SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

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

Vinyl Reissues Forthcoming

Ohio headbangers SKELETONWITCH — whose latest album, Forever Abomination, cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 — will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join 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 touring action of 2012.

In other SKELETONWITCH news, the final color variant of the forthcoming Breathing The Fire vinyl reissue — which, unlike the sold-out initial pressings of the album, comes in a gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” jacket — has arrived at Prosthetic’s warehouse. Check out a picture of the two-color, half-and-half LP, which is limited to 125 copies at THIS LOCATION.

180-gram black and standard-weight “fire splatter” wax are also available. The former will arrive in select retail stores on April 10; the latter and the half-and-half LP can both be pre-ordered at the PROSTHETIC STORE. LP reissues of the band’s 2007 breakthrough, Beyond The Permafrost — which will also be available in three color variants (“Permafrost splatter,” half-and-half and 180-gram black vinyl) — are still in production, but can also be pre-ordered now at the Prosthetic Store.

Over the last five years, SKELETONWITCH has toured alongside a who’s who of heavy metal, from icons like Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, to international titans Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir, to American powerhouses High On Fire, GWAR and Devildriver. Forever Abomination, the group’s third Prosthetic release, was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Children of Bodom).

SKELETONWITCH w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour Of Penance

3/23/2012 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH ^

3/24/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

3/25/2012 Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI

3/26/2012 Station 4 – Minneapolis, MN

3/27/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

3/28/2012 The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE^

3/29/2012 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

3/30/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/31/2012 The Venue – Boise, ID *

4/02/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/04/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

4/05/2012 House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA

4/06/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ

4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

4/10/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

4/11/2012 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX

4/13/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour of Penance, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik, Exhumed

4/15/2012  Skully’s Music Diner  – Columbus, OH ^

4/16/2012  123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV ^

4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD

4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

4/19/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA

SKELETONWITCH only

* w/ Black Tusk

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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.

KISS & Mötley Crüe – The Tour 2012

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KISS & Mötley Crüe – THE TOUR: Check out this very cool tour poster for KISSMötley Crüe ‘The Tour’! This looks to be a kick-ass combination, one for both the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal history books! Metal be thy name!

For more info, complete tour schedule, VIP packages and tons more about KISS and Mötley Crüe, ‘The Tour’, just click on the links below!

KISS

Mötley Crüe

Long Live KISS & Mötley Crüe.

Stone.

DREADLINK – Signs To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The history of DREADLINK began in 2009, when five experienced musicians decided to form a band, which soon became more than a band. It became a philosophy.

DREADLINK is authentic and deep and sounds more like an engine running rough than a conventional Metal band. The band switches from brutal groovy passages to melodic melancholic parts, that will still crawl under your skin even if you’ve heard it a thousand times.

Good songwriting and songs with a high recognition value are really important to DREADLINK. They don’t focus on technical finesses – because the song itself is the most important thing.

DREADLINK’s a philosophy a lot of people should participate in.

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DREADLINK are:

Klas Mossakowski – Drums, Samples

Jannes Carstens-Behrens – Lead Guitar

Sascha Brüggert –  Rhythm Guitar

Timo Herrmann – Bass Guitar

Raphael Adamek – Vocals

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For more info on DREADLINK, click on the links below:

www.dreadlink.com

www.myspace.com/dreadlink

www.facebook.com/DREADLINK

www.youtube.com/dreadlink1

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DREADLINK.

Stone.

New York’s WAYNE KRANTZ Sets Release Date For New Album HOWIE 61 – Out April 17TH On ABSTRACT LOGIX

Posted in Guitar, guitarists, Hard Rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Celebrates With 5-Night Stint At The Iridium Nightclub in NYC

(Los Angeles – March 13, 2011) Ever-evolving and improvisational New York guitarist, Wayne Krantz, announces the release of his tenth album, Howie 61, on April 17 through Abstract Logix Records. Better known for his preference of the trio format, the musical main-stay now enlists a multitude of world-class musicians in a variety of lineups, including Vinnie Colaiuta (Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Sting), Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock), Pino Palladino (Jeff Beck, The Who, Eric Clapton), and Anton Fig of The Letterman Show’s “World’s Most Dangerous Band”, among many others (Keith Carlock, James Genus, Nate Wood, Henry Hey, Owen Biddle, Charley Drayton, John Patitucci, John Beasley, Jeremy Stacey, Paul Stacey, Yasushi Miura, David Binney, Kenny Wollesen and Gabriela Anders).

The title, Howie 61, refers to Bob Dylan’s 1965 song, Highway 61 Revisited, an iconic blend of blues-based rock n’ roll riffs. Krantz sends a respectful nod to the musical great through the new format of his latest effort. The result is another step forward for Krantz – a striking album that melds his group improvisation and compositional approaches. Now, Krantz has re-invented himself, yet again, with a stunningly creative recording, and a bold new direction. Highlights include such rocking tracks as “The Bad Guys” and “Can’t Stand To Rock” – both high energy tracks propelled by Krantz’s searing guitar work. On the tongue-in-cheek “U Strip It,” David Binney, a frequent Krantz collaborator, delivers a smoldering sax solo over a playful, driving groove.

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Krantz continues to push his artistry even a step further by blending new vocal content into his music; a method more complete and tightly integrated says Krantz, then any of his earlier vocal efforts. “It’s another step in a direction I’ve been making since Long To Be Loose”, he explains. On whether this is the pinnacle of his long career, Krantz says, “This record is not the completion of that journey at all, but it is a step in the direction that’s been in my head now for a really long time.”

Just prior to the album release, Krantz will be joined by a group of friends for a 5-night stint at the famed NYC Iridium Nightclub.  The first night will see Krantz join the Les Paul Trio for a special start to the week.  Over the next two nights, he will be joined by Cliff Almond on drums, “Cliff has been playing with me in various bands for years and he played on my record, Your Basic Live ’06”; jazz star Chris Potter, on saxophone, who, Krantz toured and recorded with in the band “Underground”.  Finally, there is Anthony Tidd on bass who Krantz describes as “the new face for these nights. He’s played with sax legend Steve Coleman as well as producing here and in London.”

For the last two nights, Krantz will be joined by his longtime trio; Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, John Mayer), drums, and Tim Lefebvre (Chris Botti), bass, who held a weekly residency at the 55 Bar in NYC for the last six years. Together, they’ve toured around the world and recorded on Krantz’s last three records.

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WAYNE KRANTZ – 5 Night Stand At The Iridium:

April 9 – Les Paul Night with Wayne Krantz

April 12- Wayne Krantz with Chris Potter, Anthony Tidd and Cliff Almond

April 13- Wayne Krantz with Chris Potter, Anthony Tidd and Cliff Almond

April 14- Wayne Krantz with Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre

April 15   Wayne Krantz with Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre

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(Source: MAD Ink, PR)

LONG LIVE WAYNE KRANTZ.

Stone.

STRYPER ‘Calling On You’ Music Video – A Classic From 1986

Posted in classic rock, classic rock songs, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal songs, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

This tremendous Stryper song has woke me up today. I cherish living and all that’s good in my life. I dedicate Calling On You to Nilla. Metal be thy name.

Calling On You is from the 1986 album from Stryper: To Hell With The Devil

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For more info on STRYPER, click on the link below:

Stryper – Official Website

LONG LIVE STRYPER.

Stone.

69 CHAMBERS, WINTERS VERGE, DERIDE and EWIGHEIM – New Tracks Streaming At Massacre Records!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Nina / 69 CHAMBERS

Fans can listen to brand new tracks from 69 Chambers, Winters Verge, Deride and EWIGHEIM, streaming over on http://www.massacre-records.com

Check ’em out now, crank ’em up LOUD and LONG LIVE METAL!

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS.

Stone.

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.

TOTENMOND – Digital Only ‘Best Of’ TOTENMOND Out Soon!

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

The 16-track Best of TOTENMOND will be entitled “Keine Sonne Mehr” and is scheduled to be released on May 11, 2012!

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will feature songs from TOTEMNOND’s albums “Lichtbringer”, “Fleischwald”, “Reich In Rost”, “Auf Dem Mond Ein Feuer”, “Unter Knochen”, “TonbergUrtod”, “Thronräuber” and their “Väterchen Frost” EP.

We’ll reveal the track listing soon.

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other
digital music stores only!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info, click on the link below:

http://www.massacre-records.com

Long Live Totenmond.

Stone.

LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY – UPDATE: NEW VIDEO AND BONUS DVD!

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

RHAPSODY have just finished recording a video in Stockholm, Sweden, for one of the singles of their upcoming album “Ascending To Infinity”. The song is called “Dark Fate Of Atlantis” and the director is OWE LINGVALL, talented artist of the company DREAM DAY MEDIA (http://www.dreamdaymedia.com). also known to have created visual masterpieces for bands like THE RASMUS and KAMELOT (“The Great Pandemonium”).

The band states: “We are impressed by the visionary style of Owe’s works. For a band willing to sound and look cinematic like RHAPSODY there was no better choice possible. The video will be spread for free around the world in the beginning of April. Our friend Owe will also be responsible for a bonus DVD including the video, the “making of” documentary related with it, and exclusive interviews with all the RHAPSODY band members. NUCLEAR BLAST will release this extra DVD with a playtime of more than one hour in the LIMITED EDITION of the new upcoming album “ASCENDING TO INFINITY”, to be released worldwide on June 29. An additional gift to all our fans around the world!”

Ascending To Infinity – will be released worldwide on June 29th, 2012, by Nuclear Blast.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on RHAPSODY, click on the link below:

www.ltrhapsody.com

LONG LIVE LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY.

Stone.

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.

Stone.

KRAMPUS – Joins Heidenfest 2012

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again:

Headlining will be mighty genre legends WINTERSUN from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: “Wintersun” came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour.

“We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I´ve been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say “albums”, wink wink!)“ Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!

Fellow Finns KORPIKLAANI have an equally impressive fan base to boast and with albums such as “Ukon Wacka” (2011) they deliver the goods in a party-friendly “Pelimanni metal” way! Rising German force VARG on the other hand call their troops to war with some powerful pagan metal tunes while Norwegians TROLLFEST up the ante with a healthy dose of black humour – and supreme folky heaviness! TROLLFEST will be releasing their brand new album “Brumlebassen” on August 24 and VARG will unleash their new beast on October 19, right in time for the HEIDENFEST tour!

Opening act on this tour will be Italian modern folk metal outfit KRAMPUS, who won the Rock The Nation award 2011. KRAMPUS offer an eclectic array of folk sounds with the usage of bagpipes, flutes, whistles, violins, and the Irish Bouzouki partnered with the modern metal sounds of heavy guitars, aggressive vocals, and melodic keyboards.

In addition to creating a new breed of sound, KRAMPUS´ focus on their lyrical content while addressing themes such as issues with humanity and nature, and environmental awareness. They´ll be appearing on this years edition of METALCAMP festival in August and the same month they´ll be releasing their long-awaited debut album. Fear the Krampus!

This package already looks flawless – but there are some very special guests yet to be announced! So keep your eyes peeled and check www.heidenfest.eu regularly where you can also order your tickets!

HEIDENFEST 2012 – the ultimate party-program with several highlights, new albums, new music which will spice up your misty Autumn and mood! Cheers!

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HEIDENFEST – 2012:

Presented by Metal Hammer, Legacy, Noizeletter, Musix, X-tra-X, Metalnews.de, BLAST!

WINTERSUN
KORPIKLAANI
VARG
TROLLFEST
KRAMPUS

+ SPECIAL GUESTS at extended shows*

19.10.2012 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended Show*
20.10.2012 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended Show*
21.10.2012 NL – Tilburg, 013 *Extended Show*
22.10.2012 CH – Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 IT – Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 AT – Wien, Gasometer
26.10.2012 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 CZ – Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 PL – Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 DE – Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 DE – Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall *Extended Show*
03.11.2012 DE – Gießen, Hessenhallen *Extended Show*
04.11.2012 BE – Antwerp, Trix

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

For more info & tickets, click on the links below:

www.heidenfest.eu

www.hardticket.eu

LONG LIVE KRAMPUS.

Stone.

Rodrigo y Gabriela, My Battle With Bronchitis and Go Get ‘Em Lehigh University

Posted in acoustic rock, Guitar, guitarists, latin rock, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news, sports with tags , , , , , , , on March 17, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

I’ve been putting up with a doozy of a cold this past week, coupled with a nagging cough that spells: bronchitis. I wanted to write another album review or two these past days as well, only trying to “concentrate” on writing when you’re coughing up a storm doesn’t help matters! With today being Saturday, it has been eight days of feeling under the weather, regardless, I feel like I’m getting a ton better.

I’ve been listening to Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.Area 52 quite a bit lately. This guitar duo are amazing players and the Cuban musicians that they recruited for their new album are superb. Just a thoroughly cool listen is this entire Area 52 album. Honestly, the tones that resonate from the guitars of Rodrigo y Gabriela along with the rhythms from their songs have made me feel pretty damn good this past week, especially when I needed that necessary “lift” in spirits.

C.U.B.A. stands for: Collective Universal Band Association. Again, I cannot emphasize enough, what an excellent sound that this Cuban orchestra gives to this Rodrigo y Gabriela album. If you’re looking for a must Summertime album to chill, dance or Rock out to, then Area 52 is one damn fine candidate. Hopefully, I will write a more detailed review for this Rodrigo y Gabriela album in the near future. For now, get it, especially if you appreciate instrumental guitar and/or Latin Rock.

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I very rarely write about sports on Metal Odsyssey. I “use to be” a sports nut. Do I still follow sports? Of course I do. The difference now is, after spending years of watching entire games on television, I am now content to catch a minute of action here and there, while getting updated scores via the internet whenever I feel like it. Congratulations to Lehigh University!

Ha, ha Duke. Ha, ha again. Every year, the NCAA Tournament “committee” finds it necessary to seed Duke at either #1 or #2, then they place Duke within a 60 mile radius of their home campus for tournament play. Favoritism. It’s been going on between Duke University and the NCAA for decades now. Well, Lehigh University let Duke know just how “great” they are this past Friday.

On Friday, March 16, 2012, the #15 seed Lehigh University defeated the #2 seed Duke 75 to 70. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the backyard of Duke, Lehigh University got it done. Ha, ha Duke. Ha, ha NCAA. The “brain-trust” of the NCAA probably thought that Duke would “roll” Lehigh University too. Think again NCAA. Don’t worry, next year that same NCAA “selection committee” will have Duke at #1 or #2 again, only next year they won’t have them paired up against Lehigh Universtiy.

Long Live Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Go Get ‘Em Lehigh University.

Stone.

MNEMIC – Announce Album Title and Reveal Cover Artwork

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, modern metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 17, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Danish Modern Metallers MNEMIC have recently finished their recording marathon in the Antfarm studios in Aabyhøj, Denmark and can now share some red-hot news on their upcoming 5th studio record with you! Guitarist Mircea issues the following statement:

“We can say that the new record is done, completed and our mission is finally accomplished. Since the disruption and chaos within the band last year, and the acquirement of new members, I never thought we would make it this far. Today everything converged and we ascended from the depths of turmoil, catharsis and hard work everyone has put into this new record, which is entitled “Mnemesis”. Yes, again we chose something no one can pronounce, just like our band mname.

For the ones that are curious about our new opus, I can say it’s more melodic than what we’ve done in the past, but at the same time more energetic and not so technical. We tried to incorporate the traditional Mnemic-esque sound and universe into the compositions, as good as we could. At the same time, we tried to move forward, like everything else in life. All in all it’s more of an atmospheric and melodic record, at least for me. In any case, hope you will enjoy it just as much as I do, and if not, no biggie, we are grateful that you at least took the time to read these lines.
See you somewhere out there, we’re coming for you cunts – and that’s a promise!”

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 Check out the amazing “Mnemesis” cover artwork by Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, PARADISE LOST, ULVER – http://www.metastazis.com ) and don’t forget to watch the five parts of the studio blog on YouTube if you haven’t done it yet:

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wxViSZnEYI
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonRxdKAZww
Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9FHBlNhro
Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-JEyOTW-v4
Part V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq6d8V9nbus

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

http://www.mnemic.com

http://www.facebook.com/mnemic

http://www.nuclearblast.de

LONG LIVE MNEMIC.

Stone.

KILL DEVIL HILL – Debut S/T Album Release Details

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KILL DEVIL HILL – The supergroup of KILL DEVIL HILL will be seeing their debut/self-titled album released in North America on May 22nd, via SPV/Steamhammer. (Release dates will vary by country). KILL DEVIL HILL was produced by  Warren Riker. Warren’s notable past includes working with Down, Corrosion Of Conformity, Sublime and Cathedral.

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KILL DEVIL HILL:

Vinny Appice – drums (Black Sabbath, DIO, Heaven & Hell)

Rex Brown – bass (Pantera, Down)

Mark Zavon – guitar (Ratt)

Dewey Bragg – vocals (Pissing Razors)

CD Track Listing:

War Machine

Hangman

Voodoo Doll

Gates Of Hell

Rise From The Shadows

We’re All Gonna Die

Time & Time Again

Old Man

Mysterious Ways

Up In Flames

Revenge

Double Gatefold LP Bonus Track: Drawbridge

* iTunes Digital Download Bonus Track: Strange

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For more info on KILL DEVIL HILL, click on the link below:

KILL DEVIL HILL – Official Site

LONG LIVE KILL DEVIL HILL.

Stone.

MASS – To Perform With STRYPER, Memorial Day Weekend! And More Fantastic MASS News!

Posted in christian heavy metal, christian rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

You Wanted It New England! You Got It! 

Kick Off  Your Memorial Day Weekend Right With..

MASS

&

STRYPER

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When And Where:

Saturday ~ May 26, 2012

“Special Outdoor Event”

The Rock Junction

731 Centre of New England Blvd.

West Greenwich,RI.

Click Here To Purchase Tickets: THE ROCK JUNCTION

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Then…

Showcase Live Presents!

“Narcissus Heavy Metal Reunion Event”

Join MASS and Many Other Great Artists For This Rockin’ Night!

When And Where:

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

23 Patriot Place, Foxboro, Massachusetts

Tickets On Sale Now! 

Ticket Info: SHOWCASE LIVE

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LATEST NEWS:

MASS is currently working hard on their 10th studio release and follow-up to 2010’s successful “Sea Of Black”

More Info To Come!

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Louis St. August Says:

Thank you to all the fans who voted and to LimeLight Magazine!

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MASS MERCH!

Only a limited amount left  of the custom wood-crafted MASS Puzzle!

 

Each Puzzle is hand-crafted with no two cuts the same! Each 5×7 puzzle comes either autographed or un-autographed.

Order At: MASS – MASS ROCKS.COM

Or At: Puzzle Me – Puzzles

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For more info on MASS & STRYPER, click on the links below:

MASS – MASS ROCKS.COM

Stryper – Official Website

LONG LIVE MASS & STRYPER.

Stone.

HeavyPink – Debut / ST: 7″ Vinyl Single Showcases 2 Scintillating Songs

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, psychedelic rock, rock music, rock music news, stoner rock with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HEAVYPINK – I just recently had the Rockin’ pleasure to listen to the debut & self-titled 7″ single from HeavyPink. This is the current project from T. Dallas Reed, (vocalist & multi-instrumentalist), known for his membership with Mos Generator and Stone Axe. (See full press release below for more detailed background info).

Now, for the two songs I took in from this single. Whoa. Whoa again. Um, Mr. Reed… please create more? Um, like, how about a full-length album next week? I’m telling both my Heavy Music and Classic Rock brethren right now, both Flower And Song and There Is A Light are as clever as one could wish for when it comes to Heavy Rock ‘N Roll. With swirls of psychedelia adding ambience amongst the inter-changing tempos of both songs, a 70’s Hard Rock vibe just spills over my senses as I listen with Rockaholic glee.

The way in which these two songs come across to me, they both remind me of hanging out and chilling during the Summertime. Earthy vibes I sense from these songs as well. The guitar tones seem to trigger it all. Go figure.

I applaud T. Dallas Reed for his exceptional end result here with HeavyPink. His fantastic musicianship and vocals come packaged with an honest approach to making Heavy Music that’s both retrospective and relevant. His vocals are subtly reminiscent of a 70’s era Ozzy Osbourne on these songs while the feel of Classic Stoner Rock fills the air. After listening to both songs several times, my best comparison would be Sabbath Bloody Sabbath meets the open-air atmosphere of The Yes Album while being bookended by a Stoner finish.

Metal. Be. Thy. Name.

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To order a copy of this 7″ single, go here: The Maple Forum – Official Store

To read more about T. Dallas Reed & HeavyPink and order the single, click on the link below:

http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/03/13/67heavypinks/

Essential Press Release:

The Maple Forum is thrilled be releasing the self-titled debut 7” from HeavyPink, the latest project of T. Dallas Reed (Stone Axe, Mos Generator). The vinyl single is limited to 300 and features two brand new cuts, “Flower and Song” and “There is a Light,” exploring a rarely-heard psychedelic side of the Port Orchard, Washington, native’s songwriting.

Reed, who is notoriously DIY, played all the instruments on HeavyPink, sang himself, and recorded the material at his own HeavyHead studio. Fans of Stone Axe will be thrilled to discover that although he is working in a different style, the signature elements of Reed’s work remain intact, most pivotally that there’s zero bullshit involved.

He explains the project’s origins thusly: “Before Mos Generator took our hiatus in 2009 we were working on an album to be called HeavyPink. When the band shelved the project I decided to pick up the concept and use it as a tool to try different recording and writing techniques. I look at it as an experiment in heavy and beautiful music, like ‘Master of Reality’ meets ‘Pet Sounds,’ meets ‘Into the Pandemonium’ all in one and produced by Phil Spector.”

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(Info/Press Details courtesy of Ripple Music)

For more info on HeavyPink, click on the link below:

HeavyPink – facebook

LONG LIVE HEAVYPINK.

LONG LIVE T. DALLAS REED.

Stone.

BIBLE OF THE DEVIL – Announces ‘In Raw We Trust’ U.S. Tour, New Album Cover and Track List Unveiled

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Veteran Chicago Rock n’ Roll band Bible of the Devil are set to strike out on the 14-date “In Raw We Trust” tour in support of their forthcoming release, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, due out on May 8th via Cruz Del Sur Music. Tour dates are as follows:

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May 4th Fri. Madison, WI @ The Frequency

May 5th Sat. Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar

May 6th Sun. Rapid City, SD @ Budd Ugly’s

May 8th Tues. Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

May 9th Wed. Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room

May 10th Thurs. Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn’s

May 11th Fri. Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern

May 12th Sat. Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge

May 13th Sun. Las Cruces, NM @ The Train Yard (house party)

May 15th Tues. San Antonio, TX @ Nightrocker Live

May 16th Wed. Austin, TX @ Red 7

May 17th Thurs. New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

May 18th Fri. Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe

May 19th Sat. Carbondale, IL @ PK’s

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The band has also unveiled the artwork for the upcoming album,which is pictured below.

For The Love Of Thugs And Fools – Track Listing:

1. Sexual Overture/While You Were Away  

2. Out For Blood  

3. Raw & Order   

4. The Parcher  

5. I Know What Is Right (In The Night) 

6. Anytime   

7. Can’t Turn Off The Sun  

8. Yer Boy  

9. Night Street

Bible Of The Devil’s sixth full-length album and third for Rome, Italy, based label Cruz Del Sur Music, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is an assembly of raging Rock n’ Roll songs that encapsulate the band’s saga musically and personally over the years since the last full-length. Returning to Phantom Manor studios in Chicago to work with engineer Mike Lust, who has engineered numerous BOTD recordings in the past, the band sought to emphasize their trademark bludgeoning two-guitar attack and mammoth hooks with an increased attention to soaring, anthemic vocals.

Bible of the Devil is a four-piece high-intensity Rock n’ Roll Metal band from Chicago, Illinois. With numerous albums and 7″ singles to their credit, the band has carved themselves quite a niche in the heavy rock underground over the past 13 years as carriers of the flame of classic, loud, hook-filled guitar rock, yet with their own modern interpretation.

The band has toured the United States and mainland Europe extensively during this period, and continue to do so in 2012, whether or not Mayan predictions of an apocalypse prove to be true. Bible of the Devil’s sixth full-length album entitled, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is to be released in May 2012 via Rome, Italy’s Cruz Del Sur Music and is Bible of the Devil’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to their 2008 release, Freedom Metal.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on BIBLE OF THE DEVIL, click on the links below:

http://www.bibleofthedevil.com

http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

BIBLE OF THE DEVIL – Releasing ‘For The Love of Thugs and Fools’ on May 8th, 2012, via Cruz Del Sur Music

LONG LIVE BIBLE OF THE DEVIL.

Stone.

ADRENALINE MOB – ‘UNDAUNTED’ Music Video Is: MUST METAL

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ADRENALINE MOB – Released on March 13th, 2012, via Elm City Music is the debut full-length from Metal Supergroup – ADRENALINE MOB. Featuring: Mike Portnoy (Drums), Russell Allen – (Vocals), Mike Orlando (Guitar) and John Moyer (bass).

Below is the music video for Undaunted. This Metal song and video is 100% certified M.O.A.. What is M.O.A. you ask? Metal Odyssey Approved. Undaunted simply kicks serious Metal ass. The Metal grooves are abundant and Russell sings Metal lights out. Mike Orlando on guitar shreds and is a contagious listen! Mike Portnoy is fun to hear and watch on drums… a genuine talent is he.

WARNING: Undaunted is one of those Metal songs that can easily psyche-you-out-of-your-Metal-mind. Turn up the volume with some Metal attitude and Metal be thy name.

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For more info on ADRENALINE MOB, click on the links below:

http://www.adrenalinemob.com

http://www.twitter.com/adrenalinemob

LONG LIVE ADRENALINE MOB.

Stone.

BENEDICTUM – Enlist Jag Panzer Drummer Rikard Stjernquist!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 14, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo Credit: Mark Briody)

Benedictum and The diabolical mistress “V” Veronica Freeman are proud to enlist new drummer Rikard Stjernquist to the team!

Rikard Stjernquist started his career with Stockholm based Bronze Puppet.   Rikard brings a multitude of talent from his longevity as the drummer for Power Metal legends Jag Panzer of 25 years and nine records to his studio production capabilities.  Rikard will surely assist the team in writing new material for their next release with Frontiers Records worldwide.

Rikard Stjernquist states “I have been very fortunate in my long career to have recorded and performed with some exceptional people / musicians, and Benedictum is no exception.  I’m very excited about the future with Benedictum and having the opportunity to perform for their amazing fans all over the world.  Thank you Veronica Freeman, Pete Wells, and Chris Shrum for this amazing opportunity”

Benedictum played select US dates for the East Coast in late November 2011 in support of their current release “Dominion” out now on Frontiers Records.  Everyone who attended the select dates got a a taste of what the European market already knew.

This year and 2013 will prove to be an exciting year for Benedictum with much more activity in the worldwide.

Coming soon will be more exciting news regarding their next release!

Benedictum is Veronica Freeman (lead vocals), Pete Wells (lead guitar), Chris Shrum (bass) and Rikard Stjernquist (drums/percussion).

Benedictum discography includes “Uncreation”, “Seasons of Tragedy” and “Dominion”.

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(Source: Frontiers Records)

For more info click on the links below:

BENEDICTUM – facebook

BENEDICTUM – Official Website

LONG LIVE BENEDICTUM.

Stone.