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]]>It’s been three years since the release of Deep Purple’s covers album Turning to Crime, and they’ll soon be back with some new material. The band’s next LP will be released on July 19 via earMUSIC, and its title =1 holds a special meaning for the band.
“The enigmatic title =1 symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one,” reads the statement on their official website.
Deep Purple also revealed that their new album “embodies the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory”, adding that the producer Bob Ezrin helped them evoke their classic sound, without relying too much on nostalgia.
Deep Purple are planning to share more info about =1 by the end of the month – the first single and official album teaser will hit the shelves on April 30.
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]]>The post Bring Me the Horizon Say It’s Time for Their “New Era” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>It’s been five years since the release of Bring Me the Horizon’s last studio album Amo in 2019, but they followed up its release with Post Human: Survival Horror. This is one of the four projects they wanted to release under the Post Human moniker, and Post Human: Nex Gen will serve as its spiritual successor.
The British band teased its release by sharing a video of a futuristic robot, which ends with a cryptic message – “It’s time for a new era. Initializing NeX GEn.”
“You cling to your virtual identity as if it were your very soul. Pathetic. I’m here to wipe away the detritus of your existence. All these thoughts, these memories, they are but a fleeting echo in an endless void. And just like that, you cease to exist in a digital realm,” says the robot in the video.
Post Human: Nex Gen still doesn’t have an official release date, after being pushed from August 2023 to this year. Bring Me the Horizon released several singles expected to be featured on this album, most recently “Darkside” and “Kool-Aid”.
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]]>The post Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, & Disturbed Among 2024 Rocklahoma Headliners appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Rocklahoma welcomed some pretty amazing performers to the Rockin Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma over the years, and they’ll continue that tradition this summer. The three-day rock festival will run between August 30 and September 1 this time around, and its lineup is as epic as it gets.
The headlining spots have been reserved for Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, and Slipknot, and they’ll be in pretty good company. Evanescence, A Day to Remember, Lamb of God, Skillet, Mastodon, and Halestorm are also among the top-billed artists at this year’s Rocklahoma.
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale can’t wait to hit the Rocklahoma stage this summer, and she described the iconic festival as “a call to arms, a celebration of not only music but also of our differences and what makes us all the same.”
Anthrax will also perform at Rocklahoma before heading to Europe in the fall, and they’ll be joined by Clutch, Kerry King, Coal Chamber, Bad Wolves, and Kim Dracula, among others.
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]]>The post Ozzy Osbourne to “Say Goodbye to His Fans” With Two Final Shows appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Sharon shared the news during her spoken-word show on Sunday while also confirming that the shows will take place in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, UK.
“He won’t tour again but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, ‘I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye properly,’” Sharon shared.
Osbourne embarked on his farewell tour, titled No More Tours II, back in 2018. After completing the North America and South America legs of the tour, alongside a handful of European dates, Osbourne had to postpone the remaining shows in Europe and the UK due to the COVID-19 pandemic and health issues. The postponed dates were later canceled, with the “Crazy Train” singer announcing his retirement from touring in February 2023.
Osbourne’s most recent show took place at Ozzfest in 2018. Since then, he has only made a handful of guest appearances, including a two-song set on September 2022 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, as part of the NFL Kickoff 2022 ceremony.
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]]>The post Deftones Almost Changed Their Name to Land a Record Deal appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Record producer Monte Conner recently shared a story on social media about how he tried to sign Deftones while working with Roadrunner Records. According to Conner, the band’s manager sent him their demo, and he was “instantly blown away”. However, he also saw more than a few issues with their name.
Conner explains that the word “def” was too closely associated with legendary producer Rick Rubin and his Def American Recordings. At the time, Rubin made an effort to move away from the word, which became “mainstream,” and even changed the name of his record company to American Recordings.
On the other hand, Conner was concerned that the word “tones” would make the band appear like they were part of the “ska” movement that was on full blast in the 1990s.
Frontman Chino Moreno and the rest of the band were willing to listen to Conner’s suggestions and recommended “Engine No. 9”, the title of one of their early songs, as an alternative. However, the deal with Roadrunner Records never materialized, so the Deftones got to keep their name.
“Six months later, they signed to Maverick Records, releasing ‘Adrenaline’ in 1995, and the rest is history,” Conner added. “Seemingly overnight, the album took off, the band blew up, and every metal fan across the globe was wearing a Deftones T-shirt. I sure felt silly.”
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]]>The post Corey Taylor Cancels Upcoming Solo North American Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Taylor took to social media to announce the cancelation of his North American tour. He explained that he’s been in a bad place both mentally and physically for the past several months, adding he’s reached a place that’s unhealthy for him and his family.
“I know this decision will come as a shock to some and may be regarded as unpopular by others – but after taking a hard look at where I am and where I was going, I need to pull myself back and be home with my family for the time being,” he wrote on social media.
Taylor took a moment to apologize to his fans and send them his love, adding that everyone who bought tickets and VIP packages would get a full refund.
Despite canceling his solo tour dates, Corey’s upcoming 25th anniversary tour with Slipknot is expected to go on. It includes a series of dates across Europe in December, including concerts in Amsterdam, Paris, Manchester, and London.
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]]>The post Rage Against the Machine Say They Won’t Play Live Again appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The drummer Brad Wilk took to social media to share a message on behalf of the band, revealing they won’t be hitting the road together anytime soon.
“I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the canceled RATM shows. So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom, and I) will not be touring or playing live again,” wrote Wilk.
He also took a moment to thank every person who’s ever supported them and apologized to fans who’ve been waiting for the tour to happen. Rage Against the Machine and other individual members are yet to comment on Wilk’s statement about their most recent split.
Seeing RATM take a break from performing doesn’t come as a shocker, since this marks their third farewell, following splits in 2000 and 2011. They also decided to cancel the North American leg of their Public Service Announcement Tour in 2023 due to frontman Zach de la Rocha’s injury.
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]]>The post Metallica’s Robert Trujillo Explains Why They Changed the Setlist for “M72” Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Metallica’s latest tour saw them perform two dates with completely different setlists in almost every city, and that wasn’t a coincidence. Trujillo recently revealed they noticed that the opening minutes of their concerts weren’t impactfully enough, so they needed to introduce a few tweaks to the setlist.
“Initially, we thought it would be really clever and exciting to open the show with an instrumental… We found that an instrumental is very powerful for the set but it sits much better in the middle of a set, it’s a chance for the fan to absorb and embrace the song,” Trujillo told Classic Rock.
They opted to open the shows with instrumentals such as “Orion” and “The Call of Ktulu” before moving on to more electrifying songs because they didn’t want to come out with “something that kind of smacks you in the face”, according to Trujillo.
This strategy certainly worked, and they’ll get to chance to experiment with the setlist again once they go back to touring this spring.
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]]>The post The Dillinger Escape Plan are Reuniting for Their First Show Since 2017 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Dillinger Escape Plan’s reunion will feature original singer Dimitri Minakakis, founding guitarist Ben Weinman, and longtime members Liam Wilson (bass) and Billy Rymer (drums). According to the official press release, the band plans to play their debut album, Calculating Infinity, in its entirety during the show to celebrate the record’s 25th anniversary.
“The Dillinger Escape Plan has always been more than just a band,” said Minakakis. “We were a force of nature. This reunion show is our way of thanking the fans who have stood by us and the album we made in a small basement in NJ all those years ago.”
Calculating Infinity, which came out in 1999, was the only album Minakakis recorded with the band. He left the group in 2001, being unable to keep up with the extensive touring schedule. The group later brought in Greg Puciato as his replacement and recorded five more studio albums.
The Dillinger Escape Plan officially went on hiatus in 2017, with band members focusing on other projects. At the time, Puciato said that the band’s announced “hiatus” was actually a breakup.
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]]>The post Iron Maiden’s Next Concert in Colombia Sold Out in 21 Minutes appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Iron Maiden will return to Bogota, Colombia for the first time in 13 years on November 24, 2024. Even though their concert is almost a year away, it took only 21 minutes for the band’s Colombian fans to snatch all the 42,000 tickets for El Campín Stadium.
Alfredo Villaveces, managing director of Move Concerts Colombia, said they’ve expected strong sales given the long wait since the band’s last concert, but seeing the tickets sell out so fast has been truly mind-blowing.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we think it would blow out in 21 minutes and smash sales records. And if we factor in the fact we went up so far ahead of the show date – something no other artist had done here – it is truly amazing,” said Villaveces in a press release.
Iron Maiden’s The Future Past World Tour kicked off this May, and they’re expected to go on the road next September. The heavy metal band will perform a series of concerts in Oceania, Asia, North America, and South America throughout Fall 2024.
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]]>The post Deep Purple Announce Their Next Studio Album “=1” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>It’s been three years since the release of Deep Purple’s covers album Turning to Crime, and they’ll soon be back with some new material. The band’s next LP will be released on July 19 via earMUSIC, and its title =1 holds a special meaning for the band.
“The enigmatic title =1 symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one,” reads the statement on their official website.
Deep Purple also revealed that their new album “embodies the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory”, adding that the producer Bob Ezrin helped them evoke their classic sound, without relying too much on nostalgia.
Deep Purple are planning to share more info about =1 by the end of the month – the first single and official album teaser will hit the shelves on April 30.
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]]>The post Bring Me the Horizon Say It’s Time for Their “New Era” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>It’s been five years since the release of Bring Me the Horizon’s last studio album Amo in 2019, but they followed up its release with Post Human: Survival Horror. This is one of the four projects they wanted to release under the Post Human moniker, and Post Human: Nex Gen will serve as its spiritual successor.
The British band teased its release by sharing a video of a futuristic robot, which ends with a cryptic message – “It’s time for a new era. Initializing NeX GEn.”
“You cling to your virtual identity as if it were your very soul. Pathetic. I’m here to wipe away the detritus of your existence. All these thoughts, these memories, they are but a fleeting echo in an endless void. And just like that, you cease to exist in a digital realm,” says the robot in the video.
Post Human: Nex Gen still doesn’t have an official release date, after being pushed from August 2023 to this year. Bring Me the Horizon released several singles expected to be featured on this album, most recently “Darkside” and “Kool-Aid”.
The post Bring Me the Horizon Say It’s Time for Their “New Era” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, & Disturbed Among 2024 Rocklahoma Headliners appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Rocklahoma welcomed some pretty amazing performers to the Rockin Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma over the years, and they’ll continue that tradition this summer. The three-day rock festival will run between August 30 and September 1 this time around, and its lineup is as epic as it gets.
The headlining spots have been reserved for Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, and Slipknot, and they’ll be in pretty good company. Evanescence, A Day to Remember, Lamb of God, Skillet, Mastodon, and Halestorm are also among the top-billed artists at this year’s Rocklahoma.
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale can’t wait to hit the Rocklahoma stage this summer, and she described the iconic festival as “a call to arms, a celebration of not only music but also of our differences and what makes us all the same.”
Anthrax will also perform at Rocklahoma before heading to Europe in the fall, and they’ll be joined by Clutch, Kerry King, Coal Chamber, Bad Wolves, and Kim Dracula, among others.
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]]>The post Ozzy Osbourne to “Say Goodbye to His Fans” With Two Final Shows appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Sharon shared the news during her spoken-word show on Sunday while also confirming that the shows will take place in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, UK.
“He won’t tour again but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, ‘I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye properly,’” Sharon shared.
Osbourne embarked on his farewell tour, titled No More Tours II, back in 2018. After completing the North America and South America legs of the tour, alongside a handful of European dates, Osbourne had to postpone the remaining shows in Europe and the UK due to the COVID-19 pandemic and health issues. The postponed dates were later canceled, with the “Crazy Train” singer announcing his retirement from touring in February 2023.
Osbourne’s most recent show took place at Ozzfest in 2018. Since then, he has only made a handful of guest appearances, including a two-song set on September 2022 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, as part of the NFL Kickoff 2022 ceremony.
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]]>The post Deftones Almost Changed Their Name to Land a Record Deal appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Record producer Monte Conner recently shared a story on social media about how he tried to sign Deftones while working with Roadrunner Records. According to Conner, the band’s manager sent him their demo, and he was “instantly blown away”. However, he also saw more than a few issues with their name.
Conner explains that the word “def” was too closely associated with legendary producer Rick Rubin and his Def American Recordings. At the time, Rubin made an effort to move away from the word, which became “mainstream,” and even changed the name of his record company to American Recordings.
On the other hand, Conner was concerned that the word “tones” would make the band appear like they were part of the “ska” movement that was on full blast in the 1990s.
Frontman Chino Moreno and the rest of the band were willing to listen to Conner’s suggestions and recommended “Engine No. 9”, the title of one of their early songs, as an alternative. However, the deal with Roadrunner Records never materialized, so the Deftones got to keep their name.
“Six months later, they signed to Maverick Records, releasing ‘Adrenaline’ in 1995, and the rest is history,” Conner added. “Seemingly overnight, the album took off, the band blew up, and every metal fan across the globe was wearing a Deftones T-shirt. I sure felt silly.”
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]]>The post Corey Taylor Cancels Upcoming Solo North American Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Taylor took to social media to announce the cancelation of his North American tour. He explained that he’s been in a bad place both mentally and physically for the past several months, adding he’s reached a place that’s unhealthy for him and his family.
“I know this decision will come as a shock to some and may be regarded as unpopular by others – but after taking a hard look at where I am and where I was going, I need to pull myself back and be home with my family for the time being,” he wrote on social media.
Taylor took a moment to apologize to his fans and send them his love, adding that everyone who bought tickets and VIP packages would get a full refund.
Despite canceling his solo tour dates, Corey’s upcoming 25th anniversary tour with Slipknot is expected to go on. It includes a series of dates across Europe in December, including concerts in Amsterdam, Paris, Manchester, and London.
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]]>The post Rage Against the Machine Say They Won’t Play Live Again appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The drummer Brad Wilk took to social media to share a message on behalf of the band, revealing they won’t be hitting the road together anytime soon.
“I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the canceled RATM shows. So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom, and I) will not be touring or playing live again,” wrote Wilk.
He also took a moment to thank every person who’s ever supported them and apologized to fans who’ve been waiting for the tour to happen. Rage Against the Machine and other individual members are yet to comment on Wilk’s statement about their most recent split.
Seeing RATM take a break from performing doesn’t come as a shocker, since this marks their third farewell, following splits in 2000 and 2011. They also decided to cancel the North American leg of their Public Service Announcement Tour in 2023 due to frontman Zach de la Rocha’s injury.
The post Rage Against the Machine Say They Won’t Play Live Again appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post Metallica’s Robert Trujillo Explains Why They Changed the Setlist for “M72” Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Metallica’s latest tour saw them perform two dates with completely different setlists in almost every city, and that wasn’t a coincidence. Trujillo recently revealed they noticed that the opening minutes of their concerts weren’t impactfully enough, so they needed to introduce a few tweaks to the setlist.
“Initially, we thought it would be really clever and exciting to open the show with an instrumental… We found that an instrumental is very powerful for the set but it sits much better in the middle of a set, it’s a chance for the fan to absorb and embrace the song,” Trujillo told Classic Rock.
They opted to open the shows with instrumentals such as “Orion” and “The Call of Ktulu” before moving on to more electrifying songs because they didn’t want to come out with “something that kind of smacks you in the face”, according to Trujillo.
This strategy certainly worked, and they’ll get to chance to experiment with the setlist again once they go back to touring this spring.
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]]>The post The Dillinger Escape Plan are Reuniting for Their First Show Since 2017 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Dillinger Escape Plan’s reunion will feature original singer Dimitri Minakakis, founding guitarist Ben Weinman, and longtime members Liam Wilson (bass) and Billy Rymer (drums). According to the official press release, the band plans to play their debut album, Calculating Infinity, in its entirety during the show to celebrate the record’s 25th anniversary.
“The Dillinger Escape Plan has always been more than just a band,” said Minakakis. “We were a force of nature. This reunion show is our way of thanking the fans who have stood by us and the album we made in a small basement in NJ all those years ago.”
Calculating Infinity, which came out in 1999, was the only album Minakakis recorded with the band. He left the group in 2001, being unable to keep up with the extensive touring schedule. The group later brought in Greg Puciato as his replacement and recorded five more studio albums.
The Dillinger Escape Plan officially went on hiatus in 2017, with band members focusing on other projects. At the time, Puciato said that the band’s announced “hiatus” was actually a breakup.
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]]>The post Iron Maiden’s Next Concert in Colombia Sold Out in 21 Minutes appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Iron Maiden will return to Bogota, Colombia for the first time in 13 years on November 24, 2024. Even though their concert is almost a year away, it took only 21 minutes for the band’s Colombian fans to snatch all the 42,000 tickets for El Campín Stadium.
Alfredo Villaveces, managing director of Move Concerts Colombia, said they’ve expected strong sales given the long wait since the band’s last concert, but seeing the tickets sell out so fast has been truly mind-blowing.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we think it would blow out in 21 minutes and smash sales records. And if we factor in the fact we went up so far ahead of the show date – something no other artist had done here – it is truly amazing,” said Villaveces in a press release.
Iron Maiden’s The Future Past World Tour kicked off this May, and they’re expected to go on the road next September. The heavy metal band will perform a series of concerts in Oceania, Asia, North America, and South America throughout Fall 2024.
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