Pre’d earlier this morning, this is a 2 CD re-released special edition of Jack Johnson’s newest album, Sleep Through The Static, which was released in February of this year. It includes 6 new remixes on said second disc.  If you do not have the original release, and want this album, you probably want this version.  If  you do have the original version, it’s up to you to decide if you want the remixes or not.

Jack Johnson’s 5th studio album has been highly anticipated, not only because it’s been a while since his last recording In Between Dreams, but also because it’s his first ‘electric’ (as in guitar) album. But despite being co-produced by JP Plunier–the man that produces Ben Harper and the mastermind behind Brushfire Fairytales–-specifically to shake things up, Sleep Through the Static isn’t that much of a departure after all. The mix of mellow sing-a-longs and slacker ballads are very much in line with earlier work, even if they do feel a little more mature and come with piano flourishes by new band member Zach Gill. The new maturity is evident not only in Johnson’s lyrics, which deal with everything from his new life as a father to the Iraq war, but also from the song arrangements, which foreswear the bigger hooks of previous albums for a more even flow. If that sounds like the album fails to push the envelope musically, it should. The songs here are consistently good, but they’re not groundbreaking. It might feel to some like an opportunity missed; but on the other hand Sleep Through The Static is full of what Johnson does best: easy-going campfire songs infused with that eternal stoner-slacker spirit.

Track Listing:

cd1

01 All At Once                                            03:38
02 Sleep Through The Static                               03:43
03 Hope                                                   03:43
04 Angel                                                  02:03
05 Enemy                                                  03:49
06 If I Had Eyes                                          03:59
07 Same Girl                                              02:12
08 What You Thought You Need                              05:27
09 Adrift                                                 03:56
10 Go On                                                  04:35
11 They Do, They Don’t                                    04:11
12 While We Wait                                          01:26
13 Monsoon                                                04:17
14 Losing Keys                                            04:28

cd2

01 Hope (Nightmares On Wax Remix)                         04:54
02 Losing Keys (Katalyst Remix)                           03:36
03 Monsoon (Money Mark Remix)                             04:25
04 Angel (Kid Koala Remix)                                03:31
05 They Do, They Don’t (DJ Tropikal Remix)                04:44
06 Hope (Mario C. Remix)                                  03:34

Artist  : Jack Johnson
Album   : Sleep Through The Static (Deluxe Edition)
Genre   : Rock
Label   : Universal
Source  : CDDA
Quality : VBRkbps 44.1kHz Joint

Release Name: Jack_Johnson-Sleep_Through_The_Static-(Deluxe_Edition)-2CD-2008-EON
Links: Homepage, Myspace, Wikipedia, .NFO

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In anticipation for the new Killers album, Day and Age, the Killers have released as a promo, a “Greatest Hits”-esque compilation, including some of their biggest hits, such as “Smile Like You Mean It” and “Mr. Brightside”.

The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2002, the group consists of Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards), Dave Keuning (guitar, vocals), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar, vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., (percussion, drums) with Ray Suen often providing support during live performances.

Part of the post-punk revival movement, The Killers draw influence from music styles of the 1980s and 1990s. The group’s debut album, Hot Fuss (2004) brought the band mainstream success. The Killers’ second album, Sam’s Town, was released in 2006, and the compilation album Sawdust containing B-sides, rarities, and new material, was released in 2007. The band’s first two albums have sold in excess of 12 million copies worldwide combined. The group is currently working on their third album, entitled Day & Age, which is being produced by Stuart Price.

Track Listing:

1.  Human                                                4:07
2.  Mr Brightside                                        3:43
3.  When You Were Young                                  3:40
4.  Tranquilize                                          3:45
5.  Somebody Told Me                                     3:19
6.  Read My Mind                                         4:07
7.  Shadowplay                                           4:09
8.  Smile Like You Mean It                               3:57
9.  Bones                                                3:48
10. All These Things That I’ve Done                      5:02

Artist: The Killers
Title: Previous Age
Label: Vertigo
Genre: Rock
Bitrate: 217kbit av.
Time: 00:39:37
Size: 64.57 mb
Rip Date: 2008-10-10
Str Date: 2008-00-00

Release Name: The_Killers-Previous_Age-(Promo)-2008-DV8
Links: Homepage, Wikipedia, .NFO

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Here is a rock/metal compilation pre’d from C4.  Looks to have several big bands on it, including Nickelback, Weezer, Linkin Park, and more.  So if this seems like your thing, check it out.

Kerrang! The Album ‘08 - a 42 track compilation of the most essential and hardest rocking tracks of 2008 - hits stores on Monday.

“Green Day, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park are the biggest bands of the decade,” states Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan. “Kid Rock has scored the soundtrack to the summer. Rock is back? Nope, rock never went away actually! Kerrang! has driven the rock scene in the UK for the past 27 years and here’s our state-of-the-rockin’-nation address for 2008. Turn it up loud and prepare to have your mind blown by the hottest bands in the world.”

CD1
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
Nickelback - Rock Star
Weezer - Pork And Beans
Biffy Clyro - Saturday Superhouse
Good Charlotte - Keep Your Hands Off My Girl
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
Slipknot - PsychoSocial
Enter Shikari - Sorry, You’re Not A Winner
Linkin Park - Given Up
Serj Tankian - Empty Walls
Airbourne - Runnin’ Wild
Black Tide - Warriors Of Time
Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver
Dillinger Escape Plan - Black Bubblegum
Scars On Broadway - They Say
Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon
Slaves To Gravity - Mr Regulator
The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
The Nightmarchers - I Wanna Deadbeat You
Coheed And Cambria - Feathers
30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill

CD2
Green Day - American Idiot
My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade
Fall Out Boy - This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race
Elliot Minor - Parallel Worlds
Simple Plan - When I’m Gone
Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
Alkaline Trio - Love Love Kiss Kiss
The Blackout - Spread Legs, Not Lies
Funeral For A Friend - Waterfront Danceclub
Madina Lake - House Of Cards
You Me At Six - If I Were In Your Shoes
Billy Talent - Red Flag
Fighting With Wire - Everyone Needs A Nemesis
HIM - Wings Of A Butterly
Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate
Atreyu - Falling Down
Kids In Glass Houses - Give Me What I Want
Kill Hannah - Lips Like Morphine
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves

Label…………….: warner
Genre…………….: Rock
StoreDate…………: 00-00-2008
Source……………: CDDA
Size……………..: 250,2 MB
Total Playing Time…: 159:46

Release Name: VA-Kerrang_The_Album_08-2CD-2008-C4
Links: Homepage, .NFO

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Sorry for putting this up late, anyway its here now. Got released today, pretty good band. Loved the song ‘Back in Black’ from Iron Man. Its their first album in eight years, since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, the longest gap between AC/DC’s studio albums to date. The album was produced by Brendan O’Brien. Anyway have fun listening to it!

“Rock ‘n Roll Train” was released on August 28. The video of “Rock ‘n Roll Train” appeared on the band’s website on September 19. That day also saw the release of another song (the b-side for rock n roll train), “War Machine”, and the release of a brief appraisal of the album by Rolling Stone magazine, citing that “Brian wails about skies on fire, blood in his eyes, storms raging, lightning flashes, hard rain and pretty women…Angus Young shreds throughout…Malcom Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd — are solid as a rock.” as well as making a surprise statement that Angus Young uses a slide in the song “Stormy May Day”. The magazine also named several tracks before the official release of the track listing.

Several days after the original version of the album was made available for pre-order, the band’s website store listed two variations of cover artwork available for the CD in addition to the original red logo. These were a yellow logo and a silver logo. All three versions feature the exact same music and content with a black background. However, the gray designs behind the band’s logo are different on each of the two different covers. There is also a hardcover Deluxe Edition (blue logo) available which will contain a 30-page booklet with exclusive new illustrations, studio and live photographs of AC/DC.

Tracklist:
01. Rock N’ Roll Train
02. Skies On Fire
03. Big Jack
04. Anything Goes
05. War Machine
06. Smash N’ Grab
07. Spoilin’ For A Fight
08. Wheels
09. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock N’ Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock N’ Roll Dream
14. Rocking All The Way
15. Black Ice

Release Name AC-DC-Black_Ice-(Retail)-2008-WHiTEFiRE
Genre: Hard Rock / Rock & Roll
Quality: 211 kbps avg
Playtime: 00:55:31
Size: 85MB
Links: Wikpedia | Official Site | NFO | Torrent

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One-time group MARiAH is here with a release of the newest compilation from Mariah Carey, The Ballads.  I’m sure there will be some Mariah Carey fans out there, so I hope you enjoy this.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia’s highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.

Track Listing:

1. Hero - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
2. Vision Of Love - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey
3. Without You - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
4. Always Be My Baby - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
5. My All - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
6. How Much (Featuring Usher) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
7. Dreamlover - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
8. Thank God I Found You - Make It Last Remix (Featuring Nas & Joe) - Taken from the Columbia release, The Remixes
9. The Roof - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
10. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
11. Anytime You Need A Friend - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
12. I’ll Be There (Featuring Trey Lorenz) - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey Unplugged EP
13. I Still Believe - Taken from the Columbia release, #1’s
14. Reflections - Taken from the Virgin release, Glitter
15. Open Arms - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
16. Against All Odds (Featuring Westlife) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
17. Endless Love (With Luther Vandross) - Taken from the Epic release, Songs
Bonus Track: 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Taken from the Columbia release, Merry Christmas

ARTIST     : Mariah Carey
TITLE      : The Ballads
LABEL      : Legacy
GENRE      : R&B
BITRATE    : 183 kbps avg
SOURCE     : CD (LP)
PLAYTIME   : 01:13:57
SIZE       : 102.MB
STORE DATE : 2008-10-20

Release Name: Mariah_Carey-The_Ballads-2008-MARiAH
Links: Homepage, Myspace, Wikipedia, .NFO

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New LP from Diamond D. He was part of DITC back in the days. Worth checking out. Brought by C4, enjoy this.

Legendary Producer/MC/DJ Diamond D, constituent of the seminal collective D.I.T.C. (also included Fat Joe, Big L. & more), has signed a multi-album deal with renowned indie Babygrande Records. His inaugural release with the label will be October 14th’s “The Huge Hefner Chronicles,” Diamond’s third official release and first offering in 3+ years. Over the years, aside from independently releasing his subsequent two LP’s, Diamond has remained an active participant behind the boards, having contributed his trademark style to some of the most iconic records in hip-hop history including The Fugees’ “The Score,” A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory,” as well as releases by Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch & many more.

With “The Huge Hefner Chronicles,” Diamond returns to form, with a record that recalls the nostalgic stylings of the “golden age,” while maintaining a contemporary sensibility accessible to the modern day hip-hop head. This duality of form is on full display on the first single from the forthcoming LP, entitled “D-I-A-M-O-N-D.” A vicious head-nodder, the track instantly explodes into a “golden-age” inflected beat, produced by none other than the infamous beat maestro Nottz (Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Scarface, J Dilla, Snoop Dogg & more). Diamond answers with the lyrical fluidity that only a vet of his stature can offer. “D-I-A-M-O-N-D” is the feel-good back-to-school jam that hits the sweet spot for both purists and modern day heads alike.

Tracklisting:

01. Intro (feat. Fat Joe)                                        00:39
02. U Can't Be Me                                                02:43
03. D-I-A-M-O-N-D                                                02:48
04. Don't Beg                                                    03:07
05. Baby (feat. Jawz Of Life)                                    04:17
06. Good Tyme (feat. Blake Carrington & K-Terror)                03:34
07. I Getz In                                                    03:04
08. Get Up                                                       02:38
09. I'll Be Alright (feat. Novel)                                03:37
10. When Ur Hot Ur Hot (feat. Sadat X & Stacy Epps)              02:34
11. I Wanna Leave (feat. Crawfish)                               03:00
12. Bad/Good                                                     03:36

Label…………………….: Babygrande
Genre…………………….: Hip-Hop
StoreDate…………………: Oct-14-2008
Source……………………: CDDA
Grabber…………………..: Exact Audio Copy (Secure Mode)
Encoding Scheme……………: Lame 3.97 V2 VBR Joint-Stereo
Size……………………..: 40,3 MB
Total Playing Time…………: 35:37

Release Name: Diamond_D-The_Huge_Hefner_Chronicles-2008-C4
Links: Myspace / Wiki / .NFO

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An American actress (High School Musical) and pop singer Vanessa Hudgens released two albums in her short career and group C4 now brings her first studio compilation called simply “V”. This album has been available for more than year, but this new Japanese retail release includes two previously unreleased bonus songs, so if you are a fan of this young cutie, give it a try.

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She made her debut in 2003 appearing in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before reaching fame in 2006 after appearing as Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel film High School Musical hit series. Hudgens began a music career and released her debut album, V, in 2006. Her sophomore album, Identified, was released July 1, 2008. She is currently a Neutrogena spokesperson, the face of Sears and Ecko footwear.

V is the debut album by Vanessa Hudgens, first released on September 26, 2006, via Hollywood Records. Hudgens stated the title of the album stands for Vanessa, but also for variety, because the album is a “mix” of genres and styles. V had sold 600,000 copies in the U.S as of April 2008.

Tracklist:

01. Come Back To Me                                              02:47
02. Let Go                                                      02:48
03. Say Ok                                                      03:42
04. Never Underestimate A Girl                                  03:03
05. Lets Dance                                                  02:53
06. Drive                                                        03:25
07. Afraid                                                      03:17
08. Promise                                                      03:16
09. Whatever Will Be                                            03:48
10. Rather Be With You                                          03:34
11. Psychic                                                      03:01
12. Lose Your Love                                              03:01
13. Too Emotional                                                02:49
14. Drip Drop                                                    03:29
15. Dont Talk                                                  02:35
16. Make You Mine                                                03:39
17. Come Back To Me (Chris Cox Remix, Radio Mix)                04:23
18. Come Back To Me (Chris Cox Remix, Club Mix)                  09:27

Label…………………….: Hollywood Records
Genre…………………….: Pop
StoreDate…………………: Aug-22-2007
Grabber.………………….: Exact Audio Copy (Secure Mode)
Encoding Scheme.…………..: Lame 3.97 V2 VBR Joint-Stereo
Size.…………………….: 94,2 MB
Total Playing Time..……….: 64:57

Release name: Vanessa_Hudgens-V-(JP_Retail)-2007-C4
Links: wikipedia, homepage, torrent search

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