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KRAMPUS – Stream New Song “Unspoken”

Posted in Extreme Metal, folk metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 14, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KRAMPUS continue to make waves leading up to the release of their debut album Survival of the Fittest with their latest stream of the song “Unspoken”.  Singer Filippo comments:

“‘Unspoken’ is about frustration. Frustration of being a young guy who lives in this global crisis period, with the will to do something, to be realized and to prove his worth, and that is instead entangled in a world that negates him this chance.

There’s no work, global economy is falling, corruption and injustice are everywhere, there’s not enough space for those who would just like to act and build. It’s not fair that fathers feels like losers even if they work hard because the cannot look after those whom they care.”

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“The best Folk Metal Newcomer there is, with a hell of a strong album! Melodic, catchy, heavy, diverse!” – Merlin/ELUVEITIE

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(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

For more info on KRAMPUS, click on the links below!

www.facebook.com/krampusfolk

www.twitter.com/krampusfolk

www.youtube.com/krampusfolk

www.soundcloud.com/krampusfolk

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

Stone.

haarp – New Orleans Metal Misanthropes Announce New Studio Offering “Husks”

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, sludge metal with tags , , , , , , on August 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Artwork And Track Listing Revealed

New Orleans Metal misanthropes, haarp, announce the release of their new studio offering, entitled Husks. Set for release on September 18, 2012 through Housecore Records, the follow-up to 2010’s The Filth offers up three tracks of crushing, post-apocalyptic dirge. Husks was recorded at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, Fountainbleau Room 7011, and Nodferatu’s Lair by Philip H. Anselmo, engineered by Steve Berrigan and Nathan Weidenhaft and mastered at Visceral Sounds by Scott Hull.

Comments the band in a collective statement: “With Husks, we’ve maintained the sound we developed over our last few releases while adding some new elements and showing some additional influences.”

For pre-order info, point your browser HERE.

Husks Track Listing:

1. deadman/rabbit

2. bear

3. fox 

Due to unforeseen events which occurred late in the summer of 2005, members of various disbanded projects came together to forge haarp. Featuring a collective of New Orleans Grindcore, Punk, and Metal scene alumni, haarp embody the murk, decay, and oppression associated with their home city. haarp’s music is a visceral wall of low-end sound; its lyrics a journey through despair, hatred, self loathing, and aggression. haarp will be decimating a city near you. Further details to be announced in the coming days.

“…world-class sludge…” – Exclaim

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on haarp, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/haarpnola

http://www.facebook.com/housecorerecords

Long Live haarp.

Stone.

NEUROSIS – Title Of Eleventh Full-Length From Musical Pioneers Revealed

Posted in experimental music, experimental rock, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

It is said that great art has the power to take us outside of ourselves and bring us closer to ourselves simultaneously. Few bands have accomplished this rare feat on a more profound and consistent basis than NEUROSIS. For nearly three decades, their music has touched the hearts and minds of young men and women seeking contact with something beyond the physical world, something intangible, something that expresses the inner tumult of the human condition in a way that transcends time and space. Something that not only provokes questions but maybe even hints at answers.

Since 1985 this matchless force has surpassed the boundaries of any genre, never-ceasing to mutate and progress their songwriting and sonic delivery, and never-failing to mesmerize audiences both in the studio and onstage. And as the anticipation from their diehard fanbase reaches a boiling point, this week NEUROSIS unveil the title of their eleventh full-length studio creation, which will manifest itself as Honor Found In Decay.

The follow-up to their acclaimed 2007-released Given To The Rising album, the music on Honor Found In Decay is both torturous and transcendent. It is the ongoing exposition of a vast internal dialogue that seems to carry the weight of eons. With the right kind of ears and eyes, it can seem like the trials and tribulations of mankind are being channeled through five individuals: Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly, Noah Landis, Jason Roeder and Dave Edwardson. And yet? They will be the first ones to tell you that they are just regular people trying to make sense of the world around them.

Aided by Josh Graham, their resident visual guru, they transmit their interpretations through multiple sensory planes. The degree to which Neurosis allows them to step out of their everyday lives is the distance between one and zero, the distance between thinking and doing, the distance between this minute and the one that may or may not follow. Which is to say: NEUROSIS takes them outside of themselves and brings them closer to themselves. Simultaneously.

This next chapter in the evolution of NEUROSIS will see worldwide release through the band’s own Neurot Recordings this Autumn, in Germany October 26th, in the UK October 29th, and in North America on October 30th.

Further details on Honor Found In Decay will be made available over the coming weeks.

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NEUROSIS:

Scott Kelly – vocals/guitars

Steve Von Till – vocals/guitars

Dave Edwardson – bass

Jason Roeder – drums

Noah Landis – keyboards

Josh Graham – visual effects, art

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on NEUROSIS, click on the links below!

http://www.neurosis.com

http://www.facebook.com/officialneurosis

http://www.neurotrecordings.com

http://www.facebook.com/neurotrecordings

LONG LIVE NEUROSIS.

Stone.

DISASTROID – Upcoming Live Gig Info For August 29th In Oakland!

Posted in grunge, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock and roll, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DISASTROID – Hey! If you haven’t heard by now, DISASTROID is a very, very cool Rock band from San Francisco, California. DISASTROID has a gig coming up on August 29th, at 6:30 pm, at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland, California. If you live anywhere near Oakland, get on out there and catch some live DISASTROID!

These guys can play some Heavy Rock ‘N Roll and will most likely be world-famous someday too. How does Stone know all this? Cause I listen to their stuff and believe in this band. Call ’em Stoner, Psychedelic, Grunge and/or Hard Rock… I just call ’em one hell of a Rock band and ’nuff said about that.

You’ll become a believer of DISASTROID too by checking ’em out and clicking on those cool links below! Metal be thy name.

DISASTROID – Links To Click:

DISASTROID – facebook

http://disastroid-music.blogspot.com/

DISASTROID – Bay Area Band To Check Out; Cause They Flat-Out ROCK!

Listen to Money And Guilt below! HEY… play it LOUD!

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LONG LIVE DISASTROID.

Stone.

Wanna See My CHRISTOPHER CROSS Debut S/T Album I Recently Bought? It’s Really Cool…

Posted in adult contemporary rock, classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news, soft rock with tags , , , , , , , on August 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

That’s it above! I bought this Christopher Cross album for a whopping 50 cents (U.S.) at a thrift store, at the beginning of this Summer. There is only minimal (normal) wear to the right-hand corners of the album jacket. The vinyl itself looks and sounds like it was never played!

The debut and self-titled album from the legendary Christopher Cross was released on Warner Bros., back in December of 1979. This album has become a beacon, within the pages of Rock Music history. Christopher Cross boasted three Billboard Top 40 songs: Ride Like The Wind, Never Be The Same and Sailing. (Sailing reached #1 status as a single).

Christopher Cross also had won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year, back in 1981. Here is a Rock history shocker for you: Christopher Cross beat out Pink Floyd’s The Wall for Album Of The Year. Whoa. A Soft Rock performer was chosen over an already proven and justifiably iconic Rock band such as Pink Floyd for that prestigious Grammy, back in ’81. Regardless, I’ve never been a fan of how the Grammy Awards are structured anyways.

If I had to choose one album over the other, I’m choosing The Wall; only this post is about my celebrating Christopher Cross. I like this Christopher Cross album a great deal. This album not only exhibits extremely memorable songs since I first heard them so many years ago; these songs are also timeless for me.

Here is what the back cover of the album jacket looks like:

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Take a listen below to Ride Like The Wind, as performed by Christopher Cross; while you listen, keep an ear out for the backing vocals of the legendary Michael McDonald.

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Take a listen below to the Hard & Heavy cover version of Ride Like The Wind, performed by the  legendary Jorn. This song is from Jorn’s 2012 studio album, Bring Heavy Rock To The Land, released on Frontiers Records.

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If you have listened to both of these versions of Ride Like The Wind, which one do you prefer? I’ll always embrace the original from Christopher Cross, yet, Jorn’s version does psyche the living hell out of me! Metal be thy name, it does.

Here is what the inner sleeve for this Christopher Cross debut S/T album looks like (below). Notice the liner notes and lyrics are printed on it… that’s old school.

Thanks for checking out my Christopher Cross album that I scooped-up on a recent Rock ‘N Metal hunting trip. As always, I’ll continue to post more Rockin’ treasures that I stumble upon!

Rock Steady out there this coming week and remember: “leave a penny, take a penny” at your neighborhood convenience stores.

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LONG LIVE CHRISTOPHER CROSS.

Stone.

THEORY OF A DEADMAN – Watch Their Gig From The Knit Reno, via Livestream on August 11th!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Music, rock bands, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THEORY OF A DEADMAN – Watch their LIVE gig at The Knitting Factory in Reno, Nevada, August 11th (tonight) at 11pm EST! To view and hear the Hard Rockin’ good-times, click here: http://livestream.com

Follow Livestream on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/livestream

Theory Of A Deadman – The Truth Is… was released on July 12, 2011, via Roadrunner Records.

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For more info on THEORY OF A DEADMAN, click on the links below!

http://www.theoryofadeadman.com

http://store.theoryofadeadman.com/music.html

LONG LIVE THEORY OF A DEADMAN.

Stone.

SORROWS PATH “Empty Eyes and Blackened Hearts” (Official Video) – Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SORROWS PATHThe Rough Path Of Nihilism, is the debut album from Doom Metal juggernaut Sorrows Path; which was released back in late 2011 via Rock It Up Records. Sorrows Path originates from Athens, Greece and are currently in the studio (Fragile Studios) recording their sophomore album.

The Rough Path Of Nihilism has received worldwide critical praise. The track Empty Eyes and Blackened Hearts shall give you every reason as to why the Metal praise keeps pouring in for Sorrows Path and their Doom debut. Melodic and billowing with a Classic Metal atmosphere; the end result from Empty Eyes and Blackened Hearts is a totally contagious vibe, feel, sound and aura of Doom from Sorrows Path.

Doom Metal this grand needs to be heard. Doom Metal this grand needs to be recommended to my Metal brethren. A Doom Metal song and video this grand needs to be declared: Stone’s METAL pick of the day!  Metal be thy name.

SORROWS PATH:

Stavros Giannakos – bass

Angelos Ioannidis – vocals

Fotis Mountouris – drums

Kostas Salomidis – guitar

Giannis Tziligkakis – guitar

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For more info on SORROWS PATH, click on the links below!

http://www.sorrowspath.net

http://www.myspace.com/sorrowspathmusic

LONG LIVE SORROWS PATH.

“DOOM RULES ETERNALLY…” – SORROWS PATH

Stone.

PAGAN ALTAR – Decibel Magazine Debuts Title Track From PAGAN ALTAR’s “The Time Lord” EP

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Decibel Magazine has posted an exclusive stream of the title track from PAGAN ALTAR’s The Time Lord EP. Consisting of remastered material from as far back as 1978, The Time Lord will be released on September 11th, 2012 by Shadow Kingdom Records. Visit the Deciblog (www.DecibelMagazine.com) now to check out “The Time Lord.” The EP and other PAGAN ALTAR releases can be ordered from the Shadow Kingdom store at this location: http://shadowkingdomrecords.com

In other news, PAGAN LORD has recently been confirmed for Maryland Death Fest XI, which will take place May 23rd – 26th, 2013 in Baltimore, MD. For for information and updates visit http://www.marylanddeathfest.com

Stone Says: You absolutely MUST check out PAGAN ALTAR! This is tried and true N.W.O.B.H.M. and it’s Classic Metal; this is the stuff that helped build the foundation for the Metal we all love and follow today! Just amazing Metal from a pioneering Metal band. I’ve become an instant fan of PAGAN ALTAR after my very first listen to The Time Lord. I have been Metal schooled once again by a legendary Metal band and it’s PAGAN ALTAR. Metal be thy name.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

LONG LIVE PAGAN ALTAR.

Stone.

Frank Zappa’s Guitarist and Vocalist Ike Willis to Release Biography

Posted in Guitar, Hard Rock, Music, rock and roll, rock guitarists, rock music, rock music books, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Ike Willis works with friends and fans to bring his story to life

Los Angeles, CA – The Ike Willis Book, an upcoming literary release from The Project Scrutinizer, will be published later this year. The Ike Willis Book will chronicle the life and times of Ike Willis, who played guitar and sang with Frank Zappa for fifteen years.

Ike Willis is featured on a number of classic albums including Joe’s Garage, Tinseltown Rebellion, You Are What You Is, Them or Us and Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar. Mr. Willis has lived a long, star-studded, Rock and Roll version of “the American dream” before, during and after his time with Frank Zappa. Since Zappa’s death in 1993, Willis has continued paying tribute to the incredibly detailed and academic arrangements of Zappa’s original music while performing in Europe and South America with a variety of tribute bands including Project/Object at the Zappanale festival in Germany for the last three years.

The book is derived from highlights of weeks of interviews with Ike, his family and friends, plus key contributions from prominent Frank Zappa alumni such as Bobby Martin, Don Preston, Denny Walley, Ray White, Ed Mann and many others. This is the story of Ike Willis, the son, the father, the musician, the singer, the intellectual and kid from St. Louis, MO who made it big. Many of these exclusive, personal stories about Mr. Willis’ life and his career with Frank Zappa have never been told before. Ike’s story includes people from all walks of life and is a truly fantastic piece of Rock and Roll history.

Mr. Willis commented on the book; “Now that I am so far into the process of telling my story, all I can say is that I never expected to do something quite like this. The experience has been so powerful and I really feel fortunate to get this unique opportunity. This book will have something interesting for every type of fan – even the ones who have known me forever. I have a large number of Frank Zappa alumni who have contributed to the interviews and we spend plenty of time talking about how many of the most famous songs originated, as well as what life inside the Zappa Universe was really like. We were all so lucky to have had the opportunity to perform the music he wrote and get to spend countless hours with him in the studio, on the road and basically in his world. This book is as important to any piece of music I played with Frank because it really explains how we did it!”

The book is slated to be available in late December to coincide with the holidays and Frank Zappa’s birthday. Mr. Willis is booked for an extensive touring schedule with a number of his tribute projects beginning later this year and has a new solo album heading to the studio with several special guest appearances planned.

The Project Scrutinizer, the international group of Ike Willis’ friends and fans heading the project, has branches in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Portland (Oregon) and Europe. A Kickstarter funding effort is currently underway and contributing fans will be recognized within the book.

For more info, click on the links below!

Website: www.TheProjectScrutinizer.com
Ike’s site: www.IkeWillis.com (soon to be revamped)
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/IkeWillis

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(Source: Glass Onyon PR)

LONG LIVE IKE WILLIS.

REST IN PEACE, FRANK ZAPPA.

Stone.

UNHERZ – Reveal Album Artwork; 3rd Studio Album Releases August 24th, via Massacre Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

UNHERZ are going to release their third studio album Die Wahrheit Liegt Dazwischen on August 24th via Massacre Records!

The album was produced by Gerhard Magin (Crematory, Totenmond, Catamenia et al.) and will contain 11 songs.

UNHERZ about their upcoming album:

“We wanted to create a varied album with songs that sound different. And I think we did a pretty good job!

The album offers everything we like! It has heavy guitar riffs as well as a lot of emotion. That’s why we named the album ‘Die Wahrheit Liegt Dazwischen’ (‘The Truth Lies Somewhere In Between’)! We think it’s not necessary that every song features heavy guitars, the focus should be on other instruments too.”

Take a listen below to Schmerz Neu Definiert off the upcoming album here:

Also don’t forget to mark your calendar on August 15th, where the band will present the new album exclusively on the German AGF-Radio (http://www.agf-radio.com) starting 5pm CET!

Listen to and get previous UNHERZ albums here: http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/search?lang=en&search=Unherz

* Stone Says: When it comes to portraying the “fanny theme” on an album cover… UNHERZ takes the Metal prize! Metal be thy name! As a bonus, this band ROCKS!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on UNHERZ, click on/use the links below!

http://www.unherz.de

http://facebook.com/unherz

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE UNHERZ.

Stone.

HATEBREED – LONG LIVE HATEBREED! And… BOYCOTT CNN

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HATEBREED – As the world turns, over at CNN, they see the world as they want to. They report the news as they like, regardless of knowing the facts. Truth? Forget about it over at CNN. CNN likes to tell us all how to live, what to eat, how much to eat, where to go and of course… here’s the BIG one… who to vote for. The news giant known as CNN has finally tripped up BIG TIME my Metal brethren. CNN has messed with Hardcore/Metal legends HATEBREED in a very disturbing way. CNN has insulted HATEBREED and it’s sickening.

What CNN has done: their enormous news platform was used to accuse HATEBREED of being a “white power” band in a CNN Opinion piece, which was written by a highly misinformed Lonnie Nasatir. This unethical, immoral and flat-out WRONG “listing” of HATEBREED in a list of white power bands is more than mind-boggling… it’s defamation of character and a law has been broken. No, this isn’t about an innocent situation of a band being mislabeled. That’s a certified falsity right there. Yes, CNN, your news platform was used to slander HATEBREED and that can’t be denied.

Here’s a shocker within this shocking story: Lonnie Nasatir is the Anti-Defamation League’s Chicago/Upper Midwest Director.

Placing HATEBREED on a “list” of white power bands is an outrage! A false label! HATEBREED has been a unifying band for all of us fellow Hardcore, Metalcore and Metal fans, regardless of race, religion or sex. The lyrics of HATEBREED have never divided nor spread hate within our Hardcore and Metal families; if anything, HATEBREED has reached out to all fans through their music, concerts and social networks on a continuous level that is stunningly admirable.

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I urge every visitor to Metal Odyssey to boycott CNN and never watch, read or follow their news or programming ever again. CNN and Lonnie Nasatir owe HATEBREED more than a widespread public apology and should be ashamed for their grade school level of journalism.

I write about and communicate with musicians and bands, just about every day of my life. I cannot even comprehend the stupidity level that has taken place here within the CNN world of (laugh) joke journalism. CNN is now: NCNN. What is NCNN you ask? It’s the: NON CREDIBLE NEWS NETWORK.

I predicted within my circles, that a major news network would eventually try to take down Metal Music due to the horrific shooting massacre at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin this past weekend. Connecting this massacre to Heavy Metal white supremacist bands spiraled out-of-control here… and HATEBREED deserves much better than this.

God bless the souls of the shooting victims at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin. God bless the families and friends of these innocent victims.

METAL. BE. THY. NAME.

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For more info on HATEBREED, click on the link below!

http://WWW.HATEBREED.COM

LONG LIVE HATEBREED.

BOYCOTT CNN. 

Stone.

INFERION – Opens The Vault and Unleashes “Aborted By The Sun”

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

You may already know of INFERION’s The Desolate, the Black Metal whirlwind from Mr. Everything Nick Reyes. But in 2003 Reyes’ recorded an EP of blast-beaten, aggressive Melodic Death Metal called Aborted by the Sun that was recorded under the name Farewell My Angel. The original plan to release the EP was halted after the hard drive with the original mixes/master was damaged in a fire. A recent discovery of those original files led Iraq War veteran Reyes to re-record much of the EP when time permitted during Army Special Forces and Selection Training at Fort Bragg, GA. The EP has now been released under the INFERION banner.

Aborted By The Sun – Track Listing:

Kill the Angel

Aborted by the Sun

Burn Away the Memory

Imagine Me Geometry

The God Machine

My Hydrogen Bomb 

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The Story Of “Aborted By The Sun” As Told By Nick Reyes:

Aborted by the Sun was originally recorded in 2003 under the band name Farewell my Angel. At the time INFERION had put out the album Firewar that was getting some attention, and since this release was more Death Metal, I was going to release it next, but I was never able to do so because the original mixes and masters were damaged on a hard drive that caught fire. Last year, I was going through my storage unit looking for Army gear to pack for SFAS and I came upon some old CDs and DVDs in the same tough box and among them was a DVD simply titled “ABTSMBU.” I put it in the computer and found all the original mixes and masters for the album.

I re-recorded the bass, drums, and some vocals while I was trying out for the Special Forces, so this album is about determination, and the aggressive pursuit of goals. Since this album was semi structured, I just had to redo it in the way that I had envisioned it in my head during the selection course. So I based it around the guitars that were already there and tracked everything as soon as I got home a month later.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on INFERION, click on the links below!

http://www.myspace.com/inferion

LONG LIVE NICK REYES.

LONG LIVE INFERION.

Stone.

XIBALBA – New LP Streaming At Brooklyn Vegan; Tour Begins This Week

Posted in doom metal, hardcore, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

As Hasta La Muerte, the second LP from Southern Cali breakdown warriors XIBABLA, nears release, the North American street date now just one week away. In anticipation of the album’s disbursement, and as the unit prepare to embark on tour in support of the mammoth LP later this week, today Brooklyn Vegan is streaming all of Hasta La Muerte. Test the durability of your office furniture by busting out a wicked statgedive in the workplace to the record’s eleven devastating tales.

Taking their down-tuned assault to iniquitous new dimensions, XIBALBA’s breakdowns hit with the force of tsunamis and their riffs like mires of quicksand on Hasta La Muerte, the band’s intense style infusing some of the most Doom-ridden tones one will experience within the Hardcore genre with unstoppable force. Recorded by Taylor Young (of labelmates Nails), and sought out renowned Death Metal artist Dan Seagrave (Dismember, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, etc.) to craft the foreboding cover art.

Hasta La Muerte will hit the streets via Southern Lord Records on August 14th in North America, just four days into their month-long North American tour with Alpha & Omega as well as labelmates Power Trip for most of the trek. The action begins at The Power Of The Riff West in Los Angeles this Saturday, August 11th and includes another performance at the first installment of The Power Of The Riff East in Brooklyn on September 1st.

Check out full live sets and more XIBALBA mayhem AT THIS LOCATION.

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XIBALBA North American Tour w/ Alpha & Omega, Power Trip:

8/11/2012 Echo/Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA @ The Power Of The Riff West [info]

8/12/2012 The Branch Street House – Sacramento, CA

8/13/2012 Pop Culture – Vancouver, WA

8/14/2012 West Seattle Legion Hall – Seattle, WA

8/15/2012 The Astoria – Vancouver, BC

8/16/2012 New Black Art Center – Calgary, AB

8/17/2012 Oliver Hall – Edmonton, AB

8/18/2012 *house show – Lethbridge, AB

8/19/2012 Louis’ – Saskatoon, SK

8/20/2012 The Frame Gallery – Winnipeg, MB

8/21/2012 The New Direction – Fargo, ND

8/22/2012 The Beat – Minneapolis, MN

8/23/2012 TBA – Chicago, IL

8/24/2012 The Launch Board Shop – Ann Arbor, MI

8/25/2012 The Devils Cellar – Toronto, ON

8/26/2012 CCSG – Gatineau, QC

8/27/2012 Katacombs – Montreal, QC

8/28/2012 Cafe L’Agitee – Quebec City, QC

8/29/2012 The Kave – Bucksport, ME

8/30/2012 Anchors Up – Haverhill, MA

8/31/2012 State Street Church Gym – Schenectady, NY

9/01/2012 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY @ The Power Of The Riff East [info]

9/03/2012 TBA – Richmond, VA

9/04/2012 Carabar – Columbus, OH [*no Power Trip]

9/05/2012 The Hatch – Evansville, IN [*no Power Trip]

9/06/2012 Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO [*no Power Trip]

9/07/2012 The Warehouse – Oklahoma City, OK [*no Power Trip]

9/08/2012 The Pinebox – Midland, TX [*no Power Trip]

9/09/2012 The Pound – Tucson, AZ [*no Power Trip]

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on XIBALBA, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/placeoffear

http://www.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE XIBALBA.

Stone.

Some Metal and Rock ‘N Roll Thoughts – Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Posted in food, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Holy Metal crap, it’s already August 7th! When does time ever seem to slow down? Have you been scrambling lately trying to keep up on new album releases? I have. I’m always scrambling… like an egg in a frying pan! At the end of my Metal day, it’s all about being alive and being grateful for family, friends, Metal Buddies and…

If you want to get your eardrums pounded by some (Crossover) Thrash Metal that is super saturated with FUN and Old School vibes, while not missing a beat on total ass-kicking impact, then the recently released Municipal Waste album is for you. (See top of post). The Fatal Feast (Waste In Space) was released back on April 10th, via Nuclear Blast America. Metal as my witness, I cannot stop listening to this new Municipal Waste album. It just sounds and feels so F’n good. Metal be thy name.

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Okay, okay. We’ll talk food. Geez. After all, food is… METAL.

On that trip I took to Ohio with my wife back in July, we did stop to eat at another restaurant besides Champps. Skyline Chili was recommended to us by the airport shuttle bus driver. Located in Dayton, Ohio, Skyline Chili served up both fantastic service and most importantly… terrific food. The fantastic service came courtesy of a super-duper friendly waitress named: Charlee.

I realize that there are many female spelling variants for this name, so I chose one at random. If Charlee ever comes across this post, I hope she can direct me to the proper spelling of her name! Charlee is a college student and aspiring entertainment journalist. Rock on.

Below is a fine example of what my wife and I ordered for lunch at Skyline Chili on our visit. After my wife and I ate this bounty of food, we didn’t eat dinner that night! Nor did we eat breakfast the next day! Whoa!

Last and definitely not least, I have decided to write for Brian Basher’s Hard Rock Nights. There are editorial responsibilities included too. Metal Buddy Brian Basher asked and Stone said… “Let’s Rock.”

Don’t panic! Metal Odyssey isn’t going away! I will still pump-out the Metal and Extreme Metal news, Metal & Rock ‘N Roll thoughts, album reviews and off-beat stuff (such as restaurants I’ve eaten at), right here!. Metal Odyssey is my Metal sanctuary; so rest assured you’ll always find something new about Metal (and Rock ‘N Roll) here, my Metal brethren!

Check out Hard Rock Nights here: http://hardrocknights.com

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METAL BE THY NAME.

LONG LIVE METAL & ROCK ‘N ROLL.

LONG LIVE SKYLINE CHILI.

Stone.

COVEN 13 – To Perform At Hammer Of Doom Festival 2012

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Legendary U.S. Doom act COVEN (also known as COVEN 13) has been confirmed to appear at Germany’s Hammer of Doom Festival on November 10, 2012 at Posthalle in Würzburg. The festival begins on November 9th for Epic Night at which ROSS THE BOSS will headline. COVEN will join PENTAGRAM, THE SKULL, SOLSTICE and others in performing the next day, appropriately called Doomsday!

Visit Hammer Of Doom Festival for more information on the fest.

Shadow Kingdom Records reissued COVEN’s legendary 1987 album Worship New Gods on July 31st of this year. This reissue marks the first official release of Worship New Gods on CD and is available at www.shadowkingdomrecords.com.

“It’s impossible to make albums that sound like this anymore, and for that we’re thankful that Shadow Kingdom are bringing back bands that sound live Coven.” Decibel

“Coven’s Worship New Gods reveals the best of the underbelly of American underground heavy metal from the Eighties. Easily recommended.” – Dangerdog

“Its antiquity will only serve in its favor, as it conjures forth a genuine nostalgia for the 80s efforts of bands like Cirith Ungol, Pentagram, Manilla Road and St. Vitus. Sword and sorcery spent in harmonious, atmospheric flesh with plenty of variation to keep the listener hooked as if he/she were smoking a bone while deeply immersed in a Fritz Leiber or Michael Moorcock story.” – From the Dust Returned

“There’s really no reason to not take the time out and hear this underground gem you probably never even knew existed.” – Apoch’s Metal Review

“Worship New Gods” is an enjoyable album of contrasts, melodic soft interludes between occult like slabs of heaviness, but at all times fresh (For the time) and interesting. Happy 25th birthday!” Destructive Music

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on COVEN 13, click on the links below!

www.coventhirteen.com

www.shadowkingdomrecords.com

LONG LIVE COVEN 13.

LONG LIVE HAMMER OF DOOM FESTIVAL.

Stone.

METALSUCKS Presents SKELETONWITCH U.S. ABOMINATION TOUR – HAVOK, EARLY GRAVES & MUTILATION RITES Support!

Posted in death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on August 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

METALSUCKS Presents SKELETONWITCH U.S. ABOMINATION TOUR – will begin on September 14th, in the hometown of SKELETONWITCH: Athens, Ohio. Special support comes from Colorado Thrashers HAVOK and California’s Extreme Metallers EARLY GRAVES (September 14th to October 16th).

HAVOK remains as support for our Extreme Metal Warriors SKELETONWITCH throughout the entire tour; Brooklyn’s Black Metal force known as MUTILATION RITES joins on as special support from October 17th to November 17th.

This U.S. Abomination Tour has all the extreme potential to seriously kick your Extreme Metal lovin’ ass into next year… and then some. Metal be thy name.

SKELETONWITCH WITH HAVOK AND EARLY GRAVES

9/14/12 Athens, OH @ The Union Bar

9/15/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Ironworks

9/16/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar

9/17/12 Albany, NY @ Bogies

9/18/12 Burlington, VT @ Monkey Bar

9/19/12 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave

9/20/12 Boston, MA @ Great Scott

9/21/12 Providence, RI @ The Met

9/22/12 Manchester, NH @ Rockos

9/23/12 Holyoke, MA @ Waterfront Tavern

9/24/12 Wallingford, CT @ Cherry St.

9/25/12 Asbury Park, NJ @ Ashbury Lane

9/26/12 Lemoyne, PA @ The Champ

9/27/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory

9/28/12 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary

9/29/12 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

9/30/12 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

10/1/12 Johnson City, TN @ Hideaway

10/2/12 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundrolounge

10/3/12 Durham, NC @ Motorco

10/4/12 Charleston, SC @ Jimbos Rock Lounge

10/5/12 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit

10/6/12 Miami, FL @ Churchills

10/7/12 Lake Worth, FL @ Speakeasy

10/8/12 Orlando, FL @ The Bombshell

10/9/12 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic

10/11/12 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug

10/12/12 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

10/13/12 Atlanta, GA @ Club 529

10/14/12 Nashville, TN @ The End

10/15/12 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music

10/16/12 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

SKELETONWITCH WITH HAVOK AND MUTILATION RITES

10/17/12 Houston, TX @ Walters

10/18/12 Dallas, TX @ Trees

10/19/12 Austin, TX @ Red 7

10/20/12 McAllen, TX @ Fallback Records

10/22/12 San Antonio, TX @ Korova

10/23/12 Midland, TX @ New Blue Max

10/25/12 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre

10/26/12 Gallup, NM @ Juggernaut

10/28/12 Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers

10/29/12 Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar

10/30/12 West Hollywood, CA @ The Whiskey A Go Go

11/1/12 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium

11/2/12 Oakland, CA @ Metro Opera House

11/3/12 Reno, NV @ The Alley

11/4/12 Bend, OR @ The Horned Hand

11/5/12 Portland, OR @ Branx

11/6/12 Seattle, WA @ Studio 7

11/7/12 Boise, ID @ The Venue

11/8/12 Ogden, UT @ Mojos

11/9/12 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre

11/10/12 Kansas City, MO @ The Granada

11/11/12 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

11/12/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

11/13/12 Chicago, IL @ Reggies

11/14/12 Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups

11/15/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme

11/16/12 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

11/17/12 Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys

Read Stone’s complete album review for Forever Abomination by clicking the link below!

SKELETONWITCH ‘Forever Abomination’ – 5 Reasons Why You MUST Own This Extreme Metal Album

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For more info on SKELETONWITCH, click on the links below!

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

http://www.indiemerchstore.com/skeletonw…

http://www.prostheticrecords.com

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

LONG LIVE EXTREME METAL.

Stone.

BLACK METAL – Metalhit Sampler (12 Songs) FREE Download On Amazon.com

Posted in Black Metal, black metal albums, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BLACK METAL – If you’re on a tight Metal budget and HAIL Black Metal, then this Black Metal Metalhit Sampler FREE download is for you! Just go to Amazon.com and download it! It’s FREE! Metal be thy name.

Check out the bands and track listing below:

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LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

LONG LIVE FREE METAL.

Stone.

VEX – Progressive Black/Death Metallers Hit The Road

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Texas-based Progressive and dynamic Blackened Death Metal act VEX is currently on the road as part of the Summer of Losers East Coast Tour in support of their most recent recording, Memorious. While on the road, VEX will be selling hand-numbered, limited-edition copies of Memorious with artwork designed by bassist William Edgar. This tour pressing of the album will only be available at the shows listed below. Select songs from Memorious are streaming here: VEX (Official) facebook

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VEX Live:

August 03, 2012 @ Poison Lawn :: Knoxville TN

August 04, 2012 @ The Get Down :: Asheville NC w/ Typhonic Age

August 05, 2012 @ Blue Nile :: Harrisonburg VA w/ Within Our Gates and Helgamite

August 06, 2012 @ JR’s :: Philadelphia PA w/ Alement and Shadows in the Crypt

August 07, 2012 @ Saint Vitus :: Brooklyn NY w/ Prostituion, Bloodseeker, Last Legion

August 09, 2012 @ Slim’s Downtown :: Raleigh NC w/ Shadows, Hansgraf

August 10, 2012 @ The Milestone :: Charlotte NC w/ Grohg, Sons of Tonatiuh, Musket King

August 11, 2012 @ Phoenix Taproom :: Jacksonville FL at the Endless Bummers Fest

August 14, 2012 @ Hi Ho Lounge :: New Orleans LA

August 15, 2012 @ The White Swan :: Houston TX

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METAL PRAISE FOR VEX:

“You might be quite surprised to discover that Vex are some long obscured treasure of progressive, moody melodic death/black/thrash metal that seems rather uncanny hailing from Texas, one of the brutal death capitals of the States. Here we’ve got something well off the beaten path, even though the stones paving said path have been lifted from more frequently traveled concourses.”­ – From the Dust Returned

“There is an emotional depth and reserved wisdom to the band’s songwriting which speaks of a forgotten style of black/death metal; the kind practiced by such genre forefathers as Dissection, Rotting Christ or Mortuary Drape.” – Metal Army America

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on VEX, click on the link below!

VEX (Official) facebook

LONG LIVE VEX.

Stone.

REVOLTING – Hymns of Ghastly Horror to be Released Sept 7th on FDA Rekotz

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, extreme music, Heavy Metal, horror, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hymns of Ghastly Horror is the fourth album from Swedish cult band REVOLTING and it is scheduled to arrive internationally September 7th on FDA Rekotz in CD and digital formats. The vinyl LP version will be released on November 16th.  On the new album, REVOLTING offers the finest in classic, yet distinct Swedish Death Metal.

Specifically, REVOLTING returns with an album most demonstrative of their knack for creating those unforgettable necro-melodies, crusty grooves, and unmitigated brute force that has defined their songwriting development to date. The nine tracks of Hymns of Ghastly Horror will enter through the auditory canals and lodge in the brain like tumors! A definite recommendation for fans of EDGE OF SANITY, DISMEMBER, and ENTRAILS.

Check out the promo clip for album track “The Mother of Darkness” below!

Hymns of Ghastly Horror – Track Listing:

1. The Mother Of Darkness

2. Their Thoughts Can Kill

3. Ravenous Alien Spawn

4. The Black Queen

5. The Thing That C.H.U.D. Not Be (inst)

6. Psychoplasmics

7. Prey To Katahdin

8. Kinderfeeder

9. The Hatchet Murders

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REVOLTING is the new band from Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Ribspreader, The Grotesquery, Demiurg, Putrevore) which is dedicated to the HORROR/GORE films from the 1980’s! With today’s modern horror sucking beyond redemption and Death Metal being plagued by rap, emo, and fake boring “brutality”, Revolting felt it was time to do a truly PURE and ugly, rotting, putrid Death Metal band for the love of it and to get back to the basics of what all of this madness is about anyway!

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REVOLTING is:

Rogga Johansson – Vocals/Guitars

Grotesque Tobias – Bass

Mutated Martin – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on REVOLTING, click on the link below!

http://www.fda-rekotz.com

LONG LIVE REVOLTING.

Stone.

Swimming In Fire – Featuring: Greg Hampton, Danny Saber, Eric Dover & Chris Collier

Posted in alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental music, experimental rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SWIMMING IN FIRE – The dynamically Rockin’ duo of Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, 9 Chambers, Lita Ford, The New Czars) and Danny Saber (U2, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson) have founded and are currently collaborating/producing a new project they’ve called: Swimming In Fire.

With Eric Dover (Slash’s Snakepit, Alice Cooper) and Chris Collier joining on, Swimming In Fire is a potent supergroup of seasoned songwriters and multi-instrumentalists to keep your ears and eyes on today and tomorrow!

Two words to know: Alternative. Experimental. Yes, Swimming In Fire are playing cutting-edge music and it’s still radiating some hard and heavy persona that Heavy Metal and Hard Rock diehards scream for. Expect the electronic gates of sound to open up and introduce you to what Greg Hampton and Danny Saber have created here with their project.

Incorporating driving guitars and melodic vocals into their songs is only just the beginning, with this creative band. There’s plenty of Alternative and Experimental nuances happening musically; this all makes the music from Swimming In Fire a true Rock ‘N Roll delicacy in the making.

I’m looking forward to hearing the eventual debut album from Swimming In Fire, these guys are onto capturing a sound that is both highly relevant and contagious. Metal be thy name.

Take a listen to three songs that are already streaming on Swimming In Fire’s facebook and Reverbnation sites, by clicking on the links below!

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For more info on SWIMMING IN FIRE, click on the links below!

Swimming In Fire – facebook

http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/129482770

LONG LIVE SWIMMING IN FIRE.

Stone.