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2009 versus 2010 Some of the best square off, along with match-ups that are pretty much self explanatory. 2009 releases are always listed first in each poll question, 2010 releases second. Poll choices are public, but feel free to expand on your picks! *No idea why I've waited so long to do another one of these polls; working on 2010 vs 2011 now!

Samples of entire album now up over at MR.com: http://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/stryper-secondcoming.html

The sample for "Kings of Demolition" sounds pretty damn good to me!

http://skidrow.com/ SKID ROW INKS DEAL WITH MEGAFORCE RECORDS New York, NY – Legendary rockers Skid Row have signed a deal for North America with famed metal label Megaforce Records. They will join the ranks with label mates Anthrax, Bad Brains, and Lit amongst others. Armed with a new EP entitled “UNITED WORLD REBELLION – Chapter One”, the band has scheduled an April 16th release in North America with an international release date to be announced shortly. Recently, Snake Sabo stated, “We’ve known the Megaforce family and their various incarnations since 1982. Their history and legacy speaks for itself. We always thought, that at some point, we would work together and this turned out to be the perfect time and vehicle for us to finally do it. They have a sincere belief in what we’re doing and what our vision is which is really rare today. Needless to say, this is a very exciting time for us!” “UNITED WORLD REBELLION-Chapter One” is the 1st new release from Skid Row since “Revolutions Per Minute” in 2006. This marks a departure for the band, as they will be releasing “UNITED WORLD REBELLION-Chapter One” plus 2 more EP’s over the next 12-18 months as opposed to 1 full-length collection of songs. Rachel Bolan explained, “We wanted to do something different. Living in an age of information overload it seemed like the perfect time to try something new. We came up with the idea to release 3 consecutive EP’s over the course of the next year or so. This way we have new music out there on a consistent basis. And who better to do that with than Megaforce? They practically invented the EP! United World Rebellion – Chapter One ROCKS!” (Below is a 1st look at the United World Rebellion -Chapter One cover art). To coincide with the release, the band will embark on a world tour beginning April 4th in Ipswitch, England. This will carry them through the UK along with stops in the Czech Republic, Sweden, Mexico and Korea just to name a few. In the coming months this will be followed by a full-on North American tour. For more info on “UNITED WORLD REBELLION-Chapter One”, please follow us on: www.skidrow.com www.facebook.com/OfficialSkidRow twitter.com/OfficialSkidRow twitter.com/UnitedWR www.youtube.com/skidstv Skid Row can be contacted at: info@officialskidrow.com SKID ROW is: Johnny Solinger Rachel Bolan Scotti Hill Rob Hammersmith Snake Sabo *Sample of new song "Kings of Demolition" available on front page of their website.

Their Facelift album is/was pretty damn metal for its time. There's a lot of Sabbath influence running thru that album (big doomy riffage!)... Shoot, one of their first major road trips for that album was the "Clash of the Titans" U.S. thrash package tour as the openers for Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. They opened for Poison too. They also opened for Van Halen on the F.U.C.K. tour...

Ron F'n Swanson

I own every AiC release, and plan on picking up the new one as well. While I've always been more of an 80s hard rock type of person, I do listen to all kinds of music, and that includes a few of the groups associated with the Seattle/grunge scene. It's a complete 180 from what I normally listen to 95 % of the time, and I usually find myself listening to it when I'm in a bitter/aggressive mood, and it seems to help me work through my issues. Nothing better than cranking up "Man in the Box" after a shit day at work and letting the angst flow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAqZb52sgpU I also own everything from Stone Temple Pilots... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5UOC0C0x8Q Obviously not as "dark" as AiC, but they seem to draw similar ire. And one more... the vastly underrated My Sister's Machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN71tbLAqfc Why do I like 'em? I just do.

I could easily see the ex-wife being in on everything. I don't think Mike is a Follower at the moment, but I could see Joe getting in his head and converting him somewhere down the road.

Actually trying NOT to listen to the samples of this one, as I'll purchase the day it's released, and I want to be at least semi-surprised by its awesomeness! Couldn't resist watching the Mother of All Lies video when it came out; kicks all kinds of ass.

http://www.1065.com/...rticle=10823487 Alice in Chains to Release New Album in May The Album's Name is 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here' Alice in Chains will release a new album called The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here in May. It will be the band's first studio release since 2009's Black Gives Way to Blue and second album since the death of singer Layne Staley. Hollow is the first single from the album. It was released in December. The Seattle grunge veterans will headline Carolina Rebellion on Saturday, May 4th at the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speeway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmSeWqmlqYs

Looks like Harrison Ford is on board: http://www.bleedingc...rs-episode-vii/ Rumour: Han Solo And Harrison Ford A Done Deal For Star Wars Episode VII Previously, we heard that Harrison Ford had a particular plan for Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII. Just as he’d originally wanted for Return of the Jedi, Ford was looking to get Solo killed off. That’s gratitude for you. Or maybe he just wants the big funeral with all that fanfare. Back in November I said: Harrison Ford will be happy to reprise the role of Han Solo, pending the confirmation of script and director. He may well be asking for the character to be killed off, however, just as he originally wanted to happen in Return of the Jedi. Ultimately, the death clause seems to be less important than script and director approval. But perhaps Ford has settled for as little as one out of the three conditions as, according to Latino Review, he’s now fully signed on and committed to appear. So, we don’t know if Solo is up for the chop, and we don’t know if the script is done yet, but we do know that JJ Abrams is on board. That may have been enough. Ford and Abrams have history, having respectively starred in and written Mike Nichols Regarding Henry. That film gave me my first exposure to Abrams – I remember seeing him on BBC 2′s Talking Pictures as part of a feature on amnesia in the movies. “Who’s this kid?” It seems that Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill will also make some of appearance in the next Star Warsfilm, though nobody has stuck up their hand to say that’s a done deal. Yet.

Never a truer statement made; he was f'n horrid during that game.

Stand alone spin-offs for Han Solo and Boba Fett: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/02/06/star-wars-spin-offs-young-han-solo-movie-boba-fett/ Disney better knock these films outta the park, as anything less than PERFECTION in the fans' eyes, and you've tarnished these iconic characters' legacies, and potentially alienated your entire fanbase. Word is Yoda is up for his own film as well.

It was canceled, but then given a reprieve a few weeks ago, and has been picked up for a third season. http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/its-official-the-killing-returns-to-amc-for-third-season-of-self-contained-new-case/

"Mole...... Mole...... MOLEY, MOLEY, MOLEY, MOLEY, MOLEY!!!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvxe04wGmTw

DirecTV "Genie" Hannah Davis

Caught the re-play of the premier episode last night, and loved it. Will definitely be watching every week.

So the new Star Wars film has a director evidently... http://scifimafia.com/2013/01/breaking-news-director-for-star-wars-episode-vii-named-geek-universe-implodes/ While I really enjoyed what Abrams did with the Star Trek reboot, I'm not sure about this. Word is Ben Affleck wanted a shot at directing too... while I haven't seen Argo, I know several people who have, and said he did a brilliant job with it.

Okey dokey, let me see what I can do! Really dig the site man, but the all CAPS on the CD list, combined with the small font make it brutal on the eyes. Also, this background pic that you're using on some of the pages: while cool as hell on its own, makes the background really "busy" and hard to enjoy the main content. For example, I think your rare CD page would benefit from dropping the background pic, and going with the standard grey background you use on your main page. Just my opinion; would be interested in what others think. But again, diggin' the site, and as far as content, you're definitely rockin' in the right direction! Mike

Well, tonight is the end. While overall I've enjoyed the final season, some of the episodes have bored me to tears. Hopefully they'll go out with a world saving, Observer ending bang tonight!

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