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BIG RED FIRE TRUCK – Release New Single “Love Bite”

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Australian hard rockers BIG RED FIRE TRUCK have released their new single “Love Bite“. The song is from their upcoming EP Trouble In Paradise which is out on August 4th, 2023.

The band comments: ” ‘Love Bite’ is a personal reflection of my experiences in the music industry and its comparison to the highs and lows of a place like Vegas. It’s easy to get caught up in the glittering facade of success and become fixated on the idea of making it big. I read an article recently that helped me come to realise that the industry is in fact a lot like a casino – a few win big, a few even win small and those that don’t are kicked to the curb and left to fend for themselves. This song is a reminder to myself and others to enjoy the journey, no matter what the outcome may be.”

Watch the lyric video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa1w2J7dRiI

About BIG RED FIRE TRUCK:
BIG RED FIRE TRUCK began in 2016 as a project by Digby to write some fun heavy metal and hard rock songs and fulfil his need to hear new music in the style of his beloved bands. Taking inspiration from the likes of VAN HALEN, RECKLESS LOVE, THE DARKNESS, AEROSMITH, SUM 41, and CRAZY LIXX, the quartet pay homage to previous generations of hard rock while delivering their own distinctive character.

BIG RED FIRE TRUCK Are:
Digby (Guitar and Lead Vocals)
Ben Frank (Guitar)
Pete Grant (Drums and Vocals)
Nick Frazier (Bass)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brftband/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brftband
Bandcamp: https://bigredfiretruck.bandcamp.com/

Track Listing:

  1. Neon Sunsets
  2. Trouble In Paradise
  3. Love Bite
  4. Psychotropic Thunder
  5. Miami Skies
  6. Hot Summer Nights

Source: C Squared Music

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Australian Heavy Metal Act NIGHT LEGION Strikes Back With Brand New Album, “Fight Or Fall”, And Unleashes Music Video For First Single!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on May 4, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Following their much acclaimed, self-titled 2017-debut, June 30, 2023 sees Australian heavy metal force NIGHT LEGION release their sophomore studio album, entitled “Fight Or Fall” via Massacre Records!

As first album single, “The Hounds Of Baskerville”, immediatly proves, “Fight Or Fall” is a no-nonsense return to fast and powerful heavy metal with screaming vocals, crushing guitars and hooks that remind you what great songwriting sounds like. This record is not a happy walk through a forest of elves – this is the battlefield where metal lives and soaring vocals invoke the spirits of what made metal the force it is today!

Give ear, a music video for NIGHT LEGION‘s new single is now streaming HERE!

“A classic horror inspired track slightly based around the Sherlock Holmes’ “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, however with a much more dark and brutal twist and in our own way,“ the band reveals. “It centralizes to a small town being terrorized by the local werewolves, with descriptive references.

Some people believe it, some people don’t and think it’s a legend we have devised ourselves until they themselves face the terror & wrath. The wolves in this case also represent the 5 of us – we are about to unleash a new record and we have the hunger to unleash on the live circuit!

It’s also inspired by how humanity’s own state of madness can conjure up such evil for the reason to terrorize, deceive and always live in fear. The reference to the chorus “Chase the hounds of Baskerville” really comes from how we as humans are intrigued to learn more about the mysteries of the world and anything that scares us. It’s a pretty bold, in your face, massive memorable chorus – it’s the run to the hills of the album, I’d say, hence being the first single.

It’s a heart stopper vocally & Stu’s guitar work adds another dimension – this song will play a movie in the listeners head.”

“Fight Or Fall” was produced by NIGHT LEGION guitarist Stu Marshall, and was mixed and mastered by Chris Themelco at Monolith Studios. Set to be released on June 30, 2023, the album pre-sale has just started via Massacre Records at THIS LOCATION!

“Fight Or Fall” track listing:

  1. The Hounds Of Baskerville
  2. Babylon Burns
  3. Soaring Into The Black
  4. Fight Or Fall
  5. At World’s End
  6. Beyond The Crimson Dawn
  7. Harvest Of Sin
  8. The Enemy
  9. The Hand Of Death

NIGHT LEGION:
Louie Gorgievski – Vocals
Stu Marshall – Guitars
Col Higginson – Guitars
Glenn Williams – Bass
Clay Tchakalian – Drums

Source: Massacre Records

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Australia’s TAROT Sign With CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

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Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of the vintage hard/rock metal outfit TAROT. The label will release the band’s second studio album sometime in 2023. TAROT presents a familiar face from Cruz Del Sur Music: The band’s guitarist and vocalist Will Spectre, also leads arcane metallers THE WIZAR’D.

“I got in touch with Cruz Del Sur when I was looking for a label to release the most recent album from THE WIZAR’D,” he says. “Cruz Del Sur did a great job on that and were very supportive of us, so I thought they would be an excellent choice for the new TAROT album. Luckily for us, Cruz Del Sur was also fans of TAROT and agreed to release the album before they had even heard any songs. We are really looking forward to working on the release with them!”

The TAROT journey began in 2011 when Spectre decided to write songs in the vein of URIAH HEEP, RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE, bands that, admittedly, he is “obsessed with.” The two-track Take A Look Around demo arrived later that year. After honing the production methods needed to capture a warm, analog sound, TAROT released the Life And Death EP in 2014.

Two subsequent EPs, Dying Daze and The Watchers Dream were released in 2014, setting the stage for TAROT’s first full-length, 2016’s Reflections. The release of Reflections coincided with the expansion of the TAROT lineup to play live. The band now comprises organ and synth player David Harrington-George, guitarist/vocalist Felix Russell, bassist/vocalist Dave Walsh and drummer Mat Frodsham.

“Our current lineup is the strongest and tightest yet,” says Spectre. “I think we work very well together. I couldn’t imagine playing with anyone else. The other guys are also taking on writing duties and have contributed songs to our new album.”

TAROT recently laid down the drums for its aforementioned second full-length album with producer/engineer Joe Haley, with the remainder of the tracking to take place at the band’s home studios. Like previous efforts, TAROT’s new full-length will be self-produced and employ production techniques used in the 1970s.

“I think while the new material is very much in line with the previous stuff, the contributions of the other members will be very noticeable and it may take some people by surprise,” says Spectre. “Everything will be much more lively than before, and there will be a fairly distinct difference in the performance since, for the most part, the older recordings were me working on my own. Fans of our previous works won’t be disappointed, though!”

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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Melbourne’s Heavy Rock Act DEAD CITY RUINS Premieres New Single And Video Of Upcoming Album “Shockwave”!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, hard rock music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

August 19, 2022 will see Melbourne-based hard rock act DEAD CITY RUINS release their fourth studio album, entitled Shockwave, via AFM Records. Following their much acclaimed, third album Never Say Die in 2018, Shockwave will not only introduce new vocalist, Steve Welsh, but showcases the band’s exceptional songwriting talent and high voltage rock ’n’ roll at its best!

After previously-released album singles, “Preacher” and “Speed Machine”, today, the Australians shared a music video for new single “The Sorcerer”. Singer Steve promises: “The Sorcerer will take you on an electric journey into a parallel dimension, where rock and roll wields cosmic powers beyond our comprehension!”

Watch the new DEAD CITY RUINS video for “The Sorcerer” HERE

Get the song on all digital platforms HERE!

As Shockwave proves, DEAD CITY RUINS don’t just have a penchant for songwriting, but also arrangements and the right energy. Formed in 2012, the band sold their belongings and went all-in when it comes to rock ’n’ roll. Tirelessly touring the planet, the band has managed to capture the hearts of its audience gig by gig – much like Rival Sons, Monster Truck, and similar trailblazers of their generation have. They also share a list of influences with these acts, namely Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses, Zeppelin. Their goal: bring rock ’n’ roll back to the people, and there is no doubt about it, they will!

Shockwave was mixed by US-producer Gene Freeman aka Machine, who has already worked with the likes of Lamb Of God, Clutch, and Crobot. Slated for a release on August 19, 2022 via AFM Records, the pre-sale of Shockwave is available at THIS LOCATION!

Shockwave – track listing:

  1. Preacher
  2. Vision
  3. Madness
  4. Speed Machine
  5. Rain
  6. Dog On A Leash
  7. This Side Of The Dirt
  8. Drifter
  9. Spiders
  10. End Of The Line
  11. Blood Moon
  12. The Sorcerer

DEAD CITY RUINS are:
Steve Welsh (Vocals)
Tommy Cain (Guitars)
Sean Blanchard (Guitars)
Thomas Murphy (Bass)
Nick Trajanovski (Drums)

Source: AFM Records

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OBITUARY – To Tour Australia, January 2020

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 13, 2019 by Metal Odyssey

OBITUARY TO INVADE AUSTRALIA!

Cause Of Death – FULL ALBUM PERFORMANCE!!

For more info, click below:

www.obituary.cc

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LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

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Australia’s DARKER HALF Confirmed For Warriors Of Metal Fest VII

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 25, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is very excited to announce the confirmation of Sydney, Australia’s Power Thrash Metal band DARKER HALF for this summer’s Warriors Of Metal Fest VII. DARKER HALF will be supporting the release of their upcoming third studio album, Never Surrender.

Band vocalist and guitarist, Vo Simpson states: “We are stoked to be coming to the US for Warriors Of Metal Fest VII this year! This’ll be our first time in America and our first show outside Australia so we’re excited to come and play with so many great bands and hope we can bring back some killer stories. It’s an honour to be invited to play a festival we’ve heard so much about over here, so we hope you enjoy what we do. We look forward to seeing you, rockin’ your socks off and making some new fans and friends on the other side of the planet \m/ ”

The band has posted the song “End of the Line” – listen and watch below!

The 7th annual Warriors of Metal Fest will be held June 27 – 28 at O’Shecky’s LIVE Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets are on sale & various levels of sponsorship opportunities are now available at the Fest’s website at www.warriorsofmetal.org.

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Bands confirmed for Pre-Fest Showcase on Thursday, June 26 at O’Sheckeys Live Bar & Grill include:  ETERNAL LEGACY (headliner) AUTOMATON, DEADIRON, LOWER 13, DETHRATS, GRAVE ROBBER, SPLIT THE ABYSS and WINTERHYMN.

Warriors Of Metal Fest VII confirmed bands thus far for the main Fest on Friday, June 27 & Saturday June 28 include: ARMORY, ASKA (Friday headliner), A SOUND OF THUNDER, A TORTURED SOUL, BENEDICTUM w/ special guest LEATHER LEONE, BEYOND FALLEN, BURNING SHADOWS, CELLADOR, CRUSADER, DARKER HALF, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, MITHRIDIUM, NOBLE BEAST, RESISTANCE,  RESTLESS BREED, SHADOWSTRIKE, SHALLOW GROUND, STEEL ASSASSIN, VALHALLA, VERMITHRAX and ZEPHANIAH.

Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

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LONG LIVE DARKER HALF.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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TRUTH CORRODED – The Saviours Slain Asian Tour, This April And May; Metal Tour Info You Need!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Truth Corroded - Asian Tour 2014 - promo flyer

Australian Thrash / Death act TRUTH CORRODED are pleased to announce that the band will be touring Asia in April through May to promote the bands new album THE SAVIOURS SLAIN! As part of the tour, TRUTH CORRODED will be supporting THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and DEW SCENTED on selected shows in Taiwan and Japan.

THE SAVIOURS SLAIN ASIA TOUR will see the band performing as support and headline act in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Japan. Commenting on the tour, bassist Greg Shaw states ‘ Asia is always awesome to tour and we are really excited to get back over there. It will be our first time playing in Taiwan and South Korea, and we will be returning for our third tour of China and Japan – it’s going to be killer!’

TRUTH CORRODED THE SAVIOURS SLAIN ASIA TOUR 2014:

APRIL 13 – TRENDKILL EXTREME FEST, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
APRIL 18 – THE WALL, TAIPEI, TAIWAN W/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
APRIL 20 – SPACE 191, GUANGZHOU, CHINA
APRIL 21 – 46 LIVEHOUSE, CHANGSHA, CHINA
APRIL 22 – VOX, WUHAN, CHINA
APRIL 24 – NUTS LIVEHOUSE, CHONGQING, CHINA
APRIL 25 – BEIJING, CHINA ( VENUE TBC )
APRIL 26 – SHANGHAI, CHINA ( VENUE TBC )
APRIL 29 – HIDDEN AGENDA, HONG KONG
MAY 2 – CYCLONE, TOKYO, JAPAN W/ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, DEW SCENTED
MAY 3 – TIGHTROPE, NAGOYA, JAPAN
MAY 4 – BADLANDS, HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
MAY 6 – EXTREME FEST, GRAF, FUKUOKA, JAPAN

TRUTH CORRODED recently performed the SOUNDWAVE Festival in its hometown South Australia playing alongside bands such as TESTAMENT, GOJIRA, BARONESS, AMON AMARTH and MASTODON. This followed on from the recent release of the bands latest album THE SAVIOURS SLAIN which was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studio (WHITECHAPEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) The album was released worldwide through AFM Records in December.

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(Source: AFM Records)

* For more info on TRUTH CORRODED:

Facebook: Truth Corroded

Website: http://www.truthcorroded.com

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Website: http://www.afm-records.de

AFM Records Shop: http://shop.afm-records.de

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LONG LIVE TRUTH CORRODED.

LONG LIVE AUSTRALIA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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CAULDRON BLACK RAM – Launches First Strike From 20 Buck Spin Debut

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on February 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Southern Australian pirates, CAULDRON BLACK RAM, have set sail for the 20 Buck Spin roster, and are preparing to deliver the most cunning onslaught on ye lubbers with their third LP, Stalagmire.

Following a deuce of LPs disbursed through cooperative alliances with Weird Truth Productions, Blood Harvest and Parasitic, among a random gaggle of demos and EPs since their 1997 formation, the latest tirade from this crew of bandits from Adelaide shows CAULDRON BLACK RAM once again utilizing tactics learned in previous voyages through treacherous doom and death territory. However, the Stalagmire be the grandest onslaught from this brutal seafaring trio yet, with the pungency of an armada’s worth of bilge rats and bellowing with the might of a thousand cannons.

20 Buck Spin’s northern allies at Cvlt Nation have today deployed the first missive from Stalagmire with the hellish opening tale “Fork Through Pitch,” now playing HERE.

Stalagmire will invade ports and pillage villages in North America on April and in Europe April 4th via CD, LP and digital deployment methods.

The crude horde that be the CAULDRON BLACK RAM emerge yet once more from wat’ry tomb to besiege hapless posers and put to manacles weak would be picaroons. Being the third of albums to sail under the banner of CBR, the new recording is a commanding effort of sludgy crossboned black death metal and slimy, rum-sodden doomed debauchery. The brigands from the far side of the world prove well versed in the execution of this unfair trade, delivering knavish punishment unto unprepared ears in the form of Stalagmire. This scurrilous tale puts CAULDRON BLACK RAM in league with similar ugly contemporaries who pay heed to old, distasteful gods and outlaw tradition but yet forge a singular path of their own making. Be it black, death, doom or thrash, all goes into the strange brew mixed in the CAULDRON BLACK RAM.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on CAULDRON BLACK RAM:

Website: http://cauldronblackram.bandcamp.com

Facebook: Cauldron Black Ram (Official)

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/20buckspin

Twitter: http://twitter.com/20buckspinlabel

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LONG LIVE CAULDRON BLACK RAM.

LONG LIVE 20 BUCK SPIN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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