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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire soundtrack features a mix of rock and R&b songs to enhance action sequences and human storylines. Songs like "Welcome To My World" by Jim Reeves and "I Got'Cha" by Greenflow are strategically placed in the film to add emotional depth. Godzilla x Kong soundtrack is not available on Apple Music or Spotify, but the official score by Tom Holkenborg is released for fans to enjoy.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire includes a rock-and-roll-centric soundtrack to add multiple songs to the Titan action. The Monsterverse movies are best known for the massive action sequences they are capable of delivering thanks to having central characters like Godzilla and Kong. Both monsters return in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire as they are forced to work together to stop a new threat, Skar King, from taking over the world. While the film's sound predominantly comes...

Lars Ulrich was only 19 when Metallica released their speed limit–defying debut, Kill ‘Em All, in 1983. On each successive album, the metal musicians waited for the mainstream to come to them. Then, their 1991 “Black Album” became the bestselling album of the past three decades thanks to songs like “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters.” Every album they’ve put out since has gone to Number One or Two, and their Eighties anthem “Master of Puppets” recently enjoyed a renaissance thanks to Stranger Things.

Now at age 59, the drummer still whips...

Metallica are one of the pioneering bands of heavy metal music. Going strong for more than 40 years, they released their 11th studio album, “72 Seasons,” on April 14, 2023. In honor of its release, let’s count down the greatest hits of their career so far.

18. “St. Anger” (2003)

17. “Whiskey in the Jar” (1999)

16. “Hero of the Day” (1996)

15. “All Within My Hands” with San Francisco Symphony (2020)

14. “The Day That Never Comes” (2008)

13. “Hardwired” (2016)

12. “The Memory Remains” (1997)

11. “Turn the Page” (1998)

10. “The Unforgiven” (1991)

9. “Cyanide” (2008)

8. “Spit Out the Bone” (2017)

7. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1984)

6. “Fade to Black” (1984)

5. “Nothing Else Matters” (1992)

4. “Until it Sleeps” (1996)

3. “One” (1989)

2. “Enter Sandman” (1991)

1. “Master of Puppets” (1986)

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Metallica was formed in 1981 by guitarist and lead singer James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich after Ulrich placed an ad seeking other musicians to jam with. They recorded their first song, “Hit the Lights,” in 1982, and then their first album,...

It’s been almost seven years since the pioneering metal band Metallica released their last album, “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct,” in 2016. But they’re back with a new collection, “72 Seasons,” which dropped on Friday, April 14. Are they back in fine form, or does their new collection disappoint? Critics have been weighing in.

As of this writing “72 Seasons” has a MetaCritic score of 76 based on 10 reviews counted thus far: eight of them positive, two somewhat mixed, none outright negative. That’s a little higher than “Hardwired,” but the “Hardwired” score of 73 was based on almost triple the number of reviews, so the “72 Seasons” number may fluctuate as more journalists weigh in.

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Kory Grow (Rolling Stone) writes that “72 Seasons” is “some of the deepest, hardest-hitting music of their career,” adding that they “have always been masters of corpulent, groove-heavy riffs and labyrinthine song structures,...

“There’ll be no revival/there’ll be no encore,” sings Robbie Robertson in a raspy voice — a voice rarely heard in the Band — on “Once Were Brothers.” It’s a sing-speaking voice here, like latter-day Leonard Cohen with less gravitas, or Robertson’s old boss Dylan with less insouciance. A narrator’s voice, in a sense, which is its basic role on Sinematic, Robertson’s first LP since his guest-packed 2011 How to Become Clairvoyant, and first since the 2012 death of estranged Band-mate Levon Helm, an album of story-songs set...

Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony announced a concert marking the 20th anniversary of their 1999 live LP, S&M. The show, dubbed “S&M²,” is scheduled for Friday, September 6th, and will be the debut concert for the city’s Chase Center venue.

A Chase pre-sale runs from Tuesday, March 19th at noon through Thursday, March 21st at 11:59 a.m. Pt. General tickets go on sale Friday, March 22nd at 10 a.m. Pt.

“We’re honored to take part in the Grand Opening of the Chase Center in San Francisco as...

Earlier this month, Metallica played a rare acoustic benefit concert in San Francisco to raise money for their nonprofit All Within My Hands Foundation. They played a few hits that translated well to acoustic instruments (“Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters”), reworked some classics to fit the format (“Disposable Heroes”) and attempted some unusual covers (Blue Öyster Cult’s “Veteran of the Psychic Wars” and Nazareth’s “Please Don’t Judas Me”). In an effort to raise more money for the charity, which recently donated $100,000 to relief efforts for fighting the California wildfires,...

“I smell barbecue!” shouted James Hetfield, which was met with the hoots and cheers of thousands of Texans during the first weekend of Austin City Limits festival. Metallica hit the ground running on Saturday night — just a few minutes’ shy of their 8 p.m. start time.

Opening with the earsplitting combo of 2016 songs “Hardwired” and “Atlas, Rise!”, the metal gods sated their most devout fans with a setlist heavy with 1980s cuts, most prominently from 1984’s Ride the Lightning and 1986’s Master of Puppets. There were many tributes to be made; first,...

The annual Austin City Limits festival kicked off on October 5th-7th with a jam-packed three-day lineup of rock, rap, pop and more. With the Texas senate race heating up (along with the actual atmospheric temperatures in Texas), it was a particularly zesty weekend of music. Here are the most memorable, exciting and all-around best performances we saw.

Most Legendary: Paul McCartney

His Fabness was in fighting form for his big Acl headlining slot, a marathon show running over two hours in a packed Zilker Park, under Texan skies. He...

Following fully-loaded reissues of their first three albums, Metallica will put out a souped up box set edition of their 1988 commercial breakthrough, … And Justice for All, this fall. It will feature the original album, remastered by engineer Greg Fidelman, along with a selection of demos, rough mixes and live recordings when it hits stores on November 2nd.

It will be available digitally and in a variety of physical formats, including double-lp, cassette, CD, a triple-cd expanded edition, which includes the original album, demos, rough mixes and live tracks, and an expanded booklet,...

The 2018 Grammy Awards didn’t go entirely as we predicted, with some major upsets in top categories. So what were our top six biggest shockers when awards were handed out on January 28? Find out below, and check out the complete list of Grammy winners here.

The Entire General Field: Bruno Mars — Leading up to the ceremony, Mars was considered an underdog for Album, Record and Song of the Year, but he won them all anyway. Kendrick Lamar‘s “Damn” was the front-runner for the top album prize with 1/1 odds while Mars’s “24K Magic” was a relative underdog with second-place 5/2 odds. Song of the Year was expected to go to Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid for “1-800-273-8255” with 8/11 odds, but Mars’s “That’s What I Like” took the prize despite its second-place odds of 9/2. Perhaps the most shocking upset was “24K Magic” winning Record of the Year...

Rising star Kellan Lutz (Twilight series, Nightmare on Elm Street) and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Pulp Fiction,1994) face off in the action-packed, visually stunning thrill ride Arena, available on Blu-ray and DVD on January 2nd courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

How do you make a fortune from the bloodlust of millions? One sadistically savvy businessman (Samuel L. Jackson) has created an empire with his brutal, fight-to-the-death gladiator website. His newest warrior is David Lord (Kellan Lutz), a kidnapped fireman, now imprisoned and forced to fight for his life. To buy his freedom, Lord agrees to do a series of lethal bouts. But as the body count escalates, and with his most challenging battle remaining, Lord unleashes a torrent of bloody carnage and reveals a secret that threatens to tear down the entire enterprise. Also featuring Daniel Dae Kim (TV’s “Lost”) and...

Release Date: Sept. 6, 2011

Price: DVD $26.98

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Jean-Claude Van Damme runs into some resistance in the form of Scott Adkins in Assassination Games.

International ass-kicker Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier franchise) and rising star Scott Adkins (Stag Night) team up in the action thriller film Assassination Games.

In the movie, Brazil (Van Damme) is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right, while Flint (Scott Adkins) left the assassin game after a drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma.

When a contract is put out on the dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and members of the criminal underworld on their trail, the two assassins reluctantly join forces to take out their target before they themselves are terminated.

Directed by Ernie Barbarash (who helmed...

Thanks to IGN and Team Jcvd, we now have a trailer for the upcoming thriller”Assassination Games.” Jean-Claude Van Damme is back, this time playing a hitman who joins forces with a rival assassin to take out their mutual target before they themselves are terminated.

Ernie Barbarash (Hardwired) directs the action, which co-stars Scott Adkins, Kevin Chapman, Ivan Kaye, Valentin Teodosiu, Alin Panc, and Serban Celea among others.

Sony Pictures picked up the film for distribution.

Assassination Games (aka Weapon) is set to hit theaters on September 1st and will like go straight to DVD soon after.

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According to Variety,"The Muscles from Brussels" will be flexing his stuff in Six Bullets, an action film from director Ernie Barbarash (Hardwired) written by Chad and Evan Law (The Hit List) and produced by Brad Krevoy (Hardwired, Ticking Clock). Now that's a group of guys that have supported Cuba Gooding Jr.'s recent B-movie action star career!

Read more on Jean-Claude Van Damme to star in Six Bullets...

After Dark have announced that it’s zombie film Re-Kill is being pulled from the After Dark Originals “A New Brand Of Fear” in order to give the film a wider theatrical release later this year.

The film which was set to debut today has shown a lot of promise for After Dark which is why the decision has been made to give it a wider release. The film stars Scott Adkins, Raicho Vasilev, Daniella Alonso, Bruce Payne and Roger Cross.

DreadCentral got a old of a press release concerning the announcement.

Re-Kill was written by Mike Hurst (Hardwired, Ninja) and directed by Val Milev. Roger Cross (The Day the Earth Stood Still), Jesse Garcia (Quinceanera), and Daniella Alonso (Wrong Turn 2, The Hills Have Eyes II) star. Its producers say Re-Kill has shown so much promise that it is being pulled from the festival and will most likely enjoy a wider theatrical release,...

After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon announced the newest zombie feature, Re-kill, written by Mike Hurst (Hardwired, Ninja) and directed by Val Milev. Roger Cross (The Day The Earth Stood Still), Jesse Garcia(Quinceanera), and Daniella Alonso (Wrong Turn 2, The Hills Have Eyes II) star. The film,produced as part of the After Dark Originals “A New Brand of Fear” series, was originally intended...

After Dark Films announced today that Re-Kill, originally slated to be released this Friday along with five other films as part of the After Dark Originals “A New Brand of Fear” series, is instead being pulled from the fest and will be held for a theatrical release later this year.

From the Press Release:

Re-Kill was written by Mike Hurst (Hardwired, Ninja) and directed by Val Milev. Roger Cross (The Day the Earth Stood Still), Jesse Garcia (Quinceanera), and Daniella Alonso (Wrong Turn 2, The Hills Have Eyes II) star. Its producers say Re-Kill has shown so much promise that it is being pulled from the festival and will most likely enjoy a wider theatrical release, on its own, later this year.

CEO Courtney Solomon said, "The original reason we made these films was to give filmmakers a chance to shine while participating in the “Originals” film festival. By making a great film,...

After Dark Films Releases New Zombie Film Re-kill Comes To Life As Part Of After Dark Originals “A New Brand Of Fear” Series

From the Press Release:

Los Angeles, CA (Thursday Jan 26th, 2011) — After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon announced the newest zombie feature, Re-kill, written by Mike Hurst (Hardwired, Ninja) and directed by Val Milev. Roger Cross (The Day The Earth Stood Still), Jesse Garcia (Quinceanera), and Daniella Alonso (Wrong Turn 2, The Hills Have Eyes II) star. The film, produced as part of the After Dark Originals “A New Brand of Fear” series, was originally intended for release in this year’s January 28th theatrical festival, but producers say Re-kill has shown so much promise that it is being pulled from the festival, and will most likely enjoy a wider theatrical release, on it’s own, later this year. Solomon said, "The original reason we made these films...

Sony have been in touch with us again to offer you, our lovely readers the chance to win now just a copy of their new movie, Ticking Clock (available to buy on DVD here or rent here) but also a Sony Dvp-SR600H Slimline DVD player with HD upscaling for your favourite movies on! (Midi size (W320mm), Bravia® Sync, 1080p upscaling, PhotoTV HD, DVD Video, Dolby Digital, DTS, DivX.)

Ticking Clock stars Oscar Winner, Cuba Gooding Jr. in a Race Against Time to Stop A Diabolical Killer In the Pulse-Pounding Action Thriller. The movie is directed by Ernie Barbarash and also stars Neal McDonough, Austin Abrams and Yancey Arias.

Synopsis: In one of his grittiest and most intense performances yet, Gooding Jr. plays an investigative crime journalist caught in a race against time to stop a deadly serial killer, chillingly played by Neal McDonough (upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger,...

Standing in line at the grocery store yesterday (following proper grocery story etiquette), I noticed among the Redbox selections was a movie called Ticking Clock, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. And I thought, "That's where he's been!"

But when I returned home and checked iMDB, I learned that Ticking Clock was only a tiny fraction of the truth. In fact, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is probably one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood right now. The difference between Gooding and Nic Cage, however, is that, while Cage continues to release moves on 3,000 screens, Cuba Gooding, Jr. has become something of the King of Redbox.

Since 2007, Cuba Gooding, Jr. has made 10 movies. You've probably never heard of a single one of them. I haven't, even though along the way his co-stars have included Harvey Keitel, Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, Taryn Manning, Henry Rollins, Jason London, Lance Reddick, Ally Sheedy, Nicki Blonsky, and Ray Liotta,...

Hey folks, I just want to let you know that we’re upgrading to a new user comment tool. If comments seem to have vanished, don’t be alarmed – they’ll be back very soon, hopefully all will be back to normal by 9Pm Pst.

With this new system you can log in with your Twitter, Yahoo!, OpenID or Facebook account. You can comment easily from a mobile phone or comment via email. Oh, and a long requested feature: The ability for you to edit your comments.

The tool we chose is called Disqus, and it’s used pretty widely on the Web by many sites, including a bunch of our fellow movie news sites like /Film and FilmSchoolRejects. You may already even have a Disqus profile that you use on other sites. If you don’t have any of the above accounts you can also still comment as a guest.

Here are the winners of our Fawlty Towers contest:

Eric Tomlinson – Morgantown, WVDeeAnn Szymanski – Pottstown, PADebbie Heddington – London, Ont, CanadaMatthew Casale – Greece, NY

Thanks to everyone who entered, and don’t forget we’ve got a cool Star Trek giveaway going on right now!

Are you a fan of Fawlty Towers? Ever even heard of the show? Well it’s where John Cleese headed for a brief time after Monty Python back in 1975 and 1979. The show only ran for 12 episodes, but every single one of them is hysterical, and many are funny enough to bring tears to your eyes (that’s not PR, that’s my opinion). Fawlty Towers also starred Prunella Scales, Connie Both and Andrew Sachs.

Well it’s the 30th anniversary of the show and the episodes are being re-released in a special edition, remastered DVD set – and we have four (4) copies to give away!

Here’s...

Ok, gang, here’s a Screen Rant giveaway that you’re really going to want to enter: Thanks to Titan Books we’re giving away Five (5) copies of Star Trek: The Art of the Film. It’s the official book chronicling the art used in the production of J.J. Abrams’ hit rebirth of the franchise we know and love: Star Trek. This contest is open to everyone, all over the world, so that’ll make you overseas readers happy.

Here’s the official description of the book:

Director J.J. Abrams’ new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain’s chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became...

Over the past few months, we've become one of the go-to sites on the web for direct-to-dvd flicks. And we know exactly why: we love that crap. We also seem to love it when Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in some b-movie action. Which has happened quite a bit lately, with films such as Hero Wanted, The Way of War and the recently released Hardwired. And now, Paramount Home Entertainment has provided us an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip for Cuba's next direct-to-dvd adventure, Wrong Turn at Tahoe. Read the official synopsis below: Love. Honor. Power. Fear of death… People live for all kinds of reasons. Life becomes the ultimate battle when all you're living for is revenge. Joshua (Oscar® winner Cuba Gooding Jr.), a hard-nosed collector for a ruthless mob boss (Miguel Ferrer), lives in a world filled with brutal violence and beautiful women. But when he finds himself in the middle of a power struggle with the most...

Yes, Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding Jr. are together in a movie. The direct-to-dvd Sci-Fi movie Hardwired. If you’re looking for what one can only hope is at least some cheesy fun, we have three copies to give away here on Screen Rant.

Here’s a synopsis of the film:

Luke Gibson (Gooding Jr.) is all but written off for dead after a car accident that claimed the life of his wife and unborn child, and left him with complete amnesia. Looking for test subjects for their new technological “breakthrough,” the Hexx Corporation offers cutting edge technology that saves Luke’s life, a Psi-Com Implant which is hardwired into Luke’s brain. Luke soon finds that the life saving technology comes with a price and that Hexx Corporation may harbor more sinister plans for the new device. Luke, with the help of his new allies, tries to recover memories...

It is really sad to see stars with so much capabilities has to face only DVD release dates and not even a limited release for their movies.This is what happening right now for Oscar winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and Val Kilmer. Another movie this time starring both actors is going to release as direct to DVD.

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Those with rich, rewarding lives may be unaware of the fact that both Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding, Jr. have become the undisputed kings of the direct-to-video market, outranking both Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme in terms of overall output. Kilmer’s face can be found on an unusually large number of new titles released over the past six months, with Cuba coming in at a very close second. It’s sad, really, especially considering these guys are capable of so much more. Truthfully, the only thing left for these two fallen stars to do is appear in the same movie together, perhaps a sci-fi yarn about a guy with a strange implant surgically grafted onto his brain. Lance Henriksen and Michael Ironside should definitely co-star. “Hardwired,” directed by “Cube Zero” mastermind Ernie Barbarash, valiantly attempts to harness the Dtv power of Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding, Jr., though judging from the trailer,...