Iron Maiden: “The Final Frontier” details and free song download.

Monday June 7th, 2010 was full of announcements and mostly from Apple with its iPhone 4. At the same time I remembered that Iron Maiden, the legendary Heavy Metal band also had an announcement.

Iron Maiden 15th studio album “The Final Frontier” is scheduled for release Monday August 16th, 2010.

THE FINAL FRONTIER

  1. Satellite 15….The Final Frontier    8:40
  2. El Dorado      6:49
  3. Mother Of Mercy    5:20
  4. Coming Home    5:52
  5. The Alchemist     4:29
  6. Isle Of Avalon    9:06
  7. Starblind    7:48
  8. The Talisman    9:03
  9. The Man Who Would Be King    8:28
  10. When The Wild Wind Blows     10:59

Iron Maiden have made special arrangements for one new album track ‘EL DORADO’ to be made available Worldwide as a FREE digital download MP3. Click here for the free download, as long as you’re not from The U.S.A. because U.S. fans have their own special link.

Iron Maiden will be kicking off THE FINAL FRONTIER 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR with special hippie guest Dream Theater on June 9th, 2010. Check the tour schedule here.

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http://www.ironmaiden.com/

http://www.dreamtheater.net/

Megadeth: “Head Crusher” Free MP3 Download

Download “Head Crusher” now from Roadrunner Records. (Download starts on Tuesday, July 7 at 11:00 a.m. EDT)

Megadeth-Head-Crusher-Download

Usually the download period is good for 24 hours only. We’ll keep you posted.

Headcrusher

Megadeth‘s “Endgame” track listing:

  1. Dialectic Chaos
  2. This Day We Fight!
  3. 44 Minutes
  4. 1,320
  5. Bite The Hand That Feeds
  6. Bodies Left Behind
  7. Endgame
  8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go… Sealed With A Kiss
  9. Head Crusher
  10. How the Story Ends
  11. Nothing Left To Lose

“Endgame” is Megadeth twelfth studio album and is due on September 15th, 2009.

Dream Theater: “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Pt. 2” is Available on Amazon and iTunes

Dream Theater’s fifth cover song, “Larks Tongue In Aspic Pt. 2” is now available for download on Amazon MP3 Store and iTunes Store.

The six cover songs included in Dream Theater’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” special edition CD set.

  1. “Stargazer” – Rainbow
  2. “Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley” – Queen
  3. “Odyssey” – Dixie Dregs
  4. “Take Your Fingers From My Hair” – Zebra
  5. “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Pt. 2” – King Crimson
  6. “To Tame A Land” – Iron Maiden

Get it from:

“Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Pt. 2” originally appeared on King Crimson’s 1973 Album “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic”

Dream Theater, King Crimson, Lark's Tongue Pt. 2

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“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” | June 23rd, 2009

01. A Nightmare to Remember
02. A Rite of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best of Times
06. The Count of Tuscany

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is available on:

Click the artwork above for the hi-res version of the cover art.

Image courtesy of Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records.

Dream Theater: “Odyssey” is Available on Amazon and iTunes

Dream Theater’s third cover song, “Odyssey” is now available for download on Amazon MP3 Store and iTunes Store.

The six cover songs included in Dream Theater’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” special edition CD set.

  1. “Stargazer” – Rainbow
  2. “Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley” – Queen
  3. “Odyssey” – Dixie Dregs
  4. “Take Your Fingers From My Hair” – Zebra
  5. “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Pt. 2” – King Crimson
  6. “To Tame A Land” – Iron Maiden

Get it from:

“Odyssey” originally appeared on Dixie Dregs’ 1978 album “What If.”

Dream Theater: Odyssey

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“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” | June 23rd, 2009

01. A Nightmare to Remember
02. A Rite of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best of Times
06. The Count of Tuscany

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is available on:

Click the artwork above for the hi-res version of the cover art.

Image courtesy of Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records.

Dream Theater: “A Rite Of Passage” Free Download

UPDATE:
The file is a 320kbps mp3, at 19.7MB.
Pre-order info: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blackclouds/

Roadrunner Records is making Dream Theater new song “A Rite Of Passage” available for download on May 6th, 2009 at midnight Eastern Time. The download is available only for 24 hours. If you’re reading this after May 7th, then the link will no longer give you the download, instead the song will be available for streaming at RoadrunnerRecords.com on some site (Google is your friend). “A Rite Of Passage” is the first single off Dream Theater’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” that will be released on June23rd, 2009.

Yes it resembles “Freemason Symbol” Google | Wikipedia

Dream Theater: A Rite Of Passage

Download it here.

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“Black Clouds & Silver Linings”

01. A Nightmare to Remember
02. A Rite of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best of Times
06. The Count of Tuscany

Dream Theater: Black Clouds & Silver Lining

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is available on:

We’ll add more info as they are made available.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 Raw AVCHD Sample

For those who’s checking out Panasonic HDC-SD9 AVCHD Camcorder, I’ve uploaded a 36.7MB ISO file from the camcorder. Mac OS X users should update QuickTime to version 7.5 and all the latest version of iMovie ’08, Final Cut Pro 6 and Final Cut Express 4.

The particular video is recorded outdoor during daytime. I’ll post a raw AVCHD video from this camcorder recorder in lower light situation later.

About the video:

Recorded using Panasonic HDC-SD9
North American – NTSC version

Auto Mode
Recording Mode: HA1920
24p Digital Cinema: ON
Digital Cinema Color: ON

Video Clip duration: 18 seconds

Get the 36.7MB ISO file here.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 - The Box

Slipknot: “All Hope Is Gone” Free Download

Slipknot‘s “All Hope Is Gone” is available as free download at Roadrunner Records for 24 hours (ending at midnight EST June 20th, 2008).

“All Hope Is Gone” is the title track to Slipknot’s follow up to “Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)” which was released in 2004. The single will be available for purchase on June 24 at digital download store such as iTunes, Napster and Amazon MP3. Slipknot’s new album “All Hope Is Gone” is scheduled for release on August 26th, 2008 via Roadrunner Records.