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Chicago’s TRIALS To Release “This Ruined World” On July 24th

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 23, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Chicago-based Metal powerhouse TRIALS will release their third full-length, “This Ruined World” on July 24.

Following a pair of critically acclaimed independent releases – Witness to the Downfall (2011) and In the Shadow of Swords (2013), TRIALS has returned with their most evolved effort to date. Featuring nine tracks of intricately woven, relentless and forward-thinking metal, This Ruined World blends aggression and progression for devastating results. Diehard DIYers, TRIALS is a band determined to blaze its own path, free from label interference. This unwavering dedication to substance over style has never been more apparent than it is on This Ruined World.

This Ruined World contains some of the darkest, most complex music that we have made yet. We put a lot of blood and sweat into this project, and ended up with a record that represents us at our very best,” stated guitarist / vocalist Mark Sugar.

The album was recorded by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording (Weekend Nachos, Hollow Earth) and mixed by Quentin Poynter at Gunpoint Recording (The Skull, Veil of Maya), with art work courtesy of Eva Bialecki (Jar’d Loose).

TRIALS will self-release This Ruined World on July 24, on CD and digital formats. Stream album track “Don’t Believe the Word” and the band’s cover of Strapping Young Lad’s “Far Beyond Metal” at trials.bandcamp.com or below:

This Ruined World – Track List:

Truth Defiled
Don’t Believe The Word
Digging My Own Grave
Disgraced and Erased
Blink Of An Eye
Beat The System To Death
They Hide Behind the Law
Inheritance
This Ruined World

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Mark Sugar – Vocals, Guitar
Ryan Bruchert – Guitar
Adam Kopecky – Drums
Usha Rajbandari – Bass

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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* For more info on TRIALS:

www.facebook.com/trialsmusic

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE TRIALS.

LONG LIVE CHICAGO.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

IRON MAIDEN “The Book Of Souls” – Double Studio Album Releasing On September 4th!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the Iron Maiden Facebook:

IRON MAIDEN’s eagerly awaited new studio album The Book Of Souls will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who was recently given the all-clear from a tumour, would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.

The stunning cover art was created by Mark Wilkinson who has worked with the band previously, and because this 11 track album has a total running time of 92 minutes, it is IRON MAIDEN’s first ever double studio album. There’s a broader split on the song-writing compared to previous Maiden records, with bassist and founder member Steve Harris contributing to seven of the tracks; 6 of them with Maiden’s guitarists and one sole composition. This is also the first time since 1984’s Powerslave that an IRON MAIDEN studio album also features two tracks written solely by Bruce Dickinson, one of which is the longest song Maiden has ever recorded! And also two Dickinson/Smith collaborations.

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Steve comments,

“We approached this album in a different way to how we’ve recorded previously. A lot of the songs were actually written while we were there in the studio and we rehearsed and recorded them straight away while they were still fresh, and I think that immediacy really shows in the songs, they have almost a live feel to them I think. I’m very proud of The Book Of Souls, we all are, and we can’t wait for our fans to hear it, and especially to take it out on the road next year!”

Bruce continues,

“We’re really excited about The Book Of Souls and had a fantastic time creating it. We started working on the album in late summer 2014 and recorded it at Guillame Tell Studios in Paris, where we’d done the Brave New World album back in 2000 so the studio holds special memories for all of us. We were delighted to discover the same magical vibe is still alive and very much kicking there! So we immediately felt at home and the ideas just started flowing. By the time we’d finished we all agreed that each track was such an integral part of the whole body of work that if it needed to be a double album, then double it’s going to be!”

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The full track listing is:

Disc 1

  1. If Eternity Should Fail (Dickinson) 8:28
  2. Speed Of Light (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:01
  3. The Great Unknown (Smith/ Harris) 6:37
  4. The Red And The Black (Harris) 13:33
  5. When The River Runs Deep (Smith/ Harris) 5:52
  6. The Book Of Souls (Gers/ Harris) 10:27

Disc 2

  1. Death Or Glory (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:13
  2. Shadows Of The Valley (Gers/ Harris) 7:32
  3. Tears Of A Clown (Smith/ Harris) 4:59
  4. The Man Of Sorrows (Murray/ Harris) 6:28
  5. Empire Of The Clouds (Dickinson) 18:01

Formats:

2CD deluxe hardbound book limited edition

2CD standard edition

Triple heavyweight black vinyl

High res audio (24-bit Mastered for iTunes and non-Mastered for iTunes)

Standard res audio (16 bit/ 44.1 kHz)

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The Book Of Souls is the band’s 16th studio album since their eponymous debut in 1980 charted at #4 in the UK, in a career achieving sales of over 90 million albums worldwide. Their previous album, 2010’s The Final Frontier was Maiden’s most successful chart-wise to date, reaching Number One in 28 countries and was their highest chart debut in the U.S reaching #4 in the Billboard 200.

Due to Bruce’s illness the band had to delay touring plans but promise to be out on the road again early next year, giving time for Bruce to make a full physical recovery to be ready for the rigours of Maiden live performances.

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For more IRON MAIDEN info:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

Facebook: Iron Maiden

MetalOdyssey

IRON MAIDEN FOREVER.

Stone.

MORD’A’STIGMATA – RECORDING NEW MATERIAL

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Mord’A’Stigmata is in the process of recording new music for their brand new mini-album titled Our Hearts Slow Down. It will feature over 30 minutes of music which will include three new tracks. It is scheduled to be released via Pagan Records in Autumn 2015. The album artwork will be done by Black Moon Design.

Guitarist, Static, comments:
“This is the darkest and rawest Mord’A’Stigmata material to date but at the same time it features huge musical contrasts. It led us to places we have not visited and would have not dared to before. There is no return from this road, this is the next violent step into ruin.”

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The band is scheduled to perform at the prestigious Castle Party in Poland on 16 – 19 July 2015.

Watch the band perform live in this video:

Mord’A’Stigmata online:

Facebook
 | Bandcamp

Pagan Records online:

Website 
| Facebook
 | Bandcamp

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MORD’ A ‘STIGMATA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DISTANT SUN “Dark Matter” Debut Studio Album – Out Now And Streaming

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Dark Matter, the debut album from Russian power/speed metal act DISTANT SUN is out now on Metalism Records. Stream it in its entirety at this location.

Dark Matter is available for purchase from Google Play and iTunes.

The album is the follow-up to 2012 EP Sunless Citadel (Sublimity Records) and features 10 songs in the finest traditions of melodic European power metal, bolstered with elements of American thrash metal. A deluxe digipak edition that includes several bonus cover songs will be released later in the year.

Though DISTANT SUN‘s main influences are speed and power metal bands like ANNIHILATOR, ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN and RAGE; listeners will note a James Hetfield (METALLICA) vocal style. No keyboards or drum samples were used during the recording, and the overall sound brings the feel of the heavy ’90s. The drums on Dark Matter were recorded in Kiev, Ukraine, while the remainder was produced in various Moscow studios. The lyrics deal with a variety of topics, including science fiction, space travel, mysticism, fantasy and adventure. The cover art was designed by W. Smerdulak (ARKONA).

The band is planning its very first gigs for the autumn of 2015 in promotion of Dark Matter, after which DISTANT SUN will begin work on a sophomore full-length.

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Dark Matter – Track List:

1. Prophet of the Mean
2. Kill the Fremen
3. Dark Matter
4. Godsdoom
5. Matrix Hacked
6. Shattered Empire
7. Gifts of Journey
8. Apocalypto
9. Healer of Souls
10. Zero to Hero

Critical Praise:

“Distant Sun have a precocious talent for cranking out high-powered romps that will get your blood pumping fast, while incorporating melodies that prove to be damned memorable – No Clean Singing

“A great sounding mixture of power, speed and thrash metal” – UndergroundMusickZine

“If you’re looking for truly recallable power/thrash with both the thrash and power metal elements melding together in perfect harmony, in addition to worthy leads and solos, then you’ll be very happy with this one.” – The GrimTower

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Source: ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DISTANT SUN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Swedish Death Metal Legends WOMBBATH – Releasing First Album In Two Decades On August 21st, via Dark Descent/Pulverised

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Old School Swedish Death Metal legends WOMBBATH will release Downfall Rising, their first album in 22 years. The album will be released jointly in North America on Dark Descent and Pulverised  August 21. Pulverised will release the album in all other territories on August 7. Downfall Rising follows the 1993 classic: Internal Caustic Torments.

New song “Underneath the Rotten Soil” is now streaming HERE. An album teaser is also available at this location or below:

Downfall Rising was mixed by Jeramie Kling and mastered by James Murphy (Disincarnate, ex-Death, ex-Testament, ex-Obituary, etc).  The revamped WOMBBATH lineup is anchored by sole remaining member/guitarist Håkan Stuvemark (Skineater) and also includes vocalist/bassist Jonny Petterson (Ashcloud, Syn:drom), guitarist Al Riglin and drummer Henrik Åberg. Drumming on the album itself was performed by Infernaeon/The Absence member Jeramie Kling. Taylor Nordbert (Infernaeon) guested on guitar as well.

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BIO:

Having been around since 1990, Wombbath was without a doubt part of the legendary Swedish Death Metal scene that came to influence bands from around the world, and still is to this day. After a few releases including the classic full length Internal Caustic Torments, they disbanded. After years of playing in different bands (In thy dreams, Skineater etc.) original member Håkan felt the urge to play buzz saw driven Death Metal, the way it was done back in the day, again. When Håkan re-animated Wombbath, the thought was to record a new album with the use of old friends and musicians he knew would be able to channel his vision of what Wombbath is and to keep it purely as a studio project.

Along the journey Håkan picked up Jonny as a full-time member and the duo realized that this album was becoming something too big to keep as a studio project. So a search for a full line-up began. After a few hit and misses he finally found the right people to join him and take this rumbling Death Metal monster to its fullest potential. Wombbath has been around since 1990 and this is where the real journey begins!

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Source: ClawHammer PR

For more info:

www.facebook.com/Wombbath

www.darkdescentrecords.com

https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WOMBBATH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

KRISIUN – New Studio Album “Forged In Fury” Releasing On August 7th, 2015, via Century Media

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Death Metal maniacs Krisiun just finished the recording of their new album, Forged In Fury, which is set to be released worldwide on August 7th, 2015!

Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Joe Petagno (MOTORHEAD, MARDUK, VADER, etc.), Forged In Fury was produced by Erik Rutan. As the brain and heart of Death Metal masters HATE ETERNAL and former guitarist of MORBID ANGEL, Erik Rutan has worked as a producer for his own band as well as for CANNIBAL CORPSE, SIX FEET UNDER, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, to name just a few. Additionally, he also co-produced KRISIUN’s Conquerors of Armageddon album back in 1999!

Stone Says: Now that’s what I call a DEATH METAL album cover! That is what DEATH METAL is supposed to look like! Metal Be Thy Name!

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Source:

Century Media Records - logo - B&W

www.centurymedia.com

www.cmdistro.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KRISIUN.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SLAYER – Metal Eagle Edition Of “Repentless” Set For A September 11th, 2015 Release

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on June 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Slayer has announced their heaviest release ever – the Metal Eagle Edition of their upcoming album Repentless, set for a 9/11/15 release.

Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15″ X 17″ X 3″ and weighing in at a hefty 7.8 pounds (yes, the final version is heavier than previously announced), the Metal Eagle Edition will house a deluxe digipak of the new Repentless CD plus bonus material detailed below. The limited (only 3,000 copies worldwide) and numbered Metal Eagle Edition will be a direct-to-consumer item and available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast mailorder online stores.

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Now, the time has come to reveal the special contents of this limited collector’s piece. The Metal Eagle will include the following exclusive items:

  • Deluxe digipak (folds out into “inverted cross”)
  • Bonus BluRay & DVD incl. “SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014” and “Making Of Repentless Documentary”
  • Bonus live CD “SLAYER Live At Wacken 2014”
  • Fold-out poster
  • Album sticker
  • Numbered certificate

SLAYER ‘s Repentless Metal Eagle Edition can be pre-ordered at: http://nblast.de/SlayerRepentlessEagle

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Source:

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http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE  SLAYER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Symphonic Melodeath Act ARCHAEA Announce CD Release Date Of Full-Length “Catalyst”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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When does a Gothenburg melodeath band not sound like a Gothenburg melodeath band? When they’re Archaea, who roll out a hybrid of thrashy yet symphonic leanings in their melodeath. Markus Heidarsson has a whiff of Ola Englund about his guitar playing, particularly in the solos, playing against the harsh roar of Nils Bossius and the tightly wound rhythm section. Orchestral stabs punctuate tracks such as “Silhouette”, while “Vacuum” revels in a circus-like atmosphere, and “Salt” dances around a piano and strings melody amid the groovy stomp. Rounding out on “Sol” is a simple yet stunning finale, far removed from metal.

In their own words, Archaea describe their lyrical themes as “describing struggles on a personal and global scale, elusive antagonists and the unyielding indifferent elements”, although “Quad Damage” reveals the band’s love of video games with a sly reference.

The band have revealed the release date for the physical version of Catalyst, set as 28th August 2015. The CD comes in a digipak with stunning artwork and photos from Demithréa Mikulasi and Jessica Blomé.

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Bio:

Archaea was founded in 2007 by the Heidarsson brothers Hannes and Markus, on keyboard and guitar. After a few intense formative years in the Gothenburg underground scene, Archaea set its sights putting their songs to tape. During this process Archaea was radically reshaped, with half the original lineup making way for new talent in­ guitarist Magnus Lindegård, drummer Alexander Molnar, bassist Richard Mikulasi and former guitarist Nils Bossius Klintenberg switching to take center stage as vocalist.

Despite little studio experience, they built their own studio to record the first album Catalyst during 2014. With the help of Johan Treptow for mixing and mastering, and with original artwork by Demithréa Mikulasi, Catalyst has turned out to be a creation that surpassed expectations.

Catalyst is an album that showcases the current form of Archaea, as well as capturing material from throughout the band’s existence. Ranging from crushing darkness to brilliant melody, with sharp contrasts and fluently shifting dynamics, Catalyst constitutes an intense musical journey. Archaea is now eager to unleash their unique form of melodic death metal upon the world!

Archaea are:
Nils Bossius – Vocals
Hannes Heidarsson – Keyboard
Markus Heidarsson – Guitar
Magnus Lindegård – Guitar
Richard Mikulasi – Bass
Alexander Molnar – Drums

Archaea online:

Facebook

Live video of “Helios Ascend”

“Does the world need another melodic death metal band from Gothenburg? Normally I would claim that it is very doubtful. If they are of the same class as Archaea the answer is a roaring yes, every day of the week.” – Sweden Rock Magazine

“Last track “Sol” is the best closer on an album ever!” – Death Domain

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ARCHAEA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WITHERING SOUL’s “Adverse Portrait” Out Now On Mortal Music / CD Release Show June 26th In Chicago

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Adverse Portrait from Melodic Blackened Metallers WITHERING SOUL is out now on Mortal Music. Order the album from Amazon, iTunes, and other digital retailers.

WITHERING SOUL’s CD Release Party will be held at the LiveWire Lounge in Chicago on June 26. Also appearing on the bill are COLD COLOURS, ARMORED ASSAULT, MORTA SKULD, and BLOODTHRONE. Click  here for event details.

Adverse Portrait – Track List:

1. Vestige
2. No Longer Within
3. The Dreadful Echo
4. Awakening
5. Hour of Obstinacy
6. Hex Illusion
7. Shadow Path
8. In Absence

Adverse Portrait was engineered and mixed by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound, and mastered by Dennis Israel at Clintworks Audio. Cover art is by Pierre-Alain D of 3mmi Design.

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“The terrifying atmosphere that shrouds each song in horror and the lethal sound the guitars and drums create, Adverse Portrait is an album melodic black metal fans should not miss.”
– Metal Reviews

“There is nothing withering about this band whatsoever, they are steadfast and forthright and capture with a contagious melodic soul that simply cannot be ignored!” 5/5
– RAM Zine

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Source: ClawHammer PR

For more info:

www.facebook.com/witheringsoulband

www.facebook.com/MortalMusicInc

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WITHERING SOUL.

Stone.

DEATHWISH – New Track From Debut Album Released Via Cvlt Nation; Tour With Raw Power Underway

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , on June 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Wisconsin-based speed punk crossover quartet, DEATHWISH, has released the title track to their Beer City Skateboards And Records-released debut album, Out For Blood, through Cvlt Nation, as the band embarks on a new tour with Italian hardcore icons, Raw Power.

Followed by its initial Record Store Day release on vinyl, DEATHWISH‘s Out For Blood saw a widespread CD and digital release in May, while the band was terrorizing the country alongside the legendary MDC. This week, the band is out on their next brutalizing round of US touring, this time with Italy’s long-running outfit, Raw Power, for a more than two-week run through the US, from June 6th through June 20th.

Immediately after the Raw Power tour, DEATHWISH will take off on another week-long stretch of dates alongside Dirty Kid Discount and including a set at Cruststock Vol. 3, joining more than forty other bands at the three-day event in Anaheim, California, including Capitalist Casualties, Verbal Abuse, Victims, Wartorn, Thulsa Doom and countless more, with a pile of random shows following.

Coinciding with the new tour, Cvlt Nation is now playing the title track to Out For Blood; stream it HERE.

Also unload “Deathwish” from the album at Decibel Magazine RIGHT HERE.

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Based out of northern Wisconsin, with members hailing from Wartorn, Dresden, The Parish and more, DEATHWISH deploys a motorcharged style of metallic punk that annihilates everything in its path.Out For Blood was recorded with Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recording, and mastered by Jack Control (Severed Head of State, World Burns to Death) at Enormous Door Mastering, and features art by Marald, Randall Witte and Doomsday Graphics.

Marking the first in a three album deal with Milwaukee-based Beer City Skateboards And Records, Out For Blood is out now on LP and CD available HERE.

DEATHWISH – Tour Dates:
6/10/2015 Sandbox – El Paso, TX w/ Raw Power
6/11/2015 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ w/ Raw Power
6/12/2015 Til 2 – San Diego, CA w/ Raw Power
6/13/2015 Los Globos – Los Angeles, CA w/ Raw Power
6/14/2015 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA w/ Raw Power
6/15/2015 755 After Dark – Santa Rosa, CA w/ Raw Power
6/16/2015 Panic Room – Portland, OR w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/17/2015 Boreal – Eugene, OR w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/17/2015 Old Nick’s – Eugene, OR w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/18/2015 Ground Zero – Reno, NV w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/19/2015 Boing Anarchist Collective – Salt Lake City, UT w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/20/2015 7th Circle – Denver, CO w/ Raw Power, Dirty Kid Discount
6/21/2015 Flux Capacitor – Colorado Springs, CO w/ Dirty Kid Discount
6/22/2015 The Hive – Flagstaff, AZ w/ Dirty Kid Discount
6/23/2015 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ w/ Dirty Kid Discount
6/24/2015 Sky Bar – Tucson, AZ w/ Dirty Kid Discount
6/25/2015 TBA – Los Angeles, CA w/ Tulsa Doom
6/27/2015 The Music Hall – Anaheim, CA @ Cruststock 3 [info]
6/28/2015 TBA
6/29/2015 The Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV w/ Victims, Roac
7/01/2015 TBA – Salt Lake City, UT w / All Systems Fail, Roac
7/02/2015 Chain Reaction Records – Colorado Springs, CO w/ Roac
7/03/2015 VFW – Rapid City, SD
7/04/2015 The Hexagon – Minneapolis, MN
7/05/2015 The Train Station – Appleton, WI

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

Facebook: Deathwish /wisconsin”

http://www.beercity.com

http://twitter.com/beercitysk8rec

Facebook: Beer City Skateboards and Records

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEATHWISH.

LONG LIVE WISCONSIN.

Stone.

DEHUMAN – To Tour Europe With VITAL REMAINS In July

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on June 7, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Kaotoxin, in collaboration with The Flaming Arts Agency, is proud to announce that DEHUMAN will tour Europe in July as main support for legendary US Death Metal act VITAL REMAINS. The tour, promoting DEHUMAN’s recently released and critically acclaimed second full-length Graveyard of Eden will start on July 10 and cross seven countries. Dates are as follows:

Jul.10 – CZ – Trutnov – Obscene Extreme*

Jul.11 – AT – Vienna – Escape Metalcorner

Jul.12 – DE – Berlin – K-17

Jul.13 – TBA

Jul.14 – DE – Munich – Feirwerk

Jul.15 – CH – Saint-Maurice – Manoir

Jul.16 – FR – Paris – Klub

Jul.17 – FR – Nantes – Ferrailleur

Jul.18 – BE – Deinze – Elpee

Jul.19 – NL – Utrecht – DB’s

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Graveyard of Souls is out now on Kaotoxin Records. The album is available on digital, CD and limited-edition vinyl and is on sale now at www.kaotoxin.com.

The mighty FENRIZ recently opened his music podcast by saying “I like Dehuman, they remind me of a sped up version of the first Pestilence album.”

Produced at both the Blackout Studio (Enthroned, Emptiness) and Sainte Marthe Studio (Arkhon Infaustus, Deep In Hate, Department of Correction), Graveyard of Eden is the follow-up to the band’s 2012 debut Black Throne of all Creation.The album will be released on March 9 as a limited-edition (500 copies) deluxe DigiSleeve CD (Digital version and North American release is March 10). Vinyl treatment – white collectors vinyl (100 copies) and standard black (400 copies) – will come on April 13. Pre-order now at Kaotoxin.com.

“Graveyard of Eden is a hell of a wild death metal ride that I urge any genre fan to experience.” – Sea of Tranquility

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/dehumanDM

 www.kaotoxin.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Marquee Records Set To Reissue Suicide Watch ‘Global Warning’

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 6, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Some people are born to rock; a few are born to thrash and Suicide Watch definitely belongs to the latter!

Late 2003 saw four guys; enthusiastic veterans of the thrash, hardcore and crossover scenes get together in the back alleys of Cheltenham England to form Suicide Watch, a band committed to relentless musical mayhem. The debut album, Global Warning, was a perfect demonstration highlighting the band’s ability to distill their collective knowledge of the genre resulting in one of the most potent thrash core releases outside of the Bay Area. The album was picked up and released in 2005 via legendary Belgian metal label Mausoleum Records.

Having signed to Irish label, Slaney Records, in 2010 for the release of their third studio record The Culling of Humanity, the label would go on to release The Alienation Zone EP in 2014 and live album This Cursed Earth in March 2015. Marquee Records, (a sister label of Slaney Records), has now announced that they will breathe new life into the debut Suicide Watch record, re-issuing Global Warning on 22nd June 2015.

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The long and short of it is, these four guys know each other’s playing styles back to front, and inside out; the chemistry within Suicide Watch is second to none. They genuinely live and breathe the music they play and in fact, the thirteen songs on Global Warning were written over the course of just twelve rehearsals, and recorded, mixed and mastered (live onto analogue tape with none of the digital trickery so often employed by modern thrash bands) in only four days at Whitehouse Studios.

As well as a devastating sonic attack, Suicide Watch pride themselves on positive, sincere lyrics; they are four compassionate, caring individuals that have something of genuine value to impart to the listener. That’s why you won’t find any songs about Satan and ‘bangin’ the head on Global Warning. The world is going to hell at a rate of knots, there’s more important issues at stake right now than who is more metal than whom, and consequently the band’s lyrical thrust is steeped in the grim reality of modern life.

But whether you buy into the band’s politically charged agenda or not, there’s no denying that this is a righteous thrash metal album in the vein of such greats as Vio-lence, Testament, Kreator, Dark Angel, Exodus, Slayer and Anthrax. Even the striking cover art, by the legendary Ed Repka (Megadeth, Evil Dead, Nuclear Assault, Biohazard), is reminiscent of that golden age of extreme metal of the mid to late eighties.

Suicide Watch - Global Warning - promo album cover pic - 2015 - Reissue - #06SWMO

Pre-Order Global Warning Here!

http://www.marqueerecords.eu/product/suicide-watch-global-warning/

Listen To The Title Track Here!

https://soundcloud.com/futurepublicrel/suicide-watch-global-warning

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Source:

Future PR - promo logo - 2014- #001

* For more info:

Suicide Watch On Facebook

www.marqueerecords.eu

www.slaneyrecords.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SUICIDE WATCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

EYEHATEGOD – To Kick Off Staggering Backward Summer European Tour; Band Takes Home Big Easy Award

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , on June 5, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Eyehategod - promo band pic - 2014 - #996610

[photo by Dean Karr]

EYEHATEGOD will kick off another European leg of their Staggering Backward live takeover. Slated to commence tomorrow, June 6th, 2015, the band will deafen ears through nearly two-dozen venues and thirteen countries beginning in Siegen, Germany at Freak Valley Festival 2015 alongside Earthless, Electric Moon and many more.

The tour also includes a stop at Hellfest in Clisson, France with Superjoint, Saint Vitus, Life Of Agony, Weedeater etc. as well as In Flammen Open Air in Torgau, Germany with Bömbers, Vader, Darkened Nocturn Slaugthercult, Terrorizer LA and others.

The latest stretch of live demolitions follow EYEHATEGOD‘s US mini tour last month which included a punishing performance at Psycho California and the band’s recent Big Easy Entertainment Award win in the category of Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal.

Comments frontman Mike IX Williams: “After multiple nominations throughout the past years; EYEHATEGOD have won the local Big Easy Awards for best New Orleans Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band in this god forbidden city that care has obviously forgotten.”

Eyehategod - Staggering Backward Summer European Tour - promo flyer - 2015 - #0606EMOMW

EYEHATEGOD – Staggering Backward European Tour:
6/06/2015 Freak Valley Festival 2015 – Siegen, DE
6/07/2015 Willemeen – Arnhern, NL
6/09/2015 Bla – Oslo, NO
6/10/2015 Babel – Malmö, SE
6/11/2015 Kyttaro – Athens, EL
6/12/2015 Mixtape 5 – Sofia, BG
6/13/2015 Tower Club – Bremen, DE
6/14/2015 Musikbunker – Aachen, DE
6/16/2015 Viper Room – Vienna, AT
6/17/2015 Kranhalle – München, DE
6/21/2015 Hellfest – Clisson, FR
6/22/2015 The Globe – Cardiff, UK
6/23/2015 Voodoo Lounge – Dublin, IE
6/24/2015 Limelight – Belfast, UK
6/25/2015 The Burdenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
6/26/2015 Sound Control – Manchester, UK
6/27/2015 The Dome – London, UK
6/28/2015 The Fleece – Bristol, UK
6/30/2015 Glazard – Paris, FR
7/01/2015 Garage – Saaburcken, DE
7/02/2015 Magasin 4 – Brussels, BE
7/03/2015 In Flammen Festival – Torgau, DE
7/04/2015 RCA Club – Lisbon, PT

EYEHATEGOD continues to quake stages in support of their Housecore Records released self-titled LP which inundated the masses in 2014, breaking the band’s decade-and-a-half gap since their prior full-length and marking the most successful release in the band’s twenty-five-year lineage. Having helped define the NOLA sound with their signature down-tuned, blues-inflected guitars awash in furious distortion, underpinning the tormented screams of Mike IX Williams over a thundering rhythm section, EYEHATEGOD reemerged stronger and more determined than ever before. EyeHateGod personifies desperation and addiction in the various backwaters of forgotten America, punctuated by the “N’awlins” sound of rebellion and pollution resulting in triumph over adversity.

Orders for EyeHateGod in North America can be placed via Housecore Records HERE.

“…the best material of their 25-year career.” – Exclaim

“…the record that EHG fans have been waiting for; a stomping and venomous set of eleven tracks that reignite the band’s amazing propensity for down-trodden, electric blues and with their late drummer LaCaze behind the kit.” – Noisey

“…in terms of consistency and sheer ‘fuck yeah’-ness this is right up there in that first tier of must-have EYEHATEGOD platters. Welcome back, boys. You earned it.” – Metal Injection

http://www.eyehategod.ee

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialEyeHateGod

http://www.thehousecorerecords.com

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE EYEHATEGOD.

Stone.

Seattle Thrashers FALLEN ANGELS Reveal New Album Details, Artwork, Track Listing

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 4, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Fallen Angels - promo band pic - 2015 - #060415AMMO

L- R – Steve Spitzbart – Drums, Bradzilla – Vocals, Erik Hanson – Guitars, Carl Larsson – Bass, Matt Be Roth – Guitars (Photo Credit – Aaron Meyers)

Seattle, WA thrashers FALLEN ANGELS return in 2015 with their third studio release ‘World In Decay’ produced by Grammy award-winning metal producer/engineer Michael Rosen (Forbidden, Testament, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Tesla, Vicious Rumors). The album is set to be released on August 4, 2015 via their indie label Cyberdyne Records to follow 2010’s ‘Engines of Oppression’ and their 2008 debut ‘Rise From Ashes’ – released on Metal On Metal Records. The band also plans to tour extensively this summer, bringing their explosive live show full of thrash and shred, which they are known for as a local favorite in the Pacific Northwest.

“We want to thank everyone who has supported us, and we hope you’re as excited as we are about the release of our upcoming album “World in Decay”. We know you’ve been waiting a long time for this third release and we can’t wait for you to hear it. We hope this album will quench your thirst for new Fallen Angels music. See you on the road thrash fans!” comments drummer Steve Spitzbart.

Fallen Angels - World In Decay - promo album cover pic - 2015

Track Listing – Fallen Angels – World In Decay

  1. The Hammer’s Blow (4:25)
  2. Nightmare (4:58)
  3. Forsaken Existence (5:05)
  4. Leading the Blind (4:36)
  5. Fire At Eden’s Gate (6:13)
  6. Into The Abyss (5:39)
  7. The Hour of the Time (5:40)
  8. Mortis Ex Machina (4:28)

Album Length: 41:08

About:

Capturing the classic thrash sound of the Big Four in their prime; early Metallica, Testament, Slayer, and Megadeth as well as other known cult heroes Exodus, Annihilator, Forbidden and Havok. FALLEN ANGELS is influenced by a wide range of 80’s thrash as well as classic metal from the 70’s and 80’s. The band combines these elements in a fresh, modern sounding album with the explosive riffs and solos that one might have expected to hear on the radio around 1989. FALLEN ANGELS is a band that thrash fans and more classic metal oriented fans can agree on because the music is catchy but also very aggressive.

For more info, please visit:

http://www.fallenangelsthrashband.com

Fallen Angles – Facebook

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If you want intricate, tuneful thrash metal loaded with gratuitous leads and quasi-political lyrics, you’ve got it.” – Terrorizer

“Fallen Angels are growing, the riffing already aspires to high places” – Heavy Worlds

“Pure US-Thrash” – Rock Hard 

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Source:

Asher Media Relations - AMR - logo - 2015 - #03newmo

www.ashermediarelations.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE FALLEN ANGELS.

LONG LIVE SEATTLE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SUPERJOINT – Metal Icons Announce First Tour In Over A Decade!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 4, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Superjoint - It Takes Guts - Summer 2015 - promo flyer - #060415PAMO

Band Unites Members Of Down, Eyehategod, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Warbeast + More

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American Metal icons, SUPERJOINT, will embark on their first tour in over a decade! Presented by frontman Philip H. Anselmo’s own Housecore Records, The It Takes Guts Summer takeover will commence on July 10th in Oklahoma City and ravage its way through thirteen US cities with additional dates to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Support will be provided by punk metal/noise rock misfits, Child Bite, and Australian grind miscreants, King Parrot, both members of the Housecore Records family.

Now featuring Anselmo (Down, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Pantera et al), guitarists Kevin Bond (Christ Inversion, Artimus Pyledriver et al) and Jimmy Bower (Down, Eyehategod), drummer José Manuel Gonzalez (Warbeast, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals) and bassist Stephen Taylor (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Woven Hand, 16 Horse Power), the long-anticipated trek follows SUPERJOINT‘s crushing performance closing out the second stage of last year’s edition of the Housecore Horror Film Fest.

SuperJoint - promo band photo - 2015 - #060415PAMO

Comments Anselmo: “We’re touring with SUPERJOINT again, because we feel like it, it’s fun, and we’re handsome. And the big plus here is getting to tour with King Parrot and Child Bite, as they are handsome fellows also as well as live forces to be reckoned with. Leave your corpse paint at home. No image required for this one. Bring a date and some sips, and let the music do the rest! Hail Columbia!”

SUPERJOINT: The It Takes Guts Tour w/ King Parrot, Child Bite:

7/10/2015 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
7/11/2015 Fitzgerald’s – Houston TX
7/12/2015 Gas Monkey – Dallas TX
7/14/2015 Bogarts – Cincinnati OH
7/15/2015 Machine Shop – Flint, MI
7/17/2015 The Chance – Poughkeepsie NY
7/18/2015 Chameleon Club – Lancaster PA
7/19/2015 V-Club – Huntington, WV
7/21/2015 Greene Street – Greensboro, NC
7/23/2015 Warehouse Live – Clarksville, TN
7/24/2015 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola FL
7/25/2015 Warehouse – Shreveport, LA

Main event page HERE.

KING PARROT released their eagerly anticipated Dead Set full-length last month via Housecore Records. Captured by Anselmo and Michael Thompson with Steve Berrigan at the famed Nodferatu’s Lair, KING PARROT‘s Dead Set brandishes ten grind-laden, punk-infused odes of defiant audio savagery bedecked in the dark, cynical humor for which the band has become notorious. A true leap forward from their Bite Your Head Off debut, Dead Set parades a distinct maturity from a band who’s committed to the rigors of international touring, slaying audiences through Asia, North America, Europe and Australia on a steady basis.

Crowned “the soundtrack to the greatest psychotic slasher film that never was,” by American Aftermath, CHILD BITE released their Strange Waste EP, a deliciously bastardized hybrid of the Melvins, Dead Kennedys, Big Black and Faith No More, last Fall via Housecore. The band recently took a brief pause from their current US live excursion to record their forthcoming new full-length with Philip H. Anselmo at his famed Nodferatu’s Lair. Titled Negative Noise, the LP will be released later this year via Housecore.

SUPERJOINT consists of founding members Anselmo, Bower and Bond, with the addition of Joey “Blue” Gonzalez and Steve Taylor. The band churns out a debaucherous crossover of hardcore punk and metal a la Pantera and unleashed two critically lauded full-lengths; 2002’s Use Once And Destroy and 2003’s Lethal Dose Of American Hatred, before taking hiatus in 2005.

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Source: Earsplit PR

Facebook: Superjoint Ritual

http://www.facebook.com/kingparrotband

http://www.facebook.com/childbite

http://www.thehousecorerecords.com

http://www.thehousecorestore.com

http://www.facebook.com/housecorerecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SUPERJOINT.

Stone.

IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Bringing Shred Sled To X GAMES

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on June 1, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Immortal Guardian - promo band pic - band logo - 2015 - #0601IGMO

Texas shredders IMMORTAL GUARDIAN will be out on their infamous Shred Sled during the X Games this Friday, June 5, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. IMMORTAL GUARDIAN’s Shred Sled comes one day ahead of METALLICA’s June 6 X Games performance.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the Shred Sled, it’s a mobile heavy metal spectacle on wheels that has made appearances at festivals such as SXSW, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and River City Rockfest, receiving press from SPIN Magazine and multiple music publications.

“If you were one of the lucky hundreds who stumbled upon Immortal Guardian during one of their ‘Shredding In the Streets’ gigs, you won’t soon forget… Immortal Guardian might have been SXSW’s most sincerely earnest act.” – SPIN MAGAZINE

The IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Shred Sled will be making three appearances throughout Friday’s X Games at the following locations (site map available upon request):

12:30PM – NEXT X PARKS Area

2:30 PM – NEXT X PARKS Area

5:00 PM – MOTO X VENUE

For footage of the IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Shred Sled in action at Fun Fun Fun Fest 8, visit this location.

“Immortal Guardian’s Shred Sled – The most metal thing at this year’s X Games next to Metallica”

Immortal Guardian has been making a name for themselves as an up and coming independent metal act with a Fender sponsorship, Brazilian Tour, and an album mixed by the producer of Judas Priest already under their belt. The band is highlighted by its members astounding virtuosity starting first with founding member Gabriel Guardian, sponsored by Fender Guitars at the young age of 22 and known for his insane ability to shred on guitar AND keyboard at the same time. Next is Brazilian born vocal siren Carlos Zema who has been named one of the top 10 metal vocalist in Brazil by several media outlets in 2007. The rhythm section is filled out by the dynamic duo of Cody Gilliland, one of the most technical speed/progressive drummers emerging onto the scene, and master of the five-string fretless bass, Thad Stevens.

Website: immortalguardian.net

Facebook: www.facebook.com/igmetal

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/immortalguardianband

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IMMORTAL GUARDIAN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE TEXAS.

Stone.

Wanna See My DIO “Anthology” CD? It’s Really Cool…

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 31, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

DIO - Anthology - CD front cover - Metal Odyssey - 2015

That’s it above, my DIO Anthology CD! How cool is that? This CD was part of a bundle of used CD’s that I bought for $12 (U.S.), a few months ago. It was a good deal! I was quite happy to finally find this DIO CD, at a local pop culture store I frequent. It doesn’t matter if I already have every song on this Anthology CD; collecting any DIO CD is my Metal goal!

There are 14 songs on Anthology and I commend the person(s) that selected them for this issue; however, I would have selected Rock ‘n’ Roll Children in place of Shoot Shoot. Hungry For Heaven is another DIO classic that is missing on Anthology; still this is a grand compilation of DIO songs.

It’s always difficult choosing my favorite DIO song of all-time. I always go with Holy DiverRainbow In The Dark, The Last In Line and Time To Burn being my core picks. Then again, this is Ronnie James Dio and his songs rule! Forgive me for being bias, I cannot control myself. As I see it, there will never be such powerful Metal songs written like this ever again. Ronnie James Dio and the gifted musicians he had surrounded himself with came together to create timeless Metal magic, in my Metal opinion.

DIO - Anthology - back cover - Metal Odyssey - 2015

Above: back cover of Anthology CD

DIO Anthology was released back in 1997, via (The) Connoisseur Collection. If you don’t own any DIO CDs, pick up Anthology for this is as good as it gets! This CD sells online in used condition for under $5 (U.S.), just about everywhere I’ve looked. Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

DIO Anthology – Track List:

  1. Holy Driver
  2. Rainbow In The Dark
  3. Stand Up And Shout
  4. Straight Through the Heart
  5. Last In Line
  6. One Night In The City
  7. We Rock
  8. Egypt (The Chains Are On)
  9. Shoot Shoot
  10. Time To Burn
  11. All The Fools Sailed Away
  12. I Could Have Been A Dreamer
  13. Sunset Superman
  14. Shame On The Night

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MetalOdyssey

REST IN PEACE, RONNIE JAMES DIO.

LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

RAVEN – Extermination European Tour 2015 – Info

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on May 30, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Raven - Extermination Tour - 2015 - Europe - promo flyer - #3308MOR

The NWOBHM pioneers, RAVEN, will be touring Europe, this September through October!

For more info on RAVEN:

Facebook: Raven

http://www.ravenlunatics.com/

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RAVEN:

John Gallagher – Bass Guitar, Vocals

Mark Gallagher – Guitar, backing vocals

Joe Hasselvander – Drums

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE RAVEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

OMMADON – UK Drone/Doom Duo To Undrape “Empathy For The Wicked” Via Golden Mantra This July

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on May 30, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Ommadon - Empathy For The Wicked - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MO0529

Following the crushing doom of their critically adored, 2014 double LP, V, which earned a spot on Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Metal Albums Of 2014, UK drone/doom duo, OMMADON, continues their perpetual quest to achieve sonic annihilation of the self through unadulterated heaviness with Empathy For The Wicked. Boasting just one earth-rupturing track broken into two parts, Empathy For The Wicked was recorded live, mixed by OMMADON and mastered by recording legend, Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Zoroaster, Eyehategod, Taurus, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth etc.), who gave it the final crushing touches it deserves.

Where OMMADON‘s previous scores were all recorded in the Highlands of Scotland surrounded by forest, Empathy For The Wicked marks their first release to be recorded on an industrial estate in urban Northumberland surrounded by the dregs of humanity. The first track from Empathy For The Wicked was originally recorded for the cassette split with Horse Latitudes and Coltsblood. During that session, OMMADON decided to continue recording through the night and drone out the riff which became the second side to Empathy For The Wicked.

Empathy For The Wicked will be released on 12″ vinyl via Golden Mantra on July 15th, 2015 with preorders available at: www.goldenmantra.co.uk. Teasers to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Critical Hails For V:

A hypnotic, dead-eyed combination where patience, misanthropy and endurance collide; a zombie chained to a pole walking the same ugly circle.” – Rolling Stone

“Split across four sides of vinyl, the double record was mastered by Billy Anderson… so you can bet your favourite Sunn O))) picture disc on this thing sounding heavier than a dying planet.” – Terrorizer

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.ommadon.bandcamp.com

Facebook: Ommadon

http://www.twitter.com/OmmadonDoom

http://www.youtube.com/user/OmmadonDoom/videos

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE OMMADON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WITCH CROSS – Metal Warriors To Perform At Chaos Descends Festival In Germany

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 29, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Chaos Descends Festival - July 2015 - promo flyer - Witch Cross

Witch Cross will play the Chaos Descends Festival in Germany on July 18th!

For Festival Info:

http://www.chaosdescends.com/

https://www.facebook.com/chaosdescendsfestival

Witch Cross - Classic Logo - Large - B&W!!

* For more WITCH CROSS info:

Facebook: Witch Cross

Website: www.witchcross.dk

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.