New Music Releases: John Mellencamp, REO Speedwagon, Superchunk, Ministry, Iron Maiden

Here are this week's new releases by '80s and early '90s artists. We compiled this list to the best of our abilities.

Artist: John Cougar Mellencamp
Title: No Better Than This
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: According to Amazon, this was "recorded with Mellencamp and his band all playing live in one room using a 55-year-old Ampex tape recorder and just one vintage microphone"


Artist: REO Speedwagon
Title: Not So Silent Night
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: This is a reissue of an album released last year, but with three extra tracks this time around


Artist: Superchunk
Title: No Pocky For Kitty
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Remaster of 1991 album
More information: Did non-North Carolinians know who Superchunk was?


Artist: Superchunk
Title: On The Mouth
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Remaster of 1993 album
More information: See above


Artist: Ministry
Title: Mixxxes of the Mole
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Sadly, this remix album only draws from material from 2004


Artist: Iron Maiden
Title: The Final Frontier
Release date: August 17, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: I never cared much for Iron Maiden, but I always thought Eddie was cool