Archive for March 2, 2016

On This Day In METAL History – March 2nd… From LED ZEPPELIN To RATT

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on March 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Led Zeppelin - 1973 - Copenhagen Denmark - concert ticket - #M)333999MF

On March 2nd, 1973 – The amazing LED ZEPPELIN performed at K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. As a fun sidenote, The Godfather won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, back in 1973.

David Lee Roth - California Girls - promo 45rpm cover single - #MO9909933ILMFM

On March 2nd, 1985DAVID LEE ROTH had his hit cover single of California Girls ranked at #3, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300468/david-lee-roth/chart

Bad Company - If You Needed Somebody - promo cover pic - 45 - #MO99ILMFMR

On March 2nd, 1991BAD COMPANY had their hit single If You Needed Somebody ranked at #16, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy ham balls!

KISS - Promo band - classic logo - pic promo - 2013 - #3

As reported on the KISS Facebook:

On this day in ‪‎KISSTORY – March 2, 2010 – ‪KISS performed at a special intimate promotional gig for 800 fans at the packed O2 Academy Islington in London, England. The show was a rare chance for fans to see one of the world’s biggest bands in an intimate venue.

Anthrax - For All Kings - promo cover pic - #MO99009933

On March 2nd, 2016 – The newly released ANTHRAX studio album, For All Kings, is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the eleventh studio album from the almighty ANTHRAX. If you haven’t bought For All Kings just yet, you are obviously addicted to mold ridden banana peels. Yup.

Ratt - Out Of The Cellar - promo album cover pic - #MO0909333ILMFM

On March 2nd, 2016 – The debut full-length studio album, Out Of The Cellar from RATT is ranked at #90, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa!! Stone likes this album very, very, very much!! My favorite song on this album is ALL of them. Seriously. By the way, Out Of The Cellar was released back in 1984 via Atlantic Records; the same year I was a high school senior.

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Stone - 50th - Metal Odyssey - 2016 - #99ILMFDM9966

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

DARK FOREST – Announces New Studio Album

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on March 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Dark Forest - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO9909933

UK traditional Heavy Metal band DARK FOREST will hit the studio again in April to record Beyond the Veil, the follow-up to their acclaimed The Awakening release.

For the album artwork the band has tapped the skills of Duncan Storr, known for having produced some beautiful artworks for Skyclad, Rage, Hawkwind, Elixir and more.

The album is set to be released in late summer 2016. Artwork and track list for Beyond the Veil will be revealed soon.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info on DARK FOREST:

darkforest.co.uk

www.facebook.com/Darkforestuk

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DARK FOREST.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.