Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has taken to social media to call out supporters of U.S. president and convicted felon Donald Trump. He said the following:
“If any of my followers voted or support Trump or are still friends with anyone who supports the Trump administration you’re out. Fuck You. Never contact me again.”
During a recent interview with Audacy, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash discussed the band’s new album plans once again. According to him, the group have “already written a ton of shit.”
Slash said the following:
“We’ve already written a ton of shit, so we just have to get together and actually get into the process of going through all the material and figuring out what the songs are gonna be and recording them and all that kind of shit. And so that’s something that’s pending. It’s probably gonna happen sooner than later, because we’ve gotten all this other stuff out and we’ve been touring for pretty much the better part of the decade. And so we’ve been wanting to do this. It’s just a matter of buckling down. When is that gonna happen, where we’re, like, ‘Okay, no other distractions. We’re just gonna do this.’ Anyway. But it’s coming.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Metallica have revealed the winners for the collegiate edition of their latest “For Whom The Band Tolls!” marching band competition. The University Of South Carolina took the top spot.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Division 1:
1st: University Of South Carolina
2nd: Virginia Tech
3rd: University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Division 2/3:
1st: Riverside City College
2nd: Bridgewater College
3rd: Indiana Wesleyan University
Fan-Favorite:
University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Metallica commented:
“Last year, we challenged marching bands at all collegiate levels to come up with the most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of our songs. The submissions are in, we’ve watched the videos, and we’re thrilled to announce that the University of South Carolina has taken the top prize in the 2025 Collegiate Edition of the annual competition. Congratulations Gamecocks! A huge thank you to all the incredible bands who participated this year.
The winners across seven categories will receive more than $165,000 in total prizes. In an exciting twist on our second ‘For Whom The Band Tolls’ competition, this year’s first-place Division 1 winner will have the opportunity to record a Metallica song and the EA SPORTS College Football Theme Song, both to be included in the EA SPORTS College Football video game!
The victors in each category will receive instruments and equipment for their programs provided by us with the support of our generous sponsors, including Sweetwater, TAMA, Hal Leonard, KHS America, and more.”
According to Billboard, Deftones have sold most of their music catalog to Warner Music Group. The deal included the band’s master-recording royalties, co-publishing interests, and writer’s royalties.
The group were reportedly asking for a “mid-to high-double-digit multiple” for the catalog. Billboard also added the following about that:
“That multiple refers to how many times net label share and net publisher’s share (a.k.a. gross profit) can be divided into the valuation price. While publishing deals usually carry a higher multiple than master-recording royalties, that gap has been narrowing in recent years.
Today, music assets generally trade — depending on the catalog’s heritage and the rights involved — in a 12- to 18-times-multiple range, though superstar artists and songwriters have been known to achieve above 20-times multiples.”
Notably, Warner already owned the band’s master recordings and their publishing was handled in-house through Warner Chappell. It was also mentioned that one member chose to keep their share of publishing and master-recording royalties.
Netflix will be streaming a new Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, titled “The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers,” on March 20. The film was directed by Ben Feldman and it will focus on the early years of the band including the influence of late guitarist Hillel Slovak. Feldman told Variety the following:
“It’s a true honor to partner with Netflix to bring ‘The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ to a global audience. At its heart, this is a deeply relatable story — about the friendships that shape our identities and the lasting power of the bonds forged in adolescence. What’s less relatable, of course, is that here those friends went on to create one of the greatest rock bands in history. I’m profoundly grateful to the band and to Hillel’s family for their trust and generosity, and to Netflix for helping bring this story to the world stage.”
Bush have premiered a new video for their song “I Am Here To Save Your Life.” This track is from the band’s latest album “I Beat Loneliness.”
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