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Unreleased Death Magnetic track is online
Metallica are currently celebrating their 30th anniversary by playing a bunch of small gigs for their fans, and apparently they played an unreleased Death Magnetic song last night. Then they released the studio version of the song for free. It’s called ‘Hate Train,’ which is exactly what has headed their way after they released Lulu.
I can’t say I like the song, the intro is pretty catchy but the rest of the song is a bit off, and it reminds me a lot of ‘Fuel.’ Oh well, judge for yourselves:
The results to the autopsy are in…
Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot passed away last month. The cause of death was finally uncovered, in case you wanted gritty details about his passing. Here’s what some doctor said:
“We have finalized the autopsy report and death certificate. I have determined that Cory died from a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease.“
Read full article here.
Oh, so it was just a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his coronary artery disease? Oh, okay. Therefore it’s okay for Gwar to just go on and tour… [/shitty sarcasm]
At least the band set up a foundation for Cory’s wife and her son. You can visit it here, and maybe you can make a donation too.
Rex has no beef with anyone in Down, yo
Even though Rex quit Down and got into another band, apparently there’s no animosity between them.
“There’s no animosity there whatsoever; I talk to Philip all the time. It was [time for a] change, man. I met the Kill Devil Hill guys and it was time for a change — for me, musically. And that’s the way it down.“
Read full article here.
Good, keep it that way. Phil’s been in enough feuds with former bandmembers, no need for a new one.
Glad I’ve seen Down live with Rex though. 1/2 of Pantera, can’t go wrong with that.
Darren Aronofsky is the table
Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky directed a pretentious video from Loutallica. You can watch it above…
I honestly don’t know how they got this guy to direct a music video for a song off of LULZ-U, but hey, I guess Darren’s movies focus a lot on psychotic characters, obsession, going crazy — Exactly what I went through while listening to Lulu, so actually, it’s a good fit.
If you haven’t seen his debut film Pi, tough shit, cause I’m gonna spoil it for you. The character drills his head at the end. The only way to get rid of the Lulu sounds, if I’m honest.
Shakira is a huge Metallica fan
According to a recent interview, Colombian pop star Shakira is a huge Metallica fan. Apparently she loved “Nothing Else Matters” when it came out, and she has covered it live.
“I used to be a huge Metallica fan when I was 15, 16 years old. I remember I was graduating from high school back then and I used to sing ‘Nothing Else Matters’ all day long. I am still a very huge Metallica fan, though. [And] I thought it would be kind of surprising to include it in my repertoire for this tour.“
Read full article here.
She’s still a huge Metallica fan? She obviously hasn’t heard Lulu yet.
