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by Paul Blom
(unless stated otherwise)
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LINKIN PARK - Living Things This is the 5th studio album of the ever popular Linkin Park (besides almost as as many live & remix albums and & DVDs) |
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GOOD TIMES '80s - Various 30-track double disc '80s compilation |
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MIND ASSAULT - Metal Rites Cape Town based Metal band lets loose their latest EP |
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DAVID FOSTER & FRIENDS - Hit Man Returns Another CD/DVD collection of a star studded show |
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JUROJIN - The Living Measure Of Time Refreshing new UK band with a great blend of styles |
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CHROMIUM Well rounded new album from this SA Metal act |
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OZZY OSBOURNE - Scream The legendary Ozzy may seem doddering and incoherent at times, but here he does what he does best, and then some |
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DISTURBED - Asylum Another hit album from this commercially slanted Metal band |
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SLIPKNOT - Live at Download / {sic}nesses (DVD) A wild and powerful double DVD with Slipknot headlining the Download festival, plus a tour documentary and music videos |
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HALFORD - Made Of Metal Judas Priest singer and vocal god Rob Halford rips it up on his latest solo effort |
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Nightmare In the wake of tragedy, this gang pushed forward with their most recent offering |
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INCITE - The Slaughter New band featuring the son of Soulfly's Max Cavalera |
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PANTERA - Cowboys From Hell 20th anniversary re-release of this groundbreaking Metal pounder |
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RAMMSTEIN - Liebe Ist Für Alle Da It takes a while for this one to grow on you, but once it does, it's all Rammstein |
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ROCK 'TIL YOU DROP Vol. 4 Plus More - Various (CD / DVD) Two-CD & DVD collection with dozens of Rock / Metal / Alternative acts |
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PRELUDE TO JUNE - My Blessing, My Curse Accessible South African Hard Rock |
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STEEL PANTHER - Feel The Steel Crude, rude and hilarious, this mock Metal act can also be filed in the comedy section (Parental Advisory) |
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SLASH Ass-kicker of an album from the former Guns n' Roses guitarist with some high profile vocal guests |
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LACUNA COIL - Shallow Life (Deluxe Edition) Special twin-disc release of the Italian rockers' new album |
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VALIENT THORR - Immortalizer A hardcore old-school attack |
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NIRVANA - Live At Reading (DVD) Marked as one of Nirvana's best live shows, and one of the most memorable in rock history |
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NICKELBACK
- Dark Horse This special edition release also includes a DVD |
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100
ROCK
ESSENTIALS
- Various A 6-disc collection of rock from across the decades |
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NEW
MOON
(The
Twilight
Saga)
- Motion
Picture
Soundtrack The second soundtrack album for this escalating vampire franchise offer up a range of rock bands and some more chilled acts |
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METALOCALYPSE:
DETHKLOK
- Deathalbum
II The second album from the fictitious animated Death Metal band Dethklok - Gorillaz this 'aint! |
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MADONNA
- Celebration 3-dozen tunes from the career of the Queen of Pop which will undoubtedly act as a time capsule for many |
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FALL
OUT
BOY
- Believers
Never
Die:
Greatest
Hits A collection of this popular rock acts tunes (plus a few new ones) |
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3
INCHES
OF BLOOD
- Here
Waits
Thy
Doom For old-school and traditional Metal fans |
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PLACEBO - Battle For The Sun Placebo lets rip with their new album and a new drummer |
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I
WRESTLED
A BEAR
ONCE
- It's
All
Happening Extreme (and technical) project with equally extreme female vocals |
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DEAD
BY SUNRISE
- Out
Of Ashes New band from Linkin Park vocalist Chester |
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THE
BOAT
THAT
ROCKED
- Movie
Soundtrack Great soundtrack to this comedy from the makers of Four Weddings And A Funeral |
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MOTORHEAD
-
Best
Of (DVD) Classic video clips from this unstoppable force of Rock |
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DAY
TURNS
NIGHT
- Fallen
Legacy Highly impressive debut album from Cape Town Metal band Day Turns Night |
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THE
MARS
VOLTA
- Octahedron Another epic delivery from The Mars Volta |
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Highlights
from
CHESS
In Concert The resurrection of this '80s musical has been welcomed with open arms (featuring Josh Groban) |
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MARILYN
MANSON
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The
High
End
Of Low
(Deluxe
Edition) With a somewhat less aggressive approach, anti-Manson advocates will still hate it, while his dedicated disciples will find little to fault |
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HOUSE
ANTHEMS
8 -
Various
Triple disc of club songs mixed by Kevin Grenfell, Justin Vee, & Roger D'Lux |
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KLEERUP Swedish electronic pop |
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BEST
WEDDING
100
- Various An impressive 100 classical tunes making a perfect fit for all aspects of the wedding ceremony |
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MÖTLEY
CRÜE
- Classic A fantastic collection of this legendary band's songs |
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KOPSKOOT!
- Various
Artists An historic South African compilation, for the first time assembling a range of bands creating heavy music in their native tongue: Afrikaans |
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SUICIDE
SILENCE
- No
Time
To Bleed Extreme Metal that actually made an impressive charge the Billboard Top 200 |
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TRANSFORMERS:
Revenge
Of The
Fallen
–
Soundtrack Not much of a "soundtrack" but a collection of rock flavoured bands |
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80's GOLD - Various 56 tracks of '80s favourites in one collection |
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IRON
MAIDEN
- Flight
666:
The
Original
Soundtrack Energy packed double disc featuring the full set from Iron Maiden's biggest tour ever, as documented in the Flight 666 movie (check out the link to win CD copies) |
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IRON
MAIDEN
- Flight
666:
the
Movie
(DVD) Epic tour documentary by an epic Metal band (check out the link to win DVD copies) |
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