Archive for June 15, 2015

On This Day In METAL History – June 15th… From JIMI HENDRIX To SCOTT ROCKENFIELD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 15th, 1970 – The iconic Jimi Hendrix spent his first day recording at Electric Ladyland studios in New York City. Electric Ladyland studios was designed to exact specifications from Jimi Hendrix. Rest in peace, Jimi Hendrix.

Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit - promo album cover pic - 1985 - #03MOSLN

On June 15th, 1985 – Bon Jovi made their second appearance on American Bandstand. Bon Jovi performed In And Out of Love and Only Lonely. Rest in peace, Dick Clark. Shown above is the second studio album from Bon Jovi, released in early 1985: 7800° Fahrenheit. The songs In And Out Of Love and Only Lonely are both featured on this album.

iwrestledabearonce - promo album banner - Hail Mary - 2015

On June 15th, 2015 – The new studio album, Hail Mary, from IWRESTLEDABEARONCE is ranked at #13, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album releases on June 16th, 2015.

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Scott Rockenfield & Stone

SCOTT ROCKENFIELD

On June 15th, 1963, Scott Rockenfield was born. Happy Birthday, Scott Rockenfield! Scott Rockenfield is a world-class drummer and co-founder for the legendary Queensrÿche. Metal Be Thy Name!

Shown above: L to R: Some dude named Stone and the very cool Scott Rockenfield. Photo taken on August 2nd, 2011 at the Crocodile Rock Cafe, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Whoa!! Photo credit: Tom Coderre.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

DISTANT SUN “Dark Matter” Debut Studio Album – Out Now And Streaming

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Dark Matter, the debut album from Russian power/speed metal act DISTANT SUN is out now on Metalism Records. Stream it in its entirety at this location.

Dark Matter is available for purchase from Google Play and iTunes.

The album is the follow-up to 2012 EP Sunless Citadel (Sublimity Records) and features 10 songs in the finest traditions of melodic European power metal, bolstered with elements of American thrash metal. A deluxe digipak edition that includes several bonus cover songs will be released later in the year.

Though DISTANT SUN‘s main influences are speed and power metal bands like ANNIHILATOR, ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN and RAGE; listeners will note a James Hetfield (METALLICA) vocal style. No keyboards or drum samples were used during the recording, and the overall sound brings the feel of the heavy ’90s. The drums on Dark Matter were recorded in Kiev, Ukraine, while the remainder was produced in various Moscow studios. The lyrics deal with a variety of topics, including science fiction, space travel, mysticism, fantasy and adventure. The cover art was designed by W. Smerdulak (ARKONA).

The band is planning its very first gigs for the autumn of 2015 in promotion of Dark Matter, after which DISTANT SUN will begin work on a sophomore full-length.

Distant Sun - Dark Matter - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0615MONASF

Dark Matter – Track List:

1. Prophet of the Mean
2. Kill the Fremen
3. Dark Matter
4. Godsdoom
5. Matrix Hacked
6. Shattered Empire
7. Gifts of Journey
8. Apocalypto
9. Healer of Souls
10. Zero to Hero

Critical Praise:

“Distant Sun have a precocious talent for cranking out high-powered romps that will get your blood pumping fast, while incorporating melodies that prove to be damned memorable – No Clean Singing

“A great sounding mixture of power, speed and thrash metal” – UndergroundMusickZine

“If you’re looking for truly recallable power/thrash with both the thrash and power metal elements melding together in perfect harmony, in addition to worthy leads and solos, then you’ll be very happy with this one.” – The GrimTower

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LONG LIVE DISTANT SUN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.