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Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' is 'Heavier Than Expected' According to Early Listeners

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:00:48 +0000

Reportedly a few lucky people have already gotten to hear the new Van Halen record ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ well ahead of its Feb. 7 street date. Judging from the internet accounts of these highly guarded listening sessions, the band’s first outing with original singer David Lee Roth in nearly 30 years is going to make fans pretty happy.

Metallica Sidesteps Complexity And Gets 'Heavier, More Groove Oriented' On Next Album

Dave Swanson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:16 +0000

Metallica just celebrated their first thirty years as a band, and now, they’re off and running into their next thirty. The band has begun to work on songs for the follow up to ‘Death Magnetic,’ a record which many saw as a real return to form. Drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone, “We’re about seven, eight songs into it.