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RIVERS OF NIHIL And ENTHEOS To Support Lorna Shore For Three Special Holiday Shows In December – Tickets On Sale Now

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on November 6, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Metal Blade Records labelmates RIVERS OF NIHIL and ENTHEOS will support Lorna Shore’s trio of holiday shows this December. The short run, dubbed 3 Nights Of A Lorna Shore Christmas, will see the tour package playing Worcester, Long Island, and Sayreville December 20th, 21st, and 22nd. In addition to RIVERS OF NIHIL and ENTHEOS, additional support will be supplied by Currents and Varials.

RIVERS OF NIHIL guitarist Brody Uttley states, “We are stoked to be doing a few dates on the East Coast with our pals in Lorna Shore. These shows will undoubtedly crush, and we can’t wait to bring some old and new favorites to the stage to warm you all up for the holiday season.”

ENTHEOS vocalist Chaney Crabb adds, “We’re excited to be joining Lorna Shore’s Christmas shows this year alongside Currents, Rivers Of Nihil, and Varials. Each night will be one to remember and we’re looking forward to celebrating the holiday with three of the best crowds in the country. See you all soon.”

Tickets for all shows are available now. See all dates below.

3 Nights Of A Lorna Shore Christmas w/ Currents, Rivers Of Nihil, Varials, Entheos:

12/20/2023 The Palladium – Worcester, MA [tickets]

12/21/2023 The Paramount – Long Island, NY [tickets]

12/22/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ [tickets]

RIVERS OF NIHIL photo by Mike Truehart

In March 2023, Reading, Pennsylvania-based RIVERS OF NIHIL wrapped up a recording session that saw the now four-piece band birth a considerable amount of new music featuring their previous bassist/backup vocalist Adam Biggs as the new lead vocalist/bassist. This recording session also marked the first appearance of new guitarist Andy Thomas (ex-Black Crown Initiate), whose vocals also play prominently in the music as a member of RIVERS OF NIHIL. These new singles are the first to showcase the band’s new lineup in full-on collaboration, and demonstrate that while this is a new, brave sound with tons of potential, it also carries the band’s classic energy.

Watch/listen to RIVERS OF NIHIL’s new singles “Hellbirds” HERE and “The Sub-Orbital Blues” HERE.

ENTHEOS photo by Daniel Alvarado

Pushing progressive death metal in ever more imaginative directions, ENTHEOS continues to stand apart from the pack. Incorporating elements drawn from myriad genres – including death metal, groove, grunge, electronica, slam, gothic rock, jazz, prog and more – they have evolved with every release. Having stripped down to a two-piece in 2020 has helped to streamline the band and allow the core members to make the music they want to with no compromise, which is clearly to their betterment. Earlier this year the band released the diverse and exhilarating “Time Will Take Us All” full-length, and in recent weeks released a new single, the Drumcorps remix of the Time Will Take Us All song “The Interior Wilderness.”

Watch/listen to ENTHEOS’ Time Will Take Us All and the Drumcorps remix of “The Interior Wilderness”HERE.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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BERZERKER LEGION – Unveils Video For ‘Chaos Will Reign’

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , on November 6, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

BERZERKER LEGION was founded in 2016 by guitarists Tomas Elofsson (Hypocrisy) and Alwin Zuur (Asphyx) with a vision to create death metal of the most belligerent quality, they recruited a line-up of solid well-known musicians consisting of James Stewart (Vader) on drums, Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath) on vocals and Fredrik Isaksson (Dark Funeral) on bass to complete the Legion.

Alwin Zuur (guitars/songwriter) comments: “During the recent years Tomas and I met each other at shows and festivals regularly. Much of our conversations were about music and styles. During these meetings we found out that we really had a lot of common musical interests .

Music wise our debut album ‘Obliterate the Weak’ displays the perfect balance between brutality, melody and harmony. Being a fan of the early 90’s Swedish Gothenburg style, with bands like At The Gates, Eucharist, A Canorous Quintet, as well as being a die-hard fan of brutal old school death metal style with bands like Bolt Thrower, Obituary, I have always wanted to write songs showing a mix of such different death metal genres.

With our new album “Chaos Will Reign” we have further developed ourselves in our typical musical mix of melody and brutality. “Chaos Will Reign” sounds more professional, complete, massive and powerful thanks to Jonas Kjellgren’s production. It has become the logical successor, a huge step forward compared to our debut album “Obliterate the Weak”.

Saying the album songs transpire massively produced invigorating heavy death metal is an understatement. BERZERKER LEGION knock out with warlike triumphant, powerfully addictive harmonies that will turn them into an unstoppable beast in a live situation and on record.

Source: Listenable Records

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THUNDERMOTHER – Strikes Back With Music Video For Brand New Hit Single “I Left My License In The Future”

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , on November 5, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

On European Tour With LANSDOWNE Soon!

THUNDERMOTHER don’t just play Rock’n’Roll. THUNDERMOTHER are Rock’n’Roll!

The Swedish rock queens return with a new single after the attention-getting line-up change. A music video for “I Left My License In The Future” – a jaw-dropping, straightforward, energetic, catchy potential hit, is now premiering below! Produced again with Danish mastermind Soren Andersen (Pretty Maids, D-A-D, Glenn Hughes, Mike Tramp, …) in autumn 2023, the song will showcase globally the potential of THUNDERMOTHER in terms of vocal performance and songwriting skills.

The release of the new single will be accompanied with a central-European tour with LANSDOWNE starting November 24 in Munich’s Backstage club and will be continued in early 2024 – for the first time ever – with a wide-ranging Swedish tour. The goal is to bring their Rock’N’Roll message live and on stage to their home country – all the way up to the Far North. Find all upcoming THUNDERMOTHER shows listed below!

Says the band about “I Left My License In The Future”:
“With this first single from the new line-up, we would like to give the fans a hard hitting no-brainer track aimed at the one in the passenger seat without a driver’s license. An anthem for those of us who never gets to be the designated driver and a love letter to the ones in the driver’s seat. Cheers and let’s party!“

“I Left My License In The Future” is now available on all digital services HERE, the video clip is now premiering HERE:

THUNDERMOTHER 2023 – this is Linnea Vikström Egg, Majsan Lindberg, Joan Massing and Filippa Nässil. One line-up, one vision, one goal! Their slogan “We fight for Rock’N’Roll” has to be taken literally!

Make sure to catch THUNDERMOTHER fighting for Rock’N’Roll, on their upcoming European tour with Boston-based rock band LANSDOWNE, tickets are now available via: https://www.thundermother.com/

24.11.2023 DE München / Backstage
25.11.2023 DE Köln / Live Music Hall
26.11.2023 CH Bern / Bierhübeli
28.11.2023 DE Aschaffenburg / Colos-Saal
29.11.2023 FR Paris / Petit Bain
01.12.2023 DE Memmingen / Kaminwerk
02.12.2023 DE Hannover / Capitol
03.12.2023 NL Utrecht / De Helling

Source: AFM Records

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VOODOO CIRCLE – Premieres Previously Unreleased Single “Sweet Devotion“ – Taken Off Their Upcoming Best Of Album “15 Years of Voodoo”!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , on November 4, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

With remarkable records such as the self-titled Voodoo Circle or Locked & Loaded, Alex Beyrodt’s VOODOO CIRCLE quickly establish themselves as the epitome of quality in classic hard rock. This band has it all: lots of experience featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER and PINK CREAM 69, outstanding songwriting skills and musicianship, passion and a sense for great hooks.

It’s obvious that VOODOO CIRCLE have enhanced their classic rock repertoire on the highest level. A German band never before sounded that international, with that much “American Hard Rock“ in their blood. These melodic anthems, cultivated by the powerful voice of David Readman, the tasteful Hammond-sounds by Jimmy Kresic, Mat Sinner’s as usual precise bass foundation and Markus Kullmann’s drumming in best Bonham tradition, appear to come down right from the Olympus of hard rock.

To shorten your wait for a new studio offering to follow in the hopefully not so distant future, on December 1, 2023, VOODOO CIRCLE present their Best Of “15 Years Of Voodoo” via AFM Records, featuring not only highlights of their discography ( Locked & Loaded, Raised on Rock, More Than One Way Home, Whisky Fingers, Voodoo Circle ), but also two previously unreleased tracks! One of them, “Sweet Devotion”, recorded in 2021 during the Locked & Loaded album-era, is now available with a music video, streaming HERE

Says Alex Beyrodt: “Sweet Devotion is a typical Voodoo Circle song with all trademarks. David’s voice blows me away every time. I’m glad that the song now has its place on the Best Of album that will be released soon!“

Make sure to pre-save “15 Years Of Voodoo”, a must-have that belongs into every well-sorted classic rock record collection, now at: https://voodoocircle.bfan.link/15-years-of-voodoo

“15 Years Of Voodoo” track listing:

  1. Locked & Loaded
  2. Flesh & Bone
  3. Wasting Time
  4. Devil With An Angel Smile
  5. Higher Love
  6. Running Away From Love
  7. Graveyard City
  8. Heart Of Babylon
  9. Cry For Love
  10. Trapped In Paradise
  11. Watch And Wait (I Got My Eye On You)
  12. Devil’s Daughter
  13. No Solution Blues
  14. Broken Heart Syndrome
  15. Man And Machine
  16. Spewing Lies
  17. Master Of Illusion
  18. Sweet Devotion (Bonus)
  19. Rock’n Roll Remedy (Bonus)

Source: AFM Records

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Inaugural Austin Death Fest Announces Second Wave Of Bands

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal festivals, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 2, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Brace yourself, Austin! The city known for its vibrant music scene is about to get a new blitzkrieg of a bash. Announcing the first ever Austin Death Fest, a two-day death metal extravaganza set to reverberate through Austin on April 27th and 28th, 2024 at the Mohawk.

Today, the festival has announced WITCH VOMIT, MORTUOUS, MAUL, CIVEROUS, TORTURE RACK and LUNAR CHAMBER will be joining the powerhouse lineup. Previously, headliners MORTIFERUM, OUTER HEAVEN, TOMB MOLD, and PHOBOPHILIC were announced.

The festival founder, Jason Dahlke, shares his vision: “The goal with Austin Death Fest is to showcase the best contemporary bands in the genre on one of the coolest stages Austin has to offer. So many of the bands on the lineup are churning out some of the best records in modern death metal and grinding it out in clubs or DIY venues, playing for the die hard fans of the culture. Paying homage to previous Austin festivals such as Chaos in Tejas, I wanted to bring back a festival that got people excited for what’s happening currently in the scene and hopefully inspire them to start up their own bands, start attending more local shows, and putting their passion into the scene to help it further grow.”

Austin Death Fest not only offers a platform to the greatest in contemporary death metal but also hopes to revive and grow the love for the genre within Austin’s eclectic community of music enthusiasts.

Mark your calendars, gather your crew, and prepare for a weekend of headbanging, electrifying riffs, and the raw energy that is the essence of death metal. Austin Death Fest is coming!

Currently, weekend passes are on sale at Early Bird pricing. Tickets can be purchased HERE. All Early Bird passes cover the entire weekend – two days of solid death metal! Single day passes will be made available at a later date.

About Austin Death Fest:

Founded by Jason Dahlke of LEFT TO ROT, Austin Death Fest is a new festival aiming to celebrate and grow the death metal community in Austin, Texas. With an inaugural lineup that promises a sensational experience, the festival seeks to be a cornerstone event for all death metal enthusiasts.

Source: C Squared Music

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BURDEN OF GRIEF – Unleashes “A Daydream Of Sorrow” New Single & Music Video

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

November 24, 2023 sees German death/thrash metal band BURDEN OF GRIEF release their much-awaited, eighth studio album, titled “Destination Dystopia”, via Masssacre Records. Coming as CD, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats, the pre-sale is available at: https://lnk.to/destinationdystopia

It’s the band’s first offering in more than five long years. Five years, in which so much has happened in the world that BURDEN OF GRIEF were forced to refer to it lyrically and musically. Reinforced by the two new members Dominik Hellmuth (guitars) and Manuel Lüke (drums), they now present the strongest, heaviest and most varied album in the almost 30-year band history.

Following a previously-released, first album appetizer “Fevered Dreams”, now, BURDEN OF GRIEF are premiering a music video for their new single “A Daydream Of Sorrow”!

“On each of our albums we have 2-3 songs that break out of our usual musical context, mostly by being significantly slower,” the band comments. “This is enormously important to keep the music as varied as possible. “A Daydream Of Sorrow” is one of those songs that is particularly catchy, not least because of the slowing down of the tempo, and also has an extended solo part. In the studio it has already turned out that this song clearly stands out from the overall material. But fans of our heavier stuff don’t have to worry, most of the other songs are much faster.”

Watch the new BURDEN OF GRIEF video now streaming HERE

On “Destination Dystopia”, BURDEN OF GRIEF accomplished to focus on their years of experience, to combine their strengths and to put them into 10 riff monsters that are bursting with energy, great melodies and pure heaviness. First and foremost, you’ll get the thrash and melodic death treatment, but you’ll also find a plethora of elements that go way beyond what these musical drawers are all about. Expect killer grooves, classic twin-guitar solos as well as the return of the old-school Hammond organ.

Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner and his assistant Daniel Claar took care of the drum recordings, mixing and mastering of the album at the Kohlekeller Studios (Hämatom, Powerwolf, Aborted, etc.), and they made sure that “Destination Dystopia” is the tightest and heaviest album BURDEN OF GRIEF has ever released!

BURDEN OF GRIEF:
Mike Huhmann – Vocals
Philipp Hanfland – Guitars
Dominik Hellmuth – Guitars
Florian Bauer – Bass
Manuel Lüke – Drums

“Destination Dystopia” track listing:

  1. World Under Attack
  2. A Daydream Of Sorrow
  3. Exposed To The Dark
  4. Downfall
  5. Fevered Dreams
  6. The Devil’s Bride
  7. Mass Murder Society
  8. Destination Dystopia
  9. Fall Into Oblivion
  10. My Suicide

DISCOGRAPHY:
2000 – Haunting Requiems
2001 – On Darker Trails
2004 – Fields Of Salvation
2007 – Death End Road
2009 – Haunting Requiems (Re-Release)
2010 – Follow The Flames
2014 – Unchained
2018 – Eye Of The Storm
2023 – Destination Dystopia

Source: Massacre Records

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