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On This Day In METAL History – April 26th… From MACHINE HEAD To HALESTORM

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Discografía Van Halen – 5150 (1986)

On April 26th, 1986Van Halen reached #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for the first time with their seventh studio album: 5150. This was Van Halen’s (or Van Hagar, if you like) first album with the dynamic Sammy Hagar as their vocalist. 5150 spent three weeks on top of this chart. By the way, this 5150 album stirs up some really cool and good-times memories for me! Whoa.

Judas Priest -

On this day in 1986 – Metal legends Judas Priest peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their tenth studio album: Turbo. This album went on to sell one million (plus) copies in the United States, alone. By the way, this is my least favorite Judas Priest album and yet I do “like” it. The song Parental Guidance is featured on Turbo and it is one of the lamest Judas Priest songs ever recorded, in my Metal opinion. The title track is just plain strange. Whatever.

Halestorm - The Wild Life - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #HMO0526

On April 26th, 2015 – Pennsylvania’s very own Hard Rock ambassadors, HALESTORM, have their third studio album, Into The Wild Life, debuting at #5, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Congratulations, HALESTORM! Yeah!

Aerosmith's Greatest Hits large promo album pic!

On this day in 2015Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits makes a return to the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, ranked at #151. This fantastic compilation of Aerosmith hits was originally released back in 1980, spending 44 non-consecutive weeks on this chart and peaking at #43. Folks, this album has spanned 4 decades of being a hot seller! Did someone say, timeless Hard Rock? Whoa and holy Metal!!

Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds - promo cover pic - 2014

On April 26th, 2015 – The eighth studio album, Bloodstone & Diamonds, from the mighty MACHINE HEAD, is ranked at #33, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. MACHINE HEAD kicks METAL ass like there’s no tomorrow, on this album, by the way. If you don’t own this MACHINE HEAD album, you are a closet Bay City Rollers fan. Whoa!

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

Eddie Van Halen – Is Cover Feature For Guitar World June 2015 Issue

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock guitarists, rock music with tags , , , , on April 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Eddie Van Halen - Guitar World - promo cover pic - June 15 - 2015 issue - #6684EVHMO

From Guitar World:

Guitar World’s June 2015 issue features Eddie Van Halen. In this exclusive interview, Eddie chronicles the making of Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, Van Halen’s first official live recording with David Lee Roth. Also, EVH resurrects Ed’s mysterious Star guitar as part of its Stripe Series.

Get your copy today for $7.99!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE EDDIE VAN HALEN.

Stone.

WOODEN STAKE – Occult Death Doom Duo Releases Second Full-Length, Via Razorback Records

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Wooden Stake - A Feast Of Virgin Souls - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0959MOWS

Occult death doom ensemble, WOODEN STAKE, rises from their moldy tomb armed with their long-awaited second long player, A Feast Of Virgin Souls. Out now on Razorback Records, the ten-track offering boasts over forty demonic minutes of dark, NWOBHM-infused tracks of lurching brutality led by the possessed banshee vocals of vocalist/bassist Vanessa Nocera. A concept offering influenced by the legend of serial-killer countess Elizabeth Bathory and 1871 Gothic novella Carmilla by Joseph Steridan Le Fan, A Feast Of Virgin Souls is at once punishing and alluring and includes the stunning cover creation of underground art maestro, Mario Lopez (Agitator, Possessor, Warstorm et al).

Taste the torment at THIS LOCATION.

A Feast Of Virgin Souls – Track Listing:

1. Dead Winter Resurrection
2. Rise From The Bleeding Coffin
3. A Feast Of Virgin Souls
4. Alzbeta: The Devil’s Bitch
5. Cross-Scalded Flesh
6. Exorcising The Possessed
7. Dragged Through The Rotted Catacombs
8. Hanging From The Inverted Cross
9. 1140 Rue Royale
10. Curse Of The Cauldron Countess

Wooden Stake - classic band logo - 2010 - #77MOWS

WOODEN STAKE emerged in 2010 with the release of their Vampire Plague Exorcism demo which earned the critical exaltation of the underground extreme doom metal scene. A tidal wave of seven-inch releases, including a split with Druid Lord in 2011 (Altsphere Production) and Blizaro (Razorback Records) the same year, would ensue. WOODEN STAKE undraped their debut full-length, Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades, later that year via Razorback and again reaped critical acclaim from underground metallers globally, including Darkthrone’s Fenriz who chose WOODEN STAKE as his Band Of The Month.

The album received thousands of plays on YouTube and spread like plague to those who craved extreme doom/death metal with a simultaneously melodic and violent edge. Blabbermouth hailed, “The combination of [former guitarist/drummer] Sarantopoulos’ mighty, dread-spreading riffs and Nocera’s macabre tales and behemoth bass lines constitute a big reason why Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades is such a compelling release,” while American Aftermath noted, “the music is fuzzy and droning, and the atmosphere sends a cool chill down your spine, but there is something about this band that makes even the most morbid songs seem nice and soothing.”

Added Cvlt Nation, “the band is incredibly atmospheric and have managed to carve out their own unique style that blends everything from Black Sabbath to Obituary to Hellhammer to Jex Thoth to Electric Wizard,” furthering, “The spoken word vocal approach pushes you into a surreal state of melancholy which doesn’t last long as it is soon destroyed by some earth-shattering, old-school riffage and hypnotic gloomy atmosphere.”

In 2012, WOODEN STAKE unleashed At The Stroke Of Midnight, a collection of demo and EP material as well as exclusive canticle, “Night Of The Banshee,” recorded specifically for the release. The next two years saw Nocera busy with her two other projects, Skeletal Spectre and Howling. In 2015, WOODEN STAKE returns with the witchy wisdom of A Feast Of Virgin Souls. Featuring Nocera alongside new guitar player and drummer, Willie Wardlaw, the record is out now on Razorback Records with a future vinyl version on the horizon. Further WOODEN STAKE developments, including live ceremonies, to be announced in the coming weeks. Until then, suffer.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/woodenstake

http://woodenstake.bandcamp.com

http://woodenstake.bigcartel.com

http://www.razorbackrecords.com

http://razorbackrecords.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WOODEN STAKE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – April 25th… From SWEET To JIMI HENDRIX

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on April 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sweet - Little Willy - promo 45rpm - cover sleeve - #1973SMO

On April 25th, 1973Sweet received their first Gold single in the United States for their hit Little Willy. This song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Led Zeppelin - Classic Logo - band symbols - #2015RPJP

On April 25th, 1977 – The incredible Led Zeppelin performed at the Kentucky Fair And Exposition Center, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Queen - We Are The Champions - We Will Rock You - 45rpm - front cover sleeve promo pic

Above: Front cover sleeve for 45rpm of Queen’s We Are The Champions w/ b-side of We Will Rock You

Queen - We Are The Champions - We Will Rock You - 45rpm - back cover sleeve

Above: Back cover sleeve of 45rpm

On April 25th, 1978We Are the Champions from Queen was certified Platinum after reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - promo cover pic!

On April 25th, 1980Black Sabbath released their 9th studio album, Heaven and Hell. This was the first Black Sabbath studio album with the great Ronnie James Dio as vocalist. Ronnie James Dio replaced the legendary Ozzy Osbourne the previous year. Heaven and Hell went on to reach #28 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, selling one million (plus) copies in the United States alone. Whoa!

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On April 25th, 1990 – The Fender Stratocaster that the super iconic Jimi Hendrix used to perform the Star Spangled Banner during a performance at Woodstock in 1969 is auctioned off in London. This iconic Fender Stratocaster sold for a whopping $295,000. Wow and Jiminy Cricket!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – April 24th… From Alice Cooper (Band) To Jack Blades

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Eighteen - Alice Cooper - promo - 45rpm - photo - #1971MOACTB

On April 24th, 1971 Alice Cooper (The Band) hits #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA, with their hit: I’m Eighteen. This grand song is featured on the third studio album from Alice Cooper (The Band), released back in 1971: Love It To Death.

Rush - Counterparts - promo album cover pic - #1993RMO

On this day in 1994RUSH performed at The Hartford Civic Center, in Hartford, Connecticut. RUSH were touring in support of their 15th studio album, released in October of 1993: Counterparts.

Rush_Poster_Landscape

On April 24th, 2010RUSH’s documentary, RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage, premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City; this documentary film was also the winner of the 2010 Heineken Audience Award. Whoa, man!

Happy Birthday - promo banner - #2014BD

Jack Blades - Italian CD - promo cover pic - Frontiers Music - 2004

Above: Jack Blades (2004 – Frontiers Records)

On April 24th, 1954, Jack Blades was born in California. Happy Birthday, Jack Blades! Whoa and hell yeah! Jack Blades is a world-class bassist, singer and songwriter. Jack Blades is known as being a member of the following bands: Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Revolution Saints and Shaw-Blades.

Night Ranger - Jack Blades - promo band cover pic - #332404NRMO

Above: Night Ranger, with Jack Blades at front/middle.

Jack Blades - Tommy Shaw - Hamer Guitar promo ad - 1990

Above: A 1990 promotional print ad for Hamer guitars. Jack Blades is on the left, Tommy Shaw is on the right. Whoa!

Shaw Blades - Influence - promo album cover pic - #2404MOSB

Above: The second studio album from Shaw-Blades titled: Influence. This amazing studio album of cover songs is highly, highly recommended by Stone! Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades are unreal great as a musical and singing duo! Whoa!

Revolution Saints - Doug Aldrich - Jack Blades - promo band pic - 2015 - #240415MORS

Above: Revolution Saints – L to R: Doug Aldrich, Deen Castronovo and Jack Blades.

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

WIZARD EYE – Signs With Black Monk Records For Upcoming Vinyl Release

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Wizard Eye - promo band photo - 2015 - #66109 - 2015

Philadelphia-based stoner/doom band, WIZARD EYE, recently announced its partnership with emerging Philadelphia-area label, Black Monk Records, for the release of its upcoming self-titled album.

WIZARD EYE is thrilled to be working with Black Monk Records,” says bassist/vocalist, Dave. “As a Philly-based label whose owners have been fans of ours since day one, we can’t imagine a more ideal partnership for our first release on vinyl. Black Monk Records has empowered us to bring our titanic wizard riffs to the masses in exactly the format they need and with complete artistic integrity.”

The newly formed label, started by the owners of Philadelphia record store, Vinyl Altar, will focus on releases from local artists who share their love for high-quality albums with strong aesthetics.

WIZARD EYE has been one of our favorite bands from Philly for some time now,” Christopher Mazeika, one half of Vinyl Altar, explains. “When Black Monk Records was ready to put out its first release, it was only natural that we approach WIZARD EYE. Black Monk Records is all about local pride with worldwide appeal and WIZARD EYE is all that and more!”

The band and its management see this pairing as natural and highly advantageous for all parties involved.

“Just visit Philadelphia’s Vinyl Altar once, and you’ll know the heart that Chris puts into making it one of the best record shops around,” says WIZARD EYE manager, Scott Harrington of 313 INC Artist Management. “It makes sense that his passion would lead him to starting his own label. And that passion is just one of the many reasons we are extremely excited to announce WIZARD EYE‘s partnership with Black Monk Records for this album.”

The nine-track album, Wizard Eye, was recorded in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, at Gradwell House Recording Studio and is slated for mid-Summer release. This collection will be initially made available at a release show to be held at the Vinyl Altar store location, but it will be also be distributed internationally via web and mail order. Further info to be announced soon.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/wizardeye

https://www.facebook.com/BlackMonkRecords

https://www.facebook.com/vinylaltar

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WIZARD EYE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

AUTHOR & PUNISHER – One-Man Industrial Doom Unit To Kick Off US Tour; Trek Includes Stop At Stump Fest + Psycho California

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Following a recent march through Europe alongside Atari Teenage Riot, one-man industrial doom sorcerer, Tristan Shone, more commonly known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER, will quake the stages of sixteen North American cities with his tectonic-shifting sound conjurings. Slated to embark today in Portland, Oregon at Stumpfest, Shone’s latest live incursion concludes with a stop at Psycho California Fest and serves as a precursor to the release of AUTHOR & PUNISHER‘s new full-length.

The as-yet-untitled long player, and first for Housecore Records, was captured at famed Nodferatu’s Lair in North Shore, Louisiana with label-founder Philip H. Anselmo and follows the critically adored Women & Children full-length, released in 2013 via Seventh Rule Recordings and currently available in a color vinyl configuration mirroring the AUTHOR & PUNISHER crest colors of yellow and black limited to 100 copies at THIS LOCATION.

AUTHOR & PUNISHER:
4/24/2015 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
4/25/2015 Funky Winkerbeans – Vancouver, BC
4/26/2015 Barboza – Seattle, WA
4/28/2015 The Pin – Spokane, WA
4/29/2015 Neurolux – Boise, ID
4/30/2015 Area 51 – Salt Lake City, UT
5/01/2015 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
5/03/2015 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
5/05/2015 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
5/07/2015 Fat Baby – New York, NY
5/08/2015 O’Brien’s Pub – Allston, MA
5/09/2015 Kung Fu Necktie- Philadelphia, PA
5/11/2015 Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA
5/12/2015 Holy Mountain – Austin, TX
5/13/2015 Low Spirits Bar & Stage – Albuquerque, NM
5/15/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA
5/16/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA
5/17/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA

Shone’s fabrication and industrial environment and processes reveal emotions, anxieties and elements of bliss inherent to the specific human/machine choreography. All aspects of AUTHOR & PUNISHER‘s sound begins with physical movement, limbs struggling in unison to coordinate a wall of electronic rhythm and oscillation, ultimately conditioned by an organic and loose quality absent of sequencing and plastic perfection. AUTHOR & PUNISHER performances are a true amalgamation between man and mechanisms. They are direct, physical, heavy experiences that have amassed praise and intrigue from a wide array of audiences. Pitchfork styled him, “immediate but mysterious,” Stereogum described his, “chilling, unrecognizable form,” and NPR hails him as, “a thrill [who] fires on all cylinders.”

* For more info:

http://www.tristanshone.com

http://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com

A&P Facebook

http://www.thehousecorerecords.com

http://www.seventhrule.com

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AUTHOR & PUNISHER.

Stone.

Medusa Crush Recordings Release New Goryl Album

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Medusa Crush Recordings - record label - logo - 2015

New Canadian label Medusa Crush Recordings are proud to unveil their newest release – A deluxe edition of drone sensation Goryl’s first two albums Father of Witches/Father of Evil Witches in cassette format. Each album is assigned to a side of a 76 min. on BASF Chrome tape for the highest quality sound.

Goryl - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #G24MO04

At a single press of 77 copies, this cassette additionally contains the previously web-only version of ‘The Shaman’s Speech’ and it all comes wrapped in a limited pattern,  Japanese Chiyogami paper with a 3″ x 5″ patch of the cover in gold on black. The patch is only available with this release.

Goryl - cassette - promo picture - 2015

You can preview and order the album at the Medusa Crush Recordings Bandcamp here: http://medusacrushrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-father-of-witches-the-father-of-evil-witches or below:

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GORYL.

LONG LIVE MEDUSA CRUSH RECORDINGS.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER – DEBUT “TIME MACHINE” VIDEO VIA ROLLING STONE – TOUR DATES WITH WILCO UNDERWAY; HEADLINING TOUR IN MAY

Posted in Hard Rock, Music, rock bands, rock music with tags , , , on April 23, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Royal Thunder - Time Machine - Video Image Promo Pic - 2015

“…the contemporary hard-rock equivalent of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors…” – Stereogum

“a stunning hard-rock record that examines what happens after a breakup of any kind.” – NPR

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April 23, 2015, Philadelphia – Royal Thunder debut the video for Time Machine, from their recently released album, Crooked Doors, via Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/royal-thunders-mlny-parsonz-on-escaping-a-cult-touring-with-wilco-20150423.

The video was directed by J.P. Bradburn who also worked with the band on their video for “Blue.” NPR said of the song, “’Time Machine’ moves with the stubborn resolve of a tightrope walker on a windy day: The song heaves along with intertwining guitars and the soulful vocal of Parsonz, who seems more aware of her dynamic abilities than ever.”

The Atlanta-quartet is currently on a Southeastern tour with Wilco, playing this evening at the Bayou Music Center in Houston. Royal Thunder’s headlining tour kicks off May 28 in New Orleans and will include a brief run of shows with Halestorm and Rival Sons.

Royal Thunder - Crooked Doors - promo album cover pic - #2015RTMO

The band has been sharing behind-the-scenes footage filmed during the making of Crooked Doors, as well as a newly released clip where they discuss the individual tracks on the album. The first two in the track-by-track series of webisodes can be seen below:

Crooked Doors was released earlier this month, with Stereogum calling the album “the hard rock equivalent of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors.” Entertainment Weekly said Crooked Doors “leans on its substantial pop chops. Tracks like ‘Glow’ are more Heart than Led Zep, which is not a bad thing at all.” Metal Hammer UK recently nominated the band for “Best Underground Band” in their annual Golden Gods’ Awards.

Tour Dates:

April 23 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center *
April 26 Tallahassee, FL Capital City Amphitheater *
April 28 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando *
May 1 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater *

May 28 New Orleans, LA Siberia
May 29 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
May 30 Dallas, TX Club Dada
May 31 Austin, TX Holy Mountain
June 2 Phoenix, AZ Rebel Lounge
June 3 San Diego, CA The Hideout
June 5 Anaheim, CA The Grove **
June 6 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom **
June 8 Portland, OR Roseland Theater **
June 9 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo **
June 10 Boise, ID Revolution Center **
June 12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre **
June 13 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory **
June 14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom **
June 16 Billings, MT Pub Station
June 18 Salt Lake City, UT Crucial Fest
June 19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
June 20 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
June 21 Minneapolis, MN The Nether Bar
June 22 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
June 23 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
June 25 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus
June 26 Boston, MA Great Scott
June 27 Providence, RI The Parlour
June 28 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Neck Tie
June 30 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
July 1 Richmond, VA The Camel
July 2 Charlotte, NC The Chop Shop
July 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl

* – with Wilco
** – with Halestorm, Rival Sons

Wild Throne opens on all of Royal Thunder’s headlining dates.

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Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER:

http://www.facebook.com/royalthundermusic

http://www.twitter.com/royalthunderatl

royalthunder.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – April 23rd… The Iconic LED ZEPPELIN

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 23, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Led Zeppelin - ticket stub - The Omni - Atlanta - 04 - 23 - 77 - #10423JPMO

On April 23, 1977 – The impeccable Led Zeppelin performed at The Omni, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The ticket price (shown above) was $10, in US funds. $10!! My Metal God Almighty, that is an unbelievable thing! Check out the concert setlist, below:

The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, In My Time of Dying, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll, Trampled Underfoot.

* Source for above concert setlist: Led Zeppelin Official Website.

Led Zeppelin - Backstage Pass - Atlanta - 1977 - promo pic

Above: A backstage pass to this 1977 Led Zeppelin concert at The Omni.

Stone Says, About Led Zeppelin: Anytime I happen across Led Zeppelin history, I get those good chills. I believe that without Led Zeppelin, the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal sounds we hear today would not be the same. Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page with his melodic (and heavy) mastery and unique expression of scales and chords has certainly penetrated the building blocks of widespread Rock and Heavy Music. The guitar playing of Jimmy Page, to this day, is always like fresh rain water falling from the heavens, in my Metal opinion.

Vocalist Robert Plant and Jimmy Page equally gave each Led Zeppelin song its own identity, while bassist John Paul Jones and (the late) drummer John Bonham’s less is more styles of play can never be duplicated and only imitated. Metal be thy name. – Stone

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THE LEGACY OF LED ZEPPELIN.

Stone.

SIG:AR:TYR – To Release New Album

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

SIG AR TYR - Northen - promo album cover pic - 2015

Canadian Blackened Heavy Metal act SIG:AR:TYR are proud to announce that they will be releasing their new album Northen this fall.

While SIG:AR:TYR has in the past been known as atmospheric blackened folk, Northen shifts into more traditional Metal territory, while maintaining the dark sounds of earlier material.

The band’s mastermind (and sole permanent member) Daemonskald had the following to say about the album:

“The album deals with the end of the Viking age, and the adventures of the Norse in our own country, Canada. Unlike the permanent settlements in Greenland, their stay here was short-lived, and we are still discovering the extent of their travels, the artifacts from their small settlements, and unfolding the tales of their interaction with the native cultures here at the time. “Northen” is a tale of tribute to this small group of adventurers, who with a dynamic, and individualistic spirit, were still willing to throw stability and comfort aside to explore mysterious new places like Helluland, Markland, and Vinland, and try to be their own master in a changing world.”

Daemonskald - SIG AR TYR - promo photo - 2015 - #MOD732404

More details will be announced in the near future. You can currently hear the entire SIG:AR:TYR catalog on Bandcamp here: https://sigartyr.bandcamp.com/ or below:

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Source: Dewar PR

SIG:AR:TYR – online:

Facebook

Twitter

Bandcamp

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIG:AR:TYR

LONG LIVE CANADA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CURSE UPON A PRAYER – New Album “Rotten Tongues” To Be Released In June 2015!

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Curse Upon A Prayer - 2015

The Finnish Black Metal band Curse Upon A Prayer will unleash their second album “Rotten Tongues” on June 12th 2015, worldwide via Inverse Records. In Finland the release date will be May 15th.

Curse Upon A Prayer was founded in 2010 and they released debut album “From the Lands of Demise” in 2014 via Nihil Interit Records & Le Crepuscule Du Soir Productions from France.

A new lyric video can be seen at this location https://youtu.be/zHQyhA8p3_Y or below:

Curse Upon A Prayer - Rotten Tongues - Artwork

“Rotten Tongues” – Track List:

1. The Distant Chaos
2. Death Sentence
3. Third Day Of Creation
4. Red Room
5. Devil On The Churchyard
6. Divinus Mortis
7. Rotten Tongues
8. The Lost Symbol
9. White Ghost

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Source: Inverse Music Group

Facebook: Inverse Records

Inverse Records - logo - #2015IRMO

For more info on Curse Upon A Prayer:

Facebook: Curse Upon A Prayer

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CURSE UPON A PRAYER.

LONG LIVE FINLAND.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

Stone.

REVOLUTION – Debut Studio Album “SACRIFICE” Is Out Now!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, punk, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Revolution - Sacrifice - album release - promo flyer - 2015 - #9098MOR

From REVOLUTION:

Make sure to grab your copy of REVOLUTION‘s “SACRIFICE”! Available everywhere for download or stream! Cd’s available at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/revolution52

The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Billy Biohazard, and mastered by no other than Maor Appelbaum Mastering ( Faith No More, Limp Bizkit, Sepultura, Linkin Park, and Yes (official)). You can grab a copy and a shirt at our next show, May 2nd at Churchill’s Pub!!! for more info about the show:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1611684422384735/

Revolution - Sacrifice - promo debut album cover pic - 2015 - #RMO04

We’ll be sharing the stage with: SUFFERING TOOL, The Killing Hours, Escape, Chlover, Loyal Until Death, They Might Be Zombies, Toasted Marshmallow Zombies, Mindepth, and D/EFFEkTOR!!!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE REVOLUTION.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – April 22nd: ALL THAT REMAINS Are #1 And Place 5 Studio Albums On The iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

All That Remains - The Order Of Things - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #71707ATRMO

April 22, 2015 – The Order Of Things is #1 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the recently released studio album from All That Remains and their seventh overall.

All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals - promo album cover pic - #330009MO

April 22, 2015 – The Fall Of Ideals is #14 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the third studio album from All That Remains, released back in 2006.

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April 22, 2015 – Overcome is #51 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Overcome is the fourth studio album from All That Remains, released back in 2008.

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April 22, 2015 – …For We Are Many is at #52 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the fifth studio album from All That Remains and was released back in 2010.

All That Remains - A War You Cannot Win - cover promo!

April 22, 2015 – A War You Cannot Win is #53 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the sixth studio album from All That Remains and was released in 2012.

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ALL THAT REMAINS.

LONG LIVE MASSACHUSETTS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BOSS KONG – Lets “The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II” Loose With Exclusive Stream And Feature At Decibel Magazine

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , on April 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Boss Kong

Having punished the humans with their rightful ways through initial warnings, primate biker horde, BOSS KONG, has successfully infiltrated the populous with The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II for Record Store Day. While the vinyl incarnation of the recordings on this platter is about to become extinct, the full 7″ has been put on antagonistic display for the ditch-dredgers of humanity to endure courtesy of Decibel Magazine.

A segment of the brief Decibel interrogation of simian masterfuck of BOSS KONG, focusing specifically on the B-side Vietnam flashback single, “Viet Kong,” sees the brave mag scribe inquiring, “Who’s worse, music critics or the Vietcong?” Kong’s reply cuts to the dead heart of the matter, offering, “Not much difference, is there? They both pop out of their little holes when you least expect it and try to shoot you in the face. And they’re all Communists.”

Get your full dose of the BOSS KONG cross-examination and the full The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II via the cross-species investigators at Decibel Magazine at THIS LOCATION.

Once its wax supplies are sold out, The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II is out of print in a physical incarnation, but Bandcamp downloads can be placed HERE, and the remaining mailorder physical copies HERE.

The Humans Soundtrack Volume II 7″ was created solely for Record Store Day 2015 in a limited, one-time-only run of orange/gold vinyl, the bloody slab’s exclusive cover art and insert art created by creator Tom Neely (Henry and Glenn Forever) for extra scene points. Fans of Boris, Deathspell Omega, and Sonic Youth, this sounds nothing fucking like that. Set in the late 1960s/early ’70s, “The Humans” is a book about an all-simian biker gang from Bakersfield, California, drinking, fighting, and fucking their way through the turbulent world around them.

BOSS KONG is one of the book’s more popular, interesting characters and this installment of the soundtrack series tells tales from the perspective of an ape that’s seen inhumanities both abroad and on the home front. Voiced by a mystery metal figurehead and performed by a cast of mystery stoner rockers, part of the fun of this 7″ is trying to figure out who’s behind the music itself.

Once revisiting the glory days, two new hash-pipe nightmare rocker jams await, spreading the rampaging demoralization of the Tet Offensive onto coked-up mullet debauchery on The Humans Soundtrack Volume II, like Ponyboy Curtis ten years after he went from gold to crushed Milwaukee aluminum, now leading the outcasts from the Planet Of The Apes into full-on bar-brawl burnout turf of the metal underworld.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/bosskongband

http://www.magicbulletrecords.com

http://www.facebook.com/magicbulletrecords

http://twitter.com/magicbulletrecs

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE BOSS KONG.

Stone.

MORTHUS – Blackened Melodic Death Metal EP “Into Oblivion” Is Available Now

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Morthus - Into Oblivion - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MMMMO6

The new EP from MORTHUSInto Oblivion, was finally self-released on October 22nd in 2014. Into Oblivion delivers a devilish well composed and technical demanding 4-track orgy, to which the band wants to invite lovers of NAGLFAR, DISSECTION and DARK FUNERAL now. Raised to serve the dark in the fall of 2011, the line-up of Blackened Melodic Death Metal enthusiasts, MORTHUS, was unholy completed at the end of 2013. First gigs were celebrated, the style of the formation got optimized.

Buy, Support, Listen To MORTHUS:

The teutonic encouraged hell-horde from the eastern part of Germany decided to besiege a record studio for their first Demo EP in early 2014. In the summer of 2014, after playing several sweat-driving club gigs, MORTHUS recorded four well-chosen Satanic hymns, at Nautilus Studio in Gera, Germany.

Morthus - promo band pic - #2015MMMMO67

MORTHUS – ONLINE:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/MorthusMetal

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Morthus666

Reverbnation: http://reverbnation.com/Morthus

Bandcamp: http://morthus666.bandcamp.com/

Metal Archives: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Morthus/3540388235

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Source:

MetalMessage - Logo with skull - 2014

http://www.metalmessage.de/artists.php

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MORTHUS.

LONG LIVE GERMANY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SIGH – Legendary Japanese Avant Extreme Metal Quintet To Release Tenth Studio Album Via Candlelight Next Month

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sigh - Graveward - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #9909SMO

Japanese extreme metal/noise icons, SIGH, will unveil their crushing tenth studio opus next month. Titled Graveward, the eclectic, ten-track offering took over two-and-a-half years to complete with each song comprising over one-hundred recording tracks exceeding 100GB of audio to select from in the final mixes. Inspired by musician/composer Fabio Frizzi, Graveward pays homage to Italian zombie and Hammer Horror classics.

Graveward features guest performances from Trivium’s Matthew Heafy, DragonForce’s Fred Leclercq, Shining’s Niklas Kvarforth, Rotting Christ’s Sakis Tolis, The Meads Of Asphodel’s Metatron and others with fittingly twisted, grave-robbing cover art by Costin Chioreanu (Ihsahn, At the Gates, Deicide, Ulver, etc.).

In an early impression of the record, A Metal State Of Mind notes, “With a focus of a theme, more touches of thrash, and guest spots from more ‘mainstream’ metal artists from bands like Trivium and DragonForce, I would have to say Graveward is the most accessible SIGH record. A great starting point to delve into the madness with if you haven’t yet. Best thing, with this accessibility, none of the experimentation that makes SIGH great has been sacrificed.”

Already devouring the hordes in Europe, Graveward will be released in North America via Candlelight Records on May 4th, 2015.

Sigh - Graveward - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #9909SMO

Graveward – Track Listing:

1. Kaedit Nos Pestis
2. Graveward
3. The Tombfiller
4. The Forlorn
5. The Molesters Of My Soul
6. Out Of the Grave
7. The Trial By The Dead
8. The Casketburner
9. A Messenger From Tomorrow
10. Dwellers In Dream

For over two decades, SIGH has been transcending the confines of extreme metal. Forged in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan, the band was initially signed by Euronymous’ infamous Deathlike Silence Records on which they released their debut full-length, Scorn Defeat, in 1993. SIGH would go on to release records via various imprints including Cacophonous, Century Media, Baphomet and The End before making Candlelight Records their label home with the release of 2012’s crushing, critically-adored In Somniphobia and this year’s Graveward.

Preorder Graveward via Candlelight Records at THIS LOCATION.  

SIGH:

Mirai Kawashima – vocals, keyboards, orchestrations etc.

Dr. Mikannibal – alto, tenor, baritone saxophones, vocals

Satoshi Fujinami – bass, drums

You Oshima – guitar

Junichi Harashima – drums

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on SIGH:

http://www.twitter.com/sighjapan

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIGH.

LONG LIVE JAPAN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

EKTOMORF – US Tour With Section 6 Begins This Week

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Ektomorf - promo album cover pic - 2014 - #33099EMODH

Above: Ektomorf Retribution (2014 – AFM Records)

Ektomorf – US Tour With Section 6

Day Date City State Venue:

Thursday 4/23/2015 – San Diego CA – Brick By Brick
Friday 4/24/2015 – Las Vegas NV – Dive Bar
Saturday 4/25/2015 – LA CA
Sunday 4/26/2015 – Modesto CA – The Other Place
Tuesday 4/28/2015 – Sacramento CA – Blue Lamp
Wednesday 4/29/2015 – Chico CA – The Maltese
Thursday 4/30/2015 – Bend OR – 3rd Street Pub
Friday 5/1/2015 – Salem OR – Duffys Hangar
Saturday 5/2/2015 – Fife WA – Louie G’s
Sunday 5/3/2015 – Spokane WA – The Hop
Tuesday 5/5/2015 – Missoula MT – The Dark Horse
Wednesday 5/6/2015 – Great Falls MT – Machinery Row
Thursday 5/7/2015 – Billings MT – The Railyard
Friday 5/8/2015 – Rock Springs WY – Killpeppers
Saturday 5/9/2015 – Idaho Falls ID – Shilo Inn Convention Center
Sunday 5/10/2015 – Boise ID – The Bouquet

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Source:

AFM Records - Logo - Large!

Website: http://www.afm-records.de/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE EKTOMORF.

Stone.

CANCER BATS – Confirms Tour With Danzig And Pennywise

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on April 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Danzig - Pennywise - Cancer Bats - promo tour flyer - 2015 - #363621MOGD

Canadian Hardcore Punk metallers, CANCER BATS, who are currently on tour in Europe, are ecstatic to announce their inclusion on a string of North American dates with Danzig and Pennywise this July! The tour will commence July 11th in Pomona, California and run through fourteen cities, coming to a close on July 31st in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Vocalist Liam Cormier commented via e-mail from Switzerland: “Were so excited to be heading out with Danzig and Pennywise! Both bands have been our favorites since we first got into punk and metal so to have a chance to tour with both is like a dream come true! We’ll be ripping the pit and headbanging until we puke every night!!”

CANCER BATS’ previously announced performances on June 25th and 26th in Calgary and Edmonton had to be cancelled. Cormier clarifies: “Calgary and Edmonton, I’m so sorry that we have to cancel our upcoming shows in June! You know how much we love you ripping babes and bros and we wouldn’t do it if we didn’t have good reason. The reason we can’t play is because are coming back in July to party with fucking Danzig and Pennywise! It’s going to be fuckin amazing! Sorry for June and see you in July!”

In the meantime, previously released CANCER BATS videos for the “Arsenic In The Year Of The Snake,” “Satellites,” and “True Zero” are currently streaming now at cancerbats.com. Fans in the US can order copies of Searching For Zero now at metalblade.com/cancerbats.

CANCER BATS w/ While She Sleeps:

4/19/2015 Rockhal – Luxembourg, LU
4/20/2015 Petit bain – Paris, FR
4/22/2015 The Institute – Birmingham, GB
4/23/2015 The Ritz – Manchester, GB
4/24/2015 The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA – Norwich, GB
4/25/2015 Hit the Deck Festival – Bristol, GB
4/26/2015 Hit the Deck Festival – Nottingham, GB
4/28/2015 University – Newcastle, GB
4/29/2015 O2 ABC – Glasgow, GB 4/30/2015 Forum – London, GB
5/01/2015 Groezrock Festival – Meerhout, BE

w/ Danzig, Pennywise:

7/11/2015 Fox Theater Pomona – Pomona, CA *no Pennywise
7/12/2015 Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park – Flagstaff, AZ
7/14/2015 Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
7/15/2015 Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX
7/17/2015 South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
7/18/2015 Club Brady – Tulsa, OK
7/19/2015 Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Kansas City, MO
7/21/2015 The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
7/24/2015 MacEwan Hall – Calgary, AB
7/25/2015 Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
7/27/2015 Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
7/28/2015 Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
7/30/2015 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
7/31/2015 Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV

During the summer of 2014, Toronto’s CANCER BATS spent several weeks with legendary multi-platinum producer Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, Slipknot, The Cure, Sepultura, Glassjaw) at his studio in Venice, California. The Canadian act was pulled out of their normal, more winter-y element to the beaches of California for the tracking of Searching For Zero. Robinson and the band shared a singular vision to create a personal, vibrant album and the results are apparent.

In the series of four studio videos, the CANCER BATS – Liam Cormier, Scott Middleton, Jaye Schwarzer, and Mike Peters — will share their experiences during tracking, what it was like to work with Robinson and what made this recording session different from their previous records. Jaye Schwarzer stated in one episode, “Let everything that’s fake and bullshit fall to the wayside, and you’re left with like a raw, open wound.” Watch episode 1 now at youtube.com/cancerbatsofficial and pre-order your copy on iTunes!

The beloved multiple-JUNO nominated Hardcore Punk Metal band’s fifth studio album, Searching For Zero, features ten tracks that are simultaneously the most melodic, yet menacing CANCER BATS compositions to date.

The record incorporates the crude Hardcore Punk of their 2006 debut, Birthing The Giant, and the more Metal leanings of 2008’s Hail Destroyer, while pushing the heavy hybrid sounds of 2010’s Mayors Bears Scraps And Bones and 2012’s darker Dead Set On Living to a new plateau. The choruses are hookier, the screams more savage, the riffs more vicious, the songs more powerful. This is CANCER BATS at their pinnacle – their “True Zero.”

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on CANCER BATS:

http://metalblade.com/cancerbats

http://www.facebook.com/cancerbats

http://www.twitter.com/cancerbats

http://www.youtube.com/cancerbatsofficial

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CANCER BATS.

LONG LIVE DANZIG.

LONG LIVE PENNYWISE.

Stone.