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Greek Heavy Rockers CELLAR STONE Sign Multi-Album Deal with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records!

Posted in Heavy Metal with tags , , on August 5, 2021 by Metal Odyssey

Greek heavy rockers, CELLAR STONE, have announced the signing of a multi-album deal with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records!

Earlier the band revealed that the band’s upcoming, yet-untitled, second album was mixed by Mr. Jordan Westfall (Black Stone Cherry) at Monocle Studios in Kentucky, USA. The album also features Chris Robertson (singer-guitarist Black Stone Cherry). The final result is something fresh, heavy and intensely melodic. Fourteen songs of pure heavy rock with great songwriting and an over the top production. If you love strong melodies, big choruses and guitar riffing, Cellar Stone won’t disappoint. Just dive in, the album is essential listening. More information TBA.

Watch/stream
‘One Fine Day’ (Revisited) drum playthrough – https://youtu.be/mNCywvLGySc
One Fine Day [OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/1ZnRjBexbGE
Burn (Deep Purple Cover) [OFFICIAL VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/u8moOEw90Ow

Influenced by the rock & metal giants of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Alice In Chains, as well as the bands of today like Black Stone Cherry, Shinedown, Mastodon and Alter Bridge, CELLAR STONE are making their own statement in a characteristic way. Choruses that stick, a pandemonium of guitar harmonies and riffs and a rhythm section that grabs at you, the band is setting the scene and they won’t go unnoticed. Cellar Stone members have toured next to several famous acts such as UFO, Uriah Heep, Black Star Riders, Candlemass and Avatarium.

In May 2020, the band released their debut album “One Fine Day” independently, receiving enthusiastic reviews by many highly esteemed magazines and websites (Powerplay UK 9/10 – Metal Temple US 9/10 – Hellfire Magazine DE 8,5/10 – Bleeding4Metal DE 8/10) while it was voted as 32nd best Hard Rock album of the year by Denim & Leather US.

Buy or stream the debut album ‘One Fine Day’ album here: https://smarturl.it/cellarstone1fineday

CELLAR STONE line-up:
Aris Pirris – Vocals
George Maroulees – Guitar
Akis Rooster – Bass
George Karlis – Drums

Source: Split Screen Management

LONG LIVE CELLAR STONE.

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GRAVEYARD SHIFTERS – EP ‘Head Turns First, Eyes Follow’ Out Now and Streaming!

Posted in Heavy Metal with tags , , , on August 5, 2021 by Metal Odyssey

Finnish Punk ‘n Rollers GRAVEYARD SHIFTERS have released new EP Head Turns First, Eyes Follow… The EP is streaming on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all other major digital platforms.


Bandcamp: graveyardshifters.bandcamp.com/album/head-turns-first-eyes-follow-ep
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/c5jj9rfj

The official video for “Fake It Till You Make It” is available at this location.

Track Listing:
1. Fake It Till You Make It 2. Head Turns First, Eyes Follow 3. Whirlpool 4. Calm Down Before The Storm


EP Credits:
All songs by Graveyard Shifters. Produced by Graveyard Shifters. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Harri Petjakko.

EP Line-Up:
J. Sumkin – Bass, H. Kansonen – Guitars, A. Salmenoja – Drums, J. Matilainen – Lead Vocals, J. Eskelinen – Guitars, S. Tiittanen – Session Piano

LONG LIVE GRAVEYARD SHIFTERS.

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REUNITED MODERN-DAY THRASHERS MANTIC RITUAL SIGN WITH M-THEORY AUDIO

Posted in Heavy Metal with tags , , on August 5, 2021 by Metal Odyssey

New music to be released later this year, live performance on August 26th in Long Beach, CA

Reunited thrashers MANTIC RITUAL have signed with M-Theory Audio. New music from the group – featuring original members Dan Wetmore (vocals/guitars), Jeff Potts (guitars), and Ben Mottsman (bass) alongside new drummer Carlos Cruz (Warbringer, Exmortus, Hexen) – will be released later this year, but the first taste of the new riffs to come will be unveiled with a live performance on Thursday, August 26th at Supply & Demand in Long Beach, CA.

“This is Dan Wetmore with the first Mantic Ritual news in over ten years! We have reunited and working on a new EP for later this year via our recent signing with M-Theory Audio. With over twelve original songs already written, this will set the path for an imminent full-length album next year. Reviving Mantic Ritual isn’t something we’re taking lightly, we intend to best our debut album, “Executioner” in every way. The new material is true to our roots in Heavy Metal, Thrash/Speed and Punk. This is in our blood and it’s time to share with everyone. Mantic Ritual is ecstatic to work with M-Theory Audio and thankful for the opportunity furnished by Founder/President, Marco Barbieri. Cheers!”

The early beginnings of MANTIC RITUAL were birthed in the band’s hometown of Pittsburgh in 2005. Performing initially under the name Meltdown, the group began building a buzz with Northeast heavy metal fans over the next two years with their combination of boundless thrash enthusiasm and superb songsmanship. The band moved across the country to Los Angeles in 2007, where performances alongside leaders of the budding Southern California thrash revival such as Warbringer, Fueled By Fire, and Merciless Death earned them attention from discerning metal audiences and a record deal with Nuclear Blast Records.

The group soon changed their name to MANTIC RITUAL, and released their first – and so far only – full-length record “Executioner” produced by Andy Classen (Asphyx, Tankard, Krisiun) in March 2009. The album received critical acclaim at the time of its release, with MetalSucks praising the band’s “ability to display solid songcraft while maintaining a high-level of heaviness,” Blabbermouth taking note of their “passion, chemistry and intensity,” and the Washington Post noting that “MANTIC RITUAL’s old-school sensibilities act like a group hug that brings punks and headbangers together.” 

MANTIC RITUAL followed up the release of “Executioner” with live touring alongside heavy metal titans such as Rotting Christ and Destruction, before dissolving in 2010. Potts and Mottsman later went on to join Warbringer for their 2013 release, “IV: Empires Collapse,” with Potts himself also performing on Gygax’s 2018 release, “2nd Edition.” Potts, Mottsman, and Wetmore began writing and recording new music together – with Cruz (still a member of Warbringer) now joining them on drums – in the beginning of 2021. 

The group’s upcoming live performance on Thursday, August 26th at Supply & Demand in Long Beach, CA – their first since a one-off reunion at Thrasho De Mayo 2013 in Los Angeles – is only the beginning of this exciting new chapter in the story of MANTIC RITUAL. More information on new music from MANTIC RITUAL will be unveiled in the weeks to come by M-Theory Audio and at www.facebook.com/manticritual.

MANTIC RITUAL:

Dan Wetmore (vocals/guitars)

Jeff Potts (guitars)

Ben Mottsman (bass)

Carlos Cruz (drums)

For more information:

www.instagram.com/manticritual

www.m-theoryaudio.com

LONG LIVE MANTIC RITUAL.

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