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GHOULGOTHA – ‘The Deathmass Cloak’ Out Now on Dark Descent Records; Complete Album Streaming

The Deathmass Cloak, the debut full-length from San Diego-based death metal band GHOULGOTHA, is out now on Dark Descent Records. Stream the album in its entirety at this location.

Purchase The Deathmass Cloak right here.

After a demo, EP and a split, GHOULGOTHA emphatically announces their presence in the metal realm with the 53-minute The Deathmass Cloak. The album is the product of the very warped and prolific W. Sarantopoulos (AKA Elektrokutioner), so expect some of the most outside the box brutality the underground has to offer. Produced by Damian Herring (HORRENDOUS) at Subterranean Watchtower Studio, The Deathmass Cloak is a weird and winding death metal album destined to satisfy even the harshest critics. Cover art for the album comes courtesy of Mattias Frisk (Vanhelgd).

The Deathmass Cloak – Track List:

Solar Awakening (Intro)

Gazing into Melted Night

A Neck for the Nameless Noose

Austere Urns

Saturnal Rites

Prophetic Oration of Self

Arteries Unblest

Citadel of Heathen Flesh

Cartilage Imperfect

Levitate Within the Curse

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W. Sarantopoulos (DECREPITAPH, FATHER BEFOULED, ENCOFFINATION, WOODEN STAKE, FESTERED, SCAREMAKER and more) moved from Dallas to San Diego and began searching for musicians to bring some Doom/Death to Southern California. Shortly after moving, he hooked up with drummer C. Koryn (ASCENDED DEAD) who shared a lot of the same influences. Their playing styles worked perfectly with each other, making the song writing process very easy. The two jammed for a few months while looking for other members to complete the line up.

The band name GHOULGOTHA was chosen as it represents our dedication to rotting old skull Doom/Death. In the summer of 2012, J. Moreno (ASCENDED DEAD) and I. Mann were added on bass/vocals and second guitar, respectively. The full horde quickly put together a two song demo/promo called No Peace To Rest In and released it in September 2012.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/ghoulgotha666

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

LONG LIVE GHOULGOTHA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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CTULU’s “Sarkomand” LP Now Available For Orders

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags ctulu, Extreme Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey, vinyl albums on January 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

The first ever vinyl and reissue of the critically acclaimed sophomore album, Sarkomand, from Lovecraftian black metallers Ctulu is out now and available for orders via the band’s webshop. The 12” black LP was released on December 5th, 2014 via Black Blood Records and Human To Dust, in order to celebrate the band’s tenth anniversary. The CD version (2011, God Eater Records) was sold out and was received very warmly by the band’s fans and critics worldwide.

According to Rolling Stone India “Sarkomand featured Ctulu at their best, with a bruising, brutal mix of black and death metal” and Metal As Fuck states that the album “is a fine example of contemporary extreme metal“.

Ctulu was formed in 2004 by Mathias Junge and ex-member Stefan Schulz. The band has gone through various line-up changes over the years and the Sarkomand line-up features ex-members Jan Westermann (Diablery, Released Anger) on drums, Rolf Quast-Janßen (Lunar Eclipse) on vocal duties, along with Arne Uekert and Mathias Junge on guitars.

Despite its line-up changes, Ctulu has never given up and has put their original Seastorming Extreme Metal on the map of Heavy Metal. With their experience of live performances – including a tour with Taake, Ragnarök Festival (DE), Infernal Damnation (UK) and various shows outside their homeland, the band is stronger than ever.

Having a powerful member line-up featuring Junge and Uekert both on guitar and vocal duties, Roman Szymura (AEBA) on drums and Lasse Bodenstein on bass, the Germans are now working on their fourth full-length which will see a return to the catchy, straightforward – but not lacking in atmosphere – black metal which is found on Sarkomand.

Upcoming shows:

02. 20 – Frostfeuernächte – KiEZ Hölzerner See, Germany
03. 13 – Magazinkeller, Bremen, Germany (Freie Geister Festival co-organised by the band)
06. 19-21 – Gardelegen, Germany (Metal Frenzy Open Air)
08. 14 – Moscow, Russia
08. 15 – Tula, Russia (Blackened Life Festival)

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Source: Dewar PR

* For more info on CTULU:

Official Website

Facebook

 Bandcamp

Twitter

LONG LIVE CTULU.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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HELLION NEWS! NEW VIDEO & MORE!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags ann boleyn, hellion, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

HELLION SINGER, ANN BOLEYN, EXPLAINS HER MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND REVEALS FIRST OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO FROM NEW “KARMAS A BITCH” CD

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Ann Boleyn, powerhouse vocalist for L.A. female-fronted Metal act, HELLION, speaking to Eric Thompson in the current issue of Sweden Rock Magazine, explains the reasons for her mysterious disappearance from the music industry in the mid-2000s.

“My absence from the music industry was not voluntary,” said Ann Boleyn. “I was forced to flee because of problems with three stalkers.” One of the stalkers, a former financial advisor for HELLION, pled guilty to felony charges in 2003, and served time in prison.

“The District Attorney issued restraining orders to keep them away from me. The police could not protect me so I was forced to change my lifestyle and had to avoid places where I usually would go. Even my friends were threatened by these stalkers.”

Ann Boleyn re-emerged in DÉTENTE in 2007, replacing legendary thrash singer, Dawn Crosby, who died of liver failure.

Shortly after leaving DÉTENTE, Boleyn became depressed following the death of Ronnie James Dio, in 2010. Dio had produced HELLION.

“I was approached by a Japanese promoter to front an all-star tribute. They wanted me to record a tribute album to Ronnie and to tour in Japan and possibly South America. I had never been offered so much money for any music project, but I could not agree to it because I felt like I would have been profiting from Ronnie’s death.”

In 2014, Boleyn enlisted drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, UFO, QUEENSRYCHE), keyboard player Scott Warren (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, TYPE-O NEGATIVE), bassist Bjorn Englen (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TONY MCALPINE), and up and coming shred guitarist Maxxxwell Carlisle to record and tour for the first time in nearly a decade. Georg Dolivo (RHINO BUCKET) also appeared as a special guest rhythm guitarist on HELLION’S recent North American tour. Bassist Greg Smith (ALICE COOPER, RAINBOW, TED NUGENT) filled in for Englen on the recent tour due to a schedule conflict.

Above cover art by Woven Claws.

In October HELLION released their first CD of new music in a decade. Hellion’s new CD, Karma’s A Bitch, was produced by legendary British studio icon Ken Scott, who produced iconic albums, including DAVID BOWIE‘s “Hunky Dory”, “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars”, “Aladdin Sane” and “Pinups,” along with Simon Wright and Ann Boleyn.

HELLION has revealed their first official lyric video from their new “Karma’s A Bitch” CD. The new video may be found here.

BETRAYER – Official Video:

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Source: New Renaissance Entertainment

* For more info on HELLION:

www.hellion.us

https://www.facebook.com/Hellion.Official

LONG LIVE HELLION.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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Progressive Metallers id. Streaming EP Title Track ‘Sagittarius A’; EP Due Out February 10th

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags id., Metal News, metal odyssey, progressive metal on January 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

With songwriting that is a progressive, heavy and catharsis, Vancouver, BC’s id. is a multi-layered metal force. Inspired by Sigmund Freud’s theory on the levels of the human psyche, the band’s front line introduction of their subconscious tendencies is unleashed in their debut EP ‘Sagittarius A’ due out Feb 10, 2014.

Song Stream – Sagittarius A – http://idmusic9.bandcamp.com/album/sagittarius-a

Written by guitarist Alex Dubreuil with words backed by Jason Pennington, the EP touches on topics such as inner struggle, world views, self-awareness to what’s beyond in outer space.

“We want people to connect with our message and enjoy the diversity of our sound. The music has evolved from quite unstructured abstract ideas to come around to find a comfort zone with no borders.” comments vocalist Jason Pennington.

Employing a style that is different compared to other progressive bands, id. transcend genres in their four track debut, which features Vancouver Metal scene veterans lyricist and vocalist Jason Pennington (Makaria), drummer Kris DeBoer (Grudge, Infernal Majesty, Artep), rhythm guitarist Tyson Araszewski (AutumnEx) and guitarist Alex Dubreuil (My Own Chaos) who also does bass on the EP.

With more songs in their arsenal for a full length to follow their EP and influenced by bands such as Opeth, Mastodon, Devin Townsend, Gojira, and Augury, id is sharing with metallers what’s to come as they push forward to put themselves on the map.

Band Fact: The story behind the EP Title: ‘Sagittarius A’ is the name of the black hole in the center of our galaxy. The idea comes from a fundamental belief in a scientific world view, free of religious influence and tyranny. It outlines how people are susceptible to believe things without evidence if it appeals to their vanity, as opposed to being presented with evidence and being able to accept something that is inherently contradictory to their intuition.

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Track Listing – id. – Sagittarius A

The Greatest Secret Never Told (3:58)
Humanity’s Cry (5:36)
id.entity (6:01)
Sagittarius A (5:57)

EP Length: 21:34

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

* For more info on id., click below:

Facebook | Bandcamp

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Long Live Metal.

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Greek Thrashers BIOTOXIC WARFARE Unleash New Single From ‘Lobotomized’

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags biotoxic warfare, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

In order to whet appetites, Biotoxic Warfare have released a single from their upcoming album ‘Lobotomized’ which is released this coming Monday, January 19th, via Slaney Records. The track, also named ‘Lobotomized’ is a meaty introduction to the band’s debut full-length release.

Listen to ‘Lobotomized’ Here!

http://youtu.be/yShCdJahEOs

Since their formation little over two years ago and having already supported the likes of Enforcer and Suicidal Angels and released one highly lauded EP, ‘Baptized in Blood and Greed’ [2013], Biotoxic Warfare are emerging from the Greek underbelly as a force to be reckoned with. This is demonstrated in full on their debut album release, ‘Lobotomized’.

‘Lobotomized’ is a blistering aural attack from the start and does not let up the onslaught through the album’s eight tracks. Talking of the album, the band had this to say –

“The sound of ‘Lobotomized’ is mostly influenced by the European Thrash Metal scene (Kreator, Sodom) with a mix of old school American Death Metal (Obituary, Death, Morbid Angel). It also combines dark melodies, shredding guitar solos, technical riffing and many well-combined fragments of the whole extreme metal spectrum.

“Lyrically the album opposes strictly to any religious fanatics and cults who use their lies to control every human being with ambitions to reign upon arrogance and false reality created by religions worldwide since the dawn of time. The lyrics call the people to rise against their oppressors, stand out for what they believe and break the chains that bond both mind and soul.”

And this is what the press is saying:

“If ‘Lobotomized’ is a sign for all the good albums that are to come in 2015, then I cannot fucking wait…an amazing start to the year’s metal releases.” – 10/10 Metal Addicts

The band recorded the album at their home studio and went on to have it mixed and mastered by Vaggelis Theodorakis (Revolted Masses). ‘Lobotomized’’s artwork, designed by Roberto Toderico, encapsulates the messages from within the album. The band describe the artwork as depicting “the massive lobotomy and brain washing that terrorizes our society by any organized religion party, and aims to a global propaganda in order to control and twist the freedom of thinking and acting for yourself.”

‘Lobotomized’ Track Listing:

Mors Indecepta
Proclaim The Gospel Of Lies
Baptized In Blood And Greed
Dysphoric Reality
Lobotomized
Lust For Hate
Parasitic Life
As We Rot (Promises Of Heaven)

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BIOTOXIC WARFARE

Mike – Vocals

George – Lead Guitars

Stelios – Rhythm Guitars

Panagiotis – Bass

Orestis – Drums

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info on BIOTOXIC WARFARE:

Biotoxic Warfare on Facebook

www.reverbnation.com/biotoxicwarfare

LONG LIVE BIOTOXIC WARFARE AND THEIR 100% WHOOP-ASS, IN-YOUR-FACE, CRANIUM SPLITTING THRASH METAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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Milwaukee Tech-Death Metallers ARA Release “Devourer of Worlds” – Complete Album Streaming Now

Posted in Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags ara, Death Metal, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Milwaukee Tech-Death Metallers ARA have self-released their new full-length album Devourer of Worlds. On this new statement of malicious intent, ARA makes a giant leap forward from 2012 debut EP The Breathless Sleep with the creation of a penetrating, technically proficient, and memorable slab of U.S. Death Metal. Devourer of Worlds was recorded and mixed by ARA and Shane Hochstetler at Howl Street Recordings, and mastered by Colin Marston.

Stream Devourer of Worlds in its entirety below or at this location.

RIYL: Gorguts, Immolation, Morbid Angel, Demilich, Hate Eternal, Origin, Portal, Anata, Cannibal Corpse, Cryptopsy, Mithras, Suffocation, Ulcerate, etc..

DEVOURER OF WORLDS – Track List:

Incunabulum
Obelisk
Jerupitus, the Blood-Drenched
Insectile Aberration
Cadaverlanche
Dredgehammer
Execution
Cruel Epitaph
Human Garbage
Devourer of Worlds

ABOUT ARA:

ARA is a Progressive/Technical Death Metal band, featuring members of the bands Northless and Concentric. ARA began in early 2012 as a culmination of the desires of Jerry Hauppa and Erik Stenglein to play in a Death Metal project that borrowed from their influences, without being mere carbon copies. Both Jerry and Erik have/had played in multiple Milwaukee area bands throughout the last 12 years, enjoying performing and creating various styles of music, but they had never realized their goal of creating stark, dissonant, yet strangely melodic brutality, until deciding to try to play some Death Metal riffs together, one day in their practice space.

This jam led to full songs and of course, the inception of ARA. Soon after, Jerry recruited longtime musical collaborator James Becker (Concentric, ex-Forever Is Forgotten) and Adam Bujny (ex-Gaspar Minga) on bass and vocals, respectively, and they filled out the sound in a way that led to the formation of material found on The Blessed Sleep. And that was just the beginning. New album Devourer of Worlds is ARA’s declaration of war!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on ARA:

https://www.facebook.com/Ara.Music.WI

LONG LIVE ARA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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FERIUM Added To OTEP’s European Tour In March 2015

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags ferium, Metal News, metal odyssey, otep on January 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Israeli Metal outfit FERIUM will be supporting OTEP on its European headlining tour in March, with THE AGONIST. See above flyer for tour dates.

FERIUM released its debut album, Reflections on CD and digital formats via Transcend Music early in 2014 and is currently working on its next album. Reflections was met with praise by critics and fans worldwide and received Album of the Week honors from RevolverMag.com. Select tracks from Reflections are streaming at http://www.feriumband.com/

Purchase Reflections at:

CD: http://transcendmusic.bigcartel.com/

Digital: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reflections/id835603871

ABOUT FERIUM:

Formed in 2006, FERIUM were initially inspired by Pantera and Lamb Of God but over time influence from the likes of Textures, Gojira, Death and more found its way into their sound. 2009 saw their first EP The New Law which gained the band international recognition, enabling them to play large local events such as Summer Carnage and Hallelujah, along with shows outside of their homeland, including Wacken 2009. 2013 saw the band return to tour Europe/UK supporting The Agonist and Threat Signal. Featuring cover art by Eliran Kantor (Hatebreed, Sodom, Atheist), Reflections is the culmination of four years of hard work, pain, passion, anger and hatred and the results are not for the faint-hearted.

Band bio and more can be found at: www.feriumband.com/#!biography/c1enr

FERIUM:

Tiran Ezra – Vocals

Guy Goldenberg – Guitars

Elram Boxer – Guitars \ Back Vocals

Ron Amar – Drums

Yoni Biton – Bass

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CRITICAL PRAISE FOR FERIUM:

“Ferium are the real deal” (9/10) – Total Deathcore

“They’ve got a lot of talent and dedication behind their music. Really aggressive, massive metal…” – The Circle Pit

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on FERIUM:

www.feriumband.com

www.facebook.com/FeriumIsrael

twitter.com/Ferium_Band

www.youtube.com/user/BandFerium

www.transcendmusic.com

LONG LIVE OTEP.

LONG LIVE FERIUM.

LONG LIVE THE AGONIST.

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Life Is A Monopoly! Watch KOLONY’s New Lyric Video To Find Out Why? New Album: “Sledge” Out Now!

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news, rock music videos with tags kolony, melodic metal, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

L to R – Antony: Drum | Myk: Bass, Back Vocals | Maxxx: Lead Guitar, Back Vocals | Reno: Vocals, Rythm Guitar

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Life Is A Monopoly! Montreal, QC’s KOLONY express their distaste for some of the world’s social issues with their new lyric video ‘Monopoly’, one of eleven tracks from their recently released debut album ‘Sledge’.

“Today is a new experience for us (Kolony) with our first official lyric video. We’re very happy to share it with you! Monopoly is one of our favorites because of its lyrics that we feel need to be heard. Also, thanks to Roberto Napolitano who did the video. Have fun!” comments guitarist Maxx.

KOLONY – Monopoly Lyric Video (Official)

KOLONY – Sledge – Album Stream/Purchase:

KOLONY – Echoes (Official Music Video)

KOLONY – Behind The Scenes Footage For Sledge

ABOUT KOLONY:

Best described as crafting melodic rock metal, KOLONY believes in doing things a little differently. Boldly combining elements of old school Metal, NWOBHM, Modern Metal and Rock, the band loves fast tempos, melodic vocals and all-around high-octane music with each track coming from the heart and reflecting the way its members think about the world. Setting out to write a full-length debut album at the start of 2013, KOLONY has arrived at its latest record, ‘Sledge’, an 11 track power adventure produced by Jef Fortin and the band that was unleashed to the masses on November 14, 2014.

Track Listing – KOLONY – Sledge

1 – I Realize (1:20)

2 – The Trial (3:36)

3 – Trust and Live (4:04)

4 – Echoes (4:06)

5 – Modern Hero (4:06)

6 – Anthem (5:42)

7 – Escape (4:47)

8 – I Don’t Care (5:23)

9 – Road (4:23)

10 – Monopoly (3:10)

11 – Sledge That Shit (4:16)

Album Length: 44:57

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CRITICAL PRAISE:

“What a monster of an album Sledge is. Kolony is a very talentful band that brings its own original mix of metal to the table, setting its own path and distancing itself from the rest of the province’s metal scene.” – Metal Made In Canada

“Three things from Canada that make our lives better: hockey, the movie Strange Brew, and now the band Kolony with a nice, new album.” – National Rock Review

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

* For more info on KOLONY:

http://www.kolonymusic.com

LONG LIVE KOLONY.

LONG LIVE CANADA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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New Voice of the Soul Song Streaming Now!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, voice of the soul on January 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Dubai extreme metallers Voice of the Soul have today released a brand new song entitled ‘Pendulum’ from their forthcoming debut album ‘Catacombs’. The album will be released on 27th March 2015 distributed via UK label Hell’s Hammer & India’s Transcending Obscurity.

Listen to ‘Pendulum’ Here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNFZWxxJc-U

Vocalist and guitarist Kareem Chehayeb talks about the song, “This is song was inspired by the mass suicide of Jonestown that took place in 1978, but the lyrical content applies to so many political groups and cults whose leaders exploit the poor and disenfranchised for their own gain.”

The artwork (as seen below) was designed by Syrian Dubai-based artist Hamood Hallak of MHD Graphics, and was inspired by the concept of ‘Pendulum’.

Kareem elaborates: “While it appears evident that there is a priest/figure leading sheep, the cliff that they are about to walk off is within the temple itself. We don’t specify whether it’s religious or not, because religion isn’t the sole focus. It’s political, it’s social.”

First formed in Kuwait on the opposite side of the Persian Gulf in late 2007 17 year-old Kareem Chehayeb and 16 year-old Monish Shringi released their first EP, ‘Winds of Apprehension’ in July 2009 with second EP, ‘Eyes of Deceit’ seeking the light of day the following summer. After playing several shows in Dubai since January 2011, the band opted to relocate to the most popular city and emirate in the UAE before releasing their third EP, ‘Into Oblivion’, live on SOS Heavy Metal Radio in Portugal in August 2011. ‘Into Oblivion’ was undoubtedly the bands most successful record with songs receiving regular airplay across the globe.

During April 2014, the band made home at Haven Studio with producer Hadi Sarieddine in Dubai and recorded their debut full-length album ‘Catacombs’.

‘Catacombs’ Track Listing:

1) Desolation

2) Perpetual Deception

3) Pendulum

4) Quarantine

5) Cold Rupture

6) The Mist

7) Perdition

8) Defiled

9) Images Subside

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info on VOICE OF THE SOUL:

www.facebook.com/votsband

LONG LIVE VOICE OF THE SOUL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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INSURRECTION – Unleash Teaser For Upcoming Music Video ‘Prototype’

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags insurrection, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Assaulting witnesses in both languages of French and English since their conception in 2003, Gatineau, QC Death Metal band INSURRECTION has unleashed a teaser for their upcoming music video ‘Prototype’ filmed by La Corp and set to be revealed on February 3, 2015. ‘Prototype’ is the title track from INSURRECTION‘s first crowd funded and third full length album produced by Topon Das (Fuck The Facts) released via Canadian label Galy Records in late 2013.

“We’re working on something special in the Insurrection labs, and we can’t wait to show everyone! We can’t say much more at this time, but here’s a little something in the meantime.” comments vocalist Stef Jomphe.

Prototype Music Video Teaser:

http://youtu.be/zbKD5XoxUog

Album Stream – Prototype: http://snd.sc/18RY6FI

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/prototype/id716070055

Galy Records Store:

http://galyrecords.bigcartel.com/product/insurrection-prototype-cd-bonus-cd

Prototype – Track Listing:

1 – Overprocessed (Intro)

2 – Abattoir

3 – The Chronophobes

4 – Checkmate

5 – Sueurs Froides

6 – Hellfire

7 – Trois Minutes de Carnage

8 – Archetype

9 – Prototype

10 – They Rise

11 – Bruits Sans Fin

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

For more info on INSURRECTION:

http://www.insurrectionmetal.com

Facebook.com/InsurrectionMetal

Twitter: @InsurrectionCan

LONG LIVE INSURRECTION.

LONG LIVE CANADA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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ANNIHILATOR – Europe In The Blood Tour 2015 – Dates, Cities, Venues

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags annihilator, jeff waters, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Canada’s Metal legends’ ANNIHILATOR will be embarking on their Europe In The Blood Tour 2015, this coming October and November. Check out the tour flyer above to see the dates and locations. For more info, click on the link below:

Facebook: Annihilator

ANNIHILATOR FEAST Is Available Now!

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LONG LIVE ANNIHILATOR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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Kaotoxin Records Announces First Bands for Kaotoxin Fest #II

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

After a successful debut, the Kaotoxin Fest will return in 2015 for a second edition that will take place in Lille, France on December 5.

The first festival saw a slew of bands from Kaotoxin Records’ illustrious roster, including 6:33, Ad Patres, Antropofago, Department of Correction, Dehuman, Drawers, Eye Of Solitude, Infected Society, The Lumberjack Feedback, Nephren-Ka, Nolentia, Sidious, Unsu, VxPxOxAxAxWxAxMxC storming the stage at Lille’s El Diablo club. This year’s edition will be centered on Kaotoxin bands who didn’t perform last year. Confirmed names thus far are as follows:

Putrid Offal
Savage Annihilation: feat. Bono (ex-Insain) as special guest on bass.
Miserable Failure: First gig ever, featuring guest drummer Kevin Foley (Benighted).
F Stands For Fuck You: First gig in years.

More artists and many exclusive surprises will be announced in the coming months. For updates, visit: this location.

Kaotoxin Fest #II is sponsored by: MetalOrgie.com.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info:

http://www.kaotoxin.com

LONG LIVE KAOTOXIN RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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A LIGHT WITHIN – Release “Between Shores” For Download

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags a light within, Metal News, metal odyssey, post-metal on January 7, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Post-Metallers A Light Within from Kansas City, MO, have released Between Shores on a Name Your Price basis on their Bandcamp page. The track comes as the next step in the band’s evolving sound from their début EP Preface.

In an interview with Dutch Metal Maniac (read here), guitarist Jeff Irvine explains: “With the changing of bassists, the sound changed. Not drastically, but organically. We all went out of our comfort zones, and came up with something really great.”  The single, likened to bands such as Junius and Neurosis, comes as a taster for the upcoming Body Matter EP, whose lyrics concern “one’s reflection on life; love and loss.”

 Check out the song here:

https://alightwithin.bandcamp.com/track/page-51-between-shores

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Stone Says: The above song from A Light Within is a sonic treat for my senses! Man, I dig this band and their layered sound… top tier musicianship and vocals all the way. A true underground diamond in the rough is A Light Within. Whoa!

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(Source: Dewar PR)

LONG LIVE A LIGHT WITHIN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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ENFORCER “From Beyond” – New Studio Album Cover Art And Details

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags enforcer, metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey on January 5, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Swedish Heavy Metal act ENFORCER has finished the recordings of their upcoming new album, called From Beyond. This fourth ENFORCER record will contain ten new songs, produced, mixed and mastered by the band on their own.

The album will be out on February 27th (EU), March 2nd (UK) and March 10th (US) of 2015. Pre-sales start today.

Vocalist and guitar player Olof Wikstrand comments: “From Beyond is faster, heavier, louder, darker and more vicious all at the same time without losing a tiny bit of what ENFORCER stand for. A fist in the face of all current trends and a stake through the throat of modernity. Total metal!”

From Beyond will be released on a limited edition digipak, as well as on vinyl in different colors.

From Beyond – Track List:

Destroyer
Undying Evil
From Beyond
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Below The Slumber
Hungry They Will Come
The Banshee
Farewell
Hell Will Follow
Mask Of Red Death

Pre-order From Beyond here: http://smarturl.it/EnforcerFromBeyond

Every sound wave you hear on From Beyond is 100% ENFORCER!

* For more info on ENFORCER:

www.enforcer.se

www.nuclearblast.de/enforcer

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(Source: Enforcer Facebook)

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UFOMAMMUT – Completes Seventh Studio Full-Length For Spring Release Via Neurot Recordings

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags metal albums 2015, Metal News, metal odyssey, ufomammut on January 2, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Italian power trio, UFOMAMMUT, is putting the final details on the band’s anticipated seventh studio full-length in order for the album to see an early Spring 2015 worldwide release, once again through Neurot Recordings. While virtually no specific details on the album are yet to be revealed to the public, the album is fully mixed, mastered and going into production now. The record’s title, release date and much more will be unveiled at the dawn of 2015, and mass album and tour updates will ensue through the rest of the year.

In October, UFOMAMMUT proudly released XV, through the band’s own Supernatural Cat label with support from Neurot, a DVD documenting their intense first fifteen years together. For nearly two years UFOMAMMUT has been working on this special video project delivered through XV‘s more than three hours of footage documenting their vast discography and live accomplishments. The DVD features Magickal Mastery Live, a twelve-song live act, as well as interviews, outtakes, and extras, captured over the past decade and a half.

A mini-documentary sampled from XV is playing at THIS LOCATION, and a video of “Zerosette” from the band’s Godlike Snake debut is playing RIGHT HERE. Orders for the XV DVD can be placed in the US HERE and internationally HERE, and the digital audio version of Magickal Mastery Live only can be ordered HERE.

Additional info on the upcoming album will be released in the coming weeks as UFOMAMMUT prepares to return to North America for their first major tour of the continent in 2015, including a performance at Maryland Deathfest 2015.

UFOMAMMUT Live:

5/21/2015 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

http://www.ufomammut.com

Facebook: UFOMAMMUT

http://www.supernaturalcat.com

http://www.malleusdelic.com

http://www.neurotrecordings.com

http://www.facebook.com/neurotrecordings

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METAL ODYSSEY’S TOP TEN METAL ALBUMS OF 2014

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags metal albums 2014, Metal News, metal odyssey, top 10 metal albums, top ten metal albums on January 2, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Metal Odyssey’s Top Ten Metal Albums Of 2014: The Metal album releases during 2014 were abundant and fun to chase down and listen to. As with previous years, I’ve compiled a best of list for Metal albums; only this year it is a Top 10 instead of the annual Top 20. I finally decided to give myself a year off from trying to decide if a #15 Metal album was any better than a #16 Metal album. You know?

A Top 10 this year just seems so right and hopefully one or some of your favorite Metal bands/albums are featured below. These 10 Metal albums gave me the most Metal joy during 2014, standing out from the rest and I cannot be more honest than that. They’re the crème de la crème of 2014 Metal albums for my Metal soul. Of course, I highly and 100% recommend these Top Ten Metal Albums below! Thank you for visiting and supporting Metal Odyssey! Thank you to ALL the bands below for existing! Happy Metal New Year and Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone

#10

PHANTOM 13 – OUT FOR BLOOD

PHANTOM 13 fuse Horror Punk and Horror Metal with impeccable style and sound on Out For Blood. Hail PHANTOM 13 and Ohio’s Metal underground!

You can read my full album review for Out For Blood by clicking that fabulous link below. Whoa!

PHANTOM 13 “Out For Blood” – An Album Of Horror Punk/Shock Rock Whoop-Ass!

The above link is for an original Metal Odyssey post from October 13th, 2014.

#9

LAIKA – SOMNIA

Canada’s Metal underground is potent and one reason why is: LAIKA. This brilliant band has bestowed upon my Metal soul a non-stop sonic assault of 100% ass kicking Melodic Death Metal. Whoa.

#8

KREYSKULL – TOWER WITCH

Definitely the most intriguing Metal album that I savored in 2014. KREYSKULL combine clean vocals with a Classic Rock meets Heavy Metal methodology and I’m digging it immensely! This album is so good, I wanna bawl with tears of Metal joy.

#7

STORMWARRIOR – THUNDER & STEELE

STORMWARRIOR released a most memorable slab of Power Metal/Speed Metal with Thunder & Steele. An early release in 2014, I never let this CD stray too far from me all year. Read my complete album review for Thunder & Steele, by clicking that stunning link below. Whoa!

STORMWARRIOR “Thunder & Steel” – New Studio Album Is A Metal Triumph You Cannot Pass Over In 2014!

The above link is for an original Metal Odyssey post from January 8th, 2014.

#6

TRIPTYKON – MELANA CHASMATA

The rough translation for Melana Chasmata is “black, deep depressions/valleys” and that is absolutely the Metal sound, vibes, mood and feel that I so cherish from this second full-length TRIPTYKON album. Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and founding member Tom Gabriel Warrior is a Metal icon and rules the Metal underworld.

#5

ELECTRIC WIZARD – TIME TO DIE

ELECTRIC WIZARD scares the Metal shit out of me and that’s what makes them so endearing to me. This evil album is Doom, Stoner and Horror that reveals the true identity of the world today… and that identity is not very kind towards humankind. ELECTRIC WIZARD have given me much Metal wisdom to ponder…

#4

HAMMERFALL – (r)Evolution

What is possibly the best HAMMERFALL album ever, I love everything this album has to offer: soaring and triumphant vocals, dazzling guitars, a booming rhythm section and eloquent keys. HAMMERFALL has never let me down. All Hail HAMMERFALL!!

#3

RIGOR MORTIS – SLAVES TO THE GRAVE

Legends and pioneers of Speed Metal, RIGOR MORTIS have culminated their Metal legacy with Slaves To The Grave. The late Mike Scaccia (founding member, guitarist, songwriter) is an illustrious listen and vocalist Bruce Corbitt sings with brutal Metal fervor. Don’t pay any attention to this album being #3 and just know RIGOR MORTIS and Slaves To The Grave are American Metal treasures.

#2

METAL INQUISITOR

ULTIMA RATIO REGIS

I find Germany’s METAL INQUISITOR to be a sensational Metal band. Period. This razor-sharp Metal band has written and plays Traditional Metal in exemplary fashion on Ultima Ratio Regis. Massacre Records have a Metal gem with this band.

Read my full album review for Ultima Ratio Regis, by clicking that terrific link below. Whoa!

METAL INQUISITOR “Ultima Ratio Regis” – A True Heavy Metal Album You MUST Own!

The above link is for an original Metal Odyssey post from February 2nd, 2014.

#1

SABATON – HEROES

One of the greatest Metal albums I’ve ever had the honor to listen to and enjoy is SABATON’s Heroes. I realize our world needs more heroes more today than I can remember in my lifetime. SABATON celebrates a history of our War Heroes, the free world’s war heroes at that. This, I believe, is a Power Metal album for the ages.

Above: I am not alone, SABATON Heroes was a #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com during 2014!

The Ballad Of Bull chokes me up every time I listen to it. My fists get a workout as I pump them into the air when SABATON Heroes is played. For me, vocalist Joakim Brodén has never sounded more powerful on vocals and the entire band are thoroughly at the top of their Metal game. This is victorious Metal with an undeniable passion for world freedom and I will cherish this SABATON album for the rest of my Metal life. Metal be thy name. God Bless Sweden and God Bless America. – Stone

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* For more info on SABATON:

Facebook: Sabaton

Website: www.sabaton.net

Twitter: www.twitter.com/sabaton

LONG LIVE METAL.

REST IN PEACE, MIKE SCACCIA.

IN METAL, WE ALL STAND UNITED.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

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The Long-Awaited Second Album “Pain & Pleasure” By APOCRYPHAL VOICE Is Available Now!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags apocryphal voice, metal albums 2014, Metal News, metal odyssey on December 30, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Apocryphal Voice was formed in 1999 by Juhani Jokisalo after having grown out both with musical taste and ambitions from a previous more conventional Dark Metal band, where he was the bassist. Rebellion against that moment’s Finnish Metal scene also played it’s part in giving motivation.

“The Sickening” demo was recorded in late 2000 with Juhani and drummer Ville Salonen as the only band members. It contained 3 fiercely left-field Metal songs utilizing bare negative emotions. “The Sickening” found its way to the hands of label Rage of Achilles, who released it as such in 2003 as a mini-cd.

The following full-lenght “Stilltrapped”, now leaning more towards a sort of depressive wintry Rock than black-based Metal, was self-recorded bit by bit during following years. Apocryphal Voice came to attention of Blut Aus Nord’s Vindsval who at the helm of Candlelight sublabel Appease Me, had arranged the release for “Stilltrapped” in 2007.

The following songs ultimately ended up for the “Pain & Pleasure” full-length and began being composed arranged and rehearsed painstakingly, without any hurry. The new material formed out to have more vitality than before, Death Metal influences started creeping in and the sound production was sought out to have more earthly feel. The decision to release the album via distributor/promoter Inverse Records ensured the complete independence.

Apocryphal Voice is impossible to pin down into any established genre or made to tamely serve any non-artistic usage. It is Metal music for true music lovers – those who wish to deeply explore harmonic tensions, structural narratives, and raw emotions, often discomforting ones too.

APOCRYPHAL VOICE – Megalomanic Euphoria

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Listen to whole album on: Spotify

Megalomanic Euphoria on: Youtube

http://inverse.fi/wordpress2/sample-page/apocryphal-voice

Apocryphal Voice – Contact info:

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LONG LIVE APOCRYPHAL VOICE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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ACID KING – TO RELEASE “MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, CENTER OF EVERYWHERE” ON APRIL 14th

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags acid king, Metal News, metal odyssey, Psychedelic Rock on December 30, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Photo credit: Raymond Ahner

SAN FRANCISCO, December 2014 – Acid King, pioneers of the San Francisco Doom scene and one of the genre’s first bands to be helmed by a woman, return from their self-imposed 10-year recording hiatus on April 14 with the release of Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere.

“We had several songs in the works over the years that we spent most of our time touring Europe but in between working our day jobs, we didn’t put the effort into recording,” explained singer/guitar player Lori S. “I really wanted to accelerate the process and get new music out. It’s time. This music that we’ve been playing for so long, that was initially obscure and underground, seemed to grow over these past 10 years and the timing was right to release this now!”

Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere was recorded at both Sharkbite and Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, mixed at Different Fur Studios and produced by Acid King and Billy Anderson. The digital release will be released independently via Acid King while physical copies, both CD and vinyl, will be available via Svart Records.

Acid King bubbled up from San Francisco in 1993 through a fog of revved up riffs, thunderous drums, and a hypnotic vocal howl. They unleashed three EPs and three full-length albums, starting with Zoroaster in 1995, the 1999 full-length Busse Woods, and their most recent release, Acid King III, coming in 2005. Their seismic chemistry transfixed audiences everywhere from high-profile festivals such as Hellfest and Roadburn to now iconic shows alongside peers such as Sleep and Mystick Krewe of Clearlight.

The band recently confirmed their participation in Desertfest, April 24 to 26 in the UK. North American tour dates will be announced soon.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ACID KING:

www.facebook.com/AcidkingSF

www.acidking.com

LONG LIVE ACID KING.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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INTERNAL SUFFERING – Long-Running Brutal Death Metal Behemoths Ink New Deal With Unique Leader Records

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags Death Metal, internal suffering, Metal News, metal odyssey on December 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Unique Leader Records is very pleased to announce the re-signing of long-running brutal Death Metal behemoths, INTERNAL SUFFERING.

Comments the band in a collective statement: “We are stoked to announce that we have resigned with Unique Leader! We are all very proud to be again a part of a label that has released some of the finest extreme death metal albums in history from bands such as Deeds Of Flesh, Decrepit Birth, Disgorge, Pyrexia, Internal Bleeding, Disavowed, Hour Of Penance, Aeon, Beheaded, Psycroptic and Spawn Of Possession, just to name a few. This is the beginning of a new chapter for us. We would like to thank Erik Lindmark and all the staff at Unique Leader for welcoming us back into their incredible roster. Few other labels can touch their legacy when it comes to high quality brutal death metal. We’ll be starting the recording sessions this Winter. We look forward to previously undreamed-of levels of brutality, speed and intensity with this new record. Stay tuned for more details!”

Spawned in 1996, INTERNAL SUFFERING recently relocated from their home base in Pereira, Columbia to Madrid, Spain. Notorious for their apocalyptic brand of brutal, blasting, technically proficient death metal, the band’s bestial discography includes four full-lengths: 2000’s Supreme Knowledge Domain (Repulse Records), 2002’s Chaotic Matrix (Displeased Records), 2004’s Choronzonic Force Domination (Displeased Records) and 2006’s Awakening of the Rebel (Unique Leader Records), the last two of which featured the production prowess of extreme metal sound-wizard Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal/ex-Morbid Angel).

A maniacal work ethic and thirst to spread their audio peril globally has allowed INTERNAL SUFFERING the opportunity to ransack stages throughout the US, Europe and Asia along the iconic likes of Cannibal Corpse, Sodom, Incantation, Exodus and Origin, among many more. The band has also graced the bills of some of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world including the Maryland Deathfest, Extreme Fest, Neurotic Death Fest, Barroselas Metal Fest, Tokyo Death Fest, Bangkok Deathfest, Fuck The Commerce Fest, Obscene Extreme Festival and Kaltenbach Open Air Fest as well as an appearance last year at the massive Rock At The Park. Among the most populated open air fests in Latin America, Rock At The Park draws over 100,000 headbangers annually!

INTERNAL SUFFERING will release their long-awaited fifth studio album via Unique Leader Records in 2015. Details to be unveiled in due time.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/InternalSuffering

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

http://www.twitter.com/UniqueLeaderRec

http://www.youtube.com/uniqueleaderrecords

LONG LIVE INTERNAL SUFFERING.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

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THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK – Release FREE Digital EP

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags metal albums 2014, Metal News, metal odyssey, the lumberjack feedback on December 28, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Launched on November 24th and successfully finalized within days, the crowdfunding campaign for THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK and WE ALL DIE (laughing)‘s Ausstellung limited-edition split EP was a fantastic success.

Kaotoxin is now proud to announce the immediate release of both a free digital EP from THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK, titled Noise in the Church, and its video counterpart in the form of two brand new music videos for the two live songs featured on the EP.

Mastered by R3myboy (Gojira, Ez3kiel…), Noise in the Church consists of two tracks recorded live in July 2014, in a deconsecrated church. The performance was filmed by Attic Addict. The live tracks – Salvation, off the band’s upcoming debut full-length, Blackened Vision, and The Dreamcatcher, from their 2013 debut Hand of Glory – make Noise in the Church the perfect missing link between what was and what will be.

As raw as heavy, the performance is bombastic and chaotic yet addictive and mesmerizing: Noise in the Church, both the EP and videos, is the perfect rendition of all what THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK is about! Get the FREE digital EP here!

Noise In The Church – Track List:

Salvation [live]

The Dreamcatcher [live]

Mein Gebush hat Hünger*

*bonus demo track recorded in 2009

Check Out Salvation, Below:

Check Out Dreamcatcher, Below:

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info, click links below:

Website: thelumberjackfeedback.com

Website: www.kaotoxin.com

LONG LIVE THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK.

LOUD & LOW!

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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