Autobots Vs. Decepticons

This past winter, we opened up our Transformers Merchandise Store. We hadn't realized what a phenomenon The Transformers had been to popular culture until we started receiving an unusual amount of emails from customers who wanted to show us their Transformers belt buckle and matching Transformers tattoo! Seems most fans are getting behind the side of evil... with Decepticons outselling Autobots 2 to 1.

The belt buckles were a big hit so we decided to expand our Transformers Merch to include the an Autobots T-Shirt and a Decepticons T-Shirt.


Transformers - Autobot
Unisex T-Shirt
$15.37 USD
Click to Purchase








Transformers - Decepticon
Unisex T-Shirt
$15.37 T-Shirt
Click To Purchase





To View the rest of our Transformers Merchandise visit the Transformers Merchandise Store @ ROCKWORLDEAST

Comment and let us know whether you would fight for the side of Good or the side of Evil?

Paul McCartney Plays Multiple Cities First Time Ever!

The following is a sample from an article at PaulMcCartney.com about the upcoming concert this Summer to be held at the Halifax Commons:

Music Legend Paul McCartney To Perform His First Ever Show In Halifax, Nova Scotia Saturday July 11th 2009 “Very happy to be playing Halifax.

The Canadian audiences are great and the timing of the event, with the arrival of the Tall Ships, means that it will be an exciting event for us all. We are looking forward to rocking in Halifax.”

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - Power Promotional Events President Harold MacKay announced today that Halifax will play host to the largest and most exciting concert in it’s 260 year history.

This show is in keeping with a series of special one off concerts Paul has been performing over the last year, whilst making international headlines and taking him to places he’s never been before.

-PaulMcCartney.com

To read the rest of this article and other articles on Paul McCartney's upcoming concerts check the news site: http://www.paulmccartney.com/news.php

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With Paul McCartney visiting so many cities for the first time, the demand for Beatles t-shirts and merch has sky-rocketed.

At ROCKWORLDEAST we've been stocking up on as many new designs as we can, here's the latest:

The Beatles - Live
Unisex T-Shirt
$16.99 USD
Click to Purchase




The Beatles - Abbey Rd
Baseball Style Hat
$17.80 USD
Click To Purchase




The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
Baseball Style Hat
$17.80 USD
Click To Purchase




The Beatles - Red Bubble
Girls T-Shirt
$16.99
Click To Purchase



Go here to visit The Beatles Merchandise Store @ ROCKWORLDEAST.

SPIKES & STUDS

We received a new order of Spikes & Studs this week and re-vamped our Studs & Spikes Store! All Studs & Spikes are in stock, the prices are better than before, and thanks to our new staff photographer, the pictures are much improved!

We've got a selection of spikes ranging from heavy duty 1" Cone Spikes and 1" Tree Spikes to colored and standard Pyramid Studs to traditional British 77 Cone Studs.

To view the full range of Studs & Spikes available at ROCKWORLDEAST visit the ROCKWORLDEAST Studs & Spikes Store.

Here is a sample of what you will find in our studs & Spikes Store:

BULLET BELTS

ROCKWORLDEAST has updated it's Bullet Belts Store to include new photos of the belts taken by staff photographer Melanie Titus.

To view all Bullet Belts showing prices and sizing options visit the ROCKWORLDEAST Bullet Belt Store.

All ROCKWORLDEAST Bullet Belts are sold with 90 M16 Bullets (plus a FREE chrome ringed latching round to make putting the belt on and taking it off much easier!), or 42 Inches long. In other words, our largest size for customers is 42” waist.
All rounds are INERT, and prepared with a "DEMIL" (demilitarization) machine exclusively for ROCKWORLDEAST to allow their legal import and trade in Canada, U.S.A. & Europe. All bullets are spent and incapable of being used under any circumstances.

Click on any picture for more info and sizing options for that Bullet Belt:

The Devil Wears Prada Merch Store

The Christian Metalcore band, The Devil Wears Prada, released their album With Roots Above and Branches Below on their new label, Ferrett Records on May 5th, 2009. TDWP are experiencing huge successes including topping various music charts, appearing on the cover of this month's AMP Magazine and touring across the USA on the Vans Warped Tour.

This week, ROCKWORLDEAST has opened it's Online TDWP Merchandise Store: The Devil Wears Prada Merchandise @ ROCKWORLDEAST



The Devil Wears Prada
Baked Goods
Girls T-Shirt
$16.99 US
Click to Purchase

The Devil Wears Prada
Hand Slim Fit
Unisex T-Shirt
$16.99 US
Click To Purchase





Here's what the band had to say about their current success (posted on their MySpace May 13, 2009):

"Wow, a dream come true.

Wow, that's all i can say. Wow. No, actually i can say more:I'm sitting here in my room, pacing back and forth, standing up, sitting down, standing up, walking. walking. pacing. sitting down. I'm so extremely overjoyed, and filled with happiness. Our record debuted at #11 on the top billboard charts, #4 on the rock billboard charts, #1 on the indie billboard charts, #1 on the Christian billboards, and #1 on the heavy music charts. Wow. Seriously. Wow. All of this and we were #1 on the itunes rock charts and #2 on the itunes music charts for all album downloads."

- Daniel & TWDP

Have you heard the new album yet? Leave your comments and tell us what you think.

Summer Fashion Scarves - How To Tie A Scarf

NEW THIS WEEK: Super-Soft Fashion Scarves

There was a mini-revolution in the fashion world in 2008 where the summer scarf became the hottest accessory for girls and guys and they are still as popular as ever in 2009. This season's scarves are available in 8 bright colors for between $6 and $8 US.

You either love 'em or you hate 'em, leave a comment and tell us what you think...

Visit the ROCKWORLDEAST Fashion Scarf Store

or click on an individual scarf to purchace.




























Here is a collection of instructional pictures and videos on different ways to wear your fashion scarves:

Ellegirl.com Wrapper's Delight slide show

Femtalks.com Different ways to wear a Scarf

Youtube.com How to tie a Scarf

On Common Ground Blog How To Wear Scarves

DISTURBED TICKET GIVE AWAY!

ROCKWORLDEAST.com & Rock Candy Boutique are teaming up with Q104, again, to give away Two Free Tickets for the Saturday, May, 30th DISTURBED concert (With special guests: All That Remains and Skindred) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Chart-topping, multi-platinum hard-rock band Disturbed will be performing at the Halifax Forum Arena on May 30 in support of their current album, Indestructible.

Throughout Indestructible, Donegan, Wengren and Moyer back up Draiman’s words with some of the most visceral, sophisticated music they’ve ever created. Donegan says his goal was to increase the dynamics—“to have the highs be higher and the lows be lower”—and to make more cohesive the relationship that exists between guitar, bass and drums and the band’s signature electronics. Formed in Chicago in 1996, Disturbed have sold a collective 10 million albums worldwide.

Disturbed Merchandise Store: http://www.rockworldeast.com/store/Disturbed

HOW TO WIN TWO TICKETS…

These tickets are easy to win! All you have to do is help spread the word about our awesome store & website. Subscribe to our Blog & Join our Rock Candy Boutique Facebook Page to get contest details when they are released later this week…

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rock-Candy-Boutique/75535659860?ref=mf

(edit: Contest rules released May 8, 2009: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=79039379502&ref=mf)

We will draw for the winner (one person will win two tickets) on Thursday, May 28 2009. We will contact the winner via email. The winner will then pick up their winning tickets at Rock Candy Boutique at 5189 Prince Street in Halifax (492-3930).

Black Moor T-Shirts - Two New Designs!

Black Moor are a sizzling young metal band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They have been playing together under the name 'Black Moor' since August of 2005, and since then have worked toward refining their sound. It's been a busy year for Black Moor, first with the recording and mixing of their debut album, recently signing a merchandising deal, and now planning a tour!

Black Moor have recently finished recording and mixing their long awaited debut album 'The Conquering'. During the recording of this album, the band signed a merchandising deal with ROCKWORDLEAST which you can read further about here: Press Release: ROCKWORLDEAST Signs Heavy Metal Band Black Moor.

As the band prepares for a seven day Atlantic Canadian Tour, and upcoming shows in Ontario and Quebec this summer, they have released two new t-shirt designs for their loyal fans!

(click on the text beside the shirts to go to the Black Moor Merchandise Store)




Black Moor Golden Ram T-Shirt
available from ROCKWORLDEAST
for $19.99 CAD












Black Moor Fire Ram T-Shirt
available from ROCKWORLDEAST
for $19.99 CAD












Black Golden Fire Ram Girls T-Shirt
available from ROCKWORLDEAST
for $20.99 CAD










To hear songs from the Black Moor Album and get more info on the band you can check out thier MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/blackmoormain

Virgin Festival To Hit Halifax In 2009?

Sources close to ROCKWORLDEAST have confirmed that negotiations are well underway to bring Virgin Festival 2009 to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in summer of 2009. Citing a contact within the promotion company, our sources claim that final details are being explored before confirming the event for an August or September 2009 date.

Headlining the Halifax version of the tour will be Seattle survivors Stone Temple Pilots featuring the unquenchable Scott Weiland. The musical forces behind STP, the DeLeo brothers, are reportedly finished writing the band's sixth record with a release slated for early 2010.

Other acts rumored to be appearing on various Virgin Festival 2009 stages include: Muse, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Metallica and....gasp....Beastie Boys!!!

Fans have criticized Virgin Mobile in the past for altering the festival's lineup after fans have already purchased tickets. As well, the timing of the stages has been a cause of complaint for some attendees. In an example cited on Wikipedia, at the 2007 Virgin Festival in Baltimore, The Smashing Pumpkins were scheduled to be on-stage during the same time block as 311. Similarly, The Police were put on-stage during the same time block as Modest Mouse.

Stay tuned as ROCKWORLDEAST staff work to confirm and expand this report. As well, read an upcoming blog about last year's Citadel Hill Music Festival controversy that may have prompted Virgin Mobile to bring the festival to Halifax in 2009!

-Tim/RWE Staff

We Heart Charlie Manson

This week the clever geniuses at ROCKWORLDEAST and the RWE Art Department have unleashed a sick nugget of fashion unto the world. As CNN reported, in conjunction with Charlie's latest photo-shoot, "[His] wild-eyed stare is gone...he could be any gray-bearded senior citizen." In response to that, ROCKWORLDEAST gives you the Greatest Piece of Underground Fashion for 2009. We'd like to remember Charlie in his Glory Days: With that familiar wild-eyed stare!

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Here's what's causing all the controversy:
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RWE Staff published the Girls T-Shirt onto the popular social shopping network, Kaboodle, under their brand profile and asked the fans of the ROCKWORLDEAST brand and other users of the Kaboodle site what their thoughts were.

The following is a sample of what was said:

-"Charles Manson was a piece of shit not to mention mentally ill he sent people out to murder a poor helpless innocent pregnant chick and a bunch of other people. Although, I do like to read about serial killers... but this shirt should be burned."

-"Actually, there are people who DO love him. I understand that there are people still working to get him released and that he even has a fan club. Personally I find it offensive... but I guess that's the idea."

-"I think its great.... personally I think there is nothing wrong with it... if you don't get it or can't take a joke... don't look at it."

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...Classic 'Here's Charlie' for the Guys:
(click on the photo to take you directly to the website)















A very versatile piece of clothing to be worn on a multitude of occasions such as Family Dinners, Church Outings, Kid's Birthday Parties, Board Meetings, First Day at a New Job, you name it!
-RWEStaff


(edit: The ROCKWORLDEAST Brand profile on Kaboodle has been deleted as of May 2, 2009, as a result of posting this shirt... we suspect. We are currently working on a resolving this issue with the Kaboodle team.)

Will AC/DC Sell Out in Moncton, NB?

AC/DC is scheduled to perform here on Canada's East Coast on August 6th, 2009 in promotion of their latest album Black Ice. This has been a highly publicised and long awaited tour that has AC/DC fans worldwide purchasing tickets as fast as they can for fear of missing their chance.

As of this week, each of the Canadian dates (including Vancouver, Regina & Montreal), the Moncton, New Brunswick show is the only one not yet sold out which we find surprising when considering In Vancouver, for instance, tickets sold out in 4 minutes.

We looked up various newspaper and internet blog articles about AC/DC using key phrases such as "Black Ice Tour" and "AC/DC Tickets" to see what the latest new was and surprisingly over half of the articles we read concerning the Black Ice Tour were covering stories about ticket resellers increasing the price ten-fold in some cases, or counterfeitters printing tickets for many of the UK shows and selling them for as little as $40.

As stated in a Vancouver Sun article after the record-breaking 4 minute sell-out, "...All the $99 tickets were snatched up in minutes, resale tickets were available equally as fast on the ticket exchange portion of the Ticketmaster website for nearly $500... For the average music fan who just wants to rock out to Thunderstruck, that's too much."

Reported on the Roadrunner Records blog, blabbermouth.net, "More than 12,000 fans spent thousands of pounds for a rare chance to see the Aussie rock legends perform live as part of their Black Ice world tour... They were left disappointed as they were turned away in their droves. "

So, this made us think... Hey, we wonder why no one bought up all the tickets here on the East Coast to turn them around a re-sell them at a profit. Then we realized: It's the east coast; no one has that kind of money... And I wondered.. Did the show not sell out because someone's been counterfeiting AC/DC tickets? Then we thought: No way! Not here. It's too scandalous and interesting to happen here.

Those are our thoughts for the day on AC/DC and their latest controversies...

ROCKWORLDEAST are huge supporters of AC/DC and their Black Ice World Tour!

Visit ROCKWORLDEAST and check out some of the newest AC/DC Black Ice Merch
http://www.rockworldeast.com/store/ACDC

We're on Twitter

Yes, the rumors are true.. ROCKWORLDEAST has been twittering life away for the past week.

Wont you come and join us?

http://twitter.com/ROCKWORLDEAST

ROCKWORLDEAST Signs Heavy Metal Band BLACK MOOR

***********PRESS RELEASE***********

April 22 2009: ROCKWORLDEAST Signs Black Moor

Halifax, N.S. heavy metal outfit Black Moor has signed an international merchandising deal with ROCKWORLDEAST this week. This contract covers international wholesale and retail sales of RWE designed Black Moor merchandise, including: girls & guys t-shirts, hoodies, buttons, patches, hats, belt buckles, wristbands, etc.

Black Moor is a young metal band with an increasingly bright future. Having just finished recording, mixing and mastering their debut album the band hits the road in mid-May for a regional tour with plans for more touring in Ontario & Quebec this summer. Black Moor’s anticipated debut is a classic heavy metal album for those who love heavy original metal.

Founded in September 2003, ROCKWORLDEAST Merchandise Wholesalers have steadily grown to become the dominant force in wholesale and retail of licensed music apparel and entertainment merchandise in Eastern Canada. Our leadership in our industry is common knowledge and our partnerships include all major licensers & manufacturers in U.S.A., U.K. & Canada.

Based out of beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, ROCKWORLDEAST serves hundreds of retail stores across Canada & U.S.A., supplying wholesale goods to merchants, and running Canada’s number one online retail band merchandise store (www.rockworldeast.com). In addition, we provide international tour services and tour logistics to many young and established bands on tour. Recently, ROCKWORLDEAST has become the in-house manufacturer of lapel buttons for several of North America’s largest corporations and brands. RWE is constantly developing new business models that bring light manufacturing jobs to Halifax, N.S.

This agreement between RWE & Black Moor represents the future of the music industry for young bands. A comprehensive merchandising contract with a high profile company like RWE will open doors for Black Moor and provide the band with a constant source of revenue. RWE sees this as another opportunity to work with a promising young band to establish a strong iconic merchandising theme while assisting the band to establish their stardom across North America.


To contact Black Moor for comment: blackmoormain@gmail.com
To contact RWE for comment: sales@rockworldeast.com 902-431-9495

Free Disturbed T-Shirt - Disturbed Contest - April 2009

DISTURBED CONTEST - April 2009

In celebration of Disturbed's Tour, Disturbed Message Board and ROCKWORLDEAST have teamed up to offer you the chance to Win a DISTURBED T-Shirt of Your Choice and A ROCKWORLDEAST Prize pack!

Who We Are: ROCKWORLDEAST is a Major Online Retailer of Officially Licensed Band Merchandise such as Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Megadeth and hundreds of others. We have T-Shirts, Hoodies, Wallets, Backpacks, Belts, Buckles...something for everyone.
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HOW TO ENTER:
-Any purchase you make at ROCKWORLDEAST, big or small, from now until the end of April 2009, you will receive a gift with your order and for every $5 spent on anything your name will be entered to win the PRIZE!

Just type 'disturbedmb.com' in the notes section of your order.

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Visit The Disturbed Store: http://www.rockworldeast.com/store/Disturbed
Or check our Homepage for all other bands: http://www.rockworldeast.com
any questions email melissa@rockworldeast.com

THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOURS - METAL BAND T-SHIRTS

At ROCKWORLDEAST, we are doing our best to bring you as many T-Shirts form the Bands of the Summer Slaughter Tours as we can get our hands on!

Here are some of our new arrivals:

Whitechapel T-Shirt - $17 USD

Despised Icon T-Shirt - $17 USD

Black Dahlia Murder T-Shirt - $17 USD

The Summer Slaughter Tour is an extreme metal concert tour launched in the summer of 2007.

It is dubbed "The Most Extreme Tour of the Year" and is an annual event. It is quickly growing in to one of the most anticipated heavy metal festival tours today. Summer Slaughter '08 in the US is scheduled to take place June 20 - July 28, 2008. There will be a full Canadian portion of the Tour May 23 - June 8 and Europe/UK in August. The tour will make its Australasian debut in March 2009, taking in five Australian dates plus one date in Auckland, New Zealand.

ROCKWORLDEAST carries a wide variety of Black and Death Metal Band T-Shirts and we are always working on expanding our selection on bands such as:

Necrophagist

Cattle Decapitation

Brutal Truth

Burzum

Naglfar

Watain

Amon Amarth

Dimmu Borgir

Mayhem

Impaled Nazarene

and many, many more...

Visit ROCKWORLDEAST

IRON MAIDEN - TOUR 2008 - ALL NEW T SHIRTS

For a list of all 2008/2009 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour Dates Check the Iron Maiden Wiki site: Somewhere Back In Time World Tour Dates

For more Iron Maiden Tour 2008 T-Shirts than any one person could need check ROCKWORLDEAST

..or visit ROCKWORLDEAST's Iron Maiden Store for All Available Iron Maiden Merchandise:

Iron Maiden Store

Here's Whats New:

Iron Maiden Mummy tour 2008 Long Sleeve Shirt
$25.00






Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time Tour 2008 T-Shirt
$18.00






Iron Maiden Number Of The Beast Tour 2008 T-Shirt
$18.00






Iron Maiden Easy Rider Chopper Tour 2008 T-Shirt
$18.00

There are even more designs to choose from so go take a look:
ROCKWORLDEAST's Iron Maiden Store

Need a Band Shirt? Visit ROCKWORLDEAST

Seen Iron Maiden in concert recently? Leave a comment!

METALLICA - DEATH MAGNETIC - NEW T-SHIRTS

ROCKWORLDEAST are the FIRST online store to have Metallica's New Death Magnetic T-Shirts available For Ordering In Time For Christmas!

visit ROCKWORLDEAST
visit RWE's METALLICA STORE

Metallica Death Magnetic T-Shirt
Available in all sizes
$17.64 USD
Click here to buy Death Magnetic T-Shirt











Metallica Death Magnetic Ladies T-Shirt
Available in All Sizes
$17.64 USD
Click Here to buy Girl's Death Magnetic T-Shirt












Post your Comment's about Metallica's new Death Magnetic Album here!