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DEAD IN THE DIRT – Confirm EP Via Southern Lord; Tour Announced

Posted in Extreme Metal, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

An intensely bitter act hailing from the temperate climate of Atlanta, Georgia, DEAD IN THE DIRT have confirmed an upcoming 7″ EP release via Southern Lord for late this September, simply and aptly entitled, Fear.

A savage fucking wrecking crew who merges blinding hardcore fury with Blackened Metallic might, DEAD IN THE DIRT simultaneously and effectively spew forth filthy, musical mayhem, while concurrently displaying clear and concise production values in their destructive hymns. The band’s unhinged style draws from the discordant heaviness His Hero is Gone, the urgency of Cursed, the speed of DropDead and the Blackened darkness of Deathspell Omega.

DEAD IN THE DIRT‘s debut EP, Fear, is literally one of the heaviest and most brutal recordings from a new act to come out in recent times! The Fear 7″ will see a one-time pressing of 1500 copies via Southern Lord on September 27, 2011, and once it’s sold out, it’s dead…

In support of the release DEAD IN THE DIRT are set to hit the road for most of September, kicking the shit off with a record release show on September 10th with Earth and Mount Eerie.

* For more info on DEAD IN THE DIRT, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/deadinthedirt

http://www.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE DEAD IN THE DIRT.

Stone.

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ELIMINATOR – Release Two Brand New SLAYER Covers!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal albums with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

After releasing a cover of SLAYER‘s “Angel of Death” to high praises, New Jersey’s very own ELIMINATOR has upped the ante with a double SLAYER cover of “Altar of Sacrifice” and “Jesus Saves”. These Thrash masters do one hell of a job covering such legendary songs, that even the most hardcore of SLAYER fans will be impressed.

Check out the video/song: ELIMINATOR – Altar of Sacrifice/Jesus Saves (Slayer)

This little goodie comes as the band prepares to release their follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut album Breaking the Wheel.  The new album, The One They Were Waiting For, is set to be released next week. Prepare to expect the unexpected with this next release of ground breaking Metal by ELIMINATOR.

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

ELIMINATOR – Angel of Death (Slayer)

http://www.youtube.com/user/eliminatorus

http://www.myspace.com/eliminatorus

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)

LONG LIVE ELIMINATOR.

Stone.

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HULL: New Track Premiere Brought To You By The Village Voice

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, sludge metal with tags , , , , , , , on August 30, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Today long-running New York City weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, is hosting an exclusive stream/download of “Fire Vein,”  the fifth track off HULL‘s upcoming new full-length,  Beyond The Lightless Sky. Set for release on October 11, 2011 via The End Records, the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed Sole Lord debut was co-produced by Brett Romnes and mixed by Billy Anderson (Sleep, Neurosis, Melvins, et al).

Check out “Fire Vein,” HERE.

Hailing from the streets of Brooklyn, New York, HULL has yet again emerged with a creation to outlive the ages with latest saga, Beyond The Lightless Sky. Digging further into the past, the Mayan epic takes the listener through a division of two brothers and the struggles that they are faced with. One finds salvation amongst the stars and the wisdom of a stranger, while the other is mesmerized with the bloodthirsty belief of sacrifice and self-mutilation. In silence lies a realm that exists outside the plane of fear.

Commented the Village Voice in an advance review of the record: “Beyond The Lightless Sky, doesn’t stay in one place for too long; instead, it veers between motorcycle-revving D-beat, bog-trawling doom, sinister black metal, Neurosis drum-offs and hypnotic passages that gnash like a venom-dripping cousin to the final Isis album.”

Beyond The Lightless Sky features guest appearances by vocalist Jarboe, keys/ambiance by Fade Kainer (Batillus/Jarboe/Inswarm ) and cello by Joe Merolla with artwork by Tamara Waite-Santibanez (http://nogutsandnoglory.blogspot.com). Pre-order Beyond The Lightless Sky HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.hullorhighwater.com

http://www.myspace.com/hull

LONG LIVE HULL.

Stone.

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ELECTRIC MARY – Signs With Listenable Records: Announces European Tour

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 30, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Aussie Classic Rockers ELECTRIC MARY are coming back with a brand new album on Oct 17th (in limited edition CD/ full live dvd !) on Listenable records and after having shared stages with kings of the music genre like WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER, DEEP PURPLE , ELECTRIC MARY will tour Europe as follows. 

Support those Australian Rock mongers ! 

“ELECTRIC MARY – rock n’ roll the way it used to taste !!”.

Vendredi 30 Septembre – Live @ Ferrailleur – Nantes (Fr).

Lundi 3 Octobre – Live @ Ampli  salle de la route du son- Billère (Fr)

Mercredi 5 Octobre – Live @ Le Korigan – Luynes (Fr)

Jeudi 6 Octobre – Live @ Le Brin de Zinc – Chambéry (Fr)

Vendredi 7 Octobre – Live @ West Rock – Cognac (Fr)

Samedi 8 Octobre – Live @ Chez Paulette – Pagney en Lorraine (Fr)

Mardi 11 octobre – Live@Le Glazzart – Paris  (Fr)

Mercredi 12 Octobre – Live@ Gijón Monkey Club (Fr)

Jeudi 13 Octobre – Live @ Boite live – Madrid (Es)

Vendredi 14 Octobre – Live @ Serjos Zona Rock – Huesca (Es)

Samedi 15 Octobre – Live @ Rockzone – Barcelona (Es)

Mardi 18 Octobre – Live @Empreinte –  Savigny le Temple  (Fr)

Jeudi 20 Octobre – Live @ Le Magasin 4 – Bruxelles (Be)

Vendredi 21 Octobre – Live @ Le Labo Sonore – Cherizay (Fr)

Samedi 22 octobre – Live @ 3 Orfèvres – Tours (Fr)

Jeudi 27 Octobre – Live @ Silex – Auxerre (Fr)

Vendredi 28 Octobre – Live @ Spirit of 66 – Verviers (Be)

Samedi 29 Octobre – Live @ Le Pacific Rock – Cergy (Fr)

Dimanche 30 Octobre – Live @ Ajaccio  (Fr)

Vendredi 4 novembre – Live @ Amalgame Club – Yverdon-Les-Bains (Suisse)

Samedi 5 novembre – Live @ La Bifurk – Grenoble (Fr)

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on ELECTRIC MARY, click on the link below:

ELECTRIC MARY – facebook

LONG LIVE ELECTRIC MARY.

Stone.

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VREID: Issue 2011 Tour Update

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 30, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Norwegian Black Metallers, VREID, kicked off the Black Path Of America Tour 2011 last week in Toronto and though their arrival was met with a series of weather calamities and one canceled show in NYC due to the prospective threat of Hurricane Irene, the band soldiers on.

Commented bassist Hváll: “Our North America tour has been filled with action so far. An earthquake upon arrival, tornadoes as we entered Toronto and then Irene came and shut down our New York show. Mother earth has unleashed her wrath upon us this time around. We are extremely disappointed that our New York show got canceled, but be sure that VREID will return. We kicked ass in Toronto and had a great show; next up was Montreal which was massive. An absolutely fantastic show in all ways. The audience of Montreal has to be one of the most dedicated on this planet. Then we hit Kingston, New York. It was good to see people ignoring the rain and fear of Irene, to come to The Basement to rock like a hurricane. Now we are in Cleveland and ready to give  a massive dose of Norwegian Metal at Peabody’s. We hope the upcoming  shows will continue in the same good way as the first three. The audience in North America has once again shown their intense dedication, which makes these shows a blast for us. See you soon.”

Check out fan-filmed footage of the band in Toronto HERE.

The Black Path Of America Tour 2011 featuring VREID
w/ Kampfar, Necronomicon [remaining dates]:

8/29/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

8/30/2011 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

8/31/2011 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

9/01/2011 Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MN

9/02/2011 The Exchange – Regina, SK

9/03/2011 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

9/04/2011 French Cultural Center – Kelowna, BC

9/05/2011 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC

9/06/2011 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

9/07/2011 The Branx – Portland, OR

9/08/2011 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA

9/09/2011 The Whisky – Hollywood, CA

9/10/2011 Molly Malone’s – Ramona, CA

As previously reported, the band will be giving away a pair of tickets for each show via their official Facebook page. The day before each gig,  VREID will include a special post to their page. The first person to reply to that post, will get two guest list tickets for the show the following day. Please be sure to post your full name in your comment. The band will announce the winner within the same post. Remember, you must provide your own transportation to the show. VREID will only be providing tickets. For more info, point your browser HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.vreid.no

http://shop.indierecordings.us

http://www.indierecordings.us

LONG LIVE VREID.

Stone.

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Christmas Metal Festival Geiselwind 2011 – Featuring: Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Grave Digger, Arch Enemy and More!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal festivals, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CHRISTMAS METAL FESTIVAL 2011 – Attention Metalheads worldwide! Take Metal notice! On December 9th & 10th, 2011, the Christmas Metal Festival will be held at Eventhalle in Geiselwind. Where is Geiselwind an inquisitive Metalhead has asked? Well, Geiselwind is a market town and has an approximate population of 2,323. Geiselwind is located in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) in the district of Kitzingen. In other Metal words, this fabulous Christmas Metal Festival 2011 takes place in the great country of Germany!

Two days of METAL and two days of Metal Glory for every Metal band and Metalhead in attendance! Headliners and Power Metal juggernaut Blind Guardian is sharing the Metal stage with: Iced Earth, Grave Digger, Arch Enemy, Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, Triptykon and more amazing Metal bands! (See lineup on poster photo above).

Blind Guardian released their 9th studio album At The Edge Of Time in North America on August 24th, 2010 via Nuclear Blast America.

Iced Earth – America’s Heavy Metal warriors, led by founding member and guitarist Jon Schaffer – released Festivals Of The Wicked in North America on July 12th, 2011, via Century Media. Festivals Of The Wicked is available on DVD and CD.

Grave Digger is a Metal pride of Germany. This legendary band released The Clans Are Still Marching – Live At Wacken 2010 in North America on March 15th, 2011.

ARCH ENEMY released their 8th studio album of extremely contagious Melodic Death Metal on June 7th, 2011 in North America via Century Media. Khaos Legions is a strong muscular contender for Metal Odyssey’s “Metal Album Of The Year” for 2011 as well!

What A Christmas Festival Lineup of Metal Bands. Metal Be Thy Name.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE CHRISTMAS METAL FESTIVAL.

Stone.

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Toto and Jefferson Starship – My Early FM Radio Introduction To Melodic Hard Rock

Posted in classic rock, classic rock albums, Hard Rock, melodic rock, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

During the late 70’s I was just a kid and (almost) ready to become a teenager. I’ve written before that I did not own many cool albums in the late 70’s. ELO (Out Of The Blue), Foreigner (S/T), Foreigner (Double Vision), KISS (Double Platinum), KISS (Dynasty), Paul Stanley (KISS – solo album) and Cheap Trick (At Budokan) were really the only albums I owned going into 1980.

I had some cool 45’s. Queen and Bad Company come to mind. Really. I was twelve years old in 1978 and just happy with what I had. My main source for finding out about new and “old” Rock Music (besides American Bandstand and Soul Train) was the mighty FM dial on my beloved radio.

Many of us know how it was to listen to FM back in the day. It was exhilarating to say the least. No MTV. No internet with youtube and band websites. Streaming music was stuff of science fiction back then. I hate sounding old, yet those late 70’s were the good old days. My FM radio I had received as a Christmas gift from my parents, when I was in sixth grade, was pure Rock N’ Roll gold to me back then.

I try to tell my daughters about how things used to be and they just giggle and shake their heads at me. They can’t picture a world without the internet being their #1 source for music. I can’t blame them at all. I used to shake my head at my Dad too, especially when he would tell me that a double-feature at the movies only cost a quarter.

I recently had two Classic Rock songs that began playing in my head, (no, not at the same time). These two songs I vividly remember hearing on the Connecticut FM stations: WCCC, WHCN and WPLR for years, stretching right into the 80’s and beyond. During those last two years of the 70’s decade, these two songs were a grand introduction of Melodic Hard Rock/AOR to my young ears. Here they are:

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Jane (Freedom At Point Zero – 1979)

I remember when I first heard Mickey Thomas singing Jane and I was in awe that a guy could sing such high notes. I only thought Freddie Mercury could do that back then. Hey… my young ears weren’t introduced to Rob Halford just yet. Jane popped into my head and it made me realize that this song justifiably Rocks for me, after all these decades. I kinda get psyched out when I still hear it.

Side notes: Rock Music is also a damn cool Rockin’ song too. The amazing thing about this Jefferson Starship album is: I’ve never owned it! Hey… it doesn’t come cheap on CD right now either. Apparently Freedom At Point Zero is out of print. Try $40 (U.S.) used and $70 (U.S.) new. Those are the current prices on Amazon.com. Whoa!

TOTO – (S/T – 1978)

When I used to hold my FM radio up to my ears late at night, all those years ago, I would pray that Hold The Line would be the next song played. What is it about Hold The Line that makes it not lose its Rockin’ appeal? It’s a song that has been played on FM radio (and now) Classic Rock FM stations a million times since 1978. Now, every time I hear it, I get pumped up. I summarize that this song is obviously timeless… for me. I’m certain there are those of you who might agree.

Side Notes: Unlike Freedom at Point Zero, I didn’t let this Toto album get away. I never owned this Toto debut album on vinyl. Yes, it did take me years to finally buy it on CD too. If my Metal memory serves me correct, I bought this Toto CD back in 2000. Whoa! After listening to this entire Toto album, all I kept wondering to myself was: what in the hell took me so long to buy this incredible album of quality Classic Rock? Go figure.

LONG LIVE TOTO & JEFFERSON STARSHIP. 

LONG LIVE CLASSIC ROCK.

Stone.

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URIAH HEEP – Live In Armenia: Releases In North America, September 27th, 2011 on Frontiers Records

Posted in classic rock, classic rock albums, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

URIAH HEEP – On September 27th, 2011, the 14th live album from Rock & Hard Rock legends Uriah Heep will be released in North America on Frontiers Records. Live In Armenia (2 CD & 1 DVD) showcases 15 Uriah Heep classics, a live album that demonstrates both the long-lasting reverence fans have for both song and band. From the Classic Rock staple of Easy Livin’ to Wake The Sleeper, the deep and influential catalog of tracks are represented and played with Hard Rockin’ pride on Live In Armenia by a Rock historic band that never says die.

Founding member and guitarist Mick Box has his band on full-throttle, with their 23rd studio album Into The Wild having been released (to a bounty of critical praise) on May 3rd, 2011 in North America via Frontiers Records.

* A September 23rd release date in Europe is slated for Live In Armenia.

* Watch the trailer for URIAH HEEP – Live In Armenia below!

URIAH HEEP:

Bernie Shaw – vocals

Mick Box – guitar

Trevor Bolder – bass

Russell Gilbrook – drums

Phil Lanzon – keyboards

LIVE IN ARMENIA – Track Listing:

CD One:

Wake The Sleeper

Overload

Tears Of The World

Stealin’

Book Of Lies

Gypsy

Look At Yourself

What Kind Of God

Angels Walk With You

CD Two:

Shadow

July Morning

Easy Livin’

Sunrise

Sympathy

Lady In Black

DVD Tracks:

Wake The Sleeper

Overload

Tears Of The World

Stealin’

Book Of Lies

Gypsy

Look At Yourself

What Kind Of God

Angels Walk With You

Shadow

July Morning

Easy Livin’

Sunrise

Sympathy

Lady In Black

* For more info on URIAH HEEP, click on the link below:

URIAH HEEP – THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

LONG LIVE URIAH HEEP.

Stone.

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Abused Romance – Announces Upcoming Tour with: Alien Ant Farm, Plus Free Album Download of “Shine”!

Posted in alternative rock, Hard Rock, metal odyssey, modern rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Set to take the Rock world by storm, Hollywood, CA Rock Stars ABUSED ROMANCE have unveiled that they will take a part in ALIEN ANT FARM’s Upcoming ANTicipation Tour 2 sponsored by Keep A Breast, which kicks off on Sept 6 in Lancaster, CA @ Bex. Hot off their heels with their latest Rock masterpiece Shine (which is FREE!), ABUSED ROMANCE looks to bring their brand of catchy Pop/Alternative Rock to the masses.

You can download ABUSED ROMANCE’s latest album, Shine, for FREE here:

http://www.abusedromance.com/.

The band has been receiving rave reviews so far – don’t miss your chance to check out one of the freshest bands out right now.

In addition, ABUSED ROMANCE also recently shot a music video for their hit single “Overcome” with Robby Starbuck (Asking Alexandria, Smashing Pumpkins, Silverstein). Robby hypes the band, “In the clip Abused Romance absolutely punishes their performance and it was such a good time to work with them on this.”  You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsTSak0h40

Be on the lookout for more ABUSED ROMANCE dates to surface soon…

Upcoming ABUSED ROMANCE Shows As A Part Of ALIEN ANT FARM’s ANTicipation Tour:

9/6 – Lancaster, CA @ Bex

9/8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

9/9 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater (Official Re-opening Date!)

9/10 – Cheyenne, WY @ Bananza

9/11 – Denver, CO @ Herman’s Hideaway

9/13 – Kearney, NE @ The Garage

9/15 – Mankato, MN @ Buster’s

9/16 – Chicago, IL @ Guinness Oysterfest

9/18 – Bowling Green, OH @ Cla-Zel

(Source: 3THIRTEEN Entertainment Group)

LONG LIVE ABUSED ROMANCE & ALIEN ANT FARM.

Stone.

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Queensrÿche – 10 Great Songs CD: A Potent Compilation Spanning A Legendary Discography

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 27, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Queensrÿche – A brand new greatest hits compilation spanning the legendary discography from Queensrÿche was released on June 14h, 2011, via Capitol Records. This new Queensrÿche compilation is titled 10 Great Songs. I won’t argue that these are truly, “10 Great Songs” from this iconic band! 10 Great Songs is a running series on Capitol Records, where many other bands are having their greatest hits compiled and released as well. This is a cool compilation series that Capitol Records has embarked on, especially if you want those 10 songs that a band is most famously known for.

I stumbled upon this CD while conducting my weekly walk-through of the CD aisle at my local Super Walmart. I already own The Best Of Queensrÿche: Sign Of The Times (Capitol/2007) along with each of their studio albums, therefore did I buy this 10 Great Songs CD? Um, okay, yes I did buy it. You see, once I saw it on the rack, with a $5 (U.S.) price sticker on it, I grabbed it. $5 new! Heck, the cover photo of Queensrÿche on this 10 Great Songs has never been on any other album of theirs… to the best of my Metal knowledge. Throw in that fact that I am very weak at saying “no” to purchasing any CD of a core favorite band of mine and I’m cooked. Just stick a Metal fork in me.

Queensrÿche has 12 studio albums in their storied discography, (with 2007’s Take Cover being a cover song album). When deciding upon which songs best represent the legendary Metal career of Queensrÿche, compilation producer Michael Murphy has nailed it down… and the track listing here is very impressive. (See track listing below). Queen Of The Reich and The Lady Wore Black will always be my sentimental favorites, for these are the two songs that kick-started the career of Queensrÿche, both appearing on their debut S/T EP from 1983.

I’ve seen this Queensrÿche CD selling new for $6.97 (U.S.) on Amazon.com. That’s practically $2 more than what Super Walmart is selling it for… plus you have to pay a shipping cost on Amazon.com too. Yes, Stone is a Metal bargain hunter, even if I do buy CD’s with songs that I already own on them. Metal be thy name.

* CD cover photo by: Ross Halfin

Queensrÿche – 10 Great Songs: 

Warning

Queen Of The Reich

Walk In The Shadows

Eyes Of A Stranger

Empire

Silent Lucidity

Sign Of The Times

I Don’t Believe In Love

The Lady Wore Black

Jet City Woman

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

 QUEENSRYCHE – facebook

QUEENSRYCHE – Official Website

Long Live Queensrÿche.

Stone.

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KRAMPUS – Kronos’ Heritage: 3 Song EP Admirably Blazes With Both Melodic and Extreme Folk Metal

Posted in Extreme Metal, folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

KRAMPUS – When it comes to Folk Metal, the European vibe and feel is an unavoidable experience for me. Italy’s Krampus takes their very own beauty and the beast style with Melodic Death Folk Metal and serves it up in a manner so splendid and Extreme, that it’s downright irresistable to my Metal senses. Whoever says woodwinds are not Metal must be taken for a long walk behind the abandoned tool shed and be given to the wolves. The flute may lend beauty to the Folk Metal that Krampus plays, only it serves as a more important and sturdy foundation to this unique sound that swirls about freely amidst the beast, which I’ll also call: the heaviness.

While I listen to Krampus, I often times cannot believe I’m hearing such a marriage of musical instruments come together so astonishingly and simultaneously melodic and brutal. Krampus brings their brand of Melodic Death Folk Metal to a level of credibility that is overwhelmingly convincing. If a three song EP is going to capture anyone’s attention, it must deliver from every musical angle. Kronos’ Heritage does deliver continuously in a melodic approach while Extreme Death Metal vocals are a dominant factor. A compelling element about the style of Krampus, is the vocals never bury the music and vice versa.

While the flute keeps time with the accelerated beats of the rhythm section as the guitar riffs are being fired about, Krampus plays Metal at break-neck speed. All this is while any tempo shifts and time changes that occur, seem to do so with a fluidity that seamlessly fools the consciousness. Krampus is so worth checking out if you haven’t done so already. This is a band that is playing some very real and extraordinary Metal. Krampus embellishes their songs with amazing balance, with their skillful musical respect towards both melody and extremity. That commands my upmost Metal respect.

Kronos’ Heritage – Track Listing:

Kronos’ Heritage

Aftermath

My Siege 

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

www.myspace.com/krampusfolk

www.krampusfolk.com

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

Stone.

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ELECTRIC TOUCH – To Perform At This Year’s ACL FESTIVAL – Plus More ELECTRIC TOUCH news!

Posted in alternative rock, Hard Rock, metal odyssey, modern rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

BRAND NEW SONG – “DON’T STOP” – NOW IN ROTATION AT SIRIUS-XM – ALT NATION

SOPHOMORE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON ISLAND RECORDS

(LOS ANGELES, CA – August 25, 2011) – Fresh off of their success at this summer’s WARPED TOUR and Lollapalooza, Austin-based rockers Electric Touch have once again been selected to perform at this year’s Austin City Limits (ACL) Festival. The band will take the Austin Ventures Stage on Friday, September 16th at 3:45pm.

Electric Touch appeared at last year’s critically acclaimed ACL Festival, in addition to the last two Coachella Festival’s, and at some of the biggest radio-sponsored festivals of the summer, including Edgefest in Dallas, Buzzfest in Houston and Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK.

After their second critically-praised Coachella appearance at this year’s festival, Jim Fusilli from the Wall Street Journal noted, “Coachella was a level playing field for talented musicians, and attendees were best served by considering the experience an opportunity to prospect the likes of Electric Touch, which brought to mind Oasis without the condescension.”

In other exciting ET news, Sirius-XM’s popular Alt Nation station has started spinning the bands new song, “Don’t Stop” without solicitation.  The band completed their as yet untitled sophomore album, produced by Grammy-nominated Producer of the Year, Howard Benson, last year and are awaiting release on Island Records shortly.

Starting off in ’08, Electric Touch has had an impressive run by anyone’s standards.  After the successful release of their self-titled debut album, they confirmed their growing popularity with spots at Coachella and the SXSW festival.  They also appeared at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Summerfest, V-festival, Mile High Festival, Buzzfest, and Austin City Limitsfestivals. Electric Touch toured that year with The Fratellis, The Airborne Toxic Event and Filter.  The rockers made such a musical impression in the freshmen outing that Austin.com went, “out on a limb to call Electric Touch the best set of the (ACL) fest.”

With members hailing from both sides of the Atlantic, this exciting 5-piece delivers their own original brand of British-American Rock music. In this case, the result is Electric Touch, the type of unbridled rock band that’s been missing from the scene for quite awhile — a monster of a group whose sound is big enough to fill an arena. The band delivers a pounding beat, punctuated by killer bass lines.  Dynamic guitars bring angular melodies, refreshing in simplicity, one moment then exploding into frenzied fury the next.

ELECTRIC TOUCH is: Shane Lawlor (vocals), Louis Messina, Jr. (drums), Christopher Leigh Messina (guitar), Isaac Strycker (Guitar/Keys/Vocals) and Portland Musser (Bass/Vocals).

(Source: MAD Ink, PR)

* For more info on ELECTRIC TOUCH, click on the link below:

www.electrictouchmusic.com

Follow at: Facebook.com/ElectricTouchMusic & Twitter.com/ElectricTouch

LONG LIVE ELECTRIC TOUCH.

Stone.

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BRUCE LAMONT – Solo Mini-Tour With Man’s Gin To Begin Next Week

Posted in experimental music, experimental rock, Hard Rock, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 25, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Infamous multi-instrumentalist BRUCE LAMONT (Yakuza, Bloodiest, Circle Of Animals, Led Zeppelin 2) will be hitting the road late next week for a short five-show run, touring alongside Man’s Gin. Kicking off with a free show on LAMONT‘s home turf in Chicago, the short tour will run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and will come to a close in Brooklyn at a show headlined by his label mates The Body.

BRUCE LAMONT Mini-Tour With Man’s Gin:

9/02/2011 The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL [free show with RSVP]

9/03/2011 Kobo – Columbus, OH

9/04/2011 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH

9/05/2011 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA

9/06/2011 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY w/ The Body

BRUCE LAMONT‘s debut solo album, Feral Songs For The Epic Decline, was released via At A Loss Recordings in January, to which he’s received endless praise from international media outlets and open-minded fans abroad. After touring on the material from the album sporadically over the past year or two, including several shows at this year’s SXSW festival (one of which was an impromptu set with Eyehategod’s Mike Williams), most recently LAMONT completed two back-to-back European tours this Spring; the first with Keelhaul and the second with Macabre, Birdflesh and Rompeprop.

Check out a full live BRUCE LAMONT solo set filmed in Moscow last may at this location.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE BRUCE LAMONT.

Stone.

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TWISTED SISTER – My Favorite Album From This Legendary Heavy Metal Band Is…

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 24, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

TWISTED SISTER – I’m sure many of you by now are wondering which Twisted Sister album is Stone’s favorite? Then again, countless numbers of you aren’t wondering about this at all. Well, my favorite Twisted Sister album of my entire Metal lovin’ life is… well, um, it’s a tie. You see, there is no other way around it. That’s it. My decision on this Metal matter was made many years ago. Make that many decades ago. Under The Blade from 1982 and You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll from 1983 are IT when it comes to Twisted Sister for me.

I embraced Twisted Sister before MTV finally realized they really did Rock. I felt like I was missing out on the band that pummeled my eardrums into Metal bliss with their raw and muscular East Coast Metal that I listened to on their first two albums, once Stay Hungry and Come Out And Play pushed Twisted Sister to the forefront as MTV and chart favorites. Maybe it was the non-commercial mystique of the first two Twisted Sister albums that won me over from the onset. Sure, You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll was released on Atlantic Records, still, that wasn’t an instant recipe for a commercial Metal album. Don’t get me wrong, I was as pumped up as any Metalhead on the planet when Twisted Sister became a household name and Dee Snider stood up to the venomous dictatorship known as the PMRC.

It’s the raw power and back alley vibe that these first two Twisted Sister albums scream with, an almost underground feel swirls about the songs on both. This was Twisted Sister the Metal band that I’d crank up psychotically loud in my parent’s basement while the lyrics of We’re Gonna Make It, I Am (I’m Me), You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll and Day of the Rocker gave me super teenage powers. I would take those same super teenage powers and use them to get through a typical high school day of having my self-esteem receive its daily beating. My self-esteem during those teen years fought back and remained intact, courtesy of Twisted F’n Sister.

When I listened to the songs Under The Blade and Shoot ‘Em Down, I felt as if I was listening to the ultimate bad-ass band in the land. These two songs alone had me feeling like Twisted Sister could kick the shit out of my high school antagonists that picked on me, a fantasy back then that was beneficial Metal therapy for my mind. Twisted Sister was my friend all those years ago, (like so many bands I listened to), protecting me from self implosion while I struggled through those early teen growing pains.

Personal memories can become attached to any album. Regardless of how silly it may seem now, in reflecting on how Twisted Sister made an impact on me, it was those first two albums from this influential Metal band that moved me most. Only now I don’t need Twisted Sister to kick the shit out of anyone. Yes, Twisted F’n Sister and their first two studio albums were an integral part of making me the SMF that I am today. Metal be thy name.

* For more info on TWISTED SISTER, click on the links below:

TWISTED SISTER – Official Website

THE PINKBURST PROJECT


LONG LIVE TWISTED SISTER.

Stone.

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Five METAL Songs and Albums From 2011 You Must Check Out!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on August 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

U.D.O. HAS COMETH BACK IN 2011 AND SET ME METAL STRAIGHT.

Five Metal Songs and Albums You Must Hear – I love Metal. No, I really love Metal. Therefore, I am indulging in a personal Metal duty in alerting you to five Metal songs and albums that are a must to hear during this Summer’s end of 2011. These fired-up Metal songs and kick-ass Metal albums are all released this year! My only two requests to you while listening to these five Metal songs and albums are: play ’em loud and let yourself get psyched-out ’cause METAL LIVES! By the way… I put U.D.O. – Rev Raptor at the top of this post ’cause it is an all-out, scorching blitz of Old School Metal. Hallelujah fellow Metalheads, unite and ring that F’n Metal bell.

SOURVEIN – Fangs from Black Fangs – (Candlelight Records, released June 21, 2011)

Listening to Fangs from Sourvein is like receiving an open-handed Doom Metal slap to my face. Listening to the entire album Black Fangs is a double open-handed Doom Metal slap to my face. I like that. This song set me Metal straight the first time I heard it and it’s heavy as F’n molasses. The thick and massive guitar riffs from King James and the battering vocals of T-Roy are eye-popping and earth splitting. Throw in a rhythm section that seems intent on splitting the universe in half, just for good Metal measure. Fangs is not just a song to hear, it’s a song to experience and Black Fangs is a Metal destination for the Metalhead brain.

PENTAGRAM – Call The Man from Last Rites (Metal Blade Records, released April 12, 2011)

Pentagram = Doom Metal. Pentagram is back with their 7th studio album Last Rites and my favorite song on this album is Call The Man. There is a Doom Metal groove happening on this song which has created quite a stir in my Metal saturated brain. Bobby Liebling has that ability to wrap this song around his vocals, making him the man. Listening to Call The Man and this entire album is like getting psyched-out by a late night thunderstorm, there’s just no other way for me to explain it. Metal be thy name.

SINISTER REALM – The Crystal Eye – (Shadow Kingdom Records – 2011)

Allentown Pennsylvania’s Metal warriors have an unbelievable ability to harness their Metal skills to create an album that is more potent with memorable songs than some Metal bands entire discography. The title track hasn’t just kicked my ass, it has kicked my ass with quantum Metal authority. The feel, vibe and Metal totality of this song flexes old school Metal in the vein of DIO and any other Traditional Metal icon you can think of. Yes, this song and album are that grand and Sinister Realm is that great.

FAIR TO MIDLAND – Musical Chairs – (eOne Music, released July 12, 2011)

What makes Fair To Midland so damn special to me is their capacity to push the Metal envelope with musical experimentation. Are they Progressive? Alternative? Metal? Extreme? Hard Rock? Try all of the above. At the end of the day, Fair To Midland is an assorted listen into what sensational Heavy Music can sound like when a band decides to throw F’n caution to the F’n wind. After your first listen to Musical Chairs, you might want to breathe a sigh of relief knowing there is a band out there that crushes narrow-mindedness, when it comes to writing and playing the heavy stuff. Arrows & Anchors is a thorough listen into what can be successfully achieved, when a band doesn’t give a crap about what other bands are playing.

U.D.O. – REV-RAPTOR – (AFM Records – released May 31, 2011)

Yes, Udo Dirkschneider is a living Metal legend in my Metal world. The Metal shelf life of his band U.D.O. has proven any and all negative critics wrong once again, with album #13 added to a discography that deserves a double horns to the air. The songs on Rev-Raptor are indicators that U.D.O. is still a Metal band to reckon with. My pick on this notable Metal album is Renegade. Fast, furious and delectably heavy is Renegade. This is THE song and THE album you want cranked up and shaking your world and the world outside… while the neighbors are having that stupid, annual, gargantuan picnic that you were not invited to.

METAL BE THY NAME.

LONG LIVE METAL.

The word “delectably” was used in this post.

Stone.

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GLORIOR BELLI: Band Issues The Great Southern Darkness Video Teaser

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

French Black Metal goliaths, GLORIOR BELLI, recently issued a video teaser for upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness. Check it out now at Revolvermag.com.

The Great Southern Darkness offers up 11 tracks that magnify  GLORIOR BELLI‘s finest qualities: Debilitatingly fast, yet simultaneously dark and swampy with all the Americana/Stoner/Blues elements the band and their fans have come to embrace. Said Revolver in an advance review of the record: “The album combines vicious Black Metal riffery with deep New Orleans Stoner grooves to create a Metal monolith that is equal parts northern blaze and southern trendkill.”

Formed in the suburbs of Paris during the close of 2002, what began as a noxious duo soon became an untamable beast, acting as a beacon for everyone looking to free themselves of the influence of the Demiurge. Lyrics and themes explored throughout the years reveal a sincere inclination for rebel-ism and a sense of poetry. Today, the name GLORIOR BELLI has garnered a stellar reputation in the Extreme music community for mixing desert rock textures with the brutal, ominous, doom-laden vibe typical of Black Metal. But don’t bother trying to restrain that which cannot be confined, for this is merely the greatest curse of the cosmic scheme.

The Great Southern Darkness is scheduled for a North America release on September 27, 2011 via Metal Blade Records.

Check out “Secret Ride To Rebellion” at the band’s official landing page, where you will also find pre-order details, HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE GLORIOR BELLI.

Stone.

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PENTAGRAM – When The Screams Come: Live DVD Releases August 30th, 2011 via Metal Blade Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Agoura Hills, CA – August, 2011 – Metal Blade Records is proud to release the first ever PENTAGRAM DVD in the 40 year history of the band! When The Screams Come features a full PENTAGRAM show, recorded on May 30th, 2010 at the tail end of the Liebling / Griffin reunion dates at Sonar in Baltimore Maryland during Maryland Deathfest VIII! There is also exclusive interview footage with vocalist Bobby Liebling! The latest clip from the DVD has been made available on DecibelMagazine.com and features the song Relentless as well as a clip of an exclusive interview with vocalist Bobby Liebling. Watch the video now HERE.

When The Screams Come will be released in North America on August 30th. Clips from the DVD as well as music from the band’s latest album, Last Rites, can be seen and heard now on metalblade.com/pentagram. Several pre-order bundles are available with Last Rites vinyl, an exclusive t-shirt and more. Fans can also purchase limited colored vinyl European imports of Last Rites all exclusively on Metal Blade’s Indiemerch webstore HERE.

PENTAGRAM, featuring the talents of Bobby Liebling, Victor Griffin, Greg Turley, and new drummer Albert Born, recently released their highly anticipated full-length album Last Rites via Metal Blade Records. Last Rites contains 11 new tracks of behemoth tunes that fans have been clamoring for since the last Liebling/Griffin masterpiece was released in 1994 (Be Forewarned).

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

When The Screams Come – Track Listing:

Day Of Reckoning

Forever My Queen

Ask No More

Run My Course

You’re Lost, I’m Free

Review Your Choices

Relentless

All Your Sins

20 Buck Spin

Sign Of The Wolf

When The Screams Come

* For more info on Metal Blade Records, click the link below:

METAL BLADE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PENTAGRAM.

Stone.

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ARVEN – Music Of Light: Pre-Listening Of New Album On Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , , , , on August 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ARVEN – The debut of the German all-girl band with male drummer. Artwork by Jan Yrlund (Imperia, Korpiklaani, Impaled Nazarene, Stratovarius, Sirenia). Symphonic Metal, like Blind Guardian or Epica meets Gothic and Melodic Metal in the vein of Leaves Eyes or Edenbridge.

Stone Says:

A combination of Symphonic and Melodic Metal, fused with Extreme Metal vocals, makes ARVEN a Metal band to hear and watch! Germany has once again bred another fine band that solidly represents our beloved Metal genre.

Listen to samples of the new debut album from ARVEN here www.massacre-records.com. Titled Music Of Light, this album is set for release on September 23rd, 2011, on Massacre Records.

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

ARVEN – myspace music

LONG LIVE ARVEN.

Stone.

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BLACK TIDE – Post Mortem: Releases August 23rd, 2011

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

BLACK TIDE – Having Post Mortem, their sophomore studio album being set for release this Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, Black Tide is back! Post Mortem will be released on DGC/Interscope. Rising to the occasion is nothing new for this band originating from Florida, gaining invaluable exposure and experience from extensive touring with the likes of heavy hitters: Disturbed, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold.

Post Mortem follows their internationally critically acclaimed debut album, Light From Above, released in 2008 on DGC/Interscope.

BLACK TIDE:

Gabriel Garcia – vocals & guitar

Austin Diaz – guitar

Zakk Sandler – bass

Steven Spence – drums

Post Mortem – Track Listing:

Ashes (featuring: Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine)

Bury Me

Let It Out

Honest Eyes

That Fire

Fight ‘Til The Bitter End

Take It Easy

Lost In The Sound

Walking Dead Man

Into The Sky

So Broken (iTunes exclusive bonus track)

* For more info on BLACK TIDE, click on the link below:

BLACK TIDE – Official Website

LONG LIVE BLACK TIDE.

Stone.

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ANA KEFR – Announce U.S. National Tour For October – November 2011!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 20, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

California-based extreme Prog-Metal band ANA KEFR have released the tour dates for their upcoming month-long U.S. tour in October-November, all in support of their recently released, critically acclaimed second full-length album “The Burial Tree (II)” (Muse Sick Records), the follow-up to 2009’s debut “Volume 1” (Muse Sick).

Regarding the tour, ANA KEFR frontman and keyboardist Rhiis D. Lopez commented: “Ana Kefr is a D.I.Y. band to the core, and this tour is an in-house job down to the smallest of details. There are plenty of bands constantly on the road, but the majority of the longer tours are backed by labels and booking agents. Our tour was organized by myself and Fonzie (Alphonso Jimenez, bass), and as such you’ll see we’re playing everything from larger stages to sweaty underground Metal bars. We’ve even organized the line-up on half of these shows and are seriously impressed by the enthusiasm and generosity of Metal-loving strangers. We can’t wait to meet everyone, share some beers and bang some heads!”

CHECK OUT THE TOUR DATES ON THE POSTER BELOW!

The tour is sponsored by Kosher Metal and RH Merch.

* For more info on ANA KEFR & their sponsors, click on the links below:

www.anakefr.com

www.koshermetal.com

www.facebook.com/rhmerch

LONG LIVE ANA KEFR.

Stone.

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