Sony Legacy Rage Against the Machine and Sony Legacy are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s eponymous debut in a big, big way with the incredibly deluxe release ‘Rage Against the Machine –XX,’ which will be available in several configurations on Nov. 27. The politically charged 1992 album, which meshed rap and rock in a fresh, uncompromising way that has not been adequately copied since, fused Zack de la Rocha’s fire-in-his-belly lyrical proclamations with Tom Morello’s unique, sounds-like-a-turntable guitar tone. The incendiary, call-to-arms original was released in November of 1992 and the time to celebrate its power and legacy is now. ‘Rage Against the Machine – XX’ is newly remastered and will be offered in three formulations: -The 20th Anniversary Edition Deluxe Box Set houses two CDs, two DVDs, one 12″ 180gm vinyl LP, one 40-page booklet and a two-sided poster. -The 20th Anniversary Special Edition collects two CDs and a bonus DVD featuring six tracks in an oversized softpack. -The 20th Anniversary Edition single compact disc includes three bonus tracks. Additionally, a 12″ 180gm vinyl edition–a picture disc and a facsimile reproduction–of the original LP has been remastered and will be available, sans bonus tracks. Compact Disc One of the newly remastered ‘Rage Against the Machine – XX’ will include the original album in its entirety, as well as three collectible b-sides from the era. Compact Disc Two presents the original Rage Against the Machine demo tape, which was recorded in 1991 and sold for $5 at the merch table at the band’s earliest gigs. So it’s quite an artifact and a piece of RATM history, a “must own” for collectors, since it helped the band secure its record deal with Epic. This marks the first time the entire demo tapes have seen a full official release. DVD #1 included in the Deluxe Box Set features Rage Against the Machine’s free concert in Finsbury Park on June 2010, which was a “thank you” to U.K. fans for making ‘Killing in the Name’ the U.K.’s No. 1 single during Christmas Week 2009. Also included are music videos plus live concert performance clips. DVD #2 features Rage’s debut album, focusing on live performance from 1991-1994 and includes the full set of RATM’s first public performance as well as various live, rare clips. New liner notes were penned specifically for this release by friend, fan and hip-hop icon Chuck D. of Public Enemy. If you’ve got a RATM diehard in your life, your holiday shopping just got a whole lot easier. CD 1 – Rage Against The Machine – Remastered 01. Bombtrack 02. Killing In The Name 03. Take The Power Back 04. Settle For Nothing 05. Bullet In The Head 06. Know Your Enemy 07. Wake Up 08. Fistful Of Steel 09. Township Rebellion 10. Freedom Bonus Tracks (b-sides) 11. Bombtrack (live, taken from Bombtrack single) 12 Bullet in the Head (live, taken from Bullet in the Head single) 13. Take The Power Back (live, taken from Freedom single) CD 2 – ‘The Original Demos’ – first official commercial release (except where noted) 01. Bombtrack 02. Take The Power Back 03. Bullet in the Head 04. Darkness of Greed (previously released) 05. Clear the Lane (previously released) 06. Township Rebellion 07. Know Your Enemy 08. Mindset’s A Threat 09. Killing In The Name 10. Auto Logic 11. The Narrows 12. Freedom DVD #1 ‘The Battle of Britain’ – previously unreleased FINSBURY PARK, LONDON ENGLAND (JUNE 6, 2010) 1. Testify 2. Bombtrack 3. People Of The Sun 4. Know Your Enemy 5. Bulls On Parade 6. Township Rebellion 7. Bullet In The Head 8. White Riot 9. Guerrilla Radio 10. Sleep Now In The Fire 11. Freedom 12. Killing In The Name MUSIC VIDEOS “Killing in the Name” (1992) “Bullet in the Head” (1993) “Bombtrack” (1993) “Freedom” (1993) “Bulls on Parade” (1996) “People of the Sun” (1996) “No Shelter” (1998) “Guerrilla Radio” (1999) “Sleep Now in the Fire” (2000) – first official commercial release “Testify” (2000) – first official commercial release “Renegades of Funk” (2000) – first official commercial release “How I Could Just Kill a Man” (2000) – previously unreleased LIVE MATERIAL FROM 1997 VIDEO COMPILATION – first time on DVD “The Ghost Of Tom Joad” “Vietnow” – Irvine, CA – 1997 “People Of The Sun” “Bulls On Parade” “Bullet In The Head” “Zapata’s Blood” – Rock Am Ring Festival, Germany – 1996 “Know Your Enemy” “Bombtrack” “Tire Me” – Reading Festival 1996 “Killing In The Name” – Pink Pop Festival – 1994 DVD #2 – all previously unreleased “First Public Performance” CAL STATE NORTH RIDGE, CA (OCTOBER 23, 1991) 1. Killing In The Name 2. Take The Power Back 3. Autologic 4. Bullet In The Head 5. Hit The Deck 6. Township Rebellion 7. Darkness Of Greed 8. Clear The Lane 9. Clampdown 10. Know Your Enemy 11. Freedom PINK POP 1994 – “Freedom” VIC THEATRE 1993 – “Take the Power Back” JC DOBBS 1993 – “Fistful of Steel” SOUNDSTAGE PERFORMANCE 1992 – “Bombtrack” Halfway House 1992 – “Wake Up” Castaic 1992 – “Settle for Nothing” San Luis Obispo 1992 – “Clear the Lane” CWNN 1992 – “Untitled” Zed’s Records 1992 – “Darkness of Greed” NOMADS 1992 – “Wake Up” II. Rage Against The Machine – XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) Oversized softpack CD 1 – Rage Against The Machine – Remastered 01. Bombtrack 02. Killing In The Name 03. Take The Power Back 04. Settle For Nothing 05. Bullet In The Head 06. Know Your Enemy 07. Wake Up 08. Fistful Of Steel 09. Township Rebellion 10. Freedom Bonus Tracks (b-sides) 11. Bombtrack (live, taken from Bombtrack single) 12 Bullet in the Head (live, taken from Bullet in the Head single) 13. Take The Power Back (live, taken from Freedom single) CD 2 – “The Original Demos” – first official commercial release (except where noted) 01. Bombtrack 02. Take The Power Back 03. Bullet in the Head 04. Darkness of Greed (previously released) 05. Clear the Lane (previously released) 06. Township Rebellion 07. Know Your Enemy 08. Mindset’s A Threat 09. Killing In The Name 10. Auto Logic 11. The Narrows 12. Freedom Bonus DVD: Music Videos: Killing In The Name Bombtrack Freedom Take The Power Back (Vic Theatre) – previously unreleased Bombtrack (Soundstage performance) – previously unreleased Wake Up (Nomads) – previously unreleased III. Rage Against The Machine – XX (20th Anniversary Edition) Jewel Case CD 1 – Rage Against The Machine – Remastered 01. Bombtrack 02. Killing In The Name 03. Take The Power Back 04. Settle For Nothing 05. Bullet In The Head 06. Know Your Enemy 07. Wake Up 08. Fistful Of Steel 09. Township Rebellion 10. Freedom Bonus Tracks (b-sides) 11. Bombtrack (live, taken from Bombtrack single) 12 Bullet in the Head (live, taken from Bullet in the Head single) 13. Take The Power Back (live, taken from Freedom single)
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Rage Against the Machine to Release 20th Anniversary Editions of Self-Titled Debut Album
October 9th, 2012 
Metalkult Dead Sara To Support Muse on 2013 U.S. Tour
October 9th, 2012 Metalkult Primary Wave Music L.A. rock quartet Dead Sara have been a touring machine in 2012, hitting the road as support for such bands as the Used, Chevelle, Bush and much more. Now Dead Sara are set to get their biggest exposure yet by opening for UK rockers Muse on their 2013 North American trek. Dead Sara frontwoman Emily Armstrong expressed her enthusiasm about the tour by saying, “Muse was a band that we all agreed would be one of the biggest bands that we could tour with out there. Now that we are going on tour with them it is surreal!” Armstrong goes on to say, “We never thought in a million years it would happen like this. We will learn so much watching them every night – we are extremely excited!! 2013 is looking great!” Dead Sara have been on the road nonstop in support of their critically acclaimed self-titled album. The band hit radio by storm with the disc’s first single, ‘Weatherman,’ and they recently released a fan-powered video for their latest single ‘We Are What You Say.’ The clip for the new track is a tour video made up of fan-submitted photos. Check it out below: Dead Sara 2012 Tour Dates: 10/24 The Midland by AMC – Kansas City, MO 10/27 WGRD Halloween Hellraiser – Grand Rapids, MI Dead Sara Supporting Muse in 2013: 2/22 Bank Atlantic Center – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2/23 Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, FL 2/25 Amway Center – Orlando, FL 2/28 Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH 3/2 Joe Louis Arena – Detroit, MI 3/4 United Center – Chicago, IL 3/7 Target Center – Minneapolis, MN 3/8 Chaifetz Arena – St. Louis, MO 3/10 BOK Center – Tulsa, OK Watch the Dead Sara ‘We Are What You Say’ Video
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No Comments »Sebastian Bach and Model Girlfriend Minnie Gupta Call It Quits
October 9th, 2012 Metalkult Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com / YouTube Sebastian Bach is back on the market. After a two year romance with model Minnie Gupta, the two have called it quits and have gone their separate ways. The former Skid Row singer made the announcement himself on Twitter , telling his followers, “After almost 2 years together, Minnie Gupta and myself have decided to go our separate ways. I will always be grateful for our time together and I will always have love in my heart for Minnie.” He continued to shed praise on Gupta, saying, “I cannot thank her enough for her companionship, love, and inspiration that resulted in my favourite album I have ever recorded. I wish Minnie nothing but the best in life, because that’s what she deserves. She is a truly special girl and I am so very lucky to have known her. Until we meet again….” Bach started dating Gupta after going through a divorce with his wife of 18 years, Maria Bierk. The two broke up in 2010 and Bach cited the divorce and the new love affair with Gupta as driving forces behind his last solo disc ‘Kicking & Screaming.’ In an exclusive interview with Loudwire last year, Bach talked about that inspiration, saying, “A lot of the songs have to do with breaking up and relationships and some of them have to do with finding a new love, that’s what the song ‘Kicking & Screaming’ is about.” He also commented on Gupta’s personal impact on his creative process. “I’ll take as much of Minnie as I can get,” Bach explained. “She’s so beautiful and I love spending time with her. It was an amazing experience to meet her and be with her during the recording of this record. It made it a lot easier for me.” Gupta appeared in the video for the song ‘Kicking & Screaming’ (watch below). Sounds like an amicable split. Best of luck to both Bach and Gupta and their future affairs of the heart. Minnie Gupta in Sebastian Bach’s ‘Kicking & Screaming’ Video
Posted in News Tags: a-after-going, a-and-myself, a-and-their, a-truly-special, divorce, gupta, minnie, minnie-gupta, praise-on-gupta, separate, songs, time, video No Comments »Green Day Bow Out of 2012 Voodoo Experience
October 9th, 2012 Metalkult Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Green Day were planning to head up the 2012 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience over Halloween weekend, but given singer Billie Joe Armstrong ‘s recent entry into rehab for treatment of substance abuse issues, they’ve now bowed out of the performance. The timing has not been the best in the world for Green Day, as the singer’s meltdown at the iHeart Music Festival in Las Vegas and subsequent rehab announcement came just ahead of the release of the group’s ‘¡Uno!’ album. At the time, the band issued a statement apologizing for the incident at the Las Vegas event, revealing Armstrong’s decision to attend rehab, and regretfully announcing that some of their promotional appearances would be postponed as a result. Drummer Tre Cool issued the band’s statement on their exit from the Voodoo Experience. It read: Canceling shows is something we rarely do. We never want to let our fans down, and we are grateful for all of you being understanding during this time. Meanwhile, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience organizers, Rehage Entertainment, issued their own statement on the matter. It read: We, like everyone, were looking forward to having Green Day back at Voodoo. Their 2004 performance was one of the festival’s greatest. We are obviously disappointed in the news, but realize the health and well being of Billie Joe is the most important thing right now. We wish him and the entire Green Day family the best and offer them our full support. The Voodoo Experience will go on without Green Day. The festival runs Oct. 26-28 at New Orleans’ City Park. Even without Green Day, the lineup is pretty solid. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, the Avett Brothers , Justice, Silversun Pickups , AWOLNATION, Jack White , Skrillex , and Coheed & Cambria are among the top performers on this year’s bill. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/green-day-mike-dirnt-we-had-to-put-billie-joe-armstrong-life-in-front-of-everything/” title=”Next: Green Day’s Mike Dirnt Addresses Billie Joe Armstrong Issues” align=”center”]
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October 9th, 2012 Metalkult EMI Legendary Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris recently released his first solo album, ‘British Lion,’ and we’re teaming up with Ultimate Classic rock to offer a ‘British Lion’ prize pack to one lucky reader. The prize includes a copy of the new album and a poster of the bass master himself. Harris recently described the significance of the ‘British Lion’ title, along with how it plays into the sound of the record. “I’ve always been proud to be British,” explains Harris, “I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t be. It’s a massive part of being me. It’s not like I’m flag-waving or trying to preach, this is not a political statement at all. It’s like supporting your football team, where you come from. I just think it lends itself to some really strong imagery too, and to me it fits in with the sound.” Enter our ‘British Lion’ prize pack contest by filling out the form below. To guarantee yourself a copy of the album, pick it up at iTunes . Learn more about Steve Harris’ ‘British Lion’ by visiting his official website. Steve Harris ‘British Lion’ Prize Pack Enter your e-mail address for a chance to win a copy of Steve Harris, ‘British Lion,’ plus a Steve Harris poster. Contest ends Nov. 9, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire and Ultimate Classic Rock. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email
Posted in News Tags: british, contest, like-supporting, MAIDEN, prize-includes, prize-pack, steve-harris, strong-imagery, with-the-sound No Comments »Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Offers Insight Into How to Destroy Angels
October 9th, 2012 Metalkult Facebook: How To Destroy Angels Trent Reznor is a man who wears many hats. Along with fronting the legendary Nine Inch Nails , Reznor has lent his talents to composing film scores, original music for video games, and has produced albums for Marilyn Manson and Jane’s Addiction . Reznor latest project is an upcoming EP from his group How to Destroy Angels. For those of you who are unfamiliar with How to Destroy Angels, the group consists of Reznor, fellow Academy Award winner Atticus Ross (who composed the film soundtrack for ‘The Social Network’ and ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ with Reznor), Nine Inch Nails art director Rob Sheridan and vocalist Mariqueen Maandig, who also happens to be Trent Reznor’s beautiful wife. The band released a self-titled EP in 2010, with their second one, ‘An Omen EP’ to see a release in November. “We’ve been working on this kind of in the shadows throughout ‘The Social Network’ and ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ soundtracks since the core people are all kind of in the same area,” says Reznor in an interview with BBC1 Radio. “We’ve just been chipping away at this thing, and it’s been a nice pressure release valve really to have something to dump this energy into that doesn’t fit the other containers. It’s been fun. He continues, “We’ve just been playing around with the idea of the way that people consume music and listen to it and how big the chunks are. I think coming off of releasing ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ soundtrack that clocked in at 2 hours, we thought let’s do something that’s more manageable, digestible little bits here.” Reznor also speaks about an upcoming 2013 full-length for How to Destroy Angels. “Part of what’s on the EP is taken from a full-length record that’s 98% finished. That’s scheduled for a release at the beginning of next year.” Yesterday, How To Destroy Angels released ‘Keep It Together’ as the first single from ‘The Omen EP.’ Click below to listen: [button href=”http://loudwire.com/trent-reznor-how-to-destroy-angels-new-single-keep-it-together/” title=”Listen to How To Destroy Angels, ‘Keep it Together'” align=”center”]
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October 9th, 2012 Metalkult Facebook: Black Veil Brides Black Veil Brides recently pushed their upcoming album to 2013, and now we know the title and release month for the set. The disc will be titled ‘Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones,’ and it’s expected to arrive in January. The group has also posted the artwork for the new disc. It features a tiny warrior amidst skeletal remains preparing to do battle with a giant dark figure, who appears to be looking down at his latest competition with a smile on his skeletal face. The artwork was done by Richard Villa, who has worked with the band on their past albums. Though an official release date has not been set, the band will push ahead with pre-orders for the ‘Wretched and Divine’ album, with fans able to register for the collection as of Halloween. With their new album essentially complete, Black Veil Brides will return to the road on Nov. 24, taking part in the California Metalfest in San Bernardino, Calif. At present, the only other show on their schedule is a Jan. 15 date at Jacksonville, Fla.’s Brewsters Roc Bar. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/bert-mccracken-of-the-used-joins-black-veil-brides-in-the-studio/” title=”Next: Black Veil Brides Team With the Used’s Bert McCracken in the Studio” align=”center”]
