Backxwash: The Horror-Loving Rapper Channelling Black Sabbath And Raging Against Religion

As the conversation about ‘genre being dead’ rolls on, regardless of your position, it’s hard to disagree with metal being more than a strand of rock music – it’s a state of mind. Darth Vader is metal, Batman is metal, Maleficent is metal… all without them knowing the chorus to Enter Sandman. And in the deepest, darkest corners of underground hip-hop, rapper Ashanti Mutinta (aka Backxwash) is channelling the power of the Devil’s music into her own twisted brand of aggressive expressionism. Born in Zambia, Ashanti was raised in a hyper-conservative environment as a member of the Tumbuka tribe. At around the age of seven she was listening to the likes of Boyz II Men and set her sights on becoming a singer, before discovering hip-hop through Notorious B.I.G.’s Mo Money Mo Problems video. Imme...

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唯一無二!ゴシック・ロックのカリスマ、マリリン・マンソンの10作目となるアルバム『ヘヴン・アップサイド・ダウン』緊急リリース!名盤『アンチクライスト・スーパースター』と『メカニカル・アニマルズ』が合わさった暴力的なサウンドに仕上がっていると本人が自負する衝撃の新作! ゴシック・ロックのカリスマ、マリリン・マンソンの10作目となるアルバム『ヘヴン・アップサイド・ダウン』を緊急リリース!前作『ザ・ペイル・エンペラー』のダークなシンガー・ソングライター風の作品とは一線を画し、96年の名盤『アンチクライスト・スーパースター』と、98年の『メカニカル・アニマルズ』が合わさったような激しくブルータルでありながらポップなサウンド!コンセプトは今日の世界政治情勢の問題提起等々、今まで以上に挑発的でテーマ性の強い作品。 ロバート・カランザ(マーズ・ヴォルタ、ジャック・ジョンソン)がミックスを担当、マスタリングにはブライアン・ルーシー(アークティック・モンキーズ、ゴースト)を起用。

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