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ROYAL THUNDER AT SXSW: Pitchfork, Metal Sucks, Brooklyn Vegan, Relapse & Converse Showcase Performances

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags hard rock news, Metal News, rock music news, royal thunder, royal thunder 2013 tour dates, sxsw on March 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

BAND JOINS DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN FOR SPRING TOUR

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Mar. 7, 2013, Philadelphia – Royal Thunder’s extraordinary momentum continues with the band performing on five of SXSW’s most anticipated heavy music showcases: Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy showcase (Mar. 13 at House of Vans – Mohawk), MetalSucks South by South Death showcase (Mar. 14 at Dirty Dog), Brooklyn Vegan showcase (Mar. 15 @ Emo’s), Converse Thrasher Deathmatch showcase (Mar. 16 @ Scoot Inn) and Mar. 16 on Relapse Records’ Chaos in Tejas showcase at Red 7.

The band, who have been on the road for nearly a year, will join Dillinger Escape Plan this Spring for a six-week tour that kicks off on Apr. 22 in Lancaster, Pa. at The Chameleon Club. Royal Thunder, who play the House Cafe in DeKalb tomorrow night, wrap up a tour with Ancient Vvisdom this week.

The Atlanta band released their debut album CVI in May 2012. The release was called a “stunning breakthrough” by Spin, Revolver called the album “essential” listening and Decibel placed singer Mlny Parsonz on the cover of their inaugural Women In Metal issue. Royal Thunder closed out 2012 with multiple year-end/best of accolades including the Village Voice (#10 on Top Ten Metal Albums of 2012), Spin (#6 on 20 Best Metal Albums of 2012) and #11 on Revolver’s 20 Best Albums of the year.

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Royal Thunder Tour Dates:

w/Ancient Vvisdom

March 8 Dekalb, IL House Cafe

March 9 South Bend, IN Cheers Pub

SXSW Performances:

March 13 Austin, TX Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy Showcase (The Mohawk)

March 14 Austin, TX Metal Sucks South By South Death (The Dirty Dog)

March 15 Austin, TX Brooklyn Vegan Showcase (Emo’s)

March 16 Austin, TX Converse Thrasher Deathmatch Showcase (Scoot Inn)

March 16 Austin, TX Relapse Records/Chaos in Tejas Official Showcase (Red 7)

Apr. 18 Tilburg, Netherlands Roadburn

w/Dillinger Escape Plan

Apr. 22 Lancaster, PA The Chameleon Club

Apr. 23 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Music Hall

Apr. 24 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom

Apr. 25 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar

Apr. 26 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

Apr. 27 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

Apr. 28 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place

Apr. 30 Columbus, OH A&R Bar

May 04 Newport, KY Southgate House

May 05 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection

May 07 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theater

May 08 Chicago, IL Reggie’s

May 09 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s

May 10 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

May 11 St. Louis, MO The Firebird

May 12 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater

May 14 Boulder, CO Fox Theater

May 16 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

May 17 Reno, NV Knitting Factory

May 18 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades

May 19 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge

May 20 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction

May 22 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad

May 23 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls

May 24 Austin, TX Mohawk

May 25 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks

May 26 Birmingham, AL Zydeco

May 28 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern

May 29 Charlotte, NC Amos’ South End

May 30 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

May 31 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

June 01 Richmond, VA Kingdom

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

facebook: ROYAL THUNDER

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER “CVI” – Unreal Is The Word And This Heavy Album MUST Be Heard!

ROYAL THUNDER Join MONSTER MAGNET For East Coast Dates; Video For “Blue” In The Works

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Metal News, monster magnet, rock music news, royal thunder, royal thunder cvi, royal thunder tour dates 2012 on November 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Nov. 12, 2012, Philadelphia – Royal Thunder, who are currently on tour with Corrosion of Conformity and ASG, will join Monster Magnet for a pair of mid-December dates: Dec. 14 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Dec. 16 at The Trocadero in Philadelphia.

The female-fronted Atlanta quartet released their debut album, CVI, in the Spring via Relapse Records. Spin described the release as a “stunning breakthrough,” Revolver called the album “essential” and Decibel Magazine placed singer Mlny Parsonz on the cover of their inaugural women in metal issue.

Royal Thunder are currently working on a video for “Blue,” with a premiere to come in the next few weeks.

Spending the bulk of the year on the road, the band has toured with Black Tusk, Baroness, Pallbearer, Valient Thorr and the aforementioned Corrosion of Conformity. Royal Thunder have also done their own headlining dates around the United States with their next solo date on Dec. 17 at The Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Royal Thunder will return to the road in early 2013 with an April date at Roadburn 2013 (Apr. 13 at Het Patronaat) already confirmed.

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* To read Metal Odyssey’s album review for Royal Thunder – CVI, click on the link below!

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

LONG LIVE COC.

LONG LIVE MONSTER MAGNET.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER “CVI” – Unreal Is The Word And This Heavy Album MUST Be Heard!

ROYAL THUNDER Set For CMJ, FUN FUN FUN FEST; Touring With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags Metal News, hard rock news, heavy metal albums 2012, corrosion of conformity, royal thunder, royal thunder tour dates 2012 on October 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Christy Parry

ATLANTA QUARTET CONFIRMED FOR ROADBURN 2013

Oct. 8, 2012, Philadelphia — Royal Thunder, whose Spring release (CVI, Relapse Records) Spin called “a deliciously heavy, wonderfully melodic debut,” have confirmed both a Brooklyn Vegan CMJ showcase performance on Oct. 20 and a new round of U.S. tour dates including a run with Corrosion of Conformity.

An action-packed fall is in-store for the female-fronted outfit. With stops at CMJ (Brooklyn Vegan showcase, Oct. 20 at Saint Vitus Bar), Fun Fun Fun Fest Nights (Nov. 3) and club dates with a variety of artists including Corrosion of Conformity, Valient Thorr and Pig Destroyer.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* To read Stone’s review of Royal Thunder’s CVI album, click on the link below!

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

LONG LIVE CORROSION OF CONFORMITY.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER “CVI” – Unreal Is The Word And This Heavy Album MUST Be Heard!

ROYAL THUNDER – Announce New Round Of Autumn North American Tour Dates

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, metal music, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news, stoner rock with tags hard rock news, heavy metal news, rock music news, royal thunder, royal thunder cvi, royal thunder tour dates on September 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ATLANTA QUARTET SPIN MAGAZINE DESCRIBED AS “A BLUESY MIX OF LED ZEP AND SLEATER-KINNEY” ADDED TO FUN FUN FUN FEST

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Sept. 2012, Philadelphia - Royal Thunder, the co-ed quartet who released their acclaimed debut album CVI this Spring, embark on their first headlining tour on Oct. 21.

The Atlanta-based band has also been added to Fun Fun Fun Fest, perform two Texas dates with Valient Thorr and will join Pig Destroyer on Oct. 19 for a show in Baltimore. Royal Thunder is currently on the road with Pallbearer, with the tour wrapping up on Sunday in Lawrence, Kan.

With the June release of CVI, Royal Thunder stepped out of the Metal underground, garnering a great deal of praise from a variety of outlets including Spin (“a stunning breakthrough”), NPR ( “not only builds on the promise of a great EP, but it’s also a portrait of songs that have been painstakingly lived in”), Pitchfork (“Mlny Parsonz is a nontraditional blues-rock banshee of a woman, equal parts riot grrl and gospel diva”) and Revolver (“essential”).

Vocalist/guitar player Mlny Parsonz recently appeared on the cover of Decibel Magazine‘s inaugural Women in Metal issue. The album is currently streaming in its entirety at www.royalthunder.bandcamp.com.

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Royal Thunder – Tour Dates:

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* To read my album review of CVI, click on the link below!

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

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KYLESA’S LAURA PLEASANTS And ROYAL THUNDER’S MLNY PARSONZ Featured On DECIBEL Magazine’s Inaugural WOMEN IN METAL Cover

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags cretin, decibel magazine, heavy metal news, kylesa, Metal News, rock music news, royal thunder, women in metal on June 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

June 28, 2012, Philadelphia – Decibel Magazine’s inaugural Women in Metal issue featuring Laura Pleasants (Kylesa), Mlny Parsonz (Royal Thunder) and Marisa Martinez (Cretin) is on newsstands now.

The August issue features a photo session with the three innovative female musicians as well as interviews with Jucifer, Doro, Landmine Marathon and an assortment of women in the music industry.

Kylesa, who have been on the road consistently since the Fall 2010 release of Spiral Shadow, recently reissued To Walk a Middle Course and Time Will Fuse Its Worth on colored vinyl limited quantities via Alternative Tentacles. The band returns to the road on July 27 with a performance at the Greenville Festival in Germany with a number of additional festival dates during the European run including performances at Wacken Open Air and Area 4 Festivals.

Royal Thunder recently released their debut album, CVI, to rave reviews including Pitchfork who described Parsonz as “equal parts riot grrl and gospel diva.” The Atlanta-based quartet is currently on tour with Valient Thorr through July 19. Royal Thunder performs back-to-back hometown shows on July 22 and 23 at The Masquerade.

Cretin is currently writing their highly anticipated sophomore album and long-awaited follow-up to 2006’s Freakery. Martinez has also served as the legendary band Repulsion’s live guitarist for the past few years.

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Kylesa Tour Dates:

July 27 Paaren/Gleen, Germany @ Greenville Festival

July 28 Torrelavega, Spain @ Takio Festival

July 30 Bern, Switzerland @ ISC

July 31 Esslingen, Germany @ Komma

August 01 Caramagna, Italy @ Campo Sportivo

August 02 Munich, Germany @ Free and Easy @ Backstage

August 03 Nurnberg, Germany @ K4

August 04 Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air

August 05 Saarbrucken, Germany @ Kleiner Club Garage

August 06 Bristol, UK @ Thekla

August 07 Manchester, UK @ Mojo

August 08 Glasgow, UK @ Stairway

August 09 Southampton, UK @ Joiners

August 10 Ieper, Belgium @ Ieper Festival

August 11 Jaromer, Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault Fest

August 12 Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol

August 15 Roskilde, Denmark @ Gimle

August 16 Motala, Sweden @ Bryggeriet

August 17 Trondheim, Norway @ Pstereo Festival

August 18 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Truckstop Alaska

August 19 Ludinghausen, Germany @ Area 4 Festival

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Royal Thunder Tour Dates:

June 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

June 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux

June 30 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

July 01 Portland, OR @ The Star Theatre

July 02 Sparks, NV @ The Alley

July 03 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

July 05 Los Angeles, CA @ The Down & Out

July 06 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah

July 07 Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room @ The Observatory

July 10 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room

July 11 Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad (Royal Thunder headlining date)

July 12 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep

July 13 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground

July 14 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s

July 15 Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy’s Live

July 18 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia

July 19 Charlotte, NC @ Chop Shop

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info, click on the links below!

www.kylesa.com

www.facebook.com/decibelmagazine

www.decibelmagazine.com

LONG LIVE WOMEN IN METAL.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER’S “Blue” Streaming Now; “Whispering World” Live Footage From INDIEATL

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags cvi album, Hard Rock, heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, rock music news, royal thunder on May 17, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ALBUM TRAILER UP NOW ON RELAPSE YOUTUBE PAGE

May 17, 2012, Philadelphia – As Royal Thunder prepare for next week’s arrival of CVI (May 22, Relapse Records), Noisecreep is sharing “Blue” from the 10-track album Revolver Magazine described as: “a thick rock hurricane that spins soaring melodies and searing heaviness in almost every direction.” The link to listen is: http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/15/royal-thunder-cvi/.

The band recently recorded an in-studio performance of “Whispering World,” another track from the forthcoming release, for indieATL, which can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0r2d5xPFOo&feature=youtu.be. IndieATL is a video partner to Georgia State University’s radio station, WRAS 88.5.

Relapse has also created a trailer for CVI with clips from each of the 10 songs on the album: http://youtu.be/4C9e_QV0UEg.

For All Royal Thunder Tour Dates, click the large link below:

ROYAL THUNDER – Confirm U.S. Tour, NPR Feature And “Parsonz Curse” MP3 Available Now

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the links below:

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER “CVI” – Unreal Is The Word And This Heavy Album MUST Be Heard!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags cvi album review, Hard Rock, heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, Metal, rock music news, royal thunder on May 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ROYAL THUNDER – Ann Wilson of Heart. (the late) Janis Joplin. Melissa Etheridge. Bonnie Raitt. Joan Jett. Mlny Parsonz. These women of Rock all have one essential talent in common; they all sing from the heart and Rock ‘N Roll soul, while singing with believable passion. I also revere each of their voices too. Who is Mlny Parsonz your asking? Mlny is the vocalist and bassist for Royal Thunder. Mlny and Royal Thunder will be bigger than they probably ever fathomed… so they better get used to the accolades that will be coming their way.

I seriously believe a band like Royal Thunder only comes around every several years. Their debut full-length album, CVI, is easily one of the best albums I’ve listened to in years; crossing all Rock genres. Royal Thunder’s sound weaves Hard Rock, Metal, some psychedelia and meaty Stoner Metal with a thunderous vibe of Classic Rock. If there is that one can’t miss band you need to catch onto in 2012, it’s Royal Thunder; and that’s a sincere fact I am delivering to you.

Lyrically personal, emotional and dark, the songs on CVI are all equally sensational; while both the vocals of Mlny and the music are an astonishing match. If there is one legendary vocalist that Mlny is channeling in, that legend would be Janis Joplin. Regardless of comparisons, Mlny’s vocals are as refreshingly new like a long-awaited rain shower, during a late Summer’s drought.

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The band plays their music with a driving passion as well, again, both vocals and music compliment each other on CVI and it’s a thrill a second to listen to. With a sonic retrospective flair being echoed throughout CVI, Royal Thunder still uncannily comes across as relevant with nary a remote hint of pretension. Even though Royal Thunder hasn’t invented the Rock ‘N Roll wheel, they didn’t try to reinvent it either on CVI; and that’s something many other up and coming bands should take note of.

Overall and (most importantly) consistently memorable throughout, CVI comes musically packaged as complete. Sleeping Witch and the opening track Parsonz Curse offer up substantial riffs and enough heavy texture to make any warm-blooded Metalhead jump for Metal joy. Even when Mlny and band tone things down during songs such as South Of Somewhere and Minus, they’re still heavy with the atmosphere of what’s to come next and what they’re all about.

I am very excited about Royal Thunder and their new album CVI; I imagine it obviously shows. What I’m also excited about is this band (albeit a conscientious maneuver or not) has connected the dots of Heavy Metal, Rock and Hard Rock’s past and written songs that bubbles over with admirably heavy substance in 2012. In a world of fake mainstream Rock and Pop crap that suffocates and kidnaps our youth and misinformed, real talent will always surface to the top and save us all, the crème de la crème which in this instance is… Royal Thunder.

ROYAL THUNDER:

Mlny Parsonz – bass & vocals

Josh Weaver – lead guitar

Lee Smith – drums

Josh Coleman – rhythm guitar

* CVI release dates: May 22 (U.S.), May 28 (UK), June 1 (Ger/Benelux) and June 4 (World). CVI will be available on CD and 2xLP and of course digital, via Relapse Records.

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CVI – Track Listing:

Parsonz Curse

Whispering World

Shake and Shift

No Good

Blue

Sleeping Witch

South of Somewhere

Drown

Minus

Black Water Vision

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* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below:

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

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ROYAL THUNDER – Confirm U.S. Tour, NPR Feature And “Parsonz Curse” MP3 Available Now

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, Metal, rock music news, royal thunder, royal thunder cvi on May 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Christy Parry

May 8, 2012, Philadelphia — Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet Brooklyn Vegan described as “Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde fronting Black Sabbath,” will tour with Valient Thorr and Holy Grail this Summer.

Mlny Parsonz and Josh Weaver were recently interviewed by NPR with that piece and an mp3 of “Parsonz Curse” available today here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/08/151945138/behind-parsonz-curse-the-bellowing-howl-of-royal-thunder.

CVI, the band’s debut album, is available May 22 via Relapse Records with pre-orders offered here: http://www.relapse.com/label/cvi-cd.html.

“Finally! We get to tour with our new album,CVI, coming out before we hit the road,” said Parzonz about the six-week U.S. trek. “I’ve seen Valient Thorr several times and every time they make me smile from ear to ear. To be doing this run with them , the Kick Ass and Holy Grail is sure to be a good time.”

Royal Thunder tour dates (all shows with Valient Thorr and Holy Grail except May 26):

May 26 Atlanta, GA The Earl

June 10 Richmond, VA Strange Matter

June 12 Huntington, WV V Club

June 13 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose

June 14 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club

June 16 Allston, MA Great Scott

June 17 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

June 19 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop

June 20 Chicago, IL Double Door

June 21 Detroit, MI Small’s

June 22 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme

June 23 Madison, WI The Frequency

June 24 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club

June 26 Lincoln, NE Rye Room @ Bourbon Theatre

June 27 Denver, CO The Marquis Theater

June 28 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

June 29 Boise, ID Neurolux

June 30 Seattle, WA El Corazon

July 1 Portland, OR The Star Theatre

July 2 Sparks, NV The Alley

July 3 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill

July 5 Los Angeles, CA The Down & Out

July 6 San Diego, CA The Casbah

July 7 Santa Ana, CA The Constellation Room @ The Observatory

July 10 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room

July 12 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep

July 13 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground

July 14 Columbia, MO Mojo’s

July 15 Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s Live

July 18 Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia

July 19 Charlotte, NC Chop Shop

Royal Thunder recently recorded a live performance of “Sleeping Witch” for indieATL, an online partner of Georgia State University radio station WRAS 88.5. The clip can be seen here: http://indieatl.com/indieatl-videos/first-video-from-royal-thunder-indieatl-session-sleeping-witch/.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the links below!

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

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ROYAL THUNDER AND RCRD LBL Offering Free Download Of “Whispering World” From Forthcoming Album “CVI” (MAY 22, RELAPSE RECORDS); New Tour Dates Announced

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal news, Metal, rock music news, royal thunder, royal thunder cvi, whispering world free download on May 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

May 1, 2012, Philadelphia - Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet who release their debut album CVI on May 22 (Relapse Records), and RCRD LBL are offering a download of “Whispering World”: http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/05/01/download_royal_thunder_whispering_world.

Royal Thunder perform a hometown show tomorrow night at The Masquerade as part of the Decibel Magazine Tour. The band has announced two additional dates: June 27 at The Marquis Theater in Denver and July 12 at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. Additional tour dates will be announced shortly.

The band recently recorded an in-studio performance of ”Sleeping Witch,” another track from the forthcoming release, for indieATL, which can be viewed at http://indieatl.com/indieatl-videos/first-video-from-royal-thunder-indieatl-session-sleeping-witch/. indieATL is a video partner to Georgia State University’s radio station, WRAS 88.5.

Royal Thunder’s CVI will be streaming in its entirely via AOL Spinner beginning May 21 for one week.

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Stone Says: You just gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta grab this FREE download of Whispering World. You gotta! I’m telling you, once you hear Miny Parsonz on vocals you will be marking your calendar to buy CVI on May 22nd. Oh, yeah, Miny plays one hell of a bass and this entire Royal Thunder pack will… ROCK YOUR FACE OFF!

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER – Live Performance Of “Sleeping Witch” Available From indieATL; Currently On Tour With BARONESS

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags baroness, heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, rock music news, royal thunder on April 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo credit: Christy Parry

Philadelphia — Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet who release their debut album CVI on May 22 (Relapse Records), recently recorded an in-studio performance of “Sleeping Witch” for indieATL, which can be viewed at http://indieatl.com/indieatl-videos/first-video-from-royal-thunder-indieatl-session-sleeping-witch/.

“Filming with indieATL was a very pleasant, professional experience,” said Mlny Parsonz, vocalist and guitar player for Royal Thunder. “We are grateful to have been considered for this amazing experience. The end result is stellar footage.” Three additional songs were filmed during the session, which will be made available soon.

The band is currently on tour with Baroness and have a hometown show on May 2 as part of Decibel Magazine’s first national tour. Royal Thunder will be announcing additional dates shortly. Tour dates are:

April 27 Nashville, TN The End *

May 2 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

* = w/Baroness

Royal Thunder’s CVI will be streaming in its entirely via AOL Spinner beginning May 21 for one week. The band is currently giving fans an opportunity to hear another track from the forthcoming album via a lyric video for “Whispering World,” which can be found on Royal Thunder’s Facebook page (facebook.com/royalthundermusic). Pre-orders for CVI are available here: www.relapse.com/label/artist/royal-thunder.html.

indieATL is a video partner to Georgia State University’s radio station, WRAS 88.5.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER – Share New Song, Pre-Order Details, Cover Art And Track Listing For CVI; Add Tour Dates With BARONESS

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags cvi album, heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, Metal, royal thunder, stoner metal on April 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 11 — Royal Thunder has a lyric video for “Whispering World,” a new song from their forthcoming album, CVI (Relapse, May 22), available on their Facebook page (facebook.com/royalthundermusic).

The co-ed Atlanta quartet will join label mates Baroness for a trio of dates later this month kicking off on Apr. 25 in Columbus at the Ace of Cups. Royal Thunder will also perform a hometown show on Decibel Magazine’s May 2 tour stop at The Masquerade.

CVI is now available for pre-order via www.relapse.com/label/cvi-cd.html.

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Royal Thunder – Tour Dates:

April 25 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups *

April 26 St. Louis, MO Firebird *

April 27 Nashville, TN The End *

May 2 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade **

* = w/Baroness

** = w/Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood (Decibel Magazine Tour)

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CVI follows an incredibly well-received EP debut in late 2010 which won praise from a wide variety of outlets including Paste Magazine (“blues-infused rock’n'roll, wrapped in protective barbed-metal packaging”), NPR (“a revved-up Southern hard-rocker that howls like Led Zeppelin astride a psychedelic unicorn”) Brooklyn Vegan (“Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde fronting Black Sabbath”) and Terrorizer (“‘Royal Thunder’ grabs you right from the first listen”).

CVI - Track Listing:

01. Parsonz Curse

02. Whispering World

03. Shake and Shift

04. No Good

05. Blue

06. Sleeping Witch

07. South of Somewhere

08. Drown

09. Minus

10. Black Water Vision

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(Source: Speakeasy PR)

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER – ADDED TO DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR’S ATLANTA DATE ON MAY 2 AT THE MASQUERADE

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags decibel magazine tour, heavy metal albums 2012, heavy metal news, Metal, royal thunder, stoner metal on March 14, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 14 - Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet who release their debut album, CVI, on May 22 have been tapped by Decibel Magazine to take part in the Metal magazine’s inaugural tour with a spot on the May 2 Atlanta date at The Masquerade.

“We’re completely honored to have Royal Thunder on the bill of our Atlanta Decibel Magazine Tour show. They’re truly headed for great things,” offered Decibel Editor Albert Mudrian. “So, when we ask them to headline the tour in a few years, they’ll have hopefully forgotten what we paid them to do this show, and still wanna work with us.”

The 26-date trek features headliners Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude with handpicked artists joining the roster in their hometown cities.

For more information and ticketing links please visit www.decibelmagazinetour.com.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR)

* For more info, click on the links below:

www.decibelmagazinetour.com

www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER CVI – Debut Album Set For May 22nd Release On Relapse Records

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags heavy metal albums 2012, rock albums 2012, rock music news, royal thunder on February 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo credit: Christy Parry

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Atlanta Quartet Touring with Black Tusk; Stop at SXSW

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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9 - Royal Thunder, the Atlanta four-piece Brooklyn Vegan described as “Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde fronting Black Sabbath,” have completed recording their debut album, CVI. The album will be released on CD/2xLP/Digital on May 22 via Relapse Records.

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“We poured all of our hard work and passion into this 10-song LP,” says vocalist/bass player Mlny Parsonz of the band’s mid-2011 recording sessions at Aria Recording Studio in Marietta, Ga. “We saw highs and lows along the way, but in the end we made it. We made something we are so proud of. We look back on our past efforts and take with us the good, and strive to keep going and growing. We can’t wait to see what the future holds and we hope this new album is an inspiration and light in the lives of everyone who listens to it.”

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The band, which includes the aforementioned Parsonz as well as founder Josh Weaver (guitar), Lee Smith (drums) and Josh Coleman (guitar) will join Black Tusk for a half dozen dates leading up to performances at SXSW (specific showcase information to be announced shortly). Royal Thunder will also perform at this Saturday’s Scion Relapse Showcase at The Roxy in Los Angeles.

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Royal Thunder released a self-titled EP in 2010 which won praise from a wide variety of outlets including Paste Magazine (“blues-infused rock’n'roll, wrapped in protective barbed-metal packaging”), NPR (“a revved-up Southern hard-rocker that howls like Led Zeppelin astride a psychedelic unicorn”) and Terrorizer (“‘Royal Thunder’ grabs you right from the first listen”).

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(Source: Speakeasy PR)

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* For more ROYAL THUNDER info/tour dates, click on links below:

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www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.