Archive for May, 2016

On This Day In METAL History – May 19th… From ACE FREHLEY To AVATAR

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 19, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Ace Frehley - Frehleys Comet - #MO1985ILMG99

On May 19th, 1985 – The first studio album from ACE FREHLEY, FREHLEY’S COMET, was debuting at #118, on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. 1st Fanboy Alert: SPACE ACE ROCKS! Note: Some may consider this to be ACE’s second studio album, (along with the 1978 KISS solo album), only this album was recorded with his new band: FREHLEY’S COMET.

Heart - Brigade - promo album cover pic - #MO1990ILMFNSO

On May 19th, 1990 – The fabulous HEART had their tenth studio album, Brigade, sitting at #3, on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. 2nd Fanboy Alert: HEART FOREVER.

AVATAR - Feathers And Flesh - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MOILMNFS777993

On May 19th, 2016 – The newly released and sixth studio album, Feathers & Flesh (Deluxe Edition), from Sweden’s AVATAR, is ranked at #3 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Metal mercy!

AVATAR - Black Waltz - cover promo #2!

On May 19th, 2016 – The fourth studio album from Sweden’s AVATAR, Black Waltz (Deluxe Edition), is ranked at #22 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Sweet Metal Mariah!

Avatar - Hail The Apocalypse - promo album cover pic - 2014 - #AMO49

On May 19th, 2016 – The fifth studio album, Hail The Apocalypse (Deluxe Edition), from Sweden’s AVATAR is ranked at #38, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Good golly, Metal Molly!

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Stone - Motorhead Tee pic:small

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 18th… From IRON MAIDEN To THE HEALING

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 18, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

KISS - CRAZY NIGHTS - album cover pic - #M)83389ILNMFSO

On This Day In KISSTORY – May 18th, 1993 – ‪KISSPaul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick were inducted into Hollywood’s famed RockWalk.

At the ceremony in front of fans, friends and family, Paul, Gene and Bruce spoke to the crowd and then left impressions of their hand prints in a block of cement. After adding plates of the KISS logo and their signatures, the stone plaque was later added to RockWalk located at the site of the famed Oriental Theatre now Guitar Center Hollywood. ‪‎(the late) Eric Carr was posthumously inducted into the Rock Walk in 1995 and added to the KISS plaque. – Source: KISS Facebook

Iron Maiden - May 18 - 2016 - Cape Town - South Africa - #MO93393ILMGFSO

On May 18th, 2016 – The magnificent IRON MAIDEN performed in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Grand Arena. Run To The Hills!! Run For Your Life!!

GRAND MAGUS - Sword Songs - promo cover pic - #MO88999ILMF

On May 18th, 2016 – The newly released studio album, Sword Songs, from Sweden’s GRAND MAGUS, is ranked at #48 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. HAIL GRAND MAGUS!!

The Healing - Elevate - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMFO

On May 18th, 2016 – Canada’s THE HEALING have their newly released album, Elevate, ranked at #90 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa! The album artwork for Elevate was done by: Ross Vanosch. Good stuff.

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

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 17th… From LED ZEPPELIN To AVATAR

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 17, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - #1975LZRP0517MOJP

On May 17th, 1975 – The incredible LED ZEPPELIN had their hit, Trampled Under Foot, ranked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy cannoli! This fabulous song is featured on LED ZEPPELIN‘s sixth studio album from 1975: Physical Graffiti. This was also a double album. Whoa.

Queen - Killer Queen - 45rpm cover sleeve - 1975 - #0517KQMOQ

On May 17th, 1975 – The amazing QUEEN had their hit single, Killer Queen, ranked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This unforgettable song is featured on QUEEN‘s third studio album from 1974: Sheer Heart Attack.

Rainbow - Rising - promo album cover pic - 1976 - #051776 - MORRJD

On May 17th, 1976 – The legendary RAINBOW, led by (the late) RONNIE JAMES DIO, had their second studio album released: Rising.

Van Halen - Why Cant This Be Love - promo single cover art - 1986 - #99

On May 17th, 1986 – The SAMMY HAGAR led VAN HALEN had their huge hit single, Why Can’t This Be Love, ranked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on VAN HALEN‘s seventh studio album from 1986: 5150. Man, I love this song!!

Wango Tango - KIIS FM - promo concert flyer - #MO999ILG

‪On This Day In KISSTORYMay 17, 2003 ‪- ‎KISS closed KIIS-FM‘s massive annual “Wango Tango” concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. This show drew over 50,000 fans. – Source: KISS Facebook

AVATAR - Feathers And Flesh - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MOILMNFS777993

On May 17th, 2016 – Sweden’s Metal ambassadors AVATAR have their newly released studio album, Feathers & Flesh, ranked at #3 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Fanboy alert: AVATAR are awesome!!

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

ARKAIK – Progressive Death Metal Faction Announces July Headlining Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 16, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Arkaik - Make America Shred Again Tour - 2016 - promo tour flyer - #MO999ILNGF

Progressive Death Metal faction, ARKAIK, will embark upon a fifteen-date US headlining tour this Summer. The Make America Shred Again Tour 2016 will run from July 2nd through July 24th. Support will be provided by Vale Of Pnath and Singularity with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are beyond stoked to be hitting this road this July with the incredibly talented Vale Of Pnath and Singularity,” issues guitarist Greg Paulson. “This is a really special package given the technical and progressive nature of the music. All bands are releasing new music and have new albums to promote. We also have our most ambitious set list to date, spanning our previous two records and our newly released album Lucid Dawn.”

In the meantime, check out the band’s video for “The Temple Aflame” at THIS LOCATION or below:

ARKAIK w/ Vale Of Pnath, Singularity:
7/02/2016 Malone’s – Santa Ana, CA
7/04/2016 Club Red – Mesa, AZ
7/06/2016 Blu Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM
7/10/2016 Korova – San Antonio, TX
7/11/2016 House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
7/12/2016 Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX
7/13/2016 Tomcats West – Fortworth, TX
7/15/2016 Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
7/16/2016 The Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
7/17/2016 WhySound – Logan, UT
7/21/2016 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA
7/22/2016 Third Street Pub – Bend, OR
7/23/2016 The Haul – Grants Pass, OR
7/24/2016 Phoenix Theater – Petaluma, CA

Arkaik - Lucid Dawn - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #03039303

ARKAIK released their Lucid Dawn full-length last year via Unique Leader Records. The second installment in a series of concept albums, Lucid Dawn centers itself around Cyrix, a disillusioned character in a dystopian society. In Cyrix’ realm, dreaming is systematically controlled by a tyrannical ruler named Khaal-Li-Phar and his army of dark shamans, where people are forced to build monuments to the tyrant to stifle their imaginations and inhibit their ability to achieve a multi-dimensional existence.

Musically and conceptually, Lucid Dawn is a Death Metal take on American mythologist, writer and lecturer, Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and the beginning of Cyrix’s “Hero’s Journey,” that seamlessly carries its listeners on a visceral expedition through the depths of evil and beyond the threshold of mundane reality.

ARKAIK‘s Lucid Dawn was engineered, mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Suffocation, Fallujah, Wrvth, All Shall Perish et al.) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and is out now worldwide via Unique Leader Records. Order bundles are currently available at THIS LOCATION.

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“…a head-spinning display of insectile tech-death frenzy – the kind of performance that somehow feels both machine-tight and berserk.” – No Clean Singing

“As profound and groovy as tech gets…” – Sputnik Music

“A tech-death hurricane of musicianship heroics.” – The Sludgelord

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/ArkaikBand

http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ARKAIK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 16th… From KISS To HATEBREED

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 16, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

KISS - Dressed To Kill - promo album cover pic - #MO1976ILMGF9

‪On This Day In ‎KISSTORY – May 16th, 1975 – ‪‎KISS headlined Detroit’s Cobo Hall for the first time. The show before a sellout crowd of 12,000 plus, was part of the seventy-two date Dressed To Kill Tour. It was also the first of five shows that KISS recorded for their classic album, KISS ALIVE! – Source: KISS Facebook

Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind - promo album cover pic - 1982 - #66IMMO0104

On May 16th, 1983 – The fourth studio album, Piece Of Mind, from the iconic IRON MAIDEN was released. My favorite song on this album is Revelations. The Trooper, Die With Your Boots On and Flight Of Icarus are songs that kick 100% Metal ass too. Long Live IRON MAIDEN!! 

Talk Dirty To Me - Poison - 45rpm - cover art promo - #MOILMFG9337

On May 16th, 1987POISON had their hit single, Talk Dirty To Me, ranked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Whoa. This song is featured on POISON’s debut studio album: Look What The Cat Dragged In.

Poison - Talk Dirty To Me - 45rpm - Target Version - #MO9900ILMF

*Shown above is a more recent 45 rpm version from Target.

HATEBREED - The Concrete Confessional - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99033ILMF

On May 16th, 2016 – The newly released studio album, The Concrete Confessional, from HATEBREED is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. F’N YEAH!! An ace album! Long Live HATEBREED!

DevilDriver - Trust No One - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MOILMF99099

On May 16th, 2016 – The newly released studio album, Trust No One, from DEVILDRIVER is ranked at #2, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Trust No One is the seventh studio album from DEVILDRIVER. Dig it.

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS AND FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

REST IN PEACE, RONNIE JAMES DIO.

Stone.

DENNER/SHERMANN – New Studio Album “MASTERS OF EVIL” Out On June 24th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 15, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Denner Shermann - Masters Of Evil - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999669ILMFMS

The first full-length studio album, Masters Of Evil, from DENNER/SHERMANN will be released on June 24th, 2016, via Metal Blade Records! This Metal supergroup of underground Metal champions have returned, after their highly successful 2015 debut EP: Satan’s Tomb (Metal Blade Records). Trust me, my Metal brethren, DENNER/SHERMANN are to be reckoned with and their debut EP is a Metal MUST… so freaking BUY it and support this band of Metal legends!

RESEARCH each member of DENNER/SHERMANN and get schooled on the history of Metal – you will learn and hear why this band is so talented and important. Listen to the new track Angel’s Blood below and realize that True Metal is alive and still kicking Metal ass. I will be counting the hours until this Masters Of Evil album lands into what’s left of my Metal brain. Holy Metal shit and Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

Pre-orders available NOW!!
 Click link below:

http://metalblade.com/dennershermann

Denner Shermann - promo band pic - Masters Of Evil - 2016 - #MO990099ILMFNM

DENNER/SHERMANN:

Michael Denner – Lead Guitar

Hank Shermann – Lead Guitar

Sean Peck – Vocals

Snowy Shaw – Drums

Marc Grabowski – Bass

Denner Shermann - Masters Of Evil - promo gold vinyl pic - 2016 - #MO996676ILMGFSO

Masters Of Evil – Track List:
01.ANGEL’S BLOOD
02.SON OF SATAN
03.THE WOLF FEEDS AT NIGHT
04.PENTAGRAM and the CROSS
05.MASTERS OF EVIL
06.SERVANTS OF DAGON
07.ESCAPE FROM HELL
08.THE BARONESS

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For more info on DENNER/SHERMANN:

Guitarists

Facebook: Denner/Shermann

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DENNER/SHERMANN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

TWISTED SISTER – Announces Final Tri-State Area Farewell Show – The Rock Carnival In Lakewood, New Jersey

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 15, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Twisted Sister - Final Farewell - promo concert flyer - 2016 - tri-state concert - #MO899899ILMF

TWISTED SISTER announces their Final Tri-State Area Farewell Show! October 1st, 2016 at The Rock Carnival in Lakewood, NJ – Joining TWISTED SISTER that weekend will be FOUR BY FATE, KILLCODE, ACE FREHLEY, OVERKILL, DOKKEN and so many more bands to be announced that your head will spin!

Plan on spending a 3 day weekend with us! Details on which days each band will be playing will be announced soon!

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Source: Twisted Sister

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE TWISTED SISTER.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

REST IN PEACE, A. J. PERO.

Stone.

NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST – Selfmadegod Issues Info And New Track From Polish Grindcore Act’s Overkill Commando Debut Album

Posted in grindcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 14, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Nuclear Holocaust - Overkill Commando - promo album cover pic - #MO999777ILN

Selfmadegod Records has just issued the first single to Overkill Commando, the debut full-length from Polish grindcore quartet, NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, as the album is completed for Summer release.

NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, comprised of vocalist Bloodseeker, guitarist XXX-Bomber, drummer Overkiller, and bassist Doomtrigger, recorded twenty brand new songs for their debut album at local Backyard Studios with producer Pawel “Chudy” Chyla in April and May 2016, completing the record just days ago. Overkill Commando is powerful dose of dirty, old-fashioned grindcore heavily influenced by classic bands like Terrorizer, Extreme Noise Terror, and Repulsion. The cover image by Marcin Studzinski of St. Chaos Art, the album’s track listing, and release info have been revealed in addition to the streaming of the album’s opening track, Abominations Of Annihilation.

Stream NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST’s “Abominations Of Annihilation” at Selfmadegod’s SoundCloud HERE or YouTube channel HERE.

Overkill Commando will see European release on June 27th, and will see US release on September 9th, the long delay due to a new MVD distribution deal for Selfmadegod Records; this record marking the first title under the new pact. Stand by for further details in the weeks ahead.

Nuclear Holocaust - Overkill Commando - promo album cover pic - #MO999777ILN

Overkill Commando – Track Listing:
1. Abominations Of Annihilation
2. Overkill Commando
3. Epicentre Of Terror
4. Cryptic Stench Of Radioactive Foetuses
5. Power¬Hungry Paranoia
6. Religious Mutation
7. Deathbringer Of Death
8. Toxic Whore
9. Mashed With A Club
10. Only Cockroaches Will Survive
11. Vomiting Blood
12. Queen Of Sodomy
13. Pulverised
14. Nuclear Waste Repository
15. Frostbitten By The Radioactive Fullmoon
16. Desciples Of The Flesh
17. We Are The Batpeople
18. Gore Cult
19. God Is Undead
20. Atomic Suicide

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NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST is a new band born in April 2015 in Świdnik, Poland. That August they released a demo called Mutant Inferno which met with a very positive response, and the band was subsequently offered shows at Into the Abyss Festival alongside Dead Congregation, Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, and others, Mini Merciless Festival, a run of shows across Ireland with Dead Goats, and more.

In addition to their upcoming Overkill Commando full-length release through Selfmadegod, the Mutant Inferno demo will soon be released as a split cassette through Massacre Distro, a split CD will be released through Defense Records/Mythrone Promotion, and a split 12′ on Devil’s Nun Records is on the way, in each case accompanied by different bands to be announced in the coming months.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/Nuclearmetalpunks

http://www.nuclearholocaust.bandcamp.com

http://www.selfmadegod.com

http://www.facebook.com/selfmadegod

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.

Stone.

Rabid Assassin’s Thane Farace Severely Injured In Accident

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 13, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Guitarist/Vocalist Thane Farace of RABID ASSASSIN was severely injured in an ATV accident on April 24th, 2016 sustaining major damage to the left side of his body.

His injuries include:

Compound/Shattered collarbone
Broken shoulder-blade
Broken upper rib
Partially collapsed & bruised lung
Head laceration
Lacerations on back of shoulder

Thane Farace - injured - April 24 - 2016 - Rabid Assassin - #MO99099ILMFM

Dealing with the aftermath of his accident, Thane, a telecommunications subcontractor, has health insurance but due to his extensive injuries Thane is out of work for an extended period of time and needed to file for Short Term Disability. Upon filing, he found out that his Short Term Disability was never renewed for 2016. This poses a tremendous problem now as Thane has NO income to cover his current living expenses much less the new medical bills already rolling in.

Go Fund Me (Help Thane Farace) account has been setup for anyone who would like to donate to help Thane’s situation. [Click Here]  No money means no bills paid & potential loss of everything he has ever worked for. Whatever anyone can contribute will help tremendously. Please keep us all in your prayers.

Thane is back home on the mend and is providing daily updates on his healing process along with his struggles. Stop by and say hello and/or wish him well at https://www.facebook.com/thanefarace

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Source:

HIGHVOLMUSIC - 2016 - LABEL LOGO - #MO99ILMF3339

Home

MetalOdyssey

HEAL & FEEL BETTER, THANE FARACE.

Stone.

The Original MISFITS – To Reunite For Riot Fest In Denver And Chicago! September 2016!

Posted in Hard Rock, Music, news, Punk rock, punk rock bands, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 12, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Misfits - Reunite - Riot Fest - 2016 - promo flyer - #MO99099ILMF

Original Members – Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only

With long-time guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

Set to Share Stage For the First Time Since 1983 as the Original Misfits

Headline Riot Fest in Denver and Chicago

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And they said it would never happen. Never!!

However, this September, Original Singer/Songwriter Glenn Danzig, Original Bassist Jerry Only and long-time Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – for the “First Time in Over 30-Years” – will be stepping onto stage together as “The Original MISFITS” to headline Riot Fest & Rodeo in Denver, CO (September 2-4, 2016) and Riot Fest & Carnival in Chicago, IL (September 16-18, 2016).

From the time of their first gig in 1977, the MISFITS and their iconic imagery went on to become one of the most crucially influential, genre-defying bands to ever emerge from North America, the MISFITS significance extends well beyond the narrowed path of punk rock & hardcore. Although not cognizant of how significant they would become, what the MISFITS achieved in their initial six-year window deconstructed and redefined rock music.

All the while, the MISFITS with Danzig’s unmistakable voice, Only’s ferocious bass sound and the bands anthemic songs, melody-induced choruses and authentically bruising musicianship, cemented their importance with all ensuing generations, whether in arena-filled metal shows or in a sweaty 400-cap club in Tucson. And for the ‘First Time in over Three Decades’, legions of diehard fans from around the world will have the opportunity to hear the Original Band that created thousands of bands in their wake.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FIENDS!

Riot Fest - logo - 2016 - #339ILMF - MO99

Source: 

Misfits Records - Classic Logo - #0001

http://www.misfitsrecords.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MISFITS.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER “Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest” – Releases On May 27th; New Cover Songs Streaming Online

Posted in Death Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 11, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Six Feet Under - The Number Of The Priest - promo album cover pic - #MO99099ILMFN

European Tour Begins June 30th!

From Metal Blade Records:

On May 27th, Six Feet Under will release the fourth installment of their Graveyard Classics series, this time paying tribute to two of metal’s most heralded legends: Iron Maiden and Judas Priest! Entitled Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest and mixed by Jesse Kirkbride at Kirkbride Recordings in Cape Coral, FL, the album is comprised of five Judas Priest covers (side A), and six Iron Maiden covers (side B), handpicked by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel. For a preview of the record, DecibelMagazine.com is now streaming the cover version of “Murders in the Rue Morgue”, alongside an exclusive interview with front-man Chris Barnes.

Chris Barnes - Six Feet Under - press photo - 2016 - #MO99ILMNF333

Chris Barnes comments: “Achtung Motherfuckers!!! Today we release ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’, a ‘Killer’ track (pun intended) from our upcoming album, ‘Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest’, for your listening pleasure!! Hope you enjoy it!! Hope the haters choke on it, choke on it, choke on it…Also in other Six Feet Under news – Graveyard Classics The Tour will be invading your European community this summer, be sure to check these dates off on your calendar…This will be the first and only time we will be playing an entire set list of cover songs – something we haven’t done before – so come experience something groovy and brutal motherfuckers! See you soon, Europe! Love, Dad.”

For another preview, fans can hear the first track – Six Feet Under’s cover of “Invader” – at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder, where the album can also be pre-ordered in various formats. The second single, “Never Satisfied”, can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/metal…/six-feet-under-never-satisfied

Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest – track listing:
Side A: Judas Priest
1. Night Crawler
2. Starbreaker
3. Genocide
4. Invader
5. Never Satisfied
Side B: Iron Maiden
6. Murders in the Rue Morgue
7. Prowler
8. Flash of the Blade
9. The Evil That Men Do
10. Stranger in a Strange Land
11. Total Eclipse

Six Feet Under – Tour Dates:
June 30 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Baroeg
July 1 – Roitzschjora, Germany – With Full Force Festival
July 2 – Flensburg, Germany – Roxy
July 3 – Rostock, Germany – Alte Zuckerfabrik
July 4 – Hamburg, Germany – Bambi Galore
July 5 – Munchen, Germany – Backstage
July 6 – Innsbruck, Austria – PMK
July 7 – Ludwigsburg, Germany – Rockfabrik
July 8 – Pratteln , Switzerland – Z7
July 9 – Essen, Germany – Turok

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Canadian Dark Metal Band NOIRE Announce New Album And Tour

Posted in Black Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

NOIRE - promo live band pic - 2016 - #MO9879ILMFG

NOIRE Reveal New EP And Canadian Tour

Winnipeg based Dark Metal band Noire are pleased to announce that they will be releasing their new EP, The Tracks of the Hunted this summer. The EP consists of 5 tracks that blend dark, acoustic based music with Black Metal. More details, including a specific release date, will be revealed about the new EP in the coming weeks. The album’s artwork can be seen below.

NOIRE - The Tracks Of The Hunted - promo album cover pic - #MOILMGFSO

The band has also announced that they will be embarking on a Western Canadian tour this summer which will include an appearance at the legendary Armstrong Metal Fest. All dates are below.

July 02- Winnipeg MB, The Windsor Hotel
July 06 – Calgary AB, Distortion Live Music
July 07 – Edmonton AB, Brixx
July 08 – Vancouver BC, The Astoria
July 09 – Penticton BC, The Legion
July 10 – Victoria BC, Logan’s Pub
July 11 – Nanaimo BC, The Cambie
July 14 – Prince George BC, The Art Space
July 15 – 17 Armstrong Metal Fest
July 21 – Red Deer AB, The Vat
July 23 – Regina, TBA

NOIRE - Tour - 2016 - promo flyer - #MOJULY99ILMFN

Source: Dewar PR

* For more info on NOIRE:

Facebook: Noire

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NOIRE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Russia’s GREY HEAVEN FALL Release “Tranquility In A Black Room” Video

Posted in Black Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Grey Heaven Fall - Black Wisdom - promo album cover pic - #MO099ILMFMN

Russian Black/Death Metallers GREY HEAVEN FALL have released the “Tranquility in a Black Room” official video. The video is a visual reflection of the song “Tranquility of the Possessed” from the album Black Wisdom.  Check out the video at and/or below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQKN5jlNVU

Black Wisdom was released October 30, 2015 on Aesthetics of Devastation. This is the Sounds of the sacred Death. Madness, black blood and gray sorrow. Stream and/or purchase the album at:

https://aestheticsofdevastation.bandcamp.com/album/black-wisdom

The CD can also be purchased at:

http://aesthetics-of-devastation.com/music.html

Black Wisdom – Track List:

1. The Lord is Blissful in Grief
2. Spirit of Oppression
3. To the Doomed Sons of Earth
4. Sanctuary of Cut Tongues
5. Tranquility of the Possessed
6. That Nail in a Heart

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Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

Source: ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GREY HEAVEN FALL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 10th… From LED ZEPPELIN To FORMLESS

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Led Zeppelin - The Agrodome - Vancouver - promo flyer - 1969 - #MO77799ILMFNO

On May 10th, 1969LED ZEPPELIN performed at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, BC, Canada. LED ZEPPELIN FOREVER!

Led Zeppelin - debut album - promo cover pic - 1969 - #MO9973ILMFNO

On May 10th, 1969LED ZEPPELIN made their first showing on the UK album chart when their debut and self-titled album ranked at #6. This iconic album would eventually continue on to spend 71 weeks on the UK chart.

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On May 10th, 2003AEROSMITH‘s flamboyant and legendary vocalist, STEVEN TYLER, received an honorary doctorate degree in music from the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

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

On May 10th, 2016 – The second studio album from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, War Is The Answer, is ranked at #10 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the album that features the cover song from the great BAD COMPANY, aptly titled: Bad Company. Holy mother of shit, this Bad Company song-classic gets covered in incredible and monstrous fashion from FFDP!! FFDP FOREVER!!

Formless - EON - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO667793ILMFNO

On May 10th, 2016 – Connecticut’s Progressive/Technical Metal band FORMLESS release their studio album: EON.

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On This Day In METAL History – May 9th… From METALLICA To NIGHT RANGER

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 9, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

EUROPE - The Final Countdown - promo album cover pic - #MO999377ILNMF

On May 9th, 1987EUROPE had their third studio album, The Final Countdown, ranked at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Damn straight about that!

Night Ranger - Big Life - promo album cover pic - 1987 - #MO777ILMFN99

On May 9th, 1987NIGHT RANGER had their fourth studio album, Big Life, ranked at #28 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. How about that? Big Life featured the hit single, The Secret of My Success, a song written for the 1987 film of the same name; a film which starred the very famous Michael J. Fox.

Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked - CD Single Cover Promo pic - #MO20169909ILNFMS

On May 9th, 1992DEF LEPPARD had their hit song, Let’s Get Rocked, ranked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy huckleberry stew! Let’s Get Rocked is featured on DEF LEPPARD’s fifth studio album from 1992: Adrenalize.

KISS - Alive 35 - promo tour flyer - 2009 - #MO88999ILMFNMSO

From KISS Facebook:

On This Day In ‪#‎KISStory – May 9, 2008 – ‪‎KISS kicked off their massive Alive 35 European Tour with a SOLD OUT show at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The KISS Alive 35 European Tour stopped in 30 cities, drawing over 500,000 fans!

Metallica - Kill Em All - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO933266ILMFNMS

On May 9th, 2016METALLICA‘s debut studio album, Kill ‘Em All, is ranked at #136, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Kill ‘Em All was originally released back in the Summer of 1983, via Megaforce Records. Can you keep a secret? I was a junior in high school, back in 1983. Whoa.

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ACE FREHLEY And SLASH – Are Cover Feature For Guitar World June 2016 Issue

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 8, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Guitar World – June 2016 – Slash & Ace Frehley

As they celebrate the release of Ace Frehley’s new covers album, Origins Vol. 1, the former KISS icon and album guest-star Slash discuss their mutual guitar heroes, trading licks on Thin Lizzy’s “Emerald” and their shared love of Les Paul.

For more info on this magazine, click on link below:

Guitar World – June 2016 – Slash & Ace Frehley

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LONG LIVE ACE FREHLEY & SLASH.

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On This Day In METAL History – May 8th… From AEROSMITH To THE WORD ALIVE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 8, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Aerosmith - Get A Grip - promo album cover pic - #1993ASTMO0508

On May 8th, 1993 – The awesome AEROSMITH had their eleventh studio album, Get A Grip, ranked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. This was AEROSMITH‘s first #1 album! That’s hard to believe, I know! Get A Grip has gone on to sell 7 million (plus) copies in just the USA alone! Yes, the early 90’s wasn’t all about Grunge. Long Live AEROSMITH.

THE WORD ALIVE - Dark Matter - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO0999ILMFNSP

On May 8th, 2016 – Arizona’s THE WORD ALIVE have their new studio album, Dark Matter (Fearless Records), ranked at #41 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yup. Cool band too. Give ’em a listen below. Whoa.

Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny - promo album cover pic - #9379MOJP

On May 8th, 2016 – The super incredible JUDAS PRIEST have their second studio album, Sad Wings Of Destiny, ranked at #74 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. By the way, this influential album was released back in 1975. I was 9 years old in 1975. Unreal. Geez.

Sepultura - Arise - promo album cover pic - #MO0099ILMFNSPM

On May 8th, 2016SEPULTURA‘s fourth studio album, Arise, is ranked at #96, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. I LOVE this album! LOVE it. The cover art for Arise is truly second to none! Max and Igor Cavalera made this band freaking scream! I still dig the post Cavalera SEPULTURA, hell and yeah.

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MISFITS “Friday The 13th” Is Coming…

Posted in Hard Rock, horror, Metal, Music, news, punk, Punk rock, rock music with tags , , , , on May 7, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

MISFITS - Friday The 13th - promo EP cover pic - 2016 - #MO9933ILMFSO

From MISFITS Records newsletter:

The latest EP from the legendary Misfits debuts 4 new horror-punk anthems for the new millennium, each written by founding fiend Jerry Only (bass/vocals) himself! An homage to 80’s era slashers, classic Sci-fi and everything in between – pressed in your choice of CD digipak with 6-page booklet, or Limited Edition 12-inch color vinyl from Misfits Records. Features fiendish new (yet to be revealed) ‘Nightmare’ inducing Misfits art by horror and comic book illustrator Jeff Zornow (Godzilla, ’68 & more).

Pre-order the CD or the Ltd Ed “F13” Online Exclusive Variant Color Vinyl (limited to 350 pcs worldwide) starting Friday, May 13th at the Misfits Records Online Shop and receive instant MP3 download of the title track “Friday the 13th” to hold you over until the full EP is released on June 17th.

All CD pre-orders will ship by or before the 6/17 street date, and all vinyl pre-orders will arrive by or before early July (nearly a month before the vinyl becomes available in stores). Stay tuned for additional details and more news soon to come…

Also available for pre-order digitally on iTunes (with instant grat of the title track) starting May 13th.

BEWARE… “Friday the 13th” is coming Fiends!

Misfits - Friday The 13th - promo tee photo - 2016 - #MO99099ILMFSO

New T-shirt pre-orders also start Fri. May 13th at the Misfits Records Online Shop.

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LONG LIVE MISFITS.

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On This Day In METAL History – May 7th… From BON JOVI To POLAR

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 7, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You - 45rpm - cover sleeve photo pic - 1989 - #MOILMFS33396

On May 7th, 1989BON JOVI‘s smash power ballad, I’ll Be There For You, was making its case for eventually becoming the #1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart.

RUSH - Counterparts - promo band photo card - #MO199499ILMFNS

On May 7th, 1994 – The unbelievable RUSH set a record for most performances at Toronto, Canada’s Maple Leaf Gardens, with their 22nd concert at this historic arena. RUSH were on tour supporting their 15th studio album: Counterparts.

Exhibit B The Human Condition - promo album cover pic - #MO99006ILMFSNF

On May 7th, 2010 – The mighty EXODUS released their ninth studio album in EuropeExhibit B: The Human Condition. Gary Holt is a Metal Warrior, by the way.

POLAR - No Cure No Saviour - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO909055ILMFSO

On May 7th, 2016 – Guildford, Surrey’s POLAR have their newly released studio album, No Cure No Saviour, ranked at #53, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Who, yeah!!

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PHIL CAMPBELL OF MOTÖRHEAD

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

MOTÖRHEAD FOREVER.

REST IN PEACE, LEMMY.

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On This Day In METAL History – May 6th… From THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE To SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news with tags , , , , , on May 6, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Jimi Hendrix - promo ad - 1967- Imperial Ballroom - England - #MO0999ILMNF

On May 6th, 1967THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE performed at the Imperial Ballroom, in Nelson, Lancashire, England. Notice the misspelling of “Jimmy” on the above ad? Fun stuff, indeed.

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On May 6th, 1989WINGER had their hit song, Seventeen, ranked at #26, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

LIVING COLOUR - Cult Of Personality - promo 45rpm cover art - #MO1989ILMFG

On May 6th, 1989LIVING COLOUR had their powerful hit single, Cult Of Personality, ranked at #13, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Yeah!

Slaughter To Prevail - Chapters Of Misery - promo album cover pic - #MO93393ILMGFO

On May 6th, 2016 – The reissue of SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL‘s EP, Chapters Of Misery, is ranked at #2, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Sumerian Records is the label and the album cover art was done by Par Olofsson. Whoa!

Grave Miasma - Endless Pilgrimage - promo cover pic - 2016 - #772229MOILNFO

On May 6th, 2016 – The newly released studio album from London, England’s Death Metal troupe GRAVE MIASMA is ranked at #70, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dig it.

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