As reported on the facebook page of SATAN (Band) and as announced by Evil Confrontation Records:
We are proud to say that Chile will be the first South American country which will have the HONOR of having one of the best bands of all the NWOBHM, which were not only the best in its time, but that also now, launching an album that surpasses the limits of logic, with a vocalist not aging and even improving. We are very pleased as an organization and mainly as fans, to announce that the first Headliner of Evil Confrontation Festival #2 comes from Newcastle, England and they come playing exclusively both their first full album, as well as their demos, singles and new songs, which sound as if taken out directly from distant 1983… Prepare to witness on Saturday, March 8, 2014… SATAN!
You may begin to book by sending an email to:
ConfrontacionMaligna@gmail.com
Brian Ross – Vocals
Steve Ramsey – Guitar
Russ Tippins – Guitar
Graeme English – Bass
Sean Taylor – Drums
SATAN – Life Sentence Is Out NOW On Listenable Records!
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* For more info on SATAN, click on the links below!
Rhode Island riff manglers HOWL will bring their sonic excess to the streets this Summer on a near month-long headlining tour. Set to commence on July 20th in their hometown of Providence, the New Noise Magazine sponsored trek will storm its way across the country, coming to a close on August 17th in Portland, Oregon. Support will be provided by label mates Lord Dying.
Said the band of the upcoming journey: “Dicks in hand, we will bring the riff to the holy land.”
HOWL will be touring in support of their Bloodlines full-length, recently discharged via Relapse Records. Delivering 40 inexorable minutes of lead-footed metallic dirge, Bloodlines entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #50, the Billboard Hard Music Chart at #57 and Billboard’s Indie Music Chart #173 upon its first week of release!
Bloodlines is currently streaming in its entirety at the band’s official BandCamp page: http://howl.bandcamp.com – Order your copy HERE. And if you missed it, don’t forget to peep the band’s Conner Owens-directed video for “Demonic” now playing at THIS LOCATION.
7/20/2013 AS220 – Providence, RI w/ Hivesmasher, White Widows
7/21/2013 JJ’s Tavern – Florence, MA w/ Vaporizer, Vattnet Viskar
7/22/2013 Nectar’s – Burlington, VT w/ S’iva, Last World
7/23/2013 Il Motore – Montreal, QC
7/24/2013 Rancho Relaxo – Toronto, ON
7/25/2013 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY w/ Order of the Dead
7/26/2013 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
7/27/2013 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
7/29/2013 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA w/ Bearstorm, Dirt Merchant
7/30/2013 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC w/ Abacus, Moon Tooth
7/31/2013 The Jinx – Savannah, GA
8/04/2013 Hi-Tone – Memphis, TN
8/06/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
8/07/2013 Mangos – Houston, TX
8/08/2013 Doublewide – Dallas, TX
8/09/2013 Mohawk indoors – Austin, TX (Melvins after party)
8/12/2013 Launch Pad – Albuquerque, NM w/ Hanta, Rezin Tree
8/13/2013 Rogue – Phoenix, AZ w/ Godhunter, Cave Dweller
8/14/2013 5 Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA
8/15/2013 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
8/16/2013 Trash Film Orgy Studios (Warehouse 35) – Sacramento, CA w/ Black Mackerel, Cura Cochino
8/17/2013 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR w/ Sons of Huns
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on HOWL, click on the links below!
KATAKLYSM – Attacking like a furious blizzard from the great white north, Canada’s powerhouse purveyors of Extreme Death Metal KATAKLYSM have laid waste to all in their path for 22 years and are still hammering ahead with a violent intensity that is unmatched by many of their contemporaries and they are making their long-awaited return to Australia in December!
Boasting trademark elements in their sound such as brutal blastbeats, earth-shaking grooves, ballsy riffage and a venomous vocal attack, KATAKLYSM give every ounce of their sweat, blood and tears in their live performances that leave all who attend their shows in pure disbelief at what they have just witnessed.
So, prepare to be crippled and broken on the road to devastation as the masters of the Northern Hyperblast take Australia by storm in December!
Presented by Metropolis Touring and Tombowler.
04.12. AUS Brisbane – Crowbar
05.12. AUS Adelaide – Fowlers Live
06.12. AUS Melbourne – Corner Hotel
07.12. AUS Sydney – Manning Bar
08.12. AUS Perth – Rosemount Hotel
(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For more info on KATAKLYSM, click on links below!
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is set to release the Deluxe Edition of the COFFINS Colossal Hole EP on 10-Inch Vinyl format on August 20th. This Deluxe Edition is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on Black Night vinyl and comes with a set of two barf bags and a pair of numbered event style tickets.
COFFINS make their triumphant return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions for a special, one time only pressing of Colossal Holeon limited, deluxe edition 10″ vinyl! This sickening release features raw pre-production demo tracks from their RelapseRecords debut The Fleshland, and was previously only available as a limited cassette direct from the band. Colossal Hole is COFFINS in their finest form… even heavier and more punishing than ever heard before!
COFFINS – COLOSSAL HOLE – Deluxe Edition Package
This exclusive edition features cover artwork by Uchino himself and is hand numbered to 500 copies pressed on 45 RPM Black Night vinyl, packaged with a set of two horror movie style barf bags complimented by a pair of numbered collectable event style tickets. Pure bone-crushing, terrifying Doom-infested Death Metal for fans of Abscess, Asphyx, Autopsy, Carnage, Celtic Frost, Cianide, Divine Eve, Grave, Hellhammer, Hooded Menace, Venom and Winter.
WARNING: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and Coffins assume no responsibility for health problems that may arise while entering the Colossal Hole… No savior can rescue you from the Hellbringer!!!
You can pre-order your copy for only $15 with free shipping at:
A band who continually embarks on tours across the globe, France’s avant sludge coven MONARCH will head to the Australian continent for the fourth time in the coming weeks.
From July 18th through 21st MONARCH will dredge the Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth metropolises laying down an oppressive and ethereal wall of noise-filled opening support for Doom legends Saint Vitus. Just days later, on July 27th the quartet will return to Sydney to headline Slaughterfest VI with over thirteen other underground acts on the decimating bill.
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MONARCH Australian Tour:
7/18/2013 The Hi Fi – Brisbane w/ Saint Vitus
7/19/2013 The Hi Fi – Sydney w/ Saint Vitus
7/20/2013 The Hi Fi – Melbourne w/ Saint Vitus
7/21/2013 The Rosemount – Perth w/ Saint Vitus
7/27/2013 Spectrum – Sydney @ Slaughterfest VI [info]
A thirty-four minute down-tempo/down-tuned funeral dirge comprised of three tracks,MONARCH’s sixth full-length Omens was released via At A Loss Recordings in February 2012, surging with the band’s caustic, trademark style of slow-motion apocalyptic doom, writhing with haunting moans and layered, ghostly shrieks.
Stay tuned for more updates on MONARCH and At A Loss Recordings in the coming days.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on MONARCH, click on the links below!
MANOWAR will release highlights of their Lord Of Steel World Tour 2012/2013 on a live EP, featuring performances from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia and Sweden.
“From the first show in Zaragoza/Spain to the last show in Yekaterinburg/Russia, The Lord Of Steel World Tour was a terrific experience,” said Joey DeMaio. “Performing new songs for the first time in front of your audience is the ultimate test of the power of the songs to connect to the only people that matter. Our fans were totally brutalized and went wild as you will hear on this new EP,” he continued. “‘The Lord Of Steel Live’ is a thank you to our amazing fans; it will forever immortalize this tour and those who attended it.”
The album will be mixed and mastered at MANOWAR’s own studios Hell and Haus Wahnfried by Joey DeMaio personally with long time MANOWAR engineer DirkKloiber.
‘The Lord Of Steel Live’ will be released digitally as an iTunes exclusive worldwide on July 9, 2013 and on CD in retail and through www.thekingdomofsteel.com on August 16, 2013.
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Featured Tracks:
El Gringo
Expendable
Hail, Kill And Die
Manowarriors
The Lord Of Steel
Thunder In The Sky
Eric Adams – Vocals
Joey DeMaio – Bass Guitars, Keyboards
Donnie Hamzik – Drums, Percussion
Karl Logan – Guitars, Keyboards _________________________________________
(Source: MANOWAR – The Kingdom Of Steel)
* For more info on MANOWAR, click on the links below!
HELLBASTARD – With a mix of Metal that features even a Reggae song (Throw ThePetrol Bomb) to conclude this new Sons Of Bitches EP from the legendary HELLBASTARD, the bottom Metal line goes like this:
HELLBASTARD – Sons Of Bitches EP is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!
Thrash Metal fans will have no problem feeding Sons Of Bitches into their brains, while Hardcore fans shall appreciate the pissed-off attitude and lyrics that HELLBASTARD administers. Spanning across four decades, the UK’s HELLBASTARD have created, influenced and performed Crust Punk and Thrash; and are an obvious MUST to add to ANY Metalhead’s Metal collection.
Old School and not succumbing to any Metal modernistic trends, HELLBASTARD have once again returned with new material worthy of shouting about across the continents and/or slamming down a 6-pack of ale to. Metal be thy name.
Sons Of Bitches – Track Listing:
Wolfsong
Arcadia
Sons Of Bitches
System Whore
We Had Evidence
Throw The Petrol Bomb
* Sons Of Bitches was released on March 4th, 2013, via Selfmadegod Records.
The August 2013 issue of Guitar World features a tribute to Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman, who influenced a generation and changed the course of Metal forever. Guitar World presents the complete, untold story of the late Slayer guitarist who was behind such legendary Thrash anthems as “Angel of Death,” “South of Heaven” and “War Ensemble.”
With food, beer and America at the forefront, it only makes sense guitar player/vocalist Christian Gordy and drummer Taryn Waldman would meet at Gordy’s 2011 July 4th cookout in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Waldman, a former Hooter’s waitress turned big time commercial film editor, and Gordy, a one-legged bartender/artist/BBQ enthusiast were an oddball couple for NY’s heavily styled Metal scene. The duo began rapidly banging out monolithic snail-paced riffs that could party as much as they could crush. BLACKOUT — referring to blackout drunk, the absence of light, or a mobster hit on an entire family — was the only appropriate title for the band.
With a three-song demo recorded at the now defunct Headgear Studios in the bag, Waldman set out on the task of stalking and acquiring drum wizard Justin Sherrel for the bass position. The sound filled out and quickly grew like Chuck Berry’s mustache. Now with Sherrel’s nitty-gritty, rhythm-heavy mud beneath an electrical tide of riffs and explosions, the mighty river of sludge was primed to lurch forward.
In November 2012 BLACKOUT recorded their debut LP, We Are Here, at Vacation Island studio with engineer/producer Rob Laakso (Diamond Nights, Swirlies, Kurt Vile). It’s a six-song relentless banger from beginning to end: no interludes or acoustic wankery. Fittingly described as “thick, riff-led heavy psych that blends Sleep‘s stoner heyday and classic Melvins stomp with a touch of Rob Crow‘s vocal compression in Goblin Cock,” by The Obelisk in a recent live review, the band is ready for a full-fledged takeover. BLACKOUT will soon be knocking on your door like a hairy, black clad Jehovah’s Witness who wants to smoke you out and listen to Sabbath records.
Until then, rape your speakers with the band’s foundation-crumbling behemoth of a three-track album sampler, currently streaming at their official BandCamp page at THIS LOCATION.
In related news, the trio will be bringing their bottom-heavy audio pillage to the stage this Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Acheron in their hometown of Brooklyn. The FREE daytime party features barbeque from Slam Pigs and Perry Ave. BBQ, additional appearances by Skullshitter, Hector’s Pets, Zoned Out and Cold Ones and DJs spinning rock into the night! For more info, point your browser HERE.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on BLACKOUT, click on the links below!
California’s fast rising Traditional Metal troupe, NIGHT DEMON, will be supporting the immensely legendary DIAMOND HEAD and RAVEN, at The Vex Arts in Los Angeles, California, on October 17th! Metal be thy name!
For more info on this sensational Metal event, click on the links below! Whoa!
As reported on The Official Ronnie James Dio Fan Page Facebook:
DIO Fans! As you guys know, July 10th is Ronnie’s Birthday!! July 10th will also mark the release of the limited edition DIO Artist Series Guitar featuring custom Holy Diver artwork. Be one of only 30 people in the world to own this collector’s piece.
Get the DIO ASG on July 10th and get some free gifts courtesy of ASG and Niji EntertainmentGroup!
NIGHT DEMON – They’re from California. They’re old school. They’re Metal. They’re called Night Demon. The prolific Metal label known as Shadow Kingdom Records will be releasing Night Demon’s S/T EP on August 6th; best you pick up this Metal offering from Night Demon cause it’s invitinglyraw, loud, and legit True Metal through and through!
From riffage on The Chalice that’s reminiscent of the legendary Scorpionsclassic cutThe Zoo, to an underground Metal atmosphere of yesteryear throughout, Night Demon delivers the Metal goods! It’s honestly unfortunate that this is an EP and not an album of 12 songs. Stone wants more Night Demon! Now! Whoa.
Ritualreminds me that old school Speed Metal is back and the Traditional Heavy Metal spirit, musicianship, vocals and songwriting of Night Demon cannot be overlooked; not by any of my fellow Metal brethren anyways. Fans of old school Metal, NWOBHM, (early) Iron Maiden, (early) Saxon, Witch Cross, Satan, Obsession, Angel Witch, Sinister Realm and of course, Raven, are all in for a remarkable Metal surprise with Night Demon. This trio of talented Metalheads surprised the hell out of me! Metal be thy name.
Watch, listen and turn the volume up to NIGHT DEMON below! Whoa!
NIGHT DEMON – Track Listing:
Night Demon
The Chalice
Ancient Evil
Ritual
NIGHT DEMON:
Jarvis Leatherby
Brent Woodward
John Crerar
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* To read more about NIGHT DEMON, click on the link below!
IT’S A HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!! Get ready for the Highway Robbery Tour, coming at ya this summer!!! Get dates, tickets, and info at www.thcoutlaw.com/tour.html
On September 3rd, Shadow Kingdom Records will release The Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty – a collection of rare recordings from enigmatic psychedelic metallers THE MEZMERIST. The Shadow Kingdom reissue will feature a CD compiled of the band’s two EPs, recorded in 1983 and 1985 and a DVD detailing the history of THE MEZMERIST.
The Mezmerist is one of the most mysterious US Metal acts of all time. Few even know who The Mezmerist is and to find an original LP is a chore as the band held on to most of the copies pressed. Originally issued in1985 and limited to 500 copies, today those copies have gone for extremely high prices on eBay. The Shadow Kingdom records reissue marks the first time anyone who knew about this lost gem made contact with the band. SKR was fortunate in finding the mastermind behind the band – Thomas Mezmercardo. After tracking Mezmercardo down, an additional five years was spent on this release to ensure it was done properly and with all of the parties and work involved.
Speaking of all parties involved, one of the most interesting things about this release is that Bill Ward did in fact play drums on the four tracks that make up the 1983 EP. The circumstances surrounding the events back then are somewhat of a mystery, even to this day. Mezmercardo sits down and tells the story of how all of this came together on the DVD portion of the release.
The Innocent,The Forsaken, The Guilty is not just any old over-hyped cult release that some of these other labels are feeding you. This is the definition of the perfect lost gem in 80’s heavy metal history and by far one of the best cult classic metal albums you’ll ever hear. Psychedelic Heavy Metal is the most apt way describe this band that offers shades of Led Zeppelin, Cirith Ungol, and Mercyful Fate.
Chase Manhattan and Matt Price of Los Angeles-based Stoner/Doom outfit BEHOLD!THE MONOLITH have issued the following statement on the tragic loss of singer/bassist Kevin McDade:
“We are deeply saddened to report the loss of our band member, friend and brother Kevin McDade in a car accident early Friday evening. Needless to say we are absolutely devastated by this. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his parents, family and girlfriend. Thanks for the time we had and the music we made together. We will, and already do, miss you terribly. -Chase and Matt”
Kevin McDade died as a result of an auto accident on Friday, June 21st. He was 29 years old.
R.I.P. Kevin.
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Stone Says: The Metal Odyssey family expresses condolences to the family, girlfriend, bandmates, friends and fans of Kevin McDade.
Relapse Records Have Announced Today – June 24, 2013:
We are proud to announce that we have officially re-signed Death Metal legends Dying Fetus! The band will be on tour all year long in Europe, Canada and the US so be sure to catch them on the road!
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* For DYING FETUS tour dates, click on the links below!
Sweden’s AEON have launched a brand new performance demonstration video for StillThey Pray from their latest album, Aeons Black. Watch Daniel Dlimi, Emil Wiksten, Zeb Nilsson, and Tony Östman perform their parts now, below!
As previously announced, AEON will be touring the US for the first time this year as part of The Summer Slaughter Tour. Presented by Indie Merch Store, ESP and GuitarWorld, the seventh annual event is now officially slated to run from July 19th through August 20th and features The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Rings of Saturn and Thy Art is Murder.
Comments Daniel Dlimi: “We are finally going to tour the US and we are really fucking stoked about it to say the least. And there couldn’t possibly be any better way to do so than to be a part of the Summer Slaughter Tour. And with today’s lineup and our latest release Aeons Black, we stand stronger than ever and will treat you with some real Death Metal. See you on the road.”
The Summer Slaughter Tour w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Aeon, Rings of Saturn, Thy Art is Murder:
7/19/2013 Regency Ballrom – San Francisco, CA
7/20/2013 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
7/21/2013 The Observatory/Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
7/24/2013 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
7/26/2013 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
7/27/2013 House of Blues – Houston, TX
7/29/2013 House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL
7/30/2013 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
7/31/2013 Old City Courtyard – Knoxville, TN
8/01/2013 House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
8/02/2013 The Filmore Silver Springs – Silver Springs, MD
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