Top 10 Metal CDs of 2009

1. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
2. Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
3. Dååth - The Concealers
4. Lamb of God - Wrath
5. Arsonists Get All the Girls - Portals
6. Megadeth - Endgame
7. ZAO - Awake?
8. The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Worse Than Alone
9. Slayer - World Painted Blood
10. DevilDriver - Pray for Villains

Top 10 Hip-Hop CDs of 2009

1. Zion I - The Take Over
2. The Alchemist - Chemical Warfare
3. Souls of Mischief - Montezuma’s Revenge
4. MF Doom - Born Like This
5. Swollen Members - Armed to the Teeth
6. Afro Classics - Classic Rock
7. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II
8. B-Real - Smoke N Mirrors
9. Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars
10. The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E!

Honorable Mentions

(in no particular order)

• iwrestledabearonce - It’s All Happening
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
• The Lonely Island - Incredibad
• Mastodon - Crack the Skye
• Peaches - I Feel Cream
• Afro Classics & Bash Bros. - Workaholics 2
• GWAR - Lust in Space
• Seventh Void - Heaven Is Gone
• CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume One
• Behemoth - Evangelion
• Eminem - Relapse
• Brother Ali - Us
  

November 3

Blu-ray

• Forrest Gump - Sapphire Edition [1994] PG-13
• James Bond 10-pack Blu-ray Collection [1962-2008] NR
  • Dr. No / From Russia With Love / Goldfinger / Thunderball / Live and Let Die / Moonraker / For Your Eyes Only / The World is Not Enough / Die Another Day / Quantum of Solace
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Ultimate Collector’s Edition [1989] PG-13
• Transformers Gift Set
  • Transformers [2007] PG-13 / Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [2009] PG-13

Music

• CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vol. Two
  • features Substantial, Sean Price, Poison Pen, Deacon The Villain, Geologic, Grieves, Macklemore, E-40, Evidence, and others
  • Track 11 remixed by Blue Sky Black Death, track 13 produced by J-Zone, all others produced by Kno.
• Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars
  • features Del, Brother Ali
• Masta Ace & Edo G - Arts & Entertainment
  • feat. Large Pro, Posdnuos (De La Soul), Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, KRS One, and others
• Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest
• Overkill - Killbox 13 (reissue)
• Overkill - RelixIV (reissue)
• Overkill - Wrecking Everything: Live (reissue)
• RJD2 - Dead Ringer: The Reissue
  • features Blueprint, Copywrite, and others
  • 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks
• Slayer - World Painted Blood
• Themselves - CrownsDown

Video Games

• Dragon Age: Origins (PS3/Xbox360/PC)

November 10

Blu-ray

• Heat [1995] R
• Watchmen - The Ultimate Cut [2009] R

Music

• DOOM (MF Doom) – Unexpected Guests
  • features Talib Kweli, J Dilla, Scienz of Life, Vast Aire, Supafriendz, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface, Babu, and others
• GWAR - America Must Be Destroyed (reissue)
• King Diamond - House of God (reissue)
• King Diamond - Voodoo (reissue)
• Unearth - The March (CD/DVD deluxe reissue)
• Wu-Tang Meets Indie Vol.2: Enter the Dubstep
  • features Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God,  Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, and others

Video Games

November 17

Blu-ray

• Brüno [2009] R
• Chasing Amy [1997] R
• Clerks - 15th Anniversary Edition [1994] R
• Fight Club [1999] R
• Kevin Smith 3-Movie Collection [] Not rated
  • Clerks / Chasing Amy / Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
• Léon: The Professional - Theatrical and Extended Versions [1994] UR
• Sex, Lies and Videotape [1989] R

Music

• Devin Townsend - Addicted
• Factor - Old Souls Volume One
  • Features Luckyiam, Eligh, Awol One, Myka 9, Aesop Rock, Existereo, Barfly, Mickey Avalon, Xzibit, Moka Only, and others
• Felt (Murs & Slug) – Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
  • Produced by Aesop Rock.
• Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Message to the Other Side
  • An official ODB collection of all new unreleased tracks, featuring RZA, Masta Killah, Method Man and others.
  • Bonus DVD contains a 20-minute excerpt of the soon to be released film about ODB, “Dirty”.
• Rakim - The Seventh Seal

Video Games

November 24

Blu-ray

• Angels & Demons - Theatrical and Extended Edition [2009]
• Blood: The Last Vampire [2000] NR
• Cujo - 25th Anniversary Edition [1983] R
• Frailty [2001] R
• Ghost in the Shell 2.0 [1995] NR
• Ink [2009] NR
• The Way of the Gun [2000] R

Music

• The Prime - One-Uppers
  • Luckyiam (Living Legends) & Sapient (Sandpeople)
  • Produced by Sapient.

Video Games

June 2, 2009

Blu-ray

• Air Force One [1997]
• Bruce Almighty [2003]
• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [2005]
• Fletch [1985]
• Glory [1989]
• Inside Man [2006]
• Neil Young : Archives Volume One (1963-1972) [2008]
• Out of Time [2003]
• Road House [1989]

CDs

• Amorphis – Skyforger – May 29
• AZ – Legendary
• J Dilla (Jay Dee) – Jay Stay Paid

PS3

• Final Fantasy VII PSN – trailer

June 9, 2009

Blu-ray

• Fatal Attraction [1987]
• Indecent Proposal [1993]
• Predator 2 [1990]
• Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music – 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition w/ Amazon-exclusive bonus disc [1970]

CDs

• Anti-Flag – People or the Gun
• Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot (Best Buy) – June 7
  • Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony of Van Halen, Joe Satriani, and Chad Smith of RHCP
• DJ Quik & Kurupt – BlaQKout
• Moka Only – Carrots & Eggs
• Mos Def – The Ecstatic

PS3

• Trash Panic PSN – screenshots – June 4
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - screenshots – June 8

June 16, 2009

Blu-ray

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1964]
• Friday The 13th - Killer Cut [2009]
• Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981]
• Friday the 13th Part 3 - 3-D [1982]
• Ghostbusters [1984]
• Kickboxer - Uncut [1989]
• Sling Blade [1996]
• Spaceballs [1987]
• Sword of the Stranger [2007]

CDs

• Street Sweeper SocialClub - Street Sweeper SocialClub
  • Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine & Audioslave) and Boots Riley (The Coup)

PS3

• Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island – screenshots – June 11
• Gunstar Heroes - screenshots – June 11
• Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank PSN – screenshots – June 11

June 23, 2009

CDs

• Chali 2na – Fish Outta Water
  • features  Talib Kweli, eLZhi of Slum Village, and others
• DJ JS-1 – No Sellout
  • Includes MP3 disc dirty, clean, instrumental, and acapella versions of all tracks
  • features Rahzel, KRS One, Canibus, Chino XL, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock, C-Rayz Walz, Vast Aire, Pharoahe Monch, Copywrite, Punchline, Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz, Edo G, C-Rayz Walz, Akrobatik, J-Live, Pack FM, Wordsworth, Rahzel, Rakaa Iriscience, C-Rayz Walz, Krondon, Q-Unique, Ultramagnetic MCs, Canibus, and others
• Dream Theater – Black Clouds & Silver Linings
• Jedi Mind Tricks - Greatest Features
  • features Vinnie Paz, Esoteric, Guilty Simpson, Outerspace, Mr. Lif, Canibus, Apathy, Ill Bill, 7L & Esoteric, Supernatural, Q-Unique, and others
• Soul Assassins (DJ Muggs) – Intermission
  • features Alchemist, La Coka Nostra, Necro, Self Scientific, Outerspace, Rza, Planet Asia, B-Real, Prodigy, Krondon, Xzibit
• U-God – Dopium
  • features Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Killah Priest, GZA, Raekwon, Method Man, and others
• Voivod – Infini
• Dillanthology 2
  • J Dilla’s remixes of songs by De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, Slum Village, Busta Rhymes, and others
  • featuring Mos Def and others

PS3

• Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires – screenshots
• Fight Night Round 4 - screenshots
• Overlord II - screenshots
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - screenshots

June 30, 2009

CDs

• AZ – I Am Legend

• Main Flow - Return of the Castle
  
  • features Chali 2na, The Grouch, Planet Asia, and more.
• Obituary - Darkest Day

• Sleep (of Oldominion) – Hesitation Wounds
  • features Del the Funky Homosapien, Grayskul
• Tash (Tha Alkaholiks) – Control Freek
  • features E-Swift,  Del The Funky Homosapien,  B-Real,  J-Ro, and others
• Wu-Tang Clan – Chamber Music
  • Wu with Masta Ace, AZ, Havoc, Kool G Rap, and others
• Wu-Tang Clan – Playlist: The Very Best Of

PS3

• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Limited Edition – screenshots
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - screenshots

New Blu-ray, CD, DVD, NDS, and PS3 releases for the month of April that seem interesting to me for one or more reasons. If something is too special to come out on a Tuesday like everything else, it’s under the following Tuesday.

April 07, 2009

Blu-ray

• Above the Law [1988]
• American History X [1998]
• John Q [2002]
• No Country for Old Men: Collector’s Edition [2007]
• Tango & Cash [1989]
• The Wedding Singer [1998]

CDs

• Mobb Deep – The Safe is Cracked

PS3

• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena – profile
• The Godfather II – profile

April 14, 2009

Blu-ray

• Rounders: 10th Anniversary Edition [1998]
• Strange Wilderness [2008]
• Universal Soldier: The Return [1999]

CDs

• Prefuse 73 – Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
  
• Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Instrumentals

Nintendo DS

• Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled – profile
• C.O.R.E. – profile
• The Dark Spire – profile

PS3

• Flock – profile
• Ragdoll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic – profile

April 21, 2009

Blu-ray

• Blu-ray Cult Classic Bundle - Amazon.com exclusive
  • Edward Scissorhands [1990]
    
  • Donnie Darko [2001]
    
  • The Boondock Saints [1999]
• Hellraiser [1987]
• Sin City: Unrated, Recut & Extended [2005]
• X-Men [2000]
• X-Men Trilogy
  • X-Men [2000]
  • X2: X-Men United [2003]
  • X3: The Last Stand [2006]
• X2: X-Men United [2003]
• X3: The Last Stand [2006]

CDs

• Abstract Rude – Rejuvenation
• Bicasso – Rebel Musiq EP
• Black Label Society – Skullage CD/DVD compilation
• Chimaira – The Infection
  
• Daath – The Concealers
  • I preordered mine here for $14 after shipping. Supposed to be autographed. We’ll see.
  • 04/20: Yep, autographed and arrived early. It fucking rocks. Fuck yeah!
• The Grouch & Eligh – Say G&E!
• Jane’s Addiction – A Cabinet of Curiosities b-sides collection
• Lacuna Coil – Shallow Life
  
• Mr. Lif – I Heard It Today
• Seventh Void (Kenny Hickey & Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative; Matt Brown of Uranium 235, Supermassiv; and Hank Hell of Inhuman)- Heaven is Gone
  

Nintendo DS

• 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix – profile

PS3

• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 – profile

April 28, 2009

Blu-ray

• The Da Vinci Code: Extended Cut [2006]
• JCVD [2008]

CDs

• Heaven and Hell (Dio Sabbath)- The Devil You Know
• Method Man & Redman – Blackout 2
• Tech N9ne – Sickology 101
  

Nintendo DS

• Elite Forces: Unit 77 – profile
• Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier – profile

New Blu-ray, CD, DVD, NDS, and PS3 releases for the month of January that seem interesting to me for one or more reasons. If something is too special to come out on a Tuesday like everything else, it’s getting lumped in with the next Tuesday in the list.

Jan. 6

Blu-ray

• Caligula: The Imperial Edition [1979]
• The Last Emperor: Criterion Collection [1987]
• Pineapple Express [2008]

Nintendo DS

• Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero – official site

Jan. 13

Blu-ray

• The Boondock Saints [1999]
• Traffic [2000] import

CDs

• Satyricon – The Age of Nero
• Sunspot Jonz – The Dark Side of Heaven

Nintendo DS

• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest - videos
• Moon - official site, videos, screenshots

PS3

• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest – videos, screenshots
  

Jan. 20

Blu-ray

• Braveheart [1995]
• King Kong [2005]
• Max Payne [2008]
• This is Spinal Tap [1984]

CDs

• 7th Veil (Kool Keith & H Bomb) – Stoned
  • Features Ike Turner, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Silkk the Shocker, Ice-T, Rosco, Jewel, Flava Flav, and Rick James (bitch!)
• Atmosphere – God Loves Ugly CD+DVD reissue
  • Remastered and re-issued CD with the Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 (The Godlovesugly Release Parties) DVD
• Odd Nosdam – T.I.M.E. Soundtrack

PS3

• GTI Club + – Jan. 15 – trailer
• Savage Moon – Jan. 15 – screenshots

Jan. 27

Blu-ray

• Any Given Sunday: Director’s Cut [1999]
• Blu-ray Action 3-pk Bundle
  • Casino Royale
  • Black Hawk Down
  • Hellboy
• The Bourne Collection
  • The Bourne Identity [2002]
  • The Bourne Supremacy [2004]
  • The Bourne Ultimatum [2007]
• Groundhog Day [1993]
• The Pink Panther: Collector’s Edition [1964]
• Taxi Driver [1976]

CDs

• Arsonists Get All the Girls – Hits From the Bow re-release
• Cappadonna – Slang Prostitution
• Jedi Mind Tricks – Divine Fire: Story of JMT DVD+CD
• RZA - Afro Samurai: Resurrection soundtrack
  • Features Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killa, Tash, 9th Prince, and others.
• Sepultura – A-Lex – Jan. 23
• Sunspot Jonz ft. Living Legends – UHB 6
• Zion I – The Takeover
  • Features Brother Ali, and others

PS3

• Afro Samurai – videos
• Skate 2 – Jan. 21 – videos