Midnight Metal Playlist – March 24th 2023

Author Al Beck

March 24th, 2023 1:01 AM

Did you miss this week’s Midnight Metal? Hear something and wonder “who was that? That was AWESOME! ” Here’s what you heard on this week’s edition of Midnight Metal:

Soilwork – Electric Again
Death – Pull the Plug
Sylosis – Deadwood

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Prancer
August Burns Red – Backfire
Immortal – Tyrants
Otep – Breed
Finality – Technocracy
Emmure – Solar Flare Homicide

Metallica – Whiplash
Parkway Drive – Sleepwalker
Scarlet Rot – Born in Chaos

5 Music Producers Everyone Should Know

• 5. Linda Perry

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  Linda Perry would break into music thanks to fronting 4 Non Blondes, but she'd really leave her mark as a producer/songwriter. She's produced a diverse number of artists from Dolly Parton to Cheap Trick to Celine Dion.

• 4. Nile Rodgers

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  Rodgers co-founded Chic in 1972, and the band is still active today. However, Rodgers has crafted a prolific career as a producer and songwriter working with the likes of Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran and many more.

• 3. Rick Rubin

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  Rubin has had a remarkable career which kicked off when he was a senior in high school and co-founded Def Jam Records with Russell Simmons. Not only has he produced some of the biggest names in hip-hip history -- including Run-DMC, Beastie Boys and LL Cool J -- Rubin has also had success in the worlds of rock and country notably working with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Chicks and more.
• 2. Quincy Jones

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  Quincy Jones is a legend whose career spans seven decades. His producing credits are enough to make anyone's head spin. He's produced many film scores and soundtracks including 1967's 'In The Heat of the Night,' 1977's 'Roots' and 1978's 'The Wiz.' Jones has also produced a variety of artists including Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Lesley Gore, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer and many more. Jones' most notable credit comes from producing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' which remains one of the biggest-selling albums of all time.

• 1. Sir George Martin

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  Sir George Martin has worked with a variety of artists, but he'll forever be known for his producing work with The Beatles. Within the entire Beatles catalog, Martin has produced all but one Beatles LP which was 1970's 'Let It' produced by Phil Spector.

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Author Al Beck

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