Today, June 14th, is the birthday of a Metal icon; a powerful, true Metal warrior, a pioneer of Speed Metal, Horror Metal and Dark Metal. The Metal staff at Metal Odyssey hereby declares, with Metal pride:
* For more info on KING DIAMOND:
Facebook: King Diamond
Website: http://www.kingdiamondcoven.com/
http://www.twitter.com/realkingdiamond
Stone.
British traditional heavy metal band Kaine have just made their new track “Solidarity” available for streaming and download on their Bandcamp page.
The track is available for immediate download for everyone who pre-orders their new CD. Alternatively the track can be downloaded by itself for £1. The album is due to be released on August 1st 2014 and pre-orders are set to ship on July 22 2014.
Stream the track and pre-order “The Waystone” at this location:
http://kaine.bandcamp.com/album/the-waystone
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Rage Sadler – Guitars & Vocals
Dan Mailer – Bass & Vocals
Ant Murch – Lead Guitar
Chris MacKinnon – Drums
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(Source: Dewar PR – Dewar PR Blog)
* For more info on KAINE:
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On September 5th (Sweden: 03.09., UK: 08.09., US: 09.09.) the new BULLET album called Storm Of Blades will hit the stores. It is their fifth longplayer and the first featuring the band’s new guitar player Alexander Lyrbo, who replaced Erik Almström in 2012.
“This is a fast and heavy back to the roots album,” the band comments. A lot of the feeling, BULLET had in the beginning, is there but with an up-to-date sound and craftsmanship.
“Now with the young blood Alex on the guitar, always thirsty for Metal, the songs ended up just like that: Heavier, faster and more raw than on previous albums. We can now at last truthfully say; this is our best album this far and most likely the rawest since the Heavy Metal Highway recording in 2002”
The album title Storm Of Blades came up during a soundcheck before a show last year. “We wanted to make the toughest Bulletsong ever and this riff popped up. The first impression was the image of knifes falling from the sky and the title »Storm Of Blades« was born. To make this song the title track of our new album became a must as it is a tale about destruction, apocalypse and horror!”
Storm Of Blades was recorded during December/January 2014 and April/May 2014 at the Pama Studio in Torsås, Sweden. Produced by BULLET and Magnus “Mankan” Sedenberg.
Right after some summer festivals and the album release, BULLET will be on the road again, along with two well-chosen support bands. “Stallion and Striker will be our fellow hell raisers on the first leg, and this tour should not let a fan of Heavy Metal music down. We will raise hell, we will drink beer, we will bang our heads together and kill grunge… again! Prepare for the storm of blades!”
Presented by Rock Hard, Rocks, Guitar, Musix, Noizeletter, Metalnews.de & Blast
18.09.14 D Osnabrück Bastard Club
19.09.14 D Wiesau Storm Crusher Festival
20.09.14 D München Backstage
22.09.14 CH Zürich Komplex Club
23.09.14 F Luynes / Aix Le Korigan
24.09.14 ES Barcelona Razzmatazz 3
25.09.14 ES Madrid Sala Caracol
26.09.14 ES Zaragoza Centro Civico Dalicias
29.09.14 F Paris Glazert
30.09.14 BE Antwerpen Kavka
01.10.14 NL Tilburg Little Devil
02.10.14 D Stuttgart Cann
03.10.14 D Siegburg Kubana
04.10.14 D Bochum Matrix
05.10.14 D Frankfurt Nachtleben
06.10.14 CZ Prag Storm Club
07.10.14 AT Wien Escape
09.10.14 D Berlin K17
10.10.14 D Hamburg Markhalle
11.10.14 D Dittigheim Sporthalle
12.10.14 D Lindau Vaudeville
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(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For more info on BULLET:
Facebook: BULLET
Website: http://www.bullet.nu
USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com
Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de
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SYLVATICA – On July 1st, Denmark’s Melodic Death Metal warriors, SYLVATICA, will be releasing their debut/self-financed album: Evil Seeds. This feature post will introduce you to SYLVATICA and give you a taste of their killer Metal sound as well (see below). Make sure to click on the web-links for SYLVATICA (at bottom of post) to learn more about this fabulous Metal band! Support SYLVATICA and Metal be thy name. – Stone
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01. Lost
02. Psychopatica
03. Winds Of Decay
04. The Ascension
05. Evil Seeds
06. God Of The Gallows
07. Hate Quest
08. Lucifer
09. Reanimated
10. The Sludge Soup
11. Sect Of Sleep
SYLVATICA started as a folkish Black Metal project in the year 2009 by friends Pelle Buch and Rasmus Kaibe, who, while listening to Svartsot, in a drunken haze decided that they wanted to start a Folk Metal band. Realizing that none of them could play flute and they needed a guitarist, they called Jardén Schlesinger the same night and he was added to the “line-up”… after that the flute was scrapped.
The first SYLVATICA release was the song Mjölner og Mjöd, which quickly became a local hit in their hometown Nyborg, even though it was very poorly recorded and mixed, by Kaibes bigger brother, they started getting a name for themselves, and after a couple of line-up changes, SYLVATICA recorded their first EP / demo Sagn og Sagaer in late 2010 with the new line-up, consisting of Jardén Schlesinger and Jannik Ravn on guitars, Thomas Haxen, replacing Kaibe, on bass and Pelle Buch on drums. This release earned the band live jobs with Vanir and Svartsot.
After a couple of months, the band decided in the summer of 2011 to record a new EP / demo called Mosemanden, but this time without Jannik, who decided to leave the band. For the promotional live shows after the recording, the band took in guitarist Thor Stokholm, who filled in for Jannik for a few shows untill they found a permanent replacement in Martin Hamann, who joined the band just before the Mjød og Mædl tour in 2011. After 2012 Martin Hamann was no longer a part of SYLVATICA.
Having toured all of Denmark in 2011 and 2012, the band has now gradually upgraded itself from a spare-time hobby to a fully fledged band, looked for a label to support its debut album, which ended in a self-financed release situation.
The band has, however, not stepped back in regards to live performances, still actively playing concerts whenever possible, the band is both playing nationally and abroad, if possible. So keep your eyes open, SYLVATICA might just one day bring the swamps to your doorstep, and deliver a show you won’t soon forget.
Jardén Schlesinger – Guitars and Vocals
Thomas Haxen – Bass
Pelle Buch – Drums
(Richardt Olsen – Live guitars)
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(Source: METALMESSAGE)
* For more info on SYLVATICA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SylvaticaOfficial
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SylvaticaOfficial
Bandcamp: http://sylvatica.bandcamp.com/
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Earlier this week, Metal icons ARCH ENEMY unleashed their new album, War Eternal, across the world, with critics hailing it as their “strongest album in years” (Decibel Magazine). To kick-off the War Eternal campaign, the band launched an extensive European tour, which is currently underway through the rest of the year. In addition to these dates, ARCH ENEMY will also make their much-anticipated return to North American soil this October/November! Featuring KREATOR, HUNTRESS, and STARKILL as support, this headlining trek will be the band’s first tour in the States since 2011—and the first US tour to feature new members Alissa White-Gluz (vocals) and Nick Cordle (guitar)!
ARCH ENEMY’s Michael Amott (guitar) comments: “It’s been three long years since ARCH ENEMY last played North America, but now the wait is over! We’re riding a veritable metal tsunami in Europe with our new album ‘War Eternal’ and look forward to spreading the chaos on this N.A. run! ARCH ENEMY is very proud and excited to be teaming up with Teutonic thrash titans KREATOR as well as HUNTRESS and STARKILL! Miss this show at your own peril!”
KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza (vocals, guitar) adds: “Both bands have been talking about touring together for many years, now it becomes reality: KREATOR and ARCH ENEMY on one bill in the USA and Canada! We are looking forward to another killer run in support of our album ‘Phantom Antichrist’ before we will start writing new stuff in 2015! With ARCH ENEMY’s new album ‘War Eternal’ being a monster, this will be THE metal tour of the fall. Don’t miss it!”
To purchase War Eternal, head over to iTunes: (http://smarturl.it/wareternalITUNES)
See below for all upcoming dates. VIP tickets for the North American tour are now available here: http://archenemy.soundrink.com/
23.10.2104 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
24.10.2104 – Best Buy Theater – New York, NY *
25.10.2104 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
26.10.2104 – Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
27.10.2104 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC
28.10.2104 – Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC
29.10.2014 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON
01.11.2014 – The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB *
02.11.2014 – Riddell Centre – Regina, SK *
03.11.2014 – Macewan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB *
04.11.2014 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB *
06.11.2014 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC *
07.11.2014 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA *
08.11.2014 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR *
10.11.2014 – Regency Center – San Francisco, CA
11.11.2014 – House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA
12.11.2014 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
14.11.2014 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
15.11.2014 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM *
16.11.2014 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
18.11.2014 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN *
19.11.2014 – Mojoes – Joliet, IL
20.11.2014 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
21.11.2014 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
22.11.2014 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
23.11.2014 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
*=without STARKILL
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Facebooks of the bands: Arch Enemy, Kreator Official, Huntress, Starkill
VIP tickets for the North American tour are now available here: http://archenemy.soundrink.com/
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(Source: Arch Enemy Facebook)
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Unspeakable Axe Records has announced the September 2nd release of Feed the Ego, from Swiss thrashers ALGEBRA.
ALGEBRA is superficially an unusual moniker for a thrash band, calling to mind mathematical precision and maybe pencil-snapping frustration rather than the blitzkrieg attack of Slayer, et al. But as one absorbs Swiss thrash machine ALGEBRA’s music, the name makes increasingly more sense. Both the math and the anger are here – the former in the unreasonably tight playing, complex riffs and spiraling lead work; and the latter in the lyrics, which tackle all manner of modern-day frustrations.
Take for example the opening track “Survival Nowadays.” Over a pummeling riff assault reminiscent of Sepultura, Testament, Coroner and more, the gruff vocalist barks about what life in 2014 has done to humankind. And it’s not a pretty picture. We are soft, we are lazy, we are complacent. The song is criticism honed to a knife’s edge. It would be hard to swallow if it didn’t sound so damn good.
The aforementioned “Survival Nowadays” can be heard below:
ALGEBRA’s debut album was self-released in 2012 and reissued by Stormspell Records afterward. Now they will follow that up with their sophomore effort. Feed The Ego satiates thrash-hungry listeners with nine aggressively complicated calculations, all mixed and mastered by Andy Classen. Unspeakable Axe Records will release this album on September 2nd, 2014.
Survival Nowadays
Prisoner Outdoors
Necessary Evil
My Shelf
Profound Guilt
Feed me More
Ego System
The Fort Broke
Monotask
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on ALGEBRA:
www.facebook.com/Algebrathrash
Website: www.unspeakableaxerecords.com
www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords
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Cruz del Sur Music is proud to announce the July 8 release of Omniscient, the first new studio album in 10 years from originators of the U.S. Progressive Power Metal Movement: STEEL PROPHET. The band returns with their classic sound led by Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor (guitarist and founding member) and by veteran metal singer Rick Mythiasin. The recording lineup is completed by Vince Dennis (bass), Chris Schleyer (guitar), and Jimmy Schultz (drums); after the recording original drummer John Tarascio, and guitarist John Paget returned to the band together.
Omniscient is composed of 12 songs based on an original story written by Kachinsky. The idea of telling a story throughout a whole album is similar to STEEL PROPHET’s 1999 classic Dark Hallucinations, which featured the “Fahrenheit 451” story by Ray Bradbury. Famous German Artist Timo Würz was hired to create the amazing cover artwork, and 12 original booklet illustrations to go with the lyrics and story itself.
The album also contains a 13th song, a cover of QUEEN’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which was successfully presented by the band at the 2013 edition of the Keep It True Festival in Germany; a video clip of the event will see the light shortly before the release of Omniscient. The album will be released in limited edition 36-page digibook, regular compact disc, limited gate-fold double LP and digital download.
A new video for album cut 666 is Everywhere (The Heavy Metal Blues) has just been released and can be viewed below:
Although STEEL PROPHET is not well-known for always being humorous, the whimsy of the lyrics is reflected in the video clip shot by AGENT STEEL/REDEMPTION guitarist Bernie Versailles. About the song Kachinsky says “Steel Prophet knows metal fans have a fascination with the numbers “666”. And when you’re in a metal band trying to make a living, sometimes it seems like 666 is Everywhere!”
Chariots of the Gods
The Tree of Knowledge
When I Remake the World (A Key Flaw)
911
Trickery of the Scourge
Through Time and Space
Aliens, Spaceships and Richard M. Nixon
Oleander Deux
666 is Everywhere (The Heavy Metal Blues)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Call of Katahdin
Funeral for Art
1984 (George Orwell is Rolling in His Grave)
Transformation Staircase
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on STEEL PROPHET:
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MISERY INDEX – On May 27th, the fifth studio album, The Killing Gods, from Maryland’s Death Metal warriors MISERY INDEX was released via Season Of Mist. This insanely good slab of Metal rammed into the Billboard Charts for the week ending June 14th, 2014. Metal be thy name and whoa. Here is the Metal result:
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Jason Netherton – bass & vocals
Adam Jarvis – drums
Mark Kloeppel – guitar & vocals
Darin Morris – guitar
* For more info on MISERY INDEX:
Facebook: Misery Index
Website: http://www.miseryindex.com
Website: http://www.season-of-mist.com
Stone.
As reported by the legendary Jon Schaffer, on the ICED EARTH Facebook page:
It is with sincere apologies that I write to inform you all that ICED EARTH is forced to cancel this summer’s festivals and headline shows.
As many of you know, I underwent surgery on my neck in the year 2000, due to an onstage injury that occurred in 1996. Since that time, I have battled with this problem, and it has begun to accelerate in the past several months, causing additional issues that can no longer be ignored.
In February, while on tour in Europe, I underwent highly specialized treatment in Germany from a doctor who has helped, among many others, Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen. This treatment helped sustain my ability to perform so that we could complete our Worldwide Plagues Tour.
However, I am now forced to take further, more invasive action sooner than I intended in order to maintain my overall health.
Surgery was originally planned to take place in September during our break, but I have now been advised to have the procedure completed sooner rather than later.
As much as it pains me and everyone else in our camp to have to cancel these dates, this is something that cannot be put aside any longer.
Once the surgery and recovery are completed, we will be back to work – healthy, strong, and ready to bring the metal to you, our fans.
Best wishes to you all,
Jon Schaffer
* For more info on ICED EARTH:
Facebook: Iced Earth
Website: http://www.icedearth.com
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Jon Dette will fill in for drummer Charlie Benante on the first few weeks of ANTHRAX’s 29-city European tour that kicked off May 27, in Barcelona, Spain and runs until July 12 in Balingen, Germany. Benante, who had surgery on his hand last summer and has been going for regular physical therapy up until just recently, thought he’d be back to 100% for the Carolina Rebellion and Beale Street Music Festival shows that ANTHRAX also did earlier this month.
“Playing those shows, I realized I’m just not quite there yet,” Charlie said, “especially for the schedule ANTHRAX has on these European dates. I’m hoping to join the tour for the last couple of weeks, but until then, we all appreciate that Jon can sit in for me.”
Benante plans to be drumming on ANTHRAX’s handful of North American dates later this summer that include Heavy MTL in Montreal and the MOTÖRHEAD Motorboat Cruise set for late September with MOTÖRHEAD, MEGADETH, Zakk Wylde and others. Following these dates, ANTHRAX will enter the studio to write and record their follow-up to 2011’s Grammy-nominated Worship Music, named “Metal Album of the Year” by fans and in media outlets across the globe.
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Stone notes: Jon Dette is also a former drummer of Slayer and Testament; he has also toured as a member of Iced Earth, to name just a few.
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(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For more info on ANTHRAX:
Facebook: Anthrax
Stone.
Tucson’s caustic metal outfit, LETHAL DOSAGE, has confirmed the second tour in support of their sophomore full-length, Consume.
Following their Consume The Southwest run in February, preceding the release of Consume, the latest LETHAL DOSAGE run will now take place on a more widespread level, venturing well beyond the extreme Southwestern region into Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, New Mexico in addition to their native Arizona. With eleven shows confirmed, the itinerary runs from June 18th in the band’s hometown and running through 28th in Albuquerque.
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LETHAL DOSAGE Consume The West 2014:
6/18/2014 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
6/19/2014 Hap Hazard Hall – Las Cruces, NM
6/20/2014 Kegler’s Lounge – Midlands, TX
6/21/2014 Beerland – Austin, TX
6/22/2014 Twist O’ Lime – New Orleans, LA
6/23/2014 The White Swan – Houston, TX w/ Lycus
6/24/2014 Taqueria Perditos – Dallas, TX
6/25/2014 Depot O Bar – Lubbock, TX w/ Rattlehead
6/26/2014 Kvlt Haus – Colorado Springs, CO
6/27/2014 Phil’s Radiator – Pueblo, CO
6/28/2014 The Jam Spot – Albuquerque, NM
LETHAL DOSAGE released Consume in February via local cohorts, Battleground Records. Having harnessed the band’s massive live sound at Arcane Digital Studio, engineered by Ryan Butler and then finalized at Sonorous Mastering, Consume contains over fifty minutes of groove-heavy, contemporary metal comparable in parts to Lamb Of God, Chimaira, Pantera and the like, yet breathing with LETHAL DOSAGE‘s own desert-baked, contaminant-induced volatility.
The Consume digipak is available for $8 exclusively at Earsplit Distro, and the digital available via Bandcamp and more.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on LETHAL DOSAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/LethalDosageTucson
http://lethaldosage1.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/battlegroundrecords
Stone.
The misadventures of New Jersey thrash n’ rollers HAMMER FIGHT continue with the release of the official music video for Ginger Rails. The song comes off the band’s newest release, Chug of War and features cinematic direction by DCintheCity Productions.
The video is now playing below:
HAMMER FIGHT is on the last leg of the three-week long “Chug of Tour Vol. 3” in support of Chug of War. Remaining dates are as follows:
6/6 – Quincy, MA @ South Shore Music Hall w/ Sexcrement
6/7 – Atlantic City, NJ @ The Boneyard w/ Sexcrement
Chug Of War is out now on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. A cross between Slayer, Motorhead, and beer, HAMMER FIGHT return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, who released the band’s 2011 untitled EP, for Chug Of War. Combining ripping guitars, bass leads and gritty dirty vocals, HAMMER FIGHT stand out from the rest with a unique sound. Chug Of War is a rockin’ album of drunken madness for fans of Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Anthrax, Slayer, Blood Duster, Blood For Blood, Carnivore, Thin Lizzy, Gang Green and Venom.
Drew Murphy – Bass, Vocals
Ryan Blackman – Guitar
Todd Stern – Guitar
Justin Spaeth – Drums
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Spawned from a New Jersey scene saturated with death metal and hardcore, HAMMER FIGHT brings a sound that many kids these days may have missed; Hard Rockin’ Metal. Versatile enough to share the stage with the most extreme death metal acts to classic hard rock bands and everything in between. HAMMER FIGHT is here to kick some ass! Keep your eyes and ears open, they’ll be in your town soon.
“To get it so right is pretty scary.” [9/10] –Decibel Magazine
“This four piece of tattooed Jersey shore hooligans play a real aggro punk metal influenced highly by MOTORHEAD.” – Scumfeast Metal 666
“Only pussies don’t like this band.” – Some Really Smart Dude
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on HAMMER FIGHT:
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GOD’S ARMY A.D. – On May 23rd, the self-titled debut album from God’s Army A.D. was released via Germany’s (great) Massacre Records. With no religious ties to their music, God’s Army A.D. are a seasoned group of musicians that have let the world know they can play an incredible blend of Melodic, Power and Traditional Metal. That’s what my ears and Metal senses have told me, anyways. Whoa.
If you’re hankering for screaming duo guitars, articulate and soaring vocals, goose-bump inducing drumming with adrenaline fueled bass thumping, this debut from God’s Army A.D. is for you! God’s Army A.D. plays a sound that is bullseye perfect for the BIG venues, with their wide-open feel and vibes on this album. As an unexpected touch, which I really dig, God’s Army A.D. adds a whoa-o chorus, on Waiting For The Miracle. Very cool.
John A.B.C. Smith (Scanner, Gallow’s Pole, Hallowed, At Vance) on vocals is in the same class with Mark Boals, Doogie White, Göran Edman and Blaze Bayley; just a terrific singer he is. Drummer Mark Cross (Kingdom Come, Helloween, Firewind) has an envious resume as well and trust my Metal word: Mark Cross brings it on this album!
There is a (delicious) old school quality of Metal swirling about this album, with Coming Back To Life and Running Around In Circles igniting my Metal memories to easier Metal days. Yes, the Metal relevance is saturated within this album too, with more hooks, riffs and fired-up fret work to make any Heavy Metal loyalist dizzy with Metal glee!
Is this an album that should be written on your Metal must list for 2014? Hell yes it is! With NO artificial sweeteners, NO ballads or fillers, God’s Army A.D. has made this middle-aged Metal knucklehead into an instant fan. This album simply makes me feel damn good. Metal be thy name. – Stone
Track Listing: The World That Never Was, City Lights, Gods Must Be Crazy, Waiting For The Miracle, Hear You Scream, Coming Back To Life, Running Around In Circles, God’s Army
John A.B.C. Smith – Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Keys
Don Amiro – Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Ian O’Sullivan -Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Mark Cross – Drums
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* Album cover artwork by ERR KARR.
* For more info on GOD’S ARMY A.D.:
Facebook: God’s Army
Website: http://www.massacre-records.com
Stone.
Austin Spence, bassist and vocalist for Northern California’s Death Metal juggernauts EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT recently sat down with LivingInTheMovie.com to discuss a number of topics, including the band’s newest album, Reptilian Agenda, the philosophies that went into the album’s lyrics and more. The video interview, which was filmed at Slim’s in San Francisco during a stop on the Brutal Alliance Tour, is now playing below.
Out now on Deepsend Records, Reptilian Agenda has forged a whole new level of brutality for the band and sees them continue to push beyond the boundaries of Death Metal. Reptilian Agenda was mixed and mastered by Colin Davis (Vile). Preview and purchase Reptilian Agenda at deepsendrecords.bandcamp.com.
“Without compromise.
This is angry, brutal, technically adept and controlled chaos. Brutal and Grinding? Oh yes..!” – Metal Temple
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info:
Facebook: Embryonic Devourment
Website: www.EmbryonicDevourment.com
Website: www.deepsend.com
Stone.
As reported on the SABATON Facebook page:
We are amazed and to be honest a bit shocked to announce that our new album “Heroes” entered the World Chart at position nr 9. That means that Sabaton is currently one of the top 10 best-selling artists, in the world!
And this is ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT! – Which of the new songs do you want to hear live?
* For more info on SABATON:
Facebook: Sabaton
Website: www.sabaton.net
Stone.
It’s time for (r)Evolution!
And that’s why Hammerfall’s new album will be released on August 29 (Sweden: 27.08., UK: 01.09., USA: 02.09.) via Nuclear Blast!
On July 18, 2014 the hymn-like ‘Bushido’ will be released as the first single track – digitally as well as on vinyl. The song sums up the band and its history perfectly, as in Japanese bushido means “the way of the warrior”.
Here’s the album’s track list:
1. Hector’s Hymn
2. (r)Evolution
3. Bushido
4. Live Life Loud
5. Ex Inferis
6. We Won’t Back Down
7. Winter Is Coming
8. Origins
9. Tainted Metal
10. Evil Incarnate
11. Wildfire
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Joacim Cans – Vocals
Oscar Dronjak – Guitar & backing vocals
Pontus Norgren – Guitar & backing vocals
Fredrik Larsson – Bass guitar & backing vocals
Anders Johansson – Drums
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(Source: Nuclear Blast Europe)
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* For more info on HAMMERFALL:
Facebook: Hammerfall
Website: www.hammerfall.net
Stone.
The new SABATON long player, Heroes, just came out, and reached fantastic chart entries all around the world – including #1 in Sweden, #2 in Finland, #3 in Germany, #4 in Czech Republic, #6 in Poland, #7 in Switzerland, #11 in Austria, #13 in Norway – and many more!
“We are proud, happy and extremely thankful to all of you who supported us over the years. Heroes has reached higher positions in every country than anything we done before”, the band commented and is still overwhelmed by those amazing results.
It is also SABATON’s first #1 in their Swedish motherland – where the previous Carolus Rex is in the charts for 73 weeks (!!!) – ever since it was released – by now, currently on #43.
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Enjoy the new videoclip To Hell And Back here:
Enjoy the Resist And Bite (lyric video) here:
Order your copy of Heroes at this address: http://smarturl.it/SABATON-Heroes-Order
Or digitally: NB MP3 – http://www.nuclearblast.de/label/music/band/downloads/71102.sabaton.html
iTunes – http://georiot.co/SABATONHeroesItunes
Google Play – http://smarturl.it/SABATON-HeroesGoogle
AmazonMP3 – http://georiot.co/SABATONHeroesAMZMP3
Joakim Brodén – Lead Vocals
Pär Sundström – Bass
Thobbe Englund – Lead Guitar
Chris Rörland – Lead Guitar
Hannes Van Dahl – Drums
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(Source: Nuclear Blast America)
* For more info on SABATON:
Facebook: Sabaton
Website: http://www.sabaton.net
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sabaton
USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com
Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de
Stone.
CROWBAR – As of today, May 30th, 2014, the new CROWBAR album, Symmetry In Black, is ranked at #2 on the iTunes Metal Albums Chart and at #48 on the iTunes Top Albums Chart! Metal be thy name!! I bought my new CROWBAR last night at Best Buy; Symmetry In Black was on sale for $7.99 (US). Trust me, this new CROWBAR is a mammoth vice grip of Sludge/Doom on my Metal saturated brain!
#2 – iTunes Metal Albums Chart
#48 – iTunes Top Albums Chart
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As reported on the CROWBAR Facebook page:
Thanks so much to everyone who picked up our new album “Symmetry In Black”! If you don’t have it yet get on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/symmetryinblack or pick up at copy at Best Buy, FYE, Hastings Entertainment, Newbury Comics, Zia Records & other fine stores! You can also get it on Amazon MP3 & Google Play.
Kirk Windstein – Guitar and Vocals
Matt Brunson – Guitar
Tommy Buckley – Drums
Jeff Golden – Bass
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* For more info on CROWBAR:
Facebook: Crowbar
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Ohio thrashers UnKured have partnered with Canada’s Puregrainaudio to offer up a free download of their track Before Us Heaven Trembles. Taken from their EP As Reality Melts, the song is 4 minutes of headbanging goodness.
The track can be downloaded or streamed here:
http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/unkured-before-us-heaven-trembles-free-song-download
In further UnKured news, the band just finished recording their new album Mutated Earth. The album is currently slated to be released in the summer of 2014.
Pre-orders of the CD can be obtained at this location:
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Britain’s Kaine are proud to announce that their highly anticipated new album The Waystone will be released on CD and digital download on August 1st 2014. Containing 9 tracks of blistering heavy metal, The Waystone proves Kaine as a force to be reckoned with.
The band’s guitarist Rage Sadler had the following to say about the album: “This is easily our best work to date, we spent a great deal of time crafting these songs in rehearsals and perfecting them before we went into the studio earlier this year. Akis K who produced the album did an amazing job with the production and I am really happy with the result. We hope that finally now the band gets some recognition after five years of being in the Heavy Metal wilderness! Many online reviewers have called this the “Second Wave of NWOBHM”, the “80s Metal Revival” and compared us to the golden age of Iron Maiden, which has been great to read.”
The first single from the album, The Iron Lady, was recently released on Youtube and has already received over 1500 views in the past month. The video can be heard/viewed below:
ABOUT KAINE:
Kaine are a Heavy Metal band from East Anglia, U.K formed in 2009 by Rage Sadler (guitars/vocals) and Dan Mailer (bass/vocals).
The band has played over 90 shows and supported acts such as Praying Mantis, Absolva, ZP Threat’s I-AM-I (ex-Dragonforce), Thornwill, Striker, Screamer and The Raven Age.
The Waystone was recorded in just 5 days at Angry Bee Studios in London and produced by Akis K; who has recently worked with acts such as Monument, Damn Dice and mastered by Z-Plane.
Rage Sadler – Guitars & Vocals
Dan Mailer – Bass & Vocals
Ant Murch – Lead Guitar
Chris MacKinnon – Drums
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