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KING DIAMOND – Announces North American Fall Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on June 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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KING DIAMOND has confirmed what has been rumored for several weeks: a full North American tour this Fall! The long-awaited trek will commence on October 11th in Atlanta and wrap up with the previously announced performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. A limited edition KING DIAMOND jacket will be available through the SHOWstubs.com fan club pre-sale, which begins today, June 24th. Tickets will be on sale online and at box offices nationwide on Friday, June 27th.

KING DIAMOND will be joined on stage by longtime band members Andy LaRocque, Mike Wead, Hal Patino, and Matt Thompson. Additionally, North American fans will bear witness to the band’s full European festival stage show. These will be the most ambitious and largest North American productions of the band’s entire history. A special guest support act for the tour will be announced in the coming weeks.

KING DIAMOND North American Tour 2014: 

10/11/2014 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA

10/13/2014 – The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD

10/14/2014 – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY

10/16/2014 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA

10/17/2014 – Olympia – Montreal, QC

10/18/2014 – The Sound Academy – Toronto, ON

10/19/2014 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

10/21/2014 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL

10/22/2014 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO

10/24/2014 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO

10/26/2014 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

10/28/2014 – The Moose Theatre – Seattle, WA

10/30/2014 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA

10/31/2014 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

11/01/2014 – House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

11/03/2014 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ

11/05/2014 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX

11/06/2014 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX

Fun Fun Fun Fest

11/08/2014 Auditorium Shores – Austin, TX

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on KING DIAMOND:

Website: http://www.kingdiamondcoven.com

Facebook: King Diamond

Facebook: King Diamond & Mercyful Fate

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LONG LIVE KING DIAMOND.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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STAR INSIGHT – Debut Album “Messera” Out August 1st And Music Video “Emanuela” Online

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 23, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Star Insight is a Finnish Melodic/Symphonic Metal band which was founded in Seinäjoki back in 2005, but is now located in Lapua. After four self-released records the band inked a deal with Finnish record label Inverse Records. Their debut album “Messera” will be released worldwide in August 1st 2014.

In their music they mixed a lot of different elements. In addition to symphonic parts, you can also hear industrial sounds, punk riffs, ambient and also some power metallic drum pedaling. Vocals are traditional roaring which are filled in with clean vocals. The lyrics are primarily fictional and the theme is everything between heaven and earth.

The songs for the album are carefully selected from broadest possible musical scale. This close half-hour package contains a lot of different songs and moods.

A brand new music video “Emanuela” can be enjoyed below: 

Messera – Track List:

01. Limbo

02. Emanuela

03. My Time Is Out

04. Night With Fever

05. Frozen Rose

06. Signs Of Victory

07. Oath

08. Raven And Hell

09. Poem Of Misery

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Line-up:

Mikael Nurmi – Guitars

Pekka Rajala – Vocals

Jesse Etelämäki – Guitars/Vocals

Aapo Timonen – Bass

Jussi-Pekka Salimäki – Keyboards

Teemu Sohlström – Drums

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(Source: Inverse Records)

Facebook: Star Insight

Website: www.star-insight.net

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Website: www.inverse.fi

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LONG LIVE STAR INSIGHT.

LONG LIVE FINLAND.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – “Angel Witch” Cover Song Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on June 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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WITCH CROSS – The Keep It True Festival is held in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. This year, a very rare CD was released at the festival only, via Skol Records, celebrating the bands that have appeared at the legendary KEEP IT TRUE festival and the festival itself. One of the festivals participants are the legendary WITCH CROSS and they appear on this CD, covering the song Angel Witch from the also legendary: Angel Witch.

The Keep It True Festival is where WITCH CROSS performed their first comeback show, back in 2012. Below you will hear WITCH CROSS cover Angel Witch in all of its True Metal glory! The band’s ultra-talented musicianship coupled with the vocals of Kev Moore are stuff that sends me into that happy place of where real Metal exists… True Metal, that is. Just a tremendous accomplishment is what WITCH CROSS has contributed to this milestone CD! Whoa!

WITCH CROSS – Cover Song Of Angel Witch Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

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Above: The cover art for KEEP IT TRUE – Harder Than Steel –

This CD was a very limited edition, with a run of only 500 copies! This above CD could only be purchased by attending this years KEEP IT TRUE festival. Whoa! Check out the track listing for this super rare piece of Metal history, below. Both the performers and the respective original artists are a steel solid who’s who of True Metal! Metal be thy name!

01. ATTACKER – “Fire Down Under” (RIOT)

02. PARADOX – “March Of The Saint” (ARMORED SAINT)

03. CRYSTAL VIPER – “Night Of The Demon” (DEMON)

04. WITCH CROSS – “Angel Witch” (ANGEL WITCH)

05. OSTROGOTH – “Plan Of Peace” (LETHAL)

06. JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR – “Children Of The Storm” (VIRGIN STEELE)

07. SACRED STEEL – “All For One” (RAVEN)

08. NIGHT DEMON – “Axe Crazy” (JAGUAR)

09. WIZARD – “Mind Body Spirit” (VIRGIN STEELE)

10. BORROWED TIME – “Bound To Be Free” (SAVAGE GRACE)

11. SATAN’S HOST – “See You In Hell” (GRIM REAPER)

12. DEADLY BLESSING – “Notorious” (LIZZY BORDEN)

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* For more info on WITCH CROSS:

Facebook: Witch Cross

Website: http://www.witchcross.dk

* For more info on Keep It True Festival:

Facebook: KEEP IT TRUE Festival

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LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

LONG LIVE ANGEL WITCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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Shadow Kingdom Records To Reissue “The Awakening” From 80’s U.S. Metallers POWERLORD, On August 19th

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Shadow Kingdom Records have uncovered another gem from the U.S. 80’s Metal era. This time it’s a remastered reissue of The Awakening from U.S. Speed/Thrash Metal group POWERLORD, which will be released on August 19.

POWERLORD was one of those bands that popped up out of nowhere and completely fell off into obscurity. Out of all of the rare 80s US Metal diamonds, POWERLORD are arguably the very best at what they do. Their sound falls somewhere between SAVAGE GRACE and SLAYER and features professionally delivered, well written songs of the Speed/Thrash Metal variety.  The Shadow Kingdom folks re-mastered the tracks directly from the original master tapes, but since a lot of the band’s memories were lost when High Vaultage Records (an obscure German label) tried to re-issue the album, there is not much in the way of bonus, band photos, or memorabilia that could be included. Intact however is the most important thing: the music! And it sounds amazing!

The Awakening represents what 80’s Metal was all about. The potential to be a much bigger band was there. Alas, it wasn’t to be and POWERLORD was lost in the wave of thrash that spawned the likes of METALLICA. One spin of The Awakening and you too will ponder what could have been.

Stream The Awakening in its entirety, below:

More information on this and other Shadow Kingdom Records releases at this location.

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THE AWAKENING – Track Listing:

1. Masters of Death

2. Malice

3. Silent Terror

4. The Invasion of the Lords

5. Merciless Titans

6. (The Awakening) Powerlord

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

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www.shadowkingdomrecords.com

shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/ShadowKingdomRecords

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LONG LIVE THE LEGACY OF POWERLORD.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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BURDEN OF GRIEF – New Album “Unchained” Releases On July 18th, Via Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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German Thrash/Death warriors, BURDEN OF GRIEF, have a new album, Unchained, releasing on July 18, 2014 via MASSACRE RECORDS!

Produced by Dan Swanö. Cover artwork by Gustavo Sazes.

Also available as limited edition digipak with two exclusive bonus tracks!

Below, listen to the blistering new song Unchained:

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BURDEN OF GRIEF:

Mike Huhmann – vocals

Philipp Hanfland – guitars

Johannes Rudolph – guitars

Florian Bauer – bass

Sebastian Robrecht – drums

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Source: Massacre Records

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Website: http://www.massacre-records.com

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LONG LIVE BURDEN OF GRIEF.

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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IRON MAIDEN – Are Cover Story For New Issue Of METAL HAMMER

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 21, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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IRON MAIDEN – There’s mascot Eddie, once again representing the iconic IRON MAIDEN, on the cover of Metal Hammer’s newest issue! Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson are both interviewed for this cover story! Metal be thy name! This issue will be releasing next week; in the meantime, click the link below to read more:

http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-06-20/nine-things-we-learned-from-the-new-issue-of-metal-hammer

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* For more info on IRON MAIDEN:

Facebook: Iron Maiden

Website: http://www.ironmaiden.com

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LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

LONG LIVE EDDIE.

LONG LIVE METAL HAMMER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN HEADLINER TOUR FOR “WHITE DEVIL ARMORY”

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 21, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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With the release of their new album White Devil Armory scheduled for this Summer, New Jersey Thrash Metal veterans OVERKILL now announce an extended European tour for October and November 2014. The band will hit the road in support of their upcoming output. Joining OVERKILL on tour will be L.A.-based metalheads PRONG, Swedish speed youngsters and labelmates ENFORCER as well as Greek Heavy Metal outlet DARKOLOGY.

Commented OVERKILL vocalist Bobby Blitz: “We hit the European shores on October 30th of this year, with our White Devil Armory version of ‘Killfest’. With us will be PRONG & ENFORCER. We look forward to banging out the new tunes, as well as some of the old school classics we have banged our heads to over these past 28 years of touring. Until then, Horns UP!”
Check out OVERKILL live at the following dates:

30.10. ESP Barcelona – Razz2
31.10. ESP Madrid – Shoko
01.11. PT Lisbon – Paradise Garaje
02.11. ESP Bilbao – Kafe Antzokia
04.11. I Milano – Live Club
05.11. CH Pratteln – Z 7
06.11. D Karlsruhe – Substage
07.11. D Osnabrück – Rosenhof
08.11. D Bremen – Tivoli
09.11. D Nürnberg – Hirsch
11.11. D Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
12.11. D Hamburg – Markthalle
13.11. D Berlin – Postbahnhof
14.11. D Cologne – Essigfabrik
15.11. NL Uden – De Pul

Presented by EMP, Rock Hard, Guitar, EMP Rock Invasion

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White Devil Armory will be out on July 18, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s The Electric Age.

The track listing of White Devil Armory will be as follows:

01. XDM
02. Armorist
03. Down To The Bone
04. PIG
05. Bitter Pill
06. Where There’s Smoke
07. Freedom Rings
08. Another Day To Die
09. King Of The Rat Bastards
10. It’s All Yours
11. In The Name

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on OVERKILL:

Facebook: Overkill

Website: http://www.wreckingcrew.com

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USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

LONG LIVE NEW JERSEY.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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DENVER BLACK SKY – Announces Lineup Additions And World Domination

Posted in metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Earlier this week, DENVER BLACK SKY – set to take place August 2nd and 3rd at the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s BBQ – revealed on their official Facebook page plans to extend the lineup of their two-day, three-stage event with three additional acts. Wild speculation began almost immediately with fans throwing out the names of bands they dreamed to see and now the secret is out.

The doers of the event are pleased to welcome Mexican death grind perpetrators, Rottenness, who feature within their ranks Mile High City metal veteran Ben Pitts on vocals. The band will drag their own special brand of filthtified death metal to the DBS stage on Saturday.

Also making their way to the ceremony of chaos is Los Angeles powerviolence troupe Maladjusted whose female-empowered, vegan hardcore will only add more punk angst to an already crusty Sunday.

Finally, DENVER BLACK SKY welcomes iconic grindcore/crust combatants, Nausea, to their riotous bill. Born into the emotional wasteland known as Los Angeles, Nausea has been spreading their sonic disease since 1987 and will grace the stage Sunday evening.

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Crowned “Colorado’s Best Metal Festival” by Denver Westword, the second edition of DENVER BLACK SKY features another vicious lineup that includes appearances by 908, ACxDC, Annul, Brutal Truth, Cannabis Corpse, Cattleist, Cephalic Carnage, Condemned Remains, Dead Temple, Doperunner, Early Graves, Ghosts of Glaciers, Gomorrah, In The Company Of Serpents, Khemmis, Municipal Waste, Nails, Noisem, North, Phobia, Resurrection, Scalafrea, Skinned, The Drip, The Xiphoid Process, Theories, Transient, Vale of Pnath, Wayfarer, Xibalba and Zombie Hate Brigade.

Tickets for DENVER BLACK SKY are on sale now at THIS LOCATION. $50 for two-day passes, $75 for VIP passes. VIP Packages include: Official limited DBS 2014 screen-printed poster, limited split 7″ featuring two sick DBS bands, VIP viewing area, Relapse Records bag of metal and admittance to the DBS pre-party at Black Sky Brewing August 1st – featuring very special surprise guests. Don’t slack. This will sell out!

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/DenverBlackSky

http://www.blackskybrewing.com

http://www.gothictheatre.com

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LONG LIVE DENVER BLACK SKY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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WICKED INQUISITION – TOUR DATES

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Minnesota merchants of doom Wicked Inquisition are pleased to announce dates for their upcoming Midwest US tour. Beginning on July 18th in La Crosse WI, the tour will last a little over one week.

The band’s vocalist/guitarist Nate Towle had the following to say: “We are really excited to be getting on the road for the first time! We have become tight as a band, and it will be good to show people our material in a live setting.”

In further Wicked Inquisition news, the band will be releasing a digipack CD version of their EP “Silence Thereafter” on Tridroid Records. The CD is currently available for pre-order here and orders will ship starting on July 5th 2014. The EP is also available currently as a cassette and digital download. Both the CD and cassette are available direct from Tridroid Records at this location:

http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/silence-thereafter

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WICKED INQUISITION MIDWEST TOUR DATES 2014

7/18/2014 JB’s Speakeasy-La Crosse WI

7/19/2014 End Zone- Aurora IL

7/20/2014 5th Quarter-Indianapolis IN

7/21/2014 Melt-St.- Louis MO

7/22/2014 Riot Room-Kansas City MO

7/23/2014 The Hideout- Omaha NE

7/24/2014 Underground Rock Shop-Des Moines IA

7/25/2014 What’s Up Lounge-Mankato MN

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* For more info:

Wicked Inquisition Facebook

Wicked Inquisition Twitter

Wicked Inquisition Bandcamp

 TRIDROID RECORDS:

Tridroid Records Bandcamp

 Source:

Dewar PR Twitter

Dewar PR Blog

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LONG LIVE WICKED INQUISITION.

LONG LIVE TRIDROID RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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BATTLECROSS – Thrash Metal Battalion Confirms Summer Headlining Tour

Posted in metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on June 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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American Thrash Metal battalion, BATTLECROSS, has confirmed a short run of Summer headlining dates with Canada’s Wacken Battle winners, Crimson Shadows, and New York’s IKILLYA. Set to commence on July 23rd in Columbus, Ohio, the short but ravaging trek will topple fourteen cities followed by an appearance at Michigan’s Dirt Fest as well as additional tour dates supporting Killswitch Engage.

Comments guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala, “We’re excited to announce our first headlining run in quite a while. It’s short but sweet, and this gives us time to write the new record this Summer. We are stoked to have our Canadian brothers, Crimson Shadows, joining us. We did a short run with those guys earlier this year and they’re a great live band and have an awesome record coming out next Fall.”

After two busy Summers on the 2012 Trespass America tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage and Trivium, the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and Metallica’s Orion Festival, BATTLECROSS looks forward to some downtime prior to their South American run with Killswitch Engage when they’ll begin to compose the follow-up to their Metal Blade-released War Of Will full-length.

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Dubbed “one hell of a modern-day thrash album,” by Headbangorgtfo.com, War Of Will debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the Top Current Albums chart, and #2 on the Heatseekers chart. BATTLECROSS is currently traversing Europe on a series of festival appearances including Download Festival and the Graspop Metal Meeting, plus club shows with Huntress and Lacuna Coil.

Guitarist Tony Asta says, “The past year has been very inspiring for the band and our attitude towards the writing process this time around is more confident and driven. I expect our next album to kick you in the ass harder than the last. Album number three will be a serious contender in 2015 and a defining BATTLECROSS record.”

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BATTLECROSS
w/ Crimson Shadows, IKILLYA
7/23/2014 The Basement – Columbus, OH
7/25/2014 Greene Street Club – Greensboro, NC
7/26/2014 The Bonnie Kate – Elizabethton, TN
7/27/2014 The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
7/28/2014 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL
7/30/2014 Reverb – Reading, PA
7/31/2014 Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY
8/01/2014 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
8/02/2014 Bogie’s Albany, NY
8/03/2014 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
8/04/2014 L’Agitee – Quebec City, QC
8/05/2014 Rum Runners – London, ON co-headline w/ Macabre
8/06/2014 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
8/07/2014 Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
End Tour
8/08/2014 Expo 5 – Louisville, KY w/ Killswitch Engage
8/09/2014 DIRT Fest – Birch Run, MI
8/10/2014 Austin’s – Libertyville, IL w/ Killswitch Engage

“A breath of fresh air for the thrash genre, this band has a genuinely aggressive and unique sound of their own. Coupling excellent In Flames-esque melodies with top quality shredding and riffs, BATTLECROSS have produced a real winner with War Of Will.” – Kill Your Stereo

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

http://www.battlecrossmetal.com

http://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal

http://www.metalblade.com/battlecross

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LONG LIVE BATTLECROSS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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HELLGATE – Hard Rock / Metal Trio Release Debut S/T EP

Posted in metal music, Music, music news, music reviews, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Stone Notes: This is HELLGATE. They have earned a ton of support out in the Northwest and in their home base of Montana; and are now looking to brand themselves nationwide. HELLGATE’s debut S/T EP is available for free or name your price on their Bandcamp page (see below).

HELLGATE’s talent and credibility do all the talking on this bragworthy EP, with an impressive mix of many Heavy Rock genres that flows into one original sound. Joel Floyd West has vocals that you’ll remember, cause he’s not trying to sound like someone else. This is a standout underground band and debut EP that I’m giving you all a Metal heads-up on. I’m very pleased, to have this opportunity to feature HELLGATE on Metal Odyssey for the first time. Don’t miss out on HELLGATE. Metal be thy name.

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HELLGATE HAPPENINGS:

HELLGATE – Since the bands’ formation in March of 2014, HELLGATE has accomplished a great deal, including an appearance on NBC-TV as well as write ups in a number of local and regional papers including The Lively Times and The Independent.

HELLGATE has already received some national radio airplay and has created a strong web presence in such a very short time as well.

Now, with the release of their Self-Titled Debut EP, the band is ready to go national. The KillHate Tour kicks off July 3rd, and will take the band through MT, WA, OR, CA, and NV. Proceeds from this tour will be donated to NPAP against police brutality.

Haunting grooves, aggressive hooks, and seductive textures describe the organic yet formulaic delivery that HELLGATE has to offer on this 6 song, 24 minute release.

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Joel Floyd West – Guitar, Vocals
Brandon Eden – Bass
Jordan Sean – Drums

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Listen to and support HELLGATE by clicking on the Bandcamp player below! Metal Be Thy Name!

The newly released HELLGATE EP (May 31st) is available for free streaming and download on these top sites:

*Band Camp: http://hellgateofficial.bandcamp.com/album/hellgate-ep

ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/HELLGATEmusic

Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/hellgateband

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HELLGATEofficial

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgueVgkgynM

Vampire Freaks: http://www.vampirefreaks.com/HELLGATE

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TV appearance on NBC Missoula, Montana:

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/hellgate-52614/26172470

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Source for HELLGATE info & photos: HELLGATE

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LONG LIVE HELLGATE.

LONG LIVE MONTANA.

LONG LIVE HEAVY ROCK.

Stone.

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Tridroid Records Announces Massive News: Marduk, Voivod And Others To Be Released On Cassette!

Posted in metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 19, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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From Tridroid Records:

We are extremely happy to announce that we have made an arrangement with Century Media records to release the following albums on cassette:



Gorguts – From Wisdom to Hate


Marduk – Dark Endless


Morbus Chron – Sweven


Voivod – Target Earth


Unleashed – Sword Allegiance



All releases will be available in time for Cassette Store Day on Sept 27 2014. Pre-orders for all albums are currently available for $7 at the Tridroid Records Bandcamp page here: http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/

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Tridroid Records Facebook

Tridroid RecordsTwitter

Tridroid Records Bandcamp

Source:

Dewar PR Twitter

Dewar PR Blog

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LONG LIVE TRIDROID RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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KING DIAMOND – Happy METAL Birthday From Metal Odyssey!

Posted in birthdays, Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Today, June 14th, is the birthday of a Metal icon; a powerful, true Metal warrior, a pioneer of Speed Metal, Horror Metal and Dark Metal. The Metal staff at Metal Odyssey hereby declares, with Metal pride:

HAPPY

METAL

BIRTHDAY

KING

DIAMOND! 

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* For more info on KING DIAMOND:

Facebook: King Diamond

Website: http://www.kingdiamondcoven.com/

http://www.twitter.com/realkingdiamond

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LONG LIVE KIND DIAMOND.

LONG LIVE METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

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KAINE – Premiere New Track “Solidarity” From Forthcoming Album “The Waystone”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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British traditional heavy metal band Kaine have just made their new track “Solidarity” available for streaming and download on their Bandcamp page.

The track is available for immediate download for everyone who pre-orders their new CD. Alternatively the track can be downloaded by itself for £1. The album is due to be released on August 1st 2014 and pre-orders are set to ship on July 22 2014.

Stream the track and pre-order “The Waystone” at this location:


http://kaine.bandcamp.com/album/the-waystone

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KAINE:

Rage Sadler – Guitars & Vocals

Dan Mailer – Bass & Vocals

Ant Murch – Lead Guitar

Chris MacKinnon – Drums

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(Source: Dewar PR – Dewar PR Blog)

* For more info on KAINE:

Kaine Facebook


Kaine Twitter

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LONG LIVE KAINE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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BULLET – NEW ALBUM “STORM OF BLADES” AND EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED!

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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On September 5th (Sweden: 03.09., UK: 08.09., US: 09.09.) the new BULLET album called Storm Of Blades will hit the stores. It is their fifth longplayer and the first featuring the band’s new guitar player Alexander Lyrbo, who replaced Erik Almström in 2012.

“This is a fast and heavy back to the roots album,” the band comments. A lot of the feeling, BULLET had in the beginning, is there but with an up-to-date sound and craftsmanship.

“Now with the young blood Alex on the guitar, always thirsty for Metal, the songs ended up just like that: Heavier, faster and more raw than on previous albums. We can now at last truthfully say; this is our best album this far and most likely the rawest since the Heavy Metal Highway recording in 2002”

The album title Storm Of Blades came up during a soundcheck before a show last year. “We wanted to make the toughest Bulletsong ever and this riff popped up. The first impression was the image of knifes falling from the sky and the title »Storm Of Blades« was born. To make this song the title track of our new album became a must as it is a tale about destruction, apocalypse and horror!”

Storm Of Blades was recorded during December/January 2014 and April/May 2014 at the Pama Studio in Torsås, Sweden. Produced by BULLET and Magnus “Mankan” Sedenberg.

Right after some summer festivals and the album release, BULLET will be on the road again, along with two well-chosen support bands. “Stallion and Striker will be our fellow hell raisers on the first leg, and this tour should not let a fan of Heavy Metal music down. We will raise hell, we will drink beer, we will bang our heads together and kill grunge… again! Prepare for the storm of blades!”

Tour of Blades over Europe 2014

BULLET with support: STRIKER & STALLION

Presented by Rock Hard, Rocks, Guitar, Musix, Noizeletter, Metalnews.de & Blast

18.09.14 D Osnabrück Bastard Club
19.09.14 D Wiesau Storm Crusher Festival
20.09.14 D München Backstage
22.09.14 CH Zürich Komplex Club
23.09.14 F Luynes / Aix Le Korigan
24.09.14 ES Barcelona Razzmatazz 3
25.09.14 ES Madrid Sala Caracol
26.09.14 ES Zaragoza Centro Civico Dalicias
29.09.14 F Paris Glazert
30.09.14 BE Antwerpen Kavka
01.10.14 NL Tilburg Little Devil
02.10.14 D Stuttgart Cann
03.10.14 D Siegburg Kubana
04.10.14 D Bochum Matrix
05.10.14 D Frankfurt Nachtleben
06.10.14 CZ Prag Storm Club
07.10.14 AT Wien Escape
09.10.14 D Berlin K17
10.10.14 D Hamburg Markhalle
11.10.14 D Dittigheim Sporthalle
12.10.14 D Lindau Vaudeville

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on BULLET:

Facebook: BULLET

Website: http://www.bullet.nu

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USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE BULLET.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

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SYLVATICA Album Debut “Evil Seeds” Releasing July 1st – Melodic Death Metal From Denmark

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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SYLVATICA – On July 1st, Denmark’s Melodic Death Metal warriors, SYLVATICA, will be releasing their debut/self-financed album: Evil Seeds. This feature post will introduce you to SYLVATICA and give you a taste of their killer Metal sound as well (see below). Make sure to click on the web-links for SYLVATICA (at bottom of post) to learn more about this fabulous Metal band! Support SYLVATICA and Metal be thy name. – Stone

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EVIL SEEDS – Track Listing:

01. Lost
02. Psychopatica
03. Winds Of Decay
04. The Ascension
05. Evil Seeds
06. God Of The Gallows
07. Hate Quest
08. Lucifer
09. Reanimated
10. The Sludge Soup
11. Sect Of Sleep

Get Your Metal Senses Scorched From Evil Seeds, Below! Metal Be Thy Name!

SYLVATICA – Band Biography:

SYLVATICA started as a folkish Black Metal project in the year 2009 by friends Pelle Buch and Rasmus Kaibe, who, while listening to Svartsot, in a drunken haze decided that they wanted to start a Folk Metal band. Realizing that none of them could play flute and they needed a guitarist, they called Jardén Schlesinger the same night and he was added to the “line-up”… after that the flute was scrapped.

The first SYLVATICA release was the song Mjölner og Mjöd, which quickly became a local hit in their hometown Nyborg, even though it was very poorly recorded and mixed, by Kaibes bigger brother, they started getting a name for themselves, and after a couple of line-up changes, SYLVATICA recorded their first EP / demo Sagn og Sagaer in late 2010 with the new line-up, consisting of Jardén Schlesinger and Jannik Ravn on guitars, Thomas Haxen, replacing Kaibe, on bass and Pelle Buch on drums. This release earned the band live jobs with Vanir and Svartsot.

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After a couple of months, the band decided in the summer of 2011 to record a new EP / demo called Mosemanden, but this time without Jannik, who decided to leave the band. For the promotional live shows after the recording, the band took in guitarist Thor Stokholm, who filled in for Jannik for a few shows untill they found a permanent replacement in Martin Hamann, who joined the band just before the Mjød og Mædl tour in 2011. After 2012 Martin Hamann was no longer a part of SYLVATICA.

Having toured all of Denmark in 2011 and 2012, the band has now gradually upgraded itself from a spare-time hobby to a fully fledged band, looked for a label to support its debut album, which ended in a self-financed release situation.

The band has, however, not stepped back in regards to live performances, still actively playing concerts whenever possible, the band is both playing nationally and abroad, if possible. So keep your eyes open, SYLVATICA might just one day bring the swamps to your doorstep, and deliver a show you won’t soon forget.

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SYLVATICA – LINE-UP:

Jardén Schlesinger – Guitars and Vocals
Thomas Haxen – Bass
Pelle Buch – Drums
(Richardt Olsen – Live guitars)

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(Source: METALMESSAGE)

* For more info on SYLVATICA:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SylvaticaOfficial

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SylvaticaOfficial

Bandcamp: http://sylvatica.bandcamp.com/

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http://www.metalmessage.de

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LONG LIVE SYLVATICA.

LONG LIVE DENMARK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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ARCH ENEMY – Announces North American Headlining Tour With KREATOR, HUNTRESS, STARKILL As Support!

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Earlier this week, Metal icons ARCH ENEMY unleashed their new album, War Eternal, across the world, with critics hailing it as their “strongest album in years” (Decibel Magazine). To kick-off the War Eternal campaign, the band launched an extensive European tour, which is currently underway through the rest of the year. In addition to these dates, ARCH ENEMY will also make their much-anticipated return to North American soil this October/November! Featuring KREATOR, HUNTRESS, and STARKILL as support, this headlining trek will be the band’s first tour in the States since 2011—and the first US tour to feature new members Alissa White-Gluz (vocals) and Nick Cordle (guitar)!

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ARCH ENEMY’s Michael Amott (guitar) comments: “It’s been three long years since ARCH ENEMY last played North America, but now the wait is over! We’re riding a veritable metal tsunami in Europe with our new album ‘War Eternal’ and look forward to spreading the chaos on this N.A. run! ARCH ENEMY is very proud and excited to be teaming up with Teutonic thrash titans KREATOR as well as HUNTRESS and STARKILL! Miss this show at your own peril!”

KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza (vocals, guitar) adds: “Both bands have been talking about touring together for many years, now it becomes reality: KREATOR and ARCH ENEMY on one bill in the USA and Canada! We are looking forward to another killer run in support of our album ‘Phantom Antichrist’ before we will start writing new stuff in 2015! With ARCH ENEMY’s new album ‘War Eternal’ being a monster, this will be THE metal tour of the fall. Don’t miss it!”

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To purchase War Eternal, head over to iTunes: (http://smarturl.it/wareternalITUNES)

See below for all upcoming dates. VIP tickets for the North American tour are now available here: http://archenemy.soundrink.com/

ARCH ENEMY – Live In North America With KREATOR, HUNTRESS, STARKILL

23.10.2104 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

24.10.2104 – Best Buy Theater – New York, NY *

25.10.2104 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA

26.10.2104 – Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY

27.10.2104 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC

28.10.2104 – Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC

29.10.2014 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON

01.11.2014 – The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB *

02.11.2014 – Riddell Centre – Regina, SK *

03.11.2014 – Macewan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB *

04.11.2014 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB *

06.11.2014 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC *

07.11.2014 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA *

08.11.2014 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR *

10.11.2014 – Regency Center – San Francisco, CA

11.11.2014 – House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

12.11.2014 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA

14.11.2014 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ

15.11.2014 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM *

16.11.2014 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO

18.11.2014 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN *

19.11.2014 – Mojoes – Joliet, IL

20.11.2014 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

21.11.2014 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI

22.11.2014 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH

23.11.2014 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH

*=without STARKILL

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Facebooks of the bands: Arch Enemy, Kreator Official, Huntress, Starkill

VIP tickets for the North American tour are now available here: http://archenemy.soundrink.com/

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(Source: Arch Enemy Facebook)

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LONG LIVE ARCH ENEMY.

LONG LIVE KREATOR.

LONG LIVE HUNTRESS.

LONG LIVE STARKILL.

Stone.

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Unspeakable Axe Records To Release ALGEBRA’s “Feed The Ego” On Sept. 2nd, 2014

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Unspeakable Axe Records has announced the September 2nd release of Feed the Ego, from Swiss thrashers ALGEBRA.

ALGEBRA is superficially an unusual moniker for a thrash band, calling to mind mathematical precision and maybe pencil-snapping frustration rather than the blitzkrieg attack of Slayer, et al. But as one absorbs Swiss thrash machine ALGEBRA’s music, the name makes increasingly more sense. Both the math and the anger are here – the former in the unreasonably tight playing, complex riffs and spiraling lead work; and the latter in the lyrics, which tackle all manner of modern-day frustrations.

Take for example the opening track “Survival Nowadays.” Over a pummeling riff assault reminiscent of Sepultura, Testament, Coroner and more, the gruff vocalist barks about what life in 2014 has done to humankind. And it’s not a pretty picture. We are soft, we are lazy, we are complacent. The song is criticism honed to a knife’s edge. It would be hard to swallow if it didn’t sound so damn good.

The aforementioned “Survival Nowadays” can be heard below:

ALGEBRA’s debut album was self-released in 2012 and reissued by Stormspell Records afterward. Now they will follow that up with their sophomore effort. Feed The Ego satiates thrash-hungry listeners with nine aggressively complicated calculations, all mixed and mastered by Andy Classen. Unspeakable Axe Records will release this album on September 2nd, 2014.

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Feed The Ego – Track Listing:

Survival Nowadays

Prisoner Outdoors

Necessary Evil

My Shelf

Profound Guilt

Feed me More

Ego System

The Fort Broke

Monotask

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on ALGEBRA:

www.facebook.com/Algebrathrash

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Website: www.unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords

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LONG LIVE ALGEBRA.

ALGEBRA KICKS THRASH METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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VOID RITUAL “Holodomor” EP – Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Black Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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Void Ritual is a one man project of Daniel Jackson (Also of Ancestral Oath), from Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The EP’s name, Holodomor refers to a man-made famine and extermination by hunger; which resulted in the deaths of millions of people from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. This incredibly tragic chapter in history took place during 1932 and 1933.

Tridroid Records will be releasing Void Ritual’s Holodomor on cassette, this coming August. While the album has been available as a digital download for some time, Holodomor’s physical release will include the previously unreleased track Mourning the Dawn. After I’ve listened to Holodomor several times, it is very apparent that Void Ritual boasts a superb multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

There is no denying, to my ears, that the Black Metal created by Void Ritual is a standout among underground Metal I’ve listened to thus far, this year. This 4 song EP as a whole is a fascinating listen, into just how grand Black Metal can be represented from the USA. There are blackened melodic moments to savor, with Mourning The Dawn; while the fiercely extreme side of Void Ritual’s blackened sound is served up with the opening track: Cold. The title track is nothing short of amazing and delivers on its terrifying theme, at an epic 6:23.

The totality of blackened sensations that overtook me after listening to Holodomor had me running to my front office window; peering to see if a sinkhole leading to the fiery depths of hell formed in the middle of the street. Yes, Void Ritual is that good. Metal be thy name. – Stone

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Cassette pre-orders for Holodomor are expected to ship in August 2014 and can be obtained for $4 from this location:

http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/holodomor

Support VOID RITUAL. ‘Nuff Said.

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Holodomor – Track Listing:

Cold

Void Ritual

Holodomor

Mourning The Dawn

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* For more info on VOID RITUAL:

Facebook: Void Ritual

http://voidritual.bandcamp.com

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Tridroid Records Facebook

Tridroid Records Twitter

Tridroid Records Bandcamp

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LONG LIVE VOID RITUAL.

LONG LIVE NEW MEXICO.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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KEITZER – “The Last Defence” Coming July 18th On FDA Rekotz; New Track Online Now

Posted in metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 10, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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German blast-beat lunatics KEITZER are back to burn everything in sight with their brand new fifth studio album, The Last Defence. The follow-up to 2011’s Descend Into Heresy delivers 14 bulldozing tracks that combine influences from the likes of Misery Index, Marduk and early Deicide. The Last Defence was recorded mixed and mastered at Soundlodge Studio by Jörg Uken. Cover artwork by Florian Furtkamp.

Album track “Forever War” is now streaming at:

soundcloud.com/fda-rekotz/keitzer-forever-war

FDA Rekotz will release The Last Defence on July 18th, on CD and digital formats. Vinyl treatment will come on August 15 via 7Degrees Records. Pre-orders for the CD, bundles and limited-edition colored vinyl are now being taken at the FDA Rekotz Deathstore. For details visit www.fda-rekotz.com.

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The Last Defence – Track Listing:

Bellum Indicere

Exist To Destroy

This Is The Only Solution

Forever War

Marching Forward To Victory

The Last Defence

Next Offensive

We Are The Serpents Of Doom

Fleshcrawl

Todgeweiht

Glorious Dead

Ausgelöscht

Crusade

Before Annihilation

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on KEITZER:

www.facebook.com/keitzer

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www.fda-rekotz.com

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LONG LIVE KEITZER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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