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JEFF BECK & ZZ TOP ANNOUNCE TOUR SUSPENSION

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 28, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Three Shows this Weekend (August 29, 30 & 31) will go on with Jeff Beck and His Band

Jeff Beck and ZZ Top Regrettably announce the suspension of the remaining scheduled double-bill tour dates due to an injury sustained by ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill.

Beginning with last night’s show in Clarkston, MI and continuing through to the last show in Thackerville, OK, all dates are now suspended and fans can obtain refunds through point of purchase.

However, Jeff and his band – Jimmy Hall on Vocals, Rhonda Smith on bass, Jonathan Joseph on drums and Nicolas Meier on guitar will move forward with the following three previously scheduled dates,  Tyler Bryant will open:

Jeff Beck - Tour Dates - late summer - 2014

In addition, dates scheduled for West Palm Beach, Tampa, St. Augustine, Atlanta, Thackerville and Houston will potentially be rescheduled.  Patrons should hold onto their ticket stubs for a possible future announcement.

“While we are very disappointed to not continue this tour with ZZ Top, our thoughts and best wishes are for Dusty to have a speedy recovery,” stated Beck.

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Source: MAD Ink PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE JEFF BECK.

LONG LIVE ZZ TOP.

GET WELL SOON, DUSTY HILL.

Stone.

RAT PAK RECORDS SET TO RELEASE “SOULBENDER II” FEATURING MICHAEL WILTON OF QUEENSRYCHE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 27, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Formed over a decade ago in Seattle, Washington, “Soulbender” is comprised of Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton, vocalist Nick Pollock (My Sister’s Machine), guitarist Dave Groves (ex-Tin Pan/Fallen Angel) and drummer Wes Hallam (ex-Assault/Fallen Angel).

SOULBENDER II contains four all new songs (Turn Anger Up, Shoal, Slave To Reality, Seraphim) as well as the ten original tracks (remastered) from the first album (Fix Me, Clockwork and Compass, Rabbit Hole, The American Dream, Samsara, Prime Time, Shoot Poem, This Ocean, Hunger, Three Towers). Michael Wilton describes Soulbender as “a very progressive, hard rock band with very intense musicians and a couple of the members are prodigies”. Official release date for Soulbender is September 30, 2014.

PRE-ORDER NOW AT: WWW.RATPAKRECORDS.COM/MICHAELWILTON

SOULBENDER [NEW!] “Turn Anger Up” (Album Track) featuring Michael Wilton of Queensryche

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Source:

Rat Pak Records - logo - 2013

Website: http://www.ratpakrecords.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SOULBENDER.

LONG LIVE HARD ROCK.

Stone.

SIXX:A.M. – LONG-AWAITED THIRD ALBUM, “MODERN VINTAGE”, RELEASES ON OCTOBER 7TH!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 26, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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From Eleven Seven Music:

Los Angeles, CA – The long-awaited third release from SIXX:A.M., the band comprised of James Michael (vocals), DJ Ashba (guitar) and Nikki Sixx (bass) is entitled MODERN VINTAGE. Produced by James Michael, the album will be available on October 7, 2014 with the first single “Gotta Get It Right” hitting iTunes and radio back on August 5, 2014.

Says bassist Nikki Sixx: “Like our favorite bands from the 1970s, Sixx:A.M. is rooted in songwriting, musicianship and lyrics – three core elements that helped to define that era. Sixx:A.M. has taken even more pages from this book on “Gotta Get It Right” and the rest of Modern Vintage, having hopefully created a record that demands to be discovered again and again.”

The video for “Gotta Get It Right” – directed by Paul Brown – premiered on Vevo, back on August 6, 2014.

Shares vocalist James Michael: “On the first two albums, Sixx:AM established a musical freedom that few bands get to enjoy. “Gotta Get It Right” is clearly a birth child of that creative freedom and an exciting next step for us as our goal was to create something which confounds both expectation and categorization”.

Adds guitarist DJ Ashba: “Gotta Get it Right” is a great example of how Sixx:AM has set out to celebrate the music that has influenced us over the years and we truly feel we’ve made a genre defying album with Modern Vintage ”

MODERN VINTAGE – Tracklisting: 
1. Stars, 
2. Gotta Get It Right, 
3. Relief
, 4. Get Ya Some, 
5. Let’s Go, 
6. Drive
, 7. Give Me A Love, 
8. Hyperventilate, 
9. High On The Music
, 10. Miracle, 
11. Before It’s Over

SIXX:A.M.’s previous two albums, THE HEROIN DIARIES and THIS IS GONNA HURT – both of which were accompanied by books of the same name – have sold over 600,000 copies and spawned 2 number one radio singles, “Life Is Beautiful” and “This Is Gonna Hurt”.

Sixx AM - Modern Vintage - promo cover banner pic

Website: www.sixxammusic.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/sixxammusic

Twitter: @SixxAM

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIXX:A.M.

LONG LIVE HEAVY ROCKIN’ MUSIC.

Stone.

PINK VELVET KRUSH – New Track Now Streaming!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, hard rock news, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news, Uncategorized with tags , , , , on August 26, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Long Island, New York: “Ball and Chain” – a pilot track from Pink Velvet Krush, the new band comprised of guitarist Sean Quidgeon (ex Dust N’ Bones), guitarist Greg Polcari (ex Britny Fox, Steelheart), drummer Ryche Green (ex Bulletboys), bassist Steve Rivera (ex Surrender), and vocalist Doug ‘Savage’ Ramey (ex Vaudeville), is now streaming online via their Reverb Nation.

The track is also available for a FREE download from Reverb Nation just for joining the Pink Velvet Krush mailing list.

Pink Velvet Krush also signed with HighVolMusic to a multi-release deal starting with their debut E.P. due this fall.

The band returned from a weekend warrior run of successful shows. “We’ve written about 15 songs and wanted to test the product, see how the set went over in front of people. These shows were a great way to accomplish that. It was also a great way to work out any kinks for the upcoming all original Danger Danger show this Saturday August 30th at Revolution in Amityville, NY. The label still has few tickets left for anyone that may need one.” says bassist Steve Rivera.

Pink Velvet Krush will enter Tropic Digital Studios on Tuesday the 26th to begin recording their debut E.P.

PVK has launched their official website at www.pvkrush.com. More information to follow.

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Stone Says: If Ball and Chain is a taste of what’s to come from the debut E.P. from Pink Velvet Krush, then I am one Hard Rock lovin’, psyched-out son-of-a-bitch! Metal be thy name.

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Source:

HighVolMusic - banner logo - #1 - 2013

http://www.highvolmusic.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PINK VELVET KRUSH.

LONG LIVE HEAVY ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

NIHILO – Launch Crowdfunding Campaign

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 25, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Nihilo - dum spiro spero - promo cover pic - 2014

Swiss Death Metal titan’s NIHILO have just launched a campaign to fund the vinyl release of their latest album Dum Spiro Spero.

Originally released on CD this past spring, many fans have been clamoring for a definitive vinyl edition of the album. As a result, the band are seeking to raise the funds via crowdfunding. You can help fund the project and see the rewards on offer here:  https://wemakeit.com/projects/dum-spiro-spero-on-vinyl

PRAISE FOR DUM SPIRO SPERO:

For those who enjoy good underground extreme metal, this may be just the release you’ve been waiting for. – Sea of Tranqulity

Nihilo do a nice line in punky, primitive speed, which really reminds me of Autopsy, early Carcass and their ilk, as well as large slices of filthy, blasting grind. – Ave Noctum

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(Source: Dewar PR)

* For more info on NIHILO:

Facebook

Twitter 

Bandcamp

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LONG LIVE NIHILO.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SEMPITERNAL DUSK – Debut Full-length Coming 9/30 On Dark Descent Records

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 25, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Sempiternal Dusk - promo cover pic - 2014

On September 30, Portland Death Metal act SEMPITERNAL DUSK will release their highly anticipated full-length on Dark Descent Records.

After a vicious demo assault in 2012, the band is set to make their presence known across the underground with this self-titled,five track, forty-seven minute affair. If you like doom in your Death Metal, SEMPITERNAL DUSK will be most pleasing to your taste.

Pre-orders for Sempiternal Dusk on CD and vinyl formats are now available at www.darkdescentrecords.com/store.

SEMPITERNAL DUSK emerged after the demise of WARWOLVES in 2009, with J.Huss switching from bass to guitar and T. Call again behind the kit. The duo began writing, focusing on abyssal atmosphere and primal instincts to guide their doomed Death Metal. In 2011 they recorded a two-song demo with J.Huss recording all guitars and bass and T. Call on drums and vocals. Their demo spread and caught the attention of Dark Descent, who inked a deal with the band for release of a full-length.

The band also contributed a one-minute track, “Beneath the Emblems of Death” to the MONOMANIAC VOL. 1 7 released by Blastbeat Mailmurder from Greece. This would be the last song recorded as a duo. The decision was then made to fill out the lineup and become a live band. T. Gann of SHROUD OF THE HERETIC joined on bass and A. Wheeler of WEREGOAT/RITUAL NECROMANCY joined on second guitar.

The first live ritual occurred in February of 2013 along with VASSAFOR and KNELT ROTE. In August 2013 they entered Red Lantern Studios in Portland, OR to record their debut full length. SEMPITERNAL DUSK, now a three-piece, will be performing a few select live rituals this fall in support of their album release, then entering the studio in late September to begin recording their side of an upcoming split with Seattle’s OLD SKIN.

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on SEMPITERNAL DUSK:

 www.facebook.com/SempiternalDusk

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www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

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LONG LIVE SEMPITERNAL DUSK.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

CRYPTOPSY – Gearing Up For European Tour With JUNGLE ROT And DISGORGE

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Flo Mounier – Drums/Vocals
Jon Levasseur – Lead & Rhythm guitar
Chris Donaldson – Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Matt McGachy – Lead Vocals
Olivier Pinard – Bass Guitar

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Death Metal masters CRYPTOPSY will be hitting the UK and European shores this month and next with support from DISGORGE and JUNGLE ROT. Check the dates below:

30.08 – Essen. Germany – Turok Open Air
31.08 – Cardiff, UK – The Baa Bar
01.09 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Robin 2
02.09 – Glasgow, UK – Audio
03.09 – London, UK – Boston Music Rooms
04.09 – Den Hag, Holland – Paard Van Troje
05.09 – Huettikon, Switzerland – Meh Suff Fest
06.09 – Bischofswerda, Germany – Morbid Fest
07.09 – Warsaw, Poland – Progressja
08.09 – Prague, Czech Republic – Modra Vopice
09.09 – Ostrava, Czech Republic – Barrak
10.09 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Randal
11.09 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Channel Zero
12.09 – Rome, Italy – Traffic Club
13.09 – Calenzano, Italy – Cycle Club
14.09 – Brescia, Italy – Circolo Colony
15.09 – Toulouse, France – Connexions Live
17.09 – Darmstadt, Germany – Steinbruch Theater
18.09 – Berlin, Germany – Binuu
19.09 – Arnhem, Holland – Willemeen

Cryptopsy - European Tour - 2014 - promo flyer

CRYPTOPSY is an Extreme Metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. During the past twenty years, CRYPTOPSY have wreaked havoc throughout the Metal genre by releasing six studio albums (Blasphemy Made Flesh, None So Vile, Whisper Supremacy, And Then You’ll Beg, Once Was Not and The Unspoken King), a live album (None So Live) and an EP (Ungentle Exhumation), which have confronted and invigorated the conventional approach to writing extreme music. In 2012, CRYPTOPSY returned to their roots in order to craft their newest endeavor entitled CRYPTOPSY.

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Praise For CRYPTOPSY’s 2012 Self-Titled Release:

“CRYPTOPSY is not just a return to form; it’s a new entry in the pantheon of technical death metal.” – (Adam Schultz, TheNewReview.net)

“Cryptopsy is, once again, amongst the leaders in the exalted and exacting Montreal and Canadian scenes, and there is nothing more vile than that.”
– (David Perri, Bravewords.com)

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on CRYPTOPSY:

Website: www.Cryptopsy.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CryptopsyMetal

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CRYPTOPSY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

ICED EARTH – Jon Schaffer’s Update On His Improving Health

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news, Uncategorized with tags , , , , on August 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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As written/told by the legendary Jon Schaffer and posted on the ICED EARTH Facebook:

“Hello brothers and sisters,

I’m writing to let you know that I’m healing very well. I played guitar a few weeks ago for the first time, and it immediately felt like the surgery worked. Needless to say, I was very relieved. Through many months of the Worldwide Plagues Tour I was suffering from a loss of coordination in my hands, numbness, and intense levels of pain. It was a battle every night onstage and it reached a critical point where the cervical fusion had to happen, sooner rather than later. I am happy to report that so far things are going very well in my recovery, and I expect it to stay on this path. We are in the planning stages of our next US tour, and that will very likely take place this winter. So, before you know it we’ll be back on the warpath, and before long, songwriting will commence, and another chapter of Iced Earth history will be in the making. There will be lots of updates in the coming months. We are forging the attack as I am recovering from surgery. The boys and I are ready to get back out there ASAP to lay down the metal!

Thanks so much for your concern and support!”

Jon Schaffer

Iced Earth - Plagues Of Babylon - promo cover pic - available now flyer - 2014

* For more info on ICED EARTH:

Website: http://www.icedearth.com

Facebook: Iced Earth

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ICED EARTH.

STAY STRONG, JON SCHAFFER.

Stone.

PIG DESTROYER – Northeast U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed For December

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news, Uncategorized with tags , , , , on August 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Pig Destroyer - Northeast - 2 tour dates - promo flyer - December 2014

From Relapse Records:

Grind royalty Pig Destroyer have revealed a pair of Northeast tour dates with Dropdead. Guests along the way will include HIVESMASHER and UltraMantis Black.

The band has also been confirmed for the mighty Temples Festival in the UK and will share the stage with Converge, Nails, Torche, Trap Them, Today Is The Day, and more. Who’s coming out!?

Dec 19 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Dropdead and Hivemasher

Dec 20 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Dropdead and UltraMantis Black

May 29-31 Bristol, UK Temples Festival (2015)

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PIG DESTROYER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NOSTRIL CAVERNS – New Album Available For Pre-Order

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Inside The Cell - The Dying's Last Breath - promo cover pic - 2014

From Tridroid Records:

We are happy to announce pre-orders for Nostril Cavern’s Double EP release of Inside the Cell/The Dying’s Last Breath. You can pre-order the album and stream the track The Dying’s Last Breath here:

The album is due to be released on Sept 2, 2014.

A one-man project of Chris Balch, Nostril Caverns play a strange fusion of death, black, grind, mathrock, prog and free improv. Fans of more experimental music such as Mr. Bungle should love the bizarre music of Nostril Caverns.

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* For more info on TRIDROID RECORDS:

Bandcamp

Facebook

Twitter

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NOSTRIL CAVERNS.

LONG LIVE TRIDROID RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SUBSERVIENCE – Reveal New Record Details

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 23, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Sussex quintet Subservience have been gathering a great reputation across their native UK and beyond with their corrosive blend of groove laden Extreme Metal since forming in 2010. Having already released a demo ‘Blueprint To Chaos’ in 2010, a split with Sa-da-KO in 2011 and two crushing EP’s ‘Dystopia’ and ‘Ripped In Half’ in 2012 and 2013 respectively; Subservience are right on queue and are set to unleash yet another beast of a record.

‘Upheaval’, recorded at Brighton Electric, is the title of the band’s forthcoming EP and is set for release on 17th October 2014. The track listing is as follows.

1) Upheaval

2) Inhuman Savagery

3) Slither

4) Divine Malevolence

Talented Indonesian artist Krisna Widiathama was commissioned for the ‘Upheaval’ cover art, which can be seen below.

Subservience - Upheaval - promo cover pic - 2014

Speaking of ‘Upheaval’, which the band claim is their heaviest effort to date, guitarist Ryan Jardine comments: “Previously our lyrics had been firmly based on reality but now, with our new vocalist [Dan Lofthouse], we have taken inspiration from works of fiction and combined this with real life experiences. Musically, we really wanted to expand on everything we’ve done before, to push ourselves further and add more technicality, yet making sure we didn’t lose the all-important groove people know us for. Everyone in the band has been fully involved with the new material. We all have a vast range of influences and it’s just been about bringing this all together.”

Drawing influence from the classic Death Metal bands of yesteryear as well as the recent breed of modern greats you will find no self-indulgent displays here; Subservience have put on a stage show that certainly pulls no punches. Brimming over with concentrated fury and a taste for chaos, they have been met with a great reception amongst their ever-growing fan base. Their live show has earned them a reputation as one of the heaviest bands on the south coast, and has rewarded them with slots at Download Festival 2013 and Hammerfest III, as well as sharing bills with underground heavyweights Blood Red Throne, Xerath, Mortad, Bloodshot Dawn, Hour of Penance, Demonic Resurrection, Flayed Disciple and Eye of Solitude.

BE PREPARED!

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info on SUBSERVIENCE:

Website: www.subservience.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/subservience

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SUBSERVIENCE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CROSS EXAMINATION – Awesome Party Squad Unloads Entire “Dawn Of The Dude” Via Decibel Magazine

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 23, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Cross Examination - Dawn Of The Dude - promo cover pic - 2014

The latest ragin’ persuasion from St. Louis-based awesome party squad, CROSS EXAMINATION, broke out onto the streets this week in the form of Dawn Of The Dude, the EP jacked on some of the band’s most insane circle pit fuel yet.

Their latest high-octane thrash/hardcore output closing a six-year gap between releases, CROSS EXAMINATION comes out flailing and impaling with the Dawn Of The Dude EP, its seven new tracks barely hitting the thirteen-minute mark and packing more balls and bong-rips than virtually any comparable contemporary groups. Your brains will simply leak from your blown-open ear canals as you bang your head’s filler into fluid to the perpetually rabid beats, the material featuring even more rasping, schizoid/hyper vocals and a pummeling crusty edge.

As Chicago-based Organized Crime Records this week releases Dawn Of The Dude, Decibel Magazine is now hosting an exclusive stream of the entire brain-bashing EP alongside a conversation with Cross Exam Dan on the band’s current status, a discussion (with visual proof) of why the band self proclaims “We are bad at vans,” and more.

Swing by The Deciblog and get your head wrecked by the Dawn Of The Dude at THIS LOCATION.

Claim your own copy of this meaty slab of crossover contamination via Organized Crime, on white wax in a run of 300 and clear red in a run of 200, all including a digital download card; do it RIGHT HERE.

With more widespread touring eventually imminent, CROSS EXAMINATION has booked a hometown slot supporting the legendary D.R.I. when they raid St. Louis on September 6th.

CROSS EXAMINATION Live:
9/06/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO w/ D.R.I.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on CROSS EXAMINATION:

https://www.facebook.com/crossexamination

Organized Crime Records - label logo

http://www.organizedcrimerecords.com

https://www.facebook.com/organizedcrimerecs

http://crimescenemerch.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CROSS EXAMINATION.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WHITECHAPEL – Announces Headlining Tour With Upon A Burning Body And Glass Cloud

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 23, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

White Chapel - Our Endless War Tour - 2014 - promo flyer

Top 10 Billboard charting Metal legion, WHITECHAPEL, will be returning to the road this Fall! In their interview with Phil Bozeman, Alternative Press declares, “WHITECHAPEL put in a lot of blood and sweat to maintain their furious reputation,” and that work will continue on October 10th when their next North American headlining tour commences. The trek features support from Upon A Burning Body and Glass Cloud and includes a stop at Slipknot’s KNOTFEST 2014 on October 26th in San Bernardino, CA. Tickets for WHITECHAPEL’s headlining incursion will be on sale on Saturday, August 23rd at 10am local time for each show.

WHITECHAPEL will be touring in support of their Our Endless War full-length issued in April via Metal Blade Records. Their most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release to date, the album debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, #2 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart, #1 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums Chart (Current) and #2 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart.

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WHITECHAPEL w/ Upon A Burning Body, Glass Cloud:

10/04/2014 Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
10/10/2014 Expo Five – Louisville, KY
10/11/2014 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
10/12/2014 Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
10/13/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
10/14/2014 Backbooth – Orlando, FL
10/15/2014 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/16/2014 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
10/18/2014 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
10/19/2014 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
10/20/2014 The Door – Dallas, TX
10/21/2014 Club Patron – Odessa, TX
10/23/2014 The Nile – Mesa, AZ
10/24/2014 Hard Rock Live – Las Vegas, NV
10/25/2014 SOMA – San Diego, CA
10/26/2014 San Manuel Amphitheatre – San Bernardino CA * KNOTFEST 2014
10/28/2014 Oakland Metro Opera House – Oakland, CA
10/29/2014 Hawthorne Theatre – Hawthorne, OR
10/31/2014 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
11/01/2014 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
11/02/2014 Murray Theater – Murray, UT
11/03/2014 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
11/05/2014 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
11/06/2014 The Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
11/07/2014 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
11/08/2014 The Opera House – Toronto, ON
11/09/2014 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
11/10/2014 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
11/12/2014 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2014 The Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
11/14/2014 The Norva – Norfolk, VA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on WHITECHAPEL:

http://www.whitechapelband.com

http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal

http://www.metalblade.com/whitechapel

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WHITECHAPEL.

LONG LIVE METAL. 

Stone.

KAINE – Starts Tour Today

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Kaine - Britain - Ireland Tour - promo flyer 2014

Saxon Davids Added As Touring Guitarist

KAINE are excited to announce that they have been added as last-minute support to Mordred’s tour of Britain/Ireland. The band was offered the slot after original openers Furyon had to cancel.

KAINE will be having a change of personnel for the tour as guitarist Anthony Murch will not be able to take up his duties due to work commitments. Anthony will however be playing the London date with the band. Saxon Davids (Entropy) will be playing lead guitar for the band on the tour. Davids had two days and one rehearsal to get ready for this tour which was only offered to the band and confirmed on Monday.

MORDRED/KAINE BRITAIN/IRELAND 2014 TOUR DATES:

August 22nd – Dublin – The Voodoo
August 23rd – Belfast – The Limelight 2
August 25th – London – O2 Academy 2
August 26th – Birmingham – O2 Academy 2
August 27th – Glasgow – O2 Academy 2
August 28th – Newcastle – O2 Academy 2
August 29th – Sheffield – O2 Academy 2
August 30th – Liverpool – O2 Academy 2
August 31st – Bristol – O2 Academy 2
September 1st – Brighton – Concorde 2

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(Source: Dewar PR)

* For more info on KAINE:

Website: http://www.kaine-metal.com

Facebook: Kaine

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KAINE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

OBITUARY – “Inked In Blood” Cover Art, Album Trailer And Track Listing; Album Releasing On October 28th In North America

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news, Uncategorized with tags , , , , on August 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Obituary - Inked In Blood - promo album cover pic - 2014

From Relapse Records:

Death Metal legends OBITUARY make their Relapse debut with Inked In Blood, their 9th full length LP. Inked in Blood will be released October 28th in North America (UK/World October 27th and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th) via Relapse Records. Pre-orders for Inked in Blood will be available soon! Almost three decades in, Inked In Blood stands out as one of the finest moments in OBITUARY’s already godlike discography.

In support of their new album, OBITUARY will be hitting the road this fall. They will begin with an appearance at East Coast Tsunami in Reading, PA on September 27th. Following those dates, OBITUARY hits the road with Carcass, Exhumed and Noisem from October 28th through November 9th. Then after a quick break the band will provide direct support for the upcoming “Death to All” Tour. The tour kicks off November 14th in Los Angeles, CA and runs through December 7th in Miami, FL.

OBITUARY – Inked In Blood Album Trailer:

Inked In Blood – Track Listing:

Centuries Of Lies

Violent By Nature

Pain Inside

Visions In My Head

Back On Top

Violence

Inked In Blood

Deny You

Within A Dying Breed

Minds Of The World

Out Of Blood

Paralyzed With Fear

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* For more info on OBITUARY:

http://www.obituary.cc

https://www.facebook.com/ObituaryBand

http://instagram.com/obituaryband

https://twitter.com/obituarytheband

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http://www.relapse.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Century Media Records Founder Launches New Label: Another Century

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on August 21, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Another Century - record label logo - 2014

From Century Media Records:

Century Media Records founder, Robert Kampf, has announced the formation of a new record label, Another Century. The label will focus on hard rock and has already signed 3 bands to the roster: Los Angeles rock veterans, Rev Theory, New Zealand’s rising stars, Like A Storm, and Chicago based, The Bloodline. Kampf comments:

Twenty five years after starting Century Media the excitement to do another version of the label could not be any larger. My undying love for rock has driven the formation of this label ANOTHER CENTURY. Over the years great bands like Otherwise and In This Moment have been released on Century Media but sometimes got lost or felt ill mixed among some of the heavier CM bands. Another Century now has a clear path and mission statement: To develop and break the best bands in rock to come!!!

Otherwise is gearing up to release their sophomore album, Peace At All Costs, on September 16 and currently is having massive success with their single, Darker Side of the Moon, http://youtu.be/CHh9YSwZR0U, which is currently #29 on the US Active Rock charts. The album was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Muse) and mixed by Jay Ruston (Steel Panther). The band is set to hit the road with Like A Storm next month and will be appearing at Sacramento’s Aftershock festival as well as Louisville’s Louder Than Life fest.

Rev Theory, formed in 2002, have sold over half a million albums and are currently wrapping up the recording for their next album. The first single, Born 2 Destroy, is making its way to radio soon. A teaser for the song as well as the single’s artwork can be seen here:

New Zealand’s Like A Storm are the rock world’s 2014 Cinderella story. The band self-released the EP, Chaos Theory: Part I and made their way over to the States touring with the likes of Sick Puppies, Shinedown, Alter Bridge and Creed as well as hit several festivals. The band sent their single, Love The Way You Hate Me, http://youtu.be/4im52LBhWnM to radio and personally called stations to play the track. The song became a hit, soaring up the charts, where it currently is sitting at number 22, making them the US’s highest charting rock band ever from New Zealand. The band will have a new full length out on Another Century on October 28th and are currently on tour now, meeting up with Otherwise next month.

The Bloodline was formed by Shaun Glass (Soil) and feature vocalist Travis Neal (Divine Heresy), guitarist Chuck Wepfer and Frankie Harchut on drums. The Bloodline is currently in the studio recording their debut album and deliver a huge fresh sound in Rock/Metal with massive hooks, soaring melodies and pummeling grooves that will ignite any listeners ears.

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* For more info on ANOTHER CENTURY:

http://www.anothercentury.com/

http://www.facebook.com/AnotherCenturyRecords

https://twitter.com/_anothercentury

https://www.youtube.com/user/AnotherCenturyTV

 BANDS:

http://weareotherwise.com/

http://www.revtheory.com/

http://www.likeastorm.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thebloodlineofficial

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ANOTHER CENTURY.

LONG LIVE HARD ROCK.

Stone.

AT THE GATES “At War With Reality” Cover Art And Release Dates Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 21, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

At The Gates - At War With Reality - promo cover pic - 2014

From Century Media Records:

The pioneers of the “Gothenburg style” Melodic Death Metal are back!

At The Gates (Official) proudly present the cover art of their comeback album ‘AT WAR WITH REALITY’!

The artwork was done by Costin Chioreanu / twilight13media.com who has worked with Arch Enemy, Morgoth Official, Darkthrone and more..

The tension mounts! ‘At War With Reality’ out October 27th in Europe and October 28th in North America.

Get stoked!

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Century Media Records - logo - B&W

Website: http://www.centurymedia.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE AT THE GATES.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

GWAR To Embark Upon The “GWAR Eternal Tour 2014”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Gwar - Eternal Tour 2014 - promo flyer - #0011

As reported on the GWAR Facebook:

Oderus is missing. Once the Scumdogs in GWAR finally notice this (it takes them a while to notice stuff) they will set off on a journey to find their departed brother using every resource available – including recruiting an ancient Scumdog warrior. GWAR will need the help from everyone, even the lowliest Bohab, as their enemies are plotting to take advantage of the hole in GWAR’s ranks.

BalSac The Jaws of Death on The “GWAR Eternal Tour 2014” and what to expect:

“Dark clouds of war and ill omen have gathered around GWAR. In our hour of greatest peril, Oderus has left us and our enemies stand poised, ready to strike while they sense weakness. But we shall no longer cower in our Antarctic stronghold, awaiting Destiny’s final blow. This Fall GWAR sets out on the most trying quest of our career. We shall scour our leader’s favorite stomping ground, North America, leaving no city unsearched, no venue unraised, and no sheep unmolested. GWAR will venture to the depths of Hell or to the very end of Time itself, and though I fear what we may encounter out there, I know that we can never return home until we have the answer we seek: ‘Where is Oderus Urungus?’”

GWAR fans have been mourning the loss of Dave Brockie, GWAR’s founder and lead singer, since March. The “GWAR Eternal Tour 2014” gives them an opportunity to gather and share a bunch of feels as a community while experiencing the sickest band in this or any other world.

Jamison Land, Beefcake the Mighty’s personal slave and bass tech:

“Dave was our friend and anchor for as far back as anyone can remember. He’s held us together, and sometimes he drove us apart. He is our brother and we love him. Unlike a lot of prominent musicians, he was friends with all of the fans. He made GWAR fans feel special on a personal level. The fans love Dave as much as we do and ‘The GWAR Eternal Tour 2014’ is our way of getting together and sharing that love.”

The first leg of the tour will include direct support from Decapitated; the second leg will have direct support from Corrosion of Conformity. American Sharks will open all shows. The tour kicks off October 15th in Norfolk, VA and runs through December 13th in Baltimore, MD. A complete list of dates can be found below. Tickets go on sale this weekend.

Hail Oderus! Hail GWAR!

Gwar - Battle Maximus - band logo - 2013

GWAR at RIOT FEST:

9/12: Chicago, IL @ RIOT FEST

Tickets for “GWAR Eternal Tour 2014” go on sale this weekend. Confirmed first-leg dates are:

10/15/14 The Norva – Norfolk, VA
10/16/14 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
10/17/14 Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
10/18/14 The Palladium “Rock and Shock Festival” – Worcester, MA
10/19/14 The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
10/21/14 Expo Five – Louisville, KY
10/22/14 New Daisy Theater – Memphis, TN
10/23/14 Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
10/24/14 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
10/25/14 Emo’s “Housecore Horror Film Festival” – Austin, TX
10/26/14 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
10/28/14 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
10/29/14 Pop’s Nightclub – Sauget, IL
10/30/14 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
10/31/14 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
11/01/14 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/02/14 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
11/03/14 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
11/04/14 Knitting Factory Concert House – Reno, NV
11/05/14 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
11/06/14 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
11/07/14 Hard Rock Live – Las Vegas, NV
11/08/14 The Great Salt Air – Magna, UT
11/10/14 Knitting Factory Concert House – Boise, ID
11/11/14 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
11/12/14 Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA

GWAR W/ TBA and American Sharks:

11/14: Vancouver, BC and Commodore Ballroom

Gwar - Battle Maximus - band logo - 2013

GWAR W/ Corrosion of Conformity and American Sharks:

11/15: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/16: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11/17: Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall
11/19: Fargo, ND @ The Venue
11/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater
11/21: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/22: Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
11/23: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
11/25: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/26: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/28: Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
11/29: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/30: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/02: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
12/03: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
12/04: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
12/05: Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
12/06: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
12/07: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
12/08: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
12/09: Toronto, ON @ Opera House
12/10: Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theater
12/11: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
12/12: New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
12/13: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage

* No American Sharks
** Havok plays on this show

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* For more info on GWAR:

http://www.gwar.net/

http://www.youtube.com/gwar

https://twitter.com/GWARofficial

http://www.facebook.com/gwar

http://www.gwarjapan.net/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GWAR.

REST IN PEACE, DAVE BROCKIE.

REST IN PEACE, CORY SMOOT.

Stone.

INKED IN STEEL TOUR – Carcass, Obituary, Exhumed & Noisem – Tour Dates, Cities & Venues

Posted in Death Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Carcass - Obituary - Promo Tour Flyer - Inked In Steel - 2014

As reported on the OBITUARY Facebook page:

What an awesome tour for us and you fans.
We are so STOKED!!!
Our new album INKED IN BLOOD will be released on October 28th the same day as the first show at The Rock in Tucson AZ.
Can you say album release party!!!

***All dates with Carcass, Exhumed and Noisem***

Oct 28 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Oct 29 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Oct 31 Oklahoma City, OK @ Chameleon Room
Nov 01 Lawrence, KS @ Granada
Nov 02 Sauget, IL @ Pops
Nov 04 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
Nov 05 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
Nov 06 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Nov 07 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Nov 08 Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub & Billiards
Nov 09 Cincinnati, OH @ The Madison Theater

Obituary - Classic Band Logo - Bloody - #5

 

* For more info on OBITUARY:

Facebook: Obituary band

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

LONG LIVE CARCASS.

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE EXHUMED.

LONG LIVE NOISEM.

Stone.

HELLOWEEN – FESTIVAL SUMMER 2014 COMPLETED, STUDIO SESSION BEGINS!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 20, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Helloween - promo band pic - 2014 - #610091

After successfully concluding their world-tour in support of the 2013 output Straight Out Of Hell, the party has been concluded upon the festival summer.

Clearly no time to sit back and relax, as the pumpkin heads will be heading right for their very own MiSueno Studios, located on the isle of Tenerife to start working on the successor of Straight Out Of Hell in October. Joining the band to handle production duties will be long-term companion Charlie Bauerfeind. The new album which is set for a release in May 2015 will be the first since HELLOWEEN have inked a new deal with old label home Nuclear Blast, where they released two albums – The Dark Ride (2000) and Rabbit Don’t Come Easy (2003), both of which have been re-issued with extended bonus material in 2013.

Last but not least, HELLOWEEN would like to send out a big “Thank You” to all the Helloween Maniacs worldwide with some live impressions of the title track of the charting success Straight Out Of Hell turned out to be, landing on a sensational #4, their highest German chart entry to date, holding this position for five long weeks. Additionally they made another five Top ten entries in Europe and also cracked the US Billboard Charts.

Helloween - Classic Band Logo - #119 - 2013

Check out the clip produced by Randy Cold: https://www.facebook.com/randycold666 https://vimeo.com/103456531

You can order your copy of The Dark Ride – Special Edition at the following destination: http://smarturl.it/HELLOWEEN-Ride

Rabbit Don’t Come Easy – Special Edition is available here: http://smarturl.it/HELLOWEEN-Rabbit

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

Nuclear Blast - Europe Logo - 2014

USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HELLOWEEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.