Slipknot’s August 26th release, All Hope Is Gone has been certified gold in the United States. ON December 9th the RIAA officially certified it gold after the record has sold almost 600k copies since it’s release.
Does this mean that this is a great record? I think I’ve stated my dislike for this record enough already, considering that I’ve loved every other album they’ve released so far. Some people say that a bands name can sell records as long as they have established themselves in the music business. I can totally agree with this statement even with the recent “flop” …read more

Twice in one week is odd for the report but there are a few things I think are news-worthy but don’t feel like writing extensively about them. Also, I was suppose to go see Mudvayne and Snot tonight and get an interview with Greg Tribbett. Unfortunately some things have come up and I can’t make it. It’s about a three hour drive for me and I would have to leave early and I have something that really needs to get done today. Anyway, here are a few things of interest…

Statix X have announce the title and release date for …read more

Even though everyone was almost sure that it would never happen, Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy will be released on November 23rd on CD and Vinyl (With free electronic download of the songs). You can stream the first single “Chinese Democracy” below. Pre-order is now available at Bestbuy.com. Tracklist after the fold.
 
Chinese Democracy – Guns N Roses

Warrior Soul takes a wild blow at Axl Rose with their upcoming release of the stolen title (Can’t really say it’s stolen since G ‘n’ R’s isn’t out yet) Chinese Democracy. It’s not the first time a band has released an album with the same title though. I always thought that All That Remains should have named their last album "Fozzy", after Chris Jericho’s band Fozzy named their album "All That Remains", but that’s just me.
You can check out a new song from "Chinese Democracy" called "The Fourth Riche" at Warrior Soul’s Myspace and pre-order the CD there …read more

No doubt that at least some of you have read about the blogger over at Antiquiet.com that was arrested by the FBI for leaking some Chinese Democracy songs on the Internet. Well the L.A. Times interviewed Saul “Slash” Hudson, former Guns N Roses guitar player (as if you didn’t know) and he had this to say:
“I hope he rots in jail,” Slash told the Los Angeles Times.”It’s going to affect the sales of the record, and it’s not fair. The Internet is what it is, and you have to deal with it accordingly, but I think if someone goes and …read more

MetalMartyr.com (That’s me!) had the privilege of getting exclusive rights to post the very first image of the New Metallica Album Artwork and working title.
Disappointment, which has been hyped up for well over a year, will finally be released in September…maybe. We never really know. Whatever happens we know it will come out long before Guns N Roses’ Chinese Democracy. Hell, even by the time that’s released China may just be a democratic nation, and then Axl would have to change the album title with another oxymoron title like “Sober Weiland”.
You can Pre-Order your copy of Disappointment Here. …read more

Blabbermouth is a pretty good resource for news on even the most obscure metal and rock news at times and so much gets posted there during the day you sometimes miss some significant stuff. Here are some links to some of the news of today and yesterday that you may find of interest.
Original Korn Members to reunite? Maybe, but I’ve lost interest.
W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless On Recent Radio Show.
Testament rumored to be on Heaven And Hell Tour With Judas Priest and Motorhead

When I was offered the opportunity to review Marc Canter’s Reckless Road Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction I jumped on it. Let me tell you first off that it’s not a biography of the band but a trip into yesterday with Marc Canter and the members of one of the greatest Hard Rock bands in the last 20 years.
Loaded with vintage pictures of the band and the bands they were in before Guns N’ Roses was formed this book takes you on a trip through history. The history of the entire band. From Axl …read more

If your tired of waiting for Chinese Democracy to be released and you need something Guns N’ Roses in the meantime then check out The Reckless Road:
Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction is the only authorized Guns N’ Roses book, documenting the beginning of an era and the creation of the seminal groundbreaking album, Appetite for Destruction.

Holy crap, 2008 is here already. Where does the time go. Another year another year older my decrepit ass is. 2007 was a fun filled roller-coaster of madness, but here we are. It’s time for a whole new shitty year. A new president will be elected, “W” will finally be out and we can look forward to a whole new screwed up situation come ‘09. Speaking of…I’m about tired of hearing the word Caucus. Anyway, time to unload the garbage…
Gene Simmons is on The Apprentice Celebrity edition and he helped his team win last night. Since it’s all for charity …read more