I know itโs super controversial... But Bristols protesters yanking down the statue of a slave trader and throwing it into a river ... thatโs cool as shit
Scum. Fucking scum. We didnโt vote you into that seat and we will drag your gross, privileged ass out of it soon.
Itโs easy to think this problem is shrinking, but when our own PM is up there spouting vile shit like this, itโs a reminder we canโt go quiet:
Trans lives matter.
'We shouldn't be bullied into believing people can be any sex they want to be, they can't. A man is a man and a woman is a woman', says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Never, ever, EVER fucking spend this much money on scalper shit for our band. I will fucking sit outside venues with a stall of free signed drumsticks to stop this shit if I must lmao.
Spiritbox:
> changed colour
> changed genre
> dropped a 3-track EP outta NOWHERE
Support bands that challenge you, and take you to unexpected places. Theyโre the best ones ๐๐ป
Fuck it, Iโm gonna be that guy, just once:
We are literally watching global warming melt our planet at a rapid pace. Itโs fucking terrifying.
Going vegan can reduce your carbon footprint by up to 73%.
Go slow if you have to, but the facts are all there. The clock is ticking. x
@RobertSmith
You are a fucking legend for this. The ticket monopoly is a mess because the big artists donโt seem to care. You have the power, thank you so much for using it
Tonightโs venue has Israel flags up near the front entrance and we feel very uncomfortable about this. These things can be hard to navigate, but I just want it to be known that Holding Absence condemn the oppression of Palestinian people. 1/2
I play my hometown arena tonight for the very first timeโฆ I saw Paramore on this stage. I saw My Chemical Romance on this stage. I cannot fucking believe I get to stand where they stood! Gonna be a real celebration tonight. See you guys soon. x
After about three minutes of lazy research on Wikipedia, Iโm pretty sure Oli Sykes is the first person to EVER (!!) scream on the Brits stage lmao. If so, huge for the metal community, and honestly, big up Ed Sheeran too - Manโs officially a metalcore enabler ๐๐ป
I am grateful that Spotify have added lyrics and removed shuffle but I would be more grateful if I could use my multi-million streaming songs to pay rent. Hopefully next update ๐ค๐ป
I have lost an exhausting number of friends in the music industry at this point, but if we are to see change, we MUST condemn this shit. If anybody makes others feel uncomfortable or unsafe in our scene - physically, mentally, sexually, whatever - thereโs no room for them.
I am fucking mindblown. In โ94 my parents named me after a young actor called Lukas Haas. Just found out he went on to play The Patient in my favourite music video, MCRโs The Black Parade. Wtfffff ๐คฏ๐คฏ
Iโve been trying to word this tweet all morning but I donโt care if youโre a comedian, a stripper or a fucking librarian - You should not be expected to excuse sexual harassment or assault. Slowthai will now feel like this is something he can do again and thatโs a step backwards.
He didnโt make me uncomfortable.
This is why we need women in positions of power. I knew he had lost from the moment he opened his mouth like any heckler coming up against a COMIC - not a woman - a COMIC. I was operating 2/10. What a sweet boy. I defused it.
Tonight was fun! โค๏ธ
Alright Iโm bored and sad letโs manifest a BMTH / Spiritbox / Holding Absence / Paledusk tour for 2025
I wonโt charge any booking fees for this idea but it literally canโt be beat I donโt make the rules
Iโm tired of seeing men sexually manipulating women in our music scene.
Women: I, and many other men in this industry, stand with you. Never feel guilty for the way a man treats you.
Men: Fuck your entitlement. Thereโs no room for it anymore. Weโre better than this shit.
As white people, if we donโt speak AGAINST racism, we speak FOR racism. Itโs quite simple. Remaining silent is not good enough. Youโre either fighting the problem or a part of the problem.
#BlackLivesMatter
Just to add to this discourse: we played a show in Europe the other day where, between local tax, venue cuts and THEN the standard overheads, we made 8% of a hoodie sale. EIGHT %.
Just know that if merch costs a lot, itโs rarely the band taking the piss. ๐ค
So, I have really bad imposter syndrome for the past few days - itโs been depressing - and Iโve been quietly terrified to play to this crowd all week. 8000 people.
But, wow, I needed that show SO much. I have never felt more born for it than I did up there tonight. Wow. ๐ญ๐๐ป
Imo, you have permission to say โIโm on tourโ if youโre following a band, fuck it.
I see some of you lovely people spend thousands and travel for weeks to enjoy this experience. Thatโs more effort than most musicians put into โrealโ tour lol.
We aint gatekeeping this shit ๐ค
Just know if I didnโt have to pedal my band and act like some sort of respectable member of society I would be right down there in the trenches w you guys. Anime PFP, doing a โHayley Williams as cheesecakesโ thread. The whole shabang
Men in the music industry:
If you arenโt actively including women in your touring crews and on tour line-ups, you arenโt doing enough.
Itโs not always easy - thereโs lots of awkward minutia involved in those decisions - but nothing important is ever easy. โ๐ป
These flags do not represent our beliefs. All people are welcome at our shows - Jewish, Muslim and otherwise - but we canโt allow ourselves to be misrepresented without saying something. HA is always anti-oppression. Free Palestine. Thanks. x 2/2
Oh my god, just accidentally found myself on JK Rowlingโs Twitter and she is the most hateful transphobe. Iโm in disbelief. Itโs a travesty.
Hope you guys had a loud day of celebrating trans visibility yesterday btw - gonna continue to celebrate yโall for the other 364 days too.
00โs was Emo, 10โs was Pop-Punk/Metalcore. I really think weโre currently watching the 2020โs โsceneโ sound form in the shape of โPop-Metalcoreโ.
Bands like Bad Omens, Dayseeker, Thousand Below, etc are killing it, and I couldnโt be more stoked to watch it unfold โ๐ป๐ฅณ
New Knocked Loose is unbelievable and fwiw I think theyโre the best heavy band in the world rn - BUT - we gotta give Loathe their flowers too! They got me throwing ass to Regaeton breakdowns for the last 7 years now
Ooh, yikes. I had a cold. Haha. Iโve never done cocaine before in my life. I gotta be honest I was actually hugely self-conscious of it, but it was song 11 of 17 and I didnโt really have time to blow my nose. Lol
โI just remember this tall, mossy, wooden creature and I looked up and I was like, โYou smell like Groot.โ He looked down at me and he was like, โI am Groot.โ Then, I swear to god, he disappeared like a Guardian in a Galaxy.โ
#GQstyle
#MeganFox
: โI just remember this tall, blond, ghostly creature and I looked up and I was like, โYou smell like weed.โ He looked down at me and he was like, โI am weed.โ Then, I swear to God, he disappeared like a ninja in a smoke bomb.โ
#GQStyle
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Lore dump:
The singing voice on Die Alone is my very talented sister, Caitlin! It was very special to have her join us for the song, as sheโd never tracked vocals beforeโฆ :)
She did a brilliant job! Still a special one to listen back to. xo
@HoldingAbsence
@Lucaswoodland
my roman empire is not knowing who the female voice is on this album. i think about it atleast once a day her voice is so beautiful and goes so perfectly with lucasโ voice id love to hear more of her :,)
This current โAlbum In Fullโ trend is awesome, and should be celebrated.
Our music industry is encouraging us to release mindless singles, and weโre losing albums as an art-form. Hopefully celebrating these nostalgic records will remind modern artists how much they matter.
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Large chunks of Britain are flooded, only a month after large chunks of Australia burned to the ground. If you are in denial of climate change, you really have to wake up soon. We must change our ways before our children pay for it. Go vegan. Fuck off plastic. Wake up.
The Art scene is going through an epidemic right now when it comes to AI, and Iโm warning you guys:
The music industry will soon go through the same problem. Bands can prompt a bot to write a song โlike themโ & just release it as themselves. It will be the death of authenticity.
Cheers to the guy who just had a photo with me because he thought I was Machine Gun Kelly and then proceeded to argue with me over the fact that Iโm not Machine Gun Kelly
Playing Penance on this tour has been so emotional and cathartic.
Iโm reaching back 7 years into the mind of a suicidal version of myself and purging any leftover negative entrails.
Since that song, the band has come so farโฆ But personally, Iโve come even further. ๐ค๐ฅฒ
For the record, we planned a headline tour in 2019 and BOTH acts were later outted as sexual abusers. That still makes me feel sick with guilt. It is my DUTY to make sure youโre safe at a HA show.
So, on that note:
Fuck off Capsize.
Youโre not welcome back in this scene.
@yelyahwilliams
Brand New Eyes shaped me as a youth and then After Laughter shaped me as a young adult so no idea how tf you did it but I canโt pick one. Damn you๐ข
Gotta be transparent w you guys that rn Iโm really struggling w my job and role in life. It is so fucked up to be an introvert that is forced to care so much about public perception. I have hated myself for my whole life, and somehow I have to be handsome and skinny like my peers
Also fuck it Iโm in a bad mood:
if your favourite band ISNT latflow testing every day, they have no regard for your safety. Itโs simple. You guys have to come first.
Iโm just glad I can sleep well knowing I didnโt meet/touch any of you this run. โ๐ป
Today, we celebrate the end of a deplorable 14-years of Tory oppression and lies.
But, make no mistake, tomorrow, we continue to fight: We have a new transphobe in power. A man who will remain complicit in the Gaza genocide.
We saw change today, but we still have work to do. ๐ค
Paramore stan Twitter:
pmore have finally left their label after 10 years and their old session guitarist has all-but-confirmed they will be rerecording (hayleyโs version) of AWKIF and then hopefully the rest of their back catalogue too omg ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Paramore:
Sexy Bad Omens with their sexy hentai tee โฆ meanwhile in camp Holding Absence my beta ass made the artist put SOCKS on our anime girl ๐ญ๐คฃ cover up diva
Love this song sm ! It has a certain sense of magic that is hard to tap in to. Iโll always be enchanted by this song.
Me, Gels, Ben (before he joined the band officially) and
@Zakpinchin
spent 14 hours on an abandoned road to shoot this videoโฆ Long day โ๐ป๐