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ALTERBEAST – Joins Unique Leader Records

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 18, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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ALTERBEAST – Sacramento Technical Death Metal legion ALTERBEAST is pleased to announce their union with Unique Leader Records.

Formed in 2011 under the working title Gary Busey Amber Alert (GBAA), ALTERBEAST combines influences from the likes of The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist and Spawn of Possession with numerous classic Death Metal acts like Dissection and Morbid Angel, into an infuriated expulsion of animosity. After a year of dedicated song-crafting, ALTERBEAST unleashed their first demo in 2012 and played countless shows opening for Deicide, Dying Fetus, Testament, Revocation, Exhumed, Severed Savior and many others. Their crushing live assaults combined with a DIY ethos quickly earned them a revered place within the local Death Metal community.

Earlier this year, ALTERBEAST entered Augmented Audio at Sound Temple Studios to record their debut. Titled Immortal, the record was engineered by former The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Ryan “Bart” Williams. The band later enlisted Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil) to the drum stool, returned to the studio – this time at Oakland’s Castle Ultimate with engineer Zack Ohren (Light This City, All Shall Perish, First Blood, Cattle Decapitation, Warbringer et al) – to record drums, mix and master the album.

Slated for release in early 2014 via Unique Leader, Immortal will feature eight tracks of brutal, uncompromising death metal mastery. Check out the band’s personal signing announcement HERE.

Further ALTERBEAST developments to be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

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Cam Rogers – Vocals

Rusty Cornell – Guitar

Andrew Lamb – Guitar

Michael Zamora – Bass

Gabe Seeber – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On ALTERBEAST:

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http://uniqueleader.com/

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LONG LIVE ALTERBEAST.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

PESTILENCE – “Obsideo” Album Confirmed For November Release

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Candlelight Records today confirms November 11th as the North American release date for Obsideo, the new album from Dutch metal extremists PESTILENCE. Produced by vocalist/guitarist Patrick Mameli, the album is the band’s inaugural recording for the label and first new material from the four-piece since 2011.

“We have gone beyond our human limits to achieve the highest form of brutal music,” reveals Mameli when discussing the album’s creation. “The musicianship is such high quality; it is really ten of the most demanding songs written in death metal.”

Together with long-time guitarist Patrick Uterwijk, Mameli, bassist George Maier and drummer Dave Haley deliver a blistering and genre-lifting effort. “I am chuffed to have Dave in the lineup,” confirmed Mameli earlier this year while discussing the band’s updated cast. “He is one of the best extreme drummers in the world and his talent bring PESTILENCE to new levels. George is a young and talented bass player that will turn some heads. Both are really down to earth and real easy-going guys. Patrick, of course, is my most respected and long-going friend and musician.”

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Obsideo boasts Mameli and his innovative guitar work. Utilizing eight-string guitars for the album’s recording, the celebrated musician expands his already massive arsenal of riffs. “The eight string guitar opens a lot of doors,” notes Mameli. “It gives lots of new musical options and allows us to make the music sound more brutal than before.  It also forces me to sing in a higher pitch because I don’t want my vocals in the way of the low-tuned guitar parts.  My vocals sound more intense and manic than before.”

Formed in 1986, PESTILENCE took influence from early American and German thrash metal to cultivate its now signature death metal sound. Recording four albums before disbanding in 1994, the band helped to usher the rise in popularity for the genre. Fourteen years later the band reformed; releasing two albums and exciting fans with live performances around the globe. “Mameli and company chose to steer efforts down paths previously unexplored whilst maintaining their vintage essence,” noted Chronicles of Chaos on the band’s 2009 album, Resurrection Macabre (Mascot).

PESTILENCE plans to begin touring in support of Obsideo in the early months of 2014; North America to be included in their worldwide takeover. The band’s last stateside performance was as a featured artist on the second annual 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise that left Miami shores on January 23, 2012.

Obsideo Track-Listing:

1. Obsideo

2. Displaced

3. Aura Negative

4. NecroMorph

5. Laniatus

6. Distress

7. Soulrot

8. Saturation

9. Transition

10. Superconscious

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PESTILENCE is exclusively endorsed by Ibanez Guitars and Pyramid Strings.

PESTILENCE proved that four kids from a small industrially defunct town were ready to overthrow Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and the rest of the world if need be.” – Decibel

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On PESTILENCE:

Facebook: Pestilence (official)

http://www.pestilence.nl

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CANDLELIGHT RECORDS:

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

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LONG LIVE PESTILENCE.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

MASADA “HIDEOUS ROT” – Underground Death Metal To Butcher Your Senses With

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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3.5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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MASADA – Kick-ass name for a Death Metal band? Um… okay. Check. Kick-ass cover artwork for MASADA’s Hideous Rot EP? Check. Kick-ass city where MASADA calls home? It’s Philadelphia and… check. Kick-ass underground Death Metal that MASADA wants to punish ALL of our Metal community’s senses with? Check.

If all you crave is underground Metal and Death Metal is your obsession, MASADA’s bludgeoning wall of sound will no doubt beat your eardrums and any brain cells that are still functioning into a pulp! My Metal brethren, this is MASADA. No smoke or dumb-ass mirrors happening on Hideous Rot; just backwoods, back alley and dark as hell, retro Death Metal.

Fluteotherapy sounds like MASADA kidnapped the legendary Ian Anderson and kept him in a cellar, forcing him to play his flute while surrounded by piles of dead corpses. A macabre listen it is… freaky and psychotic. MASADA came up with it and it truly creeps me out. Cool.

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Suffer Mental Decay is my favorite song. A sensational song title it is. It’s brilliant with all of its repulsive vocals and horrid vibes. Very cool. Toxic Unreality when played super fucking loud is like being hit in the face with soaking and scalding hot burlap bags. Aw hell, I’ve never really been hit with soaking and scalding hot burlap; only the description befits my Metal point.

Hideous Cerebral Pulp and Exist To Rot round out this Hideous Rot EP and both songs are like the spinning back kick to your face that you didn’t see coming. Both of these songs rage in their simplicity and this entire EP rages with its middle finger pointing right at expensive production costs. Let every Death Metal garage band know that there is a beacon they can follow to the dark side and it’s the underground disturbance known as MASADA. Metal be thy name.

MASADA HIDEOUS ROT – Track Listing:

Hideous Cerebral Pulp

Fluteotherapy

Exist To Rot

Suffer Mental Decay

Toxic Unreality

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For all of you Metal trivia lunatics out there, I looked up the definition of MASADA and here it is:

The site of the ruins of a palace and fortification built by Herod the Great on the southwestern shore of the Dead Sea 1st century BC

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For More Info On MASADA:

Facebook: Masada

http://masada.bandcamp.com/

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DEATHGASM RECORDS:

http://www.deathgasm.com

Deathgasm Records

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LONG LIVE MASADA.

LONG LIVE UNDERGROUND DEATH METAL.

Stone.

ZOMBIEFICATION “At The Caves Of Eternal” – A Catastrophic Album Of Grisly Death Metal

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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ZOMBIEFICATION – On May 14th of this year, At The Caves Of Eternal, from Mexico’s ZOMBIEFICATION, was released in North America, via Pulverised Records. The first moment I caught news of this new ZOMBIEFICATION album’s imminent release, I was psyched-out to the Metal maximum! I’m even more psyched-out, now that I’ve been listening to this new offering of Death Metal from Mexico’s deadliest Metal band.

Last year’s Death Metal gem from ZOMBIEFICATION was (the) Reaper’s Consecration EP and it landed on the Metal Odyssey Best Of list for 2012 Metal albums. At The Caves Of Eternal is guaranteed a position on this year’s list as well. ZOMBIEFICATION has once again created an album that bestows full-blown, evil, mind melting and groove saturated Death Metal.

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ALL 9 songs on At The Caves Of Eternal are on fucking fire with blackened approval from the administrative offices of hell… and I’m not exaggerating, my Metal brethren. ZOMBIEFICATION always seems to set me on the correct path to underground Metal loyalty; for this I’m grateful. ZOMBIEFICATION doesn’t do mathematical bullshit or use smoke and mirrors with their Death Metal; instead, this is Death Metal that reveres the classics of the genre’s past, fused with both extreme and melodic originality that barrels straight into your face with no remorse.

ZOMBIEFICATION already had me convinced they were a Death Metal band to be reckoned with among the entire Metal universe. With At The Caves Of Eternal, ZOMBIEFICATION have illuminated their legendary status, while earning their rightful place as a Death Metal beacon for the Metal underworld. Metal be thy name.

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At The Caves Of Eternal – Track Listing:

At The Caves Of Eternal

Disembodied Souls

Soul Collector

In The Mist

Passage Of Darkness

In The Gallery Of Laments

The Crypt

In The Shadowed Garden

Slaves Whisper Your Name

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ZOMBIEFICATION:

Mr. Hitchcock – Vocals

Mr. Jacko – Bass

Live Musicians:

Mr. Kim – Guitars

Mr. Brain – Guitars

Mr. Hammer – Drums

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* For More Info On ZOMBIEFICATION:

Facebook: Zombiefication

http://www.twitter.com/zombiefication

http://www.zombiefication.bandcamp.com

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Pulverised Records

http://www.pulverised.net

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LONG LIVE ZOMBIEFICATION.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

OBITUARY – Death Metal Icons Announce Virtual Tour + Live Chat With Fans

Posted in concerts, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on July 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Now celebrating the 25th anniversary of their landmark Slowly We Rot full-length, Tampa Death Metal icons, OBITUARY, have been perpetually busy finding new methods of ways to bring fans closer to their audio carnage through worldwide concert streams and all-access backstage giveaways.

Most recently, the band offered up a Pay Per View, professionally shot live stream of their homecoming performance at The Orpheum which featured a pummeling all classics setlist from their first three platters of brutality: 1989’s Slowly We Rot 1990’s Cause of Death and 1992’s The End Complete.

This week the band continues to spread their timeless audio devastation with an On Demand, regionally based, virtual tour and live chat with fans. The PPV live stream from the aforementioned Florida show will be presented in full HD quality from multiple camera angles to specific regions and OBITUARY will be in live chat mode for the duration of each show! The show will remain On Demand to fans who initially purchase the stream to watch as many times as they wish.

Said the band in a collective statement: “We couldn’t be more excited about watching this stream with our fans! We have performed this classic set list on every corner of the planet, so for us to have the chance to watch it live and chat about it with the fans we’ve been playing for all these years is amazing. We are celebrating 25 years since the release of Slowly We Rot and we want you to party with us!

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See regions, dates, times (specific to that territory) and links below.

Germany: July 11th at 7pm – http://bit.ly/ObitGer

Bangkok: July 12th at 9pm – http://bit.ly/ObitBan

Sydney: July 18th at 9pm – http://bit.ly/ObitSyd

Phoenix: July 19th at 8pm – http://bit.ly/ObitPho

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John Tardy – Vocals (1984-current)

Trevor Peres – Guitar (1984-current)

Donald Tardy – Drums (1984-current)

Terry Butler – Bass (2010-current)

Kenny Andrews – Guitar (2012-current)

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on OBITUARY:

Facebook: Obituary band

www.obituarynation.com

http://www.obituary.cc

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LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

ARMAROTH “False Vision” EP – Is Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on July 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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ARMAROTH – From Kranj, Slovenia cometh the Death Metal carnage of ARMAROTH. This is underground Death Metal to savor and enjoy like an ice-cold 6 pack of ale on a hot Summer’s afternoon or a cold day in Winter… take your Metal pick! ARMAROTH plays their Death Metal in the vein of Six Feet Under and Obituary and seemed to have taken their deathly influence quite well from listening to Death and Cannibal Corpse as well.

Putting our Death Metal icons aside, ARMAROTH come across loud and deadly clear that they are original. With impressive melodic guitars and bone tearing riffs featured, the overall depth of sound from this band is one of total F’n destruction upon its surroundings; therefore I cannot pigeonhole ARMAROTH as only a Melodic Death Metal band. In other Metal words, ARMAROTH plays F’n slash-to-the-throat Death Metal. Very bloody nice, indeed.

After the 1:14 seconds of spoken intro, all Death Metal hell breaks loose from ARMAROTH and their debut False Vision EP! False Vision carries through on what I was (hopefully) anticipating: heavy grooves, scathingly heavy drums with pissed-off and death ridden vocals that are all like a death strike, straight from the gates of hell itself! Hail underground Death Metal… and ARMAROTH is another potent reason why! Metal be thy name.

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ARMAROTH:

Filip Košnik – vocals

Klemen Govekar – guitars

Martin Jagodic – guitars

Andrej Gregorc – drums

Dino Rebolj – bass

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From ARMAROTH:

Armaroth is a brutal music machine that dares to deliver an experience beyond the horizons of comfort. The gears started turning in 2008, launching chaos and destruction of the mind, which were incarnated in 2013 as the False Vision EP. The EP’s first listeners have reported severe damage to their perception of the world and of themselves. The machine is honoured and eager to continue its work. So far it has dominated most of its homeland stages and that is only the beginning. Listen and test your truth. Armaroth will see you soon!

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FALSE VISION – Track Listing:

False Vision

Modern Man

High

Labyrinth of Greed

Cell That We Bleed In

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False Vision EP is NOW AVAILABLE as a name-your-price download on their Bandcamp:
http://armaroth.bandcamp.com/album/false-vision

* For more info on AMAROTH:

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LONG LIVE ARMAROTH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

DISPARAGED – Swiss Death Metal Warriors Signs With Apostasy Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 11, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Apostasy Records and Swiss Death Metal act DISPARAGED have recently entered into an unholy alliance that will see the band release their upcoming fourth album on the label.

DISPARAGED exists to dispel any existing stereotypes regarding the laid-back nature of the Swiss. The quartet rounds off dynamic drums and harsh brutality with downright virtuous melodies within the solos. Their compositions are similarly conclusive and thrilling. DISPARAGED was formed in 1999 and since released a trio of well-received albums – Overlust, Blood Source and The Wrath Of God. Their most recent release featured the mixing and mastering skills of Jacob Hansen (Aborted, Destruction, Pestilence).

DISPARAGED commented: “We are very proud to have found in Apostasy Records a for us perfectly tailored partner. We are looking forward to the cooperation and the release of our new album!”

Additional details and updates are coming soon.

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DISPARAGED:

Ralph Beier – guitar

Tomislav Kuzmic – guitar/vocals

Adrian Scheiber – bass/vocals

Deniz Lebovci – drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

Facebook: DISPARAGED (OFFICIAL)

http://www.disparaged.ch

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LONG LIVE DISPARAGED.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

ABIOTIC – Technical Death Metal Assault Confirms Dates With: Within The Ruins

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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South Florida Technical Death metallers ABIOTIC have a busy summer schedule ahead. In addition to dates with The Faceless, as well as being confirmed to open the July 29th Summer Slaughter show, ABIOTIC will join up with Within The Ruins for a string of dates this June. Fans can catch the bands together June 21-29 beginning in Henderson, Nevada and wrapping up at the Pennsylvania Deathbed Festival. For the confirmed list of dates, visit Facebook: Abiotic or http://www.metalblade.com.

ABIOTIC’s Symbiosis is available now. Check out their video for Facades at http://www.metalblade.com/abiotic/.

ABIOTIC
6/08/2013 Summer Side Show Festival – Columbus, GA
6/09/2013 Mecca – Johnson City, TN
6/11/2013 Another Hole In The Wall – Steger, IL

w/ The Faceless, Within the Ruins, Rings of Saturn

6/12/2013 Kobo Live – Columbus, OH *no Within the Ruins
6/13/2013 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
6/15/2013 The Brass Rail –  Peoria, IL
6/16/2013 The Chameleon – Oklahoma City, OK
6/17/2013 Far West Event Center – Odessa, TX
6/19/2013 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

w/ Within the Ruins

6/21/2013 Eagle Aerie Hall – Henderson, NV
6/22/2013 The Nile Theatre – Mesa, AZ
6/23/2013 The Wreckroom – Amarillo, TX
6/24/2013 The Backroom – Abilene, TX w/ Impending Doom
6/25/2013 Walters – Houston, TX
6/26 /2013 Good Time Charlies – Tupelo, MS

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6/29/2013 Maingate Nightclub – Allentown, PA – Pennsylvania Deathbed Festival:
w/ Impending Doom, Texas In July, Within The Ruins, I Am King, Fit For An Autopsy, Rivers Of Nihil, Existence, In Dying Arms, Life As A Ghost, My Heart To Fear, Sicker Than Most, The Merciless Concept

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7/29/2013 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues – The Summer Slaughter Tour:
special appearance w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Aeon, The Ocean, Revocation, Rings of Saturn, Thy Art is Murder

Surfacing from the heart of South Florida, Miami’s ABIOTIC transcends high above the rest with a most preternatural sound. By interweaving well-cultivated musical dexterity and pronounced lyrical finesse, ABIOTIC epitomizes an unwonted entity of unmatched musicianship. In a short amount of time since the quintet’s inception in 2010, this ghoulish coterie has made a paramount impact in the Death Metal scene and support from the masses continues to grow.

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ABIOTIC:

Ray Jimenez – Vocals

John Matos – Guitars

Matt Mendez – Guitars

Andres Hurtado – Drums

Alex Vazquez – Bass

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on ABIOTIC, click on the links below! Whoa!

Facebook: Abiotic

http://www.metalblade.com/abiotic/

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LONG LIVE ABIOTIC.

Stone.

OBITUARY – Legendary Death Metal Behemoths Offer Live Pay-Per-View Stream This Saturday!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Legendary Florida Death Metal behemoths OBITUARY, in cooperation with UNATION, will be offering up a pay-per-view live stream this weekend! Set to take place Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 8:30 EST at The Orpheum in their hometown of Tampa, Florida, the show will feature a mammoth all classics setlist and include professional multi camera footage and sound of the band onstage.

The cost for viewing is $4.99 (see info below). In addition to the stream, participants will also be given a chance to win a pair of all access passes to the next OBITUARY show in their area. The band will be picking a new winner daily for up to 30 days so get your tickets and become a subscriber today.

Comments the band in a collective statement: “We couldn’t be more excited about streaming live from Florida. The band just performed this classic set list on every corner of the planet, so for us to have the chance to come back and play a home-town show and stream it live for the world to watch is amazing. We will be performing songs only off the first three albums! We are celebrating 25 years since the release of Slowly We Rot and we want you to be a part of it with us, so we are giving away VIP passes to your next OBITUARY show!”

Obituary - Live - promo block OBITUARY Live On-Stage From Florida

Date: Saturday – June 8, 2013

Time:  Web-Cast kick off – 8:30pm EST /OBITUARY hits the stage at 9:30pm EST

Cost: $4.99; You can pay via Paypal, Google Checkout, or any major credit/debit card. CLICK HERE

Sign Up for the Live Stream: http://www.obituarynation.com Click “Click Here To See It”

Subscribe to OBITUARY: http://www.obituarynation.com Click “Join Us”

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on OBITUARY, click on the links below! Whoa!

http://twitter.com/obituarytheband

Facebook: Obituary band

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LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

LONG LIVE FLORIDA DEATH METAL.

Stone.

THORNAFIRE – Signs With FDA Rekotz

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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FDA Rekotz is proud to announce the addition of Chilean death squad THORNAFIRE.

Offering a visceral and ruthless brand of Extreme Death Metal in the vein of early Sepultura, Death and Massacre, THORNAFIRE have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with through their intense live show and a trio of well-received albums. The band’s fourth full-length will be out in late 2013 on FDA Rekotz. Prepare yourselves for the coming onslaught of high-caliber death metal!

The band has issued a video statement discussing their deal with FDA Rekotz and the addition of drummer Nikko Pagani to the lineup. Check it out below:

A video of the song Malefactor Manifesto off the band’s 2012 release Eclipse Nox Coagula is now playing below:

THORNAFIRE started out in 1998 by the hand of Víctor Mac-Namara with the sole intention of playing Death Metal. A year later two songs were recorded for the Granded for all Somberness demo. With that tape and a savage live show the band started to achieve a strong name in the local scene. After a series of line-up changes, an MCD entitled Mortus Tenebrae Surrectus was released in 2001, which received many good reviews from the local and international metal media. With that THORNAFIRE became one of the most promising Chilean Extreme Metal acts. The recording saw worldwide distribution via the tried and true methods of tape-trading and word of mouth.

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THORNAFIRE began to gig and tour around Chile and into Bolivia and Argentina. In 2005, the band recorded their debut full-length, Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation. The album stood out as a milestone in brutality and a masterpiece of hate. It also caught the attention of Incantation’s John McEntee, who signed THORNAFIRE to his label, Ibex Moon Records. The spring of 2007 saw the re-release and worldwide distribution of the debut and, in 2009 the band released Vorex Deconstrucción on Ibex Moon Records. A European invasion soon followed which saw the band appear alongside the likes of Master, Incantation, Deranged and many others at the Obscene Extreme Festival.

Since then, THORNAFIRE has shared stages with Slayer, Overkill, Dimmu Borgir, Motley Crue and several other notable acts. In 2012, bassist/vocalist Christian Argandoña joined the fold and Eclipse Nox Coagula was unleashed with critical acclaim and rabid reception from the band’s growing legion of fans. With a deal with FDA Rekotz in place, THORNAFIRE’s quest for global domination continues. Prepare yourselves.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: FDA REKOTZ

http://www.fda-rekotz.com

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LONG LIVE THORNAFIRE.

Stone.

EXTINCTION PROTOCOL – Debut From Vicious Death Metal Unit Set For Release Via P2

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 13, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Blasting forth from the guts of Erie, Pennsylvania, a vicious new act is about to invade the Death Metal universe, with the debut full-length from EXTINCTION PROTOCOL, confirmed for release via NYC-based D.I.Y. label P2.

Formed in 2010, EXTINCTION PROTOCOL merges classic Death Metal structures with breakdowns and grooves of modern, guttural slam while infusing the darkness of dissonant black metal into the proverbial cataclysmic blender. A nihilistic Death Metal vortex, EXTINCTION PROTOCOL’s debut album, Aeonic Obliteration lyrically scrutinizes the greed and corruption of mankind thus concluding mankind’s eventual downfall due to genetic testing and world altering events.

With nine devastating songs packed into a nearly thirty-three minute event horizon, Aeonic Obliteration features stellar production values courtesy of Ivan at Anthropocide Studios (Abominable Putridity) and full-color cosmic destruction ala JoeJesus of DeviantArt, and will see release on May 14th worldwide.

Inundate your senses with the hellish force of the album-opening track Aeonic Obliteration, “The Merging Of Titans,” alongside the cover art and more EXTINCTION PROTOCOL info RIGHT HERE.

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Erik: vocals, Drew: guitars, TJ: Drums, AJ: bass

New York-based P2, while a fairly young label, is based upon disbursing quality material over quantity, the curators of its releases focused on maintaining more of a devout cult status within the extreme underground music world rather than sales-based mass appeal. P2 has released a 7” version of NYC sci-fi/tech Death Metal outfit Artificial Brain’s 2011 demo, and is preparing to unleash the vinyl pressing of New York death/gore kingpins Malignancy’s newest album, Eugenics, in addition to the debut from EXTINCTION PROTOCOL and more over the coming months.

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Aeonic Obliteration – Track Listing:

1. The Merging Of Titans

2. As Life Turns To Ash

3. Engineering The Nemesis

4. Pyroclastic Reformation

5. Chained To Oblivion

6. Heir To An Apocalypse

7. Malignant Existence

8. Arrival Of The Black Sun

9. Unraveling The Human Aether

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on EXTINCTION PROTOCOL:

facebook: Extinction Protocol

For more P2 info:

http://p2omerta.storenvy.com

http://p2omerta.blogspot.com

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LONG LIVE EXTINCTION PROTOCOL.

Stone.

AZURE EMOTE – New Track From All-Star Avant/Death Opus Arises

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on February 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Azure Emote - Group Promo Pic - 2013 - #1

AZURE EMOTE, the avant-garde Death Metal entity envisioned and created by Mike Hrubovcak (Monstrosity, Vile, Divine Rapture, Abraxas), will release its second full-length work, The Gravity Of Impermanence, worldwide on April 3rd via Selfmadegod Records.

Under Hrubovcak’s direction, songwriting and full-on participation in its creation, The Gravity Of Impermanence was executed utilizing musicians from Death, Fear Factory, Yakuza, Monstrosity, Tristania, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and more. With over an hour of material displayed through fourteen tracks, the album is fueled by pummeling blast beats, electronic programming, a mixture of both guttural and haunting vocal styles, violins, saxophone, harmonica and a barrage of other instruments coalescing in a melting pot of misanthropic darkness that defines the AZURE EMOTE ethos, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ron Vento of Aurora Borealis at Nightsky Studios.

Azure Emote - The Gravity Of Impermanence - promo cover pic

The cover art was once again done by AZURE EMOTE’s creator and frontman Mike Hrubovcak, his Visual Darkness works well-known in the death/grind communities for illustrating covers for Sinister, Grave, Cattle Decapitation, Hate Eternal, Mortician, and many others.

Venerable scene news outlet/community Lambgoat.com is hosting an exclusive stream of the opening track to The Gravity Of Impermanence. Unleash the brilliantly unique destruction of “Epoch Of De-Evolution” AT THIS LOCATION.

Experience the epic closing track to the album “Puppet Deities” and more on AZURE EMOTE RIGHT HERE.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on AZURE EMOTE, click on the links below!

http://www.azureemote.com

http://www.facebook.com/azureemote

http://www.azureemote.bandcamp.com

http://www.selfmadegod.com

http://www.selfmadegod.bandcamp.com

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LONG LIVE AZURE EMOTE.

Stone.

HYPOCRISY – Reveal New Album Title, Announce 2013 European Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hypocrisy - Group Promo Pic - 2012 - #1

Swedish Death Metal monsters HYPOCRISY are currently wrapping up the recording process of their upcoming new studio album entitled End Of Disclosure. The record is tentatively scheduled for a late March release via Nuclear Blast Records.

Band leader Peter Tägtgren commented: “Hi all, we’re still in the studio working hard to finalize the album. Horgh just laid down the drums – and let me tell you – it sounds awesome!!! Thundering and brutal! We can’t wait to put out the new tracks and play them live! Hope to meet you all soon on the road and wish you guys a great X-mas and happy new year!“

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HYPOCRISY have just confirmed the following dates for 2013. More to come very soon.

HYPOCRISY – Live 2013

22.03.13 SE Stockholm/Fryshuset

28.03.13 DE Essen/Turock

29.03.13 BE Namur/Cinex

01.04.13 FR Paris/Trabendo

03.04.13 CH Geneve/L’Usine

04.04.13 CH Winterthur/Salzhaus

06.04.13 DE Leipzig/Hellraiser

07.04.13 DE Hamburg/Markthalle

08.04.13 DE Berlin/K17

11.04.13 CZ Prag/Nova Chmelnice

12.04.13 DE Dettelbach/Metal Franconia Festival

13.04.13 DE München/Backstage

14.04.13 AT Wien/Szene

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(Source: facebook: Hypocrisy

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

http://www.hypocrisy.cc

http://www.twitter.com/hypocrisyband

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

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LONG LIVE HYPOCRISY.

Stone.

Lvcifyre – Blackened Death Metal Legion Signs To Dark Descent Records

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Dark Descent Records has recently inked (in blood) a deal with London blackened Death Metal band Lvcifyre for the release of their as-of-yet-untitled sophomore full-length, which is due out in early 2013. The band commented:

“We are proud to announce the addition of Lvcifyre to the Dark Descent Records roster. The label will be responsible for releasing Lvcifyre’s second full-length opus and follow-up to the seminal debut The Calling Depths.

Over the past three years, Dark Descent has built up a notorious reputation of delivering the highest-calibre works of Death Metal Darkness from the underground and proudly propagating the Fallen Light. Thus, it is the perfect lurking place for Lvcifyre. With the new album, Lvcifyre will unleash the most wrathful and apocalyptic sonic plague heard by Man; manifesting the hidden forces beyond the threshold to awaken the Darkness lurking deep inside you! HDHM!”

Live footage of Lvcifyre performing the song “The Faceless One” can be seen/heard below!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

facebook: Lvcifyre

http://www.myspace.com/lvcifyre

http://www.reverbnation.com/lvcifyre

Dark Descent Records:

http://www.darkdescentrecords.com

facebook: Dark Descent Records

LONG LIVE LVCIFYRE.

LONG LIVE BLACKENED DEATH METAL.

Stone.

INCANTATION – Reveal Artwork And Track Listing For: Vanquish in Vengeance

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

US Death Metal pioneers INCANTATION have revealed the cover art and track listing for their anticipated new album, Vanquish in Vengeance.

The long-awaited followup to 2006’s Primordial Domination, Vanquish in Vengeance carries a recurring lyrical theme that addresses the countless acts of genocide in the name of religion throughout our history.

Guitarist/vocalist John McEntee comments:

“The title track is about the massacre of Saxons in the town of Verdun in 782, called on by order of King Charlemagne. As an album title it has a different meaning to me. Vanquish in Vengeance symbolizes the long history of the band. We have fought many battles over the years to keep things going. We have always stayed true to our original vision and have never caved into trends. After a long wait between albums we are back with a vengeance with some of our darkest and heaviest material to date.”

Vanquish in Vengeance was recorded at Mars Studio with Bill Korecky and mixed by Dan Swano at Unisound Studios.

Cover art comes courtesy of Worthless Endeavors [http://worthlessendeavors.com/].

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Vanquish in Vengeance – Track Listing:

Invoked Infinity

Ascend into the Eternal

Progeny of Tyranny

Transcend into Absolute Dissolution

Haruspex

Vanquish in Vengeance

Profound Loathing

The Hellions Genesis

From Hallow Sands

Legion of Dis

INCANTATION:

Chuck Sherwood – Bass

Alex Bouks – Guitar

Kyle Severn – Drums

John McEntee – Guitar, Vocals

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

Incantation (Official fan page)

http://www.incantation.com

http://www.listenable.net

LONG LIVE INCANTATION.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER – The Autumn Apocalypse Tour 2012

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 7, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SIX FEET UNDER – Above is the really cool tour poster for The Autumn Apocalypse Tour, featuring the unreal Death Metal legends: SIX FEET UNDER. Cattle Decapitation and Wretched are the ass kicking support! Check out the tour dates below:

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SIX FEET UNDER Tour w/ Cattle Decapitation, Wretched

10/30 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar* w/ Abiotic

11/01 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall * w/ Abiotic

11/02 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom

11/03 Frederick, MD @ Cafe 611

11/04 Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz

11/05 Boston, MA @ Middle East

11/06 New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall

11/07 Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity

11/08 Reading, PA @ Reverb

11/09 Amityville, NY @ Revolution

11/10 Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s

11/11 TBA

11/12 St Paul, MN @ Station-4

11/13 Joliet, IL @ Mojoe’s

11/14 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar

11/15 Peoria, IL @ The Brass Rail

11/16 Valparaiso, IN @ Roadies Music Venue

11/17 Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern

11/18 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

* = SFU Only

CHRIS BARNES of SIX FEET UNDER

Founding Member, Vocalist & Death Metal Legend

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For more info on The Autumn Apocalypse Tour, click on the link below!

SIX FEET UNDER – Announce Tour With Cattle Decapitation And Wretched

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For more info on SIX FEET UNDER, click on the links below!

Official facebook: ~ Six feet under ~

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.myspace.com/sixfeetunder

http://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

Stone.

INCANTATION – Records Exclusive Track For Decibel Magazine

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Death Metal pioneers INCANTATION have recorded an exclusive track for Decibel Magazine’s Flexi Disc series, which is available only to subscribers.

For their contribution to Decibel, INCANTATION founder John McEntee dug into his vault and pulled up the tune Degeneration, off the self-titled 1989 demo from his pre-INCAN tech-thrash band, REVENANT. INCANTATION gave the song a proper reworking and the deathed-up, newly-recorded version of the song will appear inside the December 2012 issue of Decibel.

Non-subscribers have until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10th to visit http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/subscriptions-renewals/products/subscribe to sign up in time to receive the disc.

INCANTATION are set to release the follow-up to 2006’s Primordial Decimation, a concept album entitled Vanquish in Vengeance, this November on Listenable Records.

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INCANTATION:

Chuck Sherwood – Bass

Alex Bouks – Guitar

Kyle Severn – Drums

John McEntee – Guitar, Vocals

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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

Incantation (Official fan page)

http://www.incantation.com

LONG LIVE INCANTATION.

Stone.

LAVATORY – Joins The Pulverised Records Roster

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Pulverised Records are pleased to announce the latest addition to their roster of brutality: Malaysian Death Metal deviants, LAVATORY. Spawned in 2012,  a five-song EP entitled Transgression was issued earlier this Summer and showcases their unwavering penchant for raw, Swede-ian Death Metal as originally conjured by the likes of Entombed, Carcass and Dismember. LAVATORY is currently working on their full-length debut. In the meantime, sample their delicious sonic decay below!

Notes LAVATORY throat-slasher Muntah Ke Darah of the union with Pulverised: “It’s a dream come true for LAVATORY to sign with Pulverised as we are the first Malaysian band offered with this opportunity.”

Adds Pulverised Records label manager Roy Yeo: “LAVATORY caught us by complete surprise when we first heard them, and truth be told, there really aren’t many bands in the Southeast Asia region paying tribute to the elder statesmen of Swedish Death Metal! This sinister alliance between LAVATORY and Pulverised Records will prove to be an interesting yet lethal one indeed. We cannot wait to hear how they will pick up from where they left off with the Transgression EP. Something tells me that a mixture of sick, crushing and rotten Death Metal is coming our way!”

Further info on LAVATORY to be announced in the coming weeks.

LAVATORY:

Muntah Darah – Vocals

Djinn – Guitars

Jahanam – Guitars

Musibath – Bass

Pelesit – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

Lavatory Bandpage

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE LAVATORY.

Stone.

DEEPSEND RECORDS – Signs Death Metal Squads: HUMILIATION and ETERNAL REST

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DEEPSEND RECORDS SIGNS HUMILIATION

Malaysian war-themed Death Metal soldiers, Humiliation, have signed a multi-album deal with Deepsend Records. Their as-of-yet untitled fourth album will be released in early 2013.

Musically, Humiliation focus on mid-tempo headbangers with heavy anthems of war, lack of humanity and minimal guitar solos. Humiliation’s war has been waged and will continue on until all in their path have been destroyed or join their hellbrigade.

Even at the “Dawn of Warfare,” the band will “Seek to Survive” marching “From Strength to Strength” to raise the Malaysian Death Metal Flag!!

HUMILIATION

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DEEPSEND RECORDS SIGNS ETERNAL REST

Deepsend Records is proud to announce the signing of Australia’s ETERNAL REST. The label will release the band’s debut album, Prophetic, in early 2013. The album was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley (Psycroptic).

Eternal Rest hail from Brisbane, Australia. The band’s powerful energy can be heard on Prophetic, but must be experienced in a live setting to be truly appreciated. This young band is surging forward with their excellently crafted heaviness from Down Under. Their brand of Death Metal is a mix of Immolation, Psycroptic and Martyr, with a heavy dose of ass-kickery.

A pre-production recording of the track “Preaching the Decimation of Spheres” can be heard below!

Eternal Rest have played with many national and international artists such as: The Black Dahlia Murder, Ulcerate, Sybreed and Alchemist, to name a few. The future looks bright for these Aussies. Hellbent on making a mark alongside countrymen Psycroptic and Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, Eternal Rest’s execution is unmatched.

Equal parts crushing and ferocious, maintaining a level of musicianship that should be applauded in a scene that’s been saturated with technical nightmares and slow-plodding meh.

ETERNAL REST

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info, click on the links below!

http://www.deepsend.com

www.facebook.com/eternalrestband

http://www.humiliation.my

LONG LIVE HUMILIATION & ETERNAL REST.

LONG LIVE DEEPSEND RECORDS.

DEATH METAL REIGNS.

Stone.

OBITUARY – Carnival Of Death Tour Dates Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Band Welcomes Terry Butler And Plans Fan-Generated Set Of Classic Tunes Off First Three Records!

Following 23 shows and 19 flights throughout Europe, today pioneering Florida Death Metal merchants OBITUARY are pleased to unveil the official routing of their first North American headlining tour in over three years! Brought to you by Rock The Nation and sponsored by Fender, the Carnival Of Death Tour 2012 will kick off in Orlando, Florida and tear its way through 20 cities. Further sonic battery will come from reunited DM behemoths Broken Hope as well as Decrepit Birth, Jungle Rot and Encrust, making it among the year’s most relentlessly brutal old school Metal package jaunts.

Additionally, Fender will hosting a special contest throughout the duration of the tour. The Grand prize winner will receive a Blacktop Stratocaster HH guitar. Contest entries will be accepted at the OBITUARY merch table. Finally, since the tour will be passing through New York City on September 11th, the band saw it fit to remove the “Carnival of Death” tag for that date and, through an agreement with Live Nation, donate $2 from each ticket sale to a September 11th related charity.

The Carnival of Death Tour marks OBITUARY’s first full US/Canadian tour run as a four-piece with legendary Death Metal alumnus Terry Butler (Death, Six Feet Under, Massacre, Denial Fiend) on bass. For this special journey, the band — vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarist Trevor Peres and Butler — are working on compiling a special fan-generated set-list that will delve deep into their back catalog to include tunes predominantly off their renowned first three full-lengths: Slowly We Rot, Cause Of Death and The End Complete. To help the band map out their setlist, fans have been asked to drop by their official Facebook and Twitter pages with their song picks!

Notes drummer Donald Tardy: “I’m looking forward to giving North American fans an opportunity to see OBITUARY live again. It has been way too long. With the addition of our brother Terry Butler, this now four-piece band is solid as a rock, tighter than ever and ready to throw down! I hope everyone comes out to see the Florida boys onstage. It’s sure to be a good time.”

Adds Butler: ” This is my first full length tour of North America with OBITUARY and I’m extremely excited, to say the least! Being part of OBITUARY and this tour is a great honor for me. Plus the special setlist will certainly crush!”

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OBITUARY: Carnival of Death Tour 2012:

w/ Broken Hope, Decrepit Birth, Jungle Rot, Encrust

9/08/2012 @ Haven Lounge – Orlando, FL

9/10/2012 @ Empire – Springfield, VA

9/11/2012 @ Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

9/12/2012 @ Bogie’s – Albany, NY

9/13/2012 @ Imperial – Quebec City, QC

9/14/2012 @ Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC

9/15/2012 @ The Opera House – Toronto, ON

9/16/2012 @ Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

9/17/2012 @ Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

9/19/2012 @ Osborne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

9/20/2012 @ The Exchange – Regina, SK

9/21/2012 @ Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

9/22/2012 @ The Level Nightclub – Kelowna, BC

9/23/2012 @ Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

9/25/2012 @ The Alley – Reno, NV

9/26/2012 @ DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

9/27/2012 @ Key Club – West Hollywood, CA

9/28/2012 @ El Rey Theatre – Albuquerque, NM

9/29/2012 @ Trees  – Dallas, TX

OBITUARY are currently writing the follow-up to their Darkest Day full-length, released in 2009 via Candlelight Records, with official details to be announced in the coming weeks. The band is also working on a new website that will allow fans a more interactive OBITUARY experience. Set to launch in September in conjunction with the tour, Unation.com will bring fans closer to the band through up-to-the-minute documented road and studio footage as well as live web-cast performances. Stay tuned for further info.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.obituary.cc 

https://www.facebook.com/ObituaryBand 

http://twitter.com/obituarytheband

http://www.myspace.com/obituary

LONG LIVE OBITUARY.

Stone.