Archive for the Death Metal Category

Huge IBEX MOON RECORDS Giveaway At The 2011 Goregrowler’s Ball – November 18th to 20th

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

An official vendor at this year’s Goregrowler’s Fest, Ibex Moon Records will be giving away 100 CDs each day of the fest to the first 100 people through the door. Goregrowler’s Ball will take place November 18th – 20th at Korova Live Music Venue in San Antonio, TX.

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

LONG LIVE IBEX MOON RECORDS.

LONG LIVE GOREGROWLERS BALL.

Stone.

OBITUARY: “Live” Broadcast From Redneck Studios Today – East Coast Possession Tour To Commence This Saturday

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 8, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

OBITUARY – In celebration of their upcoming East Coast Possession Tour, Metal Messiah Radio’s “Death Metal Dave, In Your Face” radio show will be broadcasting “live” from Redneck Studios with OBITUARY members John and Donald Tardy, Trevor Peres, and Terry Butler, along with other special guests. The show will air TODAY – Tuesday, November 8 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm EST and can be heard at http://www.MetalMessiahRadio.com.

The East Coast Possession Tour kicks off November 12 in Tampa, Florida and will run through November 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.  A free live video cast from the band’s November 19 performance at Santos Party House in New York City will be available. Point your browser HERE for further info.

The legendary Death Metallers are currently composing the follow-up to 2009’s Darkest Day full-length. The band plan to enter the studio early in the new year for a tentative late spring/early summer 2012 release. Further info to be announced soon…

OBITUARY – East Coast Possession Tour 2011 w/ Denial Fiend:

11/12/2011 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

11/14/2011 Sirens – St. Augustine, FL

11/15/2011 C Level – Panama City, FL

11/17/2011 Championship Sports Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ

11/18/2011 42nd Street Rock House – Greensburg (Pittsburgh), PA

11/19/2011 Santos Party House – New York, NY

11/20/2011 The Casbah/Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

11/21/2011 The Archive – Atlanta, GA * (new date)

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

Stone.

RE-ARMED – Signs To Massacre Records, Debut Album Drops On January, 27th, 2012

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 27, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

RE-ARMED have been up since 2001, when five guys in Kerava, Finland decided to start playing music similar to so-called “Göteborg Metal”.

Their musical style has evolved along with many critically acclaimed demo tapes. Becoming a style that is a combination of technical, grooving Death Metal with Thrash and Grind influences, spiced up with melodic lines.

During the years some line-up changes have occurred within the band but they have still managed to grow musically, as well as individuals.

Be sure to get your hands on their debut album, “Worldwide Hypnotize”, which is scheduled to be released on Massacre Records, on January 27, 2012!

RE-ARMED Lineup:

Mart Mardisalu – Drums

Joonas Jaaranen – Bass

Jouni Matilainen – Vocals

Markus Salo – Guitars

Tommi Helkalahti – Guitars

(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on RE-ARMED, click on the links below:

http://www.re-armed.net

http://www.facebook.com/rearmed

MASSACRE RECORDS

LONG LIVE RE-ARMED.

Stone.

PREY FOR NOTHING – Signs With Massacre Records, Second Studio Album Drops On December 9th, 2011

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 27, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PREY FOR NOTHING was forged in the fiery cities of Northern Israel.

After playing with Iron Maiden’s original singer, Paul Di’Anno, Yaniv Aboudy (guitars), Amir Salomon (bass) and Iftah Levi (drums) decided to dissolve their Prog-Metal band Damnnation in order to form a band more extreme and write songs more suitable to their musical taste.

PREY FOR NOTHING was joined by Yotam ‘Defiler’ Avni (vocals) with his acid throat and iron lungs, and the band released their debut album “Violence Divine” in 2008.

Inspired by classic Metal acts like Death, At The Gates and Testament, the band was joined by second guitarist Tal Behar (Orphaned Land live guitar player) and toured Israel, growing a massive following in the local scene.

Combining Progressive Metal elements to sheer Death Metal brutality, PREY FOR NOTHING can attract the fans of Opeth, Behemoth and all in between!

PREY FOR NOTHING’s second album “Against All Good & Evil” will be released on Massacre Records, on December 9, 2011!

PREY FOR NOTHING Lineup:

Yotam ‘Defiler’ Avni – Vocals

Yaniv Aboudy – Guitars

Tal Behar – Guitars

Amir Salomon – Bass

Iftah Levy – Drums

(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on PREY FOR NOTHING, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/preyfornothing

http://preyfornothing.com

MASSACRE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PREY FOR NOTHING.

Stone.

OBITUARY: Legendary Florida Death Metallers Announce East Coast Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 25, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Legendary Florida Death Metal behemoths OBITUARY will embark on a short East Coast run of dates this November alongside Denial Fiend! The trek will commence on November 12 in Tampa, Florida and runs through to November 20 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band will be joined by bassist Terry Butler (Death, Six Feet Under, Massacre),

Commented guitarist Trevor Peres: “We are gonna rip out some old songs that we haven’t played in ages during these shows!”

The band is currently writing the follow up to their Darkest Day full-length, released in 2009 via Candlelight Records. “Our goal is to be in the studio by January or February and to release the album in May or June of 2012,” says Peres. “Of course, the album will be followed up by a ton of tour dates. We will start out in Europe with the Summer festival circuit, followed by a proper European tour package and then do a full North American tour in the Fall of 2012.”

In addition, the band is also working on a new website that will allow fans a more interactive OBITUARY experience. “We’ll be able to have more direct, real-time communications with our fans through our website utilizing audio, video, chat rooms etc. We’re working on making these features function on our website, but as soon as we are ready to go live we will make an announcement.”

OBITUARY – East Coast Possession Tour 2011 w/ Denial Fiend:

11/12/2011 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

11/14/2011 Sirens – St. Augustine, FL

11/15/2011 C Level – Panama City, FL

11/17/2011 Championship Sports Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ

11/18/2011 42nd Street Rock House – Greensburg (Pittsburgh), PA

11/19/2011 Santos Party House – New York, NY

11/20/2011 The Casbah/Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on OBITUARY, click on the link below:
OBITUARY – Official Website

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

Stone.

HEDON CRIES – Free Full Album Download From Melodic Death & Doom Metal Band!

Posted in Death Metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

HEDON CRIES – From Greece arises a Melodic Death/Doom Metal band known as HEDON CRIES. This band is offering you their full album as a FREE download! All you need to do is click on the link below to start downloading: HEDON CRIES – The End Of The Path Is Nigh

GO HERE: HEDON CRIES – Official Website

* The End Of The Path Is Nigh is the third release from HEDON CRIES.

This FREE download is in good quality with all album artwork! After you’ve downloaded and given The End Of The Path Is Nigh a listen, come on back and let us know what you think of the album!

Metal be thy name.

LONG LIVE HEDON CRIES.

Stone.

ZOMBIEFICATION – Mexican Death Metallers To Unleash New EP, Artwork & Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ZOMBIEFICATION – Mexican corpse-walkers ZOMBIEFICATION are set to unleash their new EP Reaper’s Consecration via Pulverised Records in conjunction with Chaos Records later this year. Having risen from the grave in 2009 following the release of their debut, Midnight Stench, ZOMBIEFICATION wasted no time in concocting a venomous brew that makes up Reaper’s Consecration. Offering up their signature brand of noxious Death Metal, neatly packaged into five furious songs, The Stench is more putrid than ever before! Reaper’s Consecration was mixed and mastered at Necromorbus Studios (Watain, Interment, Demonical et al) in Sweden.

Reaper’s Consecration Track Listing:

1. Dead Today, Dust Tomorrow

2. Deathrides

3. Necrohell

4. I Am The Reaper

5. We Stand Alone

To hear “Dead Today, Dust Tomorrow” go to THIS LOCATION.

ZOMBIEFICATION:

Mr. Hitchcock – Vocals

Mr. Jacko – Bass / Guitars

Live musicians:

Mr. Kim – Guitars

Mr. Brain – Guitars

Mr. Hammer – Drums

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ZOMBIEFICATION, click on the links below:

http://www.zombiefication.com

https://www.facebook.com/zombiefication666

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE ZOMBIEFICATION.

Stone.

Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011 – Featuring: Megadeth, Overkill, Fear Factory, Moonspell and Many More!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on October 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011 – On November 19th, 2011, the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011 will be held in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. The tour poster above says it all, about the incredible lineup of Metal bands that are scheduled to perform. Megadeth. Overkill. Fear Factory. MoonspellKataklysm.Destruction. Whoa and Metal be thy name.

* For more info click here: Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011

Check out the trailer for Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011 below!

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CANNIBAL CORPSE and WHITECHAPEL confirmed for Extreme Fest 2012

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on October 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Both CANNIBAL CORPSE and WHITECHAPEL have been confirmed for the brand new festival series Extreme Fest 2012!

Besides CANNIBAL CORPSE and WHITECHAPEL bands like Exodus, Arkona, Eisregen, Origin, Hellish Crossfire, Eis, Inquisition and Rompeprop have been confirmed. All in all 70 bands will be playing on 2 stages.

Tickets and further info at  www.extremefest.eu

Ticket price: € 49,00 (Festivalpass)

CANNIBAL CORPSE has begun recording their twelfth studio album at Sonic Ranch studios in Texas with producer Erik Rutan. The band has spent months writing the album and has recorded at Sonic Ranch in the past, but never with Rutan at the helm. More details on the album, including art, songs, title and more will be revealed in the months to follow. For now, the band is hard at work forging their next Death Metal offering!

(Source: Metal Blade Records News Update)

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

LONG LIVE WHITECHAPEL.

LONG LIVE EXODUS.

LONG LIVE EXTREME FEST.

Stone.

BOLT THROWER – Latest 25th Anniversary News

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

2011 is the year of the 25th anniversary in the history of BOLT THROWER. It´s about time for an update from the band:

“Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don’t split up and you’ll reach one, whether it’s 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we’ve reached ’25 years of not splitting up’!

We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn’t give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we’ve been given since 1986, and that we’ve been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We’ve been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that’s the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.

So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years. We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we’ll get there in the end! Well, that’s all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back.”

Cheers,

Bolt Thrower

(Source: Bolt Thrower Official Website / Metal Blade Records News Update)

* For more info on BOLT THROWER, click on the link below:

BOLT THROWER – Official Website

LONG LIVE BOLT THROWER.

Stone.

NILE – Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings: 5 Songs Of Essential, Savage Metal

Posted in album reviews, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

NILE – Releasing on October 11th, 2011, on Goomba Music, is the five song hidden Metal treasure from NILE: Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings. Let’s put this (new) release from NILE into Metal perspective here, these are five Extreme/Death Metal songs recorded back in 1994 that obliterate a noteworthy percentage of the average and “good” albums that cross my Metal path in 2011. These “lost recordings” from NILE are without a doubt in my Metal mind, essential to pick up and listen to on a continued timetable. Metal be thy name.

This early demo from NILE is saturated with crunchy riffs from Karl Sanders and a Thrash colliding with Death Metal wall of sound. Haunting vibes run rampant throughout, while slivers of Doom Metal resonate from many guitar parts, with Surrounded By Fright being a fine example of this. No where is there a dull moment on these songs, they are raw and in your face with a real-feel that I cannot deny. The bass of Chief Spires and drumming of Pete Hammoura are stuff of underground Metal legend on these songs… enough thundering stump to create a sink hole beneath your tower speakers.

The vocals are fierce and hair-raising, just what any NILE fan would come to expect. The union of these mammoth vocals and Metal are an all-encompassing experience of just how incredible NILE did sound at their onset. The chant-like backing vocals on the title track are immediately haunting and it’s elements like this that made NILE stand out among their Death Metal peers of yesterday and even now. This title track is my favorite out of the five and I can’t get enough of it. Metal as my witness, I’m placing this Worship The Animal song on my personal list of greatest Metal songs ever. You bet it is, in all of its non-technical, stripped down and riff heavy glory.

NILE has certainly come a long way since these lost recordings were created, always raising their own bar on jaw-dropping technicality heard swirling within their legendary Death Metal style. Listening to these songs makes me realize that NILE and Karl Sanders were destined to persevere and exist with Death Metal authority in 2011. The Ancient Egyptian themes all started here, a lyrical trademark with NILE. These never before mass-released recordings are the building blocks of what has evolved over time, with this ever successful Death Metal juggernaut. The original NILE lineup has easily been anointed legendary, only these lost recordings power-stamp this Metal fact.

NILE – Original Lineup:

Karl Sanders – guitar & vocals

Chief Spires – bass & vocals

Pete Hammoura – drums

Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings Track List:

La Chant Du Cygre

Worship The Animal

Nepenthe

Surrounded By Fright

Mecca

* For more info on NILE, click on the link below:

NILE – myspace

LONG LIVE NILE.

Stone.

SUPREME PAIN – Death Metal Band Searching For A New Drummer

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on September 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

As you may know, SUPREME PAIN’s current drummer Paul is injured and will probably no longer be able to play the drums for the band.

Because of that the band is now searching for a good Death Metal drummer! SUPREME PAIN play brutal Death Metal with an old-school touch. The future drummer should know how to play fast double bass drums and blast beats.

The rehearsals will take place in the Rotterdam area, Netherlands. Regular rehearsals as well as commitment to the band are really important for them. Rehearsals take place on Monday or Tuesday evening.

If you are interested, contact the band via supremepain@gmail.com

(Source: MASSACRE RECORDS)

* For more info on SUPREME PAIN, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Supreme-Pain/213307185360423

http://www.myspace.com/supremepainofficial

LONG LIVE SUPREME PAIN.

Stone.

HEMOPTYSIS – M.O.D. Music Video Trailer Released!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Arizona thrashers HEMOPTYSIS have made a trailer for their newest video available online at this location. The video, for the track “M.O.D.”, taken from their album Misanthropic Slaughter was shot earlier this month in an abandon warehouse in Vail, AZ. Production and direction came courtesy of Sean Sinerius and Robert Jaime at Big Shot Studios, who previously worked with HEMOPTYSIS on the “Shadow of Death” video. The band plans to release the video this fall.

In other HEMOPTYSIS news, the band has announced the following live dates:

Wednesday, October 5th at Chasers in Scottsdale, AZ. Tickets are available at this location.
Saturday, November 12th at Boomers in Las Vegas, NV.

For details, visit:

HEMOPTYSIS – Official Website

HEMOPTYSIS – REVERBNATION

Hemoptysis – M.O.D. Music Video Official Trailer

(Source: Hemoptysis)

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

MORBID ANGEL “I Am Morbid” – Metal Odyssey’s #1 Contender For: “2011 Metal Song Of The Year”

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

MORBID ANGEL – Death Metal legends/pioneers Morbid Angel are back and nothing is gonna stand in their way. Morbid Angel has released their first full-length studio album in 8 years with Illud Divinum Insanus, released on June 7th, 2011 on Season of Mist. While this album is an experimental approach musically for Morbid Angel, the impressive constants I hear are the muscularity of Metal and Death Metal roots of this fierce band. This new Morbid Angel album also marks the return of the legendary David Vincent, aka Mr. Vincent on vocals, bass and keyboards.

Let’s just say that Morbid Angel’s I Am Morbid is the #1 contender for Metal Odyssey’s 2011 Metal Song Of The Year. This song annihilates false Metal. The commanding strength and dominating vibe within this song’s lyrics and Metal is completely mesmerizing to my senses. With it’s anthem leaning sound and feel, I Am Morbid is one song to raise the horns to the air with, while defying the plastic-headed think tanks of the world. Metal be thy name.

MORBID ANGEL:

Mr. Vincent – vocals, bass & keyboards

Trey Azagthoth – guitars

Destructhor – guitars

Tim Yeung – drums

* Check out other kick ass Death Metal and Metal videos by clicking the link below. This is where I found the above album cover video of I Am Morbid. Trust me, it’s worth the Metal trip.

MrDeathmetalruler’s Channel – YouTube

* For more info on MORBID ANGEL, click on the link below:

MORBID ANGEL.com

LONG LIVE MORBID ANGEL.

Stone.

GRAVEWORM – First Album Trailer For “Fragments Of Death” Online Now!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

The Italian Dark Metal outfit GRAVEWORM have uploaded the first album trailer for the upcoming record “Fragments Of Death”. Stefano Fiori is talking about the recordings and the cover artwork of this new masterpiece!

Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcypFcy7rnY and stay tuned for more.

The album was recorded in July 2011 at the “Dream Sound Studios” in Munich, and mastered by Jan Vacik. The songs are about the death in its thousand faces, which is also reflected in the album title and cover art. Musically, the album can be seen as a mixture of the best of the last four records, with some old school roots and definitive darker than its predecessors.

“Fragments Of Death” will be out at October, 21, 2011 via Nuclear Blast.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on GRAVEWORM, click on the link below:

GRAVEWORM – facebook

LONG LIVE GRAVEWORM.

Stone.

KOSHER METAL – RELEASES FREE DIGITAL COMPILATION!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Los Angeles, California-based online Metal radio station Kosher Metal have released their first digital compilation called “The Kosher Komp Vol. 1” via their website at koshermetal.com.

The compilation is available for free download and contains over 20 tracks from 13 unsigned and independent bands. An interactive PDF is also included that can be downloaded along with the compilation artwork. Smartphone users can also stream the entire compilation to their device.

Commented Kosher Metal founder, and on-air personality, ManJewky: “It’s a tough world out there for unsigned and independent Metal bands, but we at Kosher Metal are doing everything we can to help get these bands heard. I have been on both sides of the spectrum. I have been in bands but I’ve also done a lot of work on the business end of things. With all of my knowledge and experience, it would be a shame to let that go to waste. Besides, I want to be able to provide some opportunities that my old bands never had.”

Bands included on the compilation are (in alphabetical order): Ana Kefr, Bloodstream Parade, Genocya, Jahmbi, Jameson, Last Seen Dead, Mine Enemies Fall, Mouth Of The Serpent, A Rare Fiction, Red Giant, Sin Theorem, Swarm Of Eyes & Thyateira.

Kosher Metal is an online radio station that can be heard via the web and most smartphones. It started as a weekly radio program in June 2010 and became a 24 hour operation in April of 2011. Kosher Metal founder and on-air personality, ManJewky, is a recent product of the Music Business Program at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA.

(Source: Sundisc PR)

KOSHER METAL official website:

http://www.koshermetal.com

KOSHER KOMP VOL 1 download link:

http://koshermetal.com/#/kosher-komp/4553942018

ARTWORK:

Front: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr5zhfNBXf1qctkr2.jpg

Back: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr5zgwNmKi1qctkr2.jpg

LONG LIVE KOSHER METAL.
Stone.

ARCANE MALEVOLENCE – Wicked Turn Of the Vine: An Underground and Progressively Extreme, Death Metal Delicacy

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 6, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ARCANE MALEVOLENCE – Yes, Extreme Metal is the cup of Metal tea for Connecticut’s Arcane Malevolence and they aren’t about to be pigeonholed into any particular Extreme sub-genre anytime soon. You see, what I’ve heard after several near hallucinatory listens of Wicked Turn of the Vine is an Extreme Metal bag of tricks that equates to one damn terrific Extreme delicacy upon my eardrums. This diy Metal militia is making some hefty noize in the Nutmeg State, so be prepared and have your survival shelter stocked and ready.

What exactly does Arcane Malevolence sound like? Imagine this, for a Metal second my fine Extreme Metal buddies out there… take a pissed off underground vibe and combine it with some Extreme, Blackened, Death Metal grooves, then add some Extreme Metal boogie and ballistic vocals, with some legendary MACABRE influence for good Metal measure. This all sounds Progressively Extreme, doesn’t it?

No, there is no nursery rhyme spoofing going on with Wicked Turn of the Vine, just a blend of Metal extremities that flexes a Murder Metal muscle or two. Where some Extreme Metal bands take their heaviness to a blueprint level of seriousness, leaving no room for experimentation, it’s Arcane Malevolence that seems to enjoy their fondness for Extreme musical exploration. I can’t imagine this band not having fun recording this album and playing live. Even with a vibe of letting it loose, the evilness of this bands lyrics and atmosphere comes across quite nicely throughout this album.

All the key Extreme Metal ingredients are heard on Wicked Turn of the Vine, in nailing down the clear Metal fact that my brain and ears have taken quite the Extreme wallop from Arcane Malevolence. There is never a boring twist or turn in the arrangements of the songs on this album, with plenty of tempo shifts and vocals that change like an extreme chameleon. There are times when Wicked Turn of the Vine sounds dastardly doomy and borderline stoner-psychedelic on guitar parts and this is the Metal personality of Arcane Malevolence, never really knowing what lurks around the corner is not such a terrible thing in Metal.

I’m impressed by the interchanging melodies and super speedy rhythm section of this band as well. Taking in Arcane Malevolence is like putting my ears up to an Extremely Progressive Metal kaleidoscope of sound. Wicked Turn of the Vine is equivalent to that horror movie you must watch again and again, just to take it all in. This is an album that can serve as both a Metal companion to Armageddon and that long drive to the dreaded in-laws, either way their both the same. Or to curb your underground Metal longing, you can choose to have Wicked Turn of the Vine as your Extreme Metal dietary supplement of choice, one that is a surefire means to serve you right… as it did for me.

Hey… this Wicked Turn of the Vine review is over. I said it’s over. Now go out and get your ears scorched by some Arcane Malevolence, buy their CD (or download from iTunes) and show some damn couth. Metal be thy name.

ARCANE MALEVOLENCE:

Chris Baldwin – vocals

Mike Devaney – guitar, vocals

Johnny Pluckman – bass

Chris Anderson – drums

Wicked Turn of the Vine – Track Listing:

Of Biblical Proportions

Haxan

Flesh Explosion

Infernal Phantasm

Bloodlust Psychosis

Wicked Turn of the Vine

I Am the Emperor’s Jester

* For more info on ARCANE MALEVOLENCE, click on the links below:

ARCANE MALEVOLENCE.com

ARCANE MALEVOLENCE – Official facebook

LONG LIVE ARCANE MALEVOLENCE.

Stone.

Christmas Metal Festival Geiselwind 2011 – Featuring: Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Grave Digger, Arch Enemy and More!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal festivals, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CHRISTMAS METAL FESTIVAL 2011 – Attention Metalheads worldwide! Take Metal notice! On December 9th & 10th, 2011, the Christmas Metal Festival will be held at Eventhalle in Geiselwind. Where is Geiselwind an inquisitive Metalhead has asked? Well, Geiselwind is a market town and has an approximate population of 2,323. Geiselwind is located in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) in the district of Kitzingen. In other Metal words, this fabulous Christmas Metal Festival 2011 takes place in the great country of Germany!

Two days of METAL and two days of Metal Glory for every Metal band and Metalhead in attendance! Headliners and Power Metal juggernaut Blind Guardian is sharing the Metal stage with: Iced Earth, Grave Digger, Arch Enemy, Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, Triptykon and more amazing Metal bands! (See lineup on poster photo above).

Blind Guardian released their 9th studio album At The Edge Of Time in North America on August 24th, 2010 via Nuclear Blast America.

Iced Earth – America’s Heavy Metal warriors, led by founding member and guitarist Jon Schaffer – released Festivals Of The Wicked in North America on July 12th, 2011, via Century Media. Festivals Of The Wicked is available on DVD and CD.

Grave Digger is a Metal pride of Germany. This legendary band released The Clans Are Still Marching – Live At Wacken 2010 in North America on March 15th, 2011.

ARCH ENEMY released their 8th studio album of extremely contagious Melodic Death Metal on June 7th, 2011 in North America via Century Media. Khaos Legions is a strong muscular contender for Metal Odyssey’s “Metal Album Of The Year” for 2011 as well!

What A Christmas Festival Lineup of Metal Bands. Metal Be Thy Name.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE CHRISTMAS METAL FESTIVAL.

Stone.

Knights Of The Abyss Members Launch New Project: Apparitions

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Arizona based Death Metal band, APPARITIONS, is a new project consisting of bassist Griffin Kolinski and guitarist Brian Mcnulty from KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS (Ferret Music). “When KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS finished our last tour with CATTLE DECAPITATION, Brian and I were toying with this side project with some friends back home. As we went along it really just manifested itself into something that we wanted to pursue in a more serious direction” states Kolinski about the formation of the band.

APPARITIONS will be performing their first show on August 26th at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe, AZ. They are currently working on booking dates for a West Coast regional tour to support their EP titled “The Human Collapse” due out this fall. ” We are real excited to see what people think of the material as it is a departure from what we were doing with KOTA” adds Kolinski.

APPARITIONS has just launched a new Facebook page and premiers their debut song entitled “Sky Splitter” featuring guest vocalist Tim Goergen of WITHIN THE RUINS (Victory Records).

APPARITIONS Facebook Page: APPARITIONS – Official facebook

(Source: Steve Seabury)

LONG LIVE APPARITIONS.

LONG LIVE KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS.

Stone.

20 Buck Spin – Streaming BRAINOIL, VASTUM And Other Label Releases For Free

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

This week the Extreme Metal cultivators at 20 Buck Spin officially announce the label website’s new listening page. Here the public can stream nearly the entire label’s expansive back-catalog for free, including their latest priority releases like the low-end old-school Death Metal violence of VASTUM‘s critically acclaimed Carnal Law as well as Sludgecore trio BRAINOIL‘s first record in eight years, Death Of This Dry Season.

Check out two dozen 20 Buck Spin releases for free RIGHT HERE!

Here’s the full list of what is available for streaming at press time:

BRAINOIL – Death Of This Dry Season

VASTUM – Carnal Law

WOLVSERPENT – Blood Seed

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Agony & Opium

STORMCROW / COFFINS split LP

SAMOTHRACE – Life’s Trade

COFFINS – Buried Death AND The Other Side Of Blasphemy

THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE – Primitive

GRAVES AT SEA / ASUNDER split LP

STORMCROW / LAUDANUM split LP

WHITE MICE – Ganjahovahdose

LAUDANUM – The Coronation

LITURGY – Renihilation

GRAVES AT SEA – Documents Of Grief

BASTARD NOISE / THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE – The Red List

NADJA & BLACK BONED ANGEL – S/T

SANCTUM – On The Horizon

ECHTRA – A War For Wonder

BLACK BONED ANGEL – Supereclipse

MRTYU! – Blood Tantra

HALF MAKESHIFT – L’anse Amort

GREY DATURAS / MONARCH – Dawn Of The Catalyst

VARGR – Northern Black Supremacy

FORGOTTEN WOODS – Race Of Cain

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on 20 Buck Spin, click on the links below:

http://www.20buckspin.com

http://www.facebook.com/20buckspin

http://www.twitter.com/20buckspinlabel

LONG LIVE 20 BUCK SPIN.

Stone.