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ETERNAL EVIL – Unveils New Single ‘The Gates Beyond Mortality’

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 14, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

ETERNAL EVIL release new video for the album title track ‘The Gates Beyond Mortality’ set to be released on October 27th! Watch It HERE!

The New single ‘The Gates Beyond Mortality’ is out now on all digital stores and you can also preorder the album in Limited edition Digipack CD , Fire Amber vinyl of 500 copies worldwide & cassette with full cooler print on the shell.

Influenced by Thrash Metal Royalties Slayer, Kreator, Destruction and Exodus’earlier works, ETERNAL EVIL was formed in Stockholm – Sweden in 2019. The band has intended to carry on the legacy of early High energy early Classic Thrash insanity.

Their quickly sold out ‘Rise of Death’ self released demo recorded in band leader Adrian Tobar’s garage and It was later eissued by Iron Fist and Redefining Darkness records.

Shortly after the demo release, the world was hit by a pandemic and during those restrictive years, the band worked on in silence and brought in Norrland guitarist Tobias Lindström. Recorded at Studio Humbucker by Robert Pehrsson, the band’s full length debut ‘The Warriors Awakening… Brings The Unholy Slaughter’ got released in November 2021.

Now with two new members, the band is ready with its follow-up album “The Gates beyond Mortality” to be released in October 2023.
With lyrical themes from Occult Practice to the violent nature of warfare the band has crafted an album that has broken all the rules and standards from previous times, which makes this album sound darker than anything they have released prior.

Having kickstarted with an indestructible enthusiasm conjuring malicious Old School Metal powers, ETERNAL EVIL are destined to make that head bang forever!

The Gates beyond Mortality’ Tracklisting:
1) Depths a of a New Eternity 2:07
2) Guerilla Warfare 3:32
3) The Gates Beyond Mortality 5:30
4) Funeral Prayers 4:05
5) Signs of Ancient Sin 4:40
6) Desecration of Light 3:30
7) The Astral Below 6:00
8) Immolation 4:08
9) The Cursed Trilogy 7:29

ETERNAL EVIL (new band line up):
Adrian Tobar – Vocals and Lead Guitar
Tobias Lindström – Lead Guitar
Niklas Saari – Bass Guitar
Adam Schmidt – Drums

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GLACIER EATER – Oakland California Melodic Thrash Band To Release Second Album, “Tempest”, Via Glacier Recordings In October

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on September 10, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Trey Derbes

Title Track Now Playing + Preorders Posted

Stream GLACIER EATER’s “Tempest” HERE.

Oakland, California-based melodic death/thrash metal quartet GLACIER EATER emerges with their second album, Tempest, confirming the record for release through Glacier Recordings at the end of October, and issuing the cover art, track listing, preorders, and the title track as the lead single.

Bursting out of the thrash mecca of the Bay Area like an alien thrash baby tearing through your stomach, GLACIER EATER again delivers their shredding alloy of metals with the long-awaited follow-up to their 2015-relesed eponymous debut, Tempest. Acting as a prequel to Glacier Eater, Tempest reveals an odyssey of turmoil and tragedy through the lyrics and vocals of Keith Welch and Ryan Hansen. Each song is another chapter in a story about the struggles of trying to create a better life, the self-inflicted tortures we pull ourselves out of, and the lessons learned through the reflections of the journey endured.

Lifted off the shoulders of guitarists/vocalists Keith Welch (Sworn Vengeance, Murder Practice) and Ryan Hansen (Light This City, ESP Guitars artist), GLACIER EATER introduces new drummer Trey Derbes (Heartsounds) and bassist Bret Fontaine on the new album. With eight crushing tracks, Tempest is reminiscent of the 2000s Swedish melodic death metal sound, showcasing virtuoso guitar solos and decimating riffs delivered at breakneck speed.

Tempest was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the legendary Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Cattle Decapitation, All Shall Perish) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, and completed with artwork by Trey Derbes.

The first single from Tempest is the album’s title track. Ryan Hansen writes about the song, “‘Tempest’ was a great song to be the title track of the album because I think we really hit one of the highest peaks of intensity for the record on this one. The song describes a ship getting tossed around and badly damaged in a wild storm at sea, so I wanted the riffs and melodies to feel like a real flurry of notes at times. Also making it one of the biggest pains in the ass to perform! It’s really the only song on the album with a proper chorus making it just feel right to be the leadoff single.”

Keith Welch adds, “The part of ‘Tempest’ I wrote the lyrics for and sing on the record are a self-reflection an individual is having about their own failed attempts to outgrow and overcome their past issues. These thoughts detonate in their head as they feel like they are being punished for their failures to vanquish their past issues while being hurled through a storm at sea.”

Listen to GLACIER EATER’s “Tempest” now at THIS LOCATION.

Glacier Recordings will release “Tempest” digitally on October 27th with a physical version to follow. Find preorders at Bandcamp HERE.

Tempest – Track Listing:

  1. Exodus
  2. Disharmony
  3. Landing
  4. Massacre
  5. Grief
  6. Tempest
  7. Adrift
  8. Homeward

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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GOATWHORE – Announces November Headlining Tour; Tickets On Sale Now!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 9, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Stephanie Cabral

New Orleans’ favorite extreme metal alchemists, GOATWHORE, today confirm another US live takeover! The Fall headlining run, which commences on November 3rd in Little Rock, Arkansas, will wind its way through twenty cities through the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest, drawing to a close on November 26th in Pensacola, Florida. Support will be provided by Withered and Spiter. The journey follows the band’s tour supporting Eyehategod, currently underway.

Comments guitarist/vocalist Sammy Duet, “I am stoked to be touring with our brothers in Withered and the maniacs in Spiter. See all you hellrats on the road in November.”

Tickets for all shows are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

GOATWHORE w/ Withered, Spiter:
11/03/2023 Revolution Music Room – Little Rock, AR
11/04/2023 Black Circle Brewing – Indianapolis, IN
11/05/2023 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
11/07/2023 Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
11/08/2023 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
11/09/2023 Song And Dance – Syracuse, NY
11/10/2023 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
11/11/2023 Angel City Music Hall – Manchester, NH
11/12/2023 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ
11/14/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
11/15/2023 Broken Goblet Brewing – Bensalem, PA
11/16/2023 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
11/17/2023 The Loud – Huntington, WV
11/18/2023 Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
11/19/2023 Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC
11/20/2023 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC
11/21/2023 The Earl – Atlanta, GA
11/24/2023 Conduit – Orlando, FL
11/25/2023 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
11/26/2023 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL

Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven is available on CD, digitally, and LP on multiple color variants. Preview and purchase yours today at:metalblade.com/goatwhore.

Watch the band’s videos for “Born Of Satan’s Flesh” HERE and the title track HERE.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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HOLY FAWN – 2015 Debut Album “REALMS” Available On Vinyl For First Time Ever

Posted in Music, music news, music videos, news, vinyl records with tags , , , , , on September 6, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Realms cover

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW VIA WAX BODEGA

http://lnk.to/hfrealms

U.S. TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 2

Sept. 6, 2023, PHOENIX – Holy Fawn, the Phoenix-based band who Stereogum said “build giant, cresting waves of uplifting brutality… without really sounding like anyone else,” give Realms, their independently-released, debut EP, the vinyl treatment for the first time ever, with Wax Bodega releasing the six-song collection on Oct. 20.

Ryan Osterman explains how the EP came to be: “Realms was a project that was created in my old apartment that was just a happy mistake if I’m being honest. Personally, I just wanted to record some new ideas as I felt a bit creatively stifled. I didn’t have a name or any sort of plan, just recording music that really resonated with me.”

“We figured we needed some sort of name as it was manifesting quicker than any of us expected. We landed on HOLY FAWN and just decided to go wherever that would take us. We played basically anything that was thrown at us, house shows, DIY tours, just any opportunity to perform. It just felt really different from any of our other musical experiences we had to that point. We would just play completely in the dark besides some random laser lights and the reaction was really pure after each show.”

“It felt that people were enjoying it, especially in the post rock/atmospheric community but it pretty much fell completely under the radar as a whole. We loved what we were doing and just wanted to share it with as many people as possible. It doesn’t matter if a project receives label interest or outside validation, as long as you press forward doing what you love, it’ll always bring you joy.”

“We all really believed in Realms and wanted to give it a proper release on vinyl as it’s become really requested live in the past few years and it’s nice to revisit how everything started. It feels very emotionally cathartic to play these songs and we still love them today as much as we did so many years ago.”

Photo credit: Charles Barth

Realm vinyl pre-orders are available now via Wax Bodega: http://lnk.to/hfrealms.

Realms – tracklist:

  1. Can We Lie Here?
  2. Colossus
  3. Amulet
  4. Foal
  5. Glóandi
  6. Lo

Holy Fawn set out on a Fall headlining tour this October:

October 2 Austin, TX Empire Control Room
October 3 Dallas, TX Tulips
October 4 Houston, TX Bronze Peacock
October 6 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub
October 7 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Purgatory
October 8 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle Back Room
October 9 Baltimore, MD Metro Baltimore
October 10 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Made
October 11 Worcester, MA Palladium Upstairs
October 13 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
October 14 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
October 15 Ferndale, MI Loving Touch
October 16 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge
October 17 Kansas City, MO RecordBar
October 18 Denver, CO Meow Wolf
October 19 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
October 21 Seattle, WA Vera Project
October 22 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
October 24 San Francisco, CA Café du Nord
October 25 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
October 26 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
October 27 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

Holy Fawn is Ryan Osterman (guitar, vocals), Evan Phelps (guitar), and Austin Reinholz (drums). The Arizona-born band have released two albums: Dimensional Bleed (2022), Death Spells (2018), as well as a pair of EPs: The Black Moon (2020) and Realms (2015).

Stereogum said Holy Fawn band are “impossible to ignore,” Paste noted that they “hold the sublime and the saturnine in equal reverence,” and Revolver said with Dimensional Bleed, the foursome reached “…a high-water mark for music that combines the skyscraping atmospheres of post-rock with the heavy breadth of textured metal.”

Holyfawn.com / WaxBodega.com

Source: Speakeasy PR

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Legendary LA Rockers ANGELES Release New Stand-Alone Single ‘Just Do It’!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 2, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Platinum selling Legendary LA Rockers ANGELES have released their new stand-alone single ‘Just Do It’, Music and Lyrics by Dale George Lytle, available now on all streaming platforms. Currently the band is working on more songs and this single will be included in the album.

Stream ‘Just Do It’ at; https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ij8tw8qQjSHJBTNQLX0is

Buy it here: http://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/angeles5/just-do-it

ANGELES – Current 2023 Line-up:
Dale George Lytle – Vocals and Guitar
Bill Wildman – Bass Guitar
Danny Basulto – Drums

ANGELES released their latest full-length album “Running like an Outlaw“ on March 5th 2022, via MVD Entertainment and SONY Music and is available at Walmart, FYE, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and all Digital Streaming retailers.

Also check out ANGELES‘ previous singles:
‘On My Way’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHgaSM1HcnY
‘Band Plays On’ – https://youtu.be/zDtWBbzE4wQ
‘Running like an Outlaw’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPc24rMOrks

Source: Split Screen Management

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200 STAB WOUNDS – Live Takeover Underway!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 1, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Stephanie Cabral

Cleveland death metallers 200 STAB WOUNDS have begun an epic run of live dates that will find the band rampaging their way across much of the US through the end of the year.

The band wraps up their four-day adventure supporting Gwar tonight, September 1st, in San Antonio, Texas. From there, the band will play a handful of headlining dates before supporting The Black Dahlia Murder from September 9th through September 15th. Additional support will be provided by Chelsea Grin and Gates To Hell.

200 STAB WOUNDS will make an appearance at this year’s edition of the New England Metal And Hardcore Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 16th. That following evening, the band will begin a week-long headlining tour with support from Snuffed On Sight through September 23rd.

The onstage bedlam continues in November when 200 STAB WOUNDS serves as direct support to Frozen Soul on their North American tour from November 2nd in Atlanta, Georgia through December 2nd in Houston, Texas. Additional support will be provided by Judiciary and Tribal Gaze. Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below.

200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Gwar [remaining dates]
9/01/2023 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX

200 STAB WOUNDS:
9/03/2023 Vino’s – Little Rock, AR
9/06/2023 Mad Malts – Huntsville, AL
9/07/2023 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC
9/08/2023 No Class – Cleveland, OH

200 STAB WOUNDS w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Chelsea Grin, Gates To Hell:
9/09/2023 The Concourse – Knoxville, TN
9/10/2023 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
9/12/2023 The King of Clubs – Columbus, OH
9/14/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
9/15/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA
9/16/2023 New England Metal and Hardcore Fest – Worcester, MA

200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Snuffed On Sight:
9/17/2023 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
9/19/2023 The Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
9/20/2023 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
9/21/2023 The Forge – Joliet, IL
9/22/2023 Club Garibaldi – Milwaukee, WI
9/23/2023 Madison Live – Cincinnati, OH

200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Frozen Soul, Judiciary, Tribal Gaze:
11/02/2023 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/03/2023 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
11/04/2023 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
11/05/2023 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
11/07/2023 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
11/08/2023 Middle East – Boston, MA
11/09/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC
11/10/2023 Garrison – Toronto, ON
11/11/2023 El Club – Detroit, MI
11/13/2023 Ace of Cups – Columbus, OH
11/14/2023 Avondale Music Hall – Chicago, IL
11/15/2023 Amsterdam – St. Paul, MN
11/16/2023 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
11/18/2023 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
11/19/2023 The Shredder – Boise, ID
11/21/2023 Goldfields Roseville – Roseville, CA
11/22/2023 Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
11/24/2023 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2023 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
11/26/2023 American Legion Post 8 – Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2023 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
11/29/2023 Rockhouse – El Paso, TX
12/01/2023 Rock Box – San Antonio, TX
12/02/2023 Secret Group – Houston, TX

200 STAB WOUNDS released their two-track Masters Of Morbidity seven-inch in April via Metal Blade Records. The title track, which was initially released as a digital single in November 2022, and the new track, “Fatal Reality,” were both produced by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Deicide, Krisiun, Whitechapel, Fallujah). Check out the release at: metalblade.com/200stabwounds.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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MORBIKON – Announces First Ever Live Performances!

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 1, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by M. Joyce

Black metal outfit MORBIKON, the creative effort of guitarist/bassist Phil “Land Phil” Hall (Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan), with drummer Dave Witte (Municipal Waste, Discordance Axis), and vocalist Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns (Finntroll, …And Oceans), has announced their first ever live appearances!

MORBIKON released their debut full-length, Ov Mournful Twilight, last year via Tankcrimes. The project is guided by the second wave of Scandinavia’s black metal and melodic death metal scenes of the ‘90s.

Issues Hall, “MORBIKON was started as a passion project between myself and my writing partner Quotidius in 2020 to express our love of early ‘90s black metal while simultaneously blowing off some steam trapped in a quarantine. Getting Dave Witte involved pushed the music to a new level, then an awesome opportunity came to work with the outstanding vocalist Mathias Lillmåns from the Finnish band Finntroll. We completed the album Ov Mournful Twilightin the middle of the pandemic not considering any live show prospects. Now, three years after the inception of the band, we finally have the opportunity to play the music live. Unfortunately, the logistics of bringing Mathias Lillmåns all the way from Finland has proved to be infeasible. Stepping into the role of vocalist will be original lyricist Quotidius. We are also welcoming guitarists Toby Swope (Psychosomatic) and Adam Guilliams (Cannabis Corpse). Drums will be handled by Dave Witte. We are looking forward to playing live and bringing these awesome tunes to everyone soon!”

MORBIKON Live:
9/07/2023 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN w/ Exhumed
9/08/2023 Wake Brewing Anniversary – Rock Island, IL
9/09/2023 Full Terror Assault Fest – Cave Rock, IL
12/01/2023 Decibel Metal And Beer Fest @ Summit – Denver, CO

Purchase Ov Mournful Twilight on CD or LP via Tankcrimes at the label webshop HERE and digitally at Bandcamp HERE. Watch the video for “Universal Funeral” HERE and “Borne Of Phantom Vessel” HERE.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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Finnish Post-Metal Band Sargassus Released Their New EP “King of the Sun”

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 27, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Promo pic by Joonas Leskinen

Unleashing their most audacious offering to date, Sargassus present their new EP, King of the Sun, a monstrous addition to their progressive death metal discography. These four tracks, composed in an intuitive manner in live jamming sessions and recorded in 2023, forge a unique sonic landscape that stands as testament to the band’s unyielding artistic evolution. The members of Sargassus continue to refine their skills weaving intricate, complex musical structures with raw, powerful emotion.

This EP encapsulates the relentless spirit of the genre while offering new layers of depth and complexity, with the songs being all the more atmospheric as the band aims to paint an eerie backdrop to the increased technicality of the songs. Samu Oittinen – the legendary producer responsible for the new EP’s mix and master – made sure to fulfill the band’s vision about organic yet brutal and atmospheric soundscape.

EP cover by Matias Stenman

Track list:

  1. Dies Iræ
  2. Queen of the Moon
  3. Breed of the Exodus
  4. King of the Sun

The lyrical themes of the EP heavily draw inspiration from the epic of Lucien, the first ever science fiction story to be told and recorded in history. Strange entities with selfish causes wage a cosmic war for the ownership of planet Venus, with even stranger armies ushered into pyrrhic battles. The EP reflects upon this madness as well as the needless suffering of all involved, with no clear victor to claim the prize in the end.

LISTEN to King of the Sun EP: https://push.fm/fl/sargassus-king

Line-Up:
Teemu Leskinen – Guitar
Matias Rokio – Drums
Matias Stenman – Vocals
Jukka Teppola – Bass

Vocal production: Raging Cannon

https://sargassus.bandcamp.com

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LIGHTLORN – Release New Track “Dimensionless Blackness”

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 26, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Cosmic black metal duo LIGHTLORN has unleashed “Dimensionless Blackness,” the newest single from their upcoming full-length debut: At One with the Night Sky.

The third track on the album, “Dimensionless Blackness” is full of contrasting elements. From the bright guitar picking in the intro, which belies the energetic, groove-infested opening riff that follows, to the ups and downs in the song structure, “Dimensionless Blackness” is highly representative of the sound LIGHTLORN has become known for. The lead guitar carries captivating melodies, while a foreboding piano section and an outro replete with strings and brass infuse the song with atmosphere and emotion. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy. How it holds the galaxy together while slowly devouring the matter around it.

Stream “Dimensionless Blackness” at: youtu.be/T7jhrBCI_Qc

Pre-save the song at: orcd.co/dimensionless-blackness

Black Lion Records will release At One with the Night Sky on September 29. Pre-order the album at: lightlornblacklion.bandcamp.com

LIGHTLORN:
Renwar – All instruments and vocals
Riaan – Drums and programming

Source: ClawHammer PR

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Thuringian (Germany) Doomsters DÉCEMBRE NOR Release First New Single From New Album “Your Sunset | My Sunrise”

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Thuringian (Germany) doomsters DÉCEMBRE NOR release first new single from new album “Your Sunset | My Sunrise”

Against The Daylight is the first single from the new DÉCEMBRE NOIR album Your Sunset | My Sunrise, which is set to be released on October 13th via Lifeforce Records.

The lyric video was created by Jerkka Perälä / Soft Neon Audiovisual, who is also responsible for the visual works for his own band ATLASES, also in Lifeforce Records.

AGAINST THE DAYLIGHT on all digital platforms

As for the direction of their new album, DÉCEMBRE NOIR reveal the following: “Your Sunset | My Sunrise” is the cry for inner peace set to music. A heavy heart full of tears, which threatens to plunge its bearer into the abyss at any moment. Even if this means giving up oneself, in the end only the long-awaited silence counts. It is the escape on the wings of addiction from the battlefield of never-ending depression.

The approach of the band from Thuringia, Germany also reaches deep on their fifth full-time album – both lyrically and musically. This is already known from the previous records “The Renaissance Of Hope” (2020), “Autumn Kings” (2018), “Forsaken Earth” (2016) and “A Discouraged Believer” (2014). DÉCEMBRE NOIR act consistently atmospheric, gloomily tuned and open to interpretation. The underlying thoughts, emotions and intentions of the songs of the quintet are not always clearly determinable. And they don’t have to be. For the nuances and forebodings set to music have a special significance in the German band’s playing.

TRACK LIST:

Dead End: May
Against The Daylight
Your Sunset | My Sunrise
Sentimental Giants
Sleepwalker (In Yesterday’s Smoke)
Trivial Heart

What once started between doom and death metal, has developed over the years and releases to an independent, organic gloomy sound, which achieves its ominous effect space and its captivating fascination quite independently of liking or style questions. On“Your Sunset | My Sunrise”, produced by HEAVEN SHALL BURN’s Alexander Dietz at his Chemical Burn Studio, DÉCEMBRE NOIR again rely on melancholic as well as melodically addressed pieces that stand completely on their own and therefore captivate because they are presented so heavy, dark and atmospheric.

FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | BANDCAMP |SPOTIFY

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Queensrÿche – Gallery Of Photos From Concert At Newport Music Hall In Columbus Ohio – April 6, 2023

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 25, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

I went to see the mighty and legendary Queensrÿche back on April 6th of this year in Columbus Ohio at the Newport Music Hall. Man, what a show!! The place was jam packed with with a legion of fans! My wife and 2 good friends went with me, making for a good times night of memories.

I’ll add that the one song that made the crowd go absolutely bananas was their classic Jet City Woman. I was thrilled. The band even played my all-time favorite of theirs: Queen of the Reich. This was my third time seeing Queensrÿche, dating back to the late 80’s. This era of the band I’m just as proud of as any. I hope you enjoy the photos I took, I tried my best not being up close as I’d like to have been.

Trauma was the opening band. Plus the great Marty Friedman and his band opened as well!! Metal be thy name! – Stone

Michael Wilton
Todd La Torre
L: Mike Stone R: Michael Wilton
Mike Stone
Todd La Torre
L: Mike Stone R: Michael Wilton
Mike Stone
Opening band: Trauma
L: Mike Stone & R: Michael Wilton
Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman
Marquee
Newport Music Hall – Columbus Ohio

Long Live Queensrÿche

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DESTABILIZER – Sign To Horror Pain Gore Death Productions “Violence Is The Answer!” Set For Release On September 22nd

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 23, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Pre-Orders + Single Live Now

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the debut album from Denmark’s vicious Thrash assassins Destabilizer. Violence Is The Answer! is up now for pre-order and will be released September 22nd on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

Formed in 2020 in Denmark, Destabilizer perform vicious and uncompromising chaotic Thrash metal. With lyrics that provoke and challenge, Violence Is The Answer! delves into the darkest recesses of the human psyche, with a fast-paced and guitar-driven sound that is a furious storm of intensity, accompanied by blistering solos that ignite the senses.

Destabilizer deliver a relentless sonic assault that pushes the boundaries of aggression… a chilling atmosphere that transports listeners to a darker realm. Violence Is The Answer! showcases ten tracks of explosive Thrash complimented by the gory and satanic imagery of renowned artist Mario Lopez, which adds a visually striking dimension to the work.

For fans of Exodus, Exumer, Kreator, Razor, Rigor Mortis, Slayer, Sodom, Tankard, Vio-lence and Voivod 

Listen to the single “Progress” at youtube.com/watch?v=4iFHBVseocA

Pre-order the CD for only $10 at shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/destabilizer-violence-is-the-answer-cd

Pre-order the Digital Download for only $6.66 at hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/violence-is-the-answer

Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/destabilizer

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Violence Is The Answer!
  2. Iconoclast
  3. The Road To Hell
  4. Progress
  5. Matchday
  6. Invocation
  7. King Paimon
  8. Ex Inferis
  9. Panic
  10. Terrorist

Source: ClawHammer PR

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On This Day In KISS History – August 21st

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

August 21, 1977 – KISS performed at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson Arizona. Cheap Trick were the opening band.

August 21, 1990 – KISS performed at The Summit in Houston Texas. This was the Hot In The Shade Tour.

August 21, 2019 – KISS performed at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey Pennsylvania.

August 21, 2021 – KISS performed at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City New Jersey.

August 21, 2022 – KISS performed at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

LONG LIVE KISS

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Chile’s J.P. Krom Conjures The Mystical With “Luna Plutón” Off Upcoming Gothic Metal EP “AstroMetal”

Posted in gothic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on August 20, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

A son of Poseidon, J.P. Krom is a Chilean writer/composer, singer/guitarist, and one of a few who cultivate the gothic metal style in the country. His music is a blend of astrological /esoteric concepts overlaid with the sounds and structures of gloomy metal, which are further enhanced with stunning visuals. Initially inspired by an astral chart, an irresistible invitation to the esoteric he began to hone his classical training into the both brooding and effervescent music that is found on the third album “AstroMetal” set to be released later this fall. In the meantime, he offers the Spanish single “Luna Plutón”, which invokes harmonious leads and bassy vocals that draw you in. Krom comments:

“Luna Plutón tells us about dark family secrets, kept in the dark of our minds. Secrets we all have, and some know and they use them to manipulate, generating resentment and an obsession with these emotions fixed in the deep. It seems that nothing can purge our blame, that most of the time we try to deny.”

Artwork by: José Canales/Valeria Jara

“Astrometal” contains six intense, deep, and powerful tracks, which are an obvious evolution from the 2021 EP “YOD”, affirming the gothic metal style that better suits J.P. with his “smoke voice”. Alongside “Luna Plutón”, the forthcoming EP has tracks “Woman Hermit” (dedicated to a Tarot card), “I Tried” (for Venus and Saturn), and “Breaking the Walls”, which features an epic symphonic arrangement that takes us to the past through ancient times. “You & I” is a love song, a declaration from a father to his son, and finally rounded out with the experimental-electronic track “I Don’t Feel Love”, a sad and introspective tune.

With “Astrometal”, the listener is invited to travel to dark passages, with sticky melodies, and uncover an esoteric listening experience, a polished and powerful sound, with a deep “smoky” voice crooning out into the abyss. J.P. Krom is recommended for fans of Type O Negative, Lacrimas Profundere, and Paradise Lost.

Watch and listen to the music video for “Luna Plutón” at https://youtu.be/T34TkGnv5JU

Spotify – https://sptfy.com/OJPO

EP Band Lineup:
J.P. KROM – Vocals & Guitars
Dean Gaudoin – Bass
Braulio Morales – Synthesizers
Guillermo Pereira – Drums

Live Band Lineup:
J.P. KROM – Vocals & Guitars
Kagno – Lead Guitar
Reynaldo Catalán – Bass
Braulio Morales – Synthesizers
Guillermo Pereira – Drums

Source: Asher Media Relations

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Finnish Thrash Metal Band JUSTICE THEORY’s New Single Is An Anthem For The Oppressed Individuals

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, melodic metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 19, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Promo picture: Santeri Punnala

The melodic metal band Justice Theory from Finland releases a new song “Fireborn“. 2012 founded thrash metal band has evolved towards a more melodic sound.

Liste to the single on music services: https://push.fm/fl/justicetheory-fireborn

Guitar player and vocalist Valtteri Saharinen backgrounds the single:
“‘Fireborn’ is an anthem for all individuals who have been oppressed or pulled down by nonbelievers. They want You to believe that You are nothing and all Your attempts to succeed in Life Will ultimately fail. That’s not true…

I wanted to tell You By this Song that no matter what They say it’s YOU in The end WHO decides what You can achieve in Your Life. No One can tame The Flame inside You – that makes You Fireborn.”

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WARMEN – Finnish Metal Powerhouse Unleashes “Here For None” Full-Length Via Reaper Entertainment!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Marek Sabogal

Here For None, the new album from Finnish metal powerhouse featuring Janne Wirman (Children Of Bodom) is out now worldwide via Reaper Entertainment!

Here For None heralds a new era. True to the motto, “The king is dead, long live the king,” WARMEN is not only headed towards heavier shores musically due to the band’s updated lineup, but it can also be said with justification that WARMEN is taking on the musical legacy of Wirman’s former band in a spectacular way.


“I will always be Janne from Bodom. That’s okay with me. I’m happy about it and I don’t have to hide my past. I also see that as a positive thing for WARMEN,” Wirman notes of his good reputation and the attention he gets within the metal scene. Together with his brother Antti Wirman and longtime friend Jyri Helko, the trio has recuited Seppo Tarvainen on drums as well as Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum) on vocals to make Here For None a true masterpiece of melodic death metal.

The band adds, “We are not only super excited about the release of the new album that we are so proud of but also about the fact that the album release show [took place] at the great Summer Breeze festival!”

Here For None is available on vinyl, digipak CD, and digital formats at THIS LOCATION.

Watch WARMEN’s previously released video for “Hell On Four Wheels,” “Warmen Are Here For None,” the band’s making of “Hell On Four Wheels” clip, and two album trailers at THIS LOCATION.

WARMEN:
Janne Wirman – keyboards
Petri Lindroos – vocals
Antti Wirman – guitar
Jyri Helko – bass
Seppo Tarvainen – drums

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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WINTERSTORM – Premieres “Fate Of The Atlanteans” Lyric Video

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news, Power Metal with tags , , , , , , on August 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

In support of their hotly-anticipated, fifth studio album “Everfrost”(postponed for a release on September 22, 2023) via AFM Records, pre-order HERE!

“In “Fate of the Atlanteans” we ask humanity, if it does not realize that if we do not change our way of dealing with our planet, we will face the same fate as in Atlantis history and thus the destruction of our world.” The band comments. Watch their new lyric video now streaming HERE:

As the “Winter” stands for nordic viking and folk metal, the “Storm” for fast-paced power metal, combined with epic and orchestral metal facettes, on “Everfrost”, WINTERSTORM shines in a new splendor. It’s the melodic grandeur, that clearly marks the foreground of WINTERSTORM, reflected in heavily catchy choruses and colossal, polyphonic vocals. Striking elements of different metal styles merge with each other and get a completely new impression, that WINTERSTORM’s new album may be their most versatile and powerful album to date; one that does not have to hide behind proved genre colleagues such as Blind Guardian or Rhapsody Of Fire.

“Everfrost” will be coming out as CD Digipak, limited clear blue Vinyl and Boxset on September 22, 2023 via AFM Records, the pre-sale is available at THIS LOCATION!

“Everfrost” – track listing:

  1. Origin
  2. To The End Of All Known
  3. The Phoenix Died (Remember)
  4. Circle Of Greed
  5. Future Times
  6. Everfrost
  7. Final Journey
  8. Fate Of The Atlanteans
  9. Crusade
  10. Overcome The Fear
  11. Silence

Source: AFM Records

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METALITE – Premieres Music Video For Powerful, New Album Single “Blazing Skies”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

On January 19, 2024, Swedish melodic power metal act METALITE will release their forthcoming studio album, Expedition One, and sees them unleash their most gigantic record to date!

Following the previously-released, first single, “Disciples Of The Stars” and a haunting, in-depth album trailer, today, METALITE are premiering a music video for the powerful anthem “Blazing Skies“! Join the Expedition One, and watch their official, new music video now premiering HERE:

Expedition One tells a fictitious story about life on our planet in the year 2055. The band’s upcoming magnum opus inspires with a wide range of diverse compositions and an intelligent sci-fi story that couldn’t be more topical. In addition, their fourth album offering manifests the musicians’ amazing artistic development.

METALITE‘s visionary sci-fi trip is told over sixteen multi-faceted songs that combine the quintet’s many strengths: powerful and at the same time delicate guitar riffs and solos, anthemic melodies courtesy of vocalist Erica Ohlsson, driving rhythms and cleverly positioned keyboard parts. Expedition One was produced by guitarist Edwin Premberg, and was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen. The pre-sale of this early 2024 album highlight, one that belongs into every well-sorted power- and melodic metal record colection, is available via AFM Recordsat THIS LOCATION!

“In the past four or five years, our sound has evolved considerably,”Premberg recently said. “The quality of our production in particular has progressed considerably since our debut.”

“We are really excited to release this bombastic song together with this epic video made by Ted Lindén at Bullsize Production.” METALITE comments.“The song is truly a blast in a classic Metalite style and it feels that we have leveled up a few steps since last time. We hope everyone will like it and we looking forward to play it live!”

METALITE live:
20.09.2023 Full Metal Cruise Part II

https://www.instagram.com/metalitesweden

Source: AFM Records

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Australian Heavy Metal Act ELM STREET Returns With New Album “The Great Tribulation” & Shares Music Video For First Single

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 17, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Following an ambitious multi-year tour that saw the band bring their heavy metal power to Europe, Canada and the USA, the Australian heavy metal band ELM STREET finally returns with their third studio album: “The Great Tribulation”! The album will be released as CD Digipak, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats on October 27, 2023 via Massacre Records, the pre-sale is now available at THIS LOCATION!

A soundtrack for troubled times, or a charred mirror reflecting the state of the world today, “The Great Tribulation” provides commentary on the darker side of life, and pairs it with the band’s most ambitious and hard-hitting music to date. While ELM STREET‘s first two albums, “Barbed Wire Metal” and “Knock ‘Em Out… With A Metal Fist”, have both been revered as modern classics by fans of traditional-flavoured heavy metal, “The Great Tribulation”seeks to take the template set by the two albums preceding it, and amplifies it by several notches, resulting in the band’s most powerful, complex, and heavy performances recorded to date.

Everything about “The Great Tribulation” encapsulates a band at the peak of their powers, ELM STREET have left no stone un-turned in expressing their diverse musical palette, resulting in a wide-ranging collection of songs that stand tall individually, but extremely powerful as a collective unit.

Give ear, as tthe band is premiering a music video for their first single “Take The Night”! At just over 2 minutes long, it’s the shortest and most direct song the band has produced to date, without sacrificing any of the trademark power and fretboard fireworks they are known for.

Watch the new ELM STREET video clip now streaming HERE

ELM STREET:
Ben Batres – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Aaron Adie – Lead Guitar
Nick Ivkovic – Bass Guitar
Tomislav Perkovic – Drums

“The song was written at the very start of the writing sessions, and is a throwback to simple, catchy, party metal anthems we’ve all grown up enjoying.“ The band comments.

“The Great Tribulation” – track listing:

  1. Seven Sirens
  2. Take The Night
  3. The Price Of War
  4. If Provoked, Will Strike
  5. Behind The Eyes Of Evil
  6. The Last Judgement
  7. The Darker Side Of Blue
  8. A State Of Fear

Source: Massacre Records

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Thrashers INTENT Release “Number 12 (Looks Just Like You)” Ahead Of New EP

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on August 16, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Brutal thrash four-piece INTENT are following up their 2022 full-length Exile with an equally bloodthirsty offering. The upcoming EP, Sins of the Past that will be released on September 1st, breathes new life into a selection of tracks originally released on their debut record Vox Populi. The new single “Number 12 (Looks Just Like You)” is streaming now.

Stream “Number 12 (Looks Just Like You)” here: https://intentbandaz.bandcamp.com/track/number-12-looks-just-like-you-3

More on Sins of the Past:
The band comments:

“We wanted to record these tracks because when we recorded our first album, our budget and other resources were very limited. In the end we felt we didn’t do the songs justice. Years later, now that we have more experience producing our own records, we thought it would be fun to take some of our favorite tracks from our debut and do them the way they were intended.”

Sins of the Past – Track List:

  1. Number 12 (Looks Just Like You)
  2. Insight
  3. Network Failure

Kicking off with “Number 12 (Looks Just Like You)”, INTENT deliver a ferocious onslaught of high speed rhythms and thundering percussion. The incessant crushing bass drum hits and heavy rhythms are utterly relentless. Continuing to inject a monumental display of power, “Insight” brings a vicious attack of unceasing riffs, aggressive chugs and menacing vocals. Entering into foreboding realms, “Network Failure” begins with intriguing groove bass lines and rhythmic percussion, before bursting into a full on offensive strike of raging heavy.

About INTENT:
Formed in 2015, the Arizona based INTENT subsequently underwent a number of line-up changes and spent time developing their sound before heading into the live scene. The outfit soon began opening up for bands like OVERKILL, DRI, and HAVOK to name a few. 2018 saw the release of their debut album Vox Populi, and in 2022 the release of Exile showcased the thrashers’ hard work as they cultivated the next era of their sound. The upcoming EP sees the quartet continue on that trajectory.

INTENT:
Jeremy Lambert – vocals/guitar
Alec Trow – Guitar
Patrick Murphy – bass
Garrett Loper (Rest in Peace) – drums

Source: C Squared Music

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