Weekly Music News 25.12.22
Weekly news roundup for the week beginning December 25, 2022
The band "Saffek" from Israel will share a stage with metal giants at the Czech Masters Of Rock festival, alongside legends such as Amon Amarth, Within Temptation, Airbourne and more...
They also reveal plans for a new album in summer 2023, presenting Saffek as a band!!!
The tribute to "Judas Priest" returns for a third edition, celebrating 50 years of the Metal Gods!!
On January 26 at Tel Aviv's Gagarin club, leading musicians from Israel's metal scene will unite for a special tribute to the immortal Judas Priest, celebrating 50 years with an epic, explosive show featuring songs from across the band's career!
Sergei Metalheart of Oceans On Orion has once again recruited leading Israeli artists for a celebration of classic, legendary heavy metal. It promises to be their biggest tribute yet, with more artists, singers and musicians in an ambitious show.
Rock star Courtney Love has written a new song called "Justice for Kurt", apparently addressing the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of her late husband Kurt Cobain. Rather oddly, she announced that it will not appear on her next album, saying it would overshadow the record. She did leave open the possibility of releasing it later. We find the whole announcement rather strange!!
(Photo: Victor Boyko / Frank Micelotta)
"Fall Out Boy" launches a new website and shares "A Claymation Fall Out Boy Celebration". Near the end, we hear a snippet of what is presumably a new song. The band is teasing its eighth album, its first since "Mania", released in January 2018.
The video is very strange, so get ready...
Watch "Metallica" perform the new single "Lux Æterna" live, along with an acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy's "Borderline". Both were part of the band's December 16 show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, benefiting its All Within My Hands foundation.
The show became available to stream on Paramount+ this week. Metallica played two distinct sets: five acoustic songs, "Blackened", "The Unforgiven", "Whiskey In A Jar", Thin Lizzy's "Borderline" from 1976's "Johnny The Fox", and UFO's "It's Killing Me". A nine-song electric set followed, including the live debut of "Lux Æterna", making 14 songs in all.
The band looks in great shape, especially drummer Lars Ulrich, who keeps up beautifully with the frantic pace of the new single.
Legendary bassist Geezer Butler has been diagnosed with pneumonia, his wife Gloria shared over Christmas. Butler had not yet addressed his illness, although he posted a Christmas greeting on Instagram. Since Black Sabbath disbanded in 2017, he has kept a relatively low profile, but in March he joined Apocalyptica for the single "I'll Get Through It". Later in the year, he appeared at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles, performing two Black Sabbath tracks with Sebastian Bach, Lars Ulrich and the Foo Fighters.
Remember "Hey Hey Rise Up" by "Pink Floyd" earlier this year? The single and its supporters have raised £500,000 for humanitarian charities helping people affected by Russia's war in Ukraine. More than £450,000 came from the single, with David Gilmour and Nick Mason adding £50,000. "Hey Hey Rise Up" was released in April as a show of solidarity. At the time, David Gilmour, who has Ukrainian family and had already spoken out against the war, said the song had been recorded just weeks earlier to support those resisting Russia's invading army.
Speaking of Ukraine and the "Judas Priest" tribute, iconic singer Rob Halford has recorded a Christmas message for Ukrainian metal fans. Wearing a Santa hat, Halford says: "Hello, metal maniacs of Ukraine! This is your Metal God. I'm sending all of my love, all of my strength, all of my power to each and every one of you. I love you so much. Slava Ukraini. Stay strong, stay heavy, stay metal..." Halford had already shown his support at Poland's Mystic Festival, repeating "Free Ukraine!" three times during "Blood Red Skies".
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