Archive for October 10, 2013

U.D.O. “STEELHAMMER” – Hammers Through With The Heavy Metal Charge!

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

U.D.O. - Steelhammer - promo cover pic!

4.5 Metal Fists Out Of 5!

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STEELHAMMER marks the 14th studio album from Germany’s undisputed Heavy Metal champions: U.D.O.. Led by the constant and legendary frontman Udo Dirkschneider, U.D.O. has seized the Metal moment in 2013! Steelhammer sounds just like it’s title! The marketing sticker on the CD jewel case states “Heavy Metal Album Of The Year” and that’s not a bunch of hot air by any stretch. I find Steelhammer to stand up valiantly, amongst the best Metal albums of 2013, myself.

What makes Steelhammer pound and pummel so well is the classic age of Heavy Metal sound that these songs are all wrapped up in. U.D.O.’s guitarists (Andrey Smirnov, Kasperi Heikkinen) have their names written all over the superior Heavy Metal sound that explodes from Steelhammer! Udo’s vocals are so excellent that it’s scary. Long live Udo Dirkschneider!

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Udo’s clean vocals are spotlighted (hugely) with Heavy Rain. A ballad on this U.D.O. album does put the brakes on the Heavy Metal tidal wave that carried me through tracks 1 through 4, nonetheless, it is fun hearing Udo sound so much more calm as a vocalist. After all these grand Metal years and catalog of albums that Udo Dirkschneider has given the Metal community, his ballad is given a horns up from this middle-aged hell rat. Book Of Faith is both a symphonic and diverse way to close out Steelhammer; reminding me that Heavy Metal isn’t always about the riff or blast beat.

Old School Metalheads, U.D.O. and Accept fans just have to salivate over Steelhammer! Younger fans of Metal need to buy Steelhammer and hear a tried and true legend sing Heavy Metal… the Udo way. This entire U.D.O. lineup kicks ass, pure and simple. “Heavy Metal Album Of The Year”? With Steelhammer’s Heavy Metal being this memorable to me, I’m sure it has a credible shot.

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Udo Dirkschneider – vocals

Andrey Smirnov – guitar

Kasperi Heikkinen – guitar

Fitty Wienhold – bass

Francesco Jovino – drums

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* Steelhammer was released in North America, back on May 21st, 2013, via AFM Records.

* For More Info On U.D.O.

Facebook: U.D.O. (official)

http://www.udo-online.de

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LONG LIVE U.D.O.

LONG LIVE UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

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MISFITS RECORDS INVADES NY COMIC CON

Posted in comic books, horror, horror punk, Music, pop culture, Punk rock, punk rock bands, rock and roll, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Fiends attending NY COMIC CON Thursday through Sunday October 10th – 13th at the Javitz Center in NYC be sure to stop by and visit the Misfits Records booth (#522) located in “The Block”!

The Misfits’ JERRY ONLY and Osaka Popstar’s JOHN CAFIERO will be appearing as special guests of NYCC throughout the 4-day event to meet and greet fans and sign autographs. The Misfits’ DEZ CADENA (guitar) and ERIC “CHUPACABRA” ARCE (drums) are scheduled to join the fold on Saturday.

Misfits Records also unveils its brand new logo designed by artist Tom Whalen and launches new T-shirts, tote bags, turntable mats & more featuring the new label logo. Look for these fiendish new items available for the first time anywhere at NYCC. The Misfits Records booth will also have a diverse supply of T-shirts, hoodies, silk-screened prints, vinyl records, CDs, vinyl toys and more including a small stash of rare sold out items—while supplies last.

Free postcards at the booth will reveal the B-side of the upcoming Misfits “Descending Angel” 12-inch and break news of the next two Misfits Records releases coming out in November and December 2013!

CLICK HERE to visit the NYCC website to check out the complete roster of guests from music, film, comics and animation appearing there throughout the weekend.

The booth will be up and running from opening through closing of the event, but to ensure you get something signed by the guys and meet them in person, drop by booth #522 during the designated signing schedule below.

MISFITS RECORDS BOOTH #522 NYCC SIGNING SCHEDULE

Jerry Only (Misfits) & John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar)

Thurs. Oct 10th: 6pm – 8pm

Fri. Oct 11th: 12pm – 2pm AND 4pm – 6pm

Sat. Oct 12th: 2pm – 5pm Jerry Only (Misfits) John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar) + Dez Cadena (Misfits, Black Flag and Osaka Popstar) and Eric “Chupacabra Arce (Misfits)

Sun Oct 13th: Schedule TBD

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http://misfitsrecords.com/

* For More Info On MISFITS:

Facebook: Misfits

http://misfits.com/

http://twitter.com/themisfits

* For More Info On OSAKA POPSTAR:

http://osakapopstar.com

http://twitter.com/osakapopstar

http://twitter.com/johncafiero

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LONG LIVE NEW YORK COMIC CON.

LONG LIVE MISFITS RECORDS.

LONG LIVE MISFITS.

LONG LIVE OSAKA POPSTAR.

Stone.

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PYREXIA – Joins The East Coast Armageddon Tour With Six Feet Under

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Six Feet Under - East Coast Armageddon - promo flyer - 2013

Long running New York Death Metal henchmen, PYREXIA, will embark upon a short stretch of roadside beatdowns next month supporting DM icons Six Feet Under. Slated to commence November 3rd in Fayetteville, The East Coast Armageddon Tour will lay waste to more than a dozen cities leaving nothing behind but chaos and disease. Additional support will be provided by Jungle Rot, Dark Sermon and labelmates Arkaik.

PYREXIA: The East Coast Armageddon Tour 2013 w/ Six Feet Under, Jungle Rot, Arkaik, Dark Sermon

11/03/2013 Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC
11/04/2013 Café 611 – Federick, MD
11/05/2013 Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
11/06/2013 Another Hole In The Wall – Steger, IL
11/07/2013 The Foundry – Lakewood, OH
11/08/2013 Fete – Providence, RI
11/09/2013 Bernie’s – Nashua, NH
11/10/2013 Revolution Bar & Music Hall – Amityville, NY
11/11/2013 Bogie’s – Albany, NY
11/12/2013 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
11/13/2013 Palace Theater – Stafford Springs, CT
11/14/2013 Paperbox – Brooklyn, NY
11/15/2013 Empire – Springfield, VA
11/16/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
11/17/2013 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ

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PYREXIA will be touring in support of their forthcoming new slab of audio acrimony, Feast of Iniquity.Recorded at New York’s Pitch Black Sound mixed and mastered by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Kataklysm, The Red Chord, Crowbar, Municipal Waste, 3 Inches Of Blood et al) at Planet Z in Massachusetts,Feast of Iniquity marks PYREXIA’s most sonically battering record to date.

With the addition of Doug Bohn (Suffocation – Pierced From Within) on drums alongside second drum beast Dave “War Machine” Culross (Suffocation, Malevolent Creation) and their signature assault of  maniacal riff shifts, subterranean growls and hammering grooves, Feast of Iniquity is a venomous expulsion of true DM supremacy and arguably their most pungent creation since Sermon of Mockery!

Feast of Iniquity will drop via Unique Leader Records on October 29, 2013.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On PYREXIA:

Facebook: Pyrexia

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LONG LIVE PYREXIA.

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE JUNGLE ROT.

LONG LIVE ARKAIK.

Stone.

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VOODOO SIX – October, November UK and European Tour Dates

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the VOODOO SIX Facebook page:

Following our epic European tour with Iron Maiden this summer, we’re excited to be heading off again for a run of UK and European tour dates this autumn! Full list of dates and ticket links below.

OCT

24 O2 Academy 3 Birmingham, UK

25 Think Tank Newcastle, UK

26 Audio Glasgow, UK

27 Sound Control Manchester, UK

28 The Underworld, London, UK

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NOV

03 Magnet Berlin, Germany

04 Stollwerck Koln, Germany

05 Backstage Munchen, Germany

06 Kantine Augsburg, Germany

07 Matrix Bochum, Germany

08 Logo Hamburg, Germany

10 B72 Vienna, AUT

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Tickets for UK shows available from:

http://www.livenation.co.uk

For dates in Germany head to the following:
http://www.wizardpromotions.de/artistinfo.php?artistid=684
http://www.ticketmaster.de

For the B72 show in Vienna, Austria, tickets are available from:
http://www.oeticket.com/musicticket/de/tickets/voodoo-six-wien-b-72-586740/performance.html

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New album Songs To Invade Countries To is OUT NOW!

Amazon UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-To-Invade-Countries/dp/B00CG6G99M/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

Amazon USA – http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Invade-Countries-Voodoo-Six/dp/B00CG6G99M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381407536&sr=8-1&keywords=voodoo+six

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* For More Info On VOODOO SIX:

Facebook: Voodoo Six

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LONG LIVE VOODOO SIX.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

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