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Ryan J. Downey
8 months
Metal bands crossing their arms. A thread.
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE sold more albums (physical and paid digital downloads) in the US this week than any other artist (that isn't a boy band or a former boy band member). A HUGE win for the heavy music genre. Congrats to the band and their team. Read More👉🏼
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I’d like to officially change the #InfinityWar narrative from, “where’s Hawkeye?” (no offense) to, “WHERE IS #VALKYRIE ?!” Cc @TessaThompson_x
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5 years
@IvankaTrump Do they know about their uncles?
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10 years
Big congrats to #BVB on another Top 10 debut! It's a win for rock music. All of it. My cover is now on stands! #APmag http://t.co/sQsSmTLpTX
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8 years
Hollywood NEXT WEEK! Join Andy Feldy & I as we talk #AndyBlack & more! RSVP w/ code jblack
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9 years
This is going down tonight! The first in our @AltPress MI Conversation Series. Stoked to kick off w/ my pals in #BVB ! http://t.co/K2oub7Mq3l
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8 years
Sending @Kellinquinn some birthday love like this. 🎂🎂❤️❤️😎 HBD dude! 🎉🎉
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A FOUR YEAR fight means that while making & promoting Civil War, Marshall, Black Panther, Message from the King, Infinity War, Endgame, 21 Bridges, Da 5 Bloods & Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Chadwick Boseman was battling actual literal death. What an absolute LEGEND, on every level.
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6 years
VALE, the brand new album from the fine gentlemen of @blackveilbrides is out TODAY. Track 4, “When They Call My Name” is currently my favorite song. Which one is yours?
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8 years
Elegant performance/tour based video for "Ribcage" by one of my favorite people on earth, @andyblack
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8 years
Need convincing to get the @AndyBlack album today? Well here's the video for "We Don't Have To Dance" & it's killer.
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9 years
STOKED to kickoff our AltPress MI Conversation Series w/ BVB! Win a guitar! Win tix! Hear Andy & I talk about Batman! http://t.co/tq9xXLXkrT
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PTV MTV! The boys killed it! The homies are doing big things!!
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Ryan J. Downey
9 years
And we're live! #MIConversationSeries w/ Sleeping With Sirens is online now! Head over to 👉🏼👉🏼 http://t.co/PGUuy3fW4G http://t.co/S0gJZa0Ujj
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9 years
FREE screening tomorrow. I'll be hosting a Q&A directly after with shall we say "people from the film." #BVBarmy #BVB http://t.co/VcSbpGxQZ3
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8 years
I'm sure #Trump talking over a black man and the first female major party candidate really helped him w/ black people & women. #debatenight
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Ryan J. Downey
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Upset about Melissa Barrera's firing? Stop calling for Stranger Things to dump Noah Schnapp. Don't celebrate Gina Carano's firing. Speaking on a divisive issue shouldn't cost anyone their job. Don't wait for your team's turn in the barrel. Oppose this shit consistently.
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“I want to listen to the music with the skeleton holding the green light.” - my 5 year old. (Yep, he’s mine!)
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Ryan J. Downey
9 years
Sean is confined to a wheelchair due to a bone disorder. A van would enable him to live a fuller life. Will you help? http://t.co/nHZLx0tYbM
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4 years
Did the cops pick up some Burger King for this dude or...?
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Ryan J. Downey
7 years
Happy Birthday, @brendonurie ! May I be the Rickles to your Sinatra...
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Ryan J. Downey
5 years
Nicki Minaj with the moral high ground over the entire US government.
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Nicki Minaj ( @NICKIMINAJ ) is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. Read Nicki's full statement here:
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The "LIVE NATION TO DROP MERCH CUTS" headlines are a bit irresponsible, given that it's *only* at a small number of venues, and it's ONLY FOR 90 DAYS.
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9 years
#MIConversationSeries featuring Sleeping With Sirens hits #APTV very soon! This photo: the wonderful @GrizzleeMartin http://t.co/KrOcATAJJm
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KELLIN QUINN is my guest on a new No-Prize From God! We talk about his childhood & teenaged experiences w/ church; religion vs fellowship; overzealous peers; life’s big questions & prayer as parents; where he’s at today w/ the great mystery & more. LISTEN:
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@Kellinquinn Awesome! Thank you. A "lost album" transition to definitive album is a dream narrative for a writer. Thank you for your candor!
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Ryan J. Downey
7 years
It would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday today. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
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Ryan J. Downey
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Trevor Strnad. 1981 - 2022. Rest easy. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ☎️: 800-273-8255
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8 years
Talking w/ Best Drummer winner CC ❤️ about Rob Halford's, um, British Steel & more:
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Ryan J. Downey
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Had a great (& exclusive) chat w/ the always personable Vic Fuentes for @AltPress which is right here: http://t.co/np8stD2TPn @piercethevic
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3 years
And now it's NUMBER ONE! 😳
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Ryan J. Downey
6 years
@cthagod This is some willful contrarian trolling. There’s no way you’d really think this in any other context. You are praising Rap Devil because you had low expectations. There’s no grading on a curve in rap battles!
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The "Faithless" lyrics are pretty much pulled from my brain. I'm backing it HARD. #Unashamed . @OfficialBVB http://t.co/pnjqdR72cz
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7 years
Too many friends at the #AmericanSatan screening last night to list! Solid performances by Andy, Ben, and Jesse S in particular. Go Ash, go!
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Ryan J. Downey
7 years
@RealDeal2AD @HillaryClinton so you're very upset about the Trump admin's private email servers and the President's unsecured Android phone?
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Ryan J. Downey
7 years
One year ago! With the homie Brendon Urie. Time flies! 🐝
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Watch Black Veil Brides kickoff our MI Conversation Series! http://t.co/jX6dRPaLWE http://t.co/I1bmxp5ny3
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Join ANDY BIERSACK and I on Tuesday, April 20th at 6pm PST, as we discuss They Don't Need to Understand. It's FREE to watch, presented by @BookSoup . Make sure to REGISTER here:
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2 years
I left my house! 🔪
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5 years
@chrisdelia I went to see Slayer and they played some of the same songs as when I first saw them in 1988.
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Happy Birthday, Master Of Puppets. I wrote this for Loudwire and it was fun. You should read it. 10 REASONS WHY METALLICA'S 'MASTER OF PUPPETS' IS SO DAMN GOOD:
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Ryan J. Downey
8 years
@tellesmith @Kellinquinn get a room you two! (Then invite me over).
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Ryan J. Downey
2 years
Heard Demi Lovato's new single. Sure, it's basically the riff from the Hole hit Billy Corgan wrote and a Megadeth song title and a little bit Millennial Whoop-adjacent. But it's 10x better than MGK's "rock." Confessional, meaningful lyrics, guitars, drums, attitude? I support it.
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5 years
One of my best friends put his heart and soul into this, his second solo album, chasing every untapped creative ambition with an even greater fearlessness than before. Buy it, stream it, get into it. @AndyBlack , The Ghost Of Ohio.
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3 years
Corey Taylor & I discuss: • Metallica riffs as a rite of passage • When Joey Jordison sat in for Lars Ulrich • Slipknot's first meeting with Metallica • And so much more. WATCH PARTS I II & III of our Metallica Blacklist interview series right here:
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@Kellinquinn @NoelGallagher one of the G.O.A.T.S.!!!!!
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Chester Bennington left six children behind. If you are struggling PLEASE call 1-800-273-8255.
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I’m bloody honored that Spencer asked me to take a stab at telling this story with him. He’s one of my favorite people, even if I half expect to find him lurking outside my window some rainy night. ICE NINE KILLS INKED IN BLOOD 2. 🩸
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Dude *just* married his dream gal @JulietSimmsALL & plays his first #AndyBlack show tonight. Destroy 2016 m'friend👊🏻
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Ryan J. Downey
3 years
@texaninnyc Encouraging to see Grace Kelly in To Catch A Thief appear more than once. (As well as January Jones as a bonus.)
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2 years
The visual language of Scott Derrickson’s DOCTOR STRANGE became such a crucial through line in everything that came after in the MCU. It’s great to see Sam Raimi salute it in @hiattb ’s lovely Q&A.
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3 years
With respect to Loki, Killmonger, Kilgrave, and the rest, @vincentdonofrio ’s KINGPIN is THE BEST MCU villain we’ve seen. No contest.
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Silly to look deeper into the little pieces I write. I've been writing them for years now. Although I appreciate the fandom. Because I loved playing him in @daredevil
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Happy 28th anniversary to one of the greatest albums of all time, RUST IN PEACE! Or as my five year old son calls it, “the one with the skeleton holding the green light.” ☢️💀 #OnThisDay
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9 years
Edgar Allen Poe died Oct 7 1866. His spirit haunts pop culture, from Lost Boys to ETF. Watch http://t.co/LGZZFxUNi9
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DANCE GAVIN DANCE sold more albums this week than at any other point in their career, on album ten. See all of the Jackpot Juicer details, previous sales history, and the latest on the Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) side of the music industry here:
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Happy #BatmanDay to fellow Gotham ghoul @AndyBVB . Finally a made up holiday worth cele-bat-ing. http://t.co/7gBnWvdHtb
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@JamesGunn YES. ⚡️
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Ryan J. Downey
6 years
As someone whose voicemail alert is Cher saying, “Ugh! As if,” I’d like to note my opposition to the Clueless remake. Besides, my vegan sister @AliciaSilv & Paul Rudd still look exactly the same.
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8 years
The SECOND part of my Q&A w/ @andyblack & @JohnFeldy is up now! #AltPress #AndyBlack Watch:
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@Kellinquinn @TedStryker two humans I like to see commiserating. Very nice. ❤️
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If you've been following along, I guarantee there are things in here you haven't read before: past, present & future. http://t.co/bwYSwAcFbv
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#Ghostbusters toys are marked down at Toys R Us & straight up on clearance (?!) at Target. This movie isn't OUT yet.
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Cliff Burton’s sister, Connie, has posted that their father, the much beloved Ray Burton, passed away last Wednesday. Deep condolences to the Burtons and the Metallica family around the world. 💔
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Ryan J. Downey
9 years
This is hitting the interwebs soon. The first in AP's MI Conversation Series. Stay tuned.… http://t.co/Jo62MbuzaJ
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If you know me you know I love rap battles. Chuck just delivered a CLASSIC! G'night Meek & Sean Kingston 😵🐀 @thegame
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Ryan J. Downey
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Carrying the torch, winning over a crowd -- my chat w/ @ChrisMotionless for @AltPress . Watch: http://t.co/rOpHUa3xvO http://t.co/IoPZdP7tAw
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Ryan J. Downey
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In honor of the 24th anniversary of the @Megadeth album Youthanasia, here’s “Train of Consequences” on Letterman — complete with Paul Shaffer doing the harmonica solo! #AllTheDaves
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Ryan J. Downey
9 years
Like a hot track this Kellin interview has guests! Taka, Josh Scogin, & Suge Knight. Really!
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Last night was rad! Video soon! #thatswhatshesaid #patd #altpress
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@mikeherreraTD @Kellinquinn @nodirectionhome it means you died on 11/11/11 and you're imagining everything since from another dimension #NBD
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"Mia, something tells me you're going to create your own stories." AMEN. Can barely stand the wait. #Arrow
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@JamesGunn @jennlholland Also, Marvel seems to be missing an Infinity Stone.
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The @LukeCage musical guests are consistently excellent. This season has Rakim, @GhostfaceKillah , Blastmaster @IAmKRSOne aka *literally* three of the greatest rappers to bless the 🎤. This year’s discovery for me was @_kingfishbluez , what a badass!
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Watch David Bowie singing to Ricky Gervais. Magic.
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@RonnieRadke @EddieTrunk Eddie, I think the big disconnect for you and Baz: Ronnie's band DOES perform live vocals, guitars, bass & drums. They are a synth, orchestral, and rap-beat heavy band. Misplaced laptops for them are more akin to a Nine Inch Nails show. NIN plays and sings the ROCK sections live.
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Ryan J. Downey
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My best guess for @ChrisEvans as #CaptainAmerica is that after the timeline is remade in #AvengersEndgame , he gets to return to the 40s to be with Peggy. Rogers is effectively written out of the MCU, for now, but with the door open to return in cameos or in any capacity he wants.
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Ryan J. Downey
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. @ThePunisher S2 RULES. Without spoiling anything, I will say that I had to literally catch my breath after the second to last episode. @florianalima & @BenBarnes are especially great. @amberroserevah @J0shStewart @JasonMooreEnt all A+ & of course, @jonnybernthal IS Frank Castle.
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READ RECEIPTS: ON COURAGE. BRAVERY.
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@mrbeaks @rianjohnson The tears of people who make 20 minute fan theory videos.
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@JeremiahDawson7 @RockNRollFore11 @RonnieRadke @EddieTrunk Would NIN perform “Closer” or “Head Like A Whole” w/ just guitar, bass, and drums? They could try, but why? How would several Linkin Park hits sound without a DJ/tracks? Barring an acoustic show, it is part of the sound for these bands. FIR is the wrong band for Eddie’s argument.
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New Episode! Star Wars Turns 40! @AlanTudyk Harrison Ford Liam Neeson & a bunch of me talking. @PopCurse *Subscribe*
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