Back in January, we wrote about the first single and video from Newsted, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted‘s new band, from their EP Metal.

Now, the band’s full debut album, titled Heavy Metal Music, will be released on August, 6, 2013. But in the meantime, Newsted himself is streaming the entire 11-song album online for free and you can listen to it in full here below!

In an interview Geeks of Doom did with Jason Newsted back in January on the eve of the EP’s release, we asked him about plans for a full album. Here’s what he told us…

Thirty years ago today, National Lampoon’s Vacation starring Chevy Chase was released in theaters and the world got to go on a cross-country road trip with the Griswold family as they drove their hideous metallic pea Wagon Queen Family Truckster (you think you hate it now, wait til you drive it) from their home in Chicago to the Walley World theme park in Los Angeles. As we know, things didn’t exactly go smoothly, but the Griswolds had love and they had each other.

In honor of National Lampoon’s Vacation 30th anniversary, a real-life Griswold family – Steve and Lisa Griswold and their two daughters, Lisa and Brook – took a journey in their own custom-made Wagon Queen Family Truckster, driving from their home in Canton, Georgia, to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Their Truckster matches the one seen in the film, complete with the blue and brown luggage on the roof rack!

Check out the photos of the car as well as video with the family here below.

Four Kings Of Metal, Four Metal Kings

Manowar, the self-proclaimed kings of metal, is currently recording a new version of their classic album, Kings of Metal, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

The New York-based band is currently in the studio recording Kings of Metal 2014, which will contain new arrangements of the Kings Of Metal songs, as well as other updates and revisions, along with bonus materials like never-before-seen video footage, photos, behind-the-scenes interviews, and insight into the history of Manowar from that era.

The group made the announcement on Sunday through their Facebook page.

Back in May, LucasFilm and Disney began production on a CGI-animated series called Star Wars Rebels, which would take place between the events of the final prequel film, Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith, and the original Star Wars film, nearly two decades that have gone untapped in the Star Wars universe.

At Star Wars Celebration in Germany this weekend, LucasFilm revealed the logo (at top) for Star Wars Rebels, as well as concept art (see two pieces of concept art here below). According to series executive producer Dave Filoni, who was present at the convention, the designs were heavily influenced by original Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie.

The concept art shows Ghost, which will be the main character’s ship and play a big part in the series; another piece is of a TIE Fighter crash landing. The show’s logo uses the orange and black color scheme reminiscent of the flight suit colors of the Rebel pilots in the original Star Wars trilogy.

GoD Readers, I declare that yet again we’ve gone above and beyond!

Knowing how many of you are fans of legendary nerdcore rapper mc chris, we forged a partnership with the historic Troubadour in West Hollywood to give away two pairs of tickets to their upcoming mc chris show on Wednesday, August 7th, with supporting acts Dr. Awkward, Jesse Dangerously, and Tribe One!

To make it more interesting, we’re going to choose one winner from entries sent in via Twitter, and one winner from entries send in via our form here below.

Feel free to enter as MANY times as you’d like!

**This event takes place just 10 days from now in West Hollywood, CA. Keep that in mind. We’ll provide the winners with the tickets, but all travel & expenses are entirely your responsibility**

Two (2) winners will receive:

• Two (2) Tickets to mc chris live at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA on August 7th, 2013

Prizing provided by Troubadour; Total prizing valued at $60. (Thanks, Frances!!)

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