Check out the concert flyer for the HARD ROCK FESTIVAL in Lima, Peru! This very cool festival will take place on April 25th, 2013! FIREHOUSE is headlining, with GILBY CLARKE and FASTER PUSSYCAT on the bill! Whoa!
* For more info, click on the link below:
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From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction Collection To Drop Next Month
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Portland’s favorite Punk/Metal delinquents TOXIC HOLOCAUST recently unleashed a new lyric video for Agony of the Damned. Initially featured on the band’s 2011 Conjure and Command full-length, Agony Of The Damned makes an “updated” appearance on the From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction compilation, set for release via Relapse Records next month.
Elaborates band mastermind Joel Grind: “This version of ‘Agony of the Damned’ was recorded in September of 2010 with a drum machine a few months before we stepped into the studio to record the one that appears on Conjure and Command. When making an album, I usually demo out the entire thing before I step into a studio. This keeps costs low and gives me time to sit with it to iron out the details. Since Conjure and Command was the first TOXIC record to feature a full band, this demo served the purpose of familiarizing everyone with the new material and is previously unreleased.”
Lay your peepers on the video at THIS LOCATION.
From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction is a gargantuan 22-track anthology that compiles over a decade’s worth of TOXIC HOLOCAUST rarities into one raging compilation of antagonistic bliss. Amassing the band’s many contributions to various comps and vinyl-only splits with the likes of Municipal Waste, Midnight and others, alongside demo versions of treasured TOXIC classics, From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction is a historic romp through the history of one of today’s most revered, gritty, old-school metal bands.
From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction will see release through Relapse Records on April 2nd in North America, March 29th in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and Benelux and April 1st in the UK. Additionally, you can check out the From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction teaser video and ordering info HERE.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST is currently in the studio working on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to their 2011 Conjure And Command full-length. Praised for its “nuclear reactive riffage and Repo Man punk attitude,” by Revolver and commended for its “tar-thick riffage, staggering breakdowns, and a corroded dose of self-loathing,” by The Onion’s A.V. Club,Conjure And Command continues to reap hails from fans and critics globally. As an added bonus, the band closed the year with the honor of having the song “Bitch” rear its sonic apocalyptic menace in an episode of high-rated FX drama series Sons Of Anarchy (season 5; episode 11).
TOXIC HOLOCAUST mutated into existence in 1999, when Joel Grind merged his love for classic punk and metal into his ideal band. Like his influences – Bathory, Venom, English Dogs, Possessed, Broken Bones – TOXIC HOLOCAUST offers up blazing riffs, gravel-throated vocals, and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world wrapped in a DIY attitude.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
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Celebrating ten years of clear-cut maliciousness through Greek mythology and unchecked riff savagery in 2013, Chicago trio LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will storm back with a new EP this Spring.
While the members of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have been skulking around in the back-alleys of the underground over recent months, the band has been far from dormant. To commemorate a full decade of demolishing eardrums on record and on stage this year, the band will hammer their fanbase with a brand new EP for this year’s Record Store Day.
Entitled Godslayer, the new 7” release bears two new tracks, with the surge of Godslayer opening up, and the monolithic The Black Heart of the Stygian Drakonas on the B-side, both tracks mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer). A limited edition of 300 copies will be pressed as a 7”, in addition to the digital download through iTunes, Amazon MP3 and the like, and as with their latest album Evil Power will be released on their own The Grind-House Records with distribution from previous label home, Southern Lord, for Record Store Day this April 20th.
Check out the Godslayer cover art designed by visual artist Tom Denney, an artist for LOTM’s Carnage EP, Ultimate Destroyer LP and s/t demo covers, and known for works for Kylesa, Sourvein, Soilent Green, Saint Vitus, Yakuza, Black Cobra, Rwake, Samothrace, Weedeater among others and other LAIR action RIGHT HERE.
In conjunction with Godslayer’s release, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will storm stages once again in April, starting with a free hometown Record Store Day show at Reckless Records in Chicago’s Wicker Park.
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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Live:
4/20/2013 Reckless Records – Chicago, IL (FREE Record Store Day/Record Release Show)
Review copies of Godslayer and coverage of the band can be obtained via Earsplit now. Stay tuned for the MINOTAUR to declare more carnage in the coming days.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
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I think it’s been quite awhile since I wrote down Some Metal and Rock ‘N Roll Thoughts on Metal Odyssey. I write plenty of them down on twitter, of course! The last time this column (theme) was posted, I believe was November 4th, 2012. Whoa! Since then my family and I have relocated to Ohio via Pennsylvania and I’ve been busier than a taxi on Broadway during Christmas; when it comes to starting over in a new state.
Within the last year or so, my love for Metal has grown ever stronger. It’s probably cause I’ve leaned on so many bands and musicians to fill my senses with their sounds, energy and vocals; just to get me through the CRAZINESS of relocating. Exhilarating. That’s what METAL is for me. I’m sure y’all know what I’m talking about too, when I equate the word exhilarating to Metal.
I’m really, really, really, really, really excited and cannot wait for the new album Axe To Grind to be released from this True Metal band, with origins from Denmark and featuring Kev Moore on vocals:
The album artwork on numerous 2013 releases that I’ve been seeing and enjoying lately is phenomenal! Suffocation’s Pinnacle Of Bedlam, Six Feet Under’s Unborn, Adrenaline Mob’s Coverta and Helloween’s Straight Out Of Hell are just a few that have my eyes popping with Metal glee! What new album artwork has you applauding lately? Share one or several and spread the Metal word here!
HELLOWEEN – Straight Out Of Hell (The End Records)
A couple of weeks ago (on or about) I stumbled upon seeing the new premium beer that’s coming out from the ultra legendary IRON MAIDEN. Created by IRON MAIDEN, brewed by Robinsons is: TROOPER – A Hand Crafted Ale. Kev Moore has told me that Witch Cross will have their very own brew coming out, to coincide in celebration of their new album release this Spring! Whoa!
Back in November of 2012, A Nightmare Livin’ The Dream! was released by London’s very own… KING LIZARD. This KING LIZARD band has something very cool happening with their Heavy Rock ‘N’ Roll and I’m more than happy to tell y’all about ’em.
This hell-bent-for-leather and Heavy Rockin’ band has an official trailer out called: KING LIZARD A Nightmare Makin’ The Dream that you can listen to and watch below! Whoa! Yes, that’s their album cover at the top of this post too. Metal be thy name.
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Legendary British band SATAN have released a brand new track off their forthcoming new album Life Sentence. The song, Siege Mentality, is now streaming! Check it out below!
Life Sentence, SATAN’s first full-length since 1987’s Suspended Sentence, will be available in North America on May 21st via Listenable Records. The album will mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s highly acclaimed 1983 debut Court In The Act. Life Sentence will also feature 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.
Pre-orders are available at http://shop.listenable.net.
“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
SATAN are a Heavy Metal band originating from Newcastle, England in 1980, known as part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 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.
Brian Ross – vocals
Steve Ramsey – Guitar
Russ Tippins – Guitar
Graeme English – Bass
Sean Taylor – Drums
(Source: ClawHammer PR)
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INTRACTABLE stands for a diverse & massive detonating mixture of modern Death and Thrash Metal!! Tremendous riffs, compelling melodies and creative drumming are combined into unrivaled songs. Drummer and lead singer Beni contributes with his particular voice to the characteristically sound of INTRACTABLE. At their live shows the band succeeds to persuade the audience with a powerful and authentic show, which blows the entire crowd away.
The debut album Inner Decay was finished in the Fall of 2012 and released on December 22nd, 2012. The album title and the cover artwork reflect the issues addressed in the band’s lyrics.
* INTRACTABLE are from Sursee, Switzerland.
Kottmann Benjamin – Drums/Vocals
Markus Hospenthal – Guitar
Dominik Meier – Guitar
Michael Schuler – Bass
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(Source: http://www.metalmessage.de)
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http://intractable.bandcamp.com
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MASS – Boston’s Hard Rock Legends MASS will be performing at the 2nd Annual Narcissus Heavy Metal Reunion this Spring, in Malden Massachusetts! Check out all the cool info you need from the concert flyer (at top) and from the write-up (below).
As reported on the facebook page of 2nd Annual Narcissus Heavy Metal Reunion:
It’s that time again everyone! The 2nd Annual Heavy Metal Reunion! This years event is gonna ROCK! The confirmed bands so far are *in no particular order* Pieces, Kid Crash, Jim Gray from Maximum with Jet Black Motorcade, Jealous Dogs, Sweet Cheater, Mass, Fortune, Shout and Flesh. There may be other additions we will keep you posted if there are!
**Tickets can be purchased at http://narcissus.eventbrite.com/
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2nd Annual Narcissus Heavy Metal Reunion
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As reported by IDW Publishing:
The tiny terrors hit stands in an all-ages new series!
San Diego, CA – Ah, the simple pleasures of just being a kid. Lemonade stands, little league games, advanced fort building, rocking the faces off of millions of screaming fans all over the world while thwarting the plans of your evil school Principal.
If a couple of those cherished childhood memories sound unfamiliar, that’s because they can only be found in KISS Kids, the new series starring the pint-sized rock gods! Join Starchild, Li’l Demon, Spacey, and Catkid as they get into trouble and kick out the jams in strips featuring familiar characters and settings from KISS lore. Helmed by KISS series writers Chris Ryall and Tom Waltz with fun, expressive art by Jose Holder (Mars Attacks The Real Ghostbusters), KISS Kids promises to be a treat for fans of all-ages!
“KISS is used to rocking and rolling all night and partying every day, but back when they were little’uns, those things only happened around nap time,” said Chris Ryall, also IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “This series will appeal to kids and Kiss fans of all ages, as we see the school-age band engage robots, evil teachers, other students, and much more, all filtered through the KISS lens. Beth, the school’s Doctor Love, the snooty Torpedo Girls, the bratty “Wicked” Lester, nefarious Principal Elder… they’re all here for this accessible, funny, and appealing new series.”
The new KISS Kids series, coming this fall, is being previewed in the form of a one-page strip on the back cover of all four issues of this spring’s Kiss Solo series. Fans will get their first real look at the Kiss Kids on April 10, when Kiss Solo #1: The Demon by Ryall and artist Angel Medina is released.
“Rock and Roll All Nite….and Potty Every Day,” added the L’il Demon himself, Kiss founding member, Gene Simmons.
This fall, there’s only one place for proof positive that whether you’re a Starchild or a Demon, there’s nothing better than rocking and rolling all night and reading comics every day!
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Ultraviolet cover art by Sean Beaudry
Mar. 25, 2013, Philadelphia – Kylesa premiere Quicksand, a new song from their forthcoming album Ultraviolet (May 28, Season of Mist), via Spin (http://www.spin.com/articles/kylesa-quicksand-ultraviolet-stream).
“Quicksand is a quick 2:35 of ghostly dreamdoom that joins the melodies of ’90s shoegaze with the churn of modern sludge and a riff straight from the Billy Corgan playbook,” says Spin in a brief write-up accompanying the song stream, adding that the song is “a muscular swirl that should please anyone who thought m b v didn’t have enough shouting.”
The band has also unveiled the cover art for Ultraviolet, which was done by Sean Beaudry. Beaudry, a fellow Savannah resident, did the artwork for the band’s Time Will Fuse Its Worth reissue. Pre-order bundles for the new album are available now via (http://e-shop.season-of-mist.com/en/predefined-search/37879).
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01. Exhale
02. Unspoken
03. Grounded
04. We’re Taking This
05. Long Gone
06. What Does It Take
07. Steady Breakdown
08. Low Tide
09. Vulture’s Landing
10. Quicksand
11. Drifting
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Kylesa will play a free, all ages show in their hometown of Savannah at The Dollhouse on Apr. 19 as a way to thank fans for their ongoing support.
Pitchfork, in the band’s first interview regarding Ultraviolet (http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9084-kylesa/), said of the album: “It’s the… heavy rock band’s darkest, most atmospheric record to date. The collection, which features an array of subtle electronic elements, makes for an expressive, immersive listen that will likely find the double-drumming quintet a larger audience.”
“Unspoken,” also from Ultraviolet, was released online in late February, leading Stereogum to say “… if the album’s first single is any indication, they’ve continued moving away from their peers as well as their own past, conquering new territory,” adding “it’s a total triumph.” The song can be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/season-of-mist/kylesa-unspoken.
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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)
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As stated on the facebook of ENFORCER:
“Almost final dates for the South American Tour.”
If you haven’t already, I strongly urge all my fellow Metal brethren to buy the new studio album from Sweden’s ENFORCER: Death By Fire. This 3rd album from ENFORCER was released in North America on March 5th, via Nuclear Blast. Death By Fire carries on the True Metal spirit that ENFORCER is all about!
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In support of their latest studio album, Carnival Is Forever (via Nuclear Blast), Polish Technical Death Metal band DECAPITATED will return to Eastern Europe this April.
Decapitated is once again joining forces with Meshuggah! This time for the European dates spanning from April 21st in Tallin, Estonia to April 30th in Roncade, Italy!
Guitarist/founding member Vogg checks in about the upcoming dates:
“It’s great to announce that third time we have a pleasure and honour to play tour with almighty MESHUGGAH!!!!!!! This time we will play in Eastern Europe and of course we cannot wait to do this. So check our tour dates and see you soon!!”
Upcoming Dates:
21.04. EST Tallin w/Meshuggah
22.04. LV Riga w/Meshuggah
24.04. PL Warszawa w/Meshuggah
25.04. PL Kraków w/Meshuggah
26.04. HU Budapest w/Meshuggah
27.04. SK Bratislava w/Meshuggah
29.04. HR Zagreb w/Meshuggah
30.04. IT Roncade w/Meshuggah
01.05. FR Colmar
02.05. FR Chelles
03.05. NL Neurotic Deathfest
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(Source: Nuclear Blast)
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Tampa, FL – One of the most talented and innovative guitarists to emerge from Florida, Todd Grubbs has released two new albums digitally in March 2013 – ‘Best Of The Guests’ and ‘Toddities volume 2’. Todd Grubbs, who studied at Berklee College of Music, has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’ at the Tampa Bay Music Awards, as well as winning the ‘Most Outstanding Video’ two consecutive years in a row. His guitar prowess has been touted by critics and fans worldwide, and can be witnessed on all his solo albums. Todd has surrounded himself with an array of legendary music artists and musicians which is the inspiration behind the album ‘Best of The Guests’.
‘Best of the Guests’ features Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Black Country Communion), Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, The Aristocrats), Mike Keneally (Zappa, Solo), Sean Malone (Cynic), Blues Saraceno (Poison, Transmission OK), Chris Poland (Megadeth, Ohm), Don Preston (Zappa), John Wesley (Porcupine Tree), Jerry Outlaw (Bogus Pomp), Pattrick Bettison (Acoustic Alchemy), Mark Prator (Iced Earth), and Ralph Santola (Obituary).
Says Todd, “I have had quite a few amazing players make guest appearances on my albums over the years, so I decided it would be cool to put them all together on one release. I have always been honored that these great musicians would agree to perform on my compositions and their contributions have been stellar across the board. The CD includes one new track I recorded featuring Byran Beller on bass.”
Along with Frank Zappa, Grubbs influences, which can be heard throughout both his new releases, range from Steve Vai, John Coltrane, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Ulli Jon Roth and Adrian Belew.
“Todd takes us to some places we have not been with his playing as well as giving us some of that Zappaesque influenced wild arrangement sensibility that has been a part of his playing for years.” – John Wesley (Porcupine Tree)
The second release is ‘Toddities volume 2’, a collection of esoteric recording by Todd Grubbs. Todd explains, “The CD includes some of my more ‘out there’ recordings that did not fit on other releases. It is really cool how these orphaned songs come together and form their own continuity as if it was a planned out project.”
Currently, Todd is working on a couple of albums worth of vocal tunes with a lot of great singers. Says Todd, “I plan to release at least one of these in 2014. Beyond this I am producing writing and recording with a number of young artists and bands covering a wide variety of styles.”
In closing Todd imparts to his fans and listeners, “I would like to thank everyone who has enjoyed my music over the years, I really love making music and to have people out there that support what I do is amazing esp… with the current music industry situation being in a state of flux so to speak. I have always created my music on my own terms and I am very proud of my work to this point.”
Listen to and watch: Todd Grubbs ‘Best Of The Guests’ medley below!
To purchase Todd Grubbs ‘Best of the Guests’ and ‘Toddities volume 2’:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-of-the-guests/id598534525
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/toddities-vol.2/id599096369
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/toddgrubbs6
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/toddgrubbs7
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/tcgrubbs?feature=mhee
ReverbNation:
http://www.reverbnation.com/toddgrubbs
For more information:
http://www.myspace.com/toddgrubbs
http://www.facebook.com/todd.c.grubbs
https://twitter.com/ToddGrubbs
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(Source: Glass Onyon PR)
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GWAR – Check out below, the tour dates and venues for: GWAR “Fate Or Chaos” Tour With Warbeast and Wilson. You better get prepared, cause this looks to be a bloody horrific and super crazed tour this coming April! Metal be thy name!
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GWAR “Fate Or Chaos Tour” With Warbeast and Wilson
4/10: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
4/11: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
4/12: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Cafe – The Strip
4/13: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
4/14: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
4/15: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
4/16: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club
4/17: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
4/18: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Lounge
4/19: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
4/20: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
4/21: Little Rock, AR @ The Rev Room
4/22: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
4/23: Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar
4/24: Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
4/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
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(Source: http://www.gwar.net)
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Australia’s traditional Heavy Metal quartet ELM STREET has introduced its new bassist! Anthony Longordo has recently joined the band as he replaces Brendan Farrugia.
The band commented:
“A massive Metal welcome to the new member of our family, Anthony Longordo on the thumping bass! A HUGE Metal salute to our brother Brendan Farrugia for the kickass bass skills he gave us over the years and we wish him all the best for the future!”
If you’re living in Australia, you’ll have the chance to see Anthony live soon:
11.05.2013 AU Fitzroy – The Evelyn Hotel – www.facebook.com/events/474861242579727
01.-02.11.2013 AU Sydney – The Wall – www.facebook.com/events/572942722716094
ELM STREET released their debut album Barbed Wire Metal in November 2011 via Massacre Records. It was produced by Ermin Hamidovic and was mastered at Panic Room Mastering in Sweden. The artwork was created by the well-known artist Ed Repka.
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Ben Batres – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Aaron Adie – Lead Guitar
Tomislav Perkovic – Drums
Anthony Longordo – Bass Guitar
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You can read the review Stone wrote for Barbed Wire Metal, featured on Metal Odyssey back on November 8, 2011: click on the link below!
ELM STREET – Raises Some Impressive Hell With Their Debut METAL Assault: Barbed Wired Metal
Above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on November 8, 2011.
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GRIM REAPER – Released back in 1985, on RCA Records, Fear No Evil (the second studio album) from the UK’s Grim Reaper is a Metal classic worth revisiting time and again. Grim Reaper is as legit a member of the NWOBHM as any of their peers; the only unfortunate drawback is our Metal community has just 3 studio albums to savor from them.
Nonetheless, Fear No Evil may very well be the best of the lot from Grim Reaper. With a no-nonsense approach to production, all the unnecessary bells and whistles are not present on this album; making it for an Old School Metal gem from a decade that produced unparalleled and gilt-edged Metal history.
Fear No Evil plays along so grand, I’d swear this album should be on (at least) my “Top 100 Metal Albums Of All-Time” list. That’s if I actually took the time to write-up such a head-scratching list! Maybe someday I shall embark on such a Metal venture. Whoa.
Grim Reaper (for those of you unfamiliar) is a band that would fit right in at a Metal festival with Witch Cross, Satan, Angel Witch, Raven, Crystal Viper, Venom… you must get the Metal point by now! This is a band that didn’t get much airplay in my neck of the woods as a teen, back in those glorious Metal 80’s; save for the title track from their 1984 debut album: See You In Hell. Regardless, after that said debut album, I had already anointed Grim Reaper as Metal legends.
I can’t lie, not every song on Fear No Evil is killer, with Rock And Roll Tonight being the sore thumb. It’s not as if this is a terrible song, not at all, it just doesn’t seem to “fit in” with the total Metal package that Fear No Evil is all about. This is an album that screams spikes, keg parties for the seasoned pros, biker rallies and of course… denim and leather. Get this Metal classic, Fear No Evil, from Grim Reaper if you haven’t yet; you’ll be wishing this band made ten more albums just like this one. Metal be thy name.
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Fear No Evil
Never Coming Back
Lord Of Darkness (Your Living Hell)
Matter Of Time
Rock And Roll Tonight
Let The Thunder Roar
Lay It On The Line
Fight For The Last
Final Scream
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Steve Grimmett – vocals
Nick Bowcott – guitars
Dave Wanklin – bass
Mark Simon – drums
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* For more info, click on the link below! Whoa!
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DEEP PURPLE – The 19th studio album, NOW What?!, from the legendary and grand Deep Purple, will be released this April 30th in North America, via Eagle Rock Entertainment.
NOW What?! Features 11 Songs:
1. A Simple Song
2. Weirdistan
3. Out Of Hand
4. Hell To Pay
5. Body Line
6. Above And Beyond
7. Blood From A Stone
8. Uncommon Man
9. Après Vous
10. All The Time In The World
11. Vincent Price
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NOW What?! will also be released in a limited quantity with a bonus track and a bonus DVD featuring Deep Purple in conversation plus additional audio material. This edition will be available in a Digipak with a cut out front cover.
NOW What?! will on top be released as double vinyl LP containing 11 tracks plus bonus track, as in the limited edition CD.
Bonus Track: It’ll Be Me
More info on: http://deeppurple-nowwhat.com/
Listen to the first single “All The Time in The World”, here: http://youtu.be/VxPhHRDJ4TM
Pre-order via iTunes: http://bit.ly/140RvJ1
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/VwoH5G
Amazon Germany: http://amzn.to/UT482D
Ian Gillan – vocals
Roger Glover – bass
Steve Morse – guitar
Ian Paice – drums
Don Airey – keyboards
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* For more info on DEEP PURPLE, click on the links below!
http://www.deeppurple2013.com/
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The good folks at DeathMetal.Org have taken a sledgehammer to the face of false metal by streaming a brand new track from the forthcoming album from REVEL IN FLESH. The song, entitled Dominate the Rotten,comes off the band’s forthcoming sophomore release, Manifested Darkness and is currently cracking skulls at http://deathmetal.org/.
Harnessing the momentum created by the album that Teeth of the Divine’s Erik Thomas called “the best of a recent impressive run of the style,” Manifested Darkness ups the ante and goes for the jugular. The album is sure to be considered one of 2013’s best classic Death Metal releases.
The CD and digital download will be unleashed on April 12th by FDA Rekotz and contains nine hammering new hymns of destruction plus one special bonus track exclusive to the CD version. The LP version will be out on April 26th and will include an additional bonus track. The artwork for Manifested Darkness was created by the Spanish artist Juanjo Castellano. The album was mixed and mastered at Unisound Studio by Dan Swanö.
Pre-orders are available at http://www.fda-rekotz.com.
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REVEL IN FLESH was formed to pay tribute to the impure way of classical 90’s European old school Death Metal! The line-up consists of former IMMORTAL RITES (R.I.P), DAWN OF DREAMS and APOPHIS members.
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
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MOTORTRAIN – Westville Oklahoma’s outlaws of Southern down and dirty Rock ‘N’ Roll will be hitting the road this April! Check out the dates and venues below! Then, when y’all are done, crank up and check out Motortrain’s Goin’ Goin’ Gone music video… cause it kicks Rockin’ ass. Yes it does and this video is also: Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day! Metal be thy name.
As reported on Motortrain’s facebook:
Hey Brawlers and Bad Girls! We’re still working out the details on a few more shows, but wanted to give you what we’ve got confirmed so far for this tour:
Thurs 4/4 – Tankz in Tulsa, OK w/SoGen and Dale Denver
https://www.facebook.com/events/118247491695048/
Sat 4/6 – Blooze in Phoenix, AZ w/HOGJAW and LoveMound
https://www.facebook.com/events/345748415542658/
Mon 4/8 – The Drunken Lass in Prescott, AZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/616060375075686/
Wed 4/10 – Burt’s Tiki Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT
https://www.facebook.com/events/487577197956103/
Fri 4/19 – Hero’s in Ft Smith, AR W/ SCATTERED HAMLET
https://www.facebook.com/events/163246893833896/
Check out and crank up Motortrain’s Rockin’ Goin’ Goin’ Gone music video below! It’s time for some Motortrain down and dirty Rock ‘N’ Roll! Whoa!
Goin’ Goin’ Gone is from Motortrain’s 2011 EP – Straight Six (Slam Bang Records).
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Ump – Vox/Guitars
Sig – Thunder
Levi – Sticks & Stones
Red – Guitar
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* For more info on MOTORTRAIN, click on the links below!
facebook: Motortrain (Official)
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Following the sensational success of Act I, the first ever live solo offering from legendary Finnish songstress/former Nightwish soprano, TARJA TURUNEN, Armoury Records, in conjunction with earMUSIC, is delighted to announce the renewal of their collaboration for an exciting set of new releases spanning the next few years.
Set to commence with the long-awaited new studio rock album, the following months will entail many musical adventures for the versatile and talented artist, including the spectacular Beauty And The Beat 2013 tour, scheduled to be filmed later this year, and a first-ever all-classical studio offering which follows the success of her award-winning Harus – Live At Sibelius Hall release.
In addition, TARJA fans will be pleased to know that the follow-up to 2010’s What Lies Beneathwill hit stores later this Summer. The as-yet-untitled album, mixed by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, U2), is set to be the iconic vocalist’s next milestone for symphonic heavy rock thanks to a stellar lineup and a state-of-the-art production. Further details including a new single, video and extensive worldwide tour will be announced in the coming weeks.
Act I topped charts throughout Europe, with a sensational no. 5 in Germany’s General Charts (an unusual result for a live album). The video version held steady for over two months at the peak of the Finnish music video charts. Fans can follow TARJA‘s work and musical journey to her new album via her website at: http://www.tarjaturunen.com
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on TARJA, click on the links below!
http://www.facebook.com/tarjaofficial
http://twitter.com/tarjaofficial
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Baltimore-based A389 Recordings is prepared to proudly unleash the debut LP from one of the most promising new names in today’s Thrash Metal community, having signed young hometown act NOISEM. A389 had announced the signing of the band earlier this month, only then they were still under their previous moniker, Necropsy. With their debut album about to hit the band felt it was time for a change and now charge out of the gate as NOISEM.
NOISEM is young, both as a unit and in actual age, the four members all between fifteen and twenty years old, their energetic youth showing through in the blistering fast nonstop assault that encompasses the listener with their debut LP, Agony Defined. Boasting high-octane death/thrash tracks in the tradition of early Slayer, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Kreator and Nuclear Assault with a filthy and crispy delivery, Agony Defined unloads nine neck-mangling tracks in under twenty-six minutes, every attack surging with massive divebomb guitar solos and punishing beats.
A389 will release Agony Defined on CD, LP and digital download on June 11th; fans of Audiopain, Havok, Toxic Holocaust and the originators/masters of the style will not be disappointed, and all non believers will be extinguished.
Be slaughtered by the opening track “Voices In The Morgue” RIGHT HERE.
Coinciding with the album’s release, NOISEM has been confirmed to annihilate the masses of extreme music fans invading their turf for Maryland Deathfest 2013, set to storm the stage opening night, Thursday, May 23rd alongside Abigail, Bolt Thrower, Cobalt and more. The band has also been confirmed to take part in the upcoming installment of the Scion Rock Fest in Memphis, Tennessee on June 1st with the Melvins, Vision of Disorder, Municipal Waste, The Casualties, Impaled, A Life Once Lost and a ton of others with many still to be announced.
More NOISEM live actions will be confirmed shortly.
5/23/2013 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD [info]
6/01/2013 Scion Rock Fest – Memphis, TN [info]
1. Voices In The Morgue
2. Birthing The Bestial
3. Desire And Disgust
4. Mortuary
5. Rotten Remains
6. Severed
7. Split From The Inside Out
8. Chronic Dementia
9. Agony Defined
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on NOISEM, click on the links below!
facebook: Noisem
https://www.facebook.com/a389recordings
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