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SEPTICFLESH And DARK FUNERAL Co-Headline North America Tour 2018 – Dates, Venues And Info

Posted in concerts, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 2, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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SEPTICFLESH return to North America in Feb / March 2018 to support their critically acclaimed new album “Codex Omega” with them, the Swedish lords of the black Dark Funeral will co bill the event to make it one of the most memorable packages to hit the North America in a very long time. Also supporting the tour is Black Metal Colombian / Texan outfit THY ANTICHRIST…are you mortals ready?

Get your ticket now!
Continental Concerts USA
www.continental-concerts.us

Dates as follows :
02/22/18 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
02/23/18 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
02/24/18 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
02/25/18 Oakland, CA Metro Opera House
02/26/18 Portland, OR Rock Hard PDX
02/27/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
03/01/18 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
03/02/18 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
03/03/18 Ringle, WI Q & Z Expo Center
03/04/18 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
03/05/18 Columbus, OH Alrosa Villa
03/06/18 Lakewood, OH The Foundry
03/07/18 Detroit, MI Harpo’s
03/08/18 Toronto, ON Mod Club
03/09/18 Montreal, QC L’Astral
03/10/18 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
03/11/18 Worcester, MA Palladium
03/12/18 Baltimore, MD Soundstage
03/13/18 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
03/14/18 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
03/16/18 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
03/17/18 Fort Worth, TX Rail Club
03/18/18 Austin, TX Come and Take it Live!
03/20/18 Phoenix, AZ Club Red

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Source: SEPTICFLESH-official-

LONG LIVE SEPTICFLESH.

LONG LIVE DARK FUNERAL.

STONE.

DRIFT INTO BLACK – Atmospheric/Experimental Gloom Metal Project Featuring Former Member Of Grey Skies Fallen Releases “Shadow People” EP; Full Stream Available

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on December 30, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

Drift Into Black - Shadow People EP - promo cover pic - 2017

For close to twenty years, Craig Rossi has handled keyboard duties for the Doom Metal band Grey Skies Fallen, recording four albums, two EPs, and two singles with the group. He’s performed numerous shows across the US sharing the same stage with the likes of Opeth, Anathema, Arch Enemy, Amorphis, and Katatonia. He’s since embarked on a new musical journey with atmospheric/experimental gloom metal project DRIFT INTO BLACK and his recently-issued Shadow People EP.

Boasting five depressive tracks, the eclectic sounds comprising Shadow People draw inspiration from a vast array of genres including dark rock, atmospheric, and Doom Metal. Rossi has taken on the task of vocals, guitars, keyboards, mixing, and mastering, along with the help of a hired session drummer. Notes Rossi, “I wanted the production on this EP to sound pale with less crisp than most records; a gloomy sound stage due to the fact that the lyrical content deals with dark human elements. If Anathema, Tiamat, Black Sabbath, and Katatonia all had a love child, DRIFT INTO BLACK would be it.”

Stream/purchase Shadow People in full via Bandcamp at THIS LOCATION or Spotify HERE.

Shadow People – Track Listing:

  1. Dawn Of A New Day
  2. Born Without Eyes
  3. A Funeral For My Enemies
  4. Drift Into Black
  5. Quicksand

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Source: Earsplit

http://www.facebook.com/driftintoblack

http://driftintoblack.bandcamp.com/releases

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DRIFT INTO BLACK.

STONE.

ATARAXY – To Release “When All Hope Fades” In February, via Dark Descent Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 28, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

ATARAXY - When All Hope Fades - promo cover pic - 2018 - #MO0333ILMN

Spain’s ATARAXY are set to return next year with the release of When All Hope Fades.

The album comes on the heels of the 2016 “The Festival / The Tomb” single and marks the band’s first full-length since Revelations of the Ethereal (2012).

Dark Descent Records premiered album track “Matter Lost in Time” on the label’s most recent digital sampler. The nearly 11-minute exploration of doom-laden death metal immediately caught the attention of the press, including No Clean Singing, who described the song as “…spellbinding, in a chilling and disconcerting way – haunting, bleak and heavy, with tendrils of uneasy but seductive melody that glide like serpents, seeping poison.”

Stream the track HERE or below:

Dark Descent Records will release When All Hope Fades on CD, cassette and digital on February 16. Vinyl treatment coming through Me Saco Un Ojo Records.

With a certain maturity and poise, a sense of deep-set misery almost pushes the record into death-doom territory. Almost…but not quite. The sound remains tensely energetic, albeit with a sense of space, time and songcraft which is more impressive than ever.

Gruesomely textured wraith-like melodies intertwine monstrously hammering double-bass rhythms, the delicate interplay of guitar harmonies threading a perfect line between devious subtlety and straight-ahead bludgeon.

Perhaps above all else, the gasping tortured vocals imbue a horrific terror upon the listener. It is the sum of all parts which so masterfully elevate Ataraxy above their peers. Few others have scaled such heights; in this timeless classic we witness a band enter the pantheon of Death Metal royalty.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more band & record label info:

facebook.com/ATARAXY-281047751876/

ataraxymuerte.bandcamp.com

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ATARAXY.

STONE.

THE OCEAN – ‘Precambrian’ 10th Anniversary Edition 3xLP To See Release Via Pelagic Records In March

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on December 28, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

The Ocean - Precambrian - promo album cover pic - 2018 - #33MO99ILMFSO

Few albums still feel relevant, fresh, and contemporary-sounding, ten-years after their initial release. THE OCEAN‘s Precambrian, originally released in November 2007, is one such case: the band’s most mature and versatile album to that date, Precambrian is distinguished by complex yet intimate songwriting, huge orchestrations, subtle electronic textures and immense harmonic and dynamic density. With guests appearances by Caleb Scofield (Cave In, Old Man Gloom), Nate Newton (Converge), Tomas Hallbom (Breach), Eric Kalsbeek (ex-Textures), and musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Precambrian remains a career-defining milestone for the band and a fan favorite.

To commemorate its release, Pelagic Records will issue a special tenth anniversary edition of Precambrian on March 16th, 2018. The 3xLP, available in three color variants, comes with a brand new studio re-recording of ten-minute opener “Rhyacian” featuring the current lineup of guitarist Robin Staps, vocalist Loic Rossetti, drummer Paul Seidel and bassist Mattias Hägerstrand.

For preorders visit THIS LOCATION.

In related news, THE OCEAN will revisit Precambrian during their headlining set at Doom Over Leipzig Festival on April 21st, 2018, where they will be performing the album in its entirety.

Precambrian 10th Anniversary Edition 3xLP Track Listing:

Side A:

  1. Hadean / The Long March Of The Yes-Men
  2. Eoarchaean / The Great Void
  3. Paleoarchaean / Man And The Sea

Side B:

  1. Mesoarchaean / Legions Of Winged Octopi
  2. Neoarchaean / To Burn The Duck Of Doubt

Side C:

  1. Siderian
  2. Rhyacian / Untimely Meditations
  3. Orosirian / For The Great Blue Cold Now Reigns

Side D:

  1. Statherian
  2. Calymmian / Lake Disappointment

Side E:

  1. Ectasian / De Profundis
  2. Stenian / Mount Sorrow

Side F:

  1. Tonian / Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
  2. Cryogenian
  3. Rhyacian (2017 Studio Version)

“Epic in scope and flawless in execution, Precambrian reinforces THE OCEAN as one of the most exciting names in modern heavy music. Behold mind-blowing metal on a Wagnerian scale.” 9/10 – Rock Sound (UK)

“Full of cinematic breadth and orchestral majesty, it’s easy to get lost in the album’s 80 minutes of rhythmic sea changes and powerful riffing. THE OCEAN excel in their idiosyncratic nuances and hammering insistence on this Teutonic paean to Earth’s geology.” 4/5 – Revolver (US)

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more band & records label info:

http://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective

http://www.pelagic-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pelagicrecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THE OCEAN.

STONE.

BELDAM – To Release New Studio Album “PASUNG” On January 26th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on December 24, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

BELDAM - PASUNG - promo cover pic - 2018 - #333MO9ILMN

Seattle (WA) – Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release Pasung, the sophomore album from Doom/Sludge titans BELDAM, January 26 on CD and Digital formats.  New song “Vial of Silence” is streaming at youtu.be/emm4kEbWsVM or below:


Pasung is BELDAM‘s second release on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and their first with new vocalist/lyricist Randall Guidry. The band recently relocated to Seattle, continuing their vision to play skull-crushing, soul-wrenching, paint-peeling Sludge with blackened touches. With influences ranging from Sleep, EyeHateGod, Graves At Sea, The Melvins and Black Sabbath, BELDAM combines a massive wall of guitars, thickened bass tones, bone-rattling drums and harsh vocals featuring lyrics building on the themes of death and despair. Pasung clocks in at 50 minutes of pure, unadulterated American Sludge.

Pasung was recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, TN, April 5-7, with additional tracking on August 31 and September 1, 2017. The album was engineered and mastered by Drew Carroll who recorded BELDAM‘s original 5-song demo in 2015. All guitars and bass on the recording were performed by Grahm Reynolds with the exception of “One from the Stable.” Cullen Wade handled the drums on the entire record. Pasung represents the truest BELDAM. The band focused a significant amount of time on songwriting and pre-production to get the heaviest tones and thickest riffs possible. After parting ways with their original bassist and relocating to Seattle, BELDAM is psyched to release Pasung to the masses and play as many shows as possible in its new Pacific Northwest home.

Track Listing:

  1. Vial Of Silence
  2. Sunken Sorceress
  3. Shed The Coil
  4. One From The Stable
  5. Carrion Feast
  6. That Which Consumes You

BELDAM - band logo banner - 2017 - #4343MO099ILMN

RIYL: Bongzilla, Brainoil, Coffins, Conan, Crowbar, Dopethrone, Grief, High On Fire, Indian, Meth Drinker, Neurosis, Noothgrush, Om, Orange Goblin, Order Of The Owl, Pelican, Primitive Man, Pungent Stench, Rwake, Soilent Green, Sourvein, Sunn O))), Thou, Ufomammut, Weedeater and Zoroaster.

CD Pre-order: www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd164.html

Digital Pre-order: hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/pasung

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more band & record label info:

www.facebook.com/BeldamOfficial

beldamofficial.bandcamp.com/releases

instagram.com/beldamofficia

www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/

MetalOdyssey
LONG LIVE BELDAM.

STONE.

IRON MAIDEN – Announce Legacy Of The Beast European Tour 2018!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on November 13, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

IRON MAIDEN - Legacy of the Beast European Tour - 2018 - promo flyer - #MO3399ILMFSO

As reported on the IRON MAIDEN facebook:

May
26 Saku Arena, Tallinn, ESTONIA *
28 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FINLAND *

June
01 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, SWEDEN *
03 Dahls Arena, Trondheim Rocks, NORWAY
05 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, DENMARK *
07 Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, SWEDEN
09 Rockavaria, Königsplatz, Munich, GERMANY
10 Expo Plaza, Hannover, GERMANY *
13 Waldbuhne, Berlin, GERMANY *
16 Firenze Rocks, ITALY
17 Novarock Festival, Nickelsdorf, AUSTRIA
20 Letnany Airport, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC *
22 Graspop, Dessel, BELGIUM
24 Hellfest, Clisson, FRANCE
26 Geneva Arena, Geneva, SWITZERLAND *
28 Volt Festival, Sopron, HUNGARY
30 Messegelaende, Freiburg, GERMANY *

July
01 Gelredome, Arnhem, HOLLAND *
05 AccorsHotel Arena, Paris, FRANCE
09 San Siro Ippodromo, Milan, ITALY
10 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SWITZERLAND
13 Altice Arena, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
14 Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, SPAIN
17 Piazza Dellà Unita D’Italia, Trieste, ITALY
20 Rockwave Festival, Athens, GREECE
22 Hills Of Rock, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
24 Zagreb arena, Zagreb, CROATIA
27 Tauron Arena, Krakow, POLAND
31 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND *

August
02 SSE Arena, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND *
04 Exhibition & Conference Centre, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND *
06 Manchester Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND *
07 Genting arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND *
10 O2 Arena, London, ENGLAND *

(No further countries will be added to this touring schedule).

Most shows go on-sale Friday 24th November. Pre-sales start Monday 20th November. We’ll keep you updated!

*Special Guest will be Killswitch Engage

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* For more info on IRON MAIDEN:

Iron Maiden

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

STONE.

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – November 2017 Tour Dates

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 30, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

The Black Dahlia Murder - November Tour Flyer - 2017 - #3MO33ILMFSO77

The Nightbringers North American Tour 2017 – November Tour Dates:

Oct. 31 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater

Nov. 1 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven

Nov. 2 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall

Nov. 3 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Vinyl @ Hard Rock

Nov. 4 – Petaluma, CA – Phoenix Theater (No Suffocation)

Nov. 5 – San Bernardino, CA – KnotFest

Nov. 6 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red

Nov. 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe

Nov. 9 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom

Nov. 10 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco

Nov. 11 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall

* Click below for more band info:

The Black Dahlia Murder

LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

STONE.

KROSIS – North Carolina Based Death Metal Unit Joins Unique Leader Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 29, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

KROSIS - promo band pic - 2017 - #33MO9ILMFSO337

North Carolina based Death Metal unit KROSIS is the latest addition to the Unique Leader Records roster. The band will release their forthcoming full-length in 2018.

Issues the band in a collective statement, “We are inexplicably humbled and thankful to be part of a family that some of our favorite bands have been a part of. To have Unique Leader Records see our project as something as worthwhile, original, and significant as we do means more than we can put into words. It is an understatement to say that we are looking forward to our next step as KROSIS,with Unique Leader Records at our sails.”

KROSIS was formed in Raleigh in 2014. A group of talented musicians and friends saw an unsatisfactory pattern starting within modern Metal music. The diverse collaboration of influences that make up the framework of KROSIS is why they put out the music that they do. Too much of modern Death Metal and Deathcore is limited to a paradigm; KROSIS seeks to eliminate boundaries. With backgrounds of rock, jazz, concert bands, and music theory, they pull no proverbial punches in terms of diversity, originality, and heaviness. They bring together many parts of a musical spectrum and emerge with an eclectic sound that proves appealing to lovers of heavy, themed music.

“We are all about creating new trends, fresh ideas, and even entirely unique genres,” the band notes. “Most of all, we’re proud to present every track, knowing that we gave our listeners and fans our absolute best. For some, living the dream is being in front of thousands, with lights and cameras aimed at them. For us, it’s each simple step along the way, each note and each beat, pouring our mind and soul into every creation, so that you can be a part of the experience with us.”

Stand by for further info on KROSIS in the weeks to come.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more band/record label info:

http://www.facebook.com/krosisnc

http://www.uniqueleader.com
http://www.facebook.com/uniqueleaderrecords

LONG LIVE KROSIS.

STONE.

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – November UK Tour Dates, Cities And Venues

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 27, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

Michael Schenker Fest - promo tour flyer - November 2017 - #33MO7ILMFSO33

The MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST keeps storming forward and begins 1 of 4 shows in the UK, on November 2nd in London! Check out the tour flyer above for the dates, venues and cities.

Legendary vocalists (and former MSG members) Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley will be performing with the guitar icon, aka Michael Schenker! Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

For more info: Michael Schenker

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MICHAEL SCHENKER.

STONE.

CANNIBAL CORPSE – To Kick Off US Headlining Tour With Power Trip And Gatecreeper Next Week

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 27, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

Cannibal Corpse - Power Trip - tour flyer - November 2017 - #4MO333ILMFSO33

CANNIBAL CORPSE will kick off their US headlining tour in support of their upcoming Red Before Black full-length next week. The tour will commence on November 3rd and run through December 8th with support provided by Power Trip and Gatecreeper. See all confirmed dates below.

Many words come to mind when you hear the name CANNIBAL CORPSE, but one truly defines the soon-to-be thirty-year death metal veterans: Unstoppable. Produced by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Goatwhore), Red Before Black, the band’s fourteenth album, serves to not only reiterate this but to once more raise the stakes, making it very clear who sets the standard when it comes to always compelling music that is equally brutal and complex.

Moreover, the band have pushed themselves again, ensuring that it stands out from their catalog. “Throughout our career we’ve tried to improve the precision of both our musical execution and our album production, while still maintaining full-on aggression. Red Before Black continues in that direction, but might go even further on the aggressive side of things,” asserts bassist Alex Webster. “It’s definitely precise, but it has a rawness to it that goes beyond anything we’ve done recently.”

“We really worked super hard crafting these songs, practicing them, and getting them where we wanted to be more so than on any of our previous albums,” adds drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. “And as Alex said, musically I think it’s the rawest sound we’ve had – and at the same time I think it’s our most focused, tightest and catchiest record.”

Red Before Black will see release on November 3rd via Metal Blade Records. Preorder bundles are currently available at metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse where you can also preview the title track as well as the band’s video for “Code Of The Slashers.”

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Power Trip, Gatecreeper:

11/03/2017 Mavericks – Jacksonville, FL
11/04/2017 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
11/05/2017 Saturn – Birmingham, AL
11/06/2017 New Daisy Theater – Memphis, TN
11/08/2017 Trees – Dallas, TX
11/09/2017 White Oak – Houston, TX
11/10/2017 Mohawk – Austin, TX
11/12/2017 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
11/13/2017 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
11/14/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
11/15/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
11/17/2017 Neumos – Seattle, WA
11/18/2017 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
11/19/2017 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
11/20/2017 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
11/22/2017 Summit – Denver, CO
11/24/2017 Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
11/25/2017 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
11/26/2017 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
11/28/2017 Royale – Boston, MA
11/29/2017 Stage 48 – New York, NY
11/30/2017 TLA – Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2017 Broadberry – Richmond, VA
12/02/2017 The Tarheel – Jacksonville, NC
12/03/2017 Pete’s – Greensboro, NC
12/05/2017 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
12/06/2017 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
12/07/2017 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/08/2017 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
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Source: Earsplit PR

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net
http://www.facebook.com/cannibalcorpse
http://www.twitter.com/CorpseOfficial
http://www.metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

LONG LIVE POWER TRIP & GATECREEPER.

STONE.

GOATWHORE To Kick Off US Tour Dates With 1349 And TOMBS

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , on October 26, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

Goatwhore - promo band pic - 2017 - #333MO9ILMFSO33

GOATWHORE will join 1349 and label mates Tombs for a short run of live dates leading up to their performance at this year’s edition of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest in San Bernardino, California. The band will kick off the journey with a warm up show in Lafayette, Louisiana Friday, October 27th before joining 1349 and Tombs in Memphis, Tennessee for six shows, including three supporting Kreator.

In February, GOATWHORE will take to the seas on the 2018 edition of 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise with additional live dates to be announced in the coming months before heading overseas for a month-long trek with Sepultura, Obscura, and Fit For An Autopsy. See all confirmed dates below.

GOATWHORE w/ 1349, Tombs:

10/27/2017 The District – Lafayette, LA **
10/29/2017 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN
10/30/2017 Come and Take It Live – Austin, TX (supporting Kreator)
10/31/2017 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX (supporting Kreator)
11/01/2017 Top Deck – Farmington, NM (supporting Kreator)
11/02/2017 Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV
11/03/2017 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
11/05/2017 Ozzfest Meets Knotfest @ Glen Helen Amphitheater & Festival Grounds – San Bernardino, CA [tickets] **
11/17/2017 The Tavern – Hattiesburg, MS **
11/18/2017 The Brick House – Houma, LA **
** no 1349, Tombs

End Tour

2/1-5/2018 70000 Tons Of Metal – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

w/ Sepultura, Obscura, Fit For An Autopsy:

2/23/2018 Conne Island – Leipzig, DE
2/24/2018 Masters of Rock Café – Zlin, CZ
2/25/2018 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU
2/26/2018 Orion Club – Rome, IT
2/27/2018 Magazzini Generali – Milano, IT
3/01/2018 Explosiv – Graz, AT
3/02/2018 Majestic Music Club – Bratislava, SK
3/03/2018 Proxima – Warsaw, PL
3/04/2018 B90 – Gdansk, PL
3/06/2018 Columbia Theater – Berlin, DE
3/07/2018 Docks – Hamburg, DE
3/08/2018 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE
3/09/2018 LKA Longhorn – Stuttgart, DE
3/10/2018 Backstage – München, DE
3/11/2018 Tivoli Ronda – Utrecht, NL
3/13/2018 SWX – Bristol, UK
3/14/2018 SWG3 – Glasgow, UK
3/15/2018 The Tivoli – Dublin, IE
3/16/2018 Hammerfest- Pwlhelli, GB
3/17/2018 Foundry – Sheffield, UK
3/18/2018 Koko – London, UK
3/20/2018 Elysee Montmartre – Paris, FR
3/21/2018 Zeche -Bochum, DE
3/22/2018 Hirsch – Nürnberg, DE
3/23/2018 Rockhouse – Salzburg, DE
3/24/2018 Kofmehl – Solothurn, CH

GOATWHORE is touring in support of latest full-length, Vengeful Ascension, released in June via Metal Blade Records. Their seventh full-length offering and second recorded reel-to-reel, Vengeful Ascension was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Gruesome).

The critically lauded offering toppled Billboard charts upon its first week of release earning the #4 spot on Billboard’s Heatseeker Albums chart, #6 on the Hard Rock Album Sales chart, #11 on the Independent Albums chart, #16 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, #18 on the Rock Album Sales chart, #49 on the Top 200 Current Albums chart, and #59 on the Top 200 Albums chart making it the band’s highest charting album to date! In Canada the record was met with equal accolades debuting at #19 on the Hard Music chart and #145 on the Top Albums chart.

Goatwhore - Vengeful Ascension - cover pic - 2017 - #333MO7337

Vengeful Ascension is out NOW on Metal Blade Records on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. To preview and purchase the record visit metalblade.com/goatwhore.

 “The album roars with the classic GOATWHORE sound of searing shredding and screams of rage. The material also tries some new things, tossing in a bit of blackened atmosphere, adding to the philosophical questions the music dives into.” – Alternative Press’ 10 Best Metal Albums Of 2017 So Far

“Turning frowns upside down with metal steeped in gloom isn’t supposed to be a thing, but in incorporating more classic influences, GOATWHORE has (in)advertently offered Vengeful Ascension as a link between battle jackets and monk robes. 8/10″ – Decibel Magazine

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more GOATWHORE:

http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666
http://www.twitter.com/goatwhorenola
http://www.youtube.com/Goatwhorenola666
http://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore

LONG LIVE GOATWHORE.

STONE.

GRAHAM BONNET BAND – USA Tour This Coming December And January!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 25, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

Graham Bonnett Band - USA Tour flyer - 2016 - #444ILMFSO33MO33

GRAHAM BONNET BAND will be touring the USA this coming December and into January of 2018! Check out the tour dates on the tour flyer above and hopefully GBB will be in your area!

GRAHAM BONNET BAND are touring in support of their exemplary new studio album released via Frontiers Records: The Book. The iconic voice of Graham Bonnet shall never be duplicated and his enormous place in Hard Rock history is forever cemented, with fronting the likes of these legendary bands: Alkatrazz, Rainbow, Impellitteri and Michael Schenker Group. This is BIG news, my fellow Classic and Hard Rock brethren! Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

* For more band info, click below:

Graham Bonnet Band

LONG LIVE GRAHAM BONNET BAND.

STONE.

EXHUMED And ARKAIK – November / December Tour 2017 – Dates, Cities And Venues

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on October 23, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

EXHUMED - ARKAIK - promo tour flyer - 2017 - #MO333ILMFSO33

California’s Gore F’n Metal warriors, EXHUMED, head out on the road with ARKAIK beginning on November 15th, in San Diego at Brick By Brick. EXHUMED are touring in support of their newly released studio (concept) album: Death Revenge. Take a gander at the tour flyer above to see if EXHUMED is heading to your gore infested area. Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

EXHUMED:

Bud Burke – lead guitar, vocals
Matt Harvey – vocals, guitar
Mike Hamilton – drums
Ross Sewage – bass, vocals

LONG LIVE EXHUMED.

LONG LIVE GORE F’N METAL.

STONE.

Frontiers Music SRL Holiday Bash To Feature L.A. Guns, Warrant, Jack Russell’s Great White And Riverdogs – December 2nd In Agoura Hills, California!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , , on October 22, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

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Frontiers Music SRL Hard Rock recording artists L.A. Guns, Warrant, Jack Russell’s Great White and Riverdogs (featuring Vivian Campbell) will be performing in the Rockin Christmas Bash, this coming December 2nd!

WHERE:

The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills, California

WHEN:

December 2nd, 2017 – Doors: 6:00pm / Showtime: 7:30pm

The Canyon Phone: 888-645-5006

For more info: http://www.frontiersrockusa.com/

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CARACH ANGREN – Headlining Shows In USA – Also Supporting CHILDREN OF BODOM Through November!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on October 9, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

From the Carach Angren facebook:

In a little over three weeks we will be haunting the USA again together with Children Of Bodom, Lost Society and Uncured!

Besides the dates on the poster we will do a couple of headline shows:

11/04 Temecula CA – The Boiler Room
11/06 Portland OR – Bossa Nova Ballroom
11/09 Vernon BC – Status Night Club
11/20 Columbus OH – Alrosa Villa
11/23 Washington DC – The Pinch

See you all soon!

New album and merch here: www.carachangrenstore.com

* For more Carach Angren:

Carach Angren

LONG LIVE METAL.

STONE.

Dark Descent To Release DESOLATE SHRINE’s ‘Deliverance From The Godless Void’ In November

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 22, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

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Finnish Death Metal trio DESOLATE SHRINE will release new album Deliverance from the Godless Void November 10 on Dark Descent Records. The album’s opening track, “The Primordial One,” is streaming below and at https://youtu.be/4q2Ua5RV-pI

It may be DESOLATE SHRINE’s fourth album (third on Dark Descent Records) in six years, but the band shows no sign of fatigue on their newest opus. The band continues to erase the already thin line existing between Black, Death and Doom and once again come out of the abyss with their own instantly recognizable style.

Recorded during 2016 with the same core trio since 2011’s debut Tenebrous Towers, this new beast, while no less epic than its predecessors (three of the seven songs featured here are at over eight minutes long) is even more textured and tortured while at the same time highly atmospheric.  And while a track like “Unmask the Face of False” may be the heaviest and slowest they’ve ever done, that doesn’t prevent “Demonic Evocation Prayer” from being transfigured by hellish blast beats either. Still, as with each of their albums, DESOLATE SHRINE‘s latest full-length is to be considered like one big entity, almost like a ceremony if you will, one that demands to be experienced from beginning to end without interruption.

The album artwork was created by L.L. Dan Lowndes – mastered Deliverance from the Godless Void at Resonance Sound Studio.

TRACK LIST:

  1. The Primordial One
  2. Lord of the Three Realms
  3. Unmask the Face of False
  4. The Waters of Man
  5. The Graeae
  6. Demonic Evocation Prayer
  7. The Silent Star
  8. …of Hell

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LINE-UP:

L.L. – All instruments

M.T. – Vocals, lyrics

R.S. – Vocals

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/desolateshrine/

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DESOLATE SHRINE.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

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ELVENKING “Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire” – Releases On November 10th, via AFM Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 20, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

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Italian Folk Power Metal band Elvenking will unleash their new studio album “Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire” on November 10th. Prepare for ELVENKING‘s most epic release ever!

Pre-order: http://bit.ly/2xjJvGM

Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire - track list - 2017 - #339ILMN33MO3

Source:

https://www.afm-records.de/en/

LONG LIVE ELVENKING.

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SWEET & LYNCH “Unified” – New Studio Album Releases November 10th! New Music Videos Streaming!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 18, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

From Frontiers Music srl:

Two new songs and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new Sweet & Lynch album is available for your enjoyment! New album, UNIFIED out November 10th!

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Stone Says: Michael Sweet and George Lynch have done it again! These 2 new songs are super, fantastic and addicting ear candy! Whoa.

“Afterlife” (lyric) https://youtu.be/ErnZeGPHNRI

“Promised Land” (audio) https://youtu.be/C3KsWifXpdA

Behind-The-Scenes https://youtu.be/bgAi7p5msg8

http://www.frontiers.it/

LONG LIVE SWEET & LYNCH.

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OZ – New Studio Album “Transition State” Releases On October 20th, Via AFM Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 17, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

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Finnish Heavy Metal cult band OZ is back! More than five years after the re-start of their career with the ”Burning Leather” release, the band led my founding member and drummer Mark Ruffneck finally delivers the anticipated new studio album (their first all new songs album since 1991!), titled “Transition State” (out October 20th). And OZ doesn’t fail to impress with thirteen cracking and fresh, traditional Metal tracks of immensely high quality. Even though Ruffneck is the last remaining member left from the original line-up, OZ are as strong as ever and continue to haunt you with the relentless, uncompromising sound they are known for!

OZ line-up:

Mark Ruffneck – Drums & Percussion
Vince Kojvula – Vocals
Johnny Gross – Guitar
Juzzy Kangas – Guitar
Peppy Peltola – Bass

Transition State – Track List:

1. Bone Crusher
2. Restless
3. Heart Of A Beast
4. Drag You To Hell
5. Whore Of Babylon (Bonus Track)
6. The Witch
7. In A Shadow Of A Shotgun
8. Never Close Your Eyes
9. The Mountain
10. Demonized
11. We’ll Never Die
12. Sister Red (Bonus Track)
13. Midnight Screams (Bonus Track)

Press Release Source:

Pre-order: https://shop.afm-records.de/oz/

OZ Official

LONG LIVE OZ.

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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HATEBREED – Set To Tour In October With Special Guests: DYING FETUS, CODE ORANGE And TWITCHING TONGUES

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 17, 2017 by Metal Odyssey

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HATEBREED will embark on their 20 Years Of Desire / 15 Years Of Perseverance Tour this October 26th, in Houston Texas! Special guests are: DYING FETUS, CODE ORANGE and TWITCHING TONGUES. Check out the tour dates, cities and venues below and… Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

10/26 Houston, TX Proof Bar
10/27 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar
10/28 Toluca De Lerdo, MX Knotfest Mexico
11/22 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
11/24 Worcester, MA The Palladium
11/25 Philadelphia, PA TLA
11/26 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
11/27 Greensboro, NC Arizona Pete’s
11/29 St. Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
11/30 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
12/01 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub Concert Hall
12/02 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
12/03 Chicago, IL Metro
12/05 Detroit, MI The Majestic
12/06 Toronto, ON Opera House
12/07 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
12/08 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
12/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

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* For band info, click on links below:

Twitching Tongues
Hatebreed, Dying Fetus, Code Orange

LONG LIVE HATEBREED.

LONG LIVE DYING FETUS.

LONG LIVE CODE ORANGE & TWITCHING TONGUES.

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