Archive for April 10, 2013

PURSON – PREMIERE “SPIDERWOOD FARM” VIA DECIBEL MAGAZINE

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Music, psych-rock, psychedelic rock, rock albums, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Photo credit: Ester Segarra

DEBUT ALBUM, THE CIRCLE AND THE BLUE DOOR, OUT APR. 30

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Apr. 10, 2013, LOS ANGELES – Purson, the female-fronted UK band that the BBC has said are “channeling the power of the psychedelic ‘70s,” premiere the song “Spiderwood Farm” today via Decibel (http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/streaming-purson-spiderwood-farm/).

The London-based band, having already made a name quite a splash overseas with their glam-influenced psych-rock, release The Circle and The Blue Door on Apr. 30 via (Metal Blade/Rise Above Records).  Kerrang said singer/guitar player Rosalie Cunningham “will have you spellbound” and added that Purson’s music is “like the best bits of ‘60s and ‘70s rock – think Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cream and loads of other classic rock cats – brought to 2013 in a sweet-smelling musical haze.”

Spiderwood Farm is about ghosts,” explains Rosalie (who is also known for her previous stint as the front woman in the all-girl goth outfit Ipso Facto).  “I was looking through a copy of Sounds from 1972 when I saw a band mentioned called Spiderwood Farm.  From there I thought of a song about ex-dwellers, who are, of course dead.  The council is trying to evict them, but they’re not doing anything wrong.”

A video for “Leaning On A Bear” debuted last month and is viewable here: http://youtu.be/c90mXA_Jrc4.   Directed by Chris Martin, Rosalie said of the setting: “We found this great place in Brixton, South London called Café Cairo that look as though it has been transplanted there from the souk in Marrakesh.”  The clip gives a perfect visual to the band’s trippy psychedelia, or as they call it “vaudeville carny psych.”

Decibel has been an early champion of the band with Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian calling The Circle and The Blue Door “the best debut of 2013” and featuring the band in their May issue.

Pre-orders of The Circle and The Blue Door are available via Metal Blade at this link: www.metalblade.com/purson.  Purson will make their debut U.S. performances this fall with tour dates forthcoming.

Purson - The Circle And The Blue Door - promo flyer

(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

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

facebook: Purson

http://www.youtube.com/PursonMusic

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LONG LIVE PURSON.

Stone.

TRIALS – To Release “In the Shadow Of Swords” on May 1st

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Chicago Modern Metal powerhouse TRIALS is set to make a triumphant return on May 1st with the release of their sophomore album, In the Shadow of Swords.

Coming off the heels of their 2011 debut, Witness to the Downfall, In the Shadow of Swords sees the band take their blend of forward-thinking Metal and muscular, Technical Thrash to the next level. Don’t mistake those words for the typical promotional hyperbole either. TRIALS has truly upped the ante where aggression, songwriting and sheer metallic power are concerned. Look no further than the album’s lead single, “Believers in Black,” for proof of the band’s progression. Stream the tune now:

In the Shadow of Swords is the first TRIALS recording to feature guitarist Ryan Bruchert (ex-HEWHOCORRUPTS), who joined the band last year. The album will be offered in digital and CD formats. The digital version includes a ripping cover of JUDAS PRIEST’s “Jawbreaker” as a bonus track, while the CD release will feature an additional TRIALS song, “Spirit Leaves” as a bonus. Recording took place at Wall 2 Wall Studios in Chicago and at TRIALS’ home studio with mixing and mastering courtesy of Lasse Lammert at LSD Studios in Lübeck, Germany. The album’s artwork was done by Chris Angelucci with Mark Sugar & Usha Rajbhandari.

A preview trailer for In the Shadow of Swords is below!

In The Shadow Of Swords – Track Listing:

Conjoined

Believers in Black

Blueprints of Metaphor

In the Misery Machine

With Only Sorrow Now

All the Promises

Upon this Day

Ancestor

Embracing Nothing

Jawbreaker *(digital release only)

Spirit Leaves ** (CD release only)

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TRIALS:

Mark Sugar (guitar/vocals)

Ryan Bruchert (guitar)

Usha Rajbhandari (bass)

Adam Kopecky (drums)

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: Trials

http://trials.bandcamp.com/

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LONG LIVE TRIALS.

TRIALS KICKS METAL ASS. ‘NUFF SAID.

Stone.

Motörhead – Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Today I make the METAL declaration that:

Motörhead is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

It will serve you right.

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Left to right: Phil Campbell, Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee

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

http://www.imotorhead.com

facebook: Lemmy Kilmister

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Long Live Motörhead.

Stone.