DEATH MAGNETIC (DIGIPAK)

The Digipak features a dye cut throughout the middle of the digipak to give a 3D effect to the coffin in the ground design Death Magnetic, at least the title, to me started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like Layne Staley and a lot of the people that have died, basically — rock and roll martyrs of sorts. - James Hetfield

TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE (2CD & DVD DELUXE EDITION)

In a conversation with music journalist Bill Flanagan, published on Bob Dylan's official website, Flanagan suggested a similarity of the new record to the sound of Chess Records and Sun Records, which Dylan acknowledged as an effect of "the way the instruments were played."

SOUND AWAKE

Over the past 4 years Perth's Karnivool have set a new benchmark for heavy rock in this countryand others for years to come. Simply put, Sound Awake is a kaleidoscopic, multi-dimensional record.

TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND

The album has somewhat of an African influence according to an XFM article in which Alex reeled, "We're one of these bands that are always gonna sound the same no matter what we do, but there are other influences there. I guess the drums are a little different, Paul has been listening to a lot of African stuff so that's gonna come through."