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First of all, for our non-Chosen readers: groyse metsie is Yiddish for a bargain. Don’t say I never taught ya nuthin’.So. For the month of October (or “Rocktober,” as some clever marketing types are dubbing it), Earache is offering a whole bunch of truly righteous albums from their catalog for download on iTunes at a retardedly low price: $5.99 in the U.S., £4.49 in the U.K., and 4,99EUR in Europe. (The press release tells me that “prices may vary in other regions.” Ha-ha.) Now, I know that most

The press release below doesn’t actually list all the acts performing at CMJ this year, so you’re probably better off checking out cmj.sched.org to get a true idea of what’s happening during this year’s marathon. Of course, sched.org is a little confusing too and it doesn’t list unofficial events and day parties (as far as I know), so you’ll have to wait a little bit longer for info to trickle out from the blogs and other unofficial sources. Lastly, even though the press release says the sched

As if we needed any MORE reasons to buy this game immediately. ”This soundtrack took years to put together as we wanted to represent every genre of Metal, and also have the perfect music for every epic moment in the game,” said Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine Productions in the press release. “It’s designed to be loved by Metal fans, and for those who are not, it will either convert them or make their heads explode… or both.” “It would be a grave disservice to merely use the term ‘Ulti

Time+Space has announced it is now shipping The Metal Foundry SDX , a new expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0. From the press release: Following the release of The Lost New York Studios SDX back in March, Toontrack have delivered their eagerly awaited second expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0… The Metal Foundry SDX is an all-new recording with Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake, featuring seven massive drum kits, spanning 300,000 sound files of raw, single hit drum recordings in the

Posted by dominie in Films, General, News on January 30th, 2009 The following press release just came in from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Bring home Crowley on DVD March 10, 2009.“One of the most bizarre films to come out of a British studio in recent years. Simon Callow … gives a barnstorming performance.” – Philip French, The GuardianANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE DIABOLICAL SUPERNATURAL THRILLER CROWLEYSomething Wicked This Way Comes to DVD March 10thBEVERLY HILLS, CA – What happens w