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THE TIDE WILL TAKE US – Reveal Album Artwork and Track Listing For “Putrid Dynasty”

Posted in deathcore, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE TIDE WILL TAKE US whom is set to unleash their full length album “Putrid Dynasty” on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 produced by Jon Howard of Threat Signal and Bjorn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork have revealed the album artwork and track listing for the upcoming release.

Check out TTWTU  “Choke on Your Regret” below!

The album is the follow-up to their self-titled 5-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up) and is a sonic fury that is immediately audible as it rips, pounds and rages through your ears. Song names like “Choke On Your Regret”, “Putrid Dynasty”, “Concubine Queen” and “Metastasize & Consume” demonstrate TTWTU‘s reach to the deepest, darkest abscesses of the listener’s brain before even a single note sounds and conjures grotesque imagery.

Album Artwork by Krishawnia Grey

Track Listing:

1. Concubine Queen

2. Choke On Your Regret

3. Putrid Dynasty

4. Perdition

5. Metastasize and Consume

6.Mouth Breaker

7. King of Damnation

8. Sinister Revelation

9. The Dead Call

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About: Rising from the smoky ashes of their former bands Disthrone, Through Rose-Tinted Glasses and Prophecy of Plagues, THE TIDE WILL TAKE US is a groove metal band named for the murky, volatile Georgian Bay waters the Wasaga Beach, ON five-piece call home. Formed by guitarists Mike Longeri and Jesse Carter via an impromptu debauchery post-concert jam, the duo soon had drummer Dave Hilder, bassist Taylor Riley and vocalist Matt Cola on board to plaster on their signature layers of grit and sludge to the melodic tunes they were churning out.

In just over one year together as a band, The Tide Will Take Us have already earned a reputation for their out of control, animalistic, musically tight and uncompromising live sets and have just completed recording their full-length debut album “Putrid Dynasty” produced by Jon Howard (Threat Signal) and Bjorin “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) to follow-up their self-titled five-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up).

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

* For more info on THE TIDE WILL TAKE US, click on links below:

http://www.myspace.com/ttwtumusic

http://www.purevolume.com/TheTideWillTakeUs

http://www.youtube.com/thetidewilltakeus

http://www.twitter.com/ttwtu

LONG LIVE THE TIDE WILL TAKE US.

Stone.

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FEAR FACTORY – The Industrialist Artwork And Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Additional May Tour Days Confirmed

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FEAR FACTORY today reveals cover and package details for their forthcoming new album, The Industrialist. Set for North American release on June 5, The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album’s ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel Magazine. The album’s artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats – standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.

Bell notes, “the protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man’s demise.”

The Industrialist again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise Lost/Skinny Puppy), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Cazares says, “collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels.”

Regarding Fulber Cazares notes, “Rhys has been our secret member,” shares Cazares. “He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made FEAR FACTORY stand out amongst the many bands of our genre.”

The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded, the album was the first release from FEAR FACTORY in six years. Mechanize debuted on Billboard’s Top 100 album chart week of release and topped CMJ’s Loud Rock radio chart as programmers embraced the band’s triumphant return. Sirus XM and Headbangers Ball’s host Jose Mangin noted, “after Mechanize dominated 2010 as Liquid Metal’s Album Of The Year, North America is chompin’ at the bit to get an ear full of new FEAR FACTORY. I have no doubt that FEAR FACTORY are going to kick our collective asses in 2012.”

Album artwork for The Industrialist can be viewed HERE.

The Industrialist Track Listing:

01. The Industrialist

02. Recharger

03. New Messiah

04. God Eater

05. Depraved Mind Murder

06. Virus of Faith

07. Difference Engine

08. Dissemble

09. Religion is Flawed Because Man is Flawed

10. Human Augmentation

11. Blush Response (Difference Engine) *

12. Landfill *

* (available on deluxe digi-book only)

FEAR FACTORY’s first tour dates since 2011 kick off with four performances in South America, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, before starting American dates in San Antonio on May 1. In support will be Shadows Fall, The Browning, The Devasted, and Legacy Of Disorder. The complete list of dates are:

5/01/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

5/02/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

5/03/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

5/05/2012 State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL

5/06/2012 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

5/07/2012 Masquerade – Altanta, GA

5/09/2012 Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC

5/10/2012 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/11/2012 Wally’s Pub – Hamton Beach, NH

5/12/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

5/13/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/15/2012 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH

5/16/2012 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI

5/17/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

5/19/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

5/21/2012 Ace of Spade – Sacramento, CA

5/22/2012 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

5/23/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on FEAR FACTORY, click on the links below:

http://www.fearfactory.com

http://www.facebook.com/fearfactory

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE FEAR FACTORY.

Stone.

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DISINTEGRATE – Sign To Massacre Records; New Album Releasing July 2012

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hard, melodic and straight to the point!

DISINTEGRATE, hailing from the north of Holland, has a definite preference for well-balanced arrangements and raw, energetic vocal lines, nicely served with a feisty Death Metal-sauce. Every musician in DISINTEGRATE has the freedom to develop his skills and show his musical prowess, thus creating a grooving mixture of aggression and melody.

DISINTEGRATE is the brain child of Danny Boonstra (vocals + keyboards), Leo van Leijen (guitars) and Jos Hindriks (guitars). When they started the band in 2005, a clear statement was defined outlining the structure and content for DISINTEGRATE: intelligent Melodic Death/Thrash Metal with no boundaries.

The band really took flight with the addition of Joran Dijkstra (drums) and Sander Stegeman (bass). By releasing the MCD “Destructive Capacity”, the band received a lot of attention and also played on the prestigious Waldrock festival in 2009 alongside bands like Carcass, Killswitch Engage and Heaven & Hell.

DISINTEGRATE’s new album “Parasites Of A Shifting Future” is going to be released on July 27, 2012!

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DISINTEGRATE are:

Danny Boonstra – Vocals & Keyboards

Jos Hindriks – Guitars

Leo van Leijen – Guitars

Sander Stegeman – Bass

Joran Dijkstra – Drums

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You can enjoy the band live at the following upcoming dates:

11.04.2012 NL Leeuwarden – Poppodium Romein (w/ Majesty) – www.facebook.com/events/304303459635528

19.05.2012 NL Dokkum – Zero – www.facebook.com/events/302720689795692

13.10.2012 NL Arnhem – Willemeen (Geldersch Metal Treffen) – www.facebook.com/events/399066650105103

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(Source: Massacre Records)

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

www.disintegrate.nl

www.facebook.com/disintegrateband

www.youtube.com/user/Disintegrateofficial

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DISINTEGRATE.

Stone.

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SANGUINE – Debut / ST: Alternative Metal That Leaps Over Cutting Edge

Posted in alternative metal, alternative rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SANGUINE – When I first heard the opening track For Love (not too long ago) I immediately realized that Sanguine is a band that will, without question, make some serious F’n noize within the Metal and Alternative Metal world. Tarin Kerrey can scream her lungs out and her vocals are power-packed with emotion that comes across as 100% sincere. For Love is an amazing track of Metal to open up this debut from Sanguine, both for its riveting vibes and heightened heaviness.

Sanguine originates from the UK and they’re Metal comes with a fresh dose of sound that is unique and not part of any “same-old” crowd. One amazing song on this debut is Bangkok Nights. Try to imagine New Wave going full-throttle on the Metal pedal. Add a sliver of Funky guitar, screaming vocals, some Rap, thunderous Metal rhythm and Bangkok Nights is as diverse a Metal song I’ve ever had scorch my eardrums.

In The Sky is melodic and flows along like a top twenty hit single. More Hard Rock than Metal, In The Sky maintains  an edgy feel and vibe that is constant and contagious. Given Up is fortified with Alternative Metal muscle, speed, grooves, soaring vocals and a slice of growl. A song that is ultra energy fortified for certain. No two songs sound alike on this debut from Sanguine, a quality that I find alluring.

Live Consume Drive has so many delectable varieties of heaviness happening that it’s flat-out sensational. With a Punk snarl for its backbone, this song is driven by its aggressive speed and attitude. A potent moshing candidate of a song, one that’s guaranteed to turn fans at a live Sanguine show into a slammin’ frenzy. Contagious and Contagious Remix (Tim Baker Version) are examples of what happens, when a band wants to make Alternative Metal that will make you stomp about wether you are willing to or not.

The more I’ve listened to Sanguine, the more I want to get up off my ass and slam my body around the house, while my out of control movements destroy’s every material good I own into remnants of what once was. Sanguine is a band that isn’t looking for a party, they are the F’n party. Sanguine has created Metal, Alternative Metal, that accelerates at a non-stop level of psyche-you-out fever. This is Alternative Metal that has been turned up a dozen notches and very well may be ahead of its time. Hell yes.

Sanguine has proven to me, they’re a band that can’t be given a proper do with words alone. Sanguine has a debut album that needs to be digested by your senses to fully understand just how talented and commanding they sound. Sanguine will Rock your face off. I’ve warned you. If I could pick that one band I need to see live, it’s Sanguine. I can only imagine their songs coming to life in a small club/venue where all I can do is experience this band’s Alternative Metal and heightened energy. Metal be thy name.

Take a look and listen below to Given Up and (hopefully) you’ll see what I’m trying to blab about!

SANGUINE:

Tarin Kerrey – Vocals

Nick Magee – Guitar/Vocals

Tom Sherwood – Bass

Matt Feld – Drums

SANGUINE – Current Rockin’ News of Note:

* Singer Tarin Kerrey has performed guest vocals on 4 songs of the Primal Rock Rebellion album ‘Awoken Broken’ by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden.

* The band is currently writing album two with Jesper Stromblad from In Flames.

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Track Listing:

For Love

Anger Song

Contagious

Don’t Change

Bangkok Nights

In the Sky

Given Up

A place that you call home

Live Consume Drive

Simplify

Territory

Contagious REMIX

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* Listen to SANGUINE on Soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/mantaraymusic/sets/sanguine-sanguine/s-KaU68

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

www.sanguineband.com

 http://www.myspace.com/sanguineband

http://www.twitter.com/sanguineband

LONG LIVE SANGUINE.

Stone.

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Helldorados – Sign with Massacre Records; July 2012 Album To Follow

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news, sleaze metal, sleaze rock with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Helldorados sign with Massacre Records


Album Release planned for the 13th of July, 2012

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The Sleaze Metal Band Helldorados, from Stuttgart Germany, sign a worldwide record contract with Massacre Records / Soulfood, after their last year’s promotional EP has received very positive reviews all over Germany. The full length album was now produced in the legendary Horus Sound Studios in Hannover (Scorpions, Helloween, Kreator, Victory, Guano Apes) and will be released Friday, 13th of July.

Just in February, 2011, Helldorados recorded a 4-song strong promotional EP in the legendary Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, under the direction of producer Mirko Hofmann. As “a godfather” acted Horus founder Frank Bornemann. From the beginning the ELOY frontman was enthusiastic from the sound, the independence and the logical approach of the Stuttgart quartet. Helldorados now line up themeselves in the list of Bands which recorded some of their most important albums there: Scorpions, Kreator, Helloween, Victory, Guano Apes to call only some.

“Good self and time management does not exclude creativity. We have worked the last 24 months every day very hard for this next logical step,“ Pierre (vocals), Steve (guitars), Gunnar (bass) and Chris (drums) are telling. The times when a newcomer got enormous sums of financial advance, are over definitively. Nowadays it is natural to have a prominent basic product to win other partners, Pierre is sure. With the Massacre Records contract a new chapter is whipped in the band’s history. “We are very glad about the cooperation with a so highly motivated and typically impressive band like Helldorados“, according to A&R manager Thomas Hertler.

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Less Sex, Drugs and Roll `N Roll, rather the Blood, Sweat and Tears Helldorados had to experience since the beginning days in 2007. First the Band won a contest price for “best stage performance“ and one year later they sold 500 copies of their first self-distributed album “Just Rock”. More than 100 shows followed in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (supporting Bands like Bullet, Enforcer, Rhino Bucket or Bloodlights) as well as gala show appearances, e.g., at the historical Bregenzer sea stage during the european soccer cup 2008.

In addition the first partnerships begun with local brewery Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu, the English photographer icon Duncan Smith and from 2011 with the Wacken foundation well-known by the world for the biggest Heavy Metal festival. Instrument endorsements with Steve Clayton USA, Pyramid strings Germany or Dr. No Effects Netherlands could also be won. Besides, a global Merchandise licence deal was concluded with the German Art Worx Merchandising AG.

The high-quality production and the dynamic Songwriting of the promotional EP, has given Helldorados the first media attention in all relevant online Fanzines as well as articles in the appropriate magazines. RockHard Vol.296 “… at the latest the Stuttgart quartet presents itself with the ballad “Changes” and the final song “Shout Out” as an absolutely serious candidate on the national rock throne” or Metal Hammer April, 2012 “… these four tracks are worth every second… the EP is convincing with mature songs plus big melodies… Dear A&Rs of the nation – Sign Now!”

At the same time various radio stations played the songs without an entire Helldorados album out on the market. “We see ourselves furthermore as a Rock `N Roll Band in the niche and therefore, are glad about the wide attention. Everything more is add-on anyway,“ says Helldorados guitarist Steve.

Helldorados are musical somewhere between the hit potential of a catchy ABBA tune, the sleaze of Guns `N Roses and the striking force of Pantera. A strange mixture but it seems to function.

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on MASSACRE RECORDS and HELLDORADOS, click on the link below:

 http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE HELLDORADOS.

Stone.

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Power Prog & Metal Fest 2012 – Lotto Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium – Lineup Of Bands and Info

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, progressive metal, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

POWER PROG & METAL FEST – 2012 Edition: April 6th, 7th & 8th 2012 at Lotto Mons Expo – Mons – Belgium. 3 days/32 Bands/2 Stages! At Power Prog & Metal Fest, the bands don’t play at the same time!

This looks to be 3 days of incredible Metal to me! Just look at that lineup of bands on the festival poster! If you live in Belgium, this is one destination to get your “live” Metal fix! ACCEPT and Sonata Arctica on the same day, with Belgium’s very own Nightqueen! Each day has some powerhouse headliners. Whoa and Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on Power Prog & Metal Fest:

www.ppmfest.com

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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EXUMER – Premieres “The Weakest Limb” On Noiscreep.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Exumer are unveiling the third single from Fire & Damnation on AOL’s Noisecreep.com. The track can be heard now HERE. The Weakest Limb is the latest in a batch of singles to be heard from the album including: Vermin of the Sky on MetalHammer.de and Fire & Damnation on MetalBlade.com. Fire & Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records – April 10th in North America and April 6th/10th in Europe/UK.

Exumer have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in May and June, 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER’s first appearance in South American in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988.

Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: “We have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time! It’s a huge milestone in our career to return to Brazil after 24 years, where there are numerous online communities that wholeheartedly embrace EXUMER and where our fans have been loyally following us since our first appearances in the 1980s. There could hardly be a more cult tour package, between EXUMER and ARTILLERY, to hit South America and the timing could not be better for us to return there shortly after the release of our new album.”

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EXUMER

05/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl – Evil Horde Festival

South American Damnation Tour w/ Artillery

05/30 Buenos Aires, AR Asbury Club

05/31 Santiago, CL Teatro Teleton w/ Decapitated, Apocalyptica, and Marduk

06/01 Belo Horizonte, BR Music Hall

06/02 São Paulo, BR Hangar 110

06/03 Recife, BR Teatro Mauricio de Nassau

06/04 Porto Alegre, BR Bar Opinião

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(Source: Metal Blade Records News & Tour Update)

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

http://www.metalblade.com/exumer

http://www.facebook.com/exumerofficial

http://www.youtube.com/exumerofficial

LONG LIVE EXUMER.

Stone.

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SIX FEET UNDER – 3 Song Sampler Review Of Forthcoming Album ‘UNDEAD’

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SIX FEET UNDER – I’ve recently smothered my eardrums in a three song sampler of the forthcoming Six Feet Under album (Metal Blade Records) that’s titled: Undead. The three songs are: Formaldehyde, Days and Frozen At The Moment Of Death. I’ll tell all my fellow Death Metal brethren now… get ready… cause if these three songs are any deadly indication, then, this soon to be released Undead album is gonna kick your Death Metal lovin’ asses to hell and back.

Chris Barnes has never sounded more brutal on vocals and his Six Feet Under band have unleashed 100% lethal Death Metal with Formaldehyde. Mean as hell. The riffs, the bludgeoning bass and drums, the whole damn F’n 100 yards of Death Metal fury, is all set afire by Six Feet Under, on all three songs. My Metal impression is: Six Feet Under are back in 2012 to reaffirm they are a Death Metal force to be duly reckoned with.

Still maintaining an authoritative Death Metal groove on each song, Six Feet Under instills that “underground” feel and vibe as well. So incredibly heavy are these three songs that it is nearly hallucinating. I’ll have to tell you, after listening to these new Six Feet Under songs, I want this entire album now! I don’t give a damn about how many blisters my eardrums get, from the singing Death Metal assault that this band administers. Hell no.

In my Metal opinion, Undead is gonna be a mammoth Death Metal milestone for Six Feet Under. Hell yeah it’s gonna be. Metal. Be. Thy. Name.

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* For more info on SIX FEET UNDER, click on the links below:

http://www.sfu420.com/

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.youtube.com/sixfeetunder

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

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Out Now On AFM Records: BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, pagan metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

One of the finest bands of the German Pagan Metal scene, BLACK MESSIAH, is back, and the new album from the warriors is out now in North America via AFM Records. Dubbed The Final Journey, the fifth full-length from the band is the second ‘Ruhr Vikings’ concept album following in the tradition of their 2009-released First War Of The World, and showcases BLACK MESSIAH playing more diverse and greater Epic Metal than ever. Heroic choruses collide with bitterly cold atmospheres, all layered with the Folk instrumentation in the customary BLACK MESSIAH Pagan Metal fashion.

For the powerful album opener “Windloni” — which showcases these amazing new stylistic upgrades to the BLACK MESSIAH sound perfectly — a video was filmed, evoking the legendary character in the tale to life. Take a visual voyage into the song AT THIS LOCATION.

The Final Journey Track Listing:

1. Windloni

2. Der Ring mit dem Kreuz

3. To Become A Man

4. Into The Unfanthomed Tower

5. Feld der Ehre 2012

6. Lindisfarne

7. Prologue – The Final Journey

8. Mother Hel

9. On Board

10. Sailing Into Eternity

Folk Metallers LYRIEL‘s fourth full-length album Leverage is out now in North America via AFM Records. As the album title may imply, the new compositions by the German act are more powerful than before – without going too far astray from the band´s trademarks and roots.

It was never easy to label LYRIEL´s music; their mix of Celtic Rock, Gothic Metal, Folk and Alternative influences has a unique touch to it. With Leverage they stay true to their tradition of reinventing themselves with each release. The album is varied, melodic and despite new influences and a bit tougher stance, typical LYRIEL. Singer Jessica Thierjung´s voice combined with the band’s use of violin and cello produce the band’s special atmosphere. With stronger guitar and drum work this time around, LYRIEL are relying less on the use of synth and letting the actual instruments take over.

Leverage Track Listing:

1. When It´s Coming To An End

2. Leverage

3. Parting

4. Voices In My Head

5. The Road Not Taken

6. White Lily

7. Aus der Tiefe

8. Wenn die Engel Fallen

9. Side By Side

10. Repentance

German Electro Rockers STAHLMANN have released their second album, Quecksilber, via AFM Records. Not only due to their unique appearance, STAHLMANN have become a hallmark of the German Rock scene, representing a new generation of hard, German music which began in the mid 90s with pioneers like Die Krupps and Oomph, a formula that was brought to perfection several years later by Rammstein.

To see the people as cold, steely machines that function in their daily lives and hide their emotions, is a perspective that scene pioneers Kraftwerk have been projected on our society. Founded in 2008, STAHLMANN pour this vision into their own personal artistic blast furnace, melding it into their bitter industrial sound, driving rhythms and catchy Gothic-intense melodies, yielding an alloy the ban can call their own craft. STAHLMANN worked with highly acclaimed Jose Alvarez Brill to construct Quecksilber, the producer well-known for his productions with Wolfsheim and Blutengel.

Quecksilber Track Listing:

1. Engel Der Dunkelheit

2. Spring Nicht

3. Tanzmaschine

4. Asche

5. Mein Leib

6. Am Grunde

7. Goetter

8. Schmerz

9. Diener

10. Tanzmaschine (Club Remix)

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on the bands above, click the links below:

http://www.black-messiah.de

http://lyriel.net

http://www.stahlmann.tv

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN.

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

Stone.

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SIX FEET UNDER – Announce 18 Nights Of Blood Tour 2012; Dying Fetus and Revocation to Support

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Death Metal miscreants SIX FEET UNDER today announces a bout of U.S. live rituals this June. Dubbed the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour, the bestial invasion will begin in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8 and ravage its way across the country before coming to a close on June 29 in Tampa, Florida. Support will be provided by Dying Fetus and Revocation. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming ninth full-length, Undead, scheduled for North American release this Spring.

Comments vocalist/Death Metal high priest Chris Barnes of the tour: “I’m proud and honored to be kicking off our first U.S. tour for the release of our new album, Undead with our good friends Dying Fetus and new killers Revocation! This tour is gonna be SICK! June will be murdered! 18 Nights Of Blood! Do not miss this tour!”

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SIX FEET UNDER 18 Nights Of Blood Tour 2012
w/ Dying Fetus, Revocation

6/08/2012  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

6/09/2012  Empire – Springfield, VA

6/10/2012  Palladium – Worcester, MA

6/11/2012  Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

6/12/2012  Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH

6/13/2012  Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

6/14/2012  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

6/15/2012  Harpo’s – Detroit, MI

6/16/2012  People’s Court – Des Moines, IA*

6/18/2012  The Gothic Theater – Denver, CO*

6/20/2012  Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

6/21/2012  Hawthorne Theater  – Portland, OR

6/23/2012  The Metro – Oakland, CA

6/24/2012  The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA

6/25/2012  TBA – Tempe, AZ

6/26/2012  House Of Rock – El Paso, TX

6/27/2012  Scout Bar – Houston, TX

6/29/2012  Brass Mug – Tampa, FL*

* – No Dying Fetus

Further details on Undead  — including new lineup, cover art, track listing, and first single — to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SIX FEET UNDER, click on the links below:

http://www.sfu420.com

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.youtube.com/sixfeetunder

http://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

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INCITE – SIGN TO MINUS HEAD RECORDS; Band In-Studio Working Toward Fall Release

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 26, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Glen LaFerman

TOURING WITH SOULFLY THIS SPRING; NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY LOGAN MADER

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 26, 2012 — Incite, the Phoenix-based band whose music Revolver described as “Thrash that’s hard to refuse/resist,” have signed with the Bay-Area label minus HEAD Records and are currently in the studio with producer Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly) working towards a late Fall release.

“Incite has a fresh take on Thrash, we’re excited to be a part of it!” said label owner Brad Hardie.  minus HEAD, a relatively young independent label, have been garnering attention with unconventional artists including Death Valley High and Eightfourseven.

Incite is: Richie Cavalera (vocals), Zak Sofaly (drums), Luis Marrufo (bass) and Kevin “Dis” McAllister (guitar).

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Tour dates are:

April  13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

April 14 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre

April 15 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court

April 17 – Colombia, MO – The Blue Note

April 18 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

April 19 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

April 20 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s

April 21 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s Billiards

April 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar

April 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

April 24 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s

April 25 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizons

April 26 – Portland, ME – Asylum

April 27 – New York, NY – Gramercy theatre

April 28 – Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s Pub

April 29 – Reading, PA – Reverb

April 30 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar

May 02  – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s

May 05  – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

May 07  – Houston, TX – Scout Bar

May 08  – Austin, TX – Emo’s East

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

(Source: Speakeasy PR)

http://facebook.com/inciteband

http://youtube.com/inciteband

http://twitter.com/inciteband

www.minusheadrecords.com

LONG LIVE INCITE.

Stone.

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SPAWN OF POSSESSION – Cracks Billboard Heatseekers And Hard Music Charts With ‘INCURSO’

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, technical death metal with tags , , , , , , on March 26, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Following the North American release of SPAWN OF POSSESSION‘s anticipated third album, Incurso, last week, the Swedish Technical Death Metal horde’s latest work cracked the Billboard charts! The blistering record landed at #63 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and also came in at #62 on the Hard Music Chart in its first week, leaving weaker Metal records smoldering in its wake!

Featuring current and former members of Necrophagist and Obscura, Incurso is the first album to be unleashed by SPAWN OF POSSESSION in over five years, and the band’s first for Relapse Records. Already being perceived as one of the most acclaimed extreme releases of 2012 by international Metal media outlets, the mind-boggling high-speed attack of Incurso remains as epic and smooth-flowing as it is technically brilliant and unabashedly heavier than hell over the entire course of its near hour-long lifespan, and is unarguably the most professional recording in the heralded Swedish outfit’s ongoing lineage. The entire album is still streaming via MetalSucks, RIGHT HERE.

SPAWN OF POSSESSION‘s first full tour assault in support of Incurso has been underway for two weeks today, with another two weeks of brutality for the European people to be had. Stay tuned for tour updates and much more on SOP throughout the rest of the year.

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SPAWN OF POSSESSION European Tour w/ Obscura, Gorod, Exivious [remaining dates]:

3/27/2012 Aero – Toulouse, France

3/28/2012 Ferrailleur – Nantes, France

3/29/2012 Glazart – Paris, France

3/30/2012 4 Ecluses – Dunkerque, France

3/31/2012 106 – Rouen, France

4/01/2012 Moho Live – Manchester, UK

4/02/2012 The Pint – Dublin, Ireland

4/03/2012 The Croft – Bristol, UK

4/04/2012 Underworld – London, UK

4/05/2012 Biebob – Vosselaar, Belgium

4/06/2012 Patronat – Haarlem, Holland

4/07/2012 Underground – Köln, Germany

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info, click on the links below!

http://spawnofpossession.bandcamp.com

http://www.myspace.com/spawnofpossession

http://www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE SPAWN OF POSSESSION.

Stone.

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QUIET RIOT – CURRENT 2012 TOUR DATES

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

QUIET RIOT – The first Heavy Metal band to land a #1 Heavy Metal Album on the Billboard 200, back in 1983, is still spreading their Metal legacy to… BANG YOUR HEAD! The band lineup may have seen its changes and tragedies over the years, only the dedication and determination of Frankie Banali and his 2012 bandmates have realized a Metal mission to keep the QUIET RIOT Metal flame burning strong.

Check out these QUIET RIOT 2012 tour dates below and if their in your area this year… go out and support them and… BANG YOUR HEAD!

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QUIET RIOT – Current 2012 Tour Dates:

03/28/12 (Wed) – Scottsdale, AZ @ Westworld Scottsdale

04/14/12 (Sat) – Lyons, TX @ Carts Bikers And Babes

04/15/12 (Sun) – Chicago, IL @ Mayne Stage

04/20/12 ((Fri) – Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater

04/21/12 (Sat) – Cape Coral, FL @ Legends Of Rock

05/11/12 (Fri) – Peterburg, VA @ Old Towne Civic Center

05/12/12 (Sat) – Columbia, MD @ M3 Rock Festival

06/23/12 (Sat) – Idaho Falls, ID @ Sandy Downes Race Track

09/08/12 (Sat) – Las Vegas, NV @ Sunset Station Casino

“ROCK NEVER STOPS” TOUR DATES COMING SOON!

QUIET RIOT 2012:

Frankie Banali – drums

Chuck Wright – bass

Alex Grossi – guitar

Scott Vokoun – vocals

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(Source for tour dates: Official QUIET RIOT Website)

* For more info on QUIET RIOT, click on the links below!

http://www.officialquietriot.com

http://www.twitter.com/quietriot

LONG LIVE QUIET RIOT.

Stone.

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KRAMPUS – Added To MetalCamp 2012 Festival In Tolmin, Slovenia

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

METALCAMP 12 – Tolmin/Slovenia
August 5 – 10, 2012

Italian Melodic Folk Metallers KRAMPUS are continuing to make waves in the Metal world with the announcement of their addition to METALCAMP 2012 in Slovenia.

The most beautiful festival in whole of Europe presented by Noizeletter, laut.de, metalitalia.com, cmar-net.org, Stormbringer.at, Hard Rock, BLAST!

METALCAMP 2012 again got a very strong line-up, having KORN, MACHINE HEAD, AMON AMARTH, SABATON, HATEBREED and many more coming to Tolmin to offer the best possible “Headbangers Holidays“.

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So far, these terrific bands have been confirmed for 2012:

KORN
MACHINE HEAD
AMON AMARTH
SABATON
AT THE GATES
HATEBREED
PARADISE LOST
TESTAMENT
EDGUY
ELUVEITIE
KATAKLYSM
PAIN
FINNTROLL
SODOM
KORPIKLAANI
EPICA
NILE
SANCTUARY
GRAND MAGUS
NAPALM DEATH
DARK FUNERAL
TROLLFEST
STEELWING
MILKING THE GOATMACHINE
HEATHEN
SEPTICFLESH
HEIDEVOLK
INCANTATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
BEFORE THE DAWN
GORGUTS
MADBALL
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
NOCTIFERIA
VICIOUS RUMORS
HATESPHERE
WARBRINGER
NEXUS INFERIS
WISDOM
KRAMPUS
AVA INFERI
METALSTEEL
DUST BOLT
PURIFY

…Plus many more!

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

* For more info on MetalCamp 2012, click the links below:

www.metalcamp.com

www.facebook.com/MetalcampFestival

www.hardticket.eu

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

www.krampusfolk.com

www.myspace.com/krampusfolk

http://twitter.com/Krampusfolk

http://www.facebook.com/Krampusfolk

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

LONG LIVE METALCAMP.

Stone.

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JACKYL – Tour Dates and Venues For 2012

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

JACKYL – Below are the current 2012 tour dates & venues for Georgia’s very own, Hard Rock ambassadors known as JACKYL. Maybe JACKYL is gonna be Rockin’ and stompin’ near you?

2012 Tour Dates:

04/19/12 – Winston Salem, NC @ Ziggy’s

04/20/12 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall

05/05/12 – Columbus, GA @ Front Porch of the South

05/27/12 – Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma

06/07/12 – Sandusky, OH @ Ohio Bike Week

06/09/12 – Wabash, IN @ Brandt’s Harley Davidson

07/07/12 – Algona, IA @ Freedom Rally at Freedom Park

07/26/12 – Royalton, MN @ Halfway Jam

09/01/12 – Freeport, TX @ Freeport Summertime Blues Festival

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(Source: JACKYL – The Official Site)

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

http://www.jackyl.com

https://twitter.com/jackyljesse

LONG LIVE JACKYL.

Stone.

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AC/DC – The Wine – Is Now Available In Sweden!

Posted in Hard Rock, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news, wine with tags , , , , , on March 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

AC/DC – What do AC/DC fans and wine connoisseurs in Sweden have in common? Answer: AC/DC – The Wine. Yup. It’s only fitting, in my Metal opinion, that this beyond legendary Hard Rockin’ and Heavy Hittin’ band of magnificent Rock ‘N Roll influence should have their own wine named after them. Metal be thy name.

AC/DC – The Wine is now available in Sweden. AC/DC partnered with Australian winery Warburn Estate and originally launched their brand of wine in their native homeland of Australia, back in 2011.

You can order AC/DC – The Wine in Sweden by visiting here: www.systembolaget.se

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(Source: The Official AC/DC Site)

* For more info on AC/DC, click on the link below:

http://www.acdc.com

LONG LIVE AC/DC.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – New Video Premiere Brought To You By Metal Injection, U.S. Tour Underway, European Tour Dates Announced

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

U.S. TOUR UNDERWAY, EUROPEAN DATES ANNOUNCED!

Ohio Metal titans SKELETONWITCH unveil their brand new video for “The Infernal Resurrection.” The song comes off latest album, Forever Abomination which cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 and finds the band doing what they do best: slaying ears in the live arena. To view the video, head over to THIS LOCATION.

Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of Heavy Metal, these Athens-based headbangers careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s Metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn — and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things Metal like SKELETONWITCH.

Released last October through Prosthetic Records, Forever Abomination continues to raise eyebrows with its relentless, fuck-all attack. In an 8/10 rating of the record, Decibel Magazine named SKELETONWITCH, “one of the most likeable bands in Metal,” Terrorizer dubbed Forever Abomination a “masterclass in Modern Metal,” Revolver noted its “bad-ass Thrash attack,” while Pitchfork championed the offering calling it “exciting, skilled, fist-pumping, true-to-life stuff…”

SKELETONWITCH return to the road today beginning with a warm-up show in Cleveland before joining forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group’s first North American tour action of 2012. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates.

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SKELETONWITCH European Tour  2012:

6/15/2012 Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark

6/16/2012 Metal Town – Gothenburg, Sweden

6/18/2012 Comet Club – Berlin, Germany

6/20/2012 Luxor – Cologne, Germany

6/22/2012 Graspop Metal Meet – Hasselt, Belgium

6/23/2012 Earshakerdays – Basel, Switzerland

6/25/2012 Durer Kert Small Hall – Budapest, Hungary

6/26/2012 Chelsea – Vienna, Austria

6/28/2012 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic

6/29/2012 With Full Force Festival – Leipzig, Germany

6/30/2012 Sputnikhalle – Muenster, Germany

7/01/2012 Open Air Metal – Tuska, Finland

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* For U.S. Tour Dates, click the large link below:

SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

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* To read my review for Forever Abomination, click on the large link below:

SKELETONWITCH ‘Forever Abomination’ – 5 Reasons Why You MUST Own This Extreme Metal Album

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

http://prostheticrecords.com

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

Stone.

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VOYAGER – Australian Prog Architects Confirm 2012 North American Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Australian Prog-Rock heavyweights VOYAGER will be heading to North America to tour as main support for iconic Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Rhapsody Of Fire this Spring!

Fresh on the heels of releasing their latest critically acclaimed masterpiece The Meaning of I, and after winning over stateside crowds at the prestigious annual ProgPower USA festival in 2011, VOYAGER are pumped to hit North American shores once more to spread the ‘V’ message far and wide. The comprehensive tour will run from coast to coast and everywhere else in between.

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VOYAGER North American tour with Rhapsody Of Fire:

5/25/2012 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

5/26/2012 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

5/27/2012 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

5/29/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/30/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC

5/31/2012 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec, QC

6/01/2012 Mod Club – Toronto, ON

6/03/2012 Peabody`s – Cleveland, OH

6/04/2012 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA

6/05/2012 Mojoes – Joliet, IL

6/06/2012 Station 4 St. Paul, MN

6/08/2012 Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO

6/10/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

6/11/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

6/12/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

6/14/2012 House of Blues – San Diego, CA

6/15/2012 The Grove – Anaheim, CA

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VOYAGER‘s peculiar and unique sound merges Amorphis’ thirst for melody, Soilwork’s heaviness and the crystal vocal clarity of A-Ha’s Morton Harket into a sound all their own. The Meaning of I was released in October via Sensory Records, in conjunction with the band’s ultra-successful first tour on North American soil alongside labelmates Creation’s End, including their stellar performance at ProgPower USA.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.voyager-australia.com

http://www.facebook.com/voyageraustralia

http://www.lasersedgegroup.com

LONG LIVE VOYAGER.

Stone.

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MINISTRY: Full Album Streaming Via Metal Injection Through The Weekend

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 23, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

As we approach the official street date for the thirteenth album from Industrial Metal purveyors MINISTRY this Monday, March 26th, fans worldwide can stream all eleven tracks of the mutinous album via Metal Injection all weekend RIGHT HERE.

Following a dozen full-length releases over the past thirty years, and recently ending a four-year hiatus, from deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, Al Jourgensen’s MINISTRY rises against the political machine one more time with the release of Relapse, the album boasting some of the band’s heaviest and fastest material in years, fueled by Jourgensen’s disgust at the world that surrounds us.

The album strikes out with the no-holds-barred album opening track “Ghouldiggers” aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived over the years, from there segueing directly into one of the heaviest MINISTRY anthems in years with the crushing “Double Tap” attack. Jourgensen has rallied with the Occupy Wall Street movement over the past year and recently released the riotous video for the raging “99 Percenters,” speaking out for the majority of the world’s oppressed populations against corporate corruption. View MINISTRY‘s newly unleashed “99 Percenters” video RIGHT HERE.

Cited as the driving force behind a cross-section of Metal genres from Industrial Nine Inch Nails to Thrash artists Static X and Nu Metal’s Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, and receiving six Grammy Nominations for Best Metal Performance, multi-platinum selling artist Jourgensen returns with his greatest achievement to date with Relapse. The album will see worldwide release via Jourgensen’s own Thirteenth Planet Records and AFM Records in conjunction with DisManic via E1 Distribution this “Metal Monday,” March 26th, 2012.

Following the release of Relapse, MINISTRY will perform five major North American concerts this June — Denver, Los Angeles, New York and two shows in Chicago — as part of the DeFibRiLlaTouR 2012 World Tour. The band’s touring lineup includes Al Jourgensen (Frontman/vox/guitars), Mike Scaccia (Ministry/Rigor Mortis) guitars, Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis) bass, John Bechdel (Ministry/Killing Joke/Fear Factory) keyboards, Aaron Rossi (Ministry/RevCo) drums and Sin Quirin (Ministry/RevCo) guitars. Soulfly bassist Tony Campos will not performing due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets for these first five shows are on sale now; check out the official MINISTRY Facebook for more info on tickets and VIP packages HERE.

MINISTRY 2012 DeFibRilLaTouR US Dates:

6/17/2012 @ Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO

6/21/2012 @ Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA

6/23/2012 @ Best Buy Theater – New York, NY

6/28/2012 @ The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL

6/29/2012 @ The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

https://www.facebook.com/Ministry

http://www.thirteenthplanet.com

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE MINISTRY.

Stone.

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PELICAN ‘Ataraxia/Taraxis – As Excellence In Heavy Instrumental Albums Goes, This EP Is A Prime Pick

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, instrumental metal, instrumental music, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 23, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

PELICAN – Sometimes a four song EP does a Metal mind some good, especially when it’s as good as Ataraxia/Taraxis from the heavy Post-Instrumental band known as Pelican. All four songs I’ve listened to on this EP are rich with tonal vibrancy that weaves Stoner, Doom and Hard Rock, with spacey smooth, synthetic ambience added into the creative mix as well.

Pelican entertains so eloquently and craftily with their instruments, that vocals could never be applied to their songs without ruining the experience. There are moments I’ve encountered where Pelican can take me on that trip where the vibes are early Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep cassettes being blared at maximum level, on a hazy Summer’s day, from an old school boom box. In other words, within the swirls of their impressive musical fluency, Pelican plays it with some crunchy retrospective flare.

The Doom isn’t Pentagram, it’s more like Peligram. The Stoner isn’t The Sword, instead it’s Pelican flirting with the feel and rhythm of that genre and unveiling it within their songs as a shadow that doesn’t go unnoticed. Heavy (not like molasses) and diverse in sound, Ataraxia/Taraxis comes with solid production while not being anywhere near over-polished.

The Heavy Metal riffs are all here, the thick wall of Metal sound reigns supreme on Lathe Biosas and Parasite Colony. All four songs just come across to me as strongly written and so well executed. The end result of Ataraxia/Taraxis, for me, is a damn cool listening experience from the instrumental genius of Pelican.

* Ataraxia/Taraxis releases on April 10th, 2012, via Southern Lord.

PELICAN:

Laurent Schroeder-Lebec 
Trevor de Brauw
Bryan Herweg
Larry Herweg

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Ataraxia/Taraxis – Track Listing:

Ataraxia

Lathe Biosas

Parasite Colony

Taraxis

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

http://www.facebook/pelicansong

http://www.southernlord.com

http://blog.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE PELICAN.

Stone.

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