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RAVEN – “Rock Until You Drop – A Long Day’s Journey” 2-DVD Releases This Summer!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on May 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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RAVEN – All For One – One For all… Solid As A Rock With Swords In The Air – The undisputed kings of Athletic Rock are back! Harder and stronger than ever. With their new DVD Rock Until You Drop – A Long Day’s Journey they show all non believers what real Metal is about. Screaming guitar riffs, pumping bass lines, exploding drums and a voice which is not from this earth!

It`s now 32 years ago since their first album “Rock Until You Drop” was released and during this time Raven definitely influenced a lot of bands. Who played their first tour at the east coast in the USA as support to Raven?: Metallica. Who played their first gigs ever as support to Raven?: Anthrax. The list goes on and on… ask Mille of Kreator or Tom Angelripper of Sodom..both will say that Raven was a big influence on their musical careers.

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Rock Until You Drop / A Long Day’s Journey releases as a 2 disc DVD, in Germany, on June 21st, 2013. Other countries release dates will vary.

Over three decades of RAVEN Metal are covered on this double DVD! Concert, studio, backstage and interview footage are all included in this RAVEN DVD gem!

Rock Until You Drop – A Long Day’s Journey will be released via SPV / Steamhammer.

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RAVEN:

John Gallagher – bass guitar & vocals

Mark Gallagher – guitar & backing vocals

Joe Hasselvander – drums

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(Source: SPV / Steamhammer)

For more info on RAVEN, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Raven

http://www.ravenlunatics.com

SPV / Steamhammer: http://www.spv.de

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LONG LIVE RAVEN.

NWOBHM & THRASH LEGENDS.

Stone.

BIOHAZARD – Hardcore Metal Legends: Summer Tour 2013

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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BIOHAZARD – From Brooklyn, New York, the absolute legendary BIOHAZARD will be spreading their infectious Hardcore Metal around the planet this Summer! 2013 may just be headed towards a global hazard… and it’s F’N BIOHAZARD! Metal be thy name.

Check out the tour stops at top of post and see if you’re close to being infected by BIOHAZARD!

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Billy Graziadei

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Bobby Hambel

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Danny Schuler

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Scott Roberts

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REBORN IN DEFIANCE IS OUT NOW!

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All above photos from BIOHAZARD facebook.

For more info on BIOHAZARD, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Biohazard

www.nuclearblastusa.com

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LONG LIVE BIOHAZARD.

LEGENDS LIKE BIOHAZARD AREN’T MADE. THEY’RE BORN.

Stone.

SABRINA SABROK – Opening For The Legendary Queensrÿche In Mexico, On Thursday, June 6th!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, Punk rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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SABRINA SABROK and her band will be opening for Queensrÿche! Metal be thy name!

Sabrina Sabrok shared this with Metal Odyssey:  “I am very happy to play along with Queensryche, they’re a band with a great career and now coming to Mexico, which is where I am, I like that the promoters invite me to play with the best Rock bands!”

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When: Thursday, June 6th at the Jose Cuervo Salón!

Where: Lago Andromaco #17 esq. Moliere, Col. Ampliación Granada, 11529 Mexico City, Mexico

Ticket Info:

http://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/event/14004AA4A30FAACB?camefrom=CFC_JUEVES2x1

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SABRINA SABROK BAND:

Sabrina Sabrok – vocals

Scarecrow X – guitar & back vocals

Axe DamnShark – bass & back vocals

Inferno Vampir – drums & back vocals

Zohan Wolf – bass

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Sabrina Sabrok “Welcome To The Human Race” is available on iTunes!

https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/welcome-to-human-race-single/id646508734

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Listen To Sabrina Sabrok’s Music On:

https://soundcloud.com/sabrina-sabrok

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For more info on SABRINA SABROK, click on the links below! Whoa!

http://sabrinasabrokband.com/

facebook: Sabrina Sabrok

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Queensrÿche:

http://www.queensrycheofficial.com

facebook: Queensrÿche

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LONG LIVE SABRINA SABROK.

Long Live Queensrÿche.

Stone.

BIGTALKAHH – Feature Performers At: “Be Strong Rock For Boston” Benefit In Cranston, Rhode Island

Posted in charity events, concerts, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on May 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Bigtalkahh - Be strong - rock for boston - promo flyer - 2013

This Sunday, May 26th, 2013! Be Strong All Day Marathon Benefit – Bigtalkahh hits the Main Stage at 9pm!

Where: Mardis Gras Multi Club

1500 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island

20 Bands and only a $10 cover! All proceeds go to The One Fund!

Time: 1:00pm to 1:00am

facebook: The One Fund Boston

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For more info on BIGTALKAHH, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Bigtalkahh

http://www.bigtalkahh.com/

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LONG LIVE BIGTALKAHH.

LONG LIVE BOSTON.

GOD BLESS THE VICTIMS OF THE BOSTON MARATHON.

Stone.

HAVOK – Denver’s Thrash Metal Warriors “Unnatural Selection” Available For Pre-Order; Premiered On SiriusXM Liquid Metal

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on May 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Unnatural Selection Releases June 25th, 2013 In North America, Via Candlelight Records!

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As reported on the facebook page of HAVOK:

Thanks to the good folks at SiriusXM Liquid Metal for premiering the first single Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death off the new album UNNATURAL SELECTION. If you want to hear it again or you missed it the first time. We need you to request it on the Liquid Metal facebook page.

PRE-ORDER THE NEW ALBUM @ http://merchnow.com/catalogs/havok

For all of you who pre-order the new album we are offering you an exclusive guarantee… It’s guaranteed to kick you in your hairy nut sack!!!

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HAVOK:

David Sanchez – ead vocals & guitars

Pete Webber – drums

Reece Scruggs – lead guitar & vocals

Michael Leon – lead bass & vocals

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For more info on HAVOK, click on the links below!

facebook: HAVOK

http://www.HAVOKband.com

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/

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LONG LIVE HAVOK.

HAVOK KICKS 100% THRASH METAL ASS.

Stone.

CARCASS – DISINTERRED UK METAL LEGENDS CARCASS SIGN TO NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS!

Posted in goregrind, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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CARCASS – Disinterred British Extreme Metal legends CARCASS have signed to Nuclear Blast Records for the world excluding Japan! Surgical Steel, the band’s first studio release since their 1996 LP Swansong, was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, GOREFEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT).

Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band’s current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON). Expect some guest vocals from original sticksman Ken Owen as well, when Surgical Steel is released this Fall world-wide.

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CARCASS has released the following statement regarding their new-found partners in medical deviancy: “We are pleased to announce that we have found the perfect home for Surgical Steel, the first CARCASS album for, what, eighteen years?! We’ve inked a deal with Nuclear Blast for our new baby.

We have to thank Markus Staiger for his enthusiasm and belief in what he heard, but mostly his ability to take advantage of Jeff with a bad hangover when he visited the office in Stuttgart to let him be the first to hear the rough mixes. Nuclear Blast has managed to secure this release despite interest from all the main players in what remains of the metal ‘music industry’.

We’re also looking forward to working with our pals in the US Office, who have done favors for us behind the scenes over the last few years. On a personal note, Jeff looks forward to his and label manager Gerardo Martinez’ friendship to come crashing down in flames and tears in a few months. As long as we don’t mention ‘The War’ we think we’re going to do just fine with our new Teutonic home!

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Commented Nuclear Blast owner and founder Markus Staiger: “One of my all-time favorite UK Metal Bands signed recently to Nuclear Blast – it feels like a dream come true. When Jeff Walker let me listen to the new record I knew immediately that CARCASS made one of their best albums ever! It is a perfect mixture of Heartwork and Necroticism with a massive production to boot. The album is without a doubt just as perfect and lethal as surgical steel itself, and exactly what both old and new fans have waited for eagerly all of these years! I am very proud to say, CARCASS – welcome to the Nuclear family. It is an honor to work with this legendary metal band.”

Adds North American label manager Gerardo Martinez: “First of all, apologies to the many that were wondering where that signing statement was the other day. Well, we didn’t anticipate the prenuptial agreement to take this long but here we are, and about to release to the world what many people said would never happen: a new CARCASS record!

All joking aside, this is a dream come true. All I can say is that even the biggest critic, Señor Walker himself included, will find this to be one of the best CARCASS albums. It already sounds like a classic and I can’t wait for people to hear it. ‘Time to die, die in pain’!!!”

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CARCASS has released several classic albums over the years, including Decibel Magazine “Hall of Fame” inductees Heartwork and Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, and their influence has changed the face of Extreme Metal with every consecutive release. Whether it was inventing gore-grind (i.e. Reek of Putrefaction, Symphonies of Sickness) or creating the template for Melodic Death Metal (i.e. Heartwork), CARCASS has always made records by which bars were set and rules were broken. Upon the band’s dismantling in 1996, fans mourned the loss of the seminal act and longed that the group would return again one day. In 2007, the metal world got its wish as CARCASS reformed to play several sold-out reunion shows around the globe.

Once again re-motivated to administer a shot of cynicism and infectious riffs into the arm of a sickly Metal scene, founding members Bill Steer and Jeff Walker began writing what would become the latest output of their highly influential career, Surgical Steel. Only the choicest of cuts were made, and blood sweat and tears were shed to bring us a record worthy of the CARCASS legacy. In short, Surgical Steel is just what the doctor ordered.

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CARCASS Festival Appearances For 2013:

Maryland Deathfest (USA)

Metaltown (Sweden)

Brutal Assault (Czech)

Party San (Germany)

Damnation (UK)

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

For more info on CARCASS, click on the link below!

facebook: Carcass

facebook: Nuclear Blast USA

www.nuclearblastusa.com

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LONG LIVE CARCASS.

Stone.

COUNTESS – TO UNLEASH EP ‘SERMONS OF THE INFIDEL’ JUNE 17th

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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On June 17, Dutch Black Metal veterans Countess will release a new EP entitled Sermons Of The Infidel. The EP will be exclusively available digitally through the band’s official Bandcamp site.

‘Sermons Of The Infidel’ features 35 minutes of METAL spread over eight tracks: six brand new versions of Countess classics and two new songs. The EP is the first Countess release since 2011’s full-length ‘On Wings Of Defiance’, two tracks of which are featured here in killer new renditions. All songs are exemplary of Countess’ unique blend of first wave Black Metal and traditional Heavy Metal.

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Track List:

– Hymn To The Gods Of Yore
– Trumpets Of Dawn
– I Am The Infidel
– Sermon Of The Devil Preacher
– Son Of The Dragon
– Child Of The Millennia
– City Of Satan
– Chosen By The Gods

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‘Sermons Of The Infidel’ also marks the return of guitarist Zagan, who was last heard on the legendary ‘Revenge’ albums over a decade ago. His fretboard wizardry adds yet another dimension to the unique musical tapestry that is Countess.

The EP will be available for download in several high-quality formats of choice and includes a printable cover, back inlay and CD label (in pdf format). From June 17, ‘Sermons Of The Infidel’ can be purchased here: http://countessmetal.bandcamp.com/.

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Follow Countess on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest updates from the cult:

facebook: Countess

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LONG LIVE COUNTESS.

Stone.

DORO – May & June LIVE Dates = Open-Air Season!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Metal, metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the facebook page of DORO:

The next run of DORO shows are almost here! Open-Air season rocks!

05.30.13 GER Tann – Röhnhalle

05.31.13 GER Bochum – ZecheBochum

06.02.13 BUL Kavarna – Kavarna Rock

06.05.13 GER Augsburg – Spectrum Club Augsburg

06.07.13 SWE Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock Festival

06.20.13 GER St. Goarshausen (Lorelei) – Metalfest Open Airs

06.21.13 ITA Natz – Alpen Flair Alpen Flair Südtirol

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For more info on DORO, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: DORO

http://www.doro.de/

http://www.twitter.com/DoroOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/DoroOfficial

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LONG LIVE DORO.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN OF HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER AND ROLLING STONE OFFER ACOUSTIC DOWNLOAD OF “PARSONZ CURSE”

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Photo credit: Tom Bejgrowicz; left to right: Mlny Parsonz, Josh Weaver, Evan DiPrima

BAND CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, JOIN BARONESS IN AUGUST

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Philadelphia – Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based band who released their debut album CVI in May of 2012 to rave reviews including a recent accolade from Rolling Stone’s David Fricke (“heavy with the meaty, base elements of early-Seventies British blues”), are offering a free download of an acoustic version of “Parsonz Curse” via Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/parsonz-curse-by-royal-thunder-free-mp3-20130523

“When we went in to the studio to re-record the tracks from CVI acoustically, we didn’t just want to play the songs how they were played on the record,” explained guitar player Josh Weaver.  “We started with basic ideas and structures and then added different instruments so as to shed new light on each piece. We wanted to dig deeper into ‘Parsonz Curse’ and see what else was in it. It was a great experience to do something out of our comfort zone. We have a very strong, creative, positive working relationship with our longtime friend and producer Joey Jones, who owns and runs Aria Recording Studio. The experience challenged us on many different levels.We are excited and honored to be able to release this particular track with Rolling Stone. Thank you to Rolling Stone and thank you to all of our fans for your much-appreciated support! Enjoy!”

The acoustic offering was recorded earlier this year and showcases the diversity and range the female-fronted outfit is capable of. Two other acoustic versions of songs from CVI have been made available previously: Decibel Magazine offered “Whispering World” via their July flexi disc and Pitchfork offered a download of “Black Water Vision” (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15230-black-water-vision-acoustic/), which they described as a “Southern gothic murder ballad halfway down the cemetery road” and added “Mlny Parsonz’s voice commands attention whether it’s with a wail or a whisper.”

Royal Thunder is currently on the road with The Dillinger Escape Plan and will join label mates Baroness on Aug. 5 for a month of dates.  The band will also play Bonnaroo on June 16 as well as Scion’s Rock Fest on June 1 in Memphis.

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TOUR DATES:

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the links below!

facebook: ROYAL THUNDER

http://bit.ly/RoyalThunderiTunes

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LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER – VIP Bundles For The Hell In July Tour Available Now

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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SIX FEET UNDER are currently preparing for their next round of tour dates in support ofUnborn. As previously announced, Decrepit Birth and Cannabis Corpse will be joining them on this tour. Additionally, up-and-coming act Dealey Plaza will open the show. The tour begins July 10th in Houston  and VIP bundles are currently available via http://shop.soundcheckhollywood.com/collections/Hell-In-July-Tour . Bundles include a ticket to the show, SIX FEET UNDER shirt, a limited “Hell In July” poster, and a back stage pre-show hang with founding vocalist, Chris Barnes.

Comments Barnes: “Hello, all you sick fucks! Summer tours in the U.S. are always a blast, and this one is set up for sheer devastation with opening bands Decrepit Birth, Cannabis Corpse and Dealey Plaza! I would just like to take this time to say and send a personal message to those in Denver as well as Seattle: You may want to stock up and/or possibly grow twice as much cannabis as you have been, because once SFU and Cannabis Corpse roll into those towns, the sheer magnitude of smoking may – 1. Drain the cannabis supply of those two said cities or 2. Possibly cause low cloud formations. Fog lights should be used on all vehicles to and from the concert.

“On a side note, I’m super excited to have the opening band Dealey Plaza join us. They are a really killer new band and put on a ferocious live show. Drumming for Dealey Plaza is my nephew, Ryley Dipaola.  He beats the shit out of the drums, and it makes me really proud to have my nephew on the road with me! I’m more proud than I can say about that, so I hope everyone will come out to the shows and support all these great musicians and great bands that are on tour with us this summer for Hell In July! And we will see everyone else real soon! Lots more tour dates to be announced in the coming months, so stay sick and twisted!”

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Mixed and mastered by Zeuss at Planet Z, SIX FEET UNDER’s latest album, Unborn, was released on March 19th via Metal Blade Records, and features tracks written in collaboration with Ben Savage (Whitechapel) and Jari Laine (Torture Killer).

SIX FEET UNDER:
6/01/2013 Scion Rock Fest – Memphis, TN

6/20/2013 Metalfest – St. Goarshausen, DE

6/22/2013 Dokk’em Open Air – Dokkum, NL

6/23/2013 Hellfest – Clisson, FR

SIX FEET UNDER 

w/ Decrepit Birth, Cannabis Corpse, Dealey Plaza:

7/10/2013 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX

7/11/2013 Dirty Dog – Austin, TX

7/12/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK

7/13/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX

7/14/2013 Sol – Santa Fe, NM

7/15/2013 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ

7/16/2013 The Whisky – West Hollywood, CA

7/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

7/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

7/20/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

7/21/2013 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT

7/22/2013 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO

7/23/2013 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS

7/24/2013 Fubar – St Louis, MO

7/25/2013 Rogue – Fayetteville, AR

7/26/2013 Exit/In – Nashville, TN

7/27/2013 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

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“This is an irresistible exercise in no-nonsense heavy metal, designed to incite wild moshpits and wilder headbanging…few can deliver quite so many bloody money shots.” – Metal Hammer

“While the album may be called Unborn, thankfully for death metal fans it completes the rebirth of one of the genres most animated characters.” – AntiQuiet.com

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

facebook: ~ Six feet under ~

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

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LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

RAVEN X – “Angel Of The Night” Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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RAVEN X – Cleveland Ohio’s RAVEN X is a Metal band that is so loaded with (multi) Extreme and Melodic Metal potency that it’s downright dizzying to my Metal senses!

I’ve chosen the killer cut Angel Of The Night, from RAVEN X as:

Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day!

Angel Of The Night is from the RAVEN X debut album Essence Without Light which was released on March 13th, 2013.

Listen to this ear scalding track below… allow the Gothic Death Metal of RAVEN X to flow through your veins… crank it up… and… Metal be thy name.

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RAVEN X:

NŸX
all Vocals & Lyrics

KHÂOS
all Instruments & Music

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For more info on how to purchase Essence Without Light, click on the link below!

RAVEN X – Debut Album “Essence Without Light” Is Available Now!

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on April 21, 2013.

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For more info on RAVEN X, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Raven X

http://www.reverbnation.com/ravenx

http://twitter.com/RavenXofficial

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LONG LIVE RAVEN X.

OHIO METAL FOREVER.

Stone.

CARCASS – Extreme Metal Legends Headlining DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2013

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, grindcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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THE UK’s PREMIERE INDOOR METAL FESTIVAL

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As reported by Damnation Festival:

English Extreme Metal legends CARCASS will return to headline the ninth Damnation Festival for their only UK appearance following the release of their first album in 17 years.

The Death and Grind standard bearers have promised another historic set which will feature cult classics alongside unexpected old gems and brand new material when they take the stage at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

And after helping to sell out Damnation Festival in advance back in 2008, guitarist Bill Steer is looking forward to performing to a packed house on their return to the event.

He said: “We’re very excited about the prospect of returning to Damnation Festival this year.

“Our appearance there in 2008 was a major highlight for us and this time around, people can expect to hear a fairly different Carcass set.

“The old favourites will be in there, of course, but we’re also planning to play a couple of the less obvious tracks from our past, as well as songs from the album we’ve just completed. Join us!”Carcass - Band Promo Pic - 2013 - #1

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With 22 more bands to be announced across three stages, festival director Gavin McInally, said fans can look forward to the melting pot of diverse styles of music Damnation Festival is known for from Black Metal to Post-Rock.

He added: “It was a coup to land the first UK Carcass show in 13 years in 2008 when fans snapped up every ticket going before we made it to the day itself and it’s another coup having the band return following the release of their first new album in 17 years.

“But even with the mighty Carcass topping the bill, we won’t be satisfied until we’ve pieced together a more challenging and brilliant day of music than the eight successful years we’ve already had the pleasure of hosting, so expect a lot more to come from 2013.”

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now and will be held at last year’s price of £32 for a limited period.

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TICKET INFO:

To buy tickets, visit http://www.leedstickets.co.uk/ , the official Damnation Festival website at http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/ or facebook: Damnation Festival

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For more info on CARCASS, click on the link below!

facebook: Carcass

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LONG LIVE CARCASS.

LONG LIVE DAMNATION FESTIVAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

FAITHSEDGE – Release New Video Studio Report On Forthcoming Studio Album! Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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FAITHSEDGE – The very talented (Rockaholic / Metal Buddy) Giancarlo Floridia (founding member, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist) of FAITHSEDGE has recently shared this cool video studio report with me. Therefore, it’s: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day! Metal be thy name.

Go “Back to Fabrizio’s” via the real Marty Mcfly house circa 2013 to the next FAITHSEDGE studio report!

Lead guitarist Alex De Rosso (Dokken), keysman Eric Ragno (Fergie Fredrickson) and singer Giancarlo Floridia take you behind the scenes for the new Faithsedge video at “OC Recording”. Also take a trip to Nashville, to drummer Tony Morra’s (Van Zant) studio “The Downtown Batterie” along with Tim Gaines’s (of Stryper) birthday party!

New FAITHSEDGE album coming this year!!!!

Watch the video below! Whoa!

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Giancarlo Floridia

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FAITHSEDGE

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For past FAITHSEDGE posts that were featured on Metal Odyssey, click on the links below! Whoa!

Faithsedge – Giancarlo Floridia: A Metal Odyssey Interview!

FAITHSEDGE – Debut Album Is Now On iTunes!

FAITHSEDGE – Debut Album Is One Of The Year’s Best In Both Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

The above links are for posts featured on Metal Odyssey on May 6th, 2011, June 11th, 2011 and April 15th, 2011.

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For more info on FAITHSEDGE, click on the links below!

www.faithsedgemusic.com

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LONG LIVE GIANCARLO FLORIDIA.

LONG LIVE FAITHSEDGE.

Stone.

SATAN “Life Sentence” Out Now in North America Via Listenable Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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SATAN has returned to North America! The NWOBHM legends are back in action with the stateside release of the highly anticipated Life Sentence.

Out now on Listenable Records and available wherever quality metal is sold, Life Sentence is also streaming in full, courtesy of the folks at Terrorizer Magazine, at this location: http://www.Terrorizer.com

Life Sentence, SATAN’s first full-length since 1987’s Suspended Sentence, will mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s highly acclaimed 1983 debut Court In The Act. The album features the same line-up that appeared on that now-classic piece of Metal history.

The cover art for the album (pictured below) was drawn by famed artist Eliran Kantor (SODOM, TESTAMENT, HATEBREED – http://www.elirankantor.com) and depicts a similar graphic concept as Court In The Act. Mixed by Dario Mollo at Damage Inc. Studio in Italy and tracked late last year at First Avenue in Newcastle, Life Sentence is a very strong uptempo Heavy Metal album that will undoubtedly become a Metal classic.

Critical Praise:

“The 80s NWOBHM legends return with an absolute beast of a comeback” – Metal Hammer

“With the original lineup all in place, Satan’s high-flying, expertly phrased melody lines and riffing have returned as if reappearing, modified DeLorean-style, from the past.” – Worm Gear Zine

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SATAN are a heavy metal band originating from Newcastle, England in 1980, known as part of the NWOBHM movement. Though generally obscure throughout their career, the band is considered influential for playing a form of proto-thrash metal that was fairly advanced by the standards of the early 1980s. SATAN remained inactive until re-assembling for a one-off gig at Germany’s Wacken Open Air in 2004, and finally reunited in their original Court In The Act line-up for 2011’s Keep It True festival. The band performed at several European festivals in 2011 and 2012 and have announced more festival shows and new album for 2013, to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut release.

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 SATAN Line-Up:

Brian Ross – vocals

Steve Ramsey – Guitar

Russ Tippins – Guitar

Graeme English – Bass

Sean Taylor – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on SATAN, click on the links below!

facebook: Satan (Band)

http://www.satanmusic.com

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LONG LIVE SATAN (The Band)

Stone.

PANZERCHRIST – Announce New Album “The 7th Offensive”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Danish Death Metal mercenaries PANZERCHRIST are releasing their seventh album, aptly entitled The 7th Offensive on July 15th on Listenable following their previous and highly – acclaimed 2011 release, Regiment Ragnarok.

PANZERCHRIST used three different studio to complete their new assault. Guitars and bass were recorded in the Igloo by HR Swan, drums were recorded at AMP studio by Jens Förster and Markus Ziemer and vocals and the final mix were done in Death Island Studio with engineer Marco Angioni.

Although very extreme musically on a constant basis, PANZERCHRIST have never quite done the same album twice. The 7th Offensive shows a slightly more melodic and evil approach to the guitars; enhancing the grey, sinister feel of a battlefield. The band’s intended bleak sound was without a doubt achieved. The album also sees PANZERCHRIST return to the ultra-guttural and pure death metal styled vocals.

Make no mistake, PANZERCHRIST ‘s new album retain the violence and über-brutality the band has been known for. As the band says, “THE WAR IS OVER,  LETS START A NEW ONE , DEATH FOREVER PANZER!”

Stream album track “Dogger Dead” at this location.

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The 7th Offensive – Track Listing:

01 Panzer The 7th Offensive

02  Foreign Fields

03 In The Name Of_Massacration

04 Stronghold Of Hill 666

05  Dogger Dead

06 Mass Attack Of The Lychantrope Legion

07  Kill For Revenge

08  Drone Killing

09 Napalm Alarm

10 Pig Parade

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PANZERCHRIST:

Panzer General Michael Enevoldsen on bass and synth

Søren Tintin Lønholdt – Vocals

Nils Petersen – Guitars,

Simon Schilling – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on PANZERCHRIST, click on links below!

http://www.listenable.net

facebook: Listenable records

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LONG LIVE PANZERCHRIST.

Stone.

ASG STREAMING NEW ALBUM, “BLOOD DRIVE” – VIA PITCHFORK ADVANCE

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Photo Credit: Josh Curry

4 STARS FROM ALTERNATIVE PRESS; STEREOGUM SAYS “RESIN-STICKY SUMMERTIME METAL”

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May 21, 2013, Philadelphia – ASG, the North Carolina quartet who will release Blood Drive, their first new album in nearly six years on May 28, are streaming the 12-song release via Pitchfork Advance (http://pitchfork.com/advance/117-blood-drive/).

Alternative Press has awarded the album a four-star review, adding “mentioning these ASG cats in the same breath as riff-rockers Torche or Queens Of The Stone Age is not only misleading, it might even be an understatement.”  Decibel gave Blood Drive an 8/10 review and said “it’s refreshing to hear a metal band that doesn’t have to compromise heaviness on its way to pop nirvana.”

The band was just added to Scion’s Rock Fest on June 1 in Memphis and will also play the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh in early September.  ASG play a hometown, record release show on Friday at The Soapbox in Wilmington, N.C.

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Pre-order bundles for the CD/2xLP/Digital album are available now via Relapse:

(http://www.relapse.com/asg)

With a deluxe digital version available via iTunes: (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood-drive-deluxe-version/id616877399).

The 2xLP version of Blood Drive features an exclusive bonus track: “Mourning of the Earth.”

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

For more info on ASG, click on the links below!

facebook: ASG

http://www.relapse.com

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LONG LIVE ASG.

Stone.

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION (D.R.I./DEAD HORSE) STREAMING SELF-TITLED DEBUT VIA REVOLVER

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on May 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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May 21, 2013, San Francisco – Pasadena Napalm Division, the Houston-based Thrash Metal outfit that features D.R.I. singer Kurt Brecht and members of Dead Horse, are currently streaming their self-titled debut album (May 28, Minus Head Records) via Revolver (http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-pasadena-napalm-division-led-by-kurt-brecht-of-d-r-i-premiere-new-self-titled-album.html).

Rock Revolt Magazine said the album has “riffs that rip your gut out” while Cosmos Gaming said Pasadena Napalm Division is “a fun release” that “will please fans of both D.R.I. and Crossover Thrash.”

“Fans of D.R.I. and Deadhorse will rejoice. PND is what Thrash Metal should sound like in 2013,” said singer (and D.R.I. frontman) Kurt Brecht. “Working together with some of the members of Texas based cult band, Deadhorse, we have come up with some hard hitting tunes that span genres and will withstand the test of time. I can’t wait to take the Pasadena Napalm Division machine on the road in support of our first LP on Minus Head Records.”

Pre-orders are available now via iTunes: 

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pasadena-napalm-division/id640037748)

And Amazon:

(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CFVND9C/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk).

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Pasadena Napalm Division was recorded at the Music Lab in Austin and features guest vocals from Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste) and Argo (Dead Horse).

Pasadena Napalm Division is Kurt Brecht (vocals), Greg Martin (guitar), Scott Sevall (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Guyote (drums) Bubba (bass/vocals).

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

For more info on PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION:

facebook: PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION

https://soundcloud.com/pasadenanapalmdivision/100-beers-with-a-zombie

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LONG LIVE PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION.

Stone.

Motörhead “We Are Motörhead” – Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Motörhead – One of the greatest Rock N’ Roll bands in the world; or that ever existed for that matter. Oh, that’s my Metal opinion. I’m talking about Motörhead and on this Monday, May 20th, I Metal declare that:

We Are Motörhead is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Okay, now that’s out-of-the-way. Motörhead has released (at least) 20 (official) studio albums over the course of 5 decades; with countless live and compilation albums to their unparalleled credit. Whoa. This legendary band can’t be stopped nor contained and I’m very grateful for their existence.

With lineup changes comes the different eras of Motörhead; only each era is essentially still… Motörhead. At its core with founding member, bassist, vocalist and the forever iconic Lemmy Kilmister is the epitome of dirty, rotten, who-gives-a-shit Rock N’ Roll. That’s what Motörhead was, is and forever will be all about, my fellow Metal brethren.

We Are Motörhead (released back in 2000) may not be better than their classics released during the ’70’s; only We Are Motörhead is better than their last 2 studio albums. Yup, that’s my Metal opinion again. Take my Metal word for it and cash it in, We Are Motörhead is an endless experience of getting your brains ROCKED OUT and it has served me right; time and again it has.

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With the title track, Stay Out Of Jail, Out To Lunch, One More Fucking Time and Stagefright / Crash & Burn, the song titles are 500% Motörhead with the fired-up Rock N’ Roll to back ’em all up! Yes, you read that correctly, I stated: 500%. There’s an old school appeal to this Motörhead album and it’s as delectable to me as 1983’s Another Perfect Day. It doesn’t even matter if Lemmy croons like no tomorrow on One More Fucking Time; the song still kick’s ass despite the tempo.

The Punk flavoring that Motörhead’s catalog of albums can be (many times) noted for is quite present on We Are Motörhead; with the Sex Pistols 1977 iconic song God Save The Queen being covered by Lemmy and his rabid crew. A grand cover it is! Just listening to Lemmy sing this song is Rockin’ righteous and ring that Punk will never die bell.

So there y’all have it. We Are Motörhead is a worthy addition to any Metalhead’s or Rockaholic’s album collection. Motörhead Forever. Metal be thy name.

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Motörhead – We Are Motörhead:

Lemmy – vocals & bass guitar

Philip Campbell – guitars & backing vocals

Mikkey Dee – drums

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For more info on Motörhead, click on the link below! Whoa!

http://www.imotorhead.com

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Long Live Motörhead.

Stone.

UGLY KID JOE – To Perform At Coast West Music Fest On July 4th, 2013!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the facebook page of UGLY KID JOE:

For those UKJ Fans that are looking for MORE USA SHOWS, we have just added this NEW JULY 4th date in Michigan on our Summer Tour. Working hard to add more domestic shows soon, See You on Tour!

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What: Coast West Music Fest

When: July 4th, 2013

Where: 610 W. Western Ave.
Muskegon, MI, 49440

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UGLY KID JOE:

Whit Crane – vocals

Klaus Eichstadt – guitar

Dave Fortman – guitar

Cordell Crockett – bass

Shannon Larkin – drums

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For more info on UGLY KID JOE, click on the links below!

facebook: Ugly Kid Joe

http://www.uglykidjoe.net

facebook: Coast West Music Fest

http://www.coastwestfestival.com

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LONG LIVE UGLY KID JOE.

LONG LIVE COAST WEST MUSIC FEST.

Stone.

KYLESA, DEMON LUNG & DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS – Together Live! May 23rd At Triple B In Las Vegas!

Posted in doom metal, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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KYLESA

DEMON LUNG

DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS

SHARING THE METAL STAGE!

AT:

TRIPLE B

BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS

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LOCATED AT:

601 FREMONT STREET

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 23

Ages: 21+

TIME: Doors open: 8 p.m

Tickets: $16

BUY TICKETS

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For more info, click on those cool links below! Whoa!

http://backstagebarandbilliards.com

facebook: KYLESA

http://demonlungband.com/

http://www.dinnermusicforthegods.com

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LONG LIVE KYLESA.

LONG LIVE DEMON LUNG.

LONG LIVE DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS.

Stone.