Rhino Records will be releasing a four CD box set, “The Heavy Metal Box” including 70 songs released between 1968 and 1991. The collection will include two Metallica songs, “Whiplash,” and “One,” along with music from Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Kiss and many others. Released in a limited edition deluxe package resembling an amplifier, the box literally goes to 11 with a turn-able Marshall knob. This deluxe amp package will only be made for the first run….subsequent editions will be available in a slimmed-down package.
Arranged chronologically, the compilation gathers selections from various record labels tracing the evolution of metal during its first “golden age” and includes meticulous liner notes from renowned metal journalist Mick Wall, rare photos, a track-by-track commentary, Ronnie James Dio discussing metal’s infamous mano cornuta salute (aka “The Horns”), Lita Ford reflecting on her role as the “first lady of metal,” multiple artist tributes, and more.
“The Heavy Metal Box” will be available October 2, 2007 at all retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested price of $64.98. (more…)
Fire up those gaming consoles…”Guitar Hero” will indeed include One when
the third game in the series hits the streets in time for the holidays.
With versions available for Playstation 3, X-box 360, and Nintendo Wii
everyone should be able shred with Kirk and James.
Keep watching here for more details.
The “Sick of the Studio” tour is over and it was fuckin phenomenal! Big thanks to our friends from all over the world who made for three amazing, memorable weeks in Europe. We can’t wait to do it again and in the meantime, it’s back to HQ and the studio . . . time to finish work on that album we keep promising. As you know, we’ve been recording the live shows for years, and since ‘04 have had this cool site up and running to share them with our friends via downloadable files. We do our damnest to make each show available within a couple days and we’re psyched that you guys seem to like the site . . . over 120 shows and 2.5 million downloads in three years! If you were in Aarhus, Denmark on Friday the 13th, you might remember that we had a power failure and the PA went down. Well, because of the power issues, our computers recording the shows were fried and the end result was that we have a recording of only the second half of that show starting with “Fade to Black”. Since you have all been so cool supporting the site, and because we fucked up here, we thought the least we could do was give away what we do have.
So head over to LIVEMETALLICA.COM, grab the Aarhus show on us, and check out the rest of the tour - all the other shows are now available. Thanks again for a rockin’ summer vacation!! Oh, and don’t forget to check out the Vault section of the site if you want more free stuff from back in the day.