Bon Jovi Live DVD and Blu-ray

Created by award winning Director, Anthony M. Bongiovi and shot with 23 High Definition cameras, Live From Madison Square Garden features a career spanning set list including Have A Nice Day, Always, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Livin' On A Prayer and even a cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah that Cohen himself rates as his favourite version. This is a snapshot of a band 25 years into a record breaking career and still hitting their peak in the live arena. - more on this story

Six Feet Under Detail Graveyard Classics 3

Six Feet Under are back with their 3rd installment of the band's cover series, Graveyard Classics 3, due out on Metal Blade Records January 19th 2010. Graveyard Classics 3 was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, FL, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis, and was produced by Chris Barnes.

Here's what the godfather of gore and death Chris Barnes has to say about the band's latest chapter in the Graveyard Classics chain:

"We went about picking the tracks for this installment of Graveyard Classics by really just trying to search out songs from early on in our musical upbringing, as well as tracks from when we were just fans of heavy music, before we started playing in a band. Once again choosing songs that have really stuck with us over the years, also choosing the songs that we felt would sound interesting when played in the SFU 'death groove' style. - more including tracklisting

Pixies iPhone App Coming, Doolittle Tour Shows Collectors CDs Now

With their sold-out European "Doolittle Tour" complete and a similar standing-room-only U.S. leg just underway (which features a complete performance of their 1989 classic Doolittle each night), the Pixies are giving fans a unique opportunity to take the night's performance home with them. Starting on the first night of the group's four-performance stand in New York City (Monday, November 23), fans can purchase a CD of that night's show about 10-minutes after the Pixies walk off stage. And for those attending shows before the 23rd, no need to fret - you can purchase recordings of earlier 2009 U.S. tour stops via the website, www.doolittlelive.com

The company Abbey Road Live is recording every Pixies show from the November 8 show all the way through the end of the tour in Washington, D.C. on December 1. The shows will be offered as limited edition, high quality CD sets - each CD set having two discs in it, and each CD set being individually numbered. The two-CD sets will sell for $25 each, and will be mixed and mastered every night - resulting in full, multi-track mixes, not board mixes. The CDs are strictly limited edition - only 1,000 will be made per night for each show. Also being offered are commemorative USB wristbands for $15 each. With each wristband, fans will get four songs recorded from the European leg of the tour, as well as five Pixies videos as bonus content. And if you buy the USB, you also get a $5 discount code which will result in a download costing $10 (rather than its normal $15 price). The quicker you place your order at www.doolittlelive.com the better, because they're certain to go fast.

Also near completion is an exclusive Pixies iPhone App which is being developed by BlueHaze for Abbey Road Live and the Pixies, and will feature plenty of "social media features" in it. For instance, all of the band's official Twitters, MySpace and Facebook blogs will come through the App. Additionally, you can click on a tab to see the full Pixies catalog, and by hitting a button, will be led to iTunes. Another link will also lead fans to an area where you can pre-purchase any of the live products being sold, while another link allows fans to have the ability to take pictures and share them with other fans and interact at shows. - more on this story

Radio Picks Muse, But Will The People?

Muse's current single "Uprising" has topped Mediabase's Alternative Rock chart for 10 consecutive weeks and shows no sign of slowing down.

"Uprising" is the first single from The Resistance, the British rock trio's fifth studio album, earned the band their highest-ever debut on the Billboard album chart by bowing at No. 3. Muse's previous album, 2006's gold Black Holes and Revelations, peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard album chart. The Resistance also notched 15 No. 1 debuts around the world, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the UK.

In other Muse news, the band has been nominated for a 2010 People's Choice Award, which is voted on by the public, for "Favorite Rock Band." - more on this story

Marduk To Assault America

The wait is nearly over! On Thursday, November 19, 2009, Swedish black metal legion Marduk will return to North America for their long anticipated headlining tour.

Dubbed the US Plague Tour 2009, the trek will kick off in Allentown, PA at The Sterling Hotel and blaze through 23 cities before closing at The Gramercy Theater in New York City.

The band will be joined by Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Merrimack and Black Anvil (on select dates). An updated itinerary is below. Please note the most recent change: ***The show on December 4th originally scheduled at the Key Club has been moved to Royal Hall. - more on this story

Juan MacLean Benefit Show In Memory Of Jerry Fuchs

Juan MacLean will DJ a benefit show in memory and in tribute to friend, band mate and legendary drummer Jerry Fuchs, who passed away in an unfortunate accident in the early hours of November 8. The show will take place November 20 at San Francisco's Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street). The show will also feature a DJ set with Parallels. A donation will be made to the Fuchs Family.

Jerry was a celebrated drummer, having recorded and toured with The Juan MacLean, Holy Ghost!, Maserati, !!! and Turing Machine. Born December 30, 1974 in Marietta, Georgia, he attended the University of Georgia and moved to New York in 1995, quickly becoming a beloved fixture on the city's music scene. When not touring, Jerry worked as a graphic designer for publications like Chunklet and Entertainment Weekly. Juan MacLean describes Jerry as "the absolute best at what he did" and a "supportive and loyal friend."

The Juan MacLean has released a video of the extended version of "Happy House," featuring some of Jerry's best work. Shot at the Double Door in Chicago on June 16 of this year, the song is a crowd and critic favorite. At nearly 20 minutes long, the performance is a testament to Jerry's talent and dedication to his craft. - Video is here

Pentagram and The Gates Of Slumber Team Up

Two of Doom Metal's most acclaimed acts will team up for a two week U.S. tour this winter as the legendary Pentagram joins forces with celebrated "True Heavy Metal" band The Gates Of Slumber. The 11 city tour will launch on January 15, 2010 in Springfield, VA.

The pairing of Pentagram and The Gates Of Slumber aligns 2 generations of Doom Metal majesty and will undoubtedly be a tremendous treat for both long time loyalists and wide-eyed newcomers alike. Formed in 1971, Pentagram has a long and storied history that continues to play out almost 40 years later. Let by wildly charismatic vocalist Bobby Liebling, the band has forged an indelible mark in the "Heavy Metal Rock and Roll" pantheon and continues to influence scores of modern day acts.

The Gates Of Slumber has emerged as one of modern day metal's most critically acclaimed bands whose decidedly throwback sound both pays homage to and builds upon "Heavy Metal" in its truest form. The band has been hailed as "a breath of fresh air within the doom / true metal underground" and its latest studio album Hymns of Blood & Thunder (Rise Above) is in stores now. - more on this story

Cannibal Corpse Going South

Cannibal Corpse are proud to announce that they are heading back to South America for a string of dates in February 2010! Cannibal Corpse has made regular trips to South America during their long and storied career and have always had a blast playing for some of the most ravenous metal fans in the world.

Bassist Alex Webster comments: "We are very excited to announce our 2010 Latin American tour. We have always had intense shows down there and we expect more of the same on this run. We are really looking forward to performing for all of our great fans in Central and South America…see you in February!"

Cannibal Corpse is currently touring in North America with Hatebreed, Born Of Osiris and label mates, Unearth and Hate Eternal, on the Decimation Of The Nation 2 tour. - dates

State Radio Hitting The Road

Punk rock trio State Radio announced today a 20-city US tour that kicks off on January 13th in Tucson, AZ.

The winter 2010 "Let It Go: Lefty Rides Again" tour marks the band's first major market tour since the release of Let It Go, which debuted at #96 in the Billboard 200 in October.

The band recently wrapped up a 24-city North American tour and are taking a very short break before heading back on the road with 311 on November 22 (full list of tour dates - here)

. Megadeth Live Nov 2009

Thrash titans Megadeth led a mixed bag of bands to the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Saturday, November 14. Despite an undercard well beneath Megadeths caliber, the legendary band delivered such a barnstorming set the night was still a roaring success. - Read the full Megadeth Live Nov 2009 review

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