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NEW KEEPERS OF THE WATER TOWERS – Swedish Stoner Rock Band Issue Album Update

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news, stoner rock with tags , , , , on September 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Main songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Rasmus of Sweden’s NEW KEEPERS OF THE WATER TOWERS has issued the following update regarding the long-awaited third album from the celebrated Stoner Rock outfit:

“For the past year and a half we have been working in and out of the studio on this, our third, album. It’s been a long process of developing and enriching our music with more genre defying sounds, dark lyrics about life and death, a lot of experimenting with musical directions and tinkering with richer harmonic arrangements. To put it bluntly, we’ve been recording an epic. None of us have ever put this much effort and emotion into a piece of music, so it means a lot to us and now that we are in the final steps of recording we feel very proud of what we have accomplished and I don’t think there is any doubt in our minds that we have succeeded in creating the album we set out to record.”

Song titles to be featured on the upcoming album include “Visions of Death,” “Cosmic Child,” “He Who Greets With Fire” and “The Great Leveler.” A spring 2013 release through Listenable Records has been scheduled for the album.

Video footage of the band performing “Rise of the Lizard King” at Roskilde Festival 2010 is below!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info, click on the links below!

http://www.myspace.com/nkotw

http://www.listenable.net

LONG LIVE NEW KEEPERS OF THE WATER TOWERS.

Stone.

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LZZY HALE – Is Revolver Magazine’s ‘Hottest Chick In Hard Rock’

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

LZZY HALE – Check out the front cover of Revolver Magazine’s annual (2012) Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock. The beautiful and vocally/musically talented Lzzy Hale of Halestorm gets the #1 spot! Metal be thy name.

The second studio album from Halestorm, The Strange Case Of…, was released via Atlantic Records on April 10th, 2012.

Buy The Strange Case Of … on iTunes: http://atlr.ec/HFue2m.

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* For more info on LZZY HALE & HALESTORM, click on the links below!

http://www.halestormrocks.com

http://www.myspace.com/halestorm

* For more info on REVOLVER Magazine, click on the link below!

http://www.revolvermag.com/

LONG LIVE LZZY HALE.

LONG LIVE HALESTORM.

LONG LIVE PENNSYLVANIA.

LONG LIVE REVOLVER MAGAZINE.

Stone.

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DEF LEPPARD LEAD GUITARIST – PHIL COLLEN – To Auction Custom Guitar For Charity; All Proceeds To Be Donated To The GERSON INSTITUTE Supporting A Holistic Cancer Therapy

Posted in charities, classic rock, guitarists, Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Guitar Played Exclusively Throughout Def Leppard “Rock of Ages” Tour This Summer

(Los Angeles, CA) –PHIL COLLEN, lead guitarist for the iconic rock band DEF LEPPARD, announces plans for a charitable auction of “Wings”, a custom Jackson PC1 guitar that Collen has played throughout this summer’s Rock of Ages tour.  The auction, taking place exclusively on eBay, will begin on September 5th and end September 14th, the last date of the tour.  The winner will be announced in November which is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and all proceeds from the auction will benefit the Gerson Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Gerson Therapy, an alternative treatment for cancer and other degenerative diseases.

In early 2012, Jake Willoughby, a guitar and music store owner, asked Collen if he would assist in helping to raise money towards the fight against cancer with Jake’s mother having just passed away from pancreatic cancer after a courageous 13-month fight.  By tragic coincidence Phil’s own father, Kenneth succumbed to the same disease in 2004.  Jake donated a Collen signature guitar, the Jackson PC1 from his music store. In the spirit of hope it was named “Wings”.  Mike Learn, a noted artist whose graphics are well-known in the guitar world, donated the graphic custom paint job on the guitar.  Ironically, Mike lost two family members to the same disease.

Phil began researching companies that were not only looking to prevent cancer, but also reverse its devastating effects.  He initially had heard about The Gerson Institute located in San Diego, CA from Jeni Cook, a raw foods chef and the wife of Sex Pistols and Manraze drummer, Paul Cook.  As Phil watched “The Gerson Miracle” DVD he was incredibly moved by their cause wishing he would have known about them before his father passed. The Gerson Institute is a non-profit organization in San Diego, California dedicated to providing education and training in the Gerson Therapy – an alternative, non-toxic treatment for cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases. The Gerson Therapy, developed by Dr. Max Gerson in the 1920s, activates the body’s extraordinary ability to heal itself through an organic, vegetarian diet, raw juices, detoxification, and natural supplements. Since this powerful, natural treatment boosts the body’s own immune system, it is an effective method for treating not only cancer, but a variety of degenerative diseases including arthritis, heart disease, allergies, and skin tuberculosis.

Dr. Gerson began developing the Therapy while looking for a way to manage his own debilitating migraines, a path that lead him to a holistic understanding of medicine that is finally gaining growing acceptance.

This year marks a number of anniversaries for COLLEN, namely the 30th anniversary of his joining Def Leppard as lead guitarist making his debut on the 10x platinum (in the USA) album Pyromania.  In addition, this year marks the 25th anniversary for the 13x platinum (USA) album Hysteria, as well as the 20th anniversary of its 5x platinum (USA) follow-up Adrenalize.

About The Gerson Institute:

The Gerson Institute is a non-profit organization in San Diego, California dedicated to providing education and training in the Gerson Therapy, an alternative, non-toxic treatment for cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.

http://gerson.org/gerpress/

For more information on the auction and images of “Wings”, visit:

www.philcollen.com

To Bid on the Guitar, visit eBay:

http://tinyurl.com/9bbjmwh

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(Source: MAD Ink, PR)

(Photo Credit: Helen L. Collen)

LONG LIVE PHIL COLLEN.

LONG LIVE THE GERSON INSTITUTE.

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – Confirm More Live Dates For October! A Newly Mastered/Special Edition CD/DVD ‘All That’s Fit For Fighting’ Releases This October!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS can now confirm these gigs for October:

Oct 23 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark supporting Gotthard

Oct 24 Helsingborg Tivoli, Sweden, supporting Gotthard

Oct 25 Kahytten, Fredericia, Denmark, with Mercyful Diamond* as support

Oct 26 TBA

Oct 27 – Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival at Manifesto, Hoorn, Holland

* Mercyful Diamond are a tribute to Mercyful Fate and King Diamond.

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Also released in October is the CD/DVD Special edition of All That’s Fit For Fighting, which includes newly mastered and never before seen promo videos of the band from the 80’s, via Hell’s Headbangers Records.

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(Source: Kev Moore / Witch Cross)

* For a related and recent post on Witch Cross, click on link below!

WITCH CROSS – Confirmed To Support GOTTHARD In Copenhagen And Performing At HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL In Holland!

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

http://www.witchcross.dk

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

Stone.

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HEMOPTYSIS – Upcoming Live Dates – Supporting KREATOR and ACCEPT on September 28th & New Album Update!

Posted in concerts, death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HEMOPTYSIS – We have been working on the new songs for the next release, and it’s coming out great! It will be heavier, faster and meaner than before! We are planning on to record these songs early next year. Purchasing our CDs and merch at our official store and helping us funding the budget to record them will be greatly appreciated!

We will be on the road for the weekend in two weeks! We can’t wait to come back to these towns and we’re looking forward to see you there all! See the dates listed below!

Also, less than a month until the Kreator, Accept, Swallow the Sun, & Hemoptysis show at Joe’s Grotto in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, September 28th! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE IT’S GONE! Buy from Hemoptysis online at www.hemoptysismetal.com/tickets.html

Upcoming Live Dates:

Sat, Sep 8 @ Tempe Tavern, Tempe, AZ

Fri, Sep 14 @ Scottie’s, Prescott, AZ

Sat, Sep 15 @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Albuquerque, NM

Sun, Sep 16 @ SlapShot Billiards, Gallup, NM

Fri, Sep 28 @ Joe’s Grotto, Phoenix, AZ (Kreator Accept, Swallow The Sun)

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(Source: Hemoptysis)

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

http://www.hemoptysismetal.com

http://www.masakimurashita.com

http://gplus.to/hemoptysis

http://www.myspace.com/hemoptysismetal

http://www.youtube.com/hemoptysismetal

http://www.twitter.com/hemoptysis

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

LONG LIVE KREATOR & ACCEPT.

LONG LIVE SWALLOW THE SUN.

Stone.

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SAMOTHRACE “Reverence To Stone” – 2 Songs Of Epic Doom Metal; Unleashes A Massive Atmosphere Of Doom

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SAMOTHRACE – Reverence To Stone may only feature two songs, however, it’s the length and overall magnitude of Doom Metal that is of Metal importance here. We’re talking about a massive atmosphere of Doom Metal I feel and hear from Reverence To Stone. Released back on July 31st, via 20 Buck Spin, Reverence To Stone has my nomination for epic Metal album of the year.

When We Emerged clocks in at 14:20 and A Horse Of Our Own plays at a mega memorable 20:29. Nearly 35 minutes of 100% Doom saturation. A massive, massive wall of Doom imbued sound. Both guitar and percussive driven, coupled with the unforgiving exclusion to multiple tracks here, are what encourages Samothrace to delve deep into the cavernous depths of Doom awareness.

Doom Metal fans from coast-to-coast and across continents should take note: Samothrace = A DOOM listening experience. You can’t possibly listen to Reverence To Stone two or three times and draw a conclusion. You must listen to these two epic songs several times before realizing that Samothrace cares that their music (and growls) are telling a story; and most importantly, Samothrace brilliantly piece together the parts of music that are essential to the essence (of the totality) of Doom sound. I’m overjoyed by this Samothrace album. Metal be thy name.

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

Samothrace

http://www.myspace.com/samothraceproject

LONG LIVE SAMOTHRACE.

Stone.

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BEAK – Upcoming Concert With YOB & NORSKA at Chicago’s The Beat Kitchen; Details & More BEAK News

Posted in doom metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, post metal, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BEAK – On September 12th, at The Beat Kitchen in Chicago, Post-Metal goliaths BEAK will be performing live! Also on the bill are: Portland Oregon’s Doom Metal troupe YOB and Metal pack NORSKA. Showtime is 8PM and is 17+. If you live in the Chicago area, you won’t want to miss this evening of pure underground… METAL!

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Wanna know more about BEAK, YOB and NORSKA? It’s all here below, my Metal brethren:

Metal Odyssey’s Album Review For EYRIE:

BEAK ‘EYRIE’ – An Extreme, Modern and Uncompromising Post-Metal Album Debut

Metal Odyssey’s Interview With Jason Goldberg of BEAK:

JASON GOLDBERG of BEAK – A Metal Odyssey Interview!

Noisecreep Interviews Beak:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/03/beak-billions-of-eyes-song/

Metalbuzz Reviews Beak’s Eyrie:
http://metalbuzz.net/site/reviews/beak-eyrie/

Latest Beak Video, Billions of Eyes:
http://www.beakmusic.com/news/2012/07/billions-of-eyes-debut-on-stereokiller/

Check Out Norska:
http://norska.bandcamp.com

Check Out YOB:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yob/36708497970

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(Source: BEAK)

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

http://www.beakmusic.com

LONG LIVE BEAK.

LONG LIVE YOB & NORSKA.

Stone.

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Mark Abrahamian, Lead Guitarist For Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas – Rest In Peace

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo Credit: Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas facebook)

It has been reported by numerous reliable sources throughout the media, that Mark Abrahamian (lead guitarist) of Starship featuring Mickey Thomas passed away from an apparent heart attack on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012, at the age of 46. It’s reported that Mark Abrahamian collapsed after a performance at the DeVent Center in Norfolk, Nebraska. Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas was an opening act that also featured Survivor and Boston at this concert.

As taken from the facebook page of Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, the band wrote this statement:

“We are all shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of our guitar player Mark Abrahamian. Mark was a kind, thoughtful and innovative soul. He was also a friend and family member. Mark also happened to be one hell of a guitar player. We are devastated by the loss of our brother and just dealing with it the best we can.”

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Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, friends, bandmates and fans of Mark Abrahamian. May he rest in peace.

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* For more info, click on the links below:

Starship featuring Mickey Thomas

http://www.starshipcontrol.com

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – Confirmed To Support GOTTHARD In Copenhagen And Performing At HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL In Holland!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS

WITCH CROSS have been confirmed as support for GOTTHARD at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on October 23rd – WITCH CROSS will also be appearing at the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival in Holland, on October 27th

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This year The Swiss Hard Rock band Gotthard celebrate their 20 year anniversary, only with a great tragedy still fresh in their minds. In the autumn of 2010 the Group’s charismatic lead singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident, leaving the four surviving members at a crossroads in their career. Gotthard decided however to continue and after having auditioned more than 400 singers the job went to Nic Maeder, who was announced as the new front man in November.

The 4th June saw the five Swiss release a new album,  entitled Firebirth.

According to bassist Marc Lynn it has been unreal how easy and painless Maeders incorporation into the band has been – “as if everyone in the band has known him always” – and said Firebirth was infused by a newfound spark and a furious energy.

In other words, something to look forward to when Nic Maeders is exposed to the Danes in Amager Bio.

Sharing the stage that night will be Witch Cross. The Danish Heavy Metal band performs for only the second time in 27 years on stage in Denmark.

Earlier this year, the band played their first show together since 1986. The concert, at  the German Metal festival Keep It True, was chosen as the site for the reunification of the band after nearly three decades of separation. In July they took to the stage at the Metal Magic Festival in Fredericia and now they can be experienced once again in Amager Bio on October 23rd.

* More WITCH CROSS news to come!

WITCH CROSS – Live at Keep It True Festival, 2012

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(Source: Kev Moore – Witch Cross)

* Photos courtesy of Kev Moore

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

http://www.witchcross.dk

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

LONG LIVE GOTTHARD.

Stone.

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BLACK TORA ‘RAISE YOUR FISTS’ EP – Available NOW on iTunes!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BLACK TORA – The 5 song EP, RAISE YOUR FISTS, from BLACK TORA is available on iTunes… NOW! This Hard & Heavy Rockin’ power trio from Mcallen, Texas have brought back the energy, attitude, riffage, vocals, ultra-memorable beats and arena-style sound; a pump-you-up sound that has been missing for far too long… in an over-saturated industry of Modern Hard Rock carbon-copycats.

Chris Daniel (vocals & bass), RazorDave (guitar) and Nicky X (drums) have recorded an EP that is guaranteed to kick your Hard Rock lovin’ brain and ears into submission, all while you’re begging for more! I will be writing a more detailed & kick-ass review on Raise Your Fists in the coming days, stay tuned!

To purchase your potent dosage of BLACK TORA’s Hard Rockin’ whoop-ass, oops, (I meant) Raise Your Fists EP, click on the link below! Metal be thy name.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/raise-your-fists-ep/id556014294

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* Read a related BLACK TORA feature on Metal Odyssey, by clicking link below!

BLACK TORA “Never Enough” – Official Music Video Is All About: Psych-You-Out Of Your Brains Heavy Rock!

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* For more info on BLACK TORA, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/officialblacktora

http://www.twitter.com/blacktora

LONG LIVE BLACK TORA.

Stone.

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KORN – The Path Of Totality Tour: Live At The Hollywood Palladium (CD/DVD) Releases September 4th!

Posted in dubstep, electronic rock, electronica, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KORN– Releasing on September 4th, is the live CD/DVD from KORN – The Path Of Totality: Live At The Hollywood Palladium, via Shout! Factory. Joining Korn for this performance are the many DJs who collaborated on The Path Of Totality; they are: Skrillex, 12th Planet, Flinch, Downlink, Excision, Datsik and Kill The Noise.

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Take a look and listen to KORN Live At The Hollywood Palladium – Falling Away From Me below! WHOA! This stuff is F’n cool. Metal be thy name.

CD and DVD Disc- Track List:

01. Get Up!

02. Kill Mercy Within

03. Illuminati

04. Chaos Lives In Everything

05. My Wall

06. Way Too Far

07. Narcissistic Cannibal

08. Here To Stay

09. Freak On A Leash

10. Falling Away From Me

11. Predictable

12. Another Brick In The Wall

13. Shoots And Ladders

14. One

15. Got The Life

16. Blind

Bonus Features:

* Interviews with: Jonathan Davis, James “Munky” Shaffer, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, Ray Luzier, Zachary Baird and cover artist ROBOTO.

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KORN:

Jonathan Davis – Vocals

James “Munky” Shaffer – Guitar

Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu – Bass

Ray Luzier – Drums

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

http://www.korn.com

http://www.facebook.com/korn

http://www.twitter.com/korn

http://www.youtube.com/user/kornchannel

For more info on SHOUT! FACTORY, click on link below!

http://www.shoutfactory.com

LONG LIVE KORN.

Stone.

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KISS ‘Destroyer – Resurrected’ Lands On Billboard Album Chart!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock albums, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KISS – The newly remastered KISS Destroyer album became { Resurrected } by original and legendary producer Bob Ezrin. Along with Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo) as a new Bonus Track, sung by Gene Simmons, this is a KISS masterpiece to own! KISS Destroyer – Resurrected has debuted on the Billboard 200 at #58. What once was old… is new again! The Classic Rock ‘N Roll of KISS is timeless. Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on KISS Destroyer – Resurrected, click the link below!

KISS – DESTROYER { RESURRECTED } – Releases On August 21st, 2012!

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

http://www.kissonline.com

LONG LIVE KISS.

Stone.

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KYLESA – Rarities Collection, FROM THE VAULTS, VOL. 1, Set For Nov. 20th Release Via Season Of Mist

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

TWELVE-SONG RELEASE FEATURES ONE NEW SONG, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF SONGS FROM BAND’S CATALOGUE

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Kylesa is set to release From The Vaults, Vol. 1,  a twelve-song collection featuring unreleased, new and alternate versions of songs spanning their catalogue including one entirely new song (“End Truth”) as well as the band’s legendary cover of Pink Floyd’s “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” on Nov. 20 (Nov. 16 in Europe).

“This project has been a labor of love,” explained guitarist/singer/producer Phillip Cope. “We have spent over a year going through old songs, covers, etc. and collected those we felt went well together; remixing and finishing them up. We didn’t want to release something just thrown together so we put a lot of thought and time into it. I am really happy about how this came together. I think it is a good representation of Kylesa’s different styles from early on to present day.

The Savannah-based band recently wrapped up an European tour, which included stops at the Wacken Open Air and Area 4 Festivals,  and will enter the studio to begin work on a new album for 2013. Kylesa’s most recent release, 2010’s Spiral Shadow, was revered by fans and critics alike as a “record that trashes everything you might expect from the genre” (Pitchfork) and is “as sweaty as a south Georgia summer” (Spin).  Singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants was recently featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine’s inaugural Women in Metal issue.

(Photo Credit: Geoff L. Johnson)

From The Vaults, Vol. 1 Track Listing:

1.  Intro  **

2.  Inverse  **

3.  111 Degree Heat Index ***

4.  Between Silence and Sound II ***

5.  Paranoid Tempo  **

6.  End Truth *

7.  Bottom Line II ***

8.  Wavering **

9.  Bass Salts **

10.  Drained **

11.  Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun **

12.  Drum Jam **

* New

** Previously unreleased/limited availability

*** Alternate Version

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

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

http://www.kylesa.com

LONG LIVE KYLESA.

Stone.

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EKTOMORF – New Album ‘ Black Flag’ Nears North American Release Via AFM Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Black Flag, the new full-length from Hungary’s most prevalent Metal act, EKTOMORF, will see North American release on September 25th through their trusted label home, AFM Records. Following their first acoustic album, simply titled The Acoustic, earlier this year, on Black Flag EKTOMORF have returned to their usual destructive ways, once again implementing their groove-laden style their fans have come to expect, yet with more straightforward aggression than they have shown in years.

The band’s massive tenth studio full-length was recorded and produced in Antfarm Studios with Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere) and comes loaded and cocked with nearly fifty minutes of point-blank brutality comprised of twelve original tracks and a cover of the Foo Fighters hit “The Pretender!” The cover art was created by Tim Eckhorst, who has painted the portraits of all bands who have headlined the massive Wacken festival in recent years.

EKTOMORF have released the second track from Black Flag via AFM Records’ YouTube page. Check out the hateful surge of “Unscarred” below!

Black Flag Track Listing:

01. War Is My Way

02. Unscarred

03. The Cross

04. Cut It Out

05. Black Flag

06. Private Hell

07. 12 Angels

08. Enemy

09. Fuck Your God

10. Never Surrender

11. Sick Love

12. Feel Like This

13. Kill It

14. The Pretender (Foo Fighters Cover)

Having toured Europe supporting major international acts including Pro-Pain, Fear Factory and more; after performing at some of the biggest European Metal festivals including Wacken Open Air, With Full Force and Summer Breeze throughout their career, EKTOMORF will continue the tradition with more shows and tours in the coming months in support of Black Flag.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.ektomorf.com

https://www.facebook.com/EktomorfOfficial

http://www.afm-records.de

http://de-de.facebook.com/afmrecords

LONG LIVE EKTOMORF.

Stone.

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MASS – Concert Update and Some Cool Live Pics!

Posted in classic rock, concerts, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

MASS – It’s been a Rockin’ Summer to remember for New England’s heavy hittin’ MASS! This Summer saw Louis St. August and his band performing live with Cinderella, Tesla and Skid Row… legendary bands all!

Take a look below at the very cool live concert pics that Louis St. August wants to share with his fans. Plus there is an upcoming MASS show in Saugus, Massachusetts with very special guests: Sweet Cheater.

Louis St. August & Gene D’tria

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MASS opening for SKID ROW on August 26, 2012… another FULL HOUSE!

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Here is all the cool info you need for the next MASS show:

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HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!

GOD BLESS AMERICA & MASS! 

METAL BE THY NAME.

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MASS:

Louis St. August – Vocals

Gene D’tria – Guitars

Mike Palumbo – Bass

Joey “Vee” Vadala – Drums

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* Photos courtesy of Louis St. August and/or Joe Martin Photography.

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

http://www.massrocks.com

LONG LIVE MASS.

Stone.

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QUIET RIOT – Frankie Banali Interview On Artisan News; 30th Anniversary Of ‘Metal Health’ & New Album News!

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

QUIET RIOT – Artisan News recently caught up with legendary drummer and QUIET RIOT leader, Frankie Banali, getting the scoop on the 30th Anniversary of Metal Health and current band news. Check out the interview video footage below of Frankie Banali!

Metal Health, QUIET RIOT’s third studio album, was released back on March 11th, 1983. Metal Health was the first Heavy Metal album to achieve #1 status on the Billboard 200. This Rock and Heavy Metal historic album boasts three chart hits that helped shape the 80’s decade of arena and stadium pandemonium: Bang Your Head (Metal Health), Cum On Feel The Noize and Slick Black Cadillac.

The iconic Metal Health lineup: Kevin DuBrow (vocals), Carlos Cavazo (guitar & backing vocals), Rudy Sarzo – bass & synthesizer and Frankie Banali (drums & backing vocals).

To date, Metal Health has sold more than 10 million copies, 6 million copies in The United States alone.

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QUIET RIOT continues to influence and entertain to this very day, with a diamond status lineup of (from left to right): vocalist Scott Vokoun, drummer Frankie Banali, guitarist Alex Grossi and long-time bassist Chuck Wright.

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Stone Says: WHOA! News of a NEW studio album from QUIET RIOT in 2013 has put a smile on my semi-ugly face and a super jolt of positive energy in my Rock ‘N Metal soul! Metal be thy name.

LONG LIVE QUIET RIOT.

Rest In Peace, Kevin DuBrow.

Rest In Peace, Randy Rhoads.

Stone.

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FOR TODAY – THE UNSHAKEABLE TOUR – Dates, Cities & Venues Listed!

Posted in Extreme Metal, hardcore, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

For Today are hitting the road on The Unshakeable Tour, a nationwide headlining tour following their successful summer run on the Van’s Warped Tour. The tour kicks off October 11th in St. Petersberg, FL and runs through the middle of November making stops throughout the country and features additional support from Impending Doom, Sleeping Giant, the Chariot, Texas In July and Hundredth. For Today will also head to Europe this winter for a string of headlining dates.

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US Headlining Tour

October 11 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre

October 12– Orlando, FL – H2O Live!

October 13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL –Rocketown (Bringing It Back for the Kids Fest)

October 14 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Hall

October 16 – McAllen, TX – Geo’s

October 17 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock

October 18 – Lubbock, TX – Cactus Courtyard

October 21– Las Vegas, NV – Valley Bible Church

October 23 – Tempe, AZ – Nile Theatre

October 24 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction*

October 25 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro +

October 26 – Boise, ID – The Venue

October 27 – Spokane, WA – The Kave

October 28 – Seattle, WA – Studio 7

October 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Foursquare Church

October 31 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre

November 1 – Omaha, NE –Sokol Underground

November 2 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre

November 3 – Dayton, OH – The Attic

November 4 – Lansing, MI – The Loft

November 6 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s

November 7 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

November 8 – Danbury, CT – Tuxedo Junction

November 9 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club

November 10 – Columbia, MD –Genxaret

November 11 – Greensboro, NC – Greene Street

2012 Europe Tour

December 6 – London, UK – Underworld

December 7 – Hasselt, Belgium – Muziekodrome

December 8 – Ennepetal, Germany – Christmas Rock Night

December 9 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Distortion Festival

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(Source: http://www.fortodayband.com)

* For related features posted on Metal Odyssey, click on links below!

FOR TODAY “Immortal” – Releases On March 29th, 2012, Via Razor & Tie; New Single “Fearless” Available Now On iTunes

IMPENDING DOOM – ‘Baptized In Filth’ Is A Heightened Listen Into Some Absolute Extreme Metal

LONG LIVE FOR TODAY.

Stone.

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LAVATORY – Joins The Pulverised Records Roster

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Pulverised Records are pleased to announce the latest addition to their roster of brutality: Malaysian Death Metal deviants, LAVATORY. Spawned in 2012,  a five-song EP entitled Transgression was issued earlier this Summer and showcases their unwavering penchant for raw, Swede-ian Death Metal as originally conjured by the likes of Entombed, Carcass and Dismember. LAVATORY is currently working on their full-length debut. In the meantime, sample their delicious sonic decay below!

Notes LAVATORY throat-slasher Muntah Ke Darah of the union with Pulverised: “It’s a dream come true for LAVATORY to sign with Pulverised as we are the first Malaysian band offered with this opportunity.”

Adds Pulverised Records label manager Roy Yeo: “LAVATORY caught us by complete surprise when we first heard them, and truth be told, there really aren’t many bands in the Southeast Asia region paying tribute to the elder statesmen of Swedish Death Metal! This sinister alliance between LAVATORY and Pulverised Records will prove to be an interesting yet lethal one indeed. We cannot wait to hear how they will pick up from where they left off with the Transgression EP. Something tells me that a mixture of sick, crushing and rotten Death Metal is coming our way!”

Further info on LAVATORY to be announced in the coming weeks.

LAVATORY:

Muntah Darah – Vocals

Djinn – Guitars

Jahanam – Guitars

Musibath – Bass

Pelesit – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

Lavatory Bandpage

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE LAVATORY.

Stone.

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MUNICIPAL WASTE – facebook Fan Interview Streaming Online!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock interviews, rock music, rock music interviews, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page, fans from all around the world had the chance to ask MUNICIPAL WASTE their questions – and when Philipp of Nuclear Blast met the band at the Summer Breeze Open-Air in Germany, he forwarded them to Ryan and Dave. This resulted in a great video interview that can be watched HERE.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on MUNICIPAL WASTE, click on the links below!

http://www.facethewaste.com

http://www.facebook.com/municipalwaste

http://www.youtube.com/municipalwaste

http://www.twitter.com/municipalwaste

LONG LIVE MUNICIPAL WASTE.

Stone.

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VISION DIVINE – Progressive Power Metallers Post New Track From Forthcoming Full-Length

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, Power Metal, power metal bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Progressive Power Metal troupe, VISION DIVINE, recently posted a new track, Mermaids From Their Moons, from their forthcoming new full-length. Titled Destination Set To Nowhere, the 11-track concept album is scheduled to drop in North America on September 18, 2012 via Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records. Featuring founding guitarist/songwriter Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth) and singer Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Rhapsody Of Fire, Kamelot live), the band’s seventh studio offering delivers a melting pot of epic Metal anthems with a futuristic concept that follows a man’s journey through outer space in a quest to escape the social and political injustices of planet Earth.

In a 4.5/5 rating Metal Underground commended the band for their “beautiful classic progressive elements blended with driving riffs,” Metal Temple applauded VISION DIVINE  for offering “an accessible showcase of musical prowess and utter creativity to step into what could be in the not so far future,” and crowned the release a candidate for album of the year, while Axis Of Metal notes: “VISION DIVINE really perfect that floating, futuristic atmosphere that bands like Pagan’s Mind, Manticora and Alchemist also feature heavily in their Power Metal.”

VISION DIVINE:

Fabio Lione – Vocals

Olaf Thorsen – Guitars

Federico Puleri – Guitars

Alessio Lucatti – Keyboards, Piano

Andrea “Tower” Torricini – Bass

Alessandro Bissa – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on VISION DIVINE, click on the link below!

http://www.visiondivine.com

LONG LIVE VISION DIVINE.

Stone.

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