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One of the most anticipated horror movies of the year (if not one of the most anticipated movies of any kind) has arrived in the form of "Sinners." Directed by Ryan Coogler, of "Black Panther" fame, reuniting with "Creed" star Michael B. Jordan, this big-budget vampire flick is, to put it mildly, a big deal. In no small part because it has earned rave reviews thus far.

Coogler's latest takes place in the 1930s and centers on a pair of twin brothers (played by Jordan) who are trying to leave their troubled lives behind by returning to their hometown to start a juke joint. Unfortunately, things go awry when vampires turn up to throw a wrench in the gears. Horror ensues. "Sinners" is inspired by the classic anthology series "The Twilight Zone," at least in part. That being the case,...

Health have released the new song “Free To Die” featuring fellow industrial luminaries Filter.

The song touts a prominent duet by Health’s Jake Duzsik and Richard Patrick of Filter. Their higher register voices are perfectly complimentary to one another, riding over blasts of hyper-compressed guitar and a pulsing electronic beat. Musically, the track falls in Health’s court — though Patrick’s knack for cutting vocal melodies is also quite tangible.

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“Free To Die” comes as part of Health’s newly released Rat Wars Ultra Edition, an expanded reissue of their 2023 full-length.

In addition to the original 12-song tracklist, the band has attached a four-song “Addendum” EP that includes the track with Filter plus previously released singles “Ashamed” (featuring Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches), Health’s cover of Deftones’ “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away),” and the Bad Omens/Swarm collab “The Drain.”

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Creed will wrap up an extensive year of touring with three newly announced New Year’s Eve shows featuring support from Sevendust. Additionally, Creed singer Scott Stapp has booked a solo gig at the famed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

The New Year’s Eve concerts will take place December 28th at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, and December 30th and 31st at The Colosseum Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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Platinum and artist pre-sales have begun via Ticketmaster, with a Live Nation pre-sale beginning on Tuesday (October 8th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Tempo, and a general on-sale starting Wednesday (October 9th).

Creed recently completed a highly successful summer reunion tour, and are gearing up for a fall North American outing with support from 3 Doors Down and Mammoth Wvh (pick up tickets here). The band also announced the lineup for its 2025 “Summer of ’99 and Beyond” cruise,...

Lucius, Liz Cooper, Coco and more have contributed covers of classic Nineties tracks for a new charity compilation, Every Possible Way, raising money and awareness for gun violence prevention.

The new project was helmed by musician/producer Dan Molad, and it’ll arrive on Dec. 13 via 3Sirens. The album’s first offering — Deep Sea Diver’s cover of Yo La Tengo’s “Stockholm Syndrome” is out today — and additional songs will be released weekly in the lead-up to the full compilation’s arrival.

The creation of Every Possible Way was...

Y2K, a disaster comedy, takes us back to the millennial chaos and satirizes the Y2K computer bug hysteria of 1999. The film, set for release in 2024, features a star-studded cast including Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, and Alicia Silverstone. Expect nostalgic music from 1999 like "Genie in a Bottle" and "Smooth" to accompany this alternate-history horror comedy.

The new trailer for A24's upcoming disaster comedy Y2K takes viewers back to the turn of the millennium. As one of A24's most anticipated upcoming movies, Y2K appears to take on a similar premise to 2013's This Is The End, which portrayed a fictional depiction of the apocalypse. Y2K marks the feature film directorial debut of former Saturday Night Live cast member Kyle Mooney, whose previous writing credits include Nathan for You and Brigsby Bear.

Y2K is written by Mooney and Evan Winter and is set to be released in theaters on...

Nita Strauss is proving to be a true road warrior. The guitar virtuoso has just announced a headlining March 2024 US tour, sandwiched between her winter run supporting Mammoth Wvh and upcoming summer outing as a member of Alice Cooper’s band.

The new run of dates kicks off March 12th in Worcester, Massachusetts, and wraps up March 29th in Leander, Texas, with support from Diamante and Starbenders.

Tickets to select dates go on sale this Friday, February 9th, via Ticketmaster, while other shows are available through links on Strauss’ official website. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The winter tour supporting Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Wvh kicks off February 21st in St. Louis, and runs through a March 10th show in Albany, New York, with tickets available here.

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Ministry have announced their 16th studio album, Hopiumforthemasses, due March 1st, 2024. In advance of the LP, the industrial legends have offered up the video for lead single “Goddamn White Trash” featuring Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity.

In line with frontman Al Jourgensen’s M.O. as of late, Hopiumforthemasses looks to be another politically-charged rampage. The song titles say it all: “Just Stop Oil,” “Aryan Embarrassment,” etc.

“Just like you or anybody else, I’m simply a passenger in this lifetime,” commented Jourgensen in a press release. “I’m watching social changes, political changes, and economic changes, and I comment on them because I do have a First Amendment right. A lot of people say artists and athletes should shut up and play ball. No, I’m on this trip too.”

He continued, “If I see something, I say something. That reflects on where each album goes. Instead of...

Sharknado: 10th Anniversary Edition: "On August 15 & 16, fans will finally get the chance to relive the pop culture phenomenon that took the world by storm. It’s the 10 Year Anniversary and Sharknado and the creators are bringing on the celebration. The Asylum and Rubey Entertainment present a special theatrical release of Sharknado: The 10th Anniversary Edition, featuring an all new remastered version with never-before-seen kills and thrills! Fans can catch the newly restored iconic moments from one of cinema’s greatest cult classics for two nights only on in select movie theatres nationwide.

Fully remastered in 4k with hundreds of new visual effects, the story of a freak tornado that attacks Los Angeles with gale force winds, metric tons of water and thousands of nature’s most ruthless killers is finally ready for the big screen."

For tickets and more info, visit: www.sharknado10th.com

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Filter have announced their first new album in seven years, The Algorithm, arriving August 25th. The band has also offered up the new single “Obliteration” in advance of the LP’s release.

The track is a concise slab of noisy alt-rock that plays down Filter’s industrial leanings for a more pop-based arrangement. Frontman Richard Patrick’s vocals are hot in the mix, cutting through layers of guitar and pocketed drums. Although heavy and generally upbeat, it’s far from a cheery tune.

Sings Patrick: “Ashes circle the drain / And now it’s all that’s left / All that’s left of me / Sink my teeth in the pain / Watching the world go numb / And I’m just one step from obliteration.”

“Obliteration” was produced by Patrick and long-time collaborator Brian Virtue, while German-based filmmaker Atanas Shopski was tasked with projecting Patrick’s post-apocalyptic lyrical content in animated video form.

Filter are back with a bran -new song, “Face Down.” The track follows the band’s previously released single, “For the Beaten,” which dropped in October 2022. Both tracks will appear on the industrial rock act’s as-yet-untitled forthcoming album, due later this year via Golden Robot Records.

The new single “Face Down” features soulful verses that complement Filter’s classic sound, featuring dark, electronic beats, thick guitars, and frontman Richard Patrick’s layered, eerie vocals.

“‘Face Down’ speaks to the hate and negativity plaguing the world today,” Patrick said in a statement. “I wrote it after being inundated with lies, deceptions, and pure vitriol I saw on social media. I’m pumped. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the full album.”

In addition to the new song, Filter will present “California Screamin’,” a global concert stream performed live from Los Angeles via the platform Hitkor on June 17th.

Mister Sam Shearon has released his third set of Creepy Christmas greeting cards and signed prints. Among the creatures and characters are Santa Claws, Belsnickel, The Snow Queen, Rabid Rudolph, Gryla, Nuuttipukki (the great black goat-man), Mari Lwyd (the haunting horse of Welsh folklore), creepy snowmen, and the mighty King Krampus. All forty designs are spread across three packs, but if you buy all three, you’ll also receive an exclusive card depicting a grumpy lone ‘Nisse’.

“The Merry Macabre Winter Warnings theme began as a series of Creepy Christmas sketches while I was at university in the late 1990s. This third series of illustrations depicts some of history’s creepiest characters from various Winter folkloric traditions across the world, and some of my own invention are also included,” said Sam Shearon. “I want to remind everyone that this season, the season of death, is Brimming with ghost stories and...

Nine Inch Nails were finally able to celebrate their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction this weekend in their native Cleveland, which included a Saturday night concert that featured the return of several former members from the band’s Pretty Hate Machine era.

Although Trent Reznor and company were inducted into the Rock Hall in 2020, the event was scaled down to a television-only special due to the Covid-19 pandemic; a Cleveland celebration was then scheduled for 2021, only to be postponed again. Two years removed from the induction, the band...

A host of stars will join today’s Rock For Relief virtual benefit concert for Feeding America’s Covid-19 Response Fund.

B.J. Thomas, Lisa Loeb, George Thorogood, Corey Taylor alongside Gavin Rossdale, Don Felder (a former lead guitarist of the Eagles), Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge),Lzzy Hale & Joe Hottinger (Halestorm), Jesse Hasek (10 Years), Filter, The Dead Daisies, Chris Robertson (Black Stone Cherry), Starset, Brandon Saller (Atreyu), Ricky Byrd, Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel, Joe Grushecky, Kathy Sledge, Bones Owens, Danielia Cotton, Matt Bigland (Dinosaur Pile-Up) and more set to perform during United Stations Media Networks and Storic Media Podcast Network present “Rock For Relief” benefit concert supporting Feeding America's Covid-19 Response Fund on July 3 at 8pm Et and again at 11pm Et broadcasted here.

United Stations Media and Storic Media are teaming up with Feeding America to raise awareness and donations for families in local communities across the nation. The “Rock...

Niecy Nash wants everybody to know every body is beautiful.

The Claws actress, 47, shared an empowering body positivity message on Instagram and Twitter Thursday, along with a series of swimsuit-clad mirror selfies.

“I Apologize to myself! I bought a new swimsuit and tried it on last night, then proceeded to Drag Myself – pointing out every ‘flaw’, every bump, lump, scar, ripple and stretch mark,” Nash began her lengthy post.

But then the mother of three reframed her “flaws” as benefits.

“I changed my conversation with myself: These hips caught two husbands (and a few boos), my thighs touch but I...

Ariana Grande returned to the silver screen in a new horror film parody "Dog Face Filter," which was presented on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday night. Meant to show the consequences of Snapchatting too much, the gag trailer shows the singer and a friend in their bedroom using various filters on the app. When they get to the popular puppy feature things change and Ariana gets put into a trance, obsessed with how cute she is.  "What began as a game, became a nightmare," the voice says. "I love being a dog," Ariana tells her friend as she becomes hypnotized and continues to use the feature obsessively. But by the end of the trailer she soon realizes that the dog tongue, ears and nose are now permanent because "some snaps are forever."  Read More: 'Saturday Night Live' Review: Pop Star Ariana Grande Pulls Double Duty for a Bubbly Hosting...

Ariana Grande performed her third studio album Dangerous Woman on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night. She also premiered the trailer of little-known side project: horror film 'Dog Face Filter.'

The gag trailer shows Grande and a friend making goofy faces via the messaging app, adding a cartoonish filter that tweaks the singer's face with puppy features. But the playful vibe becomes sinister when Grande's silliness becomes an obsession. "I love being a dog," she says. "I'm so cute." By clip's end, that freakishly long dog tongue is permanent.

The only thing trailers love to use more than the "Inception" Braaaahm! is a moody, slowed-down cover of a popular song.

"Suicide Squad" is the latest trailer to take advantage of this trend, with its version of the Bee Gees' "I Started a Joke." Here are 13 more movie previews that make good use of great covers.

1. "Creep" in "The Social Network" (2010)

Arguably the trailer that started this trend, this preview uses a children's choir cover of Radiohead's song perfectly -- making us want to buy All the tickets to see the Facebook movie.

2. "Happy Together" in "The Great Gatsby" (2013)

Remember Filter? Lots of drives to high school were scored to this band, but Baz Luhrmann may have found an even better use for their vocal stylings in this kinda badass trailer for his 2013 film.

3. "Once Upon a Dream" in "Maleficent" (2014)

Covering a song from "Sleeping Beauty" in your movie based on that film's villain?...

North West who? Kim is absolutely on fire in a sizzling pic she posted on Oct 17., flaunting her amazing butt and major sideboob. It’s her first swimsuit shot since giving birth just four months ago, and you’ll never guess what shocking statement Kanye made about the picture!

Kim Kardashian, 32, has been looking majorly skinny lately from hitting the gym — but in a new picture she posted to Instagram, she showed us that she definitely hasn’t lost her famous booty. Do you think this is the sexiest that she’s ever looked, HollywoodLifers?

Kim Kardashian Flaunts Huge Butt & Sideboob In Sexy Picture

We’re used to seeing Kim’s curves underneath clingy dresses and tight jeans — so we were amazed at her unbelievably hot post-baby body in a tight bathing suit!

In Kim’s picture, she’s wearing a sexy white monokini, revealing almost all of her booty!

Now that the full WonderCon 2013 schedule has been released, we know what other genre projects will be joining the already announced Evil Dead and "Under the Dome." It looks like a very busy weekend for horror fans!

Below you'll find a majority of the WonderCon 2013 horror highlights (and a few fringy panels that we thought might have crossover appeal). For all the latest updates visit the official WonderCon website.

Friday, March 29

3:00pm - Exclusive Warner Bros. Television Screenings of "Revolution," "Arrow," and "The Following" (more info here) - Arena

6:30pm - Netflix's "Hemlock Grove" - Room 300De

From executive producer Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and based on Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name, Netflix's Hemlock Grove is a riveting one-hour murder mystery series that revolves around the residents of a former Pennsylvania steel town. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock's peculiar inhabitants-or killer creatures-could be suspects.

Chicago – Warner Brothers likes to pull handfuls of titles out of their immensely deep catalog and they’ve come back with a unique, interesting wave of releases at low prices to spice up your Summer this year. The films have little in common (although several could be classified as sci-fi) and vary wildly in quality but all are likely to have a fan or two out there wondering why they haven’t been released on Blu-ray. Now they have.

Altered States

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“Altered States”

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Director Ken Russell passed away last year leaving critics and movie lovers to continue to debate his unique style and best pictures. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of his 1980 adaptation of the legendary Paddy Chayefsky novel “Altered States,” featuring one of William Hurt’s most fearless and interesting performances. It’s both classic Russell in its unique style and a...

If you’ve ever brushed off "Supernatural" as just another teenybopper WB show with a couple of pretty boys, you’re seriously missing out on one of the most sharply written, balls-to-the-wall genre shows around. In fact, it’s long surpassed the quality of its forefathers – former TV greats like "The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" – for several reasons: While those shows lost momentum over time, "Supernatural" has gotten consistently better with every season.

Sure, teenage girls love it for the eye candy (better this than Twilight!), but the show’s heart is aimed right at horror purists with its complex apocalyptic mythology, geek in-jokes and twisted black humor. And we’d be remiss to not mention the soundtrack, which assembles the greatest collection of classic rock and metal the world has ever known!

While Season Five closed the book perfectly, we at Dread Central can’t help but miss the Winchester boys.

On October 16 the John Locke-less remake of The Stepfather hits multiplexes nationwide, but you don't have to wait nearly that long to sample the sounds of The Stepfather.

Below the jump you can check out a preview of the entire album, featuring Filter (covering The Turtles' "Happy Together"), Hoobastank, Puscifer, Seether, Mutemath, and more. The soundtrack hits retail on October 13th via Lakeshore Records. Pre-order yours here.

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For more on The Stepfather, run from your broken home and snag a copy of Fangoria #287 at your local retailer of printed goods.

Every week, MTV Newsroom editor Kyle Anderson runs an in-office poll on the topic du jour. The idea is to acquaint you readers with some of the crazy people who inhabit the MTV newsroom. Last week's poll asked the difficult question: what is your favorite film soundtrack of all time?

As you've likely already figured out, that's a particularly relevant topic for MTV Movies Blog. I didn't have much trouble with my pick: "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight." Here's what I had to say to the Newsroom audience:

"This one is easy for me, though it may earn me a few behind-the-back snickers around the office. The soundtrack to "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" remains my favorite to this day. It dropped while I was in high school, and every track was something I wanted to go home and crank up to 11. Let's start with the face-melting crunch: Sepultura,...

Welcome to the weekly Newsroom Poll, where we will give you a sneak peek into the lives and minds of some of the correspondents, writers, editors and producers here at MTVNews.com. Every week, they'll answer a poll question that will reveal some of what we talk about behind the scenes here in the newsroom. Enjoy!

This week, details surfaced about one of the most hotly anticipated albums of the fall. No, not Jay-z's The Blueprint 3 or Lil Wayne's Rebirth. We're talking about the soundtrack to "New Moon," which will likely feature contributions from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Muse, Kings of Leon and Death Cab for Cutie. There was also the announcement of the soundtrack to "Jennifer's Body," the new Diablo Cody-penned horror film. With that, combined with the quarter-century anniversary of one of the finest film soundtracks ever constructed (that being Prince's Purple Rain), this week's question is:...

Last week we sought nominations for the Greatest Supernatural Teen Tournament. You, Dear Reader, pitched in with some fantastic suggestions. We at AMCtv.com have processed these suggestions through our patented Fighter Filter™, and with that high-tech, very scientific tool, produced the sixteen contestants. So, how does the Fighter Filter™ work? Well, I proudly take the cop-out of every "leading edge" and "industry standard" corporate salesman out there -- it's...