Archive for melodic death metal

HORLET – Readying For June 22nd CD Release Show At McGuffys In Dayton, Ohio!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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WARNING: HORLET – CD RELEASE SHOW FOR: THE KEYS OF LIFE AND DEATH

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Set times for the CD release show June 22 at McGuffys have been etched in stone! Devium 9:30-10:15, Chambers of Chaos 10:30-11:15, Horlet 11:30-12:45!

Check out the show flyer below for more Metal details!

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Jason Lyons – vocals

Keith Byerman – guitar

Seth Mullins – guitar

Eric Barnes – drums

Allen D. McCowan – bass

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For a related post on HORLET, as featured on Metal Odyssey, click on that cool link below! Whoa!

HORLET – Ohio Metal Horde To Release New Full-Length Album “The Keys Of Life And Death”

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on April 17, 2013.

Horlet - The Keys Of Life And Death - promo cover

For more info on HORLET, click on the links below!

Facebook: Horlet


http://www.reverbnation.com/horlet

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McGuffys: 
http://www.mcguffys.net

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LONG LIVE HORLET.

Stone.

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KALMAH: Full Album “Seventh Swamphony” Streaming At Revolvermag.com

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Celebrate your Friday with a hearty dose of Seventh Swamphonythe impending new full-length from Finnish Death Metal instigators, KALMAH, currently streaming in its entirety via Revolver Magazine.

Recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland, the follow-up to 2010’s critically acclaimed 12 Gauge release was mixed and mastered at Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, Paradise Lost, et al) and showcases the Oulu outfit’s signature brand of frantic, yet melodic death metal tempered here by a new-found epic mournfulness.

Reaping critical accolades both domestically and abroad, Metal Reviews crowned KALMAH’s Seventh Swamphony “Album Of The Year,” calling the band “one of, if not the finest, melodic death metal bands.” Said Metal Temple is an 8/10 review: “From their blistering opener of Seventh Swamphony, to the windmill inducing finale The Trapper, this album keeps the energy flowing nonstop. Pekka Kokko’s vocal work is solid with vicious growls and soul squirming screams that give an unearthly feel to the album.”

Adds New Noise Magazine: “Seventh Swamphony features quality over quantity and you will be aware of that on the first listen. Never have I heard the band so supercharged and ready to slaughter as they are featured here. Even the slower paced ‘Windlake Tale’ correctly utilizes a death growl vocal approach to its melodic folk and works well as a blueprint to show Amorphis what they’ve been doing wrong all of these years. Quite simply put, Seventh Swamphony might very well be one of the heaviest folk metal albums that I’ve heard in years and should go down in the band’s history as one of their most memorable releases.”

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Hear for yourself, courtesy of Revolver Magazine at:

 THIS LOCATION. 

Seventh Swamphony will be released in North America via Spinefarm Records digitally onJune 18, 2013 and on CD June 25, 2013. For preorders, point your browser HERE. Additionally, if you missed it, check out the band’s “Seventh Swamphony” video courtesy of Metal Injection HERE.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on KALMAH, click below!


http://www.kalmah.com

Facebook: Kalmah (Official)

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* SPINEFARM RECORDS:


http://www.spinefarmrecords.com/usa

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LONG LIVE KALMAH.

Stone.

DEALS DEATH – Part Ways With Bass Player Fredrik Ljung

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Swedish Melodic Death metallers Deals Death made a public announcement; that after three years together they will be parting ways with bass player Fredrik Ljung.

The band comments: “There are times when everything is great, there are times when everything is bad. And there are times when different paths are chosen and you simply drift apart. Things like these are never easily decided and we thank our friend and bandmate for three awesome years and wish you a brilliant future.”

Fredrik made the following statement in response: “Dear friends and fans! As you now know, I have left the band. We saw it as the only way to go and I want to thank everyone who has gotten me and Deals Death to the point where we are at today. There are many reasons for my goodbye but I personally feel that I’m not on the same wavelength as the present band. And when you play in a band such as Deals Death you have to be able to give it your all! My last contribution with Deals Death is recorded and will be heard on the new album and I’m sure you´ll like it. I will continue with my other projects and have no intention to quit making music what so ever. I would also like to thank Deals Death for this wonderful time and great memories!”

Earlier this year Deals Death completed recording of their third full length album at Studio Abyss, Sweden, which is slated for a release later this year via Spinefarm Records. Full details are yet to be announced. The new record follows the highly acclaimed ‘Elite’ record which was released in 2012 also via Spinefarm Records.

Watch and listen to ‘Fortified’ from ‘Elite’ below:

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(Source: Future PR)

For more info on DEALS DEATH, click on the links below!

facebook: Deals Death

Spinefarm Records: 
http://www.spinefarm.fi

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LONG LIVE DEALS DEATH.

LONG LIVE FREDRIK LJUNG.

Stone.

AMON AMARTH – “Deceiver Of The Gods” Album Artwork Revealed! Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 13, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods - promo cover pic!

Feast you Metal lovin’ eyes on the ultra fantastic cover art for Deceiver Of The Gods; the 9th studio album from Sweden’s Melodic Death Metal warriors – AMON AMARTH. Whoa! A June 2013 release is expected via Metal Blade Records. Metal be thy name!

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AMON AMARTH:

Vocals – Johan Hegg

Bass – Ted Lundström

Guitar – Johan Söderberg

Guitar – Olavi Mikkonen

Drums – Fredrik Andersson

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For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the links below!

facebook: Amon Amarth


http://www.amonamarth.com/


http://www.twitter.com/amonamarthband

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LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

KALMAH – Finnish Death Metal Legion To Release Seventh Studio Album Via Spinefarm Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on April 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Teaser Track + Studio Footage Posted

Finnish Death Metal legion KALMAH are pleased to unleash their seventh studio offering this June. Titled Seventh Swamphony, the follow-up to 2010’s critically lauded 12 Gauge release, was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland, and features eight tracks, mixed and mastered at Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, Paradise Lost, et al).

Comments lead guitarist Antti Kokko: “This album marks a milestone in our careers. We have a new keyboard player [Veli-Matti Kananen], which has given a fresh edge to the music, and we are of course very satisfied with the new material. That is why we wanted to give the songs the best possible chance without compromise; we feel very lucky and privileged to have worked with Jens Bogren.”

KALMAH’s latest production showcases the Oulu outfit’s signature brand of frantic, yet Melodic Death Metal tempered here by a new-found epic mournfulness.

Check out epic pummel of fifth track “Windlake Tale” as well as studio footage at THIS LOCATION.

KALMAH (“From The Grave” in Karelian) will play Dark River Festival in Finland this Summer, with more festival and UK touring plans to be announced. Stay tuned for details.

Seventh Swamphony will be released in North America via Spinefarm Records this June. Further details to be announced in weeks to come.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on KALMAH, click on the links below!

facebook: Kalmah (Official)


http://www.kalmah.com


http://www.spinefarm.fi

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LONG LIVE KALMAH.

Stone.

DARK SALVATION “Der Letzte Weg” – Melodic Death Metal Offering Releases Today

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Melodic Death Metal pack from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein, unleashes their self-financed sophomore album!

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Raging hymns, in the glory vein of early In Flames & Dark Tranquility!

Electrifying Melodic Death Metal out of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Extremely dynamic with a fascinating identity!!

TODAY is the release of the new & 2nd full-length “Der letzte Weg”!

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Der letzte Weg – Track Listing

1. Intro

2. Tränenmeer

3. Schatten

4. Eifersucht

5. Lauf der Zeit

6. Nachtgeschrei

7. Blutrausch

8. Sekunden meiner Macht

9. Pfad der Freiheit

10. Feuertod

11. Endzeit

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DARK SALVATION:

Gianluca Teofani – vocals

Simon Sprenger – guitar

Kevin Schädler – guitar

Marcel Gebert – bass

Samuel Schädler – drums

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(Source: METALMESSAGE – Promotion – PR – Consulting)

For more info on DARK SALVATION, click on the links below!


http://www.dark-salvation.li/


http://www.facebook.com/dsliechtenstein


http://www.youtube.com/darksalvationTV

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LONG LIVE DARK SALVATION.

Stone.

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW “Dark Alliance” – 2 Song Digital-Only Single Releases February 8th!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, melodic death metal, melodic metal, Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on February 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Finland’s ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have just announced the first single off their upcoming album Saivon Lapsi.

They will release their digital 2-track single Dark Alliance worldwide (excl. Japan and Finland) on February 8th!

The following songs are featured on the single:

1. Dark Alliance
2. Baptized By The Blood Of Angels

Saivon Lapsi was recorded at the Tico-Tico Studio with Ahti Kortelainen and Janne Tolsa in spring 2012. It was mixed by Mikko Karmila and mastered by Mika Jussila. The album will be released on February 22nd via Massacre Records.

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW @ Massacre Records MP3 Download Store:


http://tinyurl.com/EToSMRMP3Store

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW - Saivon Lapsi

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Source:

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For more info on ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, click on the links below!

www.eternaltears.fi

www.facebook.com/etosofficial


http://www.massacre-records.com

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LONG LIVE ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW.

Stone.

THE RESISTANCE – Decibel Magazine Brings You “Face To Face”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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In celebration of the impending release of their Rise From Treason EP, Decibel Magazine offers up THE RESISTANCE’s “Face To Face.” Featuring within its ranks some of Sweden’s most esteemed musicians, THE RESISTANCE includes In Flames’ founder Jesper Strömblad on guitar alongside second guitarist Glenn Ljungström (ex-In Flames), vocalist Marco Aro (ex-The Haunted, Facedown) and drummer Chris Barkensjö (ex-Kaamos, ex-Repugnant).

Far from a “supergroup” or “side project,” THE RESISTANCE is a veritable gang embracing the musical attitude and sounds of old-school Swedish death metal and the traditional “no compromise” values of hardcore. Sea Of Tranquility calls Rise From Treason “consistently hard, driving, aggressive, fast, and angry,“ while No Clean Singing adds: “crusty, d-beat influenced, old-school death metal with hardcore vocals and extremely headbangable rhythms. I like.”

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Rise From Treason will see North American release on January 29, 2013 via Armoury Records with a full-length to follow later this year.

In the meantime, check out “Face To Face” courtesy of Decibel Magazine at THIS LOCATION.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on THE RESISTANCE, click on the links below!


http://www.facebook.com/theresistanceswe


http://www.eaglerockent.com

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LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE.

Stone.

The Black Dahlia Murder Confirmed for the 2013 Vans Warped Tour

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Detroit Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, will be hitting the road this coming summer as a part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. Vocalist Trevor Strnad comments; “We in THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER look forward to seeing you and your friend’s fancy haircuts this summer at the Vans Warped Tour. I think it’s safe to say that all of us in TBDM have attended this tour at various points and have fond memories of this great American punk rock freak show. This time, we shall be the freaks… the sore thumb poking at your eyeball. We are proud to be the fastest, craziest, and most evil band that has ever played Warped Tour… hundreds of bands will enter, one band will leave. Us. We will emerge from the rubble like the giant cockroach men we are. See ya this summer… let’s get warped!!!”

New acts are being announced every Friday so keep an eye on official Van’s Warped Tour site for further updates. The 2013 Vans Warped Tour will kick off on Saturday, June 15 in Auburn, WA at the White River Amphitheatre and wraps up on August 04 in Houston, TX at Reliant Center Parking Lot.

For ticket information, please visit 
http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates

The band will be at home in January before embarking on a 26-day tour in Europe with headliners and label mates Cannibal Corpse along with DevilDriver and Winds of Plague.

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Keep up to date with all things THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER at the following locations:


http://twitter.com/bdmmetal


http://www.youtube.com/blackdahliamurdertv


http://www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

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2013 VANS WARPED TOUR

Jun 15 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Jun 16 Portland, OR Portland Expo Center Parking Lot
Jun 19 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun 20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 21 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 22 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 23 Ventura, CA Ventura Country Fairground At Seaside Park
Jun 26 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
Jun 27 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park
Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV Venue TBA
Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
Jun 30 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Jul 03 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
Jul 05 Toronto, ON CA The Flats At Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Jul 06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul 07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 09 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Jul 10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 11 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
Jul 12 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 13 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul 14 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
Jul 16 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Jul 17 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Jul 19 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 21 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
Jul 23 Kansas City, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 24 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 25 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Jul 26 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
Jul 27 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul 28 Orlando, FL Venue TBA
Jul 29 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 02 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug 03 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Aug 04 Houston, TX Reliant Center Parking Lot

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(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on METAL BLADE RECORDS, click link below!


http://www.metalblade.com

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LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

LONG LIVE VANS WARPED TOUR.

Stone.

SOILWORK – Announce “The Living Infinite” Artwork, Release Date And Track List

Posted in Metal with tags , , , , , on December 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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The Living Infinite, the ninth studio album and first double album release by Swedish Melodic Death Metal maestros SOILWORK, will be unleashed on February 27th in Asia (via license to Marquee Records), in Europe on March 1st, and in North America on March 5th.

Produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH), The Living Infinite features artwork by MNEMIC’s Mircea Gabriel Eftemie who shares:

“Seven years ago, I created the artwork for the Stabbing The Drama album and I can’t believe how time flies! Here we are, with sexy grey hairs, working with my friends in SOILWORK again. This time, we built the cover around a maritime concept, aiming for something direct and symbolic. I believe we achieved that quite well. From my creative deck, I salute you and say: Long Live The Living Infinite.”

SOILWORK states: “After commissioning some pretty elaborate covers for the last couple of records, we decided to try something more sober and design-oriented for The Living Infinite. Who better to call than the man who created the iconic Stabbing The Drama cover? Mircea Gabriel Eftemie is not only a close friend but also an incredible graphic designer. We’re all stoked about his work which is different from anything SOILWORK has ever done and perfectly suits the elegant oceanic concept of The Living Infinite. Enjoy folks!”

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Tracklisting for The Living Infinite is as follows:

CD 1

01. Spectrum Of Eternity

02. Memories Confined

03. This Momentary Bliss

04. Tongue

05. The Living Infinite I

06. Let The First Wave Rise

07. Vesta

08. Realm Of The Wasted

09. The Windswept Mercy

10. Whispers And Lights

CD 2

01. Entering Aeons

02. Long Live The Misanthrope

03. Drowning With Silence

04. Antidotes In Passing

05. Leech

06. The Living Infinite II

07. Loyal Shadow

08. Rise Above The Sentiment

09. Parasite Blues

10. Owls Predict, Oracles Stand Guard

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(Source: Nuclear Blast Records)

For more info on SOILWORK, click on the links below!


http://www.soilwork.org


http://www.facebook.com/soilwork


http://www.twitter.com/_soilwork


http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

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LONG LIVE SOILWORK.

Stone.

LAGRIMA ‘Hannibal AD Portas’ – Lebanese Metal Band Self-Releases Their Debut Album And It’s: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

LAGRIMA – Beirut Lebanon is home to a Metal band that I want my fellow Metal brethren to know about. This Metal band is called LAGRIMA and they blend everything from classic guitar to (melodic) Black and Death Metal;  with Heavy Metal and Power Metal influences in-between. Overall, I would classify LAGRIMA as an Extreme Metal band that also respects the art of capturing melody, while they are very astute at conveying their Metal craft effectively. The mood and atmosphere of this album projects an open-mindedness to music that LAGRIMA saturates with their Metal.

Their debut studio album, Hannibal AD Portas has just been self released and it’s free! (See their Reverbnation link below). LAGRIMA is: Tarek Yazbek (Guitars, Bass, Drum Machines, Synth) and Bilal Alaghar on vocals. Originally formed back in 2003 with a different lineup, Tarek Yazbek is now the lone founding member.

The album opener, Prelude (… To the Gods of War), is an intro of orchestration; an intro that gave me every indication that LAGRIMA has set no boundaries to their interpretation of a Metal album and I applaud them for that. There are many moments where LAGRIMA will shift gears and subdue their Metal extremity, with melodic guitar passages and intros that musically illuminate their Middle East roots (Death of the Father… Saguntum and Trepia Trazimian Cannie are fine examples of this).

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Tarek Yazbek is quite the talented multi-instrumentalist! His guitar skills cover an extensive range, from acoustical and melodically mellow to all-out blazing fret work and riffs that should make every Metal maniac out there raise the horns to the sky. Bilal Alaghar has Black Metal written all over his vocals and he has more than impressed my eardrums and Extreme Metal saturated brain! This Metal duo from Lebanon have downright succeeded at recording their debut album and they both should be Metal proud.

In the event LAGRIMA were to be discovered and signed by a Metal record label tomorrow, it would not surprise me at all; of course the Metal door should be open for some production tweaking. LAGRIMA has recorded a product of Metal that stands on its own merit of being very memorable to me. This band is not just another carbon-copied multi-Metal genre act that wants to play extreme. There’s some diversity in LAGRIMA’s Metal that needs to be heard.

I highly recommend you check out LAGRIMA – Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

To find out more about LAGRIMA and download Hannibal AD Portas for free, click on the link below!

www.reverbnation.com/lagrima

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LAGRIMA:

Tarek Yazbek - (Guitars, Bass, Drum Machines, Synth)

Bilal Alaghar - (Vocals)

Hussain Soufan - (Bass) (Joined LAGRIMA at the end of the recording process)

Hannibal AD Portas – Track Listing:

Prelude (… To the Gods of War)

Serenade Upon Mount Aryx

Conquest of Iberia

Death of the Father… Saguntum

Arise and Arrest the Destiny of Rome

Trepia Trazimian Cannie

Abhore the Antagonists

A Final Flight

Sealed With Poison

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LONG LIVE LAGRIMA.

Stone.

KATAKLYSM – “Iron Will: Twenty Years Determined” Hits The German Charts!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, Heavy Metal, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 17, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The ultimate KATAKLYSM 2DVD/2CD package Iron Will: Twenty Years Determined hit the German Charts on position #98! The release is a retrospective swollen with pride, a live all-inclusive-package and an in-depth gift to all of the band’s faithful followers. A true all-round carefree package.

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Maurizio Iacono comment: “We did this DVD with no expectations. Our little story immortalized with the luck of a label that would support it, I guess our great fans in our second home Germany have shown their love and brought a DVD release into the Top 100 album charts of the country. This is very unusual and we are very humbled by it, thank you!”

Get your copy here:

http://www.nuclearblast.de/suche/kataklysm

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on KATAKLYSM, click on the links below!


http://www.facebook.com/kataklysm


http://www.twitter.com/kataklysmband


http://www.youtube.com/user/kataklysmrocks

LONG LIVE KATAKLYSM.

Stone.

INFERION – Opens The Vault and Unleashes “Aborted By The Sun”

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

You may already know of INFERION’s The Desolate, the Black Metal whirlwind from Mr. Everything Nick Reyes. But in 2003 Reyes’ recorded an EP of blast-beaten, aggressive Melodic Death Metal called Aborted by the Sun that was recorded under the name Farewell My Angel. The original plan to release the EP was halted after the hard drive with the original mixes/master was damaged in a fire. A recent discovery of those original files led Iraq War veteran Reyes to re-record much of the EP when time permitted during Army Special Forces and Selection Training at Fort Bragg, GA. The EP has now been released under the INFERION banner.

Aborted By The Sun – Track Listing:

Kill the Angel

Aborted by the Sun

Burn Away the Memory

Imagine Me Geometry

The God Machine

My Hydrogen Bomb 

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The Story Of “Aborted By The Sun” As Told By Nick Reyes:

Aborted by the Sun was originally recorded in 2003 under the band name Farewell my Angel. At the time INFERION had put out the album Firewar that was getting some attention, and since this release was more Death Metal, I was going to release it next, but I was never able to do so because the original mixes and masters were damaged on a hard drive that caught fire. Last year, I was going through my storage unit looking for Army gear to pack for SFAS and I came upon some old CDs and DVDs in the same tough box and among them was a DVD simply titled “ABTSMBU.” I put it in the computer and found all the original mixes and masters for the album.

I re-recorded the bass, drums, and some vocals while I was trying out for the Special Forces, so this album is about determination, and the aggressive pursuit of goals. Since this album was semi structured, I just had to redo it in the way that I had envisioned it in my head during the selection course. So I based it around the guitars that were already there and tracked everything as soon as I got home a month later.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on INFERION, click on the links below!


http://www.myspace.com/inferion

LONG LIVE NICK REYES.

LONG LIVE INFERION.

Stone.

SHADOWS FALL “Fire From The Sky” – A First-Rate Metal Execution, From New England’s Metal Ambassadors

Posted in Metal with tags , , , , , , on June 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SHADOWS FALL – The seventh studio album, Fire From The Sky, from Shadows Fall was released back on May 15th, 2012, via Razor & Tie. I bought my (unedited) copy at Super Walmart. That’s correct. Super Walmart. There are no cool and independent record stores anywhere near where I live, thus Super Walmart is my Metal pimp. I’ll have to admit I like Fire From The Sky a great deal and I’ll tell you why, (here and there).

I’ve always gravitated towards Shadows Fall’s sound. Enjoying their catalog of albums has come about quite easily for me. Maybe it’s cause I like quality Metal. Maybe it’s due to my being born and raised in New England? Over the years, I’ve never seemed to find anything that I dislike about the Metal of Shadows Fall. Even if there is some loyalty to the Boston Red Sox within the Shadows Fall band, I still feel they kick legitimate Metal ass. Their Metal has never failed to raise my adrenaline level a notch or two.

I have read many positive reviews for Fire From The Sky and deservedly so. A few reviews I’ve read have made me chuckle. A consistent “negative” jab at this new Fire From The Sky album has been that it’s “nothing new” and “it’s the same old” from Shadows Fall. Whoa. Stop right there. For decades, the likes of RUSH, Iron MaidenAC/DC and Motörhead have essentially stuck to their musical blueprints and have released “the same old” too. Therefore, I am guessing that Shadows Fall are in legendary Metal company then, huh? Sometimes the “let’s change for change sake” school of thought in Metal is better left for another day.

What do some people want nowadays? Did they expect Shadows Fall to release an album that sounded like Men Without Hats meets KROKUS? Do these same critics want Tony Bennet to record an Industrial Metal album? I’ve never bought into the “same old club” and never will. It’s like that ancient Metal troll that lives deep in the Pennsylvania wilderness once told me: “Stone, if it ain’t broke, d-d-d-on’t f-f-fix it”.

Shadows Fall have evolved musically as a band and that’s change alone. One only needs to listen to their albums in succession to understand that. Critics who’ve only listened to Fire From The Sky and no other Shadows Fall album and decide to use the words “same old” only allows their Metal credibility to stick out like a swollen and sore thumb.

The beefy Thrash Metal sound meets (melodic) Metalcore is what I jump up and down for most from Shadows Fall. Yes, there are Melodic Death Metal tendencies/vocals, only Shadows Fall is not Amon Amarth for crap sakes. (Amon Amarth Rules, by the way). Shadows Fall rules on Fire From The Sky and this is yet another album that finishes and I’m like: “What the F**K, keep going! Don’t end now!”

This is a damn excellent album from a damn excellent band. They’ve sharpened their Metal skills once again. The intensity, heavy grooves, brain imprinting harsh and harmonious vocals, impressive guitar parts (all), eye-popping drumming, smart lyrics and grand song structures are all back from Shadows Fall on Fire From The Sky. I’ll take the “same old” from this band 24/7 and on a month of Sundays. Adam Dutkiewicz has produced and engineered yet another tremendous album and I’m now bestowing this nickname upon him: Modern Metal Marvel. Metal be thy name.

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SHADOWS FALL:

Brian Fair – vocals

Jon Donais – lead guitar

Matt Bachand – guitar/vocals

Paul Romanko – bass

Jason Bittner – drums

FIRE FROM THE SKY – Track Listing:

The Unknown

Divide And Conquer

Weight Of The World

Nothing Remains

Fire From The Sky

Save Your Soul

Blind Faith

Lost Within

Walk The Edge

The Wasteland

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For more info on SHADOWS FALL, click on the links below!


http://www.shadowsfall.com


http://twitter.com/ShadowsFallBand


http://twitter.com/brianshadfall

LONG LIVE SHADOWS FALL.

Stone.

SOUL SACRIFICE – Sign To Massacre Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Massacre Records:

We’re delighted to welcome SOUL SACRIFICE from Istanbul to our family!

The band was formed in 1997 by the two guitarists Maksim and Feyzi.
Maksim also did the vocals in the early days of the band, before he was replaced as vocalist by Baris in 1999. In 2001, Sevan (former bassist) and Cagri (former drummer) joined the band. The band recorded their first demo, “A Gift From An Angel”. But the line-up shouldn’t last forever. In 2003 Onur (drums) and Özgur joined the band as a bass player and vocalist.

SOUL SACRIFICE mostly play Death Metal with melodic tunes but their sound is also influenced by Turkish melodies and offers varied vocals.

Their debut album “Stranded Hate”, released in 2005, was a huge success. Being named “the most successful live band in Turkey”, they played countless gigs in Turkey over the last decade. They had the chance to share the stage with Slayer, In Flames, Kreator as well as Dio and were opening act for Orphaned Land, Dark Tranquillity and Arch Enemy.

Their upcoming album Carpe Mortem was mixed and mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö and is going to be released on June 29, 2012 via Massacre Records.

The band has already shot a video clip for their new song Comatose, which is available here: 

SOUL SACRIFICE:

Özgür Özkan – Vocals + Bass Guitar

Feyzi Ocak – Guitars

Maksim Kırıkoğlu – Guitars

Onur Akça – Drums

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on SOUL SACRIFICE, click on the links below!


http://soulsacrificemusic.com


http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE SOUL SACRIFICE.

Stone.

GRAVEWORM – Fragments Of Death Tour: Dates & Venues Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Italy’s Dark Metal Band, GRAVEWORM, will be embarking on an European tour this coming Autumn! The Fragments Of Death Tour 2012! GRAVEWORM’s special guests will be: Agathodamion, Hellsaw & Kadavrik. Check out the dates and venues below to see if the Fragments Of Death Tour will be near you!

FRAGMENTS OF DEATH – Tour Dates:

08.11.12 (DE) Hamburg – Ballroom

09.11.12 (DE) Oberhausen – Helvete

10.11.12 (NL) Kerkrade – Rock Temple

11.11.12 (DE) Berlin – K 17

12.11.12 (CZ) Prag – Exite Club

13.11.12 (DE) München – Backstage Club

14.11.12 (CH) Pratteln – Z7

15.11.12 (DE) Siegburg – Kubana

16.11.12 (DE) Rostock – Alte Zuckerfabrik

17.11.12 (DE) Erfurt – Club Centrum

18.11.12 (NL) Rotterdam – Baroeg

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on GRAVEWORM, click on the link below!


http://www.graveworm.de

LONG LIVE GRAVEWORM.

Stone.

DISINTEGRATE “SHATTER THEM” – Official Music Video… That Shreds!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DISINTEGRATE – There is some kick-to-the-teeth Melodic Death Metal coming from the north of Holland and DISINTEGRATE is bringing it on! Signed to Massacre Records, the forthcoming album from DISINTEGRATE, Parasites of a shifting future, will be released on July 27th, 2012.

Take a look and listen below to the NEW and official music video for Shatter Them. Let the blazing Melodic Death Metal of DISINTEGRATE kick-start your Metal adrenaline for the weekend and beyond! This Dutch Metal pack means Metal business… so crank it up… and… Metal be thy name!

DISINTEGRATE:

Danny Boonstra – Vocals & Keyboards

Jos Hindriks – Guitars

Leo van Leijen – Guitars

Sander Stegeman – Bass

Joran Dijkstra – Drums

DISINTEGRATE – Parasites of a shifting future

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on DISINTEGRATE, click on the links below!

www.disintegrate.nl

www.facebook.com/disintegrateband

www.youtube.com/user/Disintegrateofficial


http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DISINTEGRATE.

Stone.

Monday’s METAL Recommendation: SOUL SACRIFICE “Comatose” – Music Video

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SOUL SACRIFICE – From Istanbul, Turkey, cometh… SOUL SACRIFICE. A Death Metal/Melodic Death Metal band that flashes some modern stylings musically and vocally on their new song: Comatose. Their new album, Carpe Mortem, will be released via Massacre Records on June 29th, 2012. Metal is alive and well in the grand country of Turkey… SOUL SACRIFICE is Metal proof of this!

Take a look and listen below to SOUL SACRIFICE and turn the Metal volume up! Metal be thy name.

SOUL SACRIFICE:

Özgür Özkan – Vocals & Bass Guitar

Feyzi Ocak – Guitars

Maksim Kırıkoğlu – Guitars

Onur Akça – Drums

SOUL SACRIFICE – Carpe Mortem (Massacre Records)

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For more info on SOUL SACRIFICE, click on the links below:


http://soulsacrificemusic.com


http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE SOUL SACRIFICE.

Stone.

I SPIT ASHES – Sign To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

We’re delighted to announce the signing of the Modern/Melodic Death Metal quintet I SPIT ASHES from Germany!

Modern and with a clear-cut course, I SPIT ASHES manage to please their fans as well as the music press!
Without neglecting their roots or following any trends, I SPIT ASHES don’t want to sound like any other band, even though they sound familiar. And just like life, the band’s songs are sometimes hard and angry, or smooth and sad.

II SPIT ASHES is rolling hard like no other young band these days, but you’ll also find quiet and ballad-like songs with a deeper meaning – either musically or lyrically – in their repertoire!

If true emotions conspire with futuristic melodic-aggressive sound patterns, walls will be torn down! If I SPIT ASHES bends the bows of melodies, the arrows do not only hit your ears, but directly the heart.

“If you attend a I SPIT ASHES concert, you’ll feel like you’ve seen a flying saucer landing right in front of you!”, comments guitarist Emanuel Seis.

Want to know what Emanuel is talking about? A few live videos are available at the band’s youtube channel: 
http://www.youtube.com/user/ISpitAshes

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I SPIT ASHES:

Emanuel Seis – Guitar

Bernhard Lindner – Guitar

Benedikt Rathsmann – Vocals

Daniel Lammich – Drums

Benjamin Müller – Bass Guitar

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on I SPIT ASHES, click on the link below:


http://www.spitashes.de

LONG LIVE I SPIT ASHES.

Stone.

KATAKLYSM – POST THIRD “THE IRON WILL” TRAILER & ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on April 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Montreal based Extreme Metallers KATAKLYSM will release a multidisc DVD this June entitled “The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined”, which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band’s long, turbulent career, as well as footage of KATAKLYSM’s performance at last year’s Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The cover art for the release was created by artist Colin Marks (ORIGIN, EXODUS, NEVERMORE) and can be viewed above.

Check out the third trailer for the upcoming release here 

Also available:
Trailer I: 


Trailer II: 

Don’t miss KATAKLYSM live:

“IRON WILL RUSSIA”
KATAKLYSM 
With special guest : MARDUK + VADER + GODS TOWER

11.05 – Irkutsk “Megapolis”
13.05 – Krasnojarsk “DK Kraza”
14.05 – Novosibirsk “Rock City”
16.05 – Ekaterinburg “Tele Club”
17.05 – Magnitogorsk “Universal”
18.05 – Ufa “Agava”
19.05 – Nizhny Novgorod “TBA”
20.05 – Moscow “KKZ Moscow”

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28.07 -, Obersinn GERMANY @ Eisenwhan festival (headliner)
04.08 – Essen GERMANY @ Turock w/ special after show party (headliner)
04.07 – Tolmin SLOVENIA @ Metalcamp festival
04.09 – Chemnitz GERMANY @ Rock im Betonwerk festival (headliner)
09.08- Switzerland @ MEH SUFF festival (headliner)

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on KATAKLYSM, click on the links below:


http://www.facebook.com/kataklysm


http://www.youtube.com/user/kataklysmrocks


http://www.spreadthevenom.com/


http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/label/musi…

LONG LIVE KATAKLYSM.

Stone.

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