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Hot Topic To Release Exclusive Deluxe Edition Of In This Moment’s ‘Blood’

On Dec. 18th, Hot Topic will be releasing a 2-disc deluxe edition of In This Moment‘s Blood. This edition will feature the original track listing on disc one while the second disc will have four remixes of various tracks as well as a cover of the Nine Inch Nails classic “Closer”. The album can be pre-ordered here. Check below for the full track listing. READ MORE

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Stone Sour Stream New Song “RU486″

Hard rock band Stone Sour, which is fronted by Slipknot mainman Corey Taylor, have teamed up with Hot Topic to stream “RU486″. The song comes from the upcoming album House Of Gold And Bones Part 1, which is coming out Oct. 23rd via Roadrunner Records. You can listen to the song below. READ MORE

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Apparently Hot Topic Still Hosts Terrible Concerts

I’ll admit it, I used to be a Hot Topic kid. For a summer. Then I grew up. I never looked back. Something that I knew about at Hot Topic stores but never personally witnessed were live concerts. Often times it was touring bands who would stop in and do a quick acoustic set followed by an autograph session where you had to buy a CD, not bring one in, to get it signed. But sometimes it was something different, something a bit more surreal, a bit more…local.

Such was the case with ORCumentary, a one-man project that performs “Orc Rock”. Below is footage of his song “Blood”, which is performed at one of these Hot Topic in-store concerts. I wasn’t able to make it past the first verse without laughing hysterically and shutting off the video.

And THAT’S why I wanted to share this with you readers. It’s bright and early on a Monday morning and I figure that everyone could use a good, solid laugh to start off their week. So, if you decide to watch the video below, I want you to think about the worst concert experience you’ve ever had and share it with me in the comments! READ MORE

Metal For The Masses Vol. 9 Coming To Hot Topic Stores

Okay people, would you pay $8.99 for 48 tracks over three CD’s? The answer had better be a resounding “YES!” because Metal For The Masses Vol. 9 is full of amazing metal goodness that you should keep you headbanging for weeks! The compilation will be available at all Hot Topic retail stores as well as their website and features music from Century Media Records and Nuclear Blast artists (who both incidentally have some of my favorite bands signed).

“We’re very excited to be putting out the 9th installment of the Metal For The Masses series,” says Century Media President, Don Robertson. “This low priced Hot Topic exclusive has been a very important sampler of our artists for the last decade and has proven to be a great way to give the metal community a chance to discover new music.”
Check after the jump for the full track list.

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Conditions Featured In Hot Topic Mini Mag, Pre-Orders Now Available

Richmond, VA rockers Conditions are featured in the upcoming AP/Hot Topic Mini Mag, available on a countertop at your nearest Hot Topic beginning September 7th! A brand new track, ‘When It Won’t Save You’ is included on the Mini Mag sampler. The track is cut from Conditions upcoming GOOD FIGHT MUSIC debut, Fluorescent Youth, which hits stores on September 14th, 2010! Conditions have teamed up with Hot Topic to bring Fluorescent Youth to all store listening stations, and offer fans a special Hot Topic sale pricing beginning on the day of release.

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Head over the to the brand new MySpace to learn more about Conditions, and remember to check in frequently to stay up to date on huge, upcoming fall tour dates! The new dates will be announced soon. Pre-orders are also available HERE!

Conditions have sold over 16,000 digital songs and over 3,000 CDs on their own as independent artists. They have shared stages in the US and Europe with the likes of Paramore, New Found Glory, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Good Charlotte. They have earned themselves spots on the Vans Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos, Bamboozle Festival, and SXSW Music Conference. Their commanding stage presence and airtight musicianship during live performances emits a vibrant and impassioned spirit. It is this rare mix of charisma and chops that has allowed Conditions to amass a loyal and supportive fan base from swooning teen pop fans to discerning older rock fans. Those fans purchased 4,000 songs off of their You Are Forgotten EP in the first month of its release. It is exactly that type of zealous fan reaction that has caught the eye of media outlets nationwide. Alternative Press Magazine recently proclaimed the band as one of their “100 bands you need to know in 2010″.

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Black Veil Brides Release ‘Perfect Weapon’ Music Video

Hollywood’s standout theatrical rock outfit, Black Veil Brides, have debuted a music video for the track “Perfect Weapon”, the first single off their debut record, We Stitch These Wounds, on YouTube and on MySpace. The video was directed by Patrick Fogarty, who also directed Black Veil Brides’ music video for “Knives and Pens” last year.
“Perfect Weapon” is currently available for download through iTunes.
Black Veil Brides’ debut full-length record, We Stitch These Wounds, will be released on July 20th, through Standby Records.  The debut can be pre-ordered HERE to ensure the legions of Black Veil Brides fans (Bridesmaids) an autographed copy of the highly anticipated album when it hits stores.

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