Aspiring Finnish Heavy Metal newcomers BATTLE BEAST just made their debut album Steel available for free online streaming at the band’s own Facebook profil! Drop by, like it and ROCK!! Get your extra-dose of true 80s-like Heavy Metal now – freshly delivered by BATTLE BEAST! Steel will be released on January 27th via Nuclear Blast!
(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
LONG LIVE BATTLE BEAST.
Stone.
Minneapolis-based instrumental Prog/Doom goliaths ZEBULON PIKE unleashed their Space Is The Corpse Of Time full-length in 2011. Inspired in equal parts by heavy sounds of the ’70s (Mountain, Pentagram, Captain Beyond, early Judas Priest), Progressive Rock (King Crimson, Rush), and 20th century Classical (Bela Bartok, Arvo Part, and many others), the self-released, five-track offering is the band’s fourth and most ambitious work to date.
Dubbed “an epic feast of might and majesty” by Aquarius Records, ZEBULON PIKE churn an intriguing mixture of melodic melancholy, old-school guitar-isms, and Wagnerian dynamics that marks a mighty presence in the world of heavy music.
As a treat for those who’ve yet to witness the band’s unsung sonic sanctity, the fine folks at The Obelisk are currently streaming Space Is The Corpse Of Time in its entirety at THIS LOCATION.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
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https://www.facebook.com/zebulonpike
LONG LIVE ZEBULON PIKE.
Stone.
METALLICA – Yes, being the “old school” dude that I am, I’ve been holding out on buying the 4 song EP Beyond Magnetic from Metallica until it’s release on CD. It is cool of Metallica to go old school with a CD release, especially since there are only 4 songs and this is the era of digital downloads. I’ll add that it is a very cool gesture on the part of Metallica, by releasing material to get our minds off of Lulu. Metal be thy name about that.
Any regular visitor to Metal Odyssey knows I have a diverse taste for Rock, Hard Rock and of course Metal. However, there are those times when I draw the Metal line and Lulu was not going to have me flagging down the “open your mind for something different bus”. Metal as my witness, I’m not that easy.
I’ve never lost my Metal faith with Metallica, it’s just that this band has veered off into bizarre directions creatively in the past and I’m not going to love everything they’ve ever done. At the end of my Metal day on January 31st, this CD EP will be added to my Metallica collection… minus Lulu and St. Anger of course.
As for the four songs on Beyond Magnetic, as stated by Metallica on their website: “As a refresher, these four songs are the rough mixes, unfinished to their original degree of mixing from March of 2008”.
Hate Train
Just A Bullet Away
Hell And Back
Rebel Of Babylon
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LONG LIVE METALLICA.
Stone.
Brisbane crushers LYNCHMADA will dominate stages across the country as main support on the Cavalera Conspiracy (Roadrunner Records) January Australian tour!
LYNCHMADA recently toured Australia in support of the band’s crushing new album To The Earth which was released through Truth Inc. Records. The album was produced by the mighty Zeuss (Hatebreed, Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain, more) and demonstrates the strength of what this country has to offer to not only its local audiences, but to the world.
The album and band’s live performance have been receiving outstanding reviews from across Australia, and the band now have the opportunity to show Australian audiences why LYNCHMADA are a devastating force to be reckoned with.
LYNCHMADA also recently unveiled another new song, “Blackout”, which is being premiered exclusively via Hails And Horns Magazine. Listen to “Blackout” here: http://www.hailsandhorns.com/streaming-2/featured-stream-blackout-by-lynchmada-off-of-the-album-to-the-earth/. Hails And Horns is your resource for all things heavy!
LYNCHMADA will be supporting CAVALERA CONSPIRACY on the following shows:
JAN 24 – Newcastle, AU @ Panthers
JAN 26 – Canberra, AU @ Anu Bar
JAN 28 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre
FEB 01 – Melbourne, AU @ Billboard
FEB 06 – Brisbane, AU @ The Hi Fi
(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
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* For more info on CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, click on the link below:
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY – Official Website
LONG LIVE LYNCHMADA.
LONG LIVE CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.
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