Lacuna Coil will be releasing a new album, Dark Adrenaline this month. In a time where physical music sales are at an all time low, instead of complaining about (illegal) downloads Lacuna Coil is actually doing something to try and increase sales of the physical album.

Of Dark Adrenaline various versions will be released, with an Exclusive box set probably the coolest (and also priciest) version of them all. The box definitely looks cool and if you’re in doubt, just take a look at a clip of the box below.

The 2011 Conan the Barbarian movie may have been mediocre and on the biggest flops at the cinemas, but the Limited Edition Blu-Ray box is a winner.

Let me first of all say that I actually liked the movie. It definitely wasn’t a masterpiece, and the Schwargenegger movie from the 80s had more heart, but the 2011 version offered some good brainless entertainment. Add in Rachel Nichols looking hot as ever, and I’m happy.

But what really persuaded me to actually buy the movie on DVD was the limited edition. Dutch Filmworks released a very cool LE edition box in the Netherlands.

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Coming weekend the biggest Comic Com will take place in San Diego, the SDCC. Lots of interesting stuff will debut at this con as well as SDCC exclusives/limited editions.

One of the limited editions is the complete 2nd season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe from Mill Creek Entertainment which will have a different cover than the regular edition which will be released two months later than this SDCC exclusive.

I’m very happy with my BCI sets, so despite the attractive cover I’ll skip this one.

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In the early 90s I got introduced to metal and was immediately hooked. Main heroes from that period were Metallica amongst others and Slayer and Megadeth also soon followed.

But with the progressing age of these iconic bands, the music of these once metalgods started to decline.

Slayer pretty much still does what they did 20 years ago, playing it loud and fast. But especially Metallica makes mediocre crappy rock music nowadays.

But sometimes something happens that reminds you just how good these bands used to be and why they’re regarded as the founders of the trash metal genre.

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I posted previously about this fanbox. Objectively it’s a cool box and if record companies released more of these kinds of special version I’m sure music would sell better.

The fanbox limited to only 1666 editions contains:

• An urn housing
• The CD in digipack format
• Four buttons
• Certificate of Authenticity  

The urn looks pretty cool with decorations on all 4 sides.

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When Danzig’s new album Deth Red Sabaoth was announced I was looking forward to it and when I heard there would also be a limited box edition I definitely had to get that one.

The limited box edition was advertised as an porcelain-like urn containing some goodies including a 7″ LP and a signed poster by the Evil man himself. The box would only be limited to 666 copies.

The album was released but the limited box version would be released later due to delivery issues, but very few sites sold it. After some searching I found a reputable site that actually had the LE box for pre-order and without hesitation I immediately pre-ordered it.

Then the release date came and my box was shipped. But when it came I was quite surprised and not in a good way.

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TVShowsOnDVD reports that a complete box for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You series is coming to DVD on November 9th and it will be in a very cool looking limited box.

Why don’t more companies release these kinds of cool limited edition boxes?

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It’s safe to say that music record companies blame the Internet and free downloading as the main reason for the decline in CD sales.

But (good) music does sell if it’s in the right format or offer.

Similar to most people I like music and I’m even willing to pay for it. Even though not everyone is willing to pay for a CD most people are willing to pay for music in some other way. Why else do people still buy tickets to see their favourite musicians live for example? Why else do people still pay for a t-shirt from their favourite band or do companies sponsor bands?

The business model of music has changed and CDs areis no longer the main income for musicians anymore. That doesn’t mean that buying a CD is dead yet and there are some cases where it in fact is very appealing to get the original CD – if in the right format.

Recently a few new but also classic albums were (re)released in a special packaging which I simply couldn’t resist. When I unpacked the boxes I wondered why there aren’t more releases like these.

One of the special edition box sets is an oldie namely U2′s Joshua Tree. Originally the Joshua Tree was released mid 80s but in 2007 a limited edition box set was released along with a regular remastered version of the original album. For the same price as the original regular CD sold years back, this time I got a very nice box.

The box of course contains the CD itself with a remastered sound, a second CD containing b-sides and other rarities and a DVD with live performances. Also included is a hardcover booklet with texts about the recording of the CD and new photos from the band by famous music photographer Anton Corbijn. Finally a set of postcards, again featuring photos by Corbijn, is also included in a nice envelope.

One could of course question what use it has to spend money on a band that last year alone already made $ 130 million. Let me ask a question in return, even though Unilever, P&G, Nestlé, Sony, Apple etc. are making billions per year does it stop you from buying their products?

This deluxe box of U2′s Joshua Tree is a perfect example how record labels should still try to sell CDs if they make something special of it. A regular CD offers little added value in comparison to a free download. A (limited) boxed set like this however is much more appealing.

It’s in the same style as the Batman Animated Series Complette box and also limited. I already have the seperate season boxes, so I don’t need it.

But on the other hand it’s a nice looking box and it’s limited, so I’m actually tempted to get one. Damn you WB for not releasing these complete sets immediately

Batman Beyond Complete DVD Box set

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The first time I saw the video clip and listened to the song 'Misery Business' from Paramore I somehow wasn't impressed. Perhaps I didn't listen to the song well, or was preoccupied with other stuff and I just didn't pay much attention to it. Either way, when I heard the song again a few months later -this time on Guitar Hero- I loved it. I eventually got their album 'Riot' and immediately liked the album and soon it even became one of my favorite albums.

I was pretty excited when a follow up to 'Riot' was announced, namely 'Brand New Eyes'. And when I heard that there would also be a limited edition I of course had to get the Limited Edition.

The LE comes in a box which is loaded with goodies. The content of the LE is very cool. It of course includes the new album 'Brand New Eyes' which for the LE comes in a digipack. The digipack contains two disc, the CD itself of course and also a DVD. The booklet is not included in the CD digipack itself but is included separately.

Aside from the CD the LE also contains a LP version on which acoustic versions are included of two tracks, including the first single Ignorance. The LP itself is orange colored instead of traditional black. It's not likely I'll play the LP but the orange see-through color makes it look really nice.

A mini poster is also included along with 5 postcards, one for each band member. Finally a book is included which features Hayley's hand written lyrics for the album, including different doodles which she apparently drew during the writing process

All in all a very cool LE gift box set. Only 15.000 copies were made of the LE. I've got number # 9063 and I think it's sold out at most places. Get yours if you still can!

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