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| This Month In Metal: June 2009 |
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| Deströyer 666, Dream Theater, Artillery and many more in this edition of This Month In Metal. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 07:08 am |
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| Killswitch Engage: Killswitch Engage (2009) |
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8.5 |
| Released: Jun 30, 2009.
Genre: Metalcore.
Label: Roadrunner.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
The leaders of the recent, resurgent, early ‘00s metal scene storm forth with their latest album, which shares its name with their first album. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:57 am |
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| Led Zeppelin: Mothership |
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9.7 |
| Release Date: Nov 13, 2007.
Label: Rhino.
Genres: Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, Album Rock, British Metal, British Blues.
Number Of Tracks: 24.
Weighing in at two discs and 24 tracks, Mothership has a sense of scale that the previous round of compilations lacked. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:54 am |
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| Woodstock: 40th Anniversary Collectors Edition |
dvd |
9.5 |
| Release Date: Jun 9, 2009.
Woodstock set the standard for all rockumentaries to come. Sensing that the now-legendary 1969 Woodstock concert would be something more than a mere "happening", director Michael Wadleigh brought along a battalion of cinematographers and assistants. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:46 am |
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| Godin: SD |
electric guitars |
9.3 |
| The SD combines the easy feel of a short scale (24¾") with the added snap of a rock maple neck. The SD is available with the Godin Leaftop finish, which applies a highly figured maple veneer to the top. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:37 am |
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| Bogner: Ecstasy 101B |
guitar amplifiers |
9.8 |
| The Bogner Ecstasy is a beautiful hand-built amplifier. It has 3 channels, clean (green), rhythm (blue) and lead (red). These are all switchable by a massive footswitch. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:29 am |
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| The Mars Volta: Octahedron |
compact discs |
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| Released: Jun 23, 2009.
Genre: Progressive rock, experimental rock.
Label: Warner Bros., Mercury.
Number Of Tracks: 8.
The Mars Volta's latest 50 minute epic 'Octahedron' manages to push the boundaries of how far a band may go with a successful standard pop song structure. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:20 am |
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| Suicide Silence: No Time To Bleed |
compact discs |
9.7 |
| Released: Jun 30, 2009.
Genre: Deathcore.
Label: Century Media.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
This album is all about the layered guitars and technical work. It is their heaviest album to date and it is probably the best. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 04:11 am |
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| Ibanez: Iceman ICX220 |
electric guitars |
9.2 |
| The ICX Iceman is a more modern and compact version of the Ibanez classic Iceman style rock and roll axe. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:52 am |
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| Traben: Array Limited 5 |
bass guitars |
8.4 |
| Its an agressive looking, and sounding bass. Not for any mellow stuff, just power and punch! POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:40 am |
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| B.C. Rich: Kerry King Wartribe Guitar Pack |
electric guitars |
8.3 |
| B.C. Rich teamed up again with the Slayer guitarist to introduce an all-new guitar pack which features a B.C. Rich Warlock guitar that is based on one of King's stunning Custom Shop models. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:25 am |
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| Westfield: E1000 |
electric guitars |
6.5 |
| Solid body electric guitar with 3 single coil pickups, die cast machine heads, rosewood fret board and 5 way selector switch. Transparent colours feature a pearl scratch plate. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:19 am |
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| Pezz: Watoosh |
compact discs |
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| Released: Jul 23, 1999.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Progressive Rock.
Label: Self-released (Re-release: Atlantic Records).
Number Of Tracks: 12.
Watoosh! by Pezz (early Billy Talent) combines a great mix of genres. These range all the way from jazz, to blues and to good old rock. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:12 am |
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| Aria: STG-003 |
electric guitars |
8.1 |
| Solid alder body, strat style, maple bolt on neck, 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard, 3 single coil pick-ups, 5 position switch, floating tremolo bridge, 1 volume and two tone controls, chrome hardware. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:06 am |
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| Line 6: Spider III 15 |
guitar amplifiers |
8.3 |
| The Line 6 Spider III 15 guitar combo amplifier is a 15 watt solid state guitar amplifier with built-in amp and effects modeling. It's a good samll amplifier for a starting guitar player, and makes a great home practice amp for more experienced players. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 03:01 am |
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| The Stooges: The Stooges |
compact discs |
9.2 |
| Release Date: 1969.
Label: Elektra.
Genres: Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Detroit Rock, Rock & Roll.
Number Of Tracks: 8.
Part of the fun of The Stooges is, then as now, the band managed the difficult feat of sounding ahead of their time and entirely out of their time, all at once. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 02:50 am |
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| Radiohead: OK Computer |
compact discs |
9.5 |
| Released: Jul 1, 1997.
Genre: Rock.
Tones: Brooding, Eerie, Melancholy, Earnest, Nocturnal, Aggressive, Poignant, Wintry, Paranoid, Somber.
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Britpop, Indie Electronic.
Number Of Tracks: 12 POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 02:46 am |
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| Avenged Sevenfold: City Of Evil |
compact discs |
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| Released: Jun 7, 2005.
Label: Warner Brothers.
Genre: Rock.
Styles: Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Emo.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
Shattering preconceptions of punk and metal, Avenged Sevenfold blazes a bold new path with its debut major label album, City Of Evil. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 02:26 am |
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| Fender: Standard Stratocaster HSS |
electric guitars |
9.1 |
| The Standard Strat HSS guitar features special switching for its humbucking bridge pickup and two single-coil pickups in the neck and middle positions. POSTED: 07/03/2009 - 02:18 am |
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