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GHOUL – New Carol Of Chaos From Forthcoming Split With Cannabis Corpse Is Gouging Ears At Loudwire

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 13, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Cannabis Corpse - Ghoul - split promo cover - december 2013

Hooded Hellions To Take Denver Black Sky This Weekend

Today, the gatekeepers at the Loudwire lair offer up a new carol from the hooded thrash phantoms in GHOUL. The demandingly titled “Spill Your Guts” comes by way of the band’s forthcoming split with weedian death metal ogres, Cannabis Corpse: Splatterhash. An unrepentant exercise in fast fuckall crushingness, Splatterhash boasts four tracks of audio mayhem. For their portion, GHOUL returned to Earhammer Studios in Oakland, California where they recorded both Transmission Zero and Splatterthrash.

Says vocalist/guitarist Digestor from his Creepsylvanian penthouse, “Numbskulls and future Numbskulls! Once again, GHOUL returns to help you rot your eardrums, soil your pantaloons, and disappoint your parents. This time we brought our pals in Cannabis Corpse, though we regretfully had to murder them after hearing how good their side of the split is. We’d like to take this time to apologize to their fans, friends, and families. Such a waste…”

“Spill Your Guts” is now playing at Loudwire. Get sloppy at THIS LOCATION.

The cloaked deviants in GHOUL – Cremator, Fermentor, Digestor, and Dissector – are mutants from Creepsylvania specializing in the refined execution of bone-snapping splatterthrash, grave robbing, flesh consumption, barn burnings and general night time debauchery. This Saturday, GHOUL will emerge from their den of iniquity to co-headline the first annual Black Sky gala. Founded by Skinless’ Sherwood Webber, Denver Black Sky will be held at The Gothic Theatre in Denver and features an absurdly sick lineup of: Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Speedwolf, Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder, Call Of The Void, Reproacher, Weekend Nachos, Iron Reagan, Axeslasher, Primitive Man, Vimana, Of Feather And Bone, Native Daughters, Black Sleep Of Kali, Dead Temple and Flight Of Sleipnir. Bring a tarp.

GHOUL Live Actions: 

12/14/2013 Denver Black Sky @ The Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO [tickets]

The Splatterhash 12″ split will be made available via Tankcrimes on January 7, 2014 and comes available on wax, CD and digitally. Preorders and more can be obtained HERE.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on GHOUL:

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

Website: http://www.creepsylvania.com

CANNABIS CORPSE:

Facebook: Cannabis Corpse (Official)

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Website: http://www.tankcrimes.com

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LONG LIVE GHOUL.

LONG LIVE CANNABIS CORPSE.

Stone.

GENE SIMMONS ROCK CAMP – March 27th Thru March 30th, 2014; Here’s ALL The Info!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock and roll, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 13, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the KISS Facebook:

Gene Simmons will mentor and jam with campers along with fellow rock star friends at Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp, offering an opportunity of a lifetime at its Las Vegas studios. The camp will also feature Tommy Thayer (KISS), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL), David Ellefson (MEGADETH).

Together alongside Simmons, they will help musicians of all levels form bands, learn or perfect their knowledge of an instrument, write and record a song. The four-day camp will culminate with a live performance at House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas March 27-30, 2014. This March marks Simmons’ return to Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp for the first time since October 2012.

“Mentoring adult and young rockers at the Fantasy Camp has always been an amazingly rewarding experience for me,” said Simmons. “I enjoy teaching and handing over lessons I’ve learned from the business to musicians and upcoming talent.”

Space for Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp is extremely limited.

To sign up or for more information, call (888) Roc-Band.

Website: http://www.rockcamp.com/gene-simmons-2014.php

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* For more info on KISS:

Facebook: KISS

Website: http://www.kissonline.com

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LONG LIVE GENE SIMMONS.

LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANTASY CAMP.

Stone.

SAXON – Heavy Metal Legends Returning To Wacken Open Air In 2014

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the Official Saxon Facebook page:

The Mighty Saxon is pleased to announce they will be back at Wacken Open Air in 2014!!

“On the 25th Anniversary of this fantastic festival we look forward to filling your heads with some Heavy Metal Thunder!!”

Biff, Paul, Nigel, Nibbs & Doug

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The NEW and critically acclaimed album, Unplugged And Strung Up, from the mighty SAXON… is OUT NOW! Metal be thy name! 

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* For more info on SAXON:

Facebook: Saxon (Official)

Website: http://www.saxon747.com

Wacken Open Air Website: http://www.wacken.com

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LONG LIVE SAXON.

LONG LIVE WACKEN OPEN AIR.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

DORO – Reigning Metal Queen Launches Signature Champagne & Wine

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, wine, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Legendary Metal maven, DORO PESCH, has joined the ranks of the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Motörhead, and Slayer in the bottled liquid category and proudly presents two very special rock ‘n’ roll drinks: DORO Hero Cava Brut Reserva Champagne and Herzblut [Lifeblood] Vino Tinto Red Wine.

“It was my wish for my 30-year stage anniversary – which I will be celebrating on May 2nd and 3rd, 2014 in my hometown of Düsseldorf [Germany] – to present unique drinks to the fans that represent my own taste and quality standard,” comments DORO.  “We went to a great old wine region in Spain to pick the right product for me and I discovered a very fine red wine there.”

View Metal & Wine’s eight-minute “making-of” video of these two very special and commemorative drinks at THIS LOCATION.

“Hero” is a track off of DORO’s 2012 album, Raise Your Fist, which was dedicated to one of the all-time greatest vocalists in rock and metal, Ronnie James Dio. “Herzblut [Lifeblood]” was released as a single in 2009. The Herzblut EP contains German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese versions of the song.

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DORO’s 30 Years Strong And Proud Tour launches next year. Her career in music spans three decades, sixteen studio albums, eleven EPs, countless tours, a worldwide fanbase, and even includes various movie roles. This year, she was the recipient of the Metal Hammer Award in Berlin and the Golden Gods Award in London – both in the “Legend” category.

The two-night live concert party in May 2014 celebrating DORO‘s multi-decade career already includes the participation of Blind Guardian, Mille Petrozza of Kreator, and Udo Dirkschneider of U.D.O./ex-Accept. “I have the most awesome friends and colleagues,” DORO shares with a wide smile.

Raise Your Fist – which features musical guests Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead and Ozzy/Firewind guitarist Gus G. – debuted at #65 on the American Billboard Heatseekers chart in November of last year and can be purchased from the Nuclear Blast Webshop.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on DORO:

http://www.DORO.de

http://www.facebook.com/DOROOFFICIAL

http://www.Twitter.com/DOROOFFICIAL

http://www.YouTube.com/DOROOFFICIAL

Metal And Wine Website:

http://metal-and-wine.com

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LONG LIVE DORO, THE QUEEN OF METAL.

Stone.

VESTAL CLARET – Signs With Cruz Del Sur Music

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce another prestigious addition to its roster, occult metal unit VESTAL CLARET!

One of the most mysterious and intriguing bands to appear from the American underground in the last few years, VESTAL CLARET is the creation of Simon Tuozzoli and  Phil Swanson (SEAMOUNT / HOUR OF 13 fame), and play a killer mixture of Doom and  Heavy Metal riffage with a definite penchant for the morbid and sick atmospheres. Are you ready for the ritual to begin? You better go sharpen your krises!

The band’s first release with Cruz Del Sur Music, The Cult of the Vestal Claret, is the follow-up to their 2011 debut, Bloodbath and will see the light of day in April 2014. The album will be available on CD, digital and vinyl formats.

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* VESTAL CLARET are from Hamden, Connecticut.

(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on VESTAL CLARET:

Facebook: Vestal Claret

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Website: www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

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LONG LIVE VESTAL CLARET.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

KYLESA LAUNCH RETRO FUTURIST RECORDS

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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INAUGURAL RELEASE THIS JANUARY FROM CANADIAN TRIO SIERRA

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Dec. 11, 2013, Savannah, GA – Kylesa (Phillip Cope, Laura Pleasants and Carl McGinley II) launch Retro Futurist Records in January with the Jan. 28th release of Canadian prog trio Sierra’s album Pslip.

“The idea behind Retro Futurist Records is to provide an artist-friendly home to bands we like and bands we feel are relevant in aesthetic, sound, concept and/or ethics,” explained Pleasants.Dec. 11, 2013, Savannah, GA – Kylesa (Phillip Cope, Laura Pleasants and Carl McGinley II) launch Retro Futurist Records in January, with the Jan. 28th release of Canadian prog trio Sierra’s album Pslip.

The first release to come from the Savannah-based label is a vinyl release of Sierra’s debut album Pslip.  The Kitchener prog trio will join Kylesa for a leg of the band’s European tour (Jan. 19 to Feb. 2).  Pslip was produced by Cope and recently described by Caught in the Carousel as “so wrought with high-octane power, crunching riffs, catchy melodies, and good old-fashioned rock and roll that you’ll want to hear it over and over again.”

Retro Futurist is offering music lovers a six-month vinyl subscription series, which includes Sierra’s aforementioned release as well as original albums from Jagged VisionDarkentries, Wet Socks as well as subscriber only collectibles including a Kylesa 7” (hand-printed and numbered), a Retro Futurist t-shirt by Santos as well as a mystery 7”.  More information is available here:

http://www.retrofuturistrecords.com/product/6-month-subscription/.

Future Retro Futurist releases (available lp/digital):

Jagged Vision “Harvest Earth“ – Feb. 25, 2014

Darkentries  “The Make Believe“ – March 25, 2014

Wet Socks  – Title TBA – April 29, 2014

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on Retro Futurist Records:

www.facebook.com/retrofuturistrecords

www.retrofuturist.bandcamp.com

* For more info on Sierra:

www.facebook.com/sierrariff

www.twitter.com/sierrariff

* For more info on JAGGED VISION:

www.facebook.com/jaggedvision

http://www.nrk.no/urort/Artist/JaggedVision/default.aspx

* For more info on DARKENTRIES:

www.facebook.com/drkntrs

www.darkentries.bigcartel.com

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LONG LIVE KYLESA.

LONG LIVE RETRO FUTURIST RECORDS.

Stone.

TYRANTS BLOOD “Into The Kingdom Of Graves” – Vinyl Is Out Now, Limited To 500 Pressings!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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From Tridroid Records:

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We are excited to announce the release of “Into the Kingdom of Graves” by Vancouver’s infamous Tyrants Blood.

Featuring ex-Blasphemy guitarist Marco Banco and Infernal Majesty vocalist Brian Langley, Tyrants Blood have become a potent force in the underground metal scene.

Limited to only 500 copies, the album is now available to order from our Bandcamp page here:

http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-kingdom-of-graves

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Media coverage about “Into the Kingdom of Graves”

“This is what extreme music should be and by drowning the listener in a world of devastating energy, Tyrants Blood proves their prowess within this crowded field.”- Violent Resonance

“Brutal, relentless, straight in my face, though still quite technical and over the top, it is quite hard to escape the thick and hateful atmosphere that drenches the record, a damned nice surprise!”- Voices From the Darkside

“Into the Kingdom of Graves is what death metal is about ladies and gentlemen (probably mostly gentlemen) and THIS is a band who are bringing it to a whole new level.”- Two Guys Metal Reviews

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* For more info on TYRANTS BLOOD:

Facebook: TYRANTS BLOOD

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LONG LIVE TYRANTS BLOOD.

LONG LIVE TRIDROID RECORDS.

Stone.

Dimebag Darrell – God Bless You And Rest In Peace

Posted in Guitar, guitarists, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Above: Guitar World – May 2000

“Dimebag” Darrell Lance Abbott, was murdered by a cowardly monster, back on December 8th, 2004. We shall never forget nor stop loving Dimebag. He’s forever with our Metal community; within our hearts, souls and ears.

GOD BLESS

DIMEBAG

DARRELL

AND MAY HE

REST IN

PEACE.

August 20, 1966 – December 8th, 2004

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MetalOdyssey

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DORO – MILLE PETROZZA, HANSI KÜRSCH AND UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER ROCKING OUT WITH THE METAL QUEEN IN 2014

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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When Rock legend DORO celebrates her big anniversaries, she will traditionally welcome several true heroes of the Rock and Metal scene. The SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD or SAXON, all of them have been on stage with DORO in front of thousands of fans.

And this will also be the case for her 30-years stage anniversary. DORO will be playing two shows on May 02 and May 03, 2014 at CCD-Stadthalle, where her fans can look forward to seeing many superstars.

Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN has already confirmed his appearance. As of today it is also confirmed that Miland “Mille” Petrozza of KREATOR and Udo Dirkschneider, the former ACCEPT shouter, will come to Düsseldorf to celebrate DORO’s anniversary together with her.

Udo on this: “Of course! For DORO I will always be up front. Actually I was planning on being part of her show in Wacken this summer, but I could not make that date.” Thus there will be a return visit on May 02 and May 03, 2014 – as DORO has been sharing stages with Dirkschneider and his band U.D.O. at their stage anniversary in 2012.

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“I have the most awesome friends and colleagues,” DORO bursts out about the Teutonic trio. With this, the guest list for the celebratory events won’t be closed.

DORO fans that can hardly wait till May 2014 have the chance to see the Metal queen this very year. The DORO Christmas tour starts on December 14, 2013 and will feature the following dates:

14.12.2013 GER Karlsruhe Knock Out Festival

15.12.2013 SWI Pratteln Z7

16.12.2013 GER Nürnberg Hirsch

17.12.2013 GER Saarbrücken Garage

19.12.2013 GER Hannover Capitol

20.12.2013 GER Leipzig Haus Auensee

21.12.2013 GER Magdeburg Factory

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02.05.2014 GER Düsseldorf 30th anniversary show

03.05.2014 GER Düsseldorf 30th anniversary show

13.05.2014 GER Speyer Halle 101

15.05.2014 AUT Wörgl Komma

16.05.2014 GER Regensburg Airport

17.05.2014 GER Memmingen Kaminwerk

19.05.2014 GBR London O2 Islington Academy

21.05.2014 FRA Paris Le Trabendo

22.05.2014 FRA Montauban Rio Grande

24.05.2014 ESP Madrid Shoko

25.05.2014 ESP Barcelona Razzmatazz 2

30.05.2014 GER Geiselwind Out & Loud Festival

01.06.2014 TCH Plzen Metalfest

19.07.2014 GER Fritzlar Rock am Stück

09.08.2014 SWE Gävle Get Away Festival

29.08.2014 GER Wörrstadt Neuborn Open Air

30.08.2014 GER Schleswig Baltic Open Air

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

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* For more info on DORO:

Facebook: DORO

Website: http://www.doro.de/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DoroOfficial

Photo credit below: Rob Rockitt

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LONG LIVE DORO PESCH, THE QUEEN OF HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

Motörhead – Check Out This Motörhead Red Wine! Whoa!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock and roll, rock music, rock music news, wine, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the Official Motörhead Facebook page:

Is this the coolest Motörtube or what?
Only available during December in Sweden!
Cheers!

Check Stores for availability:

 http://www.systembolaget.se/6318

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Motörhead:

Lemmy

Phil Campbell

Mikkey Dee

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Motörhead Aftershock is out now! Yes, it will kick your Rock ‘N Roll loving ass! Metal be thy name!

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* For more info on Motörhead:

Facebook: Official Motörhead

Website: http://www.imotorhead.com

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Long Live Motörhead.

Long Live Metal.

Stone.

STONEBURNER – Portland Sludge Metallers Join The Neurot Recordings Family

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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The Neurot Recordings family is pleased to welcome the audio devastation that is Portland’s STONEBURNER to their expanding roster of forward-thinking music.

Featuring four members with a compelling musical ancestry that winds through Buried At Sea, Buried Blood, Heathen Shrine and more, STONEBURNER – named after a subterranean weapon from the novel Dune — spews forth a groin-churning orchestration of crust-strewn, hypnotic, sludge metal, their torrid odes glazed with pain and distress. The band will unleash the follow-up to their 2012 debut full-length, Sickness Will Pass, which The Sludgelord fittingly crowned, “an ugly, visceral and truly terrifying beast of an album,” via Neurot Recordings this Spring. Titled Life Drawing, the offering promises to take their sonic crush to entirely new levels of heaviness.

Notes the STONEBURNER collective on their union with Neurot: “We’ve been working on the material for this album for a long time now and couldn’t feel better about how it’s come together. We’re humbled and honored that Neurot have asked to be involved. Since the band formed, we’ve always done our best to work with people we respect and know personally, signing to Neurot is an extension of that…another step in combining our personal and musical lives and bringing it all full circle.”

STONEBURNER was spawned in early 2008 though the bands’ familial roots reach back two decades. To describe STONEBURNER‘s music one need only look to the list of bands with whom they’ve shared the stage: Yob, Sleep, Eyehategod, Neurosis, Buzzov-en, Weedeater, Saint Vitus, Watain, Tragedy, Noothgrush, Graves At Sea, Lord Dying, Drop Dead, Whitehorse, Wind Hand, Bastard Noise and so on. For STONEBURNER, it’s all about domination through amplification and soul-cleansing catharsis.

STONEBURNER Personnel:

Elijah Boland – guitar

Jason Depew – guitar

Damon Kelly – bass/vocals

Jesse McKinnon – drums/vocals

Further STONEBURNER intel, including Life Drawing release date and track listing, to be announced in the coming weeks.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on STONEBURNER:

http://www.facebook.com/Stoneburner.PDX

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* For more info on Neurot Recordings:
http://www.neurotrecordings.com

http://www.facebook.com/neurotrecordings

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LONG LIVE STONEBURNER.

Stone.

MARTY FRIEDMAN – Legendary Guitarist’s New Studio Album Set For Spring Release

Posted in classic rock, Guitar, guitarists, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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(Los Angeles, CA)  Perhaps the most revered lead guitarist in thrash metal history, MARTY FRIEDMAN– whose groundbreaking work with Megadeth, Cacophony and as a solo artist has influenced legions of players around the globe — is currently putting the finishing touches on a new studio album, “Inferno.”

Tentatively set for a spring release, the album — FRIEDMAN’s first original material in four years, and his first album in more than a decade that will be released simultaneously worldwide — will feature what FRIEDMAN feels is the heaviest, most intense playing of his career. A one-minute teaser can be heard below:

“I’m extremely proud of the work I’ve done with Cacophony and Megadeth, but I was never interested in stopping there,” FRIEDMAN says. “‘Inferno’ is the album that fans of my work with those two bands have always wanted me to make. I’ve finally made it, and completely on my own maniacal terms.”

As Guitar World recently revealed in an exclusive in-studio feature, “Inferno” will include several collaborations with players influenced by FRIEDMAN, including Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Revocation guitar whiz David Davidson and the flamenco/metal acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. In addition, the album includes FRIEDMAN’s first songwriting collaboration with Jason Becker since the pair played together in the pioneering duo of guitar mayhem, Cacophony.

“On the guests’ songs, each would write a song from scratch, and then I would arrange it and add my parts to it,” FRIEDMAN says. “That way, we were both invested in it, and it’s a little bit of a deeper experience than just banging out a guest solo.”

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Make no mistake, though — “Inferno” is unquestionably a MARTY FRIEDMAN album, and one he plans to tour behind extensively (including his first U.S. performances since 2003). Furthermore, it features what FRIEDMAN told Guitar World is “the most intense writing and playing I can do,” with the goal of “go(ing) completely ape-shit and smok(ing) everything else I’ve ever done.”

“I wanted to create a new landmark to which my future music will be compared,” FRIEDMAN elaborates further. “That idea of just going completely balls-out — knowing what the full potential of my music and my playing could possibly be, and actually making it a reality — was what drove me through the whole process.”

Just as he changed the game in the worlds of metal and guitar once before with his revered solo debut “Dragon’s Kiss,” FRIEDMAN now raises the bar to a new level for a new generation with “Inferno.” More information on the album will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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(Source: MAD Ink PR)

* For more info MARTY FRIEDMAN.

Facebook: Marty Friedman

Website: http://www.martyfriedman.com

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LONG LIVE MARTY FRIEDMAN.

Stone.

STEEL PROPHET – Cruz del Sur Music To Release “Omniscient” In June Of 2014

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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STEEL PROPHET’s long-awaited new album, entitled Omniscient, will be released by Cruz Del Sur Music in June on CD and vinyl formats.

A living reference for all fans of American Heavy Metal, STEEL PROPHET needs no introduction to the metal world. With a long history, the band is particularly known for the technical and versatile guitar work of founding member Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor. Let’s not forget the soaring vocals of Rick Mythiasin, who has returned to sing with the band for the first time since  2002’s Unseen.

Omniscient is a conceptual, sci-fi themed album, textured with a heavy dose of unusual philosophies and ideas that will appeal to fans of early STEEL PROPHET material, especially the Dark Hallucinations era. Omniscient will have a visually striking package that will read like a graphic novel to highlight the story that underlines the music.

STEEL PROPHET is currently planning a European tour to coincide with the album’s release. Stay tuned for more updates as the release of Omniscient nears!

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on STEEL PROPHET:

Facebook: Steel Prophet

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Website: www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

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LONG LIVE STEEL PROPHET.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ANETTE OLZON – Former Nightwish Frontwoman To Release First Solo Album Next Year, Via Armoury Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 4, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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It is with great pleasure that Armoury Records, in conjunction with earMUSIC, welcomes ANETTE OLZON to their expanding roster of powerful frontwomen.

Best known for her time fronting symphonic metal brigade Nightwish for five years before fleeing the band in 2012, the Swedish born songstress has established herself as a true apex among female rock singers globally and will continue the trend with her forthcoming solo release entitled Shine. Produced by Stefan Örn and Johan Glössner, co-produced by OLZON alongside Johan Kronlund and mixed by Kronlund, Nicklas Flykt and Ronny Lahti (known for his work with Loreen and Roxette), Shine is a logical next step in OLZON’s flourishing musical journey.

“I am so thrilled to finally release my first solo album,” comments OLZON. “I’ve been working on it for a long time. The album is very personal with songs I’ve been writing since 2009 but there are also very recent songs. The overall message of the album is that life can be really dark and filled with hardship and sadness, but you can always choose to see some light coming through, to make you stronger and full of life, making you shine… no matter what.”

Indeed, Shine crosses the borders between melancholy and hope; fragility and power. It showcases an artist who refuses to rest on her proverbial laurels but heads boldly into the future.

Shine will be released in North America via Armoury Records this February. Further info, including track listing and teasers, to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

Facebook: Anette Olzon

Anette Olzon’s Blog: http://anetteolzon2.blogspot.de/

http://www.eaglerockent.com

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LONG LIVE ANETTE OLZON.

Stone.


EMBLAZONED – Wisconsin Blackened Death Metal Machine Enters Studio

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Wisconsin Blackened Death Metal machine EMBLAZONED has returned to Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisc., to record the band’s as-of-yet untitled full-length album. The album will be the follow-up to the critically acclaimed EP, The Living Magisterium, which was released September 3 via Deepsend Records.

Tracking for the album is almost complete, with mixing and mastering getting underway next month. Production duties are being handled by Chris Wisco (Jungle Rot, Gorgasm, Nachtmystium, Broken Hope). Fans of the EP will not be disappointed in what is shaping up to be the bands most intense offering to date. No official release date had been set yet.

The Living Magisterium is available as a digital download and jewel case CD through Deepsend Records. Preview and purchase the album at www.deepsendrecords.bandcamp.com.

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Critical Praise:

“Emblazoned demand your obedience, and even when they have it will still hold your head down and repeatedly curb stomp it.” [9.5/10] – Apoch’s Metal Review

“These guys kill from beginning to end…” [4/5] – New Noise Magazine

Emblazoned:

Kevin Forsythe (ex Jungle Rot) – Guitar

A.J. Lewandowski (Decrepit Birth, ex Enfold Darkness) – Bass

Jeff Plewa (ex Micawber) – Vocals

Alex “Pulverizer” Pulvermacher (ex Decrescent) – Drums

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on EMBLAZONED:

Facebook: Emblazoned

http://emblazoned666.bigcartel.com/

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www.deepsend.com

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LONG LIVE EMBLAZONED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

KORN – Headlining Hell & Heaven Metal Fest, On March 15th, 2014, In Mexico City!

Posted in concerts, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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KORN – The iconic KORN will be headlining the HELL & HEAVEN METAL FEST 2014, on March 15th, in Mexico City, Mexico! KORN’s newest studio album and 11th overall, The Paradigm Shift, was released this past October 8th via Prospect Park. KORN have once again rallied their fans and stumped their critics, both with their melodically heavy and thoroughly convincing new release; coupled by the reunion with co-founding member/guitarist Brian “Head” Welch.

The Paradigm Shift has peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 and currently sits at #151; marking the 12th overall KORN album to chart in the top 10. Cracking into the anxiety ridden bubble of the Rock Music mainstream is obviously nothing new for KORN; for the Heavy Rock listening public have spoken once again. This past November, KORN took hold of the #1 spot on the Active Rock Airplay Chart with their single Never Never.

KORN has also wrapped up a 17 date co-headlining arena tour in late November, with the legendary Rob Zombie. From December 3rd up to the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest this coming March, KORN will be making tour stops in Chile, The United States, New Zealand and Australia. The Rock historic past of KORN has been written; from here onward KORN will only add more chapters to their brilliant artistic and musical story. – Stone

HELL & HEAVEN METAL FEST 2014 – Links:

Info – http://www.hellandheavenfest.com/
Tickets – http://bit.ly/KMexTix

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Jonathan Davis – Vocals

James “Munky” Shaffer – Guitar

Brian “Head” Welch – Guitar

Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu – Bass

Ray Luzier – Drums

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* For more info on KORN:

Facebook: Korn

Website: http://www.korn.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/korn

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LONG LIVE KORN.

Stone.

NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL – First Wave Of Bands For 2014 Installment Posted

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Worcester, Massachusetts-based concert promotions company, MassConcerts, is proud to, once again, host the annual NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL in April 2014.

Slated for April 17th, 18th, and 19th, the 2014 installment of the massive NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL gathering will mark its sixteenth year. Since 1999, the multiple-day festival has been attracting dozens of bands and thousands of fans to the historic Worcester Palladium, that houses two stages full of music for three full days.. While the final lineup for this year’s fest is still being organized, today the first wave of bands confirmed to be taking part in the three-day massacre has come in hard.

Highlights of the three dozen NEMHF 2014 confirmations as of this week include: All That Remains, Iced Earth, Nile, Slapshot, the final East Coast appearance of Bleeding Through, Nails, All Out War, Twitching Tongues, and the 2014 Metal Alliance Tour package still to be announced, with more than half of the lineup still to be disclosed. Tickets for NEMHF 2014 will go on sale this Black Friday, November 29th, with VIP packages to follow soon after. Final lineups will be determined very soon.

NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 2014 Confirmations:

All That Remains, Iced Earth, Nile, Bleeding Through “Final East Coast Appearance”, Sabaton, Revamp, Nails, Within The Ruins, Slapshot, All Out War, Cruel Hand, Ramallah, Twitching Tongues, Lionheart, Counterparts, Harms Way, Suburban Scum, Fire and Ice, Naysayer, Colin of Arabia, Reign Supreme, Fit For An Autopsy, Born Low, The Mongoloids, Warhound, Malfunction, Alpha & Omega, King Nine, Discourse, Will To Die, Barrier, Kublai Khan, Scale The Summit and Sylar.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/metalandhardcorefest

http://metalandhardcorefestival.com

https://twitter.com/moshfest

http://www.massconcerts.com

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LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SOREPTION – Swedish Death Metal Horde To Unleash “Engineering The Void” – Release Date Plus Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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SundsvallSweden-based Technical Death Metal horde, SOREPTION, is pleased to announce February 18, 2014 as the official worldwide release date of their forthcoming new full-length, Engineering The Void. 

Featuring eight tracks of audio wreckage, Engineering The Void was recorded by brothers Tommy and Chris Rehn from symphonic black metal collective Angtoria at Ninetone Studios and delivers a spine-shattering ambush of surgically precise riff sequences, manic time shifts, rhythmic grooves and menacing vocals surges. Said MetalSucks of the Engineering The Void trailer video alone: “The new SOREPTION album is going to rip faces. I mean hot damn! Those riffs! The Swedes in SOREPTION are up there with Obscura, Gorod and Psycroptic at the upper echelon of the crowded tech-death pack, no doubt. Can’t wait to headbang furiously to this one the minute it comes out!”

Engineering The Void Track Listing:

1. Reveal The Unseen

2. The Nature Of Blight

3. Breaking The Great Narcissist

4. A Speech To Survival

5. Utopia

6. Monumental Burden

7. I Am You

8. Engineering The Void

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Engineering The Void serves as the follow-up to SOREPTION’s debut full-length, Deterioration Of Minds, an underground gem which was fittingly applauded by Underrated Reviews for its “superior sense of rhythm and razor-sharp precision that will appeal to fans of bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Dying Fetus and The Faceless.” Added Global Domination, “The tech-death phenomenon leaves no room for error or soul. It’s all about technical riffs and arrangements, not to mention the quantized-to-hell drums and cleaned up stops and gos. But if you are into this genre, it’s hardly because you want to hear soulful playing or actual human groove; no – you expect precision and impressive musicianship. And that is exactly what you get with SOREPTION.”

SOREPTION will unleash Engineering The Void to the masses this February followed by a reissue of Deterioration Of Minds, both via Unique Leader Records. Preorder links and video clips to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

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SOREPTION:

Fredrik Söderberg – Vocals
Anton Svedin – Guitar
Tony Westermark – Drums
Rickard Persson – Bass

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 Critical Praise:

“If there was one band…which had to be picked as the representative for what tech death is turning into, this would be it…” – Ultimate Guitar

“…this album kicked my balls hard on the first listen, completely tore them off during the second, made clam chowder soup with them on its third play-through, and threw said scolding chowder in my face during the fourth. Suffice to say, this album was quite the tasty shock.” – Metal Observer

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SOREPTION:

Facebook: Soreption

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http://www.uniqueleader.com

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LONG LIVE SOREPTION.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SLAYER – TEN OF SLAYER’S SEMINAL ALBUMS TO BE REISSUED ON VINYL IN NORTH AMERICA, ON DECEMBER 10, 2013

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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LOS ANGELES, CA – On December 10, 2013, American Recordings will reissue ten of Slayer’s seminal albums on vinyl. All ten albums will be available individually and were re-mastered from the original analog flat master tapes and pressed on the highest quality, 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Albums include all nine of Slayer’s studio recordings, Reign In Blood (1986), South of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990), Divine Intervention (1994), Undisputed Attitude (1996), Diabolus In Musica (1998), God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), and World Painted Blood (2009), plus their live double-record Decade of Aggression: Live (1991),

Each title will feature the original album artwork including reproductions of the original 12X12 inner sleeves. For the first U.S. run, 500 unmarked copies will be pressed on 180-gram, blood-red, colored vinyl and randomly inserted and sold in stores as part of a “lucky dip.”

As American Recordings’ owner and long-time Slayer producer Rick Rubin put it, “Slayer defines speed metal and these albums define Slayer. Listen at your own risk.”

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Click link below for a chance to win 10 remastered Slayer vinyl albums!

http://loudwire.com/win-10-remastered-slayer-vinyl-albums/

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(Source: SLAYER Facebook)

* For more info on SLAYER:

Facebook: Slayer band

http://www.slayer.net

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LONG LIVE SLAYER.

REST IN PEACE, JEFF HANNEMAN.

Stone.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – Debuts At #2 On Billboard Top 200; Proving Kick-Ass Heavy Rock Will Never Surrender!! Never!!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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For the week ending December 7th, 2013, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #2, with: (The second installment of) The Wrong Side Of Heaven and The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 2. Debuting at #2! Son-of-a-bitch… #2!! Metal be thy name!! WHOA!

In all my Metal honesty, this volume 2 CD kicks more omnipotent, in-your-freaking-face, heavy hitting, power driving, ass kicking, thunderous bass grooving, face ripping, neck cracking, vocal blazing, guitar flaming and percussion smashing bliss than you’ll hear all year… unless you listen to volume 1; then you decide. Metal be thy name!! WHOA again!! – Stone

See for yourself at Billboard Top 200:

http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-12-07/billboard-200

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Purchase The Wrong Side Of Heaven and The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 2 via Amazon MP3:

Standard Edition: http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2AMZMp3REG

Deluxe Edition: http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2AMZMp3DLX

…Or via iTunes:

Standard Edition: http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2_iTunes

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Ivan Moody – Vocals

Zoltan Bathory – Guitars

Jeremy Spencer – Drums

Chris Kael – Bass

Jason Hook – Guitars

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* For more info on FFDP:

Facebook: Five Finger Death Punch

Website: http://www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com

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LONG LIVE FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH.

FFDP4LIFE.

Stone.