Kevin Dubrow passed away in 2017 at the age of 52. Kevin was best known as the lead vocalist of
Magic the Gathering-inspired Power Metal band Planeswalker (ft. members of Helion Prime, Gloryhammer) have returned with their newest single “Compleated”.
As previously reported by This Day In Metal, Gojira were announced as one of the performers for this year's Olympics
Disturbed's amazing cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song 'Sound Of Silence' has now amassed over one billion views on YouTube.
The song appears on Disturbed's 2015 album Immortalized.
Their cover hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, and is their highest-charting song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 42.
In April 2016, Paul Simon endorsed the cover. Additionally, on April 1st, Simon sent frontman David Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on American talk show Conan. Simon wrote:
"Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks."
Draiman responded:
"Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/us and we are eternally grateful."
Also just recently, Aerosmith's 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' surpassed the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:
Canadian 80’s-infused heavy metal band THUNDEROR announces they will be embarking on their next European tour this coming May 2024 with Italy's Tytus.
Omnivide's debut album “A Tale of Fire” balances heavy, technical, and symphonic elements in a cohesive and intriguing progressive package.
Guitarist Jorg August of Colombian melodic death metal quartet Eshtadur is unlocking the wisdom of his latest guitar playthrough for the band's newest single “Fire Above Mountain Below”
Degenerator, led by Barrett Klesko (Alle Else Fails) who is joined by Jonathan Webster (Pass of Era, ex-Striker), this relentless musical force delivers a spellbinding sound that resonates with fans of grunge, sludge, stoner, and doom metal.
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