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TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC Welcomes Italy’s DESPITE EXILE

Posted in deathcore, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 14, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Left to right: Sasha (drums), Sanchez (guitar), Jei (vocals), Gio (bass) and Erik (guitar)

TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC is very proud to announce their latest up-and-coming act DESPITE EXILE to the family under their PR/artist development umbrella. These Italian crushers bring forth a fresh sound of Progressive Metal, combining the likes of Veil Of Maya, August Burns Red, and Fell Silent. The band quickly built the hype up in their hometown of Udine, Italy, which then proceeded to spread fast, alerting listeners the infectious sound that is DESPITE EXILE.

DESPITE EXILE – Scarlet Reverie (stream):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkbEyduHBk&list=PL353781033645E99C&feature=plpp

* For more info on DESPITE EXILE, click on the links below:

www.youtube.com/DespiteExileOFFICIAL

www.facebook.com/DespiteExile

www.twitter.com/DespiteExile

www.reverbnation.com/DespiteExile

LONG LIVE DESPITE EXILE.

Stone.

BRAND NEW SIN – Announce CD Listening Party For: United State

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Brand New Sin are hosting a listening party for their upcoming new album United State. Set for Friday, October 14th at 7:00 PM, the party will take place at SubCat Music Studios in Syracuse, NY. Those interested in attending should register at BrandNewSinInfo@gmail.com. Come out for food, booze and Brand New Sin! United State will be out on October 25th via Goomba Music.

Brand New Sin has risen to new levels with their latest recording and is ready to unleash the disenfranchised roar of United State; out 10/25/11 on Goomba Music.

The enduring trio of Kris Wiechmann (Vocals/Guitar), Chuck Kahl (Bass), and Kevin Dean (Drums) are joined by the new blood of Tommy Matkowski on lead guitar. Tommy’s playing is truly the finishing piece to this already powerful puzzle, lending a fresh and deeply rooted hard rock style to the Brand New Sin sound. This line-up spent much of 2010 on the road together defining the terms of United State, including opening shows for Slash & Myles Kennedy.

United State expands on their 2009 independent release, Distilled, delivering some of the most accomplished and self-defining tracks of the band’s career. It’s clear that the lyrics of these autobiographical songs resonate in the state of mind of so many today. United State is a time capsule of the struggle to survive and overcome in our current society. Many of the songs are about self-reflection. Wiechmann taps into the psyche of the masses: the moments that define each of us. “Infamous” and “Elbow Grease” animate the thoughts of a listener pondering their own past. The rage of songs like “Goddess Of War” and “Bed Of Nails” call out those that try to take advantage of the plight of others, while the anthemic “All My Wheels” tells a story of the struggle to live life never looking back, never regretting, uncompromised.

United State sees a determined and confident Brand New Sin voicing the rage of the world, through fiercely developed statements in lyrics, riffs, and powerfully crafted guitar solos, backed by a driving rhythm section that continues to define strength.

Blue collar, beer drinking, Rock N’ F’n Roll!

United State is currently available for pre-order at: GOOMBA MUSIC.bigcartel

UNITED STATE – Track Listing:

The Lord Came Down

Know Yourself

All My Wheels

Rotten As Hell

Elbow Grease

Infamous

Groups Of 5

Your Song And Dance

Goddess of War

The Cup and The Lip

Bed of Nails

Travel Well

What Do You Do For Money Honey

CD Only Bonus Tracks:

Glory Days

Sad Wings (Acoustic 2011)

The Wizard

(Source: Clawhammer PR)

LONG LIVE BRAND NEW SIN.

Stone.

WOLFPAKK – S/T Debut Album Of Epic, Melodic, Hard & Heavy Songs In Stores Now! Some Positive Metal Thoughts…

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

The self-titled debut from WOLFPAKK is out now in North America. The brainchild of musicians Michael Voss (ex-Casanova, Mad Max) and Mark Sweeney (ex-Crystal Ball), the goal of WOLFPAKK was not only to feature their respective characteristics and strengths, but also to be joined by guest musicians on the album from all over the Hard Rock and Traditional Metal scenes. Within a very short time over thirty musicians from all over the world had contacted the ambitious Sweeney and Voss to take part in the project, and an album was constructed.

Simply dubbed Wolfpakk, all ten songs were written by Voss and Sweeney, who also shared in the vocal duties, in addition to handling all production and mixing. Joining Michael Voss and Mark Sweeney on this release was an international cast including Paul Di’Anno (ex-Iron Maiden), Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath), Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman), Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest), Paul Shortino (ex-Quiet Riot), Tony Franklin (ex-Blue Murder, Robert Plant), Mat Sinner (Primal Fear), Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Igor Gianola (U.D.O.) and Marco Wriedt (Axxis). View full list of guest musicians at this location.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* WOLFPAKK was released in North America on October 11th, 2011, on AFM Records.

Stone Says: Really, what can I say in regards to this astounding “all-star cast” of guest musicians that contributed to WOLFPAKK? Amazing. A hundred Metal bravos to Michael Voss and Mark Sweeney! This album soars in its epic appeal, quality melodic songs, Power Metal feel and Hard Rock meets Traditional Heavy Metal sound. My best Metal advice is to buy this album, play it LOUD and enjoy a collaboration of incredibly talented musicians that make WOLFPAKK glisten with Hard Rockin’ and Metal thunderin’ pride.

WOLFPAKK has taken me by surprise and I like Heavy Music surprises that are this grand. Amazing again. I only hope and pray, that this is not the one and only album that I get all stirred up from by WOLFPAKK… please sirs, may Stone have more? Metal be thy name.

WOLFPAKK – Track Listing:

01. Sirens

02. Dark Horizons

03. Lost

04. Slam Down The Hammer

05. The Crow

06. Wolfpup

07. Let Me Die

08. Reptile’s Kiss

09. Ride The Bullet

10. Wolfony

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

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wolfpakk/111305725627387

AFM Records

LONG LIVE WOLFPAKK.

Stone.

BRAINSTORM “On The Spur Of The Moment” – Sophomore Album On AFM Records Releasing In North America On November 8th, 2011

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, power metal bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Following the band’s first album under the AFM banner with 2009’s lauded Memorial Roots, German Power Metal kings BRAINSTORM will set loose their sophomore full-length for the label with the North American release of On The Spur Of The Moment on November 8th. An AFM label priority, the newest product of this fine German export — the band’s ninth full-length release to date — On The Spur Of The Moment is an incredible Power Metal album, that more than ever emphasizes the exceptional status of BRAINSTORM within the diehard Power Metal communities of the world.

Showcasing the band’s musicianship on all levels, the record takes their majestic Power Metal energy to greater heights with an incredibly layered ten anthems, recorded by Axel Heckert in Ludwigsburg, Germany’s Studio 22. BRAINSTORM‘s tight-knit lineup of vocalist Andy B. Franck, guitarists Torsten Ihlenfeld and Milan Loncaric, bassist Antonio Ieva and drummer Dieter Bernert remains solid.

Stone Says: God as my Metal witness, BRAINSTORM has released an optimal dosage of potent Power Metal with On The Spur Of The Moment. I’ve given this new album a couple of listens already and I’m convinced BRAINSTORM shall be a Power Metal force to reckon with for a very, very long time. Buy On The Spur Of The Moment and don’t be left in the dark. Missing out on a premier Power Metal band such as BRAINSTORM is not an option you want to take. Metal be thy name.

On The Spur Of The Moment – Track Listing:

01. Below The Line

02. In The Blink Of An Eye

03. Temple Of Stone

04. In These Walls

05. Still Insane

06. Dark Life

07. No Saint – No Sinner

08. Where Your Actions Lead You To Live

09. A Life On Hold

10. My Own Hell

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.brainstorm-web.net

AFM Records

LONG LIVE BRAINSTORM.

Stone.

“KISS INC: The Band And The Brand” – CNN Profile On KISS Airs October 23rd, 2011!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

As reported on KISSONLINE.com, October 12, 2011:

“KISS Inc.: The band and the brand,” an in-depth special that premieres on October 23rd at 8:00pm on CNN. Poppy Harlow goes inside the world of KISS for an exclusive look at the most branded band.

* For more cool info, click here: KISS

LONG LIVE KISS.

Stone.

SINNER – One Bullet Left: Releases In North America On November 8th, 2011 On AFM Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Hard Rock kings SINNER, who have been engaging the scene with their blistering tunes since the mid-’80s, are back with a brand new album (AFM Records) and are preparing to unleash One Bullet Left onto North American fans this November 8th. The usual cycle of long gap between SINNER albums is over, as One Bullet Left sees release only three years after their persuasive Crash & Burn album. Coming back hard on this album with a renewed lineup, of course you can expect the SINNER-typical guitar harmonies and a high-quality base of Traditional Heavy Metal and honest, handmade Rock, celebrated in a fresh and gutsy way.

Band leader, bassist/vocalist Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle, etc.) has rounded-out the new SINNER lineup with drummer Andre Hilgers (Rage), returning guitarist Alex Beyrodt (Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle, etc.), and two additional guitarists Christof Leim (The New Black) and Alex Scholpp (Tarja, Farmer Boys)… yes, three guitarists this time. Recorded and produced in several studios in Europe by Mat Sinner, mixed and mastered then by Achim Köhler, some might say SINNER are at their very best on One Bullet Left.

One Bullet Left Track Listing:

01. The One You Left Behind

02. Back On Trail

03. Give & Take

04. One Bullet Left

05. 10 2 Death

06. Haunted

07. Atomic Playboys

08. Suicide Mission

09. Wake Me When I´m Sober

10. Mind Over Matter

11. Mend To Be Broken

12. Rolling Away

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.matsinner.com

AFM Records

LONG LIVE SINNER.

Stone.

KORN The Path Of Totality – New Experimental Studio Album Releases on December 6th, 2011

Posted in experimental rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, nu metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

As reported on the official website of KORN, September 28th, 2011:

Korn announced today that they will release their tenth studio album, The Path of Totality on December 6. But this is unlike any Korn record. It’s even unlike any record released before.

The Path of Totality is an experimental album which finds Korn shifting gears and exploring new territory. That should hardly come as a shock to the band’s diehard fans, as Korn exploded onto the scene in the’90s and established themselves as hard rock game changers from that point on.

For The Path of Totality, the band collaborated with some of the leading dubstep and electronic producers in the world, including Skrillex, Excision, Datsik, Noisia, Kill the Noise, and 12th Planet. The result is something completely new, yet utterly and definitively Korn. Leave it to a band like Korn to continue to reinvent itself two decades deep into its career.

“The title The Path of Totality refers to the fact that in order to see the sun in a full solar eclipse, you must be in the exact right place in the exact right time,” Korn frontman Jonathan Davis explained. “That’s how this album came together. I think all the producers feel the same way. I’m not sure it could ever happen again.”

The band’s recent (and much lauded) collaboration with dubstep’s hottest producer, Skrillex, titled “Get Up!,” was the surprise rock hit of the summer, the buzz of which started in Coachella’s dance tent in April 2011, when Jonathan and Munky joined Skrillex on stage for a show stealing unannounced performance of the song.

That performance generated the start of a deafening buzz. The track has sold over 150,000 downloads, while the lyric video has generated nearly two million views and counting. The song was a top 10 rock radio hit.

For more on this article, click here: KORN – Official Website

The first leg of KORN’s “Path of Totality (P.O.T.)” tour will play key ballrooms and feature dubstep DJ’s Datsik and Downlink, as well as young upstart Dutch Dub-rockers Dope D.O.D.

LONG LIVE KORN.

Stone.

This Halloween, Wild Eye invites you to bang your head against the movie screen with a rare, 35mm screening of 1986’s Heavy Metal classic Trick Or Treat – Plus a slash n’ grind trailer show!

Posted in halloween, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, horror movies, metal music, metal odyssey, movies, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Prepare to get caught in a 35mm mosh pit as Wild Eye Releasing presents The Heavy Metal Horror Show! Appearing at Brooklyn’s own Nitehawk Cinema for two nights only: Friday, October 21st and Saturday, October 22nd, starting at Midnight.

Headlining the bill is the 1986 head banging Horror Classic, Trick Or Treat, directed by Charles Martin Smith. Experience the mysterious death and backwards record-induced return of Rock n’ Roll superstar Sammi Curr (Tony Fields) as he haunts his biggest fan Skippy, er, we mean Eddie (Mark Price).  Watch as Curr shreds till everyone on-screen is literally dead, with special guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons.

And as if that isn’t enough to satiate your sick minds, make sure to show up early to catch opening act The Ghost Of The New York Grindhouse Trailer Show performing a full hour of spine tingling horror and exploitation trailers from the ’60s and ’70s that will raise your hair, but without that can of Aquanet.

So cancel your Dungeons & Dragons game and raise your devil-horns as we bring heavy metal to the silver screen in its purest form, with the entire evening’s events being screened from original 35mm prints and the volume turned up to 11.

Avoid price-gouging scalpers and get your tickets now! Advance tickets are available at the Nitehawk Cinema box office and at http://www.NitehawkCinema.com.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info, click on the links below:

http://www.wildeyereleasing.com

http://www.nitehawkcinema.com

LONG LIVE OLD SCHOOL HEAVY METAL HORROR MOVIES.

Stone.

DARK FOREST: Anticipated Sophomore Full-Length From NWOBHM Influenced Band – Due In November 2011

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, traditional heavy metal with tags , , , , , , , on October 11, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

On Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, Cruz del Sur Music will release Dawn Of Infinity, the sophomore full-length offering from recent label signing, UK traditional Metallers DARK FOREST, onto North American soil. Featuring ten triumphant NWOBHM-styled compositions, Dawn Of Infinity soars with over 50 minutes of glorious, unfiltered, heartfelt Traditional Heavy Metal fans of DARK FOREST throughout the underground have embraced since the band’s formation in 2002.

Two tracks from Dawn Of Infinity are now available for streaming via the label’s official Facebook page. Check out the tracks “Light Years On” and “Under The Greenwood Tree” at this location.

Cruz del Sur Music signed DARK FOREST in June of this year as the band entered the studio to record Dawn Of Infinity, after watching the young Birmingham, England-based outfit evolve over the last few  years. Bearing a strong appreciation for the forefathers of the genre, and producing the full-blooded sound of a distinctly English brand of Heavy Metal, the new album fulfills the expectations placed on one of the most interesting bands in the UK’s contemporary Traditional Metal scene, infusing British folklore and Celtic inspiration into their craft.

Dawn Of Infinity Track Listing:

Hourglass

Light Years On

Green Knight

Seize The Day

The Tor

Through The Glass Darkly

The Stars My Destination

Under The Greenwood Tree

Black Delta

Deadly Premonition

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on DARK FOREST, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Forest-UK/155861227763625

http://www.myspace.com/darkforestrealm

http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

LONG LIVE DARK FOREST.

Stone.

BOLT THROWER – Latest 25th Anniversary News

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

2011 is the year of the 25th anniversary in the history of BOLT THROWER. It´s about time for an update from the band:

“Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don’t split up and you’ll reach one, whether it’s 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we’ve reached ’25 years of not splitting up’!

We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn’t give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we’ve been given since 1986, and that we’ve been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We’ve been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that’s the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.

So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years. We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we’ll get there in the end! Well, that’s all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back.”

Cheers,

Bolt Thrower

(Source: Bolt Thrower Official Website / Metal Blade Records News Update)

* For more info on BOLT THROWER, click on the link below:

BOLT THROWER – Official Website

LONG LIVE BOLT THROWER.

Stone.

NILE – Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings: 5 Songs Of Essential, Savage Metal

Posted in album reviews, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

NILE – Releasing on October 11th, 2011, on Goomba Music, is the five song hidden Metal treasure from NILE: Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings. Let’s put this (new) release from NILE into Metal perspective here, these are five Extreme/Death Metal songs recorded back in 1994 that obliterate a noteworthy percentage of the average and “good” albums that cross my Metal path in 2011. These “lost recordings” from NILE are without a doubt in my Metal mind, essential to pick up and listen to on a continued timetable. Metal be thy name.

This early demo from NILE is saturated with crunchy riffs from Karl Sanders and a Thrash colliding with Death Metal wall of sound. Haunting vibes run rampant throughout, while slivers of Doom Metal resonate from many guitar parts, with Surrounded By Fright being a fine example of this. No where is there a dull moment on these songs, they are raw and in your face with a real-feel that I cannot deny. The bass of Chief Spires and drumming of Pete Hammoura are stuff of underground Metal legend on these songs… enough thundering stump to create a sink hole beneath your tower speakers.

The vocals are fierce and hair-raising, just what any NILE fan would come to expect. The union of these mammoth vocals and Metal are an all-encompassing experience of just how incredible NILE did sound at their onset. The chant-like backing vocals on the title track are immediately haunting and it’s elements like this that made NILE stand out among their Death Metal peers of yesterday and even now. This title track is my favorite out of the five and I can’t get enough of it. Metal as my witness, I’m placing this Worship The Animal song on my personal list of greatest Metal songs ever. You bet it is, in all of its non-technical, stripped down and riff heavy glory.

NILE has certainly come a long way since these lost recordings were created, always raising their own bar on jaw-dropping technicality heard swirling within their legendary Death Metal style. Listening to these songs makes me realize that NILE and Karl Sanders were destined to persevere and exist with Death Metal authority in 2011. The Ancient Egyptian themes all started here, a lyrical trademark with NILE. These never before mass-released recordings are the building blocks of what has evolved over time, with this ever successful Death Metal juggernaut. The original NILE lineup has easily been anointed legendary, only these lost recordings power-stamp this Metal fact.

NILE – Original Lineup:

Karl Sanders – guitar & vocals

Chief Spires – bass & vocals

Pete Hammoura – drums

Worship The Animal / 1994 The Lost Recordings Track List:

La Chant Du Cygre

Worship The Animal

Nepenthe

Surrounded By Fright

Mecca

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

NILE – myspace

LONG LIVE NILE.

Stone.

DEATHSTARS – To Release Brand New Song “METAL” Via iTunes, Reveal Best Of Cover & Track Listing, Supporting RAMMSTEIN On Upcoming Tour!

Posted in gothic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 9, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Swedish Death Glam icons DEATHSTARS will release the brand new single METAL on October 14, 2011 via iTunes. METAL is one of two new songs which will be featured on the bands upcoming best of compilation The Greatest Hits On Earth which will be released physically and digitally on November 4, 2011 via Nuclear Blast! Both new songs showcase the future musical direction of the next DEATHSTARS release.

The tracklist reads as follows:

DEATHSTARS – The Greatest Hits On Earth

01. Death Is Wasted On The Dead (previously unreleased)
02. METAL (previously unreleased)
03. Death Dies Hard
04. Blitzkrieg
05. Motherzone
06. Synthetic Generation
07. Tongues
08. Blood Stains Blondes
09. Cyanide
10. New Dead Nation
11. The Mark Of The Gun
12. Chertograd
13. Semi-Automatic
14. Syndrome
15. Play God
16. Opium

DEATHSTARS are also confirmed as direct support to German industrial heavyweights RAMMSTEIN in November/December 2011:

06.11. SK – Bratislava – Zimmy Stadion Ondreja Nepelu
08.11. CRO Zagreb – Arena
10.11. H Budapest – Sportarena
12.11. CZ Prag – O2 Arena
14.11. PL Danzig – Ergo Arena
15.11. PL Danzig – Ergo Arena
17.11. D Leipzig – Arena
18.11. D Leipzig – Arena
20.11. D München – Olympiahalle
21.11. D Friedrichshafen – Rothaus Halle
23.11. A Wien – Stadthalle
25.11. D Berlin – O2 World
26.11. D Berlin – O2 World
28.11. D Hamburg – O2 World
29.11. D Bremen – Arena
01.12. F Straßburg – Zénith
02.12. LUX Luxemburg – Rockhal
04.12. D Düsseldorf – ISS Dome
05.12. D Düsseldorf – ISS Dome
06.12. D Düsseldorf – ISS Dome
08.12. D Frankfurt – Festhalle
09.12. D Frankfurt – Festhalle
10.12. D Stuttgart – Schleyer-Halle
12.12. CH Zürich – Hallenstadion
14.12. D Berlin – O2 World
15.12. D Berlin – O2 World

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

DEATHSTARS – facebook

LONG LIVE DEATHSTARS.

LONG LIVE RAMMSTEIN.

Stone.

BIOHAZARD – To Co-Headline PERSISTENCE TOUR 2012! New Album & Original Line-Up News!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Legendary NYHC veterans BIOHAZARD just confirmed their participation on 2012’s edition of the renowned Persistence Tour.

BIOHAZARD will co-headline the run together with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. Besides their numerous hits, the bands set will also feature songs from their highly anticipated new album “Reborn In Defiance”. To check out a track from the album, go tohttp://www.facebook.com/biohazarddfl and let “Vengeance Is Mine” take your ears and souls by storm!

The Persistence Tour will take place from January 20 – 30 throughout most parts of Europe. “Reborn In Defiance”, the band’s first album with its original line-up in 18(!) years will be released the same day the Persistence Tour starts: January 20, 2012!

PERSISTENCE TOUR 2012:

20.01 Deinze – Brielpoort (BE)
21.01 Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle (GER)
22.01 Hamburg – Docks (GER)
23.01 Berlin – Astra (GER)
24.01 Munchen – Werk (GER)
25.01 Wien – Gasometer (AUT)
26.01 Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn (GER)
27.01 Saarbrucken – Garage (GER)
28.01 Dresden – Eventwerk (GER)
29.01 Tilburg – O13 (NL)
30.01 Paris – Bataclan (F)

BIOHAZARD has sold over five million albums worldwide since their formation in the late eighties in Brooklyn, New York. They achieved international success with their albums “Urban Discipline” on Roadrunner Records in 1992 and 1994’s “State of the World Address” on Warner Brothers. Over the years, BIOHAZARD has collaborated with ONYX, CYPRESS HILL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, PANTERA, and TYPE O NEGATIVE, among others. The band has continued to tour nationally and internationally, sharing stages with HOUSE OF PAIN, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLAYER, DANZIG, FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA, and AGNOSTIC FRONT.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

LONG LIVE BIOHAZARD.

LONG LIVE SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.

Stone.

JUDAS PRIEST – THE CHOSEN FEW: Greatest Hits Picked By Heavy Music Legends Releasing October 11, 2011

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

JUDAS PRIESTThe Chosen Few is a 17 song compilation album spanning the discography of the legendary Judas Priest and is releasing on October 11, 2011, via Sony/Legacy. In Metal essence, this is a “greatest hits” album which does salute Judas Priest and their unparalleled Metal career. Yes, Judas Priest does have many compilations/greatest hits albums out there, I agree. The story behind The Chosen Few is that all 17 songs have been “chosen” by an impressive group of legendary musicians of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.

Oops. Here goes Stone straying off topic a bit here, with the “legendary” musicians who chose songs for The Chosen Few. I had to go and call these musicians “legendary”, now didn’t I? Chris Jericho chose a song and he is cool, still, he has a ways more to go before I call him a legendary musician. Do I consider Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God legendary? I’ve got an answer for you: yes. Yes again.

In my Metal opinion, this is a grand collection of Judas Priest songs, a collection that will prove to be essential for those fans who do not own every Judas Priest album. I will take a pass on buying The Chosen Few for the time being, with money being tight I would much rather pick up new studio albums or vintage releases that I already don’t own. Buying The Chosen Few when I already own the songs just isn’t practical for me. Regardless of my passing over on The Chosen Few, I would recommend new fans of Judas Priest and those fans who don’t own all of the songs to buy it, it looks like a winner to me.

Two Judas Priest classics, that I would have chosen for The Chosen Few are: Hot Rockin’ (Point Of Entry – 1981) and Some Heads Are Gonna Roll (Defenders Of The Faith – 1984). What Judas Priest song(s) would you have chosen for this album? I believe there are 16 studio albums that Judas Priest has their legendary name on, so choosing a favorite song or two is both easy and difficult at the same time for me. I would have to say my favorite Judas Priest album is Stained Class from 1978. Okay, which is my favorite Judas Priest song ever? ACCEPT “chose” my favorite Judas Priest song for The Chosen Few: Exciter. This solid as steel Metal song is from Stained Class too.

Judas Priest is a Metal band that steamrolled the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal into my brain, so many years ago. I honestly couldn’t vision a world of Heavy Metal without their presence and influence. Once Judas Priest are a retired band, I will miss the living Metal daylights out of them. Metal be thy name.

Check out the track listing below for The Chosen Few. The musicians who chose each respective song are listed as well.

Diamonds And Rust (1977) – chosen by Joe Elliot (Def Leppard)

Dissident Aggressor (1977) – chosen by Steve Vai

Exciter (1978)- chosen by Accept

Beyond The Realms Of Death (1978) – chosen by Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

Delivering The Goods (1979) – chosen by Kerry King (Slayer)

The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown) (1979) – chosen by Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) & David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

The Ripper (1979) – chosen by Ozzy Osbourne

Victim Of Changes (1979) – chosen by James Hetfield (Metallica)

Breaking The Law (1980) – chosen by Lemmy (Motorhead)

Rapid Fire (1980) – chosen by Vinnie Paul (Pantera & Hell Yeah)

Grinder (1980) – chosen by Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

Living After Midnight (1980) – chosen by Alice Cooper & Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

Screaming For Vengeance (1982) – chosen by Slash (Guns n Roses)

You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (1982) – chosen by Klaus Meine (Scorpions) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot)

The Sentinel (1984) – chosen by Chris Jericho

Turbo Lover (1986) – chosen by Jonathan Davis (Korn)

Painkiller (1990) – chosen by Joe Satriani

* For more info on JUDAS PRIEST, click on the link below:

JUDAS PRIEST

LONG LIVE JUDAS PRIEST.

Stone.

ICED EARTH – Dystopia Releases On October 18th, 2011: Track Listing, Black Sabbath Cover Song & Details

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 6, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ICED EARTH – Guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer is an American Heavy Metal icon and his band ICED EARTH is legendary. Jon Schaffer has nurtured ICED EARTH to international Metal prominence, with an undying dedication to keeping the Metal of his band real and epic on each studio release. On October 18th, 2011, the tenth studio album shall be added to the revered discography of ICED EARTH, which is titled: Dystopia.

Stu Block (Into Eternity) succeeds the retired Matt Barlow on lead vocals. His vocal prowess lends a powerful and easily embraced identity to Dystopia and ICED EARTH, as another incredible chapter of Heavy Metal begins for this band. A cover song of note on Dystopia, available on iTunes on October 18th, is The Mob Rules, from the 1981 Black Sabbath classic of classicsMob Rules. (You can pre-order Dystopia on iTunes now).

Dystopia will be released on Century Media Records.

ICED EARTH:

Jon Schaffer – Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Vocals

Troy Seele – Lead Guitar

Brent Smedley – Drums

Freddie Vidales – Bass Guitar, Vocals

Stu Block – Lead Vocals

Dystopia – Track Listing (iTunes):

Dystopia

Anthem

Boiling Point

Anguish of Youth

V

Dark City

Equilibrium

Days of Rage

End of Innocence

Tragedy and Triumph

Mob Rules (Black Sabbath Cover)

The limited import digipak CD comes with a slipsleeve, a bonus track not found on the U.S. versions and a printed patch. Track listing is below:

Dystopia

Anthem

Boiling Point

Anguish of Youth

V

Dark City

Equilibrium

Days of Rage

End of Innocence

Soylent Green

Iron Will

Tragedy and Triumph

Anthem (String Mix)

The limited box set version (above) includes the digipak CD with 3 bonus tracks, a belt buckle, lighter, wristband, printed patch, beer coaster and 3 button set.

* For more info on ICED EARTH, click on the link below:

ICED EARTH – Official Website

Century Media Records/CM Distro


LONG LIVE ICED EARTH.

Stone.

MISFITS – “The Devil’s Rain” Hits #1 on Amazon Hardcore & Punk Charts!

Posted in hardcore music, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, horror punk, metal odyssey, Music, Punk rock, punk rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 5, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

FIENDS! THERE IS NO SHELTER FROM THIS STORM. 
OUR VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD BY THE MASSES.

“THE DEVIL’S RAIN” IS THE # 1 SELLING PUNK ALBUM ON AMAZON.

Stone Says: That’s right, as of Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, the MISFITS are back on top! Congratulations MISFITS! Metal be thy name.

(Source: Official Misfits Records Newsletter, October 5th, 2011 and Amazon.com)

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

MISFITS – Official Website

MISFITS – facebook

LONG LIVE THE MISFITS. 

LONG LIVE HORROR PUNK.

Stone.

BENEDICTUM & DESDEMON Spread their wings for select 2011 U.S. Dates!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 4, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Benedictum & DesDemon team up for Path of the Valkyries tour to promote their recent studio releases.

Benedictum reign from Arizona, fronted by the diabolical mistress “V” Veronica Freeman. The band is known more in European markets and will finally showcase their talent in the U.S. with their current release “Dominion” via Frontiers Records.  Previous releases include “Seasons of Tragedy” and “Uncreation”.

DesDemon hail from New York, fronted by new vixen Chelsea Knaack. Finally released their debut “Through the Gates” via Radtone Music Japan and will soon be available in all retail and on-line markets.   DesDemon have been described as a new force in female fronted Symphonic Metal!!!!

See Benedictum and DesDemon on their Path of the Valkyries in the following cities.

November 10th – The Haven – Orlando/Altamonte Springs , FL

November 11th – The Pathfinder Metalfest 3 – Marietta, GA

November 12th – Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

November 17th – Metal Thursday @ Ralf’s Diner – Worcester, MA (with Joe Stump)

November 18th – Dublin Pub – New Hyde Park, NY (with HolyHell)

November 19th – Flight of the Valkyries Festival – Sonar – Baltimore, Maryland

BENEDICTUM – DOMINION (Frontiers Records)

Benedictum was recently selected as the pick of the week on VH1 Classics “That Metal Show. “Dominion” is an exciting musical episode building upon their great foundation by adding  Grammy Award winning producer Ryan Greene (Megadeth, F5, NOFX) and are firing on all cylinders. From the onslaught of the opening track Dominion to the epic Epsilon and the heartfelt acoustic track Sanctuary, this album has it all.  Adding to the already explosive sound of “Dominion” are guest appearances by Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio, Foreigner), Craig Goldy (Rough Cutt, Dio, Giuffria) and Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quite Riot, Whitesnake).

DesDemon “Through the Gates” transcends you through dark majestic symphonic metal passages with supreme musicianship.  “Through the Gates” has an impressive list of guests musicians from Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest, ex- Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Beyond Fear, Charred Walls of the Damned, Hell Yeah!), Amanda Somerville (Trillium, Avantasia, Somerville / Kiske, HDK, Epica), Sander Gommans (Trillium, After Forever, HDK) & Joe Stump (Holyhell, world-renowned guitar virtuoso).

DesDemon and Benedictum individually have shared the stage with the likes of many international artists like Doro, Primal Fear, Tyr, Korpiklaani, Rotting Christ, Epicurean, Mantic Ritual, Paul DiAnno, Icarus Witch, and have graced the stage of several festivals throughout Europe.

(Source: Frontiers Records)

* For more info, click on the links below:

BENEDICTUM – Official Website

BENEDICTUM – facebook

FRONTIERS RECORDS

DESDEMON – facebook

LONG LIVE BENEDICTUM.

LONG LIVE DESDEMON.

Stone.

LIZZY BORDEN – Announces “Death Takes A Holiday Tour” 2011

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

After blazing through the U.S. and Canada on the “Summer of Blood Tour”, LIZZY BORDEN have announced the “Death Takes a Holiday Tour” 2011.

LIZZY BORDEN will kick off the European part of the tour in the Netherlands (Eindhoven) on November 23rd, then on to Germany for the Christmas Metal Festival with Hammerfall, Lordi and Saxon in Lichtenfels, Germany on Nov 25th. A much anticipated performance at this year’s Hard Rock Hell festival in the UK will follow on December 2nd with Ace Frehley , Magnum and the Quireboys .

LIZZY BORDEN’s “Death takes a holiday tour” also includes headlining shows throughout Europe (all tour dates below).

Full tour dates are as follows:

November

19 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Hell And Heaven Festival (with Megadeth)

23 – Eindhoven, Holland – The Rambler

25 – Lichtenfels, Germany – Christmas Metal Festival (with Saxon, Lordi)

26 – Uster, Switzerland – Rock City

27 – Munich, Germany – Garage De Luxe

28 – Vienna, Austria – Escape

30 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Channel Zero

December:

1 – London, England – Camden Underworld

2 – Prestatyn, North Wales – Hard Rock Hell Festival (w/Ace Frehley, the Quireboys)

3 – York, UK – The Duchess

5 – Helsinki, Finland – DOM

9 – Sala, Sweden – Rockland

10 -Trollhattan, Sweden – Backstage

11 – Copenhagen, Danmark – The Rock

LIZZY BORDEN will be performing all of the classic songs like “Me against the World” “American Metal”, “Master of Disguise” as well as songs from the latest LIZZY BORDEN full length album “Appointment with Death”, along with some new surprises in the show just for this holiday tour.

(Source: Metal Blade Records News Update)

* For more info on LIZZY BORDEN, click on the links below:

LIZZY BORDEN – Official Website

LIZZY BORDEN – Official facebook

LONG LIVE LIZZY BORDEN.

Stone.

Jägermeister Presents 2011 Tour With Co-Headliners UNEARTH & CHIMAIRA

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Since the band’s genre defining release The Oncoming Storm, UNEARTH has continuously crisscrossed the globe, becoming one of the hardest – and most consistent – touring bands in all of Hard Rock. With Darkness in the Light, their fifth full-length, the quintet have delivered their most honest, powerful, and compelling statement to date, driving a fist into the collective gut of every image-obsessed Metal band currently cluttering up the landscape, and setting a new standard when it comes to marrying precision brute force and exhilarating melody.

Earning themselves Top 200 Billboard Chart entries for all four of the band’s Metal Blade releases (The Oncoming Storm, III: In the Eyes of Fire, The March, and Darkness in the Light), UNEARTH is once again prepared to take the world by storm when they hit the road this fall with Cleveland, Ohio’s Chimaira. The tour will be joined by Athens, Ohio’s Skeletonwitch and Las Vegas, Nevada’s Molotov Solution.

Jägermeister, the brand that’s synonymous with music, has a long history of supporting bands, both from a local and basement level to national amphitheater acts. The brand has spent almost two decades developing artists and has seen many go from obscurity to the top of their fields. “Both bands symbolize the attitude that Jägermeister shares with Hard Rock and Metal music,” says Bill Henderson, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising at Sidney Frank Importing Company, Inc. “Chimaira and UNEARTH have both worked with our brand for several years and it’s great that we can continue the relationship with this tour.”

“We are incredibly pleased to announce this fall’s Jägermeister tour in North America,” says Trevor Phipps of UNEARTH.  “We will be supporting our new album Darkness In the Light and are anxious to play more tracks from that album. Hitting the road with us will be our old friends in Chimaira, Skeletonwitch and soon to be new friends in Molotov Solution.  We would like to thank Jägermeister for supporting this tour and we look forward to seeing you all on the road! Let’s make this a fall tour to remember!!! Cheers!!!”

Tickets will be on sale to the general public starting September 23 through each venue’s ticketing outlet.  Please check local listings or UNEARTH’s website HERE for more details.

Above: CHIMAIRA – The Age Of Hell

Jägermeister presents UNEARTH/CHIMAIRA tour  with Skeletonwitch & Molotov Solution:

11/16/2011 Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT

11/17/2011 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY

11/18/2011 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ

11/19/2011 Wally’s Pub – Hampton Beach, NH

11/20/2011 JAXX – Springfield, VA

11/21/2011 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

11/22/2011 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC

11/23/2011 House Of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC

11/25/2011 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

11/26/2011 State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL

11/27/2011 Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL

11/29/2011 Emo’s – Austin, TX

11/30/2011 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK

12/01/2011 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM*

12/02/2011 Mesa Theater & Club – Grand Junction, CO

12/03/2011 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO*

12/04/2011 Top Deck – Farmington, NM

12/05/2011 The Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ*

12/07/2011 Glass House – Pomona, CA*

12/08/2011 Knitting Factory – Reno, NV

12/09/2011 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID

12/10/2011 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA*

12/16/2011 Wheelhouse – Cedar Falls, IA

12/17/2011 The Barrymore Theater – Madison, WI

12/18/2011 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

* Skeletonwitch will  not be appearing on these dates

UPDATE: CANADA SHOWS ADDED!!

Not wanting to leave out their Canadian fans on the upcoming fall tour, UNEARTH and Chimaira have added five additional shows to the existing U.S. tour.  Check out the dates below:

11/13/2011 The Opera House – Toronto, ON

11/14/2011 Club Soda – Montreal, QC

12/11/2011 The Republik – Calgary, AB

12/12/2011 Starlite – Edmonton, AB

12/14/2011 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB

Joining the package on all shows will be Skeletonwitch and Molotov Solution. Tickets are currently on sale to the general public through each venue’s ticketing outlet.  Please check local listings or UNEARTH‘s website HERE for more details.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE UNEARTH & CHIMAIRA.

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

LONG LIVE MOLOTOV SOLUTION.

Stone.

HULL – Record Release Party Announced: Here’s The Details…

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

In celebration of their upcoming Beyond The Lightless Sky full-length, set for North American release on October 11, 2011 via The End Records, Brooklyn Sludge Rock ensemble HULL will play a special record release party on October 10 at The Mercury Lounge in New York City. See info below:

What: HULL Beyond The Lightless Sky Record Release Party

When: October 10, 2011

Where: Mercury Lounge

Doors: 7:00pm

Further info at THIS LOCATION.

In related news, Metal Injection recently posted an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of HULL‘s “Beyond The Lightless Sky” video. If you missed it the first time, check out the “making of” video footage HERE.

Hailing from the streets of Brooklyn, New York, HULL has yet again emerged with a creation to outlive the ages with latest saga, Beyond The Lightless Sky. Digging further into the past, the Mayan epic takes the listener through a division of two brothers and the struggles that they are faced with. One finds salvation amongst the stars and the wisdom of a stranger, while the other is mesmerized with the bloodthirsty belief of sacrifice and self-mutilation. In silence lies a realm that exists outside the plane of fear.

Beyond The Lightless Sky features guest appearances by vocalist Jarboe, keys/ambiance by Fade Kainer (Batillus/Jarboe/Inswarm ) and cello by Joe Merolla with artwork by Tamara Waite-Santibanez (http://nogutsandnoglory.blogspot.com).

Pre-order Beyond The Lightless Sky HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.facebook.com/hull666

http://www.hullorhighwater.com

http://www.myspace.com/hull

LONG LIVE HULL.

Stone.