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WARNER ILG TAPS KOSHER METAL’S ROKU CHANNEL

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Warner Music Group’s ILG (Independent Label Group) have developed a new relationship with the Kosher Metal Roku Channel, the official channel of Los Angeles, California-based online radio station Kosher Metal. On the channel, Roku users can watch various music videos from Independent and Label artists. Additional information on the channel and how users can add it can be found at www.koshermetal.com/roku

ILG was formed in 2004 and is owned by Warner Music Group. The company functions as an umbrella for several Warner auxiliary labels, including Ferret Music.

Kosher Metal is primarily an online radio station that can be heard via the web along with most mobile devices, the term “kosher” is used in its informal/slang form to mean “genuine, authentic & legitimate”. What began as a weekly radio program in June 2010 became a 24 hour operation in April of 2011 and Kosher Metal continues to evolve with growth. The station released their official public Roku channel on November 3th, 2011 in effort to expose bands to a broader audience; it has been installed on over 4,700 devices as of this writing.

KOSHER METAL official website:
http://www.koshermetal.com

ILG official website:
http://www.ilgrock.com

(Source: Sundisc PR)

Stone.

Finland’s THE INIQUITY DESCENT Signs With Massacre Records

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo credit: Jukki Finholm)

Massacre Records:

We’re happy to announce the signing of THE INIQUITY DESCENT from Finland!

The quintet was formed about 2 years ago by the band’s guitarist Mikael Mannström. He and vocalist and lyricist Mathias Lillmåns were childhood friends and already have had several projects together. Later on the second guitarist Philip Kerbs, bassist Jonas Frilund and drummer Kenna Nygård joined the band too.

In November 2010 THE INIQUITY DESCENT released their first 4-track EP “Trust The Serpent”, which was followed by a mini tour in Russia and several gigs in Finland.

Their second EP “An Empty Temple” was released in late September 2011.

The recordings of THE INIQUITY DESCENT’s debut album have already started.

THE INIQUITY DESCENT: 

Mathias Lillmåns – Vocals

Mikael Mannström – Guitars

Philip Kerbs – Guitars

Jonas Frilund – Bass

Kenna Nygård – Drums

* For more info on THE INIQUITY DESCENT, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/theiniquitydescent

http://www.myspace.com/theiniquitydescent

http://www.youtube.com/user/theiniquitydescent

Stone.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – Headlining Dates Begin Tonight, Nonstop Touring For Entire First Quarter Of 2012 Confirmed

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Having just completed a massive thirty-six date North American tour supporting Mayhem, the ABIGAIL WIILIAMS  touring machine will continue on the road this week for six headlining dates, beginning in Wilmington, Delaware tonight. Taking only a few weeks off after this run of dates, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS hit the road on another set of headlining performances on their way to provide direct support for Dark Funeral’s North American assault engulfing all of February, immediately followed by a full tour with Deicide through the end of March! A full list of tour dates is posted below.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‘ massive ongoing tour schedule is to pummel audiences with new material from the band’s new album, Becoming. Confirmed for release in North America on January 24, 2012, once again on Candlelight Records. The band’s third full-length Becoming is already stirring interest in the Metal media; its organic, churning tracks offering some stark contrast to previous ABIGAIL WILLIAMS releases. The first single from Becoming, “Ascension Sickness,” in its second week at radio has already broken the top 20 on CMJ (on a 11-minute single!). The track continues to get heavy requests and plays nationwide as the track continues to infect the masses. Stream “Ascension Sickness” right here.

Clocking in at nearly an hour in length, Becoming ushers in a provocative new chapter for the adventurous band. Containing six vast tracks, truly the band’s most expressive and complicated to date, Becoming was recorded in various warehouses throughout Los Angeles, with the lineup for the album including returning guitarist Ian Jekelis, studio drummer Zach Gibson (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder) and as always, vocalist/guitarist Ken Sorceron, who handled all mixing, mastering, production and engineering duties. View the cover art by infamous graphic artist Metastazis (Morbid Angel, Watain, Ulver, Nachtmystium, etc.) and more at this location. Preorders for the record are available from Candlelight.

Becoming Track Listing:

1. Ascension Sickness

2. Radiance

3. Elestial

4. Infinite Fields of Mind

5. Three Days of Darkness

6. Beyond the Veil

7. Akasha (digital-only)

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Headlining Dates:

12/12/2011 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE

12/13/2011 Broadway Joe – Buffalo, NY

12/14/2011 Camelot Hall – Portage, IN

12/15/2011 Bada Brew – Crest Hill, IL

12/16/2011 Fubar – St. Louis, MO

12/17/2011 Roxy Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK

1/15/2012 118 Live – Simi Valley, CA w/ Pathology

1/20/2012 Hypnotic Lounge – Las Vegas, NV

1/21/2012 Skrappy’s – Tucson, AZ

1/23/2012 Wreckers – Lubbock, TX

1/24/2012 Tomcats – Ft. Worth, TX

1/25/2012 The Muse – Nashville, TN

1/26/2012 Kingdom – Richmond, VA

1/27/2012 Café 611 – Frederick, MD

1/28/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS w/ Dark Funeral, Inquisition, Gigan:

1/29/2012 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

1/30/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

1/31/2012 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

2/01/2012 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

2/02/2012 Cafe Campus – Montreal, QC

2/03/2012 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC

2/04/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

2/05/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

2/06/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

2/07/2012 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

2/08/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

2/09/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

2/10/2012 Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

2/11/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK

2/12/2012 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

2/13/2012 Dickens – Calgary, AB

2/14/2012 Sapphire – Kelowna, BC

2/15/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

2/16/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

2/17/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

2/18/2012 Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

2/19/2012 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

2/20/2012 Ruby Room – San Diego, CA

2/21/2012 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

2/22/2012 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

2/23/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

2/24/2012 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO

2/25/2012 Roxy – Oklahoma City, OK

2/26/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

2/27/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

2/28/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

March of Death 2012 – Deicide w/ Abigail Williams, Jungle Rot, Lecherous Nocturne

3/01/2012 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

3/02/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA

3/03/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

3/04/2012 Foufounes – Montreal, QC

3/05/2012 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC

3/06/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON

3/07/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

3/08/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

3/09/2012 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

3/10/2012 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

3/12/2012 Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

3/13/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK

3/14/2012 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB

3/15/2012 Dickens – Calgary, AB

3/16/2012 Rutland Centennial Hall – Kelowna, BC

3/17/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

3/18/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

3/19/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/20/2012 Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

3/21/2012 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

3/22/2012 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

3/23/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/24/2012 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO

3/25/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

3/27/2012 Emo’s East – Austin, TX

3/28/2012 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

3/29/2012 Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

* For more info on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsofficial

http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams

LONG LIVE ABIGAIL WILLIAMS.

Stone.

Kosher Metal Teams Up With Relapse Records For Roku Channel Release!

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 December 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Los Angeles, California-based online Metal radio station Kosher Metal have teamed up with Relapse Records for the release of the official Kosher Metal Roku Channel. On the channel, Roku users can watch various music videos from artists in the Relapse Records catalog along with music videos from Independent artists and more. Additional information on how users can add the channel can be found at www.koshermetal.com/roku

Kosher Metal founder and on-air personality, ManJewky, commented on the pairing by saying: “We are very pleased to have developed this relationship with Relapse Records for our Roku channel and hope to bring even more labels on board in the near future. Of course, we definitely encourage independent bands to submit content as well.”

Relapse Records was founded in 1990 by Matthew F. Jacobson in his parents’ basement and has continued to grow and sign influential artists from a broad range of genres. Relapse Records specializes in various types of Heavy Metal ranging from Stoner Rock and Hardcore, through Grindcore and Death Metal all the way to retro Thrash, and Doom Metal. Kosher Metal is an online radio station that can be heard via the web along with most mobile devices, the term “kosher” is used in its informal/slang form to mean “genuine, authentic & legitimate”.

What began as a weekly radio program in June 2010 became a 24 hour operation in April of 2011 and Kosher Metal continues to evolve with growth. The station recently sponsored the national Zephyr US Tour 2011 featuring the band Ana KefrKosher Metal founder and on-air personality, ManJewky, is also a graduate of the Music Business Program at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA.

(Source: Sundisc PR)

LONG LIVE KOSHER METAL.

LONG LIVE RELAPSE RECORDS.

Stone.

A BAND OF ORCS – Release Studio Update #1

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

The other worldly Metal band A BAND OF ORCS has been spotted recording their new concept album about killing giants. The Orcs are working with a human known as Juan Urteaga whose most recent credit is Unto The Locust by MACHINE HEAD. The artwork is being created by Chuck Lukacs. These monsters have just released their first Studio Update for their new album which features Oog smashing his drums!

Since most earthly establishments do not accept human blood as monetary payment, the Orcs are having humans help out with the process by means of their new KickStarter Campaign. The Orcs will reward the generosity of their human fans by including their names in the albums liner notes, giving away free album downloads, autographed albums, T-shirts, Orc Miniatures, and more!

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

* For more info on A BAND OF ORCS, click on the links below:

www.myspace.com/abandoforcs

www.facebook.com/abandoforcs

LONG LIVE A BAND OF ORCS.

Stone.

OBITUARY – Announce Free Live Webcast From New York Show Tomorrow!

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

Currently in the midst of their East Coast Possession tour, legendary Florida Death Metal goliaths OBITUARY will have their New York City appearance streaming live via their website. The show will take place tomorrow — Saturday, November 19th — at 8:45PM EST at Santos Party House in Manhattan. Fans unable to make it to the show in person will get a chance to experience the mayhem in real-time — for FREE — by going to: http://www.obituarynation.com. Fill out the registration form on the splash page and prepare for the pummel.

Commented guitarist Trevor Peres, “The shows so far have been going awesome. We’re set to tear up New York City!”

The band is currently composing the follow-up to their Darkest Day full-length, released in 2009 with plans to enter the studio early in the new year for a tentative late spring/early summer 2012 release.

OBITUARY – East Coast Possession Tour 2011 w/ Denial Fiend [remaining dates]

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

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

https://www.facebook.com/ObituaryBand

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE DENIAL FIEND.

Stone.

HEMOPTYSIS – Las Vegas Show Review By Full Metal Rock is Posted

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

Hemoptysis performed at Boomers Bar in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, November 12th and Full Metal Rock has reviewed the show. The review is available with some photos here.

The band will be writing new material for the next few months and is currently working on tour dates for early 2012.

In other HEMOPTYSIS news, the band has unleashed their newest music video available online at this location. The video, for the track “M.O.D.”, taken from their album “Misanthropic Slaughter”, was shot in September, 2011 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 which is also featured on the album “Misanthropic Slaughter”.

(Source: Hemoptysis)

For the latest Hemoptysis news visit:

Official Site: www.hemoptysismetal.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/hemoptysis

Facebook www.facebook.com/murashitamusic

Google+: gplus.to/hemoptysis

Myspace www.myspace.com/hemoptysismetal

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

HYPNO5E – Release Influential Debut Full Length Des Deux L’une Est L’autre For Free!

Posted in art metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 17, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

French Extreme/Art Metal juggernaut HYPNO5E’s influential debut full length Des Deux L’une Est L’autre is available for “FREE” (or name your price) via HYPNO5E’s BandCamp page: http://hypno5e.bandcamp.com/

Released in 2007, the band’s signature sound has influenced many around the globe. The concept of Des Deux L’une Est L’autre mirrors life’s highs and lows, and is meant to listen from start to finish, as the album plays out as one long track.

From the old to the new, HYPNO5E has also unveiled a few new instrumental clips in their tour promo video for their upcoming European tour with Cynic and Chimp Spanner this December.  HYPNO5E (w/ new songs):

http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/misc/hypno5e_on_tour_with_cynic_chimp_spanner.html

And Here: http://www.youtube.com/embed/51HlWo7iZ-Q

Be on the lookout for more big HYPNO5E news soon…

“Like” HYPNO5E on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hypno5e

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

LONG LIVE HYPNO5E.

Stone.

Massacre Records – News Update: EISREGEN To Release “Rostrot”, IRDORATH Tour Dates For Austria

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on November 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

EISREGEN Unveil New Album Details:

As you may have already heard, EISREGEN are going to release a new album in December 2011. They have entered the Klangschmiede E to record their upcoming 9th studio album with Markus Stock in early September.

About 2 weeks after entering the studio, the drums, guitar and bass were already recorded as well as most of Franzi’s keyboard parts. Just a few days later the recordings were finished.

The album will be entitled “Rostrot”. It’s scheduled to be released on December 9, 2011.

The band mentioned the following (working) titles in no particular order. Please note that this is not the final track listing:

Erlösung
Bewegliche Ziele
Wechselbalg
Blutvater
Ich sah den Teufel
Rostrot
Fahles Ross
Madenreich
Schakal: Ode an die Streubombe
Kathi das Kuchenschwein

You can already get an impression of what to expect from the album, when EISREGEN are going to release their 3-track EP “Madenreich” on November 18th, 2011!


IRDORATH Live In Austria – Tour Dates:

21.01.2012 AT-Villach- Jugendtreff (+Disastrous Murmur, Fallen Utopia, Grimforst, Nebelfront,Sakrileg)
19.05.2012 AT-Noetsch, Sona Fest 2012, Kultursaal (+ULTRAWURSCHT, HELLCREATURE)

* For more info, click on the links below:

www.massacre-records.com

www.metalmerchant.com

LONG LIVE IRDORATH.

LONG LIVE EISREGEN.

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

Stone.

HYPNO5E – Release Tour Promo Video (WITH NEW SONG CLIPS!!) For Upcoming CYNIC, CHIMP SPANNER European Tour This December

Posted in art metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 11, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

French Extreme/Art Metal juggernaut HYPNO5E have just unleashed a Tour Promo Video for their upcoming CYNIC, CHIMP SPANNER European tour this December.  This video also features a few NEW song extracts in its raw and instrumental form.  The new HYPNO5E material blows minds, and if you thought their influential debut Des Deux L’une Est L’autre was unreal, HYPNO5E proves to continue that trend here in 2011 even amidst the over saturated Metal scene of today.

HYPNO5E European Tour with CYNIC and CHIMP SPANNER!

Sat, 12/3/11 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Village
Sun, 12/4/11 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight
Mon, 12/5/11 – London, UK @ The Underworld
Tue, 12/6/11 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Wed, 12/7/11 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands @ Baroeg
Thu, 12/8/11 – Paris, France @ Divan Du Monde
Fri, 12/9/11 – Aarau, Switzerland @ Kiff
Sat, 12/10/11 – Romagnano Sesia (NOVARA), Italy @ Rock’n’Roll Arena
Sun, 12/11/11 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Gala Hala
Mon, 12/12/11 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena
Tue, 12/13/11 – Budapest, Hungary @ Club 202
Wed, 12/14/11 – Bratislava, Slovakia @ Randall
Thu, 12/15/11 – Prague, Czech Republic @ KD Kyje
Fri, 12/16/11 – Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopeia
Sat, 12/17/11 – Osnabrück, Germany @ Kleine Freiheit
Sun, 12/18/11 – Lyngby, Denmark @ Templet
Mon, 12/19/11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
Tue, 12/20/11 – Amstelveen, The Netherlands @ P60
Wed, 12/21/11 – Aschaffenburg, Germany @ Colos Saa

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

LONG LIVE HYPNO5E.

Stone.

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.

UFC VS. Heavy Metal: Kyle Watson and Gronk from A Band Of Orcs! Contest Details!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

UFC fighter and Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” cast member Kyle Watson is going head to head with Gronk! from A BAND OF ORCS in a UFC Fantasy Battle!  What fits better than some Orc-ified Heavy Metal and Mixed Martial Arts fights?

Outside The Ring has teamed up with Metal-Rules.com to offer up a killer contest in which fans can win a copy of “WarChiefs of the Apocalypse” and a T-Shirt from A BAND OF ORCS.

How to Enter: Fans can enter the contest by checking out who Kyle Watson and Gronk’s choices are for the upcoming UFC Fox Fight Night 1 bouts.  All fans need to do is head on over to the Metal-Rules.com Facebook page and leave a comment stating who they think will win the battle and how many points they will have.  The first fan to pick the correct winner and number of points will be crowned the winner and recipient of our prize package!

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

LONG LIVE KYLE WATSON.

LONG LIVE GRONK & A BAND OF ORCS.

Stone.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – Complete New Album, North American Tour Dates With: Mayhem, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin And Woe

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

American Black Metal outfit ABIGAIL WILLIAMS are in the final stages of mixing for their anticipated full-length album right now. The title of the forthcoming opus is now confirmed as Becoming, confirmed by Candlelight Records for release in North America on January 24, 2012, marking ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‘ third full-length release for the label.

Becoming was recorded in various warehouses throughout Los Angeles with frontman Ken Sorceron handling the mixing, mastering, production and engineering duties for the entire album. The final track listing, album art and more will be unleashed in the weeks ahead as the record nears release.

Following a warm-up headlining gig tonight in Trenton, New Jersey, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will be providing support for Norway’s Black Metal legends Mayhem as their massive thirty-six date North American tour gets underway this Wednesday in Baltimore. Hate and Keep Of Kalessin will both provide support for the entire trek as well, and  ABIGAIL WILLIAMS labelmates Woe will also perform in eight cities of the tour.

Following the tour with Mayhem, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will continue touring through the new year in support of Becoming, with full stateside tours supporting Dark Funeral and then Deicide already confirmed for the first quarter of 2012, and much more in the planning stages for the months ahead.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Tour Dates:

11/01/2011 Championship Bar – Trenton, NJ (AW one-off/headlining show)

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS North American Tour: with Mayhem, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin

11/02/2011 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

11/03/2011 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

11/04/2011 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

11/05/2011 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY *

11/06/2011 The Palladium – Worcester, MA *

11/07/2011 Imperial – Quebec City, QC *

11/08/2011 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON *

11/10/2011 The Opera House – Toronto, ON *

11/11/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH *

11/12/2011 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI *

11/13/2011 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL *

11/14/2011 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN

11/15/2011 Crocks – Thunder Bay, ON

11/16/2011 The Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

11/17/2011 Exchange – Regina, SK

11/18/2011 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB

11/19/2011 Dickens – Calgary, AB

11/21/2011 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC

11/22/2011 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

11/23/2011 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

11/25/2011 The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

11/26/2011 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

11/27/2011 House Of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

11/28/2011 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

11/29/2011 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

11/30/2011 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

12/02/2011 Trees – Dallas, TX

12/03/2011 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

12/04/2011 Emo’s – Austin, TX

12/05/2011 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

12/06/2011 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

12/07/2011 The Club – Orlando, FL

12/08/2011 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

12/09/2011 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY

12/10/2011 Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

12/11/2011 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

[* = w/ Woe]

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsofficial

http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams

http:/www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE ABIGAIL WILLIAMS.

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.

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.

GRAVEWORM – “See No Future” Video Clip Released

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

Italian dark Metallers GRAVEWORM have uploaded their new video clip to “See No Future”.

The track is taken from the band’s upcoming record “Fragments Of Death” and the video was filmed in Venlo/Netherlands by Maurice from LEGION OF THE DAMNED.

Stefano Fiori (vocalist) states:
“We are proud to announce our new video clip of “See No Future”. The idea of the video especially behind the masks is that there is no future for our planet. We have reached the point of no return. The video was done in Venlo with Maurice from Legions of the damned. We had a lot of fun at the set and we are very glad with the result. This clip rocks… Check it out and stay tuned for “Fragments Of Death”.”

Watch it below!
“Fragments Of Death” will be out on 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.

TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC Welcomes Italy’s DESPITE EXILE

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

Left to right: Sasha (drums), Sanchez (guitar), Jei (vocals), Gio (bass) and Erik (guitar)

TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC is very proud to announce their latest up-and-coming act DESPITE EXILE to the family under their PR/artist development umbrella. These Italian crushers bring forth a fresh sound of Progressive Metal, combining the likes of Veil Of Maya, August Burns Red, and Fell Silent. The band quickly built the hype up in their hometown of Udine, Italy, which then proceeded to spread fast, alerting listeners the infectious sound that is DESPITE EXILE.

DESPITE EXILE – Scarlet Reverie (stream):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkbEyduHBk&list=PL353781033645E99C&feature=plpp

* For more info on DESPITE EXILE, click on the links below:

www.youtube.com/DespiteExileOFFICIAL

www.facebook.com/DespiteExile

www.twitter.com/DespiteExile

www.reverbnation.com/DespiteExile

LONG LIVE DESPITE EXILE.

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.

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER – Signs To Candlelight Records

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Candlelight Records today confirms the worldwide signing of Thrashers RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. The Philadelphia-based band is already working on their new album, titled Ghostmaker, expected for release early Spring 2012. The four-piece tested some of their new material via a string of regional shows this past weekend and expect to tour in support of the album once released.

Guitarist Ryan Moll comments, “we are psyched to be on Candlelight.” Sharing details about the ongoing recording he notes, “Right now we are in the studio working on our third and most intense release to date. This album promises to be the fastest, darkest, most relentless and insane album yet. It will contain some of the most bone-crushing, graveyard stomping, Frankenstein/Dracula/Wolfman hate-fuck riffage written thus far.”

Guitarist Matt Moore adds, “Our wretched new masterpiece will be finished soon enough. Each song has its own distinct and strange aura of speed, darkness, brute strength, violence, cunning, and power. Like any respectable band, we have raised the bar and taken on musical and lyrical concepts that would drive commoners insane. Faster. Louder. Darker. Crazier.”

Formed in 2002, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER dropped several underground releases, including a split 7″ inch and a live album, before signing with Relapse for their studio debut, Buried In the Front Yard, released October 2005. Blabbermouth called the record “a dynamic thrash album with roots in crossover, a musically talented cast, and loads of tongue-in-cheek cleverness.” The band would keep busy with additional split recordings, Speed N Spikes Vol. II (2008) and Urine Trouble / Nothing Defeats the Skull (2008) before getting back in to the studio for their second full length, Living for Death; Destroying the Rest also released by Relapse January 2009. The band supported Absu for a 22-date US/Canadian tour in April 2009, a tour with Deceased in 2010, and have been performing regionally since.

Living For Death, Destroying The Rest (2009)

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER currently features guitarist/vocalist Matt Moore, bassist/vocalist Shawn Riley, drummer Pat Battaglia, and guitarist Ryan Moll.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER, click on the links below:

http://www.rumpelstiltskingrinder.com

http://www.facebook.com/RumpelstiltskinGrinder

http:/www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER.

Stone.