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INSTIGATOR – To Release “Bad Future” 7″ Vinyl EP On Gates Of Hell Records

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

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Parents, teachers and politicians, lock up yourselves! After the 2010 Future Shock tape, new barbarians INSTIGATOR have returned with the Bad Future 7″ vinyl EP. The black vinyl EP will be released December 11th on Gates of Hell Records (a Cruz Del Sur Music sub-label).

Featuring members of ANTICHRIST, PORTRAIT, DEVIL LEE ROT, TRAP, AUTOPSY TORMENT and more, INSTIGATOR offers four tracks (15 minutes) of pure Speed/Heavy Metal, strictly on black vinyl. Pre-orders are set for November 20th.

2015, after the fall of Europe: human beings are nothing more than consumers. Everything is a product that must be sold to everyone. A fashion created to be suitable for all. In a globalized world, mankind has grown weak. And controllable. Technology, the way to profit, power and mass enslavement. But as the world leaders’ confidence increases, a far more aggressive tyrant is about to take over.

Out of the ashes of civilization and into the future, INSTIGATOR will twist your children’s minds with Metal, Satan, hate towards society and disrespect for authority.

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Track Listing:

Side A

Anabolic

Inseminoid

Side B

Black Magic

Undetectable

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Instigator is not about fashion. Instigator is not about selling colored vinyls and limited patches to kids so they can post them on the Internet. Instigator is not on Facebook.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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For more info:

http://www.gatesofhellrecords.com/

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE INSTIGATOR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

METAL CHURCH – New Album EPK / Part 1 / The Return Of Mike Howe

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on October 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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METAL CHURCH  / New Album EPK / Part 1 / “The Return of Mike Howe”! Part 1 features a behind the scenes look at the making of the new Metal Church album featuring singer Mike Howe and guitarists Kurdt Vanderhoof & Rick Van Zandt.  Sign up for the official Metal Church newsletter at: http://www.MetalChurchOfficial.com and be the first to receive details on their forthcoming album and 2016 world tour!

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JOIN METAL CHURCH ON THE MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE “SHREDDERS FROM THE DEEP”

Monsters Of Rock Cruise – the four-day, four-night voyage out of Miami this February 22nd – 26th, aboard the NCL Pearl – has announced its biggest line-up ever in its five-year history. This year’s cruise, appropriately titled Shredders From The Deep, will feature 40+ bands including headliners Tesla, Steve Vai, Extreme, Sebastian Bach, Queensrÿche; Helloween and Y&T, plus guitar fantasy camps, pre-cruise events and more.

This year’s cruise itinerary includes pre-parties on February 20th and 21st (complimentary to all cruisers with entertainment/location TBA), visiting the private island of Great Stirrup Cay and the cosmopolitan resort meccas of Nassau and Paradise Island in the Bahamas, plus a full day of Metal mayhem at sea. Cabins are available now, starting at $999 per person (double occupancy), with Special EZ Pay financing options also available for as little as $499 USD per person down (double occupancy), with the remaining balance payable over 12 equal monthly installments beginning the month after the initial reservation is completed. For booking and more info, visit monstersofrockcruise.com and connect on Facebook and Twitter.

The Monsters Of Rock Cruise: Shredders From The Deep will transport fans back to the era when Metal wasn’t just a music genre, it was a way of life. The final artist lineup for the 2016 Shredders From The Deep cruise include headliners Tesla, Steve VaiExtreme, Sebastian Bach, Queensryche, Helloween and Y&T.

Joining the headliners is an epic array of Hard Rock/Heavy Metal artists featuring: Michael Monroe, Gotthard, Doro, Lynch Mob, Vixen, Dangerous Toys, Kingdom Come, Armored Saint, Saigon Kick, XYZ, Killer Dwarfs, Metal Church, Hardcore Superstar, Akira Takasaki of Loudness, Jeff Scott Soto, Gus G of Ozzy Osbourne, Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions, Joel Hoekstra of Whitesnake, Helix, Michael Angelo Batio, Vinnie Moore, Madam X, Tyketto, Anvil, Hellion, Dio Disciples, Lilian Axe, Soto, D-A-D, Heavy Mellow, Brandon Gibbs, Paradise Kitty and The Kix.

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Source:

Rat Pak Records - logo - 2013

http://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/home

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL CHURCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

IRON MAIDEN – Metal Icons To Headline Download Festival In France And UK, This June 2016

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , on October 23, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported by IRON MAIDEN:

IRON MAIDEN will headline France’s first Download Festival on Friday June 10th at Longchamps Racecourse, Paris. Then we fly across to England on Ed Force One, landing at East Midlands Airport next to Donington Park, to close the UK Download Festival on Sunday June 12th. This will be Maiden’s only UK appearance.

Tickets for both festivals go on sale (Friday, October 23rd) today!!

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* For more info on IRON MAIDEN:

http://www.ironmaiden.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Debut Album From Blackened Death Metallers APPARATUS Out Now On Lavadome Productions

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on October 21, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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The self-titled debut from Denmark Death Dealers APPARATUS is out now on Lavadome Productions. Stream the album in its entirety at this location or below:

Order the CD:

http://store.lavadome.org/product_info.php?products_id=1034

Lavadome Productions has one again unearthed a rare gem in the form of a full-length monument of twisted and grotesque Death Metal Art.   Channeling the power of the Ancients and spreading its nefarious message with wanton disregard for listener safety.

APPARATUS’ self-titled album is a staggering piece of grotesque art on which the band employs primordial weaponry in the invasion of multiple musical territories. The result is an original, dense, and thoroughly devastating journey into audio horror. The incredibly crushing dynamics of the songs and the flow of the album result in a mind-bending, soul-scarring experience. The deeper one ventures into APPARATUS’ macabre realm, the more harrowing and sadistically satisfying the experience. The abyss calls, the mortal world is poisoned, and barbarous energies unleashed; leaving permanent scars, both physical and mental. Abandon all hope ye who enter here.

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Track List:

1. Sermon I
2. The Unreverberate Blackness of the Abyss
3. Spheres
4. R’lyeh
5. Sermon II
6. Dissecting Temporal Dimensions to Afflict the Abyssi of Chronos
7. Miskatonic
8. King God
9. Sermon III
10. Prayer
11. Arkham

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Critical Praise:

“This is one of the best albums of the year.” – Glacially Musical

“Apparatus may come from Denmark but sound like they studied at the Australian school of demonic metal: dissonant, oppressive and weird.” – Evil Warnings

“Rooted in blackened death metal, capturing the darkness and brutality of the genre, while also mixing in ritualistic, avant-garde and experimental elements to create a style of their own.” – Blackened Death Metal Zine

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Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info:

www.facebook.com/Apparatusdk

www.lavadome.org/

lavadome.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE APPARATUS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Black Bow Records To Release Un Debut Album

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on October 20, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Black Bow Records is pleased to announce that they will release the debut album of Seattle’s Un, The Tomb of All Things. The album is 5 tracks of funeral doom featuring veterans of Seattle’s music scene, including Monte McCleery of Samothrace.

Black Bow Records owner Jon Davis (also of doom band Conan) had the following to say in regards to the release:

“We are pleased to announce the signing of Seattle black hole creators UN. A darker, more melancholy and heavy band does not exist today and we’re pleased that they wish to call Black Bow Records home. Their new release ‘The Tomb of All Things’ will blow your mind and gives everything that heavy music is lacking today. Effortless devastation.”

The Tomb of All Things will be released on December 4 2015 on CD and digital formats. Pre-orders are available (with free shipping inside the US) at this location:

http://blackbowrecords.bigcartel.com/product/un-the-tomb-of-all-things-cd-pre-order

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About Un:

Originally formed as a 3-piece in the summer of 2012, the band combined their collective experiences and influences to create a unique blend of Doom and Post-Metal. After two self-released demos in 2013 and numerous performances around the Northwest, the band eventually expanded to add a second guitarist, further developing their sonic palette.

Utilizing thundering fuzz-trodden rhythms and cavernous reverb-soaked clean sections, the quartet continues pushing forth to forge a dynamic, immersive experience. “We wanted to create something more than just a ‘funeral doom’ record,” says Monte, the band’s guitarist/vocalist. “Our main concern was writing songs that are emotionally relatable without compromising atmosphere or intensity.” After unleashing The Tomb Of All Things in the fall of 2015 on Black Bow Records and plans to tour throughout 2016, Un’s cosmic vessel of melancholy and realisation will only continue to soar through the infinite cosmos… towards whatever end may wait.

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Un is:

Monte McCleery

David Wright

Clayton Wolff

Andrew Jamieson

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Album credits:

Recorded & Mixed by Jon Lervold at Big Name Studio

Vocals recorded by James Kelso at Screaming Monkey Studio

Mastered by James Plotkin

Artwork by Sam Nelson

Layout by Alex Eastman

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Source: Dewar PR

Un Facebook

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE UN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BORNBROKEN – Post New Track ‘A Nation of Ignorance’ Protesting Canada’s Federal Election; Announce New Vocalist Pepe Poliquin (ex-Endast)

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on October 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Montreal’s Death Thrashcore rippers BORNBROKEN have added new vocalist Pepe Poliquin (ex-Endast) to their line up and have just unleashed a new whopper of a tune featuring Peloquin entitled ‘A Nation of Ignorance’ for metal heads gearing up to vote in Canada’s federal election this week.

‘Nation of Ignorance’ – http://bornbroken.bandcamp.com/track/a-nation-of-ignorance

Guitarist Mike Decker comments:

“Doesn’t it seem that there are more lies exposed than truths being revealed and are we are letting it happen right before our eyes? Our latest single talks about a nation of ignorance we elected into power, that conceals everything behind a cloak of secrecy, conspiracy and silence. Well it’s time we expose the incompetence, stop the confusion before it all turns into chaos. The best way to protest and raise your voice is by voting. Make yourself heard and not be one of the forgotten.

We also like to add, we like to welcome into the band Pepe Poliquin (ex-Endast) on vocals. Pepe stepped down from playing guitar (for health reasons) and has given everything he’s got to be the voice for BornBroken. We also like to thank everyone who hung out along for the ride since our debut album “The Healing Powers of Hate”. It’s been a long a bumpy road, since our last single “Watch the World Unwind”, with lots of curves and dead ends, but we always seem to pull through. In the immortal words of Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendencies) “You Cant Bring Me Down!.”

Its time to hear the cry once more, and feel the rise again! The battle hasn’t just begun and it will never be over, unless we raise our voices together as one. Keep in touch and most of all keep it real.”

About The Band:

BornBroken are a Montreal-based Metal band uniting the world through their unique take on explosive Death/Thrashcore. The band is three parts vocals with Pepe Waitforit Poliquin as the lead singer and Mike Decker and Simon Savard performing double-duty on guitar and vocals, one part low-end bass crafted by Tommy Vaillancourt and one hundred percent integrity.

BornBroken is the sound of the beaten and the fallen overcoming their outlook of a blackened tomorrow through the medium of aggressive, galloping Metal. Lyrically, the focus remains on taking sorrow and anger and rising up from the ashes to rebuild and heal a new world from one that’s crumbling down around us now. Lyrics have had a very personal connection for the band since their beginnings in 2008. Much of the band cut their teeth playing in local groups like Endast, Burn Unit, Dilute the Poison and Mort au Combat.

Bornbroken - The Healing Powers Of Hate - promo cover pic - 2013

Track Listing: The Healing Powers of Hate

1 – Can’t Quiet The Riot

2 – Old News

3 – Anger of The Day

4 – I Will Rise

5 – Control

6 – It Has Begun

7 – Birth of The Broken

8 – Bleed The Sky

9 – Reborn From The Ashes

10 – The Healing Powers of Hate

Contrary to their raw, aggressive music they are incredibly passionate about truth, integrity, perseverance, loyalty and faith in humanity’s struggle for equality, which is all exposed on their debut album ‘The Healing Powers Of Hate’ released in 2013. The album was nominated for Metal Album of The Year at the 2014 GAMIQ Awards (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec), fan voted as Album of The Week (June 10th, 2013) on Revolver Magazine, along with debuting #8 on Canadian College Loud Charts, plus was named one of the best unsigned Heavy Metal Bands for June 2013 by Drago’s Dungeon on About.com – Heavy Metal.

The band is planning a heavy follow-up for 2016 and after months of writing and hours spent in the studio, BornBroken has managed to take every emotion they felt, put it to music, build on past battle scars and create a record where listeners will feel they are part of the story line. The band continues to create grinding, heavy music inspired by the likes of Hatebreed and Sepultura. Get ready to experience the monumental shift when the broken shall finally rise.

To order their incredibly designed physical copy of ‘The Healing Powers of Hate’ plus comic illustrated booklet (pic below), please visit the following link: http://bornbroken.bandcamp.com/album/the-healing-powers-of-hate.

Bornbroken - CD and Comic Book - The Healing Powers Of Hate

For more info, tour dates and updates on BornBroken, please visit these links:

http://bornbroken.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/bornbroken

http://www.twitter.com/bornbroken

http://www.instagram.com/bornbrokenofficial 

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Source: Asher Media Relations

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

www.ashermediarelations.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE BORNBROKEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

AGAINST EVIL “FATAL ASSAULT” – A Metal Odyssey Album Review

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on October 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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4.5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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AGAINST EVIL are from Visakhapatnam, India and have their new studio EP, Fatal Assault, out via Transcending Obscurity. AGAINST EVIL is another fine Metal example as to why the underground Metal world rules. This EP begins with Battle Call, a 49 second intro that boasts both electric and acoustic guitars, a segue for the ripping and tearing The Enemy Within. Melodic guitar playing with clean vocals, this song has memorable seeping from its every Metal crevice.

Speedbreaker sounds like its name; all speed my Metal brethren! Can I say, memorable song number 2? Bulletproof is yet another solid showing of how this band can crunch and pound away with their brand of Metal, while incorporating clean vocals in such a non-subtle fashion. War Hero is my favorite song on Fatal Assault, due to its Power Metal meets Metal anthem and thundering style. Throughout this entire EP, the production is top-grade with obvious Thrash and Speed Metal influence. AGAINST EVIL’s Metal craft has obviously catapulted them to such a fine level of Metal creativity, in my Metal opinion.

Crank up The Enemy Within, below! Whoa!

It’s very cool that I have been introduced to AGAINST EVIL via their Fatal Assault EP. Guitarists Sravan (vocals & rhythm) and Shasank (lead) are a thrill to listen to. Noble John on drums is a lit stick of dynamite! Siri on bass and vocals is a player too, making it fun for me to crank the bass knob on maximum! Get your Metal radar turned towards AGAINST EVIL and thank the Metal Gods that this band exists. Metal be thy name. – Stone

AGAINST EVIL – Lineup:

Siri – Vocals, bass

Sravan – Vocals, rhythm guitar

Shasank – Lead guitar

Noble John – Drums

Fatal Assault – Track List:

  1. Battle Call
  2. The Enemy Within
  3. Speedbreaker
  4. Wings of Steel
  5. Bulletproof
  6. War Hero

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For more Metal info:

www.tometal.com

www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurity

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AGAINST EVIL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE INDIA.

Stone.

The New PRIMAL FEAR Studio Album “Rulebreaker” Releasing via Frontiers MUSIC SRL, This January 29th 2016

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on October 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Primal Fear - Rulebreaker - promo album banner pic - 2015 - #MOSCNILN0211

As reported on the PRIMAL FEAR Facebook timeline:

Primal Fear‘s new album, RULEBREAKER will be released on January 29, 2016. Who is excited for the next album from these German Metal masters?!?!? \m/ ‪#‎TheBeastWillBeUnleashed \m/

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LONG LIVE PRIMAL FEAR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

MetalOdyssey

Stone.

North Carolina Death Merchants NECROCOSM Release Debut Album ‘Damnation Doctrine’ – Full Album Streaming

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on October 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Necrocosm - Damnation Doctrine - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #66733033MOSCMM

North Carolina Death Merchants NECROCOSM have just released one Hell of a savage, penetrating debut album called Damnation Doctrine. Purchase and/or stream the album in its entirety at http://necrocosm666.bandcamp.com/ or below:

NECROCOSM was born of fire in chaos during the bleakest period of the year 2011. Three remaining members from a deceased project decided to embrace their dark inspiration and craft music in a new sinister direction. Formation of the circle was complete in 2012. Many beers were had, copious heads were banged and much blood was spilled, as the dark assembly forged this new sonic beast in the crucible of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

NECROCOSM is your shadow in the darkness, your cruel reminder that your time is short and death always prevails. Positivism never being our strong-suit, the growled, grunted, and shrieked lyrical themes are the darkened horizon obliterating all hope, devastating guitar riffs and solos melt more faces than the ark of the covenant, the inhuman drumming annihilates your empty fractured skull and the grinding bass is guaranteed to evacuate your bowels. We are gaining ground slowly but surely, promising to infect the ears and minds of our audience and remind them of the haunting darkness that awaits us all in the end. There is no eternal life in paradise or damnation in hell. Only the dreadful quiet of the eternal void.

Necrocosm - promo band pic - 2015 - #MO330089MNSSC

NECROCOSM:

Zach Senicola – Vocals
Kevin Spivey – Guitar
Brent Overton – Guitar
Matt Brocking – Bass
Adam Walker – Drums

Necrocosm - Damnation Doctrine - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #66733033MOSCMM

Damnation Doctrine – Track Listing:

1. Damnation
2. Sworn Hatred
3. Architects of Death
4. Disavow
5. Octopian Eclipse
6. Necrocosm
7. Hypnagogic Gait
8. Force Fed Progeny
9. W.B.S.
10. Plains of Inexistence

“‘Damnation Doctrine’ is 2015’s first essential melodeath record.”
– The Killchain

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For more info on NECROCOSM:

www.facebook.com/Necrocosm

 http://necrocosm666.bandcamp.com/

http://twitter.com/necrocosm

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

Source: ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NECROCOSM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

REVOLTED MASSES – To Release Second Album “Age Of Descent” This November; Music Video “Waltz For The Fallen” Out Now!

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

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Revolted Masses were formed in 2008. Their music approaches the area of modern Death/Thrash Metal, with a unique touch of oriental elements. Their lyrics are mainly of a radical political nature.

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“Age Of Descent” is their second full-length album, consisted of 11 powerful tracks, It is self-produced, while the artwork is done by Manster Design (Tardive Dyskinesia). The music video for the track “Waltz For The Fallen” is directed by Jim Evgenidis (Head Cleaner). Numerous guests have participated in the album, like Fotis Benardo (ex- Septic Flesh). The album is released under Inverse Records November 13th and it is available all over Europe.

Track List:
01.Slave to the Media
02.Waltz for the Fallen
03.Bloodshed in Eden
04.DiscrimiNation
05.Bite the Hand that Feeds Them
06.Panopticon
07.Severed Aphrodite
08.Matricide
09.Flesh Inc.
10.Ruled by Rats
11.Murder ex Machina (ft. Fotis Benardo ex-Septicflesh)

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George Stefanis – Vocals
Vaggelis Theodorakis – Guitars
Kostas Karvounis – Guitars
George Stathopoulos – Bass Guitar
George Anamouroglou – Drums

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For more info:

www.facebook.com/revoltedmasses

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3zjve6TfJlxINDL8bd474g

https://revoltedmasses.bandcamp.com

Inverse Records - logo - #2015IRMO

Source: Inverse Records

www.inverse.fi

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE REVOLTED MASSES.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – October 11th… From W.A.S.P. To More W.A.S.P

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on October 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On October 11th, 2012W.A.S.P. performed at Arena Älvhögsborg in Trollhättan, Sweden. Hail W.A.S.P.!

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On October 11th, 2015 – The newly released studio album from W.A.S.P., Golgotha, is climbing on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart, sitting at #3. Whoa.

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On October 11th, 2015 – The thirteenth studio album from W.A.S.P., Dominator, is ranked at #75, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dominator was released back in 2007, via Demolition Records.

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On October 11th, 2015W.A.S.P. are to perform at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland.

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On October 11th, 2015W.A.S.P. Golgotha is ranked at #3, on the Amazon Best Sellers In Metal Chart. This Amazon chart is updated hourly, based on sales. This #3 ranking was taken at 2:30 A.M. EST.

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For more info on W.A.S.P.:

Facebook: W.A.S.P. Nation (Official)

www.waspnation.com

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LONG LIVE W.A.S.P.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MANTICORE / RITUAL SLAUGHTER – LIMITED SPLIT 7″ RELEASING ON NOVEMBER 6TH

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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MANTICORE’s history has been paved with blasphemous abominations since its inception 15 years ago. While still & always faithfully holding their distinctive vicious ferocity, MANTICORE’s 7+ minute track on this 7″ EP is also heavily doom-ridden.

At the other end of the spectrum, RITUAL SLAUGHTER are debuting with severe and virulent venom that will rapidly establish these heretics as a brute force to be reckoned with.

 This 7″ EP is limited to 300 hand-numbered copies and comes with a 2-panel-foldout-cover & 14″x14″ poster. Depraved cover artwork by Daniel Desecrator.

 The split is due to be released on November 6 2015.

Pre-order the album at this location:

https://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/depraved-sacraments

Listen To MANTICORE And RITUAL SLAUGHTER Below!

Manticore side (excerpt):

https://youtu.be/aewz8rPE3hE

Ritual Slaughter side (one full song):

https://youtu.be/L7vpJSuUDSk

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Tridroid Records - Logo - B&W - 2013

Source: Tridroid Records

http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MANTICORE.

LONG LIVE RITUAL SLAUGHTER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Pagan Metal Orchestra VORNA To Release 2nd Full-Length Album In December: Album Information And Single Now Released!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on October 3, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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The Finnish Pagan Metal band VORNA will release their second full length album ”Ei valo minua seuraa” (transl. ”No Light Follows Me”) on 4th December 2015. The album will be released through Inverse Records.

The album has been mixed by Tuomas Kokko from Electric Fox Studios (e.g. Swallow the Sun, Ghost Brigade) and mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde from Virtalähde Mastering (e.g. Black Crucifixion, Alghazanth, Ghost Brigade). The album cover artworks have been designed by Jarno Lahti from Kaamos Illustration & Design (e.g. Pain, Hypocrisy, Before the Dawn).

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The lead-vocalist Vesa Salovaara shared a few words about the album recordings and about the actual album:

”This year has most certainly been Vorna’s busiest one to date and the whole album making process was quite intensive experience as well. The song material was constantly evolving from the earliest demo sessions in April all the way to the mixing which took place in July. As a result we think we’re holding our most mature, diverse and also, in a way, darkest album yet. Still, neither risks nor untamed intuitive ideas were avoided and we believe that one might find even somewhat surprising shades from it’s depths. Lyrically ”Ei valo minua seuraa” is dealing with quite universal and timeless themes. The story is fundamentally about a journey towards mental or spiritual equilibrium which is being torned by contradictive identities and generally estranged world.

”Jälkemme” represents the more straightforward approach of the album and that’s one of the reasons we chose it to be the first single. It’s quite a beast of a song and we believe it has a lot to offer in live environment. Come to our show and witness it yourself!”

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Tracklist:
1. Harmaudesta (Away from Grey)
2. Jälkemme (Heritage)
3. Itsetön (Soul Shriven)
4. Sieluni varjossa (In the Nightside of Self)
5. Vaipunut (Of Life Descended)
6. Yksin (Alone)
7. Hiljaiset rauniot (Silent Ruins)

Check out the new ”Jälkemme” single from below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDVLgjeqb4

VORNA will head out for a European tour in October. The shows in October are co-headlined with the German Black Metal titans Thyrgrim and the two shows in Sweden in November with the Swedish Folk/Viking Metal band Grimner. Below you may find all tour dates:

1.10.2015 – FI – Semifinal, Helsinki

2.10.2015 – FI – Katse, Jyväskylä + Thyrgrim (DE) & Enthring (FI)

3.10.2015 – FI – Varjobaari, Tampere + Thyrgrim (DE) & Nation Despair (FI)

9.10.2015 – DE – Helvete, Oberhausen + Thyrgrim (DE), Firtan (DE) & Kapala (DE)

10.10.2015 – DE – From Hell, Erfurt + Thyrgrim (DE), Heimdalls Wacht (DE) & Pestnebel (DE)

16.10.2015 – NL – dB’s, Utrecht + Thyrgrim (DE) & Nefast (NL)

17.10.2015 – NL – Boelie’s Pub, Winschoten + Thyrgrim (DE), Hemelbestormer (BE), Anasarca (DE) & Miscall (NL)

13.11.2015 – SWE – Palatset, Linköping + Grimner (SWE) & King of Asgard (SWE)

14.11.2015 – SWE – PSB, Stockholm + Grimner (SWE) & Apocalypse Orchestra (SWE)

21.11.2015 – FI – Dog’s Home, Tampere + Kivimetsän Druidi

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For more info on VORNA:

http://www.vornaofficial.com/

https://www.facebook.com/VornaOfficial

Inverse Records - logo - #2015IRMO

Source: Inverse Records

www.inverse.fi

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE VORNA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

AKASAVA – Announce New Rituals, With Musical Rumblings In The Distance

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on October 3, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Akasava - promo band pic - 2015 - #MONMSSOP6693

French Occult Doom-rockers Akasava have announced new shows in their homeland, two in their local Le Havre and one in Rouen.

The band give an especial shout-out to Belgian doom lot Bathsheba, with whom they are playing in Le Havre. “We are honoured that we get to play with such an excellent band,” enthuses frontman Louis Hauguel.

He goes on to drop some further excellent news from the Akasava camp: the band are currently demoing new material that they are planning to record “beginning next year.” The songs follow an extremely well-received EP this year entitled Strange Aeons, which you can check out on Bandcamp here:

https://akasava.bandcamp.com/album/strange-aeons

Akasava - Autumn 2015 - tour promo flyer - #0306MONMSS76

The dates are as follows:



* 15/10/15 – Le Trois Pièces, Rouen + Flippin’ Hot + Cheap Wine (https://www.facebook.com/events/127582670926407/)

* 16/10/15 – Mc Daid’s, Le Havre + BATHSHEBA
(https://www.facebook.com/events/834224333297332/)

* 03/12/15 – Mc Daid’s, Le Havre + Astonia + Last Train (Facebook event to be announced)

AKASAVA are: 

Louis Hauguel – Vocals, Lyrics

Arnold Lucas – Guitars, Organ

Amélie Gavalda – Bass Guitar

David Touroul – Drums

Akasava online:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/akasavaofficial

Bandcamp – https://akasava.bandcamp.com/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/Akasava_band

“The Witch Is Rising” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkDONZQZVBg

Live video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igwSsYzVpM8

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AKASAVA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE FRANCE.

Stone.

IRON MAIDEN – “The Book Of Souls World Tour” Update

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

IRON MAIDEN - The Book Of Souls - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MMILGSS

As reported on the Iron Maiden Facebook:

The Book Of Souls World Tour will open in the U.S.A in late February with Ed Force One flying in for three shows before, in early March, heading into Central America visiting MEXICO, followed by a much-anticipated first ever concert in EL SALVADOR and a return to COSTA RICA. Ed Force One then proceeds into South America for concerts in ARGENTINA, CHILE and a number of shows in BRAZIL before flying back to the USA at the end of March for ten more cities covering the USA and, of course, CANADA in the first two weeks of April.

A long-awaited return to JAPAN follows later in April, and then the band are delighted to be playing their first ever shows in CHINA before heading to NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA for a comprehensive tour during the first half of May. Shows in SOUTH AFRICA, Maiden’s first visit there with Bruce, will be the last port of call before Ed Force One heads to EUROPE for a very extensive tour starting in late May and finishing in early August.

Iron Maiden - Classic Band Logo - RWB - #33MMGMSAS31

For more info on Iron Maiden:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

IRON MAIDEN – Bruce Dickinson Is Cover Feature For Decibel Magazine’s November 2015 Issue

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , , on September 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Iron Maiden - Decibel Mag - Bruce Dickinson - promo cover - 2015 - Nov - #MNMMSS4E33

I guess I’m going to my local Barnes & Noble to buy this issue of Decibel! Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

This Decibel issue (#133) also features:

Deafheaven, Autopsy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Kylesa, W.A.S.P., Pentagram, plus the Decibel Hall of Fame: The making of Napalm Death’s From Enslavement to Obliteration. Also: With the Dead, Ramming Speed, Die Choking, Vhöl, Christian Mistress and Horrendous.

IRON MAIDEN - The Book Of Souls - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #MMILGSS

For more IRON MAIDEN:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History, September 27th… From HALFORD To ATREYU

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , on September 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

HALFORD "IV Made Of Metal" large promo album pic

On September 27th, 2010The Metal God and his band HALFORD had their studio album Halford IV: Made Of Metal released. One of my favorite Metal songs of all-time is on this fabulous album: Thunder And Lightning.

If that HALFORD song above doesn’t psyche-you-out, there is evidently a serious constipation issue that must be addressed.

Iron Maiden - Classic Band Logo - RWB - #33MMGMSAS31

On September 27th, 2013 – The untouchable IRON MAIDEN performed at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was a concert on the Maiden England Tour. IRON MAIDEN Forever!

Atreyu - Long Live - album promo flyer - 2015 - #0927MNSS9399

On September 27th, 2015 – The newly released studio album, Long Live, from California’s ATREYU is ranked at #2, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. ATREYU is BACK and WHOA!

Black Breath - Slaves Beyond Death - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #03038699MO

On September 27th, 2015 – Seattle’s BLACK BREATH have their newly released studio album, Slaves Beyond Death, ranked at #18 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Jumping juju beans!

Huntress - Static - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #0739911MOSSNM

On September 27th, 2015 – The sensational HUNTRESS have their newly released studio album, Static, ranked at #21, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Holy freaking hell and yeah!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

REST IN PEACE, CLIFF BURTON.

Stone.

Greek Hard Rockers ONE YEAR DELAY To Release ‘Deep Breath’ On October 2nd via Pavement

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on September 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

One Year Delay - promo band pic - 2015 - #909NMSS3303

Pavement Music will release Deep Breath, the debut album from Greek Hard Rockers ONE YEAR DELAY, on October 2. Check out the first single “Truth, Dare, Despair” HERE or below:

On Deep Breath, O.Y.D. combine elements of Metal, Punk, Grunge and Rock ‘N Roll to create an enthralling Hard Rock experience. The album was co-produced with the legendary Toby Wright at  Sound Emporium Studios, in Nashville TN. Wright also mixed and engineered it. The album was mastered by Andrew Mendelson.

One Year Delay - Deep Breath - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #396NMMSS0004

Deep Breath – Track Listing:

Gunpoint

Headhunters

Truth, Dare, Despair

Water Under the Bridge

Miss You

Try to Stay Alive

5m, 9k

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Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

Source: ClawHammer PR

For more info:

http://oydband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/oydofficial

www.pavementmusic.com

www.facebook.com/Pavementent

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ONE YEAR DELAY.

Stone.

WHITECHAPEL – Announces US Headlining Tour In November, With Support From Psycroptic And Culture Killer

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , on September 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Whitechapel - Psycroptic - Culture Killer - promo tour flyer - November 2015 - #0933MNSS

Tennessee-based Metal legion, WHITECHAPEL, will return to the road this November on a near three-week headlining tour with Australia’s Psycroptic and new Metal Blade label mates, Culture Killer. The trek will be visiting cities throughout the Midwest and East Coast, including locales the band has yet to level. Tickets went on sale Friday, September 25th at 10:00am local time.

Guitarist Alex Wade comments: “We are excited to announce a short, intimate headlining run to finish out the year and the Our Endless War album cycle before we head into the studio in January to record our sixth studio album. Joining us will be our tech death Aussie friends in Pyscroptic and a young new addition to the Metal Blade family, Culture Killer, who is a devastating new breed of heavy music. We look forward to seeing all of our fans at these shows and can’t wait to get out there. Tickets will go on sale at whitechapelband.com on Friday. These venues will pack out fast so be sure to get yours in advance!”

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WHITECHAPEL w/ Psycroptic, Culture Killer:
11/02/2015 The Ritz – Warren, MI
11/03/2015 Music Factory – Battle Creek, MI
11/04/2015 Q & Z Expo Center – Ringle, WI
11/05/2015 Vintage Villains – Danville, IL
11/06/2015 Mad Frog – Cincinnati, OH
11/07/2015 Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD
11/08/2015 Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
11/09/2015 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
11/11/2015 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/12/2015 State Theater – St Petersburg, FL
11/13/2015 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
11/14/2015 Underbelly – Jacksonville, FL
11/16/2015 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
11/17/2015 Sofie’s Saloon – McAllen, TX
11/18/2015 Dirty Dog – Austin, TX
11/19/2015 Tomcats – Ft. Worth, TX
11/20/2015 The Syndicate Lounge – Birmingham, AL
11/21/2015 The End – Nashville, TN

Whitechapel - Our Endless War - promo cover pic - 2014 - #0099MNSSOT9

Our Endless War was released in May of 2014 via Metal Blade Records. This album is WHITECHAPEL‘s most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, #2 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart, #1 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums Chart (Current) and #2 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart upon its first week of release. Watch the videos for “Worship The Digital Age” and “Our Endless War” on the band’s official YouTube playlist at THIS LOCATION.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info on WHITECHAPEL:

http://www.whitechapelband.com

http://www.metalblade.com/whitechapel

http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WHITECHAPEL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CRYPTOPSY “The Book of Suffering Tome 1” Available For Pre-Order, Debuts New Video, Announces Canadian Rampage Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , on September 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Cryptopsy - The Book Of Suffering Tome 1 - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33033MNSSMM

It has been three years since Cryptopsy’s last release and many fans have expressed their eagerness to hear new material. This time, rather than a full album, the band will release a series of EPs entitled The Book of Suffering. This new approach will allow Cryptopsy to put out new music more often while remaining true to their standards of quality. The first EP in the series, The Book of Suffering Tome 1, was produced by Chris Donaldson at The Grid studio in Montreal, mixed by Jason Suecoff at Audiohammer Studio and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

The Book of Suffering Tome 1 track listing:

  1. Detritus (The One They Kept)
  2. The Knife, The Head and What Remains
  3. Halothane Glow
  4. Framed by Blood

The Book of Suffering Tome 1 is now available for pre-order via Cryptopsy’s Bandcamp page as well as on iTunes. Upon pre-order, fans will receive the exclusive single “Detritus (The One They Kept).” Pre-order the EP now at: cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com.

Cryptopsy has launched the premiere of  the video for Detritus. Produced by Chris Kells of Front to Back Video Production, the video is now playing at: https://youtu.be/HidjSJb7Hw8 or below:

The Book of Suffering Tome 1 is set for release on October 30th 2015. Regarding the forthcoming EP, Cryptopsy states, “We are extremely proud of the new material. it is some of the most brutal, dark and technical music we have ever created.”

Cryptopsy’s Canadian Rampage Tour Dates:
10.07 – Sudbury, Ontario @ The Asylum
10.08 – Timmins, Ontario @ The Working Class
10.09 – Thunder Bay, Ontario @ Crocks
10.10 – Winnipeg Manitoba @ The Garrick with Gwar and Battlecross
10.11 – Regina, Saskatchewan @ The Exchange
10.12 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Odeon Event Center with Gwar and Battlecross
10.13 – Calgary, Alberta @ Macewan Ballroom with Gwar and Battlecross
10.14 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Union Hall with Gwar and Battlecross
10.15 – Prince Geroge @ The Generator
10.16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore with Gwar and Battlecross
+ More dates coming soon

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more info on CRYPTOPSY:

Website: www.Cryptopsy.ca

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Cryptopsymetal

Youtube: www.youtube.com/CryptopsyDeathMetal

Bandcamp: www.cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CRYPTOPSY.

CRYPTOPSY KICKS MAXIMUM EXTREME DEATH METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.