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On This Day In METAL History – May 4th… AMON AMARTH Edition!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 4, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Amon Amarth - band logo - 2016 - #MO099INABFG

On May 4th, 2016AMON AMARTH are to perform at The Pageant in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Hail AMON AMARTH!

Amon Amarth - Jomsviking - promo cover pic - 2016 - #44MO9339ILGP

On May 4th, 2016AMON AMARTH have their tenth studio album, Jomsviking, ranked at #8 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods - promo cover pic!

On May 4th, 2016AMON AMARTH have their ninth studio album, Deceiver Of The Gods, ranked at #68 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dig it. This album was released back in 2013.

AMON AMARTH "Surtur Rising" large promo album pic #2!

On May 4th, 2016AMON AMARTH have their eighth studio album, Surtur Rising, ranked at #71 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 2011.

Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thundergod - promo album cover pic - #99OOILMFS

On May 4th, 2016AMON AMARTH have their seventh studio album, Twilight Of The Thundergod, ranked at #72 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 2008.

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LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 3rd… From DEF LEPPARD To WESTFIELD MASSACRE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Def Leppard - On Through The Night - promo album cover pic - #1980DLMO

On May 3rd, 1980 – The legendary DEF LEPPARD made their debut on the American charts with their debut studio album: On Through The Night. The rest is incredible DEF LEPPARD history that keeps on Rockin’!

Cheap Trick - One On One - 1982 - album cover promo pic - #99ILMNMFS8299

On May 3rd, 1982 – Legends CHUCK BERRY, CHEAP TRICK and JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS performed at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. This historical live Rock event grossed in excess of $455,000. That’s a lot of Rockin’ loot! Shown above: CHEAP TRICK‘s sixth studio album from 1982 – One On One.

Westfield Massacre - promo debut album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMMFS36

On May 3rd, 2016 – The newly released, debut and self-titled studio album from L.A.’s WESTFIELD MASSACRE is ranked at #17, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. BTW, former Divine Heresy vocalist Tommy Vext fronts WESTFIELD MASSACRE. The great Ira Black plays guitar in this kick-ass band too. Whoa.

My Enemies & I - Sick World - promo EP cover pic - 2016 - #330033MOILMNFS

On May 3rd, 2016 – Virginia’s MY ENEMIES & I have their Sick World EP ranked at #67, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. That’s sick, man!

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BRUCE HALL – Bassist – REO SPEEDWAGON

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

GHOULGOTHA – To Release New Studio Album “To Starve the Cross”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Ghoulgotha - To Starve The Cross - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99033ILMF

Southern California’s Ghoulgotha have re-emerged from the depths with the release of To Starve the Cross. The band’s 2015 debut – The Deathmass Cloak – was praised by critics for its demented revisionism of doom-infused, old-school Death Metal. To Starve the Cross sees Ghoulgotha twist an already abstract reality into forms never before experienced.

Cvlt Nation, in response to the release of The Deathmass Cloak, said it was time to “posers the door.” To Starve the Cross is the 10-headed beast ready to devour those who didn’t heed that warning. This album, simply put, is a masterpiece of atonal and dissonant Death Metal delivered straight from the warped mind of Wayne Sarantopoulos (Decrepitaph, Encoffination, et. al).

The band has posted a video for album track  “The Sulfur Age” at this location or inhale it below:

To Starve the Cross was mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios with artwork by Mattias Frisk. Dark Descent will unleash this monster June 13 on CD and digital formats with vinyl treatment coming soon after.

Goulgotha - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO99099IWR

For more info on GHOULGOTHA

www.facebook.com/ghoulgotha666

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

ClawHammer PR

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GHOULGOTHA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SHAI HULUD – Plots US And Canadian Dates Beginning May 28th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on May 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Shai Hulud - promo tour flyer - May June 2016 - #MO33199ILBJNLGN9

SHAI HULUD is currently in Europe on tour in support of their Sincerely Hated EP and most recent full-length, Reach Beyond The Sun. Following their return to the US, they will immediately embark upon a brief run of East Coast dates, with a few stops in Canada.

Elaborates mainman Matt Fox:”Hello friends. Here are a couple of Summer dates in the US and Canada, followed by four dates in Japan with our dear friends in Endzweck. See yous there? Excellent. We’re looking forward to it. Very Mean Pete of Remembering Never/xBishopx will be fronting us because Henry Rollins has called in sick. It happens. If there are any more shows this year, they will be sporadic and most likely in unlikely places so come rage while you can. The rest of the year we will be writing new music so we can attempt to cut our usual time in-between full-length albums by one full year. Exciting, ain’t it? We think so, too. Love. Respect. Hate. Piss. Moan. Sincerely Hated, Your friendly neighborhood SHAI HULUD.”

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SHAI HULUD w/ Dwell:
5/28/2016 ABC No Rio – New York, NY
6/03/2016 Black Forge Coffee – Pittsburgh, PA
6/04/2016 The Auricle – Canton, OH
6/05/2016 Frankie’s – Toledo, OH
6/06/2016 Nocturne – Toronto, ON
6/07/2016 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
6/08/2016 Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC
6/09/2016 La Martiniere – Quebec City, QC
6/10/2016 The Kave – Bucksport, ME
6/11/2016 Dylan’s Pub – Brockton, MA
6/12/2016 Santo’s Party House – New York, NY

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For more SHAI HULUD info:

http://www.hulud.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ShaiHuludUninc/

http://www.metalblade.com/shaihulud/

Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SHAI HULUD.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

OKKULTOKRATI – Norwegian Quintet Currently Constructing Southern Lord Debut

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on May 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

OKKULTOKRATI - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO99099ILMFSO

[photo by Lars Dalen]

Norwegian Punk/Hardcore killers OKKULTOKRATI are currently immersed in the completion of their fourth full-length album, and first for Southern Lord Recordings, this week divulging new details on the impending album.

OKKULTOKRATI has been occupying Malabar Studios, in Oslo, working closely with engineer Emil Nikolaisen of Serena-Maneesh, who also recorded their Snakereigns LP, recording around the clock, capturing the tracks as they would on stage, void of click tracks or tutoring tactics. The band also announces a new member to the outfit, as Feffe Severin joins the lineup on synth, as they attempt to add new elements of otherworldliness to their already diverse sound. Severin becomes the fifth member of OKKULTOKRATI, joining vocalist Henning, guitarist Erik Svarte, bassist Boris, and drummer Lars.

Upon hearing the current mixes, Southern Lord owner Greg Anderson called the album, “Fucked up in all the right places! Super original and I can say that I’ve definitely never heard anything like this! Visions of Bauhaus and Dark Throne listening to Joy Division albums by torchlight in the dark forests of Oslo.”

The as-yet-unnamed new LP is being completed for Autumn 2016 release through Southern Lord; stand by for additional details to be issued shortly.

Southern Lord is currently preparing for the reissues for two of OKKULTOKRATI‘s prior LPs – their 2012-Snakereigns and 2014-released Night Jerks LPs – which were originally released via Norwegian lab Fysisk Format. These two albums will see re-release on LP, and both combined on one CD, next Friday, May 6th; preorders are available HERE.

European tour dates for the year are imminent, and the band is planning to storm North American shores for the first time in support of the new LP.

OKKULTOKRATI makes it their business to tear apart the Rock ‘n’ Roll guidebook and mash it in to vicious combat music for fans of punk, d-beat, Black Metal and generally anyone with a penchant for unsavory anthems delivered with inimitable attitude. They have earned a ferocious reputation for siphoning elements of disparate genres in to their toxic, distorted brew, a trait that can be observed across the whole of the Black Hole Crew collective encompassing Haust, Dark Times, Blood Suckers, Drugged SS, and others.

Once the sheer slamming force of their tunes has sunk in, the iconoclastic quintet has a tendency to pull the rug from under the whole contraption, sending their tracks tumbling in to experimental and industrial forays that further their capacity to ensnare the listener in their bear trap.

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Source: Earsplit PR

http://www.facebook.com/okkultokrati

http://www.okkultokrati.bandcamp.com

http://www.okkultokrati.blogspot.com

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http://www.southernlord.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE OKKULTOKRATI.

Stone.

DESTRUCTION “EUROPE UNDER ATTACK 2016!”
 With 
FLOTSAM & JETSAM, 
ENFORCER And 
NERVOSA – Tour Dates Announced!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Destruction - Europe Under Attack 2016 - promo flyer - Enforcer - #MO99933

From Destruction Facebook:

DESTRUCTION will join forces with US-based Thrash Metal monsters FLOTSAM & JETSAM, the Swedish Metal maniacs ENFORCER and Brazil’s NERVOSA.

Check out these confirmed tour dates:
Do – 15.09.16 CH Pratteln Z7
Fr – 16.09.16 DE Munich Backstage
Sa – 17.09.16 IT Brescia Circolo Colony
So – 18.09.16 DE Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik
Mo – 19.09.16 TBA
Di – 20.09.16 TBA
Mi – 21.09.16 FR Strasbourg La Laiterie
Do – 22.09.16 FR Grenoble La Belle Electrique
Fr – 23.09.16 FR Marseille Le Moulin
Sa – 24.09.16 FR Toulouse Metronum
So – 25.09.16 ES Barcelona Razz2
Di – 27.09.16 ES Sevilla Custom
Mi – 28.09.16 PT Lisabon RCA Club
Do – 29.09.16 PT Porto Hard Club
Fr – 30.09.16 ES Madrid Arena
Sa – 01.10.16 ES Bilbao Santana 27
So – 02.10.16 Fr Paris La Machine
Di – 04.10.16 UK Glasgow Audio
Mi – 05.10.16 IR Dublin Voodoo Lounge
Do – 06.10.16 UK Manchester Club Academy
Fr – 07.10.16 UK London Underworld
Sa – 08.10.16 NL Rjissen Lucky
So – 09.10.16 NL Drachten Indua
Di – 11.10.16 CZ Prag Storm Club
Mi – 12.10.16 DE Nürnberg Hirsch
Do – 13.10.16 DE Siegburg Kubana
Fr – 14.10.16 AT Dornbirn Conrad Sohm
Sa – 15.10.16 BE Hasselt Muziekodroom
So – 16.10.16 DE Mannheim 7er Club

DESTRUCTION mastermind Schmier states:

“I`m totally thrilled that we got this amazing package together, when you go on tour you wanna give the fans the best they deserve: NERVOSA – for me the best extreme female Metal band by far, ENFORCER are my fave Metal outfit with this pure 80s touch and FLOTSAM and JETSAM are back stronger than ever, we are old mates, finally we will tour together again!

I can`t wait to see Thrashers and Metalheads united this autumn, to party, mosh and bang with us – oh yes, sometimes it`s really great to be a Metal fan and play in a band – FUCK YEAH! See you ALL soon at the best party around!”

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FLOTSAM & JETSAM comments:

This tour is going to be an absolute thrash fest! Flotsam and Jetsam is honored to support the legendary Destruction, one of the strongest thrash bands to ever come out of Europe. We can t think of anything better for this fall than getting back to our friends and fans in Europe for a month, hitting the stage and the streets with Schmier, Mike, and Vaaver, the Enforcer crew and Fernanda and the women of Nervosa, night after night. If that doesn`t sound like trouble, we don`t know what does!”

ENFORCER adds:

“Extremely excited to take a break in our new album process to go out on another European tour with our childhood heroes in Destruction and Flotsam & Jetsam. 100% total Metal madness guaranteed! Don’t miss out on the heaviest tour of the year.”

NERVOSA says about the tour:

“This is gonna be a badass Thrash tour! Destruction has always been a huge influence for us and now touring with them is gonna be a hell of a dream come true!”

Destruction - Under Attack - promo vinyl flyer - #MO92134ILMFSP

Do you have your order in for UNDER ATTACK?

nuclearblast.com/destruction-underattack

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DESTRUCTION, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, ENFORCER & NERVOSA. WHOA.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 1st… From MOTÖRHEAD To DARKNESS DIVIDED

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 1, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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On May 1st, 1976LED ZEPPELIN had their seventh studio album, Presence, ranked at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.

IRON MAIDEN - Auckland New Zealand - 2016 - promo flyer - The Book Of Souls - #MO99909933

On May 1st, 2016 – The brilliant IRON MAIDEN performed at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. THE RAVEN AGE are the supporting band. This is one of many, many concerts on IRON MAIDEN‘s The Book Of Souls World Tour.

Motorhead - Ace Of Spades - promo cover pic!!

On May 1st, 2016MOTÖRHEAD‘s fourth studio album from 1980, Ace Of Spades, is ranked at #41, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Lemmy Forever.

Motorhead - The Best Of - promo album cover pic - #MO33MDFNLSSMS3939

On May 1st, 2016The Best Of Motörhead, a compilation of MOTÖRHEAD classics, is ranked at #46 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 1982. Whoa.

Darkness Divided - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO899833ILMFSO

On May 1st, 2016 – San Antonio’s DARKNESS DIVIDED have their newly released and self-titled studio album ranked at #84, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.  Dig it.

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

REST IN PEACE LEMMY KILMISTER & PHIL “PHILTHY ANIMAL” TAYLOR.

Stone.

ZAMBONI Changes Band Name To NUCLEAR HATRED, In Response To Trademark Infringement Claim

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on April 30, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Nuclear Hatred - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO09966ILMFPS

NJ/NY Crossover Thrashers ZAMBONI have changed their name to NUCLEAR HATRED, based on a notification from Frank J. Zamboni & Co, Inc. concerning trademark infringement. The band has repackaged their self-titled debut with the new name, which is now available for purchase and streaming at the link below:

https://nuclearhatred.bandcamp.com/album/nuclear-hatred

The debut album features the bombastic bass and booming vocals of Chris Butera and the RAMONES-esque buzzsaw riffing guitars of Robert Orr.

The album is also available from CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nuclearhatred, and will be coming to Spotify, Amazon and iTunes in the very near future.

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NUCLEAR HATRED – Track List:

1. The Meaning of Life
2. The Greater Evil
3. Nuclear Hatred
4. Brain Hemorrhage
5. Norman Bates
6. Killer Croc
7. Stick em
8. World War Z
9. Zamboni

Nuclear Hatred - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO09966ILMFPS

The band began recording their self-titled debut in 2014, with a myriad of issues and time constraints leading to drummer Robert Padilla’s unofficial departure and a plethora of delays. Two years later, the album is finally complete and ready to cause riots in the streets.

Due to the band’s longstanding drummer dilemmas, Orr and Butera have decided to go the route of Agoraphobic Nosebleed by both recording and playing live with programmed drums, proving once and for all that no band is more awful than the dreaded NUCLEAR HATRED. The band is already recording new material for their next release!

Nuclear Hatred - promo band pic - 2016 - #993300ILGSPMS

BAND BIO:

Hailing disrespectively from Brooklyn, NY and Wantage, NJ comes the worst band ever to attempt any form of music – NUCLEAR HATRED.

Formed in October 2010, the crossover two-piece began life in the ashes of Butera’s former thrash metal band Obliterator, whom Orr once saw open for Hexen, Mantic Ritual and Rattlehead at The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ. Butera had a vision for something “so stupid and offensive it had to work.” Fusing a lethal cocktail with ingredients ranging from Carnivore and D.R.I. to NWA and the Wu Tang Clan,the original lineup consisted of Butera, Orr and drummer “Nuclear” Nathan Wolff, releasing the “Blood on the Ice” demo, the “Mother of the Resistance EP,” their live album “Live Stupidity” and finally, “Sucks! The Stupid EP” before Wolff left the band due to career and personal reasons.

The band would perform sporadically utilizing various live drummers from either other bands on the same bill or outright pulling random people out of the crowd before Butera would meet Roger Padilla at an Obituary concert in 2012. Padilla joined shortly after and the band continued playing occasional gigs that they would book themselves, mostly to “help out underground touring bands that were coming though the area and needed a show.” Among these bands were Texas’ Insinnerator and Terrorist, Boston’s Sonic Pulse, Sweden’s Six In Line and Alabama’s Cancerslug. NUCLEAR HATRED would also organize and run the annual “Thrash Bash BBQ” festival – which is in its fifth year currently.

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* For more NUCLEAR HATRED:

 https://www.facebook.com/NuclearHatred

https://twitter.com/NuclearHatred

Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NUCLEAR HATRED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE EAST COAST METAL.

Stone.

ANAGNORISIS – Louisville Black Metal Outfit Entrenched In Pre-Production For New LP Due This Fall

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 26, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Anagnorisis - promo band pic - 2016 - #99997ILMFPS

Following a year of silence, Louisville, Kentucky-based black metal legion ANAGNORISIS announces the band’s triumphant return to action over recent months, as the band is currently heavily entrenched in the pre-production of their impending third album, and will be hitting the studio this weekend to begin the bulk of the actual recording stages.

ANAGNORISIS is currently more than two-thirds of the way through the pre-production of the next full-length chapter in their legacy, having finished all of the song structures and laid down most of the keys, guitars, and bass, and currently in the process of recording vocals. Joining the band for the recording sessions is drummer Cody McCody, also of Černá, Boreworm and others, the ANAGNORISIS lineup currently completed with vocalist Zachary Kerr, keyboardist Samuel Hartman, guitarist Zak Denham, and bassist Josh Mumford.

This Friday, ANAGNORISIS will enter The Tracking Room Studios in Nashville (Megadeth, Deep Purple, King Crimson, Taylor Swift) to track the drums for the new album. The rest of the recording will be engineered by Denham at his home studio where the band recorded their acclaimed Beyond All Light LP. The new album will be completed over the next month for Fall 2016 release on LP and CD through Germany-based Vendetta Records, who has been responsible for titles from Thou, Funerary, Usnea, Abstracter, and many others, and on cassette through Yehonala in Europe and Like Young Records in the US.

Anagnorisis - band logo - #MO99BM33ILMFPS

ANAGNORISIS self-released their second album, Beyond All Light, in mid-2013, the album stampeding its way into top-tier media outlets. Stereogum called the record, “epic, melodic, technically flawless black metal that is somehow also brutal, raw, and kinetic: The whole thing is somehow equal parts Dissection and Nails,” – and even awarded the record the #19 slot in their 50 Best Metal Albums Of 2013 List – and Pitchfork proclaimed, “An album of massive builds, harsh climaxes, and ambitious track lengths, Beyond All Light necessitates a monstrous finale… Where other acts might break the momentum, ANAGNORISIS simply pile layers beneath the musical heap, with the rhythm section somehow growing ever a bit more malevolent.”

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info on ANAGNORISIS:

http://www.anagnorisis.com

http://www.facebook.com/anagnorisismetal

http://www.youtube.com/user/Anagnorisisband

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ANAGNORISIS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ACT OF DEFIANCE – Featuring Chris Broderick, Shawn Drover, Matt Bachand and Henry Derek Announces Spring/Summer Tour Dates, Plus First Appearance In The Philippines

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 24, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Act Of Defiance - promo band pic - 2015 - #MO9993210ILMFN

On April 30th, ACT OF DEFIANCE will kick off their Spring/Summer tour with their first-ever appearance in the Philippines at Pulp Summer Slam, a festival featuring Lacuna Coil, Protest The Hero, Veil Of Maya, and many more. Following this special fest, the band will hit the road for a round of North American headlining dates as well as shows supporting Hatebreed and DevilDriver on select dates.

ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick comments: “I am extremely excited to get back out on the road to tour. Starting with the Pulp Festival, it will be the first time ACT OF DEFIANCE will play on a different continent and I couldn’t think of a better festival to start with. After that, opening up for Hatebreed and DevilDriver will be a great experience for us as both of those bands put on a killer live show and will be awesome to see live. I’m also excited to do some more headlining shows in the US and Canada, meeting more of our fans, and making more friends. I hope to see you all out there.”

Adds drummer Shawn Drover: “For me, going back to the Philippines is something I am really looking forward to – the fans of Heavy Metal there are so amazing and I cannot wait to bring ACT OF DEFIANCE over to the Pulp Summer Slam Festival. As well, I am extremely excited about the ACT OF DEFIANCE 2016 North American tour – both headlining and playing several shows with Hatebreed, which will be crushing. Come out and rage with us!”

Act Of Defiance - Summer Tour - promo flyer - 2016 - #MO843299ILMF

ACT OF DEFIANCE:
4/30/2016 Pulp Summer Slam – Manila, PH
5/20/2016 Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA #
5/21/2016 3rd Street Pub @ Metalfest – Bend, OR
5/22/2016 Jazzbones -Tacoma, WA #
5/23/2016 Tony V’s Garage – Everett, WA #
5/24/2016 The Pin – Spokane, WA #
5/26/2016 Dickens Pub – Calgary, AB #
5/27/2016 Brixx – Edmonton, AB #
5/28/2016 Louie’s – Saskatoon, SK #
5/29/2016 The Exchange – Regina, SK #
5/31/2016 The Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB #
6/01/2016 Rockhouse – Thunder Bay, ON #
6/03/2016 The Asylum – Sudbury, ON #
6/05/2016 Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC ***
6/06/2016 Opera House – Toronto, ON ***
6/07/2016 Mr. Small’s Theatre – Milvale, PA ***
6/08/2016 Upstate Concert Hall – Albany, NY ***
6/09/2016 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT ***
6/10/2016 Lupos – Providence, RI ***
6/11/2016 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT ***
6/12/2016 Blackthorn 51 – Elmhurst, NY #
6/13/2016 Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY #
6/14/2016 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA #
6/16/2016 Oddbody’s – Dayton, OH #
6/17/2016 The HiTone Cafe – Memphis, TN #
6/18/2016 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK #
6/19/2016 Backstage – Lubbock, TX #
6/23/2016 The Co-Op – Albuquerque, NM #
6/24/2016 The Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ #
6/25/2016 Whisky-A-Go-Go – Los Angeles, CA #
# – ACT OF DEFIANCE headlining shows
*** – supporting Hatebreed, DevilDriver

Act Of Defiance - Birth And Burial - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #062715AODNWMSC02111Y

ACT OF DEFIANCE – featuring Chris Broderick (ex-Megadeth), Shawn Drover (ex-Megadeth), Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall/Times Of Grace), and Henry Derek (Scar The Martyr) – will be touring in support of their recently released album, Birth And The Burial.

In a time of endless subgenre classifications, ACT OF DEFIANCE‘s debut delivers, “perfectly produced, super slick slice of savage, technical modern thrash,” (Terrorizer), that promises to, “destroy your eardrums, as they are uncompromising and unrelenting metal at its very best,” (Powerplay). To preview and purchase Birth And The Burial, visit: metalblade.com/actofdefiance.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on ACT OF DEFIANCE:

http://www.facebook.com/actofdefiancemusic

http://twitter.com/actofdefiance1

http://www.metalblade.com/actofdefiance

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ACT OF DEFIANCE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ANOTHER VENDETTA – New Jersey Extreme Metal Pack To Release Second Studio Album This Summer

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 24, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Another Vendetta - band logo - 2015 - #099MOINABJFN

ANOTHER VENDETTA – Band Bio:

Hailing from Atlantic City, New Jersey, ANOTHER VENDETTA is one of the state’s premier Extreme Heavy Metal bands. Having first come onto the scene in 2011 with their first album Consecrate, they will be releasing their sophomore album Desecrate in 2016. Since their inception, ANOTHER VENDETTA has shared the stage with the likes of Deicide, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Revocation, and many more, at some of the most prestigious venues on the east coast and beyond.

ANOTHER VENDETTA is in the final stages of releasing their sophomore album Desecrate which will be out this summer of 2016. Release date TBA.

Support ANOTHER VENDETTA by buying their METAL below!

Website: https://anothervendettanj.bandcamp.com/releases

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* For more info on ANOTHER VENDETTA:

Another Vendetta

Band logo designed by chaosartdesigns : Bret Weese

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ANOTHER VENDETTA.

LONG LIVE NEW JERSEY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC – Inks Deal With Heavy Rockers TYBURN

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 23, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Tyburn - band logo - 2016 - #MO0099ILMFLN

Cruz Del Sur Music has signed Norwegian heavy rockers TYBURN. The band will begin recording their debut album in November and the release is targeted for early 2017.

Tyburn was a village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road in present-day London. For many centuries, the name Tyburn was synonymous of capital punishment, having been the principal place for execution of London criminals and convicted traitors.

Inspired by the likes of PENTAGRAM and others 70’s Hard Rock bands, as well as by NWOBHM legends. TYBURN features members of DEVIL, VESEN and ELECTRIC WOODLAND. In Tyburn gallows, ropes and executions are the gloomy backdrop for brilliant songwriting that turns every song into a memorable, grim, yet catchy musical experience.

Tyburn - press promo pic - #MO2016933ILMFG

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For more info:

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

facebook.com/cruzdelsurmusic

facebook.com/tyburnnorway

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

Source: ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE TYBURN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ARMORED SAINT – Announces US Tour Dates With METAL CHURCH

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 22, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Armored Saint - Metal Church - promo tour flyer - Summer 2016 - #MO999ILMFBJ

Starting this June, the mighty ARMORED SAINT will head back out on the road, playing to fans across the world this Summer! The first run of dates kicks off in the US, with the band joining Metal Church for a special West Coast trek. ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera comments: “We’re super excited to go back out for some select dates this Summer. The June dates with Metal Church are a fan-made match that is sure to be an amazing time!”

As previously reported, ARMORED SAINT will also make several European festival and club appearances this July, before concluding their world tour in Japan at Loud Park. See below for all upcoming dates.

ARMORED SAINT - BLACK LOGO ON WHITE BKGRD!

ARMORED SAINT w/ Metal Church:

6/03/2016 @ M15 – Corona, CA
6/04/2016 @ Whisky-A-Go-Go – Hollywood, CA
6/05/2016 @ Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
6/06/2016 @ Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV
6/08/2016 @ DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
6/10/2016 @ Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
6/11/2016 @ Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
7/14/2016 @ Underworld – London, UK
7/16/2016 @ Rock Fest Barcelona @ Parc de Can – Barcelona, ES
7/28/2016 @ Headbangers Open Air – Brande-Hornerkirchen, DE
7/29/2016 @ Saarmageddon @ Messegeland e- Saarbrucken, DE
7/30/2016 @ Nord Open Air – Essen, DE
10/ 8/2016 @ Loud Park Festival – Tokyo, JP

Armored Saint - Win Hands Down - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #ASMO05313

ARMORED SAINT recently revamped their merchandise store to include a slew of new and classic designs, which can be viewed here: (USA) indiemerch.com/armoredsaint or (Europe) goo.gl/HXCROv. For more news, current tour dates, and additional information, fans can also visit the newly updated official website: armoredsaint.com.

ARMORED SAINT brings together five masters of Metal – frontman John Bush, bassist Joey Vera, guitarist Phil Sandoval, drummer Gonzo Sandoval and guitarist Jeff Duncan – all combine to forge one of the genre’s most criminally unsung forces. Their latest full-length, Win Hands Down, debuted at #71 on the Billboard Top 200 Current Albums Chart during its week of release, and also earned an impressive #33 on the German Top 100 albums charts. To purchase and preview Win Hands Down, visit: metalblade.com/armoredsaint.

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ARMORED SAINT.

LONG LIVE METAL CHURCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

AFM Records – Metal Album Releases For May / Early June 2016

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 18, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

AFM Records - May - June - 2016 - Metal Album Releases promo flyer - #MO996699

From AFM Records:

We proudly present our releases for May/early June 2016:

Flotsam and Jetsam

Iron Savior

Paradox

Official SuidAkrA

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Source:

AFM Records - logo - white background - 2015 - #MOGNALS

http://www.afm-records.de

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DESTRUCTION – New Digital Single “Second To None” Available As Grat Track With “Under Attack” iTunes Studio Album Pre-Order

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , on April 13, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

DESTRUCTION - Second To None - promo single cover art pic - 2016 - #MO99099ILMF

Thrash legends DESTRUCTION are set to release their new Thrashterpiece Under Attack on May 13th! Here’s some freaking cool news:

DESTRUCTION has released the first digital single Second To None. The song is now available as an instant gratification track (free download) when you pre-order Under Attack via iTunes:

http://nblast.de/DestructionSingle

Destruction - Under Attack - promo cover pic - 2016 - #MO0990ILMFP

New album UNDER ATTACK out worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records on May 13th. http://nblast.de/DestrUnderAttackNB

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Nuclear Blast Records - USA - Logo - June 2015

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DESTRUCTION.

LONG LIVE THRASH.

Stone.

DEVIL YOU KNOW – Kicking Off North American Headline Tour On April 15th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 12, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Devil You Know - ONI - Make America Metal Again - 2016 - Tour promo flyer - #MO0009ILGMF

Devil You Know will kick off their first-ever North American headlining tour on April 15th in Fresno, CA. The tour, dubbed “Make America Metal Again” will also feature the band ONI as direct support. Expect a long-ass set, sweaty and packed, intimate shows for a very low price.

Dates and tickets at http://bit.ly/devilyouknow-on-tour.

The band is also offering VIP ticketing packages at each show, where for only $50 you get a guaranteed group photo with the band, as many autographed items as you like and a free t-shirt of your choice from our merch booth. They are on-sale now at the link below. Meet and greets will be at 6PM sharp each day.

www.devilyouknow.soundrink.com

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Source:

Nuclear Blast Records - USA - Logo - June 2015

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

LONG LIVE ONI.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WITHEM – Sophomore Studio Album “The Unforgiving Road” Releases On June 3rd, Via Frontiers Music SRL

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 11, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Withem - The Unforgiving Road - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #009339ILMF

WITHEM is an upcoming Progressive Metal band from Norway, inspired by the likes of Symphony X, Pagan’s Mind, Dream Theater, and Circus Maximus. Withem’s music incorporates elements of Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal and straightforward Heavy Metal. “The Unforgiving Road” is the band’s sophomore release and is set to put the band on the radar of all Prog Metal fans thanks to virtuoso musicianship and the amazing soaring melodies!

The Unforgiving Road releases on June 3rd, 2016, via Frontiers Music SRL.

Withem - promo album - band promo banner - 2016 - The Unforgiving Road - #MOIG99366

For more info on WITHEM:

Facebook: Withem

Source:

Frontiers Music srl - promo record label logo - 2015 - #33MNSMOSCT

http://www.frontiers.it

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WITHEM.

Stone.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – Release New Original Song “Iron Maiden” – Band Launches Landing Page For Forthcoming Self-Titled Studio Album!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on April 9, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Flotsam And Jetsam - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO99099777ILMF

As reported by Flotsam And Jetsam:

We’ve just launched our new Flotsam and Jetsam landing page! Find out a little more about the band’s brand new album, the formats available and… don’t stop before scrolling down to the bottom… you really should… a little surprise is waiting for you there

http://promo.afm-records.de/flotsam_jetsam/en.html

U.S. Thrash veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have released a first brand new track taken from the upcoming self-titled studio album, which will drop on May 20th! Debuting their crushing new (tribute) track called “Iron Maiden” and no it’s not a cover of the Iron Maiden classic. Pure original Flots ’til death!

Flotsam And Jetsam - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99099ILMF834

Listen to “Iron Maiden” below! This song is so freaking amazing! This is an ass-kicking song! I am so excited about this “Iron Maiden” song! True Thrash!!! – Stone

AFM Records - logo - white background - 2015 - #MOGNALS

http://www.afm-records.de

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Five METAL Albums You Should NEVER Buy…

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 8, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Metallica - Death Magnetic - promo album cover pic - #MO9099ILMF

METALLICA – Death Magnetic

The only song missing on this Metallica (gulp) album is: Thanks For The Memory.

Ozzy Osbourne - "Scream" large promo album pic!

OZZY OSBOURNE – Scream

By far, the worst Ozzy Osbourne studio album. Ever. If I wrote anything positive about this album in the past, it was because I ate too many wild mushrooms. To this day, I’m embarrassed for Gus G having to play guitar on this record.

Philm - Harmonic - promo album cover pic - #MO0097733ILMF

PHILM – Harmonic

I got sucked into this album due to the great Dave Lombardo (of Slayer fame) being a founding member and drummer for PHILM. Honestly, it’s one of the worst albums I’ve ever listened to of any genre.

Guns N' Roses "The Spaghetti Incident" x-large album pic!

GUNS N’ ROSES – “The Spaghetti Incident?”

This cover song album features a song written by Charles Manson and performed by GNR. Classless. ‘Nuff said.

Iced Earth - Horror Show - promo album cover pic - #MO33660ILMF4

ICED EARTH – Horror Show

I absolutely love ICED EARTH, still, this album is not their crowning glory. Horror Show goes on and on and on, like a bad dream. I truthfully fell asleep numerous times while trying to listen to this album. It was a grand idea though, with wicked excellent cover art to boot.

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MetalOdyssey

NOT ALL METAL IS GOOD METAL.

Stone.

ROCKHARZ Open Air Festival – To Feature Legendary AFM Records Artists

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on April 5, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Rockharz Open Air - 2016 - Promo Flyer - #MO99099ILN

AFM Records will celebrate its 20th Anniversary, on July 6th, with a special “label night” on this year’s Rockharz festival in Ballenstedt, Germany. Confirmed live acts are U.K.’s Thrash icons ONSLAUGHT, German Hard Rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, Swiss riff rockers SHAKRA, Finland’s Melo Death grandmasters MORS PRINCIPIUM EST and Germany’s fun Metal chart breakers J.B.O..

ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR will take place July 7th thru 9th, 2016.

AFM Records - logo - white background - 2015 - #MOGNALS

http://www.afm-records.de

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR.

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

Stone.