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Morrissey Years of Refusal Universal Chris Cornell Scream sUretone/interscope Moz was working on this ninth solo effort with poppunk producer extraordinaire Jerry Finn (who also helmed 2004 comeback You Are the Quarry), but Finn’s untimely, tragic passing resulted in the record being pushed to early 2009. The cover and track titles (“Something Is Squeezing My Skull,” “That’s How People Grow Up”) are vintage Morrissey, as are the propulsive, intoxicating nature of the new tunes. In Stores February 17 He’s spent years making longhairs happy howling in Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave. Now it’s time to throw their moms a bone (if you will), first by collaborating with American Idol winner David Cook on his new single, then by dropping this mellow, R&B adult alternative jam, co-produced by Timbaland. Pushed way the hell back from November, but we’ll try not to be skeptical. In Stores March 10 The Von Bondies Love, Hate and Then There’s You MajordoMo/shoUt! Cannibal Corpse Evisceration Plague M e ta l B l a d e This Detroit crew was poised to be the next big garage rock thing until frontman Jason Stollsteimer pissed off Jack White in 2003 and got a broken face for Christmas. Breakthrough single “C’mon C’mon” helped allay the ensuing embarrassment, but this follow-up surprisingly took five years to complete. The stop-start riffing of “Pale Bride” picks up exactly where they left off. Don’t call it a comeback—they really have been here for years. In Stores February 3 The vast majority of these Buffalo death metal legends’ album covers and song titles are unfit to reprint in our little family-friendly periodical. (Wish we could say the same about Coldplay—just kidding!) Yet they’ve amassed a curious legacy that includes birthday parties for Elijah Blue and a cameo in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. This eleventh album is where the music meets and exceeds the persona. Hate Eternal guru Erik Rutan handles production. In Stores February 3 T date city venue SLIPKNOT tour de force he fourth alb um is called All Hope Is Gone, but how can so many clean vocal melodies connote misery? Des Moines, IA’s nastiest nine-piece may be mellowing a touch on wax, but remain as frenetic and visceral as ever live. We approve of the new masks and the courage to tweak a pretty bankable formula. They’ll certainly have a leg up in brutality over support acts Coheed and Cambria and Trivium, who should more than compensate with technical acuity. date city venue 2/2 2/3 2/5 2/6 2/7 2/9 2/10 2/11 2/13 2/14 Peoria, IL Indianapolis, IN New York, NY Lowell, MA Camden, NJ Greensboro, NC Charlotte, NC Greenville, SC Baltimore, MD Lexington, KY Peoria Civic Center Arena Pepsi Coliseum Madison Square Garden Arena Paul E. Tsongas Arena Susquehanna Bank Center Greensboro Coliseum Complex Bojangles Coliseum Bi-Lo Center 1st Mariner Arena Rupp Arena 2/15 2/17 2/18 2/19 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/25 2/26 2/28 Nashville, TN Duluth, GA Orlando, FL Pensacola, FL Corpus Christi, TX Grand Prairie, TX Tulsa, OK Houston, TX Houston, TX El Paso, TX Sommet Center The Arena at Gwinnett Center UCF Arena Pensacola Civic Center Concrete Street Amphitheater Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie BOK Center Verizon Wireless Theater Verizon Wireless Theater El Paso County Coliseum [ february 2009 + monitorthis! + 21 ]

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