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ROYAL THUNDER AND ROLLING STONE OFFER ACOUSTIC DOWNLOAD OF “PARSONZ CURSE”

Photo credit: Tom Bejgrowicz; left to right: Mlny Parsonz, Josh Weaver, Evan DiPrima

BAND CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, JOIN BARONESS IN AUGUST

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Philadelphia – Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based band who released their debut album CVI in May of 2012 to rave reviews including a recent accolade from Rolling Stone’s David Fricke (“heavy with the meaty, base elements of early-Seventies British blues”), are offering a free download of an acoustic version of “Parsonz Curse” via Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/parsonz-curse-by-royal-thunder-free-mp3-20130523

“When we went in to the studio to re-record the tracks from CVI acoustically, we didn’t just want to play the songs how they were played on the record,” explained guitar player Josh Weaver. “We started with basic ideas and structures and then added different instruments so as to shed new light on each piece. We wanted to dig deeper into ‘Parsonz Curse’ and see what else was in it. It was a great experience to do something out of our comfort zone. We have a very strong, creative, positive working relationship with our longtime friend and producer Joey Jones, who owns and runs Aria Recording Studio. The experience challenged us on many different levels.We are excited and honored to be able to release this particular track with Rolling Stone. Thank you to Rolling Stone and thank you to all of our fans for your much-appreciated support! Enjoy!”

The acoustic offering was recorded earlier this year and showcases the diversity and range the female-fronted outfit is capable of. Two other acoustic versions of songs from CVI have been made available previously: Decibel Magazine offered “Whispering World” via their July flexi disc and Pitchfork offered a download of “Black Water Vision” (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15230-black-water-vision-acoustic/), which they described as a “Southern gothic murder ballad halfway down the cemetery road” and added “Mlny Parsonz’s voice commands attention whether it’s with a wail or a whisper.”

Royal Thunder is currently on the road with The Dillinger Escape Plan and will join label mates Baroness on Aug. 5 for a month of dates. The band will also play Bonnaroo on June 16 as well as Scion’s Rock Fest on June 1 in Memphis.

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TOUR DATES:

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the links below!

facebook: ROYAL THUNDER

http://bit.ly/RoyalThunderiTunes

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

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SIX FEET UNDER – VIP Bundles For The Hell In July Tour Available Now

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags death metal albums 2013, hell in july tour 2013, metal albums 2013, Metal News, six feet under, six feet under unborn on May 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

SIX FEET UNDER are currently preparing for their next round of tour dates in support ofUnborn. As previously announced, Decrepit Birth and Cannabis Corpse will be joining them on this tour. Additionally, up-and-coming act Dealey Plaza will open the show. The tour begins July 10th in Houston and VIP bundles are currently available via http://shop.soundcheckhollywood.com/collections/Hell-In-July-Tour . Bundles include a ticket to the show, SIX FEET UNDER shirt, a limited “Hell In July” poster, and a back stage pre-show hang with founding vocalist, Chris Barnes.

Comments Barnes: “Hello, all you sick fucks! Summer tours in the U.S. are always a blast, and this one is set up for sheer devastation with opening bands Decrepit Birth, Cannabis Corpse and Dealey Plaza! I would just like to take this time to say and send a personal message to those in Denver as well as Seattle: You may want to stock up and/or possibly grow twice as much cannabis as you have been, because once SFU and Cannabis Corpse roll into those towns, the sheer magnitude of smoking may – 1. Drain the cannabis supply of those two said cities or 2. Possibly cause low cloud formations. Fog lights should be used on all vehicles to and from the concert.

“On a side note, I’m super excited to have the opening band Dealey Plaza join us. They are a really killer new band and put on a ferocious live show. Drumming for Dealey Plaza is my nephew, Ryley Dipaola. He beats the shit out of the drums, and it makes me really proud to have my nephew on the road with me! I’m more proud than I can say about that, so I hope everyone will come out to the shows and support all these great musicians and great bands that are on tour with us this summer for Hell In July! And we will see everyone else real soon! Lots more tour dates to be announced in the coming months, so stay sick and twisted!”

Mixed and mastered by Zeuss at Planet Z, SIX FEET UNDER’s latest album, Unborn, was released on March 19th via Metal Blade Records, and features tracks written in collaboration with Ben Savage (Whitechapel) and Jari Laine (Torture Killer).

SIX FEET UNDER:
6/01/2013 Scion Rock Fest – Memphis, TN

6/20/2013 Metalfest – St. Goarshausen, DE

6/22/2013 Dokk’em Open Air – Dokkum, NL

6/23/2013 Hellfest – Clisson, FR

SIX FEET UNDER

w/ Decrepit Birth, Cannabis Corpse, Dealey Plaza:

7/10/2013 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX

7/11/2013 Dirty Dog – Austin, TX

7/12/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK

7/13/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX

7/14/2013 Sol – Santa Fe, NM

7/15/2013 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ

7/16/2013 The Whisky – West Hollywood, CA

7/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

7/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

7/20/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

7/21/2013 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT

7/22/2013 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO

7/23/2013 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS

7/24/2013 Fubar – St Louis, MO

7/25/2013 Rogue – Fayetteville, AR

7/26/2013 Exit/In – Nashville, TN

7/27/2013 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

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“This is an irresistible exercise in no-nonsense heavy metal, designed to incite wild moshpits and wilder headbanging…few can deliver quite so many bloody money shots.” – Metal Hammer

“While the album may be called Unborn, thankfully for death metal fans it completes the rebirth of one of the genres most animated characters.” – AntiQuiet.com

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

facebook: ~ Six feet under ~

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

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RAVEN X – “Angel Of The Night” Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Death Metal, gothic death metal, gothic metal, Metal News, raven x, raven x angel of the night on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

RAVEN X – Cleveland Ohio’s RAVEN X is a Metal band that is so loaded with (multi) Extreme and Melodic Metal potency that it’s downright dizzying to my Metal senses!

I’ve chosen the killer cut Angel Of The Night, from RAVEN X as:

Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day!

Angel Of The Night is from the RAVEN X debut album Essence Without Light which was released on March 13th, 2013.

Listen to this ear scalding track below… allow the Gothic Death Metal of RAVEN X to flow through your veins… crank it up… and… Metal be thy name.

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RAVEN X:

NŸX
all Vocals & Lyrics

KHÂOS
all Instruments & Music

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* For more info on how to purchase Essence Without Light, click on the link below!

RAVEN X – Debut Album “Essence Without Light” Is Available Now!

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on April 21, 2013.

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* For more info on RAVEN X, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Raven X

http://www.reverbnation.com/ravenx

http://twitter.com/RavenXofficial

LONG LIVE RAVEN X.

OHIO METAL FOREVER.

Stone.

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CARCASS – Extreme Metal Legends Headlining DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2013

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, grindcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags carcass, damnation festival 2013, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, grindcore, metal festivals 2013, Metal News on May 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

THE UK’s PREMIERE INDOOR METAL FESTIVAL

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As reported by Damnation Festival:

English Extreme Metal legends CARCASS will return to headline the ninth Damnation Festival for their only UK appearance following the release of their first album in 17 years.

The Death and Grind standard bearers have promised another historic set which will feature cult classics alongside unexpected old gems and brand new material when they take the stage at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

And after helping to sell out Damnation Festival in advance back in 2008, guitarist Bill Steer is looking forward to performing to a packed house on their return to the event.

He said: “We’re very excited about the prospect of returning to Damnation Festival this year.

“Our appearance there in 2008 was a major highlight for us and this time around, people can expect to hear a fairly different Carcass set.

“The old favourites will be in there, of course, but we’re also planning to play a couple of the less obvious tracks from our past, as well as songs from the album we’ve just completed. Join us!”

CARCASS

With 22 more bands to be announced across three stages, festival director Gavin McInally, said fans can look forward to the melting pot of diverse styles of music Damnation Festival is known for from Black Metal to Post-Rock.

He added: “It was a coup to land the first UK Carcass show in 13 years in 2008 when fans snapped up every ticket going before we made it to the day itself and it’s another coup having the band return following the release of their first new album in 17 years.

“But even with the mighty Carcass topping the bill, we won’t be satisfied until we’ve pieced together a more challenging and brilliant day of music than the eight successful years we’ve already had the pleasure of hosting, so expect a lot more to come from 2013.”

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now and will be held at last year’s price of £32 for a limited period.

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TICKET INFO:

To buy tickets, visit http://www.leedstickets.co.uk/ , the official Damnation Festival website at http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/ or facebook: Damnation Festival

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* For more info on CARCASS, click on the link below!

facebook: Carcass

LONG LIVE CARCASS.

LONG LIVE DAMNATION FESTIVAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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FAITHSEDGE – Release New Video Studio Report On Forthcoming Studio Album! Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags faithsedge, giancarlo floridia, hard rock albums 2013, hard rock news, heavy metal albums 2013, rock music news on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

FAITHSEDGE – The very talented (Rockaholic / Metal Buddy) Giancarlo Floridia (founding member, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist) of FAITHSEDGE has recently shared this cool video studio report with me. Therefore, it’s: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day! Metal be thy name.

Go “Back to Fabrizio’s” via the real Marty Mcfly house circa 2013 to the next FAITHSEDGE studio report!

Lead guitarist Alex De Rosso (Dokken), keysman Eric Ragno (Fergie Fredrickson) and singer Giancarlo Floridia take you behind the scenes for the new Faithsedge video at “OC Recording”. Also take a trip to Nashville, to drummer Tony Morra’s (Van Zant) studio “The Downtown Batterie” along with Tim Gaines’s (of Stryper) birthday party!

New FAITHSEDGE album coming this year!!!!

Watch the video below! Whoa!

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Giancarlo Floridia

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FAITHSEDGE

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* For past FAITHSEDGE posts that were featured on Metal Odyssey, click on the links below! Whoa!

Faithsedge – Giancarlo Floridia: A Metal Odyssey Interview!

FAITHSEDGE – Debut Album Is Now On iTunes!

FAITHSEDGE – Debut Album Is One Of The Year’s Best In Both Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

The above links are for posts featured on Metal Odyssey on May 6th, 2011, June 11th, 2011 and April 15th, 2011.

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* For more info on FAITHSEDGE, click on the links below!

www.faithsedgemusic.com

LONG LIVE GIANCARLO FLORIDIA.

LONG LIVE FAITHSEDGE.

Stone.

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SATAN “Life Sentence” Out Now in North America Via Listenable Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal albums 2013, metal albums 2013, Metal News, nwobhm, satan, satan life sentence on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

SATAN has returned to North America! The NWOBHM legends are back in action with the stateside release of the highly anticipated Life Sentence.

Out now on Listenable Records and available wherever quality metal is sold, Life Sentence is also streaming in full, courtesy of the folks at Terrorizer Magazine, at this location: http://www.Terrorizer.com

Life Sentence, SATAN’s first full-length since 1987’s Suspended Sentence, will mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s highly acclaimed 1983 debut Court In The Act. The album features the same line-up that appeared on that now-classic piece of Metal history.

The cover art for the album (pictured below) was drawn by famed artist Eliran Kantor (SODOM, TESTAMENT, HATEBREED – http://www.elirankantor.com) and depicts a similar graphic concept as Court In The Act. Mixed by Dario Mollo at Damage Inc. Studio in Italy and tracked late last year at First Avenue in Newcastle, Life Sentence is a very strong uptempo Heavy Metal album that will undoubtedly become a Metal classic.

Critical Praise:

“The 80s NWOBHM legends return with an absolute beast of a comeback” – Metal Hammer

“With the original lineup all in place, Satan’s high-flying, expertly phrased melody lines and riffing have returned as if reappearing, modified DeLorean-style, from the past.” – Worm Gear Zine

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SATAN are a heavy metal band originating from Newcastle, England in 1980, known as part of the NWOBHM movement. Though generally obscure throughout their career, the band is considered influential for playing a form of proto-thrash metal that was fairly advanced by the standards of the early 1980s. SATAN remained inactive until re-assembling for a one-off gig at Germany’s Wacken Open Air in 2004, and finally reunited in their original Court In The Act line-up for 2011’s Keep It True festival. The band performed at several European festivals in 2011 and 2012 and have announced more festival shows and new album for 2013, to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut release.

SATAN Line-Up:

Brian Ross – vocals

Steve Ramsey – Guitar

Russ Tippins – Guitar

Graeme English – Bass

Sean Taylor – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on SATAN, click on the links below!

facebook: Satan (Band)

http://www.satanmusic.com

LONG LIVE SATAN (The Band)

Stone.

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PANZERCHRIST – Announce New Album “The 7th Offensive”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags Death Metal, death metal albums 2013, metal albums 2013, Metal News, metal odyssey, panzerchrist, panzerchrist the 7th offensive on May 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Danish Death Metal mercenaries PANZERCHRIST are releasing their seventh album, aptly entitled The 7th Offensive on July 15th on Listenable following their previous and highly – acclaimed 2011 release, Regiment Ragnarok.

PANZERCHRIST used three different studio to complete their new assault. Guitars and bass were recorded in the Igloo by HR Swan, drums were recorded at AMP studio by Jens Förster and Markus Ziemer and vocals and the final mix were done in Death Island Studio with engineer Marco Angioni.

Although very extreme musically on a constant basis, PANZERCHRIST have never quite done the same album twice. The 7th Offensive shows a slightly more melodic and evil approach to the guitars; enhancing the grey, sinister feel of a battlefield. The band’s intended bleak sound was without a doubt achieved. The album also sees PANZERCHRIST return to the ultra-guttural and pure death metal styled vocals.

Make no mistake, PANZERCHRIST ‘s new album retain the violence and über-brutality the band has been known for. As the band says, “THE WAR IS OVER, LETS START A NEW ONE , DEATH FOREVER PANZER!”

Stream album track “Dogger Dead” at this location.

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The 7th Offensive – Track Listing:

01 Panzer The 7th Offensive

02 Foreign Fields

03 In The Name Of_Massacration

04 Stronghold Of Hill 666

05 Dogger Dead

06 Mass Attack Of The Lychantrope Legion

07 Kill For Revenge

08 Drone Killing

09 Napalm Alarm

10 Pig Parade

PANZERCHRIST:

Panzer General Michael Enevoldsen on bass and synth

Søren Tintin Lønholdt – Vocals

Nils Petersen – Guitars,

Simon Schilling – Drums

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on PANZERCHRIST, click on links below!

http://www.listenable.net

facebook: Listenable records

LONG LIVE PANZERCHRIST.

Stone.

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ASG STREAMING NEW ALBUM, “BLOOD DRIVE” – VIA PITCHFORK ADVANCE

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags asg, asg blood drive, hard rock news, heavy rock albums 2013, metal albums 2013, Metal News on May 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Josh Curry

4 STARS FROM ALTERNATIVE PRESS; STEREOGUM SAYS “RESIN-STICKY SUMMERTIME METAL”

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May 21, 2013, Philadelphia – ASG, the North Carolina quartet who will release Blood Drive, their first new album in nearly six years on May 28, are streaming the 12-song release via Pitchfork Advance (http://pitchfork.com/advance/117-blood-drive/).

Alternative Press has awarded the album a four-star review, adding “mentioning these ASG cats in the same breath as riff-rockers Torche or Queens Of The Stone Age is not only misleading, it might even be an understatement.” Decibel gave Blood Drive an 8/10 review and said “it’s refreshing to hear a metal band that doesn’t have to compromise heaviness on its way to pop nirvana.”

The band was just added to Scion’s Rock Fest on June 1 in Memphis and will also play the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh in early September. ASG play a hometown, record release show on Friday at The Soapbox in Wilmington, N.C.

Pre-order bundles for the CD/2xLP/Digital album are available now via Relapse:

(http://www.relapse.com/asg)

With a deluxe digital version available via iTunes: (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood-drive-deluxe-version/id616877399).

The 2xLP version of Blood Drive features an exclusive bonus track: “Mourning of the Earth.”

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ASG, click on the links below!

facebook: ASG

http://www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE ASG.

Stone.

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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION (D.R.I./DEAD HORSE) STREAMING SELF-TITLED DEBUT VIA REVOLVER

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags metal albums 2013, Metal News, pasadena napalm division, Thrash Metal, thrash metal albums 2013 on May 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

May 21, 2013, San Francisco – Pasadena Napalm Division, the Houston-based Thrash Metal outfit that features D.R.I. singer Kurt Brecht and members of Dead Horse, are currently streaming their self-titled debut album (May 28, Minus Head Records) via Revolver (http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-pasadena-napalm-division-led-by-kurt-brecht-of-d-r-i-premiere-new-self-titled-album.html).

Rock Revolt Magazine said the album has “riffs that rip your gut out” while Cosmos Gaming said Pasadena Napalm Division is “a fun release” that “will please fans of both D.R.I. and Crossover Thrash.”

“Fans of D.R.I. and Deadhorse will rejoice. PND is what Thrash Metal should sound like in 2013,” said singer (and D.R.I. frontman) Kurt Brecht. “Working together with some of the members of Texas based cult band, Deadhorse, we have come up with some hard hitting tunes that span genres and will withstand the test of time. I can’t wait to take the Pasadena Napalm Division machine on the road in support of our first LP on Minus Head Records.”

Pre-orders are available now via iTunes:

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pasadena-napalm-division/id640037748)

And Amazon:

(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CFVND9C/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk).

Pasadena Napalm Division was recorded at the Music Lab in Austin and features guest vocals from Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste) and Argo (Dead Horse).

Pasadena Napalm Division is Kurt Brecht (vocals), Greg Martin (guitar), Scott Sevall (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Guyote (drums) Bubba (bass/vocals).

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION:

facebook: PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION

https://soundcloud.com/pasadenanapalmdivision/100-beers-with-a-zombie

LONG LIVE PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION.

Stone.

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Motörhead “We Are Motörhead” – Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal news, Metal News, Motorhead, motorhead albums, we are motorhead on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Motörhead – One of the greatest Rock N’ Roll bands in the world; or that ever existed for that matter. Oh, that’s my Metal opinion. I’m talking about Motörhead and on this Monday, May 20th, I Metal declare that:

We Are Motörhead is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Okay, now that’s out-of-the-way. Motörhead has released (at least) 20 (official) studio albums over the course of 5 decades; with countless live and compilation albums to their unparalleled credit. Whoa. This legendary band can’t be stopped nor contained and I’m very grateful for their existence.

With lineup changes comes the different eras of Motörhead; only each era is essentially still… Motörhead. At its core with founding member, bassist, vocalist and the forever iconic Lemmy Kilmister is the epitome of dirty, rotten, who-gives-a-shit Rock N’ Roll. That’s what Motörhead was, is and forever will be all about, my fellow Metal brethren.

We Are Motörhead (released back in 2000) may not be better than their classics released during the ’70’s; only We Are Motörhead is better than their last 2 studio albums. Yup, that’s my Metal opinion again. Take my Metal word for it and cash it in, We Are Motörhead is an endless experience of getting your brains ROCKED OUT and it has served me right; time and again it has.

With the title track, Stay Out Of Jail, Out To Lunch, One More Fucking Time and Stagefright / Crash & Burn, the song titles are 500% Motörhead with the fired-up Rock N’ Roll to back ’em all up! Yes, you read that correctly, I stated: 500%. There’s an old school appeal to this Motörhead album and it’s as delectable to me as 1983’s Another Perfect Day. It doesn’t even matter if Lemmy croons like no tomorrow on One More Fucking Time; the song still kick’s ass despite the tempo.

The Punk flavoring that Motörhead’s catalog of albums can be (many times) noted for is quite present on We Are Motörhead; with the Sex Pistols 1977 iconic song God Save The Queen being covered by Lemmy and his rabid crew. A grand cover it is! Just listening to Lemmy sing this song is Rockin’ righteous and ring that Punk will never die bell.

So there y’all have it. We Are Motörhead is a worthy addition to any Metalhead’s or Rockaholic’s album collection. Motörhead Forever. Metal be thy name.

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Motörhead – We Are Motörhead:

Lemmy – vocals & bass guitar

Philip Campbell – guitars & backing vocals

Mikkey Dee – drums

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* For more info on Motörhead, click on the link below! Whoa!

http://www.imotorhead.com

Long Live Motörhead.

Stone.

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UGLY KID JOE – To Perform At Coast West Music Fest On July 4th, 2013!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags coast west music fest, hard rock news, heavy metal news, rock music news, ugly kid joe, ugly kid joe tour dates 2013 on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

As reported on the facebook page of UGLY KID JOE:

For those UKJ Fans that are looking for MORE USA SHOWS, we have just added this NEW JULY 4th date in Michigan on our Summer Tour. Working hard to add more domestic shows soon, See You on Tour!

What: Coast West Music Fest

When: July 4th, 2013

Where: 610 W. Western Ave.
Muskegon, MI, 49440

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UGLY KID JOE:

Whit Crane – vocals

Klaus Eichstadt – guitar

Dave Fortman – guitar

Cordell Crockett – bass

Shannon Larkin – drums

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* For more info on UGLY KID JOE, click on the links below!

facebook: Ugly Kid Joe

http://www.uglykidjoe.net

facebook: Coast West Music Fest

http://www.coastwestfestival.com

LONG LIVE UGLY KID JOE.

LONG LIVE COAST WEST MUSIC FEST.

Stone.

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KYLESA, DEMON LUNG & DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS – Together Live! May 23rd At Triple B In Las Vegas!

Posted in doom metal, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags demon lung, dinner music for the gods, doom metal, kylesa, metal concerts 2013, Metal News, rock music news on May 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

KYLESA

DEMON LUNG

DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS

SHARING THE METAL STAGE!

AT:

TRIPLE B

BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS

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LOCATED AT:

601 FREMONT STREET

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 23

Ages: 21+

TIME: Doors open: 8 p.m

Tickets: $16

BUY TICKETS

* For more info, click on those cool links below! Whoa!

http://backstagebarandbilliards.com

facebook: KYLESA

http://demonlungband.com/

http://www.dinnermusicforthegods.com

LONG LIVE KYLESA.

LONG LIVE DEMON LUNG.

LONG LIVE DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS.

Stone.

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ROB ZOMBIE “We’re An American Band” Cover Song Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal cover songs, metal albums 2013, Metal News, rob zombie, rob zombie we're an american band, venomous rat regeneration vendor on May 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

ROB ZOMBIE – Oh those cover songs. Sometimes there are so many bands doing cover songs these days I realistically lose track of many of them. Some cover songs are super fabulous, some are good and some are plain forgettable. Rob Zombie’s cover song of We’re An American Band falls into the category: Super Fabulous. Well, in my Metal opinion it does and this cover of We’re An American Band is:

Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Who could possibly argue that Classic Rock wasn’t the meat and potatoes for the evolution of Heavy Metal? I sure can’t. Rob Zombie took this Grand Funk Railroad Rock classic and Zombiefied it to a level of unthinkable Metal bliss and I’m flying high again! I guess when you get Rob Zombie and John 5 together with Piggy D and Ginger Fish, grand Metal miracles happen on an almost too common basis. In other words: Rob Zombie RULES.

I could have easily targeted Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor as Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day; only that’s for… another METAL day. Now, if only the corporate lame-O’s over at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame would induct Grand Funk Railroad into their prestigious society. What am I thinking? American Midwest Rock N’ Roll isn’t supposed to exist in that building in Cleveland. Shame on me for even dreaming like that. Metal be thy name.

Credited as Grand Funk, Grand Funk Railroad released their seventh studio album We’re An American Band back in 1973, via Capitol Records.

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ROB ZOMBIE:

Rob Zombie

John 5

Piggy D

Ginger Fish

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* Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor was released on April 23rd, 2013.

* For more info on ROB ZOMBIE, click on the links below!

http://robzombie.com

facebook: Rob Zombie

http://www.twitter.com/rwzombie

LONG LIVE ROB ZOMBIE.

LONG LIVE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD.

Stone.

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DEMON LUNG – Pitchfork Premieres New Track From Forthcoming Album “The Hundredth Name”

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags demon lung, demon lung the hundredth name, doom metal, doom metal albums 2013, metal albums 2013, Metal News on May 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Pitchfork.com has premiered “Heathen Child,” from DEMON LUNG’s forthcoming full-length debut. It’s the second song released from The Hundredth Name set for release via Candlelight Records on June 4. The conceptual album was produced by Billy Anderson (Neurosis, The Melvins, Sleep) and features artwork by English illustrator Tom Bates (Vision of Disorder, Amorphis).

Discussing the song, drummer Jeremy Brenton reveals, “‘Heathen Child’ is the fifth track on the record and is definitely one of our favorites to play live. We got the gnarliest guitar tone at the end of that song. It’s the part of the story where our hero, the warlock, kills an unbaptized male child in order to make a flying potion from his fat. Don’t try this at home, especially without a sharp knife.”

Hear “Heathen Child” At THIS LOCATION.

Early reviews of The Hundredth Name are encouraging. Sludgelord.com writes, “The Hundredth Name is a masterpiece from top to toe… this IS doom.” Metal Review says, “This is a band that knows how to make Doom Metal dramatic,” while Vegas Seven adds, “DEMON LUNG’s debut record destroys. Literate and lacerating, the ‘LUNG breathes real fire.” With the album’s full impact at Metal radio nationwide set for this coming Monday, it is an album that will find a rightful place in the collections of doom and metal fans round the globe.

Formed in 2011, DEMON LUNG self-released Pareidolia in early 2012. The band was dubbed “Earthy-yet-horror-themed Doom Metal,” by Metal Hammer and, “One of the best new bands out there,” by PureGrainAudio. Signing with Candlelight Records last Autumn, the band featuring vocalist Shanda Fredrick, guitarist Phil Burns, bassist Patrick Warren, with drummer Brenton, entered Oakland-based Sharkbite Studios in mid-December. Emerging a few weeks later, the album was turned over to Billy Anderson to work his mixing magic. Fredrick notes, “Working with Billy was a dream come true for us. He helped us craft something we are very proud of.”

DEMON LUNG continues to perform live as the album’s release draws near. Confirmed performances are noted below.

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DEMON LUNG Live 2013:

5/23/13 Backstage Billards – Las Vegas, NV w/ Kylesa

5/30/13 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA w/ Castle

5/31/13 Whiskey Dick’s – South Lake Tahoe, CA w/ Castle

6/01/13 Doom in June Fest @ Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV

6/02/13 Pubrock – Scottsdale, AZ w/ Castle

6/21/13 Kim’s – Riverside, CA w/ Trapped Within Burning Machinery

10/19/13 Southwest Terror Fest – Tucson, AZ w/ Ancestors

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on DEMON LUNG, click on the links below!

http://demonlungband.com/

facebook: Demon Lung

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/

LONG LIVE DEMON LUNG.

DEMON LUNG = THE NOW OF DOOM METAL.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

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WITCH CROSS – Live Date At Støberihallen, Hillerød, Denmark – Info You Need!

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags heavy metal news, kev moore, metal albums 2013, Metal News, witch cross, witch cross tour dates 2013 on May 17, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

The Legendary WITCH CROSS… LIVE!

Friday, May 31, 2013 at 8:00pm in UTC+02

At Støberihallen, Hillerød, Denmark

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* For more info on WITCH CROSS, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Witch Cross

www.witchcross.dk

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

Stone.

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Ronnie James Dio – Remembering A Metal Icon

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags classic rock, dio, hard rock news, heavy metal news, Metal News, ronnie james dio on May 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Ronnie James Dio – As incredible as it sounds, it’s been three years since the iconic Ronnie James Dio passed away. May 16th, 2010 was one of the saddest days in the history of Metal and Rock N’ Roll. At age 67, Ronnie James Dio’s battle with cancer came to a tearful end. No matter how evil cancer is, the one thing it cannot destroy is the memories and spirit of its courageous victims.

The spirit of Ronnie James Dio shall forever live on and my memories of seeing him in concert, listening to his albums and letting his lyrics and music move me will never fade away. Never. I am very pleased to see the constant and never-ending outpouring of love that the fans, bands, musicians and record labels give toward Ronnie James Dio each day on social network sites like twitter and facebook.

It’s truly amazing to read about how many lives that this one incredibly talented man had touched over the decades; and Ronnie James Dio is still touching us all with his never quit strength he had exhibited and priceless Metal spirit that lives on (in all of his fans). There will never be another Ronnie James Dio.

God Bless Ronnie James Dio and may he rest in peace.

Stone.

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Help the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund!

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* For more info on Ronnie James Dio, click on the links below!

facebook: The Official Ronnie James Dio Fan Page

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com

Legendary DIO Tribute Band: facebook: Dio Disciples

Long Live Rock N’ Roll.

Ronnie James Dio

July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

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PALMS SHARE ALBUM COVER & TRACK LIST – DEBUT SHOWS THIS JULY

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags chino moreno, hard rock albums 2013, metal albums 2013, palms, palms debut album, rock music news on May 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

May 15, 2013, LOS ANGELES – Palms, the Los-Angeles based band featuring members of ISIS and Chino Moreno of Deftones, have unveiled the album art for their June 25th self-titled debut album as well as the six-song (47 minute) track list.

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Palms Track List:

1. Future Warrior

2. Patagonia

3. Mission Sunset

4. Shortwave Radio

5. Tropics

6. Antarctic Handshake

A special iTunes pre-order gives purchasers an immediate download of “Tropics” (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/palms/id644888681). Physical pre-order packages will be available later this month.

The band recently premiered “Patagonia,” a song from the upcoming album, via Pitchfork (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15371-patagonia/).

The quartet have also announced their first tour dates: a four-date west coast run this July with stops in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and San Francisco:

Palms came together following the demise of ISIS, with Jeff Caxide (bass), Aaron Harris, (drums) and Clifford Meyer (keyboards/guitar) electing to continue playing music together. “After a little time Jeff, Cliff, and I decided that it was insane that we all still lived here in Los Angeles and weren’t playing together,” Harris says. “It just sort of happened naturally, probably because we have been playing together for so long, and things started to come together. But we didn’t want to be instrumental: We wanted vocals. We just weren’t exactly sure who that would be at first.”

The band, knowing that Chino Moreno (Deftones) had been a fan of ISIS, thought he would be a great fit and he agreed. “A chance to work with the guys from ISIS sounded like a lot of fun,” Moreno says, “I’ve always been into the atmospheric sounds they had created with that project and felt my sense of melody would meld well with theirs.”

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on PALMS, click on the links below!

http://palmsband.com/

facebook: Palms

LONG LIVE PALMS.

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All Hail The Mighty WITCH CROSS, For “Demon In The Mirror” Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal music, Music, music videos, rock music, rock music news with tags demon in the mirror video, metal albums 2013, Metal News, stone's metal pick of the day, witch cross, witch cross axe to grind, witch cross demon in the mirror on May 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS – Honestly, the Metal comeback story of the legendary WITCH CROSS is one for the METAL ages. Who would think this Metal band would ever return? And return they have! With a Metal vengeance! With their (also legendary) peers SATAN making a Metal comeback as well in 2013, I couldn’t be more overflowing with Metal glee!

What’s so remarkably impressive about this WITCH CROSS Metal comeback are their (obvious) connection to their fans, their wooing same fans at various European Metal festivals and the lead single, Demon In The Mirror, from their forthcoming NEW studio album: Axe To Grind.

Metal as my witness, Demon In The Mirror has made me feel like a Metal kid again; making me feel the way I did when I first heard such classic Metal songs as: You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (Judas Priest), Denim And Leather (Saxon), Power (Rainbow) and Bark At The Moon (Ozzy). Why those particular songs? Call it Metal imbedding in my (very own and personal) Metal soul and call it delicious Metal elements all coming together.

Demon In The Mirror exhibits elevated Metal vibes of profound substantial levels, is Old School and has a quasi-energetic outro (courtesy of guitarist Mike Kock) that (to me) rivals what the incredible Jake E. Lee had accomplished so brilliantly with the song classic Bark At The Moon. Kev Moore was born to sing Metal. This band was born to play Metal. For me, Witch Cross has created a thunder strike of Metal bliss with Demon In The Mirror.

Listen to and watch Demon In The Mirror below. If it doesn’t blow you away, your listening to the wrong genre of music. Metal be thy name.

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* Demon In The Mirror was produced by Peter Hansen.

* Axe To Grind will have an international release date of July 13th, via Hells Headbangers.

* For more info on WITCH CROSS, click on the links below! Whoa!

facebook: Witch Cross

www.witchcross.dk

Hells Headbangers: http://www.hellsheadbangers.com

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* For the official press release on Axe To Grind, click on the link below!

WITCH CROSS News: HELLS HEADBANGERS Announces July 13th As The International Release Date For WITCH CROSS ‘Axe To Grind’

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on April 27, 2013.

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

HAIL METAL.

Stone.

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ZOMBIEFICATION – “At the Caves of Eternal” Out Now In North America

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags at the caves of eternal, Death Metal, death metal albums, metal albums 2013, Metal News, old school death metal, zombiefication on May 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Mexican corpse-walkers ZOMBIEFICATION have their second full-length album, At the Caves of Eternal, out now in North America via Pulverised Records.

This putrid masterpiece was recorded at Revolution Studios with Jesús Bravo handling engineering duties and then sent to Necromorbus Studios in Sweden (Watain, Demonical, Desultory, etc) for mixing and mastering under the helm of Tore Stjerna. At the Caves of Eternal comes on the heels of last year’s five-song EP, Reaper’s Consecration.

To stream At the Caves of Eternal in full and purchase a digital download of the album, visit pulverised.bandcamp.com

Jewel case CDs are available at http://www.pulverised.bigcartel.com

Media Praise:

“…prepare for a delectable feast of old school Death Metal that not only remains both catchy yet punishingly heavy throughout but also incorporates slower more methodical and sinister moments, darker and colder segments that border on Black Metal influence and the constant presence of a band who totally dominate their sound and style.” [10/10] – Destructive Music

“…obscured and rotten death metal with classic dark vibes.” – Zombie Ritual Zine

After 3 decades of sickness, the 2 piece maggot eating death machine known as ZOMBIEFICATION is ready to crawl out of the grave with disgust. Soon they will take over the graveyard and unite the dead for the unholy ceremony. Few have been to the encounters so far, but the new age of putrid Death Metal will stench the world. Welcome to the gates, to the gates of the Underworld. Only stench is real!

ZOMBIEFICATION:

Mr. Hitchcock – Vocals

Mr. Jacko – Bass

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Live Musicians:

Mr. Kim – Guitars

Mr. Brain – Guitars

Mr. Hammer – Drums

* For more info on ZOMBIEFICATION, click on the links below!

facebook: Zombiefication

http://www.youtube.com/zombiefication666

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE ZOMBIEFICATION.

UNDERGROUND. OLD SCHOOL.

HORRIFYING MEXICAN DEATH METAL.

Stone.

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BARONESS – Add Additional Tour Dates For 2013; Band Share Candid Behind-The-Scenes Video

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal music, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags baroness, baroness tour dates 2013, baroness yellow & green, hard rock news, Metal News, rock music news on May 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit – Doug Seymour

Philadelphia – Baroness have added an additional leg to their previously announced Yellow & Green North American Tour, with a number of Midwest and West Coast dates including a stop at Bumbershoot.

The band has also released a candid interview clip where they share their thoughts on the Summer 2012 tour bus accident and reveal the first rehearsal footage with Nick Jost (bass) and Sebastian Thomson (drums). Watch below:

Baroness has a full summer ahead of them with their headlining dates kicking off on May 24 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia and upcoming stops at Chaos in Tejas, The Orion Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Heavy Mtl.

Baroness announced their eagerly awaited return to the road in early April with guitar player Pete Adams saying: “It’s hard to find the words to express how excited we are to announce this tour. Seven months ago, who knew when it would be or even if we could get back on the road. But here we are, picking right back up where we left off. A heartfelt thanks to everyone’s unconditional love and support for us through, let’s hope, the hardest time this band will ever see. We told you we’d be back so let’s do this thing!”

Inter Arma opens May 25 & 26; True Widow opens May 28 – 31; Coliseum opens June 4 to 15; Royal Thunder opens on headlining dates from Aug. 1 to Sept. 4

Tickets for the additional dates are on-sale this Friday at 10 am local time except Denver, which is on-sale Saturday at 10 am.

Baroness was sidelined when their tour bus plunged off a viaduct in the Bath area of England on Aug. 15, leaving the band and crew members with a variety of serious injuries. Yellow & Green had been released less than a month when the accident happened, and with just four shows remaining in the six-week trek before the band could return home to enjoy the praise that was being heaped upon the double-album. Singer/guitar player Baizley suffered extensive injuries, which, at one point, clouded the future of both the band and his return to music.

In October, after an unprecedented outpouring from fans, peers and friends, Baizley posted an open letter in which he painfully recounted the horrific crash (http://baronessmusic.com/update-from-baroness/), ending the ten-paragraph note with a fierce determination to return to music and touring. By December, a clip of Baizley and Adams performing an acoustic rendition of “Stretchmarker” was posted on the Baroness website (http://baronessmusic.com/a-message-from-john-stretchmark-video/) with a brief note that started with “Simply put: it’s time to get back to it.” With that, Baroness’s return to touring was not a matter of if but when. Adams and Baizley made their first public appearance with a performance in late January at Decibel Magazine’s 100th issue celebration in Philadelphia. Earlier this month, Baizley ventured to SXSW for a solo performance at Invisible Oranges/Brooklyn Vegan’s showcase as well as pair of art exhibits (Baizley’s art can be viewed at www.aperfectmonster.com).

Yellow & Green has garnered enormous praise and landed on various best of and year-end lists worldwide including reigning over Spin’s “20 Best Metal Albums of 2012,” iTunes awarding “Take My Bones Away” the distinction of the best metal song of the year, Metal Hammer Germany placing the release at #2 on their year-end list and BBC Music describing the album as a “nearly flawless collection” while giving Yellow & Green the #13 spot in their Top 25 albums of 2012. The 18-track record also landed on year-end lists from Amazon (#46), Close Up Sweden (#4), Decibel (#2), Guitar World (#15), Loudwire (#4), Magnet (#12), Metal Hammer Norway (#4), Metal Hammer UK (#14), Paste (#47), Pitchfork (#27), PopMatters (#4), Revolver (#4), Stereogum (#18), Terrorizer (#2), Treble (#2), Village Voice (#6) and Visions Germany (#4).

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on BARONESS, click on the links below!

facebook: Baroness

http://www.baronessmusic.com

http://twitter.com/YourBaroness

http://www.youtube.com/baronessmusic

www.relapse.com

WELCOME BACK BARONESS!

LONG LIVE BARONESS.

Stone.

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