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HERMAN FRANK To Release New Album “The Devil Rides out” In November!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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HERMAN FRANK is a German Metal legend. A guitarist and songwriter supreme, Frank was a member of both Accept and Victory. He also founded his own band Moon Doc (which released three albums in the 90’s and early 2000’s). In 2009, his first “solo” album ‘Loyal To None’ was released, followed by ‘Right In The Guts’ three years later. After re-issues of both “Loyal To None” and “Right In The Guts” by their new label AFM Records, HERMAN FRANK and his band are back with a brand new offering now!

Titled “The Devil Rides Out”, this crushing piece of German metal will make fans cry out in joy. It combines Frank’s masterful guitar work with the raspy vocals of Swedish powerhouse Rick Altzi (Masterplan, At Vance), the powerful drumming of Andre Hilgers (ex-Rage) and the talent of Michael Müller (Jaded Heart) on bass. “The Devil Rides Out” is a stunning piece of work, produced by Herman Frank and mixed by Charly Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, HammerFall, Helloween). It’s a must have for the collection of every Accept- and Victory fan especially, but will amaze Metalheads far beyond that.

“The Devil Rides Out” will be released on November 18th, available as CD, ltd. Digipak (incl. bonus track). ltd. silver Vinyl and ltd. Box Set.

Pre-order here:
http://shop.afm-records.de/en/frank-herman-en

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

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HERMAN FRANK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DEATH ANGEL – Bay Area Thrash Icons Kick Off North American Tour With Slayer And Anthrax

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Bay Area Thrash icons DEATH ANGEL have kicked off an epic run of live dates supporting Slayer and Anthrax. The latest trek, which commenced with a string of headlining dates September 4th, will run through October 30th and level over three dozen stages with an included stint on Rock Allegiance in Chester, Pennsylvania alongside Ghost, Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah and many more. See the band’s full schedule below.

DEATH ANGEL will be touring in support of their newest full-length The Evil Divide, released earlier this Spring via Nuclear Blast Records. The Evil Divide was recorded at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Deicide), who previously worked on 2010’s Relentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City.

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DEATH ANGEL w/ Slayer, Anthrax:
9/09/2016 Jacob’s Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
9/10/2016 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre – Detroit, MI
9/11/2016 Streeters Ground Zero – Traverse City, MI #
9/12/2016 Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
9/13/2016 Metropolis – Montreal, QC
9/15/2016 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
9/16/2016 Anthology – Rochester, NY (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
9/17/2016 The Chance – Pougheepsie, NY **
9/18/2016 Rock Allegiance – Chester, PA [info]
9/20/2016 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
9/21/2016 Conchord Music Hall – Chicago, IL #
9/22/2016 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
9/23/2016 Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA #
9/25/2016 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL **
9/27/2016 Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
9/28/2016 Fillmore – Miami, FL
9/29/2016 Club LA – Destin FL #
9/30/2016 Horseshoe Casino Tunica – Tunica, MS
10/01/2016 The Warehouse – Clarksville, TN **
10/03/2016 Norva – Norfolk, VA
10/04/2016 The Orange Peel – Danville, VA (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
10/05/2016 Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10/06/2016 Varsity Theater – Baton Rouge, LA **
10/07/2016 Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
10/08/2016 ACL at the Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
10/10/2016 Fillmore – Denver, CO
10/11/2016 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
10/13/2016 The Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
10/14/2016 Hitt Event Center – Idaho Falls, ID #
10/15/2016 Revolution Concert House – Garden City, ID #
10/16/2016 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA #
10/17/2016 ENMAX Center – Lethbridge, AB
10/19/2016 South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, BC
10/20/2016 Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford, BC
10/21/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR #
10/22/2016 Gibson Ranch/Aftershock – Elverta, CA **
10/23/2016 Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
10/24/2016 LVCS – Las Vegas, NB **
10/25/2016 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ #
10/26/2016 Top Deck – Farmington, NM #
10/27/2016 El Paso County Coliseum – El Paso, TX
10/28/2016 Club Red – Mesa, AZ **
10/29/2016 Whiskey A Go Go – Hollywood, CA **
10/30/2016 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA **
** DEATH ANGEL only
# Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL only

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Three decades into their celebrated career, DEATH ANGEL remains as hungry as ever. As a result, uncompromising urgency and unpredictability drive The Evil Divide. The group – vocalist Mark Osegueda, lead guitarist Rob Cavestany, guitarist Ted Aguilar, drummer Will Carroll, and bassist Damien Sisson – satiate the appetite for buzzsaw speed riffs, double bass mayhem, and scorching vocals over the course of ten new anthems.

The Evil Divide stands out as the culmination of thirty-plus years of music for DEATH ANGEL. It kicked off with legendary debut, The Ultra-Violence, in 1987. The classic Frolic Through The Park began to cement their legacy and even earned the distinction of landing on Loudwire’s list of the “Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released By The Big 4.” The group broke up following 1990’s Act III only to reunite in 2004 on Art Of Dying for the next generation.

In 2008, DEATH ANGEL teamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush, Mastodon) for Killing Season recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606. In 2010, Relentless Retribution boasted a cameo from virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela, while 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood bowed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 5,400 copies the first-week and earning the group’s first ever entry onto that respective chart.

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* More DEATH ANGEL:

http://www.DEATHANGEL.us

Source: Earsplit PR

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LONG LIVE DEATH ANGEL.

LONG LIVE SLAYER & ANTHRAX.

Stone.

KRYPTS – Announce October Release for “Remnants of Expansion” – Launch Premiere of Album Track “Entrailed to the Breaking Wheel”

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

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Finnish Death/Doom overlords KRYPTS are set to return with their second full-length, Remnants of Expansion. Dark Descent Records will release the album October 28th on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats. Pre-orders begin on September 22nd.

Three years may have passed since Unending Degradation, but KRYPTS have lost none of their excruciating power that made their debut album such a special one, erecting a bridge in between their homeland glorious and down-tuned early 90’s glory and something even more sinister and doom-laden.

And the arrival in 2015 of Jukka Aho from GOREPHILIA on second guitar has done nothing to alter that rare chemistry, on the contrary…

Just like its predecessor, Remnants of Expansion reeks of that ancient feeling but dives even deeper into the abyss. Clocking altogether at 33 minutes, there’s something very majestic and solemn about its five songs.

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Like a serpent circling its prey, the Finns like to play shadow and it’s never truer than on the album’s opener, the monstrous 10 minute “Arrow of Entropy.” But its follow-up, “The Withering Titan,” for instance starts off with Mongol throat chanting, two minutes later the listener is buried under a deluge of blast beats, only to let the instrumental title-track drown you in the cold and bottomless waters of funeral doom.

Once again adorned with Timo Ketola cryptic artwork, Remnants of Expansion is like a big haunted house at a top of a dead trees infested hill on the outskirts of town by a moonless night. Grand in scope, seemingly devoid of any human touch and yet towering over us like a malevolent entity. Behold. – written by Olivier Zoltar Badin 

“Entrailed to the Breaking Wheel” is streaming now on Dark Descent Record’s BandCamp page:

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/remnants-of-expansion

Source: ClawHammer PR

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* More info on KRYPTS:

www.facebook.com/Kryptsdeath

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www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KRYPTS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ENSLAVED To Release “The Sleeping Gods – Thorn” On November 11th

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 7, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Norwegian progressive extreme metal icons ENSLAVED will release The Sleeping Gods – Thorn compilation this November via ByNorse Music. A full-length album composed of rare material from 2010-2011, The Sleeping Gods – Thorn is a unique collection of experimental material connecting with the band’s early roots.

The seven tracks comprising The Sleeping Gods – Thorn originally appeared on extremely limited EPs between ENSLAVED‘s Axioma Ethica Odini and Riitiir full-lengths and were recorded both in Solslottet Studio in Bergen, as well as the band members’ own studios and partly in the deep woods of Valevaag on the South Western Coast of Norway. Like the songs themselves, the production is a mix of old and new; high-tech and no-tech – a mix of concepts that have been essential in achieving the signature sound ENSLAVED has become notorious for today. Members Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson co-produced the material together with long-time collaborator Iver Sandøy.

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The album includes lyrics sung in Norwegian, English, and Old Norse, with themes centered on mythology and the esoteric side of the runes, as well as contrasting the Norse Ways as a polytheistic belief system to the monotheistic plague of the Big World Religions. The music nods respectfully to the wildly varying deities that make up the pantheon of inspiration for ENSLAVED, both “then” and “now.” There are traces of the proto black metal of Bathory, the classic rock and heavy metal of the ’70s and ’80s, the synthesized and sequenced masters of the ’70s, prog-rock, world/Norse folk music, Norwegian black metal of the ’90s, modern classical music, goth rock a la Fields Of The Nephilim, and much more.

Tying he package together are the extensive liner notes by Kjellson and a beautiful new layout by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media (Roadburn Festival, Opeth, Darkthrone, At The Gates, etc.) whose mesmerizing new illustrations display a unique symbiosis between two of our times’ most exciting visual and sonic artists.

The Sleeping Gods – Thorn will see release on November 11th on limited edition blue vinyl (webshop edition), black vinyl, digipak CD, and digitally via ByNorse Music. Preorders will start on September 30th.

The Sleeping Gods – Thorn Lineup:

Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, synth

Grutle Kjellson – vocals, bass

Cato Bekkevold – drums

Ice Dale – lead guitar

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* For more info:

http://www.bynorse.com

http://www.facebook.com/bynorse

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ENSLAVED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MALPHAS – Sign With Fatal Illness Management

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 6, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Up and coming Philadelphia based Black Metal band MALPHAS are pleased to announce that they have signed with FATAL ILLNESS MANAGEMENT to represent the band throughout 2016 and into the future.

The band commented about the signing: “We are excited and proud to announce our signing with Fatal Illness Management; big things are on the horizon. Be sure to check out our roster mates in Vesperia and Fenris.”

Fatal Illness founder Eric Dow further commented: “Fatal Illness Management are excited to be working with up and comers Malphas, you can expect great things from this union.”

In further news, the band is putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to their 2015 critically acclaimed EP The Conjuring. The new album is projected to be recorded soon and released in mid 2017, further details will be announced in the coming months.

Download The Conjuring here:

https://malphas94.bandcamp.com/releases

About Malphas:

Founded in 2012 by Paul DeSanctis and Eric Dunleavy, accompanied by Dallas Lutz and Damian DiFrancesco, Malphas is a four-piece Black Metal band.

The sound of Malphas is generally derived from the Scandinavian Metal scene, coming together as a healthy blend of melodic death, black, and power Metal with additional touches of prog and jazz.

The band’s lyrics are written as a concept story revolving around Malphas, the 39th gothic spirit in demonology. Malphas serves as the grand president and general of hell; commanding forty legions of demons and appearing before conjurers in the form of a crow.

Fatal Illness Facebook

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CRYSTAL VIPER ARE BACK! New Studio Album “Queen Of The Witches” Releases On February 17, 2017, via AFM Records!

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

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CRYSTAL VIPER are back! The Polish Heavy Metallers are returning after a 4 year absence, which was caused by the health issues relating to the band’s front woman and founder, Marta Gabriel, and which placed the future of CRYSTAL VIPER into question, (last year Marta underwent surgery of her nasal and facial sinuses), “The witch is back” however, sounding stronger, heavier and louder than ever before…!

On February 17, 2017, AFM RECORDS will release CRYSTAL VIPER‘s new concept album entitled “Queen Of The Witches”. The album, which will be available as a limited edition vinyl LP, CD and digital download, has been produced by Bart Gabriel – producer known for his collaboration with acts such as CIRITH UNGOL, MYTHRA and SACRED STEEL (and within their private lives, Marta’s husband), and engineered and mixed by Mariusz Pietka (JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR, LONEWOLF, MORTICIAN). The album’s cover artwork has been created by the legendary German artist, Andreas Marschall (RUNNING WILD, BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR). The first single from the new album will be entitled “The Witch Is Back”, and will be available in December. On February 18, 2017, the band will play an exclusive headlining live show in Munich, Germany, at the Heavy Metal Calling Festival, which will be an official release party for the new album.

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In other news Marta Gabriel, the band’s singer and guitarist who has once again written all of the songs on the new album, recently joined the ESP GUITARS family. In addition, all of the members of CRYSTAL VIPER have signed an endorsement deal with DEAN MARKLEY.

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More CRYSTAL VIPER:

http://www.crystalviper.com

http://www.facebook.com/crystalviperofficial

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

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CRYSTAL VIPER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SHADECROWN – To Release Debut Album In October!

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

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A Finnish melancholic Melodic Death Metal band, Shadecrown have set a release date for their debut album. The album is called Agonia and it is set for release on October 21st, 2016, via Inverse Records.

Shadecrown was founded in 2012 by songwriter/keyboardist Saku Tammelin and they have previously released one demo and EP. The band’s music consists of many different elements and it’s influenced by many Metal genres, such as thrash and Melodic Doom Metal. In other words Shadecrown’s music combines beautiful melancholic melodies and aggressive guitar riffs.

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Track List:
1. Eremophobia
2. Led Astray
3. Ghostlike Existence
4. Far Off Innocence
5. Walk Through Hell
6. Longing For Sleep
7. The Ruins Of Me
8. Tear-Stained Heart
9. Silent Hours
10. Drown

Line-up:
Saku Tammelin – Keyboards
Jari Hokka – Vocals
Janne Salmelin – Bass & Clean Vocals
Kalle Varonen – Drums
Joonas Vesamäki – Guitars
Riku Niemonen – Guitars

Discography:
Shadecrown (Demo) 2013
Chained (EP) 2013
Agonia (Full-length) 2016

Links:


www.facebook.com/shadecrownband

www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgzAbGSdnoqtFtLO7vM7iQ

www.shadecrown.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SHADECROWN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Swedish Death Metal Unit DECOMPOSED To Release “Wither” On Chaos Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 23, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Swedish Death Metal Unit DECOMPOSED have announced the forthcoming release of Wither, the band’s third full-length album. Wither will be released October 3 on Mexico’s Chaos Records.  New songs “By Nothingness Crowned” and “Submerged” are streaming at the following link https://chaos-records.bandcamp.com/album/wither and below:

Wither is uncompromising, riff-driven Swedish Death Metal that proudly follows in the giant footsteps of genre leaders DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED, and the like.  Wither was recorded in mid-2015 by composer/founder Jesper Ekstål along with drummer Emil Leijon in Studio Blastbeat in Sundsvall, the same studio in which the previous albums were recorded. The album will be available on CD and vinyl formats.

CD Pre-order: http://store.chaos-records.com

Track Listing:

1. By Nothingness Crowned
2. Upheaval
3. Void
4. Submerged
5. Downwards
6. Drenched in Wounds
7. Wither
8. Into Nothing
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BAND BIO:
Sweden’s DECOMPOSED grew into a band in 2010, shortly after being conceived as a pure one-man Death Metal project. A year later the Stench of Death demo was recorded, which led to the self-titled debut album the following year. Two years thereafter the follow-up, entitled Devouring was released, a much more mature creation focused on darkness, horror and madness.

After a few live performances and quite a few internal struggles, DECOMPOSED had to cease to exist as a live band. All members left, and only composer/founder Jesper Ekstål remained. The work on the third chapter Wither was well under way during this period, and it continued during obstacles of every kind.

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Source:

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* For more info:

Decomposed Facebook

www.chaos-records.com/

Twitter.com/ChaosRecs/

www.facebook.com/chaosrecords/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DECOMPOSED.

DECOMPOSED KICKS F’N METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS – Sign Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records! New Double Album “Prevail I + II” Out In 2017

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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From Napalm Records:

Canadian Hard Rockers, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. Their fourth album and Napalm Records debut Prevail I + II will be released as two separate volumes of a double album. The first part will be released in February 2017 with the second part to follow in October of 2017. But don’t worry, you won’t have to wait that long to hear new material from KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, as they will be releasing a new single very soon! More info on Prevail I + II will be announced shortly!

“We are delighted to announce this signing today. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS are one of the most exciting new bands in this genre”, says Napalm Records Managing Director Thomas Caser.

The band on their signing to Napalm Records and upcoming albums:

“It is with great pleasure and humility that we can finally announce our signing to Napalm Records!! We’ve been working very hard on creating our upcoming albums, ‘Prevail I’ and ‘Prevail II’ and believe there couldn’t have been a better partnership to help us bring this massive double record undertaking to the world. Get ready for lots of new music and the best sonic evolution of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS to date. We can’t wait to see you all out there!! Horns up, love up!! \M/.”

Check out a special video message from KOBRA:

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will take to the road this fall in Europe alongside label-mates Delain. Fans can expect to hear a mix of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS classics and new songs from Prevail I + II.

Stay tuned for more info on the album and the first single in the coming weeks!

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* For more info:

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS

http://www.napalmrecords.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KOBRA AND THE LOTUS.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

DIRKSCHNEIDER And UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Nominated For The Metal Hammer Awards 2016! Live Album Drops October 28th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 20, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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From AFM Records:

We are very proud to announce that DIRKSCHNEIDER got nominated for the Metal Hammer Award 2016 as BEST LIVE BAND and Udo Dirkschneider got nominated for the Metal Hammer Award 2016 as LEGEND. The winner will be announced during the Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin, Sept. 16th, 2016.

The long-awaited live album from DIRKSCHNEIDER‘s “Back To The Roots Tour” will be released on October 28th as 2-CD DigiPak and triple vinyl in 4 different vinyl colors (black, gold, silver and clear) via AFM Records.

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The album “Live – Back To The Roots” was recorded at the sold out show at the “Kaminwerk” in Memmingen on April 2nd, 2016 and contains the following tracks:

01. Intro
02. Starlight
03. Living For Tonite
04. Flash Rockin‘ Man
05. London Leatherboys
06. Midnight Mover
07. Breaker
08. Head Over Heels
09. Neon Nights
10. Princess Of The Dawn
11. Winterdreams
12. Restless And Wild
13. Son Of A Bitch
14. Up To The Limit
15. Wrong Is Right
16. Midnight Highway
17. Screaming For A Love-Bite
18. Monsterman
19. T.V. War
20. Losers And Winners
21. Metal Heart
22. I’m A Rebel
23. Fast As A Shark
24. Balls To The Wall
25. Burning

CD version:
CD 1: tracks 01 – 13
CD 2: tracks 14 – 25

Vinyl version:
Side A: tracks 01 – 05
Side B: tracks 06 – 09
Side C: tracks 10 – 13
Side D: tracks 14 – 19
Side E: tracks 20 – 23
Side F: tracks 24 – 25

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* For more info:

DIRKSCHNEIDER

Udo Dirkschneider (official)

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Source:

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

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

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BRAINSTORM “Memorial Roots Re-Rooted” – Releases On September 16th, via AFM Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 20, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Friends, you didn’t see this coming, but be assured: it sounds killer!

In the past few months, German power metallers BRAINSTORM have extensively “reworked” their 2009 album “Memorial Roots”. The band’s longtime engineer Achim Köhler was hired to do a complete “remix” of the album and for the first time ever now all tracks of the “Memorial Roots” sessions (besides the regular album songs there were different bonus tracks on the Digipak, Vinyl and Japanese pressing back then) are featured on this brand new release. “Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted)” comes as Digipak, out September 16th.

Pre-order here:

http://shop.afm-records.de/en/brainstorm-memorial-roots-re-rooted-en.html

The band states:

“Seven years after the original release of “Memorial Roots”, we are incredibly proud to finally heed the call of our fans and give one of our most important albums a total “makeover”. This album holds many memories, we love these songs and are confident that the “polishing” (completely new mix) makes this new edition of “Memorial Roots” a great experience for every BRAINSTORM fan.

Many “Memorial Roots” songs are part of our Live set list ever since. Over the years we received a lot of fan feedback regarding this release especially. Many of you told us that you like the songs but overall wish the album to sound more powerful and aggressive.

For all BRAINSTORM members, being close to our fans is an integral part of what the band is about since day one. And so we are more than happy to give you what you asked for: in collaboration with our longtime-engineer Achim Köhler and our label AFM Records we took on this exciting project – to make the album sound like it deserves! “Memorial Roots” was a very important time for us; not only because it was the first release for the current line-up. We’ve toured Mexico for the first time back then, as well as many festivals in Europe and the US.

We love what we do and we do what we love. That’s why we are so proud today to give you “Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted”).

This one’s for YOU… (and your neighbors)… SO PLAY IT LOUD!

Andy & Todde”

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Source:

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

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE BRAINSTORM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

METALLICA “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” – Releases On November 18th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 19, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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From Metallica.com:

It really does exist! We know it’s been a long time coming, but today we proudly introduce you to Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, the long-awaited next Metallica studio album that is the follow-up to Death Magnetic! Two discs, nearly 80 minutes of music is coming your way on November 18, 2016… yes, THIS YEAR!

Hardwired… represents the next phase of our journey as Metallica and we are so excited to share it with you Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James and Lars, this is our 11th studio album and is available for pre-order in a variety of configurations including 12 songs on a double CD, vinyl, digital download, as well as a deluxe version with the riffs that were the origins of the album. Everyone who pre-orders the album through Metallica.com will receive an instant download of the song “Hardwired.”

Keep watching this space for more information, we cannot wait to hit the road to play these songs live and get in your faces once again, so strap yourselves in… INCOMING!

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Tracklist:

Disc One:

Hardwired
Atlas, Rise!
Now That We’re Dead
Moth Into Flame
Am I Savage?
Halo On Fire

Disc Two:

Confusion
Dream No More
ManUNkind
Here Comes Revenge
Murder One
Spit Out The Bone

Disc Three (Deluxe Edition Only):

Lords Of Summer
Riff Charge (Riff Origins)
N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M. (Riff Origins)
Tin Shot (Riff Origins)
Plow (Riff Origins)
Sawblade (Riff Origins)
RIP (Riff Origins)
Lima (Riff Origins)
91 (Riff Origins)
MTO (Riff Origins)
RL72 (Riff Origins)
Frankenstein (Riff Origins)
CHI (Riff Origins)
X Dust (Riff Origins)

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METALLICA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WHITECHAPEL Reveals Final Round Of Confirmed Dates For Co-Headlining US Tour With Suicide Silence This Fall

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on August 18, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

White Chapel - Suicide Silence - Fall Tour Promo Flyer - 2016 - #MO854ILMNMSSO33033

As previously announced, WHITECHAPEL will co-headline a US tour with Suicide Silence this Fall. Sponsored by BlackCraft Cult Clothing, the Straight Outta Hell Tour also features Carnifex and Oceano as support, with Despised Icon appearing at select dates. This journey will commence on September 28th. See below for all confirmed dates.

WHITECHAPEL:
9/25/2016 Ozzfest/Knotfest @ San Manuel Amphitheater – San Manuel, CA
w/ Suicide Silence, Carnifex, Oceano:
9/28/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR #
9/29/2016 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA #
9/30/2016 Pinnacle NW – Spokane, WA
10/01/2016 Pub Station – Billings, MT
10/02/2016 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
10/04/2016 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
10/05/2016 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
10/06/2016 Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
10/07/2016 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
10/08/2016 St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
10/09/2016 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
10/11/2016 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH*
10/12/2016 Harmony House – Webster, CT*
10/13/2016 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY*
10/14/2016 Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA*
10/15/2016 Rock & Shock @ Palladium – Worcester, MA
10/16/2016 GameChanger World – Freehold, NJ
10/17/2016 Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC
10/19/2016 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX #
10/20/2016 The Door – Dallas, TX #
10/21/2016 Top Deck – Farmington, NM
10/22/2016 Vinyl at Hard Rock – Las Vegas, NV #
* w/ Despised Icon
# newly added

WHITECHAPEL recently completed an extensive run across the US on the annual Vans Warped Tour, touring in support of their sixth full-length, Mark Of The Blade. Hailed as, “an exciting milestone,” by Alternative Press, Mark Of The Blade was produced by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse) and sees WHITECHAPEL redefine who they are and what they are capable of with the resulting eleven tracks.

Kicking off with “The Void” – which has a Slayer-esque ferocity that is perfectly suited to the band’s three-guitar attack – the songs that follow all leave a distinct impression, and by the time the rich, dark melodies on “Decennium” bring the record to a close, it’s impossible to deny the emotional weight brought to bear. Guitarist Alex Wade explains, “At this point in our career and as we grow older, we are taking a more open-minded approach to creating our music, allowing what we think sounds good to evolve naturally, rather than to just write what is expected of us.”

To purchase Mark Of The Blade in various formats, visit: metalblade.com/whitechapel, where the video for the latest single, “Elitist Ones,” can also be viewed.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more WHITECHAPEL:

http://www.whitechapelband.com

http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WHITECHAPEL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ACT OF DEFIANCE – Announces US Headlining Tour – Plus Select Dates With Killswitch Engage And Hellyeah

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on August 16, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Act Of Defiance - promo band pic - 2016 - #MOAOD99ILMNGSO3

Following an extensive North American tour this past May and June, ACT OF DEFIANCE is ready to return to the road this Fall, headlining shows across the US. Additionally, the band will appear with Killswitch Engage and Hellyeah on select dates. See below for all upcoming shows.

ACT OF DEFIANCE:
09/14/2016 @ Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
09/15/2016 @ The Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO
09/16/2016 @ Marquis – Denver, CO
09/17/2016 @ The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
09/19/2016 @ Basement East – Nashville, TN
09/20/2016 @ The Cone Denim – Greensboro, NC *
09/21/2016 @ Mavericks at the Landing – Jacksonville, FL *
09/22/2016 @ Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA *
09/24/2016 @ Backbooth – Orlando, FL
09/25/2016 @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
09/27/2016 @ Brauer House – Lombard, IL
09/28/2016 @ Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
09/29/2016 @ Anthem @ Hard Rock – Sioux City, IA *
09/30/2016 @ Silver Dome Ballroom – Neillsville, WI
10/02/2016 @ Our Place Tavern – Bismarck, ND
10/03/2016 @ Pub Station – Billings, MT
10/04/2016 @ The Falls – Idaho Falls, ID
10/06/2016 @ Fulton 55 – Fresno, CA
10/07/2016 @ Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
10/08/2016 @ Complex – Glendale, CA
10/09/2016 @ Slidebar – Fullerton, CA (free show!)
10/11/2016 @ Bunkhouse Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
10/12/2016 @ Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
10/13/2016 @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA **
* w/ Hellyeah
** w/ Killswitch Engage

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

ACT OF DEFIANCE – featuring Chris Broderick (ex-Megadeth), Shawn Drover (ex-Megadeth), Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall, Times Of Grace), and Henry Derek (Scar The Martyr) – is touring in support of their recently released full-length, Birth And The Burial. The record was commended by Terrorizer for delivering a, “perfectly produced, super slick slice of savage, technical modern thrash,” while Powerplay hailed sounds that are sure to, “destroy your eardrums, as they are uncompromising and unrelenting metal at its very best.” To preview and purchase Birth And The Burial, visit: metalblade.com/actofdefiance.

* For more ACT OF DEFIANCE:

http://www.facebook.com/actofdefiancemusic

http://www.metalblade.com/actofdefiance

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Source: Earsplit PR

Stone - Matt Bachand - Act Of Defiance - June 16 - 2016 - #MO999ILMFNG33

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ACT OF DEFIANCE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

TESTAMENT “Brotherhood Of The Snake” – Releases October 28th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 14, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MOILMNSO993

Presenting the cover art for Testament‘s upcoming album, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’ by Eliran Kantor.

Release Date: October 28, 2016 on Nuclear Blast

Stone Says: Whoa! That is an insane great album cover!! Eliran Kantor is an amazing artist! Even the album title is freaking dope! This is what Metal is about and holy shit! I’m absolutely stoked to hear this new Testament album! Metal Be Thy Name!!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE TESTAMENT.

LONG LIVE ELIRAN KANTOR.

LONG LIVE NUCLEAR BLAST.

Stone.

SERIOUS BLACK “As Long As I’m Alive” Official Lyric Video Is: Metal Odyssey’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

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

Serious Black - Mirrorworld - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO99ILMFNSO33366

SERIOUS BLACK – It appears and sounds LOUD and clear that SERIOUS BLACK are back with a METAL vengeance! Take a listen below to their new lyric video for the track As Long As I’m Alive and get your adrenaline to rage on high! Whoa!

This is one hell-of-a-great song, in my METAL world! This is Power and Melodic Metal colliding, my METAL brethren and I’m on board this METAL attack from SERIOUS BLACK! METAL Be Thy Name! – Stone

Serious Black - Mirror World - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMFN33

SERIOUS BLACK will be releasing their sophomore studio album, Mirror World, via AFM Records on September 9th, 2016. Dig it!

Pre-order here: http://shop.afm-records.de/en/serious-black-en

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* For more SERIOUS BLACK info:

Serious Black – Official

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

http://www.afm-records.de

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SERIOUS BLACK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

GHOUL – The Masked Malefactors Of Creepsylvania Premiere “Shred The Dead” – Tour With Carcass Underway + “Dungeon Bastards” Release Day Draws Near

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on July 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

GHOUL - promo band pic - 2016 - #33MO99ILMFNSO663

Today, the masked malefactors of Creepsylvania GHOUL are pleased to contaminate the airwaves with a premiere of “Shred The Dead” from their forthcoming Dungeon Bastards opus. In “Shred The Dead,” vocalist Baron Samedi’s commands to retrieve the Omicron Bomb fall on deaf ears, as GHOUL retreats deeper into the Catacombs muttering half-hearted assurances; that is, until Samedi unleashes an army of revivified corpses to persuade them otherwise.  

Elaborates guitarist Digestor:“‘Shred The Dead’ is a song about undead fiends, eldritch, mysterious skateboard tricks, and the efficacy of the prevent defense. If Mr. Mustaine is reading this, I’m sure our lawyers can work something out. You seem like a reasonable man.”

Hear “Shred The Dead” at THIS LOCATION.

You can also check out the band’s fan-made “Ghoulunatics” video HERE as well as the previously unearthed “Bringer Of War” playing at Revolver RIGHT HERE.

GHOUL is currently mucking up stages with blood and dread nationwide supporting Carcass and Crowbar on a seventeen-city US tour. The One Foot In The Grave Tour 2016 will come to a close August 8th. Additional support is being provided by Night Demon. Following their run with Carcass, GHOUL will infect four more cities on a smattering of headlining shows. See all confirmed dates below.

GHOUL w/ Carcass, Crowbar, Night Demon:
7/22/2016 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
7/23/2016 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
7/24/2016 The Roxy Theatre – West Hollywood, CA
7/25/2016 Club Red – Mesa, AZ
7/26/2016 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
7/27/2016 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
7/29/2016 New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN
7/30/2016 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
7/31/2016 Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH
8/01/2016 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore MD
8/02/2016 The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
8/03/2016 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
8/04/2016 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
8/05/2016 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
End Tour
8/06/2016 Harmony House – Webster, NY *
8/07/2016 Reggies – Chicago, IL *
8/08/2016 Rock Room – Kansas City, MO*
8/13/2016 Metro – Oakland, CA *
*GHOUL Headlining Shows

GHOUL - Dungeon Bastards - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO33ILMFSO9966

Dungeon Bastards will rear its seditious head from the subterranean bowls of Creepsylvania on July 29th, 2016 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats courtesy of the sound assassins at Tankcrimes Records. The record will also come in slime green and blood red vinyl options with a gatefold jacket that opens into the Dungeon Bastards board game. Players take turns advancing through a Creepsylvanian map; the first one to get to end of the map and jump the Wall Of Death wins.

Vinyl preorders are currently available HERE and digital preorders HERE.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on GHOUL:

Facebook: Ghoul (Official)

http://www.creepsylvania.com

http://www.tankcrimes.com

http://www.facebook.com/tankcrimes

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GHOUL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History, July 20th – IRON MAIDEN Edition!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on July 20, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Iron Maiden - Large Classic Logo!

On July 20th, 2010 – IRON MAIDEN performed at Jiffy Lube Live, in Bristow, Virginia, USA. Jumping jellyfish that’s freaking cool!

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier World Tour - promo flyer - 2011 - #3366IMMO11

On July 20th, 2011 – IRON MAIDEN performed in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre aka SECC.

Iron Maiden - Switzerland - July 20 - 2016 - promo flyer - #MO99099ILMFNS

On July 20th, 2016 – IRON MAIDEN perform at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland. Whoa!

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

On July 20th, 2016 – IRON MAIDEN‘s sixteenth studio album The Book Of Souls is ranked at #25, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

Iron Maiden - "Live After Death" large album pic!!

On July 20th, 2016 – IRON MAIDEN‘s double-live album Live After Death is ranked at #79, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This live album was released back in 1985.

Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time - greatest hits - promo album cover pic - #IMMO00990

On July 20th, 2016 – IRON MAIDEN‘s 2008 compilation album of their classics Somewhere Back In Time – The Best Of: 1980 – 1989 is ranked at #94, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yeah!

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

Stone.

KRYPTOS “Burn Up The Night” – New Studio Album Releases On September 30th In USA, via AFM Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on July 17, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Kryptos - Burn Up The Night - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO9966ILMFNSO

From AFM Records:

“Burn Up The Night”, out on September 23rd (EU) / September 30th (US), is the fourth album by KRYPTOS, featuring amazing 80’s throwback cover art by Mattias Frisk, renowned for his stunning work with occult rockers Ghost. 
”Burn Up The Night” is the ultimate sound of battle jackets, spikes and leather. It’s old school or no school!

 First song of the new album below!

KRYPTOS – Full Throttle

Pre order the album here:

Itunes:

http://smarturl.it/Kryptos_iTunes

AFM Shop:

http://shop.afm-records.de/…/kryptos-burn-up-the-night-en.h…

Kryptos - Burn Up The Night - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO9966ILMFNSO

KRYPTOS – TOUR DATES:

2016-07-28 DE Brandenhörner Kirchen, Headbanger’s Open Air
2016-07-31 DE Hamburg, Wacken Open Air Warm Up Party
2016-08-03 DE Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
2016-08-04 DE München, Free and Easy Festival
2016-08-05 DE Marburg, Marburg Kulturshock
2016-08-07 DE Köln, RheinRiot Festival
2016-08-08 CH Pratteln, Z7
2016-08-10 DE Cham, LA
2016-08-13 DE Leidersbach, Sam’s Hard’n Heavy Open Air

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Source:

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

http://www.afm-records.de

Kryptos – Facebook

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KRYPTOS.

KRYPTOS KICKS F’N METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Power Metal Vets IRON FIRE Releasing “Among the Dead” In September

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on July 16, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Iron Fire - Among The Dead - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #99MO099ILMNF

Veteran Danish Power Metallers IRON FIRE will release their 8th full-length album Among the Dead September 26 on Crime Records. The album will be available on CD, cassette, and vinyl LP formats. Check out the Among the Dead Preview Video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FRkL4CvebY

Want to Headbang like it’s 1999? Then Among the Dead should be your obvious choice. The new offering from IRON FIRE is as old school as it gets 16 years into the millennium.  The 90’s spawned a lot of Power Metal classics and Among the Dead is made in the spirit of those. Albums like Black in Mind (Rage), The Dark Saga (Iced Earth) and Better Than Raw (Helloween) were all blueprints for the making of Among the Dead.

Recorded in Death Island Studio with engineer Marco Angioni and Mixed in Poland’s Hertz Studios, heaviness is guaranteed, along with melodic hooks, blistering guitars and pounding Power Metal drumming. This is no-bullshit Metal from the heart, made by Denmarks finest Power Metal band!

Iron Fire - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO9966ILMFN

IRON FIRE – Bio

Denmark’s best-selling Power Metal band Iron Fire is still alive and kicking. Sixteen years ago when a new millennium was entered, the Thunderstorm album struck the world, and is today considered a Danish Power Metal cult classic. Seven albums later the band still breathes as vibrantly as ever, and although there’s been various line-up changes, founding member Martin Steene and his sidekick Kirk Backarach pushed the boundaries of the band. In addition to Steene and Kirk, another founding member joined the battlefield, as original drummer Gunnar Olsen rejoined the band in 2015 after 15 years of absence.

Iron Fire is therefore now a three-piece band that still clings to melodic old school Power Metal as it was meant to be played. The music however has not remained still, instead evolving over time: From the dark epic Voyage of the Damned and the Rock n Roll influenced March of the Immortals, to classic power hymns like Wings of Rage. But first and foremost Iron Fire takes Power Metal very literally, as the common denominator in the music is and has always been, power… with a capital P!

Iron Fire - Among The Dead - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #99MO099ILMNF

Track Listing:

1) Intro (The Lost City) [CD/Cassette]
2) Among the Dead
3) Hammer of the Gods
4) Tornado of Sickness
5) Higher Ground
6) Iron Eagle
7) Made to Suffer
8) The Last Survivor
9) No Sign of Life
10) Ghost from the Past
11) When the Lights go out
12) For whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica cover) [CD/Cassette]

www.ironfire.dk

twitter.com/Ironfiretwit

www.facebook.com/ironfiredk

Crime Records - logo - #MO00999ILMFN

www.crimerecords.no

www.facebook.com/crimerecordsno

http://shop.crimerecords.no

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Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

ClawHammer PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE IRON FIRE.

LONG LIVE POWER METAL.

Stone.