The kaiju must battle! Srs Cinema has revealed a short official trailer for War of the Ninja Monsters: Jaron vs Goura, a homemade kaiju movie from Japanese filmmaker Shinpei Hayashiya. It's set for a Blu-ray release this summer from Srs Cinema - available to pre-order already on their site now. Hayashiya has been making super low budget, modern monster battle movies for years, also of the Reigo / Raiga / Ohga series (Reigo vs. Yamato and Raiga: The Monster from the Deep Sea) before this. The ninja monsters Jaron and Goura appear in the city of Chichibu, and rival ninja clans manipulate the ninja beasts into a fierce battle. The cast and crew includes suit actros Mizuho Yoshida and Akihiko Ohashi, cinematographer / VFX / editor Masayuki Nagata, composer Yasuhiro Ueda, monster designer Shinji Nishikawa, suit and prop makers Naofumi Kanamori and Tomohiro Matsumoto, and many others. This looks fun! I suppose the clunky...
- 4/29/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After making a successful small screen debut with Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters earlier this year, Legendary’s Monsterverse is returning this week with their fifth cinematic entry, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. With major comic-book movie franchises gradually losing their steam during the last couple of years, now is as good a time as any for the Americanized Kaiju cinematic universe to seize the market. Also, capitalizing on the recent VFX Oscar win of Godzilla Minus One, the upcoming Kaiju flick has the potential to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year.
It has been a decade since Gareth Edward’s much-acclaimed Godzilla (2014) paved the foundation of the Monsterverse and reignited the fanfare for the atomic lizard. Although during this period only a scant four movies have hit theaters, the in-universe mythology of the Titans (the American counterpart of Kaijus) has sprawled into a behemoth in its own right.
It has been a decade since Gareth Edward’s much-acclaimed Godzilla (2014) paved the foundation of the Monsterverse and reignited the fanfare for the atomic lizard. Although during this period only a scant four movies have hit theaters, the in-universe mythology of the Titans (the American counterpart of Kaijus) has sprawled into a behemoth in its own right.
- 3/27/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Arrre youuuu readyyyyy? ? … to celebrate Korn’s 30th anniversary? The pioneering nu-metal group already announced — and sold out — a commemorative concert in L.A. this October. Support for that show includes Evanescence, Gojira, System of a Down’s Daron Malakian with his Scars on Broadway side project, Spiritbox, and Vended.
But if you missed out on tickets — or you just couldn’t get the time off from your crusty, old boss who keeps asking you to work on your days off (but you’re sweet and obliging anyway) — you’ll...
But if you missed out on tickets — or you just couldn’t get the time off from your crusty, old boss who keeps asking you to work on your days off (but you’re sweet and obliging anyway) — you’ll...
- 3/26/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Korn have announced a Fall 2024 North American tour with support from Gojira and Spiritbox.
The 25-date outing kicks off September 12th in Tampa, Florida, and runs through October 27th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The itinerary includes an appearance at the Louder Than Life festival on September 29th in Louisville, Kentucky, and Korn’s own multi-artist October 5th concert at Los Angeles’ Bmo Stadium commemorating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (March 27th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Key, while general ticket sales start Friday (March 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
As previously reported, the special Los Angeles concert will feature a bill that includes Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway,...
The 25-date outing kicks off September 12th in Tampa, Florida, and runs through October 27th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The itinerary includes an appearance at the Louder Than Life festival on September 29th in Louisville, Kentucky, and Korn’s own multi-artist October 5th concert at Los Angeles’ Bmo Stadium commemorating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (March 27th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Key, while general ticket sales start Friday (March 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
As previously reported, the special Los Angeles concert will feature a bill that includes Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Korn have announced a 30th anniversary concert on October 5th at Bmo Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) in Los Angeles.
The one-off celebration will have a festival-style bill featuring a headlining performance by Korn, plus sets by Evanescence, Gojira, System of a Down’s Daron Malakian and his band Scars on Broadway, Spiritbox, and Vended.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale starts Thursday (March 7th) at 10 a.m. Pt using the code Key. General ticket sales start Friday (March 8th) at 10 a.m. Pt via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
“Reflecting on 30 years of Korn fills me with such immense gratitude for our journey, the growth we’ve experienced, and the incredible bond we share with our fans,” said Korn singer Jonathan Davis in a press announcement. “It’s...
The one-off celebration will have a festival-style bill featuring a headlining performance by Korn, plus sets by Evanescence, Gojira, System of a Down’s Daron Malakian and his band Scars on Broadway, Spiritbox, and Vended.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale starts Thursday (March 7th) at 10 a.m. Pt using the code Key. General ticket sales start Friday (March 8th) at 10 a.m. Pt via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
“Reflecting on 30 years of Korn fills me with such immense gratitude for our journey, the growth we’ve experienced, and the incredible bond we share with our fans,” said Korn singer Jonathan Davis in a press announcement. “It’s...
- 3/5/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
A newly discovered fossil of a species of Jurassic worm has been named after shock-rock legend Alice Cooper.
Scientists have dubbed the 190-million-year-old marine worm fossil “Serpula alicecooperi” after it was discovered by amateur geologist Mette Hoftstedt on the Danish isle of Bornholm.
It was then studied by researchers Arden Basforth from the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Tomas Koči from the Natural History Museum in Prague, and Jesper Milàn and Sten Lennart Jakobsen from Geomuseum Faxe in Denmark. Hailing from the Early Jurassic period, the species of the fossil is described as a marine worm with a crown of tentacles and a protective tube-like shell in which to hide avoid predators.
“When we studied the fossil, it quickly became clear that it was a new and unknown species of serpulid worm we were dealing with,” said Milàn [via Louder].
Regarding the nomenclature, he added: “Being both a paleontologist and a huge...
Scientists have dubbed the 190-million-year-old marine worm fossil “Serpula alicecooperi” after it was discovered by amateur geologist Mette Hoftstedt on the Danish isle of Bornholm.
It was then studied by researchers Arden Basforth from the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Tomas Koči from the Natural History Museum in Prague, and Jesper Milàn and Sten Lennart Jakobsen from Geomuseum Faxe in Denmark. Hailing from the Early Jurassic period, the species of the fossil is described as a marine worm with a crown of tentacles and a protective tube-like shell in which to hide avoid predators.
“When we studied the fossil, it quickly became clear that it was a new and unknown species of serpulid worm we were dealing with,” said Milàn [via Louder].
Regarding the nomenclature, he added: “Being both a paleontologist and a huge...
- 3/4/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Slayer — that’s right, a reunited Slayer — are among the headliners of the 2024 Louder Than Life festival, alongside Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, and Korn. The four-day festival will take place September 26th-29th at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
In addition to the headliners the massive gathering also promises Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Falling in Reverse, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Staind, Till Lindemann, In This Moment, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Halestorm, Gojira, Sum 41, Three 6 Mafia, Seether, Tom Morello, Anthrax, Mastodon, Clutch, Highly Suspect, Body Count, Spiritbox, Sevendust, Poppy, Filter, Eagles of Death Metal, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Marky Ramone Plays the Ramones Classics, Pup, Helmet, Soul Glo, Show Me the Body, Health, and more.
Tickets to Louder Than Life 2024, including Ga and VIP passes, are now on sale. If the fest sells out, fans can check for tickets at StubHub, where your...
In addition to the headliners the massive gathering also promises Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Falling in Reverse, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Staind, Till Lindemann, In This Moment, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Halestorm, Gojira, Sum 41, Three 6 Mafia, Seether, Tom Morello, Anthrax, Mastodon, Clutch, Highly Suspect, Body Count, Spiritbox, Sevendust, Poppy, Filter, Eagles of Death Metal, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Marky Ramone Plays the Ramones Classics, Pup, Helmet, Soul Glo, Show Me the Body, Health, and more.
Tickets to Louder Than Life 2024, including Ga and VIP passes, are now on sale. If the fest sells out, fans can check for tickets at StubHub, where your...
- 2/21/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
It all began with the sound of thundering footsteps and a now-iconic roar before giving way to Akira Ifukube’s equally iconic music. Japanese cinema and monster movies worldwide would never be the same again. In the beginning, Godzilla represented the ultimate in fear and destruction. A creature so colossal, he could lay waste to entire cities just by lumbering through them and swinging his mighty tail before setting them ablaze with a burst of his atomic breath. Over the years he evolved from national terror to national treasure, becoming a protector and kind of mascot to the nation of Japan. He was transplanted and championed all over the world. Eventually he became a joke and a marketing tool used to sell everything from Fiats, to Snickers bars, to Nike shoes in a one-on-one pickup game with Charles Barkley. Within the past year, Godzilla has come full circle with the...
- 1/24/2024
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Imagine that you're taking a leisurely stroll on the beach, minding your own business, when you see what looks like a 13-foot-long lizard monster corpse washed up on the shore. Upon further examination, it's no dead sea monster, but rather a water-logged Godzilla costume. That's exactly what happened to an elderly Japanese woman out for her morning walk in the town of Lake Okutama, near Tokyo, one day in 1992. While it's pretty hard to picture just how surreal it would be to find an actual, screen-used Godzilla costume washed up on the shore of a beach, the woman thankfully managed to keep her composure and notify authorities so that Toho Studios could retrieve the missing suit, which was due to be used in a then upcoming film.
There are more questions than answers when it comes to the Godzilla costume heist and its eventual recovery, which makes it kind of an intriguing mystery.
There are more questions than answers when it comes to the Godzilla costume heist and its eventual recovery, which makes it kind of an intriguing mystery.
- 1/22/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Luke Combs’ touring drummer Jake Sommers is the latest musician to take on Drumeo’s “For the First Time” challenge, being tasked with playing “Stranded” by French metal masters Gojira.
Sommers’ main gig may be country music, but he seems fairly well versed in rock music. At first, Drumeo host Brandon Toews presents songs by Korn and Porcupine Tree, but Sommers quickly recognizes each, defeating the purpose of the challenge, which is to get drummers to play along to a song they never heard before.
Then, the beginning of Gojira’s “Stranded” is played for Sommers, who responds, “I didn’t know that, whatever that was,” triggering laughter from the sound booth.
“Such a cruel game,” jokes Toews, aware of the difficulty of the song Sommers landed on.
From there, Sommers proceeds to transcribe, using actual pen and paper, the song’s complex rhythms and time signature changes (a Gojira...
Sommers’ main gig may be country music, but he seems fairly well versed in rock music. At first, Drumeo host Brandon Toews presents songs by Korn and Porcupine Tree, but Sommers quickly recognizes each, defeating the purpose of the challenge, which is to get drummers to play along to a song they never heard before.
Then, the beginning of Gojira’s “Stranded” is played for Sommers, who responds, “I didn’t know that, whatever that was,” triggering laughter from the sound booth.
“Such a cruel game,” jokes Toews, aware of the difficulty of the song Sommers landed on.
From there, Sommers proceeds to transcribe, using actual pen and paper, the song’s complex rhythms and time signature changes (a Gojira...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
"I don't want to see Tokyo in flames again!" Japan's Toho has revealed one final official trailer (#4 in total) for Godzilla Minus One (or Godzilla -1.0) to celebrate the official release worldwide Today in theaters. Go see it! Word on the street is it's one of the best movies of the year, not even just one of the best Godzilla movies, a must watch on the big screen. Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki is directing. Made under the working title Blockbuster Monster Movie (超大作怪獣映画), co-produced by Robot Comms and Toho Studios. On December 1st, a new reign begins. Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. This epic action sci-fi movie stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki. It looks...
- 12/1/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Writer-director Yamazaki Takashi’s Godzilla Minus One begins on an island outpost in 1945, as kamikaze pilot Kôichi Shikishima (Kamiki Ryûnosuke) makes an impulsive choice to feign technical issues so he can avoid carrying out his suicidally nationalist duty. To him, living in shame is preferable to dying for glory, though the airman’s decision fatalistically coincides with the first appearance of a certain ravenous reptilian, who devours his way through a troop of aircraft mechanics while Kôichi cowers just out of sight.
Is Gojira, a.k.a. Godzilla, a manifested consequence of one man’s craven tendencies, or a symptom—as he often is in the decades-long series of films in which he appears—of some larger sociopolitical unease? This iconic movie monster began and often serves as a metaphor for deep-seated fears of nuclear testing and warfare, but in Godzilla Minus One he proves little more than a gargantuan antagonist,...
Is Gojira, a.k.a. Godzilla, a manifested consequence of one man’s craven tendencies, or a symptom—as he often is in the decades-long series of films in which he appears—of some larger sociopolitical unease? This iconic movie monster began and often serves as a metaphor for deep-seated fears of nuclear testing and warfare, but in Godzilla Minus One he proves little more than a gargantuan antagonist,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Keith Uhlich
- Slant Magazine
Godzilla’s seismic steps from the shores of Japan to the silver screens of Hollywood have been as monumental as the creature itself. This journey has seen the King of Monsters evolve from a harrowing symbol of nuclear destruction to a pop culture icon with a worldwide following. Let’s trace this path, examining the pivotal moments that have shaped Godzilla’s cinematic saga. 1954 Godzilla Gojira The tale begins in 1954, with Godzilla (Gojira), a creature birthed from the collective trauma of post-war Japan. “Solo una vez los humanos lograron destruir a Godzilla y fue en Gojira donde los humanos utilizaron el...
- 11/21/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
"The future of this country is in our hands." Look at that glorious big boi chomping his way around Japan! Toho has revealed another new official trailer for Godzilla Minus One (or Godzilla -1.0) to celebrate the Japanese release this week. It's set to open worldwide in one month. Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki is directing this movie, which will be the 30th live action movie as part of Toho's kaiju franchise. Made under the working title Blockbuster Monster Movie (超大作怪獣映画), co-produced by Robot Communications and Toho Studios. On December 1st, a new reign begins. Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. There are a few more awesome shots of Gojira biting and stomping and roaring in this (the other official trailer). I can't wait! This is going to rule!
- 11/3/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
U.S. audiences tend to accept Toho's earlier Godzilla movies as being high camp, usually thanks to Gen-x's half-remembered airings of late-'60s kaiju flicks broadcast on Uhf TV channels back in the 1980s. While there are some absurd and terrible Godzilla films from the Showa era (1954-1975), and many of them contained surreal, kitschy plot elements like invading aliens, one might also find several movies -- "Gojira," "Destroy All Monsters" -- that focus on Japanese national pride, the role of destructive weapons in the world, and a barely-simmering resentment lingering after a massive attack on the country. If modern superhero movies sprung from the U.S. subconscious as a fantastical revenge/preventative measure against 9/11, so too did Godzilla spring fully formed from the trauma left behind by the U.S.' atomic bomb attacks.
In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...
In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Best Action Scene Ever, a column dedicated to breaking down the best, most effective action sequences throughout the genre. In this edition, we ring in the release of Gareth Edwards' "The Creator" by looking back at the director's most underappreciated blockbuster yet and its most enthralling set piece: the climactic city battle in 2014's "Godzilla.")
Sometimes, this column is all about taking a deeper look into all the unquestionable classics of the action genre, breaking down the fundamentals of why they stand the test of time. Other times, it involves shining a light on certain kinds of media that perhaps didn't receive all the credit they were due at the time. And every now and then, this can boil down to taking a stand on some hot takes that might sound hyperbolic (at best) or downright unhinged (at worst). This, my friends, might very well be one of those times.
Sometimes, this column is all about taking a deeper look into all the unquestionable classics of the action genre, breaking down the fundamentals of why they stand the test of time. Other times, it involves shining a light on certain kinds of media that perhaps didn't receive all the credit they were due at the time. And every now and then, this can boil down to taking a stand on some hot takes that might sound hyperbolic (at best) or downright unhinged (at worst). This, my friends, might very well be one of those times.
- 10/4/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Being a Kaiju fan wasn’t always this easy. Not only were dubbed and subtitled copies of Japanese monster movies hard to come by before the advent of online streaming and boutique Blu-rays, but it was also hard to find other cinephiles with the same taste for rubber-suits and cardboard destruction. Fortunately, times have changed, with the rise of internet culture allowing what were once niche interests to find their way into mainstream culture.
However, while general audiences are now mostly aware of Godzilla and his titanic rogues’ gallery, there’s still a whole world of untapped kaiju flicks out there, just waiting to be discovered by a new generation of fans. And with the internet making even the most obscure creature features more accessible, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six Kaiju movies that aren’t Godzilla-related.
While we obviously have nothing against everyone’s favorite radioactive lizard,...
However, while general audiences are now mostly aware of Godzilla and his titanic rogues’ gallery, there’s still a whole world of untapped kaiju flicks out there, just waiting to be discovered by a new generation of fans. And with the internet making even the most obscure creature features more accessible, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six Kaiju movies that aren’t Godzilla-related.
While we obviously have nothing against everyone’s favorite radioactive lizard,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher is big fan of Turnstile, so much so that the hardcore group is even influencing his songwriting work on his band’s next album.
In a new interview with Guitar.com, Kelliher gushed about Turnstile, saying that they’re “bringing back all the cool things” that remind him of the bands he listened to back in the day.
“The stuff I’m working on is the sort of stuff that comes out swinging, you know? I’ve been listening to a lot of Turnstile, and their last record, Glow On, to me, is fucking great,” Kelliher said. “I just love their guitars, and their production of it sounds great. Their songwriting is really good. It reminds me of Bad Brains, but if they were more modern, with some Jane’s Addiction mixed in.”
When asked if the Turnstile album has “reinvigorated” his songwriting, he responded, “In a way,...
In a new interview with Guitar.com, Kelliher gushed about Turnstile, saying that they’re “bringing back all the cool things” that remind him of the bands he listened to back in the day.
“The stuff I’m working on is the sort of stuff that comes out swinging, you know? I’ve been listening to a lot of Turnstile, and their last record, Glow On, to me, is fucking great,” Kelliher said. “I just love their guitars, and their production of it sounds great. Their songwriting is really good. It reminds me of Bad Brains, but if they were more modern, with some Jane’s Addiction mixed in.”
When asked if the Turnstile album has “reinvigorated” his songwriting, he responded, “In a way,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Anne Erickson
- Consequence - Music
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Gojira and Mastodon — the band, not the Twitter replacement website — are teaming up for an upcoming co-headlining “Mega-Monsters” tour. Lorna Shore will join for all dates of the two-leg trek scheduled to begin in April.
The heavy-metal-meets-heavy-rock tour will span 35 dates beginning with a show at Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 18. Mastodon and Gojira will make stops in Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Richmond, New York, Milwaukee,...
Gojira and Mastodon — the band, not the Twitter replacement website — are teaming up for an upcoming co-headlining “Mega-Monsters” tour. Lorna Shore will join for all dates of the two-leg trek scheduled to begin in April.
The heavy-metal-meets-heavy-rock tour will span 35 dates beginning with a show at Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 18. Mastodon and Gojira will make stops in Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Richmond, New York, Milwaukee,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Whether you refer to it as Godzilla or Gojira, Toho's monstrous creature is able to stir fear in the hearts of many just by mentioning its name alone. After all, who wouldn't be intimidated by a massive lizard-like creature with atomic breath? Even when ignoring the poignant anti-war and anti-nuclear weapon messaging that was essential in developing Godzilla as a character, the beast is one scary Sob, and you certainly wouldn't want your city to be the subject of his ire.
Although the creature has firmly established itself as the most well-known kaiju in the world, its name actually has a pretty funny origin legend. We call it a legend for reasons you will soon find out, but Godzilla is not its original name. Rather, it's the American anglicization of Gojira, itself a portmanteau of gorilla and the Japanese term for whale, kujira. I suppose that if you squint, that...
Although the creature has firmly established itself as the most well-known kaiju in the world, its name actually has a pretty funny origin legend. We call it a legend for reasons you will soon find out, but Godzilla is not its original name. Rather, it's the American anglicization of Gojira, itself a portmanteau of gorilla and the Japanese term for whale, kujira. I suppose that if you squint, that...
- 11/13/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Once upon a time, "Gojira" was a creature of the atomic bomb. This is no longer the case. Through years of evolution, "Gojira" drifted from nuclear anxieties. Its successors developed their own iconography: moths, plants, three-headed dragons. In the process, these monsters became inhabitants of a fantasy world drifting further and further from our own. This does not mean that new kaiju movies are bankrupt per se. The Heisei "Gamera" films of the 1990s are genre films, concerned only with being the best giant monster movies they can be. Yet they are some of the best films of their era regardless, with their own memorable characters and ideas. 2016's "Shin Gojira" reclaimed its titular monster as a political metaphor. Rather than drive audiences away, it instead became a major critical and commercial success in Japan. Kaiju still have life in them yet.
Even so, the original "Gojira" stands alone in film history.
Even so, the original "Gojira" stands alone in film history.
- 10/9/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Update (7/9/21): Deftones have decided to reschedule their 2021 tour with Gojira for 2022, citing ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for all 2021 shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates and refunds will be available for those who can’t attend. Deftones and Gojira have also added new shows in Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Nashville; tickets for those gigs will go on sale July 16th at 10 a.m. local time via Deftones’ website. An updated tour itinerary is below.
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- 7/9/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Fresh off announcing this fall’s Knotfest, Slipknot is out with the dates and lineup for the Knotfest Roadshow. Kicking off September 28th in Tinley Park, Illinois, the tour features Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange.
Over 28 dates, the tour will travel across the U.S., wrapping up in Arizona in November. Tickets are available for presale Tuesday, with general admission going wide on June 4th. “With the world opening up, it’s time to get excited about life again,” Slipknot’s Corey Taylor said in a statement. “To get back to life again.
Over 28 dates, the tour will travel across the U.S., wrapping up in Arizona in November. Tickets are available for presale Tuesday, with general admission going wide on June 4th. “With the world opening up, it’s time to get excited about life again,” Slipknot’s Corey Taylor said in a statement. “To get back to life again.
- 6/1/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
DJ Khaled scores his first Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart with his 12th studio album, Khaled Khaled. The album, which comes stuffed with more than two dozen guest vocalist including Drake, Cardi B, Lil Baby, DaBaby, earned close to 15,000 sales and more than 88 million streams.
In an otherwise quiet week on the Rs 200, DJ Khaled had no serious challengers in his quest for Number One. Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain, which debuted at the top of the chart, fell to Number Two in its second week,...
In an otherwise quiet week on the Rs 200, DJ Khaled had no serious challengers in his quest for Number One. Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain, which debuted at the top of the chart, fell to Number Two in its second week,...
- 5/10/2021
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Days before the release of their new album Fortitude, Gojira dropped the energetic new single “The Chant.”
The track clocks in at just over five minutes, kicking off with sweeping vocals the band described as a “healing ritual.” Joe Duplantier commented on the track: “Let this chant ring in your bones and lift you up.”
Fortitude — the band’s seventh LP — arrives on Friday. They also shared a teaser for “The Chant” video, which will premiere on the album’s release day. It features monks meditating across images of Duplantier belting the lyrics.
The track clocks in at just over five minutes, kicking off with sweeping vocals the band described as a “healing ritual.” Joe Duplantier commented on the track: “Let this chant ring in your bones and lift you up.”
Fortitude — the band’s seventh LP — arrives on Friday. They also shared a teaser for “The Chant” video, which will premiere on the album’s release day. It features monks meditating across images of Duplantier belting the lyrics.
- 4/26/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Gojira have released “Into the Storm,” the fourth single from their upcoming album Fortitude. The Grammy-nominated band will release their latest LP on April 30th via Roadrunner Records.
“This song is infused with the concept of civil disobedience,” Gojira vocalist and guitarist Joe Duplantier said. “Acting accordingly with our deepest wisdom and standing for what is precious and good in this world. The only possible revolution is the one that blossoms from within us. Change will come from individuals. Laws are meant to be bent and shaped to our vital needs.
“This song is infused with the concept of civil disobedience,” Gojira vocalist and guitarist Joe Duplantier said. “Acting accordingly with our deepest wisdom and standing for what is precious and good in this world. The only possible revolution is the one that blossoms from within us. Change will come from individuals. Laws are meant to be bent and shaped to our vital needs.
- 4/12/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Tjay scored his first top 10 on the Rs 200 in late 2019 with True 2 Myself, which debuted at Number Five. Now, he seems to be gearing up to do it again with Destined 2 Win, which was released April 2nd. Last week, Destined 2 Win was the most pre-added album on Apple music, offering a good indication of a big debut week.
K-pop girl group NiziU see the biggest debut of the week with Take a picture/Poppin’ Shakin’ at Number Two. Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, *O*R, due May 21st, debuts...
K-pop girl group NiziU see the biggest debut of the week with Take a picture/Poppin’ Shakin’ at Number Two. Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, *O*R, due May 21st, debuts...
- 4/6/2021
- by Emily Blake
- Rollingstone.com
What’s that old saying from The Wire? The king stay the king? Well guess what, everyone: The king of monsters is staying the king.
Over the past two weeks, we have presented a carefully curated list of 32 monsters in a Monster Madness bracket tournament. One-by-one, these monsters faced off against one another, culminating in the long-awaited matchup between Godzilla and King Kong. Now that the punches have been thrown, the nuclear fire breath has been breathed, and the triumphant roars have been screamed, we have our winner.
Ladies and gentleman, presenting the official Den of Geek King of Monsters…
Gojira, Goji, Monster of Justice, God of Destruction, Kaiju Alpha, Big Guy, Nautilus, Godzilla – no matter what you call this big scaled beast, he now has but one title: King of Monsters.
Perhaps the most frightening thing about Godzilla in our Monster Madness tournament was how easy this all was for him.
Over the past two weeks, we have presented a carefully curated list of 32 monsters in a Monster Madness bracket tournament. One-by-one, these monsters faced off against one another, culminating in the long-awaited matchup between Godzilla and King Kong. Now that the punches have been thrown, the nuclear fire breath has been breathed, and the triumphant roars have been screamed, we have our winner.
Ladies and gentleman, presenting the official Den of Geek King of Monsters…
Gojira, Goji, Monster of Justice, God of Destruction, Kaiju Alpha, Big Guy, Nautilus, Godzilla – no matter what you call this big scaled beast, he now has but one title: King of Monsters.
Perhaps the most frightening thing about Godzilla in our Monster Madness tournament was how easy this all was for him.
- 3/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Godzilla and King Kong are not characters one approaches lightly. As two of the most iconic monsters in cinema, the big ape and even bigger lizard carry plenty of history on their shoulders as they march into Godzilla vs. Kong, the new monster mash-up from Warner Bros. and HBO Max. Composer Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie Xl) is of course keenly aware of this since he had the task of updating their sounds for 2021.
Holkenborg, a lifelong aficionado of nearly every style of music, cites the composer for the original King Kong (1933), Max Steiner, as a personal inspiration and influence. And of course Akira Ifukube’s legendary themes from 1954’s Godzilla (also known as Gojira) are nothing to sneeze at either. Yet, in a decision reminiscent of his and Hans Zimmer’s past choices with iconic DC superheroes, Holkenborg elected to go another way with the music in Godzilla vs. Kong...
Holkenborg, a lifelong aficionado of nearly every style of music, cites the composer for the original King Kong (1933), Max Steiner, as a personal inspiration and influence. And of course Akira Ifukube’s legendary themes from 1954’s Godzilla (also known as Gojira) are nothing to sneeze at either. Yet, in a decision reminiscent of his and Hans Zimmer’s past choices with iconic DC superheroes, Holkenborg elected to go another way with the music in Godzilla vs. Kong...
- 3/30/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Gojira rattle the rainforests on their new track “Amazonia,” which will appear on their upcoming Fortitude record, out April 30th. “There’s fire in the sky/You’re in the Amazon,” frontman Joe Duplantier sings over floor-shaking drums, guitar, and didgeridoo, “The greatest miracle is burning to the ground.” The video takes it all a step further and shows burning forests and indigenous people dancing.
The band is donating proceeds from the song to the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Aipb), an organization that fights for the rights of tribes in the country.
The band is donating proceeds from the song to the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Aipb), an organization that fights for the rights of tribes in the country.
- 3/26/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Gojira is coming in hot with their third single, “Amazonia”, which sounds like a tribute to Sepultura’s 1996 masterpiece, Roots. It follows the track, “Born for One Thing”, which sounds like an homage to Pantera with Dimebag Darrell’s uncanny guitar riffs. “Amazonia” is available today on all streaming platforms and is accompanied by a Charles De Meyer-directed official […]...
- 3/26/2021
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Deftones have unleashed the second single from their upcoming album, Ohms. Their new song “Genesis” follows the release of the title track. The follow-up to 2016’s Gore, Deftones’ ninth studio LP Ohms arrives on September 25th via Warner Records.
The title track’s video explores a dystopian world, and “Genesis” follows suit with dizzying flashes of the band performing in black-and-white. Directed by Sebastian Kökow, the pulsating footage displays a disorienting quality that aptly reflects the emotive loud-soft-louder vibe of the song. “Climbing out of the ashes/We’re turning time inside out,...
The title track’s video explores a dystopian world, and “Genesis” follows suit with dizzying flashes of the band performing in black-and-white. Directed by Sebastian Kökow, the pulsating footage displays a disorienting quality that aptly reflects the emotive loud-soft-louder vibe of the song. “Climbing out of the ashes/We’re turning time inside out,...
- 9/18/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Deftones have announced their new album Ohms — the band’s first album in four years — and with it have shared their ninth studio LP’s first single and video for the title track. The follow-up to 2016’s Gore, Ohms arrives September 25th via Warner Records.
In the Rafatoon-directed visual, band performance video is interspersed with scenes from a dystopian world, mirroring the musically and lyrically heavy song sentiments. “We’re surrounded by debris of the past,” Chino Moreno sings. “And it’s too late to cause a change in the...
In the Rafatoon-directed visual, band performance video is interspersed with scenes from a dystopian world, mirroring the musically and lyrically heavy song sentiments. “We’re surrounded by debris of the past,” Chino Moreno sings. “And it’s too late to cause a change in the...
- 8/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Though Warner Bros. and Legendary are seemingly mulling over the possibility of delaying Godzilla Vs. Kong into 2021, the Adam Wingard-directed crossover is still very much being positioned as the true centerpiece of the so-called MonsterVerse.
Because after the Godzilla reboot, a prequel spinoff directing viewers to Skull Island, and last year’s Herculean sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the time has come for Gojira to come face-to-face with his most formidable opponent yet. And we’ll give you a clue: he’s a monstrous ape capable of downing a fleet of military helicopters.
Yes, Godzilla Vs. Kong is starting to gain traction, and though its November 2020 release date is now in question, Warner Bros. is slowly beginning to promote its main event. Up first, a series of prequel comics designed to fill in a little backstory between the events of Skull Island and Godzilla Vs. Kong.
Indeed, a...
Because after the Godzilla reboot, a prequel spinoff directing viewers to Skull Island, and last year’s Herculean sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the time has come for Gojira to come face-to-face with his most formidable opponent yet. And we’ll give you a clue: he’s a monstrous ape capable of downing a fleet of military helicopters.
Yes, Godzilla Vs. Kong is starting to gain traction, and though its November 2020 release date is now in question, Warner Bros. is slowly beginning to promote its main event. Up first, a series of prequel comics designed to fill in a little backstory between the events of Skull Island and Godzilla Vs. Kong.
Indeed, a...
- 5/25/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Deftones have postponed their North American summer tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The nearly 30-date trek was slated to be the band’s first full U.S. summer tour since 2017.
Originally scheduled to kick off on July 27th in Portland, Oregon at Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center and wrap at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on September 5th, the band is now working on rescheduling the dates for next year. Openers had included Gojira and Poppy. In the ensuing years between their own headlining tours, Deftones put...
Originally scheduled to kick off on July 27th in Portland, Oregon at Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center and wrap at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on September 5th, the band is now working on rescheduling the dates for next year. Openers had included Gojira and Poppy. In the ensuing years between their own headlining tours, Deftones put...
- 5/20/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
If 2014’s Godzilla movie was forced to scale back on the Kaiju – thanks in large part to licensing issues – then its blockbuster sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, dialed things up to 11.
From Mothra to Rodan to the three-headed King Ghidorah, Mike Dougherty’s MonsterVerse follow-up truly took things to another level, resulting in some of the best live-action Kaiju cinematics we’ve seen in a very long time. Gojira’s decimation of Ghidorah is a particular highlight, not least because it features Big G at his thermonuclear best. And woe to any Kaiju that dares stand in his way.
Had things panned out differently, though, Dougherty’s King of the Monsters would’ve introduced an unlikely ally to Godzilla and Mothra. And we’ll give you a clue: it’s a volcanic Pterodactyl.
We first thought of having Rodan, Mothra, and Godzilla team up against Ghidorah but that just didn't seem fair,...
From Mothra to Rodan to the three-headed King Ghidorah, Mike Dougherty’s MonsterVerse follow-up truly took things to another level, resulting in some of the best live-action Kaiju cinematics we’ve seen in a very long time. Gojira’s decimation of Ghidorah is a particular highlight, not least because it features Big G at his thermonuclear best. And woe to any Kaiju that dares stand in his way.
Had things panned out differently, though, Dougherty’s King of the Monsters would’ve introduced an unlikely ally to Godzilla and Mothra. And we’ll give you a clue: it’s a volcanic Pterodactyl.
We first thought of having Rodan, Mothra, and Godzilla team up against Ghidorah but that just didn't seem fair,...
- 5/11/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty has been taking to social media to reveal Easter eggs and production trivia about the tale of rampaging kaiju, such as references to the Toho movies, Mothra not being allowed to kill anyone, or an original plan for Rodan to team up with Godzilla and Mothra against King Ghidorah. In addition, he’s confirmed a fan theory about the great lizard’s second battle with nemesis King Ghidorah.
During the face off with the alien menace, the Navy launches its Oxygen Destroyer missile with the intention of eliminating both creatures and ending the Titan threat, only for the dragon’s extraterrestrial physiology rendering it unaffected by the weapon, while the nascent king of the monsters barely survives and has to retreat to his sunken city lair to recuperate. The theory states that had the puny humans not attempted to intervene, Godzilla would have emerged victorious,...
During the face off with the alien menace, the Navy launches its Oxygen Destroyer missile with the intention of eliminating both creatures and ending the Titan threat, only for the dragon’s extraterrestrial physiology rendering it unaffected by the weapon, while the nascent king of the monsters barely survives and has to retreat to his sunken city lair to recuperate. The theory states that had the puny humans not attempted to intervene, Godzilla would have emerged victorious,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
Like it or lump it, over the years Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse has delivered some jaw-dropping spectacle of Herculean titans beating seven bells out of each other.
So far we’ve had the Gareth Edwards-directed Godzilla movie, Kong: Skull Island, and last year’s King of the Monsters which, while flawed, introduced all sorts of city-leveling titans and the thermonuclear Gojira.
And this year, Warner and Legendary will take things one step further with the aptly-titled Godzilla Vs. Kong, a crossover film that pits the King of Monsters against his next challenger: a towering ape and the true protector of Skull Island. It’s a tantalizing prospect, and though we’ve yet to see any real footage, YouTuber Stryder HD has served up the next best thing: an electric fan trailer featuring snippets from Skull Island and most of Godzilla’s cinematic catalog. Keep your peepers peeled for the shot of Mechagodzilla.
So far we’ve had the Gareth Edwards-directed Godzilla movie, Kong: Skull Island, and last year’s King of the Monsters which, while flawed, introduced all sorts of city-leveling titans and the thermonuclear Gojira.
And this year, Warner and Legendary will take things one step further with the aptly-titled Godzilla Vs. Kong, a crossover film that pits the King of Monsters against his next challenger: a towering ape and the true protector of Skull Island. It’s a tantalizing prospect, and though we’ve yet to see any real footage, YouTuber Stryder HD has served up the next best thing: an electric fan trailer featuring snippets from Skull Island and most of Godzilla’s cinematic catalog. Keep your peepers peeled for the shot of Mechagodzilla.
- 2/26/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
In the last few years, Deftones have stopped touring the U.S. in favor of throwing their own festivals: Dia de los Deftones, held at San Diego’s Petco Park, has included Future, Chvrches, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and more.
But Tuesday, the band announced their first full U.S. summer tour since 2017. The tour, with guests Gojira and Poppy, kicks off on July 27th in Portland, Oregon, and continues all summer until wrapping up in Denver on September 5th. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday.
But Tuesday, the band announced their first full U.S. summer tour since 2017. The tour, with guests Gojira and Poppy, kicks off on July 27th in Portland, Oregon, and continues all summer until wrapping up in Denver on September 5th. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday.
- 2/11/2020
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Don Kaye Oct 29, 2019
An extraordinary new Criterion Collection box set gathers the classic era of Godzilla movies together for the first time.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, Godzilla burst onto Japanese movie screens in 1954 as a frightening, melancholy metaphor for the nuclear nightmare that descended upon Japan just nine years earlier at the close of World War II.
Released in the U.S. two years later as Godzilla, King of the Monsters (with additional footage starring American actor Raymond Burr), that debut was such a success that it launched what has become the longest running franchise in film history, spanning 35 films over the course of 65 years and creating a genre known as the kaiju eiga (monster movie).
The Toho films have been separated into four distinct eras, and now the Criterion Collection -- the elite showcase label for classic cinema -- has compiled all 15 films of the first,...
An extraordinary new Criterion Collection box set gathers the classic era of Godzilla movies together for the first time.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, Godzilla burst onto Japanese movie screens in 1954 as a frightening, melancholy metaphor for the nuclear nightmare that descended upon Japan just nine years earlier at the close of World War II.
Released in the U.S. two years later as Godzilla, King of the Monsters (with additional footage starring American actor Raymond Burr), that debut was such a success that it launched what has become the longest running franchise in film history, spanning 35 films over the course of 65 years and creating a genre known as the kaiju eiga (monster movie).
The Toho films have been separated into four distinct eras, and now the Criterion Collection -- the elite showcase label for classic cinema -- has compiled all 15 films of the first,...
- 10/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Curious as to how Ghidorah became frozen prior to Godzilla: King of the Monsters? Allow director Mike Dougherty to explain.
Just before the sequel’s digital debut, Dougherty answered a number of fan questions on Twitter, one of which queried Ghidorah’s history, and how the three-headed behemoth became frozen in the first place. Turns out the alien dragon actually clashed with Godzilla in the past, as depicted by those cave paintings and ancient scriptures. And it was Gojira who emerged victorious, earning him the title, ‘King of the Monsters.’
Mike Dougherty essentially confirmed as much over on Twitter, stating: “Ghidorah and Godzilla fought for the crown in ancient Antarctica. Godzilla won.”
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Just before the sequel’s digital debut, Dougherty answered a number of fan questions on Twitter, one of which queried Ghidorah’s history, and how the three-headed behemoth became frozen in the first place. Turns out the alien dragon actually clashed with Godzilla in the past, as depicted by those cave paintings and ancient scriptures. And it was Gojira who emerged victorious, earning him the title, ‘King of the Monsters.’
Mike Dougherty essentially confirmed as much over on Twitter, stating: “Ghidorah and Godzilla fought for the crown in ancient Antarctica. Godzilla won.”
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- 8/14/2019
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Slipknot proclaim themselves “the bitter, the maladjusted and the wise, fighting off a generation too uptight” on their menacing new song “Birth of the Cruel.” The track will appear on the metal band’s upcoming sixth LP, We Are Not Your Kind, out Friday, August 9th.
“Birth of the Cruel” — which, title-wise, appears to put a dark spin on a famous Miles Davis LP — opens with frontman Corey Taylor singing melodically over jagged guitars, growling bass and double-kick drums. He explodes into wild screams on the chorus, as heavy toms...
“Birth of the Cruel” — which, title-wise, appears to put a dark spin on a famous Miles Davis LP — opens with frontman Corey Taylor singing melodically over jagged guitars, growling bass and double-kick drums. He explodes into wild screams on the chorus, as heavy toms...
- 8/5/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Slipknot examine the concept of “living a lie” on their pummeling new song “Solway Firth.”
After the track’s atmospheric swirl explodes into rabid riffs and double kick-drum patterns, frontman Corey Taylor screams, “I will settle for a slaughterhouse soaked in blood and betrayal/ It’s always somebody else; somebody else was me/ You want the real smile or the one I used to practice, not to feel like a failure?”
The metal octet paired the single with a gruesome video that alternates head-banging live performance footage with violent clips...
After the track’s atmospheric swirl explodes into rabid riffs and double kick-drum patterns, frontman Corey Taylor screams, “I will settle for a slaughterhouse soaked in blood and betrayal/ It’s always somebody else; somebody else was me/ You want the real smile or the one I used to practice, not to feel like a failure?”
The metal octet paired the single with a gruesome video that alternates head-banging live performance footage with violent clips...
- 7/22/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s so-called MonsterVerse hasn’t hit the dizzying box office heights of, say, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But we’ll be damned if it doesn’t deliver some jaw-dropping spectacle of age-old titans beating seven bells out of each other.
The problem, really, lies in the human element of Godzilla and its underperforming sequel, King of the Monsters. Even Kong: Skull Island had its fair share of clumsy writing, so it should come as no surprise that the MonsterVerse franchise is beginning to see diminishing returns at the global box office – so much so, in fact, that Warner Bros. may well postpone Godzilla Vs. Kong to “deliver an A+ movie.” Translation: this is a movie universe in need of a cooling-off period.
Be that as it may, Warner Bros. Studio chairman Toby Emmerich is confident that Godzilla Vs. Kong, the crossover to end all crossovers, will...
The problem, really, lies in the human element of Godzilla and its underperforming sequel, King of the Monsters. Even Kong: Skull Island had its fair share of clumsy writing, so it should come as no surprise that the MonsterVerse franchise is beginning to see diminishing returns at the global box office – so much so, in fact, that Warner Bros. may well postpone Godzilla Vs. Kong to “deliver an A+ movie.” Translation: this is a movie universe in need of a cooling-off period.
Be that as it may, Warner Bros. Studio chairman Toby Emmerich is confident that Godzilla Vs. Kong, the crossover to end all crossovers, will...
- 6/11/2019
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Don Kaye May 29, 2019
Giant winged monster Rodan was the second major inhabitant of Godzilla's shared universe.
After Godzilla (known as Gojira in his native Japan) had starred in two enormously successful movies -- 1954’s original Gojira and 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again -- Toho Studios was interested in producing more giant monster movies based around new creatures.
Writer Ken Kuronuma (real name Soda Michio) was tasked with coming up with a screenplay about a winged beast. He combined both the idea of a still-living prehistoric animal (in this case a member of the Pteranodon family), awakened like Godzilla by nuclear testing, with a story he had heard about a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot who was killed as he pursued a UFO in his plane.
The result was Rodan, released in 1956 in Japan and in 1957 in the U.S. as Rodan! The Flying Monster! It was the third major kaiju film of Toho’s initial run,...
Giant winged monster Rodan was the second major inhabitant of Godzilla's shared universe.
After Godzilla (known as Gojira in his native Japan) had starred in two enormously successful movies -- 1954’s original Gojira and 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again -- Toho Studios was interested in producing more giant monster movies based around new creatures.
Writer Ken Kuronuma (real name Soda Michio) was tasked with coming up with a screenplay about a winged beast. He combined both the idea of a still-living prehistoric animal (in this case a member of the Pteranodon family), awakened like Godzilla by nuclear testing, with a story he had heard about a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot who was killed as he pursued a UFO in his plane.
The result was Rodan, released in 1956 in Japan and in 1957 in the U.S. as Rodan! The Flying Monster! It was the third major kaiju film of Toho’s initial run,...
- 5/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Slipknot unveiled a punishing new song, “Unsainted,” the first single from the group’s upcoming album, We Are Not Your Kind, out August 9th via Roadrunner Records.
“Unsainted” opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor’s vocals: “Oh, I’ll never kill myself to save my soul/I was gone but how was I to know/I didn’t come this far to sink so low/I’m finally holding on to letting go.” This foreboding intro,...
“Unsainted” opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor’s vocals: “Oh, I’ll never kill myself to save my soul/I was gone but how was I to know/I didn’t come this far to sink so low/I’m finally holding on to letting go.” This foreboding intro,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Here’s your bizarre film fact of the day: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a blockbuster sequel that’s still a full eight months out, has officially been rated by the MPAA while Venom, a movie that’s due to hit theaters in less than four weeks, is yet to receive an official rating. Like we said, bizarre.
The latter tentpole was originally tipped for a hard R rating, though it’ll likely fall into the much more palatable PG-13 rating when all is said and done – ditto for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which was today rated PG-13 for “sequences of monster action violence and destruction, and for some language.”
First spotted by the good folks at Bloody Disgusting, this MPAA listing tells us next to nothing about the core plot underpinning King of the Monsters, aside from the fact that it’ll feature “sequences of monster action violence...
The latter tentpole was originally tipped for a hard R rating, though it’ll likely fall into the much more palatable PG-13 rating when all is said and done – ditto for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which was today rated PG-13 for “sequences of monster action violence and destruction, and for some language.”
First spotted by the good folks at Bloody Disgusting, this MPAA listing tells us next to nothing about the core plot underpinning King of the Monsters, aside from the fact that it’ll feature “sequences of monster action violence...
- 9/12/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Warner Bros. announced yesterday that the upcoming sequel to the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards, had been pushed from its March 22nd, 2019 release date to May 31st of the same year.
The third installment in what has been dubbed the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, preceded by Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters will see the titular behemoth square-off against an array of Kaiju, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed King Ghidorah.
However, a title fight of this magnitude wasn’t always a possibility, as the monstrous trio belongs to Toho, the Japanese studio responsible for 29 Godzilla films, including the original 1954 movie. Thankfully, Legendary Pictures announced in 2014 that they’d acquired the rights to the three-headed dragon, giant imago moth and irradiated Pterosaur, making King of the Monsters, a reality.
And so, as we now draw closer to the sequel’s release, the marketing machine is...
The third installment in what has been dubbed the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, preceded by Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters will see the titular behemoth square-off against an array of Kaiju, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed King Ghidorah.
However, a title fight of this magnitude wasn’t always a possibility, as the monstrous trio belongs to Toho, the Japanese studio responsible for 29 Godzilla films, including the original 1954 movie. Thankfully, Legendary Pictures announced in 2014 that they’d acquired the rights to the three-headed dragon, giant imago moth and irradiated Pterosaur, making King of the Monsters, a reality.
And so, as we now draw closer to the sequel’s release, the marketing machine is...
- 5/25/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Originally scheduled for a March 22nd, 2019 release, Warner Bros. announced earlier today that the upcoming sequel to the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards, has been pushed to May 31st, 2019.
The third installment in what’s been dubbed the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, preceded by Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters, has already seen a release date fall by the wayside, having initially moved from June 8th, 2018.
Casting-wise, the studio’s put together a strong ensemble for this one, which includes Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Ken Watanabe, Randy Havens, former Game of Thrones actor Charles Dance, Sally Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Thomas Middleditch, Bradley Whitford and Elizabeth Ludlow of The Walking Dead fame.
Following the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch, King of Monsters will see members face-off against an array of Kaiju, including the titular god-sized monster,...
The third installment in what’s been dubbed the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, preceded by Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters, has already seen a release date fall by the wayside, having initially moved from June 8th, 2018.
Casting-wise, the studio’s put together a strong ensemble for this one, which includes Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Ken Watanabe, Randy Havens, former Game of Thrones actor Charles Dance, Sally Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Thomas Middleditch, Bradley Whitford and Elizabeth Ludlow of The Walking Dead fame.
Following the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch, King of Monsters will see members face-off against an array of Kaiju, including the titular god-sized monster,...
- 5/23/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
When Gojira emerged from the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean, the radioactive beast quickly shot to the tip-top of Earth’s food chain. But it seems there’s a new pretender to the throne.
With Godzilla: King Of The Monsters falling into place at Legendary, Toho’s crown jewel is about to go up against his immense, three-headed nemesis: King Ghidorah. They’ve been at each other’s throats since as far back as 1964, but come 2019, Godzilla and Ghidorah will be projected onto the big screen – ditto for Mothra and Rodan – and O’Shea Jackson Jr. believes the world is not ready.
Collider caught up with the Straight Outta Compton breakout to discuss Michael Dougherty’s super-sized sequel, which will seemingly deliver a final battle for the ages. In fact, Jackson Jr. even goes so far as to claim that said scene is, frankly, unforgettable.
In the last scene between Godzilla and King Ghidorah,...
With Godzilla: King Of The Monsters falling into place at Legendary, Toho’s crown jewel is about to go up against his immense, three-headed nemesis: King Ghidorah. They’ve been at each other’s throats since as far back as 1964, but come 2019, Godzilla and Ghidorah will be projected onto the big screen – ditto for Mothra and Rodan – and O’Shea Jackson Jr. believes the world is not ready.
Collider caught up with the Straight Outta Compton breakout to discuss Michael Dougherty’s super-sized sequel, which will seemingly deliver a final battle for the ages. In fact, Jackson Jr. even goes so far as to claim that said scene is, frankly, unforgettable.
In the last scene between Godzilla and King Ghidorah,...
- 1/19/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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