The Weeknd has revealed some of the musical influences that inspired his 2011 compilation album, Trilogy.
During a live installment of his Apple Music show Memento Mori, the R&B singer born Abel Tesfaye shared his affinity for rock and metal music. The episode celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Weeknd's 2011 mixtape, Thursday, which evidently prompted him to look back at the music that impacted him during that time. He praised alt-metal band Deftones and paid tribute to late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington in a pair of mid-episode tweets.
"DEFTONES HUGE INSPO DURING [TRILOGY] ERA," the "Take My Breath" singer shared on Wednesday (August 18). Minutes before, the singer tweeted "R.I.P CHESTER," honouring the late Bennington, who passed away in 2017.
Trilogy is the compilation album of his first three mixtapes, House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence. While it might seem outlandish on first read, listeners of the Weeknd and Deftones can most likely hear the parallels between each artist and their perspective sounds.
The Weeknd's Thursday mixtape is the second installment in the Trilogy collection and was recently made available on all streaming platforms. Echoes of Silence is expected to hit streaming services on December 21. The House of Balloons reissue arrived back in March.
During a live installment of his Apple Music show Memento Mori, the R&B singer born Abel Tesfaye shared his affinity for rock and metal music. The episode celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Weeknd's 2011 mixtape, Thursday, which evidently prompted him to look back at the music that impacted him during that time. He praised alt-metal band Deftones and paid tribute to late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington in a pair of mid-episode tweets.
"DEFTONES HUGE INSPO DURING [TRILOGY] ERA," the "Take My Breath" singer shared on Wednesday (August 18). Minutes before, the singer tweeted "R.I.P CHESTER," honouring the late Bennington, who passed away in 2017.
Trilogy is the compilation album of his first three mixtapes, House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence. While it might seem outlandish on first read, listeners of the Weeknd and Deftones can most likely hear the parallels between each artist and their perspective sounds.
The Weeknd's Thursday mixtape is the second installment in the Trilogy collection and was recently made available on all streaming platforms. Echoes of Silence is expected to hit streaming services on December 21. The House of Balloons reissue arrived back in March.
