Archive for February 28, 2011

KOPEK – “White Collar Lies” Releases March 1st, 2011!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, metal odyssey, modern rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

KOPEK – Ireland’s increasingly embraced, Hard Rock trio KOPEK will be seeing their debut album White Collar Lies releasing on March 1st, 2011… that’s tomorrow!! If you are a fan of Rock, Hard Rock or Modern Hard Rock that isn’t representative of the status quo club, then you will absolutely NEED to get your ears into this KOPEK album! Since January of this year, KOPEK have been touring the U.S.A. and are receiving rave reviews for their live shows!

Stone says this KOPEK album is a MUST buy! I very rarely state these words and I’m laying all the Hard Rockin’ cards out on the table, especially when I endorse a band’s album this highly. KOPEK is going to be HUGE.

* White Collar Lies is being released on Religion Music via SIN/Sony Independent Network.

KOPEK:

Daniel Jordan – lead vocals & guitar

Brad Kinsella – bass guitar

Shane Cooney – drums

Track Listing For White Collar Lies:

Cocaine Chest Pains

White Collar Lies

Fever

Love Is Dead

Floridian

Sub Human

The Easy Way (D.B. Cooper)

Bring It On Home

Love Sick Blues

Bigger Than Us All

Sin City

* To read my complete album review on White Collar Lies, just click on the large header link below:

KOPEK “WHITE COLLAR LIES” – DEBUT ALBUM IS A PRESENT & FUTURE STANDOUT OF MODERN ROCK

LONG LIVE KOPEK.

Stone.

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH – ADDED TO 2011 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL!

Posted in concerts, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo Credit: Tom Medvedich)

(New York, NY) — STRAIGHT LINE STITCH have been confirmed for this year’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL held in Donington Park, UK from June 10th through June 12th. Sharing the stage with legends as LINKIN PARK, DEF LEPPARD and SYSTEM OF A DOWN. Front woman Alexis Brown comments, “I feel by us being added to Download that we’ve been handed a huge opportunity. I can’t wait to see what lies in store. The line up is pretty sick too!” This will also be the band’s first official performance in the United Kingdom and outside the US. More information on DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL can be found on their website, tickets are on sale now. Click here for info: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL

* For more info on STRAIGHT LINE STITCH, click the link below:

Straight Line Stitch – MySpace.com

* For more current Rockin’ news releases on STRAIGHT LINE STITCH, click the large header link below:

STRAIGHT LINE STITCH – Reveals More New Album Info, Premieres Another Brand New Song, Pre-Order Available!

LONG LIVE STRAIGHT LINE STITCH.

Stone.

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SYMFONIA – All-Star Melodic Metal Project To Release Debut Via Armoury Records This April! New Song Stream Available!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

SYMFONIA — the new Melodic Metal project featuring the all-star lineup of guitarist Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius), vocalist Andre Matos (ex-Angra), drummer Uli Kusch (ex-Helloween), bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-Stratovarius) and keyboardist Mikko Harkin (ex-Sonata Artica) — are gearing up to release their debut full-length. Titled In Paradisum, the ten-track offering was recorded mainly in Finland, mixed and mastered in Italy and produced by Timo Tolkki. The record will be released in North America via Armoury Records on April 19, 2011.

To check out a stream of “Pilgrim Road,” the sixth track off In Paradisum, visit the band’s official website HERE [click the “News” link].

In Paradisum Track Listing:

01. Fields Of Avalon

02. Come By The Hills

03. Santiago

04. Alayna

05. Forevermore

06. Pilgrim Road

07. In Paradisum

08. Rhapsody In Black

09. I Walk In Neon

10. Don’t Let me Go

Honoring the heritage of their previous bands, SYMFONIA is a force no serious melodic metal fan will be able to ignore. The band made its live debut on February 18 at the Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki, Finland. To check out some fan-filmed video footage, point your browser HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on Symfonia, click the links below:

http://www.symfonia.fi

http://www.eaglerockent.com

LONG LIVE SYMFONIA.

Stone.

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