Nirvana, 'Live at Reading' (Universal)

Nirvana's headlining gig at the 1992 Reading Festival looms infamously large because of (a) that  amazingly creepy photo of Kurt getting wheeled onto the stage looking like Norman Bates' mother, and (b) the show was a mind-blower -- sloppy indie rock as stadium-filling psychedelic punk. Most of Nevermind and a fair portion of Bleach are here, as are fetal versions of "All Apologies" and "Dumb," and a cover of über-influences the Wipers' "D-7." As one might imagine, Kurt sounds alternately world-destroying and already dead.

On November 3, the Reading Festival set is getting a CD and DVD release.Better yet, you can catch Nirvana Live at Reading the night before on Fuse TV in its entirety at 11 P.M. EST, preceded by an hour of Nirvana videos and retrospective.

If you can't wait until then, feast your grunge-loving eyes on a clip from the Reading set below, where the band burns through an intense version of Bleach's "School."

Black Friday : Slayer still slays!

How can the members of Slayer—now in their mid-40s—still manage to scare the shit out of me? I don’t know, but let’s look at the rest of the Big Four, shall we? Metallica: Harmless.Megadeth: Whiny. Anthrax: Bush-less.
Yes, Slayer still brings it—and in the almost 30 (!) years they’ve been around, have not so much as twitched as new trends and new bands and new serial killers and new wars and new presidents have come and gone. The latest World Painted Blood sounds like it could have been released during the Reagan administration … except, thankfully, it’s the Obama administration … and Oliver North is reporting for Fox News instead of, ya know, lying to Congress.
So. Slayer. I guess the only time critics have complained about the band veering from its direct path to Hell was ironically during Divine Intervention and Diabolus In Musica. But, I say to hell with the critics. Those are great records. You can actually hear Tom Araya’s bass. And the drums sound like your head is inside the double-kick. And I actually liked Paul Bostaph, who replaced original drummer Dave Lombardo in 1992. But I like Lombardo more. No one’s faster. At 44, he still pummels the skins like he did decades ago on “Angel of Death” and “War Ensemble” (Lombardo returned in 2006). The riffs still gallop at blinding speeds (see “Psychopathy Red”). Solos squeal like slaughtered pigs (the intro to “Snuff” … wow). And there’s still plenty of dark and creepy imagery courtesy of Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, who I think these days are just trying to out-gross one another. Which is what fans want. I mean, metal is the only category of music where exploration and experimentation are not welcome … see where it got Metallica.
Above all, Slayer still pulls it off convincingly—probably because they/we don’t know any differently. Put them next to Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth and it’s like sicking a pit bull on a chihuahua … which, if I’m not mistaken, was the inspiration behind the song “Silent Scream.”

Rammstein - Liebe ist für alle da

The album title was confirmed on September 1, 2009, in a promotional video for the new single Pussy released September 18, 2009, in the European Union, and September 19, 2009, in the United States. The single's B-side is "Rammlied".

The video for "Pussy" was released 2 days before the single on the adult website Visit-x. The video features explicit scene of male and female nudity as well as body-doubles of the band members engaging in sexual activity with women.

In July 2009, a promo version of the title track, "Liebe ist für alle da", leaked onto the internet, along with various promotional materials.

As of October 16, 2009, pictures taken throughout the recording of the album are available on here. 

The album was released on October 16, 2009, in Europe and October 20 in the U.S. It became platinum in Finland before its release, solely from pre-release sales. It debuted at number 3 on the French charts, making it Rammstein's most commercially successful album in France. Furthermore, the album reached number 13 on the U.S charts, making it Rammstein's most commercially successful release in the United States.

According to Richard Kruspe, "B********" does not stand for "Bastard", but for "Bückstabü", a word made up by the band to mean whatever the listener wants it to mean.

Paul Landers stated that tracks which did not make it on the album will appear as B-sides on singles and there will be a special edition of the album with five bonus tracks.

The song "Frühling in Paris" features lyrics from the song "Non, je ne regrette rien" by Edith Piaf.

The album was added to the index of the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) in Germany, most likely due to the track "Ich tu dir weh" and a picture inside the packaging displaying Richard Z. Kruspe beating a nude woman. This means that only adults can purchase the album, additionally, it must not be displayed in stores where minors have access As a consequence, the album is going to be re-released in Germany in an edited version without the censored track and picture.

On 2009-11-08, Rammstein played their first show for their Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da tour in Lisbon, Portugal, their first live show in 4 years.