lineup is headed up exclusively by A$AP Ferg, plus the likes of Injury Reserve, Beyoncé collaborator SAINt JHN playing […]
Content Warning: This article discusses bullying and mental health. It’s been a big year for Tones And I. Rapidly finding fame with songs like ‘Dance Monkey’, the songwriter’s 2019 was capped off last week when she scored big at the ARIAs, picking up four awards on the evening. Over the weekend, however, Tones has taken […]
Bad news if you were hoping to catch Octavian as part of FOMO Festival 2020 as it tours across the country next month. The rapper has canceled his planned appearances at the fest, with organisers citing “album recording commitments” as the cause. In his stead, organisers have brought in British rapper Giggs to perform his first […]
With her debut Australian tour imminent, it’s been revealed that Lizzo will be bringing the juice to a small and very lucky crowd of fans in Sydney, performing live at Nova’s Red Room on Seadeck, Sydney Harbour in January 2020. The ‘Truth Hurts’ singer will perform cuts from her back catalogue along with breakout album Cuz […]
Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has announced he’ll be touring Australia in May 2020, bringing his No Disrespect shows to audiences down under. It’s been a long time coming for Australian fans – the funnyman’s first shows in the country in around seven years. Best known for portraying loose cannon Tracy Jordan in Tina Fey’s acclaimed […]
Metalheads: your Christmas has come early thanks to Download Festival Australia dropping its first stack of 2020 sideshows down your proverbial chimneys. The first five sets of side-loads includes headlining dates from metal giants Deftones, plus Ministry, In Flames, Testament and Mongolian metal monsters The Hu. Deftones, In Flames and The Hu will all be […]
