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Update From German Death Horde GOREGAST

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

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FDA Rekotz artist GOREGAST has issued an update from their headquarters in Berlin. Firstly, GOREGAST recently commissioned Dedy Badic from Badic Art to design a new logo (posted above) that reflected the band’s return to their classic Death Metal roots. Badic is known for his illustrations for SKELETAL REMAINS, GRUESOME STUFF RELISH and many others.

In early May, GOREGAST will play three dates with Swe-death monsters PAGANIZER. The dates are posted below. After returning home from the three-day assault GOREGAST will enter Soundforge Studio in Berlin to record tracks for an upcoming 7-inch EP set for release in September on FDA Rekotz.

In 2011 GOREGAST released the full-length Desechos Humanos on FDA Rekotz. Album track Honor the Dead is streaming below:

GOREGAST Live:

May 8 – Leipzig @ Bandhaus w/ Paganizer

May 9 – Weimar  @ SC Schützengasse w/ Paganizer

May 10 – Wolfsburg @ D-Place /w Paganizer

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* (Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

http://www.goregast.de

facebook: GOREGAST

www.goregast.bandcamp.com

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LONG LIVE GOREGAST.

Stone.

STRYCHNIA – “Reanimated Monstrosity” EP Releases May 14th Via iTunes and Other Major Digital Outlets

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

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As reported on the facebook page of STRYCHNIA:

May 14th, 2013! Our new EP – “Reanimated Monstrosity” will be available for DIGITAL purchase via iTunes, Bandcamp, Spotfiy, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Google Play, and many other stores! We know a lot of you want physical copies, and we promise you that we will absolutely be printing them very soon. We’re also still working on printing “Monstrosity” shirts/tanks so you guys can represent!

Stay tuned for the release of “War Sermon”, track two off our new EP, coming this week! An exact date will be announced soon, but in the mean time, just continue streaming our studio video on repeat!

“Reanimated Monstrosity” (EP) will be featuring John Gallagher of Dying Fetus.

* Stream/Download STRYCHNIA’s entire full-length album “The Anatomy of Execution” (2011) for FREE: http://www.strychnia.bandcamp.com/

STRYCHNIA are from Dayton, New Jersey.

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STRYCHNIA:

Vocals – Kevin O’Laughlin (2009-present)

Guitar – Rory Smith Robinson (2008-present)

Guitar – Searching for one!

Bass – Mike Dreher (2009-present)

Drums – Frank D’Erasmo (2012-present)

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

facebook: Strychnia

http://www.reverbnation.com/strychnia

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LONG LIVE STRYCHNIA.

Stone.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Declares New EP & Release Show For Record Store Day

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Celebrating ten years of clear-cut maliciousness through Greek mythology and unchecked riff savagery in 2013, Chicago trio LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will storm back with a new EP this Spring.

While the members of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have been skulking around in the back-alleys of the underground over recent months, the band has been far from dormant. To commemorate a full decade of demolishing eardrums on record and on stage this year, the band will hammer their fanbase with a brand new EP for this year’s Record Store Day.

Entitled Godslayer, the new 7” release bears two new tracks, with the surge of Godslayer opening up, and the monolithic The Black Heart of the Stygian Drakonas on the B-side, both tracks mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer). A limited edition of 300 copies will be pressed as a 7”, in addition to the digital download through iTunes, Amazon MP3 and the like, and as with their latest album Evil Power will be released on their own The Grind-House Records with distribution from previous label home, Southern Lord, for Record Store Day this April 20th.

Lair Of The Minotaur - Godslayer EP - Promo Cover - 2013

Check out the Godslayer cover art designed by visual artist Tom Denney, an artist for LOTM’s Carnage EP, Ultimate Destroyer LP and s/t demo covers, and known for works for Kylesa, Sourvein, Soilent Green, Saint Vitus, Yakuza, Black Cobra, Rwake, Samothrace, Weedeater among others and other LAIR action RIGHT HERE.

In conjunction with Godslayer’s release, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will storm stages once again in April, starting with a free hometown Record Store Day show at Reckless Records in Chicago’s Wicker Park.

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Live:

4/20/2013 Reckless Records – Chicago, IL (FREE Record Store Day/Record Release Show)

Review copies of Godslayer and coverage of the band can be obtained via Earsplit now. Stay tuned for the MINOTAUR to declare more carnage in the coming days.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info, click on the links below!

facebook: Lair of the Minotaur

http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com

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LONG LIVE LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR.

Stone.

DECAPITATED – GOING ON TOUR WITH MESHUGGAH THIS APRIL!

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 March 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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In support of their latest studio album, Carnival Is Forever (via Nuclear Blast), Polish Technical Death Metal band DECAPITATED will return to Eastern Europe this April.

Decapitated is once again joining forces with Meshuggah! This time for the European dates spanning from April 21st in Tallin, Estonia to April 30th in Roncade, Italy!

Guitarist/founding member Vogg checks in about the upcoming dates:

“It’s great to announce that third time we have a pleasure and honour to play tour with almighty MESHUGGAH!!!!!!! This time we will play in Eastern Europe and of course we cannot wait to do this. So check our tour dates and see you soon!!”

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Upcoming Dates:

21.04. EST Tallin w/Meshuggah

22.04. LV Riga w/Meshuggah

24.04. PL Warszawa w/Meshuggah

25.04. PL Kraków w/Meshuggah

26.04. HU Budapest w/Meshuggah

27.04. SK Bratislava w/Meshuggah

29.04. HR Zagreb w/Meshuggah

30.04. IT Roncade w/Meshuggah

01.05. FR Colmar

02.05. FR Chelles

03.05. NL Neurotic Deathfest

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

www.decapitatedband.net

facebook: Decapitated

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

http://www.meshuggah.net

facebook: Meshuggah

(Source: Nuclear Blast)

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LONG LIVE DECAPITATED.

LONG LIVE MESHUGGAH.

Stone.

SATYRICON – To Headline Royal Metal Fest 2013 In Aarhus, Denmark This April 13th

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

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SATYRICON HEADLINING ROYAL METAL FEST 2013

The volunteer organization Metal Royale presents the sixth annual ROYAL METAL FEST on April 12-13 2013 at the venues VoxHall & Atlas in Aarhus, Denmark.

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SATYRICON (NO)

VADER (PL)

CRYPTOPSY (CAN)

CATTLE DECAPTIATION (US)

DECREPIT BIRTH (US)

HATESPHERE (DK)

DAWN OF DEMISE (DK)

HELLS DOMAIN (DK)

+ many more

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For more info on ROYAL METAL FEST 2013, click on links below!

Metal Royales hjemmeside

Royal Metal Fest på Facebook

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

facebook: Satyricon Norway

http://www.satyricon.no

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LONG LIVE SATYRICON.

LONG LIVE ROYAL METAL FEST.

Stone.

PESTILENCE – Signs To Candlelight Records

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , on February 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Candlelight Records today confirms the worldwide signing of PESTILENCE. The celebrated eastern Netherlands-based band is currently preparing to enter the studio to begin work on their seventh studio album, titled Obsideo. The album is expected to be produced by vocalist/guitarist Patrick Mameli and set to feature ten new songs. No release date is set as of press time.

The band comments, “PESTILENCE is very excited to announce that they have signed a recording deal with Candlelight Records. We feel that our new material is very special and innovative and that it needs the back up of a solid company like Candlelight to get it out there to the Metal world.”

Obsideo will feature band mastermind Mameli and long-time partner guitarist Patrick Uterwijk with new German bassist George Maier and Australian drummer Dave Haley. Mameli notes, “PESTILENCE is chuffed to have Dave Haley in the lineup. Dave is one of the five best extreme drummers in the world, and his talent brings PESTILENCE to new levels that couldn’t be reached otherwise. Georg Maier is a young and talented bass player that will turn some heads. Both guys are really down to earth and real easy-going. Of course, Patrick Uterwijk is my most respectable and long-going friend and musician.”

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Formed in 1986, PESTILENCE took influence from early American and German Thrash Metal to cultivate it’s now signature Death Metal sound. Four albums would see release and continued worldwide growth for the band before members decided to go separate ways in 1994. Fourteen years later, the band would reform and in 2009 released Resurrection Macabre (Mascot). On review, noted website Chronicles Of Chaos said, “Mameli and company chose to steer this effort down paths previously unexplored whilst maintaining their unmistakably vintage essence.” Blabbermouth added, “distinctive and unique… a diverse and satisfying metal experience.”

In recent years, PESTILENCE has also returned to the live stage; their first North American tour in over 16 years commenced at the annual Maryland Death Fest May 30, 2010. Commenting to Noisecreep after announcement of the 18-city tour, Mameli said, “we will put our heart and soul into these upcoming shows and hope to make lots of fans happy with both old and new material.” PESTILENCE was a featured performer on the second annual 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise that left Miami on January 23, 2012. The band performed two sets on the popular Caribbean cruise that also featured Cannibal Corpse, Crowbar, My Dying Bride, Samael, Overkill, and Venom among others.

PESTILENCE is exclusively endorsed by Ibanez Guitars and Pyramid Strings.

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Candlelight Records

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

facebook: Pestilence (official)

http://www.pestilence.nl

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

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LONG LIVE PESTILENCE.

Stone.

LIFELESS – To Release “Godconstruct” On March 1st, Via FDA Rekotz

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Death Metal undeads LIFELESS have finished the work on their long-awaited second album, Godconstruct. The follow-up to the band’s 2008 debut, Beyond the Threshold of Death, contains 11 new stunning and catchy pure classic Death Metal hymns deep from the crypts of Germany, which will crawl into your rotten ears and devour you from the inside out. Do you like rawness combined with emotional melodies? Don’t miss Godconstruct!

Godconstruct is set for a March 1st release through Germany’s FDA Rekotz. The album will be offered in CD, vinyl and digital formats. The vinyl version will come in two different editions, the Die Hard Edition, which is limited to 100 copies on blue vinyl and comes with poster, inlay, sticker and an embroidered patch, and the Obscure Edition on black vinyl with inlay.

Album track Moribund is now streaming at: http://soundcloud.com/fda-rekotz

The pre-sale for CDs, LPs and T-shirt combo packs have begun. Visit http://www.fda-rekotz.com for details and ordering information.

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LIFELESS – Live Dates:

1/25 – Hagen @ Kultopia

2/21 – Berlin @ K17 w/ Deserted Fear, Harm

2/22 – Wolfsburg @ D-Place w/ Deserted Fear, Chapel Of Disease

2/23 – Hamburg @ Bambi Galore w/ Deserted Fear, Chapel Of Disease

2/13 – Oberhausen @ Helvete w/ Sulphur Aeon

6/13 – 6/15 – GTNS Fest w/ Deserted Fear, Revel In Flesh, Dead, Chapel Of Disease

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GODCONSTRUCT – Track Listing:

01 – Praeludium: Endzeit

02 – Godconstruct

03 – Towards Damnation

04 – Moribund

05 – Blood For The Gods

06 – The Truth Concealed

07 – Interludium: Zeitenwende

08 – Seething With Rage

09 – Sworn To Death

10 – Reconquering The Soul

11 – Blindead

12 – Perdition Of The Whore

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LIFELESS:

Marc – Vocals/ Guitar

Daniel L. – Drums

Jan – Guitar

Daniel W. – Bass

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LIFELESS – BIO:

Founded in early 2006, LIFELESS set out to create pure, traditional Death Metal and have done exactly that since day one. No fucking compromises!!!

In 2007, the band self-financed their debut, Beyond The Threshold Of Death. The mastering  was done by Vesa Kenttäkumpu (EVOCATION).

Two  years later, LIFELESS signed with US-based Ibex Moon Records, the label founded by INCANTATION mastermind John McEntee, who re-released Beyond The Threshold Of Death in June of 2010. The re-released featured new artwork and a cover version of DISMEMBER´s classic “Casket Garden” as a bonus track.

In 2011 LIFELESS parted ways with Ibex Moon Records to get more reputation on the European market, and soon signed a new deal with German based FDA-REKOTZ (Entrails, Revel In Flesh, Revolting, Goregast etc.). The band’s FDA debut came in the form of the 7″ split EP, Chapel Of A Lifeless Cult,  with labelmates Chapel Of Disease.

In March of 2013, LIFELESS will release their long-awaited sophomore full-length, Godconstruct. Be prepared for ten tracks of old-school Death fucking Metal!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: LIFELESS

http://www.myspace.com/lifelessdeathmetal

http://www.youtube.com/lifelessofficial

http://www.fda-rekotz.com

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LONG LIVE LIFELESS.

LONG LIVE TRADITIONAL DEATH METAL.

Stone.

METAL NEWS: HYBRID – Deepsend Records Signs Spanish Experimentalists HYBRID

Posted in Death Metal, experimental metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Spanish Experimental Metallers HYBRID have signed with Deepsend Records to release their sophomore album Angst on April 30th in North America. The album was produced by founding member and drummer Chus Maestro, mixed at Sadman Studios (Wormed) and mastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan) which feature their heavy and organic trademarked sound far from the non-credible modern super productions.

The follow-up to their acclaimed 2008 debut The 8th Plague, is a conceptual behemoth of Extreme Metal that drives the listener through a progressive and intricate songwriting enriched with arrangements and dynamics able to keep the audience aware all the time since the first listening.

Not unlike the game changer Planisphaerium by countrymen Wormed in 2003, HYBRID’s Angst could very well be the country’s next great output. A true hybrid of genres canvasing all aspects of extreme music into one-cohesive yet complex vortex of sound. The twisted extreme Death Metal of Wormed, the frenetic Math Metal of Dillinger Escape Plan combined with the Jazz elements of Candiria and Progressive Fusion of Cynic creates an impressive album that will appeal to fans of Death Metal, Grindcore and Progressive Metal.

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ANGST – Track Listing:

1. Flesh Fusion Threshold

2. Enter The Void

3. Collapse To None

4. Self-Implosion

5. Cuando El Destino Nos Alcance

6. Angst-Ridden Inertia

7. Doomed To Failure

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Take a listen below to Flesh Fusion Threshold – it’s an Extreme, Experimental Metal and Prog delicacy to the ears and senses! Metal be thy name!

HYBRID BIO:

HYBRID was born in 2004 with the intention of setting up an unorthodox extreme music project without self-imposed limits. The band recorded Beyond Undeniable Entropy in 2005 as a presentation, a six song debut MCD of avant-garde, eclectic and technical metal, released the next year by Deadwrong Records, which got a great response within the underground scene.

In the beginning of 2007 HYBRID entered Sadman Studio to record their first full length album The 8th Plague, mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and with artwork by Seldon Hunt (NEUROSIS, ISIS), which was released by London-based label Eyesofsound (BOSSK, YAKUZA) in August 2008.

The 8th Plague received an outstanding reception worldwide, as it was selected one of the best albums of the year in several specialized media.

After playing live with bands like TOOL, DEFTONES, NAPALM DEATH, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MISERY INDEX, TEXTURES, MOHO, MACHETAZO and LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER between others, HYBRID went back to the studio in 2011 and recorded their sophomore album Angst, settling their unique approach to the genre while taking their sound one step further in terms of creative freedom.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: HYBRID

Deepsend Records: http://www.deepsend.com

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LONG LIVE HYBRID.

Stone.

EXPURGATE – Debut Album “Dementia Tremens” Due Out February 12th On Comatose Music

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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“This release sounds sick from the first minute until the last riff finishes. That’s how this shit should be.” – Guttural Death

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EXPURGATE – Colorado brutalists EXPURGATE have allied with Comatose Music for the release of their debut full-length, Dementia Tremens, on February 12th.

Spewing from the Rocky Mountains like an avalanche of violence, comes the guttural slamming madness known as EXPURGATE. The band formed in 2010 and, after numerous delays, they are finally ready to discharge their debut album. Although currently on hiatus, it is mandatory that this album sees the light of day. Dementia Tremens is a ruthless display of bone shattering calamity. Artwork by the very talented Kahori Takeda.

Select tracks from Dementia Tremens as well as free downloads of the band’s 2010 and 2011 demos can be found on EXPURGATE’s Facebook Page here: Expurgate

Pre-orders for Dementia Tremens are available at: http://www.comatosemusic.com

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EXPURGATE:

Jaymes Grundmann – Vocals

Devin Tauber – Bass

Fuckin’ Ian – Guitar

Chris Van Cleave – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: Expurgate

http://www.comatosemusic.com

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LONG LIVE EXPURGATE.

Stone.

ILLDISPOSED – “THE BEST OF ILLDISPOSED” Digital-Only Release Available On January 18th, via Massacre Records

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal albums, metal music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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On January 18th, Massacre Records will be releasing a DIGITAL-ONLY RELEASE: ILLDISPOSEDThe Best Of Illdisposed 2004-2012

You can listen to song samples and buy this digital-only release by clicking on the link below:

http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/releases/19823?lang=en

ILLDISPOSED are an Extreme Metal band from Denmark. ILLDISPOSED are an ear scorching and brain crushing Extreme Metal band that you should seriously consider supporting! Metal be thy name.

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ILLDISPOSED:

Bo Summer – vocals

Jakob Batten – guitar

Ken Holst – guitar

Kussen – bass

Thomas Jensen – drums

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Source:

Massacre Records - large logo! Red:black:white

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

http://www.illdisposed.com

facebook: Illdisposed

http://www.massacre-records.com

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LONG LIVE ILLDISPOSED.

Stone.

TODAY IS THE DAY Verifies Extensive North American 2013 Spring Tour

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on December 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Prophetic extreme music trio TODAY IS THE DAY will embark on an enormous North American tour this March and April, and have unleashed the first wave of confirmed dates.

TODAY IS THE DAY’s upcoming brutal voyage will begin in the Northeast and storm south across the country on the way to SXSW for this year’s official ToneDeaf Touring showcase alongside Orange Goblin, KEN Mode, Mondo Generator and more. After the festivities in Austin the outfit will continue a clockwise path of chaos up through the Northwest and Midwest US and into Canada.

Support for TODAY IS THE DAY throughout most of the venture will be provided by Black Tusk, KEN Mode and Fight Amp. But Black Tusk will drop from the trek after a month on the road, and will be replaced by a special guest to be announced shortly. Additional American and Canadian shows and more action for this year’s SXSW and more will be confirmed soon as well. Stay tuned. In the meantime, the confirmed routing is as follows, with tickets for most of the shows going on sale tomorrow.

Celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2013, TODAY IS THE DAY remains one of the most unique and influential bands of the past two decades. Led by visionary frontman Steve AustinTITD’s violent but psychedelic attack has received worldwide acclaim ever since the debut album, Supernova, hit in 1993. Nine studio albums have been released on such labels as Amphetamine Reptile and Relapse, and the band’s ever-morphing lineup has included such musicians as Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, who would later go on to form Mastodon.

TODAY IS THE DAY has toured the world with Motörhead, Helmet, The Melvins, Morbid Angel, Converge, Napalm Death, Neurosis, Eyehategod, Unsane, Coalesce, and many more. Steve Austin has also made a name as a producer, helping create seminal albums for Lamb of God, Converge, Deadguy, and more. The current lineup sees Austin flanked by drummer Curran Reynolds (Wetnurse) and bassist Ryan Jones (Wetnurse, Mutilation Rites) — as witnessed on the band’s Kurt Ballou-produced Pain Is A Warning LP, issued in 2011 via Blackmarket Activities — which received critical acclaim and took the band on massive US and European tours including performances at Maryland Deathfest, Roskilde Festival and more.

Stay tuned for continuous updates on TODAY IS THE DAY as the tour draws near.

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TODAY IS THE DAY Spring Tour 2013:

3/06/2013 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/07/2013 Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/08/2013 The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/09/2013 The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/10/2013 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/11/2013 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/12/2013 Backbooth – Orlando, FL w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/13/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/15/2013 Tone Deaf Touring Official SXSW Showcase @ Red 7 – Austin, TX

3/17/2013 Spillover Fest @ Sandbar Cantina – Dallas, TX

3/20/2013 Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/21/2013 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/22/2013 Satellite – Los Angeles, CA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/24/2013 The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/25/2013 Elbo Room – San Francisco, CA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/26/2013 Rotture – Portland, OR w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/27/2013 The Highline – Seattle, WA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

3/28/2013 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/05/2013 The Aquarium – Fargo, ND w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/06/2013 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/07/2013 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL w/ Black Tusk, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/08/2013 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/10/2013 Southgate House Revival – Newport, KY w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/11/2013 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/12/2013 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/13/2013 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

4/15/2013 Maverick’s – Ottawa, ON w/ TBA, KEN mode, Fight Amp

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on TODAY IS THE DAY, click on the links below!

https://www.facebook.com/todayisthedayofficial

http://www.tonedeaftouring.com

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LONG LIVE TODAY IS THE DAY.

Stone.

The Black Dahlia Murder Confirmed for the 2013 Vans Warped Tour

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Detroit Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, will be hitting the road this coming summer as a part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. Vocalist Trevor Strnad comments; “We in THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER look forward to seeing you and your friend’s fancy haircuts this summer at the Vans Warped Tour. I think it’s safe to say that all of us in TBDM have attended this tour at various points and have fond memories of this great American punk rock freak show. This time, we shall be the freaks… the sore thumb poking at your eyeball. We are proud to be the fastest, craziest, and most evil band that has ever played Warped Tour… hundreds of bands will enter, one band will leave. Us. We will emerge from the rubble like the giant cockroach men we are. See ya this summer… let’s get warped!!!”

New acts are being announced every Friday so keep an eye on official Van’s Warped Tour site for further updates. The 2013 Vans Warped Tour will kick off on Saturday, June 15 in Auburn, WA at the White River Amphitheatre and wraps up on August 04 in Houston, TX at Reliant Center Parking Lot.

For ticket information, please visit http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates

The band will be at home in January before embarking on a 26-day tour in Europe with headliners and label mates Cannibal Corpse along with DevilDriver and Winds of Plague.

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Keep up to date with all things THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER at the following locations:

http://twitter.com/bdmmetal
http://www.youtube.com/blackdahliamurdertv
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2013 VANS WARPED TOUR

Jun 15 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Jun 16 Portland, OR Portland Expo Center Parking Lot
Jun 19 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun 20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 21 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 22 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 23 Ventura, CA Ventura Country Fairground At Seaside Park
Jun 26 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
Jun 27 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park
Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV Venue TBA
Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
Jun 30 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Jul 03 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
Jul 05 Toronto, ON CA The Flats At Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Jul 06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul 07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 09 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Jul 10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 11 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
Jul 12 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 13 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul 14 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
Jul 16 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Jul 17 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Jul 19 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 21 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
Jul 23 Kansas City, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 24 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 25 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Jul 26 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
Jul 27 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul 28 Orlando, FL Venue TBA
Jul 29 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 02 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug 03 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Aug 04 Houston, TX Reliant Center Parking Lot

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(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on METAL BLADE RECORDS, click link below!

http://www.metalblade.com

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LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

LONG LIVE VANS WARPED TOUR.

Stone.

ALL SHALL PERISH – Tour Dates w/ IN FLAMES, DEMON HUNTER And BATTLECROSS Announced!

Posted in concerts, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Oakland California based Extreme Metal Band, ALL SHALL PERISH, have just announced the first leg of dates of their tour in support of IN FLAMES and DEMON HUNTER. The trek will span five weeks and include shows in both the U.S.A. and Canada. Look for more shows to be announced shortly.

“Oh man, this February is gonna be sick titties,” commented an ecstatic and inebriated ALL SHALL PERISH bassist by the name of Mike Tiner. “Going out with IN FLAMES, DEMON HUMTER, and BATTLECROSS? Sheeeeeit, what more could you ask for? You know, other than, some lube and a stick to bite in case the steel hurts too much. Am I right? Come out and see us, fuckers!”

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Confirmed dates so far: 

IN FLAMES, DEMON HUNTER, ALL SHALL PERISH, BATTLECROSS

2/02/13  Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2/04/13  Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA

2/05/13  The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

2/07/13  The Madison Theater – Covington, KY

2/08/13  Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL

2/09/13  Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE

2/10/13  Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO

2/12/13  Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, AZ

2/13/13  House of Blues – San Diego, CA

2/14/13  The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA

2/15/13  Majestic Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA

2/16/13  Knitting Factory – Reno, NV

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(Source: Facebook: Nuclear Blast USA)

For more info on ALL SHALL PERISH, click on the links below!

http://www.allshallperish.com

http://www.facebook.com/allshallperish

http://www.twitter.com/allshallperish

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LONG LIVE ALL SHALL PERISH.

LONG LIVE IN FLAMES & DEMON HUNTER.

LONG LIVE BATTLECROSS.

Stone.

ANA KEFR – Parts Ways With Two Band Members

Posted in Extreme Metal, extreme metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on December 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Frontman of American extreme prog outfit ANA KEFR (Arabic, “I am Infidel“), Rhiis Lopez, has issued the following statement regarding the recent parting ways with lead guitarist Brendan Moore and drummer Shane Dawson:

“After 3 years of working together, recording the digi-single “Tonight We Watch the Children Fucking Burn” and our critically acclaimed second full-length album “The Burial Tree (II),” we have decided that it would be in the best interests of all involved to let Brendan and Shane pursue their own different musical paths. The reasons all boil down to a conflict of personal interests, but the parting has been on amicable terms and we genuinely wish them the absolute best in their future endeavors. It has been a good ride these past 3 years!

At the moment, ANA KEFR is focused on the future and writing, for a strong return in 2013. We are extremely excited about the new material and can’t wait to share it with everyone!”

ANA KEFR released their second full-length album in 2011, The Burial Tree (II) (Muse Sick), which climbed to #3 best-selling death metal album on Amazon for 2 consecutive weeks – the only independently released album in the top 50. Shortly after the album’s release and a brief American West-coast tour with NEKROGOBLIKON, the band organized and financed their first 32-date nationwide tour, The Zephyr US Tour 2011.

Bringing their unique brand of extreme metal to over half of the continental United States, ANA KEFR subsequently supported SABATON‘s North American release of “Carolus Rex,” and vocalist Rhiis Lopez appeared on “Blessed He With Boils,” the upcoming debut full-length record (December 21, 2012) from cinematic black metal outfit XANTHOCHROID. ANA KEFR completed the cycle of The Burial Tree (II) with a finale performance at the California Metalfest VII festival, alongside KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and others.

ANA KEFR- official website: www.anakefr.com

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(Source: Sundisc PR)

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LONG LIVE ANA KEFR.

Stone.

NAPALM DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE And EXHUMED – To Tear It Up At Rocky Point Cantina, Tempe Arizona, November 16th!

Posted in concerts, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Here’s What You Need To Know:

13th Floor Ent Presents Napalm Death & Municipal Waste:

With: Exhumed, Attitude Adjustment and Horse Head

When: Friday, November 16, 2012

Time: Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm

Where: Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ

Ticket Price: $16.00 – This Event Is All Ages

Buy tickets here: http://ticketfly.com/

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* Band Info:

Napalm Death: http://www.napalmdeath.org

Municipal Waste: http://www.facethewaste.com

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LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

LED ASTRAY Sign With Massacre Records – New Album Set For December 2012 Release

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, hardcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Massacre Records:

We’re happy to announce the signing of LED ASTRAY from Bautzen, Germany!

The band’s sound is a deadly blend of various Metal styles and other kinds of extreme music. Melodies, blast beats, mosh and groove – no limits, no boundaries just straight ahead energetic power!

LED ASTRAY released their debut album “One Million Bullets” in 2008. They already shared the stage with bands such as All Shall Perish, Maroon, Hatesphere, Born From Pain or Final Prayer. The band’s second album Decades Of Addiction will be released in early December 2012 via Massacre Records.

You can enjoy LED ASTRAY live at the following upcoming dates:

24.11.2012 DE Rosswein – Jugendhaus – www.facebook.com/events/362027120544658

01.12.2012 DE Bautzen – Steinhaus – www.facebook.com/events/353181994767645

08.12.2012 DE Dresden – Club Novitatis – www.facebook.com/events/278237492290706

15.12.2012 DE Bischofswerda – Eastclub – www.facebook.com/events/396311160439608

LED ASTRAY:

Gabriel Kriedel – Guitars

Manuel Lehmann – Guitars

Martin Boxhammer – Vocals (Growls)

Maximilian Panzer – Drums

Felix Enderlein – Vocals (Screams)

Nico Jacob – Bass

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Source:

For more info on LED ASTRAY, click on the links below!

http://ledastray.eu

http://www.facebook.com/Led.Astray.Bautzen

http://www.myspace.com/ledastraycore

LONG LIVE LED ASTRAY.

Stone.

Rest In Peace, Mitch Lucker, Vocalist Of Suicide Silence

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

MITCH LUCKER – It has been reported by Suicide Silence, on their facebook, that Mitch Lucker, lead vocalist for Suicide Silence, has passed away at the young age of 28, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. The motorcycle crash happened last night (October 31st) in/near Orange County, California.

As Reported By Suicide Silence On facebook:

There’s no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. This is completely devastating to all of us and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. He will be forever in our hearts.

R.I.P. Mitchell Adam Lucker – We Love You Brother

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Stone Says: Mitch Lucker and his band Suicide Silence have taken the torch of Extreme Metal and carried it proudly, as a fast rising and world popular Metal band. I am shocked and saddened at this tragic news. Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, friends, bandmates and fans of Mitch Lucker.

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Photo Credit: Suicide Silence facebook

For more info please click the link below:

facebook: Suicide Silence

REST IN PEACE, MITCH LUCKER.

Stone.

SUICIDE SILENCE – Mark Heylmun Guitar Contest Online!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Guitar, guitarists, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SUICIDE SILENCE fans can now win one of guitarist Mark Heylmun’s signature LTD MKH-7 guitars! Simply head over to Mark’s official Facebook, like the page, and then enter your details to be placed into the drawing to win one of these awesome guitars. This competition is open to anyone in any country. Contest ends November 15th.

SUICIDE SILENCE recently announced that they have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new division of Nuclear Blast formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief, Monte Conner. As one of the leaders of the Extreme Modern Metal movement, it is only fitting that their new home be one of the biggest Metal labels on the planet. It’s a union that is sure to bring much success to both parties in the not so distant future.

SUICIDE SILENCE’s Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut is tentatively scheduled for a Summer 2013 release.

Go to Mark Heylmun’s facebook by clicking on link below!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

For more info on Mark Heylmun and  SUICIDE SILENCE, click on the links below!

http://www.mark-heylmun.com

https://twitter.com/MarkHeylmun

facebook: Suicide Silence

LONG LIVE SUICIDE SILENCE.

LONG LIVE MARK HEYLMUN.

Stone.

KOSHER METAL – Brings The Heavy With Another Compilation! Free Download Of Compilation Available Now!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on October 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Southern California-based online Metal radio station Kosher Metal have released the third volume of their digital compilation series called “The Kosher Komp Vol. 3” via their website at http://koshermetal.com/kosher-komp

The compilation (along with Vol. 1 & 2) is available for free download and contains 14 unsigned and independent bands including a special appearance by Sylosis, courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records. A liner note PDF is included along with the compilation artwork. Bands on the compilation are (in alphabetical order): A Band of Orcs, Acaro, Afterlife, Bloody Symphony, Cessation of Life, Cirka:sik, Dali Van Gogh, Fierce Allegience, Flesh Engine, Hemoptysis, Mudface, Skarthia, Sylosis, and Tyrants Blood.

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 product of the Music Business Program at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA.

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

KOSHER KOMP VOL 1 download link:
http://koshermetal.com/kosher-komp

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LONG LIVE KOSHER METAL.

Stone.

SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST To Occupy Tucson Next Week

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Now less than two weeks from its preliminary assault, the first annual SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST will bring thirty-two extreme musical acts together in Tucson, Arizona on October 19th and 20th.

With the main acts for the two-day festival including BEREFTHULL, SONS OF TONATIUH, DISEASED REASONPIGEONWING, NORTH, LADYBIRD and curators of the event, GODHUNTER, and the entrance fee a meager $15 for both days, this is a must-attend gathering for anybody in the Southwestern quadrant of the country and beyond.

This awesome, fully DIY-run event was conceived and booked by Tucson sludge metal actGODHUNTER, with Earsplit PR sponsoring the main stage and Metalifestyle.com sponsoring the second stage. Additional support was also provided by Zia RecordsSticks n’ Strings Music CenterAcid Reflux Records and Axe Of Contrition.

Pre-festival interviews with some of the acts set to play at SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST have started posting at Arizona-based webzine The Age Of Metal who will also be providing constant on-site coverage of the entire event.

Wristbands for the event as well as t-shirts designed by artist Greg Colson, who handled all art/graphics for the event, are on sale now AT THIS LOCATION.

Additionally, anybody who buys a ticket/wristband through the above link will be automatically enrolled in a contest taking place the second day of the fest, where two winners will receive a massive merch package including shirts, CDs, vinyl, stickers and other swag from virtually every band performing over the two days.

All local metal media outlets and journalists are invited to come cover the event as well; contact Earsplit PR for guest list details and coverage arrangements.

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SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2012 Lineup:

Friday, October 19th [doors at 6pm]

Earsplit PR Stage:
7:00 – Thorncaster
8:00 – Enirva
9:00 – Cave Dweller
10:00 – Twingiant
11:00 – TOAD
12:00 – Diseased Reason

Metalifestyle.com Stage:
6:30 – Yeti Ender
7:30 – Powered Wig Machine
8:30 – Methra
9:30 – Territory
10:30 – Anakim
11:30 – Hell Follows

Saturday, October 20th [doors at 2pm]
Earsplit PR Stage:
2:30 – Blighter
3:30 – Monger
4:30 – Swampwolf
5:30 – Sorrower
6:30 – Seas Will Rise
7:30 – Rise Of The Willing
8:30 – Ladybird
9:30 – Pigeonwing
10:30 – Sons Of Tonatiuh
11:30 – Hull
12:30 – Bereft

Metalifestyle.com Stage:
3:00 – Why Bother?
4:00 – Blister Unit
5:00 – Bloody Corpse Dismemberment
6:00 – Lago
7:00 – Flying Donkey Punch
8:00 – Our Daily Trespasses
9:00 – Vanish Twin
10:00 – Godhunter
11:00 – North

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.