Aspiring Finnish Heavy Metal newcomers BATTLE BEAST just made their debut album Steel available for free online streaming at the band’s own Facebook profil! Drop by, like it and ROCK!! Get your extra-dose of true 80s-like Heavy Metal now – freshly delivered by BATTLE BEAST! Steel will be released on January 27th via Nuclear Blast!
(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
LONG LIVE BATTLE BEAST.
Stone.
Minneapolis-based instrumental Prog/Doom goliaths ZEBULON PIKE unleashed their Space Is The Corpse Of Time full-length in 2011. Inspired in equal parts by heavy sounds of the ’70s (Mountain, Pentagram, Captain Beyond, early Judas Priest), Progressive Rock (King Crimson, Rush), and 20th century Classical (Bela Bartok, Arvo Part, and many others), the self-released, five-track offering is the band’s fourth and most ambitious work to date.
Dubbed “an epic feast of might and majesty” by Aquarius Records, ZEBULON PIKE churn an intriguing mixture of melodic melancholy, old-school guitar-isms, and Wagnerian dynamics that marks a mighty presence in the world of heavy music.
As a treat for those who’ve yet to witness the band’s unsung sonic sanctity, the fine folks at The Obelisk are currently streaming Space Is The Corpse Of Time in its entirety at THIS LOCATION.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on ZEBULON PIKE, click on the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/zebulonpike
LONG LIVE ZEBULON PIKE.
Stone.
METALLICA – Yes, being the “old school” dude that I am, I’ve been holding out on buying the 4 song EP Beyond Magnetic from Metallica until it’s release on CD. It is cool of Metallica to go old school with a CD release, especially since there are only 4 songs and this is the era of digital downloads. I’ll add that it is a very cool gesture on the part of Metallica, by releasing material to get our minds off of Lulu. Metal be thy name about that.
Any regular visitor to Metal Odyssey knows I have a diverse taste for Rock, Hard Rock and of course Metal. However, there are those times when I draw the Metal line and Lulu was not going to have me flagging down the “open your mind for something different bus”. Metal as my witness, I’m not that easy.
I’ve never lost my Metal faith with Metallica, it’s just that this band has veered off into bizarre directions creatively in the past and I’m not going to love everything they’ve ever done. At the end of my Metal day on January 31st, this CD EP will be added to my Metallica collection… minus Lulu and St. Anger of course.
As for the four songs on Beyond Magnetic, as stated by Metallica on their website: “As a refresher, these four songs are the rough mixes, unfinished to their original degree of mixing from March of 2008”.
Hate Train
Just A Bullet Away
Hell And Back
Rebel Of Babylon
* For more info on METALLICA, click on the link below:
LONG LIVE METALLICA.
Stone.
Brisbane crushers LYNCHMADA will dominate stages across the country as main support on the Cavalera Conspiracy (Roadrunner Records) January Australian tour!
LYNCHMADA recently toured Australia in support of the band’s crushing new album To The Earth which was released through Truth Inc. Records. The album was produced by the mighty Zeuss (Hatebreed, Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain, more) and demonstrates the strength of what this country has to offer to not only its local audiences, but to the world.
The album and band’s live performance have been receiving outstanding reviews from across Australia, and the band now have the opportunity to show Australian audiences why LYNCHMADA are a devastating force to be reckoned with.
LYNCHMADA also recently unveiled another new song, “Blackout”, which is being premiered exclusively via Hails And Horns Magazine. Listen to “Blackout” here: http://www.hailsandhorns.com/streaming-2/featured-stream-blackout-by-lynchmada-off-of-the-album-to-the-earth/. Hails And Horns is your resource for all things heavy!
LYNCHMADA will be supporting CAVALERA CONSPIRACY on the following shows:
JAN 24 – Newcastle, AU @ Panthers
JAN 26 – Canberra, AU @ Anu Bar
JAN 28 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre
FEB 01 – Melbourne, AU @ Billboard
FEB 06 – Brisbane, AU @ The Hi Fi
(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
* For more info on purchasing LYNCHMADA – To The Earth, click on the link below:
* For more info on CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, click on the link below:
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY – Official Website
LONG LIVE LYNCHMADA.
LONG LIVE CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.
Stone.
Nephelium, one of the Middle East’s first Death Metal bands to be born out of Dubai and whom have now re-established themselves in Toronto, Canada for the last 10 years, are proud to be offering their first single “Merciless Annihilation” from their debut album “Coils of Entropy” for free download at the following link here.
Single Stream Link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRE2UpktFdg
“Coils of Entropy” is set to be unleashed on February 7th, 2012 and is a self release by the band.
Samples from Nephelium’s six-track masterpiece that forges the perfect balance between technical death metal, old school metal and Arabian melodies are presently streaming on their Reverbnation page at the following link here.
CD Cover Design: Juanjo Castellano (JuanCastellano.com) Logo Design: Christopher Horst
1. Burial Ground 05:04
2. Merciless Annihilation 06:18
3. Hellborne 05:02
4. Malediction 08:52
5. Halls of Judgment 05:56
(Source: Asher Media Relations)
* Stone Says: Get yours ears into this FREE download of Merciless Annihilation! Metal as my witness, the brutality of sound and fierce speed of this song summons up all that’s gilt-edged about Death Metal. Merciless Annihilation is exactly the audio assault my eardrums and senses were yearning for and NEPHELIUM has served me right. Metal be thy name.
LONG LIVE NEPHELIUM.
Stone.
Jackyl – Relentless (2002)
Long Live Jackyl.
RELENTLESS– Any dictionary will reveal the meaning of Relentless for you as: that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy. This is a strong word. In my opinion, relentless can make for a tough as nails Hard Rock or Heavy Metal album title. Comedians along with musicians and bands from other music genres have used relentless as an album title, only it does not come across as riveting or true to me outside of Heavy Music.
As I went deeper into researching relentless as an album title, I found too numerous examples to mention and/or list. If I did list all the albums I’ve found with the title of relentless, then that would be rather relentless on my part. What I have learned is relentless is easily one of the most popular album titles ever to be used! Metal be thy name! Is this a bad or good thing? Is relentless overused on album titles? I guess I’ll leave the answer for you to ponder, for I don’t want to pass on any relentless judgement on the popularity of this word.
Alright, I will add, before a comedian, musician or band uses such a forceful word such as relentless, they should seriously consider it’s true definition and make certain if “fits” with their persona and/or album content.
Here are 14 albums (including the Jackyl cover on top of post) that caught my attention while compiling this relentless album title research:
Bill Hicks – Relentless (1992)
This cover photo just doesn’t go with the definition of relentless. Nope.
Sharel Cassity – Relentless (2009)
Maybe Sharel is relentless with her saxophone playing? I just don’t know. I’ve never checked out her music… now I’m curious.
MORTIFICATION – Relentless (2003)
Relentless goes just fine here. These dudes are Christian Metal too. Long Live Mortification.
Jason Aldean – Relentless (2007)
Jason looks too subdued here to be connected to relentless at all.
PENTAGRAM – Relentless (1985)
Yup. Relentless fits quite well on this cover. Doom Metal Legends. Long Live PENTAGRAM.
Natalie Grant – Relentless (2008)
Look at the PENTAGRAM album cover, then look at this Natalie Grant cover. Does relentless have multiple definitions that I’m now aware of?
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN – Relentless (2010)
Yes. Yngwie Malmsteen has been considered by many to be a relentless axe slinger. Long Live Yngwie Malmsteen.
Misty Edwards – Relentless (2008)
A Christian Music vocalist, Misty Edwards digs this title too. The album cover looks Heavy Metal to me though.
Walter Trout and the Radicals – Relentless (2003)
Walter Trout and the Radicals can have an album title of Relentless. It’s all good.
Here are three bands that actually take the word relentless and give it an F’n boost in their album titles. These three bands can get away with it too. You’ll see what I mean…
Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless (2011)
Long Live Asking Alexandria.
Children Of Bodom – Relentless Reckless Forever (2011)
Long Live Children Of Bodom.
Death Angel – Relentless Retribution (2010)
Long Live Death Angel.
Lastly, here is a 1993 Pet Shop Boys album that goes by the title: Very. However, look a little closer at this album cover and you will see Relentless in the album title! It’s probably the one and only “hidden relentless” in the history of album cover titles! Whoa!
This concludes the list of Relentless Album Titles. As you witnessed, this popular word needs to be applied where it truly belongs. In conclusion, relentless isn’t just any word that can be slapped onto any album cover.
RELENTLESS FOREVER.
Stone.
Following the release of EARTH‘s praised Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I, released by Southern Lord in February 2011, the public’s first chance to hear a number from the 2nd installment of the series has arrived.
While conceived in the same sessions as the first installment, recorded by Stuart Hallerman at Avast and mastered by Mell Detmer, Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II invokes even more improvisational and unrestrained energy than its predecessor. Traces of this progression are evident in the track “His Teeth Did Brightly Shine”, the second song from the upcoming album as premiered worldwide on January 11th, 2012 by Spin Magazine, click: at this location.
Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II will be released by Southern Lord in North America on February 14th via CD, 2xLP and digital download.
Adrienne Davies – trap kit and percussives
Dylan Carlson – electric guitar and devices
Lori Goldston – cello and devices
Karl Blau – electric bass guitar
(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on EARTH, click on the links below:
http://www.thronesanddominions.com
http://www.facebook.com/thronesanddominions?ref=ts
LONG LIVE EARTH.
Stone.
CORONATUS – One of the best albums I’ve listened to from 2011 is Terra Incognita from Germany’s Gothic Metal Band: Coronatus. This is a band and album that can’t be overlooked by any diverse Metal fan. I would love to see Coronatus become a huge favorite among the Metal masses in North America, their entire sound and attention to detail with their music is impressive and lures me in song after song. Below are five reasons why you should consider adding Terra Incognita to your list of must have albums.
Reason #1: Coronatus is a band that obviously loves music, period. This is a Metal band, only Coronatus knows how to create music. They cross over many Metal genres with Terra Incognita. Yes, this band and album will appeal highly to Gothic Metal fans, yet Melodic, Symphonic and Traditional Metal fans can easily hear many elements on Terra Incognita that they can surely embrace.
Reason #2: On Terra Incognita, everything comes together so fine. The keyboard arrangements and orchestration belongs with and compliments so well the melodic guitar parts and heavy riffs. The union of melodic and heavy just sounds and feels incredibly genuine throughout this entire album.
Reason #3: Mareike Makosch (Alto Voice) and Lady Ada Flechtner (Rock Soprano) could easily steal the show on Terra Incognita, if not for the masterful totality of musicianship that this band excels with. However, I find my ears absorbing the vocals of these two beautiful voices and being left nearly spellbound. This is an album that I listen to time and again and still hear something new consistently.
Reason #4: The European sound and vibe from Coronatus is infectious. Regardless if the song is sung in German (Fernes Land) or English (Dead Man’s Tale), the end result is a definitive listen into just how passionate these two female vocalists are about the song. This passion for song that I hear is a universal language all its own.
Reason #5: There is never a moment where I want to skip over a song on Terra Incognita. The cumulative listen brings about a mood that is epic and a vibe that is celebratory. The cool aspect of listening to a band such as Coronatus and their newest gem Terra Incognita, is that I know I will hear a presentation that is all importantly memorable. Standing out and being original are qualities that this band easily bestows and conveys musically on Terra Incognita.
Yes, I highly recommend Terra Incognita. Coronatus receives a well deserved Metal bravo from me and I stand by this Metal sentiment.
* Terra Incognita is the fourth studio album from Coronatus, released via Massacre Records on November 18th, 2011.
Watch and listen to Fernes Land below!
01. Saint Slayer
02. Fernes Land
03. A Dead Man‘s Tale
04. Sie Steh’n Am Weg
05. Vor der Schlacht
06. Hateful Affection
07. In Signo Crucis Trilogy I: Der Kleriker
08. In Signo Crucis Trilogy II: Das Zweite Gesicht
09. In Signo Crucis Trilogy III: In Signo Crucis
10. Der Letzte Freund
11. Traumzeit
12. Terra Incognita
* Digipak Bonus Tracks:
13. Mein Herz (Live At Roehre Stuttgart 2011)
14. Kristallklares Wasser (Live Version) [* Japanese Edition]
* For more info on CORONATUS, click on the links below:
LONG LIVE CORONATUS.
Stone.
13 – If you’re looking to experience a kick-ass evening of 100% New American Blue Collar Heavy In Your Face Rock… then seeing 13 live at L.A.’s world famous Whiskey A Go Go on January 28th is your Rockin’ ticket! All the details you need are right above… Metal be thy name.
* For more info on 13, click on the links below:
http://www.reverbnation.com/13rocks
LONG LIVE 13.
Stone.
ZERO DEGREE was formed in 2006 by Pascal, Tobias and Thomas. Up to that, the three were part of other bands, but they decided to look for a new challenge. Their purpose was to create music in the style of In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and Iron Maiden.
To recreate their music and harmonized guitar sounds live, they consequently needed three guitarists. Over the course of the year André, Maik and Sebastian joined the band.
The now complete line-up played their first shows in 2007. Throughout their career the guys were able to share the stage with bands from different genres of metal. These included Eisregen, Maroon, Mercenary, Deadlock, Suidakra and Anima.
In 2007 the band produced their first demo “The Storm And The Silence” which was mainly used as promotion on MySpace and for concert promoters.
ZERO DEGREE’s debut album Surreal World is going to be released on March 23, 2012 via Massacre Records.
Thomas – Vocals
Pascal – Guitar
Maik – Guitar
Tobias – Drums
André – Bass
Sebastian – Guitar
(Source: Massacre Records)
* For more info on ZERO DEGREE, click on the links below:
http://www.zerodegreemetal.com
http://www.facebook.com/zerodegreemeta
Stone.
Jan. 10, 2012, Chicago – Beak, the Post-Metal quartet formed by local Chicago luminaries Chris Eichenseer and Jason Goldberg previously of The Timeout Drawer, release Eyrie, the band’s debut album on Apr. 3 via Someoddpilot Records.
Recorded and mixed in late-2011 at Engine Studios by Neil Strauch (Sage Francis, Bonnie Prince Billy), the five-track release highlights the band’s adept combination of blistering heaviness and melodic prog-rock.
“Metal for the sake of it just doesn’t interest us. We need more than heavy riffage and the trappings of the genre,” expained Eichenseer. “I wish we could call it something else, because to me it’s more. We’re not afraid to carry influence from our roots in post to Punk Rock. We’re very aware of storytelling and depth. We’re not interested in skulls.”
Vocalist Jon Slusher discussed the conceptual aspect of the debut album: “Eyrie is the nest of a bird of prey built in a high, inaccessible place. The album is conceptual. It’s the path of ruin, the crumbling of empires and the marching of time. ”
Beak is Andy Bosnak (Guitar), Chris Eichenseer (Drums), Jason Goldberg (Bass, Vocals) and Jon Slusher (Guitar, Lead Vocals).
Angry Mother of Bones
Hands Collide
Men at Arms
Billions of Eyes
The Weight & Time
* The band’s next performance is February 23rd, at Reggie’s (Chicago) with Anvil. An April tour will be announced shortly.
(Source: Speakeasy PR)
* For more info on BEAK, click on the links below:
www.facebook.com/pages/Beak/183159646995
Stone.
AC/DC – Whoa. Check out this very, very cool AC/DC pinball machine manufactured and sold by Stern Pinball. The details on this AC/DC pinball machine are unreal! This new AC/DC pinball machine not only looks like it’s gonna be a thrill to play, it also looks like a piece of art! Metal be thy name. Yes, I’m an AC/DC fan… who isn’t? Or so it seems. Maybe if I start saving some money and buy less potato chips, I can maybe get this sensational AC/DC pinball machine… down the Metal road.
Stern Pinball has the company slogan: “The only maker of REAL pinball games on the planet!!”. From looking at this AC/DC pinball machine, they aren’t kidding.
Check out the specs for this amazing pinball machine below:
AC/DC Pro Model Features:
• 1 Ramp Mounted Magnetic Diverter For Cannon Loading
• High Definition Color Cabinet and Decal Artwork
• Motorized Rotating Ball Cannon, Player Controlled
• 3 “Thunderstruck” Standup Targets w/ Super Bright Flash Lamps
• 4 “ROCK” Standup Targets (on right)
• Lit Start/Fire Cannon Button w/ Laser Cut S/S Trim Plate
• Back Panel Jukebox Song Selector w/ Flashing Red Horns
• Posi-Lock Ball Ejector and Electric Top Gate
• 2 Molded Super Speed Ramps
• T.N.T. Explosion Butyrates In Key Locations
• 2 High Powered Slingshots
• 3 Super Bright LED Jet Bumpers
• 1 “Greased Lightning” Spinning Target
• Traditional Country-Specific Coin Door
• 8 Inch Cabinet Speaker with bold, enhanced sound quality
• QR Codes
• Molded “Hells Bell” Toy, Fixed, W/Standup Target
• Fixed T.N.T. Detonator
• Band Member Butyrate Display
• 5 AC/DC Standup Targets (on left)
• 3 T.N.T. Standup Targets (center)
• Black ABS Lower Arch
• “Latch” Lockdown Bar
* Thanks to Metal Buddy Dan, on the heads up for this story.
* For more info/visit Stern Pinball by clicking on the link below:
LONG LIVE AC/DC
LONG LIVE STERN PINBALL.
Stone
ALMAH – Releasing in North America on January 17th, via AFM Records, is the third studio album from Brazil’s fantastically talented Metal band: ALMAH. To say this is one Metal album to own in 2012 feels like a call of Metal duty on my part. Angra vocalist Edu Falaschi is paired with his Angra bandmate Felipe Andreoli on bass, with Marcelo Barbosa and Paulo Schroeber on guitars and Marcelo Moreira on drums. Whoa, can both Marcelo and Paulo play them guitars! Metal be thy name. This album boasts some unbelievable guitar driven moments, all which leaves my eyes bugging out of my head. Seriously.
Edu Falaschi has somewhat silently become a premier vocalist in the world of Metal. You may not see Edu’s name on many top-ten lists for vocalists, only make no mistake, he takes a backseat to not many of his peers, in my Metal opinion. As a band, ALMAH can play their Metal fast, heavy and melodic. The glowing appeal about ALMAH is their ability to mix-it-up on Motion. ALMAH does not fall into any tidy comfort zone when it comes to Metal.
Motion opens up with Hypnotized and ALMAH delivers some crunchy and steel reinforced Metal on this song. Add into the mix a muscular rhythm section, backing vocals that elevates the high vibe, with mouth-watering guitars spewing out unyielding riffs, leads and a killer solo and you have… Metal bliss. Late Night In ’85 is mid-paced and still has the ability to psyche-out my senses. If I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, Edu can sing and he soars on Late Night In ’85. This song also benefits from an amazing guitar solo at the 3/4 mark, bringing Late Night In ’85 to a glorious finish, simultaneously with Edu’s vocals.
Daydream Lucidity is a marvelous listening journey. This song showcases the melodic vocals of Edu and the guitars of Marcelo and Paulo. With illuminating guitar parts that are shredding and other parts melodic, Daydream Lucidity is a shining moment on Motion. When and Why is atmospheric from its opening note, with a tremendous help from tones created by some brilliant acoustic guitar. ALMAH created a ballad here with When and Why and it resonates emotion courtesy of Edu’s vocals. It makes for a cool and mellow way to close out Motion.
Lyrically smart and coming across so spontaneous are the songs on Motion. This is an ultra-talented band of musicians and ALMAH can take a bow for an album I’ve listened to many times over already. ALMAH has proven there is creativity in Metal without being straight-lined progressive and their new album Motion is not to be ignored… it’s to be absorbed.
Hypnotized
Living and Drifting
Days of the New
Bullets On the Altar
Zombies Dictator
Trace of Trait
Soul Alight
Late Night in ’85
Daydream Lucidity
When and Why
* For more info on ALMAH, click on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/official.almah
LONG LIVE ALMAH.
Stone.
Today, online music destination mxdwn.com will be hosting the premiere of Truth Be Told (Exhale) from AUTUMN’s new album, Cold Comfort. The song is the 8th track on the record and contains some of the albums most poignant and moving melodies. The track can be heard now HERE.
Terrorizer Magazine describes Cold Comfort as “Haunting, lush gothic metal the Netherlands that drips with melody.” This is one that fans of Katatonia, The Gathering, etc. will not want to miss!
The title track, as well as the video for The Scarecrow, can be seen now at www.metalblade.com/autumn.
Cold Comfort is the band’s fifth full-length effort and their third for Metal Blade Records. It offers a collection of striking songs blended into a diverse and yet surprisingly compact album, one that AUTUMN considers to be their most personal and meaningful to date.
AUTUMN needed not look far for a man to put at the helm with the right pioneering philosophy for the band to begin taking leaps: Erik-Jan Dodd, AUTUMN’s live sound engineer since the My New Time era, envisioned a more vintage approach for Cold Comfort. An experiment the band was all too eager to embrace, explains guitarist Mats van der Valk. “If there’s anyone who knows what we’re all about and more importantly: what we could potentially be all about, it’s E-J.”
AUTUMN guitarist Mats van der Valk comments on the band’s upcoming shows in Germany: “We’re well pleased that we’ll be setting foot on German soil again this February, bringing Cold Comfort to Berlin, Köln and Hamburg. We’ve grown fond of these cities during previous tours, have always been welcomed with heartfelt smiles by awesome audiences. We’re very much looking forward to meeting up with fans and friends, old and new, as we hit the stage for the first German shows of the Cold Comfort campaign!”
01/27 Groningen, NL Vera
02/07 Berlin, DE K17
02/08 Koln, DE Luxor
02/09 Hamburg, DE Headcrash
02/10 Tilburg, NL 013
03/03 Aalten, NL Rock of Ages Festival
05/12 Emmen, NL Emmen Metal Festival
06/16 Oss, NL Groene Engel
(Source: Metal Blade Records News Update)
* For more info on AUTUMN, click on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/AutumnBand
LONG LIVE AUTUMN.
Stone.
Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg
Jan. 9, 2011, San Francisco – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle) has been selected by writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) to provide the score for The Place Beyond The Pines, which stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes.
Patton, who rose to prominence as a teenager as the front man for Faith No More and is known as one of music’s most eclectic musicians, has done a series of scores over the past few years including the Italian drama A Solitude of Prime Numbers, Crank 2: High Voltage and the short film A Perfect Place.
Patton is also currently working on a new Tomahawk album with a projected late summer release date.
(Source: Speakeasy PR)
LONG LIVE MIKE PATTON.
Stone.
Back in 2011, the Metal & New American Rock band known as 13 pulled up their Mid-West Rockin’ roots in Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan… and headed out to L.A. where they are continuing on their contagious brand of Heavy Music noize! Strap yourself in and be prepared to see and read more about 13 in the coming months, right here on Metal Odyssey!
13 – Are they Metal? Is this band 13 original? Are they pissed off at the status quo? Do they instill the fire and talent necessary to cause a stir within the world of Heavy Music? Are their songs worthy of playing at maximum volume? Have they recruited throngs of fans, from biker rallies to festivals and world-famous clubs? Has this band shared the stage with many of Rock and Heavy Metal’s greatest names? The Metal answer is YES to all of the previous questions regarding 13.
13 is their name and playing ear stompin’, beer swillin’, knuckle crunchin’, American-made, blue-collar Metal is their game. 13 is ready to seize 2012 and call it their own, currently working on new songs, playing live at L.A.’s the Whiskey A Go Go with Ana Kefr, along with photo and video shoots on their current and busy schedule.
13 is a Heavy Music band on the rise and my best advice to you is this: either join ’em or get out of their way… cause 13 is on a Metal mission to create and play some credible, kick-ass and Heavy Hittin’ Rock ‘N Roll \m/
Yes, I really, really dig the Heavy Crunch of sound that 13 delivers. I’ve chosen two of my favorite songs from this raucous band for your listening enjoyment. Check out these two songs from 13 below! Play ’em LOUD and spread the Metal word: 13 is a Metal Band you must hear and know about!
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR: LOCOMOTIVE
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR: GO FUCK YOURSELF
13 have shared the stage with: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kid Rock, Alice In Chains, Mother Love Bone, Kansas, Cheap Trick, Foghat, Yngwie Malmsteen, ACCEPT, Lynch Mob, Monster Magnet, Nuclear Assault, Murder Dolls, Vince Neil, Blue Oyster Cult, Pennywise and GWAR… to name a many few!
BOBBY K – drums & vocals
ZAK – vocals
SNARL – guitar & vocals
SIN – bass & vocals
* For more info on 13, click on the link below:
http://www.reverbnation.com/13rocks
LONG LIVE 13.
Stone.
SKELETONWITCH – Forever Abomination is the fourth studio album from Ohio’s SKELETONWITCH and was released back on October 11th, 2011, on Prosthetic Records. I bought this release on CD and it has served me right. Forever Abomination has kicked my Metal ass, many times over. I’m not bullshitting either. Below are 5 reasons why you MUST buy Forever Abomination.
Reason #1: SKELETONWITCH seamlessly unites Thrash and Death Metal grooves resulting in a Metal sound that is Skeletelextreme.
Reason #2: Chance Garnette. His vocals are drenched with Black Metal tones and he sings on this album at his most venomous best yet. Chance has to have steel reinforced vocal cords. How else could he sing at such an optimum level of aggression?
Reason #3: If you’re looking to have your ears and senses galvanized, then rest assured, Forever Abomination will have you staring into space as you wonder what just happened to you. Yes, you will yearn for more.
Reason #4: Musicianship. Extreme Metal musicianship at that. This band plays so heavy and fast that it’s staggering. All the while, not once do the songs embody any muddled parts. The intricacies are all there and SKELETONWITCH keeps evolving as a band.
Reason #5: The dark lyrics throughout Forever Abomination are a powerhouse unto this album. Combine these lyrics, with the scathingly fierce atmosphere from the Extreme wall of sound that you’ll experience and it’s Metal mind-boggling.
Chance Garnette – vocals
Nate “N8 Feet Under” Garnette – guitar
Scott “Scunty D” Hedrick – guitar
Evan “Loosh” Linger – bass
Dustin Boltjes – drums
Forever Abomination – back cover
This Horrifying Force (The Desire To Kill)
Reduced To The Failure Of Prayer
Of Ash And Torment
Choke Upon Betrayal
Erased And Forgotten
The Infernal Resurrection
Rejoice In Misery
Cleaver Of Souls
Shredding Sacred Flesh
Sink Beneath Insanity
My Skin Of Deceit
* For more info on SKELETONWITCH, click on the link below:
SKELETONWITCH – FOREVER ABOMINATION
LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.
Stone.
Following their first ever trek through Brazil with Aborted, California Goregrind ministers EXHUMED will spray their blood overseas next month on the Grind Over Europe Tour 2012. Set to kick off on February 24 in Barcelona, Spain, the band will mercilessly tear through 16 cities. Speakers will blow, ears will bleed, villages will crumble. You have been warned. The band will be joined by label-mates Rotten Sound and Magrudergrind.
Comments vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: “We’re fully chuffed to have an opportunity to Grind Over Europe with a couple of our favorite bands: Rotten Sound and Magrudergrind! If you don’t like blastbeats, manic energy, beer, stage-diving, rhino charges, swinging thumbjumps or Scott Carlson bass grinds, do yourself a favor and stay the fuck home! This tour, in addition to being a screaming whirlwind holocaust, will single-handedly bring the phrase ‘play fast or die!’ back en vogue. We’re psyched to get to hit a few countries for the first time on this tour, as well as dust off some old and particularly short, fast, and loud numbers for the set. Our very first tour in ’97 was the Grind Over Europe II tour with Hemdale and Nyctophobic, so whoever said ‘you can’t go home again’ is obviously full of shit! Bring your studded vests, dreadlocks, Agathocles split EPs, and worn out old Napalm Death shirts on down to the show and let’s tear some shit apart! Cheers!”
02/16/2012 Beco – Porto Alegre, RS
02/17/2012 Music Hall – Belo Horizonte, MG
02/18/2012 Hangar 110 – São Paulo, SP
02/19/2012 Hangar Bar – Curitiba, PR
2/20/2012 Armazém do Café – Catanduva/SP
02/24/2012 Estraperlo Club – Barcelona, Spain
02/25/2012 TBA Spain
02/26/2012 Sala Jala Jala – Almería, Spain
02/27/2012 Revolver Bar – Lisbon, Portugal
02/28/2012 Hard Club – Porto, Portugal
02/29/2012 Sala Heaven – Santander, Spain
03/01/2012 Salle Des Fêtes De Labège – Toulouse, France
03/02/2012 Kulturwerk 118 – Sursee, Switzerland
03/03/2012 Les Caves Du Manoir – Martigny, Switzerland
03/04/2012 Lo Fi Club – Milano, Italy
03/05/2012 Mochvara – Zagreb, Croatia
03/06/2012 Dürer Kert – Budapest, Hungary
03/07/2012 Euphoria Music Hall – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
03/08/2012 Nova Pekaren – Nitra, Slovakia
03/09/2012 Black Pes – Prague, Czech Rep
03/10/2012 Barrak Music Club – Ostrava, Czech Rep
EXHUMED will be touring in support of All Guts, No Glory, issued earlier this year via Relapse Records. The band’s first new record in almost eight years offers up 11 slaughter-filled tracts of soul-raping, Grind-infused Death Metal that toppled an array of Year End lists including Decibel, Pitchfork, NPR.org, MetalSucks and Skulls N Bones. To stream All Guts, No Glory in full visit: http://www.exhumed.bandcamp.com
(Source: Earsplit PR)
LONG LIVE EXHUMED.
Stone.
South Australian Extreme Thrashers TRUTH CORRODED will kick off the New Year with the band’s first ever tour of Europe. The band will be main support on ‘THE SOUNDS OF EXTREME TOUR 2012’ featuring KRISIUN (Century Media) MALEVOLENT CREATION (Nuclear Blast) and VITAL REMAINS touring across Europe and the UK from January 27 to February 18. Tour dates as follows:
1.27.2012 – Bielsko-Biała, Poland @ Rudeboy
1.28.2012 – Kosice, Slovakia @ Collosseum
1.29.2012 – Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic @ Klub Mir
1.30.2012 – Jena, Germany @ Rosenkeller
2.03.2012 – Le Locle, Czech Republic @ Scarkrows
2.04.2012 – Dietikon, Czech Republic @ Sounddock14
2.05.2012 – Trier, Germany @ Exhaus
2.07.2012 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage
2.08.2012 – Darmstadt, Germany @ Steinbrucht Theater
2.09.2012 – Alkmaar, Holland @ Victorie
2.10.2012 – Groningen, Holland @ Vera
2.11.2012 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Baroeg
2.12.2012 – Vosselaar, Belguim @ Biebob
2.13.2012 – Manchester, UK @ Moho
2.14.2012 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Pint
2.15.2012 – London, UK @ Underworld
2.16.2012 – Paris, France @ Glazart
2.17.2012 – Bad Oeynhausen, Germany @ Druckerei
2.18.2012 – Essen, Germany @ Turoc
The tour will follow on from the TRUTH CORRODED tour of Australia, Japan and South East Asia in early 2011.
TRUTH CORRODED will be promoting the bands latest album ‘WORSHIP THE BLED’ which was released through ‘ULTIMHATE RECORDS’ in Europe and Japan in September.
Worship The Bled features Kevin Talley (DAATH, SIX FEET UNDER, MISERY INDEX, CHIMAIRA) on drums and was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY).
The album is available through ULTIMHATE RECORDS in Europe and Japan and through TRUTH INC RECORDS in Australia.
(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)
* Stream: Worship The Bled
* Follow TRUTH CORRODED at their official Facebook page for more updates: www.facebook.com/TruthCorroded
LONG LIVE EXTREME METAL.
Stone.
Swedish Math Metal icons MESHUGGAH have revealed the release date of the bands upcoming new album:
“After a long time of deep soul-searching and intense wrecking of the psyches, the new album is finally done. Soon you will meet this colossus that will pulverize your being. Welcome to the other side on March 27.”
The release for most European countries is set for March 30, 2012.
(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
* For more info on MESHUGGAH, click on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/meshuggah
LONG LIVE MESHUGGAH.
Stone.
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