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Korn is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 5x multi-platinum album, Follow The Leader by releasing a makeup palette inspired by the album's tracks.

According to a press release, "This palette consists of 8 amazing "tracks" of various, pigmented textures… Our KoRn x HipDot Follow The Leader collection is vegan, free of harmful ingredients, certified cruelty-free, and curated to embrace all skin tones."

Anthrax's Scott Ian has opened up about when fans could expect to see another 'Big 4' tour. The Big 4 consists of Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer. During an interview with Metal Edge, Ian was asked about recent comments from Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, who said he is hoping for more Big 4 shows in the near future.

He said, “Yeah, I saw Mustaine was kinda fishing for some of that.  I mean, I don’t know. I don’t think Metallica need to do that right now. They’ve got so much coming up in the next two years.”
 
Ian addded, "If the Big 4 was to ever happen again – in any capacity – it’s certainly not going to be before ’25 now, because they’ve already announced their plans. So, there you go. Anyone who has a question about the Big 4, hold that thought until 2025. [laughs]"

The teaser has been released for the new Disney+ special, Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman. Rolling Stone reported the show will premiere on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th -- the same day U2's new album of songs reimagined from their catalogue, named Songs Of Surrender is also released. The doc, which spotlights the U2 leaders heading back home to Dublin, Ireland marks the legendary TV host's first trip to the country.

The special was directed by Morgan Neville, best known for his documentaries 20 Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.

Letterman joked in the doc's official statement, writing, “Recently, I won a radio contest. Winner gets to visit Dublin with Bono and The Edge (radio contest part not true, but I feel like a winner). They showed me around, introduced me to their musician friends, and performed some of their greatest songs in a small theater. It’s a great tour. Get in touch with them -- I’m told there are still availabilities. I’m the luckiest man on the planet. (There are no availabilities)."

The Edge explained that ultimately with U2, the more things change, the more they stay the same: ["That's the thing about a band, you get together at age 17, 18 -- you all decide you wanna do the same thing, which is make music together, and then the years go by but you kinda still kind of maintain that same dynamic and it's, it's remarkable not so much what's changed over the years, but how little has changed over the years. Y'know, when we get into the studio, it still feels like we're making our first album. It's that same sort of intensity and combines with ambition and a little bit of desperation, as well. And you really just wanna give it your best, and nothing really much has changed over the years."] SOUNDCUE (:30 OC: . . . over the years)

Just released is the Orbit: Dave Grohl comic book by TidalWave Comics. The 22-page comic was written by Adam Rose and illustrated by Martin Gimenez, and is part of TidalWave's "Orbit" series, which "focuses on personalities who impact the world."

American Songwriter reported the comic, which spans Grohl's entire life, "Takes readers inside Grohl’s childhood growing up in Virginia. One series details how playing drums was a form of healing in the wake of his parents’ divorce, along with the early days of his first band, punk rockers Scream. There’s also a page devoted to Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana, who died in 1994."

At one point, the animated Grohl character is quoted in the in the comic as saying, "Kurt’s death messed with me. Had me asking: who am I, where am I, what am I doing? He wasn’t with us anymore and that I had another day. I had to start from scratch with everything."

Dave Grohl told us a while back that he and Kurt Cobain could always bond over hard rock: ["Kurt had the same love of (death metal band) Celtic Frost and (hardcore act) Black Flag, and I've listened to this music for 20-something years and my passion for it has never died, and the thing that kind of bugs me about that Nirvana metal thing is that, y'know, we never set out to do anything really. We just wanted to play music, and we kind of became the poster boys for that whole turnover."] SOUNDCUE (:23 OC: . . . that whole turnover)

Orbit: Dave Grohl is available on multiple online platforms has been published in both paperback and hard cover.

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland is taking legal action against his ex-wife, accusing her of defamation. Rolling Stone reported that Borland is "using his ire at how an album review interpreted his ex-wife’s latest record as fuel for a legal action against her, accusing her of defamation."

The report continued, "The filing also cites an interview that ex-wife Carré Callaway (aka indie rocker Queen Kwong) gave the same writer for another publication. Borland’s filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, claims she attempted to profit off his name by talking about him."

A judge for the third judicial circuit of Michigan’s Wayne County, the family division court, will hear Borland’s petition Tuesday morning (January 17th). Borland specifically asked for Callaway “to show cause why she should not be held in contempt for her refusal to comply with this Court’s Judgment [the divorce decree].” The divorce agreement, signed by both parties in 2020, states that “neither party may make speeches, give interviews, or make public statements that defame the other party.”

Alice Cooper has just rolled out the dates for his "Too Close For Comfort" tour. The shows, which will primarily hit the South and Midwest in April and May, pre-date his summer stadium run opening for Def Leppard and Motley Crue.

Blabbermouth reported, "Pre-sale tickets and VIP packages will be available next Tuesday, January 17th (use code "SICKTHINGS"). Tickets go on sale to the general public next Friday, January 20th at 10 a.m. local time."

Alice Cooper told us that he honestly never sees a day coming when he'll retire -- or even offer up a scaled back version of his concerts: ["I love the stage show, and I'm always gonna do the stage show. There's never a time when I'm gonna back off from the stage show. I think I can do what I do with good conscience and still do my stage show and stay within my own boundaries, and everybody's gonna walk away going, 'That was the best show I've ever seen.' And still compete with Marilyn Manson, and still compete with Slipknot, and Mudvayne, and all these bands. I just don't go for the cheap shot -- I wanna go for the clever shot."] SOUNDCUE (:22 OC: . . . the clever shot)

UPDATED: Alice Cooper tour dates (subject to change):

April 29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
May 2 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 3 - Milwaukee, WI - Miller High Life Theatre
May 6 - Bemidji, MN - Sanford Center
May 09 - Champaign, IL - State Farm Center
May 10 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace
May 13 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
May 14 - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
May 15 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center
May 17 - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
May 18 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Theatre
August 5 - Syracuse, NY - JMA Wireless Dome (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)
August 8 - Columbus, OH - Ohio Stadium (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)
August 11 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)
August 13 - Omaha, NE - Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)
August 16 - Tulsa, OK - H.A. Chapman Stadium (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)
August 18 - El Paso, TX - Sun Bowl Stadium (Motley Crue and Def Leppard)

Maneskin released their new single called "Gossip." It features Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine.

The band's frontman, Damiano David commented about Morello: "His enormous experience allowed us to take cues on how to work on tracks without overthinking."

Guitarist, Thomas Raggi added that it was "a dream come true" to work with and learn from Morello and called him one of the greatest musicians ever.

The song is from Måneskin's upcoming album Rush! To be released on January 20.

TL;DR:

• Maneskin released their new single called "Gossip," it features Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield took to social media to call out imposter accounts. He wrote on the band's Twitter page, "There are people online that have assumed my identity, spreading misinformation, and have caused damage to other people. There are imposters and predators out there. This is out of my control, but it is in your control who you choose to connect with. Please be careful on socials and vet people before getting in contact with them."

He continued, "To be clear...I am not on any social media forms, Facebook, Instagram, etc. The only connection I have with social media is through the official METALLICA website and official METALLICA socials."

He continued, "If you are following or communicating with someone who you think is or is portraying themselves as me... it is not me. I hope this helps those who have been or are getting deceived and are ashamed to talk about it."

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at The 1975's London concert over the weekend and performed "Anti-Hero" live for the very first time.

The audience first saw her appear on the big screen as she walked through the backstage area and were shocked when she actually walked onto the stage for real. Swift and frontman Matty Healy were briefly linked romantically in 2014.

The 33-year-old Grammy winner wore a shiny silver minidress and played a white acoustic guitar. She also did a cover of the band's 2013 hit, "The City."

The 1975 is currently on a tour of the UK and Ireland following a run of North American dates last year.

TL;DR:

• Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at The 1975's London concert and performed "Anti-Hero"
• She also did a cover of the band's 2013 hit, "The City."

All That Remains has filed a lawsuit against Oli Herbert's widow, Elizabeth Herbert,  claiming that she is holding up royalty payments to the group's surviving members. According to Blabbermouth.net, the band is also claiming that she is making overly broad ownership claims to some of their most popular songs.

In the suit, which was filed on January 6th in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the band alleges that Elizabeth Herbert "has made various claims" against All That Remains members Philip Labonte, Michael Martin and Jason Costa, "including alleging that [they] were stealing from her and using her late husband's recordings without permission, disparaged [them] on social media, threatened to report the Band to various federal, state and local authorities, claimed the Band had committed crimes, threatened to sue the Band in multiple jurisdictions, and falsely claimed that she had sued the Band."

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox celebrated their one-year engagement this week. He posted throwback clip of the secretly filmed proposal. That’s when he gave her the emerald, which is her birthstone. The other stone is a diamond which represents his birth month.

He had popped the question under the same tree where they fell in love. Although a date has not been announced for their wedding, Pete Davidson has been revealed as one of his groomsmen.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox celebrated their one-year engagement this week.
• He posted throwback clip of the secretly filmed proposal.

Motley Crue's frontman Vince Neil has been diagnosed with COVID-19. According to Blabbermouth, Neil took to social media to let fans know that he would miss RokIsland Fest 2023 in Key West, Florida. He said, "Hello RokIsland Friends, I am sad to report that yesterday I was diagnosed with Covid. I am okay but this thing is really kickin' my a**. All that being said, I am unable to perform at RokIsland Fest next week."

He continued, "I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to the RokIsland Fest organizers and most of all my friends and fans. I am disappointed to say the least. I was so looking forward to this show. I am hopeful that I will have the opportunity to make this up in 2024."

He added, "In closing, I wish all the attendees of RokIsland Fest 2023 a fun and exciting time with all the other amazing acts."

Paramore dropped a new song on Thursday (1-12) called “C’est Comme Ca” and along with it came a lyric video.

It’s mostly spoken word form from frontwoman Hayley Williams over drummer Zac Farro’s driving percussion and guitarist Taylor York’s riffs.

In a statement about Paramore’s new music, Williams said, “I’m trying to get un-addicted to a survival narrative. The guys and I are all in much more stable places in our lives than ever before. And somehow that is harder for me to adjust to.”

This is the third single from the next album, This Is Why, due out February 10.

TL;DR:

• Paramore dropped a new song on Thursday (1-12) called “C’est Comme Ca” and along with it came a lyric video.
• It’s mostly spoken word form from frontwoman Hayley Williams.
• The next album, This Is Why is due out February 10.

Twisted Sister will reunite for their induction later this month into the Metal Hall of Fame. Blabbermouth reported the sixth annual charity gala is set for January 26th at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. The classic lineup of the band -- Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza, and late-drummer A.J. Pero -- will be inducted by Steve Vai and ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. The band's performance will mark their first live outing since 2016.

Guitarist Eddie Ojeda confirmed the reunion on his Twitter feed, posting: "Looking forward to our induction into the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame on Jan. 26th 2023 in LA." Dee Snider shared the tweet and added one of his own, which said: "Looking forward to playing together for the first time since 2016. . . especially the rehearsal!"

Dee Snider told us that upon joining Twisted Sister back in 1976, the high life was almost unimaginable: ["I joined in '76 and we were wearing make-up and carrying the glam metal torch. Nobody was doing it. There was no Motley Crue. There was no other band doing it. We were literally fighting every night for the right to look the way we looked. Yeah '81, '82 came along and all of the sudden the flood gates opened and everybody felt, 'Oh we can put make-up on now.' It's like, 'It's easy now, after Dee and (bassist) Mark (Mendoza) and the guys have been duking it out for the last eight years.'"] SOUNDCUE (:29 OC: . . . last eight years)

On a recent podcast, The Chainsmokers talked about sex and relationships. Member Alex Pall shared a story about a girl he dated that his mom hated.

He said, while he was touring, he started getting texts from his girlfriend that didn't make sense. Out of the blue, she would write things like "You're a f–king a–hole " and would start an argument and then disappear for days, but never tell him why.

Then one day, Pall was sitting at his kitchen table and saw movement out of the corner of his eye. It was a motion-sensor camera intended to watch the dog and dispense treats. He later found out that his girlfriend had connected the camera to spy on him.

She had even blacked out the recording light with a marker and covered it with a piece of electric tape.

When he realized what had been going on for 7 months, he never confronted her, just broke up with her.

In the podcast, The Chainsmokers also talked about sharing a threesome together and sleeping with fans on the road. The stories are in the latest episode of Call Her Daddy.

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Fall Out Boy has announced their new song "Love From The Other Side" will be released next Wednesday (January 18th). The tweeted, "Lots more to come soon."

The announcement was accompanied by a short teaser video with Patrick Stump singing, "Sending my love from the other side of the apocalypse / And I've just about snapped / Don't look back / Every lovers got a little dagger in their hand."

Metallica's special November 6th concert Hollywood, Florida's Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has made its way online. The show was a tribute to late-Megaforce Records founder Jon "Jonny Z" Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula.

The band honored the couple by performing only elections from the band's first two albums released on Megaforce -- 1983's Kill 'Em All and 1984's Ride The Lightning. As a further nod to the band's early champions, Raven -- also originally signed to Megaforce back in the day -- opened the show.

Blabbermouth reported at the time, "Jonny Z died in February at the age of 69. Jonny died of complications of the rare neuropathic disorder chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and osteopenia. Marsha passed away of cancer in January of last year. A portion of the proceeds from this show are being donated in Jonny and Marsha's name to MusiCares, with Metallica's charity All Within My Hands once again supporting Feeding South Florida with a donation following the show."

The modern era of Metallica has marked a far happier time for its bandmembers both on and off the stage. Lars Ulrich recently told us that the group tries to have a good time these days whether its recording or touring: "It's just about, like, having fun and wanting to do it, and as long as everybody gets along, and as long as we come up with s*** that keeps challenging ourselves and is fun to play and it's, like, a good vibe, y'know. . . and then going out and playing, like, 15 nutty shows in Europe in front of, like, a gazillion people, and playing, like, y'know, 'Orion' in its entirety or, you know, 'Disposable Heroes,' it's all fun."

Metallica kicks off its European tour on April 27th at Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff Arena.

Metallica's February 6th, 2022 setlist in Hollywood, Florida:

"Creeping Death"
"Ride The Lightning"
"Motorbreath"
"No Remorse"
"Trapped Under Ice"
"The Call Of Ktulu"
"Phantom Lord"
"Am I Evil?"
"Metal Militia"
"For Whom The Bell Tolls"
"Whiplash"
"Fade To Black"
"Seek & Destroy"

Encore:

"Fight Fire With Fire"
"Bliztkrieg"
"Hit The Lights"

The full tracklisting to U2's new album Songs Of Surrender has been announced. The 40-track collection is based around the concept of Bono's recent memoir and is broken down as a two-record set, with each member being represented by a single side of music.

Songs Of Surrender, which drops on March 17th will be available as a full 40-track digital set; a limited edition 40-track double CD with hardback deluxe book; and a limited edition 40-track four-vinyl collection.

The Edge spoke about Songs Of Surrender in the album's official announcement:

Music allows you to time travel, and we became curious to find out what it would be like to bring our early songs back with us to the present day and give them the benefit, or otherwise, of a 21st century reimagining.

What started out as an experiment quickly developed into a personal obsession as so many of our songs yielded to a new interpretation. Intimacy replaced post punk urgency. New tempos, new keys, and in some cases new chords and new lyrics arrived. A great song, it turns out is kind of indestructible.

The process of selecting which songs to revisit started with a series of demos. I looked at how a song would hang together if all but the bare essential elements were taken away. The other main aim was to find ways to bring intimacy into the songs, as most of them were originally written with live concert performance in mind.

Reviewing these sketch recordings with producer Bob Ezrin, it was very easy to see the ones that worked straight off the bat and those that needed more work. We all got into the sensibility of less is more.

Bono explained that at the end of the day, it's the connection between his music and the listeners that makes it matter: "That is, y'know, (laughs) my drug of choice. That's for me, the thing. I cannot believe you hear this melody line in your head and you, sort of, take it down and you find words for it and arrangement for it -- and the next thing y'know, you can be in a car in Tokyo, and it's on the radio. That's really my, my drug of choice. And songs are everything, really, to us."

The complete Songs Of Surrender tracklisting is:

Side 1 - The Edge
One
Where The Streets Have No Name
Stories For Boys
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Out Of Control
Beautiful Day
Bad
Every Breaking Wave
Walk On (Ukraine)
Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Side 2 - Larry
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Get Out Of Your Own Way
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Red Hill Mining Town
Ordinary Love
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Invisible
Dirty Day
The Miracle Of Joey Ramone
City Of Blinding Lights

Side 3 - Adam
Vertigo
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Electrical Storm
The Fly
If God Will Send His Angels
Desire
Until The End Of The World
Song For Someone
All I Want Is You
Peace On Earth

Side 4 - Bono
With Or Without You
Stay
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Lights Of Home
Cedarwood Road
I Will Follow
Two Hearts Beat As One
Miracle Drug
The Little Things That Give You Away
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Ads for Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck album has been banned in the U.K. for being blasphemous.

After posters of Lovato in full-body bondage laying on a crucifix-shaped bed starting popping up in London, England's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) got involved. According to the publication, The Drum, it was too offensive to Christians and considered inappropriate for children.

The regulator stated that linking sexuality to the sacred Christian symbol as well as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ would cause "serious offense" to members of the religious group.

Humanist U.K. is challenging the ruling, stating that the decision was "unacceptable stifling of the right to freedom of expression."

When the album was released in the U.K. last year, it debuted in the Top 10.

TL;DR:

• Advertising for Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck album has been banned in the U.K. for being blasphemous.
  
  The image in question is Lovato in full-body bondage laying on a crucifix-shaped bed.
• It's considered too offensive to Christians and considered inappropriate for children.

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck died on January 10th at age 78, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

His family issued a statement, which reads: "It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss."

Jeff Beck will forever be remembered for his pioneering work in the Yardbirds after replacing Eric Clapton; the Jeff Beck Group -- which originally featured Rod Stewart and Ron Wood; Beck, Bogart & Appice, and on his own.

Jeff Beck's former Yardbirds bandmate Jimmy Page told us a while back that Jeff Beck's influence cannot be overstated: "He's been instrumental in pioneering a whole blueprints that was totally unique to him for everyone else to learn from. I mean, no one's ever equaled what Jeff's done, but he's -- he really shifted the whole sound and face of the electric guitar music, y'know?"

Jeff Beck said on more than one occasion that he'd rather work on his cars than be in the studio. We pressed him as to why his albums seem to be coming out so quickly these days. He said it's a combination of a sense of his own mortality, as well as a realization that his fans want to hear new music from him: "Time's getting on, isn't it? People are dying, and (I) look 'round and go, 'What the hell's going on here,' y'know? And I enjoy playing, and, y'know, there's no real excuse for me not to be doing something. People seem to enjoy what I do."

Out now is Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp's joint album, titled, 18. The pair mixed new originals with covers by the likes of John Lennon, the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Velvet Underground, Killing Joke, the Everly Brothers, and more.

Foo Fighters, Korn, Kendrick Lamar, and Sheryl Crow are all set to will perform the 2023 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, running from June 15th through 18th. The Foos' performance on the festival's final night marks their third officially announced concert since the death last year of drummer Taylor Hawkins. The band has also announced its appearance on May 26th at the Boston Calling Festival.

This year's Bonnaroo performers also include Odesza, Lil Nas X, Paramore, Tyler Childers, Portugal. the Man, Charley Crockett, Louis the Child, Griz, Three 6 Mafia, My Morning Jacket, Marcus Mumford, Jenny Lewis, Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

Rolling Stone reported, "The annual late-night highlight, the Bonnaroo Superjam, is set for Saturday, June 17th, with a lineup and theme to be announced."

UPDATED: Foo Fighters tour dates (subject to change):

May 26 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling Music Festival
May 28 - Columbus, OH - Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival
June 18 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

Fall Out Boy are sending seashells to fans as a part of their new album campaign. Fans received a pink and white shell with 1 of 13 written in its middle. The shell is accompanied by a letter written on a paper that read "A Homeboy's Life" and bore the message: "Love from the otherwise."

At the bottom of the note, which was dated January 19, 2023, it listed the initials of the four Fall Out Boy members alongside the band name.