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Twisted Sister at J&R Tuesday June 30th 12:30
There is no other band like Twisted Sister.
It’s fitting, then, that the legendary band, singer Dee Snider, guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza and drummer A.J. Pero celebrate the 25th anniversary of their biggest album, Stay Hungry, with a commemorative music offering for their fans.
Rhino Records is reissuing the triple-platinum Stay hungry as a double-disc set that features the original remastered album, unreleased demos, and “30,” the group’s first new song in a decade.
Rock Of Ages, a current Broadway hit, features Twisted Sister prominently in its story line as well as the band’s iconic anthems, “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”
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Shadows Fall Perform Live at J&R
Last Friday we were lucky enough to have Shadows Fall stop by J&R for a live performance and meet & greet with fans. The store was packed and once the band took the stage at the back of the store, the place went crazy! Lead singer Brian Fair stomped around the tiny staging area, even jumping on top of the CD browsers a couple times.
All in all, the performance was a huge success and proved, quite loudly, that metal is definitely not dead. If you want to read more about the performance, make sure you stop by PiercingMetal.com for a full review.
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Video - Yamaha RX-V665 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver
Earlier this year, I blogged about the RX-V663BL receiver from Yamaha. It was a great bang for the buck, entry level receiver. Yamaha has come out with the successor to that brilliant AVR. The new model is the RX-V665. In terms of performance, they are very close. However, the RX-V665 has 4 HDMI inputs, and opposed to 2 that the former model has.
Check out the overview video of the RX-V665 by Bret after the jump.
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