This tremendous Stryper song has woke me up today. I cherish living and all that’s good in my life. I dedicate Calling On You to Nilla. Metal be thy name.
Calling On You is from the 1986 album from Stryper: To Hell With The Devil
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* For more info on STRYPER, click on the link below:
Stone.
Nina / 69 CHAMBERS
Fans can listen to brand new tracks from 69 Chambers, Winters Verge, Deride and EWIGHEIM, streaming over on http://www.massacre-records.com
Check ’em out now, crank ’em up LOUD and LONG LIVE METAL!
LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.
Stone.
The first EVER North American tour for England’s Thrash commanders ONSLAUGHT finally begins tonight, erupting in the city of Seattle. Following the kickoff this evening the tour will blast its way through nineteen other Metal havens across the continent towards the East Coast, wrapping up in Brooklyn in three weeks, with direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil.
ONSLAUGHT‘s exclusive 90-minute set for the Scream For Violence 2012 North American tour spans their back catalog, including the classic Power from Hell, The Force and In Search of Sanity LPs, in addition to their more recently praised crushing comeback albums Killing Peace and Sounds of Violence.
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ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:
3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA
3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
3/21/2012 @ The Pound – Oakland, CA
3/22/2012 @ Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
3/23/2012 @ Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA
3/24/2012 910 @ Live – Tempe, AZ
3/26/2012 @ The Korova – San Antonio, TX
3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX
3/29/2012 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO
3/30/2012 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
3/31/2012 @ House of Rock – Dayton, OH
4/01/2012 @ Blondies – Detroit, MI
4/03/2012 @ Wreck Room – Toronto, ON
4/04/2012 @ The Katacombs – Montreal, QC
4/06/2012 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
4/07/2012 @ Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on ONSLAUGHT, click on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/onslaughtuk
http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtu
LONG LIVE ONSLAUGHT.
Stone.
The 16-track Best of TOTENMOND will be entitled “Keine Sonne Mehr” and is scheduled to be released on May 11, 2012!
“Keine Sonne Mehr” will feature songs from TOTEMNOND’s albums “Lichtbringer”, “Fleischwald”, “Reich In Rost”, “Auf Dem Mond Ein Feuer”, “Unter Knochen”, “TonbergUrtod”, “Thronräuber” and their “Väterchen Frost” EP.
We’ll reveal the track listing soon.
“Keine Sonne Mehr” will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other
digital music stores only!
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(Source: Massacre Records)
* For more info, click on the link below:
http://www.massacre-records.com
Long Live Totenmond.
Stone.
BEAK – Releasing on April 3rd, 2012, via Someoddpilot, is the debut album Eyrie from Chicago’s Post-Metal band – Beak. Beak isn’t a household name yet, just give them time. This band is quite adept at fusing together these five songs for an electric listening experience. This debut album flourishes with Extreme Metal both vocally and musically and tempers down with bridges that expresses signs of Beak’s progressiveness.
Angry Mother Of Bones and Hands Collide are the first two tracks and they pounced upon my cranium with reckless sonic precision. Beak plays solid, they play tight and extremely proficient. Throughout Eyrie, I am impressed by the fact this is a debut album after all. Founding members Chris Eichenseer (drums) and Jason Goldberg (bass, polivoks and vocals) do have seasoned experience from being members of the critically acclaimed Post-Rock band The Timeout Drawer.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Slusher bestows plenty of believable rage while he sings. Jamey Jasta would beam if he heard Jon belt out his vocals. (Maybe Jamey already has). Hell, Beak would be a substantial opening act for Hatebreed. When it comes to Metal bands pushing the envelope of Extreme, it can sometimes sound chaotic with no destination in sight. Beak appears to have a destination with Eyrie, one that beats the snot out of my ears and has me hankering for another beating. I’ll never learn my lesson I guess.
Yes, fiery duo guitars are prevalent on Eyrie and the sound never comes across muddled. The rhythm section is a tidal wave of dynamite beats. A top-notch production all around with Eyrie, this debut album leaves me looking forward to more of this brand of Metal from Beak.
Fans of Ana Kefr to fans of The Devil Wears Prada should all find something to like about Beak. Extreme, modern and unyielding in their total impact of sound, while incorporating melodic interludes within their songs, has turned out to be a regal approach for Beak, one that should have them becoming a universal name in due time around our beloved world of Metal.
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Chris Eichenseer – drums
Jason Goldberg – bass, polivoks & vocals
Jon Slusher – guitars & lead vocals
Andy Bosnak – guitars
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Angry Mother of Bones
Hands Collide
Men at Arms
Billions of Eyes
The Weight & Time
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* For more info on BEAK, click on the link below:
www.facebook.com/pages/Beak/183159646995
LONG LIVE BEAK.
Stone.
RHAPSODY have just finished recording a video in Stockholm, Sweden, for one of the singles of their upcoming album “Ascending To Infinity”. The song is called “Dark Fate Of Atlantis” and the director is OWE LINGVALL, talented artist of the company DREAM DAY MEDIA (http://www.dreamdaymedia.com). also known to have created visual masterpieces for bands like THE RASMUS and KAMELOT (“The Great Pandemonium”).
The band states: “We are impressed by the visionary style of Owe’s works. For a band willing to sound and look cinematic like RHAPSODY there was no better choice possible. The video will be spread for free around the world in the beginning of April. Our friend Owe will also be responsible for a bonus DVD including the video, the “making of” documentary related with it, and exclusive interviews with all the RHAPSODY band members. NUCLEAR BLAST will release this extra DVD with a playtime of more than one hour in the LIMITED EDITION of the new upcoming album “ASCENDING TO INFINITY”, to be released worldwide on June 29. An additional gift to all our fans around the world!”
Ascending To Infinity – will be released worldwide on June 29th, 2012, by Nuclear Blast.
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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
* For more info on RHAPSODY, click on the link below:
LONG LIVE LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY.
Stone.
OVERKILL – Thrash Metal Pioneers. Thrash Metal Legends. Undeniable Metal Influence. OVERKILL. Spanning through 4 decades with unparalleled touring and 16 studio albums, OVERKILL is the Metal epitome of warrior-like consistency and quality. Heading out on the road once again, in support of The Electric Age, releasing on March 26, 2012, via eOne Music, The Electric Age Tour 2012 will fill the months of April and May.
With direct support from God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara, this looks to be one multi-potent tour of kick-ass Metal. Check the tour dates below and see if The Electric Age Tour 2012 is raging through your area!
20 – Trocadero Theater – Philadelphia, PA
21 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
22 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
23 – Screamin’ Willie’s – Columbus, OH
24 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
25 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, Ill
26 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
27 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
28 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
30 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
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01 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
02 – The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center – San Francisco, CA
03 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
05 – Emo’s East – Austin, TX
06 – Trees – Dallas, TX
08 – Orpheum – Tampa, FL
09 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11 – Jaxx Nightclub – Springfield, VA
12 – Best Buy Theater – NYC, NY (Special Guest: D.R.I.)
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(Source: The Official Overkill Website)
* For more info on OVERKILL, click on the links below:
LONG LIVE OVERKILL.
Stone.
In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again:
Headlining will be mighty genre legends WINTERSUN from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: “Wintersun” came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour.
“We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I´ve been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say “albums”, wink wink!)“ Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!
Fellow Finns KORPIKLAANI have an equally impressive fan base to boast and with albums such as “Ukon Wacka” (2011) they deliver the goods in a party-friendly “Pelimanni metal” way! Rising German force VARG on the other hand call their troops to war with some powerful pagan metal tunes while Norwegians TROLLFEST up the ante with a healthy dose of black humour – and supreme folky heaviness! TROLLFEST will be releasing their brand new album “Brumlebassen” on August 24 and VARG will unleash their new beast on October 19, right in time for the HEIDENFEST tour!
Opening act on this tour will be Italian modern folk metal outfit KRAMPUS, who won the Rock The Nation award 2011. KRAMPUS offer an eclectic array of folk sounds with the usage of bagpipes, flutes, whistles, violins, and the Irish Bouzouki partnered with the modern metal sounds of heavy guitars, aggressive vocals, and melodic keyboards.
In addition to creating a new breed of sound, KRAMPUS´ focus on their lyrical content while addressing themes such as issues with humanity and nature, and environmental awareness. They´ll be appearing on this years edition of METALCAMP festival in August and the same month they´ll be releasing their long-awaited debut album. Fear the Krampus!
This package already looks flawless – but there are some very special guests yet to be announced! So keep your eyes peeled and check www.heidenfest.eu regularly where you can also order your tickets!
HEIDENFEST 2012 – the ultimate party-program with several highlights, new albums, new music which will spice up your misty Autumn and mood! Cheers!
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Presented by Metal Hammer, Legacy, Noizeletter, Musix, X-tra-X, Metalnews.de, BLAST!
WINTERSUN
KORPIKLAANI
VARG
TROLLFEST
KRAMPUS
+ SPECIAL GUESTS at extended shows*
19.10.2012 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended Show*
20.10.2012 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended Show*
21.10.2012 NL – Tilburg, 013 *Extended Show*
22.10.2012 CH – Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 IT – Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 AT – Wien, Gasometer
26.10.2012 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 CZ – Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 PL – Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 DE – Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 DE – Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall *Extended Show*
03.11.2012 DE – Gießen, Hessenhallen *Extended Show*
04.11.2012 BE – Antwerp, Trix
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(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
* For more info & tickets, click on the links below:
LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.
Stone.
I’ve been putting up with a doozy of a cold this past week, coupled with a nagging cough that spells: bronchitis. I wanted to write another album review or two these past days as well, only trying to “concentrate” on writing when you’re coughing up a storm doesn’t help matters! With today being Saturday, it has been eight days of feeling under the weather, regardless, I feel like I’m getting a ton better.
I’ve been listening to Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. – Area 52 quite a bit lately. This guitar duo are amazing players and the Cuban musicians that they recruited for their new album are superb. Just a thoroughly cool listen is this entire Area 52 album. Honestly, the tones that resonate from the guitars of Rodrigo y Gabriela along with the rhythms from their songs have made me feel pretty damn good this past week, especially when I needed that necessary “lift” in spirits.
C.U.B.A. stands for: Collective Universal Band Association. Again, I cannot emphasize enough, what an excellent sound that this Cuban orchestra gives to this Rodrigo y Gabriela album. If you’re looking for a must Summertime album to chill, dance or Rock out to, then Area 52 is one damn fine candidate. Hopefully, I will write a more detailed review for this Rodrigo y Gabriela album in the near future. For now, get it, especially if you appreciate instrumental guitar and/or Latin Rock.
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I very rarely write about sports on Metal Odsyssey. I “use to be” a sports nut. Do I still follow sports? Of course I do. The difference now is, after spending years of watching entire games on television, I am now content to catch a minute of action here and there, while getting updated scores via the internet whenever I feel like it. Congratulations to Lehigh University!
Ha, ha Duke. Ha, ha again. Every year, the NCAA Tournament “committee” finds it necessary to seed Duke at either #1 or #2, then they place Duke within a 60 mile radius of their home campus for tournament play. Favoritism. It’s been going on between Duke University and the NCAA for decades now. Well, Lehigh University let Duke know just how “great” they are this past Friday.
On Friday, March 16, 2012, the #15 seed Lehigh University defeated the #2 seed Duke 75 to 70. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the backyard of Duke, Lehigh University got it done. Ha, ha Duke. Ha, ha NCAA. The “brain-trust” of the NCAA probably thought that Duke would “roll” Lehigh University too. Think again NCAA. Don’t worry, next year that same NCAA “selection committee” will have Duke at #1 or #2 again, only next year they won’t have them paired up against Lehigh Universtiy.
Long Live Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Go Get ‘Em Lehigh University.
Stone.
Danish Modern Metallers MNEMIC have recently finished their recording marathon in the Antfarm studios in Aabyhøj, Denmark and can now share some red-hot news on their upcoming 5th studio record with you! Guitarist Mircea issues the following statement:
“We can say that the new record is done, completed and our mission is finally accomplished. Since the disruption and chaos within the band last year, and the acquirement of new members, I never thought we would make it this far. Today everything converged and we ascended from the depths of turmoil, catharsis and hard work everyone has put into this new record, which is entitled “Mnemesis”. Yes, again we chose something no one can pronounce, just like our band mname.
For the ones that are curious about our new opus, I can say it’s more melodic than what we’ve done in the past, but at the same time more energetic and not so technical. We tried to incorporate the traditional Mnemic-esque sound and universe into the compositions, as good as we could. At the same time, we tried to move forward, like everything else in life. All in all it’s more of an atmospheric and melodic record, at least for me. In any case, hope you will enjoy it just as much as I do, and if not, no biggie, we are grateful that you at least took the time to read these lines.
See you somewhere out there, we’re coming for you cunts – and that’s a promise!”
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Check out the amazing “Mnemesis” cover artwork by Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, PARADISE LOST, ULVER – http://www.metastazis.com ) and don’t forget to watch the five parts of the studio blog on YouTube if you haven’t done it yet:
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wxViSZnEYI
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonRxdKAZww
Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9FHBlNhro
Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-JEyOTW-v4
Part V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq6d8V9nbus
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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
* For more info on MNEMIC, click on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/mnemic
LONG LIVE MNEMIC.
Stone.
KILL DEVIL HILL – The supergroup of KILL DEVIL HILL will be seeing their debut/self-titled album released in North America on May 22nd, via SPV/Steamhammer. (Release dates will vary by country). KILL DEVIL HILL was produced by Warren Riker. Warren’s notable past includes working with Down, Corrosion Of Conformity, Sublime and Cathedral.
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Vinny Appice – drums (Black Sabbath, DIO, Heaven & Hell)
Rex Brown – bass (Pantera, Down)
Mark Zavon – guitar (Ratt)
Dewey Bragg – vocals (Pissing Razors)
War Machine
Hangman
Voodoo Doll
Gates Of Hell
Rise From The Shadows
We’re All Gonna Die
Time & Time Again
Old Man
Mysterious Ways
Up In Flames
Revenge
* Double Gatefold LP Bonus Track: Drawbridge
* iTunes Digital Download Bonus Track: Strange
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* For more info on KILL DEVIL HILL, click on the link below:
KILL DEVIL HILL – Official Site
LONG LIVE KILL DEVIL HILL.
Stone.
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HEAVYPINK – I just recently had the Rockin’ pleasure to listen to the debut & self-titled 7″ single from HeavyPink. This is the current project from T. Dallas Reed, (vocalist & multi-instrumentalist), known for his membership with Mos Generator and Stone Axe. (See full press release below for more detailed background info).
Now, for the two songs I took in from this single. Whoa. Whoa again. Um, Mr. Reed… please create more? Um, like, how about a full-length album next week? I’m telling both my Heavy Music and Classic Rock brethren right now, both Flower And Song and There Is A Light are as clever as one could wish for when it comes to Heavy Rock ‘N Roll. With swirls of psychedelia adding ambience amongst the inter-changing tempos of both songs, a 70’s Hard Rock vibe just spills over my senses as I listen with Rockaholic glee.
The way in which these two songs come across to me, they both remind me of hanging out and chilling during the Summertime. Earthy vibes I sense from these songs as well. The guitar tones seem to trigger it all. Go figure.
I applaud T. Dallas Reed for his exceptional end result here with HeavyPink. His fantastic musicianship and vocals come packaged with an honest approach to making Heavy Music that’s both retrospective and relevant. His vocals are subtly reminiscent of a 70’s era Ozzy Osbourne on these songs while the feel of Classic Stoner Rock fills the air. After listening to both songs several times, my best comparison would be Sabbath Bloody Sabbath meets the open-air atmosphere of The Yes Album while being bookended by a Stoner finish.
Metal. Be. Thy. Name.
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* To order a copy of this 7″ single, go here: The Maple Forum – Official Store
* To read more about T. Dallas Reed & HeavyPink and order the single, click on the link below:
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/03/13/67heavypinks/
Essential Press Release:
The Maple Forum is thrilled be releasing the self-titled debut 7” from HeavyPink, the latest project of T. Dallas Reed (Stone Axe, Mos Generator). The vinyl single is limited to 300 and features two brand new cuts, “Flower and Song” and “There is a Light,” exploring a rarely-heard psychedelic side of the Port Orchard, Washington, native’s songwriting.
Reed, who is notoriously DIY, played all the instruments on HeavyPink, sang himself, and recorded the material at his own HeavyHead studio. Fans of Stone Axe will be thrilled to discover that although he is working in a different style, the signature elements of Reed’s work remain intact, most pivotally that there’s zero bullshit involved.
He explains the project’s origins thusly: “Before Mos Generator took our hiatus in 2009 we were working on an album to be called HeavyPink. When the band shelved the project I decided to pick up the concept and use it as a tool to try different recording and writing techniques. I look at it as an experiment in heavy and beautiful music, like ‘Master of Reality’ meets ‘Pet Sounds,’ meets ‘Into the Pandemonium’ all in one and produced by Phil Spector.”
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(Info/Press Details courtesy of Ripple Music)
* For more info on HeavyPink, click on the link below:
LONG LIVE HEAVYPINK.
LONG LIVE T. DALLAS REED.
Stone.
Veteran Chicago Rock n’ Roll band Bible of the Devil are set to strike out on the 14-date “In Raw We Trust” tour in support of their forthcoming release, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, due out on May 8th via Cruz Del Sur Music. Tour dates are as follows:
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May 4th Fri. Madison, WI @ The Frequency
May 5th Sat. Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
May 6th Sun. Rapid City, SD @ Budd Ugly’s
May 8th Tues. Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
May 9th Wed. Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
May 10th Thurs. Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn’s
May 11th Fri. Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern
May 12th Sat. Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
May 13th Sun. Las Cruces, NM @ The Train Yard (house party)
May 15th Tues. San Antonio, TX @ Nightrocker Live
May 16th Wed. Austin, TX @ Red 7
May 17th Thurs. New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
May 18th Fri. Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
May 19th Sat. Carbondale, IL @ PK’s
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The band has also unveiled the artwork for the upcoming album,which is pictured below.
1. Sexual Overture/While You Were Away
2. Out For Blood
3. Raw & Order
4. The Parcher
5. I Know What Is Right (In The Night)
6. Anytime
7. Can’t Turn Off The Sun
8. Yer Boy
9. Night Street
Bible Of The Devil’s sixth full-length album and third for Rome, Italy, based label Cruz Del Sur Music, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is an assembly of raging Rock n’ Roll songs that encapsulate the band’s saga musically and personally over the years since the last full-length. Returning to Phantom Manor studios in Chicago to work with engineer Mike Lust, who has engineered numerous BOTD recordings in the past, the band sought to emphasize their trademark bludgeoning two-guitar attack and mammoth hooks with an increased attention to soaring, anthemic vocals.
Bible of the Devil is a four-piece high-intensity Rock n’ Roll Metal band from Chicago, Illinois. With numerous albums and 7″ singles to their credit, the band has carved themselves quite a niche in the heavy rock underground over the past 13 years as carriers of the flame of classic, loud, hook-filled guitar rock, yet with their own modern interpretation.
The band has toured the United States and mainland Europe extensively during this period, and continue to do so in 2012, whether or not Mayan predictions of an apocalypse prove to be true. Bible of the Devil’s sixth full-length album entitled, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is to be released in May 2012 via Rome, Italy’s Cruz Del Sur Music and is Bible of the Devil’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to their 2008 release, Freedom Metal.
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
* For more info on BIBLE OF THE DEVIL, click on the links below:
http://www.bibleofthedevil.com
http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com
LONG LIVE BIBLE OF THE DEVIL.
Stone.
ADRENALINE MOB – Released on March 13th, 2012, via Elm City Music is the debut full-length from Metal Supergroup – ADRENALINE MOB. Featuring: Mike Portnoy (Drums), Russell Allen – (Vocals), Mike Orlando (Guitar) and John Moyer (bass).
Below is the music video for Undaunted. This Metal song and video is 100% certified M.O.A.. What is M.O.A. you ask? Metal Odyssey Approved. Undaunted simply kicks serious Metal ass. The Metal grooves are abundant and Russell sings Metal lights out. Mike Orlando on guitar shreds and is a contagious listen! Mike Portnoy is fun to hear and watch on drums… a genuine talent is he.
WARNING: Undaunted is one of those Metal songs that can easily psyche-you-out-of-your-Metal-mind. Turn up the volume with some Metal attitude and Metal be thy name.
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* For more info on ADRENALINE MOB, click on the links below:
http://www.twitter.com/adrenalinemob
LONG LIVE ADRENALINE MOB.
Stone.
(Photo Credit: Mark Briody)
Benedictum and The diabolical mistress “V” Veronica Freeman are proud to enlist new drummer Rikard Stjernquist to the team!
Rikard Stjernquist started his career with Stockholm based Bronze Puppet. Rikard brings a multitude of talent from his longevity as the drummer for Power Metal legends Jag Panzer of 25 years and nine records to his studio production capabilities. Rikard will surely assist the team in writing new material for their next release with Frontiers Records worldwide.
Rikard Stjernquist states “I have been very fortunate in my long career to have recorded and performed with some exceptional people / musicians, and Benedictum is no exception. I’m very excited about the future with Benedictum and having the opportunity to perform for their amazing fans all over the world. Thank you Veronica Freeman, Pete Wells, and Chris Shrum for this amazing opportunity”
Benedictum played select US dates for the East Coast in late November 2011 in support of their current release “Dominion” out now on Frontiers Records. Everyone who attended the select dates got a a taste of what the European market already knew.
This year and 2013 will prove to be an exciting year for Benedictum with much more activity in the worldwide.
Coming soon will be more exciting news regarding their next release!
Benedictum is Veronica Freeman (lead vocals), Pete Wells (lead guitar), Chris Shrum (bass) and Rikard Stjernquist (drums/percussion).
Benedictum discography includes “Uncreation”, “Seasons of Tragedy” and “Dominion”.
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(Source: Frontiers Records)
* For more info click on the links below:
LONG LIVE BENEDICTUM.
Stone.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 14 – Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet who release their debut album, CVI, on May 22 have been tapped by Decibel Magazine to take part in the Metal magazine’s inaugural tour with a spot on the May 2 Atlanta date at The Masquerade.
“We’re completely honored to have Royal Thunder on the bill of our Atlanta Decibel Magazine Tour show. They’re truly headed for great things,” offered Decibel Editor Albert Mudrian. “So, when we ask them to headline the tour in a few years, they’ll have hopefully forgotten what we paid them to do this show, and still wanna work with us.”
The 26-date trek features headliners Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude with handpicked artists joining the roster in their hometown cities.
For more information and ticketing links please visit www.decibelmagazinetour.com.
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(Source: Speakeasy PR)
* For more info, click on the links below:
www.facebook.com/royalthundermusic
http://bit.ly/RoyalThunderStore
LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.
Stone.
On Monday, March 12, 2012, Michael Hossack, the long time drummer for The Doobie Brothers passed away at his home in Dubois, Wyoming, at age 65. Michael Hossack succumbed to cancer, after a long and courageous battle against it. Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, friends, bandmates and fans of Michael Hossack.
Being the drummer on such ultra-classic Doobie Brothers albums as 1972’s Toulouse Street and 1973’s The Captain and Me are two of many reasons why Michael Hossack will forever be looked upon as a Rock and Classic Rock legend. The music Michael Hossack created will live on forever. A tremendous loss to the Rock ‘N Roll world this is.
Rest In Peace, Michael Hossack.
1946 – 2012
Stone.
The fast rising Italian Melodic Folk Death Metal band KRAMPUS have been hard at work in the studio working on their first official release under Noise Art Records. KRAMPUS released the highly acclaimed EP Kronos’ Heritage in 2011 which helped put them on the map. The new album is slated to be released in late 2012, and the band just released a new Studio Diary featuring the recording of guitars.
* KRAMPUS guitarists Alessandro Galliera and Leonardo Rizzi also just inked an endorsement deal with Charvel Guitars.
* KRAMPUS won the Rock the Nation 2011 Award which lead to them inking a deal with Noise Art Records. The band has been recording at Black Mirror Studios in Udine, Italy.
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IN THE PRESS:
“This is a band that is playing some very real and extraordinary Metal. Krampus embellishes their songs with amazing balance, with their skillful musical respect towards both melody and extremity.”
Metal Odyssey
“…Krampus present their own exciting, thought-provoking take on folk metal.” – Highwire Daze
“Awe-inspiring in places and just damn enjoyable from beginning to end.” – Loucifer Speaks
“…Krampus are a very good melodic sounding folk/death/black metal band…” -A Different Shade of Black Metal Webzine
“Krampus debut EP, Shadows of Our Time, really caught my ear as something special.” – Metal-Rules
(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
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* For more info on KRAMPUS, click on the links below:
http://twitter.com/Krampusfolk
http://www.facebook.com/Krampusfolk
LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.
Stone.
Mar. 13, Torrance, Calif. — Scion A/V has partnered with the Melvins for an EP titled Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & The Bees, a five-song collection that marks the band’s first original material since their 2010 album The Bride Screamed Murder. The release is available today as a free download via Scion A/V’s website (http://scionav.com/index#!collection/917/The-Melvins—The-Bulls–The-Bees).
A video for “The War on Wisdom,” which features a re-enacted, early incarnation of the Melvins debuts today on Brooklyn Vegan’s website (www.brooklynvegan.com).
The Melvins formed in 1983, kicking off what would be a seismic shift in heavy music and focusing the epicenter of modern music firmly on the Pacific Northwest for the next decade plus. The band blended Punk, Metal, Hard Rock to create a new subgenre that has been tagged with a variety of labels including Sludge, Grunge and Doom and won a cult of fans that have yet to waiver some twenty-nine years into the band’s career. Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover have been the band’s constants (Crover joined in 1984) with Big Business’ Jared Warren and Coady Willis joining the band in 2006 for (A) Senile Animal.
“The Melvins have remained such a consistent presence in heavy music,” says Jeri Yoshizu, manager of sales promotions for Scion. “It’s an honor to have them create an original release for Scion A/V.”
Osborne described Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & The Bees as “amazing in its noisy calm intensity.” The physical release will be available at Scion Partners retail stores. For more information about the Scion Partner program and to find retail stores, visit www.scionav.com/partners.
1. The War on Wisdom
2. We Are Doomed
3. Friends Before Larry
4. A Really Long Wait
5. National Hamster
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(Source: Speakeasy PR)
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