#Album or cover tank force of nature update#

In an update Thursday, Tank spoke about his most recent doctor’s visit, sharing that his hearing had tested lower that day. “Imma document the process just to show you the fight.” The “When We” singer promised to keep his fans updated with developments in his treatment. “It still hasn’t given me a reason to give up,” he continued, hoping his resilience in light of the news could be an inspiration. The 45-year-old, who has written music for Aaliyah, Jamie Foxx and Keyshia Cole, said the diagnosis seemed to come “out of nowhere,” and he’s been seeing doctors and taking medication since. The musician and actor, born Durrell Babbs, said he’s also suffering from dizziness and “can’t walk a straight line.” “So I’m going through something right now, and I want to use my situation to encourage your situation,” he said in the video before sharing the news. Let’s give it a chance first before we call for her head, though, no?īesides, it could be worse – it could be Metallica threatening to cover Miley.R&B singer Tank announced Wednesday in an emotional Instagram post that he’s “going completely deaf” in his right ear and losing hearing in his left. Miley does Metallica might ultimately prove to be a vanity project, or a calculated PR move. Machine Gun Kelly going pop-punk springs to mind, so perhaps there’s still some way to go when it comes to truly being open to new kids on the block. Metal is a community that prides itself on its openness, diversity, and willingness to extend a warm welcome to any and all who bow down and worship in the church of noise, yet so many get bent out of shape when something like this happens. Scoff at that if you must, but Miley Cyrus doesn’t need anyone’s approval to cover Metallica – a band she loves as much as you do. She’s got more attitude and charisma than a thousand bland boys in bands will ever possess. Even when she’s been trading in pop and R&B hits, she has been a force of nature, carrying herself with the wild, carefree spirit of a true punk, doing things her own way and to hell with what the world thinks. Still don’t believe us? Maybe you’ll believe Metallica’s very own Lars Ulrich, who was “stunned” after watching her sing two songs at the 2019 Chris Cornell tribute show in LA, I Am The Highway. Edgy, provocative, captivating and above all else, dripping with as much as talent as she was sweat, it was a statement performance. She is all of these of things, but if you’re sceptical about her rock credentials, check out her show-stealing Glastonbury set last summer. Or perhaps you’re only vaguely aware of her by name because you remember her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, released a country single that did quite well in the comparative black and white days of 1992. Maybe you’ve heard of her as Hannah Montana, the Disney icon. Like it or not, Miley Cyrus is a Rock Star – capital ‘R’, capital ’S’. Maybe one of those inspired young women will even grow up to become the next metal megastar. A whole new generation discovering a raft of metal music by proxy can only benefit the genre long-term. The rite of passage awakening will be no less powerful for them either. And all of those introductions are valid, just as it will be for those who discover Metallica via Miley Cyrus covers. These days, that discovery usually happens online.

Some had a relative’s record collection to thank. But do you remember the first time that metal sparked something inside of you? Everyone starts somewhere.