By: Dave Mustaine & Joe Layden
Released: August 3, 2010
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: It Books
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir has something for even the most apathetic of Megadeth fans and is written in a very entertaining manner thanks to the dry humor and no-holds-barred attitude of Dave Mustaine.——————————————————————————————
I’ve never considered myself a huge fan of Megadeth. Their earlier albums always seemed to be very inconsistent in terms of quality, and their mid-era commercial attempts were mostly terrible. There are exceptions of course, Rust in Peace is easily one of the best thrash albums of all time and Endgame is just about equal (and sometimes better, depending on my mood) – but this isn’t about me and isn’t really about Megadeth either. This is about Dave Mustaine; the man that has had the great fortune of being part of two of the biggest metal bands of the last thirty years. He’s also the man that everyone has loved to hate due to his tendency to speak his mind and treat fellow band mates as if they were totally expendable (in hindsight one could argue that they really have been). If anyone in the metal community has lived a life that is worthy of having a book written about him, it is Dave Mustaine. The man has dealt with drug use, the stigma of being dropped from Metallica, the total…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 10, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Amorphis – Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes [CD/DVD] (Nuclear Blast America)
Angelfire – Angelfire (THE RECORD LABEL)
Ayatollah – Live From the MPC 60 [3 CDs] (Green Streets Entertainment) Black Label Society – Order Of The Black(E1 Music)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follow Night (Universal Music Group)
Bottomless Pit – Blood Under The Bridge (Comedy Minus One)
The Budos Band – The Budos Band III (Daptone Records)
Kathryn Calder – Are You My Mother? (File Under: Music)
Common Grackle (Factor) – The Great Depression (Fake Four)
Charlie Daniels – Land That I Love (Koch Records)
George Duke – Deja Vu (Heads Up)
Exile – AM/PM (Plug Research) Kataklysm – Heaven’s Venom{EU} (Nuclear Blast)
Killola – Let’s Get Associated (Killola)
Landing On The Moon – We Make History Now (Young Love Records)
Language Room – Language Room (Anti-) Lights Out Asia – In the Days of Jupiter(n5MD) — Adam Downer Lost In The Trees – All Alone In An Empty House(Anti/Epitaph)
Madlib – High Jazz [2 LPs] (Madlib Invazion)
Moe Pope – Life After God (Brick Records)
Mike Posner – 31 Minutes To Takeoff (J-Records)
Noblesse Oblige – Malady (Metropolis Records) Over-Reactor – Lose Your Delusion, Vol. 1 (Free Download)
Blake Shelton – All About Tonight…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 03, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs(Merge Records) — Tyler Fisher
Autolux – Transit Transit (TBD Records)
The Black Crowes – Croweology (Megaforce) Buckcherry – All Night Long(Eleven Seven Music)
Bun B – Trill O.G. (Rap-A-Lot)
Dr. John And The Lower 911 – Tribal (429 Records)
El-P – Hell Megamixxx 3 (Gold Dust Media) Fleshwrought – Dementia/Dyslexia(Metal Blade Records)
Gaelic Storm – Cabbage (LOST AGAIN RECORDS)
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa (Decon)
Paul Gilbert – Fuzz Universe (Shrapnel)
Gov’t Mule – Mulennium [Live] (Evil Teen Records)
Immortal – The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh [Live DVD/CD] {EU} (Nuclear Blast)
Lady Gaga – The Remix (Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga – The Cherrytree Sessions [EP] (Interscope Records) Les Savy Fav – Root For Ruin(frenchkissrecords) — Cam
LloydMiller+Heliocentrics – LloydMiller+Heliocentrics (Strut Records)
Los Lobos – TinCan Trust (Shout Factory!)
Katie Melua – House (Universal Motown)
Queens Of The Stone Age – Rated R [Deluxe Edition] (Interscope)
Secondhand Serenade – Hear Me Now (GLASS NOTE RECORDS)
Squeeze – Spot The Difference (XOXO RECORDS)
Ryan Star – 11:59 (Atlantic)
Tony Da Gartorra vs. Gruff Rhys – The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness (Self-Released) Wavves – King Of The Beach [Physical Release] (Fat Possum) — Lewis P. Wretched – Beyond The Gate(Victory Records)…
James LaBrie has made a new track called “One More Time” available for streaming (courtesy of AOL’s Noisecreep). The song is taken from his upcoming solo album, Static Impulse, which will be released on September 28 through InsideOut Music.
James LaBrie is best known for his work with Dream Theater, but they’re not his only musical endeavor. Most people probably don’t know that he released his first solo album, Elements of Persuasion, back in 2005. It was a powerful album that would probably surprise a lot of Dream Theater fans due to its heaviness. Well, it seems that this album is going to surprise even more people. The song is heavy and aggressive but combined with a huge chorus that rivals anything that he has done with Dream Theater. What is going to surprise people even more is the aggressive side of James’ voice. If the rest of the album is anything like this, it has the potential to be great.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 27, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
2 Hungry Bros & 8thW1 – No Room For Dessert (Domination Recordings)
36 Crazyfists – Collisions & Castaways (Ferret Records)
Clay Aiken – Tried & True Live! [DVD] (Decca U.S.) Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare(Warner Bros.) — Mike Stagno Best Coast – Crazy for You(Mexican Summer) — Kiran Soderqvist
Blind Guardian – At The Edge Of Time {EU} (Nuclear Blast)
Kimberly Caldwell [American Idol contestant] – Without Regret (Vanguard/Capitol) Called to Arms – Peril and the Patient(Tragic Hero Records) — Adam Thomas
Charlotte – Medusa Groove (NIGHTMARE RECORDS)
Cut Chemist – The Sound of the Police (A Stable Sound/Soul Kitchen)
Decrepit Birth – Polarity (Nuclear Blast) Demiurg – Slakthus Gamleby(Cyclone Empire) Eatmewhileimhot! – xALBUMx (Loveway Records)
Fat Joe – The Darkside (E1 Music)
The Dream Jam Band – Leave it in the Soup (EMI Label Services)
Dru Hill – Indrupendence Day (KEDAR ENTERTAINMENT)
Jesca Hoop – Hunting My Dress (Vanguard Records)
Incognito – Transatlantic RPM (Shanachie)
Insidious Disease – Shadowcast (Century Media) Iron Thrones – The Wretched Sun(Self-Released) Ivoryline – Vessels(Tooth & Nail Records) — Davey Boy
Shawn Jackson – Brand New Old Me (Tres Records)
Tom Jones – Praise & Blame (Mercury Nashville)
Jorn – Dio (Frontiers)
Killah…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 20, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
12 Stones – The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday [EP] (Wind-Up)
The Acacia Strain – Wormwood (Prosthetic Records) Birds of Tokyo – Birds of Tokyo(MGM Distribution) — Davey Boy
Black Veil Brides – We Stitch These Wounds (Stand By Records)
The Books – The Way Out (Temporary Residence)
Chimaira – Coming Alive [CD/DVD] (Ferret Records)
Sheryl Crow – 100 Miles From Memphis (A&M)
Brian Culbertson – XII (GRP Records) Darkseed – Poison Awaits(Massacre Records) — Trey Spencer Department Of Eagles – Archive 2003-2006 (101 DISTRIBUTION)
East of the Wall – Ressentiment (TRANSLATION LOSS)
Electric Wire Hustle – Electric Wire Hustle (BBE Music)
David Garrett – Rock Symphonies (Decca)
Jimmy Gnecco – The Heart (Bright Antenna)
The High Confessions (Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, Chris Connelly of Ministry, Revolting Cocks) – Turn Lead Into Gold With High Confessions (Relapse)
Honor Bright – Action! Drama! Suspense! (Triple Crown)
John Robinson+LewisParker – International Summers (Project Mooncircle)
Shawn Lee – Sing A Song (Ubiquity Records)
Lil Joe – Lil Joe High School Dropout (Thizz Nation/Romp’t Out)
Lower Dens – Twin-Hand Movement (Gnomonsong) Lydia – Assailants(Self-Released) — Alex Silveri
Mad Caddies – Consentual Selections (Fat Wreck Chords)
Moka Only – Airport 4 (Legendary Entertainment)
Potluck – Greatest Hits w/ My Buds (Suburban Noize…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 13, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Anti Citizens – The Awakening [EP] (2012 Dynasty)
Audrey Assad – The House You’re Building (Sparrow)
Autechre – Move Of Ten (Warp Records)
Blink-182 – Blink-182 [Vinyl Re-Issue] (Geffen Records)
Capone-N-Noreaga – The War Report 2 (Ice H20)
Crowded House – Intriguer (Fantasy)
Curren$y – Pilot Talk (ISLAND/DEF-JAM) Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of The Soul(Capitol Records) — Alex Silveri
Dom Pachino (Killarmy) – Tera Iz Him 2 (Napalm Recordings)
Duck Down Music – 15 Years of Duck Down (Duck Down Records)
Joe Elliott – My Regeneration (Mailboat Records)
Escape Artists – Coming Of Age (Self Released)
GM Grimm – Digital Tears [Re-issue] (Day By Day Entertainment)
Great Big Sea – Safe Upon the Shore (GREAT BIG SEA)
Hellyeah – Stampede (Epic) In This Moment – A Star Crossed Wasteland(Century Media) – Davey Boy
Jungle Brothers – Straight Out The Jungle [2CDs] (Traffic Ent. Group)
Korn – III Remember Who You Are (Roadrunner Records)
Jane Krakowski – The Laziest Gal In town (Drg)
La Coka Nostra – The Audacity of Coke (DJ Eclipse)
Tony Lucca – Rendezvous With The Angels (Rock Ridge Music)
The Maine – Black & White (Sire/Wea)
MF Grimm – The Downfall Of Ibliys ( M.I.A. – ^^^y^(Interscope Records) — Alex Silveri
Mystery…
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Cyanotic are one of the new breed of industrial metal bands that are helping to pull the genre into the modern era. The song, “Dissonant Dissident”, comes from their second album entitled The Medication Generation. The Medication Generation was released through Bit Riot records on July 6, 2010. “Dissonant Dissident” is probably one of the best songs on the album, and also a great representation of what to expect. It features huge beats and a perfect blend of guitars and electronics.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 06, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
A Plea for Purging – The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Facedown)
Amorphis – Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes [2DVD + 2CD] {EU} (Nuclear Blast)
Baths – Cerulean (Anticon) Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty(Def Jam Recordings) — Adam Downer
Sebastian Blanck – Alibi Coast (Rare Book Room Records)
The Cat Empire – Cinema (Red Distribution) Cherry Ghost – Beneath This Burning Shoreline(Heavenly)
Cyanotic – The Medication Generation (Bit Riot)
Defiance, Ohio – Midwestern Minutes (No Idea Records) Feeder – Renegades(Big Teeth Records)
Good Riddance – Capricorn One: Singles & Rarities (Fat Wreck Chords)
How to Destroy Angels – How to Destroy Angels (Null)
Enrique Iglesias – Euphoria (Republic)
Indica – A Way Away (Nuclear Blast)
Juvenile – Beast Mode (E1 Music)
Kelis – Flesh Tone (A&M Records)
Ed Kowalczyk – Alive (Megaforce)
Bret Michaels – Custom Built (POOR BOY)
Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite (Parlophone)
No Justice – 2nd Avenue (RED GENERAL CATALOG)
Picture Me Broken – Wide Awake (RED GENERAL CATALOG)
Rescues – Let Loose the Horses (Universal Republic)
Texas Hippie Coalition – Rollin’ (RED GENERAL CATALOG)
Thieves Like Us – Again & Again (101 DISTRIBUTION)
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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 29, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
3 Inches Of Blood – Here Waits Thy Doom [Re-Issue] (Century Media)
3oh!3 – Streets of Gold (Atlantic)
AG – Everything’s Berri (Fat Beats Records)
Laurie Berkner – Best of the Laurie Berkner Band (Sony)
Ceschi – The One Man Band Broke Up (Fake Four)
Judy Collins – Paradise (Wildflower)
dDamage – Aeroplanes (Module)
Diddy – Last Train To Paris (Interscope Records)
The Dream – Love King (Def Jam)
Dwele – Wants, World, Women (E1 Music)
Emarosa – Emarosa (Rise Records)
Equilibrium – Rekreatur (Nuclear Blast)
Alejandro Escovedo – Street Songs Of Love (Fantasy)
Eternia & MoSS – At Last (Fat Beats Records)
Ernie Halter – Franlin & Vermont (Rock Ridge Music)
The Herbaliser – Herbal Tonic (Ninja Tune)
Indigo Girls – Staring Down the Brilliant Dream (Self Released)
Iwrestledabearonce – It’s All Happening [Re-issue] (Century Media)
Katzenjammer – Le Pop (Nettwerk Records)
Kero One – Kinetic World (Plug Label)
Jane Krakowski – Live At Feinstein’s At The Regency (Drg) Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork(Barsuk) — Adam Thomas
Marco Polo – The Stupendous Adventures (Duck Down Music) Papa Roach – To Be Loved: The Best of Papa Roach(Geffen Records)
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue (Epitaph)
Pitbull – Armando (Sony U.S. Latin)
Rush – Beyond the Lighted Stage [2 DVD] (Zoe…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 22, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
A Kiss Could Be Deadly – Farewell(Metropolis Records) — Trey Spencer Allstar Weekend – Suddenly(Hollywood Records)
Laurie Anderson – Homeland (Nonesuch)
Automatic Loveletter – Truth Or Dare (SIN)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2 DVD) (Columbia)
Chemical Brothers – Further (Astralwerks)
Closed Heart Surgery – The Blue Girl Diaries (iTunes)
The Constellations – Southern Gothic (Virgin Records US)
Miley Cyrus – Can’t be Tamed (Hollywood Records)
Danzig – Death Red Sabaoth (Evilive Records)
Derek Trucks Band – Roadsongs (Sony Legacy) Eminem – Recovery(Aftermath)— Adam Downer Front Line Assembly – Improvised Electronic Devices(Metropolis Records) — Trey Spencer
Macy Gray – The Sellout (Concord Records)
Herbie Hancock – The Imagine Project (Herbie Hancock Records)
Kele (Bloc Party) – The Boxer (Glass Note)
Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues (Downtown)
Vince Neil – Tattoos & Tequila (Eleven Seven Music)
Pierce The Veil – Selfish Machines (Equal Vision Records)
The Pretty Reckless – The Pretty Reckless (Interscope)
The Real McKenzies – Shine not Burn (Fat Wreck Chords)
The Roots – How I Got Over (Def Jam)
Sabbath Assembly – Restored To One (The End Records)
Sia – We Are Born (Phantom Sound & Vision) Stars – The Five Ghosts(Vagrant…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 15, 2010. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Cowboy Junkies – Renmin Park (Razor & Tie)
The Cure – Disintegration [Deluxe Edition – 2LP 180 Gram Vinyl] (Rhino Records)
Devo – Something For Everybody (Warner Bros.)
Drake – Thank Me Later (Cash Money)
Equilibrium – Rekreatur (Nuclear Blast) Foals – Total Life Forever(Sub Pop) — Davey Boy The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang(Side One Dummy) — Nick Butler
Grave – Burial Ground {EU} (Indie Europe/Zoom) Heartsounds – Until We Surrender(Epitaph) In Fear And Faith – Imperial(Rise Records)
Chris Isaak – Live at the Fillmore (Mailboat Records)
The Like – Release Me (Downtown) Sarah McLachlan – The Laws Of Illusion(Arista) — Trey Spencer
New Noise – Volume 1 [Epitaph Records Sampler] (Epitaph Records)
Ozzy Osbourne – Scream (Epic)
Rasputina – Sister Kinderhook (FILTHY BONNET)
Robyn – Body Talk Pt 1 (Cherry Tree)
Sherie Rene Scott – Everyday Rapture (Ghostlight)
The Steve Miller Band – Bingo! (Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Mojo (Reprise/Wea)
We Are Scientists – Barbara (RED GENERAL CATALOG)
Lucy Woodward – Hooked (Verve)
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Weirdly enough, Illinois is so damn awesome for the same reasons that so many albums released this decade were not. If the 90s were too lazy and apathetic to care, than the following decade was the total opposite. Too much music was concerned with soaring ambitions and pretensions and that sort of bullshit – and it was mostly all because of this album. Gleefully pretentious and zealous, Illinois is a simple singer/songwriter album dressed up in the fanciest and most ridiculous outfits available, all while thankfully being completely honest yet self-deprecating at the same time. Despite being presented as an embodiment of a state, Illinois succeeds and belongs on this list primarily because it exceeds those high-reaching standards, simply by never losing track of the hopes and feelings of its creator. And more than just that: it never loses the listener as well. Not even the record’s ostentatious nature could hamper Stevens’ gift for creating music that’s accessible and invitational, which is why Illinois truly deserves its following. All those ornate, elaborated singer/songwriter records that followed succeeded in copying Illinois‘s aesthetic, but if only they would have recognized the record’s scope. If only. – Cam
Sometimes I wish every band would be like Andrew W.K. (who is crazy in a good way) but more often than not bands end up having a Tim Kasher (who a lot of times seems crazy in a bad way). Still, you can’t argue with results. The Ugly Organ almost completely abandons what Cursive did on Domestica, which was a complex, multi-layered indie album rife with aggressive post-hardcore moments to mirror its relatively simple story perfectly – a man and his wife on the road to divorce. Instead, The Ugly Organ throws much more into the mix, including Pinocchio and lyrics where Kasher actually refers to himself as opposed to a doppelganger. There are strings and hopefulness aplenty, and I would say that the end of “A Gentlemen Caller” is the most inspiring thing ever if “Staying Alive” didn’t sit at the end of the album like the Incredible Hulk about to tie helicopters into pretzels with its message of holding on. Overall, while Domestica might be a better musical statement, The Ugly Organ offers more of everything and also it won’t depress the hell out of you. – Channing Freeman
Max Bemis released his craziest and most ambitious project only after he became decidedly less crazy. In Defense of the Genre turned a lot of preconceptions about Say Anything on their heads (the loner persona, the winding canyons of his earlier songs), but mostly the album proved that Bemis had plenty of ideas beyond how much he hated everyone and everything. While the songs were shorter and less complex, they were also devoid of bullshit, and the fact that In Defense of the Genre has less filler in twice the material than …Is a Real Boy speaks louder praise for the record than anything else. Some of Bemis’ best songs are contained within, including the triumphant, lick-heavy “Shiksa (Girlfriend)” and the longing “Plea.” – Channing Freeman
Panopticon’s opener “So Did We” contains seven lines of lyrics, and they are all sung only once throughout the track. The rest of the song is made up of some of the most hypnotizing metal put to tape, and while Isis could only seem to get it perfectly right for one album, Panopticon stands as a pinnacle of post-metal. The rest of the songs are all similar in their approach yet wholly different…
