Archive for June 11, 2013

IVANHOE – Sixth Album From German Prog Metal Veterans To See Release Via Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Massacre Records will release the new album from German Progressive Metal veterans IVANHOE this Summer, with a North American street date of July 2nd now locked down.

With a long line of releases including their early demos as well as five full-length studio recordings on their résumé, IVANHOE has toured and performed across Europe with the likes of Iced Earth, Nevermore, Queensryche the Scorpions and countless others, including sets at major festivals including  Bang Your Head, Building A Force and others, helping them become a widely known and respected act over the last two decades.

With nearly an hour of brand new material, the sixth IVANHOE album Systematrix brings out some of the most powerful and professional anthems in the band’s ongoing lineage. The hard-hitting tunes on Systematrix were produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Horn at Red Room (Edenbridge, Lanfear, Rob Rock, Liv Kristine, etc.), capturing the talented act with immaculate auditory quality, and showcases the South German Prog act boasting their strongest effort so far.

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The seventh track from Systematrix, “Walldancer,” has been posted to Youtube in advance of the album’s release. LISTEN HERE.

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Systematrix – Track Listing:

1. Systematrix

2. Human Letargo

3. Tin Cans Liberty

4. War Of The Centuries

5. Madhouse

6. Learning Path

7. Walldancer

8. The Symbiotic Predator – Seduction

9. The Symbiotic Predator – Resolution

10. The Symbiotic Predator – Late Recognition

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IVANHOE – Lineup:

Mischa Mang – vocals

Chuck Schuler – guitars

Giovanni Soulas – bass

Richie Seibel – keyboards

Mathias Biehl – drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.Ivanhoe.de

Facebook: IVANHOE

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LONG LIVE IVANHOE.

Stone.

DISPARAGED – Swiss Death Metal Warriors Signs With Apostasy Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Apostasy Records and Swiss Death Metal act DISPARAGED have recently entered into an unholy alliance that will see the band release their upcoming fourth album on the label.

DISPARAGED exists to dispel any existing stereotypes regarding the laid-back nature of the Swiss. The quartet rounds off dynamic drums and harsh brutality with downright virtuous melodies within the solos. Their compositions are similarly conclusive and thrilling. DISPARAGED was formed in 1999 and since released a trio of well-received albums – Overlust, Blood Source and The Wrath Of God. Their most recent release featured the mixing and mastering skills of Jacob Hansen (Aborted, Destruction, Pestilence).

DISPARAGED commented: “We are very proud to have found in Apostasy Records a for us perfectly tailored partner. We are looking forward to the cooperation and the release of our new album!”

Additional details and updates are coming soon.

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DISPARAGED:

Ralph Beier – guitar

Tomislav Kuzmic – guitar/vocals

Adrian Scheiber – bass/vocals

Deniz Lebovci – drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

Facebook: DISPARAGED (OFFICIAL)

http://www.disparaged.ch

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LONG LIVE DISPARAGED.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

NIGHTBITCH ”CHAINMAKER” EP Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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NIGHTBITCH – Yes, NIGHTBITCH. Don’t let the album cover nor the band name fool you for one Metal second. This is NOT an amateur band that is playing out of a remote barn in the middle of Goshen, Connecticut; a place where nobody cares about anything else except stone walls being built against code. This is NIGHBITCH and their 3 song EP, Chainmaker, is so F’n potent that it’s a Metal gift from the Metal Gods; straight from Middle Earth.

ALL 3 songs are like tapping into a keg of Metal whoop-ass and then drinking from said keg!! There’s nothing mathematical about the way NIGHTBITCH plays their Metal; nor is there one micro-second of bullshit to hear. NIGHTBITCH covers the Deep Purple classic, Into The Fire, in jaw dropping Metal style. These 3 songs have kicked my Metal lovin’ ass into submission and I NEED to hear a full-length studio album from these dudes NOW!!

By now you MUST realize that NIGHTBITCH’s Chainmaker EP is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The day!

Connecticut is a Metal state. I know, cause I once lived there for the better part of my Metal lovin’ life. NIGHTBITCH is the Metal Rottweiler of Connecticut… just waiting in the dark to become unleashed upon ALL your Metal souls. If there’s such a thing known as Dark Power Sleaze Doom, then it’s NIGHTBITCH. I’m gonna continue to be street about NIGHTBITCH and end it all with: holy shit this band doesn’t fuck around. Metal be thy name.

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Fans of DANZIG will no doubt salivate over the heaviness of NIGHTBITCH; along with the powerful vocals of Phil Swanson.

CHAINMAKER Track Listing: Chainmaker, Disrober, Into The Fire (Deep Purple cover).

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NIGHTBITCH BIO:

NIGHTBITCH formed in the summer of 2009 when Ipsissimus guitarist Ryan “His Emissary” Adams sought an outlet to reconcile his late-bloomer discovery of Ritchie Blackmore’s majestic emanations with his obsession for sleazy 70’s occult / exploitation films and plagiarized Danzig riffs. Adams soon hooked up with celebrated Doom Metal vocalist Phil Swanson (Hour of 13, Seamount, Vestal Claret and many more) through mutual friend Bill Connnolly (whose No Visible Scars label would expose the world to NIGHTBITCH via the Sex and Magic cassette). The band was quickly rounded out by the formidable rhythm section of longtime friends and veteran CT musicians Chris Taylor (Kingdom of Sorrow) and Mark Else (De Omega) on drums and bass, respectively.

In September 2010, after gigs opening for such heavyweights as Pentagram, Black Pyramid, Earthride and Midnight, NIGHTBITCH traveled to Dublin, Ireland as the back-up band for Hour of 13’s live debut at the Dublin Doom Day, playing its own gig as a part of the warm-up festivities. The band brought with it the Sex and Magic cassette, which would sell out of all 100 copies within a month of its release.

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Upon returning from Dublin, NIGHTBITCH and Swanson amicably parted ways and Taylor assumed vocal duties. In December, Cyclopean Records issued Sex and Magic on vinyl limited to 350 copies, which also sold out in one month’s time. Analog formats exhausted, Sex and Magic has since entered the digital realm via Austria’s Psychedoomelic Records, where it counts the godly Reverend Bizarre among its labelmates.

With Taylor at the helm, NIGHTBITCH has composed eleven infernal odes to comprise its full-length debut and is set to release the Chainmaker EP to showcase the depravity to follow. Chainmaker contains the originals “Chainmaker” and “Disrober”, closing with a reverent cover of Deep Purple’s “Into the Fire”. It will be released as a one-sided vinyl 12″ by Ear One Productions in a limited edition of 250.

The band is currently courting distributors for both releases as well as labels interested in the full-length, all while continuing to play out, spreading its Hell-ordained gospel of traditional heavy fucking metal… riffs and sleaze with a sensual, occult bent.

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(Nightbitch Bio Source: Earsplit PR)

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

Facebook: Nightbitch

http://www.nightbitch.net

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LONG LIVE NIGHTBITCH.

Stone.

THE SWORD ANNOUNCES SUMMER U.S./CANADA HEADLINE TOUR; IRON SWAN BEER LAUNCHED!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , on June 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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THE SWORD – Following a successful spring run supporting Clutch and an upcoming tour of Europe and the U.K, The Sword announce today a 25 date U.S. and Canadian tour July 25th to August 23rd.  The tour will be the first to visit Canada in support of the band’s fourth album Apocryphon available now on the iTunes store. Support acts for all dates will be Castle and American Sharks.

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Tour Dates:

July 25 –  Dallas TX  –  Granada

July 26 –  Austin TX  –  Red 7

July 27 –  Abilene TX  –  Southern Nights

July 28 –  Lubbock TX  –  Fubar

July 30 –  Farmington NM  –  Top Deck

July 31 –  Tempe AZ  –  Club Red

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August 1 –  Santa Ana CA  –  Observatory

August 2 –  San Francisco CA  –  Slims

August 3 –  San Francisco CA  –  Slims

August 5 –  Portland OR  –  Hawthorne

August 6 –  Spokane WA  –  The Center

August  7 –  Seattle WA  –  Neumos

August  8 –  Vancouver BC  –  Biltmore

August 10 –  Edmonton AB  –  Starlite

August 11 –  Calgary AB  -Republik

August 12 –  Regina SK  –  The Exchange

August 13 –  Winnipeg MB  –  Pyramid

August 16 –  Toronto ON  –  Lees Palace

August 17 –  Montreal QC  –  Il Motore

August 18 –  Brooklyn NY  –  Music Hall Of Williamsburg

August 19 –  West Chester PA  –  The Note

August 20 –  Baltimore MD  –  Ottobar

August 21 –  Roanoke VA  –  Martins Downtown

August 23 –  Baton Rouge LA  –  Spanish Moon 

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PARTNERSHIP WITH REAL ALE BREWING COMPANY PRODUCES IRON SWAN BEER

Spreading their entrepreneurial wings, the band is also pleased to announce the launch of a second branded beer, Iron Swan. The beer, in partnership with Texas-based Real Ale Brewing Company, marks the band’s second foray into the beer universe following the launch last fall of Winters Wolves in partnership with Baltimore, Maryland based brewery Oliver Ales. Iron Swan will officially launch at the end of July with the four Texas shows that begin the summer tour.

Real Ale Brewing Company says the following about Iron Swan: 

“Our newest canned offering is a tribute to the song that first introduced us to a packaging hall favorite, The Sword. Iron Swan pours a deep copper color and has an enticing intro of fruit and caramel with subtle hints of earth and spice. This medium bodied ale showcases the fruitiness of our house ale strain, along with the rich toffee flavors of English crystal malt. Added complexity is provided by generous amounts of English hops. Iron Swan finishes slightly dry with a mild spiciness that beckons another can. Fire up your turntable and audition Iron Swan yourself.”

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(Source: The Sword newsletter)

For more info on THE SWORD, click on the links below! Whoa!

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LONG LIVE THE SWORD.

Stone.