King Ultramega, the alt-rock collective featuring members of Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Mastodon, and Soundgarden, have unveiled a new rendition of “Say Hello 2 Heaven.” Originally recorded by Temple Of The Dog, this fresh take also features Richie Kotzen on vocals and guitar. This single comes in memory of legendary vocalist, Chris Cornell, while raising funds and awareness for MusiCares. Watch the video for the track below and find out more.
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King Ultramega Teams Up With Joe Satriani to Cover “Be Yourself” by Audioslave
A tribute project to the legacy of Chris Cornell, King Ultramega have just released their second track with their instyrumental cover of Audioslave’s “Be Yourself” featuring guitar legend Joe Satriani, and drummer Kenny Aronoff! This follows their cover of “Rusty Cage,” originally by the late singer’s iconic grunge band, Soundgarden. In addition to metal and rock luminaries, the album was mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God). Delivered in collaboration with Reigning Phoenix Music records and MusiCares, it is the collective’s seconf track and comes with a music video. Watch it below and find out more.
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King Ultramega (Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Mastodon, Metal Allegiance) Drop a Cover of Soundgarden Classic “Rusty Cage”
A tribute project to the legacy of Chris Cornell, King Ultramega have just released a cover of “Rusty Cage,” originally by the late singer’s iconic grunge band, Soundgarden. In addition to metal and rock luminaries, the album was mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God). Delivered in collaboration with Reigning Phoenix Music records and MusiCares, it is the collective’s debut and comes with an animated lyric video. Watch it below and find out more.
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G.B.I. (Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian of Anthrax) Share their Video for “The Regulator”
From Left: Scott Ian, Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante Photo credit: Greg Caputo
Credited as “GBI” – Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Charlie Benante, and Scott Ian (Anthrax) – released their Record Store Day 7 Inch single of “The Regulator” (Megaforce Records), the iconic Bad Brains song from the band’s self-titled 1982 debut album. Released as a Record Store Day seven-inch exclusive, only 6000 copies of the track were pressed, with all proceeds going towards healthcare for Bad Brains’ frontman Paul D. Hudson, better known as H.R., who suffers from rare, severe headaches known as SUNCT. Watch the video for “The Regulator” now!Continue reading
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Rock and Metal Supergroup G.B.I. (Foo Fighters, Anthrax) to Drop Bad Brains Cover 7-Inch Single for Record Store Day
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has teamed up with Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Charlie Benante as supergroup G.B.I. to record a cover of the Bad Brains’ 1982 classic “The Regulator” and release it this Record Store Day, 2024 on 4/20/24. Grohl stopped into the middle of the sessions for the new Anthrax record and the trio’s love for Old-School Hardcore and Bad Brains led to the cover being done in two takes at Grohl’s Studio 606. The seven-inch single comes complete with cover art by Benante. Proceeds from G.B.I.’s rendition of “The Regulator” will benefit singer Paul “H.R.” Hudson, who has been suffering from an excruciating type of rare head affliction known as SUNCT headaches for the past decade.Continue reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Pantera – Elegant Weapons Live at Verti Music Hall, Berlin
Broken Hope’s Jeremy Wagner, FX Legend Nick Marra, and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante Unveil Epic Jaws “Quint” Sculpture and Host “Most Metal Jaws Summit”
Broken Hope guitarist and award-winning author, Jeremy Wagner has always been a horror kid. His passion for horror novels and horror movies is well-known—as is his passion for horror movie memorabilia. Earning himself a reputation as a serious collector, Wagner has curated an impressive collection spanning decades of horror cinema including one-of-a-kind posters, screen-used artifacts and more from legendary films. His top 2 favorite horror movies are John Carpenter’s “The Thing” and Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.” Wagner has both a dedicated “Thing museum” and a “Jaws museum” in his Chicago home. However, it’s in the realm of his Jaws museum where Wagner has kicked his love for the classic film up to an epic level. The world’s largest and greatest Jaws fan pages, The Daily Jaws has connected with Wagner to unveil his latest collectible – a life-size sculpture of Quint in the infamous “Town Hall meeting” scene of Jaws created by legendary Hollywood sculptor, FX, and makeup artist Nick Marra.
Watch Pantera Perform For the First Time in 21 Years at Mexico’s Hell and Heaven Festival
The reformed version of Pantera (Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, with Zakk Wylde on guitar and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on drums) performed tonight as one of headlining bands at Mexico’s Hell and Heaven Fest in Toluca, MX. Tonight was the start of a multi-continent world tour expected to last at least into 2024, including three dates at Slipknot’s Knotfest events in South America this month, 10 dates in Europe and opening for Metallica. The band played a selection of tracks spanning their albums from 1991 – 2000. The stage set up was slightly reminiscent of The band’s tour for the Reinventing The Steel album (Elektra Records, 2000), while a giant video screen showed Pantera’s official music videos, clips from The Pantera “Home Video” series, and paid tribute to Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Check out fan-filmed videos, photos, and the setlist below.
The Estate of Pantera Drummer Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott issues a Statement – “Don’t Call it A Reunion” Ahead of New Shows This Week
In a post to social media today, one day before the return of Pantera as a touring band, the estate of the late Vinnie Paul has issued a statement in support of the reformed band’s upcoming shows but it says don’t refer to this tour as a “reunion.” Pantera’s social media accounts have started sharing content ahead of the shows starting this weekend in Mexico, the first under the band’s banner in 21 years and the first without co-founding brothers Vinnie and Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Earlier they shared a full teaser trailer for the band’s first shows in 20 years, kicking off this weekend! This comes days after Rex Brown shared his enthusiasm for the tour in a post, and following drummer Charlie Benante of Anthrax sharing the very first photos of the band in reheasals. The band is gearing up for their very first shows next week, including festivals in Mexico, slots at Slipknot’s Knotfest Chile, Knotfest Brasil, and Knotfest Columbia! They also have already announced several European festivals for next summer, including 10 more dates in Europe. As of this time there are no shows announced for North America.UPDATE:Watch the band perform in Mexico!Continue reading