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Greek Melodic Death Metal Masters AETHERIAN Reveal Third And Final Pre-Album Single ‘Soulriver’ From Forthcoming Album ‘At Storm’s Edge’

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, melodic death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 30, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Every path encounters a river too arduous to cross. Its flowing water wash away the burden and cleanses what cannot be carried away. What secrets could be unlocked, what could possible be discovered when one encounters the source?”

SOULRIVER on all streaming platforms

The positive reception of their debut serves as an impetus for the southern European group to continue to improve and present an even stronger sophomore album. AETHERIAN do not rest on their laurels. No sooner said than done.

In 2016 they recorded a new single alongside a video clip called “The Rain” which drew attention and signified the beginning of their journey. ”The Rain” made a huge impact in a very short time on social media and the underground scene, currently reaching 3.5 million views on YouTube.

Listening to “At Storm’s Edge”, one notices several things: the musicians individually act both more precisely and more playfully. At the same time, the group play sounds even more exciting and distinctive. Especially the majestic melodic guitar leads, the driving drumming and the throaty growls stand out.

In the compositional area AETHERIAN apply their storyteller approach variable and song-serving. Despite considerable playing times, the album’s eight tracks come across as focused and urgent. Acoustic accents and a fine feeling for special atmospheres additionally distinguish the playing of the five Greeks.

NEW ALBUM AT STORM’S EDGE JULY 14TH

The second full length of the band from Athens is called “At Storm’s Edge” and was recorded at Devasoundz studios and produced by Fotis Benardo (Nightfall, ex- Septic Flesh). AETHERIAN are not content with a spectator role on the sidelines, but pushes forward into the center in every respect and goes into full swing. Melo-Death fans beware – don’t be caught off guard again!

TRACK LIST:

Forgotten Oaths
Army of Gaia
ΠΥΡ ΑΕΝΑΟΝ
At Storm’s Edge
Advent Dreams
Astral Breath
Soulriver
Starlit Shores

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Boris Records To Release SADISTIC VISION’s ‘Destroyer of all Dreams’ EP on July 28!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 29, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Hailing from the original era that spawned Death Metal, Sadistic Vision has spanned over three decades with their brand of “Traditional” style of Death Metal. New EP Destroyer of all Dreams will be released on CD and vinyl formats July 28 through Boris Records.

The EP’s first single, “Unremorsed Killing,” is available at: borisrecords.bandcamp.com/track/unremorsed-killing

Destroyer of all Dreams consists of five brutal tracks that represent a true homage to the roots of the sound that makes them Sadistic Vision.

The goal of this new EP is to give an insight of imaginative mental progressions that speak to the violent dispositions that come with murder, destruction, depressed and revengefully liberating musicality while maintaining true to the original sound of the band’s persona.

“We are truly grateful and excited to be working with our friends at Boris Records on this one. We’re looking forward to being a part of the Boris Records family.” — Sadistic Vision

“We feel that with today’s death metal consisting of so many bands that are quick to be trendy and stake a claim on the phrase “old-school” death metal that we would like to set ourselves apart from that. In saying that we are ‘traditional’ death metal, we are from the originating times of the style, and are still influenced and inspired by it both as individual and collective musicians.”

Pre-order: borisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/destroyer-of-all-dreams

Line-up:

Beau C – guitars and vocals
Brian Reed – bass
Justin Kitzmiller – drums

Track Listing:

  1. Intro
  2. Unremorsed Killing
  3. Repressed Mind
  4. Destroyer of All Dreams
  5. J.C.

BIO: Originally starting in the southern regions just outside of New Orleans Louisiana, the band relocated to Hanover Pennsylvania in 1989. After a hiatus and a few lineup changes, Sadistic Vision evolved into a 3-piece line up in 2017, with founding members Beau and Brian still at the helm.

Source: ClawHammer PR

boris-records.com / borisrecords.bandcamp.com

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HATEBREED – Announces Home-State Show + 20 Years Of Brutality Tour Begins September 3rd!

Posted in hardcore bands, hardcore metal, hardcore music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 28, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

HATEBREED will play Inkcarceration on July 14th + they’ve added a home state show July 15th at Toads Place.

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ARTILLERY – Celebrates 40th Anniversary With North American Headlining Tour – Tickets On Sale Now!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 27, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Danish thrash metal icons ARTILLERY are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a North American headlining tour! The journey, which begins on September 29th in Minneapolis, Minnesota and closes on October 14th in Brooklyn, New York, includes a performance at the Blades Of Steel Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. Support will be provided by Vapor and Potential Threat.

Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

ARTILLERY w/ Vapor, Potential Threat:
9/29/2023 The Underground Café – Minneapolis, MN
9/30/2023 Blades Of Steel Festival @ The Crucible – Madison, WI
10/01/2023 Legend’s – Cincinnati, OH
10/02/2023 No Class – Cleveland, OH
10/03/2023 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
10/04/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
10/05/2023 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
10/06/2023 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
10/07/2023 Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
10/08/2023 Rock Café Le Stage – Trois Rivieres, QC
10/09/2023 L’Anti Bar and Spectacles – Quebec City, QC
10/10/2023 Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
10/11/2023 Mr. Smalls – Millvale, PA
10/12/2023 Another Round – Richmond, VA
10/13/2023 Alchemy – Providence, RI
10/14/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – New York, NY

In the mid-1980s, Denmark’s ARTILLERY established themselves as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement. Four decades later, they continue to destroy. The band’s most recent studio offering – the aptly titled, X — was released in 2021 via Metal Blade Records. X was tracked in Medley Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Søren Andersen, who the band have worked with on every record since 2009’s When Death Comes.

Preview and purchase tix at: metalblade.com/artillery.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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Thrash Metal Heavy Weights VENDETTA Unleash New Music Video For Album Title Track “Black As Coal”!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 26, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

On July 14, 2023, German thrash metal titans VENDETTA will return to the scene with their sixth studio album, Black As Coal, through Massacre Records. It’s the band’s first offering in six long years.

As the previously-released, first album single “Stranglehold Of Terror” proved, Black As Coal sees the band stronger and heavier than ever, and without question, they are about to deliver their best album to date! Having released their first two records in the late 80’s, VENDETTA‘s style is deeply rooted in thrash and speed metal. With the addition of guitarist Jan Hüttinger and drummer Domi Bertelt, new blood joined VENDETTA a few years ago and the band started working on their upcoming, new album, that was recorded during the pandemic.

Today, the five-piece has unleashed a new video clip for their album title track, “Black As Coal”! VENDETTA singer Mario Vogel states: “This song is about the ills of society: money is used for nonsense and not for important things; videos are taken when someone is beaten, hurt or killed, etc.”

Watch the new VENDETTA clip now premiering HERE

Black As Coal was mixed by Dominik Bertelt and VENDETTA at Caffeine Recording, and was mastered by Michael Simon at Rocket Science Audio Studio. The cover artwork was designed by Pablo Klose. Slated for a release as Jewel Case CD, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats on July 14, 2023 through Massacre Records, the album pre-sale is available at THIS LOCATION!

Track listing:

  1. Shoot To Kill
  2. Stranglehold Of Terror
  3. No Hands But A Gun
  4. AK-47
  5. Black As Coal
  6. Time To Change
  7. Death Means Relief
  8. Cheap Death
  9. Pallbearer
  10. For Dear Life
  11. Beast In Her Eyes

Source: Massacre Records

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U.D.O. Unveils New Video / Single, “Forever Free” From Forthcoming Studio Album “Touchdown”

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 25, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Martin Häusler

“Touchdown” Full-Length To See Release This August Via Atomic Fire Records + Preorders Launched!

Heavy metal quintet U.D.O. — fronted by legendary singer Udo Dirkschneider and officially completed by former Accept bassist Peter Baltes in April — recently announced their new studio album, Touchdown, due out on August 25th via Atomic Fire Records.

Crafted with producer and mixing engineer Martin “Mattes” Pfeiffer at Redhead Studio (Wilhelmshaven, Germany), the massive, thirteen-track Touchdown was mastered by Stefan Kaufmann at ROXX Studio (Solingen, Germany). The record includes a guest appearance by violinist Stefan Pintev on the closing track, and bass tracks were recorded by new member Baltes. Artwork was provided by Martin Häusler who was also responsible for shooting band photos in support of the new album campaign.

Watch U.D.O.’s “Forever Free” lyric video at THIS LOCATION. Stream/purchase the track at THIS LOCATION.

Currently, U.D.O., who are also performing as DIRKSCHNEIDER, are gracing the stages of some of Europe’s biggest festivals including Graspop Metal Meeting, Leyendas del Rock, Summer Breeze Open Air, and more. Playing in front of their rabid loyal global fanbase makes each and every concert feel like a home game and today, U.D.O. kicks off their new musical season with their latest single and accompanying lyric video, “Forever Free.”

Elaborates drummer Sven Dirkschneider of the track, “‘Forever Free’ is supposed to make people not simply believe facts they hear or get shown, for example, by media, but to think individually. Of course, we don’t mean that one should question everything. The song shall just express that it’s better to create your own opinions about conflicts and other topics one stands for, even when they’re wrong sometimes, than to follow the mass blindly. It’s a musical tribute to our privilege of living in a free world as we luckily can.”

Preorder Touchdown, presave it on your favorite DSP, or preorder it digitally to receive “Forever Free” instantly at: http://udo.afr.link/touchdownPR.

Subscribe to Atomic Fire Records on YouTube HERE. Listen to “Forever Free” as well as other new tracks in the AFR New Releases playlist on Spotify HERE.

European fans can catch U.D.O. / DIRKSCHNEIDER live throughout the coming months. For tickets and to stay up to date on upcoming shows go to THIS LOCATION.

Touchdown – Track Listing:

  1. Isolation Man
  2. The Flood
  3. The Double Dealer’s Club
  4. Fight For The Right
  5. Forever Free
  6. Punchline
  7. Sad Man’s Show
  8. The Betrayer
  9. Heroes Of Freedom
  10. Better Start To Run
  11. The Battle Understood
  12. Living Hell
  13. Touchdown

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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Unique True Metal Duo VISION MASTER Releasing “Sceptre” In August On Gates of Hell Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 24, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Driving, unrelenting and unique true metal is what’s on offer for the forthcoming debut album, Sceptre, from Vision Master. Sceptre combs the darkest depths for ten songs of blazing and unconventional classic metal! Gates of Hell Records will release Sceptre on August 25.

Stream album opener “Wolves in the Shadows” at: youtu.be/W9aYb4ru9RU

Former Funerot members Dan Munro and Reuben Storey (Christian Mistress) have long imagined a band like Vision Master: Dark, but with mystical atmospheres adjoined with blistering guitar riffs, thunderous rhythms and soaring vocals.

The band’s first full-length, Sceptre, is a fully-realized exercise in driving, unrelenting and unique true metal. Thoroughly recorded at Storey and Munro’s home studios, and with Tony “Baloney” Jefferson providing additional engineering, Sceptre was finally mastered by Justin Weis’.

Sceptre pushes boundaries across the traditional metal terrain, with Vision Master drawing from a wide range of influences that spans old-school metal as well as the likes of Brocas Helm, Slough Feg, Venom, Mercyful Fate and early Voivod. And, going down an even dirtier and extreme path, Discharge, Poison Idea, Die Kreuzen and classic black metal. It all adds up to a cosmic journey that, as Munro explains, “explores the depths of strange, unfamiliar realms and unrealities.”

Line-up:
Dan Murno – Vocals/guitar
Reuben Story – Bass/drums

Featuring cover art by Seventh Bell Artworks based on an experimental photographic collaboration between Dan and David Hoekje, Sceptre transports the listener into a futuristic world where a biological network sprawls across cities and xenon gas stores are the only hope for mankind. The album’s journey brings listeners to a mystical, sandstone throne with the power to probe the origins of mankind, ultimately asking the question: If you had the power to undo the petulant plague that is man, would you?”

FFO: Brocas Helm, Mercyful Fate, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, and Cosmic Horror.

Pre-order:

CD: https://tinyurl.com/knpak927

Vinyl (Crystal, Neon Black): https://tinyurl.com/32zp2vmc

Bandcamp: https://visionmaster.bandcamp.com/album/sceptre

Track Listing:

  1. Wolves in the Shadows
  2. Wet Net
  3. Gossamer Sky
  4. Knife in a Velvet Glove
  5. Walls of Bone
  6. Sandstone
  7. Arc Terminal X
  8. Dust Within
  9. Beyond
  10. Thin Veil

gatesofhellrecords.com

facebook.com/gatesofhellrecords

cruzdelsurmusic.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

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Tom Keifer / Winger / John Corabi at Dr Pepper Park in Roanoke Virginia on June 18th 2023 – Concert Review by Tanis Enos

Posted in 1980's hard rock bands, classic rock, classic rock news, concert reviews, concerts, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, hard rock music, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on June 23, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Tom Keifer – photo credit: TBE Photography

Tom Keifer brought his signature blues- rock sound back to the Star City on his new Live & Loud tour, but he did not come alone. The Tom Keifer Band performed at Dr Pepper Park in Roanoke Virginia on June 18th along with Winger and John Corabi.

John Corabi was the first to get the crowd pumped and ready to go. Corabi has quite the musical background as “both the former and current” lead singer of The Dead Daises and the brief period he sang for Motley Crue. He performed a 6 song acoustic set which included a song off of “Unplugged” called “If I Never Get to Say Goodbye”. The song was dedicated to two of his friends who were unfortunate victims of a tragic shooting. Corabi stated “If you have love ones at home make sure you always say you love them because you never know what the universe has in store.” He truly caught the crowd attention and participation by playing “Hooligans Holiday” joking that he is “the guy who ruined Motley Crue’s Career.”

John Corabi – photo credit: TBE Photography

All together Corabi’s gruff rock n roll voice and passion for the music paired perfectly with the overall feel of the rest of the night. He never skipped a beat and he never missed a note. After the show he met individually with fans to take pictures and sign autographs. Corabi was only the beginning of what continue to be a night filled with the sounds of the 80s.

Kip Winger – photo credit: TBE Photography

Winger took the stage next with their full original lineup featuring Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Rob Morgenstein, and Paul Taylor as well as Howie Simon. They started the show off with a song from their 2023 album “Seven” called “Stick the Knife in and Twist.” Every song from the new album that Winger played was received just as well as the hits from back in the day with fans singing back at them word for word. Kip still looks and sounds just like the heartthrob that stole the hearts of everyone when the band first began. Hits like “Miles Away”, “Madalaine”, and “Seventeen” basically sounded almost identical to the album but with an ever so slight change that comes with aging. Each member played with the grit and attitude of a true rockstar.

Tony Higbee and Tom Keifer – photo credit: TBE Photography

Tom Keifer and his band hadn’t even made it to the stage before they were met with the adoring screams of fans as they walked from the buses. Early on the fans were treated to Heartbreak Station, the title track of Cinderella’s third studio album. Keizer stated that it had been awhile since they had played it and jokingly asked that if he messed up that the crowd not be too upset. All one had to do was listen to know that he did not disappoint.

Tony Higbee – photo credit: TBE Photography

As the night progressed, the fans singing never let up nearly masking Keifer himself. This only fueled the passion inside not only him but the rest of the band. Each song played louder and stronger then the last. By the time the piano was rolled out so much emotion had been built up that it resulted in a very powerful and extremely well received version of “Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone.”

Tony Higbee – photo credit: TBE Photography

Keifer truly lived up to the tours name, Live and Loud. It is highly apparent that the Tom Keifer Band is more than just 7 musicians on a stage, they are a family. The band currently consists of Tom Keifer, Savannah Keifer, Tony Higbee, Billy Mercer, Jarred Pope, Kory Myers, and Tanya Davis. The guitar pairing of Keifer and Higbee on guitar is immaculate. There is no one sounding better than the other. They both come together seamlessly creating that bluesy sound that everyone has come to love from Keifer’s music. However, having a guitarist as strong as Higbee allows Keifer to set the guitar down and really get into the vocals and interaction with the crowd. All the while Higbee is still able to keep up the Cinderella sound and have fun doing it.

Billy Mercer – photo credit: TBE Photography

As for Keifer’s voice, it is no secret that he has had multiple surgeries involving his throat but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to sing every song like it was written. Keifer pushed the limits with his voice and reached for every high note showing that he’s still got it.

Tanis Enos – TBE Photography / Staff Writer

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3rd WAR COLLAPSE – Brazilian/Finnish Death Metallers To Release New Album “Catastrophic Epicenter”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 22, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Brazilian/Finnish death metal unit 3rd WAR COLLAPSE have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, “Catastrophic Epicenter”, on August 24th, 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records. The first single from the album, “The Last Hecatomb”, is out today. Stream it HERE.

“Catastrophic Epicenter” tracklist:
01 – Catastrophic Epicenter
02 – Legion Of The Infested
03 – Coffin Shortage
04 – Terror Diffusion
05 – Fomites
06 – Asphyxiating Tyranny
07 – Lacerate The Rival
08 – Heresy Behind The Lies
09 – Killing Each Other
10 – The Last Hecatomb

3rd WAR COLLAPSE is a Brazilian / Finnish violent hate-filled brutal death-grind project featuring veteran musicians of the underground scene as Cristiano Martinez (ex-Vomepotro) andKalle Lindfors (Inferia).

The band, which also features new bassist/vocalist Juan Azevedo, have steered their music through different shades of death metal and grindcore, from the technical to the plain, groovy and ignorant. Their most blisteringly furious, ambitious, and eclectic record to date, “Catastrophic Epicenter” is a much-needed hammer to the face, a riff-driven assault which delivers ten tracks of brutal death metal mixed with elements of grindcore, thrash and old school heaviness.

The suffocating atmosphere carries through to the lyrics that detail the myriad ways that human beings waste, destroy or devalue what’s in front of them. This is a multi-layered, metallic offer proving 3rd WAR COLLAPSE’s standing in the scene!

For fans of: Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Skinless, Criminal Element

Line-up:
Cris Martinez – Guitar & Vocals
Juan Azevedo – Bass & Vocals
Kalle Lindfors – Drums

3rd WAR COLLAPSE

https://mindknot.bandcamp.com/

https://instagram.com/3rdwarcollapse

Lethal Scissor Records:

https://lethalscissor.bandcamp.com/

https://www.lethalscissor.com/

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CANINE – Release New Single “Mad For The Dead”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 22, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Israeli metalcore warriors CANINE have released their latest single, “Mad For The Dead”, on June 21, 2023. This is the third of many planned singles, leading up to their second full-length, Perception, due out early 2024.

The band comments on the single: “‘Mad For The Dead’ is our take on the inability to let go of a loved one, taking heavy inspiration from Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary”. If you had the power to revive that loved one, not knowing the ramifications of your actions. Would you?”

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/WQ-GwiPdfIg

Since forming in 2009 in Modiin, Israel, CANINE have been making a name for themselves by defying convention, creating their own distinct sound and never settling for anything that was just run of the mill or ordinary. Rather, the band have stretched the boundaries of their sound, through the trials of line-up changes and military service in the IDF. CANINE has established themselves as a powerhouse of the metalcore scene, while incorporating a healthy dose of groove metal, nu-metal and post-hardcore into their signature sound.

In November 2017, CANINE released their debut The Uprising and immediately set out on tour throughout Israel.

As CANINE breaks new ground and forges ahead in their career, they will do so with a sense of determination and defiance. Throughout 2023, the band will explore themes of addiction, depression, the weaponized power of religion, but mostly chasing your dreams no matter the circumstances, trusting in your friends and loved ones and never backing down.

After 4 years of intense work in the studio, experimenting with different production methods and recording techniques, as well as many personal hurdles, Perception was born and will be released in 2024 marking a new page in the band’s career, both sonically and aesthetically.

CANINE is:

Ben Saada – Vocals
Eliav Torjman – Guitars
Nir Leberstein – Drums
Ilya Kislitsin – Bass

Connect with CANINE: 

Website: canineband.com

Source: C Squared Music

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CASKET ROBBERY – Announce Summer Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Midwest death machine CASKET ROBBERY is once again hitting the road in support of their latest album, Rituals of Death.

The first leg of the tour kicks off in July, followed by a string of dates with St. Louis-based symphonic deathcore band ABADDONIA. Tour dates are as follows:

July 6th – Detroit, MI at Sanctuary Detroit
July 7th – Lakewood, OH at The Foundry Concert Club
July 8th – Menomonie, WI at The Mabel Tainter

CASKET ROBBERY/ABADDONIA SUMMER TOUR
August 10th – Portage, WI* at Studio 301
August 11th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem
August 12th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem – Patreon Member Meet
August 13th – Chicago, IL at Cobra Lounge
August 14th – Louisville, KY at Mag Bar
August 15th – Chesapeake, VA at Riffhouse Pub
August 16th – Harrisburg, PA at JB Lovedraft’s Micro Pub
August 17th – Dayton, OH at Blind Bobs
August 18th – Indianapolis, IN at Black Circle
August 19th – Battle Creek, MI* at Michigan Metal Fest
*No Abaddonia

More details and ticket info at casketrobbery.com/tour

This tour comes on the heels of CASKET ROBBERY‘s blistering performance at the reincarnated Milwaukee Metal Fest. Check out video footage from their set below.

“The Hidden… The Hideous” Live at Milwaukee Metal Fest (w/ Intro by Rob Dukes): https://youtu.be/nRDdsNJ00WI

“Bone Mother” Live at Milwaukee Metal Fest: https://youtu.be/jcaV-Gvgq94

Rituals of Death was released on November 11 on Blood Blast Distribution.

Order the album at: casketrobbery.com/store (CD and merch bundles) casketrobbery.bandcamp.com(digital)

Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, CASKET ROBBERY creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only CASKET ROBBERY is known for. Death metal with a wink.

CASKET ROBBERY’s intense, high-energy shows have quickly surfaced a die-hard following. They continue to show a relentless work ethic and dedication to their fanbase. After the release of their debut album CASKET ROBBERY has toured the United States continually, hitting large festivals like Full Terror Assault and Milwaukee Summerfest. CASKET ROBBERY has shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse, Jungle Rot, Psycroptic, Immolation, and more. Your unrelenting nightmare has just begun.

Casket Robbery is:

Megan Orvold-Scheider – Vocals
Cory Scheider – Guitars
Troy Powell – Guitars
Bryan Bykowski – Bass
Erik Schultek – Drums

Sponsors:

Dean Markley Strings, Vader Cabinets, Pig Hog Cables, Dirtbag Clothing, Gravewitch Goods, Grindcore Coffee, Blackcraft Clothing

casketrobbery.com/linktree / www.bloodblast.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

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WOODEN VEINS – Chilean Melodic Doom Metallers Premiere New Album “Imploding Waves”

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 20, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Chilean melodic doom metallers WOODEN VEINS will be releasing their new album, “Imploding Waves”, on June 23rd 2023 via Ardua Music.

Today, Everything Is Noise is hosting the album’s official premiere. Stream “Imploding Veins” in its entirety at THIS LOCATION.

WOODEN VEINS, formed by Chilean musicians mostly based in European countries, engages in classic melodic doom metal, combining it with progressive and gothic elements, exploring even further as they bring more heaviness and even some latin flavour into their sound.

“In Finitude”, their debut album (The Vinyl Division), released in 2021, got an excellent response from the media, ranking the album in many lists as one of the best of 2021, in specialised press and was even nominated for the best Metal Album in the Premios Pulsar Chile, the biggest Music Award for Chilean Music.

Now WOODEN VEINS present us their second album “Imploding Waves”, a more complex and refined work. This time the Chileans took a more progressive approach, expanding their stylistic boundaries, mixing darker, heavier and faster passages into their distinctive melodic and atmospheric elements.

“It’s about dreams, death and change, the mixture of these elements and their manifestation in ourselves and the world around us.”

“Imploding Waves” was recorded in Chile, Czech Republic, Spain and Germany, between July and October 2022.
The album was mixed by Juan Escobar at Vultura Studio in Plzen, CZ and mastered by Sebastian Puente at Audiocustom, CL. The artwork is once again by French artist Valnoir from Metastazis.

Tracklist:
01 – Dreamside Death
02 – Tearing Seas
03 – The Dreamer
04 – L´apell du Vide
05 – Skies
06 – Ganymede
07 – Kaimerah
08 – Broken World
09 – Vuelavá
10 – Calling

Line-up:
Javier Cerda – Vocals
Juan Escobar – Guitar
Eduardo Poblete – Keys
Juan Diaz – Bass
Alberto Atalah – Drums

https://woodenveins.bandcamp.com

https://www.arduamusic.com/

http://arduamusic.bandcamp.com/

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Italian Band HOLE IN THE FRAME Release New Single ‘Frame Of Mind’!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 19, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

HOLE IN THE FRAME keep on rocking with the third single in a few weeks. After ‘Mr Madness’ and ‘Insomnia Pt.2′, now is the time of ‘Frame Of Mind’, a powerful and groovy metal song, released through Volcano Records & Promotion, and available both on all digital platforms and YouTube with a lyric video.

‘Frame Of Mind’ is the title-track of the full album to be released by the band further on and well represents the style of this young collective that cross-over the genres with rage and strength. Looking at Pantera, Korn and Slipknot as main sources of influence, Hole In The Frame are writing their path with personality and determination gaining a lot of interest and attention both in Europe and South America.

The band said about ‘Frame Of Mind’ that this song talks “about an inner journey in our ego search. Frame of mind is about some questions that, many times, we cannot find an answer to. What is our place in this world? What do we do to live with dissatisfaction?”

Discover more about HITF on their official social pages and check ‘Frame Of Mind’ out at the link below

Further Info at
www.volcanopromotion.com

Source: Split Screen Management

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ALICE COOPER – Announces New Studio Album “Road” Releasing On August 25th!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

From: https://www.ear-music.net/

Alice Cooper revs up as loudly as ever on his latest solo album Road. Produced by longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, it’s written, composed and recorded with his trusted, longtime bandmates – Ryan Roxie [guitar], Chuck Garric [bass], Tommy Henrikson [guitar], Glen Sobel [drums], and Nita Strauss [guitar]. “Road” channels the spirit of old school Alice with instantly recognizable grit and plenty of gusto. It’s everything you’d hope for from him and more.

“For Road, I wanted the band to be involved in the foundation of all the songs,” says Alice. “I only see these guys when we’re on the road. So, I wanted them to be as tight as they are for the show but on all new material. When you have a band this good, I believe in showing it off, and this is my way of doing so.”

The album opener and first single “I’m Alice” sets the tone for the album with its driving drumbeat as guitars wail in the distance. Alice’s instantly recognizable rasp takes hold, “I know you’re looking for a real good time. So, let me introduce you to a friend of mine. I’m Alice. I’m the Master of Madness; the Sultan of Surprise…so don’t be afraid, just look into my eyes.”

“Road” is going to be released on August 25th, 2023 on earMUSIC in a wide variety of formats and limited vinyl colors. Complementing the album’s theme, the bonus DVD/Blu-ray comes with Alice Cooper’s full live show at Hellfest 2022 and includes all the classics and rarely played gems.

Below info from: AliceCooper.com:

Album Features: Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Wayne Kramer (MC5), Keith Nelson (Buckcherry) and Kane Roberts

Track listing (CD):

01. I’m Alice
02. Welcome To The Show
03. All Over The World
04. Dead Don’t Dance
05. Go Away
06. White Line Frankenstein
07. Big Boots
08. Rules Of The Road
09. The Big Goodbye
10. Road Rats Forever
11. Baby Please Don’t Go
12. 100 More Miles
13. Magic Bus

Tracklisting (DVD – Live at Hellfest 2022):

01. Feed My Frankenstein (Live at Hellfest)
02. No More Mr. Nice Guy (Live at Hellfest)
03. Bed Of Nails (Live at Hellfest)
04. Hey Stoopid (Live at Hellfest)
05. Fallen In Love (Live at Hellfest)
06. Go Man Go (Live at Hellfest)
07. Guitar Solo by Nita Strauss (Live at Hellfest)
08. Roses On White Lace (Live at Hellfest)
09. I’m Eighteen (Live at Hellfest)
10. Poison (Live at Hellfest)
11. Billion Dollar Babies (Live at Hellfest)
12. The Black Widow Jam (Live at Hellfest)
13. Steven (Live at Hellfest)
14. Dead Babies (Live at Hellfest)
15. I Love The Dead (Live at Hellfest)
16. Escape (Live at Hellfest)
17. School’s Out (Live at Hellfest)

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UFO (UAP) Themes On Rock And Metal Album Covers: Through The Years Part 3

Posted in album covers, classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, uaps, ufos with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 17, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

VOIVOD – ‘MORGOTH TALES’ (2023)

Might as well start our UFO album covers off with the Sci-Fi legends of Metal themselves: VOIVOD. ‘Morgoth Tales’ is an album of re-recordings from the bands’ back catalogue of great albums and will be released on July 21st via Century Media Records.

HYPOCRISY – ‘WORSHIP’ (2021)

Swedish Death Metal juggernaut HYPOCRISY really went all out on the Ancient Alien theory with this album cover for their thirteenth studio album: ‘WORSHIP’.

Crosby Stills & Nash – ‘Daylight Again’ (1982)

Yup. Even Crosby Stills & Nash couldn’t resist a UFO theme for an album cover.

BOSTON – ‘WALK ON’ (1994)

The iconic BOSTON spaceship has graced every one of their album covers. We’ve highlighted three other BOSTON album covers in our past UFO posts and ‘WALK ON’ gets the nod this time around.

PARLIAMENT – ‘5 Classic Albums’ (2016)

The slipcase cover for this 5 CD set of classic albums from Parliament surely shows a UFO floating around! Then again it’s only fitting; for this band spread their Funk all over the Universe!

Thank you for checking out this crazy post! Keep your eyes to the sky! 👀

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Swedish Heavy Rockers DEAF RAT Premiere Music Video For Brand New Song “Schizophrenic Part Of Me”!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, hard rock music, hard rock news, hard rock videos, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 17, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Following their much-acclaimed debut album, Ban The Light ( 2019, AFM Records ) and a series of live tracks, taken of their incredible show in support of JUDAS PRIEST “Live In Dalhalla”, Swedish hard rock act DEAF RAT has suprised their fanbase with a brand new song!

The music video for the high-voltage banger “Schizophrenic Part Of Me” is showcasing actual studio footage of the band, who is currently working on a new EP to be released in the not so distant future! As DEAF RAT reveal: “Schizophrenic Part Of Me is a kick ass rock n roll track, a party starter as energetic, straight forward and deadly as it can get. Be prepared to get grabbed by your neck by this venomous guitar riff, the sound and the vibe of Deaf Rat 2.0!”

The new DEAF RAT video for “Schizophrenic Part Of Me” is now premiering HERE

DEAF RAT hails from Dalarna in Sweden, a small region with long traditions of mining, steel industry, music and a healthy dose of DIY attitude. The broad sound of DEAF RATis built on a strong foundation of classic 70s, 80s and 90s rock packed with influences of the band members different personal favourites. With their massive guitar riffs and strong melodies, this is the band that fills up the cracks in the ageing concrete between old school and modern hard rock.

With their driving riffs, thundering drum beats, and electrifying presence, DEAF RAT prove that they are one of the most explosive and dynamic forces in the world of hard rock. Their latest album, Ban The Light is available at THIS LOCATION!. Ban The Light was released with great reviews from all over the world.

Metal Temple recommends “if you are a fan of eccentric and eclectic Hard Rock acts, DEAF RAT must find its place on your watch list for the years to come”, Sonic Perspectives lauded “Deaf Rat puts forth some quality hard rock”, while GBHBL featured the album as “an overly strong rock effort from these Swedish up and comers”! So better watch out for many more DEAF RAT news and songs to be revealed in the nearest future!

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Thrash Metal Titans ONSLAUGHT Unleash Brand New “Generation Antichrist” Music Video!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 17, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

In celebration of their 40th anniversary last year, British thrash metal pioneers ONSLAUGHT reissued their latest three studio albums “Sounds Of Violence“ (2011), “VI” (2013) and “Generation Antichrist” (2020) as red 180 gram Vinyl editions in gatefold sleeve and a special anniversary edition of “Sounds Of Violence” as a 2-CD digipak including a bonus CD. A brand new music video for one of the colossal title tracks, “Generation Antichrist” is now premiering HERE!

It’s cool to hear the sonic assault of the title track from the last Onslaught studio album, Generation Antichrist, hitched up to the energetic visuals of the headline show that we put on for the UK’s Bloodstock Festival,” the band comments. “It keys things off nicely for a new level of total aggression we’ve got planned for you all coming real soon…watch this space!”

Earlier in 2022, ONSLAUGHT were inducted into the “Metal Hall of Fame”, being characterized as “one of the most ferocious, explosive and controversial metal bands ever to come out of the UK.” ONSLAUGHT belong as one of the most influential and respected bands of their genre. To date, they have released seven studio albums, one compilation, four singles and two live recordings: a live album and a live DVD. ONSLAUGHT‘s much-acclaimed anniversary LP re-releases, which belong into every well-sorted thrash metal record collection, are available via the AFM Records store at THIS LOCATION!

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JAMES RIVERA’S METAL WAVE Premieres DEPECHE MODE Cover & Announces “New Wave Gone Metal” Album!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 16, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

For those who love 80’s new wave and/or 80’s metal, stand in the light of the darkness, and testify… your time is at hand! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to JAMES RIVERA’S METAL WAVE!

Fronted by the iconic Helstar singer James Rivera, the band will release their much-awaited album, entitled New Wave Gone Metal, on July 28, 2023 via Massacre Records. Get ready for the embrace of metallic, dark, epic and euphoric cover versions of songs by some of the greatest bands of the new wave/dark wave era!

James Rivera comments:
“Make no mistake that to this day I still love each of these songs in the original forms but I have to admit now that we did them in our own metal way, it’s hard for me to listen to them as they were and I know once these new wave classics sink their teeth into you metal wave style, you’ll never listen to them the same either!”

Get a taste of what metal wave sounds like, today, JAMES RIVERA’S METAL WAVE has unleashed a music video for their first album single, a crushing heavy metal cover of the Depeche Mode classic “Black Celebration”! Watch the clip now premiering HERE

“As for “Black Celebration” it is a kind of a funny story as well as very memorable and the beginning for my passion of Dark Wave,” James reveals.

“Back in the late summer of 1985 when we had just finished recording “Remnants of War” with Helstar, we had an amusement park here in Houston called Astroworld/ Six Flags and they had free concerts. So if you bought a ticket to the park you could go to the concert afterwards.

Back then it was taboo, if you were a metal head, to listen to that kind of music and vice versa. You practically got your ass kicked by your gang of metal heads. So our whole point even more so now was go and terrorize the nerdy New Wavers, wearing our denim vests with the metal patches with the big one on the back being the Venom one “Welcome to Hell”!” He continues: “We enter the concert grounds and Larry Barragan turns to me and says “Wow dude! These people look more dead than we do!” And as I’m looking around, yep! Everyone is in black from head to toe and dead pale white!! If that wasn’t enough now, Depeche Mode is getting ready to the hit the stage. The stage is completely black, their intro starts, the fog is massive and there is this huge white sheet in front of the entire stage. (which now years later I found it’s called a kabuki drop and we use one when we can for our Metal Wave shows for the beginning). Then the red lights come on and all you see is 4 black silhouettes while they are playing the eerie beginning of “Black Celebration”. When the beat hits, the kabuki drops and then there is the band!! We were floored!!! It was like seeing a King Diamond show but a Dark Wave version of it! We ran up to the front as close as we could and flashed the metal horns to the band and I’ve been in love with this band ever since and the rest is history.

On top of it being the very first song we rearranged and recorded for Metal Wave, that is why it had to be our first more official video for the record and opening track for it!”

New Wave Gone Metal was mixed by Larry Barragan at the Hombre Malo Studio, and was mastered by Robert Colwell at Bombworks Sound Studio. Slated for a release as CD Digipak , Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats on July 28, 2023 through Massacre Records, the pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!

New Wave Gone Metal – track listing:

  1. Black Celebration
  2. Love My Way
  3. Lovesong
  4. Shock The Monkey
  5. Black Planet
  6. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  7. Bela Lugosi’s Dead
  8. The Killing Moon
  9. Pet Sematary
  10. Rain

Album Line-Up:
James “Vampiro” Rivera – Vocals
Larry Barragan – Guitars
Maurice Eggenschwiler – Guitars
Garrick Smith – Bass
Rene Luna – Drums

Guest Musician:
Jan Kimmel – Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals & Co-Lead Vocals on “Rain”

Source: Massacre Records

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True To Metal Part One – ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ And ‘Mob Rules’

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on June 15, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Back in 1981, I was a freshman in high school. My buddy Scott introduced me to the albums Blizzard Of Ozz and Mob Rules. Seriously, my life changed forever. For those that never lived this era, the feeling and vibe of these albums being newly released was nothing short of ecstasy.

I worry that younger generations of Metalheads will never fully understand the full magnitude of Blizzard O Ozz and Mobb Rules on the Metal spectrum back in 1981. Yes, Ozzy Osbourne is a mainstream figure today. Yes, Randy Rhoads will forever be an iconic Metal guitarist. What I want to scream out loud for the universe to here is that the rhythm section of Blizzard Of Ozz was a once in a lifetime duo of Bob Daisley on bass and the late Lee Kerslake on drums.

Bob Daisley wrote the songs AND lyrics for Blizzard Of Ozz. No debate. Fact. Please, just do the research to know the truth. Regardless, Ozzy was the singer that was so unique for its time and is still to this day. I believe each member of Blizzard Of Ozz were honestly dependent on each other; they were a group that will never again be matched. They’re vibe as a cohesive group is to be emulated. Forever.

Now, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward countered with Mob Rules. With Ronnie James Dio recruited as the new lead singer of Black Sabbath, the evolution of Metal will forever be changed for the better, in my Metal opinion. Now, the Black Sabbath album Heaven And Hell was already released a year earlier and set the bar for the new era of Metal. Regardless, Mob Rules solidified the impact that this new era of Black Sabbath was about.

My main objective with this post is to remind seasoned Metalheads and/or let the younger generations of Metalheads that 1981 was a pulsar of Metal history due to Blizzard Of Ozz and Black Sabbath. These albums have stood the test of time. Heck, these albums are better than most Metal albums released since then.

Metal Be Thy Name. Stone.

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CORVUS LORE Has Released “Blind & Broken” Official Video And Single

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , , on June 14, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

VALLEY OF FIRE RECORDS

Since Corvus Lore’s inception in 2015, their goal has been to write music that is memorable, inspiring, and possesses the perfect blend of the various styles of rock music that they grew up on — keeping original rock music alive today. And people in the music industry are taking note.

SoundwavesTV has referred to Corvus Lore as the Bay Area’s buzz-worthy band in 2023. Internet show host Chris Akin recently published his interview with the band stating, “Why Corvus Lore is the NEXT Velvet Revolver!” Inspiring and eye-catching videos such as “Boxing Ballerina” have won “Best Music Video” category at the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. And their momentum keeps building — having shared the stage with notable rock legends like Tesla, Richie Kotzen, and Dizzy Reed from Guns n Roses, and Eric Martin. They have also made TV appearances on the KBFX morning show.

Their sophomore album, ‘Lucida,’ scheduled to be released in July 2023 on Valley of Fire Records, contains nine new songs that will take you on a ride and make you want to set the needle back again and again. Keep an eye out for their upcoming shows in 2023.

Source: Best Bet Promotions

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