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As reported on the facebook page of SKELETONWITCH:
We’ll be shredding it up in Canada with ANCIENTS!! Check out the tour dates at www.skeletonwitch.com Hope to see you there!
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Chi Cheng, the legendary and incredibly talented bassist for Deftones has passed away on April 13th, 2013. Chi Cheng was a young 42. Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, friends and bandmates of Chi Cheng.
For more credible information regarding this sad news, click on the link below:
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Feast you Metal lovin’ eyes on the ultra fantastic cover art for Deceiver Of The Gods; the 9th studio album from Sweden’s Melodic Death Metal warriors – AMON AMARTH. Whoa! A June 2013 release is expected via Metal Blade Records. Metal be thy name!
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Vocals – Johan Hegg
Bass – Ted Lundström
Guitar – Johan Söderberg
Guitar – Olavi Mikkonen
Drums – Fredrik Andersson
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* For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the links below!
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http://www.twitter.com/amonamarthband
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Vocal/Guitar- Chris Ordonez
Lead Guitar- Joe Viwatkurkul
Bass- Daniel Alonzo
Drums- Coyoton
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FDA REKOTZ is proud to announce the signing of American classic Death Metal clan DEROGATORY. Their debut, Above All Else will be released by the label later this year. Be prepared for some blastin’ Death Metal in the vein and with soul of the good old late 80s/early 90s American Death Metal elite.
DEROGATORY was formed in late 2010. Founding guitarists Christian Ordonez and Joe Viwatkurkul wrote all the early material with Chris later taking the position of changing the music style and riff writing even further with later material. Derogatory has seen three drummers come and go before current skin-basher Coyoton stepped in. Bassist Daniel Alonzo rounds out the lineup. In 2011, the band recorded a demo, which spread like wildfire around their native Los Angeles. Derogatory specializes in heavy music played with fury, speed and technicality.
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
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As reported on the facebook of MORBID ANGEL:
World Management would like to announce that Morbid Angel has added three more shows in Brazil! May 21 – Opiniao Porto Alegre/RS (Urânio Produtora), May 23 – Cine Joia São Paulo/SP (Alive Concerts) and May 25 – Music Hall Curitiba/PR (Showmaster).
The band will also appear on April 13th at “The Metal Fest 2013” in Santiago, Chile and at “Hell and Heaven Metal Fest 2013” in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday May 18.
Morbid Angel will also appear at “Hellfest Open Air 2013” In Clisson, France on Saturday June 22, 2013.
4-13-2013 THE METAL FEST 2013, SANTIAGO CHILE
5-18-2013 HELL AND HEAVEN METAL FEST 2013, GUADALAJARA MEXICO
5-21-2013 OPINIAO, PORTO ALEGRE / BRAZIL
5-23-2013 CINE JOIA, SAO PAULO /SP BRAZIL
5-25-2013 MUSIC HALL , CURITIBA / PR BRAZIL
6-22-2013 HELLFEST OPEN AIR, CLISSON FRANCE
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For Festival Info, Click On The Links Below:
www.hellandheavenfest.com/2013
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Rock On The Range (May 17, 18, and 19) daily lineups have been announced and are posted on www.rockontherange.com! SEVENDUST are playing SUNDAY! Single day tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday, April 12 at 10am EST at http://bit.ly/ROTRtickets.
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To purchase SEVENDUST’s new album BLACK OUT THE SUN on iTunes, click here: http://bit.ly/BlackOutTheSun
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FDA Rekotz artist GOREGAST has issued an update from their headquarters in Berlin. Firstly, GOREGAST recently commissioned Dedy Badic from Badic Art to design a new logo (posted above) that reflected the band’s return to their classic Death Metal roots. Badic is known for his illustrations for SKELETAL REMAINS, GRUESOME STUFF RELISH and many others.
In early May, GOREGAST will play three dates with Swe-death monsters PAGANIZER. The dates are posted below. After returning home from the three-day assault GOREGAST will enter Soundforge Studio in Berlin to record tracks for an upcoming 7-inch EP set for release in September on FDA Rekotz.
In 2011 GOREGAST released the full-length Desechos Humanos on FDA Rekotz. Album track Honor the Dead is streaming below:
May 8 – Leipzig @ Bandhaus w/ Paganizer
May 9 – Weimar @ SC Schützengasse w/ Paganizer
May 10 – Wolfsburg @ D-Place /w Paganizer
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* (Source: ClawHammer PR)
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Killswitch Engage have debuted on the Billboard album charts at #7 with their 6th studio album: Disarm The Descent. Congratulations to Killswitch Engage and… Metal be thy name!
Killswitch Engage are hitting the road in the U.S. in support of Disarm The Descent this May with As I Lay Dying Official, Miss May I, and AFFIANCE!
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Airbourne‘s forthcoming record Black Dog Barking is now available for pre-order on iTunes! And, if you order the Special Edition, you’ll receive an instant download of “Live It Up’! Black Dog Barking will be released in North America on May 21st, via Roadrunner Records.
Pre-order Black Dog Barking on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/bdbpreorder
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The Summer Slaughter Tour will be hitting Los Angeles, CA on 7/20 and New York, NY on 08/07! Tickets go on sale April 19th!
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From the facebook page of IRON MAIDEN:
Maiden will be returning to Argentina this summer to make their first-ever appearance at the legendary River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires on 27th September. They will also be making a first-ever visit to Paraguay on 29th September to play the Jockey Club, Asuncion. On Oct 2 they will return to headline the Estadio Nacional, Santiago in Chile, where the Bluray/DVD of “En Vivo” was filmed in 2011. Very special guests at all shows will be Big 4 thrash masters Slayer, with support also from Swedish heavy rock phenomenon, Ghost.
Tickets for Argentina and Chile go onsale 18th April at 10am. Tickets for Paraguay go onsale 2nd May at 10am. Check out IRON MAIDEN here: http://www.ironmaiden.com
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From the facebook page of WITCH CROSS:
We are getting ready to play songs from the brand new album Axe to Grind. The album is set to be released in July by Hells Headbangers Records.
1st gig this year will be in Hillerød 31st May we hope to have advance copies of Axe to Grind available at the gig. The boxset “All that’s fit for fighting” is now available from: www.witchcross.dk
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Hardcore Punk/Crossover Thrash legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES make the cover of ROCK HARD (France) with lead vocalist Mike Muir at front and center! Visit ROCK HARD (France) here: http://www.rockhard.fr
Do the right thing and get your copy of the NEW CD, 13, from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES! 13 was released back on March 26th and yes, it kicks potent ass.
Visit SUICIDAL TENDENCIES at: www.suicidaltendencies.com
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As reported on the facebook page of STRYCHNIA:
May 14th, 2013! Our new EP – “Reanimated Monstrosity” will be available for DIGITAL purchase via iTunes, Bandcamp, Spotfiy, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Google Play, and many other stores! We know a lot of you want physical copies, and we promise you that we will absolutely be printing them very soon. We’re also still working on printing “Monstrosity” shirts/tanks so you guys can represent!
Stay tuned for the release of “War Sermon”, track two off our new EP, coming this week! An exact date will be announced soon, but in the mean time, just continue streaming our studio video on repeat!
“Reanimated Monstrosity” (EP) will be featuring John Gallagher of Dying Fetus.
* Stream/Download STRYCHNIA’s entire full-length album “The Anatomy of Execution” (2011) for FREE: http://www.strychnia.bandcamp.com/
* STRYCHNIA are from Dayton, New Jersey.
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Vocals – Kevin O’Laughlin (2009-present)
Guitar – Rory Smith Robinson (2008-present)
Guitar – Searching for one!
Bass – Mike Dreher (2009-present)
Drums – Frank D’Erasmo (2012-present)
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As reported on the facebook page of METALLICA:
METALLICA pinball is here! Includes 12 ‘Tallica songs with “Master of Puppets,” “One,” and “Fade To Black” among them. Features will include an electric chair, snake, grave markers and lots of other bells and whistles along with art by our friend Dirty Donny. Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/ZpaMw3
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James Hetfield – vocals & rhythm guitar
Lars Ulrich – drums
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass
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PHANTOM 13 – The Horror Punk/Shock Rock pack known as PHANTOM 13 have a new live video online now and it’s… Days Of The Dead. This music video below was filmed at a live 2013 performance in Columbus, Ohio. Don’t miss an opportunity to catch PHANTOM 13 live as I have; they ROCKED my brains into submission while I kept yearning for more!
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* Wanna read another recently featured post about PHANTOM 13, found right here on Metal Odyssey? Then click that link below! Whoa!
PHANTOM 13 – Wanna See My PHANTOM 13 Autographed CD? It’s Really Cool…
The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on February 28, 2013.
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* For more info on PHANTOM 13, click on the links below!
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Photo credit: Ester Segarra
DEBUT ALBUM, THE CIRCLE AND THE BLUE DOOR, OUT APR. 30
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Apr. 10, 2013, LOS ANGELES – Purson, the female-fronted UK band that the BBC has said are “channeling the power of the psychedelic ‘70s,” premiere the song “Spiderwood Farm” today via Decibel (http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/streaming-purson-spiderwood-farm/).
The London-based band, having already made a name quite a splash overseas with their glam-influenced psych-rock, release The Circle and The Blue Door on Apr. 30 via (Metal Blade/Rise Above Records). Kerrang said singer/guitar player Rosalie Cunningham “will have you spellbound” and added that Purson’s music is “like the best bits of ‘60s and ‘70s rock – think Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cream and loads of other classic rock cats – brought to 2013 in a sweet-smelling musical haze.”
“Spiderwood Farm is about ghosts,” explains Rosalie (who is also known for her previous stint as the front woman in the all-girl goth outfit Ipso Facto). “I was looking through a copy of Sounds from 1972 when I saw a band mentioned called Spiderwood Farm. From there I thought of a song about ex-dwellers, who are, of course dead. The council is trying to evict them, but they’re not doing anything wrong.”
A video for “Leaning On A Bear” debuted last month and is viewable here: http://youtu.be/c90mXA_Jrc4. Directed by Chris Martin, Rosalie said of the setting: “We found this great place in Brixton, South London called Café Cairo that look as though it has been transplanted there from the souk in Marrakesh.” The clip gives a perfect visual to the band’s trippy psychedelia, or as they call it “vaudeville carny psych.”
Decibel has been an early champion of the band with Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian calling The Circle and The Blue Door “the best debut of 2013” and featuring the band in their May issue.
Pre-orders of The Circle and The Blue Door are available via Metal Blade at this link: www.metalblade.com/purson. Purson will make their debut U.S. performances this fall with tour dates forthcoming.
(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)
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Chicago Modern Metal powerhouse TRIALS is set to make a triumphant return on May 1st with the release of their sophomore album, In the Shadow of Swords.
Coming off the heels of their 2011 debut, Witness to the Downfall, In the Shadow of Swords sees the band take their blend of forward-thinking Metal and muscular, Technical Thrash to the next level. Don’t mistake those words for the typical promotional hyperbole either. TRIALS has truly upped the ante where aggression, songwriting and sheer metallic power are concerned. Look no further than the album’s lead single, “Believers in Black,” for proof of the band’s progression. Stream the tune now:
In the Shadow of Swords is the first TRIALS recording to feature guitarist Ryan Bruchert (ex-HEWHOCORRUPTS), who joined the band last year. The album will be offered in digital and CD formats. The digital version includes a ripping cover of JUDAS PRIEST’s “Jawbreaker” as a bonus track, while the CD release will feature an additional TRIALS song, “Spirit Leaves” as a bonus. Recording took place at Wall 2 Wall Studios in Chicago and at TRIALS’ home studio with mixing and mastering courtesy of Lasse Lammert at LSD Studios in Lübeck, Germany. The album’s artwork was done by Chris Angelucci with Mark Sugar & Usha Rajbhandari.
A preview trailer for In the Shadow of Swords is below!
Conjoined
Believers in Black
Blueprints of Metaphor
In the Misery Machine
With Only Sorrow Now
All the Promises
Upon this Day
Ancestor
Embracing Nothing
Jawbreaker *(digital release only)
Spirit Leaves ** (CD release only)
Mark Sugar (guitar/vocals)
Ryan Bruchert (guitar)
Usha Rajbhandari (bass)
Adam Kopecky (drums)
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
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Left to right: Phil Campbell, Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee
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JUDAS PRIEST CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HEAVY METAL DOMINANCE WITH EPITAPH, 23-SONG LIVE CONCERT BLU-RAY/DVD
CLOSING NIGHT OF “EPITAPH WORLD TOUR” – THE BAND’s FINAL WORLD TOUR – RECORDED AT LONDON’S HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO IN MAY 2012
BLAZING LIVE VERSIONS OF AT LEAST ONE SONG FROM EACH OF JUDAS PRIEST’S 14 CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM 1974 TO 2008
Blu-ray or separate DVD available everywhere May 28, 2013, through Legacy Recordings
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Judas Priest, the heavy metal legends whose influence on generations of musicians and metalheads is incalculable, celebrate their 40th year as recording artists this year with the release of the live concert EPITAPH. A unique live career retrospective, EPITAPH will be released on Blu-ray and separate DVD on May 28th through Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. This release precedes a new studio album by Judas Priest which the band are working on now.
Judas Priest’s current lineup comprises lead singer Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis.
Heavy metal historians will regard EPITAPH as the most far-reaching live concert recording in the band’s career. The set revisits the climactic closing date of the 50-week “Epitaph World Tour,” captured live at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on May 26, 2012. Adding to the drama is the fact that this was Judas Priest’s final large-scale world tour ever. EPITAPH’s 23 tracks represent at least one song from every one of the band’s 14 studio albums, from 1974’s Rocka Rolla (“Never Satisfied”) to 2008’s Nostradamus (“Prophecy”).
In the special case of British Steel, four songs are featured: “Rapid Fire,” “Metal Gods,” “Breaking The Law,” and perennial set closer, “Living After Midnight.” Others exempted from the one-song-quota are the LPs which appeared before and after British Steel. The first of these is 1979’s Hell Bent For Leather (UK title: Killing Machine) which lends the title song as well as “The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown).” The other LP is 1982’s Screaming For Vengeance, source of “The Hellion,” “Electric Eye,” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.”
“They have epitomized the genre with their Harley riding frontman, rapid-fire guitar assaults, and spectacular stage shows,” wrote journalist Bryan Reesman in his liner notes for 2004’s leather-bound, metal-spiked Metalogy box set. “Influential, innovative, and exuberant in expression,” he wrote, “they are the true Metal Gods who have been as unwavering in their desire to expand the boundaries of their music as they have been in crossing international borders to deliver it to their disciples.”
“Unabashedly committed to their cause, and unrepentant in proclaiming themselves a true heavy metal band even when others have shied away from the term, Judas Priest have forever been defenders of the faith.”
(Columbia/Legacy: Blu-Ray 88765481119, DVD 88883715539)
Selections: 1. Battle Hymn (L) • 2. Rapid Fire (F) • 3. Metal Gods (F) • 4. Heading Out To The Highway (G) • 5. Judas Rising (M) • 6. Starbreaker (C) • 7. Victim Of Changes (B) • 8. Never Satisfied (A) • 9. Diamonds And Rust (C) • 10. Prophecy (N) • 11. Night Crawler (L) • 12. Turbo Lover (J) • 13. Beyond The Realms Of Death (D) • 14. The Sentinel (I) • 15. Blood Red Skies (K) • 16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (E) • 17. Breaking The Law (F) • 18. Painkiller (L) • 19. The Hellion (H) • 20. Electric Eye (H) • 21. Hell Bent For Leather (E) • 22. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming’ (H) • 23. Living After Midnight (F).
Album Index:
A – from Rocka Rolla (originally issued 1974, on Gull Records)
B – from Sad Wings Of Destiny (originally issued 1976, on Gull Records)
C – from Sin After Sin (originally issued 1977, on Columbia Records)
D – from Stained Class (originally issued 1978, on Columbia)
E – from Hell Bent For Leather (originally issued 1979, on Columbia; aka Killing Machine in UK)
F – from British Steel (originally issued 1980, on Columbia)
G – from Point Of Entry (originally issued 1981, on Columbia)
H – from Screaming For Vengeance (originally issued 1982, on Columbia)
I – from Defenders Of the Faith (originally issued 1984, on Columbia)
J – from Turbo (originally issued 1986, on Columbia)
K – from Ram It Down (originally issued 1988, on Columbia)
L – from Painkiller (originally issued 1990, on Columbia)
M – from Angel Of Retribution (originally issued 2005, on Epic Records)
N – from Nostradamus (originally issued 2008, on Epic)
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Candlelight Records today confirms June 4th as the North American release date for The Hundredth Name, the full-length debut from Las Vegas-based epic doom band DEMON LUNG. The eight-song album was recorded with Adam Myatt and Billy Anderson (Neurosis, The Melvins, Sleep) and features artwork by English illustrator Tom Bates (Vision of Disorder, Amorphis).
The Hundredth Name is a conceptual album as previously confirmed by drummer Jeremy Brenton. Its story line follows, “The long-begotten son of Satan, who’s been sent to earth to assemble the three parts of the devil’s bible so that we can speak the name of God in reverse and undo creation.” Songstress Shanda Fredrick adds, “We have had the concept idea for the album for a few years. We have just been waiting until we signed to a proper label to finish writing it. Working with Billy was a dream come true for us. He has been like a fifth member of the band, a mentor, and just an all-around awesome friend. He helped us craft something that we are very proud of.”
Formed in 2011, DEMON LUNG features guitarist Phil Burns and bassist Patrick Warren, with Fredrick and Brenton. The band has a singular EP, Pareidolia (Bandcamp 2012), currently available. The recording was favorably received by international media. “Earthy-yet-horror-themed doom metal a-la Candlemass,” said Metal Hammer. “Their hazy atmosphere and unorthodox way of playing guitar in a doom metal band is an interesting approach that doom fans should immediately check out,” noted Metal Archives. “Their music is clearly from the soul,” added Ave Noctum. In their still short history, the band has performed alongside Pentagram, High on Fire, Jucifer, Witch Mountain, and Castle, among others.
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1. Binding of the Witch
2. Devil’s Wind
3. Eyes of Zamiel
4. A Decade Twice Over A Day
5. Heathen Child
6. Hex Mark
7. Hallowed Ground
8. Incantation (The Hundredth Name)
DEMON LUNG has announced the following dates in April. Additionally, the band are set as a featured performer at the third installment of the Doom In June Festival (also featuring The Skull, Manilla Road, Karma To Burn, Ancestors, Las Cruces, Castle and more). Doom In June is sponsored by Heavy Planet, Planet Fuzz, Doom Metal Alliance, and Hellride Music.
4/16/2013 The Bunkhouse – Las Vegas, NV w/ Ides of Gemini
4/19/2013 The Joint – Los Angeles, CA w/ Crowned by Fire, Behold! the Monolith
4/20/2013 Favorites – Las Vegas, NV w/ Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, The Freeks
5/09/2013 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV w/ Cauldron
5/30/2013 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA w/ Castle
5/31/2013 Whisky Dicks – S. Lake Tahoe, CA w/ Castle
6/01/2013 Doom in June Festival/Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
6/02/2013 Pubrock – Scottsdale, AZ w/ Castle
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
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DEVICE – The debut and S/T album from DEVICE will be released tomorrow, April 9th, via Warner Bros. Records. Led by the legendary David Draiman (Disturbed) on vocals, this is an Industrial album that is highly anticipated throughout the Heavy Rock world. Check out the track listing for DEVICE below, as well as the band’s April/May tour dates!
Also, check out below the special guests on this DEVICE debut! Whoa!! I’m buying this CD tomorrow! Metal be thy name!
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DEVICE – TRACK LISTING:
01. You Think You Know
02. Penance
03. Vilify
04. Close My Eyes Forever (Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford cover) (feat. Lzzy Hale)
05. Out Of Line (feat. Serj Tankian, Geezer Butler)
06. Hunted
07. Opinion (feat. Tom Morello)
08. War Of Lies
09. Haze (feat. M. Shadows)
10. Through It All (feat. Glenn Hughes)
APRIL/MAY 2013 TOUR DATES:
10-Apr – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen*
12-Apr – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room*
13-Apr -Orlando, FL – Tinker Field – WJRR Earth Day Birth Day
14-Apr – Ft. Myers, FL – Fort Rock Festival
16-Apr – Destin, FL – Club LA**
17-Apr -Huntsville, AL -Sammy T’s**
20-Apr – Tyler, TX – Click’s**
21-Apr – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Amphitheatre – KFMX Show
23-Apr – Dallas, TX – Trees**
25-Apr – Houston, TX – Scout Bar**
26-Apr – Beaumont, TX – The Gig**
28-Apr – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville Festival
30-Apr – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues**
01-May – Little Rock, AR – Juanitas**
03-May – Atlanta, GA –Centerstage*
04-May – Rockingham, NC -Carolina Rebellion Festival
10-May – Boone, IA – Lazerfest 2013
11- May – Kansas City, MO – Rockfest
18-May – Camden, NJ – MMRBQ Festival
19-May – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range
24-May – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
*with Gemini Syndrome
**with Gemini Syndrome and Nonpoint
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As reported on the facebook page of Orion Music and More:
We’re excited to announce new additions to the Orion 2013 lineup including a very special Infectious Grooves reunion, plus Rocket From The Crypt, Vista Chino, Dead Sara [Official], and local favorites Calico and Matt Clarke.
Brush up on the bands and check out the full list of talent headed to Belle Isle this June! http://orionfest.co/ZC9M7r
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ORION MUSIC + MORE FESTIVAL 2013 LINEUP:
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Tickets for Orion Music + More are currently onsale for $150 for a 2-Day Pass including all fees. Visit orionmusicandmore.com to buy tickets.
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Finnish Death Metal legion KALMAH are pleased to unleash their seventh studio offering this June. Titled Seventh Swamphony, the follow-up to 2010’s critically lauded 12 Gauge release, was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland, and features eight tracks, mixed and mastered at Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, Paradise Lost, et al).
Comments lead guitarist Antti Kokko: “This album marks a milestone in our careers. We have a new keyboard player [Veli-Matti Kananen], which has given a fresh edge to the music, and we are of course very satisfied with the new material. That is why we wanted to give the songs the best possible chance without compromise; we feel very lucky and privileged to have worked with Jens Bogren.”
KALMAH’s latest production showcases the Oulu outfit’s signature brand of frantic, yet Melodic Death Metal tempered here by a new-found epic mournfulness.
Check out epic pummel of fifth track “Windlake Tale” as well as studio footage at THIS LOCATION.
KALMAH (“From The Grave” in Karelian) will play Dark River Festival in Finland this Summer, with more festival and UK touring plans to be announced. Stay tuned for details.
Seventh Swamphony will be released in North America via Spinefarm Records this June. Further details to be announced in weeks to come.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
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Pennsylvania Traditional Metallists Sinister Realm are scheduled to release their third album World of Evil via Shadow Kingdom Records early this summer. Album artwork and track listing can be viewed below.
Commenting on the album artwork, bass player and founding member John Gaffney had this to say: “I wanted to do something different from our past album covers which used photos and I really wanted it to embody the feel and mood of the songs. I was lucky to get in touch with a great upcoming artist from Portugal named Augusto Peixoto at Iron Doom Design and he was able to bring my vision for the album cover to life.”
With influences ranging from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Candlemass and Dio, World of Evil will find the band moving in an even darker and more epic direction. Comments Gaffney, “Many of the songs on the album focus on the evil that man brings to this world, with wars, lies and the dark future that sometimes seems ahead of us.” Plans are being assembled for the band to hit the road later this year in support of the album.
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01. Dark Angel of Fate
02. Bell Strikes Fear
03. World of Evil
04. The Ghosts of Nevermore
05. Prophets of War
06. Cyber Villain
07. The Forest of Souls
08. Four Black Witches
In other news: Sinister Realm contributed their version of the Anvil classic Forged in Fire to the album Strong as Steel – A Tribute to Anvil, set for release on April 19th on Skol Records, the song can be heard below. John Gaffney had this to say about covering the Anvil classic, “Anvil is the sound of Metal, plain and simple. The jackhammer riffs and Robb’s pounding drums, it doesn’t get much cooler than that! Being a fan of darker sounding riffs and songs with cool drum parts “Forged in Fire” has always been one of my favorite Anvil songs, I hope we do it some justice and maybe even add an extra sinister edge to it….long live heavy metal and long live Anvil!
Check Out Forged In Fire Below!
Formed in 2009 by former Pale Divine bass player John Gaffney and current Pale Divine and current Beelzefuzz drummer Darin McCloskey, Sinister Realm released their 2nd album The Crystal Eye in late 2011.
For more information on SINISTER REALM visit:
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http://www.reverbnation.com/sinisterrealm
http://shadowkingdomrecords.com/
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
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