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SKELETONWITCH – Announces Tour With The Black Dahlia Murder

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on August 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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New Album Serpents Unleashed Coming In October

In support of their forthcoming new full-length, Serpents Unleashed, Ohio blackened Metal quintet SKELETONWITCH will join The Black Dahlia Murder on a North American trek this Fall. The journey will commence in late October following a short run of dates alongside Ghost B.C. Additional support will be provided by Fallujah as well as Noisem and Wolvhammer on select dates.

Comments vocalist Chance Garnette: “We can’t think of a better way to release the venom that is Serpents Unleashed than by getting back on the road with our buds in The Black Dahlia Murder. It’s going to be a killer tour that you won’t want to miss! Don’t sleep on this one — come out and get your face melted!”

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Scheduled for release in North America on October 29 (October 28 EU/UK, October 25 G/A/S) via Prosthetic Records, SKELETONWITCH’s Serpents Unleashed was recorded earlier this year with Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio (Converge, Trap Them, Kvelertak) and features eleven tracks of abominable, frosty fire. New tune, “Burned From Bone,” premiered yesterday on SiriusXM’s “Liquid Metal with Jose” and is now available as a free download by texting SERPENTS to 24587 (standard data and message rates may apply). Behind-the-scenes footage of the band tracking the song in the studio can be seen below:

Serpents Unleashed is currently available for preorder at: http://www.skeletonwitch.com

Worship the ‘WITCH at one of the following dates:

w/ Ghost B.C.
10/04/2013 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
10/07/2013 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
10/14/2013 Bijou Theatre – Knoxville, TN

w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Noisem

10/24/2013 Peabody’s Concert Club – Cleveland, OH

10/25/2013 Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA

10/26/2013 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY

10/27/2013 The Met – Providence, RI

10/28/2013 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT

10/29/2013 Le Cercle – Quebec City. QC

10/30/2013 La Tulipe – Montreal, QC

10/31/2013 Ritual – Ottawa, ON

11/01/2013 Rum Runners – London, ON

11/02/2013 Mod Club – Toronto, ON

11/04/2013 Crocks – Thunder Bay, ON

11/06/2013 West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB

11/07/2013 Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK

11/08/2013 Avenue Theatre – Edmonton, AB

11/09/2013 The Den – Calgary, AB

11/11/2013 The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC

11/12/2013 The Center – Spokane, WA

11/13/2013 WOW Hall – Eugene, OR

11/15/2013 Strummer’s – Fresno, CA

11/16/2013 Glasshouse – Pomona, CA

11/17/2013 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

11/19/2013 Club Patron –  Odessa, TX

w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Wolvhammer

11/20/2013 Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK

11/21/2013 Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO

11/22/2013 Firebird – St. Louis, MO

11/23/2013 Blue Moose – Iowa City, IA

11/24/2013 The Castle Theatre –  Bloomington, IL

11/25/2013 Mojoes of Joliet  – Joliet, IL

11/26/2013 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

11/27/2013 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI

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(Source: Earsplit PR_

* For More Info On SKELETONWITCH:

Facebook: Skeletonwitch

http://www.twitter.com/skeletonwitch

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

* For More Info On THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER:

Facebook: The Black Dahlia Murder

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LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Hod “The Uncreated Demo” – Diabolical, Blackened Death Metal Has Risen!

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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4 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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Hod – In just under 12 minutes, the crushing, diabolical and Blackened Death Metal of Hod’s (self-released) The Uncreated Demo is an intense auditory experience! My fellow Metal brethren, Hod’s underground Metal is a necessity for your Metal stash. All three songs rage with riffs aplenty, with a rhythm section ablaze! The vocals of Vladibeer Reebs are a weapon of mass destruction! Death, Black and Extreme Metal is woven into an out-of-control firestorm on The Uncreated Demo! Metal be thy name.

The Uncreated Demo – Track Listing:

Beneath The Mountains Of The Scorpion (5:39)

I Am Destroyer (1:53)

When The Ghouls Feed (4:08)

Hod – Lineup 2013:

Vladibeer Reebs – vocals

Carl “Lord Necron” Snyder – guitar

Trans Am – bass

Danny Blackwolf – guitar

Del – drums

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BUY The Uncreated Demo from Hod:

The Uncreated Demo will be limited to 100 CDs and 125 cassettes available at shows and through the band’s official Bandcamp Page.

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* For More Info On Hod:

Facebook: Hod

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Long Live Hod.

Stone.

MEPHISTOPHELES – Tasmanian Technical Death Metal Artisans To Release New Full-Length Via Willowtip This Fall

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 10, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Tasmanian Technical Death Metal artisans MEPHISTOPHELES will unleash theirsecond full-length, and first for genre-bending, extreme metal imprint Willowtip Records, this Fall. Titled Sounds Of The End, the vicious, ten-track offering was recorded at Red Planet Studio with Jake Long, and boasts some of the band’s most devouringly complex, intricately arranged and plainly engaging compositions to date. Sounds Of The End includes cover art by Bill Dean (Psycroptic, Iciclan, Excarnated) and a layout provided by Cock And Ball Torture drummer Sascha Pahkle.

Comments Matthew “Chalky” Chalk of the outcome: “I’ve never been happier in any of my bands over the years than I have been in MEPHISTOPHELES. What we’ve put together is the freshest, most alive, most invigorating music I’ve ever been a part of and I cannot wait to show the world that Mephistopheles are here, we’ve got something new to say and we mean business!”

Melt your face off to the sounds of “The End of All Light” RIGHT HERE.

Sounds Of The End – Track Listing:

1.  Pariahs of the Universe

2.  Silver Doors

3.  Soldiers of the Endtime

4.  The End of All Light

5.  Battle of the Sea and Sky

6.  Those Whose Skin Was Gold

7.  The Great Orbs Beyond Our Skies

8.  Generation O

9.  A Dolmen Maker’s Lament

10.  The Siren of Eternity

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Featuring former members of Spawn of Possession, Psycroptic and Space Raven among others, MEPHISTOPHELES is a four-piece technical metal band from Hobart, Tasmania drawing inspiration from the likes of bands like Athiest, Deeds of Flesh, Opeth, Cynic, Deicide etc. Originally formed by four high school friends in 2004, MEPHISTOPHELES has always been focused on the creation of memorable but challenging music, infusing Black and Death Metal with occasional Jazz moments. The band has continually thrived on fashioning fresh sounds that purposely step well beyond conventional genre structures, but have also maintained a firm footing within traditional Death Metal realms.

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Sounds Of The End will be released in North America via Willowtip Records October 1, 2013. Preorder details and live assaults to be announced soon.

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Matthew “Chalky” Chalk – Vocals

Ben Lawless – Guitar/occasional Vocals

James “Blower” Excell – Bass

Sam Dowson – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On MEPHISTOPHELES:

Facebook: Mephistopheles

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Willowtip Records:

www.willowtip.com

http://willowtip.bandcamp.com

Facebook: Willowtip Records

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LONG LIVE MEPHISTOPHELES.

LONG LIVE WILLOWTIP RECORDS.

Stone.

UNHOLY ANARCHY RECORDS Releasing AGATHOCLES / HOGRA Split 7-inch

Posted in Extreme Metal, extreme music, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, vinyl albums with tags , , , , , , on August 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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In conjunction with At War With False Noise (UK), Jerkoff Records (USA) and Blackseed Records (USA), Unholy Anarchy Records is set to release a brand new split 7-inch featuring Belgian grind gods AGATHOCLES and HOGRA.

AGATHOCLES have been around for over 25 years and in that time have appeared on well over 100 split 7-inch releases, as well as numerous comps, EPs, demos and full-length albums. This release sees the legendary trio take an unexpected departure from their traditional and patented mincecore style of grind and unleash two tracks that were written to compliment the power electronics of Pittsburgh’s HOGRA, who have built a solid catalog of splits, tapes and EPs over the past year.

The split is scheduled for an early September release. For ordering information, visit http://www.unholyanarchy.com.

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A1. AGATHOCLES – “I Don’t Wanna See You (No More)”

A2. AGATHOCLES – “From Grey… To Black”

B1. HOGRA – “Vomica”

B2. HOGRA – “Bezoar”

http://hogranoise.tumblr.com

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Straight from the underground comes the newly launched Unholy Anarchy Records and Distro. Launched in the summer of 2013, Baltimore-based Unholy Anarchy is guided by the philosophy to release quality underground extreme music without boundaries – the only criteria being quality music from great bands.

Run by true Metal fans for true Metal fans, Unholy Anarchy focuses primarily on vinyl releases, but is open to a variety of mediums from acts that share a similar vision. The label’s first release will be a seven-inch split with Belgium’s AGATHOCLES and Pittsburgh, PA’s HOGRA. Due out in early August, the split will be a co-release with Blackseed Records, Jerk Off Records and At War With False Noise.

On the distro side of things, Unholy Anarchy has hundreds of titles on picture disc, 12″, 10″, 7″, CD and cassette formats in stock. Unholy Anarchy always offers free shipping on any order over $50.

Unholy Anarchy is an independently owned and operated family business that focuses on maintaining the importance of physical music formats, especially vinyl. The label was founded with the hopes of delivering quality underground Metal, Punk and Hardcore from artists and labels we respect.  They are dedicated to helping the scene, the bands, and delivering music to you. Unholy Anarchy has made every effort to stock rare imports and hard to find albums for our U.S. customer base, and hope you find Unholy Anarchy a collective that you can stand behind.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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LONG LIVE UNHOLY ANARCHY RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL & EXTREME MUSIC.

Stone.

Dark Descent Records – Holding Showcase Festival This October!

Posted in Black Metal, concerts, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 29, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Dark Descent Records, in association with Parasitic Records and Ash St. PDX, have announced a two-day showcase festival taking place on October 4th and 5th at the Ash St. Saloon in Portland, OR.

The line-up, much like the label’s roster, is comprised of some of the best that today’s underground Death Metal scene has to offer. Tickets for the showcase are $13 for Friday’s show, $15 for Saturday’s show and $26 for both and can be purchased at this location:

http://darkdescentfest.brownpapertickets.com

For updates and details, visit the event Facebook page

Check out streams and live footage of many of the acts slated to play, courtesy of Decibel Magazine, at this location:

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/dark-descent-records-announce-showcase-festival-oct-4th-and-5th-portland-or/

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Dark Descent Records Showcase lineup:

Mitochondrion

Anhedonist

Gravehill

Weregoat

Dire Omen

Insanity

Horrendous

Vassafor

Ritual Necromancy

Sempiternal Dusk 

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* For more info:

 Event Facebook page

*Dark Descent on Facebook

http://www.darkdescentrecords.com

*Hotels in Portland, OR

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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LONG LIVE DARK DESCENT RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ULCERATE – An In-Studio Video Documenting “Vermis” Recording Sessions Posted

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on July 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Following the recent unveiling of the details on ULCERATE’s impending and highly anticipated fourth LP VermisRelapse has leaked an in-studio video with the Auckland, New Zealand tribe as they meticulously crafted the mammoth album at hometown MCA Studios earlier this year. The combined demolishing power and technical prowess of the music the trio creates is truly jaw-dropping on every one of the band’s releases to date, and watching them hone and construct these anguished hymns piece-by-piece is enthralling for any extreme music musician or ULCERATE devotee.

View the extensive in-studio video of the making of Vermis now AT THIS LOCATION.

Album-to-album, ULCERATE continually expands their attack by melding mechanical elements with organic flow patterns, and integrating more sonically demoralizing elements into their haunting explosiveness. The band’s forward-thinking death metal style is born where Hate Eternal, Gorguts and Immolation collides into the blackened anguish of Deathspell Omega or Portal — traits which become more apparent than ever on their Relapse debut Vermis.

The nine passages harnessed on their fourth full-length play out into a nearly hour-long document of their most tumultuous craftsmanship yet. Vermis will see release September 17th in North America, preceded by September 13th in Germany and Benelux, and September 16th in the UK and rest of the world. Preorders have been made available here.

Additional propaganda, hymns and more on Vermis will be announced in the coming weeks in addition to new ULCERATE tour actions for 2013.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For a related ULCERATE press release, as featured on Metal Odyssey:

ULCERATE – Innovative New Zealand Death Trio Preps Fourth LP For Deployment

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on July 11, 2013.

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* For more info on ULCERTATE:

Facebook: Ulcerate

http://www.ulcerate-official.com

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LONG LIVE ULCERATE.

LONG LIVE DEATH & EXTREME METAL.

Stone.

Introducing UNHOLY ANARCHY RECORDS

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 18, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Straight from the underground comes the newly launched Unholy Anarchy Records and Distro. Launched in the summer of 2013, Baltimore-based Unholy Anarchy is guided by the philosophy to release quality underground extreme music without boundaries – the only criteria being quality music from great bands.

Run by true Metal fans for true Metal fans, Unholy Anarchy focuses primarily on vinyl releases, but is open to a variety of mediums from acts that share a similar vision. The label’s first release will be a seven-inch split with Belgium’s AGATHOCLES and Pittsburgh, PA’s HOGRA. Due out in early August, the split will be a co-release with Blackseed Records, Jerk Off Records and At War With False Noise.

On the distro side of things, Unholy Anarchy has hundreds of titles on picture disc, 12″, 10″, 7″, CD and cassette formats in stock. Throughout July, the label is offering 15% off all 12″ vinyl purchases and always offers free shipping on any order over $50.

Unholy Anarchy is an independently owned and operated family business that focuses on maintaining the importance of physical music formats, especially vinyl.  The label was founded with the hopes of delivering quality underground Metal, Punk and Hardcore from artists and labels we respect. They are dedicated to helping the scene, the bands, and delivering music to you. Unholy Anarchy has made every effort to stock rare imports and hard to find albums for our U.S. customer base, and hope you find Unholy Anarchy a collective that you can stand behind.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on UNHOLY ANARCHY RECORDS:

http://www.unholyanarchy.com

http://www.unholyanarchyrecords.bigcartel.com

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LONG LIVE UNHOLY ANARCHY RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BROKEN HOPE “Omen Of Disease” – To Be Released Via Century Media Worldwide

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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6th Studio Album From These Chicago Death Metal Warriors Promises To Be A Killer!

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BROKEN HOPE has revealed the title of their 6th studio release as Omen of Disease. The album title, created by chief-lyricist, Jeremy Wagner, is also an actual album track, which marks the first official BROKEN HOPE “title track” since their 1991 debut album, Swamped in Gore.

Jeremy Wagner comments about this upcoming release:

“Some time ago, a festering Death Metal prophecy indicated something sick and brutal was coming back from the dead. The malignant signs became evident when BROKEN HOPE first resurrected from the grave and then went on tour. A more sinister foreboding followed when BROKEN HOPE wrote a new death metal album for the world to hear. Today, I’m a harbinger, here to alert everyone of a ‘Death Metal omen’ that is upon us…I speak of the new BROKEN HOPE album, ‘Omen of Disease.’ The album title itself reeks of a musical offering that is nothing short of gruesome. ‘Omen of Disease’ will be released to infect everyone worldwide this summer. I promise: this death metal album is a most savage, feral, pestilential, and lethal creation. You’ve been warned…” – Jeremy Wagner

Omen of Disease is slated for a worldwide release this year, via Century Media Records. Stay tuned for more details about this new BROKEN HOPE album coming soon!

BELOW, GET BLISTERED BY THE OFFICIAL BROKEN HOPE E.P.K.! METAL BE THY NAME! 

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BROKEN HOPE:

Damian Leski – Vocals

Jeremy Wagner – Guitars

Shaun Glass – Bass

Chuck Wepfer – Guitars

Mike Miczek – Drums

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(Source: BROKEN HOPE)

* For more info on BROKEN HOPE:

Facebook: Broken Hope

http://www.brokenhope.com

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CENTURY MEDIA:

www.centurymedia.com

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LONG LIVE BROKEN HOPE.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

CATTLE DECAPITATION To Release “Your Disposal” 7″ Single

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on July 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Band Prepares To Level Stages At Summer Slaughter

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CATTLE DECAPITATION will be releasing a 7″ single this summer! Your Disposal features the B-side, An Exposition of Insides, which was previously available only as a Japanese bonus track on the band’s most recent album, Monolith of Inhumanity. The single is available (both black and clear vinyl) for order on-line on indiemerchstore.com for $5.50, as well as in a bundle with a t-shirt for $18.99. Pick up your copy of the single HERE, and check out the t-shirt bundle HERE. Fans attending this year’s The Summer Slaughter Tour can grab their copy at the band’s merch booth throughout the tour.

Vocalist Travis Ryan comments: “We noticed a lot of people were dismayed to find out there was a track available out there on a Japanese version of Monolith of Inhumanity that nobody outside of Japan had ever heard before. When it hit YouTube, that’s when we started getting emails from fans. We noticed the lyrics weren’t inside that version or available anywhere at all so that gave us the idea of throwing it on a B-side and releasing a 7″ vinyl single for “Your Disposal” with the song “An Exposition of Insides!” We feel that Monolith is the mother of all of our releases so far and I thought it’d be funny to make it look like she just squirted out a baby and that’s what this little guy looks like. Just in time for Summer Slaughter!”

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The most extreme tour of the year has returned with its most devastating and anticipated lineup yet. The 7th annual Summer Slaughter Tour, presented by Indie Merch Store, ESP and Guitar World, is now officially slated to run from July 19th through August 24th. It features such heavyweights as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Aeon and more. See dates below:

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CATTLE DECAPITATION

The Summer Slaughter Tour w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, The Ocean, Revocation, Aeon, Rings of Saturn, Thy Art is Murder

7/19/2013 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

7/20/2013 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA

7/21/2013 The Observatory/Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA

7/24/2013 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK

7/25/2013 The Scott Inn – Austin, TX

7/26/2013 House of Blues – Dallas, TX

7/27/2013 House of Blues – Houston, TX

7/28/2013 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL **Off date w/ Aeon, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Revocation**

7/30/2013 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

7/31/2013 Old City Courtyard – Knoxville, TN

8/01/2013 House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC

8/02/2013 The Filmore Silver Springs – Silver Springs, MD

8/03/2013 The Palladium – Worcester, MA **no Norma Jean **w/ special guests Unearth

8/04/2013 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

8/07/2013 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY

8/08/2013 Sound Academy – Toronto, ON

8/09/2013 Metropolis – Montreal, QC

8/10/2013 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY

8/11/2013 The Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI

8/12/2013 House of Blues – Chicago, IL

8/13/2013 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

8/14/2013 The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN

8/16/2013 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO

8/17/2013 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

8/18/2013 The Venue – Caldwell, ID **Off date w/ Revocation, Aeon, Thy Art Is Murder, Dark Sermon

8/19/2013 Snowbox Sodo – Seattle, WA

8/20/2013 Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on CATTLE DECAPITATION:

Facebook: Cattle Decapitation

http://www.cattledecapitation.com/

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LONG LIVE CATTLE DECAPITATION.

Stone.

COFFINS “Colossal Hole” 10-Inch Record (Limited Deluxe Edition) To Be Released On HORROR PAIN GORE DEATH PRODUCTIONS

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 28, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the Deluxe Edition of the COFFINS Colossal Hole EP on 10-Inch Vinyl format on August 20th. This Deluxe Edition is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on Black Night vinyl and comes with a set of two barf bags and a pair of numbered event style tickets.

COFFINS make their triumphant return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions for a special, one time only pressing of Colossal Hole on limited, deluxe edition 10″ vinyl! This sickening release features raw pre-production demo tracks from their Relapse Records debut The Fleshland, and was previously only available as a limited cassette direct from the band. Colossal Hole is COFFINS in their finest form… even heavier and more punishing than ever heard before!

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COFFINS – COLOSSAL HOLE – Deluxe Edition Package

This exclusive edition features cover artwork by Uchino himself and is hand numbered to 500 copies pressed on 45 RPM Black Night vinyl, packaged with a set of two horror movie style barf bags complimented by a pair of numbered collectable event style tickets. Pure bone-crushing, terrifying Doom-infested Death Metal for fans of Abscess, Asphyx, Autopsy, Carnage, Celtic Frost, Cianide, Divine Eve, Grave, Hellhammer, Hooded Menace, Venom and Winter.

WARNING: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and Coffins assume no responsibility for health problems that may arise while entering the Colossal Hole… No savior can rescue you from the Hellbringer!!!

You can pre-order your copy for only $15 with free shipping at:

http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd070.html.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on COFFINS, click on the links below!

Facebook: Coffins

http://www.coffins.jp

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For more info on HORROR PAIN DEATH GORE PRODUCTIONS:

Facebook: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

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LONG LIVE COFFINS.

Stone.

DYING FETUS – RE-SIGNED TO RELAPSE RECORDS!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Relapse Records Have Announced Today – June 24, 2013:

We are proud to announce that we have officially re-signed Death Metal legends Dying Fetus! The band will be on tour all year long in Europe, Canada and the US so be sure to catch them on the road!

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For DYING FETUS tour dates, click on the links below!

DYING FETUS – Announce European Summer Headline Tour 2013

DYING FETUS – “THE MOST BRUTAL TOUR OF THE YEAR” – ALL INFO YOU NEED!

The above links are for posts featured on Metal Odyssey, on June 7th, 2013 and  June 23rd, 2013.

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For more info on DYING FETUS, click on the links below!

Facebook: Dying Fetus

http://www.dyingfetus.com/

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RELAPSE RECORDS:

Facebook: Relapse Records

www.relapse.com

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LONG LIVE DYING FETUS.

LONG LIVE RELAPSE RECORDS.

Stone.

MASAKI MURASHITA – Featured On Providence Cables Advertising

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on June 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Masaki Murashita –  Lead Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Lyricist And Founder Of Hemoptysis

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Check out Providence LTD cables and pedals if you haven’t heard of them before. I’ve been using their cables for over 5 years and I can’t use other cables. I am honored to be on one of the posters they have!

Masaki Murashita

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For more info on MASAKI MURASHITA, click below!

Facebook: Hemoptysis

http://www.hemoptysismetal.com

For more info on HEMOPTYSIS, click below!

Facebook: Masaki Murashita

http://www.masakimurashita.com

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LONG LIVE MASAKI MURASHITA.

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

PRIMITIVE MAN “SCORN” – A Scathing, Blackened Doom Journey To The Outer Cliffs Of Hell

Posted in doom metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, sludge metal with tags , , , , , on June 18, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Primitive Front

PRIMITIVE MAN – As I listen to Scorn, I cannot help seeing myself being pulled into an invading dark vacuum that drops me upon the outer cliffs of hell. Seriously, the mood, atmosphere, vocals and overpowering vibes from Scorn sound so hellish that it’s ridiculously scary. Then again, that’s what Dark, Blackened and raging Metal will do to me every time. However, Primitive Man just comes across as so legitimately evil that I cannot help applaud their authenticity.

Primitive Man’s debut album Scorn will be reissued by the mighty Relapse Records on August 20th, 2013. Scorn exhibits some deadly serious Doom Metal, mixed with some Sludge and splattered with more darkness than a cloudy Northern sky during the height of Winter in Norway. It’s very difficult for me not to become (somewhat) hypnotized by the constant thundering stomp that Scorn radiates with its beats. Fuzzed-out, old school guitar tones blanket this album with a slice of Industrial noise and (a feeling of) cavernous atmospherics for special effects, making Scorn all the more legitimately chilling.

The title song (and album opener) is an epic that clocks in around 11:44 and is so memorable that I want to scream my face off in Metal jubilation. 

If the album cover artwork doesn’t scare the shit out of you, then trust me, listening to Scorn by yourself with the lights dimmed or completely off will. Primitive Man is one Metal band from Denver, Colorado, that I want on my Metal side of the fence. I cringe at the thought of really hearing this band becoming pissed off to higher heights; Scorn has been a Metal lesson well deserved and more than welcomed for my Metal soul. Metal be thy name.

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PRIMITIVE MAN SCORN – Track Listing:

Scorn

Rags

I Can’t Forget

Antietam

Black Smoke

Stretched Thin

Astral Sleep

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Facebook: PRIMITIVE MAN

http://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com

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Relapse Records: www.relapse.com

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LONG LIVE PRIMITIVE MAN.

Stone.

WARTORN “Iconic Nightmare” – Brutality Has Knocked… It’s Time To Listen.

Posted in crust/punk, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on June 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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WARTORN – Rage. Resentment. Darkness falls upon the happy days of small town. The doors have been blown apart at their hinges and a swirling black cloud of hostility is in your face and commanding your Metal senses. This is all part of the cataclysmic eruption of Crust extremity, that awaits you, with this new WARTORN release: Iconic Nightmare.

The Extreme Metal crossover appeal is so enriched with WARTORN’s violent sound that it boggles my Metal mind. Wether it’s Death, Punk, Grind, Hardcore, Crust, Thrash or Black Metal that’s your obsession, the skull crushing totality of relentless and brutal sound that WARTORN administers on Iconic Nightmare is overwhelmingly grand.

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There’s something to be said about the strength of merciless and Extreme Music. This is the stuff I listen to for strength to look my deceivers in the eyes and laugh at their tormented souls. WARTORN is as unsophisticated as anything you’ll ever hear in your Metal life and that’s a damn inspiring good thing too.

Extreme Music isn’t about plastic bells and red carpet whistles for me. No blatant way. Extreme Music, for me, is about the IMPACT and total disregard for our societal norms and WARTORN have torn the fuck apart any images of  humanity’s status quo in my Metal mind. Metal be thy name.

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WARTORN: Bitty (Vocals), Ryan (Guitar), Toban (Guitar) Derek (Guitar), Ela (Bass) and Hart (Drums).

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ICONIC NIGHTMARE – Track Listing:

Iconic Nightmare

Unfinished Blueprint

Permanent Blackout

No Sanctuary No Salvation

Six Feet Under

Knee Deep In Blood

All Flags Still Burn

Betrayal

Burial Ground

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PRIOR PRESS RELEASE:

Southern Lord has unleashed hell with the new full-length from Midwestern death squad WARTORN.

Since 2004 this Appleton, Wisconsin-based brigade has protested political tyranny and societal injustices with a devastating brew of metallic crustpunk. WARTORN has assaulted live audiences across thirteen countries across North America and Europe in support of releases on renowned crust/punk labels including Profane Existence and Crimes Against Humanity, while its members also take part in other active and notable acts like Dresden, Remission, and Words That Burn.

Taking their attack to the next level, the energy and production of their newest full-length Iconic Nightmare elevates WARTORN’s powerful songwriting and execution to new levels, surging with nine crushing anthems in barely twenty-five minutes. Diehards of Wolfbrigade, From Ashes Rise, Tragedy and the like should not pass this one by.

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(prior press release: Earsplit PR)

For more info on WARTORN, click on the links below!

Facebook: Wartorn

Southern Lord: http://www.southernlord.com

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LONG LIVE WARTORN.

Stone.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR “GODSLAYER” EP – Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Extreme Metal, extreme metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 13, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR – If you crave your Metal brutal, grinding, extreme and so intensely serrated that it can carve out the souls of the damned and make them cry for centuries, then this 2 song Metal offering from Lair Of The Minotaur is for you. Just these 2 songs alone on Godslayer are so viciously potent, that after each listen, I feel I’ve been taught an Extreme Metal lesson by this Metal trio from the badass city of Chicago.

Steve Rathbone on guitar and vocals excels at fronting these songs; supplying the anger charged pulse that could frighten away a swarm of Spider Wasps. Lethal drumming from Chris Wozniak, coupled with the tremor inducing bass playing of Nate Olp, makes me realize that underground Metal bestows some of the finest musicians within our Metal universe. Lair Of The Minotaur have captured an extreme formula of Metal that they can valiantly call their own.

It’s not the big name record label we buy, my Metal brethren; it’s the Metal artists that we support and buy into. Lair Of The Minotaur is worth every Metal cent and Metal second of your valuable Metal time. Metal be thy name.

Lair Of The Minotaur – Godslayer was released back on April 20th, 2013, via The Grind-House.

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GODSLAYER EP – Track Listing:

Godslayer

The Black Heart of the Stygian Drakonas

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For more info on LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, click links below!

Facebook: Lair of the Minotaur

http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com

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LONG LIVE LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR.

Stone.

OTARGOS – Signs With Listenable Records

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on June 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Otargos - Apex Terror - Promo Album Banner - 2013

French Blackened Death Metal mongers OTARGOS have inked a worldwide deal with Listenable Records for the release of the band’s recently completed new album, Apex Terror.

Apex Terror displays a fresher, stripped down and more intense style of songwriting that draws from the catchier end of Death Metal and obscure Thrash. Lyrically, the album is an exploration of the darker side of humanity. Apex Terror will be out in North America in the fall of 2013.

Live footage of the brand new song For Terra, which features BENIGHTED’s Julien Truchan on guest vocals and will appear on Apex Terror, has been posted HERE.

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Apex Terror – Track List:

Apex Terror

Fleshless-Deathless

For Terra (featuring Julien Truchan)

Remnant From a Long-Dead Star

Fallout

Xexo (instrumental)

Drone

Aftermath Hyperion

Versus

Fleshless-Deathless 2.0 ( Herrshaft Remix)*

* – Limited Edition Digipack Bonus Track

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on OTARGOS, click on the links below!

Facebook: Otargos

http://www.otargos-terror.com

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

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For more info on LISTENABLE RECORDS, click below!

http://www.listenable.net

http://shop.listenable.net

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LONG LIVE OTARGOS.

Stone.

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS “Walk Through Exits Only” – Some METAL Thoughts…

Posted in Extreme Metal, hardcore, hardcore metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on June 9, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Philip H. Anselmo needs no introduction to any Metal fan on this planet. Metal legend. ‘Nuff said. Now, the coveted Metal resume of Philip H. Anselmo is expanding once again with his newest band: Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals. A July 16th release date has been set for the release of his band’s album: Walk Through Exits Only.

Just the album title alone can easily sum up the path that Philip H. Anselmo has taken during his multi-brilliant Metal career. Philip H. Anselmo has persevered and stayed true to the Metal cause. I dare anyone to tell this Metal legend that “the entrance is that way, sir.” Like him or not, Philip H. Anselmo is and always will be a powerful Metal statesman and I personally could not see it any other way. Maybe my album title interpretation may differ from others; that’s what makes art such a dynamic gift upon our civilizations, I gather.

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I am beyond excited, that over the years Philip H. Anselmo has continued onward with one project after another; exemplifying that stagnation is for pussies in the first place. While many Metal fans speak of Ozzy Osbourne, Rob (The Metal God) Halford, Lemmy Kilmister and Alice Cooper (for examples) as our living Metal leaders, I cannot overlook the Metal historic importance of Philip H. Anselmo and his profound contributions to our Metal genres. This Metal legend has obviously touched all of our beloved Metal genres… and he has succeeded magnificently. In my Metal opinion, Philip H. Anselmo has.

I’ll be purchasing Walk Through Exits Only on July 16th, 2013. I will be happier than a pig in the most filthy of shit too. The realization that Philip H. Anselmo gives a damn about keeping Metal true and legitimately badass will overcome me once again, as I let his new album scald my senses and knock me flat on my Metal lovin’ ass. Metal be thy name.

* Walk Through Exits will be released on Philip H. Anselmo’s very own Housecore Records.

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Listen to songs off of the upcoming Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals album “Walk Through Exits Only”

“Usurper Bastard’s Rant” here: http://rol.st/15FN8Vl

“Walk Through Exits Only” here: http://bit.ly/11wIAb8

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Purchase album and bundles here: http://bit.ly/19yjZuo

Tour Dates and ticket info here: http://bit.ly/11jN1KL

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You can now stream samples of all the songs on the upcoming Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals album here: http://amzn.to/122BBNp

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PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS:

Philip H. Anselmo – Vocals

Marzi Montazeri – Guitars

Joey Gonzalez – Drums

Stephen Taylor – Bass

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Back on January 8th, 2013, the split CD War Of The Gargantuas was released via Housecore Records. Sharing Metal space with the rabid Warbeast, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals gives you a couple of titanic songs that will not be on Walk Through Exits Only. I strongly urge y’all to go out and buy it! Whoa.

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Back in 2010, I had the privilege, courtesy of Rob Rockitt, to conduct an interview for his mighty Hard Rock Hideout; the honor was interviewing Philip H. Anselmo. Click on the link below to read for yourself… that this Metal legend has walked the walk.

PHIL ANSELMO – THE HARD ROCK HIDEOUT INTERVIEW!l

 The above link is for a post featured on Hard Rock Hideout, on September 20, 2010.

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For more info, click on the links below! Whoa!

Facebook: Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals

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Housecore Records Facebook: Housecore Records

http://theHOUSECORERECORDS.com

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LONG LIVE PHILIP H. ANSELMO.

Stone.

RAVEN X – “Angel Of The Night” Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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RAVEN X – Cleveland Ohio’s RAVEN X is a Metal band that is so loaded with (multi) Extreme and Melodic Metal potency that it’s downright dizzying to my Metal senses!

I’ve chosen the killer cut Angel Of The Night, from RAVEN X as:

Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day!

Angel Of The Night is from the RAVEN X debut album Essence Without Light which was released on March 13th, 2013.

Listen to this ear scalding track below… allow the Gothic Death Metal of RAVEN X to flow through your veins… crank it up… and… Metal be thy name.

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RAVEN X:

NŸX
all Vocals & Lyrics

KHÂOS
all Instruments & Music

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For more info on how to purchase Essence Without Light, click on the link below!

RAVEN X – Debut Album “Essence Without Light” Is Available Now!

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on April 21, 2013.

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For more info on RAVEN X, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Raven X

http://www.reverbnation.com/ravenx

http://twitter.com/RavenXofficial

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LONG LIVE RAVEN X.

OHIO METAL FOREVER.

Stone.

CARCASS – Extreme Metal Legends Headlining DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2013

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, grindcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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THE UK’s PREMIERE INDOOR METAL FESTIVAL

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As reported by Damnation Festival:

English Extreme Metal legends CARCASS will return to headline the ninth Damnation Festival for their only UK appearance following the release of their first album in 17 years.

The Death and Grind standard bearers have promised another historic set which will feature cult classics alongside unexpected old gems and brand new material when they take the stage at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

And after helping to sell out Damnation Festival in advance back in 2008, guitarist Bill Steer is looking forward to performing to a packed house on their return to the event.

He said: “We’re very excited about the prospect of returning to Damnation Festival this year.

“Our appearance there in 2008 was a major highlight for us and this time around, people can expect to hear a fairly different Carcass set.

“The old favourites will be in there, of course, but we’re also planning to play a couple of the less obvious tracks from our past, as well as songs from the album we’ve just completed. Join us!”Carcass - Band Promo Pic - 2013 - #1

CARCASS

With 22 more bands to be announced across three stages, festival director Gavin McInally, said fans can look forward to the melting pot of diverse styles of music Damnation Festival is known for from Black Metal to Post-Rock.

He added: “It was a coup to land the first UK Carcass show in 13 years in 2008 when fans snapped up every ticket going before we made it to the day itself and it’s another coup having the band return following the release of their first new album in 17 years.

“But even with the mighty Carcass topping the bill, we won’t be satisfied until we’ve pieced together a more challenging and brilliant day of music than the eight successful years we’ve already had the pleasure of hosting, so expect a lot more to come from 2013.”

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now and will be held at last year’s price of £32 for a limited period.

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TICKET INFO:

To buy tickets, visit http://www.leedstickets.co.uk/ , the official Damnation Festival website at http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/ or facebook: Damnation Festival

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For more info on CARCASS, click on the link below!

facebook: Carcass

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LONG LIVE CARCASS.

LONG LIVE DAMNATION FESTIVAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SPHERON – German Death Metallers Reveal Cover Art And Release Date For Debut Album

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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On July 5, 2013 the long-awaited debut album Ecstasy of God from Ludwigshafen, Germany-based Technical Death metallers SPHERON will be out on Apostasy Records.

This challenging and absorbing album was produced together with Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (e.g. Necrophagist, Deadborn, Imperium Dekadenz, etc.). The breathtaking cover artwork was painted by no other than the famous artist Eliran Kantor (Eliran Kantor) who has already worked with bands like Testament, Hatebreed, Sodom and Atheist.

Album track “Saturnian Satellites” is streaming at this location.

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Ecstasy Of God – Track Listing:

01. A Means To an End

02. The Beheaded Coachman

03. Prestige of the Mortals

04. Saturnian Satellites

05. Clasp the Thorns

06. Prelude to the Misery

07. Five Degrees

08. Pulse of Instinct

09. Tragedy of the Clerics

10. Choking on Incense

11. Anthropogenic

12. From Glint to Crackling

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SPHERON:

Daniel Spoor – vocals

Tobias Alter – lead guitar

Mark Walther – rhythm guitar

Matthias Minor – bass

Tobias Blach – drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on SPHERON, click on the links below!

facebook: Spheron

http://spheron.bigcartel.com/

facebook: Apostasy Records

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LONG LIVE SPHERON.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.