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To help you sample the sound quality on their forthcoming album, Iron Maiden wants you to download Somewhere Back in Time for free starting on May 7th!

There are a few caveats... you'll only be able to listen to it three times, it's compressed audio (but still a respectable 320 kbps), and it's not compatible with Macs or iPods.

But caveats aside, you'll still get your hands on the album almost a week before it's officially released — at which point you'll be able to convert your trial version to a full DRM-free version.

Interested? Sign up now to get notified when the trial download goes live.

Don't miss Jamtopia's Somewhere Back in Time Capsule featuring 20+ years of great Iron Maiden videos.

I learned about the incredibly unique Take Away Shows from French music blog La Blogothèque in a recent issue of Wired Magazine and had to check it out.

You meet a band. You take them outside, in the streets, and ask them to play there, shoot the movie in one unique shot, whatever happens.

Each week they feature a live “concert” session with a band roaming through unusual urban environments, intermingling with passers-by and interacting with the incredible scenery.

Amazingly, they're always filmed as a single shot with no cuts, so of course spontaneity abounds.

Most of the sessions come from lesser-known bands (at least to me!) but I watched a few from familiar names like Andrew Bird, The Arcade Fired, The Shins, and Beirut.

If you want see live concert videos shot like you've never seen before, don't miss Take Away Shows. C'est fantastique! You can also get their podcast on iTunes and RSS for live music videos on the go.

With over 800 exclusive live concert videos from the Paradiso and Melkweg clubs in Amsterdam, Fabchannel is one of the largest concert archives on the web. Best of all, the entire collection is free and on-demand!

I've barely even scratched the surface, but having watched a few names I'm more familiar with like The Datsuns and Black Keys I can safely say this site rules face.

All the videos appear to have superb audio and video throughout, and even in full screen mode these streams really hold up.

And as if 800+ free high-quality live concert videos wasn't good enough, there's also the Fabchannel “vodcast” (link opens in iTunes) featuring free live concert videos for your iPod with a new track every work-day.

Hope you're not busy for like a month!

Find more live concert videos with Jamtopia's Concert DVD Finder.