Monster Energy’s Welcome To Rockville is on Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th in Jacksonville, Florida!
Check out www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com for more info!! This festival is 100%, without a doubt, potent with Heavy Rockin’ dynamite bands! Metal be thy name!
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Tickets are ON SALE for the 2014 Carolina Rebellion in Charlotte, NC! Visit www.CarolinaRebellion.com for tickets and all the details!
Check out that festival flyer above! What an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING 2 day lineup of KICK ASS bands! Metal be thy name!!
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February 14, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is honored to welcome back Arizona’s female-fronted Heavy Metal act BENEDICTUM, along with their special guest, U.S. female Metal matriarch LEATHER LEONE (CHASTAIN) for her exclusive Midwest metalfest performance at the 7th annual Warriors Of Metal Festival.
Benedictum vocalist, Veronica “The V” Freeman states: “We are so damned excited to play at the Warriors Of Metal Fest VII this year. It was a blast for me to be part of the crowd and announce a few bands last year as co-host of the event and be a part of that metal community, but it will be even better to actually play. Now, top that off with the fact that we will be bringing with us the talented and crazy Leather Leone of Chastain to jam some old and new Chastain tunes! I encourage everyone to come out and support Metal and have a kick ass time with us and all the great bands performing. We love ya! The V, Benedictum”
Leather Leone also comments: “I am stoked, not only to be getting much wanted stage time, but to be able to share it with Columbus, Ohio, not to mention with my friend, the powerhouse, Miss V herself! I will be ready; I will metal your brains out!”
The official video for BENEDICTUM’s Scream, taken from their 2013 Frontier Records release Obey, is now playing below:
Bands confirmed for Pre-Fest Showcase on Thursday, June 26 at O’Sheckeys Live Bar & Grill include: ETERNAL LEGACY (headliner) AUTOMATON, DEADIRON, LOWER 13, DETHRATS, GRAVE ROBBER, SPLIT THE ABYSS and WINTERHYMN.
Warriors Of Metal Fest VII confirmed bands thus far for the main Fest on Friday, June 27 & Saturday June 28 include: ARMORY, A SOUND OF THUNDER, A TORTURED SOUL, BENEDICTUM w/ special guest LEATHER LEONE, BEYOND FALLEN, BURNING SHADOWS, CELLADOR, CRUSADER, FLESH ENGINE, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, MITHRIDIUM, RESISTANCE, RESTLESS BREED, and SHALLOW GROUND.
Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on BENEDICTUM:
Website: www.benedictum.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Benedictum.Official
* For more info on LEATHER LEONE – CHASTAIN:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeatherLeone
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Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXII) from Chilean traditional heavy metallers, LUCIFER’S HAMMER, is available now digitally on Shadow Kingdom Records. A cassette tape version is tentatively set for a mid-February release; the exact date will be announced soon. Shadow Kingdom Records’ Tim McGrogan had this to say about the release:
“Shadow Kingdom Records is proud to introduce from the land of Chile, Lucifer’s Hammer! This is very reminiscent of rare ’80s US metal gems like SALEM’S WYCH, GRIFFIN, HEATHEN’S RAGE, DAMIEN THORNE, etc. Also more-well known acts like IRON MAIDEN, ’80s JUDAS PRIEST play a huge role in the development of their sound. They’re one of those rare new bands that could actually fool people into thinking they’re an obscure Heavy Metal act from the ’80s that fell beneath the cracks. Luckily for all of us, they’re a brand new band just starting out and they have a lot of good songs in them. ‘Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXIII)’ is the very first of many releases to come. Check out this amazing band!”
Track Listing:
Wolf
Shadows
Night Sacrifice
shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/night-sacrifice-demo-mmxiii
(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
Facebook: Lucifer’s Hammer
Website: www.shadowkingdomrecords.com
Bandcamp: shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com
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Danish instrumental Noise Rock duo, FOSSILS, is ready to distribute their second album — the pounding, utterly intense, Flesh Hammer, set for worldwide disbursement on March 3rd via Indisciplinarian.
Consisting of ten precise, noisy and ever-entertaining no-bullshit pieces of music in twenty minutes, FOSSILS‘ succinctly pulverizing Flesh Hammer was created by a band that has refined their trademarks of thunderous riffs and stomping grooves side-by-side with complex rhythms, pouring out their unique, stripped-down brand of instrumental, noisy rock firmly rooted in punk, metal and hardcore. Flesh Hammer was produced by Danish sound-enigma Q (Beta Satan, Entombed), and will see worldwide release via digital download as well as 12″ LP limited to 300 copies.
Preorders for the vinyl are now live; internationally order direct from the Indisciplinarian web shop HERE, while Earsplit Distro is carrying the LP for North America with preorders available HERE.
In-studio videos of FOSSILS‘ recording sessions, featuring actual live takes and mixes found onFlesh Hammer, have been leaked out over the past several weeks. So far five full tracks have been released, including, “Critical Mass,” “Cat Stalker,” “Stun,” “Spamtastic” and “Crack Horse.”
The release Flesh Hammer will be celebrated with two Danish release shows, at Radar in Aarhus on February 28th and at Beta in Copenhagen, on March 1st. In the unconventional spirit of FOSSILS, these will not simply be “typical” release shows with the usual canapés and support bands, but instead an overload of awesome musical guests will be involved in each of the performances, not at least at the Aarhus gig where the program is quite overwhelming. Aarhus will see the resurrection of FOSSILS‘ old band, the local high-octane rock n’ roll heroes, Studson playing a sweet set of oldies but goodies. Then FOSSILS will mutate into their own doom version, Slissof, covering an old Cola Freaks-classic with several guests from Cola Freaks, Rising and Studson. Hereafter, FOSSILS will perform Flesh Hammer from beginning to end, and finally the dynamic duo concludes the show when joined by numerous vocalists such as Jacob Bredahl (The Kandidate, ex-HateSphere) and Kim Kix (Powersolo) who will interpret various FOSSILS compositions from earlier releases. In Copenhagen FOSSILS will play a more straight-up set and special guests will be the aforementioned Studson, and a second band yet to be announced.
2/28/2014 Beta – Copenhagen, Denmark
3/01/2014 Radar – Arhaus, Denmark
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on FOSSILS:
https://www.facebook.com/fossilsmusic
http://fossilsmusic.bandcamp.com
http://www.indisciplinarian.com
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Longtime political hardcore/punk activists, DROPDEAD, have just released two brand new EPs via their own Armageddon Label, both of them split releases; one with RUIDOSA INMUNDICIA and the other with SYSTEMATIC DEATH.
Since 1991, Providence, Rhode Island’s DROPDEAD has protested humankind’s attrition towards the environment and its inhabitants, including each other, along the way amassing an impressive arsenal of fully independent releases, including several full-length studio and live LPs, and split releases with Crossed Out, Rupture, Totalitär, Unholy Grave, Suppression, Converge and others.
Having toured internationally, razing clubs, squats and basements on multiple continents for two decades, the band has been a major East Coast US contributor to inspiring entire new generations of extreme music fans to rise up against tyranny and injustice at maximum speed and aggression through their “fucking assholes don’t get it” credo. DROPDEAD‘s latest audio collapses come in the form of two new 7″ vinyl split releases with a pair of high-potency international acts.
One of these brutal head-to-head platters is with Vienna, Austria’s punk shredders, RUIDOSA INMUNDICIA, the female-fronted outfit raging in the riotous vein of Antischism, Capitalist Casualties, Los Crudos and Hellnation. The split leads with “A Fall Of Empires” and “Last Breath” from DROPDEAD on the A-side, and counters with “Donde Esta La Solucion,” “Asco” and “Blanco Y Negro” from RUIDOSA INMUNDICIA on the B-side.
The second new output comes in the form of theFighting For Life 7″ split with longtime Japanese punk/hardcore outfit, SYSTEMATIC DEATH. In existence since 1983 this outfit spews forth rabid political hardcore along the lines of Gauze, S.O.B.,Infest, GISM and Lärm, and here overthrows the B-side of the split with the tracks “Suji” and “Dashing,” while DROPDEAD overloads side A with their newest attacks in the form of “Foundation” and “The Final Chapter.”
Both splits are available now at THIS LOCATION.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on DROPDEAD:
Facebook: DROPDEAD on Facebook
Bandcamp: http://dropdeadhc.bandcamp.com
Website: http://www.armageddonshop.com
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You can now preorder the Ronnie James Dio Tribute album “This Is Your Life” from Amazon at a very special price! 100% of the proceeds received by the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund will go to cancer education, research and to help find a cure! The album features tracks from Metallica, Anthrax, DORO and Motörhead. Also featuring Biff Byford, Rob Halford, Scorpions, Tenacious D, Halestorm and many more fantastic artists! Order the album here: http://tinyurl.com/omlcppb
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1. Neon Knights – Anthrax (Previously unreleased)
2. The Last In Line – Tenacious D (Previously unreleased)
3. The Mob Rules – Adrenaline Mob
4. Rainbow In The Dark – Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Satchel, Christian Martucci, Jason Christopher (Previously unreleased)
5. Straight Through The Heart – Halestorm (Previously unreleased)
6. Starstruck – Motörhead with Biff Byford (Previously unreleased)
7. The Temple Of The King – Scorpions (Previously unreleased)
8. Egypt (The Chains Are On) – Doro
9. Holy Diver – Killswitch Engage
10. Catch The Rainbow – Glenn Hughes, Simon Wright, Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Scott Warren (Previously unreleased)
11. I – Oni Logan, Jimmy Bain, Rowan Robertson, Brian Tichy (Previously unreleased)
12. Man On The Silver Mountain – Rob Halford, Vinny Appice, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren (Previously unreleased)
13. Ronnie Rising Medley – (Featuring A Light In The Black, Tarot Woman, Stargazer, Kill The King) Metallica (Previously unreleased)
14. This Is Your Life – Dio
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund is a privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization which has already raised more than $600,000 in its short history. Monies raised to date have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research and the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life.
Donate To The Ronnie James Dio – Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, By Clicking On The Link Below:
(Sources: Ronnie James Dio Facebook/Official Site of Ronnie James Dio)
(Research contribution for post: Scott Coverdale)
Facebook: Ronnie James Dio
Website: http://www.ronniejamesdio.com
Official DIO Merch:
www.officialronniejamesdiowebstore.com
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February 11, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is happy to announce that one of the most active Washington DC area female-fronted Power Metal bands, A SOUND OF THUNDER, has been confirmed to give an exclusive Midwest performance at the 7th annual Warriors Of Metal Fest to be held at O’Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill on June 27th and 28th in Columbus, Ohio.
Band vocalist Nina Osegueda states: “Playing at Warriors of Metal is a dream come true! I’ve wanted to play this fest for years, so I’m hella-excited to finally be able to not just play with these bands, but see them too!”
The song “My Disease,” featuring Blaze Bayley, is posted below:
Bands confirmed for Pre-Fest Showcase on Thursday, June 26 at O’Sheckeys Live Bar & Grill include: ETERNAL LEGACY (headliner) AUTOMATON, DEADIRON, LOWER 13, DETHRATS, , GRAVE ROBBER, SPLIT THE ABYSS and WINTERHYMN.
Warriors Of Metal Fest VII confirmed bands thus far for the main Fest on Friday, June 27 & Saturday June 28 include: ARMORY, A SOUND OF THUNDER, A TORTURED SOUL, BEYOND FALLEN, BURNING SHADOWS, CELLADOR, CRUSADER, FLESH ENGINE, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, MITHRIDIUM, RESISTANCE, RESTLESS BREED, and SHALLOW GROUND.
Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal
(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on A SOUND OF THUNDER:
Facebook: A Sound of Thunder
Website: http://www.asoundofthunderband.com
Merch Store: http://www.asoundofthunder.bigcartel.com/
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Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is pleased to announce that Pure Steel Records’ recording artists A TORTURED SOUL has been confirmed to play at the Warriors Of Metal Fest VII. The Milwaukee, Wisc., dark power metal act will join a host of other premier metal acts at the fest, which is being held on June 27 and 28 at O’Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio.
Band Vocalist, Rick Black states: “We are very happy to have the long-awaited privilege to ‘kill it’ on your stage at this year’s WOM Fest VII, and now even better, with the completion of our upcoming third album – which we will perform in its entirety along with a song or two from past releases – I say Horns-Up!”
The official video for the track “Kiss of the Thorn” is now playing below:
Bands confirmed for Pre-Fest Showcase on Thursday, June 26 at O’Sheckeys Live Bar & Grill include: ETERNAL LEGACY (headliner) AUTOMATON, DEADIRON, LOWER 13, DETHRATS, , GRAVE ROBBER, SPLIT THE ABYSS and WINTERHYMN.
Warriors Of Metal Fest VII confirmed bands thus far for the main Fest on Friday, June 27 & Saturday June 28 include: ARMORY, A TORTURED SOUL, BEYOND FALLEN, BURNING SHADOWS, CELLADOR, CRUSADER, FLESH ENGINE, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, MITHRIDIUM, RESISTANCE, RESTLESS BREED and SHALLOW GROUND.
Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal
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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)
* For more info on A TORTURED SOUL:
Facebook: A Tortured Soul
http://www.reverbnation.com/atorturedsoul
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Los Angeles, Feb. 11, 2014 – Tweak Bird, the Los Angeles duo featuring brothers Ashton and Caleb Bird, return with their third full-length album, Any Ol’ Way, on May 20 via Let’s Pretend Records.
“We set out to write an album that meant something to us,” explained the Bird brothers. “We wanted to voice our opinions and feel comfortable. We hired our dear old friend, David Allen to engineer and co-produce, which helped us explore new sounds and develop unfinished ideas. We believe in peace, marijuana, individual freedoms and not taking ourselves too seriously. This just happened to be what came out.”
The 11-track album was recorded at King Size Sound Labs in Los Angeles and is self-described by the pair as having the feel of “a movie from the nineties, that takes place in the seventies.”
Tweak Bird’s most recent full-length, a 2010 self-titled album, was followed by Undercover Crops, a seven-song EP released in 2012, which Noisey called “heavy yet blissful stoner-psych rock”
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Feb. 26 Los Angeles, CA Scion Rock Show @ The Satellite
Feb. 28 Ventura, CA Bombay Bar
Additional tour dates will be announced soon.
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* Read the Metal Odyssey album review for Tweak Bird’s self-titled album from 2010, by clicking the link below!
TWEAK BIRD – Self Titled Album Is Eclectic And Heavy!
The above link is for an original post featured on Metal Odyssey, on September 28, 2010.
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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)
* For more info on TWEAK BIRD:
Website: http://www.tweakbird.com
Facebook: Tweak Bird
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HEMOPTYSIS – Phoenix, Arizona’s Thrash Metal titans, HEMOPTYSIS, have released today, the re-recording of Traitor; a killer track originally recorded on the band’s debut EP from 2008: Who Needs A Sheperd? This song from HEMOPTYSIS is a freaking 100% scorcher! Metal be thy name!
HEMOPTYSIS Reports:
Here’s a “good surprise” we mentioned the other day! We cannot wait to release the new songs we have written. We are currently waiting for studio time to record a 5-song EP of all new material. We will keep you posted and let you know as soon as we start recording. In the meantime, we hope you all enjoy this new version of the song “Traitor”! Thank you so much for your continuous support! Horns up!
Masaki Murashita -Vocals, Guitars
Ryan Miller – Lead Guitar
Sunao Arai – Bass
Travis Thune – Drums
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* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS:
HEMOPTYSIS Bandcamp:
https://hemoptysis.bandcamp.com/track/traitor
Facebook: Hemoptysis
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hemoptysis
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Following their most widely received LP to date with the 2013-released, The Fleshland, Tokyo, Japan’s COFFINS have confirmed a new American invasion this Spring.
COFFINS will bring their diseased, suffocating death-doom decimation back to this side of the Pacific once again in May with a special mini-tour, marking a four-year gap since their previous stateside visit. Bringing forth bulldozing hymns from The Fleshland in addition to their brutal back-catalog of mid-paced grave digging metal, in addition to their recently revamped lineup, beginning May 18th, COFFINS will plunder Chicago, Cleveland, Brooklyn and Philadelphia before closing down the run with their return to Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore on May 22nd, their first time storming MDF since their set at the 2010 edition of the event. COFFINS will be provided with support from Chicago death’n’rollers, Bones, on the tour dates leading up to Deathfest.
5/18/2014 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL w/ Bones
5/19/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH w/ Bones
5/20/2014 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY w/ Bones
5/21/2014 Kung Fu Knife Shop – Philadelphia, PA w/ Bones
5/22/2014 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD
Their first LP for Relapse Records, The Fleshland shows COFFINS smashing down everything in their path with nine new grisly tracks, laying down over forty-five minutes of low-end, sludge-infiltrated, plodding, doom, captured with some of the best production values in the band’s meaty catalog of carnage, recorded at Tokyo’s Noise Room Studio with engineer Shigenori Kobayashi, and produced by Bungo Uchino and the rest of COFFINS. The Fleshland is available on CD, download and 2xLP. Stream the entire album and order all versions HERE.
“Tokyo’s Coffins have been at it steadily for nearly two decades, never bringing the tempos above a deathly lurch and unironically keeping it sick/staying brutal.” – Decibel
“…Japanese death metal yakuza Coffins have carved out a long and fruitful career by out-Autopsying Autopsy.” – Pitchfork
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on COFFINS:
https://www.facebook.com/intothecoffin
http://www.youtube.com/CoffinsJP
https://www.twitter.com/CoffinsJP
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On April 18th EDGUY’s 10th studio album SPACE POLICE – Defenders Of The Crown will hit the stores worldwide, followed by a world tour starting in September. The band have just released the cover artwork for this upcoming album.
Last Saturday several journalists had the chance to listen to an unmastered version of the new album and the reaction was overwhelming:
“Consistent and yet consistently different – Edguy defend the crown in German Metal with the greatest of ease… and as always: tongue in cheek” – METAL HAMMER
“Amazing, heavy album. Reminds of the first albums with an advanced touch. Very good!” – HARDLINE
The tour management has just confirmed the kick off date for the European “Space Police Tour“ on September 19th. In Hamburg, Germany EDGUY will headline the Hamburg Metal Dayz.
As said the show will mark the kick off to the band‘s first full-fledged headlining European tour after the successful Age Of The Joker Tour 2011.
The Metal Dayz will be the band‘s only festival show in Germany, further tour dates will be announced soon.
(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For more info on EDGUY:
Website: http://www.edguy.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/edguy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/edguy
USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de
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WITHIN TEMPTATION – Need help finding HYDRA at your local music stores and online? Check out this list of retailers that are unleashing the beast! http://bit.ly/wt-hydra-usa-retailers
Order Hydra now, from Within Temptation’s website: www.within-temptation.com/orderhydra
Download Within Temptation’s new album ‘Hydra’ on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/wthydra
Source: Within Temptation Facebook
Facebook: Within Temptation
Website: http://www.within-temptation.com
USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de
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(Photo credit: BEHEMOTH! Facebook)
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BEHEMOTH – The legendary Nergal and Behemoth have received a quantum amount of Metal attention in recent weeks, due to the release of their tenth studio album: The Satanist. From all corners of the Metal community, the reviews for The Satanist have been pouring in, from favorable to perfect. The largely circulated Metal magazines have been featuring Nergal and Behemoth as their respective cover stories, from Terrorizer to Metal Hammer and many, many in-between.
The Satanist was released on February 4th, in both North America and in Behemoth’s home country of Poland, via Metal Blade Records. A February 3rd release date happened for Europe, via Nuclear Blast. I bought my copy of The Satanist (CD/DVD edition) at Best Buy for $9.99 (U.S.) on release day and the cover art differs from the art that has been more widely shown and marketed for the CD:
This silver cover version (above, with band logo and upside down album title) is a tremendous piece of art unto itself! Truthfully, the black band logo and upside down album title, atop the silver background, speaks for itself. This is, in my Metal opinion, a perfect example of less is more, in the world of art.
The liner notes for the CD/DVD edition are done with graphic design elegance, featuring pages dedicated for the words of Nergal pertaining to the lyrics and development of every song, with an added overlay page of vellum for each. The loyalty that Nergal has towards Satan is very forthright, within these pages of liner notes. The DVD contains The Satanist: Oblivion – Live Barbarossa. An incredible package of liner notes, and additional artwork; simply stunning!
Denis Forkas Kostromitin is the artist for The Satanist cover (above). A Russian painter and occultist, Denis Forkas Kostromitin is world-renowned and created a brilliant, haunting and nightmarish dark work of art, in my Metal opinion. This painting even included the added medium of Nergal’s own blood. That is a fascinating way to become a personal part of your own artistic and spiritual vision and Nergal has done just that!
I will soon write a review for The Satanist and will (as always) be non-biased when it comes to the lyrical content based on spiritual beliefs. Metal music is an art form that I cherish, therefore my already instilled belief systems on spirituality, morality and ethics can never be swayed at this point in my Metal life. However, I’ve never been bashful to critique a bad album cover. Perhaps it’s due to my past college experience I’ve had with all of my fine art classes.
As a past student of the fine arts, I took a beating from critiques and was commended as well. With that said, I’ve always believed the Metal genre to be the crème de la crème of artistic vision when album cover and liner notes art are discussed; and The Satanist visual art is a radiant gem. Nergal, Behemoth and Denis Forkas Kostromitin should deservedly be proud about the visual side of The Satanist.
For me, the music of Metal and its corresponding visual art is what I gravitate towards; while the personal and/or theological beliefs, ideals and lyrics of any respective band falls under individual liberties and free speech. These freedoms none of us should take for granted. The Satanist raises the bar for Metal visual art, for many, many years to come. Metal be thy name. – Stone
The Satanist is available on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Satanist-Behemoth/dp/B00I0QQ4ZG
You can also purchase The Satanist on iTunes, by clicking that cool link below! Whoa!
https://itunes.apple.com/album/id765742794
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* For more info on BEHEMOTH:
Facebook: BEHEMOTH!
Website: http://www.behemoth.pl
* For more info on Denis Forkas Kostromitin:
Website: http://www.denisforkas.com
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MONSTER TRUCK – Hamilton, Ontario’s Monster Truck had a breakthrough year in 2013, with their first full-length: Furiosity. With an ever-growing fan base coinciding with raving album and concert reviews, Monster Truck is surely one of the finest exports from Canada next to bacon. A supporting role, during the Summer of 2013, to Rock the live stage for Alice In Chains’ Canadian tour trek is certainly a bad-ass badge of honor as well!
Looking back to 2010, the debut, S/T EP from Monster Truck was born. Self released and produced by Gus Van Go & Werner F, the four songs on this EP are solid fingerprints of Heavy Rock ‘N Roll which draws influences from Classic Rock, Classic Hard Rock and (from what my ears here as) Southern Rock. I cannot help embracing the raw and down-to-earth Heavy Rockin’ sound of this Monster Truck EP! These seasoned musicians were paving their path to Rockin’ fame with this EP and that is now a Rockin’ fact!
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Brandon Bliss on the organ/keys is reason enough for any classic Deep Purple and/or Jon Lord fan to smile in appreciation. Jon Harvey (bass and lead vocals) sounds like his voice was born to be heard on vinyl, with so many shades of natural born talent about it. Steve Kiely (drums & vocals) and Jeremy Widerman (guitar & vocals) complete this Monster Truck story and their debut EP. Understand, that ALL four songs on this EP have played out as an immense launching pad for this (now) world-known band!
Monster Truck plays their Heavy Rock ‘N Roll with both relevance and a two-way ticket on the Classic Rock time machine. It does suck when I return and the Monster Truck songs do come to a close; however, the repeat arrow to hear this band again and again is what makes life so damn good. Metal be thy name. – Stone
You can download for free or buy this (2010) debut EP from Monster Truck, by clicking on the link below. Either way you get it, support Monster Truck and be glad they exist! Whoa.
http://www.ilovemonstertruck.com/releases/
Track Listing:
1 – Lethal Weapon
2 – Death Mistake
3 – Runnin’
4 – Space Nebula
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* For more info on MONSTER TRUCK:
Facebook: Monster Truck
Website: http://www.ilovemonstertruck.com
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VANISHING POINT Distant Is The Sun – Prepare for a HUGE album – release dates are February 21st (EU) and February 18th (US). Distant Is The Sun is releasing via Hamburg, Germany’s AFM Records.
01. Beyond Redemption (Intro)
02. King Of Empty Promises
03. Distant Is The Sun
04. When Truth Lies
05. Circle Of Fire
06. Let The River Run
07. Denied Deliverance
08. Story Of Misery
09. Era Zero
10. Pillars Of Sand
11. As December Fades
12. Handful Of Hope
13. Walls Of Silence
14. April (Instrumental)
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Silvio Massaro – Vocals
Chris Porcianko – Guitar
James Maier – Guitar
Simon Best – Bass
Christian Nativo – Drums
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* VANISHING POINT are from Melbourne, Australia.
* For more info on VANISHING POINT:
Facebook: Vanishing Point
Website: http://www.vanishing-point.com.au
Website: http://www.afm-records.de
Shop/Merch: http://shop.afm-records.de
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TRIGANT, in its current line-up has existed since mid 2010. Since then, this German band creates their own music, with a unique style, which can be described best as Modern Heavy Thrash Metal with a massive dose of Groove. Two in-house productions have already been released.
In spring 2011 “The Legendary Demotape” has been released, followed by the “Wolves EP” on Sept. 01, 2013.
Furthermore, TRIGANT has launched a series of concerts known as “Metal im Markt” which takes place two or three times a year and for now counts to the most famous once in their region.
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Peter “Piet” Czerniak – Vocals, Bass
Benjamin ” Benz” Rechner – Lead Guitar
Robin ” Rob” Rechner – Rythm Guitar
Daniel “Dan Dan” Rodenbücher – Drums
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* For more info on TRIGANT:
Facebook: TRIGANT
Source:
Website: http://www.metalmessage.de
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Greek death dealers MASS INFECTION prepares to dominate the death metal scene in 2014 with their new, highly anticipated full-length album, For I Am Genocide. This is the follow-up to their 2009 release The Age of Recreation.
MASS INFECTION has crushed skulls with their precision brutality since 2003. They have certainly proven to be a supreme force with their skillful and technical style of catchy Death Metal. MASS INFECTION are strongly influenced by bands like Deeds of Flesh, Hate Eternal and Severe Torture… so you can expect a blistering assault of barbaric insanity!
Album track “Praised By All The Entities” is now streaming below:
For I Am Genocide – Track Listing:
1. Praised By All the Entities
2. The Scourge of Living Forms
3. Hierarchy of the Highest Abomination
4. Beholding the Throne
5. Unearthly Legion
6. Maelstrom of Endless Suffering
7. Beyond Perpetuation
8. Nihilism Reigns
9. The Genocide Revealed
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Molly Hatchet Paying Tribute was released back in 2013, via Collectors Dream Records. The mighty Molly Hatchet covers ten Rock classics, while adding three live bonus tracks; with all three being Molly Hatchet originals: Whiskey Man, Beatin’ The Odds and Flirtin’ With Disaster. Molly Hatchet covers songs from the legendary Thin Lizzy to Mountain, with The Rolling Stones in-between, making this CD ooze with Classic Rock appeal from its every crevice!
Molly Hatchet doesn’t try to reinvent these songs they cover so well; there are those ass kickin’ moments, (for example), where the guitar solo on Sharp Dressed Man is elongated from the original and (to me) that’s highly acceptable. If there is one constant, these cover songs are party ready and made to fuel my adrenaline into the Classic Southern Hard Rock realm. All three live original Molly Hatchet songs sound fabulous; making for a righteous hell-raising ending to this album. Metal be thy name. – Stone
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