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CANNIBAL CORPSE ‘Torture’ First-Week Sales Revealed – Crashing In On Billboard Top 200!

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 23, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Torture, the latest studio album from American Death Metal icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE sold approximately 9,594 copies in the United States in its first week landing the band at #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, making it the highest debut in CANNIBAL CORPSE history! Torture landed at #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart and #32 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart.

In Canada, Torture ranked in at #29 on the Top 200 Current chart, #2 on the Hard Music chart
and #90 on the Digital Album chart. The record also slayed all in its path overseas, entertaining the German and Austrian Top 100 charts at #40, the German MSH charts (Media Markt and Saturn stores) at #33, Switzerland’s Top 100 chart at #72, Sweden’s Top 100 chart at #37, and Denmark’s Top 100 chart at #84. Torture sold 1,215 units in its first week in the UK and ranked an astounding #5 on the UK Metal chart, #18 on the UK Indie chart and #126 on the UK Top 200 chart. Torture pummeled Benelux and France as well entering their Top 200 charts at #157 and #129 respectively.

Produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan, Torture continues to reap critical accolades from critics and fans around the globe and is yet another testament to CANNIBAL CORPSE’s permanent allegiance to shrewdly arranged, pile-driving Death Metal madness.

CANNIBAL CORPSE’s official U.S. headlining tour will commence this April. Sponsored by Metal Blade Records, Good Fight Entertainment and dB Drum Shoes, the U.S. Torture Tour 2012 will begin April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be provided by Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik. In addition, the band will headline this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter Festival with official dates to be announced soon.  

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on CANNIBAL CORPSE, click on the link below:

http://www.metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – Danish Heavy Metal Band Returns! Performing At: KEEP IT TRUE FESTIVAL XV

Posted in classic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS – Danish Heavy Metal band Witch Cross is back on the scene. On the 27th of April 2012, Witch Cross will take to the stage at the prestigious Keep It True Festival in Germany in front of 2000 rocking Heavy Metal fans. The band will be performing songs from their acclaimed 1984 debut album Fit for Fight and founding member and guitarist Mike “Wlad” Koch says “it’s great to be playing the old songs along with one or two new ones, even though we couldn’t get the whole band back together for various reasons it’s exciting to be able to bring our music back to life in front of so many people”! And the band plans to continue to play live after this event so watch this space.

On stage with Mike Wlad will be 2 other original members of Witch Cross , bass player Jan “Little John” Fields and drummer Anders “AC” Hjort. The 3 have drafted in British singer Kevin Moore from Graham Oliver’s Saxon and guitarist Torben Aalykke who has been working with original Witch Cross singer Alex Savage for the last 23 years in Savage Affair and other musical outings.

The band’s debut album Fit For Fight along with their 1982 single No Angel/Are You There and 19 other demo tracks, spanning the bands early days until their split in 1985, has been released on a 4 vinyl limited collectors album by the American Heavy Metal label Hells Headbangers earlier this year. A double CD with some bonus video with be released in the near future.

Vocalist Kevin Moore Comments: On a personal note, it’s really exciting to be fronting Danish Metal band Witch Cross, taking my pro career full circle, as I began professionally playing in Denmark many years ago. Guitarist Mike and I are also busy writing new Witch Cross material.

WITCH CROSS Lineup – Keep It True Festival XV: 

Mike “Wlad” Koch – guitar


Jan “Little John” Fields – bass

Anders “AC” Hjort
 – drums

Kevin Moore – vocals

Torben Aalykke – guitar

FIT FOR FIGHT (1984 – RoadRunner Records)

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(Sources: Kev Moore & Mike “Wlad” Koch)

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

LONG LIVE KEV MOORE.

Stone.

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BEAK – “HANDS COLLIDE” VIDEO AVAILABLE NOW

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, post metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Chicago – Beak, the post-metal quartet formed by local Chicago luminaries Chris Eichenseer and Jason Goldberg previously of The Timeout Drawer, release  the “Hands Collide” video, the first single from their forthcoming release Eyrie (Apr. 3, Someoddpilot Records) today at www.vimeo.com/33769868.

The “Hands Collide” video is a dark and claustrophobic nightmare, a literal collision of worlds – a not-quite family man and his late-night hunting safaris through the city’s suburbs.  The clip was directed by Chris Eichenseer of Someoddpilot and shot on the North side of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

Eyrie, the band’s five-track debut album, was recorded and mixed in late-2011 at Engine Studios by Neil Strauch (Sage Francis, Bonnie Prince Billy) and early feedback on the release has been extremely positive with Metal Odyssey calling the album “an extreme, modern and uncompromising post-metal debut” and Hellride Music adding “Think Hum but much, much, much heavier.”

Beak have several tour dates on deck including a hometown show on Mar. 31 at Ultra Lounge.  Full tour dates are:

Mar. 31  Chicago, IL    Ultra Lounge

Apr. 11  Lansing, MI    Mac’s Bar

Apr. 12  Columbus, OH    Ruby Tuesday

Beak is: Andy Bosnak (Guitar), Chris Eichenseer (Drums), Jason Goldberg (Bass, Vocals) and Jon Slusher (Guitar, Lead Vocals).

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(Source: Speakeasy PR)

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

www.beakmusic.com/

www.facebook.com/pages/Beak/183159646995

LONG LIVE BEAK.

Stone.

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SCORNAGE – A Double Dosage Of Their Thrashing Aggressive Music Videos!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SCORNAGE – Thrash. Death Thrash. Metal. Scornage. This band kicks some serious Metal ass here my Metal brethren. Take a look and listen for yourself below. I was steered towards this band and their videos from the Metal Warriors over at Massacre Records. Warning: The “Pure Aggressive Metal” from SCORNAGE will kick your ass.

Background: 

SCORNAGE are well-known for their incredible live-presence that they have proven in countless shows, such as Kaltenbach Open Air 2006, Metal Bash Open Air 2007, Zabbaduschder Open Air, Hard’n Heavies Open Air or on one of their support shows for Acts like Sodom, Hatesphere, Crowbar, Tankard, Unleashed, Dew-Scented, Ektomorf, Deicide, One Man Army, Legion of the Damned and many more….

Crank up We Bury Our Dead Alive:

Thrash out to Face The Blade:

SCORNAGE:

Guido Grawe – vocals

Volker Rahn (Arry) – guitar

Tom Bronneberg – guitar

Markus Breuer – bass

Tom Freyer – drums

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Upcoming SCORNAGE live show:

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

http://www.scornage.com

MASSACRE RECORDS

LONG LIVE SCORNAGE.

Stone.

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QUIET RIOT ‘Live! At The US Festival 1983’ CD/DVD – Releases March 26th, 2012, via Shout! Factory

Posted in Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

QUIET RIOT – Sunday, May 29th, 1983 was “Heavy Metal Day” at the US Festival at the brand-new outdoor venue in Glen Helen Regional Park in sunny San Bernardino, California. Quiet Riot was there to perform what eventually would become a historical Heavy Metal set. The third studio album from Quiet Riot, Metal Health, was only released a couple of months prior to this US Festival performance, in early March.

On March 26th, 2012, this essential Quiet Riot CD/DVD, Live! At The US Festival 1983, will be released via Shout! Factory and no true Quiet Riot and/or 80’s Heavy Metal fan shouldn’t be without owning a copy. This live performance is the full set, from May 29th, 1983. I know I’ll get ahold of this must Quiet Riot CD/DVD and it shall serve me right.

With nearly every song from Metal Health being included here, (Breathless, Don’t Wanna Let You Go and Thunderbird are the exceptions), this live performance from Quiet Riot was a celebration of both Heavy Metal and their widely embraced and eventual #1 album. Danger Zone was released as a remastered bonus track, back in 2001.

Metal Health would become the first #1 Heavy Metal album to land on the Billboard 200 chart. Amazing. Heavy Metal history comes back to life once again, with Live! At The US Festival 1983.

* To pre-order your copy of this super cool Quiet Riot CD/DVD, click on this link here: SHOUT! FACTORY

* The DVD and CD track listings are identical.

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QUIET RIOT – Live! At The US Festival 1983 – CD Track Listing:

Danger Zone

Run For Cover

Love’s A Bitch

Cum On Feel The Noize

Slick Black Cadillac

Let’s Get Crazy

Battle Axe

Let’s Get Crazy (Reprise)

Metal Health (Bang Your Head)

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QUIET RIOT – 1983:

Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals

Carlos Cavazo – guitars & backing vocals

Rudy Sarzo – bass & synthezizer

Frankie Banali – drums & backing vocals

LONG LIVE QUIET RIOT.

Rest In Peace, Kevin DuBrow.

Rest In Peace, Randy Rhoads.

Stone.

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ENCHANTYA – Signs To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , , on March 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ENCHANTYA were formed back in 2004, when Rute Fevereiro decided to pause her musical career with Black Widows.

In the Summer of 2005 they recorded their first demo “Moonlighting The Dreamer” and despite line-up changes, the band kept going until the present days, leaving a nice trail of good reviews, earth-shattering concerts and a few TV appearances.

Immediately, the sound of ENCHANTYA was labeled and put in line with bands like Nightwish, Within Temptation and others.

In 2007, ENCHANTYA won the first place of the first edition of the “Bandas Procuram-se” competition in Portugal.

Watch out for the “Dark Rising”, which will be released later this year!

ENCHANTYA are:

Rute Fevereiro – Vocals

Nuno Seven – Guitar

MP – Bass

João Paulo Monteiro – Drums

Bruno Prates – Guitar

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(Source: Massacre Records)

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

www.enchantya.com

www.facebook.com/EnChanTya

www.youtube.com/user/enchantyaband

www.myspace.com/enchantya

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE ENCHANTYA.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

Posted in death thrash, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Vinyl Reissues Forthcoming

Ohio headbangers SKELETONWITCH — whose latest album, Forever Abomination, cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 — will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join 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 touring action of 2012.

In other SKELETONWITCH news, the final color variant of the forthcoming Breathing The Fire vinyl reissue — which, unlike the sold-out initial pressings of the album, comes in a gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” jacket — has arrived at Prosthetic’s warehouse. Check out a picture of the two-color, half-and-half LP, which is limited to 125 copies at THIS LOCATION.

180-gram black and standard-weight “fire splatter” wax are also available. The former will arrive in select retail stores on April 10; the latter and the half-and-half LP can both be pre-ordered at the PROSTHETIC STORE. LP reissues of the band’s 2007 breakthrough, Beyond The Permafrost — which will also be available in three color variants (“Permafrost splatter,” half-and-half and 180-gram black vinyl) — are still in production, but can also be pre-ordered now at the Prosthetic Store.

Over the last five years, SKELETONWITCH has toured alongside a who’s who of heavy metal, from icons like Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, to international titans Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir, to American powerhouses High On Fire, GWAR and Devildriver. Forever Abomination, the group’s third Prosthetic release, was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Children of Bodom).

SKELETONWITCH w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour Of Penance

3/23/2012 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH ^

3/24/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

3/25/2012 Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI

3/26/2012 Station 4 – Minneapolis, MN

3/27/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

3/28/2012 The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE^

3/29/2012 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

3/30/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/31/2012 The Venue – Boise, ID *

4/02/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/04/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

4/05/2012 House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA

4/06/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ

4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

4/10/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

4/11/2012 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX

4/13/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour of Penance, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik, Exhumed

4/15/2012  Skully’s Music Diner  – Columbus, OH ^

4/16/2012  123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV ^

4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD

4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

4/19/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA

^ SKELETONWITCH only

* w/ Black Tusk

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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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KISS & Mötley Crüe – The Tour 2012

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KISS & Mötley Crüe – THE TOUR: Check out this very cool tour poster for KISS & Mötley Crüe ‘The Tour’! This looks to be a kick-ass combination, one for both the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal history books! Metal be thy name!

* For more info, complete tour schedule, VIP packages and tons more about KISS and Mötley Crüe, ‘The Tour’, just click on the links below!

KISS

Mötley Crüe

Long Live KISS & Mötley Crüe.

Stone.

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DREADLINK – Signs To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The history of DREADLINK began in 2009, when five experienced musicians decided to form a band, which soon became more than a band. It became a philosophy.

DREADLINK is authentic and deep and sounds more like an engine running rough than a conventional Metal band. The band switches from brutal groovy passages to melodic melancholic parts, that will still crawl under your skin even if you’ve heard it a thousand times.

Good songwriting and songs with a high recognition value are really important to DREADLINK. They don’t focus on technical finesses – because the song itself is the most important thing.

DREADLINK’s a philosophy a lot of people should participate in.

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DREADLINK are:

Klas Mossakowski – Drums, Samples

Jannes Carstens-Behrens – Lead Guitar

Sascha Brüggert –  Rhythm Guitar

Timo Herrmann – Bass Guitar

Raphael Adamek – Vocals

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

www.dreadlink.com

www.myspace.com/dreadlink

www.facebook.com/DREADLINK

www.youtube.com/dreadlink1

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DREADLINK.

Stone.

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STRYPER ‘Calling On You’ Music Video – A Classic From 1986

Posted in classic rock, classic rock songs, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal songs, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

This tremendous Stryper song has woke me up today. I cherish living and all that’s good in my life. I dedicate Calling On You to Nilla. Metal be thy name.

Calling On You is from the 1986 album from Stryper: To Hell With The Devil

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* For more info on STRYPER, click on the link below:

Stryper – Official Website

LONG LIVE STRYPER.

Stone.

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69 CHAMBERS, WINTERS VERGE, DERIDE and EWIGHEIM – New Tracks Streaming At Massacre Records!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Nina / 69 CHAMBERS

Fans can listen to brand new tracks from 69 Chambers, Winters Verge, Deride and EWIGHEIM, streaming over on http://www.massacre-records.com

Check ’em out now, crank ’em up LOUD and LONG LIVE METAL!

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

Stone.

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ONSLAUGHT – UK Thrash Legends’ First North American Tour Begins Tonight

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The first EVER North American tour for England’s Thrash commanders ONSLAUGHT finally begins tonight, erupting in the city of Seattle. Following the kickoff this evening the tour will blast its way through nineteen other Metal havens across the continent towards the East Coast, wrapping up in Brooklyn in three weeks, with direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil.

ONSLAUGHT‘s exclusive 90-minute set for the Scream For Violence 2012 North American tour spans their back catalog, including the classic Power from Hell, The Force and In Search of Sanity LPs, in addition to their more recently praised crushing comeback albums Killing Peace and Sounds of Violence.

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ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:

3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA

3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/21/2012 @ The Pound – Oakland, CA

3/22/2012 @ Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

3/23/2012 @ Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA

3/24/2012 910 @ Live – Tempe, AZ

3/26/2012 @ The Korova – San Antonio, TX

3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX

3/29/2012 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO

3/30/2012 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

3/31/2012 @ House of Rock – Dayton, OH

4/01/2012 @ Blondies – Detroit, MI

4/03/2012 @ Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

4/04/2012 @ The Katacombs – Montreal, QC

4/06/2012 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/07/2012 @ Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.facebook.com/onslaughtuk

http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtu

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE ONSLAUGHT.

Stone.

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TOTENMOND – Digital Only ‘Best Of’ TOTENMOND Out Soon!

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The 16-track Best of TOTENMOND will be entitled “Keine Sonne Mehr” and is scheduled to be released on May 11, 2012!

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will feature songs from TOTEMNOND’s albums “Lichtbringer”, “Fleischwald”, “Reich In Rost”, “Auf Dem Mond Ein Feuer”, “Unter Knochen”, “TonbergUrtod”, “Thronräuber” and their “Väterchen Frost” EP.

We’ll reveal the track listing soon.

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other
digital music stores only!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info, click on the link below:

http://www.massacre-records.com

Long Live Totenmond.

Stone.

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BEAK ‘EYRIE’ – An Extreme, Modern and Uncompromising Post-Metal Album Debut

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, post metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BEAK – Releasing on April 3rd, 2012, via Someoddpilot, is the debut album Eyrie from Chicago’s Post-Metal band – Beak. Beak isn’t a household name yet, just give them time. This band is quite adept at fusing together these five songs for an electric listening experience. This debut album flourishes with Extreme Metal both vocally and musically and tempers down with bridges that expresses signs of Beak’s progressiveness.

Angry Mother Of Bones and Hands Collide are the first two tracks and they pounced upon my cranium with reckless sonic precision. Beak plays solid, they play tight and extremely proficient. Throughout Eyrie, I am impressed by the fact this is a debut album after all. Founding members Chris Eichenseer (drums) and Jason Goldberg (bass, polivoks and vocals) do have seasoned experience from being members of the critically acclaimed Post-Rock band The Timeout Drawer.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Slusher bestows plenty of believable rage while he sings. Jamey Jasta would beam if he heard Jon belt out his vocals. (Maybe Jamey already has). Hell, Beak would be a substantial opening act for Hatebreed. When it comes to Metal bands pushing the envelope of Extreme, it can sometimes sound chaotic with no destination in sight. Beak appears to have a destination with Eyrie, one that beats the snot out of my ears and has me hankering for another beating. I’ll never learn my lesson I guess.

Yes, fiery duo guitars are prevalent on Eyrie and the sound never comes across muddled. The rhythm section is a tidal wave of dynamite beats. A top-notch production all around with Eyrie, this debut album leaves me looking forward to more of this brand of Metal from Beak.

Fans of Ana Kefr to fans of The Devil Wears Prada should all find something to like about Beak. Extreme, modern and unyielding in their total impact of sound, while incorporating melodic interludes within their songs, has turned out to be a regal approach for Beak, one that should have them becoming a universal name in due time around our beloved world of Metal.

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BEAK:

Chris Eichenseer – drums

Jason Goldberg – bass, polivoks & vocals

Jon Slusher – guitars & lead vocals

Andy Bosnak – guitars

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EYRIE – Track Listing:

Angry Mother of Bones

Hands Collide

Men at Arms

Billions of Eyes

The Weight & Time

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* For more info on BEAK, click on the link below:

http://www.beakmusic.com

www.facebook.com/pages/Beak/183159646995

LONG LIVE BEAK.

Stone.

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LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY – UPDATE: NEW VIDEO AND BONUS DVD!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

RHAPSODY have just finished recording a video in Stockholm, Sweden, for one of the singles of their upcoming album “Ascending To Infinity”. The song is called “Dark Fate Of Atlantis” and the director is OWE LINGVALL, talented artist of the company DREAM DAY MEDIA (http://www.dreamdaymedia.com). also known to have created visual masterpieces for bands like THE RASMUS and KAMELOT (“The Great Pandemonium”).

The band states: “We are impressed by the visionary style of Owe’s works. For a band willing to sound and look cinematic like RHAPSODY there was no better choice possible. The video will be spread for free around the world in the beginning of April. Our friend Owe will also be responsible for a bonus DVD including the video, the “making of” documentary related with it, and exclusive interviews with all the RHAPSODY band members. NUCLEAR BLAST will release this extra DVD with a playtime of more than one hour in the LIMITED EDITION of the new upcoming album “ASCENDING TO INFINITY”, to be released worldwide on June 29. An additional gift to all our fans around the world!”

Ascending To Infinity – will be released worldwide on June 29th, 2012, by Nuclear Blast.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on RHAPSODY, click on the link below:

www.ltrhapsody.com

LONG LIVE LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – THE ELECTRIC AGE TOUR 2012: With Support From God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

OVERKILL – Thrash Metal Pioneers. Thrash Metal Legends. Undeniable Metal Influence. OVERKILL. Spanning through 4 decades with unparalleled touring and 16 studio albums, OVERKILL is the Metal epitome of warrior-like consistency and quality. Heading out on the road once again, in support of The Electric Age, releasing on March 26, 2012, via eOne Music, The Electric Age Tour 2012 will fill the months of April and May.

With direct support from God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara, this looks to be one multi-potent tour of kick-ass Metal. Check the tour dates below and see if The Electric Age Tour 2012 is raging through your area!

APRIL 2012:

20 – Trocadero Theater – Philadelphia, PA

21 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA

22 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY

23 – Screamin’ Willie’s – Columbus, OH

24 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

25 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, Ill

26 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO

27 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

28 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

30 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA

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MAY 2012:

01 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

02 – The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center – San Francisco, CA

03 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA

05 – Emo’s East – Austin, TX

06 – Trees – Dallas, TX

08 – Orpheum – Tampa, FL

09 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

10 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

11 – Jaxx Nightclub – Springfield, VA

12 – Best Buy Theater – NYC, NY (Special Guest: D.R.I.)

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(Source: The Official Overkill Website)

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

OVERKILL

eOne Metal

LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

Stone.

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KRAMPUS – Joins Heidenfest 2012

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again:

Headlining will be mighty genre legends WINTERSUN from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: “Wintersun” came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour.

“We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I´ve been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say “albums”, wink wink!)“ Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!

Fellow Finns KORPIKLAANI have an equally impressive fan base to boast and with albums such as “Ukon Wacka” (2011) they deliver the goods in a party-friendly “Pelimanni metal” way! Rising German force VARG on the other hand call their troops to war with some powerful pagan metal tunes while Norwegians TROLLFEST up the ante with a healthy dose of black humour – and supreme folky heaviness! TROLLFEST will be releasing their brand new album “Brumlebassen” on August 24 and VARG will unleash their new beast on October 19, right in time for the HEIDENFEST tour!

Opening act on this tour will be Italian modern folk metal outfit KRAMPUS, who won the Rock The Nation award 2011. KRAMPUS offer an eclectic array of folk sounds with the usage of bagpipes, flutes, whistles, violins, and the Irish Bouzouki partnered with the modern metal sounds of heavy guitars, aggressive vocals, and melodic keyboards.

In addition to creating a new breed of sound, KRAMPUS´ focus on their lyrical content while addressing themes such as issues with humanity and nature, and environmental awareness. They´ll be appearing on this years edition of METALCAMP festival in August and the same month they´ll be releasing their long-awaited debut album. Fear the Krampus!

This package already looks flawless – but there are some very special guests yet to be announced! So keep your eyes peeled and check www.heidenfest.eu regularly where you can also order your tickets!

HEIDENFEST 2012 – the ultimate party-program with several highlights, new albums, new music which will spice up your misty Autumn and mood! Cheers!

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HEIDENFEST – 2012:

Presented by Metal Hammer, Legacy, Noizeletter, Musix, X-tra-X, Metalnews.de, BLAST!

WINTERSUN
KORPIKLAANI
VARG
TROLLFEST
KRAMPUS

+ SPECIAL GUESTS at extended shows*

19.10.2012 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended Show*
20.10.2012 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended Show*
21.10.2012 NL – Tilburg, 013 *Extended Show*
22.10.2012 CH – Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 IT – Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 AT – Wien, Gasometer
26.10.2012 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 CZ – Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 PL – Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 DE – Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 DE – Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall *Extended Show*
03.11.2012 DE – Gießen, Hessenhallen *Extended Show*
04.11.2012 BE – Antwerp, Trix

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

* For more info & tickets, click on the links below:

www.heidenfest.eu

www.hardticket.eu

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

Stone.

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MNEMIC – Announce Album Title and Reveal Cover Artwork

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, modern metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 17, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Danish Modern Metallers MNEMIC have recently finished their recording marathon in the Antfarm studios in Aabyhøj, Denmark and can now share some red-hot news on their upcoming 5th studio record with you! Guitarist Mircea issues the following statement:

“We can say that the new record is done, completed and our mission is finally accomplished. Since the disruption and chaos within the band last year, and the acquirement of new members, I never thought we would make it this far. Today everything converged and we ascended from the depths of turmoil, catharsis and hard work everyone has put into this new record, which is entitled “Mnemesis”. Yes, again we chose something no one can pronounce, just like our band mname.

For the ones that are curious about our new opus, I can say it’s more melodic than what we’ve done in the past, but at the same time more energetic and not so technical. We tried to incorporate the traditional Mnemic-esque sound and universe into the compositions, as good as we could. At the same time, we tried to move forward, like everything else in life. All in all it’s more of an atmospheric and melodic record, at least for me. In any case, hope you will enjoy it just as much as I do, and if not, no biggie, we are grateful that you at least took the time to read these lines.
See you somewhere out there, we’re coming for you cunts – and that’s a promise!”

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 Check out the amazing “Mnemesis” cover artwork by Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, PARADISE LOST, ULVER – http://www.metastazis.com ) and don’t forget to watch the five parts of the studio blog on YouTube if you haven’t done it yet:

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wxViSZnEYI
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonRxdKAZww
Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9FHBlNhro
Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-JEyOTW-v4
Part V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq6d8V9nbus

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

http://www.mnemic.com

http://www.facebook.com/mnemic

http://www.nuclearblast.de

LONG LIVE MNEMIC.

Stone.

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KILL DEVIL HILL – Debut S/T Album Release Details

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KILL DEVIL HILL – The supergroup of KILL DEVIL HILL will be seeing their debut/self-titled album released in North America on May 22nd, via SPV/Steamhammer. (Release dates will vary by country). KILL DEVIL HILL was produced by  Warren Riker. Warren’s notable past includes working with Down, Corrosion Of Conformity, Sublime and Cathedral.

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KILL DEVIL HILL:

Vinny Appice – drums (Black Sabbath, DIO, Heaven & Hell)

Rex Brown – bass (Pantera, Down)

Mark Zavon – guitar (Ratt)

Dewey Bragg – vocals (Pissing Razors)

CD Track Listing:

War Machine

Hangman

Voodoo Doll

Gates Of Hell

Rise From The Shadows

We’re All Gonna Die

Time & Time Again

Old Man

Mysterious Ways

Up In Flames

Revenge

* Double Gatefold LP Bonus Track: Drawbridge

* iTunes Digital Download Bonus Track: Strange

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* For more info on KILL DEVIL HILL, click on the link below:

KILL DEVIL HILL – Official Site

LONG LIVE KILL DEVIL HILL.

Stone.

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MASS – To Perform With STRYPER, Memorial Day Weekend! And More Fantastic MASS News!

Posted in christian heavy metal, christian rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

You Wanted It New England! You Got It! 

Kick Off  Your Memorial Day Weekend Right With..

MASS

&

STRYPER

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When And Where:

Saturday ~ May 26, 2012

“Special Outdoor Event”

The Rock Junction

731 Centre of New England Blvd.

West Greenwich,RI.

Click Here To Purchase Tickets: THE ROCK JUNCTION

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Then…

Showcase Live Presents!

“Narcissus Heavy Metal Reunion Event”

Join MASS and Many Other Great Artists For This Rockin’ Night!

When And Where:

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

23 Patriot Place, Foxboro, Massachusetts

Tickets On Sale Now! 

Ticket Info: SHOWCASE LIVE

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LATEST NEWS:

MASS is currently working hard on their 10th studio release and follow-up to 2010’s successful “Sea Of Black”

More Info To Come!

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Louis St. August Says:

Thank you to all the fans who voted and to LimeLight Magazine!

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MASS MERCH!

Only a limited amount left  of the custom wood-crafted MASS Puzzle!

 

Each Puzzle is hand-crafted with no two cuts the same! Each 5×7 puzzle comes either autographed or un-autographed.

* Order At: MASS – MASS ROCKS.COM

Or At: Puzzle Me – Puzzles

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* For more info on MASS & STRYPER, click on the links below:

MASS – MASS ROCKS.COM

Stryper – Official Website

LONG LIVE MASS & STRYPER.

Stone.

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