Archive for June 4, 2025

FIRSTBORNE – Release Second Single/Video “Again” | New Album Lucky Out August 8TH via M-Theory Audio

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Powerhouse Group Features
Chris Adler, Myrone and Girish Pradhan

Today hard rock and heavy metal powerhouse FIRSTBORNE return with “Again” – the second single from the group’s awaited album. There’s an accompanying lyric video for the track viewable HERE

https://youtu.be/sWiTQU-SbJE

“It’s an inner battle… choosing between sinking to their level or rising above the noise. When someone insults you without knowing who you are, it hurts. But the real strength lies in rising above the pettiness and channeling that energy into something greater… growth, purpose, and peace,” explains singer Girish Pradhan.

“Again” will be serviced to commercial/active rock radio and is the first cut off FIRSTBORNE’s new album, Lucky. It follows “Wake Up” which was a welcome introduction to the group’s penchant for infectious hard rock with a humorous and relatable twist, found especially entertaining by the first music video HEREhttps://youtu.be/-vgQE4NKgds

The full-length, produced by the renown producer Machine (Clutch, King Crimson, Crobot) will be released on M-Theory Audio on August 8th. It will be available from all digital outlets, as well as on CD and limited-edition (300) amber wave colored vinyl. Pre-order now HERE: https://lnk.to/firstborne 

FIRSTBORNE features legendary drummer Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth), virtuoso guitarist Myrone (known by some as the originator of soft shred), and electrifying vocalist Girish Pradhan who just performed last night on America’s Got Talent with his other band Girish and the Chronicles: https://www.facebook.com/reel/717507967417196

Formed in 2019, FIRSTBORNE blend high-energy riffs, soaring vocals, and thunderous rhythms to create a modern yet timeless sound rooted in classic metal, hard rock, and shred guitar. The band first gained attention through a series of independently released singles and EPs between 2020 and 2023, showcasing their signature fusion of melody, technical precision, and relentless groove.

Guitarist Myrone explains how the album came together: “When Chris, Girish, and I got connected in 2019 I said my number one goal in life was to get us all in the same room to jam. Four years later not only did we get in the same room, we went to Machine’s barn in Texas for a month to create 10 piping hot metal jams for the whole world to enjoy. I had written around 150 song ideas before stepping in the studio, and we ended up using none of them. What you hear on the record was entirely written and recorded in Texas.” 

With Adler’s iconic drumming, Myrone’s signature guitar work, and Pradhan’sdynamic, powerhouse vocals, FIRSTBORNE are a force to be reckoned with in the hard rock and metal scene; delivering high-energy anthems that bridge the gap between old-school metal and modern intensity.

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NILE With CRYPTOPSY – The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025 | Plus Ten Seconds Of Life & Cognitive | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Nile, Cryptopsy, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Cognitive on The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025:

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 6th, @ 10:00am Local Time.

Tickets:
https://bnds.us/m6ptoe

Sept 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
Sept 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sept 14 – Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho
Sept 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch
Sept 17 – Hampton, NH @ Wally’s
Sept 18 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Hall
Sept 19 – Lititz, PA @ Mickey’s Black Box
Sept 20 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
Sept 21 – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
Sept 22 – Cleveland, OH @ Mercury
Sept 24 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
Sept 25 – Hobart, IN @ Hobart Art Theatre
Sept 26 – Madison, WI @ The Annex
Sept 27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Studio B Skyway
Sept 28 – Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater
Sept 29 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
Oct 1 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station
Oct 3 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct 4 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Oct 5 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Oct 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct 7 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
Oct 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s*
Oct 10 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s*
Oct 11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex*
*Nile, Cryptopsy and Cognitive only

Source: Cryptopsy Facebook

One Band To Rule Them All! KILLOTINE Wins WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA 2025 To Play Wacken Open Air!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on June 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit – Derek Carr – Visions In Pixels

WMBC 2025 Final Spotify Playlist – https://spoti.fi/3Z55AFy

One band to rule them all! The final four bands from this year’s 2025 battles for Wacken Metal Battle Canada gathered in Vancouver, BC, for the national final on May 31st at the Rickshaw Theatre. Only one unsigned Canadian band can walk away and be crowned champion to move on to perform at one of the world’s most prestigious and largest already sold-out metal festivals, Wacken Open Air (July 30th – August 2nd) (Attendance of over 80,000 people in Wacken, Germany for over 30 years).

Crowning this year’s 2025 winner is Hamilton, ON’s KILLOTINE (Ontario Winner), who, after their performance, a panel of industry judges voted as Canada’s top band to play at the International Wacken Battle at Wacken Open Air. They performed alongside SOULTHIEF (Ottawa, ON – Eastern Canada Winner), BEYOND SUFFERING (Calgary, Alberta Winner), and YEGG (Nanaimo, British Columbia Winner). The special guest headliner was 2024 BC final winner, Vancouver’s Arrow In The Quiver.

What a finals we’ve just had in Vancouver. It’s so nice to see the level of the bands and the great performances from all of them. The result is that we’ve got something special this year: Killotine is the chosen one. This band has a career waiting for them, and the real beginning of that journey will be at Wacken Open Air. This really enforces what the Metal Battle is all about and how we are nurturing the next generation, the future of metal,” comments Canadian Organizer of Wacken Metal Battle Canada, JJ Tartaglia.

This year’s panel of national final judges consisted of BRITTNEY SLAYES (Unleash The Archers), JJ TARTAGLIA (Canadian Organizer of Wacken Metal Battle Canada), JJ CAITHCART (Founder of SCRAPE Records and Host of Different Stages Radio), KRIS SCHULZ (Founder of Empower Through Music and Owner of Horizon School of Music), ABELARDO MAYORAL (Founder, Owner, and Operator of The Invisible Orange and OrangeTickets), STAN SCHINNERS (Owner of Broken Neck Radio), JUSTIN DOBBIN (Owner and President of Main Stage Rehearsal Studios).

Hamilton, ON’s KILLOTINE is the hammer that falls without warning: relentless, unforgiving, and all-consuming. Their riffs shred through the air like jagged steel, solos burn with a fury that can’t be tamed, and blasts hit like an explosion in your chest. They don’t care about trends or softening the blow. Every note is a direct attack, every show a brutal assault. Headbanging is inevitable, the adrenaline is relentless, and the chaos is total.

This is metal in its rawest, most savage form. With their “take everything, leave only metal” mentality, Killotine isn’t here to play nice. They deliver exactly what the maniacs demand: pure, unfiltered aggression. No filler, no fake. Just a full-throttle, all-out assault that doesn’t let up, leaving you wrecked and addicted to the chaos. KILLOTINE IS COMING. STAY OUT OF THE WAY OR GET DESTROYED.

Video – Epic Live Set at the Whiskey Pit: Killotine Shreds Like Never Before! – https://youtu.be/AkuL8nbk8XE

Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS