#rob cantrell

[temporarymotorfinger]

weird crossovers are back

John Frusciante and Jeff Ament

Metallica, Hole, and Veruca Salt

Kim Thayil and Dave Mustaine

Chris Rock and Anthony Kiedis

Dave Grohl and Brian Molko

Chino Moreno and Jerry Cantrell

Anthony Kiedis and Courtney Love

Jimi Hendrix and The Who

Jeff Ament and Flea

Zack de la Rocha, Rob Trujillo, not too sure about the others?

Lemmy and Mike Inez

Krist Novoselic and Stone Gossard

[jarofalicesgrunge]

1994, Duke and Craig of Metal Church along with KISW seattle radio legend Rob Oxford Rockfish played a set of Black Sabbath tunes with Jerry Cantrell at Rock Candy to comemorate the Nativity in Black tribute album. Jesus Headtrip also played at that release party....

[black-arcana]

IN THIS MOMENT: We 'Will Now Be Stepping Away To Take A Break And Create The Next Chapter Of Music

Grammy Award-nominated act IN THIS MOMENT has thanked fans for their support during the band's just-completed headlining tour across North America, featuring special guests KIM DRACULA, NATHAN JAMES and MIKE'S DEAD. "The Godmode Tour Part 2", which continued the celebration of the release of IN THIS MOMENT's 2023 album "Godmode", saw the band perform at arenas and amphitheaters across the country.

Earlier today (Thursday, December 12),IN THIS MOMENT released the following message via social media: "ITM just wants to thank everybody for all of their overwhelming support for this last 'Godmode' album cycle. We appreciate you all more than words can even express.

"ITM will now be stepping away to take a break and create the next chapter of music."

"Godmode" arrived in October 2023 via BMG. The LP was produced by Kane Churko (ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, PAPA ROACH) and Tyler Bates. Bates produced, wrote songs for, and played multiple instruments on albums by MARILYN MANSON, BUSH and ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. He is best known, however, for scoring the box office smash "300", the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series "Californication", the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" and "John Wick" film franchises. IN THIS MOMENT's song "I Would Die For You" appeared on the soundtrack for "John Wick: Chapter 4", for which Bates wrote the score.

With a Grammy nomination ("The In-Between", 2021),platinum and gold record sales, multiple Top 25 entries on the Billboard Top 200 ("Black Widow" and "Ritual"),hits including "Whore", "Blood" and "Adrenalize" and career streams of more than 1.3 billion, you'd think IN THIS MOMENT might rest on their laurels. Instead, they've created "Godmode", 10 dynamic songs that mark a new high for the quintet, further cementing their legacy in the heavy music world. Proof positive is in "Godmode"'s first single, the industrial-heavy yet ultra-melodic "The Purge", and its darkly cinematic video directed by Jensen Noen (BRING ME THE HORIZON, DEMI LOVATO). From the portentous start of the '90s-tinged "Godmode" with Maria Brink's powerful primal scream to the pitch-perfect cover of Bjork's 1995 "Army Of Me" to the impassioned pain to partnership in "Everything Starts And Ends With You", "Godmode" is a cut above.

IN THIS MOMENT, a touring juggernaut who've slayed stages worldwide at Ozzfest, Warped Tour, Download, Knotfest and Rocklahoma, put out "Mother" in 2020, during the pandemic, giving fans something to hold on in during that bleak time, and earning "The In-Between" the band's first Grammy nod. It was 2021 when Howorth and Brink first wrote with Bates on "I Would Die For You". Following that collaboration, the duo were writing organically, for pleasure, not focused on the next album. As the pandemic waxed and waned, Howorth learned programming, and created music around synthwave sounds, which Brink leaned into. Her lyrical ideas arose both from soul-searching and "humanity and so much crisis and so many heart-wrenching things in the world. That negativity and darkness is how songs like 'The Purge' came about," Brink explained.

Photo credit: Joe Cotela

[melvisik]

OFMD - TREASURE, LOVE, AND EDWARD

Edited - Possible trigger warnings at the bottom under the gif of Edward and MerStede by @soapbubbles511. Thanks to @agneswarda for pointing this out in the reblogging tags.

Totally joining in with this discussion about the deleted scenes (even though I'm extremely late to the party)...

Source crediting set decorator Lindsey Cantrell's insta at linds_cantrell

Absolutely, Ed is a beautiful hot mess splayed out on the ground pouring whateveritis into his gaping mouth, and we were sorely robbed of some awesome shots (no doubt due to budget/time cuts). Also, the text here somewhat vindicates the fandom's in-depth observations as to the incredible weight of Ed's unhappiness at this point.

So here it comes, because reiterating fandom analyses and interpretations is fun...

One of the key elements we see in season one is Ed's desire for the fine things he's been denied in much of his youth, things his own mother told him they could never have. Mother Teach frames it as it being a matter of providence or even nature, because that isn't who they are rather than accrediting it to unfair circumstances they were born into.

Who can blame her really? The poor woman was a victim of the unfair social class/caste system of the 18th century and she had an abusive, degrading dick for a partner.

Anyway, that fine piece of silk she gives her son is probably one of the biggest symbolic tools in TV history - Ed's fondness for fine things, his wish to be one of 'those kinds of people' (despite the odds) thinking it will make it happy, his connection to affection, his first bond with Stede Bonnet both in camaraderie...

...and in love.

And then, of course we see this...

Well then.

Long before the unhinged binge-raiding, Ed had already accrued more riches than some uppity officer can shake a fucking stick at, but he had yet to find that elusive something he'd been pursuing since childhood.

Source

Cue Stede Bonnet, a constituent of that aristocratic world Ed's been dreaming about and a sweet representation of finery and refinery.

...sorta. Really, they just pass the time so well...

Extremely well, like 'welcome to the family'...

But at the beginning of season two, what Ed came to treasure most is gone, and he can't replace it no matter how many valuables he collects. There's a void in his heart he was on a rampant quest to fill, and just when he thought he'd found someone that can occupy some of that space, he's abandoned by him.

So, afterwards (and after some other stuff) Ed jumps from raid to raid as Blackbeard 2.0, raising hellions and sending them out to play, pillage, and plunder.

But he does this without any sense of care or pleasure. Another day in the life of a pirate. Make the plan, execute the plan, make the plan, execute the plan, and again, and again, and again... so fucking boring.

He's amassed so much stuff that the crew literally has to dump it overboard, and only more is coming in because he's determined never to divert from this strict regiment, whether it's because he intends to incite Ned Lowe into coming after him or to have it serve as a distraction from the unyielding pain.

Either way, he shuts down in a sort of resignation and fully conforms to the role expected of him, because they think it's just who he is...

In the interim, during those all too frequent moments of inaction, he self-medicates with drugs and alcohol and wallows about in misery, sometimes in Stede's old cabin surrounded by riches that are ultimately worthless to his broken heart.

It's a fairly common trope - a gut-wrenching display of unhappiness whilst surround by troves of treasure.

But we see here that Ed takes it a step farther, reverting to an almost childlike state and enacting his fantasy with dolls.

And with those cut scenes, we could very well have seen how he behaves similarly with the treasure, perhaps by playing dress up with the jewelry or admiring these objects that should, by all rights, represent the vast wealth he'd once hoped to achieve.

He's surrounded by the fine things he coveted in his childhood, but now he finds none of it remotely satisfying. He's had a taste of true joy, and all this stuff just listlessly lying around pales in comparison.

Is he having fun? Nope, because this was fun...

Is he basking in the splendor? Nope, because this was splendor...

Does he recognize the value of the treasure at his fingertips? Nope, because you know where this is going...

In fact the only stolen piece that means anything to him is fiscally worthless.

That figurine is a cheap representation of something intrinsically valuable. Just like the jewels, the furs, the gold, and every lifeless item in that room, it essentially means nothing save for the memory Ed attaches to it.

Ed's life has become that dull drag of monotony just like before. On the outset, that life was probably fun for a while and perhaps did initially satisfy his thirst for wealth, acceptance and attention, but over time he basically became married to his work, 'working for Blackbeard,' an unhappy husband to piracy.

This discomfort in a married state only started to alleviate when that bizarre, cheerful lunatic showed Ed that he can absolutely escape his situation and doesn't have to let his past prevent him from moving forward.

Ed was fully willing to give it all up. Stede served as a perfect conduit for this, but falling in love with him altered Ed's aim - he no longer necessarily desires the lavish lifestyle and/or identity of Stede Bonnet, but rather something loads better...

Then we have the sharp turn-around, and Ed is in an even worse state than where he started off.

He's been there, done that, and even trying to reach for an extreme version of Blackbeard just isn't quite cutting it.

Death seems to be the only unexplored avenue left to him. It might not make him happy, but then he was never meant for happiness, was he? He's just not that kind of person. But it can, at least, just make everything stop...

And these scenes could have shown so much of that - the impotence of all the wealth available for Ed's leisure and how spending the day with someone is the better treasure. This kind of treasure later only serves as a sign of Ed's guilt at the atrocities he committed, and it's only useful in helping others throw a big bash or giving other less fortunate kiddies a better chance than he had.

It really wasn't worth all that much to Ed in the end. Just as it wasn't worth all that much to Stede Bonnet either.

The man who sees value in what's thought to be worthless, who discerns fortune in a chest of blue dirt and exquisite detailing in a pile of junk, finds his ultimate treasure.

P.S. The treasure in that scene also possibly serves as reflection of all the 'finery' attributes Ed sees in Stede, the beauty and status he'd once craved presented up in a warm jaunty melody that somehow matches Ed beat for weird beat.

P.P.S. And for the fantastical lovers - Stede's the handsome prince (mer-prince in fact) that helps this beautiful princess escape from the dragon's hoard.

Warning: This post contains implications of suicide, abuse, drug use, and alcohol abuse. These subjects are delicate and complex and I am no expert, so if any information/opinions in this post are evaluated to be erroneous, seem careless, or cause too much controversy, this post will be deleted and apologies given.

Constructive criticism is welcome.

[bring-onthe-rain]

I Had a dream last night I met evil hall Rob and it went like this;

Him: that's right, I'm the evil doppelganger of Rob Cantrell

Me:...

Him:...

Me:...

Him: what-

Me: don't you mean Cantor

Him: yeah, what did I say?

Me: you said Cantrell

Him: ...fuck

And then he walked away and that's all I remember 💀💀

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

Most Attractive 90s Musician bracket: Round 2

Round 1 Masterpost

GROUP A (OVER)

Match 1 - Thom Yorke vs Shakira

Match 2 - Sinead O'Connor vs Blixa Bargeld

Match 3 - Alanis Morisette vs Shirley Manson

Match 4 - KD Lang vs Jarvis Cocker

Match 5 - Donita Sparks vs Mike Dirnt

Match 6 - Selena vs Melissa auf der Maur

Match 7 - Miki Berenyi vs Graham Coxon

Match 8 - Q-Tip vs Anthony Kiedis

GROUP B (OVER)

Match 1 - Bjork vs Justine Frischmann

Match 2 - Dave Grohl vs James Hetfield

Match 3 - Mariah Carey vs Rivers Cuomo

Match 4 - Lauryn Hill vs Shania Twain

Match 5 - Whitney Houston vs Dave Navarro

Match 6 - Missy Elliott vs Hope Sandoval

Match 7 - Jeff Buckley vs Jeff Ament

Match 8 - Gwen Stefani vs Skin

GROUP C (OVER)

Match 1 - Courtney Love vs Peter Steele

Match 2 - Jonny Greenwood vs Mike Patton - TIE!!! victory video!!!

Match 3 - Madonna vs Prince

Match 4 - Keanu Reeves vs D'arcy Wretzky

Match 5 - Martin Gore vs Rachel Goswell

Match 6 - Tupac Shakur vs Ville Valo

Match 7 - Kim Gordon vs Ben Shepherd

Match 8 - Billie Joe Armstrong vs Jerry Cantrell

GROUP D (ONGOING)

Match 1 - Nicky Wire vs Scott Weiland

Match 2 - Tori Amos vs Matt Cameron

Match 3 - Patricia Morrison vs Michael Hutchence

Match 4 - Mike Inez vs Alex James

Match 5 - Tracy Chapman vs Rob Halford

Match 6 - Henry Rollins vs Stephen Malkmus

Match 7 - Layne Staley vs Lisa Lopes (Left Eye)

Match 8 - Adam Yauch (MCA) vs Colin Greenwood

Battle of the Mikes

Check out #poll, #results, #propaganda, #poll request and #asks!

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what's allowed in my asks? anything 90s music related! ongoing tournament propaganda, discourse and debates, poll requests (plz be specific though), rare photos/stories you want to share. I will also draw stickmen on demand. Be unhinged. Start fights. Make me proud.

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[amgerychair]

Jerry Cantrell with Duke Erikson and Craig Wells from the band Metal Church and 99.9 KISW Rob Oxford Rockfish at Rock Candy | 1994 | 📸photographer unknown

[firstaidspray]

5 Songs, 3 Fits

Tagged by @confidentandgood to do this fun lil thing! Rules: Post 5 songs associated with your OC, followed by 3 outfits they’d wear. I decided to do all the Broken Butterflies (my BCS ocs)

ANGELINA ANDRADE | BCS

1. Off To The Races by Lana Del Rey

2. Smooth by Santana and Rob Thomas

3. Dirty Little Thing by Velvet Revolver

4. About A Girl by Nirvana

5. Street Carp by Deftones

MARI GÁLVEZ | BCS AND FC3

1. Rescue Me by Buckcherry

2. Angel Eyes by Jerry Cantrell

3. Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey

4. Atlanta by Stone Temple Pilots

5. Beautiful Disaster by 311

SOLANA SALAZAR | BCS

1. Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me Your Thoughts On God) by Dishwalla

2. If You Could Only See by Tonic

3. All For You by Sister Hazel

4. Between the Lines by Stone Temple Pilots

5. Awful by Hole

[nastymensimp]

Song Prompts!

I’ve been lacking inspiration  so I decided to make this lil prompt thing! send a song and any character I do and I’ll write out something inspired by the songs lyrics. If you want a specific part please put it in the request!

Gilded Lily- The Cults

Who Is She?- I Monster

Hidden In the Sand- Tally Hall

After Dark- Mr.Kitty

Criminal- Britney Spears

Do I Wanna Know?- Artic Monkeys

Mary On A Cross- Ghost

Hit ‘Em Up Style- Blu Cantrell

Dance With The Devil- Breaking Benjamin 

Glimpse of Us- Joji

As The World Falls Down- David Bowie

Puppy Princess - Hot Freaks

Stalkers Tango-  Auto Heart

This Is Love- Air Traffic Controller 

Don’t Mess With Me- Temposhark 

Living Dead Girl- Rob Zombie

Clumsy- Fergie

Counting Bodies Like Sheep- A perfect Circle 

I Believe In A Thing Called Love- The Darkness 

Bernadette- IAMX

[ls-daydreams]

♫ Don't fear 'cause I'm gonna help you feel free ♫

name: Kai // age: teen (varies) // sign: aries // from: Plain River // occupation: student, troublemaker, wannabe sleuth // issues: mommy, excessive longing, reckless projecting // likes: strawberry ice cream, crimes (solving & committing), beating people up (for justice), michael // dislikes: rules, studying anything that’s not a science // primary setting: greedy tomfoolery

A charismatic energizer bunny, Kai makes friends everywhere he goes, and his loyalty knows no bounds. With an overwhelming sense of ambition, whatever Kai wants, however absurd and impossible, Kai makes sure he fights to get, and he always wins (eventually). His intense passion for crime shows and his natural keen eye prompt him to work towards a law enforcement career, where he’s sure to shine and make a difference, if only life would not get in the way.

Listen: Spotify | Youtube

Vibes: groovy & swaggy ‘90s and ‘00s hits, teenage rebellion

Story Info: Metanoia Intro Post | Metanoia Tag

Other playlists: Mal | Gabe

There’s an intentional order to the tracks, so if you’re listening make sure to turn shuffle off. More characters (and places and vibes and couples!) coming up, so if you’d like to be tagged in updates let me know! 💓

(if people like these, i’m thinking of accepting requests for others’ ocs. let me know if that’s something you’d be interested in and i’ll put together a little plan!)

Using @novel-emma​‘s OC songs tag as an excuse to post this lol.

Tracklist under the cut:

Santana feat. Rob Thomas - Smooth

Enrique Iglesias - Not In love

Dove Cameron - Bad Idea

Kim Cesarion - Brains Out

Christopher - Bad

Kim Cesarion - Undressed

Kelis - Trick Me

Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

Eminem - Just Lose It

Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Your Mind

Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1, 2, Step

Morcheeba - To Be

Magic City Hippies - Indiana

Morcheeba feat. Rizzle Kicks - Do You Good

Milo Greene - Parents House

Eminem - Sing For The Moment

[maximuswolf]

Who is the Hottest Male Rockstar of All Time and Why?

Who is the Hottest Male Rockstar of All Time and Why? Damon Albarn (Blur)Graham Coxon Alex James Thom Yorke (Radiohead)Ed O’BrienColin and Jonny GreenwoodPhil Selway Billie Joe Armstrong,Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool (Green Day)Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)Liam and Noel Gallagher (Oasis)Jarvis Cocker (Pulp)Brett Anderson (Suede)Brian Molko (Placebo)Mike Patton (FNM)Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)Gavin Rossdale (Bush)Daniel Johns (Silverchair)Raine Maida (OLP)Jerry Cantrell (AIC)Lenny KravitzMark Hoppus,Tom Delonge andTravis Barker (blink-182)Chino Moreno (Deftones)Phil Anselmo (Pantera)Rob Zombie (Former White Zombie)Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)Rob Thomas (MB20)Stephan Jenkins (3EB)Michael Stipe (REM)James Hetfield (Metallica)Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)Honorable Mentions: Kurt Cobain,Layne Staley,Axl Rose,Slash,Richard Ashcroft,Every Black Metal,Death Metal,Industrial Male Rockstars,Bradley Norwell,Shannon Hoon and Jeff BuckleyBecause of their Looks and Personalities 😍😍😍😍😍 Submitted November 30, 2024 at 01:42PM by Amber_Flowers_133 https://ift.tt/4K58oyv via /r/Music

[movienized-com]

Abigail (2023)

Jahr: 2023 (Dezember) Genre: Horror / Thriller Regie: Melissa Vitello Hauptrollen: Ava Cantrell, Tren Reed-Brown, Hermione Lynch, Gene Farber, Karimah Westbrook, Yanni Walker, Trace Talbot, Meredith Vivian, Patrick Hilgart, Conner Stiles, Rob Gore, Jodie Garrett … Filmbeschreibung: 1976 zieht die problembelastete Teenagerin Abigail (Ava Cantrell) mit ihrer Mutter in eine Kleinstadt in…

[micheledefeudis]

This is Nouns from Ordinary Folk on Vimeo.

WTF is Nouns? That’s the question we sought to answer in this crazy video – packing in more artistic styles than we’ve ever put into a project before, and a sprinkling of humour along the way. Credits:

Creative Direction: Jorge R. Canedo E. Production: Stefan Green, Mona Fani Script: Stefan Green, Jorge R. Canedo E., Kris Cantrell Art Direction: Grace Pedersen Animation Direction: Greg Stewart Design: Grace Pedersen, Avikali Lomavatu, Lorena G., Anya Derevyanko, Rob Gavin, Ibrahim Rayintakath, Thiago Steka, Renaud Lavency, Manuel Neto 3D: Josh Edwards, Wendy Eduarte, Ricardo Drehmer Animation: Victor Silva, Greg Stewart, Manuel Neto, Josh Edwards, Thiago Steka, Ricardo Drehmer, José Peña, Jorge R. Canedo E., Mathijs Luijten, Wendy Eduarte Music & SFX: Ambrose Yu VO: Megan Hensley, Jay Preston

-- Ordinary Folk is a motion design & animation studio based in Vancouver, Canada. See our work and say hi at ordinaryfolk.co.

[black-arcana]

IN THIS MOMENT Announces 'The Godmode Tour Part 2', BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

IN THIS MOMENT will embark on "The Godmode Tour Part 2" this fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on November 8 in Asheville, North Carolina and end on December 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire, will come from KIM DRACULA, NATHAN JAMES and MIKE'S DEAD.

A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m. EDT and end on Thursday, August 15 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code " ITMBBM24" to access tickets before the general public. Check back here on Wednesday for ticketing links to individual shows. General on-sale will be Friday, August 16 at 10 a.m. local time.

Tour dates:

Nov. 08 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Nov. 09 - Roanoke, VA - Berglund Center Nov. 11 - Huntsville, AL - Mark C. Smith Concert Hall Nov. 12 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy Nov. 13 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Nov. 15 - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium Nov. 16 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center Nov. 17 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion Nov. 19 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland Theatre Nov. 20 - East Moline, IL - The Rust Belt Nov. 22 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Showroom * Nov. 23 - Rockford, IL - Hard Rock Live Rockford # Nov. 24 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Club Nov. 26 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee Nov. 27 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana & Nov. 30 - Columbus, OH - Kemba Live!# Dec. 01 - Windsor, ON - The Colosseum & Dec. 03 - Toronto, ON - History Dec. 05 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora Dec. 06 - Reading, PA - The Santander Arena Dec. 07 - Manchester, NH - SNHU Arena

* KIM DRACULA only # KIM DRACULA, MIKE'S DEAD only & NATHAN JAMES, KIM DRACULA only

IN THIS MOMENT's latest album, "Godmode", arrived back in October via BMG. The LP was produced by Kane Churko (ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, PAPA ROACH) and Tyler Bates. Bates produced, wrote songs for, and played multiple instruments on albums by MARILYN MANSON, BUSH and ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. He is best known, however, for scoring the box office smash "300", the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series "Californication", the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" and "John Wick" film franchises. IN THIS MOMENT's song "I Would Die For You" appeared on the soundtrack for "John Wick: Chapter 4", for which Bates wrote the score.

With a Grammy nomination ("The In-Between", 2021),platinum and gold record sales, multiple Top 25 entries on the Billboard Top 200 ("Black Widow" and "Ritual"),hits including "Whore", "Blood" and "Adrenalize" and career streams of more than 1.3 billion, you'd think IN THIS MOMENT might rest on their laurels. Instead, they've created "Godmode", 10 dynamic songs that mark a new high for the quintet, further cementing their legacy in the heavy music world. Proof positive is in "Godmode"'s first single, the industrial-heavy yet ultra-melodic "The Purge", and its darkly cinematic video directed by Jensen Noen (BRING ME THE HORIZON, DEMI LOVATO). From the portentous start of the '90s-tinged "Godmode" with Maria Brink's powerful primal scream to the pitch-perfect cover of Bjork's 1995 "Army Of Me" to the impassioned pain to partnership in "Everything Starts And Ends With You", "Godmode" is a cut above.

The L.A.-based band's eighth album finds vocalist Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth writing the most powerful songs of their career.

"We're always striving for reinvention and growth. It's been 10 years since our 'Blood' album, and there's been a lot of transitions happening, this year particularly, but it all felt so meant to be," explains Brink. Top talent aided and abetted IN THIS MOMENT; Spencer Charnas from ICE NINE KILLS guests on the pointed and pained "Damaged", and several songs were co-written with Tyler Bates, the award-winning producer and composer of numerous film, television, and video game scores. In fact, the initial collaboration with Bates, the moody, haunting mid-tempo winner "I Would Die For You" ended up both on the "John Wick: Chapter 4" soundtrack and as the last cut on "Godmode".

IN THIS MOMENT, a touring juggernaut who've slayed stages worldwide at Ozzfest, Warped Tour, Download, Knotfest and Rocklahoma, put out "Mother" in 2020, during the pandemic, giving fans something to hold on in during that bleak time, and earning "The In-Between" the band's first Grammy nod. It was 2021 when Howorth and Brink first wrote with Bates on "I Would Die For You". Following that collaboration, the duo were writing organically, for pleasure, not focused on the next album. As the pandemic waxed and waned, Howorth learned programming, and created music around synthwave sounds, which Brink leaned into. Her lyrical ideas arose both from soul-searching and "humanity and so much crisis and so many heart-wrenching things in the world. That negativity and darkness is how songs like 'The Purge' came about," Brink explains.

The end result is that when IN THIS MOMENT went into the studio in January 2023, the easy flow had allowed them to compile the most songs they'd ever written at one time, songs the entire band loved. Longtime producer Kevin Churko helped shape ITM's sound starting in 2008, but for "Godmode", his son, Kane Churko, was at the helm.

"Kane's got all the strengths that his father taught him —everything, all the bells and whistles, but he's got some new tricks because he's a younger generation, he's hungry," says Brink.

Kane was the perfect match for IN THIS MOMENT's inspired songs.

"During the pandemic, just writing versus writing with a pressure that music has to be for an album, allowed us the freedom to make the record we made," says Howorth. "Godmode"'s songs gained even more strength in the studio, with Kane shaking up the band's usual m.o. even further.

"Having some songs by Tyler influenced us as well," Brink explains. "It was scary for the band, but it ended up flowing just so beautifully. We felt very experimental."

That flow gave the album its name and theme. "Godmode" isn't religious, rather it's an expression for a triumphant flow state where all comes together seamlessly, coalescing into an ultimate form. As Brink sings in "Godmode", "You got me feeling so high / You lift me off of my feet yeah / You got me feeling like, feeling like / I'm in Godmode." In video games — Howorth plays the game "Destiny" — "God mode" also refers to a code that makes a player invincible.

"There's a spontaneity in this album that you can hear. It's a little more visceral. And that we're not with Kevin, who has done all our albums except for our very first, fans will hear those differences too, which is really cool and exciting for us," Howorth says.

"We had all this built-up energy from the last three years, we felt angst, we felt we had a lot to release," furthers Brink. "And we were letting it loose organically, while also playing with different time signatures and interesting things like that." "We use an 8-string on the album, which we haven't done before," Howorth says. "We did some different tunings, and it can definitely be freeing from guitar standpoint, the way we did things this time. Working with Kane was different and more off the cuff, being in the studio, getting creative and just trying a bunch of different stuff on every song. It was a really good experience."

As fans of Brink's lyrics know, life in and around IN THIS MOMENT hasn't always been easy. As Brink recalls, "When I met Chris, I was just a starry-eyed girl with huge dreams. And he was in a PANTERA-like metal band!" She told Howorth she wanted a heavy lineup that could sell platinum and win Grammys. The band had an early manager who told them it would never happen. But his dismissiveness only fueled IN THIS MOMENT's fire, energy and fight. "We're just relentless," says Brink. "Anything's possible if you really put your mind and energy into it."

For "Godmode", that energy also went into the "The Purge" video, where director Noen brought his artistry and next-level talent to Brink's storyboard ideas. The larger-than-life video themes and sets have been translated into IN THIS MOMENT's live stage show, literally. And summer 2023 saw the band on its first arena co-headlining tour with full pyrotechnics.

"Our whole lives we've talked about being in an arena and having fire and a full show," Brink says. "And now we're doing it and it's just so beautiful."

IN THIS MOMENT certainly have nothing to prove, the lineup's authority assured live on record and onscreen. Yet, "Godmode"'s energy and scope is visceral.

"With our new ideas and excitement and Kane's energy of wanting to prove himself to everybody, we were able to show that we're heavy and just as impactful as every other new band coming out right now," says Howorth. "We can punch you right in the face, that energy is in there big, time. I think our fans are really gonna like this album, because it's taken us back a little bit where it began, but it's also more instinctive, and heavier than anything we've done a long time," concludes Howorth.

Brink, a private person, nonetheless gives and takes much strength from ITM's millions of fans. The healing is on both sides.

"It's amazing if my songs help people feel empowered. When humans share painful things that we went through and how we heal from it, we can help each other and pass that energy on," she says. "Honestly, the most beautiful thing about being in a band is being able to have that connection with strangers who become kindred spirits. Sure, I have urges to wear 'masks' and hide from everything and wear makeup, but I like to share and be honest and vulnerable. The sky's the limit," Brink concludes. "You just have to keep dreaming, keep expanding, keep pushing yourself to that next level. I feel like something is shifting right now in the band; this is such a special moment for us with 'Godmode'."

Photo credit: Joe Cotela

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This is Nouns from Ordinary Folk on Vimeo.

WTF is Nouns? That’s the question we sought to answer in this crazy video – packing in more artistic styles than we’ve ever put into a project before, and a sprinkling of humour along the way. Credits:

Creative Direction: Jorge R. Canedo E. Production: Stefan Green, Mona Fani Script: Stefan Green, Jorge R. Canedo E., Kris Cantrell Art Direction: Grace Pedersen Animation Direction: Greg Stewart Design: Grace Pedersen, Avikali Lomavatu, Lorena G., Anya Derevyanko, Rob Gavin, Ibrahim Rayintakath, Thiago Steka, Renaud Lavency, Manuel Neto 3D: Josh Edwards, Wendy Eduarte, Ricardo Drehmer Animation: Victor Silva, Greg Stewart, Manuel Neto, Josh Edwards, Thiago Steka, Ricardo Drehmer, José Peña, Jorge R. Canedo E., Mathijs Luijten, Wendy Eduarte Music & SFX: Ambrose Yu VO: Megan Hensley, Jay Preston

-- Ordinary Folk is a motion design & animation studio based in Vancouver, Canada. See our work and say hi at ordinaryfolk.co.

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Rob Cantrell 😞

okay gonna do this

send me people and characters >:)