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Nihilistic Black Metallers THE NEGATION Release Album Teaser Video

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Black Metal, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, the negation on April 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Metal Underground has partnered with Kaotoxin for the premiere of a teaser video for Memento Mori, the upcoming album from nihilistic Black Metal group THE NEGATION. Check it out at this location.

The sophomore album will be released by Kaotoxin as a 500-copy limited edition deluxe three-panel DigiSleeve CD first press (followed by crystal / jewel box reprint) with 20-page booklet, as well as digitally, on July 7 in North America (July 10 for the rest of the world).

Produced at the Hybreed Studio (Temple of Baal, Glorior Belli) and with artwork by Metastazis (Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Watain), Memento Mori features ten tracks of powerful, heavy, intense and extremely dark Black Metal. But don’t expect straightforward Satan-praise here: there’s far more than meets the eye with THE NEGATION. Their lyrical conceptual is a call to resistance against the so-called élite who are making this world a living Hell. It’s about a stand for liberty, free speech, and free will! Folks that got the chance to witness THE NEGATION on stage during their recent tour with MARDUK and BELPHEGOR will testify their live performance is as extreme as their lyrical content is dark. You’ve been warned!

THE NEGATION will also take part of the second annual KaotoxinFest on December 5th in Lille (FR). Until further details are announced, get crushed by the official music video for the track “Red Wrath” taken from their debut full-length! Check it out here or below:

The band released its debut full-length Paths of Obedience (2013), was a conceptual statement about their hate for mankind and its submissive behavior, its total lack of consciousness and the fact it should end it all now. The new album is a scream of hate and anger and a call to resistance. Influenced by the legendary acts they’ve been touring or sharing the stages with (Marduk, Belphegor, Inquisition), as well as by other acts such as Dark Funeral or DeathSpell Omega, THE NEGATION will prove itself a world-class act with their second release. Beware!

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* For more info:

www.facebook.com/the.negation.band

www.kaotoxin.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE THE NEGATION.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

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DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL – Inaugural Connecticut Based Metal Fest Announced For August 2015

Posted in Metal, metal blade, metal music, Music, rock music with tags death to false metal festival, metal festivals 2015, Metal News on April 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Whiplash, Valkyrie, Imperial Triumphant, Krieg, Secrets Of The Sky, Immortal Bird, Godhunter, Secret Cutter, Nightbitch And More Confirmed

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This August, the maiden installment of a brand new metal fest will take over Hamden, Connecticut, dubbed DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL. Born out of a desire to bring together some of the best touring acts in the world with quality local and regional metal acts, DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL hopes to create what we hope will become one of the premiere metal festivals in the US.

Sponsored by Metal Insider and Earsplit PR, the first DEATH TO FALSE METAL gathering is set to take place on Friday, August 14th and Saturday the 15th at The Outer Space & Ballroom in Hamden, just outside of New Haven, Connecticut. Friday night’s lineup will feature thrash legends Whiplash, Valkyrie (Relapse Records), Imperial Triumphant, Nightbitch, Vengeance, and Bedroom Rehab Corporation.

Saturday night will feature USBM stalwarts Krieg (Candlelight Records), Secrets Of The Sky (Metal Blade Records), Immortal Bird, Destroyer Of Light, Godhunter (The Compound Recs/Battleground Records), Secret Cutter, Tomb & Thirst, Grizzlor and Archaic Decapitator.

Tickets for DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL go on sale on May 1st at the festival’s Facebook page RIGHT HERE. You can also follow the event on Twitter at @dtfmfestival.

Issues festival curator, Chip McCabe, on the founding of this now annual event, “The name DEATH TO FALSE METAL is actually a bit tongue-in-cheek. The metal scene is littered with way too many people who carry an ‘I’m more underground than you’ attitude, which I find amusing, so the title is dedicated to them. However, the name does reflect that we are looking for a certain aesthetic for the bands that play this festival. Our lineup is fairly eclectic, with thrash, death metal, black metal, doom, grindcore, traditional metal, etc. But we will not stand for generic, cookie-cutter garbage; we want the best of the best, every year.”

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DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL 2015 Lineup:

8/14/2015 – The Outer Space & Ballroom – Hamden, CT

w/ Whiplash, Valkyrie, Imperial Triumphant, Nightbitch, Vengeance, Bedroom Rehab Corporation

8/15/2015 – The Outer Space & Ballroom – Hamden, CT

w/ Krieg, Secrets Of The Sky, Immortal Bird, Destroyer Of Light, Godhunter, Secret Cutter, Tomb & Thirst, Grizzlor, Archaic Decapitator

Additional news on DEATH TO FALSE METAL FESTIVAL will be released in the coming weeks.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/deathtofalsemetalfest

http://www.metalinsider.net

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE CONNECTICUT.

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MONSTERWORKS – Tracking New Album At Rockfield Studios In Wales

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey, monsterworks on April 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Hot off the heels of the recently released The Existential Codex, London’s MONSTERWORKS hit the studio this week to record the follow-up. The band is tracking at Rockfield Studios in Wales. Guitarist/vocalist Jon offered this studio update:

“Here we are in Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire. This is exciting for the band and me personally because some of the greatest acts in rock and metal have recorded here, like my all-time favourite album, Judas Priest’s Sad Wings of Destiny; not to mention Queen (various parts off Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera) and Black Sabbath with Dio (including swan song The Devil You Know). More recently Opeth recorded Pale Communion here which is hailed as a sonic masterpiece ….and although we can’t quite afford their full production team, we’ll do our best to come up with a dynamic album that sounds amazing by channelling some of the Rockfield magic!

It is day three and all drums, bass and half the rhythm guitars are down. Vocals will be later today and tomorrow…where I will stand in the same room as Halford when he belted out ‘The Ripper’ nearly 40 years ago. Thanks to our engineer Tim Lewis for a really smooth ride so far.”

The Existential Codex was released February 27th, on Eat Lead & Die Music. The six-track digital version is available as a free download . The 73-minute CD comes with bonus tracks, as well as Blu-Ray of 5.1 Surround and HD stereo mixes on the UK group’s Bandcamp page.

Another in a long line of super metal masterpieces, The Existential Codex is also available for purchase at http://monsterworks.bigcartel.com/.

Track List: Higgs Field Ripple Effect Hallowed Script * The Uncertainty Principle * Moment of Death * Engine Vision by the Inward Eye * Noble Lie * Temple of Distortion Tapping the Void The Ride …of Existence *

* bonus tracks on CD/5.1 Surround Disc

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/monsterworks

www.supermetal.net

http://monsterworks.bigcartel.com

LONG LIVE MONSTERWORKS.

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Cave Of Swimmers Talk About New Album ‘Reflection’

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags cave of swimmers, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

With the release of Reflection drawing near, it could appear quite apt that the Miami based duo talk about their forthcoming album in more detail. Originally from Venezuela, vocalist and multi instrumentalist G.E. Perez and drummer/percussionist Toro explain the recording process, lyrical content and influences.

Recorded at Weeks Recording Studio in Coral Gables and Crossbridge Studio in Pinecrest, Florida, all the music for Reflection was tracked in a mere 4 days!

“We rehearsed a lot prior to entering the studio to record”, G.E. Perez begins. “So when we finally went into it, we were very focused, rehearsed, tight… we recorded basic tracks (drums, rhythm guitars) in only 2 days. We took 2 more days to do solos and vocals. So the whole album was recorded in only 4 days.”

Speaking about the writing process in terms of anything being pre-empted or whether the album was written more organically G.E. Perez states that “there are spaces for improvisation in our music… the mid section of ‘The Skull’ is a great example… ‘Reflection’, the instrumental, has some improvisation in it as well… Especially from Toro’s part. He played his ass off on this record… In any case, for the most part, we rehearsed and composed in our practice room.” Toro adding that the way they write is very organic. “We get together in a small room and just start playing. Whatever comes out… Then we start following the train of thought into wherever the music takes us.”

G.E. Perez goes on to talk about the lyrics: “For me particularly, it was very cathartic to write about how my father neglected my family when I was very young… He just disappeared from the face of the earth. Going from that premise, I thought it’d be cool to draw a parallel with certain bible stories, even though I’m not particularly religious. However, if you want to interpret it that way, like we’re singing about ‘El Diablo’ and stuff, I guess that’s cool too.”

On influences G.E. Perez says: “As individuals, it may sound clichéd, but our influences are certainly very eclectic. Toro plays in jazz groups, I play Flamenco guitar… I also have a whole new appreciation for the piano. I love Jaco and Wes too. Having said that, when we come together in a room, what comes out is what we listened to when we were in school, which is rock n’ roll. We also love 80’s and early 90’s merengue. As far as bands; everything… all the usual suspects, from AC/DC to ZZ Top.”

Toro adds: “We obviously listen to a lot of different types of music. The fact we grew up in South America sets us apart in a good way because we were exposed to Latin music. Right about when G and I started playing rock and metal we also played salsa in a school ensemble. We were only 16 and we got to play all over town. As we grew musically we started exploring other instruments and jazz, classical, American folk music… You name it. When we get together in a room our most primal instinct is to play heavy music, however, we can’t deny our mixed background of eclectic influences.”

Heavy Metal, 70’s Hard Rock, Doom, Stoner, Sludge… Miami duo Cave Of Swimmers are a band that well and truly whet aural senses. Seamlessly weaving an expanse of styles Cave Of Swimmers ARE a band like no other, and reactions from the media and fans alike to their self-titled 2013 debut is testament to that.

Packing the van and hitting the dusty trail, Cave Of Swimmers furthered their name even more throughout 2014, earning them a reputation for a band that’s real with a live show like no other, out of control and full of raw energy.

Following numerous bouts on the road in support of the record, the band headed back to Florida and recorded a brand new album, Reflection, which see’s the light of day on 04th May 2015.

Artwork (as seen above) was completed by Bryan Olson.

Stream Single ‘The Prince Of The Power Of The Air’ Here!

https://caveofswimmers.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist:

The Prince Of The Power Of The Air
The Skull
Still Running
Reflection (Instrumental)

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* For more info on COS:

Website: http://caveofswimmers.com/

www.facebook.com/caveofswimmers

LONG LIVE CAVE OF SWIMMERS.

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WOODEN STAKE – Occult Death Doom Duo Releases Second Full-Length, Via Razorback Records

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Metal, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, wooden stake on April 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Occult death doom ensemble, WOODEN STAKE, rises from their moldy tomb armed with their long-awaited second long player, A Feast Of Virgin Souls. Out now on Razorback Records, the ten-track offering boasts over forty demonic minutes of dark, NWOBHM-infused tracks of lurching brutality led by the possessed banshee vocals of vocalist/bassist Vanessa Nocera. A concept offering influenced by the legend of serial-killer countess Elizabeth Bathory and 1871 Gothic novella Carmilla by Joseph Steridan Le Fan, A Feast Of Virgin Souls is at once punishing and alluring and includes the stunning cover creation of underground art maestro, Mario Lopez (Agitator, Possessor, Warstorm et al).

Taste the torment at THIS LOCATION.

A Feast Of Virgin Souls – Track Listing:

1. Dead Winter Resurrection
2. Rise From The Bleeding Coffin
3. A Feast Of Virgin Souls
4. Alzbeta: The Devil’s Bitch
5. Cross-Scalded Flesh
6. Exorcising The Possessed
7. Dragged Through The Rotted Catacombs
8. Hanging From The Inverted Cross
9. 1140 Rue Royale
10. Curse Of The Cauldron Countess

WOODEN STAKE emerged in 2010 with the release of their Vampire Plague Exorcism demo which earned the critical exaltation of the underground extreme doom metal scene. A tidal wave of seven-inch releases, including a split with Druid Lord in 2011 (Altsphere Production) and Blizaro (Razorback Records) the same year, would ensue. WOODEN STAKE undraped their debut full-length, Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades, later that year via Razorback and again reaped critical acclaim from underground metallers globally, including Darkthrone’s Fenriz who chose WOODEN STAKE as his Band Of The Month.

The album received thousands of plays on YouTube and spread like plague to those who craved extreme doom/death metal with a simultaneously melodic and violent edge. Blabbermouth hailed, “The combination of [former guitarist/drummer] Sarantopoulos’ mighty, dread-spreading riffs and Nocera’s macabre tales and behemoth bass lines constitute a big reason why Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades is such a compelling release,” while American Aftermath noted, “the music is fuzzy and droning, and the atmosphere sends a cool chill down your spine, but there is something about this band that makes even the most morbid songs seem nice and soothing.”

Added Cvlt Nation, “the band is incredibly atmospheric and have managed to carve out their own unique style that blends everything from Black Sabbath to Obituary to Hellhammer to Jex Thoth to Electric Wizard,” furthering, “The spoken word vocal approach pushes you into a surreal state of melancholy which doesn’t last long as it is soon destroyed by some earth-shattering, old-school riffage and hypnotic gloomy atmosphere.”

In 2012, WOODEN STAKE unleashed At The Stroke Of Midnight, a collection of demo and EP material as well as exclusive canticle, “Night Of The Banshee,” recorded specifically for the release. The next two years saw Nocera busy with her two other projects, Skeletal Spectre and Howling. In 2015, WOODEN STAKE returns with the witchy wisdom of A Feast Of Virgin Souls. Featuring Nocera alongside new guitar player and drummer, Willie Wardlaw, the record is out now on Razorback Records with a future vinyl version on the horizon. Further WOODEN STAKE developments, including live ceremonies, to be announced in the coming weeks. Until then, suffer.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/woodenstake

http://woodenstake.bandcamp.com

http://woodenstake.bigcartel.com

http://www.razorbackrecords.com

http://razorbackrecords.bandcamp.com

LONG LIVE WOODEN STAKE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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WIZARD EYE – Signs With Black Monk Records For Upcoming Vinyl Release

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, wizard eye on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Philadelphia-based stoner/doom band, WIZARD EYE, recently announced its partnership with emerging Philadelphia-area label, Black Monk Records, for the release of its upcoming self-titled album.

“WIZARD EYE is thrilled to be working with Black Monk Records,” says bassist/vocalist, Dave. “As a Philly-based label whose owners have been fans of ours since day one, we can’t imagine a more ideal partnership for our first release on vinyl. Black Monk Records has empowered us to bring our titanic wizard riffs to the masses in exactly the format they need and with complete artistic integrity.”

The newly formed label, started by the owners of Philadelphia record store, Vinyl Altar, will focus on releases from local artists who share their love for high-quality albums with strong aesthetics.

“WIZARD EYE has been one of our favorite bands from Philly for some time now,” Christopher Mazeika, one half of Vinyl Altar, explains. “When Black Monk Records was ready to put out its first release, it was only natural that we approach WIZARD EYE. Black Monk Records is all about local pride with worldwide appeal and WIZARD EYE is all that and more!”

The band and its management see this pairing as natural and highly advantageous for all parties involved.

“Just visit Philadelphia’s Vinyl Altar once, and you’ll know the heart that Chris puts into making it one of the best record shops around,” says WIZARD EYE manager, Scott Harrington of 313 INC Artist Management. “It makes sense that his passion would lead him to starting his own label. And that passion is just one of the many reasons we are extremely excited to announce WIZARD EYE‘s partnership with Black Monk Records for this album.”

The nine-track album, Wizard Eye, was recorded in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, at Gradwell House Recording Studio and is slated for mid-Summer release. This collection will be initially made available at a release show to be held at the Vinyl Altar store location, but it will be also be distributed internationally via web and mail order. Further info to be announced soon.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/wizardeye

https://www.facebook.com/BlackMonkRecords

https://www.facebook.com/vinylaltar

LONG LIVE WIZARD EYE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER – One-Man Industrial Doom Unit To Kick Off US Tour; Trek Includes Stop At Stump Fest + Psycho California

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags author & punisher, Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Following a recent march through Europe alongside Atari Teenage Riot, one-man industrial doom sorcerer, Tristan Shone, more commonly known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER, will quake the stages of sixteen North American cities with his tectonic-shifting sound conjurings. Slated to embark today in Portland, Oregon at Stumpfest, Shone’s latest live incursion concludes with a stop at Psycho California Fest and serves as a precursor to the release of AUTHOR & PUNISHER‘s new full-length.

The as-yet-untitled long player, and first for Housecore Records, was captured at famed Nodferatu’s Lair in North Shore, Louisiana with label-founder Philip H. Anselmo and follows the critically adored Women & Children full-length, released in 2013 via Seventh Rule Recordings and currently available in a color vinyl configuration mirroring the AUTHOR & PUNISHER crest colors of yellow and black limited to 100 copies at THIS LOCATION.

AUTHOR & PUNISHER:
4/24/2015 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
4/25/2015 Funky Winkerbeans – Vancouver, BC
4/26/2015 Barboza – Seattle, WA
4/28/2015 The Pin – Spokane, WA
4/29/2015 Neurolux – Boise, ID
4/30/2015 Area 51 – Salt Lake City, UT
5/01/2015 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
5/03/2015 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
5/05/2015 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
5/07/2015 Fat Baby – New York, NY
5/08/2015 O’Brien’s Pub – Allston, MA
5/09/2015 Kung Fu Necktie- Philadelphia, PA
5/11/2015 Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA
5/12/2015 Holy Mountain – Austin, TX
5/13/2015 Low Spirits Bar & Stage – Albuquerque, NM
5/15/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA
5/16/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA
5/17/2015 Psycho California 2015 – Santa Ana, CA

Shone’s fabrication and industrial environment and processes reveal emotions, anxieties and elements of bliss inherent to the specific human/machine choreography. All aspects of AUTHOR & PUNISHER‘s sound begins with physical movement, limbs struggling in unison to coordinate a wall of electronic rhythm and oscillation, ultimately conditioned by an organic and loose quality absent of sequencing and plastic perfection. AUTHOR & PUNISHER performances are a true amalgamation between man and mechanisms. They are direct, physical, heavy experiences that have amassed praise and intrigue from a wide array of audiences. Pitchfork styled him, “immediate but mysterious,” Stereogum described his, “chilling, unrecognizable form,” and NPR hails him as, “a thrill [who] fires on all cylinders.”

* For more info:

http://www.tristanshone.com

http://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com

A&P Facebook

http://www.thehousecorerecords.com

http://www.seventhrule.com

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LONG LIVE AUTHOR & PUNISHER.

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Medusa Crush Recordings Release New Goryl Album

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags cassettes, drone metal, goryl, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

New Canadian label Medusa Crush Recordings are proud to unveil their newest release – A deluxe edition of drone sensation Goryl’s first two albums Father of Witches/Father of Evil Witches in cassette format. Each album is assigned to a side of a 76 min. on BASF Chrome tape for the highest quality sound.

At a single press of 77 copies, this cassette additionally contains the previously web-only version of ‘The Shaman’s Speech’ and it all comes wrapped in a limited pattern, Japanese Chiyogami paper with a 3″ x 5″ patch of the cover in gold on black. The patch is only available with this release.

You can preview and order the album at the Medusa Crush Recordings Bandcamp here: http://medusacrushrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-father-of-witches-the-father-of-evil-witches or below:

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Source: Dewar PR

LONG LIVE GORYL.

LONG LIVE MEDUSA CRUSH RECORDINGS.

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SIG:AR:TYR – To Release New Album

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Metal, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, sig:ar:tyr on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Canadian Blackened Heavy Metal act SIG:AR:TYR are proud to announce that they will be releasing their new album Northen this fall.

While SIG:AR:TYR has in the past been known as atmospheric blackened folk, Northen shifts into more traditional Metal territory, while maintaining the dark sounds of earlier material.

The band’s mastermind (and sole permanent member) Daemonskald had the following to say about the album:

“The album deals with the end of the Viking age, and the adventures of the Norse in our own country, Canada. Unlike the permanent settlements in Greenland, their stay here was short-lived, and we are still discovering the extent of their travels, the artifacts from their small settlements, and unfolding the tales of their interaction with the native cultures here at the time. “Northen” is a tale of tribute to this small group of adventurers, who with a dynamic, and individualistic spirit, were still willing to throw stability and comfort aside to explore mysterious new places like Helluland, Markland, and Vinland, and try to be their own master in a changing world.”

More details will be announced in the near future. You can currently hear the entire SIG:AR:TYR catalog on Bandcamp here: https://sigartyr.bandcamp.com/ or below:

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Source: Dewar PR

SIG:AR:TYR – online:

Facebook

Twitter

Bandcamp

LONG LIVE SIG:AR:TYR

LONG LIVE CANADA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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CURSE UPON A PRAYER – New Album “Rotten Tongues” To Be Released In June 2015!

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Black Metal, curse upon a prayer, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The Finnish Black Metal band Curse Upon A Prayer will unleash their second album “Rotten Tongues” on June 12th 2015, worldwide via Inverse Records. In Finland the release date will be May 15th.

Curse Upon A Prayer was founded in 2010 and they released debut album “From the Lands of Demise” in 2014 via Nihil Interit Records & Le Crepuscule Du Soir Productions from France.

A new lyric video can be seen at this location https://youtu.be/zHQyhA8p3_Y or below:

“Rotten Tongues” – Track List:

1. The Distant Chaos
2. Death Sentence
3. Third Day Of Creation
4. Red Room
5. Devil On The Churchyard
6. Divinus Mortis
7. Rotten Tongues
8. The Lost Symbol
9. White Ghost

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Source: Inverse Music Group

Facebook: Inverse Records

* For more info on Curse Upon A Prayer:

Facebook: Curse Upon A Prayer

LONG LIVE CURSE UPON A PRAYER.

LONG LIVE FINLAND.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

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REVOLUTION – Debut Studio Album “SACRIFICE” Is Out Now!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, punk, rock music with tags Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey, punk, revolution, revolution sacrifice on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

From REVOLUTION:

Make sure to grab your copy of REVOLUTION‘s “SACRIFICE”! Available everywhere for download or stream! Cd’s available at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/revolution52

The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Billy Biohazard, and mastered by no other than Maor Appelbaum Mastering ( Faith No More, Limp Bizkit, Sepultura, Linkin Park, and Yes (official)). You can grab a copy and a shirt at our next show, May 2nd at Churchill’s Pub!!! for more info about the show:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1611684422384735/

We’ll be sharing the stage with: SUFFERING TOOL, The Killing Hours, Escape, Chlover, Loyal Until Death, They Might Be Zombies, Toasted Marshmallow Zombies, Mindepth, and D/EFFEkTOR!!!

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LONG LIVE REVOLUTION.

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On This Day In METAL History – April 22nd: ALL THAT REMAINS Are #1 And Place 5 Studio Albums On The iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags all that remains, Metal, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 22, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

April 22, 2015 – The Order Of Things is #1 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the recently released studio album from All That Remains and their seventh overall.

April 22, 2015 – The Fall Of Ideals is #14 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the third studio album from All That Remains, released back in 2006.

April 22, 2015 – Overcome is #51 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Overcome is the fourth studio album from All That Remains, released back in 2008.

April 22, 2015 – …For We Are Many is at #52 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the fifth studio album from All That Remains and was released back in 2010.

April 22, 2015 – A War You Cannot Win is #53 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This is the sixth studio album from All That Remains and was released in 2012.

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LONG LIVE ALL THAT REMAINS.

LONG LIVE MASSACHUSETTS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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BOSS KONG – Lets “The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II” Loose With Exclusive Stream And Feature At Decibel Magazine

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags boss kong, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Having punished the humans with their rightful ways through initial warnings, primate biker horde, BOSS KONG, has successfully infiltrated the populous with The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II for Record Store Day. While the vinyl incarnation of the recordings on this platter is about to become extinct, the full 7″ has been put on antagonistic display for the ditch-dredgers of humanity to endure courtesy of Decibel Magazine.

A segment of the brief Decibel interrogation of simian masterfuck of BOSS KONG, focusing specifically on the B-side Vietnam flashback single, “Viet Kong,” sees the brave mag scribe inquiring, “Who’s worse, music critics or the Vietcong?” Kong’s reply cuts to the dead heart of the matter, offering, “Not much difference, is there? They both pop out of their little holes when you least expect it and try to shoot you in the face. And they’re all Communists.”

Get your full dose of the BOSS KONG cross-examination and the full The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II via the cross-species investigators at Decibel Magazine at THIS LOCATION.

Once its wax supplies are sold out, The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II is out of print in a physical incarnation, but Bandcamp downloads can be placed HERE, and the remaining mailorder physical copies HERE.

The Humans Soundtrack Volume II 7″ was created solely for Record Store Day 2015 in a limited, one-time-only run of orange/gold vinyl, the bloody slab’s exclusive cover art and insert art created by creator Tom Neely (Henry and Glenn Forever) for extra scene points. Fans of Boris, Deathspell Omega, and Sonic Youth, this sounds nothing fucking like that. Set in the late 1960s/early ’70s, “The Humans” is a book about an all-simian biker gang from Bakersfield, California, drinking, fighting, and fucking their way through the turbulent world around them.

BOSS KONG is one of the book’s more popular, interesting characters and this installment of the soundtrack series tells tales from the perspective of an ape that’s seen inhumanities both abroad and on the home front. Voiced by a mystery metal figurehead and performed by a cast of mystery stoner rockers, part of the fun of this 7″ is trying to figure out who’s behind the music itself.

Once revisiting the glory days, two new hash-pipe nightmare rocker jams await, spreading the rampaging demoralization of the Tet Offensive onto coked-up mullet debauchery on The Humans Soundtrack Volume II, like Ponyboy Curtis ten years after he went from gold to crushed Milwaukee aluminum, now leading the outcasts from the Planet Of The Apes into full-on bar-brawl burnout turf of the metal underworld.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/bosskongband

http://www.magicbulletrecords.com

http://www.facebook.com/magicbulletrecords

http://twitter.com/magicbulletrecs

LONG LIVE BOSS KONG.

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German Post-Metallers A SECRET REVEALED Release New Video

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, post-metal, rock music with tags a secret revealed, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, post-metal on April 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

German Post-Metal band A SECRET REVEALED has released the official video for new track “To Have a Dream is to be Cursed.” Check it out at this location or below:

The band will release The Bleakness April 24 on Bastardized Recordings on CD and digital formats. The Würzburg (Germany) group’s full-length debut features skillfully arranged post-metal compositions anchored in melody with equal measures of Black Metal and Hardcore influences.

CD pre-order:

http://shop.bastardizedrecordings.de/product_info.php?products_id=2414

CD/Shirt Bundle pre-order:

http://shop.bastardizedrecordings.de/product_info.php?products_id=2413

The official video for album track “Avoid the Light” is available for your viewing/listening pleasure below:

The atmospheric melancholia of The Bleakness recalls at various points the work of DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, CULT OF LUNA, and PELICAN. Lyrics based on personal struggles and disappointment adds even more depth to the oppressive, ambient experience. Nikita Kamprad (DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT) and David Schneiker contribute guest vocals. The Bleakness was recorded and produced Tonstudio Würzburg in collaboration with Nikita Kamprad (Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Hackneyed). Julian Langguth of BlackLeafDesigns is responsible for the quality artwork.

01. Until Grief Disappears
02. The Veil
03. Avoid the Light
04. Below the Weight of a Mountain
05. To Have a Dream is to be Cursed
06. Drowning
07. Shards
08. The Abyss
09. Lay my Memories to Rest
10. The Longest Days

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/asecretrevealed

http://www.bastardized.net/

www.facebook.com/Bastardizedrec

www.youtube.com/BastardizedVideo

LONG LIVE A SECRET REVEALED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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MORTHUS – Blackened Melodic Death Metal EP “Into Oblivion” Is Available Now

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags Black Metal, Death Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey, morthus on April 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The new EP from MORTHUS, Into Oblivion, was finally self-released on October 22nd in 2014. Into Oblivion delivers a devilish well composed and technical demanding 4-track orgy, to which the band wants to invite lovers of NAGLFAR, DISSECTION and DARK FUNERAL now. Raised to serve the dark in the fall of 2011, the line-up of Blackened Melodic Death Metal enthusiasts, MORTHUS, was unholy completed at the end of 2013. First gigs were celebrated, the style of the formation got optimized.

Buy, Support, Listen To MORTHUS:

The teutonic encouraged hell-horde from the eastern part of Germany decided to besiege a record studio for their first Demo EP in early 2014. In the summer of 2014, after playing several sweat-driving club gigs, MORTHUS recorded four well-chosen Satanic hymns, at Nautilus Studio in Gera, Germany.

MORTHUS – ONLINE:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/MorthusMetal

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Morthus666

Reverbnation: http://reverbnation.com/Morthus

Bandcamp: http://morthus666.bandcamp.com/

Metal Archives: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Morthus/3540388235

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http://www.metalmessage.de/artists.php

LONG LIVE MORTHUS.

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SIGH – Legendary Japanese Avant Extreme Metal Quintet To Release Tenth Studio Album Via Candlelight Next Month

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Extreme Metal, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, sigh on April 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Japanese extreme metal/noise icons, SIGH, will unveil their crushing tenth studio opus next month. Titled Graveward, the eclectic, ten-track offering took over two-and-a-half years to complete with each song comprising over one-hundred recording tracks exceeding 100GB of audio to select from in the final mixes. Inspired by musician/composer Fabio Frizzi, Graveward pays homage to Italian zombie and Hammer Horror classics.

Graveward features guest performances from Trivium’s Matthew Heafy, DragonForce’s Fred Leclercq, Shining’s Niklas Kvarforth, Rotting Christ’s Sakis Tolis, The Meads Of Asphodel’s Metatron and others with fittingly twisted, grave-robbing cover art by Costin Chioreanu (Ihsahn, At the Gates, Deicide, Ulver, etc.).

In an early impression of the record, A Metal State Of Mind notes, “With a focus of a theme, more touches of thrash, and guest spots from more ‘mainstream’ metal artists from bands like Trivium and DragonForce, I would have to say Graveward is the most accessible SIGH record. A great starting point to delve into the madness with if you haven’t yet. Best thing, with this accessibility, none of the experimentation that makes SIGH great has been sacrificed.”

Already devouring the hordes in Europe, Graveward will be released in North America via Candlelight Records on May 4th, 2015.

Graveward – Track Listing:

1. Kaedit Nos Pestis
2. Graveward
3. The Tombfiller
4. The Forlorn
5. The Molesters Of My Soul
6. Out Of the Grave
7. The Trial By The Dead
8. The Casketburner
9. A Messenger From Tomorrow
10. Dwellers In Dream

For over two decades, SIGH has been transcending the confines of extreme metal. Forged in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan, the band was initially signed by Euronymous’ infamous Deathlike Silence Records on which they released their debut full-length, Scorn Defeat, in 1993. SIGH would go on to release records via various imprints including Cacophonous, Century Media, Baphomet and The End before making Candlelight Records their label home with the release of 2012’s crushing, critically-adored In Somniphobia and this year’s Graveward.

Preorder Graveward via Candlelight Records at THIS LOCATION.

SIGH:

Mirai Kawashima – vocals, keyboards, orchestrations etc.

Dr. Mikannibal – alto, tenor, baritone saxophones, vocals

Satoshi Fujinami – bass, drums

You Oshima – guitar

Junichi Harashima – drums

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on SIGH:

 http://www.twitter.com/sighjapan

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE SIGH.

LONG LIVE JAPAN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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EKTOMORF – US Tour With Section 6 Begins This Week

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags ektomorf, ektomorf tour dates, hard rock news, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 19, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Above: Ektomorf Retribution (2014 – AFM Records)

Ektomorf – US Tour With Section 6

Day Date City State Venue:

Thursday 4/23/2015 – San Diego CA – Brick By Brick
Friday 4/24/2015 – Las Vegas NV – Dive Bar
Saturday 4/25/2015 – LA CA
Sunday 4/26/2015 – Modesto CA – The Other Place
Tuesday 4/28/2015 – Sacramento CA – Blue Lamp
Wednesday 4/29/2015 – Chico CA – The Maltese
Thursday 4/30/2015 – Bend OR – 3rd Street Pub
Friday 5/1/2015 – Salem OR – Duffys Hangar
Saturday 5/2/2015 – Fife WA – Louie G’s
Sunday 5/3/2015 – Spokane WA – The Hop
Tuesday 5/5/2015 – Missoula MT – The Dark Horse
Wednesday 5/6/2015 – Great Falls MT – Machinery Row
Thursday 5/7/2015 – Billings MT – The Railyard
Friday 5/8/2015 – Rock Springs WY – Killpeppers
Saturday 5/9/2015 – Idaho Falls ID – Shilo Inn Convention Center
Sunday 5/10/2015 – Boise ID – The Bouquet

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Website: http://www.afm-records.de/

LONG LIVE EKTOMORF.

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On This Day In SLAYER History – April 18th

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags metal history, metal odyssey, rock history, Slayer, Thrash Metal on April 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2015:

SLAYER DOMINATES THE ITUNES TOP 100 HEAVY METAL ALBUMS CHART!

9 OUT OF 11 SLAYER STUDIO ALBUMS ARE ON TODAY’S CHART! METAL BE THY NAME!

4 – 18 – 2015 – SLAYER’s third studio album, Reign In Blood, is ranked at #21, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Reign In Blood was released back in 1986.

4 – 18 – 2015 – The fourth studio album from SLAYER, South Of Heaven, is ranked at #32, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. South Of Heaven was released back in 1988.

4 – 18 – 2015 – Seasons In The Abyss, the fifth studio album from SLAYER, is ranked at #34, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Seasons In The Abyss was released back in 1990.

4 – 18 – 2015 – Christ Illusion, the ninth studio album from SLAYER, is ranked at #50, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Christ Illusion was released back in 2006.

4 – 18 – 2015 – World Painted Blood, the tenth studio album from SLAYER, is ranked at #51, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. World Painted Blood was released back in 2009.

4 – 18 – 2015 – SLAYER’s eighth studio album, God Hates Us All, is ranked at #59, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. God Hates Us All was released back in 2001.

4 – 18 – 2015 – Show No Mercy, the debut album from SLAYER, is ranked at #70, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This amazing album was released back in 1983. Whoa!

4 – 18 – 2015 – SLAYER’s seventh studio album, Diabolus In Musica, is ranked at #74, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 1998.

4 – 18 – 2015 – Divine Intervention, the sixth studio album from SLAYER, is ranked at #86, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 1994.

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LONG LIVE SLAYER.

REST IN PEACE, JEFF HANNEMAN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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HELLEBORUS “COILS” – A Metal Odyssey Song Review

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags album reviews, Black Metal, helleborus, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit – Carlton Cruz

5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

HELLEBORUS – Two musical brothers are Helleborus and they are from L to R in the top photo: Wyatt Houseman (vocals, lyrics) and Jerred Houseman (producer, all instruments). Helleborus are a Black Metal band from Manitou Springs, Colorado and named after a poisonous flower that blooms in Winter. (The Helleborus flower is native to most of Europe and also grows along the north coast of Turkey).

The new song from Helleborus, Coils, was released on March 26th, 2015 and their debut album, The Carnal Sabbath, is forthcoming. I will forever embrace quality underground Metal, especially underground Black Metal. Helleborus have without question, tapped into my Black Metal psyche with their new song. I honestly cannot stop listening to Coils. Yes, being a devoted fan to Satyricon, I do hear an influence of said band within the textures of Coils. This is strong, melodic Black Metal at its very finest, my Metal brethren.

At 5:06 long, Coils is wonderfully dark escape for my Metal mind. Wyatt Houseman is excellent and convincingly real on vocals. Wyatt’s vocals go straight through me and that’s a plus. Jarred Houseman I applaud highly for being such an exciting multi-instrumentalist. I especially love Jarred’s guitar prowess. I’m always stunned when Coils comes to an end, for this song is so damn good it feels like it plays out for only a minute. I absolutely cannot wait to absorb the upcoming debut album from Helleborus. Black Metal anticipation is a glorious thing. Metal be thy name. – Stone

Information about Wyatt and Jerred Houseman’s previous band Execration:

Back To The Black Tour 2: Support for Vader & Vital Remains.

Album Release: The Acceptance Of Zero Existence 2012

Festival Appearances:

Building Temples from Death (2012/2013)

Las Vegas Death Fest II (2010 & 2009)

Be Kind & Regrind II (2009)

Gore Growle’s Ball (2009)

Shared the stage with:

Incantation, Origin, Suffocation, Malevolent Creation, All Shall Perish, Allegaeon, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cephalic Carnage, Dehumanized, Misery Index, Soilent Green, Satan’s Host, Lecherous Nocturne, Pathology, Devourment, Condemned, Arkaik, Monstrosity

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* For more info on HELLEBORUS:

Facebook: Helleborus

LONG LIVE HELLEBORUS.

LONG LIVE COLORADO.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

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On This Day In METAL History – IRON MAIDEN Edition!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags Iron Maiden, metal history, Metal News, metal odyssey, rock history on April 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

On April 14th, 1980 – The great IRON MAIDEN performed at The Ruskin Arms in London. The IRON MAIDEN lineup was Paul Di’Anno (vocals), Clive Burr (drums), Steve Harris (bass), Dave Murray (guitars), and Dennis Stratton (guitars).

On this day in 1980 – The debut and self-titled studio album from IRON MAIDEN was released. These titans of NWOBHM never looked back and the rest is absolute and incredible Metal history! Whoa! I’ll always love the vocals of Paul Di’Anno. Remember Tomorrow is my favorite song on this iconic album, regardless it not being the heaviest track.

On April 14th, 2011 – IRON MAIDEN performed at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, USA. This was one of numerous dates on IRON MAIDEN’s The Final Frontier World Tour.

On this day in 2015 – IRON MAIDEN’s double live album, Live After Death, is ranked at #33 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This amazing live album was originally released back in 1985.

On April 14th, 2015 – From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990 – 2010 is ranked at #35, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This IRON MAIDEN compilation spans from the No Prayer For The Dying (1990) to The Final Frontier (2010) studio albums.

On this day in 2015 – Brave New World is ranked at #37, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. The twelfth studio album from IRON MAIDEN, Brave New World was released back in 2000.

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LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE EDDIE.

REST IN PEACE, CLIVE BURR.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2015:

SLAYER DOMINATES THE ITUNES TOP 100 HEAVY METAL ALBUMS CHART!

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