Rock Band 3 has a full setlist!

Harmonix released a video today of 3 employees "dufunking" the rumor of the "official" setlist but scrolling the background of them is the official setlist....here it is as follows...



Amy Winehouse – "Rehab"
Antrax – "Caught in a Mosh"
At The Drive-In – "One Armed Scissor"
Avenged Sevenfold – "Beast And The Harlot"
The B-52s – "Rock Lobster"
The Beach Boys – "Good Vibrations" (Live)
Big Country – "In a Big Country"
Blondie – "Heart of Glass"
Bob Marley & The Wailers – "Get Up, Stand Up"
The Bronx – "False Alarm"
Chicago – "25 or 6 to 4"
The Cure – "Just Like Heaven"
David Bowie – "Space Oddity"
Deep Purple – "Smoke on the Water"
Def Leppard – "Foolin'"
Devo – "Whip It"
Dio – "Rainbow in the Dark"
Dire Straights – "Walk of Life"
The Doobie Brothers – "China Grove"
The Doors – "Break On Through (To the Other Side)"
Dover – "King George"
Echo & the Bunnymen – "The Killing Moon"
Elton John – "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Faith No More – "Midlife Crisis"
Filter – "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
The Flaming Lips – "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
Foreigner – "Cold as Ice"
Golden Earring – "Radar Love"
HIM – "Killing Loneliness"
Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love"
Hypernova – "Viva La Resistance"
Ida Maria – "Oh My God"
INXS – "Need You Tonight"
The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold"
James Brown – "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience ˆ"Crosstown Traffic"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – "I Love Rock 'n Roll"
John Lennon – "Imagine"
Juanes – "Me Enamora"
Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Free Bird"
Maná – "Oye Mi Amor"
Marilyn Manson – "The Beautiful People"
Metric – "Combat Baby"
The Muffs – "Outer Space"
Night Ranger – "Sister Christian"
Ozzy Osbourne – "Crazy Train"
Paramore – "Misery Business"
Phish – "Llama"
Phoenix – "Lasso"
The Police – "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
Poni Hoax – "Antibodies"
Pretty Girls Make Graves – "Something Bigger, Something Brighter"
Primus – "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows"
Rammstein – "Du Hast"
Ramones – "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Raveonettes – "Last Dance"
Rilo Kiley – "Portions for Foxes"
Riverboat Gamblers – "Don't Bury Me... I'm Still Not Dead"
Roxette – "The Look"
Slipknot – "Before I Forget"
Smash Mouth – "Walkin' on the Sun"
The Smiths – "Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before"
The Sounds – "Living in America"
Spacehog – "In the Meantime"
Steve Miller Band – "Fly Like an Eagle"
Stone Temple Pilots – "Plush"
Swingin' Utters – "This Bastard's Life"
T. Rex – "20th Century Boy"
Tears for Fears – "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Tegan and Sara – "The Con"
Them Crooked Vultures – "Dead End Friends"
Tokio Hotel – "Humanoid"
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - "I Need to Know"
The Vines – "Get Free"
War – "Low Rider"
Warren Zevon – "Werewolves of London"
The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button"
Whitesnake – "Here I Go Again"
The Who – "I Can See for Miles"
Yes – "Roundabout"


Keep in mind HIM-killing Loneliness and Slipknot - Before I Forget is actually DLC this upcoming week so if you plan on buy RB3 I'd say skip this DLC release.


Rock Band 3 is set to release October 26th 2010

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock full setlist!

On September 28th, the next Guitar Hero installment Warriors of Rock hit shelves. The disc is packed with 93 songs and if you pre-order it you'll receive Soundgarden's new album before it hits stores.

Check out the full setlist below.



•A Perfect Circle – "The Outsider"
•Aerosmith – "Cryin'"
•AFI – "Dancing Through Sunday"
•Alice Cooper – "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
•Alter Bridge – "Ties That Bind"
•Anberlin – "The Feel Good Drag"
•Anthrax – "Indians"
•Arch Enemy – "Nemesis"
•Atreyu – "Ravenous"
•Avenged Sevenfold – "Bat Country"
•Bad Brains – "Re-Ignition (Live)"
•Band Of Skulls – "I Know What I Am"
•Black Sabbath – "Children Of The Grave"
•Blind Melon – "Tones Of Home"
•Blue Öyster Cult – "Burnin' For You"
•Bush – "Machinehead"
•Buzzcocks – "What Do I Get?"
•Children Of Bodom – "If You Want Peace... Prepare For War"
•Creedence Clearwater Revival – "Fortunate Son"
•The Cure – "Fascination Street"
•Deep Purple – "Burn"
•Def Leppard – "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"
•Dethklok – "Bloodlines"
•The Dillinger Escape Plan – "Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants"
•Dire Straits – "Money For Nothing"
•DragonForce – "Fury of the Storm"
•Drowning Pool – "Bodies"
•Edgar Winter– "Free Ride"
•Fall Out Boy – "Dance, Dance"
•Five Finger Death Punch – "Hard To See"
•Flyleaf – "Again"
•Foo Fighters – "No Way Back"
•Foreigner – "Feels Like The First Time"
•George Thorogood and The Destroyers – "Move It On Over (Live)"
•The Hives – "Tick Tick Boom"
•Interpol – "Slow Hands"
•Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"
•Jethro Tull – "Aqualung"
•John 5 – "Black Widow Of La Porte"
•KISS – "Love Gun"
•Linkin Park – "Bleed It Out"
•Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Call Me The Breeze (Live)"
•Megadeth – "Sudden Death"
•Megadeth – "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"
•Megadeth – "This Day We Fight!"
•Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – "Paranoid (Live)"
•Muse – "Uprising"
•My Chemical Romance – "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
•Neil Young – "Rockin' In The Free World"
•Nickelback – "How You Remind Me"
•Night Ranger – "(You Can Still) Rock In America"
•Nine Inch Nails – "Wish"
•The Offspring – "Self Esteem"
•Orianthi – "Suffocated"
•Pantera – "I'm Broken"
•Phoenix – "Lasso"
•Poison – "Unskinny Bop"
•Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody"
•Queensrÿche – "Jet City Woman"
•Rammstein – "Waidmanns Heil"
•The Ramones – "Theme From Spiderman"
•Red Rider – "Lunatic Fringe"
•R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"
•Rise Against – "Savior"
•The Rolling Stones – "Stray Cat Blues"
•The Runaways – "Cherry Bomb"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 1 – Overture"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 2 - The Temples Of Syrinx"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 5 - Oracle: The Dream"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy"
•Rush – "2112 Pt. 7 - Grand Finale"
•RX Bandits – "It's Only Another Parsec..."
•Silversun Pickups – "There's No Secrets This Year"
•Slash featuring Ian Astbury – "Ghost"
•Slayer – "Chemical Warfare"
•Slipknot – "Psychosocial"
•Snot – "Deadfall"
•Soundgarden – "Black Rain"
•Steve Vai – "Speeding" (Vault Version)
•Stone Temple Pilots – "Interstate Love Song"
•Strung Out – "Calling"
•Styx – "Renegade"
•Sum 41 – "Motivation"
•Tesla – "Modern Day Cowboy"
•Them Crooked Vultures – "Scumbag Blues"
•Third Eye Blind – "Graduate"
•Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – "Listen To Her Heart"
•Twisted Sister – "We're Not Gonna Take It"
•The Vines – "Get Free"
•The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"
•ZZ Top – "Sharp Dressed Man (Live)"


Is Guitar Hero going back to it's rock roots? Here's hoping!

A Thousand Suns now has a length!

Linkin Park's upcoming 4th studio album "A Thousand Suns" is set to release September 14th. The length of each track has been released. Here are the tracks and times below



1. The Requiem [2:01]
2. The Radiance [0:57]
3. Burning in the Skies [4:13]
4. Empty Spaces [0:18]
5. When They Come for Me [4:53]
6. Robot Boy [4:28]
7. Jornada del Muerto [1:34]
8. Waiting for the End [3:51]
9. Blackout [4:39]
10. Wretches and Kings [4:10]
11. Wisdom, Justice, and Love [1:38]
12. Iridescent [4:56]
13. Fallout [1:23]
14. The Catalyst [5:39]
15. The Messenger [3:01]

Total: 00:52:35

The length is long for an LP record as is the number of tracks, so even simple things like this is different. Let's hope its a good different.

Look for a full review of "A Thousand Suns" on or before September 14th.

Mass Effect 2 heading to PS3

The Xbox 360 and PC "exclusive" smash hit Mass Effect 2 is heading to the Playstation 3 this January.

The PS3 installment is going to include the full Mass Effect 2 game and an additional hour worth of content.

Check out the announcement trailer from Gamescon in Germany today below.

Wrestler Lance Cade dead at 29

Former WWE wrestler Lance K. McNaugh (Lance Cade) unfortunately suffered from heart failure this past weekend. Lance Cade was a three time WWE tag champion with partner Trevor Murdoch.



Lance Cade was found dead on Friday August 13th 2010. It has been reported he had been having problems with pain killers and sleeping pills which caused a prior incident on a plane in January 2010 where he had a seizure.

Lance sadly leaves behind 2 daughters and one son.

RIP Lance

WWE Issues new Tag Team Belts

On last nights edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw. The Undisputed Tag Team Champions The Hart Dynasty where honored with new belts to symbolize the unification of the titles.

Here is a picture of the new titles!



I personally think they are pretty cool. Now I wouldn't want the world or WWE titles to look like this but for tag team titles they are nice.

Under The Red Hood Review Finally

Welcome one and all to my very first blog review on The Rated R Society page which I'm very happy to be apart of. This review will bring to you Batman: Under The Red Hood 2 Disc Special Edition. I hope you enjoy it I will leave my info at the end for questions, comments , or just to say my review sucks which I really don’t give 2 sh*ts about anyways. So as Joker in TDK said “And Here We Go”







Batman :Under The Red Hood Review Disc 1
The menu is pretty much the same as other dvds, play movie, special features, look at trailers and what have you. Let’s start off with a 15 minute short of animated Jonah Hex. Which is what im currently watching as my dog is crying at 5 am. Pretty simple stuff here. Western as it starts off with a saloon and the burlesque women , beer and a badass cowboy with half of his mouth missing! Now im interested. Its just basically a western animation from what I see to be honest though I don’t know what Jonah Hex is because ive never followed it. The cowboy though has a Clint Eastwood like voice as im hearing but he’s voiced by the first Punisher Movie lead role Thomas Jane! Once again ill be honest I just finished it and still have no idea what the hell just happened., so im going to skip what happens here but Jonah Hex fans it’s definitely worth a look.

On to the next part is the special features which contains a first look at SUPERMAN/BATMAN APOCALYPSE. Which ill write about in just a second. It also contains trailers for the following-
JUSTICE LEAGUE:CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS, BATMAN GOTHAM NIGHT (excellent dvd fyi) , SUPERMAN:DOOMSDAY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS ANIMATED TRAILER, JONAH HEX MOTION COMIC TRAILER AND LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS TRAILER. Its safe to say im going to leave those out because they are trailers and why spoil the fun for you?


SUPERMAN/BATMAN APOCALYPSE- Definitely excited for anything with Batman in it (except for the series which has characters like the joker with dreads. Sorry not my taste.) What is interesting about this piece though is not a trailer or a short. Its 12 minutes of artist and creators talking about the story which ill explain a few points here.
- Mainly revolves around Superman, Batman, Darkside, Wonder Woman and Kara even though im not going to explain who she is. More reason for you to buy this!

- Darkside takes Kara and uses her to get what he wants from Superman.

-Batman just kicks ass that is all.
From the looks of it once again the animation is very well done because hey it’s DC. Not cutting corners but like I said its just people talking about it and im not going to spoil that for you so im going to get to the best part of this dvd the actual movie.









Batman: Under the Red Hood. WARNING: THIS IS A PG-13 MOVIE CONTAINING BLOOD, VIOLENCE AND DARK THEMES. PARENTS READ THIS BEFORE SHOWING THIS TO YOUR CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

The movie starts off with Ras Al Ghul regretting a choice he made 5 yrs ago. Then it goes to Joker (SWEET) beating the crap outta Robin with a crowbar. Very intense stuff here it shows blood but the violence is under control here as not much is to be seen. It’s taken right out of Batman: Death in the Family novel so for those whose haven’t read it I will not get into it because then it would be spoilers but I will what happens maybe considered as Batman’s biggest failure. Now I won’t waste anymore time so lets say the prologue ends there and it cuts to the title and credits then rolls on to the rest of our feature film!

Animation is by all means terrific and most of it is at night. Now after the title and credits its goes to present day which is 5 yrs later. Mob Bosses who are working for Black Mask are in a warehouse and are debating what the next move is. All of a sudden a mysterious man in a red hood shows up out of nowhere and tells them to work for him and if they refuse they die. Seems that Red Hood wants to take over Gotham just like almost every other villain that Batman has encountered. Black Mask and Batman have chosen otherwise though. Something is very different with this one though because Batman gets flashbacks and its not who Batman or you expect it to be. NightWing who is voiced by Neil Patrick Harris makes his appearance in the movie also which is entertaining to say the least and he helps Batman try to catch the mysterious Red Hood. Joker wants to get in on the fun too and you will see the role he has to play in this. As the movie progresses you will see over the top chase scenes ensue and so does fighting which will bring you back to the days of Batman The Animated Series! These fights should not be missed as Red Hood and Batman have a couple of blowouts (pun intended) themselves. It truly becomes a dark and courageous story as time goes by and you will be stuck in your seat from start to end as it all plays out and in the end it will leave you speechless.

The voice cast like I said before though is terrific and ill only list 2 because I listed NPH already.
Batman is played by Bruce Greenwood and Joker is played by John DiMaggio (who you all know as BENDER from Futurama.)

The only thing that im not happy go lucky for is the movie length. Its only 75 minutes long which I think should have been at least 90 minutes and at maximum 120. Still great story, great animation, great everything. Batman fans this is definetly one to own as you’ll watch this over and over again.









Under The Red Hood 2 Disc Special Edition Disc 2.

Disc 2 contains 3 things which im very happy to write about. Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson and Bruce Timm's own 2 picks of episodes of the show he co-created and what i grew up and loved, Batman The Animated Series. Ill get to that in just a second..


Robin: The Story Of Dick Grayson goes into a short barely 25 minute documentary of how Dick Grayson became Robin and how he would evolve into Nightwing while the creators and artists compare his attitude and actions relating to Batman. They explain how the relationship between the two became in the overview of father and son, teacher and mentor as well as big brother and little brother. They showcase Robin as a free spirit but at the same time they discuss what would have happened if he had stuck by Batman’s side. It’s interesting to see everyone’s spin on it and views of how they interpret it but I’ve always enjoyed the comic book way. The only problem I really have with this story is that it’s too short. I expected it to at least be 45 minutes of how Robin came into his own as kind of a short movie. Either way it’s still a choice if you’re a fan of Robin.



Bruce Timm’s picks 2 episodes from Batman The Animated Series.
Bruce Timm was co-creator of Batman TAS and other DC related shows and films such as Superman: The Animated Series , The New Batman Adventures , and Batman Beyond as well as countless others (crediting wikipedia for this). The two episodes he picked are Robin’s Reckoning 1&2 which are about.. You guessed it,Robin. I’m going to keep what happens hush though because you have to see it for yourself. Fans of the animated series will definitely enjoy this as much as I did because it brings you back the nostalgia if you don’t own the animated series on dvd by now and sure as hell I don’t.

Overall I say the 2 disc special edition of Under The Red Hood is worth it to own just on the fact that’s its one of the best Batman animated films out there from the past 5 yrs. Despite that the actual movie and Robin story are kinda short in both aspects its certainly worth the collection. If you order it from http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Two-Disc-Special-Collectible-Figure/dp/B003XK9ZIM/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1280998175&sr=1-2 . look for the special edition that contains a Red Hood figure because fans of the movie will enjoy the figure as a whole.


DCAU is a movie site dedicated to the animated films of the DCU such Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Green Lantern and others. The link for that is http://www.warnervideo.com/dcuondvd/ . Go to that to catch up on your favorite DC Hero and up coming titles.

Credits- Batman was created by Bob Kane and has been published by Warner Bros and DCU which have all been trademarked. Thanks to Amazon.com and wikipedia for the info and links in which has helped me write this review.

Any questions or comments regarding this can be sent to Robratedr@gmail.com
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that’s all for now stay tuned as I delight you all with another review or post very soon from The Rated R Society



-Robbie

Zombies have already invaded your PC and iPhone..now they invade your Xbox 360!

One of the most addicting PC/iPhone games is finally shuffling (see what I did there) its way onto the Xbox 360 Live Arcade this September. Plants VS Zombies for 360 isnt just a port of the already released PC version. This version has more bells and whistles then you can shake a dismembered leg at!

New features include:

2 player Co-op
2 player VS mode (one person plays as plants other as zombies)
Upgradeable Houses
Ability to visit your friends house
Retooled controls to fit the Xbox 360

Check out the trailer below



Plants vs Zombies is currently available for PC,iPhone,iPad,and iPod touch.

Xbox 360 version hits the Marketplace September 8th for 1200 MS points (Unconfirmed)

PVZ was created by Pop-Cap games. Makers of Bejewled and Peggle.


Tim

Randy Orton is WWE's kiss of death?

Randy Orton has been known to be a "perfectionist" when it comes to his in ring work. He's so into his work that if someone else makes a mistake he doesn't hide his anger at all. Seen in the terrible quality video below, Miz gets RKO'ed but it obviously wasnt to the Viper's liking. Orton screaming stupid and showing he is visibly upset isnt exactly staying in character.




Well this isnt the first time Orton has shown his anger this much. Apparently he wasn't to happy with Kofi Kingston for messing up the ending to their match seen in the video below.


Ever since Kofi's botch his main event push was held back. Also former WWE superstar Mr.Kennedy (now Mr.Anderson in TNA) was let go by WWE a year ago due to him botching and almost injuring the Silent Assassin. Orton has admitted in interviews that he was vocal in the firing of Mr.Kennedy.

Lets hope for The Miz's sake he made good with Orton because his money in the bank win may not pay off.

Another introduction is in order...

I'd like to introduce Alex! Look for reviews from Alex, and columns for the ever changing TCG Magic The Gathering!


Name: Alex

Gamertag: dragonFANG7000 (Xbox Live)

Bio: 24 years old from Bethpage, NY. Currently at Molloy as a Secondary Math Education major. I spend most of my time listening to music and playing video games.

Favorite Musician/s: Apocalyptica, Opeth, Muse, Breaking Benjamin

Favorite Video Game: Final Fantasy Tactics

Favorite Album: Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica

Favorite Movie: Spaceballs

Twitter: fang_RRS

Rogue Cinema recognizes Kimmie as awesome!

Congrats are in order to Kimberly Amato for being Rogue Cinemas Sleepover Girl for August 2010.

I could post a huge bio on this awesome women but Rogue Cinema did it for me.

Check out Kimberly here!

CONGRATS KIMMIE!


Tim

Ever seen someone shit in 3D? Well the Jackass crew is gonna make sure you do!

Bam,Ryan,Knoxville, and the others return to the silver screen this October with Jackass 3D.

Check out the trailer here...




Did someone say midnight showing? I will be there for sure!

Tim

The Simpsons are smarter than Nostradamus!

Throughout The Simpsons 21 seasons (Season 22 starting soon) they have gone into "the future". Making various predictions of what the years ahead would look like. Some didn't really pan out to well but some where dead on. 11 Points compiled 11 predictions that The Simpsons got correct for the year 2010.


I always knew Nostradamus was full of shit!

The Caped Crusader is back again.

Everyone should know by now how awesome Batman Arkham Asylum is. Well it looks like Rock Steady isnt ready to hand over the bat yet.




Batman Arkham City finally has a release date....well sorta. The time period for the release is Fall 2011. Now lets hope this one doesn't get pushed back like the first. Writer Paul Dini spoke with MTV about the game saying that production was going smoothly. Sadly he revealed no secrets like villains. Yet Catwomen is on the cover of GameInformer magazine so....that should be a hint.

Look for Batman Arkham City in Fall 2011 for more than likely every next gen platform.


Tim

LP coming to a music game near you...

According to Warner Entertainment America, LP tracks ranging from Hybrid Theory to A Thousand Suns will be hitting almost every music game around. Heres the rundown from WEA.


9/14 Rockband will release DLC of 2 new songs + 6 hits
9/14 Tap Tap Revenge will release LP version of their app (5 new + 5 catalog songs)
9/28 FIFA video game release (feat. new song)
10/19 Guitar Hero will release 6 new songs
10/19 DJ Hero will release 3 new songs
10/19 MMA video game release (feat. new song)

Sounds like fun!

Leave the press to Linkin Park

Members of Linkin Park have decided to take the press write ups of their new album "A Thousand Suns" into their own hands. Instead of having some random journalist try to sell you on the record they are gonna do it themselves.



Lets see if Linkin Park can sell you on their new album

1) A THOUSAND SUNS

Whenever we finish an album, it's usually coupled with a block of text meant to describe it. The record company pays a “reputable” writer to craft their most exciting description of the music, in the hopes that it will help convince you to like it. But it seems to us that words usually don't do a great job of defining the sound of an album, so we thought we’d try something different and just tell you, directly from us, what was on our minds as we set out to make our new album, A Thousand Suns. We’ll leave the rest up to you.

Before you hear the music, we wanted you to know that this album was put together to be enjoyed as that: an album. We’re aware that many people are accustomed to small, single-song servings. In spite of that (or maybe because of it), we mean for this album to take you on a journey. If you decide to listen to the album in pieces, that’s fine; we just wanted to let you know there’s a part of the experience that only works when you listen to A Thousand Suns from beginning to end.

Listening to some of our favorite albums, it’s easy to forget that there was a moment in time, before their release, when they were just a crazy idea to an artist. We tried to keep that moment in mind as we were making this record. It provided us with the inspiration to take chances and not worry if at first something we tried was different or weird.

If you are already familiar with our band, you may notice a difference in the sound of this one. Part of it is because we love to try new things, and part of it is because there has been a sound that we've been waiting for in modern alternative music. We worked with Rick Rubin again on this record (he co-produced our last record) because he understood our vision of trying to capture this new sound.

We hope you enjoy the music and will come talk to us at www.linkinpark.com.

Brad, Chester, Dave, Joe, Mike, and Rob


PS: The people who work hard to promote our band wanted us to add a bunch of stats right here that are meant to impress you. We didn’t like that idea but, as a compromise, we agreed that we’d provide this link in case you want any of this information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park. We said that we’re pretty sure you’ve heard of Wikipedia but they didn’t believe us.


2) A THOUSAND SUNS


We were not making an album.


For months, we'd been destroying and rebuilding our band. The experiments that resulted filled the studio hard drive with diverse, abstract sounds. Amorphous echoes, cacophonous samples, and handmade staccato merged into wandering, elusive melody. Each track felt like a hallucination.

We didn't know if any of those unorthodox ideas could be incorporated into a traditional album, but we knew we didn't want our next album to be predictable. Sitting together in the same studio where we made our first album, all six of us voiced a commitment to going out on a limb, to making something truly daring. We asked ourselves: were we all earnestly willing, more than ever before, to abandon the precepts of commercial ambition in pursuit of what we believe to be honest art?

The inclination to begin writing conventional songs for a conventional album came and went. The temptation to adjust our creative vision to fulfill expectations beyond our studio walls yielded to the audacious ambition of what he hoped to achieve as a band. The two years of making A Thousand Suns marked our exhilarating, surrealistic, and often challenging journey into the creative unknown.

On the eve of its completion, this body of work, assembled through unconscious inspiration and unmitigated exertion, has revealed to us notions both stirring and surprising. The album's personified imagery is neither dogma nor political premeditation. The emergent themes and metaphors illuminate a uniquely human story.

A Thousand Suns grapples with the personal cycle of pride, destruction, and regret. In life, like in dreams, this sequence is not always linear. And, sometimes, true remorse penetrates the devastating cycle. The hope, of course, springs from the notion that the possibility of change is born in our most harrowing moments.

Enjoy the music.

Linkin Park

Phoenix-Farrell.org

"A Thousand Suns" will be available September 14 in the United States

www.linkinpark.com

Gotta catch em all....once you beat it that is

Coming this Spring to the Nintendo DS is the continuation of the Pokemon series with Black and White.



Like new versions of the game it contains a plethora of brand new pokes for you to battle and train with. This time there is a catch (pun intended). According to Game Freak's Junichi Masuda's blog you can only battle and catch the new creatures once the games main story is completed. In my opinion it really gives the player the incentive to complete the game, so I'm all for this change of pace. Good for you Game Freak!

Pokemon Black and White are set to release Spring 2011 from Nintendo and Game Freak for the Nintendo DS.

Tim

The Green Ranger kicks more than Putty Patrol ass!

So when you think of Jason David Frank you think of this guy right?



Better known as Tommy from The Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. Well guess what? He is not the Green Ranger anymore.

Jason David Frank is now a Pro MMA fighter, and now looks like this!



Tonight was Jason's Pro MMA debut for Texas Cage Fighting Puro Combate. He takes on Jose Roberto "Garfield" Vasquez.

Here's a little insight on Jason's thoughts and background going into the fight.



Jason's fight started and quickly ended. Jason made Jose tap with a choke in under 1 minute.....

Honestly there wasn't much to post about because Jason controlled the entire 1 minute of the fight with a fury of knees and punches taking Jose down.

Congrats to Jason David Frank on an awesome victory!

Check out Jason's facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jasondfrank?ref=ts


Again Congrats to Jason!



Tim

Linkin Park Returns with "The Catalyst"

Linkin Park a band from Southern California who has released numerous albums and projects since their inception in 2000. The multi selling sextet have returned from a 3 year album hiatus with the first single off their new album entitled "A Thousand Suns". How does it hold up?



The single is called "The Catalyst". Upon first listen you can tell the "nu-metal" rockers have changed their tune. No more is it teen angst ridden power. Instead the song shows musical talent. Mike Shinoda (MC,Producer,and co vocalist) has explained that they wanted to experiment with new sounds and ideas and make something new and unique. The song is driven by an electro beat that becomes embedded in your brain hours after hearing it.

Most LP songs have followed a format (verse,chorus.verse,chorus) but this song upon first listen doesn't seem to follow that format. The song also has somewhat of an identity crisis, meaning its almost like you are listening to more than one song.

Vocally the song is quite strong, containing lyrics like "God bless us everyone, we're a broken people living under loaded gun", which Mike Shinoda says isn't meant to be political. You sure about that Mr.Shinoda?

Chester's unique and powerful voice is what really makes this song shine. His voice mixed with the harmony of Mike makes this a standout song from their catalog of screams and raps.

If your looking for another "One Step Closer", or "Given Up" then turned around and walk away, because this song is anything but. They replaced heavy guitars with electro beats, almost rave like sounds, and DJ scratching.

I personally believe this to be a refreshing sound that the band and the rock genre needed. Linkin Park have released this song to say "We are here to stay." I for one am excited to hear the entire album.

I recommend any previous fans of Linkin Park check this song out. It may rekindle your love for them, or you my hate it and say "Oh man Hybrid Theory was their best". In that case click the X button in the top right corner and pretend you never read this review.

Verdict

LP is back and better than ever. I give it a Rated R rating!

Linkin Park is signed under Warner Bros.

"The Catalyst" is available now through iTunes and their myspace at www.myspace.com/linkinpark

The album "A Thousand Suns" will be available September 14th in the US. Pre-order it at www.linkinpark.com



Tim

Oh the introductions just keep on comin!

This is for Lou our resident goth. Get to know him, you'll love him!


name: Lou
gamertag: ConjuredSpirit (xbox live)

bio: 22yr old hispanic (not hawaiian/asian/philipino) living in North Bellmore who loves to play his guitars and video games. BIG Batman fan. Loves tattoos/piercings, loud music and to have fun. Basically if he was you then he'd be friends with himself...it's true!

fav musicians: Slipknot.

fav video game: Present: Batman Arkham Asylum.

fav album: Slipknot-Iowa.

fav movie: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

twitter: gothxchispanico

Lets do some introductions...shall we? part 2

Lets introduce the mastermind behind this project!

Name: Tim

Gamertag: LPsoldier0303 (Xbox Live)

Bio: I'm 23 from Long Island. Big nerd! I collect action figures and Linkin Park memorabilia. I'm a romantic at heart lol. Love playing video games and watching wrestling. I am also really bad at saying anything about myself!

Favorite Muscian/s: Linkin Park

Favorite Video Game: Sonic 3

Favorite Album: Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight

Favorite Movie: The Lion King

Twitter: LPsoldier0303

Lets do some introductions...shall we?

First up is Rob...

name:Robbie

gamertag:THEGAMEROBBIEG (Xbox Live)

bio/background:23 yrs old from Long Island NY.Lives with family and 2 dogs. Likes comedies, video games, music and professional wrestling and long walks to 711. Here to discuss all of that
and more.

fav musician:Slash

fav album:AFI- Sing The Sorrow

fav video game:Sonic 3 with Knuckles

fav movie:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1

Twitter:Robbie_RKO    

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