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Per Variety, “London-based international sales agent Independent has closed multiple deals on helmer Johannes Roberts’ ‘Storage 24.’ It sold to Klockworx in Japan, Focus & Co. in South Korea, IPA in Thailand and Vietnam, Lark Films in Hong Kong, Bier Film in Turkey and WEG in India… The film pre-sold before Cannes to Universal for the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia and Benelux.”

Storage 24 stars Noel Clarke (“Doctor Who”) and Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners) and is written by by Clarke, Davie Fairbanks and Marc Small. The film “is set in London after a military cargo plane has crashed, leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city.”

Head inside for the trailer! READ MORE

Twisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 33: Metallica “Until It Sleeps”

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 18, 2012 @ 4:00pm
Category: Music / Videos

I’m gonna just go ahead and say this: “Until It Sleeps” is probably one of my favorite Metallica songs. No joke. I love the structure, I love the build-up, I love the dynamics…DAMN it’s a good song! And the video is just as awesome! Taking visual inspiration from the infamous Hieronymus Bosch painting The Garden Of Earthly Delights, the band members seems to each suffer in their personal agony while surreal and often violent moments occur all around them. Definitely in my Top 10 music videos of all time, I highly recommend checking out the video below if you’ve never seen it!

Also, make sure to leave a comment with your suggestion for next week’s Twisted Video! READ MORE

Enter Shikari Release FREE Live EP

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 18, 2012 @ 1:45pm
Category: Music / News

It’s Friday and some free music might be just what you need to get the weekend started off in the right way, don’t you think? Well, Enter Shikari have released a completely free EP entitled Live in London NW5, which you can snag here. The band, which mixes metal, pop, dance, and other musical elements, just got off a six-week, largely sold out tour of the United States and will now be focusing on touring Europe and Asia with many festival dates. During the States tour, the band also filmed a music video for “Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here”, which was directed by Raul Gonzo (January, VersaEmerge).

You can check out a multi-camera video of their performance of System/Meltdown at the London show below. READ MORE

David Bowie Releasing Remastered ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars’

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 18, 2012 @ 1:15pm
Category: Music / News

Perhaps one of the most influential pop albums of all time, David Bowie‘s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars is now being released as a remastered 40th-anniversary edition due June 5th. The remastering process was done by original Trident Studios (where the album was recorded) engineer Ray Staff (at London’s Air Studios) and will be available on CD and limited edition 180gram vinyl that also includes a 5.1 DVDA. Preorders are available here.

The album was originally released June 6th, 1972 through RCA records and came with instructions on the back of the vinyl gatefold, “To be played at maximum volume.” The album was written during the recording of Bowie’s 1971 album Hunky Dory and recording for it began before that album’s release.

Check below for the tracklisting of each edition. READ MORE

Man Seeks Lifelong Dream Of Meeting Metallica’s Lars Ulrich In ‘Misson To Lars’

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 18, 2012 @ 12:43pm
Category: Music / Trailers

Meet Tom Spicer, a 40-year old man who has Fragile X Syndrome, which is a form of autism that presents with social, language, and emotional problems. Tom is a huge Metallica fan and has had a dream for many years to meet his idol, drummer Lars Ulrich. This is the basis for the documentary ‘Mission To Lars‘, which chronicles the journey of Tom, as told by his journalist sister Kate and his filmaker brother Will, as he travels 5,000 miles from home for the opportunity to meet his idol.

In an interview with NME, Ulrich states, “It’s not something we’re directly involved in, it’s their film, their journey, but we’re supportive of their endeavour. We don’t want to take it over and have it turn into some kind of vanity project. It’s a great testament into a world I didn’t know much about, and a great testament to the importance of music and what it means to different people.”

The documentary will premiere in London at the Hackney Picturehouse on June 6th. Check below for the trailer. READ MORE

Album Artist Aaron Crawford Paints Homage To Chucky

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 17, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Category: Music / News

Album artist and Bloody-Disgusting favorite Aaron Crawford has released a limited 50 edition run 13×16 print entitled “Chucky Cheesin’” that pays homage to one of the most iconic movie villains of all time: Chucky! You can check out images of the print below.

Crawford explains his inspiration, “Growing up, and just getting HBO at home and being exposed to countless horror movies for the first time was pretty awesome, but scary. I used to stay up late to see which movies would come on after dark. One night, a movie came on called “Child’s Play” and it scared the shit out of me. I was a kid, and I had a doll VERY similar to the CHUCKY doll, so once I made it all the way through the movie, I told my mom to get rid of it, or hide it, because I was afraid it was going to wake up after I fell asleep, and try to do some sort of incantation ritual on me or something. I’ve since grown up and no longer have dolls. Or a fear of them coming to life to murder me.”

The print can be ordered here. You can also read our exclusive interview with Crawford here. READ MORE

Tenacious D Release Hilarious Video For “Low Hanging Fruit”

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 17, 2012 @ 6:39pm
Category: Music / Videos

Laughter can definitely be the best medicine and no band knows this better than Tenacious D. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve laughed as hard with a band as with Jack Black and Kyle Gass’s folk rock ensemble. And these guys just made my day brighter by releasing a video for “Low Hanging Fruit”, which comes off their latest album Rize Of The Fenix, which came out this past Tuesday. Check out the video below for some uncomfortable yet hilarious shots of various produce. READ MORE

Def Leppard Rerecording Two Songs For ‘Rock Of Ages’

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 17, 2012 @ 5:59pm
Category: Music / News

In anticipation of the upcoming film Rock Of Ages, which stars Tom Cruise (War Of The Worlds) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (The Haunting), English heavy metal band Def Leppard have rerecorded two of their classic songs, “Rock of Ages” and “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, for the official soundtrack, which comes out June 5th. The rerecorded songs will also be available via digital retailers June 4th. Check out the trailer for Rock Of Ages below.

Def Leppard have sold an astounding 100 million albums worldwide, including two Diamond albums (Pyromania, Hysteria). You can hear the original versions of the above songs below. READ MORE

[Reaction] Black Jewish Rapper Y-Love Comes Out Of The Closet

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 16, 2012 @ 4:45pm
Category: Music / Editorials

Yesterday, CNN reported that Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan, a black Jewish rapper from New York, had come out of the closet. Jordan admitted that doing so might very well cost him some fans but, at the same time, he was never one to hide his sexual orientation. Rather, he has “…always known when to be in the closet and when not to.”

“I feel like I have wasted years of my life worrying that my ‘public reputation’ will be negatively impacted by my identity. Now that I’m over 30, I simply can’t care as much about what people think, despite the prospect of alienating the community I dedicated my life to as an artist and a man. My hope is it will open their eyes – and hearts.”

Originally of Puerto Rican and Ethiopian descent, Jordan converted to Hasidic Judaism in 2000 before studying Jewish values and beliefs in Jerusalem. READ MORE

Bill Ward Officially Out Of Black Sabbath Reunion

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 16, 2012 @ 3:41pm
Category: Music / News

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has officially pulled out of the three confirmed 2012 live shows that the band has planned. There were concerns that Ward would not perform for a while now due to contractual issues. Now, on the official Black Sabbath website, Ward has written a lengthy statement regarding the situation (which I’ve copied and pasted below). The gist of it is that Ward was not able to come to an agreement with the Black Sabbath management team and this is why he has decided not to perform.

I have to say that I feel that management screwed this one up. There is no sense in calling a show a reunion when an original member is left out of the reunion. Unless someone has passed away you do what you can to get everyone together because that is the magic of the event. It’s seeing a group come together to perform the music that they loved and cherished and worked so hard to create. Fans deserve to see that, not a hodge podge of musicians that’ll “do”. READ MORE

Gojira Set To Release Live DVD Set ‘The Flesh Alive’

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 16, 2012 @ 3:14pm
Category: Music / Videos

French extreme metal group Gojira is set to release The Flesh Alive, a 2-DVD/Blu-Ray live concert experience that showcases footage from three different performances. The set features full performances from Garorock and Bordeaux as well as footage from a show at Les Vielles Charrues, a full documentary, bonus features, and a live CD. Pre-orders are already being taken here You can watch a trailer for the live set below.

Gojira will also be releasing a new album, L’Enfant Sauvage, on June 26th via Roadrunner Records. The band has released the title track on-line, which you can hear below. Also, the band will be going on tour with Lamb of God and Dethklok. Full tour dates are listed below. READ MORE

Slash Comments On Scott Weiland “Rejoining” Velvet Revolver

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 15, 2012 @ 9:49pm
Category: Music / News

Yesterday I wrote up an article regarding Scott Weiland’s comments that he’d rejoined Velvet Revolver as singer of the band. While it’s true that Weiland made those comments, turns out they might not be 100% accurate to another rather important person who has a small say in the matter. Who is that you might ask? Well, how about Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash? Seems like the guitar legend heard nothing about this and has stated that Weiland is, in fact, “…out of his mind.”

Now, as I mentioned in the previous, now erroneous, article, I wasn’t at all thrilled to hear that Weiland had rejoined VR. So hearing that this isn’t the case is just a joyous moment for me. Now I just hope that a singer is selected sometime before peace in the Middle East occurs. Is that too much to ask? READ MORE

Jesper Kyd Streams Darksiders II Music

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 15, 2012 @ 9:30pm
Category: Music / News

So, this might be more of a video game story but dammit it’s about the music! BAFTA award winning composer Jesper Kyd, who has composed music for Assassin’s Creed, Hitman, Borderlands, and much more, has released several samples for the upcoming horror-tinged adventure game Darksiders II. I’ve listened to a few of the tracks and they’re beautifully done. Very atmospheric with some hauntingly gorgeous melodies, I highly recommend streaming some of them below. READ MORE

Testament Announce New Album ‘Dark Roots Of Earth’

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 15, 2012 @ 9:02pm
Category: Music / News

It’s always a good day when Bay Area thrash metal legends Testament announce a new album, don’t you think? Arriving July 31st in N. America (July 27th in Europe), Dark Roots Of Earth will bring nine tracks of blistering metal that pretty much guarantees Indiana Jones-esque face melting. The album is being produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Nevermore) and the album artwork (which you can see below) is done by Eliran Kantor, who has worked with Sodom and Atheist among others. Check below for a full tracklisting for the standard and special editions. READ MORE

Editorials

[Reaction] Why The Support For Tom Gabel Is So Important

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 14, 2012 @ 3:30pm
Category: Music / Editorials

Just a few days ago, in an interview with Rolling Stone (the full interview will appear in their June issue), Against Me! singer Tom Gabel announced that she was transgender and was going to undergo hormone treatment and electrolysis. She also announced plans to undertake the name Laura Jane Grace. Her wife Heather, who she has a two-year old daughter with, has committed her full support.

But she’s not the only one who has shown support. As a matter of fact, it seems that no matter which way I turn regarding this story, everyone has nothing but praise and encouragement for Tom and the journey that she is about to undergo. And that fills me with great hope for not only the mentality of our generation but also the mentality of a musical genre. READ MORE

Scott Weiland Rejoins Velvet Revolver

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 14, 2012 @ 2:00pm
Category: Music / News

After a nasty breakup in 2008, Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) and the rest of the Velvet Revolver crew have announced their reconciliation along with plans to later this year record a third studio album and embark on a tour. Weiland has stated that he will still front STP and Slash will still embark on a tour promoting his solo album.

I’m sorry, but after all the singer tryouts and rumors on who would be the next frontman (hell, it could’ve even been frontwoman for all I care), I find that I’m actually kinda irritated that things fell so “simply” back into place. To be honest, I feel almost cheated. I would’ve loved to have seen VR explode back onto the scene with a fresh face as singer. Instead, this is what we get…the same thing that we had before. Well, consider me UNenthusiastic about this announcement. READ MORE

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Dave McGraw From Cattle Decapitation Gets Pierced On The Road

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 14, 2012 @ 1:00pm
Category: Music / Videos

Disclaimer: I’m friends with Pangea Piercing but Bloody-Disgusting is in no way involved or connected with them.

It’s harder to get more metal on the road than actually getting metal put in your face WHILE on the road, am I right? Well, Dave McGraw, drummer of deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation, seemed to think the exact same thing. Making a quick stop while on tour with Origin, Battlecross, Rings Of Saturn, Decrepit Birth, and Aborted, Dave went ahead and got his nose pierced at Pangea Piercing in Ann Arbor, MI at the Detroit tour stop. Check out the awesome video below! READ MORE

Tremonti Single “You Waste Your Time” A Big Hit On The Ole’ iTunes

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 14, 2012 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / News

Mark Tremonti’s (Creed, Alter Bridge) solo project Tremonti released its first single, “You Waste Your Time”, last week to smashing success on the iTunes Rock Singles Chart. Landing at #10 just one day after being released on iTunes, the song comes from the upcoming release All I Was, which will be released this July.

“I am overwhelmed by the positive response the song has received already. I never imagined it would hit
the Top 10 so quickly and that is a testament to the amazing fans I have. I couldn’t have gotten anywhere
in my career without them and want to thank each and every one of them for their support. I can’t wait until
they hear the rest of it,” states Tremonti. READ MORE

Exclusive

[Premiere] Stream A New Shadows Fall Track “Walk The Edge”

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Posted by Jonathan Barkan on May 13, 2012 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / Exclusives

Shadows Fall has a new album coming out this Tuesday (May 15th) entitled Fire From The Sky (preorder here) and we’ve got an exclusive first listen to the ninth track “Walk The Edge” below for you to hear! The album, which will be released by Razor & Tie, is produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, who produced their first album, Somber Eyes To The Sky.

Shadows Fall is on tour with Fear Factory. Check out the tour dates here. READ MORE

[Exclusive] The Bunny The Bear Behind The Scenes Pictures From The Video “Lonely”

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Posted by SuperRadMike on May 11, 2012 @ 7:18pm
Category: Music / Exclusives

Experimental-metal group The Bunny The Bear released their video “Lonely” this Wednesday which is off their upcoming album “The Stomach For It“. The albums comes out May 22 and will be released through Victory Records. Victory Records was nice enough to give us exclusive behind the scenes pictures from the video set which was filmed in Chicago. The video is definitely a nightmarish take on Alice In Wonderland. Check out the exclusive pictures as well as the video for “Lonely” past the break. Enjoy!