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SINGLE BULLET THEORY – Announce Live Tour Dates, Including U.S. Tour With INTO ETERNITY

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on March 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Philadelphia’s resident rage-makers, Single Bullet Theory have announced a string of one-off dates that will see the band tearing up the Northeastern corner of the U.S. throughout the spring, as well as a Summer tour with Melodic Progressive Metallers Into Eternity that will see the band blaze a trail of destruction across the Midwest and into Canadian territory.

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Upcoming Single Bullet Theory dates are as follows:


3/24/12 – Red River Inn, Yaphank, NY

4/06/12  -The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ (w/  Ashes Of Your Enemy)

4/07/12  – Legends Rock Bar, Gales Ferry, CT (w/ Enemy Remains)

4/13/12 – Mojo 13, Wilmington, DE

4/20/12 – Dingbatz. Clifton, NJ  (w/ Seven Witches)

4/21/12 – Jimmys Place, Allentown, Pa. (w/ Seven Witches and Faith or Fear)


5/04/12 – Warehouse 24, Woodlyn, PA

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5/25/12 – The Note, West Chester, PA w/ Season of Mourning)


5/26/12 – NYC, TBA (Horns Up Presents)


5/27/12 – California Brew Haus, Rochester Ny. (w/ Seven Witches)


6/09/12 – Warehouse 24, Woodlyn, PA (w/ Seeds of Perdition)


7/21/12 – Ride for Dime, Philadelphia (venue TBA)

With Into Eternity and Riksha 


8/09/12 – Blue Pig, Cudahy, WI

8.10/12 – Reverb Rock Garden: Waterloo, IA

8/11/12 – Reggies:  Chicago, IL

8/12/12 – I-Rock: Detroit, MI


8/13/12 – TBA

8/14/12 – California Brew Haus: Rochester, NY


8/15/12 – Hard Luck bar, Toronto, Ontario,

8/16/12 – Petit Campus, Montreal Quebec

8/17/12 – Middle East: Boston, MA.


8/18/12 – The Chance (loft): Poughkipsie, NY


8/19/12 – Tango (whiskey tango): Somerton, PA


8/20/12 – Empire (Formerly Jaxx): Springfield, VA
8/21/12 – TBA

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Single Bullet Theory’s latest release, IV, came out in the Fall of last year via Goomba Music and is considered by many to be the band’s heaviest album to date.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on SINGLE BULLET THEORY:

http://www.myspace.com/singlebullettheory

GOOMBA MUSIC

LONG LIVE SINGLE BULLET THEORY.

Stone.

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SIX FEET UNDER – To Return To European Stages This Summer

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

New Album To Be Released This May!

Death Metal ministers SIX FEET UNDER return with their brand new studio long player Undead in May of 2012! In conjunction with the album release, the band will return to Europe in August to play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows. Support will come from label mates Dew-Scented.

Comments singer Chris Barnes: “SIX FEET UNDER is not dead! We are Undead! With our return to the European festivals this Summer and the addition of new band members to the lineup, SFU is poised to murder and kill! With the release of the new SFU album Undead this Spring we will prove that the Undead shall rise from the crypts of Germany and Europe in 2012!”

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SIX FEET UNDER:

Chris Barnes – Vocals

Steve Swanson – Guitars

Rob Arnold – Guitars

Jeff Hughell – Bass

Kevin Talley – Drums

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SIX FEET UNDER European Undead Tour 2012, w/ DEW-SCENTED

8/11/2012 Jaromer – Brutal Assault Festival *

8/12/2012 Berlin – Postbahnhof – berlin, DE

8/13/2012 Backstage – München, DE

8/14/2012 Galerie – Pratteln, CH

8/15/2012 Turock – Essen, DE

8/16/2012 Rock Temple – Kerkrade, NL

8/17/2012 Summer Breeze – Dinkelsbühl, DE *

8/18/2012 Grünspan – Hamburg, DE

*without Dew-Scented

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SIX FEET UNDER, click on the links below:

http://www.sfu420.com/

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.youtube.com/sixfeetunder

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

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GRAND MAGUS – Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST, March Tour Dates With AMON AMARTH

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Nuclear Blast proudly announces the signing of Swedish Heavy Metal combo GRAND MAGUS.

JB of GRAND MAGUS comments:
“Grand Magus have finally found their hailing port – we’ve wrapped up a deal with the mighty Heavy Metal label Nuclear Blast. By this, a new chapter will be opened, both in our band and in metal history. With THE HUNT we will consequently keep on marching down the metallic path we’ve started to pursue over the course of the past years. Be prepared to be lined up in our sights from the end of May on, when THE HUNT will strike! FUCK THE WORLD!“

Andy Siry (label manager of Nuclear Blast) adds:
“We’re delighted to welcome GRAND MAGUS to the Nuclear Blast family. These guys class among the best today’s Heavy Metal scene has to offer, though GRAND MAGUS are MUCH more than just that. Both live and on their albums, GRAND MAGUS are terrific, plus they indicate a continuous development. This is why we’re happy to turn over a new leaf in the history of band and label.”

The title of the upcoming album will be The Hunt and will be released in spring 2012.

* Beginning March 13th, GRAND MAGUS will be touring as special guests with AMON AMARTH. Scotland, Ireland, UK and Wales are all stops on this prolific tour!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on GRAND MAGUS, click on the link below:

http://www.grandmagus.com/

http://www.myspace.com/grandmagusrocks

* For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the link below:

http://www.amonamarth.com/

LONG LIVE GRAND MAGUS.

LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

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UFOMAMMUT ‘Oro: Opus Primum’ – A Multi-Sound, Metal Mind Quest

Posted in doom metal, drone metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

UFOMAMMUT – Oro is the title for UFOMAMMUT’s latest work and encompasses ten (tracks) movements overall. To be released separately as two albums, the first is Oro: Opus Primum, which will be released April 17th, 2012, via Neurot Recordings. The second chapter of Oro, Opus Alter, will be released in September of 2012. This album’s press release states Both Oro chapters are to be interpreted as a “single track” (to make a long story short) due to the way in which the music was written and flows.

For anyone unfamiliar with UFOMAMMUT, this band can get quite deep with their album concepts. I will use this album’s press release quote to sum up what Oro is conveying conceptually. Believe me, I would never be aware of this album’s concept from just listening to the music itself. Who could? Here it is:

“As with all previous UFOMAMMUT albums, the concepts behind Oro are expansive and multi-faceted, mutating the Italian palindrome which translates to “gold” with the Latin translation of “I prey.” Oro explores the concept of knowledge and its power; the magical stream controlled by the human mind to gain control of every single particle of the World surrounding us. Oro is the alchemical process to transform the human fears into pure essence; into Gold”.

Here is my honest interpretation of Oro: Opus Primum, based on the music, Metal and sounds I’ve taken in. Please note, all five (songs) movements are instrumentals:

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EMPIREUM opens Oro: Opus Primum and swirls its ambient vibrations of spacey progressiveness throughout my thoughts. It’s Pink Floyd meets a psychotic thriller soundtrack. While building up its thick temp, the Doom atmosphere picks up mid-way through EMPIREUM, without losing grip on its creepy sound scape. I can get really, really lost in this opening track and love every second of it. At nearly 14 minutes long, EMPIREUM ends with a subdued atmosphere of sound, bringing about a melancholy affect upon me which I easily embrace.

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AUREUM – Opens with a more crunchy guitar sound and the Metal has arrived. The drum beats and bass lines are heavier and very distinct. With a copious backdrop of synthetic sounds, AUREUM flows along like strong river rapids, only these rapids are controlled with musical precision. The overall Metal wall of sound is worthy to bang your head to while throwing down some cold brews in the process. At 12:28 long, could this be Psychedelic Metal at it’s finest? It surely can be interpreted that way by me.

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INFEARNATURAL – Begins with an epic-like feel with its off in the distance chorus. There is plenty of Metal stomp, with chunky Doom laden guitar that never ceases throughout. Synth layers are aplenty, with more unique sounds than my ears can grasp, even after multiple listen-throughs. There are remote-like spoken words that are both audible and inaudible. Overall, this is a multi-layered movement that I found captivating and its strong Metal personality wins the day. At 7:26 this is the shortest movement on this album.

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MAGICKON – This is by far the “foreboding entry” amongst these five movements I’ve listened to on Oro: Opus Primum. I just get that overall dark and cavernous vibe from MAGICKON. Doom, Doom, Doom and Doom again. MAGICKON just throws that Doom hammer down and covers me over in its heavy Doom blanket of sound. MAGICKON plays out at 7:57 long.

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MINDOMINE – The tempo and repetitions of MINDOMINE could be considered by some as Drone Metal. With Doom riffs and distant screams ever the continuum, this movement can produce some chills. It’s a fine-line trying to consider some of these distant screams as being nearly “tribal-like” chants. An eerie ending to this first chapter of Oro is MINDOMINE. Picture yourself floating in outer-space (thanks to the synths) while the skull melting sounds of Drone and Doom Metal encircle your senses. Clocking in at 9:18, that’s MINDOMINE.

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Musically complex, while consistently maintaining a Metal feel and vibe throughout its totality of sound, Oro: Opus Primum has allowed me to open my own mind to its world of unique sounds. Richly textured and layered, there is no doubt, that with each synth sound, drum beat or note, it all opens the doors to a vast wealth of other audible vibrations. Weaving itself through the Doom, Drone, Progressive, Psychedelic and Ambient Metal genres, Oro: Opus Primum is both a listening experience and Metal mind quest.

UFOMAMMUT:

Poia – guitars and effect

Urlo – bass, vocals and synths

Vita – drums

Ciccio – soundlord

Lu – visuals

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* For more info on UFOMAMMUT, click on the links below:

http://www.ufomammut.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/UFOMAMMUT/83336386071

http://www.neurotrecordings.com

LONG LIVE UFOMAMMUT.

Stone.

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METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL – Featuring LORDI and MOONSPELL – May 5th, 2012

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL – This cool Metal festival will happen on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. The venue is the Live Music Club of Trezzo Sull’Adda, Milano, Italy.

* For more info on METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL, click on the link below:

METALITALIA.COM

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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BRUTALLY DECEASED – Czech Death Metal Pack Is Offering Their New Album ‘Dead Lover’s Guide’ As A FREE Download!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Czech Death Metallers BRUTALLY DECEASED kick into 2012 with a vinyl release of debut album entitled Dead Lovers’ Guide. Originally released on CD via Lavadome 17 months ago, the album represents an immense death metal outburst in the best, old school Swedish tradition.

Aside of all expectations, the material on Dead Lovers’ Guide catapulted BRUTALLY DECEASED into one of the most promising underground acts paying homage to Swedish Death Metal and the band has received great responses from fans and Metal media from all over the world. The music captured on Dead Lovers’ Guide is harsh and vigorous with an occasional thrilling melody or a solo just the way Swedish Death Metal should be – no gimmicks, no fakes.

Prepare to embrace the old school in its purest form!

The vinyl edition – matte laminated cover, matte coated sleeve, inside black prints, 140g wax – is limited to 500 copies and can be obtained from Lavadome store at: LAVADOME Productions

The label and the band have also decided to make Dead Lovers’ Guide available for free download (e-mail required) from their respective bandcamp sites:

BRUTALLY DECEASED – Bandcamp

Dead Lover’s Guide – Lavadome Productions

Dead Lover’s Guide – Track Listing:

1. Lustful Sodomy In The House Of God

2. Dead Lovers’ Guide

3. Blissful Desecration

4. They Shall Feast

5. …And Here I Die Satisfied

6. A Life Once Aborted

7. Demise Of The Human Swine

8. All That Rots And Withers

9. Override Of The Overture (Dismember cover)

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

LONG LIVE BRUTALLY DECEASED.

Stone.

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SLEEP – Southern Lord To Unleash ‘Dopesmoker’ Deluxe Reissue – SLEEP 2012 European Tour Dates Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags , , , , , , , on March 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SLEEP – News of almighty proportions has landed as Southern Lord announce a deluxe reissue of one of the towering achievements in Metal history, Dopesmoker by SLEEP.

For the 2012 reissue, there are some very notable changes. The original studio tapes have been remastered presenting the album as the band had originally intended. The audio is clearer, louder, and at last brings a true representation of SLEEP’s hour-plus Weedian chronicle. Exclusive to this Southern Lord edition is brand new artwork by long time SLEEP artist Arik Roper, to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Additionally, this reborn version of Dopesmoker boasts an unreleased live recording of one of the band’s best all-time performances: “Holy Mountain” from San Francisco’s I-Beam in 1994.

Southern Lord is overwhelmingly ecstatic to reissue one of the most important recordings in Heavy Metal history. This edition ensures that this mesmerizing, incredibly complex document remains unrivaled in the annals of Stoner Metal.

Dopesmoker Track Listing:

1. Dopesmoker 1:03:31

2. Holy Mountain (Live @ the I-Beam SF, CA. 1994) 11:54

Check out SLEEP’s upcoming European tour dates below…

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SLEEP 2012 European Tour Dates:


4/14/2012 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, Netherlands

5/03/2012 Asymmetry Festival – Wroclaw, Poland w/ A Storm of Light

5/04/2012 Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark w/ A Storm of Light

5/05/2012 Betong – Oslo, Norway w/ A Storm of Light

5/06/2012 Strand – Stockholm, Sweden w/ A Storm of Light

5/08/2012 Tavastia – Helsinki, Finland

5/09/2012 Berghain – Berlin, Germany w/ A Storm of Light

5/10/2012 Conne Island – Leipzig, Germany w/ A Storm of Light

5/11/2012 Lucerna Music Bar – Prague, Czech Republic w/ A Storm of Light

5/12/2012 Club 202 – Budapest, Hungary w/ A Storm of Light

5/13/2012 Tvornica Kulture – Zagreb, Croatia w/ A Storm of Light

5/14/2012 Arena – Vienna, Austria w/ A Storm of Light

5/16/2012 Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, Italy w/ A Storm of Light

5/17/2012 Fillmore Club – Cortemaggiore, Italy w/ A Storm of Light

5/18/2012 Dachstock – Bern, Switzerland w/ A Storm of Light

5/19/2012 Fzw – Dortmund, Germany w/ A Storm of Light

5/20/2012 Gagarin 205 – Athens, Greece

5/22/2012 The Arches – Glasgow, Scotland w/ A Storm of Light

5/23/2012 Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland w/ A Storm of Light

5/24/2012 Stylus – Leeds, United Kingdom w/ A Storm of Light

5/25/2012 I’ll Be Your Mirror – London, United Kingdom w/ Slayer, Melvins

5/26/2012 Villette, Sonique – Paris, France

5/27/2012 Trix – Antwerp, Belgium w/ A Storm of Light

5/28/2012 Feierwerk – Munich, Germany w/ A Storm of Light

5/31/2012 Primavera Sound Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain w/ Wolves In The Throne Room

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SLEEP, click on the links below:

http://www.weedian.com

http://www.facebook.com/officialsleep

http://blog.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE SLEEP.

Stone.

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HEMOPTYSIS – Nominated Twice For 11th Annual Independent Music Awards

Posted in death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on March 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HEMOPTYSIS – Arizona Thrashers HEMOPTYSIS have been nominated for this year’s Independent Music Awards. This marks the band’s second consecutive year being nominated and this year HEMOPTYSIS holds the honor of receiving two nominations in two categories.

The band’s critically acclaimed album, Misanthropic Slaughter is up for Best Metal/Hardcore Album and the track “M.O.D.” (the video for which can be seen at this location) is up for Best Metal/Hardcore Song. This year’s panel of judges includes Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Waits, members of GWAR, Keith Richards and many more.

In addition to the industry-selected winners, fans have until Friday, July 20th to vote for the fan-selected winners at this location.

 In additional HEMOPTYSIS news, guitarist/vocalist Masaki Murashita is set to appear on KGRG 89.9 FM’s Late Night Death radio show on Tuesday, March 13 at 10PM PST.

Masaki will be on the air discussing the band’s most recent release, Misanthropic Slaughter, what 2012 has in store for HEMOPTYSIS and much more. KGRG 89.9 FM broadcasts out of Green River Community College in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area. The interview will also be streaming at http://www.kgrg.com.

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Upcoming HEMOPTYSIS Live Dates:



Saturday, April 14 @ The Annex in San Lorenzo, CA w/ Psychosomatic, Hatchet, Fog of War, Untimely Demise, and Syndicon

Friday, April 27 @ Joe’s Grotto in Phoenix, AZ. 21+ show.

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(Source: Hemoptysis)

* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS, click on the links below:

HEMOPTYSIS – Facebook

HEMOPTYSIS – Official Website

Masaki Murashita – Official facebook

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

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NILE – New Album Title Announced and 2012 Asian & U.S. Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

NILE – The reigning kings of technical, historically themed brutality, NILE, are proud to announce they are touring Asia this April/May. This marks the band’s first time in these markets and the guys are extremely excited to be playing for their Asian Metal brothers. “The whole idea of spreading NILE’s music into this part of the world has been a long time coming” commented the band. “We are extremely pleased to go to there and are looking forward to an amazing cultural exchange and experience”.

* NILE are currently in the studio wrapping up the mix of their latest effort At The Gate of Sethu with producer Neil Kernon. The album is tentatively scheduled to be released the 2nd quarter of 2012.

NILE / ASIA INVASION 2012:

April 26 Diablo Open Air Singapore , Singapore
April 28 Hammersonic Jakarta International Metal Festival, Lapangan D, Jakarta INDONESIA
May 2 A.U.A. Auditorium, Bangkok, Thailand. (w/ HATE ETERNAL)
May 5 Summer Blaze Metal Festival, New Delhi INDIA
May 6 Nile live in Bangalore, E-Zone Club, Bangalore India

Prior to that NILE will be the main support to Detroit, Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Additional support on this package is to come from SKELETONWITCH and HOUR OF PENANCE. Those dates will kick off on March 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at The Intersection and wrap on April 20 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival.

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The dates are as follows:

Mar. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar** NILE only
Mar. 23 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s** NILE only

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NILE, SKELETONWITCH, HOUR OF PENANCE
Mar. 24 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
Mar. 25 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club
Mar. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – Station 4
Mar. 27 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Mar. 28 – Lawrence, KS – Granada ** NILE only
Mar. 29 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Mar. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Apr. 02 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Apr. 03 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Apr. 04 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Apr. 05 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
Apr. 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
Apr. 07 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Apr. 09 – Dallas, TX – Prophet Bar
Apr. 10 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Apr. 11 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Apr. 13 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr. 15 – Detroit, MI – Blondies ** NILE only
Apr. 17 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Apr. 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
Apr. 19 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Apr. 20 – Worcester, MA – New England Metal & Hardcore Fest at The Palladium

NILE have made the video clip for the song “Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld” available for streaming at the following location http://goo.gl/UYGi . The track come off the bands the latest release Those Whom the Gods Detest and was directed by Juan “Punchy” Gonzalez.

NILE’s latest state-of-the-Death-Metal-art release Those Whom the Gods Detest, was produced and mixed by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRYCHE). Along with a stellar drum recording job by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, GOATWHORE), Those Whom the Gods Detest features the bands strongest production and perhaps their best material to date!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on NILE, click on the link below:

NILE – Catacombs – Official Site

LONG LIVE NILE.

Stone.

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KATANA – New Album ‘Storms Of War’ Coming Soon On Listenable Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, traditional heavy metal with tags , , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KATANA – Guitarist/songwriter Tobias Carlsson has issued an update about KATANA’s new album Storms of War to be released in May on Listenable records.

“It was once again recorded, mixed and mastered at Sonic Train Studios by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque. We were very focused and determined right from the beginning to create a sound that no one had heard on an album since the 80s. To accomplish this, we and Andy listened a lot to albums produced by Martin Birch when mixing and setting the sound. Mostly Rainbow, Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, Killers by Iron Maiden and Assault Attack by MSG. It became almost our motto in the studio to ask “How would Martin have done it?” whenever we had doubts about something. The songs are mostly completely new, mixed in with some very old ideas and stuff that weren’t finished in time for the last recording. ”

“The band has been around for nearly ten years now, and for the first album we had that long to write the material. This time, most of the songs were written and rehearsed over a period of a couple of months. This has been a challenge, but a positive one that has forced our song writing to its best, and beyond.We have broken new ground with this album and played around with things that we have never done before, thus widening the range of what we are capable of musically. But at the same time, we feel that we have come a long way in defining a unique style and sound for KATANA. I would say the album is as diverse as the first one musically, yet more uniform.”

” The Japanese influences are there, especially in the epic song about the great Mongolian emperor Kubilai Khan who twice tried to invade Japan, and failed miserably both times. It is a grand story of Japanese history and mythology. But we are not limited by the Japanese influences and there are songs on this album that explore both other mythological subjects as well as themes taken from popular culture and everyday life.”

Tobias confirmed that musically, a fan of early 80s Heavy Metal will feel at home in this album as much as the previous one, and the influences are still very much early Saxon, early Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Grim Reaper, Manowar and so on. But more than anything, this album represents 100% KATANA.

STORMS OF WAR ARE DRAWING SOON!!

KATANA 

Patrik Essén – Guitars

Tobias Karlsson – Guitars

Johan Bernspång – Vocals

Susanna Salminen – Bass

Anders Persson – Drums

2011 was a busy year for Sweden-based Traditional Heavy Metallers KATANA. Since the release of their debut album “Heads Will Roll” last spring, KATANA not only found time to tour with both the likes of Where Angels Suffer, featuring Chris Holmes and Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.) and American metal legends Lizzy Borden. They also entered the studio to record their second album, entitled Storms of War.

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, KATANA has been around for several years and has already made a great name for themselves in the underground Metal scene of Sweden and Europe. In 2010, the band won the prestigious Wacken Metal Battle which earned them a slot at the Wacken Open Air, as well as the Sweden Rock Festival. Their debut album has been critically acclaimed all over the world, and Malcolm Dome of Classic Rock Magazine wrote: “This quintet will make a significant mark. This debut is only the beginning of what should be a thrilling march”.

With the new album, Storms of War, produced by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque, KATANA means to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Classic Heavy Metal in the veins of early Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon is here to stay!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on KATANA, click on the links below:

KATANA – Official facebook

KATANA – myspace music

LONG LIVE KATANA.

Stone.

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DIECAST – Announce Spring Tour Dates, Tour Sponsored By MetalUnderground.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metalcore, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Boston Metalcore act DIECAST has announced a string of Tour dates for this Spring. The tour will be sponsored by the Metal authorities over at MetalUnderground.com. The band is currently working on an upcoming full length. Stay tuned for more DIECAST tour dates to surface soon. Be sure to stay tuned to MetalUnderground.com for tour updates: www.metalunderground.com

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DIECAST On Tour Spring 2012:

3/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Morgan

3/16 – Trenton, NJ @ Championship

3/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theater

4/27 – Southbridge, MA @ Mill Street Brews

4/28 – Albany, NY @ Bogies w/ Brick By Brick

4/29 – Long Island, NY @ Broadway Bar

4/30 – Springfield, VA @ Empire (formerly Jaxx)

 5/01 – Fayetteville, NC @ Rock Shop

 5/02 – Savannah, GA @ The Wormhole

 5/03 – Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters Pit

 5/04 – Cocoa Beach, FL @ 321 Local

 5/05 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local

 5/06 – Lake Worth, FL @ Speakeasy Lounge

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(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
* For more info on DIECAST:
www.facebook.com/DiecastOfficial
DIECAST @ MetalUnderground.com: http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=135

LONG LIVE DIECAST.

Stone.

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DORO – To Guest On Season 10 Of ‘That Metal Show’

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Live Online Chat With Fans Scheduled

Reigning Queen of Metal DORO PESCH will be appearing as a guest on VH1 Classic’s Season 10 of “That Metal Show.”

“It’s awesome that there’s such a great and unique Metal show on television. ‘That Metal Show’ is my favorite show to watch when I’m in America! I’ve known Eddie Trunk for a very long time. He’s a long-time supporter and I love what he does… and he’s always a great interview when I’m in New York. I’m very excited and looking forward to being on the show!”

Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, the DORO episode will air Saturday, May 12th at 9 p.m. PACIFIC / 11 p.m. EASTERN. Other guests include Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy of The Cult and Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon. To view the complete schedule of guests lined up for Season 10, click HERE.

DORO will be participating in a live web chat with fans on Tuesday, March 13th at 10:30 a.m. PACIFIC / 1:30 p.m. EASTERN / 18:30 (6:30 p.m.) CET at the Nuclear Blast Streaming Room.

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DORO’s mammoth 25 Years In Rock 2 DVD/CD set – which has immortalized her 2,500th live concert – was released last September.

DORO celebrated her 25th anniversary concert in 2008 at the ISS Dome in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany. With over 8,500 people in attendance, this magical performance featured her long-time band members Nick Douglas (bass), Joe Taylor (guitar), Johnny Dee (drums) and Oliver Palotai (keyboards, guitar).

Guest appearances were made by Overkill’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth, Grave Digger’s Chris Boltendahl, former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen, Scorpions’ Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, Liv Kristine (Leaves’ Eyes), Floor Jansen (After Forever), Axel Rudi Pell and many others. This once-on-a-lifetime concert set was captured in its entirety and includes outtakes from this very special career-affirming evening and is still available at the Nuclear Blast Webshop.

View the 25 Years In Rock DVD video trailer AT THIS LOCATION.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on DORO, click on the links below:

http://www.doro.de/

http://www.facebook.com/DoroOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/DoroOfficial

LONG LIVE DORO.

Stone.

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ACCEPT – 2012 European Tour Trailer!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Check out below the kick-ass ACCEPT 2012 European Tour Trailer!

ACCEPT F’N ROCKS!

Metal be thy name!

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* For more info on ACCEPT, click on the link below:

ACCEPT – Official Website

LONG LIVE ACCEPT.

Stone.

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WIZARD – To Play In The U.S. At The Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse & Other World Tour Dates

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Back in November, we’ve announced that WIZARD will play their first gig in the U.S. at the Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse, North America’s greatest True Metal fest! The flights are booked and the countdown’s on.

On May 19th Wizard will headline the festival in Joliet, IL near Chicago and play with bands such as Virgin Steele, Skull Fist, Brocas Helm and many more!

The 2-day ticket is available for $40 at http://www.ragnarokkrmetal.com where you’ll also find additional information about the festival.

Next week on March 17th WIZARD will spill the blood of their enemies at the Hammerfest (Prestatyn, UK) together with Amon Amarth, Dream Evil, Hell and others. They’ll play from 07:15 PM until 08:15 PM at Stage One.  Criminal will play at the same stage later that night from 01 AM until 02 AM.

On April 14th Wizard are back in the Czech Republic, where they will celebrate the Metal together with Paragon and more at Pilzen’s Klub Serikovka!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

 * For more info, click on the links below:

http://www.massacre-records.com

www.hammerfest.co.uk

LONG LIVE WIZARD.

Stone.

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JOB FOR A COWBOY – Arizona Death Metal Legion To Kick Off Metal Alliance Tour Next Week At SXSW!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Arizona Death Metal legion JOB FOR A COWBOY will kick off a five-and-a-half week stretch of North American dates on this year’s Metal Alliance Tour next week. The live rituals will commence on March 15 in Austin, Texas as part of South By Southwest 2012 and consume 35 more cities through April 21. The band will be joined by headliners Devildriver, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched.

In addition, the furious quintet will play double duty on March 15 as they headline Metal Blade Records’ 30th Anniversary [unofficial] SXSW day party. Presented by Musicians InstituteAnnex (formerly Emo’s Annex) and co-sponsored by ‘stache media, the show will begin at 11:30am and devour ears until 6:00pm at the MI Annex. For more info, head over to THIS LOCATION.

JOB FOR A COWBOY will release their new brand new full-length, entitled Demonocracy, this Spring. Drenched in equal parts misanthropy and naked rage, the nine-track recording tackles a host of political/economic themes including media propaganda, the “war industry” and the staggering debts faced by America. Produced by Jason Seucof (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium) who recorded the band’s scorching Ruination full-length, at Audiohammer Studios, and featuring the conceptual cover design by artist Brent Elliott White, Demonocracy, will be unearthed to North American fans on April 10, 2012 through Metal Blade Records.

If you missed it, you can still check out new single, “Nourishment Through Bloodshed,” as well as cover art at the band’s OFFICIAL LANDING PAGE. For pre-orders and info on special limited edition merch bundles, point your browser HERE.

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JOB FOR A COWBOY – Metal Alliance Tour 2012
w/ Devildriver,The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom , Wretched

3/15/2012 SXSW – Scoot Inn – Austin, TX

3/16/2012 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

3/17/2012 State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL

3/18/2012 Amos – Charlotte, NC

3/19/2012 Kingdom – Richmond, VA

3/20/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

3/21/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

3/22/2012 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

3/23/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC

3/24/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON

3/25/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH

3/26/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL

3/27/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

3/28/2012 Garrick Center – Winnipeg, MB

3/29/2012 Riddell Centre – Regina, SK

3/30/2012 Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, AB

3/31/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

4/01/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

4/02/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/03/2012 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA

4/05/2012 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

4/06/2012 The Fox Theatre – Pomona, CA

4/07/2012 Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ

4/08/2012 El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

4/10/2012 Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE

4/11/2012 7 Flags Event Center – Clive, IA

4/12/2012 Pop’s – East St Louis, IL

4/13/2012 New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN

4/14/2012 Clear Channel Metroplex – Little Rock, AR

4/15/2012 Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS

4/16/2012 Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK

4/18/2012 Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX

4/19/2012 House of Blues – Dallas, TX

4/20/2012 Emo’s East – Austin, TX

4/21/2012 House of Blues – Houston, TX

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on JOB FOR A COWBOY, click on the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/jobforacowboy

http://metalblade.com/jobforacowboy

LONG LIVE JOB FOR A COWBOY.

Stone.

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CANNIBAL CORPSE – Grace The Cover Of DECIBEL Magazine’s Zombie Issue

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Death Metal monarchs CANNIBAL CORPSE grace the cover of the April 2012 edition of Decibel Magazine: The Zombie Issue! Their third time on the cover of one of Metal’s most extreme and revered publications finds bloodied growl-merchant George “Corpsgrinder” Fisher at war with the undead.

Inside, author Chris Dick unearths a thoroughly absorbing ‘CORPSE dissertation that includes collective discussions about the creation of their monolithic new album, Torture, the band’s earliest encounters with censorship, artistic expression, facts and figures on one of the genre’s highest selling bands to date and of course, the relevance of zombies in 2012.

The issue hits newsstands on Thursday, March 8.  To order your copy, go to THIS LOCATION.

Earlier this week, Decibel hosted the official premiere of “Encased In Concrete,” the fourth track off Torture. In case you missed it, you can still rupture your eardrums HERE.

Torture will be available to North American fans on March 13, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. For special Torture preorder packages, visit the band’s OFFICIAL LANDING PAGE.

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Stone.

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REVOCATION – 2012 Spring Tour Dates With Cannabis Corpse & Ramming Speed

Posted in death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

REVOCATION – MetalSucks and Metal Injection present REVOCATION with Cannabis Corpse and Ramming Speed. Metal be thy name. Check out these April 2012 tour dates!

The Death Thrash assault that REVOCATION is known for cannot be stopped nor contained. REVOCATION – Chaos Of Forms is a Thrash Metal CD that any Metal or Extreme Metal fan MUST own. The brand of Metal Extremity that you will devour from REVOCATION will kick the shit out of your senses… and then you’ll want more. And more again. Chaos Of Forms was released back on August 16th, 2011, on RELAPSE RECORDS.

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TOUR DATES/VENUES:

Apr 19 @ Great Scott – Allston, MA

Apr 20 @ Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, Canada

Apr 21 @ Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, Canada

Apr 22 @ Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH

Apr 23 @ Ultra Lounge – Chicago, IL

Apr 25 @ Strange Matter – Richmond, VA

Apr 26 @ Sonar – Baltimore, MD

Apr 27 @ The Barbary Coast – Philadelphia, PA

Apr 28 @ Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

Apr 29 @ The Backstage at Championship Bar – Trenton, NJ

REVOCATION:

David Davidson – Guitars / Vocals

Anthony Buda – Bass / Vocals

Phil Dubois – Drums

Dan Gargiulo – Guitars / Vocals

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* For more info on REVOCATION:

Go to the Relapse Records website, the REVOCATION Facebook and MySpace pages.

* For more info on RAMMING SPEED, click on the link below:

http://www.tdbrecords.com/rammingspeed/

* For more info on CANNABIS CORPSE, click on the link below:

http://www.cannabiscorpse.com/

LONG LIVE REVOCATION.

LONG LIVE CANNABIS CORPSE & RAMMING SPEED.

Stone.

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IMPENDING DOOM – ‘Baptized In Filth’ Is A Heightened Listen Into Some Absolute Extreme Metal

Posted in christian heavy metal, deathcore, Extreme Metal, extreme metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

IMPENDING DOOM – Releasing on March 13th, 2012, via eOne Music is Baptized In Filth from Riverside California’s – Impending Doom. Extreme. Extreme Metal. You’re getting a magnitude of Extreme Metal with Impending Doom. This band is not sheepish on keeping the level of intensity atop a colossal barrage of blast beats, searing guitar leads, chunky riffs, quaking bass lines and wrathful vocals. Extreme. Metal.

Does Impending Doom stare down the ominous shadow of redundancy? Sure they do. Their convincing as hell when it comes to playing this fast and furious. I can feel this band’s unrestrained aggression come through quite loud and clear on Baptized In Filth, that is for sure. It takes commitment to write and play Metal this enraged. Hell yes it does. To sing as brutal as Brook Reeves does takes some Metal passion, I myself would begin to choke after singing this way for twenty seconds.

Steering away from labeling Impending Doom with “multiple genre” tags is useless. (Christian Metal and Deathcore can be thrown about). Extreme. Metal. That’s all my fellow Metal brethren need to know. This album accentuates a great deal of positives for this band, these guys have a keen sense for how an album should flow for these songs really do stack-up together fittingly. Their musicianship and obvious energy shows signs of greater things to come and yet Impending Doom have a damn fine album of songs here and now.

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One thing Impending Doom should realize is “toning it down” as they did with My Light Unseen, makes sense and adds a stylistic quality about them other than full-throttle. I’d like to hear more of this side to Impending Doom in the future. This song is still hard and heavy, even with its tempo turned down a few notches. I really welcome this sound from Impending Doom, with both clean and Extreme vocals existing together.

Exploring dark themes lyrically and putting the anti-God doctrine on the witness stand, with an obvious unrelenting and aggressive musical identity, Impending Doom has created quite the heightened listen with Baptized In Filth. This being their fourth full-length, I will predict that Impending Doom will be around for many more albums to come. There’s a genuineness in this band’s collective sound that I can appreciate.

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Baptized In Filth – Track Listing:

Murderer

For the Wicked

Chaos: Reborn

Deceiver

Falling Away

Absolute Horror

Angry Letters to God

Baptized in Filth

My Light Unseen

Death. Ascension. Resurrection

Brook Reeves – Vocals

Cory Johnson – Guitars

David Sittig – Bass

Brandon “Btown” Trahn – Drums

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* For more info on IMPENDING DOOM, click on the links below:

http://www.thearteryfoundation.com/artis…

http://www.myspace.com/impendingdoom
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http://www.twitter.com/impending_doom

LONG LIVE IMPENDING DOOM.

Stone.

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HIGH ON FIRE – ‘De Vermis Mysteriis’ – Releases On April 3rd, 2012

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HIGH ON FIRE – Album title translation: “The Mysteries of the Worm”. Well, it isn’t a mystery to me that High On Fire is one hell of a Metal band. De Vermis Mysteriis is one album in 2012 that I’m looking forward to hearing, you can bet your last Metal dollar on that one. Apparently, this is a pretty deep concept album which involves time travel. You can read more about this album’s intriguing concept by visiting the High On Fire website: http://www.highonfire.net/

High On Fire are steadily cementing themselves within the legendary Metal halls of Metal history, in my Metal opinion. Matt Pike. ‘Nuff said. De Vermis Mysteriis will be released on April 3rd, 2012, via eOne Music.

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HIGH ON FIRE:

Matt Pike – Guitars, Vocals

Des Kensel – Drums

Jeff Matz – Bass

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De Vermis Mysteriis – Track Listing:

Bloody Knuckle

King of Days

Serums of Liao

Spiritual Rites

Romulus and Remus

De Vermis Mysteriis

Madness of an Architect

War Horn

Fertile Green

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* For more info on HIGH ON FIRE, click on the links below:

http://www.highonfire.net/

eOne Metal

http://www.eonemusic.com/

LONG LIVE HIGH ON FIRE.

Stone.

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THE SUFFERING – SIGNS TO CHAOS RECORDS

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Chaos Records has announced the signing of Mexico City’s THE SUFFERING. Forming in 1996 for the express purpose of crossing Mexican ancient and Swedish old school Death Metal, THE SUFFERING released one well received self-titled demo in 1998, but are now prepared to unleash Hell with their full-length debut via Chaos Records later this year. Featuring ex and current members of CENOTAPH and DENIAL, THE SUFFERING’s long-awaited debut is guaranteed to set the world aflame. We’ll keep you posted on all the evildoings.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on THE SUFFERING, click on the link below:

http://www.chaos-records.com

LONG LIVE THE SUFFERING.

Stone.

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