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‘I Hate’ The Controversial Rock Video

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music videos, rock music with tags , , , on March 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Rabid Assassin - Eliminate The System - promo cover pic - #2015RAMO

‘I Hate’ the controversial rock and roll video by RABID ASSASSIN  was released today March 18, 2015 as a worldwide premiere on BlankTV.com.

The song ‘I Hate’ is the first single released from the band’s debut ‘Eliminate The System’ due out May 19th on HighVolMusic.

As strong advocates of the United States Constitution, RABID ASSASSIN exercised the 1st amendment of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” when creating ‘Eliminate the System’.

The project takes on the challenging issues that plague the world today with songs that are straight forward and hit on topics everybody can relate to but which most are scared to talk about. It runs the gamut of everything that is messed up in the world today.

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Source:

HighVolMusic - banner logo - #1 - 2013

HighVolMusic

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE RABID ASSASSIN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

VENOM – 2015 Festival Dates And Info

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 18, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Venom - Large Classic Band Logo - B&W

August 15th, 2015

SUMMER BREEZE FESTIVAL

DINKELSBUHL ~ GERMANY

~ visit event website for further information ~

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July 25th, 2015

ROCK FEST BARCELONA

CAN ZAM / BARCELONA ~ SPAIN

~ visit event website for further information ~

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June 20th, 2015

HELLFEST

CLISSON ~ FRANCE

~ visit event website for further information ~

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June 19th, 2015

TONS OF ROCK FESTIVAL

FREDRIKSTEN FESTNING, HALDEN ~ NORWAY

~ visit event website for further information ~

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May 22nd, 2015

ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

AMPHITHEATER GELSENKIRCHEN ~ GERMANY

http://www.rockhard.de/festival.htm

Venom - From The Very Depths - promo cover album pic - 2014 - DEC

The new studio album from VENOM, From The Very Depths, is out now!

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* For more info on VENOM:

http://www.venomslegions.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE VENOM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CORPSE GARDEN – Reveal Details Of New Album ‘Entheogen’

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

Corpse Garden - promo band photo - 2015 - #90831CGMO

Corpse Garden, the five-piece Death Metal outfit from Costa Rica are proud to announce that their second album, Entheogen, will be released this May 15th through both Russian Label Satanath Records and German Label RTM Productions.

The title Entheogen refers to a chemical substance that is often used in religious or spiritual practices to aim for transcendence. Vocalist Felipe Tencio elaborates further:

“We think [Entheogen] is what really describes the music and the sound we accomplished with this album as well as it being an analogy for the transformation the band suffered, and the lyrical concept. The lyrics go through each one of the seven operations of alchemical transformation and Carl Jung’s studies on Individuation.”

Satanath Records Owner Aleksey had this to say on the label’s newest signing:

“I like this young and talented band. Their music is mysterious and meets all the canons of the style that I love. The album spews out energetic and technical death metal with a delicious bass in the spirit of old school death metal. Yet Corpse Garden do not fixate on the [old school vibe] and thereby retain their originality. Verdict: It is impossible not to release!”

Corpse Garden - Entheogen - promo cover pic - 2015 - #66CGMO

The Entheogen artwork was designed by Alexander L. Brown [BNB Illustration and Design].

Formed in 2009, Corpse Garden released one EP before settling down to record their debut full-length release Burnt By The Light [2012]. Riding high from the great response from their debut, the band powered on to win the Central American heat in the worldwide Wacken Metal Battle competition and represented the area at the 2012 Wacken festival in Germany.

With a comprehensive line-up change in 2013 to what is their current set-up, Corpse Garden settled down to compose and write what would become Entheogen. Entering the Bushido Audio Production Studio in 2014 with producer Juan Pablo Calvo, the album was mastered by Eri Román at SoloHit Studios in San José.

‘Entheogen’ – Track Listing:

1. The Quantum Rapture
2. In the Womb of Chaos
3. Portal to the Oneiric
4. The Arrival of Saturn
5. Suspended Over the Abyss
6. Evoking a Dead Sun
7. Sulphur
8. Neux Ex Machina
9. The First Incarnation
10. A Balance of Opposites
11. The Emerald Vision
12. Red Pulvis Solaris
13. Enantiodromia

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Future PR - promo logo - 2014- #001

* Source: Future PR

www.thecorpsegarden.com

www.facebook.com/corpsegardencr

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CORPSE GARDEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

AT THE GATES – Signing At Vacation Vinyl In Los Angeles, On March 27th

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

At The Gates - Vacation Vinyl - signing - March 27 - 2015 - promo flyer

As reported by Century Media Records:

LOS ANGELES, Signing Alert! The melodic Death Metal masters At The Gates (Official) will be at VACATION VINYL on March 27th from 4-5:30 for a pre-show signing session. Bring your copy of “At War with Reality” or buy one at the shop, for a meet-and-greet with the Swedish Death Metal legends – and don’t miss them live as part of the Decibel Magazine Tour with Vallenfyre, Converge, and Pallbearer!

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Century Media Records - logo - B&W

Website: www.centurymedia.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AT THE GATES.

LONG LIVE VACATION VINYL.

Stone.

SULPHUR AEON – New Album From German Death Metal Tyrants To See April Release, Via Ván Records & Imperium Productions

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sulphur Aeon - promo band pic - 2015 - #031515SAMO

“Diluvial Ascension – Gateway To The Antisphere” Artwork Video Posted

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The winds of spring bring the stench of Sulphur, as German Death Metal tyrants, SULPHUR AEON, prepare for the devastating unfurling of their leviathan sophomore LP, Gateway To The Antisphere, through a cooperative release between Imperium Productions and Ván Records.

SULPHUR AEON‘s critically acclaimed demo tape, Sulphur Psalms, was released in August 2010, followed by the Deep Deep Down They Sleep 7″, released in May of 2012. The band’s debut album, Swallowed By The Ocean’s Tide, was released in December 2012 through Imperium Productions. The album received worldwide praise by fans and the media alike as being one of the very few innovative and pioneering Death Metal albums of recent years with its deathly mélange of ferocious riffs, ultra-precise drums and sepulchral incantatory chants, combined with a high level of musical competence and songwriting to the most haunting and wicked Death Metal.

Now it’s time for the ancient ones to rise once more from the restless diluvial depths of timeless death, as SULPHUR AEON delivers the rapture of their second album, Gateway To The Antisphere. The album was produced by Simon Werner who was already responsible for the sound of the previous recordings of the band, and the result is a catastrophic and instantly memorable work of extreme metal art. Fifty-two minutes of debilitating yet enthralling, black-tinged, Lovecraftian death, suck the listener in like an inescapable vortex, as visually depicted in the mind-blowing cover artwork (with the emphasis on “art”) was created by Ola Larsson.

The sixth of the eleven harrowing passages on Gateway To The Antisphere has been released through an incredible artwork video. Witness the destruction of “Diluvial Ascension – Gateway To The Antisphere” now at THIS LOCATION or below:

Gateway To The Antisphere, will be released in cooperation between Imperium Productions and Ván Records on CD and as digital download on April 3rd, and vinyl in late April, the album a must-have piece for followers of Ulcerate, Morbus Chron, Abyssal, Vanhelgd and the like.

The Aeon of Sulphur awaits. A crack in the sky. A threshold. The gateway to the antisphere…

Gateway To The Antisphere – Track Listing:

1. …To Drown This World
2. Devotion To The Cosmic Chaos
3. Titans
4. Calls From Below
5. Abysshex
6. Diluvial Ascension – Gateway To The Antisphere
7. He Is The Gate
8. Seventy Steps
9. Onwards… Towards Kadath
10. Into The Courts Of Azathoth
11. Conclusion

SULPHUR AEON:

T – guitars, bass
D – drums
M – vocals

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/SulphurAeon

http://www.sulphuraeon.bandcamp.com

http://www.van-records.de

http://www.facebook.com/vanrecs

http://vanrecords.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SULPHUR AEON.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

5 METAL Albums I Can’t Live Without: The 90’s Edition, Part 1

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

Overkill - classic band logo - green - #90OKMOBE

Since we all love to revisit our favorite Metal albums from yesteryear, here are my Five Metal Albums I Cannot Live Without: The 90’s Edition, Part 1. This list is in no particular order and you can expect for me to include EP’s for this or future Metal discussions. If you cannot live without any of the following Metal albums as well, feel free to blab about it with a comment! Metal be thy name!

King Diamond - The Graveyard - promo album cover pic - original cover - 1996 - #90KDMOTG

King Diamond – The Graveyard

King Diamond released 4 studio albums during the 90’s and The Graveyard is from 1996. Following his modus operandi, King Diamond’s The Graveyard is an evil concept album, one that never ceases to amaze and spook me, time after time.

My favorite song from this album is I Am; a King Diamond song that sends chills through each molecule of my body and it’s truly due to King Diamond’s jaw-dropping falsetto.

Queensryche - Empire - promo cover pic - #77E

Queensrÿche – Empire

Queensrÿche’s fourth studio album, Empire, was released back in 1990. What a whiz-bang way to start off the 90’s decade for Queensrÿche! I still have my cassette version of Empire and yes I did upgrade it to CD. Jet City Woman is my favorite song from this album; it makes my face all flush and psyche-out shit like that. Whoa!

Overkill - Horrorscope - promo album cover pic - #1991OBBEDDVMO

OVERKILL – Horrorscope

From 1991, Horrorscope is the fifth studio album released by The Garden State’s OVERKILL. I Metal worship this OVERKILL album!! Coma, the title track and OVERKILL’s cover version of the great Edgar Winter’s instrumental, Frankenstein, are 3 songs of pure Thrash Metal bliss! Please read below (OVERKILL – I Hear Black) for more reasoning as to why I love Horrorscope

Overkill - I Hear Black - promo album cover pic - #90SOMOTMBBE

OVERKILL – I Hear Black

From 1993, I Hear Black is the sixth studio album released by New Jersey’s OVERKILL. This super-legendary Thrash Metal band stayed very busy during the 90’s, releasing 6 studio albums and a cover song album titled: Coverkill. Whoa, man!

I love this (and the above) OVERKILL album for it kept me solid company during the early 90’s; which was a very sad and trying time in my life. Yes, OVERKILL was there when I needed them most. I still have the cassettes of both titles and did not upgrade to CDs until around 2007.

W.A.S.P. - Still Not Black Enough - 1995 - #95BLWMOSNBE

The mighty W.A.S.P. released 4 studio albums during the 90’s! Hell, yeah they did and Blackie Lawless is a Metal Defender Of The Faith! Still Not Black Enough is the sixth studio album from W.A.S.P. and it was released back in 1995. Holy Metal shit, is this a  tremendous W.A.S.P. album!

Blackie Lawless did not waste a micro note of space on this album, every song is an ass kicking that always makes me say (or think): thank you, Mr. Lawless and W.A.S.P., may I please have more sonic Metal beatings sirs?

My favorite song on this album is Rock and Roll To Death. Best Metal Buddy Scott Coverdale got me into W.A.S.P. in the 80’s and reintroduced me to W.A.S.P. in the Millennium Decade as well! ‘Nuff said. Enjoy the song below and Metal Be Thy Name!

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

5 METAL Albums I Can’t Live Without: The 80’s Edition, Part 1

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Nuclear Assault - Classic Band Logo - #0314NAMO33762

Since we all love to revisit our favorite Metal albums from yesteryear, here are my Five Metal Albums I Cannot Live Without: The 80’s Edition, Part 1. This list is in no particular order and I do include EP’s for this Metal discussion. If you cannot live without any of the following Metal albums as well, feel free to blab about it with a comment. Metal be thy name!

Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin - promo cover pic - #17770

Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin

Released in 1986, this is the fourth studio album from the Godfather Of Heavy Metal. With Jake E. Lee on guitar and a powerful lineup of songs, The Ultimate Sin is an album that screams good-times 80’s for me. Never Know Why, Fool Like You and Shot In The Dark are my favorite three songs on this LP. Rest in peace, Randy Castillo.

Metallica - Ride The Lightning promo album pic #2

METALLICA – Ride The Lightning

Before there was a Master Of Puppets, there was Ride The Lightning from 1984. I can remember holding this LP jacket in my hands and staring at both the front and back covers, wondering how a band could play such unbelievable Heavy Metal. It did not take me very long to realize what Thrash Metal was about, once I took ownership of this album. Rest in peace, Cliff Burton.

Anthrax - Armed And Dangerous - promo EP cover pic - #3377JBSIAMO

ANTHRAX – Armed And Dangerous

Released in 1985, this was the first EP from the great Anthrax. I bought it at a (now defunct) chain store named Strawberries Records & Tapes. I bought this EP without hearing a single song from it and it did not disappoint! The cover song of Sex Pistol’s God Save The Queen is whiz-bang, baby!

Queensryche - self-titled EP - #80SQMO

Queensrÿche – (self-titled)

Released back in 1983, this self-titled Queensrÿche EP is as necessary to my Metal world as bottled water is. I remember first hearing the song Queen Of The Reich on a syndicated FM radio show called: Metal Shop. When I heard this song, my life changed for the better, I swear it. My other favorite song from this EP is The Lady Wore Black and it’s a Metal gem!!

Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care - promo album cover pic - #80SNAMO01

NUCLEAR ASSAULT – Handle With Care

From 1989, this was the third studio album from Nuclear Assault and I still have it on cassette! Metal be thy name! It rages from start to finish and now I am pumped-up to slap this cassette into my car stereo! With such songs as Critical Mass, Surgery and a load of others, this album is a keeper! Nuclear Assault are a Thrash Metal band that (without a doubt) helped shape their genre into the Metal force it is today. ‘Nuff said.

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – March 14th… From Janis Joplin To Metallica

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Janis Joplin - Pearl - promo album cover pic - 1971 - #1JJMO

On March 14th, 1971 – The hit single, Me and Bobby McGee, by Janis Joplin was at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the United States. This hit is featured on the 1971 album from Janis Joplin: Pearl. This song was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster and originally recorded by Roger Miller.

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings - promo album pic

On this day in 1974 – The legendary Aerosmith performed at the New Haven Coliseum, in New Haven, Connecticut. Aerosmith were touring in support of their second studio album: Get Your Wings. Yes, this album features the memorable song: Same Old Song and Dance.

Led Zeppelin - San Diego Concert - 1975 - newspaper clipping promo - #0314LZMO

On March 14th, 1975 – The great Led Zeppelin performed at the Sports Arena in San Diego, California. Whoa!

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

On this day in 1980 – The sensational Def Leppard released their debut studio album: On Through The Night.

Extreme - 1989 - promo studio album cover pic - #89EMORT

On March 14th, 1989 – Boston’s very own Extreme released their debut and self-titled studio album. Yes, this album features the song: Kid Ego.

RUSH - classic band logo - magenta - #2014GLNPAL

On this day in 1992RUSH performed a concert at the New Haven Coliseum, in New Haven, Connecticut. RUSH had released their 14th studio album in September of 1991: Roll The Bones.

Metallica - Master Of Puppets - 1986 - #860303MMOCB

On March 14th, 2015Master Of Puppets from the super-mighty Metallica has returned to the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, sitting at #192! Whoa, man! This third studio album from Metallica was released back in March of 1986, peaking at #29 on this same chart. Master Of Puppets has spent 73 non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 200. Without this Metallica album existing, life would super-duper and 100% suck to the maximum. Metal be thy name. – Stone

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

Doyle Bright Of Rigor Mortis And Hallows Eve Fame Launches New Band: S.O.G.

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on March 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Special Operations Group - SOG - band logo - 2015 - #66SOGMO

Doyle Bright of Rigor Mortis and Hallows Eve fame has launched a new band: S.O.G. aka Special Operations Group.

Special Operations Group has signed with Hallows Eve Media and are currently recording their debut album entitled “If It Bleeds” in Atlanta, Georgia, with a release set for mid Summer of 2015.

Maxima Distorzion - concert flyer - June 18th - 2015 - #66SOGMO

S.O.G. has signed on to perform at the Maxima Distorzion Metal Awards in Houston, Texas, on June 18th 2015, where Doyle Bright will be receiving the Texas Metal Legends Award as well.

A YouTube link for the teaser cut of “If It Bleeds” is below:

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* For more info on S.O.G.

Facebook: Special Ops Group

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DOYLE BRIGHT.

LONG LIVE S.O.G.

LONG LIVE TEXAS METAL.

Stone.

‪CLAUSTROFOBIA – Announce Headline European Tour!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Claustrofobia - promo band pic - 2015 - #0313CMO

“Get ready for brutal metal with real feeling from the fucking third world! We are gonna put the mosh pit on fire so pay attention and join us!”

Heady advice from vocalist and guitarist Marcus D’Angelo on what Europe can expect when Brazilian Thrash heavyweights Claustrofobia come crashing into town on their headline Visceral European Tour.

The band announce a 29 date tour taking in eleven different countries over nearly two months on the road, and include appearances alongside the likes of Primordial and Fleshgod Apocalypse at Portugal’s SWR Festival [01/05/15]. More dates will be added in the coming weeks.

For now to give you a taste of what to expect on the tour, watch the band’s video for track ‘Bastardos do Brasil’ from most recent album release, Peste [2011/2014]:

Claustrofobia has been causing brutal Thrash mayhem in Brazil and beyond for the past twenty years and the band is looking forward to celebrating their anniversary with their European fans! Comments Marcus, “To play live is the real ambition of bands like us. We don’t like ‘internet bands’; we prefer to play face to face. We will play gigs almost everyday so we will spread our music around.”

The band has also released an exclusive DVD entitled Visceral 20 Years showcasing Claustrofobia’s journey to the well-oiled Thrash machine that it is today.

And it’s not just about the celebration of the past twenty years, it’s about looking to the future too as the band is only recently out of the recording studio with none other than producer Russ Russell [Napalm Death, The Exploited, Evile] at the helm.

“We are very excited with the results!”, states Marcus. “It is gonna be a great album with a futurist vibe and it will hopefully open up our own sound in a new way.’ The untitled album, which as of yet does not have any label attachment, can be expected nearer the end of 2015.

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On Fire Booking Agency Presents

Claustrofobia ‘Visceral’ European Tour

Claustrofobia - promo tour flyer - European tour - 2015 - #0313CMO

“Claustro is here to stay. See you on the road.” 

www.facebook.com/claustrofobiaofficial

www.claustrofobia.com.br

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Source: Future PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ‪ CLAUSTROFOBIA.

LONG LIVE BRAZIL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER – Victor Brandt To Step In On Bass For HateFest Tour 2015

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Hatefest - 2015 tour flyer - Victor Brandt - promo pic - #2015VBMO

April 2015 will see the return of Europe’s HateFest Tour. The unholy bill will be headlined by SIX FEET UNDER and includes Marduk, Vader and Hate! Special guests on all weekend-dates will be Eisregen and Debauchery. Tickets are available at THIS LOCATION.

Stepping in on bass for the tour will be Victor Brandt. Comments SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes, “Thanks to all the fans for the great response to the upcoming new SFU release, Crypt Of The Devil, and the first track, Open Coffin Orgy. We are currently getting ready for our upcoming European tour with Vader and Marduk on HateFest. It will be a cataclysmic event. Do not miss it. Also for this run of dates we want to let you know that stepping in for our bass player, Jeff Hughell, will be Victor Brandt from Entombed. Steve Marco and myself are very much looking forward to sharing the stage with Victor while Jeff and his wife Fazi welcome the birth of their first child! It’s gonna be a great year for SIX FEET UNDER! Can’t wait to see you all soon!”

Adds Brandt: “I am very proud and happy to step in for my good friend and Warwick brother, Jeff Hughell, on bass with the mighty SIX FEET UNDER for their upcoming tour in Europe. We’re gonna have a blast! See you in the pit and/or the bar.”

SIX FEET UNDER w/ Marduk, Vader, Hate:

4/02/2015 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE

4/03/2015 Gasometer – Wien, AT w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

4/04/2015 Z7 – Pratteln, CH w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

4/05/2015 Weststadthalle – Essen, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

4/06/2015 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE

4/07/2015 Club Vaudeville – Lindau, DE

4/08/2015 Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, DE

4/09/2015 Markthalle – Hamburg, DE

4/10/2015 Musichall – Geiselwind, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

4/11/2015 Backstage – München, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

4/12/2015 Postbahnhof – Berlin, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery

Six Feet Under - Crypt Of The Devil - promo album cover pic - 2015 #663409MO

SIX FEET UNDER will release their eleventh studio recording this Spring via Metal Blade Records. Titled Crypt Of The Devil, the ten track slab of audio violence was composed by vocalist Chris Barnes and Cannabis Corpse bassist/vocalist Phil “Landphil” Hall. While on tour with Cannabis Corpse in 2013, Barnes and Hall met and kept in touch. Barnes would later lend his vocals to a track on Cannabis Corpse’s From Wisdom To Baked. That same year, Hall and Barnes joined forces to pen brand new SIX FEET UNDER tracks.

Barnes lauds Hall’s take on the SIX FEET UNDER style of Death Metal and stated that this material was, “where my wheelhouse is – it’s where I thrive vocally and lyrically.” Crypt Of The Devil stands as a truly collaborative and cross-country effort from a selection of today’s finest metal minds, and the result is a refreshing SIX FEET UNDER experience.

Crypt Of The Devil will see release in North America via Metal Blade Records on May 5th, 2015. For a taste of the first single, “Open Coffin Orgy,” as well as a selection of preorder bundles, go to: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info on Six Feet Under:

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

KINGS DESTROY – Brooklyn Stoner Rock/Doom Unit To Release New Full-Length Via War Crime Recordings; Preorders Available

Posted in metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Kings Destroy - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #KDMO770310

Brooklyn stoner rock/doom unit KINGS DESTROY will unleash a brand new studio offering on May 5th. The self-titled monster and follow-up to last year’s critically-lauded A Time Of Hunting full-length was produced and mixed by Sanford Parker (Twilight, Voivod, Eyehategod, Yob etc.) at Studio G in Brooklyn, mastered by Collin Jordan (Eyehategod, Indian, Wovenhand, Voivod etc.) at The Boiler Room in Chicago and delivers seven, lead-footed doom rock hymns.

With their third album in four years, KINGS DESTROY leave their hardcore-born stamp on noise rock and doom. After sharing stages with Pentagram, Winter, Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, Yob, Pallbearer, Vista Chino, Orange Goblin, Trouble, Acid King, Corrosion Of Conformity and so many others, the five-piece stand tall with their defining statement.

Championed Yob guitarist/vocalist Mike Scheidt: “It’s a great album. Heavy, yes. Doom? Yes, with a dose of the best of the ’90s. I’m a fan of the ’90s,” he further elaborates, “so that is meant as a compliment. But what is best about KINGS DESTROY is that they write good songs. Helmet meets early Queens Of The Stone Age meets Kyuss/Unida, roughly. [Steve] Murphy’s vocals are strong and really steps up what is already killer. Great production, tones, performances.”

Adds Pentagram’s Bobby Liebling:KINGS DESTROY is some heavy shit. I can feel the emotion. I can tell Murphy has got some serious pain; he’s singing from his balls.”

Kings Destroy – Track Listing:

  1. Smokey Robinson
  2. Mr. O
  3. W2
  4. Mythomania
  5. Embers
  6. Green Diamonds
  7. Time for War

KINGS DESTROY is the name of an infamous graffiti gang from the Bronx circa late ’70s/early ’80s. The band members met in this vicinity and were heavily involved in the New York Hardcore scene of the late ’80s that merged hardcore music, metal, graffiti and hip hop. The band unites musicians from many of the genres’ most prolific bands.

Hailing from the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, KINGS DESTROY features guitarists Carl Porcaro and Chris Skowronski from legendary, 100K album selling Killing Time, vocalist Steve Murphy from Uppercut, drummer Rob Sefcik formerly of The Begotten, Uppercut, Fur and Electric Frankenstein and bassist Aaron Bumpus. Applauded for channeling “…Sabbath’s grooves, Sleep’s foggy haze, and Yob’s oppressive thunder,” by The Village Voice, KING DESTROY‘s distinct sonic brew is at once crushing and cathartic.

Kings Destroy will be released on LP, CD and digitally on May 5th, 2015 via War Crime Recordings. CD preorders are currently available HERE. For vinyl preorders go HERE.   

“…a literal who’s-who of the New York underground stoner doom scene.” – Decibel

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/KingsDestroy

http://www.kingsdestroy.com

http://www.facebook.com/WarCrimeRecordings

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KINGS DESTROY.

LONG LIVE NYC.

Stone.

EYE OF SOLITUDE – To Record Live Album

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Kaotoxin - Record Label - logo - #2015KRMO20

Eye Of Solitude - promo band pic - 2015 - #33740EOSMO

EYE OF SOLITUDE

…to record live album

Kaotoxin is very proud to announce that, as part of their forthcoming “March of Solitude” tour with Saturnus, EYE OF SOLITUDE will record their whole live set during the Bruxelles (BE) stop on March 14 for the Darken the Moon VI Festival (Facebook event).

Plans about the recordings’ release are still being discussed and many options exist (bonus tracks, bonus CD, standalone live album…) but if you’re one of the many fans of the band and can attend the gig, don’t miss this opportunity to become a part of the UK masters of everything dark and heavy’s history!

Tour dates:

  • 12 – UK – London – Black Heart
  • 13 – DE – Oberhausen – Helvete
  • 14 – BE – Bruxelles – Magasin 4 – Darken the Moon VI Festival
  • 15 – NL – Rotterdam – Baroeg

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE EYE OF SOLITUDE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NEKROGOBLIKON – RETURN WITH HEAVY META ON JUNE 2; STREAMING NEW SONG “FULL BODY XPLOSION”

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Nekrogoblikon - Heavy Meta - promo album cover pic - 2015

Heavy Meta cover, illustration by Aleksander Vujovic.

BAND LAUNCHES NEW LABEL AND PRODUCTION STUDIO: MYSTERY BOX

LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2015 – Nekrogoblikon, the Los Angeles-based band who describe their music as “goblin metal” and became internet sensations with their day-in the-life-of-a-goblin video for “No One Survives,” return with new album, Heavy Meta on June 2.  A new song from the album, Full Body Xplosion, can be heard below:

“A thousand years ago, we began writing an album,” explained Nekrogoblikon singer, Scorpion.  “Then we spent 998.5 years dicking around in the cave networks of rural Kentucky. After we were all spelunked out we decided we might as well finish the album. The album is Heavy Meta.”

The 10-song album arrives via the multimedia outfit’s new label, Mystery Box, which is distributed by Razor & Tie. Mystery Box will serve not only as the band’s label but also as a freestanding production company headquartered in downtown Los Angeles.

“”We’re excited to finally announce the launch of Mystery Box, which will not only serve as a label for Nekrogoblikon and other musical acts, but also as a creative hub for artists and projects outside of the music realm. It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said guitar player Alex “Goldberg” Alereza.

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Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing

* For more info:

Facebook: Nekrogoblikon

instagram.com/nekrogoblikonofficial

http://nekrogoblikon.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NEKROGOBLIKON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DEAD EARTH POLITICS – Debut Title Track from “Men Become Gods” EP

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 8, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Dead Earth Politics - band logo - B&W - 2013

Dead Earth Politics - promo band pic - #555DEPMO0307

New Noise Magazine has debuted the title track off of Men Become Gods, the new EP from Austin-based ragers DEAD EARTH POLITICS. The EP is second in a series of three that began with last year’s acclaimed The Queen of Steel, and will be out on March 14.

To stream “Men Become Gods,” visit this location.

DEAD EARTH POLITICS will celebrate the release of Men Become Gods with a CD Release Party on March 14 at Dirty Dog Bar in Austin. Texas. The following week, the band will make an official SxSW appearance with a March 17th show at Dirty Dog. A full list of upcoming DEAD EARTH POLITICS shows can be found below.

DEAD EARTH POLITICS – live dates:

03/14 – CD Release Party & Metal Monsters of Texas – Austin, Texas @ Dirty Dog Bar

03/17 – SxSW performance – Austin. TX @ Dirty Dog Bar

04/10-12 – Texas Independence Fest – Austin, Texas @ Empire Control Room & Garage

Dead Earth Politics - Men Become Gods - promo EP cover pic - #2015DEPMO

Critical Praise:

“Bang your head proudly when you listen to these guys” – Metal Machine

“In a world where all seems hellbent against us and the future looks ever more dismal, Dead Earth Politics provide a way forward and give you the strength to carry on.” – Two Guys Metal Reviews

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info:

www.deadearthpolitics.com

www.facebook.com/deadearthpolitics

www.last.fm/music/Dead+Earth+Politics

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEAD EARTH POLITICS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE TEXAS.

Stone.

AKASAVA – Unveil New EP Details, Stream Live Video

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on March 8, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Akasava - promo album cover pic - #2015AMO01

French occult rockers Akasava have a wealth of information to spread about their exciting upcoming EP Strange Aeons. The band hit the studio last week to begin the recording procedure, and according to frontman Louis Hauguel, “that was one epic day, we’ve recorded everything except for the vocals! It’s going to be heavy & fuzzy from the raw cuts I’ve listened to!

The track listing for this EP, due in late spring 2015, is as follows:

1. Join The Ritual

2. The Deep

3. Sons Of Bastet

4. The Witch Is Rising

5. Black And White Lady

6. And Die!

Fans of 13th Floor Elevators, Amon Düül II, Devil Doll and Purson, take note!

In addition to this, Akasava have also pro-recorded a live section, taken from their show in Le Havre a couple of weeks ago. Three tracks are now premiering on The Sludgelord: “Sons Of Bastet” and “The Witch Is Rising” from the upcoming EP, and the unreleased “Zora The Traveller”.

Watch the video here: http://thesludgelord.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-sludgelord-news-akasava-announce.html

Akasava are:


Louis Hauguel: Vocals, Lyrics

Arnold Lucas: Guitars, Organ

Amélie Gavalda: Bass Guitar

David Touroul: Drums

Digital release is set for late Spring, while a single is scheduled for mid-March.

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AKASAVA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MACHINE HEAD – Australia And New Zealand June 2015 Tour Update – And It’s Great News!

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music news with tags , , on March 7, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Machine Head - Australia - Tour Promo Flyer - 2015 - #062015MHMO

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND SHOW SOLD OUT, MOVED TO BIGGER VENUE!

In less than 4 days, Machine Head’s first ever appearance in Christchurch, New Zealand has Sold Out a mind-boggling 3 months ahead of time!! To compensate for phenomenal popular demand, the Auckland show and the Christchurch show have switched dates which allowed for the Christchurch show to be moved up to The Bedford.

Ticket’s on sale now!!

http://bit.ly/HeadCasesTix

** All tickets will still be valid**

Machine Head are currently wrapping up their biggest North America tour to-date, check out the remaining shows below:

3/7 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House

3/8 Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory

3/10 Bend, OR – Domino Room

3/11 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater

Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds - 2015 - promo album band banner - MHMO44

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Source: Machine Head Facebook

* For more info on MACHINE HEAD:

http://www.machinehead1.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MACHINE HEAD.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE AUSTRALIA.

Stone.

GOATSNAKE – Reveals Details Of Their Upcoming Full-Length, Black Age Blues, Due For Release On Southern Lord In June

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

Goatsnake - Black Age Blues - 2015 - promo album cover pic - GMO03

GOATSNAKE is ready to unveil the details of their first full-length in fifteen years, entitled Black Age Blues, the album to be released via Southern Lord on June 2nd, 2015.

Black Age Blues is an instant classic, with each one of the nine songs an anthem, and each of the four members of GOATSNAKE in top form. Everything is magnified; Pete Stahl’s vocals have never sounded so good, the rhythm section comprised of Greg Rogers on drums and Scott Renner on bass are the driving force on each track and Greg Anderson’s riffs are heavier than ever before.

Appearing on the album intro to “Another River To Cross” is acoustic guitar courtesy of David Pajo (Slint, Aerial M, Papa M), the track also containing previously released recordings from GOATSNAKE’s The River. Piano is played by Mathias Schneeberger and Petra Haden contributes violin and vocals. Another welcome addition to the album, across multiple tracks, are brilliant backing vocals by Dem Preacher’s Daughters: Wendy Moten, Gale Mayes and Andrea Merrit.

Black Age Blues is familiar, but nothing here is a repetition of what we’ve heard before, as GOATSNAKE continues to refine the timeless, ultra-heavy rock that they are infamous for, surpassing even the highest of expectations.

The track listing and front cover, with photography and design from Samantha Muljat have been released. Audio samples and much more will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Below is a full rundown of GOATSNAKE’s current list of upcoming live shows in the US and Europe, including appearances at prestigious events such as Maryland Deathfest in the US and Temples Festival in the UK.

Black Age Blues – Track Listing:

1. Another River To Cross
2. Elevated Man
3. Coffee & Whiskey
4. Black Age Blues
5. House Of The Moon
6. Jimi’s Gone
7. Graves
8. Grandpa Jones
9. A Killing Blues

GOATSNAKE – Live Actions:

3/21/2015 Gypsy Lounge – Austin, TX SXSW (Day show)
3/21/2015 Yellow Jackets Social Club – Austin, TX SXSW (Night Show)
5/02/2015 Pappy & Harriets – Joshua Tree/Pioneertown, CA
5/24/2015 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD w/ Amorphis, Anaal Nathrakh, Inverloch, Neurosis, Winter, more
5/30/2015 Temples Festival – Bristol, UK
6/01/2015 De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE
6/02/2015 Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL
6/03/2015 SO36 – Berlin, DE
6/04/2015 Freakvalley Festival – Siegen, DE
6/07/2015 AN Club – Athens, GR
6/20/2015 Crucialfest – Salt Lake City, UT

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.southernlord.com

http://southernlord.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GOATSNAKE.

LONG LIVE HEAVY AS SHIT MUSIC.

Stone.

ENSIFERUM – “One Man Army” First Week Worldwide Album Chart Rankings

Posted in folk metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on March 6, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Ensiferum - One Man Army - promo album debut chart rankings flyer - 2015 - #09EMOMBR

As reported by Metal Blade Records:

A huge congrats to (Finland’s) Ensiferum on their successful debut of “One Man Army” worldwide! Listen & order at http://www.metalblade.com/ensiferum

The album debuted at #167 on Billboard‘s Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #19 on Billboard’s Hard Music Chart, #36 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #9 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart.

Ensiferum - promo band photo - 2015 - #33669954EMOMB

In Canada, One Man Army placed at #69 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #13 on the Hard Music Chart and #126 on the Digital Music Charts.

On the Official Top 100 Charts in Europe, the record earned the coveted #1 slot in Finland, #15 Germany, #37 Austria and #24 Switzerland. Additionally, ENSIFERUM’s One Many Army has ranked among the top five entries in the iTunes Metal Charts in multiple territories.

Metal Blade - Los Angeles - B&W - logo - 2013

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ENSIFERUM.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER – Releasing New Studio Album “Crypt of the Devil” On May 5th, via Metal Blade Records

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

Six Feet Under - Crypt Of The Devil - promo album cover pic - 2015 #663409MO

As reported by Metal Blade Records:

~ Six feet under ~ will release “Crypt of the Devil” – their eleventh studio album, on May 5th! Listen now at: http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

With Crypt Of The Devil, Barnes has worked to continue the overall story from the previous works, wherein he is penning lyrics from the perspective of a serial killer. Or as Barnes describes, it’s a “winding journey through his mind. The songs paint a picture that’s not necessarily linear, rather a meandering back and forth through a dark soul.” Soon-to-be-classic cuts such as “Open Coffin Orgy” serve as exemplary examples of the fruits of Barnes’ macabre muse.

Cover art by Mike Hrubovcak – www.visualdarkness.com

Metal Blade - Los Angeles - B&W - logo - 2013

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.