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Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris has responded to a viral comment about the band’s recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.The US hardcore punk group appeared as the musical guests on the ABC chat show last week.They were joined by Poppy for a ferocious rendition of their collaborative single ‘Suffocate’, and performed some other tracks from their third and latest album, 2024’s ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’.The epic TV appearance included blazing pyro, circle pits in the wild crowd, and next-level screaming from both Garris and Poppy. Knocked Loose played the hard-hitting and riff-heavy song in front of the audience as rain poured down at the outdoor venue.Upon announcing the “mini-concert” on Kimmel, Knocked Loose described themselves as “the heaviest band on live television”.

Trent Reznor has revealed his top four favourite films of all time, and opened up about which movie was a “big inspiration” for Nine Inch Nails.The singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and founder of Nine Inch Nails gave the list to Letterboxd as part of its ongoing Four Favourites series, in which famous faces discuss which four films they would consider to be their favourites.Speaking alongside Atticus Ross at the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s new film Queer – which both Reznor and Ross composed the score for – the two shared their respective lists.For both, Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic Taxi Driver was the first listed, followed by 1986’s American neo-noir thriller Blue Velvet, which is directed by David Lynch.For Ross, the remainder of his list was made up of the Eddie Murphy ‘80s classic Beverly Hills Cop and Jean-Jacques Beineix-directed psychological drama Betty Blue. For Reznor, he listed Julia Ducournau’s 2021 psychological drama Titane, as well as the 1988 horror mystery classic Dead Ringers.“The incredible sense of dread from the first frame to the end.

Cradle Of Filth‘s frontman Dani Filth has come out against AI, calling it “shit” and “a bit of a problem”.The comments came in an interview with Spanish publication Metal Journal, when the singer was asked what he thinks of the emerging technology: “It’s dangerous,” he said. “I mean, it’s gonna have benefits, yeah. Everything has benefits.

Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee has shared further details about a shooting incident he was involved in last month.Lee was shot multiple times in Las Vegas on October 15, but it was soon confirmed that he was going to make a full recovery. At the time, no information was shared about the incident, with local authorities believing the shooting to be a random act.The axeman previously shared that it stemmed from “a verbal confrontation” with “a couple of thieves” dressed in hoodies and masks, who were allegedly standing by his neighbour’s driveway.

As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has spoken out after videos showing a tense altercation with his wife have circulated online.The two clips surfaced on social media earlier this week and appear to show Lambesis and his wife Dany arguing.In one video, Lambesis can be seen flipping a table Dany was sitting at. Then, as she gets up to walk away, he attempts to intercept her and repeatedly punches himself while she asks him to stop.Another video seems to show the couple in a bedroom having an argument – though there’s no audio included.

Lemmy’s ashes are set to go on display at Stringfellow’s strip club in London.The iconic Motörhead frontman, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in metal history, died in December 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. Now, nearly nine years on, his ashes continue to make headlines.It has recently been confirmed that some of his ashes are set to go on permanent display in the Stringfellow’s strip club in the UK capital city.

Korea Herald, Senior Firefighter Na Kyung-jin of Chungbuk Fire Service Headquarters is the mastermind behind the creative safety video on his YouTube channel, Sobanggwan Samchon – aka Uncle Firefighter when translated to the English – which saw him embrace his metal persona while informing viewers of fire safety tips.The video sees a group of firefighters in the midst of a chat before one of them transforms into a metal firefighting hero complete with yellow hair, an orange jumpsuit – reminiscent of Slipknot’s iconic red jumpsuits – and black and white face paint.The metal firefighter shocks his colleagues as he belts out his fire safety info about escaping residential structure fires over a heavy metal beat.From there, a band appears as the metal firefighter continues with his song breaking down fire safety tips.The video’s description shared that Na Kyung-jin created the video’s music with the help of an AI program. At the time of writing, the video has over 235,000 views.According to The Korean Herald, Na had shared that he created the video as a way to destress from work.

Knocked Loose and Poppy performed their collaborative single ‘Suffocate’ together on US TV last night (November 26) – watch below.The US hardcore punk band teamed up with the singer-songwriter on the track earlier this year. It appears on Knocked Loose’s third and latest album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, which was released in May.Earlier this month, the joint song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the Grammys 2025.After giving ‘Suffocate’ its live debut at Sick New World Festival in April, Knocked Loose and Poppy featured as the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of ABC chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.Here, they unleashed a particularly ferocious rendition of the hard-hitting and riff-heavy single in front of a live audience as rain poured down at the outdoor venue.Opening with a crushing guitar riff, the epic TV appearance included blazing pyro, circle pits in the wild crowd, and next-level screaming from both frontman Bryan Garris and Poppy.Knocked Loose stayed on stage to play four more songs for their fans in the audience in the form of ‘Don’t Reach For Me’, ‘Moss Covers All’, ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘Sit & Mourn’ from ‘You Won’t Go…’.However, it was only ‘Suffocate’ that was broadcast on last night’s Kimmel.

Marilyn Manson has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed against Evan Rachel Wood.In 2022, the controversial rocker – real name Brian Warner – took legal action against the actor, who publicly accused Manson, her former partner, of abuse – claiming that he started grooming her when she was a teenager and “horrifically abused me for years”.Warner denied all allegations and claimed in a lawsuit that Wood “recruited, coordinated, and pressured” women to make false statements about the musician. Wood responded at the time that she was “not scared” of Manson’s defamation lawsuit, adding that “this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet”.

Knocked Loose, Alex G and more leading the line-up.The festival is set to return to the B.E.C Arena and will run across June 14 and 15. Today (November 26) 33 performing artists have been shared, and Knocked Loose have been confirmed as headliners.The slot at the top of the bill comes following the release of the Kentucky hardcore band sharing their latest album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, earlier this year.Also on the bill for the Manchester two-day event are Alex G and Danny Brown, as well as English rock group Slowdive.Elsewhere, Denzel Curry, Momma, Tigers Jaw, Sunny Day Real Estate, Drug Church and Superheaven join the bill, as do former NME Cover stars, Militarie Gun, Model/Actriz and Julie.Tickets for the 2025 edition of Outbreak go live at 10am on Friday (November 29).

Universal Music Group (UMG) have reportedly filed a motion to dismiss Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst’s $200million lawsuit against them for “fraudulent accounting practices”.In October, Durst filed a lawsuit against UMG for $200million on the count of fraud, alleging that the music label and publishing company had withheld the band’s royalties for years before they made an inquiry on it and only got paid “recently”.According to the Limp Bizkit vocalist, the group “never received any royalties from UMG”, until this August – despite having sold millions of albums and still earning “millions of streaming users per month on Spotify alone” for years. The lawsuit also alleged that UMG had intended to “unfairly keep those profits for itself”.At the time, UMG responded by claiming that Limp Bizkit had been paid $43million in recoupable advances over the years.

Ghost have announced a new comic book series, which is co-written by frontman Tobias Forge – find out more below.The Swedish metal band took to social media over the weekend to announced the Sister Imperator series by Dark Horse Comics. The four-part mini-series will tell the origin story of Sister Imperator, the fictional character who served as “the revered representative of the Clergy and behind the scenes overseer of Ghost’s dark machinations”.The first issue of Sister Imperator is scheduled for release on March 5.

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared his thoughts on streaming within the music industry and why Spotify is “where music goes to die”.Benante, who has been with the thrash metal band for four decades, recently spoke to The Irish Times, where he was asked how much the music industry has changed over the last 40 years.The drummer replied: “There is no music industry. That’s what has changed. There is nothing any more.

AC/DC, should the role become available.The frontman of the Swiss metal band was invited to audition to replace Bon Scott in the group when the singer died from acute alcohol poisoning in 1980, but passed up the opportunity as his own band were beginning to take off.The situation arose again in 2016 when there was some suggestion that Scott’s eventual replacement Johnson was himself considering standing down from the band due to hearing problems. At that time, Storace, whose voice is often thought to resemble Scott’s, stated that he would “certainly” be keen on filling in for Johnson.Now, in an interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Storace has been pondering whether he would be interested in taking up a third chance to join the Australian behemoths.“Well, I’d certainly give it a try,” he said. “I mean, let’s be honest, I’d love to sing those songs and look at that audience out there.

Architects have announced their new album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’ with rampant new single ‘Whiplash’. Check it out below along with our exclusive interview with frontman Sam Carter and drummer Dan Searle.Set for release on February 28, ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’ follows the Brighton metalcore outfit’s 2022 album ‘The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit’, also marking their first LP since the departure of guitarist Josh Middleton.The announcement follows last Thursday’s confirmation of Architects’ first four live dates for 2025, where they will be supporting Linkin Park in Germany.‘Whiplash’ is the third single to be taken from Architects’ forthcoming album, after confirmation that April single ‘Curse’ – which, like ‘Whiplash’, was produced by former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish – and last December’s ‘Seeing Red’ will feature on ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’.Its apocalyptic, fiery music video was directed by Specter, who has gained notoriety for his work with Rammstein.

Spiritbox have announced they’ll be releasing a new album ‘Tsunami Sea’ alongside a blistering new single ‘Perfect Soul’. Check it out below.The news follows the band sharing the single ‘Soft Spine’ – now revealed to be the first taste of their forthcoming second album – in September. It marked the first new music from Courtney LaPlante and co.

As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis’ side project Austrian Death Machine has lost their drummer Brandon Short – find out more below.Last month (October 24), bassist Ryan Neff, guitarist Ken Susi and drummer Nick Pierce, all of whom joined Lambesis’ As I Lay Dying in 2022, announced they were quitting the band, citing “personal morals”.That was then followed by the departure of guitarist Phil Sgrosso, who had been part of the San Diego metalcore group since 2003, leaving Lambesis as the sole remaining member. At the time, Sgrosso said the departures were due to the band no longer offering “a healthy or safe environment for anyone involved—whether creatively, personally, or professionally.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine once walked out of emergency neck surgery because Metallica’s manager had insulted him.The singer and guitarist shared the story during an appearance on Steve-O‘s Wild Ride! podcast, revealing that the situation arose during the 2010-2011 ‘Big Four’ tour that included the two bands, as well as Anthrax and Slayer.“I remember we were scheduled to play Yankee Stadium [in New York] with the Big Four concert the day that they found out I needed my neck to be fused together,” Mustaine explained.“And so I’m laying on the emergency table and my manager says, ‘Oh, Metallica’s manager called you a pussy because you’re going to get your neck fused together and you’re not going to come out here and play instead.’”Describing the comment as “a gutless thing to say”, Mustaine sat up from the surgeon’s table at the last possible moment, asked to be injected with “steroids and shit”, and went to play the show. “But it turned out great as far as healing is concerned,” he added.Mustaine required the surgery on two vertebrae after sustaining stenosis, which he attributes to decades of headbanging.

Serj Tankian has recalled his time working on the last two System Of A Down albums, and said that he “emotionally checked out” during the recording process.The iconic metal band – which also includes Daron Malakian; Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan – haven’t put out an album since their two 2005 releases: ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’.Now, the frontman has recalled his mindset while working on the releases and explained how it led to an extended hiatus between 2006 and 2011 in a new interview with Metal Hammer.“I had a very unique relationship with the last few records because I had, to a certain degree, emotionally checked out of the band while making them,” he said.“Because of the push and pull, I became very passive. There was music I wanted to bring in that I felt like I couldn’t… I was in a weird place.

Linkin Park, Slipknot and more – see the current line-up below.Rock For People 2025 is scheduled to take place between June 11 and 14 next year at Park 360 in Hradec Králové, Czechia. So far, two headliners have been announced for the rock and metal festival: nu metal icons Linkin Park and Slipknot.

Muse, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold leading the line-up.Taking place annually near the city centre of Oslo, next year’s instalment of the festival will take place between June 25 and June 28. Now, the first wave of artists booked to play have been announced, with four headliners confirmed to be playing at the site for the first time.On the first day of the event (Wednesday June 25), British rock icons Muse will be closing out the night with a headline slot on the main stage.