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The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Slayer debuts at #12 Billboard charts

SLAYER SHARES THE UPPER ECHELON OF THE BILLBOARD CHART WITH UNDERWOOD, JACKSON, SWIFT AND “GLEE” “World Painted Blood” Debuts at #12, #1 at Indie Retail Los Angeles, CA – November 11, 2009 — Satan, the Apocalypse, serial killers, and war are alive and well and thriving on the upper deck of the Billboard Top 200 Albums charts, thanks to Slayer’s 10th studio album, World Painted Blood, which debuts at #12 next week.  

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TRENTON, N.J. – All fans interested in hearing the whole new Lynch Mob record, “Smoke & Mirrors” can stop by and have a listen by participating in the listening party that will go on for the entire week of November 9-16 on the band’s MySpace site (myspace.com/lynchmobrocks). All of the album’s tracks will be in the player.  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Acheron Gig Recap/ The Final Conflict is Near

This just in from Acheron vocalist/bassist Vincent Crowley: “Acheron has just returned from a long weekend with three shows in the Midwest. This was the first time Acheron has ever played Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee (with the exception of Milwaukee Metal Fest).  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Hod Bassist Leaves Band for Health Reasons

We were just informed of the following news about Hod bassist Derrick Rivers leaving the band to focus his efforts on battling cancer. Vocalist Beer Reebs shares the following information about Rivers, as well as other Hod happenings.  

The Big Kahuna Comic Book News Comments Off on Yalsa nominates Cavallaro’s PARADE

Image Comics and Shadowline, LLC have announced their critically acclaimed graphic novel, PARADE (WITH FIREWORKS) by Michael Cavallaro, has been nominated for the prestigious Young Adult Library Services Association Great Graphic Novels for Teens Booklist!  

Todd C Matthy Comic Book News, Movies, News Comments Off on Astonishing X-Men Gets Motion Comics Right

Leave it to Neal Adams to leave his mark…again. The legendary artist who redefined the look of Batman (and comics overall) has put his distinct stamp on the fledging medium of Motion Comics, with Marvel’s Astonishing X-Men: Gifted. Gifted is Marvel’s first foray into turning a regular comic book into a Motion Comic and considering the praise this storyline received, thanks to creators Joss Whedon and John Cassidy, expectations were high, so Marvel turned to someone they knew would not only respect the work but make it groundbreaking, and who better than Neal Adams and Continuity Studios.  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Capcom’s Darkstalkers return to comics

CAPCOM’s DARKSTALKERS RETURN TO COMICS UDON Launches New Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors Comic Series Toronto, ON – Nov 11, 2009 – After the hugely positive response to the Darkstalkers™ Tribute art book, fan outcry for more Darkstalkers™ stories became clear. Now, the ghoulish monsters and sexy seductresses of Darkstalkers are coming back to comics! This January, UDON bring fans more tales featuring creatures of the night with an all-new 3 issue miniseries titled ‘Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors’.  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Bonded By Blood writing for next album nearly complete

Jose “Aladdin” Barrales, frontman of Pomona, CA thrashers, BONDED BY BLOOD, wrote an expansive blog on the band’s MySpace page that looks back at an eventful 2009 and presents a rough sketch for their plans in 2010. Read on for more on the release of the followup album to 2008’s FEED THE BEAST and how you can play a part in their touring plans next year.  

The Big Kahuna Comic Book News Comments Off on Todd McFarlane and Kirkman’s Haunt scares up sell outs!

McFarlane and Kirkman’s HAUNT faces multiple distribution-level sell outs instantly after release! 10 November 2009 (Berkeley, CA) – HAUNT, the sales record-breaking new superhero series conceived by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman, faces yet another sell out with both its first and second issues completely sold through on a distribution-level.  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Rob Halford gets in the holiday spirit with Classic Metal!

ROB HALFORD GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH A SALE OF CLASSIC METAL RECORDINGS! So you’ve been saving up your hard-earned cash, waiting to complete your collection of Rob Halford’s recorded works. The wait is now over. The Meal God’s Holiday Sale runs November 2nd through December 31st featuring US$7.99 & US8.99 digital downloads from Fight and Halford at: www.HalfordMusic.com.  

The Big Kahuna Hard Music Comments Off on Carmine Appice to celebrate release of Guitar Zues

strong>RENOWNED ROCK DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF GUITAR ZEUS CONQUERING HEROES WITH PERFORMANCE & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT J&R MUSIC AND COMPUTER WORLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, at 6:00PM Rock and roll icon Carmine Appice will make a special appearance at J&R Music and Computer World on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00PM to celebrate the release of his latest Guitar Zeus album “Conquering Heroes” with a short performance, followed by an autograph signing session. Fuel Records released the Guitar Zeus project by legendary drummer Carmine Appice, featuring a compilation of 24 of the best Guitar Zeus songs. Conquering Heroes hit the streets on August 25th. The double-disc set showcases... 

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