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CORONATUS – To Release New Studio Album “RABEN IM HERZ” This December!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, news, rock music with tags , , , , on August 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Stuttgart Germany’s Gothic/Symphonic Metal band Coronatus are to enter Klangschmiede Studio E, later this month to record their new album “Raben Im Herz” – scheduled to be released on December 4, 2015 via MASSACRE RECORDS – w/ Markus Stock!

Drummer Mats Kurth comments:

“The new songs will feature even more instrumental parts, which also changed our songwriting process: Our previous songs mostly consisted of up to 90% vocals, which turned out to be a bit limiting for us.
Now, with additional instrumental parts, the songs will be more varied and it’s also more fun for us to play them.

There will also be a few changes in store for Anny and Carmen, who will both use a broader vocal range on the new record.
 This album will rock!”

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OUTLAWS & MOONSHINE – EP Teaser Revealed

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, rock music, southern rock with tags , , , on August 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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‘Southern Rock’ newcomer Outlaws & Moonshine are set to release their debut EP 1919 on October 16, 2015 via HighVolMusic. 1919 features five full tracks of hooks, lines and memorable melodies as penned and sung by front-man Beau Van. Below is a 3-minute montage of those songs.

As previously announced, the 1919 track listing is as follows:

  1. Cootie Brown
  2. Whiskey
  3. Hey Y’All
  4. Redneck Me
  5. Different Kind of Man

Outlaws & Moonshine were completing their video shoot this past weekend for the next single Hey Y’All. The video will feature the new 4 piece band consisting of Beau and Chris Van, Eric Piper, and Mike Back. The video will lead the release just in time for their performance at Rock ‘N Skull 2015. The band has also recently released their new and updated website at outlawsandmoonshine.com

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LONG LIVE OUTLAWS & MOONSHINE.

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Black Metal Brother Duo HELLEBORUS Announce Colorado Show Dates

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on August 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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L-R – Wyatt  Houseman (vocals, lyrics) – Jerred Houseman (producer, all instruments) – Photo Credit – Carlton Cruz

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Named after a gorgeous, but poisonous flower that blooms in winter, Manitou Springs, CO based HELLEBORUS, the new creation of brothers Jerred & Wyatt Houseman (both former members of Execration) are proud to announce they will be hitting the stage for performances on August 21st (their debut live show) in Colorado Springs, CO and September 5th supporting Brazilian metallers Unearthly and Krow for their tour date in Denver. CO.

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Show Dates:

Aug 21 – Colorado Springs, CO – Zodiac Lounge w/ Thorns of Acanthus, Scepter of Eligos, Nybbas – Event info here.

Sept 5 – Denver, CO – 3 Kings Tavern w/ Unearthly, Krow, Mount Cairn, Six Feet of Anger – Event info here.

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Helleborus has unleashed two tracks ‘Coils’ and ‘The Carnal Sabbath’ over this summer, which are off  their soon to be finished debut full length, a release that combines black, death and doom metal with a vast ambiance. Helleborus venture outside the conventional colors of traditional black metal, the brothers Jerred & Wyatt plan to deliver a new aura of sound where fans of The Devil’s Blood, Satyricon, Necorphobic, Belphegor, Blut Aus Nord are sure to connect with them.

Album Band Line Up features: Wyatt (vocals, lyrics) & Jerred Houseman (producer, all instruments)

Live Line Up features: Wyatt (vocals, lyrics) & Jerred Houseman (bass), Brent Boutte’ (drums) and Ian H. (guitarist)

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Critical Praise:

I will forever embrace quality underground Metal, especially underground Black Metal. Helleborus have without question, tapped into my Black Metal psyche with their new song. I honestly cannot stop listening to Coils.” – Metal Odyssey

“The chiming riffs and exotic lead guitar melodies in “Coils” do indeed generate an air of mysticism that surrounds the song, but the music also rocks very hard. The thundering drums and rumbling bass rhythms give the song a sense of tangible power, and the jagged, howling vocals cut like a serrated knife. It’s a bulldozer as well as a spellcaster…the song is also catchy as hell, and it should hold special appeal to fans of bands such as The Devil’s Blood, Satyricon, and Belphegor.” – No Clean Singing

For more info on Helleborus please visit the following links:

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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LED TO THE GRAVE’s “Trashed N’ Burnt” Summer 2015 Tour Is In Full-Swing

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on August 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Boston-based Death/Thrash outfit Led To The Grave have kicked off their “Trashed N’ Burnt” Summer 2015 Tour this past Thursday, August 13, in Worcester, Mass. The show is the first in a series of one-off dates leading up to an 11-city trek that runs from August 26 – September 5.

Remaining tour dates are as follows:

8/22 Norway, ME @ Kabob Bash

8/26 Cape Cod, MA @ F&J’s

8/27 Binghamton, NY @ Fitzies

8/28 Akron, OH @ Anabelles

8/29 Cincinnati, OH @ Last Fest

8/30 Dayton, OH @ Blind Bobs

8/31 Lexington, KY @ Best Friend Bar

9/1 Asheville, NC @ Odditorium

9/2 Raleigh, NC @ Slims

9/3 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

9/4 Scranton, PA @ Irish Wolf Pub

9/5 New Jersey, @ TBA

9/23 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East

In June, Led To The Grave re-released their 2008 self-titled debut via OSM Records. The re-released album includes three bonus tracks originally found on the band’s 2007 demo and is available on digipak CD and vinyl formats. Order at osmrecords.myshopify.com.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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DOGMATIC ABSOLUTION – “The Poetries Of Oppression” Available As Digital Only Album via Tridroid Records

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, news, rock music with tags , , , on August 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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From Tridroid Records:

Our latest DIGITAL ONLY album, The Poetries of Oppression by Italy’s Dogmatic Absolution is 6 tracks of raw Black Metal. This album is available for only $3 and has been our best-selling digital only release to date. You can preview and purchase the album here: http://tridroiddigital.bandcamp.com/album/dogmatic-absolution-the-poetries-of-oppression

Tridroid Records online:

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IRON KINGDOM “Ride For Glory” Is Available Now On Cassette!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on August 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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We are pleased to announce that Iron Kingdom’s Ride For Glory is now available on cassette for only $4! This is awesome traditional metal that is recommended for fans of Blind Guardian, Arkham Witch and Cauldron. Preview and buy Ride for Glory at this location: https://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/ride-for-glory

Praise for Ride for Glory:

“If you claim to be a metal fan, do your ears a favour and give Ride For Glory a listen – Echoes and Dust

“Ride For Glory is a joy to listen to and gives you something to spin again and again, gradually digging deeper into music that is simply joyful noise” – Two Guys Metal Reviews

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LONG LIVE IRON KINGDOM.

IRON KINGDOM KICKS METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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WICKED INQUISITION – S/T Album Is Now Available On CD!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on August 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Wicked Inquisition’s critically acclaimed self-titled album is now available for purchase on CD! The album contains 8 tracks of doom infused Heavy Metal. The album is recommended for fans of The Obsessed, St Vitus, Black Sabbath and Trouble. You can stream and purchase the album here:
 http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-2

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LONG LIVE WICKED INQUISITION.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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VISCERAL THRONE And Comatose Music Announce October Release Date For “Those Who Have Fallen Beyond The Grace of God”

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , on August 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Indiana-based brutal death trio Visceral Throne returns with their second release and follow-up to their acclaimed first full-length, Omnipotent Asperity. Visceral Throne are: Dylan Cox on vocals, Andrew Sutton on drums and Justin Smith on guitar.

Now with a more mature and well written approach, Those Who Have Fallen Beyond the Grace of God is a five-song conceptual EP that leaves you absolutely no chance for mercy or forgiveness. If you seek salvation, you’ll not find it here. Only everlasting damnation awaits. The EP also includes a blistering Internal Suffering cover track. Prepare for an afterlife of scorching misery as you burn upon the Visceral Throne!

Visceral Throne - Those Who Have Fallen - promo album cover pic - 2015

Comatose Music will release Those Who Have Fallen Beyond the Grace of God on October 30. For a sampling of Visceral Throne’s devastating brand of brutal death, check out the promo video for “The True Sin” at this location or below:

Those Who Have Fallen Beyond the Grace of God – track listing:

  1. Those Who Have Fallen Beyond the Grace of God
  2. Father
  3. The True Sin
  4. Indulgences
  5. Colossal Vortex (Internal Suffering cover)

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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IRON MAIDEN – Countdown Till Release Of New Single “Speed Of Light” On Friday!!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on August 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On Friday, August 14th, the new IRON MAIDEN track in 5 years gets released: Speed Of Light.

Click link below for a song snippet! Metal Be Thy Name!

YouTube.com/ironmaiden

An exclusive Speed Of Light CD single + T-shirt box will be available only at Best Buy starting Friday!

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For more info on IRON MAIDEN:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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GOATWHORE To Kick Off Short Run Of Live Assaults This Weekend

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, news, rock music with tags , , , on August 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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The road warriors in GOATWHORE are packing their artillery for another run of live assaults later this week. The infiltration will commence this Saturday, August 15th in Richmond, Virginia as part of the annual Gwar B-Q gala. From there, the band will unite with support act – St. Louis metal troupe, Black Fast  and raze nine venues in seven states before bringing the proceedings to a ceremonial close with a special hometown performance alongside sludge brethren, Crowbar, at the House Of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 28th.

The latest stretch of onstage debauchery follows the band’s recent and wildly successful North American headlining tour with support from Ringworm, Black Breath and labelmates, Theories.

GOATWHORE:

8/15/2015 Gwar B-Q @ Hadad’s Lake – Richmond, VA

w/ Black Fast:

8/16/2015 Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD

8/17/2015 V Club – Huntington, WV

8/18/2015 Expo Five – Louisville, KY

8/19/2015 Thompson House – Newport, KY

8/21/2015 Frankie’s – Toledo, OH

8/22/2015 Mac’s – Lansing, MI

8/23/2015 5th Quarter – Indianapolis, IN

8/24/2015 Fubar – St. Louis, MO

8/25/2015 Riot Room Midnight Metal – Kansas City, MO

End Tour:

8/28/2015 House of Blues – New Orleans, LA w/ Crowbar

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GOATWHORE released their unanimously adored Constricting Rage Of The Merciless full-length, last July via Metal Blade Records. Crowned, “..a blasphemous blast…,” by Decibel, a “masterful slab of blacked metal,” by PopMatters and praised for channeling, “every evil impulse of its blackened death thrash,” by The Austin Chronicle, Constricting Rage Of The Merciless debuted at #81 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, toppling their last entry position of #171 with Blood For The Master.

Additionally, the record hit the #21 spot on Billboard’s Rock chart, #7 on the Hard Rock chart, #13 on the Independent chart and, boasting ten mutinous tracks of thick, predatory, subterranean metal, continues to reap the exaltation of fans and critics globally. Purchase your copy today at http://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore.

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Live Testimonials:

“GOATWHORE commanded the whole room from the second they took the stage, and attending a show… should be a no-brainer for any and every metalhead in North America.” – Metal Assault

“Lead man Ben Falgoust stands as a reputable showman in his continuous engagement with the crowd – the high-fiving and fist bumping with patrons shall never cease. And by the time the leather lads hit their smash, “Apocalyptic Havoc,” no one was spared. The concert going trinity of steam, screams, and Satan were on tap making for a great performance and satiated audience.” – National Rock Review

“When the front row wasn’t headbanging with arms adhered to the monitor, they were getting whipped by hair, baptized in sweat, and repeatedly fist bumped by the ever-invigorated frontman Ben Falgoust… Intimacy and intensity defined the night…” – Metal Life  

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For more info on GOATWHORE:

http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666

http://www.youtube.com/Goatwhorenola666

http://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore

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LONG LIVE GOATWHORE.

LONG LIVE BLACK FAST.

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On This Day In METAL History – August 13th… From AC/DC To SIRENS & SAILORS

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, news, rock music with tags , , , , on August 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On August 13th, 1977 – The iconic AC/DC made their United States album chart debut, with Let There Be Rock. Hell yes!!

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On August 13th, 1977 – The legendary ALICE COOPER (solo) has his hit ballad single, You And Me, ranked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on his 1977 studio album: Lace And Whiskey. Coolness.

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On August 13th, 1983 – The fabulous DEF LEPPARD had their hit single, Rock Of Ages, ranked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on DEF LEPPARD’s third studio album from 1983: PyromaniaI’m Burnin’, Burnin’, I got the fever!

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On August 13th, 201o – The magnificent IRON MAIDEN released their fifteenth studio album The Final Frontier, via EMI. Hail MAIDEN!!

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On August 13th, 2015 – The new studio album from Rochester New York’s SIRENS & SAILORS is ranked at #21, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Jumping Jiminy Cricket that is cool!

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On August 13th, 2015DEVIL YOU KNOW has their debut studio album, The Beauty Of Destruction, ranked at #100, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa. This album was released back on April 29th, 2014.

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

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ALL THEM WITCHES RELEASE NEW WEST RECORDS’ DEBUT, “DYING SURFER MEETS HIS MAKER” – ON OCT. 30th

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , on August 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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BROOKLYN VEGAN STREAMING “DIRT PREACHERS”

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2015 – All Them Witches, the Nashville psych-rock quartet whose recent Bonnaroo debut was heralded by Fuse, American Songwriter, Consequence of Sound and the Nashville Scene, release their label debut, Dying Surfer Meets His Maker, on Oct. 30th via New West Records.

Brooklyn Vegan, who dubbed the outfit’s 2014 self-released album, Lightning at the Door, “a heady brew of swirling tones and heavy blue-eyed blues rock,” are streaming the new song “Dirt Preachers”: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/08/all_them_wiches.html. The song is one of the nine new tracks recorded during the band’s seclusion at a remote cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

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“You couldn’t hardly walk in there, dodging cables, mics and guitars,” Parks says of the small space, “the cabin was a wreck. We immediately got up there, unloaded our 15 seater van and a trailer packed to the brim with gear, and started moving things around, set up amps, and a mixing board.” They recorded much of the album live, but used the studio as an instrument in itself, helmed by producer Mikey Allred and McLeod. The location, Parks says, also had an influence on the feel of the album. “Pigeon Forge is tourist central, with Dollywood and moonshine distilleries, pancake houses, and Christmas stores. But our cabin was up on the mountain. We were the only ones there. We didn’t have to worry about anyone calling us in for being loud. It was quiet. In the morning, the mist would be hanging over the city, then it would clear up and you’d see all these terrible tourist shops. It was nice to know we didn’t have to be a part of it. There’s a duality that happens throughout this record, that of the solitude of the mountain and the absolute Babylon that is Pigeon Forge.”

Heavy, heady and hypnotic, All Them Witches concoct a powerful and potent psychedelic sound that fuses bluesy soul, Southern swagger and thunderous hard rock. With their transfixing releases and a jam-filled live show where no two shows are the same, the band has amassed a devoted following and have become something of a sensation in the underground rock scene. “The band seemingly channels the churn of the universe and connects with a big, bad, uncaring cosmos,” wrote the Boston Globe, adding, “There is a primal ebb and flow at the core… The band’s mystic atmosphere, dark but not brutal, is the result of a tireless work ethic, a grueling tour schedule, and a tape trader’s compulsion for documenting every show.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:

September 12 Nashville, TN Live on the Green
September 13 St. Louis, MO LouFest
September 24 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
September 25 Cincinnati, OH MidPoint Music Festival
October 3-4 Louisville, KY Louder than Life Festival
October 25 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre (w/Kadavar and The Shrine)

More tour dates to come.

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Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing

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www.facebook.com/allthemwitches

www.twitter.com/allthemwitches

www.instagram.com/allthemwitchesband

allthemwitches.bandcamp.com

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On This Day In METAL History – August 12th… From GREAT WHITE To BREACH THE SILENCE – And More!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, rock music with tags , , , , on August 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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On August 12th, 1968 – The self-titled debut studio album from the celebrated BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY is released, via Mainstream Records. Yes, the lead singer on this album is the late and super-great JANIS JOPLIN.

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Above: Great White (circa 1989)

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On August 12th, 1989 – The legendary GREAT WHITE had their hit single, Once Bitten, Twice Shy, ranked at #5, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on GREAT WHITE’s fourth studio album from 1989: …Twice Shy. The prominent IAN HUNTER originally wrote and recorded this song for his debut and self-titled solo album from 1975.

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On August 12th, 1984 – The marvelous IRON MAIDEN performed at Folks Hall in Wrocław, Poland. This concert was on the band’s World Slavery Tour, promoting their fifth studio album: Powerslave.

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On August 12th, 2015 – The new studio album, Genexus, from Industrial Metal titans FEAR FACTORY is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Freaking cool, man! Yeah!

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On August 12th, 2015 – The new S/T EP from West Virginia’s BREACH THE SILENCE is ranked at #35, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa!

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On August 12th, 2015 – Florida’s DEALEY PLAZA have their new studio album Deliver Us, ranked at #72, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa, again!

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On August 12th, 2015 – St. Louis, Missouri’s BLACK FAST have their new studio album, Terms Of Surrender, ranked at #95, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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IRON MAIDEN “Speed Of Light” CD Single And T-Shirt Box Set Releases Only At Best Buy, This Friday!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on August 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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An exclusive ‘Speed Of Light’ CD single + T-shirt box will be available only at Best Buy starting Friday!

Metal Be Thy Name!!!

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LONG LIVE METAL.

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Gorgoroth – Announce Mini Tour Of Mexico For September 2015

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, rock music with tags , , , , , on August 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Above: Gorgoroth Instinctus Bestialis (2015/Soulseller Records)

As reported on the Gorgoroth Facebook timeline:

After the successful concert in Indonesia in May 2015 (with support from Bergen kommune) Gorgoroth are pleased to announce that the band will return to Mexico in September 2015, for the first time since 2010.

The dates of the mini tour are as follows:

September 17th – Monterrey @ La Escena

September 18th – San Luis Potosi @ Bunker

September 19th – Mexico City @ Circo Volador

September 20th – Guadalajara @ La Mutualista

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http://www.gorgoroth.info/

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LONG LIVE GORGOROTH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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Belgian Death Machine DEHUMAN Announce Fall Festival And Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on August 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Fresh off a successful European tour with Vital Remains that left stages across six countries in complete ruin, Belgian Death Metal machine Dehuman will once again strike out in support of their critically acclaimed second full-length, Graveyard of Eden.

Dubber the “Of Gore, Death and…” Tour, Dehuman will join forces with Czech Republic’s Jig-Aî for a string of dates that will see the band invade the UK, France and the Netherlands, with additional festival and one-off appearances in Poland, Estonia and Belgium. Upcoming Dehuman tour dates are as follows:

Sep.25 – BE – Tessenderlo, BE – JH Tessloo
Sep.26 – NL – Oostburg, NL – KashFest
Oct.02 – FR – Loches, FR – Loches en Grind Fest (w/Jig-Aï & Putrid Offal)
Oct.03 – UK – London, UK – Black Heart (w/ Jig-Aï)
Oct.04 – NL – Rotterdam, NL – Baroeg (w/ Jig-Aï)
Oct.08 – FR – Lille, FR – Biplan (w/ Infected Society)
Oct.09 – FR – Bordeaux, FR – Runes
Oct.10 – ES – Bilbao, FR – TBA
Oct.15 – FR – Lyon, FR – Blogg
Oct.16 – FR – Chambéry, FR – Brin de zinc
Nov.06 – PL – Wroclaw, PL – Ciemma Strona Miasta
Nov.07 – PL – Poznan, PL – U Bazyla
Nov.14 – BE – Ostend, PL – Ostend DeathFeast

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Dehuman unleashed Graveyard of Eden in March via Kaotoxin Records. The album is available as a limited-edition deluxe DigiSleeve CD, jewel box CD, collector-edition white vinyl, limited-edition standard vinyl and as a digital download. Check out the official music video for album track “Crypts of Blood” at this location.

Purchase Graveyard of Eden, along with Dehuman’s 2012 debut, Black Throne of all Creation, at: www.kaotoxin.com.

Praise for Graveyard of Eden:
“I like Dehuman, they remind me of early Pestilence, but faster” – Fenriz
“Filled with awesomeness from beginning to end” – Headbanger Reviews
10/10! – Amps and Green Screens

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* For more info on DEHUMAN:

www.facebook.com/dehumanDM

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LONG LIVE DEHUMAN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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BAD COMPANY Self-Titled Album – Revisiting A Classic Rock Gem From 1974

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock albums, rock music with tags , , , , on August 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Bad Company - debut album cover - 1974 - promo pic - #0626MONASOAFD

I believe I once wrote about the 1974 debut and S/T studio album from BAD COMPANY before. If I did, it definitely wasn’t this detailed, as you shall see. Whatever. I did not bother to look up if I did write about it, for I love this album so much anyways. In this post, I have utilized the legitimate facts about this album from a most reliable source: Classic Rock Magazine: Bad Co. – Limited Edition Collector’s Pack. This special edition was released back in 2014 and it also came with a Bad Company DVD (an authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary). Photos of the Bad Company band members were also inserted into this Collector’s Pack too, suitable for framing! How cool is that?

Listen To Can’t Get Enough, Below! Whoa!

My does this Bad Company debut have a delectable menu of Hard Rock hits and I can NEVER get sick of them! Here they are: Can’t Get Enough, Rock Steady, Ready For Love, Bad Company, et cetera. Timeless songs all. Want an example as to why these songs are timeless? Just listen to the cover version of Bad Company by Five Finger Death Punch. Talk about an explosive and psyche-you-out-of-your-skull cover song! Heck, the FFDP cover version of Bad Company has been in the iTunes Top Ten Metal Songs Chart for what seems forever!

Recently, I told my co-workers that the FFDP cover version is better than the original! I must be insane for thinking and saying that! May the Classic Rock Gods forgive me. Still, it is an extreme rarity when I do side with a cover version of any song. Don’t get me wrong, the original Bad Company song still makes me feel like a super bad-ass too.

Bad Company - Classic Rock Magazine - Collectors Pack - 2014 - #33MMSAMBS9939OT

Above is source I referred to: Classic Rock MagazineLimited Edition Collector’s Pack (2014)

I first heard Bad Company on the FM dial and this was well before Heavy Metal changed my life for the better. I did not own this Bad Company album until I bought it on cassette; it was somewhere around the beginning of the 80’s decade when Foreigner, QueenREO Speedwagon, STYX, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult and KISS were the heaviest bands I knew about, listened to and purchased on an analog medium. This Bad Company album, like an endless list of others, just makes me feel so doggone good. I recommend this album to any person, young or old, that is just starting to listen to Classic Hard Rock. Bad Company should come with a required listening sticker on its CD cover, for craps sake.

As for the band, what more can I say that already has been said? Yes, supergroup. On this Bad Company album, former Free frontman Paul Rodgers, Drummer Simon Kirke (Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (King Crimson) come across as having that musical chemistry that cannot be bought or sold at any price. Sometimes I wonder if this band knew how incredible their sound and songs were, while recording this album! Kinda gives me the Classic Rock chills, you know?

Bad Company - debut album cover - 1974 - promo pic - #0626MONASOAFD

Here is the complete track listing for Bad Company: Can’t Get Enough, Rock Steady, Ready For Love, Don’t Let Me Down, Bad Company, The Way I Choose, Movin’ On, Seagull. It’s amazing how only 8 songs can make this album so complete! With today’s standards, 8 songs would be called an EP. I think so, anyways. Here is how popular this Bad Company album was, after its release: #3 in the UK and #1 in the USA. Jumping jolly ranchers!

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The sales of Bad Company has an impressive history like this: 5X Platinum and among the Top 50 best-selling albums of the 70’s decade! Whoa! Plus, that’s without Pro Tools. Below are some more facts about this album; some of you may find it exciting, while others may not. Those who don’t care about this stuff are members of The Ex-Lax Fan Club anyways. Enjoy:

  • Record Label: Island (UK) and Swan Song (World)
  • Swan Song was the imprint record label of the iconic Led Zeppelin.
  • A song from Paul Rodgers, Superstar Woman, was not included on this Bad Company album. This song was later included on Paul Rodgers 1982 solo studio album: Cut Loose.
  • A Free song, Easy On My Soul, was covered for the B-side to the hit single 45rpm of Can’t Get Enough. The original Easy On My Soul song is featured on the sixth and last Free studio album from 1973: Heartbreaker.
  •  Bad Company was produced by Bad Company and engineer Ron Nevison.
  • Bad Company was released back in June of 1974.
  • Bad Company was recorded during November of 1973 at Headley Grange, Hampshire.

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THE ROCKIN’ LEGACY OF BAD COMPANY.

Stone.

GREY SKIES FALLEN – NYC-Area Death/Doom Act Releases “Earthwalker” Two-Song Single As Free Download; Preorders For Limited 7″ Vinyl Version Available

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on August 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Grey Skies Fallen - Earthwalker - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33MMILMNSASF33777

NYC-area Death/Doom quintet, GREY SKIES FALLEN, has issued the latest in their extensive roster of independently released recordings, with the Earthwalker single, via a free digital download, as the 7″ vinyl version is completed, all while the band continues to construct material for their next impending LP.

With merely two-songs, Earthwalker does an impressive job of delivering a solid new serving of GREY SKIES FALLEN‘s mammoth musical ways, with over thirteen minutes of brand new material. This is some of the final material to be recorded at Audio Playground (RIP), with additional recording handled at Suffolk Recording Studios, with the tracks recorded, mixed and mastered by Keith Moore.

The namesake track, Earthwalker dominates the A-side, its immediately massive delivery fueled by a steady pace backing a grand and epic aura, with searing, blackened scorn infiltrating the powerful layering of multiple vocal styles which take control of the track.

Side B‘s nearly seven-minute Safe Passage, with a more plodding momentum, shows each element of the five-member faction pushing to the surface; intoxicating waves of synth, pummeling bass thunder, interwoven guitar leads and that dynamic array of vocal styles culminate within one of the most inspiring epic doom tracks from the band to date.

Grey Skies Fallen - Earthwalker - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #33MMILMNSASF33777

Earthwalker is set for October release on 7″ vinyl, the pressing limited to 120 copies on grey/green swirl wax with a lyric insert, the full-color artwork throughout once again provided by Travis Smith (Death, Opeth, King Diamond) as with other prior GREY SKIES FALLEN releases. In addition, the band has graciously released the EP as a FREE digital download to their loyal fanbase.

Stream GREY SKIES FALLEN’s Earthwalker 7″ in full – with FREE downloads and vinyl preorders, via Bandcamp now at THIS LOCATION.

GREY SKIES FALLEN, with members also currently hailing from the likes of Buckshot Facelift, Brave The Waters and more, is currently immersed in the writing process for their upcoming fifth album to be recorded late this year and released in 2016.

Stand by for further info on GREY SKIES FALLEN, as their new album comes together and new live shows are confirmed throughout the area in the coming weeks.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.greyskiesfallen.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/GreySkiesFallen

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GREY SKIES FALLEN.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – August 9th… From QUEEN To SYMPHONY X

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, rock music with tags , , , on August 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Queen - Knebworth - Festival Flyer - 08-09-86 - #33MM033S

On August 9th, 1986 – The iconic QUEEN performed (approximately) a two-hour set at Knebworth Stadium in Britain. It is QUEEN’s 658th and (unfortunately) final concert performance. The opening bands were: STATUS QUO and BIG COUNTRY.

Iron Maiden - Classic Band Logo - RWB - #33MMGMSAS31

On August 12th, 2012 – The sensational IRON MAIDEN performed at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, in  Irvine, California, USA. MAIDEN RULES!

Fear Factory - Genexus - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #062415FFSCN

On August 9th, 2015FEAR FACTORY has hit #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart, with their new studio album: Genexus.

Symphony X - Underworld - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #06193333

On August 9th, 2015SYMPHONY X have debuted with their newly released studio album, Underworld, ranked at #90, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Right on!

Mudvayne - Lost And Found - promo album cover pic - 2005 - #93MMMNSA77

On August 9th, 2015MUDVAYNE have their third studio album, Lost And Found, ranked at #100, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums chart. This album was released back in the Spring of 2005. Whoa.

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

ROCK ‘N ROLL HALL OF FAMER PAUL STANLEY ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER SOUL STATION CONCERT AT THE ROXY, SEPTEMBER 11TH

Posted in Music, rock music, soul music with tags , , , on August 9, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Paul Stanley's Soul Station - The Roxy Theatre - 0911 - debut show - promo flyer - MMMNSAILF

As reported on www.PaulStanley.com:

Soul Station is a ten piece coalition of some of today’s leading musicians paying tribute to an era of great soul music.

“When I was a boy, before I ever saw the Who or Led Zeppelin, I saw Solomon Burke and Otis Redding. I saw the Temptations. It’s tragic to think that so many people are missing out on experiencing the power of so many great bands, artists and that incredible music,” said Stanley. “That music is part of the foundation of all the music I’ve made and Soul Station is my chance to celebrate it for a night that’s real and live.”

To clarify further he adds, “I don’t play guitar in the band and we don’t do a single KISS song. That’s not what this is about,” Stanley continues. “It’s magical to hear those songs played right and we’re making magic.”

“We’re living in a time of being fed canned pre-programmed backing tracks and lip syncing in place of the electricity and passion of real live R&B,” says Stanley. “When I was a boy, before I ever saw the Who or Led Zeppelin, I saw Solomon Burke and Otis Redding. I saw the Temptations and all that music is part of the foundation of the music I’ve made. Soul Station is my chance to celebrate it for a night that’s real, live and faithfully recreates the sound with the respect it deserves. Whether it’s the Stylistics, the Dramatics, the Temptations, Smokey and the Miracles, Blue Magic and on, these songs, arrangements and sound just blow you away.” To clarify further he adds, “I don’t play guitar in the band and we don’t do a single KISS song. That’s not what this is about,” Stanley continues. “It’s magical to hear those songs played right and we’re making magic.”

September 11, Soul Station debut at Los Angeles’ legendary Roxy Theatre.

Tickets for the show went on sale beginning at 3pm ET/2pm CT/noon PT, on August 4th, at www.ticketfly.com.

Stanley’s legendary band members will include: Rafael “Hoffa” Moreira (guitar & backing vocals), Sean Hurley (bass), Alex Alessandroni (keyboards), Ely Rise (keyboards), Eric Singer (drums & backing vocals), Ramon Yslas (percussion), Nelson Beato (backing vocals), Crystal Starr (backing vocals) and Ayana Layli (backing vocals).

As co-founder of KISS, Stanley has piloted the band’s music and business through its 40-year career as one of the biggest bands in the history of rock. In addition to 100 million in world sales, their 30 U.S. gold albums make them the #1 American band for most certified gold albums. Stronger than ever, the KISS legacy continues to grow, generation after generation. In celebration of 40 years, the band released KISS 40, a 2 CD set featuring forty tracks spanning KISS’s incredible forty-year recording career. Stanley has further established his legacy when his memoir Face The Music: A Life Exposed debuted at #2 on the New York Times best seller list upon its April 2014 release.

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PAUL STANLEY.

Stone.