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THE PROPHECY 23 – ‘Green Machine Laser Beam’ Releases Today via Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on June 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE PROPHECY²³ unleashes their new masterpiece “Green Machine Laser Beam” today!

The album was produced by Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner at the Kohlekeller Studio. Kohlmannslehner already put the final touches on miscellaneous chart entries (Crematory, Powerwolf, et al.).

Enjoy a making of video here: http://youtu.be/Y0mHMWQc6s8

Do you also want to know how Marvin Clifford created the album artwork? There you go: http://youtu.be/iaJooatKUHA

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“Green Machine Laser Beam” will feature the following songs:

01. Tough, Cool And Here To Mosh

02. Ice Road Trucker vs. The Sun

03. Don’t Step Back

04. Beyond The Purple Pipes

05. Green Machine Laser Beam

06. Sergeant P Of The 23

07. We Are The Pit Police

08. Wake Me Up For Lunch

09. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

10. Captain Quick And The Pirates (Pre-listening: http://youtu.be/AaeY4gKxNf0)

11. Call Your Friends To Hang Out

12. Don’t Waste Time – Get Wasted (Now!)

13. No Beer – What A Mess (Radio Edit)

14. No Followers – No Leaders

15. Princess Of Gorleben

16. Guts.Gore.Reactor.Core.

Don’t miss our Thrash maniacs live on tour:


30.06.2012 DE Neckarsulm – Gleis 3 (CD Release Show) – www.facebook.com/events/372659902791199

07.07.2012 DE Weinheim – Café Central – Wacken Warm Up Show – www.facebook.com/events/362021890518554

27.07.2012 DE Heilbronn – Viel & Draußen Open Air – www.facebook.com/events/418358621520119

14.08.2012 DE Berlin – Magnet Club (w/ Municipal Waste) – www.facebook.com/events/361801750553197

17.08.2012 DE Zimmerhof – Römersee Open Air – www.facebook.com/events/245029608944805

09.-10.11.2012 DE Neckarsulm –  Blast Of Eternity – www.facebook.com/events/271961352911808

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Get your digital copy directly from us: http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/releases/16294?lang=en

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THE PROPHECY²³:

Dennis Lidak – guitar

Florian Sanden – drums

Hannes Klopprogge – thrash vocals, guitar

Mario Macaroni – bass

Philipp Heckel – death vocals

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on THE PROPHECY²³, click on the links below!

http://www.theprophecy23.de

http://www.myspace.com/theprophecy23

http://www.youtube.com/theprophecy23

http://www.twitter.com/TheProphecy23

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE THE PROPHECY 23.

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

Stone.

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FASTKILL “Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer” – This Album Title Says It All, My Metal Brethren

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on June 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

FASTKILL – I’ve been reminded that Thrash Metal is still dangerous. I’ve also been reminded that Thrash Metal can truly be an underground goliath. Thrash Metal that sounds lethally raw and potently rabid has filled my ears once again. Maniacal vocals and psychotic Speed-Thrash have arrived to my Metal part; it’s full F’n throttle and sonically explosive on all counts. Administering an undeniable who-gives-a-shit if you like what we’re playing attitude… has arrived like a long-lost Metal buddy from my college daze. (Oops, I meant to write college “days”). This is not an F’n dream. This is not an F’n rumor. This is all real. They’re from Japan and are known as… FASTKILL.

FASTKILL taps into some old school hell pits of sound, like it’s nectar from the Thrash Metal Gods. These guys have been around long enough to know which era of Thrash is most sacred, this new album proves it. I honestly cannot vision any red-blooded Thrash Metal fan not wanting to spread the word on FASTKILL, once they get their brains charred from Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer. From the opening scream on Kill Fast, there’s no let-up of raging riffs, concrete shattering bass and accelerated drumming. 100% hostile Thrashing in all of its glorious pissed-off form.

There’s no mistaken that FASTKILL are enamored by the vicious side of Thrash Metal and less concerned about any modern stylings that can water down the impact. I applaud the virulent spirit of Thrash that FASTKILL plays and I gleefully salute them for it. I couldn’t be more elated that FASTKILL torched my Metal senses with Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer. Metal be thy name.

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FASTKILL:

TOSHI – vocals

JIRO – guitar

AKI – guitar

SUGURU – bass

KAZU – drums

* Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer releases in North America on August 14th, 2012, via Pulverised Records.

* The kick-ass cover artwork was created by Kei Gomi. The skeleton warrior holding that mug O’ beer is absolutely classic. That’s Metal.

* Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer was recorded, mixed and mastered by Keisuke Okada (Disconformity, Gridlink, etc.) at Sound Studio Noah in Tokyo.

Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer  – Track Listing:

Kill Fast

In Thrash We Trust

Die In The Pentagram

Stench Of Hell

Terminal Disease

Guillotine Attack

Toxic Tormentor

Endless Game

Tortured Again

Merciless Onslaught

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* For more info on FASTKILL, click on the links below!

https://www.facebook.com/FASTKILL.Japan?ref=ts

http://www.myspace.com/fastkillofficial

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE FASTKILL.

Stone.

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KREATOR – Historic Chart Entries For “Phantom Antichrist”

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on June 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Phantom Antichrist, the brand new album by legendary German Thrash pioneers KREATOR, has landed on various top positions on charts all over the world.

Germany #5 (the band’s highest chart entry ever)

Switzerland #22

Austria #31

Netherlands #87

Spain #89

Belgium #115

USA #130

Canada #118

USA Billboard Heatseekers Chart #1 (label’s highest debut ever on any Billboard)

USA Billboard Tio 200 Chart #130

UK Top 50 Indie Charts #14

UK Top 40 Metal Chart #37

Commented main man, guitarist & singer Mille Petrozza: “Wow! Thanks a million to our fans – this would have never been possible without you! Thank you for believing in us! You are the best! See you on tour!”
 A video featuring snippets of all songs of the album + comments by various heavy metal heavyweights can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/QCFz2vhc3mU

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on KREATOR, click on the links below!

http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de

http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com

http://www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/user/kreatorofficial

LONG LIVE KREATOR.

Congratulations KREATOR, you guys (legends) deserve it.

Stone.

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HEMOPTYSIS Song “M.O.D.” Wins Award At 11th Annual Independent Music Awards

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on May 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hemoptysis are proud to announce that the song “M.O.D.” from their debut full length album “Misanthropic Slaughter”, has won the award for best Metal / Hardcore song at the 11th annual Independent Music Awards. This years winners were selected by a panel of Industry professionals including “Ozzy” Osbourne and Keith Richards, among others.

Hemoptysis is also still in the running to receive The Independent Music Awards’ Vox Pop honors, the fan-determined portion of The IMAs.

To cast your vote for Hemoptysis please visit: http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/11th/Album/Metal-Hardcore

You can check out the music video for “M.O.D.” here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRy7sW7cxlU

In other news, the band are currently in the process of writing new material for their follow-up to “Misanthropic Slaughter”, expected to be released later this year.

Upcoming Live Dates:


Sun, June 3 @ Chasers in Scottsdale, AZ

Sat, June 16 @ The Juggernaut in Gallup, NM

Fri, June 29 @ The Rock in Tucson, AZ

Sun, Sep 16 @ TBA in Denver, CO (Wolves of Apocalypse Fest)

Mon, Sep 17 @ SlapShot Billiards, Gallup, NM

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(Source: Hemoptysis)

* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS, click on the links below:

http://www.hemoptysismetal.com

www.misanthropicslaughter.com

http://www.youtube.com/hemoptysismetal

CONGRATULATIONS & LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

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HAVOK – Point Of No Return – 4 Song/2 Video EP Blazes With A Thrash Metal Assailment

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on April 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HAVOK – Releasing on May 22nd, 2012, on Candlelight Records, is the Point Of No Return EP from the Thrash Metal pack from Colorado, world known as HAVOK. This EP includes four songs and two music videos from Time Is Up, the band’s critically acclaimed Candlelight Records release from 2011. Two songs are brand new, along with two cover songs: (Sepultura) Arise and (Slayer) Postmortem/Raining Blood.

These young guns of Thrash Metal are one of the reasons why I feel confident about our beloved genre’s future. HAVOK plays their brand of Thrash Metal with abundant old school bite, while still sounding hellishly relevant. HAVOK admirably captures an aggressive sound with solid (not over-polished) production. These Thrashers come across with a commanding Metal presence, their astuteness with their instruments, coupled with the vocals of David Sanchez, allows their songs to sound so incredibly strong.

If you were blown away by the last full-length from HAVOK, you shall find this EP to be quite the Thrashing companion to that album. The intensity level that HAVOK plays at, on all four songs I’ve been consuming from this EP, is seriously riveting to my Metal senses. The title track alone is a Thrash Metal gemstone. Both Point Of No Return and From The Cradle To The Grave are guaranteed to ignite the adrenaline levels of any Thrash Metal connoisseur out there. I swear by that statement.

Just the thought of covering songs from superior Metal legends such as Slayer and (Classic) Sepultura makes me shudder. Timeless Thrash songs are just that. However, HAVOK rips and tears into Sepultura’s Arise and Slayer’s Post Mortem/Raining Blood. I admire the Thrash Metal allegiance that HAVOK has bestowed upon these classics and David Sanchez sings them with an air of reverence, in my Metal opinion.

A scorching listen and an absolute must buy is Point Of No Return from HAVOK. With the two videos as a bonus, this EP is yet another mandatory Metal recommendation that I am passing onto my fellow Metal brethren. Metal be thy name.

HAVOK:

David Sanchez – lead vocals/guitars

Jesse De Los Santos – bass/vocals

Pete Webber – drums

Reece Scruggs – lead guitar/vocals

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Point Of No Return – Track Listing:

Point Of No Return

From The Cradle To The Grave

Arise

Postmortem/Raining Blood

Covering Fire (Video)

D.O.A. (Video)

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* For more info on HAVOK, click on the links below:

http://www.HAVOKband.com

http://myspace.com/havok

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/

LONG LIVE HAVOK.

Stone.

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HAVOK – Denver Thrashers Kick Off North American Tour With Sepultura Tonight

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on April 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Denver Thrash assault HAVOK will kick off their latest run of dates with Sepultura, Death Angel, and Krisiun in Santa Ana, California tonight. The North American Kairos Tour 2012 will make its way through nearly three weeks worth of shows, coming to a close in New York City on April 30.

Comments vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez: “We’re hitting the road with Sepultura – Holy shit!! It’s a dream come true. This tour is going to be absolutely insane. All the bands totally rule and we’re expecting to see some rowdy crowds. Prepare to have a sore neck and remember, no karate in the pit!”

Adds drummer Pete Webber: “I can’t wait to start the upcoming tour with Sepultura, Death Angel and Krisiun! Sepultura was one of my very first influences in Metal and in drumming! Catch HAVOK destroying a club near you!”

In the meantime, check out footage of the road dogs’ fiery performance in Puerto Rico late last month at THIS LOCATION.

Upon their return, HAVOK will unleash their new EP titled Point Of No Return. Set for release on May 22 in North America, the EP was recorded by the band with final touches by James Murphy (Death, Testament) and contains two new songs plus two HAVOK-ized cover tunes. The Point Of No Return precedes the band’s first European adventure beginning early May with Goatwhore, Angelus Apatrida and headliners 3 Inches of Blood.

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Point Of No Return – Track Listing:

1. Point Of No Return

2. From The Cradle To The Grave

3. Arise (Sepultura cover)

4. Post Mortem/Raining Blood (Slayer cover)

5. Covering Fire (video)

6. D.O.A. (video)

HAVOK w/ Sepultura, Death Angel, Krisiun:

4/10/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA
4/11/2012 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/12/2012 Branx – Portland, OR
4/13/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
4/14/2012 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
4/15/2012 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
4/16/2012 Manny’s – Billings, MT
4/17/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK
4/18/2012 Pryamid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB
4/20/2012 Majestic Theater – Madison, WI
4/21/2012 Mojo’s – Joliet, IL
4/22/2012 Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
4/23/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON
4/24/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC
4/25/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
4/26/2012 Bogie’s – Albany, NY
4/27/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
4/29/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
4/30/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on HAVOK, click on the link below:

http://www.HAVOKband.com

LONG LIVE HAVOK.

LONG LIVE SEPULTURA, DEATH ANGEL & KRISIUN.

Stone.

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KREATOR – ‘Phantom Antichrist’ Limited Edition Digi-Pak Track Listing Revealed; More Album Details

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Germany’s KREATOR, one of the world’s most enduring and masterful Thrash Metal bands, has revealed the track listing & bonus DVD content of the limited edition digi-pak version of their thirteenth studio album, Phantom Antichrist. This will be their first album released by Nuclear Blast.

Track listing:

01. Mars Mantra
02. Phantom Antichrist
03. Death To The World
04. From Flood Into Fire
05. Civilization Collapse
06. United In Hate
07. The Few, The Proud, The Broken
08. Your Heaven, My Hell
09. Victory Will Come
10. Until Our Paths Cross Again

BONUS DVD:

– Conquerers of the ice – The making of Phantom Antichrist
Directed by Matthias Kollek

– Harvesting the grapes of Horror
Live at Wacken Open Air in 2011 and 2008.
Mixed by Klaus Scheuermann.
Edited by Marcel Schleif and Stephan Lier

01. Choir Of The Damned (2011)
02. Hordes Of Chaos (2011)
03. War Curse (2011)
04. Coma Of Souls / Endless Pain (2011)
05. Pleasure To Kill (2011)
06. Destroy What Destroys You (2011)
07. The Patriarch (2008)
08. Violent Revolution (2008)
09. People Of The Lie (2008)
10. Europe After The Pain (2008)
11. Phobia (2011)
12. Terrible certainty / Reconquering The Throne (2011)
13. Flag Of Hate / Tormentor (2011)

Phantom Antichrist will be released on June 1st in Europe and on June 5th in North America. The album was recorded in Örebro, Sweden at the famed Fascination Street Studio with renowned producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Soilwork). A vinyl edition will also be available.

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Stone Says: I am counting the minutes for this June 5th North American release date! Whoa and Metal be thy name.

KREATOR =  THRASH METAL LEGENDS.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on KREATOR, click on the links below:

http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de

http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com

http://www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/user/kreatorofficial

LONG LIVE KREATOR.

Stone.

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EXUMER – Premieres “The Weakest Limb” On Noiscreep.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Exumer are unveiling the third single from Fire & Damnation on AOL’s Noisecreep.com. The track can be heard now HERE. The Weakest Limb is the latest in a batch of singles to be heard from the album including: Vermin of the Sky on MetalHammer.de and Fire & Damnation on MetalBlade.com. Fire & Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records – April 10th in North America and April 6th/10th in Europe/UK.

Exumer have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in May and June, 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER’s first appearance in South American in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988.

Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: “We have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time! It’s a huge milestone in our career to return to Brazil after 24 years, where there are numerous online communities that wholeheartedly embrace EXUMER and where our fans have been loyally following us since our first appearances in the 1980s. There could hardly be a more cult tour package, between EXUMER and ARTILLERY, to hit South America and the timing could not be better for us to return there shortly after the release of our new album.”

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EXUMER

05/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl – Evil Horde Festival

South American Damnation Tour w/ Artillery

05/30 Buenos Aires, AR Asbury Club

05/31 Santiago, CL Teatro Teleton w/ Decapitated, Apocalyptica, and Marduk

06/01 Belo Horizonte, BR Music Hall

06/02 São Paulo, BR Hangar 110

06/03 Recife, BR Teatro Mauricio de Nassau

06/04 Porto Alegre, BR Bar Opinião

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(Source: Metal Blade Records News & Tour Update)

* For more info on EXUMER, click on the links below:

http://www.metalblade.com/exumer

http://www.facebook.com/exumerofficial

http://www.youtube.com/exumerofficial

LONG LIVE EXUMER.

Stone.

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INCITE – SIGN TO MINUS HEAD RECORDS; Band In-Studio Working Toward Fall Release

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 26, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Glen LaFerman

TOURING WITH SOULFLY THIS SPRING; NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY LOGAN MADER

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 26, 2012 — Incite, the Phoenix-based band whose music Revolver described as “Thrash that’s hard to refuse/resist,” have signed with the Bay-Area label minus HEAD Records and are currently in the studio with producer Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly) working towards a late Fall release.

“Incite has a fresh take on Thrash, we’re excited to be a part of it!” said label owner Brad Hardie.  minus HEAD, a relatively young independent label, have been garnering attention with unconventional artists including Death Valley High and Eightfourseven.

Incite is: Richie Cavalera (vocals), Zak Sofaly (drums), Luis Marrufo (bass) and Kevin “Dis” McAllister (guitar).

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Tour dates are:

April  13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

April 14 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre

April 15 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court

April 17 – Colombia, MO – The Blue Note

April 18 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

April 19 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

April 20 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s

April 21 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s Billiards

April 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar

April 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

April 24 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s

April 25 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizons

April 26 – Portland, ME – Asylum

April 27 – New York, NY – Gramercy theatre

April 28 – Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s Pub

April 29 – Reading, PA – Reverb

April 30 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar

May 02  – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s

May 05  – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

May 07  – Houston, TX – Scout Bar

May 08  – Austin, TX – Emo’s East

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* For more info on INCITE, click on the links below:

(Source: Speakeasy PR)

http://facebook.com/inciteband

http://youtube.com/inciteband

http://twitter.com/inciteband

www.minusheadrecords.com

LONG LIVE INCITE.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – New Video Premiere Brought To You By Metal Injection, U.S. Tour Underway, European Tour Dates Announced

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

U.S. TOUR UNDERWAY, EUROPEAN DATES ANNOUNCED!

Ohio Metal titans SKELETONWITCH unveil their brand new video for “The Infernal Resurrection.” The song comes off latest album, Forever Abomination which cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 and finds the band doing what they do best: slaying ears in the live arena. To view the video, head over to THIS LOCATION.

Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of Heavy Metal, these Athens-based headbangers careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s Metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn — and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things Metal like SKELETONWITCH.

Released last October through Prosthetic Records, Forever Abomination continues to raise eyebrows with its relentless, fuck-all attack. In an 8/10 rating of the record, Decibel Magazine named SKELETONWITCH, “one of the most likeable bands in Metal,” Terrorizer dubbed Forever Abomination a “masterclass in Modern Metal,” Revolver noted its “bad-ass Thrash attack,” while Pitchfork championed the offering calling it “exciting, skilled, fist-pumping, true-to-life stuff…”

SKELETONWITCH return to the road today beginning with a warm-up show in Cleveland before joining forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group’s first North American tour action of 2012. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates.

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SKELETONWITCH European Tour  2012:

6/15/2012 Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark

6/16/2012 Metal Town – Gothenburg, Sweden

6/18/2012 Comet Club – Berlin, Germany

6/20/2012 Luxor – Cologne, Germany

6/22/2012 Graspop Metal Meet – Hasselt, Belgium

6/23/2012 Earshakerdays – Basel, Switzerland

6/25/2012 Durer Kert Small Hall – Budapest, Hungary

6/26/2012 Chelsea – Vienna, Austria

6/28/2012 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic

6/29/2012 With Full Force Festival – Leipzig, Germany

6/30/2012 Sputnikhalle – Muenster, Germany

7/01/2012 Open Air Metal – Tuska, Finland

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* For U.S. Tour Dates, click the large link below:

SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

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* To read my review for Forever Abomination, click on the large link below:

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

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SKELETONWITCH, click on the links below:

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

http://prostheticrecords.com

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

Stone.

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ONSLAUGHT – UK Thrash Legends’ First North American Tour Begins Tonight

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The first EVER North American tour for England’s Thrash commanders ONSLAUGHT finally begins tonight, erupting in the city of Seattle. Following the kickoff this evening the tour will blast its way through nineteen other Metal havens across the continent towards the East Coast, wrapping up in Brooklyn in three weeks, with direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil.

ONSLAUGHT‘s exclusive 90-minute set for the Scream For Violence 2012 North American tour spans their back catalog, including the classic Power from Hell, The Force and In Search of Sanity LPs, in addition to their more recently praised crushing comeback albums Killing Peace and Sounds of Violence.

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ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:

3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA

3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/21/2012 @ The Pound – Oakland, CA

3/22/2012 @ Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

3/23/2012 @ Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA

3/24/2012 910 @ Live – Tempe, AZ

3/26/2012 @ The Korova – San Antonio, TX

3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX

3/29/2012 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO

3/30/2012 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

3/31/2012 @ House of Rock – Dayton, OH

4/01/2012 @ Blondies – Detroit, MI

4/03/2012 @ Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

4/04/2012 @ The Katacombs – Montreal, QC

4/06/2012 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/07/2012 @ Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ONSLAUGHT, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/onslaughtuk

http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtu

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE ONSLAUGHT.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – THE ELECTRIC AGE TOUR 2012: With Support From God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

OVERKILL – Thrash Metal Pioneers. Thrash Metal Legends. Undeniable Metal Influence. OVERKILL. Spanning through 4 decades with unparalleled touring and 16 studio albums, OVERKILL is the Metal epitome of warrior-like consistency and quality. Heading out on the road once again, in support of The Electric Age, releasing on March 26, 2012, via eOne Music, The Electric Age Tour 2012 will fill the months of April and May.

With direct support from God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara, this looks to be one multi-potent tour of kick-ass Metal. Check the tour dates below and see if The Electric Age Tour 2012 is raging through your area!

APRIL 2012:

20 – Trocadero Theater – Philadelphia, PA

21 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA

22 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY

23 – Screamin’ Willie’s – Columbus, OH

24 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

25 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, Ill

26 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO

27 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

28 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

30 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA

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MAY 2012:

01 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

02 – The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center – San Francisco, CA

03 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA

05 – Emo’s East – Austin, TX

06 – Trees – Dallas, TX

08 – Orpheum – Tampa, FL

09 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

10 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

11 – Jaxx Nightclub – Springfield, VA

12 – Best Buy Theater – NYC, NY (Special Guest: D.R.I.)

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(Source: The Official Overkill Website)

* For more info on OVERKILL, click on the links below:

OVERKILL

eOne Metal

LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY – Announce Live Tour Dates, Including U.S. Tour With INTO ETERNITY

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on March 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Philadelphia’s resident rage-makers, Single Bullet Theory have announced a string of one-off dates that will see the band tearing up the Northeastern corner of the U.S. throughout the spring, as well as a Summer tour with Melodic Progressive Metallers Into Eternity that will see the band blaze a trail of destruction across the Midwest and into Canadian territory.

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Upcoming Single Bullet Theory dates are as follows:


3/24/12 – Red River Inn, Yaphank, NY

4/06/12  -The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ (w/  Ashes Of Your Enemy)

4/07/12  – Legends Rock Bar, Gales Ferry, CT (w/ Enemy Remains)

4/13/12 – Mojo 13, Wilmington, DE

4/20/12 – Dingbatz. Clifton, NJ  (w/ Seven Witches)

4/21/12 – Jimmys Place, Allentown, Pa. (w/ Seven Witches and Faith or Fear)


5/04/12 – Warehouse 24, Woodlyn, PA

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5/25/12 – The Note, West Chester, PA w/ Season of Mourning)


5/26/12 – NYC, TBA (Horns Up Presents)


5/27/12 – California Brew Haus, Rochester Ny. (w/ Seven Witches)


6/09/12 – Warehouse 24, Woodlyn, PA (w/ Seeds of Perdition)


7/21/12 – Ride for Dime, Philadelphia (venue TBA)

With Into Eternity and Riksha 


8/09/12 – Blue Pig, Cudahy, WI

8.10/12 – Reverb Rock Garden: Waterloo, IA

8/11/12 – Reggies:  Chicago, IL

8/12/12 – I-Rock: Detroit, MI


8/13/12 – TBA

8/14/12 – California Brew Haus: Rochester, NY


8/15/12 – Hard Luck bar, Toronto, Ontario,

8/16/12 – Petit Campus, Montreal Quebec

8/17/12 – Middle East: Boston, MA.


8/18/12 – The Chance (loft): Poughkipsie, NY


8/19/12 – Tango (whiskey tango): Somerton, PA


8/20/12 – Empire (Formerly Jaxx): Springfield, VA
8/21/12 – TBA

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Single Bullet Theory’s latest release, IV, came out in the Fall of last year via Goomba Music and is considered by many to be the band’s heaviest album to date.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on SINGLE BULLET THEORY:

http://www.myspace.com/singlebullettheory

GOOMBA MUSIC

LONG LIVE SINGLE BULLET THEORY.

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REVOCATION – 2012 Spring Tour Dates With Cannabis Corpse & Ramming Speed

Posted in death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

REVOCATION – MetalSucks and Metal Injection present REVOCATION with Cannabis Corpse and Ramming Speed. Metal be thy name. Check out these April 2012 tour dates!

The Death Thrash assault that REVOCATION is known for cannot be stopped nor contained. REVOCATION – Chaos Of Forms is a Thrash Metal CD that any Metal or Extreme Metal fan MUST own. The brand of Metal Extremity that you will devour from REVOCATION will kick the shit out of your senses… and then you’ll want more. And more again. Chaos Of Forms was released back on August 16th, 2011, on RELAPSE RECORDS.

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TOUR DATES/VENUES:

Apr 19 @ Great Scott – Allston, MA

Apr 20 @ Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, Canada

Apr 21 @ Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, Canada

Apr 22 @ Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH

Apr 23 @ Ultra Lounge – Chicago, IL

Apr 25 @ Strange Matter – Richmond, VA

Apr 26 @ Sonar – Baltimore, MD

Apr 27 @ The Barbary Coast – Philadelphia, PA

Apr 28 @ Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

Apr 29 @ The Backstage at Championship Bar – Trenton, NJ

REVOCATION:

David Davidson – Guitars / Vocals

Anthony Buda – Bass / Vocals

Phil Dubois – Drums

Dan Gargiulo – Guitars / Vocals

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* For more info on REVOCATION:

Go to the Relapse Records website, the REVOCATION Facebook and MySpace pages.

* For more info on RAMMING SPEED, click on the link below:

http://www.tdbrecords.com/rammingspeed/

* For more info on CANNABIS CORPSE, click on the link below:

http://www.cannabiscorpse.com/

LONG LIVE REVOCATION.

LONG LIVE CANNABIS CORPSE & RAMMING SPEED.

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MACE – Thrash Metal Pioneers Giving Away For Free, Their First Song In 23 Years!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on February 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Last week the story broke that Seattle Grunge engineer (Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains) Dave Hillis’s first band Mace has reformed. Most of the major Metal mags across the globe have picked up the vibe. Now they want their fans to have the music FOR FREE. (See facebook link at bottom of post).

Dave Hillis started his career as a 17-year-old guitarist for the legendary Thrash Metal band “MACE.”  In the mid 80’s, they released two LP’s on Enigma Records in the US and Blackdragon Records in Europe.  They were featured on Metalblade Records Metal Massacre V,  recognized in the Trashmetal Encyclopedia and fanzine’s around the world as a pioneering force in Heavy Metal. Led by Dave’s furious guitar work they Charted in the UK. and Japan’s top 20; touring with the likes of Slayer, Anthrax, Raven, Death Angel and Testament.

Of course everyone knows Mace guitarist Dave Hillis went on to work on some of the biggest albums in Rock history as a producer. (Pearl Jam “10”, Alice In Chains “Dirt”…etc) but Mace was always in the back of his mind. Hillis told American Rock Scene,  “I always wanted to remix the old songs, and when I opened my own studio I had to do it, and it was so much fun that we thought we would try a new song and that was so much fun that we said why not teach these young kids how it was done back in the day”.

A huge part of the Thrash scene back in the 80’s was the underground tape trading movement. That would help spread the word like wild-fire. Says Hillis when asked how important underground trading was, “We got all our shows on tour and fanzine reviews and interviews that way, giving it away on the internet today is just an extension of that”.

Mace is using the 21st century version of tape trading and is giving away Haarp Strings 2012 to their fans FOR FREE and they are encouraging them to give it away to anyone they want, no strings attached.

Free new Mace song at: http://www.facebook.com/macebandpage

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(Source: Glen Casebeer – Road King Entertainment Group)

LONG LIVE MACE.

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MUNICIPAL WASTE – Debuts New Track From Forthcoming Album ‘The Fatal Feast’

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on February 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The U.S. based Thrash Metal outfit MUNICIPAL WASTE have posted the first song from the band’s upcoming fifth studio album “The Fatal Feast” for streaming on Facebook. Head over to the official MUNICIPAL WASTE Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MUNICIPALWASTE to hear the title track, “The Fatal Feast”. The new album will be released April 10th (North America) and April 13th (EU) via Nuclear Blast Records.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

LONG LIVE MUNICIPAL WASTE.

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HEXEN – Album Artwork And Track Listing Revealed For: ‘Being And Nothingness’

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on February 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Los Angeles Thrash battalion HeXeN are set to unleash their second album, Being And Nothingness. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio (Lividity, Guthrie Govan, etc.) by producer Rich Bruce, the sonic onslaught of Being And Nothingness sees the band moving toward a far more comprehensive and thorough voyage of metal musicality and further distancing themselves from being just another run-of-the-mill revival band.

Being And Nothingness contains nine tracks of Progressive Thrash proficiency, closing with an epic eight-part suite, and features a hand-painted cover by celebrated extreme Metal illustrator Kristian Wåhlin/Necrolord (King Diamond, Dissection, Emperor, etc) viewable by clicking – HERE.

Commented HeXeN in a collective statement: “We are completely stoked for this long-worked on, long-awaited second release and we can’t wait to showcase this opus live to all our fans. Unlearn what you have learned about metal!”

Being And Nothingness – Track Listing:

01. Macrocosm

02. Grave New World

03. Defcon Rising

04. Private Hell

05. Walk As Many, Stand As One

06. Stream Of Unconsciousness

07. Indefinite Archetype

08. The Nescient

09. Nocturne –

i. Opus 55 № 1 in Fmin

ii. Out of Reach

iii. Existential Crisis

iv. Entrance of the Absurd

v. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

vi. With Salvation I Persist

vii. Elegy of the Night

viii. End in Purplexity

Being And Nothingness will be released via Pulverised Records. Stay tuned for more announcements from HeXeN.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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* For more info on HeXeN, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/HeXeN/266806818176

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE HeXeN.

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Masaki Murashita – Hemoptysis Guitarist / Front Man Featured In Providence Cables Demonstration Videos

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on February 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hemoptysis guitarist and front man Masaki Murashita has done a series of nine demonstration videos for Providence Cables, all of which can be viewed at www.providence.jp. 
In addition to an introductory piece, a total of eight videos are included with Murashita discussing the original concepts, ideas, and the characteristics of each specific model.

English and Japanese language versions of the videos are available, the latter of which will be placed in music instrument stores nationwide in Japan this spring. Some of the acclaimed artists that have used the guitar cables include Carl Verheyen, Larry Carlton, Michael Landau, and Ramon Goose.

To view all eight videos, please visit the links below:

English version

Japanese version

Hemoptysis is working in support of their latest album, Misanthropic Slaughter (produced by Grammy Award winning producer Ryan Greene). The band recently released a music video for the track “M.O.D.,” The video was shot  in an abandon warehouse in Vail, AZ. Production and direction came courtesy of Sean Sinerius and Robert Jaime at Big Shot Studios. To check out the video for “M.O.D.” visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRy7sW7cxlU.

(Source: Hemoptysis)

(Masaki Murashita Photo Credit: Eyeful Images Photographic Arts)

VISIT THE MASAKI MURASHITA MERCH STORE! CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!

http://masakimurashita.bigcartel.com/

VISIT THE HEMOPTYSIS MERCH STORE! CLICK LINK BELOW!

Hemoptysis – Official Merchandise Store

* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS, click on the links below:

HEMOPTYSIS – Official Website

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – Studio Video Online: Reveals Recording Process For ‘The Electric Age’

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , , on February 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Iconic Thrashers OVERKILL have revealed a behind the scenes video that outlines the recording process they used for their upcoming new record The Electric Age. Recorded at GEAR Studios, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni, the video outlines specific gear and techniques used and how it had shaped the bands raw unfiltered sound over the last few releases. View the video HERE! The Electric Age is set to be unleashed March 30, 2012 via Nuclear Blast.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on OVERKILL, click on the link below:

OVERKILL

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MUNICIPAL WASTE – ‘The Fatal Feast’ Album Cover Art Revealed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, speed metal, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on February 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The cover artwork for MUNICIPAL WASTE’s fifth studio album – due out in North America on April 10th and in Europe on April 13th – was created by Justin Osbourn of Slasher Design.

MUNICIPAL WASTE:

Tony Foresta – Vocals

Ryan Waste  – Guitar

Land Phil – Bass

Dave Witte – Drums

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on MUNICIPAL WASTE, click on the links below:

http://www.facethewaste.com

http://www.facebook.com/municipalwaste

LONG LIVE MUNICIPAL WASTE.

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