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Huge IBEX MOON RECORDS Giveaway At The 2011 Goregrowler’s Ball – November 18th to 20th

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Death Metal, Extreme Metal, goregrowlers ball, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey on November 10, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

An official vendor at this year’s Goregrowler’s Fest, Ibex Moon Records will be giving away 100 CDs each day of the fest to the first 100 people through the door. Goregrowler’s Ball will take place November 18th – 20th at Korova Live Music Venue in San Antonio, TX.

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

LONG LIVE IBEX MOON RECORDS.

LONG LIVE GOREGROWLERS BALL.

Stone.

www.abovethis.bandcamp.com

TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC Welcomes Progressive/Tech Metallers ABOVE THIS; One of The Heaviest Bands On The Planet!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags above this, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, progressive metal, technical metal on November 9, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

TEAM ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC is proud to announce Progressive/Tech Metallers ABOVE THIS to its roster under the PR umbrella. Born with the desire to create some of the heaviest music on the planet known to man, while adding a unique twist, ABOVE THIS’s latest release 7L7 blows minds with its signature brutality.

With the ability to capture anyone on a first impression, the band’s monster riffs mixed with lyrics that deliver a message of real life situations, gives the listener the chance to both violently headbang and have plenty of substance to ponder. With tight Technical/Progressive Metal riffing, memorable punch lines, absolutely CRUSHING breakdowns, a mean swagger, and the gnarliest bass drops (prepare your subwoofer!) you’ll hear, ABOVE THIS sticks out amongst the others in this over saturated Metal scene of Progressive/djent wannabes. ABOVE THIS are incredibly catchy from song to song on 7L7 without a filler song to be found – be forewarned!

ABOVE THIS stands for all of the misjudgments, cruel treatment, rejection, hatred, depression, hurt, and emotion that can revolve around anyone’s lives, and the goal is to make sure you stand above your fears.

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

* For more info on ABOVE THIS, click on the links below:

www.facebook.com/AboveThis

www.youtube.com/shawnharlott

Purchase 7L7 on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/7l7/id461519035

LONG LIVE ABOVE THIS.

Stone.

ELM STREET – Raises Some Impressive Hell With Their Debut METAL Assault: Barbed Wired Metal

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, traditional metal with tags barbed wire metal, elm street, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, thrash metal albums 2011, traditional heavy metal on November 8, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ELM STREET – Releasing on November 18th, via Massacre Records, is the debut album from Elm Street. Melbourne, Australia is where Elm Street calls home, while Traditional Metal with impressive melodic and speed guitar leanings is their calling card. Forming back in 2003, Elm Street have paid their Metal dues, now it’s time the entire world gets to hear their Metal. Elm Street dishes out an impressive listen into speed, crunch and wallop with their Metal and the barrage of their Metal brand doesn’t cease from the opening track Barbed Wire Metal to the closer Metal Is The way.

With gang vocals and melodic guitar leads and solos abounding, Elm Street reveals they have more Metal goodies hidden inside their Metal bag O’ tricks than I first suspected. It’s difficult to not get dazed and simultaneously enthused by the fret work of Aaron Adie on lead guitar, coinciding with the iron-lined vocals of Ben Batres. Whoa, can Elm Street take Traditional Metal elements and swirl them into a batch of notable songs, with marked originality, making for a bona fide Metal album.

Tomislav Perkovic is key on drums, (impressive) Tomislav keeps the beat in an amazingly solid way, while adding horns to the sky fills where it necessitates. King Of Kings and Merciless Soldier may best be the songs that defines everything about Elm Street, from their speed and heaviness to the thundery rhythm section, this band is tight. Throw in my Metal notion that Elm Street sounds like a band that’s been making albums for a couple of decades and my Metal awe-meter alarm has sounded.

If I had to pick a favorite song from Barbed Wire Metal, it would be Merciless Solider. Then again, with this album, picking a favorite song is not an easy Metal task. Merciless Soldier just booms with that “take it to the hills and defeat thy enemy” victory vibe. Elm Street closes out this ultra-fine debut album of their Metal with the appropriate Metal Is The Way. An outstanding song to finish off Barbed Wire Metal and I consummately agree with Elm Street: Metal Is The Way! It’s A Way Of Life!

Metal be thy name, this Elm Street band is real good.

ELM STREET:

Ben Batres – vocals & rhythm guitar

Aaron Adie – lead guitar

Brendan Farrugia – bass guitar

Tomislav Perkovic – drums

Barbed Wire Metal – Track List:

Barbed Wire Metal

The Devil’s Servants

Elm St’s Children

Heavy Metal Power

King Of Kings

Leatherface

Merciless Soldier

Metal Is The Way

* Album artwork by the legendary Ed Repka (Megadeth, Municipal Waste, Death)

* For more info on ELM STREET, click on the links below:

ELM STREET – facebook

LONG LIVE ELM STREET.

Stone.

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OBITUARY: “Live” Broadcast From Redneck Studios Today – East Coast Possession Tour To Commence This Saturday

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Death Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, obituary, obituary tour dates 2011 on November 8, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

OBITUARY – In celebration of their upcoming East Coast Possession Tour, Metal Messiah Radio’s “Death Metal Dave, In Your Face” radio show will be broadcasting “live” from Redneck Studios with OBITUARY members John and Donald Tardy, Trevor Peres, and Terry Butler, along with other special guests. The show will air TODAY – Tuesday, November 8 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm EST and can be heard at http://www.MetalMessiahRadio.com.

The East Coast Possession Tour kicks off November 12 in Tampa, Florida and will run through November 21 in Atlanta, Georgia. A free live video cast from the band’s November 19 performance at Santos Party House in New York City will be available. Point your browser HERE for further info.

The legendary Death Metallers are currently composing the follow-up to 2009’s Darkest Day full-length. The band plan to enter the studio early in the new year for a tentative late spring/early summer 2012 release. Further info to be announced soon…

OBITUARY – East Coast Possession Tour 2011 w/ Denial Fiend:

11/12/2011 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

11/14/2011 Sirens – St. Augustine, FL

11/15/2011 C Level – Panama City, FL

11/17/2011 Championship Sports Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ

11/18/2011 42nd Street Rock House – Greensburg (Pittsburgh), PA

11/19/2011 Santos Party House – New York, NY

11/20/2011 The Casbah/Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

11/21/2011 The Archive – Atlanta, GA * (new date)

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

Stone.

VECTOR – “OUTER ISOLATION” – Releases November 22nd, 2011 on Heavy Artillery Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags heavy metal albums 2011, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, outer isolation album, Thrash Metal, vector on November 8, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

VECTOR – Releasing on November 22nd, 2011, via Heavy Artillery Records, is the new sophomore album Outer Isolation from the Arizona Thrash Metal unit known as: VECTOR. Outer Isolation contains five new songs and three re-recorded songs from their (2006) first and self-released CD (Demolition): Tetrastructural Minds, Venus Project and Fast Paced Society.

* VECTOR released their debut album Black Future, back in November of 2009, via Heavy Artillery Records.

VECTOR:

David Disanto – guitar & vocals

Erik Nelson – guitar

Blake Anderson – drums

Frank Chin – bass

Outer Isolation – Track List:

Cosmic Cortex

Echoless Chamber

Dying World

Tetrastructural Minds

Venus Project

Dark Creations, Dead Creators

Fast Paced Society

Outer Isolation

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

VECTOR – myspace

LONG LIVE VECTOR.

Stone.

RAMMSTEIN – “Mein Land” Video Teaser, “Made In Germany” Retrospective Album Releases December 6th, 2011

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, mein land single, metal odyssey, Neue Deutsche Härte, rammstein, rock music news on November 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Check out the video teaser below for RAMMSTEIN – Mein Land. The full video will be out on November 11th, via www.rammstein.com.

RAMMSTEIN RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM, MADE IN GERMANY 1995 – 2011, AVAILABLE DEC. 6th, 2011:

Rammstein’s long-awaited retrospective release, Made In Germany 1995 – 2011, will be available on Dec. 6th through Universal Germany’s marketing and distribution deal in the US with Vagrant Records.

Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 will be available in three different editions:

* Standard Edition: CD Digipak – Best of Album

* Special Edition: 2-CD Digipak – Best of Album and Best of Remixes

* Super Deluxe Edition: 2-CD (Best of Album and Best of Remixes) as well as 3 DVDs (including the full Rammstein video catalog, all previously available “Making of” and 8 unreleased “Making of” videos) packaged in a steel box complete with a 240-page booklet. Limited to 1200 copies in the US.

All songs and videos on Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 have been re-mastered for this release.

Announced earlier this week, the Berlin-based band have a new single, “Mein Land,” set for a Nov. 11 release. “Mein Land” will be available as a four-track release via iTunes with an unreleased song, “Vergiss Uns Nicht,” as well as remixes from BossHoss and Mogwai accompanied by the Jonas Akerlund directed video for Mein Land video and a digital booklet. The Amazon version will be “Mein Land” and the two remixes. The video for “Mein Land” will premiere on Rammstein.com on Nov. 11.

Rammstein’s most recent release, Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 in October 2009.

(Source: Speakeasy PR)

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

www.rammstein.com

LONG LIVE RAMMSTEIN.

Stone.

MESSENGER – “Land Of The Brave” Music Video: Required Metal!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums 2011, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, messenger, metal music, metal odyssey on November 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

MESSENGER – Straight from the Great Metal country of Germany is the potent Heavy Metal band: MESSENGER. Signed to Massacre Records, their second studio album of 100% Heavy Metal, See You In Hell, was released in September of this year. Check out below MESSENGER and their incredible Heavy Metal song Land Of The Brave, from See You In Hell. Crank it up LOUD fellow Metalheads worldwide!

MESSENGER:

Siggi Schüßler – Vocals

Frank Kettenhofen – Lead Guitar

Patrik Deckarm – Rhythm Guitar

Benny Strauß – Bass Guitar

Markus Merl -Drums

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

LONG LIVE MESSENGER.

Stone.

WIZARD – German Metal Band To Tour In UK and USA For The First Time In 2012

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal albums 2011, heavy metal festivals 2012, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, wizard on November 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

German True Metal force WIZARD, who earlier this year released new studio album “…Of Wariwulfs And Bluotvarwes”, will play their first ever live shows in UK and USA. On March 17, 2012, the band will burn the stage of the UK’s famous HAMMERFEST in Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park. They wil play there along with acts such as ANTHRAX, EXODUS and AMON AMARTH. And on May 18, 2012 the band will play in Mojoes in Joliet (Chicago suburn, Illinois) on the RAGNAROKKR METAL APOCALYPSE FESTIVAL. For more information go to www.hammerfest.co.uk and www.ragnarokkrmetal.com

(Source: Massacre Records)

…Of Wariwulfs AndBluotvarwes

* For more info on WIZARD and their new album, click the link below:

LONG LIVE WIZARD.

Stone.

UFC VS. Heavy Metal: Kyle Watson and Gronk from A Band Of Orcs! Contest Details!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags a band of orcs, Extreme Metal, heavy metal news, kyle watson, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news, ufc on November 7, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

UFC fighter and Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” cast member Kyle Watson is going head to head with Gronk! from A BAND OF ORCS in a UFC Fantasy Battle! What fits better than some Orc-ified Heavy Metal and Mixed Martial Arts fights?

Outside The Ring has teamed up with Metal-Rules.com to offer up a killer contest in which fans can win a copy of “WarChiefs of the Apocalypse” and a T-Shirt from A BAND OF ORCS.

How to Enter: Fans can enter the contest by checking out who Kyle Watson and Gronk’s choices are for the upcoming UFC Fox Fight Night 1 bouts. All fans need to do is head on over to the Metal-Rules.com Facebook page and leave a comment stating who they think will win the battle and how many points they will have. The first fan to pick the correct winner and number of points will be crowned the winner and recipient of our prize package!

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

LONG LIVE KYLE WATSON.

LONG LIVE GRONK & A BAND OF ORCS.

Stone.

DEATHSTARS – “METAL” VIDEO, “THE GREATEST HITS ON EARTH” OUT NOW!

Posted in death glam, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, industrial metal, metal music, metal odyssey, modern metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags death glam, deathstars, Heavy Metal, industrial metal, metal music, metal video, modern metal, rock music news on November 4, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

DEATHSTARS – Swedish Death Glam icons DEATHSTARS just released the videoclip for “METAL”, one of two brand new songs featured on their best of compilation “The Greatest Hits On Earth” which has been released just today, Friday, November 4th.

Check out the video for “METAL” below… take in the exquisite mixture of Death Glam, Industrial and Modern… METAL from DEATHSTARS!

Stone’s METAL Note: There isn’t any “Lulu” going on here folks!

The Greatest Hits On Earth – Track List:

01. Death Is Wasted On The Dead (previously unreleased)
02. METAL (previously unreleased)
03. Death Dies Hard
04. Blitzkrieg
05. Motherzone
06. Synthetic Generation
07. Tongues
08. Blood Stains Blondes
09. Cyanide
10. New Dead Nation
11. The Mark Of The Gun
12. Chertograd
13. Semi-Automatic
14. Syndrome
15. Play God
16. Opium

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

DEATHSTARS – facebook

LONG LIVE DEATHSTARS.

Stone.

METALLICA – Where Did They Go? Does Anyone Know?

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Metallica, rock music news, Thrash Metal on November 4, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Has anyone seen or heard where Metallica has been hiding lately? They used to create kick ass Thrash Metal like this album shown above. Please, someone, does anybody know?

METALLICA – Once upon a time, there was a Thrash Metal band that could tear the skin off your face with their blistering brand of speed and heaviness. Once upon a time this same Thrash Metal band put out three incredible Thrash Metal Classics in a row: Kill ‘Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets. Then, this Thrash Metal band took their inevitable legendary status and decided to make a song called… One. That song should have been titled: Ouch. That’s when it all started to get weird for me as a Metallica fan.

I did get a “hint” that Metallica returned with the commercially accepted and turtle neck applauding: Black Album. Just wasn’t the same though. Back in 1993 Live Shit: Binge & Purge came out and I longed for it. I couldn’t afford this pricey Metallica live box set for many years. I eventually won the VHS version at a silent auction, go figure. From 1994 to 2007, Metallica disappeared, yet they wound up being seen sharing high fives and smiles at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, apparently becoming inducted into that political clique. Weird.

2008 came around and look out! Metallica was back! Rumors were being thrown around that Metallica was returning to their “roots” and actually “cared” about the “old school fans” that made them Thrash Metal legends in the first place. Death Magnetic sounded damn cool to me. Death Magnetic sounded a “tad” vintage. Death Magnetic was super-duper produced. Still not the same though.

It is now nearing the end of 2011 and I’m still searching for the legendary Metallica. The Metallica that truly changed my Metal lovin’ life, being one of the select bands that made me the rabid Metal fan I am today. I, like so many others, was there at the very beginning. I went crazy in the pit as Metallica played a small club, with the mighty Metal Church opening. No one can ever accuse me of being a “band wagon” fan salivating over the release of …And Justice For All. Yes, The Big 4 sightings have been documented, still, a return to form in the studio and creating Thrash albums that fans really yearn for is lacking.

Just the other day, I overheard a Metal buddy say to someone: “If you’re looking for Metallica, a dude named Lou Reed knows where they’re at”. Whoa. Lou Reed? Why, why him? That same Metal buddy looked confused and weary when he turned to me and said, “Lulu”. I thought to myself, Lulu? Who is Lulu? What’s a Lulu? A Dr. Seuss character? A Saturday morning cartoon? This distraught Metal buddy of mine just kept mumbling, as he walked away… he kept mumbling… “Lulu”… “Lulu”. Lou Reed. Lulu. These code names do not help me in my quest to find out where Metallica has gone. I shall not give up though, Metallica has to return again someday. They just have to. I hope.

LONG LIVE OLD SCHOOL METALLICA.

Rest In Peace, Cliff Burton.

Stone.

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Rest In Peace, Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus, GWAR Guitarist

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, horror metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags cory smoot, flattus maximus, gwar, heavy metal news, horror metal, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news on November 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

As reported by Metal Hammer (news) on 11/3/11 at 22:19 pm:

GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot – AKA Flattus Maximus – was found dead by his bandmates earlier today. Cory Smoot – better known to GWAR fans as guitarist Flattus Maximus – was found dead today by his bandmates during their North American tour.

“It is with a sense of profound loss and tragedy that the members of Gwar must announce the passing of their longtime guitarist and beloved friend Cory Smoot, also known to thousands of metal fans worldwide as Flattus Maximus,” says frontman Dave Brockie (AKA Oderus). Cory was found deceased this morning as the band prepared for a border crossing.”

Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, bandmates, friends and fans of Cory Smoot. May he rest in peace.

Rest In Peace, Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus.

Stone.

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Signs To Candlelight Records – Album Planned For Early 2012 Release

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, sludge metal with tags corrosion of conformity, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news, sludge metal on November 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Candlelight Records proudly announces the worldwide signing of Corrosion Of Conformity. Since early this year, the band – featuring the esteemed Animosity line-up of vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman, and drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin – have been working with long-time producer John Custer. Now nearly complete, their still untitled eighth studio album is planned for release early in the New Year.

Gathering last summer to jam as a trio for the first time in over a decade, the treasured threesome quickly rekindled the magic that originally united and ultimately bound the musicians on a journey that today continues to impress both fans and critics. It is the efforts of this line-up that Decibel Magazine recently called “a crucial stylistic lynchpin in the bridge between metal and punk. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY irrevocably reshaped crossover’s sonic possibilities.” AllMusic.com notes, ”C.O.C. weren’t following any trends. They just incorporated all the things they liked about Thrash, Punk and ’70s Metal originators Black Sabbath into their constantly evolving sound. It secured them artistic and commercial credibility.”

Candlelight’s Steve Beatty says of the signing, “Animosity is one of my favorite records ever. To have C.O.C. on Candlelight with that line-up is simply mouth-watering. I saw the band in London recently and they did not disappoint. This hungry child can’t wait for the record.” Candlelight’s Edward Christie adds, “we are extremely excited to welcome the band to the label and are looking forward to an amazing album. We are all huge fans and this is truly a memorable day for all of us.”

The band shares the excitement the immediate future holds. Woody Weatherman comments, “writing and recording this new record as a three-piece has been a blast. Having Reed back in the fold with Mike and I brings it around full circle. I’m really looking forward to all that lies ahead this upcoming year.”

Reed Mullen adds, “Mike, Woody and I essentially learned how to play music together and cultivated our own style, sound, and unspoken language. Re-bonding with them musically has been the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”

In addition to intense work on the album, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has kept busy in 2011 touring throughout the US and abroad. One of the main attractions at this year’s Maryland Death Festival, the band mesmerized a salivating capacity audience. Sean Palmerston, editor for Canada’s online magazine Hellbound, said, “I lapped this set up. It was like the tastiest comfort food after a hard day’s work. I haven’t listened to those classic C.O.C. albums in a long, long time. It put a smile on my face.”

Mike Dean says of the new songs, “we have been overdubbing vocals and guitars in between our live dates for the better part of a year. Now it’s time to mix. The process we started back in April is finally coming to fruition. The results should reflect all eras of the band’s existence filtered through our current reality. This is a beast we can’t wait to set free.”

Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1982, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY quickly transformed heavy music. Politically charged and socially aware, the band has influenced countless others and today remains humble about their accomplishments. With over 1.1 million albums sold in the United States alone, the new album will be their first since 2005’s In The Arms Of God. On release, Billboard Magazine called the album a “riff-fueled set that ranks with (the band’s) best work.”

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY recently performed with Danzig at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. The band’s final performances for 2011 will be alongside Clutch December 27 through 31. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and venue box offices.

12/27/11 @ House of Blues – Boston MA

12/28/11 @ State Theater – Portland ME

12/29/11 @ Westcott Theater – Syracuse NY

12/30/11 @ Starland Ballroom – Sayreville NJ

12/31/11 @ Trocadero Theater – Philadelphia PA

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, click below:

http://www.coc.com

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE CORROSION OF CONFORMITY.

Stone.

http://www.reverbnation.com/masterymetal

MASTERY – Featuring Billy Milano Are Set To Unleash New Record

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal albums with tags hardcore thrash, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, mastery, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news, Thrash Metal on November 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

This past June, Toronto Metal troupe MASTERY entered Studio 57 at Music Lab in Austin, Texas with producer Tim Gerron and recorded their as-yet-untitled full-length. The album was mixed by Tim Gerron and Dan Korneff at House of Loud Studios in Elmwood Park, New Jersey last month. MASTERY fuses the blazing aggression of Hardcore Thrash with the technical prowess of Progressive Metal, leaving fans with a balls-out assault that relives the majesty of old school Metal with a sense of originality.

MASTERY was founded by guitarist Markus Armellini in Toronto. With no luck finding a vocalist that could compliment the intensity and aggression of the music, the band’s debut, Lethal Legacy, was unleashed as an instrumental in North America in 2006 and in Europe one year later. Following the release, MASTERY toured the States extensively. It was at a show in Austin where the band met legendary vocalist Billy Milano of M.O.D./S.O.D. Combined with Armellini, drummer Mike Harshaw, bassist Tim “Tank” Casterline, and lead guitarist Kelly Fitzsimmons, MASTERY is finally ready to scorch the ears of unsuspecting Metallers globally.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

MASTERY on Facebook

LONG LIVE MASTERY.

Stone.

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Gigantour – Featuring Megadeth with Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, January 27th, 2012!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags gigantour, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, megadeth, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news on November 2, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

GIGANTOUR – The legendary Dave Mustaine and his iconic Thrash Metal band, Megadeth, are taking their Gigantour to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, this January 27th, 2012! Megadeth will be supported by Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil.

If you live anywhere near Uncasville, CT, Gigantour is an event you don’t want to miss!

* Public on sale – Friday, November 4th, at 10:00 am

* For more info & ticket info, click on the link below:

LONG LIVE GIGANTOUR & ALL THE BANDS.

Scott Coverdale.

Stone.

http://www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsofficial

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – Complete New Album, North American Tour Dates With: Mayhem, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin And Woe

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags abigail williams, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums 2012, metal music, metal odyssey, rock music news on November 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

American Black Metal outfit ABIGAIL WILLIAMS are in the final stages of mixing for their anticipated full-length album right now. The title of the forthcoming opus is now confirmed as Becoming, confirmed by Candlelight Records for release in North America on January 24, 2012, marking ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‘ third full-length release for the label.

Becoming was recorded in various warehouses throughout Los Angeles with frontman Ken Sorceron handling the mixing, mastering, production and engineering duties for the entire album. The final track listing, album art and more will be unleashed in the weeks ahead as the record nears release.

Following a warm-up headlining gig tonight in Trenton, New Jersey, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will be providing support for Norway’s Black Metal legends Mayhem as their massive thirty-six date North American tour gets underway this Wednesday in Baltimore. Hate and Keep Of Kalessin will both provide support for the entire trek as well, and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‘ labelmates Woe will also perform in eight cities of the tour.

Following the tour with Mayhem, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will continue touring through the new year in support of Becoming, with full stateside tours supporting Dark Funeral and then Deicide already confirmed for the first quarter of 2012, and much more in the planning stages for the months ahead.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Tour Dates:

11/01/2011 Championship Bar – Trenton, NJ (AW one-off/headlining show)

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS North American Tour: with Mayhem, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin

11/02/2011 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

11/03/2011 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

11/04/2011 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

11/05/2011 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY *

11/06/2011 The Palladium – Worcester, MA *

11/07/2011 Imperial – Quebec City, QC *

11/08/2011 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON *

11/10/2011 The Opera House – Toronto, ON *

11/11/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH *

11/12/2011 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI *

11/13/2011 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL *

11/14/2011 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN

11/15/2011 Crocks – Thunder Bay, ON

11/16/2011 The Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

11/17/2011 Exchange – Regina, SK

11/18/2011 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB

11/19/2011 Dickens – Calgary, AB

11/21/2011 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC

11/22/2011 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

11/23/2011 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

11/25/2011 The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

11/26/2011 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

11/27/2011 House Of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

11/28/2011 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

11/29/2011 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

11/30/2011 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

12/02/2011 Trees – Dallas, TX

12/03/2011 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

12/04/2011 Emo’s – Austin, TX

12/05/2011 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

12/06/2011 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

12/07/2011 The Club – Orlando, FL

12/08/2011 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

12/09/2011 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY

12/10/2011 Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

12/11/2011 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

[* = w/ Woe]

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, click on the links below:

http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams

http:/www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE ABIGAIL WILLIAMS.

Stone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6HL-apd1MQ

KRAMPUS – Modern Folk Metal Band Wins: Rock The Nation Award For 2011

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, modern metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags folk metal, Heavy Metal, krampus, metal music, metal odyssey, modern folk metal, rock music news, rock the nation award on November 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Italian Modern Folk Metallers KRAMPUS are the 2011 recipients of the Rock the Nation Award Contest. After a long hard-fought battle of over 100 international bands, KRAMPUS was chosen along side NEXUS INFERIS.

This years contest has been sponsored by the following major Heavy Metal outlets:

NOISEART RECORDS

ROCK THE NATION

NOIZELETTER

TERRORIZER UK

METALLIAN France

INFERNO Finland

ROCK HARD Italy

ROCK TRIBUNE Belgium

ROCK HARD Greece

METALNEWS.de

With their newly announced victory, KRAMPUS will be entering the studio in November of 2011 to record their next untitled full length album to be released in early 2012.

If you have not already checked out their latest EP, Kronos’ Heritage, you won’t regret it as you enter the brutal yet melodic world of KRAMPUS.

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

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

http://www.facebook.com/Krampusfolk

LONG LIVE NEXUS INFERIS

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

Stone.

http://www.facebook.com/MournfulCongregation

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION: New Album “The Book Of Kings” Streaming In Advance Of Release!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags doom metal, doom metal albums 2011, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, mournful congregation, rock music news, the book of kings streaming on October 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Just in time for Halloween, today 20 Buck Spin have posted a stream of The Book Of Kings – the new full-length album from Australian funeral Doom overlords MOURNFUL CONGREGATION — in its entirety, just a week before release stateside next Tuesday, November 8th. The brilliant, extensive release is being praised as some of the band’s finest epic Doom Metal to date, preceded by two decades of material that has already earned MOURNFUL CONGREGATION placement in the highest ranks of the genre.

Bask in the massive, oppressive beautiful destruction of The Book Of Kings AT THIS LOCATION.

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION‘s maiden voyage to North American shores is quickly approaching as the band prepare for their nine-show run down the West Coast late this month, which includes a headlining performance at December’s Rites Of Darkness III festival alongside Zemial, Midnight, Loss, Mortuary Drape, Sargeist, Urfaust, Tribulation, Stargazer, Anteus and dozens of incredible, international extreme metal entities.

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION West Coast U.S. Tour:

11/30/2011 Highline Bar – Seattle, WA w/ Samothrace

12/01/2011 Rotture – Portland, OR w/ Merkstave

12/02/2011 Alibi – Arcata, CA

12/03/2011 The Metro – Oakland, CA w/ Laudanum, Lycus

12/04/2011 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA w/ Vastum

12/05/2011 Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA w/ Destroy Judas, Harassor, Pendulous

12/06/2011 Yucca Taproom – Tempe, AZ w/ Rituals, Fanapth

12/07/2011 M’s Lips Lounge – El Paso, TX w/ Impetuous Ritual, Grave Upheaval, Ritual Necromancy, Satanik Goat Ritual

12/08-11/2011 Rites of Darkness Festival – San Antonio, TX [info]

11/12/2011 Mohawk – Austin, TX w/ Cruciamentum, Pallbearer, Ritual Necromancy

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info, click on the links below:

http://www.myspace.com/mournfulcongregation

http://www.20buckspin.com

LONG LIVE MOURNFUL CONGREGATION.

Stone.

CORONATUS – Official Website

CORONATUS – “Fernes Land” Music Video Is Beauty And The Metal! New Album “Terra Incognita” Releases November 18th, 2011 On Massacre Records

Posted in gothic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, music videos, rock music, rock music news with tags coronatus, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, metal odyssey, music videos, rock music news on October 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CORONATUS – Releasing on November 18th, 2011, on Massacre Records, is the new studio album from the German Gothic Metal band Coronatus: Terra Incognita. Below is the music video for Fernes Land and I’m digging it a Metal ton. It’s those beautiful vocals from those two beautiful gals that seals the deal for me! Mareike Makosch (Alto Voice) and Lady Ada Flechtner (Rock Soprano) come across as relaxed and ultra talented with this duet. The guitar solo kicks some serious ass too.

This is one fantastic band to keep your ears out for and support! Listen and watch the music video below for Fernes Land, hopefully you might dig it as much as I do.

* The North American release date for Terra Incognita is December 6th, 2011.

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

LONG LIVE CORONATUS.

Stone.