Archive for December, 2015

Metal Odyssey’s Top 10 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2015!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 31, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Stone - Scott Coverdale - Top 10 Albums Of 2015 - promo banner - 2015 - #MO33MDILFNSMSTO

Stone Says:

2015 was a very enjoyable year for me, when it came to Metal and Hard Rock releases. On a personal note, 2015 was one of my saddest years, due to the passing of my Father this December and then Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead left us. May they both rest in peace. Once again, I’ve told myself to cherish life and the music that brings us together. I hope you all will share my sentiment.

On an upbeat note, I did compile my list of Top 10 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2015. My Metal Brother and Metal Odyssey’s staff researcher Scott Coverdale also has compiled his Top 10 Of 2015 as well, on this same post! Whoa! My love for Classic Rock is shown on my Top 10 list with Europe and FM; both bands released what probably are their finest albums ever, in my opinion. My #1 is Enforcer From Beyond, a Metal album I consider to be beyond incredible!

My Top 10 list would never be complete without the entries of Venom and Motörhead; both bands released freaking killer albums this past year and I’ll forever recommend them both! Please check out Iron Kingdom and Fallen Angels when you can, both of these underground Metal bands deserve ALL the praise I can possibly give them and they are in my Top 10! Thank you for visiting Metal Odyssey, Happy Metal New Year and Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

Stone’s Top 10 Of 2015:

Enforcer - From Beyond - promo album cover pic - #2015E

#1

ENFORCER – From Beyond

Venom - From The Very Depths - promo cover album pic - 2014 - DEC

#2

VENOM – From The Very Depths

Biotoxic Warfare - Lobotomized - promo cover pic - #2015BW

#3

BIOTOXIC WARFARE – Lobotomized

Lamb Of God - VII - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0608LOGMORB

#4

LAMB OF GOD – Sturm Und Drang

Motorhead - Bad Magic - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #082815LMPCMDSF

#5

MOTÖRHEAD – Bad Magic

Europe - War Of Kings - promo album cover pic - #2015EJTMO

#6

EUROPE – War Of Kings

Iron Kingdom - Ride For Glory - promo cassette cover pic - 2015 - #33MMIL

#7

IRON KINGDOM – Ride For Glory

Fallen Angels - World In Decay - promo album cover pic - 2015

#8

FALLEN ANGELS – World In Decay

FM - Heroes And Villains - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #3399NLSMSOT9393MDF

#9

FM – Heroes And Villains

Sinister - Dark Memorials - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33MMNSS24

#10

SINISTER – Dark Memorials

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Scott Coverdale Says:

This past year happened to be one of the best years in music for me in decades. Many of my favorite bands that were cranked-up on my car stereo back in 1986 were once again being cranked-up in 2015. With the likes of Whitesnake, Def Leppard, and Iron Maiden releasing great studio albums this year, it was really difficult coming up with my Top 10 for this year. Before I list my Top 2015 Albums Of The Year, I would like to shout out a huge THANK YOU to one of the Greatest Bands of all time… MÖTLEY CRÜE.

I was lucky enough to see THE CRÜE this past summer for the last time, on their Farewell Tour. It was kind of a bitter-sweet night for me, at this concert. On the one hand I was having a great time taking in the show with my high school buddies, just like we did at the “Theatre Of Pain” concert back in the day, while at the same time saying Good bye to one of my all-time favorite bands wasn’t easy. Thank You!!! – Scott Coverdale

Scott Coverdale’s Top 10 Of 2015:

Michael Monroe - Blackout States - Promo album cover pic - #MO7143399NLSLSMOT

#1

MICHAEL MONROE – Blackout State

WASP - Golgotha - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33777MMGMSAOTSFF

#2

W.A.S.P. – Golgotha

Praying Mantis - Legacy - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33MONMSSLB334

#3

PRAYING MANTIS – Legacy

Eclipse - Armageddonize - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO3399449339NSSMFMD

#4

ECLIPSE – Armageddonize

Helloween

#5

HELLOWEEN – My God-Given Right

IRON MAIDEN - The Book Of Souls - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MMILGSS

#6

IRON MAIDEN – The Book Of Souls

Halestorm - The Wild Life - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #HMO0526

#7

HALESTORM – Into The Wild Life

Europe - War Of Kings - promo album cover pic - #2015EJTMO

#8

EUROPE – War Of Kings

Scorpions - Return To Forever - promo album cover pic - #MO3399SMNSSCMFF

#9

SCORPIONS – Return To Forever

Thunder - Wonder Days - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO39339MSSNLFMDF33

#10

THUNDER – Wonder Days

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE HARD ROCK.

LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

AMOTH – New Music Video From Finnish Progressive Metal Band Is: Metal Odyssey’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on December 30, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

AMOTH - Revenge - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO3399NLSLSMO

Finnish Progressive Metal band AMOTH have released a new music video from their upcoming second album.

The album “Revenge” will be released internationally on February 19th 2016, via Inverse Records.

Enjoy Metal Odyssey’s METAL Pick Of The Day, below! Whoa!

AMOTH – Shadow Of The Beast

Video by: Mervi Tikkanen

AMOTH - band logo - 2015 - #MO33NLSSLNMS9339

Link to video:

https://youtu.be/nhL-Ocbc95g

Facebook: Amoth

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Source:

Inverse Records - logo - #2015IRMO

www.inverse.fi

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AMOTH.

LONG LIVE FINLAND.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – December 29th… From THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE To MOTÖRHEAD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 29, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe - Stone Free - single cover art promo - #1966JH

On December 29th, 1966The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their television debut, performing their iconic song Hey Joe, on the BBC’s Top of the Pops. Incredible piece of Rock ‘N Roll history there!

The Who - Love Reign o'er Me - promo 45rpm single cover sleeve - #1973

On December 29th, 1973THE WHO hit #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the United States, with their song Love Reign O’er Me from their legendary Rock Opera: Quadrophenia. Whoa.

Led Zeppelin - Dyer Maker - promo 45rpm single cover sleeve - #1973

On December 29th, 1973 – The amazing LED ZEPPELIN hit #20, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their song D’yer Mak’er. This song is featured on LED ZEPPELIN’s fifth studio album from 1973: Houses Of The Holy.

KISS - Creatures Of The Night - promo album poster - the loudest band in the world - #1982

On December 29th, 1982KISS kicked off their tour in support of their tenth studio album: Creatures Of The Night. This initial concert took place at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. It was the first KISS tour with guitarist Vinnie Vincent replacing the super legendary Ace Frehley. This KISS tour would be their last tour in makeup, until their 1996 reunion tour.

Motorhead - The Best Of - promo album cover pic - #MO33MDFNLSSMS3939

Motorhead - Ace Of Spades - promo cover pic!!

Motorhead - Bad Magic - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #082815LMPCMDSF

On December 29th, 2015 – The beloved MOTÖRHEAD have their compilation The Best Of, ranked at #1 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. MOTÖRHEAD also have their 1980 studio album Ace Of Spades ranked at #2 and their 2015 studio album Bad Magic ranked at #3, on this same chart. Rest In Peace, Lemmy Kilmister and MOTÖRHEAD FOREVER.

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

Lemmy Kilmister Of Motörhead – Rest In Peace, Our Metal Icon

Posted in classic rock, Metal with tags , , , , on December 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Lemmy Kilmister - publicity - cooking promo

As reported on the Official Motörhead Facebook:

There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow which had recently made it’s way down the street, with his family.

We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words.

We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please…play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy’s music LOUD. 
Have a drink or few.

Share stories.

Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself.

HE WOULD WANT EXACTLY THAT.

Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister

1945 -2015

Born to lose, lived to win.

Please feel free to post your condolences, well wishes and memories here:

https://www.facebook.com/riplemmyk

Lemmy - Motorhead - Decibel cover promo pic - #661224

Stone Says: Tremendously sad news. Goodbye, Lemmy. Thank you for the Rock ‘N Roll. I will forever spread the word of Motörhead. The Metal and Rock ‘N Roll world will truly never be the same without Lemmy.

Motorhead - The Best Of - promo album cover pic - #MO33MDFNLSSMS3939

I’ll never forget seeing Motörhead for the first time live, it was one of my most magical Metal moments I’ve experienced, back in the mid 80’s. I saw concert fans tussle and struggle to take ownership of Lemmy’s cigarette butt; one in which he flicked into the crowd. I watched Lemmy play bass and sing Killed By Death, Jailbait and Ace Of Spades, only 20 or so feet away from me, in an overcrowded West Hartford Ballroom, in West Hartford, Connecticut. Slayer later headlined. With a couple of minor bruises, I stunk of cigarette smoke, sweat and beer after leaving that show. It doesn’t get any better than that.

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MetalOdyssey

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – December 28th… From THE DOORS To SLIPKNOT

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The Doors - Touch Me - promo cover sleeve - 1968 - #MOSNFMDF9933SC

On December 28th, 1968THE DOORS released their single Touch Me. This song went on to peak at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, becoming THE DOORS’ third Gold single.

Led Zeppelin - classic band logo - #071385MOSLMNMS33

On December 28th, 1968 – The iconic LED ZEPPELIN performed their first concert in Canada, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, supporting VANILLA FUDGE. Jumping jelly donuts, that’s freaking cool!

Trans-Siberian-Orchestra-Letters-From-the-Labyrinth- promo cover pic - #MO33NLSMDF9933

On December 28th, 2015 – The new studio album, Letters From The Labyrinth, from TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, is ranked at #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart. Very cool.

Slipknot - debut album cover promo pic - 1999 - #SMO9

On December 28th, 2015 – The debut studio album from SLIPKNOT is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Holy hair balls!

UFO - The Best Of - 1974 - 1983 - #MONSFMSSC99339393

On December 28th, 2015The Best Of UFO (1974 – 1983) is ranked at #99, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa.

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Stone - November - 2015 - #MO133 - Metal Odyssey

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS AND FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

Yukon Power Thrashers SANKTUARY Offer FREE Download “Corpse Blockade” via PureGrainAudio

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sanktuary - promo band pic - 2015 - #MO33MDFSNMS9933004E

L-R: Anders Grasholm – Drums | Cole Hume – Bass | Alan Binger – Vocals, Guitar | Glen Emond – Guitar

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New Album ‘Winter’s Doom’ Out Jan 22nd

Power Thrash champions SANKTUARY are returning in 2016 with their new album ‘Winters Doom’ to follow-up 2013’s widely praised ‘Something Fierce’. Set to be unleashed on January 22nd, the Yukon warriors of the Canadian North have teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere and FREE download of their second single ‘Corpse Blockade’.

Bassist Cole Hume explains the track:

“A Necromancer summons the dead and forms a wall of corpses as his entourage. Moral of the story…don’t fuck with this Necromancer.”

Get your FREE download of ‘Corpse Blockade’ at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/sanktuary-corpse-blockade-free-song-download

‘Winter’s Doom’ is available for pre-order at the following bandcamp link here.

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WINTER’S DOOM – Track List:

1. Space Race (4:30)
2. Wild Is The Wind (4:12)
3. Vermin Lord (6:50)
4. Winter’s Doom (3:39)
5. Open Your Eyes (4:40)
6. Corpse Blockade (4:15)
7. Maximum Authority (4:46)
Album Length: 32:55

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About:

Power Thrash champions SANKTUARY hail from the harsh and blisteringly cold of the deep far North of Canada’s Yukon Territory, situating themselves in the city of Whitehorse (pretty far north, like the Siberia of Canada eh!). They have been trekking across the country for the past 6 years to bring their fierce and dynamic high-speed riffs, catchy hooks and belted out lyrics to the Metal crowds.

A collective vision that began in high school with a group of like-minded teens fed up with the constraints of mainstream music who wanted to emulate the lifestyles of their favourite bands. Their straight-forward, no-bullshit attitudes shape their signature brand of Heavy Metal, which has led them to release the full length, 2013’s ‘Something Fierce’ that reached #19 on the national college radio loud charts, 2011’s ‘Tundrastruck’ split with Nova Scotia’s Black Moor and Montreal’s Metallian, plus two EPs – 2010’s ‘Black Magic’ and 2009’s self-titled.

Members of the band write harmoniously, basing each song off of a key riff from either Alan Binger (vocals and guitar), Glen Emond (guitar), or Cole Hume (bass) and then Anders Grasholm (drums) works his magic on the rhythm of each tune.

2016 see the band’s return with their sophomore album ‘Winter’s Doom’ set for release on January 22nd, 2016. The album features seven killer high-speed, breakneck Thrash Metal tracks inspired by the Yukon’s far North they call home, along with other issues such as politics, technology, etc..

“In the title track and album cover we portray ourselves as Heavy Metal warriors thriving in a habitat where most would perish instantaneously.That’s our homeland, the Yukon.” comments the band.

Stay tuned for what Sanktuary has to offer for fans! Visit their Facebook page for more details at: www.facebook.com/sanktuarymetal.

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Source:

Asher Media Relations - AMR - logo - 2015 - #03newmo

www.ashermediarelations.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SANKTUARY.

LONG LIVE THE YUKON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CRADLE OF FILTH – To Embark Upon The Inquisitional Tourture North American Tour Next Month

Posted in Heavy Metal, horror, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Cradle Of Filth - Inquisitional Tourture - 2016 - promo flyer - #MO339969MDMNFPT

Barbarous hellhounds, CRADLE OF FILTH, will return to North America next year on the Inquisitional Tourture Tour 2016! The debaucherous trek will run from January 26th through March 8th, leveling a total of twenty-seven cities. Support will be provided by Butcher Babies and Ne Obliviscaris. Tickets are now available at THIS LOCATION.

CRADLE OF FILTH w/ Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris:
1/26/2016 Theater Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
1/27/2016 House Of Blues – Boston, MA
1/28/2016 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
1/29/2016 The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
1/31/2016 Filmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
2/01/2016 The Masquerade – Heaven – Atlanta, GA
2/02/2016 Venue 578 – Orlando, FL
2/03/2016 State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
2/09/2016 New Daisy Theater – Memphis, TN
2/10/2016 House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
2/11/2016 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
2/12/2016 The Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX
2/14/2016 Gothic Theater – Eaglewood, CO
2/15/2016 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
2/17/2016 Avalon – Los Angeles, CA
2/18/2016 House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
2/20/2016 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
2/21/2016 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
2/23/2016 The Showbox – Seattle, WA
2/29/2016 Q And Z Expo Center – Ringle, WI
3/01/2016 House Of Blues – Chicago, IL
3/02/2016 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
3/03/2016 House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
3/05/2016 St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
3/06/2016 Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON
3/07/2016 Corona Theater – Montreal, QC
3/08/2016 Webster Hall – New York, NY

Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0607COFDFMO

CRADLE OF FILTH‘s latest album, Hammer Of The Witches, was brought to fruition in Britain’s Witch County, in darkest rural Suffolk at the reputedly haunted Grindstone Studios. The album’s title is named after the “Malleus Maleficarum,” a medieval document of guidelines regarding the persecution and torture of witches – only CRADLE OF FILTH‘s title version is more retributory: It’s the Hammer Of The Witches; the hammer is in the witches’ hands and it’s payback time.

CRADLE OF FILTH have cast a commanding and macabre shadow across the metal scene for nearly a quarter of a century. Armed with their trademark, cross-pollinated assault that taps into myriad strands of sonic extremity and morbid opulence, they have steadily conquered the entire world, unleashing a malevolent slew of classic albums along the way. From the raw and rambunctious savagery of their 1994 debut The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh to the wickedly monstrous, technicolor bombast of 2012’s The Manticore & Other Horrors, the CRADLE ethos and aesthetic have had a huge impact on the evolution of Metal, the band’s insatiable appetite for performing live and frontman Dani Filth‘s unerring charisma and sense of occasion ensuring that they have established a powerful and enduring connection with Hell-bound acolytes everywhere.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.cradleoffilth.com

http://www.facebook.com/cradleoffilth

http://www.nuclearblast.de/cradleoffilth

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CRADLE OF FILTH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

OMNIHILITY – Oregon-Based Technical Death Metal Outfit To Release Third Full-Length Via Unique Leader; Preorders Available

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Omnihility - Dominion Of Misery - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO007733MDFNST

Hailing from the Willamette “Valley Of Death” amongst the woods of Eugene, Oregon, technical death metal outfit OMNIHILITY returns with their third offering of audio carnage entitled Dominion Of Misery.

The follow-up to 2014’s critically lauded Deathscapes Of The Subconscious, Dominion Of Misery was again captured at Castle Ultimate with famed producer Zack Ohren (Animosity, Suffocation, All Shall Perish) who continues to lead the charge by pushing the recorded boundaries in extreme music. Dominion Of Misery includes the maniacal artwork of Mark Cooper (Rings Of Saturn, Deeds Of Flesh, Master et al) who brings the entire package alive with his twisted Lovecraftian-meets-Giger inspired visuals.

Dominion Of Misery – Track Listing:
1. Morte Aeterna
2. Psychotic Annihilation
3. Immaculate Deception
4. Dementia Praedox
5. Dead Eden
6. Within Shadows
7. Reflections in Blood
8. Parasitic Existence
9. Necrotic. Consumption. Obsession
10. Dominion of Misery

OMNIHILITY – named for the absolute belief in nothingness, manifests intense, brutal and technical Death Metal. A nod to the old-school past, combined with the immense speed and accuracy of Death Metal present, all while subconsciously channeling energy from arcane sources to destroy the minds of the multitude, with the band’s third release and second for Extreme Metal powerhouse Unique Leader Records, OMNIHILITY ups the stakes with sheer technical prowess.

Dominion Of Misery will be released via Unique Leader Records on February 26th, 2016. Preorder bundles are currently available at THIS LOCATION.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/omnihility

http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE OMNIHILITY.

LONG LIVE OREGON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

VENOM INC. To Kick Off Rescheduled North American Tour With Necrophagia This January

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Venom Inc - Necrophagia - Tour Promo Flyer - January 2015 - #MO10339933MDFNST

UK-based metallers, VENOM INC., will kick off their long-anticipated North American tour next month. Initially scheduled to take place this past Fall but postponed, the rescheduled demolition will pillage its way through nearly two dozen cities from January 5th through January 28th.

VENOM INC. features original Venom members guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray with former Venom bassist/vocalist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan. The band made their live debut as VENOM INC. in April 2015 at the Keep It True Festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, performing a full set of Venom classics and played to over 30,000 people at Heavy Montreal last August.

Dolan and Dunn have spent the last few years collaborating in M:Pire Of Evil, who released their latest full-length, Crucified, in May 2013. VENOM INC. took to the streets early this past Fall on the lengthy Iron And Steel European Tour before closing the year with a Latin American live takeover. This January, North America will finally get its venomous baptism with the band again performing a full set of Venom’s most revered tunes.

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VENOM INC. w/ Necrophagia:
1/05/2016 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
1/06/2016 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
1/07/2016 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
1/08/2016 The Ballroom At The Outer Space – Hamden, CT
1/09/2016 Webster Hall – New York, NY
1/10/2016 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
1/11/2016 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
1/12/2016 Turf Club – St Paul, MN
1/13/2016 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
1/14/2016 Gothic Theater – Denver, CO
1/16/2016 Venue Nightclub – Vancouver, BC
1/17/2016 Neumos – Seattle, WA
1/18/2016 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
1/20/2016 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
1/21/2016 Glass House – Pomona, CA
1/22/2016 The Ritz – San Jose, CA
1/23/2016 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
1/24/2016 Joe’s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ
1/26/2016 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
1/27/2016 Korova – San Antonio, TX
1/28/2016 Tomcats West – Ft Worth, TX

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Necrophagia will be touring in support of their latest full-length WhiteWorm Cathedral out now via Season Of Mist. Formed in 1983, Necrophagia was one of the very first Death Metal bands in the United States. Often considered pioneers in the “Horror Metal” genre, the band gained notoriety after cutting their teeth in the underground by staging ambitious live shows, chock full of blood, guts and gore.

Necrophagia went on to receive world-wide acclaim for 1998’s genre-defining Holocausto de la Morte full-length featuring Pantera frontman Philip H. Anselmo. Following this landmark album, the band went on to release several well-received full lengths and EPs, most of them still available at the Season of Mist shop.

http://www.venom-inc.com

http://www.facebook.com/VenomIncOfficial

 

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE VENOM INC.

LONG LIVE NECROPHAGIA.

Stone.

Crusty Death Metal Monsters RAVENS CREED With Members Of CEREBRAL FIX, SABBAT And ORANGE GOBLIN

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Ravens Creed - Ravens Krieg - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO33499MDF

RAVENS CREED (UK) – ‘Ravens Krieg’

Genre – Crusty Death Metal

Release Date – October 1st, 2015

Record Label – Xtreem Music

Shit, this is good. Xtreem Music is at it again. Crusty Death Metal the way you like it. Formed originally by members of Cerebral Fix, Sabbat, Orange Goblin among others, Ravens Creed from the UK are whipping up a concoction of crusty Death Metal that’s hard to come by these days.

There’s the classic vibe channelled through the glass shards-encrusted and Thrash Metal-spiked Death Metal music that’s just extremely virulent and nasty in its final output. This here is an abrasive mass of Crust/Death/Thrash music that destroys any structure standing. The heaviness is palpable while the unique tone will make your skin peel backwards. This is the second and most potent full length of the band yet and it will rip your face right off and scrub what’s left with acid.

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Album Line-Up:

Rod Boston – Bass

Jay Graham – Drums

Steve Watson – Guitars

Al Osta – Vocals

Ravens Creed - promo band pic - live - 2015 - #MO3333MDFNS99

Track List:
1. Rock Cemetery (01:38)
2. Palmer the Harmer (01:56)
3. Jungle Justice (01:53)
4. Riding the Pillock (02:58)
5. Lecturn of Burning Swords Reversed (01:32)
6. Victory in Defeat (03:11)
7. VIP Treatment (02:41
8. Go Home (02:04)
9. Bitten By Witch Fever (02:52)
10. Brigade ’77 02:02
11. Dirty Diary (01:37)
12. While You Were Sleeping (02:05)
13. Carrion Screaming (13:29)

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Source:

Transcending Obscurity - Record Label - promo header - #MO33

Ravens Creed at Xtreem Music Bandcamp

Xtreem Music Official Site

Xtreem Music - promo banner pic - 2015 - #MO33MDFNS9933

Xtreem Music Facebook

Ravens Creed Facebook

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE RAVENS CREED.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Tolkien-Based Death Metallers KHAZADDUM Release “In Dwarven Halls” – EP Streaming

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Khazaddum - promo band pic - #MO3309933 - 2015

J.R. Tolkien-based Death Metallers KHAZADDUM have released the In Dwarven Halls EP.  Stream the EP in its entirety at: https://khazaddumband.bandcamp.com/

Check out the official video for EP cut “Thorin Oakenshield” at this location or below:

Established in Milwaukee, WI in 2014, the band’s goal was to create music that captured the epic feel and scope of storytelling comprising the immense Tolkien mythology. Drawing influences from Death Metal greats such as NILE, MORBID ANGEL, and BEHEMOTH,  KHAZADDUM carries on the tradition of both a technical and melodic approach in their music.

Featuring guitarist Alex Rausa (ex-Devolving Messiah), drummer Pete Kissane (Burial Ritual), vocalist Luka Djordjevic (ex- Promethean Parallax /ex- Carnal Befoulment) , and bassist Tony Cannizzaro (ex- Splattered Cadavre/ ex- Demented Tourment), KHAZADDUM absolutely shine on the EP’s three stellar tracks.

Khazaddum - In Dwarven Halls - EP - promo cover pic - 2015 - #MO033033

Track Listing:

  1. The Grey Thus Commands
  2. Durin’s Bane
  3. Thorin Oakenshield

The In Dwarven Halls EP was recorded at Bell City Sound by Chris Wisco (ex- Jungle Rot) in late 2014. Originally started as a recording project, KHAZADDUM finally decided to become a full-time live band in 2015 and released this beast of an EP.

Order the EP here.

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Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info:

www.facebook.com/Khazaddumband

https://khazaddumband.bandcamp.com/

Khazaddum YouTube

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LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

THEORIES – Seattle Death Grind Technicians Announce Winter Tour With Decapitated And Black Breath

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Decapitated - Black Breath - Theories - promo tour flyer - January 2016 - #MO33339955

Seattle Death Grinders, THEORIES, will kick off the New Year with a cross-country stage decimation supporting legendary Death Metal veterans Decapitated and hometown Death Metal quintet Black Breath. The Winter takeover begins January 27th in Denver, Colorado and will trample its way through eleven cities, coming to a close February 6th in Frederick, Maryland.

THEORIES w/ Decapitated, Black Breath:
1/27/2016 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
1/28/2016 Leftys – Des Moines, IA
1/29/2016 Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
1/30/2016 Reggies – Chicago, IL
1/31/2016 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
2/01/2016 Mod Club – Toronto, ON
2/02/2016 Le Cercle – Quebec City, QC
2/03/2016 Fete Ballroom – Providence, RI
2/04/2016 Marlin Room at Webster Hall – New York, NY
2/05/2016 Voltage – Philadelphia, PA
2/06/12016 Café 611 – Frederick, MD

THEORIES – featuring within its ranks current and former members of Samothrace, Skarp, and Book Of Black Earth among others – continues to grind their way into diseased hearts with the ravaging sounds of their Regression full-length, released earlier this year via Metal Blade Records.

Tracked at The Red Room and The Boiler Room with producer/engineer Derek Moree (The Sword, Pelican, Minus The Bear, et al) with mixing and mastering conducted by Visceral Sound’s Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), the record reaped the hails of critics both stateside and abroad. Heavy Blog Is Heavy notes, “THEORIES hits so many right notes on Regression that it would be easy to presume this was their third or fourth record.”

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Metal Injection concurs, “Regression is a honed, utterly off-the-wall experience that is a blast to listen to from both a technical standpoint, and one that’s just looking to rage… Those into death metal or grindcore will find THEORIES much akin to bands like Misery Index, Cattle Decapitation and Pig Destroyer.” Last Rites issues, “THEORIES is a band that knows how to let an idea form, shape it, and then kill it in lieu of sewing odd parts together without envisioning what the final form will be,” further elaborating, “These are songs and grind at the same time, and that’s what puts this one on a pedestal amongst not only other grind bands at the current, but also their tech-ier, death-ier labelmates. Sleep on this at your own peril.”

No Clean Singing notes, “Regression is not only a superbly performed assault on your senses, but more importantly, one with more substance and memorable moments than you will find on most records within the genre.” Adds Cvlt Nation simply and accurately, “Get this fucking album.”

Regression is available NOW via Metal Blade Records: http://www.metalblade.com/theories.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/theoriesgrind

http://www.theoriesgrind.blogspot.com

http://www.metalblade.com/theories

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Death Thrashers RIPPER To Release ‘Experiment Of Existence’ On Unspeakable Axe / Dark Descent In March

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Ripper - promo band pic - 2015 - #MO003399

Experiment of Existence from Chilean Death Thrashers RIPPER will be released on March 4, 2016, on CD, from Unspeakable Axe Records; as well on LP from Dark Descent Records. New song “Neuronal Unity” is streaming now at this location or below:

Some of Extreme Metal’s classic acts have had simple, one-word names that told you just what to expect from them: DISMEMBER. DEATH. SLAYER. Add to that list RIPPER whose debut album – released in 2014 and then swiftly reissued by Iron Pegasus in 2015 – was exactly as advertised: a destructive barrage of Thrash riffs and beats in the Teutonic and South American mold, with harsh vocals in the Mille Petrozza vein and ridiculously technical bass-playing a la Steve Di Georgio as bonuses.

Ripper - Experiment Of Existence - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO33993

Track Listing:

1. Magnetic Solar Storms
2. Anthropophagic Life
3. Experiment of Existence
4. Anatomy of the Galaxies (Instrumental)
5. Stellar Evolution
6. The Alpha Orionis
7. Rotten Dreams
8. Chromatic Fantasy (Bass Solo)
9. Neuronal Unity
10. Spherical Energy
11. Humanity was Wrong

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Now in 2016, this young band will follow it with their new full-length, Experiment of Existence. With more advanced songwriting and somehow even tighter playing, only without losing any of the aggression and speed, this is as good as Death/Thrash Metal gets.

Featuring 11 tracks total with amazing, detailed artwork by Paolo Girardi (Craven Idol, Power Trip, Blasphemophagher and others), Experiment of Existence is a likely best-of-2016 album for anyone who loves Thrash that is old school yet not “Retro” in quotation marks and capital letters, along with anyone who loves Thrash that skirts as close as possible to the edge of Death.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info:

http://unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.darkdescentrecords.com

 www.facebook.com/ripperchileoficial

 www.facebook.com/unspeakableaxerecords

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LONG LIVE RIPPER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Swedish Death Metal Heavyweights PAGANIZER Sign To Transcending Obscurity Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Paganizer - On The Outskirts Of Hades - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO00033

PAGANIZER happen to be Rogga Johansson‘s main and longest-running band. Yep, that’s the man responsible for the music of bands like Putrevore, Megascavenger, Swarming, Johansson and Speckmann, Down Among the Dead Men and Necrogod, among many others.

In Rogga Johansson’s own words: “We are very excited to release a mini CD with Kunal and Transcending Obscurity early in 2016. There will be four new songs which are some of the coolest stuff we’ve done in a long time, and as special bonus there will also be a full gig on the CD too, recorded last year in Stockholm, Sweden. So be prepared for 2016, to be ripped apart and devoured ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF HADES!”

Genre – Death Metal of the PUREST kind!

Release Date – Tentatively March-April 2016

Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records (main label)

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Source:

Transcending Obscurity - Record Label - promo header - #MO33

For more info:

Paganizer at Transcending Obscurity Records Bandcamp

Transcending Obscurity Records Official Site

Transcending Obscurity Facebook

Paganizer Facebook

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LONG LIVE PAGANIZER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

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ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY – Set To Return With “Formed In Disgust”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Atrocious Abnormality - promo band pic - 2015 - #3300MDMOLVSF

North Carolina Death Metal machine Atrocious Abnormality are poised to strike with their highly anticipated second full length CD, Formed in DisgustThe band has released a lyric video for album track Exterminate the Apostles. Check it out at: https://youtu.be/WjOk5gTiO2M or below:

A punishing follow-up to their 2007 debut release Echoes of the Rotting, this new offering is a brutal combination of throat ripping guttural vocals and bowel shredding guitar riffs, together with an onslaught of merciless drumming and a bass bombardment of deadly precision. Ranging from fast technical sections, to slower haunting passages, to pit crushing slam and groove breakdowns, this CD has something for everyone and will satisfy the ravenous hunger of the most discerning Death Metal cannibals.

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In addition to this outbreak of sickness, there are also some respectable guest vocalist featured throughout the album to maximize the blasphemous carnage. Artwork for Formed in Disgust by Marco Hasmann.

Comatose Music will unleash Formed in Disgust on March 4th, 2016.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info:

www.facebook.com/AtrociousAbnormality

Comatose Music - Large Logo - #2 - 2014

www.comatosemusic.com

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LONG LIVE ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

IRON MAIDEN – Holiday Gift Guide You Need To Check Out!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Iron Maiden - Holiday Gift Guide - promo merch flyer - 2015 - #MOIM33NASF33

IRON MAIDEN – If you have a Metalhead, Hell Rat or Underground Cellar Dweller you need to shop for this holiday season, just click the link below for ALL the IRON MAIDEN merch that’s sure to solve your Metal gift giving needs! Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

https://ironmaiden.globalmerchstores.com

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LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

HAPPY METAL HOLIDAYS.

Stone.

Progressive/Melodic Death Metallers FALL To Release ‘The Insatiable Weakness’ / Featuring SOILWORK’s Dirk Verbeuren

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

FALL - promo band pic - #MO33NASFAE99

Texas Progressive/Melodic Death Metallers FALL will self-release The Insatiable Weakness on January 26th, 2016. Technically accomplished and musically magnificent, the album is a tour de force of dual-guitar firepower and unforgettable melodies. Chemistry is key and The Insatiable Weakness is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Featuring the dynamic rhythm section of session drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) and bassist extraordinaire David Gutierrez, the guitar wizardry of Daniel Benavides, and the soaring vocals and colorful keys of Jessie SantosThe Insatiable Weakness is one of 2016’s first awe-inspiring journeys into the Progressive Metal realm.

Lyric videos for new songs “Soul Ignition” and “Harvester” can be consumed here and here, respectively. Both songs can also be streamed on FALL’s Bandcamp page below:

https://fall1.bandcamp.com/album/the-insatiable-weakness

The Insatiable Weakness was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Robert Beltran at Precision Studios. Check out The Insatiable Weakness album teaser video here or below:

FALL - The Insatiable Weakness - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO330033

The Insatiable Weakness – Track Listing:

  1. From Ashes
  2. Not of the Sky
  3. Ever Hollow
  4. Harvester*
  5. Cinis**
  6. Desolation
  7. Soul Ignition
  8. …to dust
  9. Empty
  10. Gods of Ruin
  11. You were but a Shade

*Guest vocals on Harvester by Jessie Frye

**Guest vocals on Cinis by Asa Dubberly

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Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info:

www.facebook.com/falltodust

www.youtube.com/user/FallTX

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE FALL.

LONG LIVE TEXAS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

FREE Download: Asher Media Relations Offer Holiday Sampler ‘Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5’

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on December 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Asher Media Relations - Happy Metal Annihilation Vol 5 - promo cover art - 2015 - #MOAMR330330939

It’s that time of year! Put up your hails horns \m/\m/ and get in the mosh pit spirit for Asher Media Relations‘ latest holiday sampler ‘Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5’ featuring over 50 tracks and just under four hours of headbanging tunes from bands they’ve had the honour of doing PR for in 2015.

FREE DOWNLOAD – https://ashermedia.bandcamp.com/album/happy-metal-annihilation-vol-5

The track listing is as follows:

1. Accursed Spawn – Clotheshanger Abortion
2. Adrenechrome – The Lead Elephant
3. Aggression – Cut Your Sins Off (Galy Records)
4. Arrival Of Autumn – Like Fire
5. BLEED – Hate March Kill
6. BornBroken – A Nation of Ignorance
7. Cryptic Hymn – Revel In Disgust
8. Defect Designer – Crusaders (Sleaszy Rider Records)
9. Display of Decay – Created To Kill
10. Elderoth – Black And Blue
11. Éohum – Equatorial Rains
12. [Evertrapped] – Palace of Injustice (Hellstorm Recordz)
13. Evilheart – Decimated Opposition (Test Your Metal Records)
14. Exes For Eyes – Done For Good feat Speed Strid of Soilwork
15. Fall City Fall – Love And Art
16. Fallen Angels – Nightmare (Cyberdyne Records)
17. False Flag – Nest Of Vipers
18. FUCK THE FACTS – Solitude (Noise Salvation)
19. Gomorrah – A Disaster’s Nightmare (Test Your Metal Records)
20. Haiduk – Syth
21. Helleborus – Coils
22. Hibria – Pain (Test Your Metal Records)
23. id. – Sagittarius A
24. Infalling- Distorted Visions
25. Inverted Serenity – Everscending
26. Keychain – Shock Rock City
27. Leave The Living – Word of a Whore
28. Meridius – Walk the Plank
29. MUTANK – Corporate Child
30. New Jacobin Club – Parade of Innocents (Manticore Music Group)
31. Odium – Return to Form
32. Psychostick – Obey The Beard
33. Puttin’ On The Foil – Giver To The Liver
34. Pyramids On Mars – Heaven’s Gate
35. Saints of Death – Blood Vendetta
36. Scissortooth – 10 30 (Galy Records)
37. Seven Year Storm – Dyatlov
38. Silent Line – Black and White
39. Striker – Too Late
40. The Apex – Glass Walls
41. The Order of Chaos – Apocalypse Moon
42. Them County Bastardz – No Easy Way
43. Titans Eve – War Path
44. Train Bigger Monkeys – Lack of Morality
45. Tylor Dory Trio – Time The Beholder
46. Van Halst – Save Me
47. Vantablack Warship – The Pit
48. Vesperia – The Western Tempests
49. WILT – Illusion of Hope (Bindrune Recordings)
50. Windy City Slaughter – A Grave For Two
51. XUL – Orbit of Nemesis

About: Asher Media Relations is a PR company based in Montreal, QC that aids bands both well-known and independent getting heard and read about in rock and metal media around the globe, for nearly a decade. For more info, please visit the following links.

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For more info on AMR:

Website: www.AsherMediaRelations.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsherMedia

Twitter: @AsherMusicPRGuy

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LONG LIVE ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Charm Designer – Announces Release Date For Their Album “Everlasting” And Title Track’s Lyric Video!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on December 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Charm Designer - promo band pic - 2015 - #MOSNSM3399

Colombian doom-gothic metallers Charm Designer will release their sophomore album “Everlasting” on February 19th, 2016 via Inverse Records.

The follow-up to 2008′s “Blood Sounds” was recorded with legendary producer Waldemar Sorychta, known for his work with Samael, Tiamat, Lacuna Coil, Sentenced and Moonspell among others, being the first time for him to produce a Latin American band. The artwork was designed by Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu (At The Gates, Arcturus, Vulture Industries, Primordial, Arch Enemy, etc.).

The lyric video for the title track “Everlasting” which is the new album’s first single and was also done by Costin has been made available and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/TkYT9YnTHJk or below:

“We’re thrilled to finally have a release date set for our new album, since it’s been a while from when it was finished and it has been a painful task to hold our breath until now. But well, I guess that is the way it should have been in order to match the huge effort all this has meant to us. This is a work of pure and genuine determination” says Charm Designer’s founder and bassist Diego M. Giorgi.

“It has been a long and amazing ride for us seeking to reach this point, and well, to be able to work with Waldemar took the project of the album to a whole new level. Also, Costin did a brilliant job with the artwork for the album. We’re absolutely pleased with the outcome of all this.”

Charm Designer - Everlasting - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO3399

“Everlasting” track listing is as follows:

“Everlasting” track listing is as follows:

1. Everlasting
2. The Replicant
3. Never After
4. Disruption
5. Mentors
6. Inertial Drain
7. Endowar
8. By The Unmasked
9. Policy of Truth

CHARM DESIGNER:

Andrés Herrera – Vocals and guitars
Diego M. Giorgi – Bass
Diego A. Morales – Drums
Diego A. Hernández – Live guitars

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Source:

Inverse Records - logo - #2015IRMO

www.inverse.fi

For more info:

www.facebook.com/charmdesigner

www.twitter.com/Charm_Designer

www.soundcloud.com/charmdesigner

www.youtube.com/charmdesignervid

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CHARM DESIGNER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

RHINE – Post Trailer For Upcoming Album ‘An Outsider’ Due Out Feb 5th, 2016

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Rhine - promo band pic - 2015 - #MO4330337NSF

L-R – Gabe Tachell – Guitar/Vocals, James Porter – Bass, Carlos Delgado – Drums, Alex Smolin – Guitar

Photo Credit – Megan Treasure – MeganTreasure.com

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Seattle’s RHINE are proud to announce their return in 2016 with their new album ‘An Outsider’ to follow-up 2011’s debut ‘Duality’, which was first a solo effort by band founder Gabriel Tachell (guitar and vocals). Now joined by Alex Smolin on guitar (ex-Metameric), James Porter on bass (Ideofone), and Carlos Delgado (Inferion, ex-Death Crowned King) to collaborate on this project, the band has posted a trailer video to give a glimpse of what’s to come from the 10 track full length when it’s unleashed on February 5, 2016.

Band founder Gabriel Tachell comments on the release:

“‘An Outsider’ is about the struggle that comes with being different, it’s a love/hate situation. You want to shine but you’re afraid of it at the same time. You want to create trends, not follow them, but it’s scary to be the first one. It also has to do with social struggles and always feeling like a stranger. This theme is primarily represented by the title track. Many of the songs have different themes that are not all closely related. The album is all over the map emotionally. Not just angry and dark, but sometimes totally ironic or sometimes very deep and inspiring. It mixes in emotions you wouldn’t typically hear on a Metal record like joy and nostalgia. The listening experience is a journey that won’t get you worn out on a single emotion, instead it is dynamic like we are as humans. We form strong bonds to the music we love because of all these things that it can convey, and we are attempting to create something people can feel the same way about.”

An Outsider – Trailer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIIW1sCXShw or below:

Album Pre-Order: http://rhine.bandcamp.com

Rhine - An Outsider - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MONSF33

Track Listing of Album: RHINE – An Outsider

1. Dreaming of Death (11:46)
2. The Spell of Dark Water (6:20)
3. An Outsider (10:05)
4. Somewhere (3:59)
5. Paralyzed (10:50)
6. Dissolved in Fire (7:53)
7. P.R.E.Y. (5:31)
8. Into the Unknown (6:34)
9. Shipwrecked In Stasis (3:02)
10. Fragments (8:21)

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ABOUT RHINE:

Seattle’s Rhine are seamlessly connecting German Thrash Metal with Swedish Death Metal much like their namesake, the Rhine River. The founder of the group Gabriel Tachell named it such for its simplicity and as a metaphor for fluidity and change. The band started in 2011 with the release of their first album ‘Duality’ which was at first a solo effort by Tachell (guitar and vocals) and eventually led to a full band. He is now joined by Alex Smolin on guitar (ex-Metameric), James Porter on bass (Ideofone), and Carlos Delgado (Inferion, ex-Death Crowned King) to collaborate on this project.

Rhine are primarily producing epic, progressive songs and yet others flow to the mouth of the river where there is a culmination of Black, Death, and Thrash Metal, occasionally tinged with classical, folk and other styles. The band has a certain frantic unpredictability in terms of songwriting and structure while the moody vocals gently ride over the extreme precision of the guitar, drum, and bass.

Rhine - An Outsider - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MONSF33

The four-piece are experimental in their intentions, yet melodically and rhythmically catchy with their delivery. Tachell is the primary inspiration for the current material, referencing experiences in his life from emotional turmoil, health issues, fairy tales, to dreams of finding corpses floating in a swamp. Their interesting themes and energetic music has been evolving into a unique and distinctive sound.

Live, Rhine is an unbridled horse that emote a nervous uncertainty of what is next compositionally and emotionally. The band bases their performance on the backbone of the band – guitar, vocals, bass, and drums and they definitely don’t shy away from the challenges of playing music like this live without the help of backing tracks. Their latest release ‘An Outsider’ is slated for February 5, 2016 and while it may not be heavier than the previous release, it is certainly more advanced in terms of playing, songwriting, vocal performance and production. It includes tracks featuring german lyrics, completely improvised solos and an overall human-ness that is often lost amongst other high level Metal productions in this age of quantizing and autotuning. Rhine are one band that has grown into a machine that is not to be missed.

For more info, please visit www.RhineOfficial.com.

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Source:

Asher Media Relations - AMR - logo - 2015 - #03newmo

www.ashermediarelations.com

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LONG LIVE RHINE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE SEATTLE.

Stone.