Sunday, July 31, 2011

DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage (January 9, 2006)


Inhuman Rampage is the third studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released on 9 January 2006 and 20 June 2006 in North America. In America, the album reached number 1 in the Billboards Heatseekers chart; it also reached #103 on the Billboard 200 chart; and its first single Through the Fire and Flames has received rock radio and Fuse TV airplay, as well as a place as playable track on the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The album has gone Silver in the UK, has sold over 350,000 units in the US and more than half a million worldwide. This is the only DragonForce album to feature harsh vocals, which were originally performed by Lindsay Dawson of Demoniac and are performed live by Frederic Leclercq.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Korn - See You On The Other Side (December 6, 2005)


See You On The Other Side is the seventh studio album by Korn. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Virgin Records. It is their first album without long-time guitarist Brian Welch and the last album with original drummer David Silveria. The album was first certified gold in the US on January 12, 2006; a subsequent platinum record certification was awarded on March 16, 2006.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Puddle Of Mudd - Come Clean (August 28, 2001)


Come Clean is the major label debut of post-grunge band Puddle Of Mudd and their third release overall. Released on August 28, 2001, the album was responsible for breaking Puddle of Mudd into the mainstream music scene. It contains the hit singles Control, Blurry, Drift and Die, and She Hates Me. Various tracks were re-recorded from the band's previous EP, Stuck and first album, Abrasive.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Hinder - Extreme Behavior (September 27, 2005)


Extreme Behavior is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 to almost universally negative reviews, before going platinum in September 2006. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, except for Shoulda, which was co-written with Brian Howes and Social Code. The song Running in the Rain did not make the cut for the album, but has been played at concerts on their North American tour. Due to use of profanity in two songs, Extreme Behavior is the only Hinder record to receive a Parental Advisory label.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil (June 7, 2005)


City Of Evil is the third studio album and first major label release by American metal band Avenged Sevenfold. The album was released on June 7, 2005 under the Warner Bros. Records label. Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, City of Evil contains a more hard rock and classic heavy metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous two albums, which showcased a predominantly metalcore sound. The album is also notable for the absence of screaming vocals. M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson, whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, for months before the album's release to achieve a sound that had grit while still having the tone.

Angra - Temple Of Shadows (September 6, 2004)


Temple Of Shadows is a concept album by the power metal band Angra and was released in 2004 by Paradoxx Music in Brazil and SPV label Steamhammer in the rest of the world. SPV also released a limited edition containing a bonus DVD with the complete video material of the concert that was previously released on their album Rebirth World Tour-Live in Sao Paulo.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Cavo - Bright Nights Dark Days (August 11, 2009)


Cavo is an American hard rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Because of their sound and musical influences, they are sometimes classified as Post-Grunge. Bright Nights Dark Days is Cavo's first major label album, released on August 11, 2009 on Reprise Records.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Resident Evil: Afterlife (September 10, 2010)


Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 3D science-fiction action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, and Wentworth Miller. It is the fourth installment in a series of film adaptations based loosely on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil. It is also the first film in the series to be released in 3D. In the film Alice searches for and rescues remaining survivors in Los Angeles of the T-virus outbreak, who team up against Albert Wesker, the head of the Umbrella Corporation.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Brothers (December 4, 2009)


Brothers is a 2009 war, drama and thriller film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film is based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brodre which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. Both films take inspiration from Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. Tobey Maguire received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.

Before leaving on his second tour in Afghanistan, Marine Capt. Sam Cahill, a leader, an athlete, a good husband and father, welcomes his screw-up brother Tommy home from prison. He’d robbed a bank. In country, Sam’s helicopter is shot down and all are presumed dead. Back home, while Sam wastes away as a prisoner in a remote encampment, Tommy tries to take care of the widow and her two children. While imprisoned, Sam experiences horrors unbearable, so when he’s rescued and returns home, he’s silent, detached, without affect, and he’s convinced his wife and brother have slept together.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Proposal (June 19, 2009)


The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Pete Chiarelli, and starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The film was released on June 19, 2009, in North America by Touchstone Pictures and Mandeville Films.

Knight And Day (June 23, 2010)


Knight And Day, (formerly titled Wichita and Trouble Man) is a 2010 romantic action comedy film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The film, directed by James Mangold, is Cruise and Diaz's second on-screen collaboration following the 2001 film Vanilla Sky.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Unstoppable (November 12, 2010)


Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men (Washington and Pine) who attempt to stop it.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night (April 29, 2011)


Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night is a 2011 comedy horror film based on the Italian comic book Dylan Dog, starring Brandon Routh as the eponymous detective. The film was released on March 16, 2011 in Italy but never showed until April 29 in the United States.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (November 18, 2005)


Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. The story follows Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts as he is chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, a highly dangerous competition. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The supporting cast features Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Pattinson, Clemence Poesy, and Stanislav Ianevski.

I Spit On Your Grave (October 8, 2010)


I Spit On Your Grave is a 2010 American rape and revenge horror film, and a remake of the controversial 1978 cult film of the same name. It was directed by Steven R. Monroe, and stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Jeff Branson, and Andrew Howard.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Daughtry - Leave This Town (July 14, 2009)


Leave This Town is the second album of the American Rock Band Daughtry and was released on July 14, 2009. It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before the band was formed and only featured lead singer Chris Daughtry as an official member.

Limitless (March 18, 2011)


Limitless is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Neil Burger and starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro. It is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn with the screenplay by Leslie Dixon. The film was released on March 18, 2011.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (August 13, 2010)


The Final Frontier is the fifteenth studio album by British Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden, released on 13 August 2010 in Germany, Austria and Finland, 17 August in North America, and 16 August worldwide. At 76 minutes and 39 seconds, it is the band's longest to date and their first since A Matter of Life and Death in 2006 (the longest gap to date between two consecutive Iron Maiden studio releases). The North American leg of their tour in support of the album started in Dallas, Texas on 9 June, with a European tour beginning in Dublin on 30 July, and served as a preview, with only one track (El Dorado) being played. The full album tour began in Moscow on February 11, 2011, and would see the band tour extensively in South East Asia, Australia, South America and Florida, as well as returning to Europe. Melvyn Grant, a long-time contributor to the band's artwork, created the cover art.