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On This Day In METAL History – June 21st… From ALICE COOPER To TWISTED SISTER

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 21st, 1975Alice Cooper had his ballad Only Women sitting at #12, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on Alice Cooper’s first solo studio album, from 1975: Welcome To My Nightmare. Sweet molasses!

Motley Crue - Theatre Of Pain - promo album cover pic - 1985 - #33393010621MOSLN

On June 21st, 1985 – The sensational Mötley Crüe released their third studio album: Theatre of Pain. This album went on to reach #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, eventually selling four million (plus) copies in the United States. Heavens to Betsy! Yes, this album features the forever famous power ballad: Home Sweet Home.

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On June 21st, 2013 – The legendary Twisted Sister performed at Hellfest, at Val de Moine in Clisson, France. Rest in peace, A.J. Pero.

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On June 21st, 2014 – The mighty Avenged Sevenfold performed at Hellfest, at Val de Moine in Clisson, France. Great googly-moogly!

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On June 21st, 2015Deathalbum III from Dethklok is ranked at #100, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This studio album was released back in 2012. Whoa!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

HELLION – Legendary Heavy Metal Band Offering FREE Downloads! Again!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, rock music with tags , , , , , on June 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Photo credit: Hellion Headquarters – Above L to R: Ann Boleyn (vocalist) and bassist Bjorn Englen.

From HELLION Headquarters:

Hi Everybody:

FREE HELLION DOWNLOADS ARE BACK!!

Get your free download of a Hellion song at the official website.  We will be adding a new song to download most every day! for a month!!

Spread the word!  In order to get the free download, all you need to do is be on the Hellion email list!  To get your free song, just go to the official website and click at the bar at the bottom of the page!

Have a great weekend!

-HELLION-

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LONG LIVE HELLION.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 20th… From JIMI HENDRIX To SLAYER

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 20th, 1969The Jimi Hendrix Experience received $125,000, the largest pay ever for that time period, for their headlining appearance at the Newport Pop Festival. This Rock historic event was held outside of Los Angeles, California. Man, oh, man!

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On June 20th, 1987Boston made their first live appearance in eight years, headlining the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. That event’s legendary bill also included Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Poison and Tesla. Holy mandarin oranges!

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On June 20th, 1998Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters and Pantera headlined the first Ozzfest held in the United Kingdom, at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Milton Keynes. Far out, man!

Slayer - Repentless - promo album cover pic - #0911MOSLSAHF

On June 20th, 2015 – The forthcoming studio album, Repentless, from the mighty SLAYER is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums chart. Repentless will be released on September 11th, 2015, via Nuclear Blast. Hail SSSSLLLAAAYYERRR!!

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Metal Pup Ozzy Says: Whoa.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH “Got Your Six” – Releases August 28th, 2015

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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‘Got Your Six’ From FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – New Album drops August 28th, 2015. Pre-order it now and get an instant download of the new single “Jekyll and Hyde”… Details at: http://fivefingerdeathpunch.com/

Stone Says: That album cover artwork is freaking BOSS!!! Metal Be Thy Name!!!

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LONG LIVE FFDP.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 19th… From THE ROLLING STONES To SYMPHONY X

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - promo 45rpm - cover sleeve - 1965 - #3303306

On June 19th, 1965The Rolling Stones had their first #1 single on the American charts, with (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. That piece of Rock history is whiz-bang! Long live The Rolling Stones!

Rainbow - Stone Cold - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1982 - #33993388

On June 19th, 1982Rainbow hits #40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their single: Stone Cold. This song is featured on Rainbow’s sixth studio album from 1982: Straight Between The Eyes.

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On June 19th, 2015 – The new studio album, Luminiferous, from HIGH ON FIRE, is once again ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Long live HIGH ON FIRE!

Symphony X - Underworld - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #06193333

On June 19th, 2015 – The forthcoming studio album, Underworld, from SYMPHONY X, is ranked at #27, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This highly anticipated album will be released on July 24th, 2015, via Nuclear Blast. Hell and freaking yeah!!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

There’s Always Something Magic, There’s Always Something New

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 18th… From JIMI HENDRIX To TREMONTI

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 18th, 1967 – The super legendary Jimi Hendrix with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, performs at the Monterey International Pop Festival. At the end of his performance, Jimi Hendrix set on fire his Fender Stratocaster; this would become one of the most iconic moments in Rock History. Whoa! A special thank you to Metal Buddy Jay, for the heads up on this one!

Foreigner - debut album promo pic

On June 18th, 1977Foreigner had their hit single, Feels Like The First Time, ranked at #4, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy macaroni! This hit single is featured on the debut and self-titled album from Foreigner, released in 1977.

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On June 18th, 1988 – The great Van Halen had their hit single, Black And Blue, ranked at #34, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Yup. This hit single is featured on Van Halen’s eighth studio album from 1988: OU812.

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On June 18th, 1988 – The fabulous Lita Ford had her hit single, Kiss Me Deadly, ranked at #12, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Hot damn! This hit single is featured on Lita Ford’s third and self-titled studio album from 1988.

Tremonti - Cauterize - promo album banner pic - 2015 - #TMOSRLN061815

On June 18th, 2015Cauterize, the second studio album from Mark Tremonti’s band, Tremonti, has debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #40. Holy guacamole! Wolfgang Van Halen is the bassist on this album.

Ozzy Osbourne - Memoirs Of A Madman - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0633GALSAN

On June 18th, 2015Ozzy Osbourne’s Memoirs Of A Madman is ranked at #7, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This greatest hits collection was released back in the Fall of 2014. Long live Ozzy!!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

Wanna See My “Essential Michael Schenker Group” CD? It’s Really Cool…

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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That’s it at the top! That’s my Essential Michael Schenker Group CD! Is that really cool or what?

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The Essential Michael Schenker Group was released back in 1992, via EMI Records Group / Chrysalis. I bought this CD as part of the same bundle of used CD’s that my DIO Anthology CD was in:

Wanna See My DIO “Anthology” CD? It’s Really Cool…

Whoa! Once again, the collector side of me cannot pass up a Michael Schenker greatest hits title, regardless of already owning the songs. Besides, when it comes to these used CD bundles, I always pay a really, really good price!

What I find interesting is that I’ve always LOVED the MSG ballad: Never Trust A Stranger. This song’s music and lyrics have always chilled me out in such a grand way, it’s amazing. I know what y’all are thinking: c’mon, Stone, Michael Schenker has TONS of better songs than that!

When I come across older CD’s or vinyl records (that I don’t have) of my Metal and Hard Rock heroes, while Metal hunting in public, I begin to sweat profusely and feel like I’m high. I cannot control it, it’s the way my body and brain are wired. TRUTH. Metal Be Thy Name!

Track List:

1. Armed And Ready, 2. Cry For The Nations, 3. Bijou Pleasurette, 4. Into The Arena, 5. Attack Of The Mad Axeman, 6. On And On, 7. Never Trust A Stranger, 8. Assault Attack, 9. Rock You To The Ground, 10. Samurai, 11. Desert Song, 12. Captain Nemo (Single Version), 13. Rock Will Never Die (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon), 14. Still Love That Little Devil, 15. Don’t Take It Out On Me

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LONG LIVE MICHAEL SCHENKER.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 17th… From LITA FORD To HIGH ON FIRE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Lita Ford - Ozzy Osbourne - Close My Eyes Forever - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1989 - #0617MONILD

On June 17th, 1989 – Heavy Metal ambassadors Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne had their hit power ballad, Close My Eyes Forever, ranked at #8, on the (U.S.) Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Zowie!

Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - promo album cover pic - #1991SH

On June 17th, 1991Van Halen released their ninth studio album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, via Warner Bros. records. This album went on to debut at #1 on the (U.S.) Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The huge hit single, Right Now, is featured on this record too. If you take the first letter of each word of this album’s title, what does it spell? Three million (plus) copies of this album have been sold in the United States. Jiminy Cricket, that’s a lot of albums!

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On June 17th, 1994 – Yes, even the great Jack Nicholson portrayed a wolfman in a major motion picture known as Wolf. This film hit wide-screen theaters, on this day 21 years ago, via Columbia Pictures. As I see it, any dude that can transform into a wolfman is Metal. Wolf also stars the very talented Michelle Pfeiffer. This romantic Horror/Thriller film was directed by Mike Nichols.

High On Fire - Luminiferous - promo album banner pic - 2015 - #HOFNIMPW0617

On June 17th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Luminiferous, from High On Fire, is ranked at #1 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yowza!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

CROSSPLANE “Masturboned” – A Metal Odyssey Album Review

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on June 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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4 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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I never knew about Crossplane until their new studio album, Masturboned, sunk its heavy Rock ‘n’ Roll into my melon sized skull. Crossplane consists of band members: Celli on vocals and guitar, Alex on guitar, Matthias on drums and Schluppi banging out the bass guitar. Crossplane are from Germany and have very cool musical ties to Tom Angelripper of Sodom fame, via vocalist/guitarist Celli. Each time I listen to this Masturboned album, it hasn’t failed to get me into a happy and who gives a shit groove. Now, that’s a big plus anytime of the day or god forsaken night.

Immediately, the Motörhead influence smacked me in the face like a six-pack of cranium busting bliss; or is that blitz? Vocalist Celli has Lemmy’s vocals down to a science and musically Crossplane could easily be anointed as the greatest Motörhead cover band on planet Earth and beyond. Regardless, Crossplane has compiled original material for Masturboned and they honestly kick immense ass. Crossplane does venture into their own hard-hitting ways with Sweet Little Rockabella and Magical Queen.

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To put Crossplane into a time machine which sends them back to the 70’s, these dudes would be an enormous draw at the legendary CBGB’s in New York City’s East Village; in my Metal opinion, that’s what I believe. Hell, I gather they’re a dynamite draw where they play today as well. All that nonsense aside, Crossplane has both a retro and relevant musical vibe about them. By the way, track #14 is called Time Machine and it’s a damn solid and memorable song too.

Along with Motörhead fans, Crossplane should impress Orange Goblin fans too, with their mixture of Punk and Roll meets heavy as shit, dirty, back alley, biker club Rock ‘n’ Roll. Masturboned is one of those albums that is difficult to fast-forward through; picking one favorite song is tough for me, yet here it is: The Battle In Me. At the end of the stinking day, Crossplane serves up 16 songs that makes Masturboned an album to party to, cruise to, lift weights to, eat pizza to, escape from jail to, run a marathon to, have rough sex or safe sex to, as well as being an album to smash some shit apart to. Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

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* For more info on CROSSPLANE:

Facebook: Crossplane

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LONG LIVE CROSSPLANE.

LONG LIVE HEAVY AS SHIT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 16th… From THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL To LUCIFER

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 16th, 1967 – The Monterey International Pop Festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California begins. This historic festival introduces Hard Rock icons Janis Joplin, The Who and The Jimi Hendrix Experience to the American mainstream and pop culture world. Whoa, man!

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Above: Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy 45rpm front cover sleeve

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Above: B-side for Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy 45rpm cover sleeve

On June 16th, 1979Bad Company peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, with their single: Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy. This song is featured on Bad Company’s 1979 studio album: Desolation Angels. The B-side song was Crazy Circles, also featured on Desolation Angels.

Def Leppard - Classic Band Logo - 2013

On June 16th, 2006Def Leppard were the first band/musicians inducted to the Sheffield Legends, a walk of fame in their hometown of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Holy moly!

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On June 16th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Lucifer I, from Doom Metal warriors LUCIFER is ranked at #73, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Hell yeah and holy guacamole!

LUCIFER are from Berlin/London and the band members are: Johanna Sadonis on vocals, The Wizard on guitars, Dino Gollnick on bass and Andrew Prestidge on Drums.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 15th… From JIMI HENDRIX To SCOTT ROCKENFIELD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 15th, 1970 – The iconic Jimi Hendrix spent his first day recording at Electric Ladyland studios in New York City. Electric Ladyland studios was designed to exact specifications from Jimi Hendrix. Rest in peace, Jimi Hendrix.

Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit - promo album cover pic - 1985 - #03MOSLN

On June 15th, 1985 – Bon Jovi made their second appearance on American Bandstand. Bon Jovi performed In And Out of Love and Only Lonely. Rest in peace, Dick Clark. Shown above is the second studio album from Bon Jovi, released in early 1985: 7800° Fahrenheit. The songs In And Out Of Love and Only Lonely are both featured on this album.

iwrestledabearonce - promo album banner - Hail Mary - 2015

On June 15th, 2015 – The new studio album, Hail Mary, from IWRESTLEDABEARONCE is ranked at #13, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album releases on June 16th, 2015.

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On June 15th, 1963, Scott Rockenfield was born. Happy Birthday, Scott Rockenfield! Scott Rockenfield is a world-class drummer and co-founder for the legendary Queensrÿche. Metal Be Thy Name!

Shown above: L to R: Some dude named Stone and the very cool Scott Rockenfield. Photo taken on August 2nd, 2011 at the Crocodile Rock Cafe, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Whoa!! Photo credit: Tom Coderre.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 14th… From TED NUGENT To MAN OF STEEL

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 14th, 1995 – Police in Columbus, Ohio received twenty complaints of noise, regarding that a Ted Nugent concert was very loud. Ted Nugent didn’t turn down the volume for he was within the legal noise limits. Ha, ha to the constipated dorks that complained.

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On June 14th, 2013 – Via Warner Bros. the motion picture Man Of Steel was released to wide-screen theaters. No matter how you slice it, Superman is… Metal.

Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman - promo cover pic - #777OO

On June 14th, 2015Ozzy Osbourne’s second solo studio album, Diary Of A Madman, is ranked at #40, on the (U.S.) iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Long live Ozzy! By the way, if you don’t own this album, you are a card carrying member of the Used Cotton Swab Collectors Society and you’re also known as… a swabber.

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On June 14th, 2015 – The Heavy Metal song classic, Crazy Train, is ranked at #4, on the (U.S.) iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Songs Chart. Crazy Train is featured on Ozzy Osbourne’s debut solo album from 1980: Blizzard Of Ozz. If you don’t own this album, you obviously must belong to: The Toe Nail Collectors Club Of North America.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 13th… From MOUNTAIN To FFDP

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, movies, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Mountain - Mississippi Queen - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1970 - #0613LWMOS

On June 13th, 1970 – Heavy Metal pioneers Mountain had their hit single, Mississippi Queen, ranked at #21, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Holy mackerel!

Roadie - promo movie poster pic - 1980 - #061380ACMMODHSNN

On June 13th, 1980 – The motion picture Roadie was released to wide-screen theaters. This film stars: Meatloaf, Kaki Hunter and (the late) Art Carney. Alice Cooper, Blondie, Hank Williams, Jr. and (the late) Roy Orbison also appear in Roadie. Hell and yeah!

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On June 13th, 1987Whitesnake had their seventh and self-titled studio album ranked at #2, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Whoa, man!

Fear Factory - Demanufacture - promo album cover pic - 1995 - #061395FFDCMOS

On June 13th, 1995 – Industrial Metal legends Fear Factory released their second studio album: Demanufacture. Freaking yeah!

Five Finger Death Punch - War Is The Answer - promo album cover pic - 2009 - #05FFDPMO03

On June 13th, 2015 – The insane great studio album, War Is The Answer, from the mighty Five Finger Death Punch, is ranked at #10, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was originally released back in 2009. Yes, this is the album that has the killer cover song: Bad Company. Long live FFDP!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 12th… From QUEEN To HELLOWEEN

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Queen - You're My Best Friend - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1976 - #0612MOFMBMY

On June 12th, 1976Queen had their hit single, You’re My Best Friend, ranked at #16, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Excellent, man! This song is featured on Queen’s fourth studio album, from 1975: A Night At The Opera.

Van Halen - Dance The Night Away - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1979 - #0612VHDLRMOSW

On June 12th, 1979Van Halen hits #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, with their hit song: Dance the Night Away. This song is featured on the second Van Halen studio album from 1979, aptly titled: Van Halen II. Whoa, man!

Iron Maiden - Maiden England - European Tour 2013 - promo flyer - #061213IMSHMOSHY

On June 12th, 2013 – The amazing IRON MAIDEN performed at Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. This was a date on the band’s Maiden England European Tour. Long live IRON MAIDEN!

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On June 12th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, My God-Given Right, from the legendary HELLOWEEN, sits at #9, on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart. This is the debut for this album, on this chart.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

REST IN PEACE, BRAD DELP.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

LIVING COLOUR JOIN AEROSMITH FOR BLUE ARMY TOUR; DATES BEGIN SATURDAY WITH HEADLINING DATES INTERSPERSED

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on June 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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GROUNDBREAKING ROCK BAND FINISHING WORK ON NEW ALBUM

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NEW YORK, June 11, 2015 – Living Colour, the multi-platinum rock band whose music Rolling Stone described as “an intoxicating brew of hard, grinding rock with splashes of funk, jazz, reggae and pop,” join Aerosmith for the band’s Blue Army tour. The dates kick off on Saturday, June 13 at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix.

“It’s incredibly exciting for us to open for one of America’s, and the world’s, most prominent rock bands,” said guitarist Vernon Reid of the summer outing.

The New York-based band will also be playing a series of headlining dates over the summer including a 4th of July performance at Brooklyn’s 44th Annual International African Arts Fest.

Living Colour – Tour Dates:

June 13 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
June 24 Evansville, IN Ford Center
June 30 Hidalgo, TX State Farm Arena
July 2 Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall *
July 3 Uncasville, CT Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun *
July 4 Brooklyn, NY 44th Annual International African Arts Fest *
July 7 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
July 9 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim *
July 10 Salinas, CA California Rodeo Salinas
July 13 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
July 16 Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
July 19 Ft. McMurray, AB SMS Stadium
July 22 Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 25 Minot, ND North Dakota State Fair
July 28 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater Northwest
August 4 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
August 7 Canton, OH Tom Bensen Hall of Fame Stadium
Sept. 11 – 13 Chicago, IL Riot Fest

* Living Colour headlining dates, more to be announced shortly.

Living Colour is wrapping up work on their fifth album, Shade. In a recent interview with Loudwire, singer Corey Glover said of the new album, “As time progresses, a shadow falls and it’s about the progression of time. We’re trying to dissect and really take the roots of the music that created us and take it to task.” Andre Betts, who has previously worked with the band, returned to produce a few tracks on the new offering.

Reid, in a feature for Guitar World, explained the album is influenced by Reid’s interest in how “the blues, hard rock and metal are connected. We’re not going to do a blues-rock record but the blues is very integral and important. So that conversation has been the underpinning of what we’ve been doing.”

Living Colour is: Will Calhoun (drums), Corey Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar) and Doug Wimbish (bass).

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* For more Living Colur:

www.facebook.com/livingcolour

www.twitter.com/livingcolour

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LONG LIVE LIVING COLOUR.

LONG LIVE AEROSMITH.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 11th… From THE ROLLING STONES To MOTÖRHEAD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black - 45rpm - promo cover sleeve - 1966 - #010611MOTRSMJLI

On June 11th, 1966The Rolling Stones have their hit single, Paint It Black, ranked at #1, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Whoa! Long live The Rolling Stones!

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On June 11th, 1976RUSH started a three night stand at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada, as part of their 2112 Tour. These three concerts were recorded for what became RUSH’s first live album: All the World’s a Stage. This live album was released later in 1976. Holy guacamole!

Motorhead - Bad Magic - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #082815LMPCMDSF

On June 11th, 2015 – The forthcoming studio album, Bad Magic, from the super legendary Motörhead is ranked at #23, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Lemmy for president!

The Darkness - Last Of Our Kind - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #061115TDMOSF

On June 11th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Last Of Our Kind, from The Darkness debuts at #125, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Long live The Darkness!

Armored Saint - Win Hands Down - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #ASMO05313

On June 11th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Win Hands Down, from the great ARMORED SAINT debuts at #183, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Hell yes!! Long live ARMORED SAINT!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

THE ROLLING STONES – Have Re-Issued Their Classic 1971 Album “Sticky Fingers” – Includes Previously Unreleased Material

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Includes Previously Unreleased Material And Alternative Takes Of Beloved Album Tracks

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As reported by Universal Music Enterprises, UMe:

Regarded as one of The Rolling Stones’ all-time great albums, ‘Sticky Fingers’ captured the band’s trademark combination of swagger and tenderness in a superb collection. The classic album features timeless songs such as ‘Brown Sugar,’ ‘Wild Horses,’ ‘Bitch,’ ‘Sister Morphine’ and ‘Dead Flowers’ and showcases the inventive song writing of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and formidable guitar licks from Mick Taylor.

All Deluxe and Super Deluxe formats will feature a generous selection of previously unavailable material. These include the alternative version of the chart-topping single ‘Brown Sugar’ featuring Eric Clapton; unreleased interpretations of ‘Bitch,’ ‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’ and ‘Dead Flowers’; an acoustic take on the anthemic ‘Wild Horses’, and five tracks recorded live at The Roundhouse in 1971 including ‘Honky Tonk Women’ and ‘Midnight Rambler.’

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This reissue was released on June 9th, 2015.

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LONG LIVE THE ROLLING STONES.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 10th… From JANIS JOPLIN To DISARMONIA MUNDI

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 10th, 1966 – The great Janis Joplin made her live debut performance, fronting Big Brother & the Holding Company, at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California. Whoa!

Rush - ticket - Texxas Jam - 1984- #0610MOFILN

On June 10th, 1984 – In Dallas, Texas, RUSH and Ozzy Osbourne co-headlined the Texxas Jam Festival aka Texas World Music Festival, at the Cotton Bowl. The other performers on the bill were Bryan Adams, .38 Special & Gary Moore. Holy mackerel.

Disarmonia Mundi - Cold Inferno - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0610DMMOSR

On June 10th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Cold Inferno, from Italy’s Melodic Death Metal band Disarmonia Mundi is ranked at #4, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

The Devil Wears Prada

On June 10th, 2015 Zombie EP, from The Devil Wears Prada is ranked at #100, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This EP was originally released back in the late Summer of 2010. I really dig this album and reviewed it back on December 1st, 2010. You can read my review by clicking the link below. Whoa!

The Devil Wears Prada “Zombie EP” – Get Scared, Get Very Scared…

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

REST IN PEACE, JANIS JOPLIN.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 9th… From NIGHT RANGER To LAMB OF GOD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Texxas Jam 2 - June 9 - 1979 - Ticket - Van Halen - Boston - Heart - #0979MOSR

On June 9th, 1979 – The second annual Texxas Jam (Texas World Music Festival ’79) took place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The impressive Hard Rockin’ bill included these legendary bands: Van Halen, Boston, Nazareth, Heart, TKOBlue Oyster Cult and Sammy Hagar.

Night Ranger - Sister Christian - promo 45rpm cover sleeve - 1984 - #10NRMOSR

On June 9th, 1984Night Ranger peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their hit power ballad: Sister Christian. This song was Night Ranger’s first top ten single in the United States. This song is featured on the second studio album from Night Ranger: Midnight Madness. Long live Night Ranger!

Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis - promo album cover pic - #0609MOSR

On June 9th, 2015 – The mighty GORGOROTH have their newly released and ninth studio album, Instinctus Bestialis, ranked at #20, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa, man!

Lamb Of God - VII - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0608LOGMORB

On June 9th, 2015 – The forthcoming studio album from Lamb Of God, V11: Sturm Und Drang (deluxe edition) is now ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yeah! This album will be released on July 24th, 2015. Long live Lamb Of God!

Lamb Of God - Sacrament - promo album cover pic - 2006 - #0806LOGMOSH

On June 9th, 2015 – The Lamb Of God studio album, Sacrament, is ranked at #21, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in the late Summer of 2006. Holy moly, guacamole!

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 8th… From EXTREME To LAMB OF GOD

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 8, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Extreme - More Than Words - promo 45rpm - cover sleeve - #1999EGCNBMOY

On June 8th, 1991Extreme has their hit ballad, More Than Words, ranked at #1, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Whoa! This song is featured on the second studio album from Extreme, released in 1990: Extreme II: Pornograffitti. Long live Extreme!

Metallica - Until It Sleeps - promo CD cover pic - #0699MOM

On June 8th, 1996Metallica reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with their hit single: Until It Sleeps. This song peaked at number ten. Until It Sleeps is featured on Metallica’s sixth studio album, released in 1996: Load.

Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won - promo album cover pic - 2003 - #0106JPMOY

On June 8th, 2003 – The magnificent Led Zeppelin reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart for the first time in twenty-four years, with their triple live album: How The West Was Won. This album features live performances from their 1972 United States tour. How The West Was Won spent just one week on top of this album chart.

Lamb Of God - VII - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0608LOGMORB

Above & below: front cover & back cover for LOG VII: Sturm Und Drang

Lamb Of God - VII - back cover promo pic - 2015 - #0608LOGRBMO

On June 8th, 2015 – The new studio album from the legendary Lamb Of God, titled VII: Sturm Und Drang, is ranked at #2 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album will be released worldwide, on July 24th, 2015. Long live Lamb Of God!

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.