Metallica states:

“If you’ve been playing Guitar Hero on the Wii, you may have noticed that we were short a few songs when it came to ‘Death Magnetic’ – well no more! Our friends at Guitar Hero have been working long and hard with Nintendo so that Wii fans can now play the eight ‘Death Magnetic’ songs not previously available for that gaming system.

“Starting November 24, additional tracks from ‘Death Magnetic’ will be available as downloadable singles for 200 Wii points each. If you’re keeping score, that would be ‘All Nightmare Long’, ‘That Was Just Your Life’, ‘The Day That Never Comes’, ‘The Judas Kiss’, ‘The End Of The Line’, ‘The Unforgiven III’, ‘Suicide & Redemption J.H.’ and ‘Suicide & Redemption K.H.’ Enjoy!”

Thank you, Nintendo. I hope your consoles start randomly exploding in retaliation to having this crap played through them.

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From Metallica:

We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of 20 year old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday night.

Morgan has blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5′6″, 120 lbs., and was wearing a black “Pantera” T-shirt, black skirt, and black boots. She was not carrying I.D. or a cell phone. Morgan was separated from her friends shortly before 9pm at the venue. Police have been searching the area since Monday.

We encourage anyone who has any information regarding Morgan’s disappearance to please come forward. Additionally, if you or anyone you know shot video footage or took photos of the concert or audience, please check to see if there is anyone in your photos who might resemble Morgan. Please contact the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425 or the UVA Police at (434) 924-7166 or police@virginia.edu. if you have any information.

Our thoughts are with Morgan and her family for her safe return.

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Discussing the title track, Cantrell tells Hetfield and Ulrich,

“It’s a really intense song, and a really open-hearted song to Layne and the experience that we went through. Facing up to all of that stuff, and owning all the good, and owning all the bad, and moving forward together. It was a lot of big steps… things were pretty black for us. It’s pretty literal to that, and things are starting to get a little lighter.”

Keep checking back in the coming weeks for parts 2 and 3 of this classic interview.

Check out part one here!

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You can view video of the performance below:

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler had the following to say about the blistering performance:

“We were honored to share the stage with a legend.  Billy and S.O.D are our roots and I’ll remember this moment forever.”

Billy Milano also commented about the performance with the LAMB OF GOD crew:

“To share the stage with LAMB OF GOD was fucking amazing.  It was a life changing experience.  Watching the video on YouTube, I couldn’t believe the size of the stage I was on.  I don’t want to say it was the highlight of my career, but it truly was a milestone.  Words are escaping me while trying to describe this event, which is strange, since I never shut the fuck up.”

Don’t miss LAMB OF GOD on tour this fall with Metallica, GWAR, and Job For a Cowboy.

10/12 Winnipeg, MB- MTS Centre (METALLICA)
10/13 Minneapolis, MN- Target Center (METALLICA)
10/15 Cleveland, OH -Quicken Loans Arena (METALLICA)
10/16 Knoxville, TN-Valarium (GWAR)
10/17 Charlottesville, VA- JPJ Arena (METALLICA)
10/18 Charlotte, NC -Charlotte Bobcats Arena (METALLICA)
10/20 Norfolk, VA-The NorVa (GWAR)
10/21 Asheville, NC-Orange Peel (GWAR)
10/23 Atlantic City, NJ-House of Blues (NO GWAR)
10/24 Elmira, NY-First Arena (GWAR)
10/25 London, ONT-John Labatt Centre (GWAR)
10/26 Toronto, ON -Air Canada Centre (METALLICA)
10/27 Toronto, ON -Air Canada Centre (METALLICA)
10/29 Halifax, NS-Cunard Center (GWAR)
10/30 Moncton, NB-Moncton Coliseum –HALL C (GWAR)
10/31 Quebec City, QC- Colisee Arena (METALLICA)
11/1 Quebec City, QC-Colisee Arena (METALLICA)
11/3 Kanata, ON-ScotiaBank Place (METALLICA)
11/9 Grand Rapids, MI -Van Andel Arena (METALLICA)
11/6 Milwaukee, WI-The Eagles Club (GWAR)
11/7 Springfield, MO-Shrine Mosque (GWAR)
11/10 Buffalo, NY -HSBC Arena (METALLICA)
11/12 Albany, NY -Times Union Center (METALLICA)
11/14 New York, NY- Madison Square Garden (METALLICA)
11/15 New York, NY-Madison Square Garden(METALLICA)
11/5 Ft. Wayne, IN-Piere’s (GWAR)

For all things LAMB OF GOD, please visit www.lamb-of-god.com.

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In the wake of their Grammy-nominated album The Blackening, MACHINE HEAD faced harsh penalties for their lyrics, and shockingly, were banned from several Disney-owned clubs for what Disney concert promoters deemed “negative imagery,” “inflammatory lyrics” and “undesirable fans.”

MACHINE HEAD stood their ground, however, and went on to headline the Jagermeister stage on the Mayhem Festival, and just returned from a triumphant headlining spot atop this years  (20^th Anniversary) Wacken Festival in Germany to 85,000 people.  MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel had this to say,

“We are extremely excited to announce our only U.S headline show this year, and to have it be in New York is going to be insane!!!”  Added singer Robb Flynn, “We really felt like doing something special for the U.S. fans to get ready for the Canadian Carnage dates.  What better place to do it than with our maniacal fanbase in New York!!!”

MACHINE HEAD will play their sole U.S. headline show on Friday, November 6th at Club Loaded At The Crazy Donkey in New York.  Support comes from Stillborn recording artist Thy Will Be Done, Ferret recording artist This Or The Apocalypse, Roadrunner Records recording artist Mutiny Within and more.  For more detailed information, go to the promoters’ website at ClubLoaded.com.

Headline Show

11.06 – Farmingdale, NY – Crazy Donkey

w/ Slayer / Megadeth

11.08 – Moncton, NB – Moncton Coliseum

11.09 – Halifax, NS – Halifax Metro Centre

11.11 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

11.12 – Quebec City, QC – Colisee Pepsi Arena

11.13 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre

w/ Megadeth

11.14 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room

11.15 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center

11.17 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom

11.18 – Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion

11.20 – Covington, KY – Madison Theatre

11.21 – Richmond, VA – The National

11.22 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium

11.23 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

11.25 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

11.27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

11.28 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues

11.30 – Corpus Christi, TX – Pavillion @ Concrete Street

12.01 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Garden Amphitheatre

12.02 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom

12.03 – Oklahoma City, OK – Bricktown Events Center

w/ Metallica

12.05 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay *sold out*

12.07 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center

12.08 – Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena  *sold out*

12.10 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center *sold out*

12.12 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion

[image: Adrenaline PR]

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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis and California frontman Ahhnold are back for round two with the release of AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE’s Double Brutal, the follow up to 2008’s highly successful (and, well, brutal) release, Total Brutal. With an appetite for all things barbarous, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE ups the ante with Double Brutal. This two-disc goliath features one disc of all new heavy tracks in the tradition of all of Ahhnold’s greatest cinematic moments and a second disc of cover songs including songs originally performed by METALLICA, MEGADETH, MISFITS, JUDAS PRIEST and more, with cover art once again being tackled by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, NOFX, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, etc).

A new audio clip featuring sneak peeks at tracks taken from Double Brutal is currently available on ADM’s MySpace page HERE. Check it out to get a taste of the sheer brutality that is set to devastate the world on September 29th Doom-thousand and Nine.

Comments AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE creator Tim Lambesis:

“Sometimes being stereotypically metal is fitting. I’m not trying to break new ground; I just want to break people’s necks…and have fun doing it”

For anyone who doubts the barbaric and brutal nature of Double Brutal, rest assured this album truly is doubly brutal. How can anyone argue Double Brutal’s pure savageness and testosterone filled manliness when you have Ahhnold, the strongest man in the universe and leader of many a mission filled with exploding chests, eyes bursting out of their sockets, and hands down the most classic one-liners you will ever hear, AND Tim Lambesis who can do a one armed push up while listening to Survivors ‘Eye of the Tiger’ (it’s true, I’ve seen it)?

Bottom line, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE is still fast, still pissed, and still brutal.

Double Brutal features shed-a-riffic performances by:
• BILLY SHEEHAN (if you have to ask…)
• BUZ MCGRATH (UNEARTH)
• ANDREW TAPLEY (THE HUMAN ABSTRACT)
• JAMES GERICKE (DEATH BY STEREO)
• MARK MACDONALD (MERCURY SWITCH)
• ROCKY GRAY (LIVING SACRIFICE)
• RUSTY COOLEY (again, if you need to ask…)

Double Brutal track listing:
Disc 1
1. Double Ahhnold
2. I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle (from Terminator 2)
featuring guest shredding by Andrew Tapley
3. Let Off Some Steam Bennett (from Commando)
featuring guest shredding by Rusty Cooley
4. Who Writes the Songs? (The Real Bomb Track)
5. It’s Simple, If it Jiggles it’s Fat (from Pumping Iron)
featuring guest shredding by Andrew Tapley
6. See You at the Party Richter (from Total Recall)
featuring guest shredding by Chris Storey
7. Hey Cookie Monster, Nothing is as Brutal as Neaahhh
8. Who Told You You Could Eat My Cookies? (from Jingle All the Way)
featuring guest shredding by Mark MacDonald
9. Come on Cohaagen, Give Deez People Ehyar (from Total Recall)
featuring guest shredding by Buz McGrath
10. Who is Your Daddy, and What Does He? 2
11. Come on, Do it, Do it, Come on, Come on, Kill me, Do it Now (from Predator)
featuring guest shredding by Kris Norris
12. Allow Me To Break The Ice (from Batman & Robin)
featuring guest shredding by James Gericke
13. Conan, What is Best in Life? (from Conan the Barbarian)
featuring guest shredding by Rocky Gray & Jason Suecof

Disc 2
1. Intro to the Intro
2. T2 Theme
3. Hell Bent for Leather (from Terminator 2 / Judas Priest cover)
4. Time Travel: The Metallica Conspiracy
5. Trapped Under Ice (from Batman & Robin / Metallica cover)
6. Iron Fist (from Terminator / Motörhead cover)
7. Recalling Mars
8. I Turned into a Martian (from Total Recall / Misfits cover)
9. Killing is My Business…and Business is Good (from everything / Megadeth cover)
10. Tactically Dangerous – Cannibal Commando (from Commando / Goretorture cover)
11. Gotta Go (from Terminator / Agnostic Front cover)

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We got a new Lamb Of God album that I still think is not as good as everyone else thinks; and a new Mastodon album that is musically amazing but people seem to bitch about because it’s not heavy enough or something.

Cannibal Corpse release an album that is, well, another good Cannibal Corpse album. Nothing extravagant enough to go on a murder spree, but a good album. Cattle Decapitation almost convince me to not eat beef while Sepultura almost gave me hope that I could listen to them again. That didn’t last. Psyopus almost convince me that something is wrong with my ears.

Thrash is still alive and vibrant with new releases from Kreator and neo-thrashers Lazarus A.D. bringing an old school sound with a modern touch. God Dethroned give us a WW1 History lesson.

The members that try to steal the name of the black metal band that they didn’t own the rights to, lose and start their own band. Something they should have done in the first place instead of wasting money in court.

God Forbid releases a killer, new album and then they lose a key member. Arsis also kind of loses another member and a Hatebreed member leaves the band. Arsis and Hatebreed get old members back. James Malone comes clean about his problems with anorexia, while Dallas Coyle prefers to keep his exit reasoning’s of GF private. I commend both of them for that.

Fuck Limp Bizkit. Oh, and Papa Roach too.

Dave Mustaine and Kerry King grow up and schedule tour dates with each other. Metallica gets inducted in to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Both bassist’s thank the bands that helped launch their career, while James Hetfield doesn’t thank anyone that helped them launch theirs. Lars Ulrich claims that he downloaded Death Magnetic to see how this internet thingy works. I publish a spoof that says that Warner music file lawsuit against him and numerous sites copy me and one even publishes their own version as an April Fools joke.

Metal has two new doc[rock]umentaries that are getting rave reviews. Iron Maiden’s Flight 666 is a fan favorite and most haven’t even seen it yet. Anvil beat Hannah Montana’s ass in opening weekend of their flick The Story Of Anvil. Disney is pissed and vows revenge, citing that Anvil will never play at The House Of Blues.

I’ve yet to get an Infection from Chimaira, but Daath’s The Concealers is currently in my top 10 of 2009.

Fear Factory reunites, kind of, sort of, even after Burton C. Bell says that metal was never his thing. He then shows up at a Ministry show where him and Dino kiss and make up. Well, okay, they just talked.

I know I’ve missed a bunch of cool, or not so cool shit that has happened in ‘09, but I have to close this out somehow. There is a lot of great things in metal to come this year. More great albums, tours and surely a few more reunions, with the economy in the shitter.

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