Marilyn Manson - “The Golden Age of Grotesque” (Nothing)
Shock-rock devotee Marilyn Manson follows 2000’s “Holy Wood” with a new 14-track set that features his latest single, “Mobscene.” The track’s music video is streaming at Interscope Records’ website.
Shock-rock devotee Marilyn Manson follows 2000’s “Holy Wood” with a new 14-track set that features his latest single, “Mobscene.” The track’s music video is streaming at Interscope Records’ website.
Manson will launch the album with a release-day record signing at the Sam Goody record store on Universal CityWalk in Universal City, Calif., followed by a performance on Friday (5/16) night’s edition of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to Manson’s website.
A limited number of copies of the album will include a bonus DVD.
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Third Eye Blind - “Out of the Vein” (Elektra)
Stephan Jenkins and company return after a four-year respite between albums. The set, which is led by the single “Blinded (When I See You),” includes 14 new tracks produced by Jenkins and bassist Arion Salazar. A limited-edition DVD packaged with the first pressing explains what the band has been up to all these years. Third Eye Blind performs on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Wednesday (5/14).
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Cold - “Year of the Spider” (Intercope)
Cold’s new album features the track “Stupid Girl,” the music video for which is streaming at the band’s website.
The group gets the ball rolling by hosting MTV2’s “The Rock Show” from Monday through Thursday (5/12-15); giving a release-day, in-store performance at Tower Records in Sherman Oaks, Calif.; and making a Thursday-night (5/15) appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
MTV.com is streaming all 14 of the album’s tracks at its new “The Leak” webpage.
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Alkaline Trio - “Good Mourning” (Vagrant)
This Chicago emo trio opened for business in 1997, and “Good Mourning” marks its fourth full-length album, on which Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks contributes some guest vocals to augment those of Matt Skiba and Daniel Andriano. The group is now on its third drummer; Mike Felumlee departed after the release of the band’s 2001 album, “From Here to Infirmary,” and has been replaced by Derek Grant. An mp3 of the track “We’ve Had Enough” is available for download at the band’s Vagrant Records website.
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Suffrajett - “Suffrajett” (In Music We Trust)
This New York-based trio delivers a debut that its label describes as “an explosive, guitar-driven display of [the group’s] garage rock prowess.” Mono-monikered frontwoman Simi’s lyrics deal with “failed relationships, boyfriends that just didn’t care about her and unmet expectations"--life, in other words. Free mp3 downloads of three tracks from “Suffrajett” are posted at the label’s website.
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Blue Epic - “Love & Hate EP” (Empathic/TVT)
These Birmingham, Ala.-based rockers get initiated into the record industry with a five-song debut that Chad Blinman (Get Up Kids, Face to Face) produced. Four of the songs are originals, and the fifth is a cover of Neil Young’s “A Man Needs a Maid.” The group is putting the finishing touches on its first full-length album, which is expected to hit stores late this year, according to the group’s publicist.
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