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Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” Enters The Billboard Charts After Being Featured in “Stranger Things”

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Metallica’s Master Of Puppets album and its title track has entered the Billboard charts as well as Spotify and Apple Music top rankings, 36 years after its release. This is in just one week following its appearance in the season four finale of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things”. The popularity of the 1986 song, used in the series, brought it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever in the band’s lengthy career. It is also #22 in the Spotify Global Top 50, which includes Pop and Rap music, as well as number one on the Apple Music Rock chart. Continue reading →


New Iron Maiden Jigsaw Puzzles for “Run To The Hills” and “The Number of The Beast” Coming Soon

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IRON MAIDEN- 2021 Photo copyright by JOHN McMURTRIE

 

Zee Productions, via their Rock Saws line of Rock and Metal band jigsaw puzzles is putting out two new 500 piece puzzles celebration Iron Maiden’s legendary singles “Run To The Hills” and “The Number of The Beast” – in honor of the 40th anniversary of The Number of the Beast (Parlophone). They will be available in September and you can pre order them now at the link below.

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ALBUM REVIEW: … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – XI: Bleed Here Now – Dine Alone Records

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Some people don’t like surprises – they prefer things predictable, just so. But what would life be without surprises? I was surprised, for instance, when my good friend Ajax recited the closing lines of The Great Gatsby, at 4 AM, after a vat of cocktails (sours, rickeys, alexanders, the lot). 

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PODCAST: Glacially Musical Episode #86: Fireball Ministry “The Second Great Awakening” and “Their Rock Is Not Our Rock”

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The Glacially Musical Pouredcast is a weekly Podcast that has three principles: Beer, Metal, and Swearing (and also Vinyl, NHL, and other topics)! Hosted by Nik Cameron – grown out of the Glacially Musical blog is all about great music and vinyl collecting. Once per week Ghost Cult’s Chief Ghost Cult Keefy joins host Nik Cameron as they undertake their current series- Fireball Ministry’s glory days in the aughts! 

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Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” Was Covered in HBO’s Westworld Season Four

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Metallica’s Heavy Metal hit “Enter Sandman” got the Westworld treatment tonight as an orchestral instrumental cover of the track was heard in the latest episode. In the HBO shows’s season four, episode three Annees Folles, you can hear a cover by award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones) as he covered the tune. Also, heard in the episode a few seconds of a  Ragtime piano cover of “Enter Sandman,” a Ragtime cover of Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy,”  and Blondie’s Pop Rock hit “Call Me!” Westworld’s use of the music has been amazing throughout the series and featured past covers of Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails among others.  Continue reading →


Nothing More Shares New Personality Test – “Spirits Test” – Tour Kicks Off This Week

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San Antonio-based rock outfit Nothing More have previously shared a new single and lyric video – “Spirits” – the title track from their forthcoming new album due out October 14th 2022, via Better Noise Music. The track is streaming on all DSPs. In addition to the hook-laden rock single, the band has launched their own “Spirits Test.” Developed over recent years by front man Johnny Hawkins, the Spirits Test combines what’s been learned from similar personality tests including Myers-Briggs, The Big 5, Carl Jung and the Zodiac. Listen to the track and take the test now! 

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Ghost Cult Mourns The Loss of Photographer Luke Denham

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Ghost Cult is mourning the loss of our photographer, correspondent, and friend Luke Denham, who has passed away. No cause of death has been divulged, but tributes to Luke have begun to spread on social media. Born in Leicester UK, Luke came to the Ghost Cult staff in 2018 to cover gigs in Sheffield and the surrounding areas and immediately made an impact with his distinct visual style and his eclectic taste in music. From Rock and Metal’s biggest stars, local talents, and underground festivals, Luke covered it all. He was bright and gifted, fast to discuss the finer points of the craft of photography beyond the music world, and always quick with a musical recommendation to those open to hearing new talents. He will be missed forever. Rest in power. 

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