Archive for March, 2014

MICHAEL SWEET “I’m Not Your Suicide” (Official Video) Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in christian heavy metal, christian rock, classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, music videos, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , , on March 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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MICHAEL SWEET – The legendary Michael Sweet has released (March 4th – Big 3 Records) a grand new music video, I’m Not Your Suicide, which is also the title track of his forthcoming solo album. I’m Not Your Suicide carries a positive message to young people: that choosing suicide from being abused or bullied is not the answer and help is available to those being tormented.

Child abuse in all its forms must be addressed and Michael Sweet has succeeded in raising the awareness to this troubling social crisis, through his song and music video. A suicide crisis hotline number is also shown at the end of this music video: 1-800-4-A-CHILD.

I love this song, both for its incredibly positive message to young people and for its melodic and inspiring music. A brilliantly beautiful song is I’m Not Your Suicide. The vocals of Michael Sweet are filled with intense and undeniable emotion. Amazingly well done. Listen and watch for yourself, below:

Find out more about Michael Sweet’s new single and how a portion of the proceeds are graciously going to benefit Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline:

https://donate.childhelp.org/page/contribute/michaelsweet

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The single I’m Not Your Suicide is available now on iTunes and Amazon.com.

* Pre-Order The New CD By Clicking The Link Below:

http://michaelsweet.portmerch.com/stores/product.php?productid=19030

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The full-length album, I’m Not Your Suicide, will be released on May 6th, 2014, via Big 3 Records.

Michael Sweet is the vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and co-founding member of the iconic Christian Heavy Metal band: Stryper. Michael Sweet is also an ex-vocalist and guitarist for the super-legendary Boston.

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Michael Sweet’s autobiography, Honestly – My Life And Stryper Revealed, will be released on May 6th, 2014.

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* For more related news features on Michael Sweet:

Michael Sweet Of Stryper – Expresses Thoughts On His New Solo Album “I’m Not Your Suicide”

Michael Sweet – “I’m Not Your Suicide” Single And Music Video Release Dates Announced!

The above links are for posts featured on Metal Odyssey, on January 24, 2014 and February 25, 2014.

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* For more info on MICHAEL SWEET:

Facebook: Michael Sweet

Website: http://www.michaelsweet.com

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LONG LIVE MICHAEL SWEET.

LONG LIVE STRYPER.

STAND UP TO BULLYING AND CHILD ABUSE, THROUGH AWARENESS, GUIDANCE, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION.

Stone.

MASTER – Gearing Up For 2014 North American Witchhunt Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Death Metal pioneers MASTER are set to make their North American return next month for 2014 North American Witchhunt Tour.

Kicking off on April 17 in Philadelphia, MASTER will spend three weeks demolishing North American stages in support of their newest release, The WitchhuntJoining MASTER’s legendary founder/frontman, Paul Speckmann, will be guitarists Alex Bouks [ETURNUS, ex-INCANTATION] and VJS [NIGHTBRINGER, INCURSUS], along with drummer Ruston Groose [SURGEON].

The Witchhunt track “The Parable” is now streaming below:

North American Witchhunt -Dates Are As Follows:

4/17 Philadelphia, PA @Millcreek Tavern in
4/18 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
4/19 Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13
4/20 The Forvm – Buffalo, NY
4/22 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
4/23 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
4/24 Milwaukee, WI @ The Metal Grill
4/25 Oklahoma City, OK @ Leon’s Metal Lounge
4/26 3 Denver, CO @ 3 King’s Tavern
4/28 Portland, OR @ Slabtown
4/29 Seattle, WA @ 2 Bit Saloon
4/30 Oakland,CA @ The Metro
5/01 Rosemead, CA @ Spike’s
5/02 Pomona, CA Characters
5/03 Tempe, AZ @ Red Owl
5/05 San Antonio, TX @ Korova
5/06 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
5/07 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
5/09 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

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The Witchhunt features 11 brand new tracks of classic and catchy Death Metal played with the intensity and attitude that MASTER fans have come to rely upon over the years. The album’s thick, massive production demonstrates the band’s superb musicianship and songwriting skills. This is an album that sees MASTER at the top of their 20+ year career. The Witchhunt is out now on FDA Rekotz.

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Between now and March 17, FDA Rekotz is holding The Witchhunt Weekend sale. All items related to MASTER’s newest release are being offered at a discount rate. CD, T-shirts, vinyl and patches!
For details, visit this location.

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on MASTER:

www.master-speckmetal.net

www.reverbnation.com/master

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www.fda-rekotz.com

www.reverbnation.com/fdarekotz

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LONG LIVE MASTER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

NOISEM – Featured On Cover Of Decibel As Magazine Tour With CARCASS Begins

Posted in concerts, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Stream Decibel Flexi Now; Band Prepares Record Store Day Release

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Baltimore Thrash assassins, NOISEM, will undertake their most high-profile tour excursion to date next week, as the young crew hits the road on the third annual Decibel Magazine tour. Set to provide their jacked-up, rabid thrash assault as the opening act of the tour, NOISEM’s set will be followed by each night by performances from massive Metal luminaries Gorguts, The Black Dahlia Murder, and headliners, Carcass.

The three-week venture gets underway on Tuesday, March 18th in Orlando, Florida before blasting westward infiltrating major cities across the US and Canada before the final gig on April 13th in Silver Spring, Maryland, right down the street from the band’s home turf. The trek is preceded by several one-off gigs this weekend including a show in Cleveland with lablemates In Cold Blood and Haymaker followed by two shows with Gorguts and The Black Dahlia Murder.

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This week, the cover of the April issue of Decibel is out, featuring members of all four acts on the magazine’s tour, including NOISEM frontman, Tyler Carnes. Additionally, the band recently completed a new recording entitled “Defiled” for Decibel’s ongoing flexi-series which has been released this week. The 7″ flexi will appear in the May issue of the mag but has been released early in advance of the tour.

Order the new issue of the mag HERE and unload the thrashbanging intensity of “Defiled” RIGHT HERE

Just days after the massive tour comes to a halt, NOISEM will unload another new tune in the form of the Repulsion classic, “Slaughter Of The Innocent,” the track set to appear on a split 7″ with Occultist being devised for release on Record Store Day 2014 via label home, A389 Recordings.

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NOISEM’s bludgeoning debut LP, Agony Defined, overthrew the #9 album of 2013 slot in Decibel’s year-end issue, the mag stating of the album: “Leave it to a group of teenagers from Baltimore to blow the cobwebs off of Thrash Metal and shake the genre at its very foundation… The wellspring of catchy riffs is seemingly endless on Agony Defined; no band employed the whammy bar better in 2013.”

NOISEM – Tour Dates:

3/15/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH w/ In Cold Blood, Haymaker

3/16/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts

3/17/2014 Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts

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Decibel Magazine Tour 2014 w/ Carcass, Gorguts, The Black Dahlia Murder, Noisem:

3/18/2014 The Beachum Theater – Orlando, FL

3/19/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

3/21/2014 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

3/22/2014 Mohawk – Austin, TX

3/24/2014 The Press Room – Phoenix, AZ

3/25/2014 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA

3/26/2014 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

3/28/2014 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC

3/29/2014 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA

3/30/2014 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR

4/02/2014 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

4/04/2014 Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN

4/05/2014 House Of Blues – Chicago, IL

4/06/2014 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH

4/07/2014 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

4/08/2014 Sound Academy – Toronto, ON

4/09/2014 Metropolis – Montreal, QC

4/10/2014 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA

4/11/2014 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY

4/12/2014 Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA

4/13/2014 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

Website: http://www.noisembaltimore.com

Facebook: Noisem

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http://www.a389records.com

https://www.facebook.com/a389recordings

https://twitter.com/a389recordings

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LONG LIVE CARCASS.

LONG LIVE NOISEM.

LONG LIVE GORGUTS.

LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

LONG LIVE DECIBEL MAG.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MANTRUM – S/T EP From German Metal Warriors Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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MANTRUM – They’re from Germany. They’re a Metal band. They’re Metal legit. They’re unsigned. This morning, their Metal has kicked me in the face with (accepting) blunt Metal force! They’re MANTRUM. Whoa, am I psyched out that I discovered this MANTRUM band (or make that they discovered me first) on Twitter! That’s the way social media works in 2014 and cool Metal connections happen, more often than I can count, on these sites.

I’ve been listening to their (5 song) S/T EP over and over, the past hour/plus as I write this. MANTRUM plays some serious freaking Metal, my Metal brethren! Death Metal vocals, a ballistic rhythm section and still this band finds a way to add melodic fret work to compliment their speed and riffage. Do yourself a Metal favor right now and click that play button below! Stone would never steer you down the wrong Metal path! Metal be thy name!

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* For more info on MANTRUM:

Website: http://www.mantrum-band.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MantrumBand

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MANTRUM1

Facebook: Mantrum

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LONG LIVE MANTRUM.

LONG LIVE GERMANY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SINBREED “Shadows” – Releasing March 28th (Europe) And April 14th (US) Via AFM Records; “Making Of Shadows” Videos Streaming Now!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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SHADOWS – Tracklist:

01 Bleed
02 Shadows
03 Call To Arms
04 Reborn
05 Leaving The Road
06 Far Too Long
07 Black Death
08 Standing Tall
09 London Moon
10 Broken Wings

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Release Dates:
28.03. EU
14.04. US

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Check out all four videos for SINBREED – The Making Of Shadows, below! Whoa! 

DRUMS (PART 1)

BASS (PART 2)

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GUITARS (PART 3)

(VOCALS (PART 4)

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SINBREED:

Vocals – HERBIE LANGHANS
Guitars – FLO LAURIN
Guitars – MARCUS SIEPEN
Drums – FREDERIK EHMKE
Bass – ALEXANDER SCHULZ

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Source:

* For more info on SINBREED:

Facebook: Sinbreed

Website: http://www.sinbreed.com

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Website: http://www.afm-records.de

AFM Records Shop: http://shop.afm-records.de

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LONG LIVE SINBREED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

VENGEFUL GHOUL – Turkish Power/Thrash Metal Band You NEED To Know About!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Ardent Power Thrash conjurings from Instanbul…

VENGEFUL GHOUL, founded in 2005, are hailing from Istanbul, Turkey. Their style is intensely dynamic Power Thrash Metal with traditional elements. Music with its very own identity, in the vein of glorious legends such as HELSTAR, JAG PANZER, AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMOURS and NEVERMORE.

Vengeful Ghoul’s debut album “Timeless Warfare” has been excellent mastered by Swedish sound guru Mr. Jens Bogren! Get prepared for an truly outstanding Power Thrash experience!

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Below, you MUST listen to VENGEFUL GHOUL’s Fire & Spell:

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Support/spread the Metal news about VENGEFUL GHOUL and purchase their CD Timeless Warfare.

 * Timeless Warfare was released on February 11th, 2014 and was self-financed.

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Below, you MUST listen to VENGEFUL GHOUL’s Under Control:

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VENGEFUL GHOUL – LINE-UP:

Emre Kasapoğlu – Vocals

Özgür Nair – Lead Guitars

Senem Ündemir – Rhythm Guitars

Volkan Beykoz – Drums

Görkem Büyükeşmeli – Bass Guitar

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Source:

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http://www.metalmessage.de

* For more info on VENGEFUL GHOUL:

http://www.vengefulghoul.com/

https://www.facebook.com/vengefulghoul

http://www.youtube.com/user/vengefulghoul1

https://twitter.com/VengefulGhoul

http://vengefulghoul.bandcamp.com/

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LONG LIVE VENGEFUL GHOUL.

LONG LIVE METAL MESSAGE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE TURKEY.

Stone.

MONSTERWORKS – Release “Universe” On Eat Lead And Die Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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13.7 billion years in the making, Eat Lead and Die Music is pleased to announce the impending release of MONSTERWORKS’ Universe. The album is available as a download and special-edition, numbered digipak signed by the band, with lyric booklet.   

Another brilliant addition to MONSTERWORKS’ critically acclaimed discography, Universe is becoming known as one of 2014’s “can’t miss” albums. RingMaster Review called Universe “a piece of sonic alchemy which leaves the listener involved and excited on numerous levels.” To experience Universe, visit one of the links below:  

Digital download – monsterworks.bandcamp.com

Signed digipak CD – monsterworks.bigcartel.com 

Last month, MONSTERWORKS released a music video for the track “Voyager.” Footage for the video is taken from various documentaries about the Voyager space mission and the “grand tour” of our solar system undertaken by its two spacecraft. Voyager 1 is the furthest from Earth of the two probes and has now entered interstellar space.

The video is now playing below:

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Read the complete set of lyrics from Universe at the link below. (PDF will open in new tab)

http://public.supermetal.net/Monsterworks-Universe-Lyrics_140127.pdf

Critical Praise:

“Universe is a basket of musical treats including psychedelic candy, melodic rock cookies and delicious slices of space metal. The heart of death and thrash beats strongly behind the compositions, but every track brings forth something startling and captivating.” – A Metal State of Mind

“…a cosmic roller coaster ride of emotion, musical styles and psychedelic mind blasting” – HeavyMetalICU.com

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MONSTERWORKS

Jon – Vocals/Guitars
Hugo – Bass
James – Drums
Marcus – Lead Guitar

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

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* For more info on MONSTERWORKS:

Website: www.supermetal.net

Facebook: www.facebook.com/monsterworks

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LONG LIVE MONSTERWORKS.

LONG LIVE OUR UNIVERSE.

Stone.

SAINT VITUS – Legendary Doom Metal Icons Announce Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Tour

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Legendary Doom Metal icons, SAINT VITUS, are pleased to announce a very special run of live rituals to celebrate their astounding thirty-fifth anniversary! Sponsored by Scion AV, the tour will commence on May 8th in Albuquerque and wind its way through fifteen cities, coming to a close on May 25th in Dallas.

The band will be performing the planet-rumbling Born Too Late album — the first SAINT VITUS outing to feature the imperious voice of Scott “Wino” Weinrich — in its entirety alongside other renowned VITUS hymns. The band will be joined by Portland stoner rock power trio Sons Of Huns, supporting their recently released Banishment Ritual full-length on EasyRider Records.

Comments the band of their coveted spot on the tour, “We can’t be any more stoked to support one of the finest purveyors of Doom and crush many cities in our wake!” Tickets go on sale Friday, March 14th.

Starting April 1st, Scion AV will be giving away two pairs of tickets to every club show via Twitter. See www.scionav.com for details.

SAINT VITUS w/ Sons Of Huns

5/08/2014 Launch Pad – Albuquerque, NM

5/09/2014 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ

5/10/2014 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV

5/11/2014 The Observatory (Psycho De Mayo Fest) – Santa Ana, CA

5/13/2014 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA

5/14/2014 SLO Brew – San Luis Obispo, CA

5/15/2014 Strummer’s – Fresno, CA

5/16/2014 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA

5/17/2014 Branx – Portland, OR

5/18/2014 Highline – Seattle, WA

5/20/2014 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT

5/21/2014 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

5/23/2014 Red 7 (Outside) – Austin, TX

5/24/2014 Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX

5/25/2014 Three Links – Dallas, TX

SAINT VITUS:

Dave Chandler – guitar

Scott Weinrich – vocals

Mark Adams – bass

Henry Vasquez – drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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* For more info on SAINT VITUS:

https://www.facebook.com/saintvitusofficial

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SONS OF HUNS:

https://www.facebook.com/SonsofHunspdx

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SCION AV – Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/scionavmetal

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LONG LIVE SAINT VITUS.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

Stone.

DELTA ROSE – SET TO RELEASE NEW EP!

Posted in blues rock, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, news, rock bands, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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(Rosemead, CA) – Rosemead Blues Rock Band, DELTA ROSE have completed their second EP and set for a late Spring Release. Frontman/Guitarist Spencer Krasch explains more when asked about the album’s influences:

“With this album, we were just going for Delta Rose! We were going with what was going to pick up the best rock tone, the guitars, and trying to find a way to capture our live sound and put it out on a CD and I think we did it!”

Delta Rose is widely known for their high energy larger than life stage presence with a dedicated fan base that is sure to pack their shows. Most recently they were nominated as BEST LIVE BAND for LA Weekly.

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From the studio to the band, there is quite an amazing amount of talent put into this stellar album. The currently untitled album was recorded at the legendary NRG Studios and produced by Billy Schleifer and Isaac Hasson (Demi Lovato, Hot Chelle Rae), mixed by Steve Hardy (Blue October, Rush, Jay Z), and mastered by the legendary Howie Weinberg.  The song “10 Long Years” features Dizzy Reed of Guns n Roses.

“The album is filled with smoking guitar solos, cool group chants, vibrant blues licks, solid drumming, infectious basslines and the most captivating and edgy, yet sweet as honey vocals you will ever hear.  Delta Rose’s new album has definitely polished and perfected true rock and roll.” – Marisol Richardson, Music Junkie Press

DELTA ROSE: Spencer Krasch (Guitar/Vocals), Forrest Goss (Lead Guitar), Steven Aulcey (Bass), and Mikey Herrera (guitars)

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Source and photo credits: 

Music Junkie Press: http://musicjunkiepress.com

Photographer: ROCKIN RYAN

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* For more info on DELTA ROSE:

FACEBOOK | WEBSITE |  TWITTER | YOUTUBE | EPIPHONE- VLOG |  REVERBNATION |

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LONG LIVE DELTA ROSE.

LONG LIVE CALIFORNIA.

Stone.

NIGHTQUEEN “Revolution” – New Studio Album Releasing On April 25th; Album Trailer Streaming Here!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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NIGHTQUEEN – Belgium’s Symphonic Metal warriors, NIGHTQUEEN, will be releasing their second studio album, Revolution, on April 25th, 2014. This album is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut: 2012’s For Queen And Metal (Massacre Records). A new album trailer for Revolution is below! Get a Metal taste for what’s to come with NIGHTQUEEN’sRevolution! Metal be thy name.

Revolution was produced by Jan Nemec. Executive producers are Carolina Guilini & Wim Coryn.

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NIGHTQUEEN:

Keely Larreina – Lead vocals

Rex Zeco – Guitar

Neil Gray – Guitar

Steven Steele – Bass

Ed Scarlatti – Keyboards

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* For more info on NIGHTQUEEN:

Facebook: Nightqueen

Website: http://www.nightqueen.be

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LONG LIVE NIGHTQUEEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

LUCIFER’S HAMMER – “Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXII)” Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 10, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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LUCIFER’S HAMMER – I’m gonna say it straight, Lucifer’s Hammer has made this Metalhead one happy Metal camper! Just in time for Spring, this tidy, 3 song EP from Santiago, Chile’s, True Metal troupe, will be raging LOUD from my home stereo speakers, laptop and car. It’s time to crank the windows down and blast some Lucifer’s F’n Hammer! Yet again, a fine new band that has tapped into the True Metal sound of yesteryear!

Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXII) has a Metal ton going for it, with the (old school) vocal echoes included! From the info I’ve gathered, Lucifer’s Hammer is: Hades (Vocals, Guitars) and Titan (Drums). These two Metal dudes have flat-out nailed it! I’d hate to see this band refine a damn thing; the raw and retrospective vibes that jump out of these 3 songs makes damn cool Metal sense to me!

True/Traditional Metal fans cannot pass up on Lucifer’s Hammer! Fans of (early) Manowar, Witch Cross, Hell, Sinister Realm, Satan, (early) Iron Maiden, (early) Judas Priest, (early) Fates Warning, Obsession and the (original) NWOBHM explosion must give Lucifer’s Hammer a listen!

Listen below for yourself and hear why Lucifer’s Hammer’s new EP is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day! Buy this EP! Support Lucifer’s Hammer! Metal be thy name!

Purchase the digital album of Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXII) by clicking that link below! Whoa!

http://shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/night-sacrifice-demo-mmxiii

Track Listing & Running Times:

01 – Wolf (4:16)

02 – Shadows (5:20)

03 – Night Sacrifice (4:54)

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* For more info on LUCIFER’S HAMMER:

Facebook: Lucifer’s Hammer

http://lucifershammer.bandcamp.com/

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http://store.shadowkingdomrecords.com/

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LONG LIVE LUCIFER’S HAMMER.

LONG LIVE TRUE METAL.

LONG LIVE CHILE.

Stone.

TRUTH CORRODED – The Saviours Slain Asian Tour, This April And May; Metal Tour Info You Need!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Truth Corroded - Asian Tour 2014 - promo flyer

Australian Thrash / Death act TRUTH CORRODED are pleased to announce that the band will be touring Asia in April through May to promote the bands new album THE SAVIOURS SLAIN! As part of the tour, TRUTH CORRODED will be supporting THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and DEW SCENTED on selected shows in Taiwan and Japan.

THE SAVIOURS SLAIN ASIA TOUR will see the band performing as support and headline act in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Japan. Commenting on the tour, bassist Greg Shaw states ‘ Asia is always awesome to tour and we are really excited to get back over there. It will be our first time playing in Taiwan and South Korea, and we will be returning for our third tour of China and Japan – it’s going to be killer!’

TRUTH CORRODED THE SAVIOURS SLAIN ASIA TOUR 2014:

APRIL 13 – TRENDKILL EXTREME FEST, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
APRIL 18 – THE WALL, TAIPEI, TAIWAN W/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
APRIL 20 – SPACE 191, GUANGZHOU, CHINA
APRIL 21 – 46 LIVEHOUSE, CHANGSHA, CHINA
APRIL 22 – VOX, WUHAN, CHINA
APRIL 24 – NUTS LIVEHOUSE, CHONGQING, CHINA
APRIL 25 – BEIJING, CHINA ( VENUE TBC )
APRIL 26 – SHANGHAI, CHINA ( VENUE TBC )
APRIL 29 – HIDDEN AGENDA, HONG KONG
MAY 2 – CYCLONE, TOKYO, JAPAN W/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, DEW SCENTED
MAY 3 – TIGHTROPE, NAGOYA, JAPAN
MAY 4 – BADLANDS, HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
MAY 6 – EXTREME FEST, GRAF, FUKUOKA, JAPAN

TRUTH CORRODED recently performed the SOUNDWAVE Festival in its hometown South Australia playing alongside bands such as TESTAMENT, GOJIRA, BARONESS, AMON AMARTH and MASTODON. This followed on from the recent release of the bands latest album THE SAVIOURS SLAIN which was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studio (WHITECHAPEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) The album was released worldwide through AFM Records in December.

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(Source: AFM Records)

* For more info on TRUTH CORRODED:

Facebook: Truth Corroded

Website: http://www.truthcorroded.com

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Website: http://www.afm-records.de

AFM Records Shop: http://shop.afm-records.de

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LONG LIVE TRUTH CORRODED.

LONG LIVE AUSTRALIA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BENEATH – Icelandic Deathsquad To Release Second Album Via Unique Leader

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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In a few short weeks, Reykjavik, Iceland-based Death Metal squadron, BENEATH, will unleash the hellstorm that is their daunting sophomore full-length, The Barren Throne, once again through Unique Leader Records.

With an unrelenting fifty-three minutes of technical death metal cruelty through eleven new tracks, on The Barren ThroneBENEATH has sought to envelope melody, atmosphere and structure within its manic blastbeats and speed-picked guitars. The album evolves lyrically and conceptually around the idea of a being or entity that consumes and devours everything around it until it’s forced to consume itself. The follow-up to their Unique Leader-released 2012 debut full-length, Enslaved By Fear, the dynamic The Barren Throne is BENEATH’s first release with new vocalist, Benedikt Natanael Bjarnason, who joined the lineup in June 2013.

The album’s massive production was achieved by the Wieslawski brothers of famed Hertz Studios in Poland (Behemoth, Dead Infection, Vader, Decapitated), and the album artwork once again sanctioned to the masterful Raymond Swanland. The end result is a complex and procedural, yet dynamic album that rewards repeated listening. The Barren Throne will be released worldwide on April 29th.

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Said guitarist Johann Ingi: “We are truly thrilled to be releasing our second full-length on Unique Leader Records. During the writing and recording of The Barren Throne, every single member of the band has surpassed themselves, taking the album to another level. The album is tighter, more focused and doesn´t give an inch when it comes to sheer brutality. We are inspired by many different genres of extreme music and on this record we sought to embrace this and transcend the need to adhere to the common boundaries of the technical death metal genre. This has resulted in what we feel is our most dynamic and relevant release yet.”

The Barren Throne – Track Listing:

1. Depleted Kingdom

2. Chalice

3. The Barren Throne

4. Putrid Seed of Affection

5. Iron Jaw

6. Sovereign Carnal Passion

7. Sky Burial

8. Veil of Mercy

9. Mass Extinction Codex

10. Storm Drainer

11. Unearthed

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Formed in the winter of 2007/2008, the members of BENEATH have all been active in the Icelandic Metal scene for some years, with current and former connections to Sororicide, Changer, Atrum, Azoic and Diabolus to name a few. After making their live debut supporting The Black Dahlia Murder in January 2009 and winning the inaugural Icelandic finals for the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle they became the first Icelandic band to perform at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 2009. More festival appearances followed, amongst others Death Feast Open Air in 2010 and Neurotic Deathfest in 2011.

In February 2010, BENEATH released their debut Hollow Empty Void EP on Mordbrann Musikk which landed them a record deal with Unique Leader Records. In 2012 the band released their first full-length, Enslaved By Fear, which was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand at Dug Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden.In 2013, singer and founder Gisli Sigmundsson left the band and was replaced by Benedikt Natanael Bjarnason (Azoic).

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on BENEATH:

http://www.beneath.is

https://www.facebook.com/beneathdeathmetal

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http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

http://www.twitter.com/UniqueLeaderRec

http://www.youtube.com/uniqueleaderrecords

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LONG LIVE BENEATH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

LONG LIVE ICELAND.

Stone.

SPIDER ROCKETS “Going Down” – Used As An Entrance Song For WWE NXT’s CHARLOTTE FLAIR

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock bands, rock music, rock music news, sports, world news with tags , , , , , , , , , on March 9, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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SPIDER ROCKETS

New Jersey’s Hard Rockers 

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WWE NXT’s Charlotte Flair has used Spider Rocket’s (Heavy Rockin’ song) “GOING DOWN” as her entrance music when she makes her way to the ring. See video below.

She may not fly jets or ride limousines, but Charlotte — daughter of 16-time World Champion Ric Flair — may be destined for greatness. A latecomer to the industry her father helped revolutionize, Charlotte has kickstarted her entrance into her father’s profession and made a name for herself in NXT in very short order.

Displaying a level of athleticism that few divas in history can match, Charlotte has captured the attention of the NXT Universe in short order. What the future holds for Charlotte is anyone’s guess, but if history is any indicator, it will include nothing but the highest accolades and respect. The world will know her name soon enough.

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Going Down is from the critically acclaimed Spider Rockets studio album from 2012: Bitten.

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Click below for past SPIDER ROCKETS features, on Metal Odyssey!

SPIDER ROCKETS “BITTEN” – Strap Yourself In… For One Hell Of A Hard Rockin’ Ride With Plenty Of Bite!

SPIDER ROCKETS “Going Down” Official Music Video Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

The above links are for original posts, featured on Metal Odyssey, on June 18, 2012 and September 24, 2013.

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* For more info on SPIDER ROCKETS:

Facebook: Spider Rockets

Website: http://www.spiderrockets.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiderrockets

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LONG LIVE SPIDER ROCKETS.

LONG LIVE CHARLOTTE FLAIR.

LONG LIVE RIC FLAIR.

Stone.

TANK – 2014 TOUR AND NEW ALBUM INFO

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 8, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported by TANK on http://www.tankofficial.com:

TANK – We are looking forward to getting the band back out on the road again in Spring 2014.

Shows are currently under negotiation for dates and festivals across Europe and we have been approached by promoters in new territories that TANK have never performed in before. There are a lot of fans out there that have never had the chance to see TANK play a live show. Hopefully we can make it happen for them this year. We expect to have dates confirmed in the coming weeks. Keep checking this site or our Tank Facebook for updates or you can join the mailing list for all the latest up to date info.

ALBUM NEWS

Mick and Cliff are busy writing new songs for the next TANK studio album.

After the great success of the last two releases, WAR MACHINE and WAR NATION, the guys are working hard to make the next offering another big step forward in the evolution of TANK.

Mick – “We’re always looking to push the boundaries of Metal but we never lose sight of our roots”.

Cliff – “Metal is in our blood. We’ve been there since day one. You can’t take that away from us”.

New album scheduled for release Autumn 2014.

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LONG LIVE TANK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

FULL OF HELL – Announces April Tour With Column Of Heaven & Record Store Day Split With Psywarfare

Posted in hardcore punk, Metal, metal music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on March 8, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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The invincible, noiseblasting killing machine, FULL OF HELL, this week confirms a pair of impending offensives upon the humans, including new tour actions and new studio documentation of their tactics.

FULL OF HELL has joined forces with harsh noise entity PSYWARFARE for a special split 12″ constructed for Record Store Day 2014. The A-side of the cooperative assault is overthrown by FULL OF HELL, stripping the hypergrind elements from their barrage, here focusing on their distressing racket/static infiltrations, sampling in choruses, looping feedback and experimenting with more distressing and melodic calls, within the track, “Thee Unsurmountable Wall.” The B-side is encompassed by “The Exotic Sounds Of…,” a mesmerizing twenty-one minute-long, occult mental passage into places unknown courtesy of Dwid Hellion’s PSYWARFARE.

Just days after the RSD split with PSYWARFARE is released, FULL OF HELL will embark on the next phase of their nearly nonstop touring crusade, this week confirming a ten-city East Cost run from April 24th through May 3rd with Toronto powerviolence crew, Column Of Heaven, and Cleveland harsh noise act, Nyodene D.

FULL OF HELL Tour w/ Column Of Heaven:

4/24/2014 TBA – Buffalo, NY w/ Gas Chamber

4/25/2014 TBA – Boston, MA w/ Cleansing Wave

4/26/2014 AS220 – Providence, RI w/ Fucking Invincible

4/27/2014 Silent Barn – New York, NY w/ The Communion

4/28/2014 The Gütah – New Brunswick, NJ w/ Fleshtemple

4/29/2014 Secret Location – Philadelphia, PA w/ Backslider

4/30/2014 TBA – Washington, DC w/ DOC

5/01/2014 The Shop – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Slices

5/02/2014 Yonka House – Detroit, MI  w/ Dead Church

5/03/2014 Soybomb – Toronto, ON w/ Wastoids, Cvntpvnt

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on FULL OF HELL:

http://www.fullofhell.com

https://www.facebook.com/fullofhell

http://dregsofpluto.tumblr.com

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http://www.a389records.com

https://www.facebook.com/a389recordings

https://twitter.com/a389recordings

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LONG LIVE FULL OF HELL.

Stone.

LO-PAN – Ohio Riff Rock Perpetrators Enter Studio Next Month; Band Unites With Tone Deaf Touring – Live Takeovers Announced

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on March 7, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Ohio riff rock perpetrators LO-PAN, will enter Translator Audio in Brooklyn, New York next month to record their forthcoming new full-length for amplification station, Small Stone Recordings. Titled Colossus, the offering will be mixed and mastered by Andrew Schneider (Unsane, The Brought Low, Keelhaul) with art direction by Jason Alexander Byers (Black Black Black, Disengage). A Fall release is expected.

In related news, LO-PAN recently joined forces with the roadburning heavyweights at Tone Deaf Touring (Corrosion Of Conformity, Weedeater, ASG) and will embark upon a short stint of live abrasions later this month alongside manic noiserockers, Whores. The ten-date motorcade will include two special Small Stone Showcases in Cambridge and Brooklyn. The following month, the band will join reunited iconic stoner rock sorcerers, Spirit Caravan, and the wicked doom bringers in Pilgrim for a performance in Columbus with additional bouts of onstage debauchery to be announced in the coming months.

LO-PAN Spring Takeover 2014:

3/20/2014 The Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI w/ Whores
3/21/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Whores
3/22/2014 Ruby’s – Columbus, OH Ruby’s w/ Fuck You Pay Me, White Wolves
3/23/2014 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH w/ Whores, Fuck You Pay Me
3/24/2014 The Union – Athens, OH w/ Whores, Horseburner
3/25/2014 Brillobox – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Whores
3/26/2014 The Depot – York, PA w/ Neon Warship, Black Cowgirl, Witch Hazel
3/27/2014 The M Room – Philadelphia, PA w/ Neon Warship, Skeleton Hands
3/28/2014 Small Stone Showcase @ Middle East – Cambridge, MA  w/ Roadsaw, Mellow Bravo, Gozu, Neon Warship
3/29/2014 Small Stone Showcase @ Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY w/ Wo Fat, Lo-Pan, Roadsaw, Neon Warship, Geezer
4/09/2014 Skully’s – Columbus, OH  w/ Spirit Caravan, Pilgrim
4/17/2014 Pinned 4 – Columbus, OH  w/  Neon Warship, Ride To Ruin, Beggers

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Check out the revamped lopandemic.com website for show updates, new merch and other LO-PAN-centric awesomeness. 

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Critical Praise:

LO-PAN could easily stand as one of the most important bands of their generation in the genre.” – The Obelisk 

“With enough stoner rock goodness to destroy bridges and skyscrapers alike, Lo-Pan show that they are one of several absolutely essential rock outfits working today and a major force to be reckoned with.” – Sputnik Music

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on LO-PAN:

http://lopandemic.com

Facebook: Lo-Pan

http://smallstone.com

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LONG LIVE LO-PAN.

LONG LIVE OHIO.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

RAINBOW “The Singles Box Set 1975 – 1986” – (Vinyl Replica Singles) Is Out Now!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, news, rock bands, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 7, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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The box set gathers all of Rainbow’s classic singles

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As one of the cornerstones of British Rock, Rainbow, led by the never-predictable but ever-astonishing guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well-regarded and popular charting Rock songs of the seventies and eighties. From the mystic and quasi-religious ‘Man On A Silver Mountain’ to the solid gold anthems of ‘All Night Long’, ‘Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and ‘Since You Been Gone’, each year in the decade of Rainbow was marked by some of the best songs and performances captured both on record and in-concert.

The box set gathers all of the band’s classic singles from the era in replicas of the original release, alongside a book featuring details on each of the titles.

Passing through the band were some of the best the genre had to offer. Vocalists Ronnie James Dio and Graham Bonnet, bass player and producer Roger Glover and drummer Cozy Powell, each brought their individual talent to the table to record some of Rock’s best-loved Hard Rock on those timeless singles.

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* Released on February 11th, 2014.

* Purchase At: http://www.amazon.com

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Source: http://www.universalmusic.com

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LONG LIVE THE LEGACY OF RAINBOW.

REST IN PEACE, RONNIE JAMES DIO.

REST IN PEACE, COZY POWELL.

Stone.

COUNTESS – Dutch Black Metal Legends Announce New Album; Release New Video

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music videos, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 6, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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On April 9th, Dutch Black Metal legends COUNTESS will release their long-awaited new full-length album, entitled ‘Ancient Lies And Battle Cries’ through the band’s long-time label Barbarian Wrath.

‘Ancient Lies And Battle Cries’, the band’s fourteenth full-length, features ten tracks of uncompromising METAL, blending first wave Black Metal and traditional Heavy Metal in a way only COUNTESS can. The result of almost three years of writing and recording, ‘Ancient Lies’ will surely satisfy all those who long for the days when Black Metal was still METAL.

Fans can get a first taste of the new record as of today. A video has been released for the song ‘Call Of The Ancient Pantheon’ through the band’s official YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/countessmetal?feature=watch

COUNTESS – Call Of The Ancient Pantheon:

The album’s full track list:

1. Battle Sky

2. Call Of The Ancient Pantheon

3. By Hammer And Blood

4. Vengeance Of The Slain

5. Beneath The Eye Of Wisdom

6. Confessions Of A Polytheist

7. Pray For The Cult

8. Cursed Seed Of Aten

9. Burn The Throne

10. The Last Temple

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(Source: COUNTESS)

* For more info on COUNTESS:

http://countessmetal.bandcamp.com

http://countessmetal.blogspot.com

Facebook: Countess

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LONG LIVE COUNTESS.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

GLORYFUL – Heavy Metal Crusaders Introduce New Bassist, New Song Available For Streaming

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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From Massacre Records:

Good news, GLORYFUL’s new album is set to be released in late April.

“Ocean Blade” was mixed by Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Asphyx, Motorjesus) at Unisound and mastered by Powerwolf’s Charles Greywolf at Studio Greywolf. Kris Verwimp is responsible for the cover artwork.

You can listen to the brand new song “Cradle Of Heroes” in its entirety here:

The band has now also introduced their new bassist! Shortly before the recording of the upcoming album “Ocean Blade”, former bassist Oliver Karasch decided to leave GLORYFUL.

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Oliver Karasch

Oliver stated:

“Due to personal reasons, I can’t fulfill the role as bassist of Gloryful anymore. It was a great time and I will always cherish the memories of great shows and the best company anyone could imagine. This has been the best band I ever played in and I’m glad that a good replacement could be found, otherwise I wouldn’t have left.”

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Daniel Perl 

Daniel Perl about his new role as GLORYFUL’s bassist:

“Working his artilleristic instrument, he had flattened the ground – besides his band members – for the infantristic sound to take over. As this good man has taken a back seat, it was my call to enter the band. With great pleasure and honor I’m taking the task that has been Oliver’s since the start of Gloryful. Locked and loaded and ready to rumble in the name of Heavy Metal, let the war begin!”

GLORYFUL’s new album “Ocean Blade” will be released on April 25, 2014 via Massacre Records!

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* For more info on GLORYFUL:

Facebook: Gloryful

Website: http://www.gloryful.net

Source:

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LONG LIVE GLORYFUL.

LONG LIVE GERMANY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

Stone.