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NILE – Free Song Download, Songpier and Tour Dates for November/December 2012!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

2012-05-31 – US-based Death Metal legends NILE offer a morbid foretaste of their upcoming pitch-black studio record “At The Gate Of Sethu” (out on June 29th in Europe, July 3rd in North America) in the form of the song `The Fiends Who Come To Steal The Magick Of the Diceased´. Download this manifesto of brutality for free and check out the wicked NILE songpier smartphone app plus other great gimmicks at:F

http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/about/71047.nile.html

Craving for a live hammer blow right in your face? Here’s a big early Christmas present for you: NILE will emerge on an European tour together with KREATOR, MORBID ANGEL and FUELED BY FIRE in November/December – don’t you dare to miss it!

NILE, KREATOR, MORBID ANGEL & FUELED BY FIRE:

01.11. B Antwerpen – Trix

02.11. D Giessen – Hessenhalle

03.11. D Geiselwind – Music Hall

04.11. NL Eindhoven – Effenaar

05.11. F Rennes – L’Etage

06.11. F Paris – Bataclan

22.11. H Budapest – Club 202

23.11 A Wien – Arena

28.11. SK Bratislava – TBA

30.11. D Leipzig – Hellraiser

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10.12. S Stockholm – Lilla Arenan

11.12. S Gothenburg – Traedgarn

12.12. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio

13.12. DK Aarhus – Voxhall

14.12. D Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36

15.12. D Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn

16.12. NL Leeuwarden – Schaaf

19.12. D Saarbrücken – Garage

20.12. D Hannover – Capitol

21.12. D Munich – Backstage

22.12. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

http://www.Nile-Catacombs.net

http://www.Facebook.com/NileCatacombs

http://www.YouTube.com/user/NileCatacombs

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

LONG LIVE NILE.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – Announce North American Tour Dates, Summer 2012; European Tour Dates Listed

Posted in death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Ohio Metal heathens SKELETONWITCH have announced plans to demolish North America this summer on a headlining tour, which will also feature classic rockers Barnburner (Metal Blade Records). The tour, which includes two weeks’ worth of dates in Canada, will commence July 13th in York, Pennsylvania soon after the band return from a European tour during which they will play festivals alongside the likes of Slayer, Megadeth, and Behemoth. Complete dates are listed below.

SKELETONWITCH, who recently toured North America alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, will be out in support of their latest album Forever Abomination, as well as the recent vinyl reissues of their popular releases Breathing The Fire and Beyond The Permafrost. Each LP is available in three different options – splatter, half-and-half and 180-gram black wax — and features gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” record jackets.

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SKELETONWITCH European Tour Dates:

6/15/2012 Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark

6/16/2012 Metal Town – Gothenburg, Sweden

6/18/2012 Comet Club – Berlin, Germany

6/19/2012 Gruenspan – Hamburg, Germany

6/20/2012 Luxor – Köln, Germany

6/22/2012 Graspop – Hasselt, Belgium

6/23/2012 Earshakerdays – Basel, Switzerland

6/25/2012 Durer Kert Small Hall – Budapest, Hungary

6/26/2012 Chelsea – Vienna, Austria

6/28/2012 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic

6/29/2012 With Full Force – Leipzig, Germany

6/30/2012 Sputnikhalle – Munster, Germany

7/01/2012  Open Air Metal – Tuska, Finland

SKELETONWITCH North American Tour Dates:

w/ BARNBURNER

7/13/2012  The Depot – York, PA

7/14/2012  The Loft at the Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY

7/15/2012  Webster Underground – Hartford, CT

7/16/2012  Genos – Portland, ME

7/17/2012  Rock Café Le Stage – Trois Rivieres, QC

7/18/2012  Agitee – Quebec City, QC

7/19/2012  Il Motore – Montreal, QC

7/20/2012  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON

7/21/2012  Hardluck – Toronto, ON

7/22/2012  Frankies – Toledo, OH

7/23/2012  High Noon – Madison, WI

7/24/2012  Crocks – Thunder Bay, ON

7/25/2012  The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB

7/26/2012  Amigos – Saskatoon, SK

7/27/2012  Broken City – Calgary, AB

7/28/2012  The Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

7/30/2012  Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC

7/31/2012  The Hop – Spokane, WA

8/01/2012  Manny’s – Billings, MT

8/02/2012  Nestor Tavern – Fargo, ND

8/03/2012  The Warehouse – La Crosse, WI

8/04/2012  Mojoes – Joliet, IL

Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of Heavy Metal, SKELETONWITCH careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s Metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn — and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things Metal. Worship the ‘WITCH!

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

http://www.twitter.com/skeletonwitch

http://www.indiemerchstore.com/skeletonw…

http://www.prostheticrecords.com

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

Stone.

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Some Metal and Rock ‘N Roll Thoughts – Friday, June 1st, 2012

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, guitarists, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

It’s already June! Once July 1st hits, 2012 will officially be half over! Metal be thy name, time keeps on moving. There have been so many terrific album releases thus far in 2012; from Rock to Death Metal, I am not at a loss for seeking out new titles to explore. From the new Candlebox (Love Stories & Other Musings) to Six Feet Under (Undead), with new Jorn and Shadows Fall in-between, there is a wide spectrum out there that I’ve been chowing down with my ears.

The title from Loverboy’s 1985 multi-platinum album, Lovin’ Every Minute Of It, says it all about how I feel about this year in music.

I went to see Loverboy on tour supporting this album, back in 1985. This concert was at the Hartford Civic Center. I remember Philadelphia’s very own, The Hooters, opened up for Loverboy too. This was before I started hanging out with Best Metal Buddy Scott Coverdale and I still bumped into him at this show. Call it Metal buddy fate. Unreal.

To sum it up, Loverboy put on a damn good live show that night; the Hartford Civic Center was packed and the fans were going nuts. Lots of Loverboy lovin’ gals were there, just as many for a Poison concert (for back then). The Hooters were cool to see live too; I made certain to see their entire set.

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The new Santana album Shape Shifter is INCREDIBLE. Whoa. As with many new albums, I want to write a review for it sometime soon. To say the guitar playing of Carlos Santana is delicious to my senses is an understatement. All but one song on this new Santana album are instrumentals. If you’ve even been slightly thinking about buying Shape Shifter, just buy it!

There’s just something about the guitar tones of Santana; sonic vibes that puts me into that Summertime good-feeling zone. I love it when a guitarist can take my mind on a journey, especially on instrumentals and Shape Shifter does just that. Carlos Santana is a GUITAR LEGEND. ‘Nuff said.

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Both Cannibal Corpse (Torture) and Six Feet Under (Undead) have cracked the Billboard 200 Album Chart this year! Death Metal reigns! Metal be thy name! Both albums were released via Metal Blade Records. I also highly recommend both of these tremendous albums. Yes, I do and ring that Death Metal bell for all extreme and bloody glory.

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There are a couple of legendary men of music that have passed away recently and I express condolences to their family, friends and fans:

Jim Marshall – Founder/Creator of Marshall (Amplification) – (Age 88)

Everett Lilly – West Virginia Bluegrass Legend – (Age 87)

May both of these legendary gentlemen of music rest in peace.

LONG LIVE METAL AND ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

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BARONESS – “TAKE MY BONES AWAY” Free MP3 Available Via RCRD LBL; DECIBEL Magazine’s July Cover Story And Pitchfork Video Interview

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Baroness, who are set to release Yellow & Green on July 17 via Relapse Records, are offering a free download of the album’s first single “Take My Bones Away” on Rcrd Lbl’s website at http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/05/31/download_baroness_take_my_bones_away.

Decibel Magazine’s July cover story on Baroness gives an in-depth look into the making of Yellow & Green: “I had the idea very early on that we had a lot of demons that we wanted to exorcise musically,” John Baizley tells Decibel writer J. Bennett in the sprawling seven-page article.

The band, who recently wrapped up a North American tour with Meshuggah, are featured in this week’s episode of Pitchfork Weekly (http://pitchfork.com/tv/youtube/11-pitchfork-weekly/186-baroness/).  The clip includes live footage from Baroness’s recent New York date as well as interviews with the band about the new album.

Baroness perform at the Orion Music & More festival on June 23 in Atlantic City before heading to Europe for a seven-week tour before returning to the States to perform at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Durham, N.C. on Sept. 6.  Tour dates are:

June 23     Atlantic City, NJ @ Orion Music & More

July 1     Helsinki, Finland @ Tuska Open Air

July 3     Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers

July 4     Stockholm, Sweden @ Debasser Slussen

July 6     Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival

July 9     Birmingham, UK @ Academy 3

July 10     Glasgow, UK @ Stereo

July 11     Manchester, UK @ Moho Live

July 12     London, UK @ Barfly, Camden

July 15     Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival

July 25     Wiesbaden, Germany @ Raucherkammer

July 28     Florence, Italy @ Viper Theatre

July 30     Milan, Italy @ Civic Arena

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August 1     Munich, Germany @ 59to1

August 4     Katowice, Poland @ Off Festival

August 5     Berlin, Germany @ Magnet

August 6     Hamburg, Germany @ Logo

August 9     Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival

August 13     Sheffield, UK @ Corporation

August 14     Bristol, UK @ The Fleece

August 15     Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads

August 17     Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop

August 18     Leipzig, Germany @ Highfield Festival

August 19      Ludinghausen, Germany @ Area4 Festival

September 6     Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival

October 27     Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 11

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

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

www.baronessmusic.com

www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE BARONESS.

Stone.

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MASTIC SCUM & IRDORATH – Confirmed For Austria’s Eine In Teich Festival

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

MASTIC SCUM are going to co-headline Austria’s Eine In Teich Festival!

The festival is going to take place from July 27th until July 28th at the Neugarten Almseehütte Gerlitzen.

IRDORATH are going to play there too!

The festival ticket will cost 27€ (pre-sale) and the one-day-ticket will cost 16€ (pre-sale).

Here’s the event where you’ll find further information: www.facebook.com/events/122358991234288

The complete Eine In Teich line-up looks like this:

MASTIC SCUM
IRDORATH
Hollenthon
Finsterforst
Perishing Mankind
Typhoon
Sakrileg
Blackroses
Selbstentleibung
Vulvathrone
Doulblair
Fallen Utopia
Bloodfeast
Scarecrow NWA
Nebelfront
Hellcreature
Varulv
Grimforst
Thytopia
Condemnatio Cristi
Nightforest

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info, click on the links below!

http://www.massacre-records.com

http://www.masticscum.com

http://www.myspace.com/irdorathofficial

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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