Dani Filth says he's been “emailing with” Ed Sheeran about a potential collaboration

[L-R] Dani Filth and Ed Sheeran
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Last month, pop superstar Ed Sheeran revealed that he is “not opposed” to making a death metal album. Yes, the guy who sings Perfect, Thinking Out Loud and Shape of You.

In an interview with The Sun, the singer-songwriter noted that he was “really into death metal as a kid," adding that he spent time in his youth learning Slipknot and Cradle of Filth guitar riffs. “That's something I've never thought about doing – but something I would not be opposed to creating,” Sheeran said.

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Sam Roche

Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.