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Snot Release New Song And Announce Tour Dates

Scott — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:42:03 +0000

Snot, oh Snot. I used to really dig them about 8 years ago, but the interest faded. I listen to ‘Get Some’ every now and then, but not nearly as much as I used to. When I heard they were reuniting and with Tommy Cummings as the singer, I had and still have a little doubt whether this is going to work and will it be as big (not that they were huge) or bigger than the previous version of Snot? Or will it be a big flop and mockery of Lynn Strait’s memory. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

You can check out the new song The Band Plays On at their Myspace. I listened briefly. Not quite sure what to think yet. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Snot have hooked up with TKO booking agnecy and are looking to release something new in the summer of next year. Until then they will have two headlining shows and a bunch of shows supporting Devildriver. Tour dates after the fold

Snot Headlining Shows:

Aug. 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Vegas
Oct. 10 – West Hollywood, CA – Key Club

Snot Supporting Devildriver:

Oct. 14 – Bakersfield, CA – The Dome
Oct. 15 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Oct. 17 – Portland, OR – Roseland Grill
Oct. 18 – Vancouver, BC – Red Room
Oct. 19 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Oct. 20 – Spokane, WA – The Big Easy
Oct. 21 – Boise, ID – The Big Easy
Oct. 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Vegas
Oct. 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Jillian’s
Oct. 24 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
Oct. 25 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Oct. 26 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick

Image Source: Snot Myspace

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Hammerfall Release CD and DVD Yesterday

Scott — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:06 +0000

Hammerfall released both a dvd and a new cd yesterday (7/22/08) Below are the DVD details from Nuclear Blast:

Rebels With A Cause – Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited (DVD)
The DVD will be a continuation of the previous two (The First Crusade and The Templar/Renegade Crusades) and will contain newly recorded interviews with the band interspersed with footage from their own cameras.
The time span is six years, from the beginning of 2002 until the end of 2007, and it’s edited together as a documentary of sorts, i.e. one continuous film, but of course with chapters.
Also included will be all six promo videos made during the time in question plus some behind the scenes, four professionally filmed live songs from Filderstadt 2005, five TV clips they have purchased the rights to from SVT (the Swedish national television network) and some more homemade stuff as bonus. The complete running time is estimated to be almost three hours.

Also released was the cd Masterpieces of all cover songs. Check out the track listing and the caption from Nuclear Blast.

Masterpieces (CD)
A collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be guitarist Stefan Elmgren’s last release with HAMMERFALL.

Masterpieces covers CD:
01. Child of the Damned (WARLORD)
02. Ravenlord (STORMWITCH)
03. Eternal Dark (PICTURE)
04. Back to Back (PRETTY MAIDS)
05. I Want Out (HELLOWEEN)
06. Man on the Silver Mountain (RAINBOW)
07. Head Over Heels (ACCEPT)
08. Run With the Devil (HEAVY LOAD)
09. We’re Gonna Make It (TWISTED SISTER)
10. Breaking the Law (JUDAS PRIEST)
11. Angel of Mercy (CHASTAIN)
12. Rising Force (YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN’S RISING FORCE)
13. Detroit Rock City (KISS)
14. Crazy Nights (LOUDNESS)
15. När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn (ROGER PONTARE)
16. Flight of the Warrior (RIOT)
17. Youth Gone Wild (SKID ROW)
18. Aphasia (EUROPE)

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Lamb Of God Contest Reminder

Scott — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:05:21 +0000

This is just a short reminder letting everyone know that I’m giving away a copy or two (Maybe 3) of Lamb Of God’s Latest DVD release Walk With Me In Hell. Go to the link below to find out how you can enter to win a copy.

That’s all as far as updates for this evening. I promised my son we would play some Guitar Hero: Aerosmith tonight and I’m looking forward to kicking a ten year olds ass at a video game…maybe. He’s getting really good at it.

Lamb Of God Walk With Me IN Hell Give Away

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(sigh) I Know I Said No More Slipknot news But…

Scott — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:21:41 +0000

Ok, earlier today I know I said no more Slipknot news for at least 72 hours and I meant it. I even saw something shortly afterwards about a iTunes pre-order for All Hope Is Gone and I refrained from posting that or even updating the last ‘knot post to reflect that news…but this is kinda big.

Perhaps you’ve already heard but Slipknot will be releasing the final artwork for All Hope Is Gone at midnight U.S. EST at Roadrunner Records UK site.

I may even stay up late and post the artwork so you’re going to have to suck it up and just deal with another Slipknot post…and then I’ll give it a rest, I promise.

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Even More Slipknot News | Tracklisting For All Hope Is Gone

Scott — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:21:04 +0000

I know in the past week I’ve posted a shitload of Lamb Of God and Slipknot posts but here is yet one more, However it’s a prety good one. The tracklisting for All Hope Is Gone is supposed to be as follows (as seen on iTunes).

01. Execute
02. Gematria (The Killing Name)
03. Sulfur
04. Psychosocial
05. Dead Memories
06. Vendetta
07. Butcher’s Hook
08. Gehenna
09. The Cold Black
10. Wherein Lies Continue
11. Snuff
12. All Hope is Gone
13. Child of Burning Time (Bonus Track)
14. Til We Die (Bonus Track)
15. Vermillion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix) (Bonus Track)

Seriously, I love Vermillion Pt. 2, but how many friggin different mixes do we need? Anyway, sounds cool. Looking forward to it. I promise no more Slipknot news for at least 72 hours…unless something really cool happens.

Image Source: Amazon.com

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Rumored Metallica Death Magnetic Release Date

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:43:51 +0000

There is a rumor floating around teh net that says Metallica’s release date for their new album, Death Magnetic may be September 16th. Here is what Blabbermouth reported:

“According to Finland’s Record Shop X, the Finnish release date for the new METALLICA album, “Death Magnetic”, is Wednesday, September 17. Although no official release date has yet been announced, it is likely that the CD will be issued in the U.S. on September 16, with most of continental Europe receiving the album on Monday, September 15 (except Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where fans will presumably be able to purchase the CD on Friday, September 12).”

I wouldn’t hold my breath or mark my calandar. We won’t really know untill it’s confirmed and it can always be pushed back again. Every time I say “Death Magnetic” I think of Sponge’s song Wax Ecstatic.

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Review: Withered Folie Circulaire

Scott — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:31:29 +0000

Withered’s Folie Circulaire is another step in the extreme metal genre for the band. The follow up to 2005’s Memento Mori is a very busy recording. The mix between Mike Thompson and Chris Freeman’s vocals compliment each other as do their guitars. A very fast paced, slightly over-distorted recording, Withered’s latest release will have the mosh pits churning like an out of control blender one minute and bring it to a head banging, fist raising halt the next.

Beau Brandon’s drumming is an amazing display of athleticism and rhythm while keeping up with the ridiculously fast pace of guitars at times. That halt of head banging, and fist raising comes with every song. At times I thought the guitars were very over-powering of everything else especially the vocals. The bass guitar of Mike Longoria becomes ever so beautifully present in Gnosis Unveils and the entire album is lyrically genius with guest vocals from Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway on The Fated Breath and Clamor Beneath

With lines such as “How long will I be lost in lies of Sanity? I crave the emptiness of ignorance, the only true faith I’ve know.” from Purification of Ignorance. Or Reveal The Essence Of Suffering’s intro line “Plague of man, for want of purpose. At war with his nature. A useless passion”. It’s amazing.

I have had this in my possession for quite some time because I haven’t really been able to figure out how to explain Folie Circulie in words. It’s also taking me some time to get used to this album. At first I really thought that it wasn’t my thing but the more I have listened to it to try to come up with a review for it, it has grown on me. The only complaint I have is that at times it can be very noisy. By that I mean sometimes the guitars and mix in general can sound a bit distorted volume wise. I would probably like it a lot more if it was a bit cleaner sounding, but that’s just my preference.

Lastly, fans of Necrophobic will enjoy (or not) the cover of Necrophobic’s Into Armegeddon.

I give it a 3 out of 4 Stars

Withered Folie Circulie will be released on June 24th through Prosthetic Records. With artwork, once again by Paul Romano

You can check out a few of the songs on Withered’s Myspace

Album cover: Amazon.com

Band Photo: Prosthetic Records

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Free Download Friday | Century Media Spring Sampler 2008

Scott — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:40:44 +0000

OK, so this isn’t something I had to work hard on. (Uh-huh-huh…I said hard-on) OK, enough Beavis And Butthead innuendos. Anyway, I just got a myspace bulletin that Century Media is offering up their Spring Sampler 2008 for free download. Click on the picture to take you there and download the entire sampler which has DRM free mp3’s.

You’ll have to log in or register to download the free sampler, but it will all be worth it! Cheers ‘n beers!

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Nuclear Blast Discounts Albums On iTunes and Amazon

Scott — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:37:05 +0000

Nuclear Blast Records is offering up 25 albums at a discount price of $5.99 until August 30, 2008. Some new, some old. get them while you can!

Image Source: Nulcear Blast Myspace

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Gorija Title New CD ‘The Way Of All Flesh’

Scott — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:21:14 +0000

French metal act, Gojira will follow up their last album From Mars To Sirius with The Way Of All Flesh. Singer Joe Duplantier told Revolver Magazine it’s “more intense, more brutal, and more melodic at the same time.” than From Mars To Serius. It will be release on October 14 in the U.S. through Prosthetic Records.

The album was tracked and produced in Los Angeles by Logan Mader.

Image Source: Newscom.com

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