Archive for June 13, 2015

KRISIUN – New Studio Album “Forged In Fury” Releasing On August 7th, 2015, via Century Media

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Krisiun - Forged In Fury - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #061215KMOSANF

Death Metal maniacs Krisiun just finished the recording of their new album, Forged In Fury, which is set to be released worldwide on August 7th, 2015!

Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Joe Petagno (MOTORHEAD, MARDUK, VADER, etc.), Forged In Fury was produced by Erik Rutan. As the brain and heart of Death Metal masters HATE ETERNAL and former guitarist of MORBID ANGEL, Erik Rutan has worked as a producer for his own band as well as for CANNIBAL CORPSE, SIX FEET UNDER, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, to name just a few. Additionally, he also co-produced KRISIUN’s Conquerors of Armageddon album back in 1999!

Stone Says: Now that’s what I call a DEATH METAL album cover! That is what DEATH METAL is supposed to look like! Metal Be Thy Name!

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Century Media Records - logo - B&W

www.centurymedia.com

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LONG LIVE KRISIUN.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

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SLAYER – Metal Eagle Edition Of “Repentless” Set For A September 11th, 2015 Release

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Slayer - Repentless - Metal Eagle Edition - 2015 - promo pic - #06SMOS

Slayer has announced their heaviest release ever – the Metal Eagle Edition of their upcoming album Repentless, set for a 9/11/15 release.

Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15″ X 17″ X 3″ and weighing in at a hefty 7.8 pounds (yes, the final version is heavier than previously announced), the Metal Eagle Edition will house a deluxe digipak of the new Repentless CD plus bonus material detailed below. The limited (only 3,000 copies worldwide) and numbered Metal Eagle Edition will be a direct-to-consumer item and available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast mailorder online stores.

Slayer - Repentless - Metal Eagle Edition - promo photo - #061115STASMO

Now, the time has come to reveal the special contents of this limited collector’s piece. The Metal Eagle will include the following exclusive items:

  • Deluxe digipak (folds out into “inverted cross”)
  • Bonus BluRay & DVD incl. “SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014” and “Making Of Repentless Documentary”
  • Bonus live CD “SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014”
  • Fold-out poster
  • Album sticker
  • Numbered certificate

SLAYER ‘s Repentless Metal Eagle Edition can be pre-ordered at: http://nblast.de/SlayerRepentlessEagle

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Nuclear Blast Records - USA - Logo - June 2015

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LONG LIVE  SLAYER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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On This Day In METAL History – June 13th… From MOUNTAIN To FFDP

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, movies, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Mountain - Mississippi Queen - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1970 - #0613LWMOS

On June 13th, 1970 – Heavy Metal pioneers Mountain had their hit single, Mississippi Queen, ranked at #21, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy mackerel!

Roadie - promo movie poster pic - 1980 - #061380ACMMODHSNN

On June 13th, 1980 – The motion picture Roadie was released to wide-screen theaters. This film stars: Meatloaf, Kaki Hunter and (the late) Art Carney. Alice Cooper, Blondie, Hank Williams, Jr. and (the late) Roy Orbison also appear in Roadie. Hell and yeah!

Whitesnake - promo album cover pic - #DC50

On June 13th, 1987 – Whitesnake had their seventh and self-titled studio album ranked at #2, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Whoa, man!

Fear Factory - Demanufacture - promo album cover pic - 1995 - #061395FFDCMOS

On June 13th, 1995 – Industrial Metal legends Fear Factory released their second studio album: Demanufacture. Freaking yeah!

Five Finger Death Punch - War Is The Answer - promo album cover pic - 2009 - #05FFDPMO03

On June 13th, 2015 – The insane great studio album, War Is The Answer, from the mighty Five Finger Death Punch, is ranked at #10, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was originally released back in 2009. Yes, this is the album that has the killer cover song: Bad Company. Long live FFDP!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

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