Idris Elba has shared a new single, demanding the UK government to take more concrete action to ban ‘zombie knives’ and machetes.The new track, titled ‘Knives Down’, sees the actor put pressure on politicians in the UK to crack down on the number of knife-related crimes across the country, in a bid to reduce the number of young people losing their lives.Speaking with the BBC, he also accused politicians of not giving the issue “the focus it deserves”.Zombie knives are defined as weapons having “a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words suggesting they are used for violence”. They were added to a list of prohibited offensive weapons in 2016, but criticism still followed, as the sale of the knives still exists online.Featuring DB Maz and produced by Fraser T Smith and FaNaTiX, ‘Knives Down’ features hard-hitting lyrics which urge Parliament to take urgent action, more so than ever before.“My guy, you don’t look fly with the samurai and its blood dirty/ Eyes cry in the neighbourhood when the blood spills when they die early,” read the opening lyrics.
Watch Sleep Token drummer give band’s first video interview and shout out Joey Jordison
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Sleep Token’s drummer, II, has given the band’s first video interview to discuss his drumming techniques and influences.These performances are interspersed with interview clips in which II – his voice masked behind a distorted voice filter – divulges into his approach to drumming, techniques, and influences. In one excerpt, he touches on the wide range of influences which shape his style.
“I’ve always personally taken a lot of inspiration from the UK dance music scene,” he said. “And listening to various subgenres of drum and bass specifically allow me to incorporate stylistic traits from those genres into my vocabulary as a drummer.”Watch Drumeo’s interview with Sleep Token’s II below:Elsewhere in the interview, he named various drummers as influences on his approach as a drummer, including former Suicidal Tendencies drummer Eric Moore, Mudvayne’s Matt McDonough, and the late Joey Jordison, stating: “When I first started playing, I, like many others in my generation were heavily into drummers such as Joey Jordison, Matt from the band Mudvayne, as well as the more extreme speed players, such as Derek Roddy.”Sleep Token released their third album, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’, in May, following the release of lead singles ‘Chokehold’ and ‘The Summoning’ on consecutive days in January.
The album earned a glowing, five-star review from NME, with Emma Wilkes praising the band’s eclectic sound, blending influences as wide as R&B, funk and black metal into a cohesive mix.“There are more risks on ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ than Sleep Token have ever taken before, but there’s never an opportunity to doubt whether anything they attempt will succeed,” Wilkes wrote. “It’s an ambitious, emotional monolith of a record, with all the hallmarks
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Sleep Token unveil new masks during London show
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