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THE CONVALESCENCE Announces “One Of The Dead Tour” w/ Summoner’s Circle, WoR

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news, ohio with tags , , , , , , , , on April 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

New Claymation Video For “No Survivors” ft. CARNIFEX’s Scott Ian Lewis

Blending black metal/horror theatrics with intense death metal style blast beats and shredding guitar along with brutal slamming breakdowns and catchy melodies, Toledo, OH symphonic deathcore band The Convalescence announces they will be hitting the road this June for the “One of The Dead Tour” with support from Knoxville, TN’s Summoner’s Circle and Raleigh, NC’s WoR. The tour will kick off with a hometown headlining show for The Convalescence at the Toledo Death Fest on June 3rd and see the tour wrap up on June 24th in Battle Creek, MI. (all dates listed below).

In additional news, The Convalescencehave unleashed their latest single “No Survivors” featuring Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex with a Claymation music video, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/YQVSCu57aSs

Vocalist Keith Wampler details the single and the band’s plans for an upcoming album:

The single is one of the hardest-hitting songs we’ve ever released. The lyrics and video were inspired by the Alien films, and having Scott doing some nasty guest vocals really helped give it the brutality we were looking for. We played it live throughout our recent European Tour and absolutely loved the energy it brings to the stage. We’re looking forward to this one being a part of our live show for many tours to come. This new album is basically like one big horror movie, song by song each one tells a story. Each one is brutal in its own way.”

The Convalescence expects the album will be received well by the fans, as they do their very best to step things up on each record. They worked with producer Jason Suecof on this one at Audiohammer Studios in Florida who has worked with most of their favorite bands (The Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex, Deicide, Job For A Cowboy) and they were beyond stoked he was down to do the recording with them. In their opinion, they’ve created the heaviest The Convalescence album so far. The full-length was mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and is expected for release summer of 2023.

Filthy, brutal, and symphonic, The Convalescence is recommended for fans of Carnifex, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Chelsea Grin.

The Convalescence – “One of The Dead Tour” w/ Summoner’s Circle, WoR
6/03 – Toledo, OH @ Toledo Deathfest w/ Oceano
6/04 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
6/05 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy
6/06 – Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
6/07 – Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
6/08 – Richmond, VA @ Another Round Bar & Grill
6/09 – Greenville, NC @ State Theatre
6/10 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
6/12 – Sanford, FL @ West End Trading Co.
6/13 – Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
6/14 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
6/15 – Fort Walton Beach, FL @ Downtown Music Hall
6/16 – Houston, TX @ Acadia Bar & Grill
6/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Deco Ballroom
6/18 – Fort Worth, TX @ The Rail Club DFW
6/19 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
6/20 – Tulsa, OK @ The Rabbit Hole
6/21 – Park Hills, MO @ Park Hills Underground
6/22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewing
6/23 – Dayton, OH @ Oddbody’s Music Room
6/24 – Battle Creek, MI @ The Music Factory

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Source: Asher Media Relations

EXMORTUS – Return With 6th Studio Album ‘Necrophony’ On August 25th!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on April 17, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

From Nuclear Blast Records:

Following their recent announcement of joining Nuclear Blast Records, Southern Californian melodic death mongers EXMORTUS have revealed plans to release their massively anticipated 6th studio album, Necrophony, on August 25th. Available for pre-order now, the record 4 years in the making finds the shredders at a new creative peak, re-born in the isolation of the pandemic and wielding a master craft of metallic savagery.

Pre-order Necrophony:  https://exmortus.bfan.link/necrophony.a01

Commenting on the impending record, guitarist/vocalist Conan says:
‘Necrophony’ was an album title idea for as long as I can remember. This Symphony of the Dead couldn’t be realized for a collection of songs until now. Finally, we have our darkest and most Classically inspired work yet, with artwork by the great Toha Mashudi to match perfectly. We returned to Sharkbite Studios to have the mighty wizard that is Zack Ohren aid us again in forging our metal, and resulted in the finest steel we’re all proud to wield on the battlefield.

The band has released the new single ‘Mind Of Metal,’ which can be streamed now at https://exmortus.bfan.link/mind-of-metal.a01.

Conan says of the song:
“‘Mind of Metal’ is a great compliment to our previous single ‘Oathbreaker,’ in that it has contrasting rhythms and structure, but shares lyrical inspiration by Tolkien. It’s a tribute to the wizard Saruman and other like characters in the legendarium, for their will to power and domination by crafty and industrial means. This song features groove, fast licks, and some of our favorite riffs ever written. Can’t wait to perform it live!

Stream the band’s previously released single, ‘Oathbreaker,’ here: https://bfan.link/Exmortus-Oathbreaker.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/vMCWh71vcjw

Necrophony Track-list:

  1. Masquerade
  2. Mask of Red Death
  3. Oathbreaker
  4. Mind of Metal
  5. Storm of Strings
  6. Test of Time
  7. Darkest of Knights
  8. Prophecy
  9. Children of the Night
  10. Beyond the Grave
  11. Overture
  12. Necrophony
  13. Moonchild

LONG LIVE EXMORTUS.

Some CDs I’ve Bought So Far This Year – April 11, 2023

Posted in classic rock, Death Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Yngwie Malmsteen – Parabellum (2021)

Over the last several years I have sold many CDs that I no longer listen to and were just taking up space. It’s all about managing the physical space that I have. No regrets and the money I made was useful.

However, once a collector always a collector! Since January of this year, I have steadily purchased new CDs to add to my collection. Here are a handful of the CDs I’ve purchased this far in 2023. Please feel free to comment on mine and your CD buys.

SINISTER Aggressive Measures – (1998) – Legendary Death Metal from the Netherlands
JERRY ONLY – ANTI-HERO (2022)
SLAYER – LIVE UNDEAD (1984)

I LOVE DEATH METAL!! With that said, SINISTER was a must purchase. I never owned SLAYER LIVE UNDEAD on CD, crazy as that sounds. I did own it on cassette and had it for decades. Anything MISFITS and take my money! The first ever JERRY ONLY solo album really, really ROCKS!! Holy shit, it ROCKS!!

I haven’t kept up with buying all of the Yngwie Malmsteen releases over the decades. There are so many too. So I decided to buy the Yngwie Malmsteen CD box set to re-energize my loyalty to his mind bending guitar virtuosity. Man, back in the 1980’s Yngwie was my ultimate Metal hero. Metal Be Thy Name – Stone

HELLWITCH – Announce ‘ANNIHILATIONAL INTERCEPTION’ New Album, Cover, Track Listing And Live Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on April 5, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Originally formed in 1984, Old school Florida Death Metal Legends HELLWITCH are back with their unique brand of highly energetic, incisive, Thrashing Death Metal. The band has always sounded insanely catchy, always balancing technicality to a great measure, HELLWITCH have drafted some genuine classic songs over the years and their new album is a culmination of all such works and experience.

Band leader Pat Ranieri comments about the artwork for ‘Annihilational Intercention’: ” The cover of “Annihilational Intercention” is what is coming in the future of mankind on this wretched planet. The Judge is in the final stages of administering punishment to our race, eradicating every last being. Having biologically and supernaturally evolved to possess otherworldly powers, his psychic assault is manifested in spears of burning energy and levitational force. His apocalyptic “Horsemen” look on with hatred, aiding the cause. The poisoned, decimated world that surrounds tells the tale of man left to his own devices.”

Artwork by Khaos Dictator Design

HELLWITCH’s new album ‘Annihilational Intercention’ will be released digitally on the 2nd of June , and physically on the 30th of June 2023.
The band will also release a new video for the song ‘Delegated Disruption’ on April 19. More details shortly.

HELLWITCH line up:
Pat Ranieri:Guitars, Vocals
J.P. Brown:Guitars
Brian Wilson:Drums

HELLWITCH : ‘Annihilational Intercention’
Tracklisting
1) Sollipsistic Immortality 5:03
2) Delegated Disruption 5:02
3) Megalopalypytic Confine 4:58
4) Sorcerous Imminence (instrumental) 00:53
5) Hellwitch 4:07
6) Epochal Cessation 4:45
7) Anthropophagi 7:10
8) At Rest 5:18
9) Torture Chamber 3:57
10) Sweet home Alabama 1:09 (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover only on vinyl version)

HELLWITCH tour dates (to be updated)
Monday, June 5 The Milestone Club, Charlotte NC
Tuesday, June 6 Powers BMX Shop, Richmond VA
Wednesday, June 7 The Kennel at West York Inn, York PA
Thursday, June 8 The Fire, Philadelphia PA
Friday, June 9 Pie Shop, Washington DC
Saturday, June 10 Lurking Class Skate Shop, Salisbury MD
Sunday, June 11 Saint Vitus Bar, Brooklyn NY
November 3/4/5 Mass Destruction fest ,the Loft, Atlanta

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Source: Listenable Records

VADER – Start North American Tour + Confirm New Asian Tour Dates for May/June + Announce Special Tour in Poland for August/September!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Artur Tarczewski

Don’t miss a chance to see the invasion of Polish extreme metal legion!

Polish death metal legends VADER – currently on their “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour (see the tour trek below) – have confirmed their “An Act Of Darkness In Asia – tour 2023” shows + announced a special 40th Anniversary Tour in Poland!

Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shared:
VADERMANIAX !!! We proudly announce NEW dates confirmed on the upcoming “An Act Of Darkness In Asia – tour 2023” \m/ Besides shows in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, which we announced already a while ago – here we added dates in Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia! More coming soon…. ARE YOU READY?

VADER w/ Hate + Thy Disease + guests:
30.05.23 🇵🇭 Manila / ”Ynares Sports Arena Pasig”
02.06.23 🇹🇭 Bangkok / ”MrFOX Live House”
03.06.23 🇸🇬 Singapore / ”GR.iD”
04.06.23 🇮🇩 Bekasi / ”Gladiator Arena”
09.06.23 🇯🇵 Tokyo / ”Shibuya WWW”
10.06.23 🇯🇵 Nagoya / ”Holiday Next”
11.06.23 🇯🇵 Osaka / ”Zeela”
More shows to be announced soon!

Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek on Polish “Carnal” 40th Anniversary Tour:
“VADERMANIAX!!! “Brothers & Sisters” !!! Together with Massive Music we are preparing a nice birthday feast in the form of a series of concerts in Poland. We begin August 25 in the Olsztyn Amphitheater, where Vader was born and made his first stage cuts. Then we will visit eight more cities, ending in Poznań. There will be surprises… We will share the scenes with our colleagues from Frontside and Dopelord. See you there \m/ \m/”

Special 40th Anniversary shows are:
Aug 25.2023 – Olsztyn / Open Air Amphitheater
Aug 26.2023 – Rzeszów / Rock Night OA
Aug 27.2023 – Warsaw / Summer Stage OA
Aug 29.2023 – Gdansk / B90
Aug 08.2023 – Szczecin / OA Castle
Aug 31.2023 – Wrocław / A2
Sep 01.2023 – Katowice / P23
Sep 02.2023 – Cracow / Kamienna
Sep 03.2023 – Poznań / Tama

VADER are currently on their “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour. The 29-date trek kicks off in Arizona on March 18th. Joining the tour are Brazil’s death metal heroes KRISIUN and brutal-tech death merchants and labelmates DECREPIT BIRTH.

Tickets are on sale now. Read more details at https://us1.campaign-archive.com

Confirmed dates for VADER’s “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour with KRISIUN and DECREPIT BIRTH are:
3/18/2023 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
3/19/2023 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
3/20/2023 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX
3/21/2023 Come and Take it Live – Austin, TX
3/22/2023 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
3/24/2023 Gramps – Miami, FL
3/25/2023 The Conduit – Orlando, FL
3/26/2023 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA
3/27/2023 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
3/27/2023 Warehouse on Watts – Philadelphia, PA
3/29/2023 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
3/30/2923 Middle-East Downstairs – Boston, MA
3/31/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC
4/01/2023 La Source de la Martinière – Quebec City, QC
4/02/2023 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
4/03/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
4/04/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
4/05/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL
4/06/2023 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN
4/07/2023 BLVD Nights – Kansas City, MO
4/08/2023 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
4/09/2023 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
4/11/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4/12/2023 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
4/13/2023 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
4/14/2023 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/15/2023 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
4/16/2023 1720 – Los Angeles, CA
4/17/2023 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA

The tour in Australia, New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very special events.

VADER
with HATE + Thy Disease:

24.05.2023 – BRISBANE
25.05.2023 – SYDNEY
26.05.2023 – MELBOURNE
27-28.05.2023 – WELLINGTON & AUCKLAND

Source: Split Screen Management

MILWAUKEE METALFEST 2023 – Lineup And Info You Need!

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Napalm Death, Dark Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Obituary, Shadows Fall, Corrosion of Conformity, Fear Factory, After the Burial, The Halo Effect, Dying Fetus, Immolation, Crowbar, Vio-Lence, Goatwhore, Jungle Rot, Misery Index, Broken Hope, Terror, Macabre, Gatecreeper, Sanguisugabogg, Frozen Soul, Defeated Sanity, Dying Wish, Khemmis, Undeath, Blood Incantation, Imperial Triumphant, Impaler, Fuming Mouth, Ingrown, HATH, Repentance, Casket Robbery, Disinter, Thrown Into Exhile, Toxic Ruin

For all the info click the link below:

https://www.milwaukeemetalfestival.com/

TOLEDO DEATHFEST Announces 2023 Lineup With OCEANO, THE CONVALESCENCE, VCTMS, INCITE And More!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal concerts, death metal festivals, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on February 24, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

TOLEDO DEATH FEST is ready to stir up the most extreme mosh pit to ever tornado Ohio and its surrounding states. This year’s event is being hosted on June 3rd in Toledo, OH at Mainstreet Bar and will feature headliners, OCEANO alongside The Convalescence, VCTMS, Incite, and many more (full lineup below).

Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest’s best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, The Breathing Process, and Casket Robbery among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we’ve ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!” adds festival organizer Keith Wampler.

Tickets are available at https://theconvalescence.bigcartel.com/(General Admission, VIP Packages)

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1456718568446520/

OCEANO

Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Oceano with their blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns, low death metal growls, and shrieking metalcore vocals ready to annihilate the pit with their discography since 2009.

THE CONVALESCENCE

The Convalescence is one of the USA’s unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single “No Survivors” ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more.

VCTMS

A versatile metalcore group based out of Illinois, VCTMS employs an ambitious blend of punishing breakdowns, catchy melodies, and crushing riffs that draw from post-hardcore, hip-hop, industrial and alternative metal. They have released three full-length albums to date. Their third album Vol. III Halfway Happy was released on August 31, 2018, and reached #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart during its first week of release.

INCITE

Phoenix, AZ’s INCITE, now close to 20 years into a career where everything was earned and nothing was taken for granted, the band bridges the gap between multiple crowds across various metal sub-genres. As renegade disciples of trailblazing architects like Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, and Machine Head, INCITE raise the torch for trend-killing and hipster-smashing metal. Incite is as much a part of the fabric of the style championed by Lamb Of God as the surge of newer bands like Power Trip. The band’s fifth album, Built to Destroy released in 2019 (Minus Head Records), is a visceral, urgent, voracious distillation of modern metal, with reverence for the past, produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed).

Toledo Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup:
Oceano (Chicago, IL)
The Convalescence (Toledo, OH)
VCTMS (Streamwood, IL)
Incite (Phoenix, AZ)
Hive (Chicago, IL)
Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN)
WoR (Raleigh, NC)
Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX)
The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL)
Squidhammer (Watertown, WI)
Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN)
Ignominious (Norwalk, OH)
Cephlic (Toledo, OH)
Death Hex (Toledo, OH)
Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN)
Extinction Agenda (Ohio)

Sponsors: Fultztron Entertainment, Bloodlust Media, Dedfish Productions, Inverted Realm Designs, and Lost In The Dark Podcast

Vendors Onsite: Peril Hot Sauce, Creature Feature Spoo-Tique, and Hostile Creations

To follow updates for Toledo Death Fest 2023, please visit the following links: 

Facebook.com/ToledoDeathfest | Facebook.com/thelegendagency | Instagram.com/thelegendagency/

Source: Asher Media Relations

GRACELESS Ink Deal With Listenable Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

If you are a death metal fan, GRACELESS shouldn’t need an introduction. Three full lengths and two split EPs have granted the Dutch ensemble a respectable reputation across the globe. Closer to home, the four piece has played countless live shows since their 2016 inception. The rock solid line up -unchanged since day one- has delivered ferocious, high energy live performances at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Into the Grave, Party San Metal Open Air, Ruhrpott Metal Meeting, Stonehenge, SDF2021 and many more festivals and clubs.

Joining forces with LISTENABLE RECORDS in 2023 is the next thundering milestone for GRACELESS. Tirelessly working on their fourth full-length, the next chapter for GRACELESS will be another step deeper into the abyss that started with Shadowlands (2018), via Where Vultures Know Your Name (2020), to Chants from Purgatory (2022).

The band comments:
«The forthcoming album will add yet another layer to what some reviewers have called ‘the Graceless sound’: guiding the listener through ever darker catacombs of doomed melancholia while proudly striking a blunt death metal hammer. We are ready to descend further down. Are you coming with us?”

Listenable records will also reissue the band’s first three albums in all formats!

GRACELESS line up :
Remco Kreft: Guitar, Vocals
Marc Verhaar: Drums
Jasper Aptroot: Bass
Björn Brusse: Lead Guitar

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NECROT Announces US Headlining Dates This May – Band To Record New Full-Length

Posted in 1950's rock guitarists, Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Chris Johnston

Bay Area death metallers NECROT will return to stages this May on a Western US headlining tour! The journey begins May 12th in Los Angeles, California and runs through May 20th in Oakland, California. Support will be provided by Mortiferum and labelmates Deathgrave. On May 26th, the band will make an appearance at this year’s Northwest Terror Fest.

Comments NECROT bassist/vocalist Luca Indrio, “We are excited to be hitting the road again with a bunch of friends like Mortiferum and Deathgrave. I know people have been waiting to hear us play the songs from Mortal live and it’s time for that wait to be over. We have been working on a new album that is being recorded very soon so it feels good to be back both in the studio and back on stage playing live shows. We hope to see lots of people attending. We are going to to do our best to make every night of this tour a night to remember. So make sure you don’t miss it and to come prepared for one of the deadliest, heaviest nights of your miserable existence. See you there!”

See all confirmed dates below.

NECROT w/ Mortiferum, Deathgrave:
5/12/2023 Teregram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
5/13/2023 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
5/14/2023 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ
5/15/2023 Sister – Albuquerque, NM
5/16/2023 Hi Dive – Denver, CO
5/17/2023 Ace’s High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT
5/19/2023 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
5/20/2023 Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA
5/26/2023 Northwest Terror Fest @ Neumos – Seattle, WA. * NECROT only

NECROT released their Mortal full-length in 2020 via Tankcrimes. The crushing output earned the #2 spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist chart, #30 on the Top Current Albums chart, #4 on the Current Hard Music, and #10 on the Heatseeker Albums chart upon its first week of release.

Mortal was recorded by Grammy-award-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson (High On Fire, Autopsy) and mastered by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Cattle Decapitation, Mastodon) at West West Side. The record features cover art by Marald Van Haasteren (Baroness, Mortuous) and is available on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats.

For physical orders, visit the Tankcrimes Merch Table at THIS LOCATION. Visit the NECROT Bandcamp page HERE for digital orders and more.

NECROT:
Luca Indrio – bass, vocals
Chad Gailey – drums
Sonny Reinhardt – guitars

Source: EARSPLIT PR

01 – 01 – 23

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 1, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Dissonant Death Metal Duo CROWN OF MADNESS Releasing “Elemental Binding” EP In February

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, metal music videos, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on December 27, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Vancouver (BC) – Dissonant Death Metal duo CROWN OF MADNESS are set to release their sophomore EP, Elemental Binding, on February 23, 2023.

The EP’s first single and opening track, “Immortal Eyes” (featuring a guest guitar solo from Matthew Pancoust of Truent) is available now at the following links:

Bandcamp: crownofmadness.bandcamp.com/track/immortal-eyes-feat-matthew-pancoust

YouTube (Visualizer): youtu.be/17JiLeH2ZvE

With their second EP, CROWN OF MADNESS brings you a penetrating mix of the technical and the dissonant, as well as devastating lyrical themes that will leave you sorrowful. Elemental Binding is the second and final EP on the road to the duo’s full-length debut album. The EP serves as a representative sample of the direction CROWN OF MADNESS will take on their future full-length release. Their debut EP The Void released on March 25, 2022.

Pre-order: crownofmadness.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-binding

Track Listing:

  1. Immortal Eyes (feat. Matthew Pancoust)*
  2. A Wrenching Nostalgia
  3. Roots, Limbs and Sky
  4. Vile Sun
Photo credit: Sav Bagshaw
Special FX: Kris Dachwitz

Music / Lyrics: Sunshine Schneider
Music: Alex Nicol
Music / Production: Connor Gordon
Mastered by: Stu McKillop

Line-Up:

Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Drums: Connor Gordon

Line-Up (Live):

Vocals / Guitar: Sunshine Schneider
Guitar: Alex Nicol
Bass: Richard Crowdis
Drums: Connor Gordon

Crown of Madness on Spotify

FFO: Ulcerate, Warforged, Gorguts, Septicflesh, Atrae Bilis

Source: ClawHammer PR

Metal Odyssey’s Top Ten Metal Albums Of 2022

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal albums, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on December 25, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

2022 proved to be another stellar year for Metal album releases. I’ve paired down my list to the 10 Metal albums that bestowed upon my Metal soul the best of Metal euphoria. What are your favorite Metal albums of 2022?

It’s never a perfect science in making a “best of” list and my deliberations are genuinely thought out over and over. I thank each band below for their incredible Metal creations. Feel free to comment! Happy Holidays and… Metal Be Thy Name! -Stone

1. DARKTHRONE – Astral Fortress
2. QUEENSRYCHE – Digital Noise Alliance
3. STRYPER – The Final Battle
4. CORPSEGRINDER – S/T
5. VENOM INC. – There’s Only Black
6. INCITE – Wake Up Dead
7. GOATWHORE – Angels Hung From the Arches of Heaven
8. HAMMERFALL – Hammer Of Dawn
9. IRON KINGDOM – The Blood Of Creation
10. DEMIRICOUS – III: Chaotic Lethal

SEPOLCRAL – Italian Death Metallers Sign To Time To Kill Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on December 24, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Time To Kill Records is proud to announce the signing of Italian death metallers SEPOLCRAL.

The band is currently putting the finishing touches to the new album “Scourge”, which will be released in 2023.

Formed in 1993, Italy’s SEPOLCRAL have lurked in the underground across a handful of demos and a couple of albums (including the infamous debut album “Victims”, recorded in 1996 but released only in 2017).

SEPOLCRAL
’s vision of death metal is as relentless as it gets: sinister and raw, often influenced by grind and hardcore and always sharp, full of barbed hooks, thick with atmosphere and drenched in groove.

Stay tuned to Time To Kill Records and the band’s socials for more details on the upcoming release and other activities in 2023.

Line up:

Daniele – Vocals
Cristian – Guitars
Kevin – Bass
Aleksandar – Drums

Discography:

Witness Of Lies (demo) 1994
Victims (full-length, originally to be released for Nosferatu Records but never printed) 1996
Promo ’90 (demo) 1998
Reborn6 (split) SG Records 2015
Victims (full-length from 1996, digitally self-released) 2017
Broken Armour (single) 2018

SEPOLCRAL:

https://www.instagram.com/sepolcral.official/

https://sepolcral-official.bandcamp.com/

Time To Kill Records

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.timetokill-records.com/

VADER Announce “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” Tour With KRISIUN & DECREPIT BIRTH!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal music, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 24, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Artur Tarczewski

Nuclear Blast issues:
Polish death metal legends VADER are proud to announce their “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour. The 29-date trek will kick off in Arizona on March 18th, the tour will make stops in Atlanta, Quebec City, and Salt Lake City before concluding in San Diego on April 17th. Joining the tour are Brazil’s death metal heroes KRISIUN and brutal-tech death merchants and labelmates DECREPIT BIRTH.

VADER’s Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek comments, “FINALLY, we are announcing the long-awaited US & Canada tour. It’s been a while since our last visit to the North American continent in early 2020. Together with Continental and Nuclear Blast, we prepared a very special show including a set of songs from the debut of The Ultimate Incantation (30-year anniversary) and Revelations (20-year anniversary). Quite a number of them were very occasionally or never played before. A nice mix of other VADER albums should satisfy every VaderManiac indeed. “Revelations Of The Wicked – North America 2023” will open the Gates to Hell wide just for You. ARE YOU READY?‘

Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday at 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST. Read more details at https://us1.campaign-archive.com

Confirmed dates for VADER’s “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour with KRISIUN and DECREPIT BIRTH are:

3/18/2023 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
3/19/2023 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
3/20/2023 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX
3/21/2023 Come and Take it Live – Austin, TX
3/22/2023 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
3/24/2023 Gramps – Miami, FL
3/25/2023 The Conduit – Orlando, FL
3/26/2023 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA
3/27/2023 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
3/27/2023 Warehouse on Watts – Philadelphia, PA
3/29/2023 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
3/30/2923 Middle-East Downstairs – Boston, MA
3/31/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC
4/01/2023 La Source de la Martinière – Quebec City, QC
4/02/2023 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
4/03/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
4/04/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
4/05/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL
4/06/2023 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN
4/07/2023 BLVD Nights – Kansas City, MO
4/08/2023 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
4/09/2023 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
4/11/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4/12/2023 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
4/13/2023 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
4/14/2023 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/15/2023 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
4/16/2023 1720 – Los Angeles, CA
4/17/2023 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA

Source: Split Screen Management

Canada’s NOMAD Announce Fiery New Single “Burning Alive” Off Debut Album “The Mountain” Out March 2023

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 21, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

L-R – Josh MacDonald (Bass), Matt Johnstone (Guitar/Vocals), Bretton Melanson, (Drums/Vocals), Jeff Mabb (Guitar/Vocals)
Photo Credit – Chris Geistlinger

From British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley in Canada, Nomad has been making a name for themselves locally for the last several years, playing at local fests and supporting big-name acts in the extreme metal scene. Now they have their debut album “The Mountain” ready for consumption and their blend of progressive, groovy death metal is sure to impress existing fans and entice new listeners. Their first single “Burning Alive” was the first song they wrote together, pieced together at their very first jam. The lyrics were inspired by the heat of that day, and the careless ignition of forest fires. They added blazing riffs, smokey vocals, and smooth bass lines to round it out, making it an impressive introduction to Nomad. They share their thoughts on the album:

“We’re hoping that it fills the need for a little groove in the metal scene. We’ve spoken to many people in the audience after playing a show that say there are not enough bands like Nomad out there that like to slow it down and catch you with a good hook once in a while. We feel that many emotions and influences can be felt throughout this album and are sure to keep the listeners engaged and entertained with heavy riffs, blasting beats, and dynamic vocals.”

There have been a few lineup changes in Nomad since their inception and each one of those members has left their mark on the band’s music. They’ve always worked collaboratively, one member bringing in the skeleton of a song and it being workshopped until it meets everyone’s standard. This had led to masterful consistency, present in every groovy riff, every chunky chord, and throughout the blasting of drums.

The single “Burning Alive” can be heard via its premiere on Bravewords HERE. ​

“The Mountain” was mixed by drummer Bretton Melanson and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy). It is recommended for fans of Gojira, Lamb of God, and Pantera.

Album pre-order (CD, Digital) – Nomadbc.bandcamp.com

Album and Live lineup:
Bretton Melanson: Drums/Vocals
Matt Johnstone: Guitar/Vocals
Jeff Mabb: Guitar/Vocals
Josh MacDonald: Bass

Album Credits:​

  • All songs written and performed by Nomad.
  • Additional writing contributions by past members:
    Kasey Klassen
    Lorne Valliers
    Dylan Heska
    Justin Kleinsasser
  • Mixed by Bretton Melanson
  • Mastered by Christian Donaldson
  • Album Artwork by: Angela Grimmuza/ Art Of Grimmuza
  • MAPL – Canadian Content

For more info: Facebook.com/nomadmetal |Instagram.com/nomadbandbc

Source: Asher Media Relations

VADER – Announce New Series Of Polish “Relevations Of The Wicked Tour” Dates In January + February 2023!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 20, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Aleksandra Helena Hogg

After a successful “Relevations Of The Wicked Tour” weekend-shows in November and December, Polish death metal legends VADER bring even better news to their fans in Poland, announcing a new series of shows for January and February 2023, see the confirmed dates below. 

VADER shared on Pt.2 “Relevations Of The Wicked Tour 2023”:
VADERMANIAX!!! We have a handful of good, still warm fresh news! The last weekend club tour “Revelations Of The Wicked” in November and December – so spontaneously prepared by Massive Music – was incredibly well received by you, and the concerts themselves with madness and power probably only looked like “gold and the times” of Metal. In response to really numerous requests we have added three more weekends in January and February 2023. This time we will also visit the North and West of Poland. The program mostly reminiscent of our debut “The Ultimate Incantation” (30 years) and “Revelations” (20 years) will be added with more surprises.
YOU ARE WELCOME !!!! \m/ \m/

Together with VADER, the band’s colleagues from INSIDIUS will appear in:
27.01.2023 (PL) – Sul 27cin / U Bulka
28.01.2023 (PL) – Legnica / LCK
29.01.2023 (PL) – Ostrow Wlkp. / The Old Pump House
02.02.2023 (PL) – Elbl 2.g / Pulp
03.02.2023 (PL) – Saw / Boat
04.02.2023 (PL) – Koszalin / Event Center G38
05.02.2023 (PL) – Gdynia / Ear
10.02.2023 (PL) – Opole / NCPP
11.02.2023 (PL) – Cz 20stochowa / Pipe
12.02.2023 (PL) – Pszów / MOK

VADER released their 16th studio album “Solitude In Madness” on May 1st 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Get your copy and enjoy the madness: https://nblast.de/VaderSolitudeMadness

Source: Split Screen Management

DEAD WILL WALK – Dutch Death Metallers To Release “A New Day Of Dawning” EP

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Dutch death metallers DEAD WILL WALK are ready to present their brand new EP “A New Day of Dawning”. The band offers brooding and furious but always catchy old school death metal with sinuous melodies. 

The coming EP is set to be released on the 27th of January 2023 via Dawnbreed Records, serving as the proverbial crown to the band’s ten-year career.

Stream the first single “Concrete Wombs” HERE.

Tracklist:

  1. Raise the Horde
  2. Nightscreams
  3. Concrete Wombs
  4. From Moving Grounds
  5. Day of Dawning
  6. Headstone Tales

In the deepest and darkest corners of the very crypts that made death metal the powerhouse of undeath and shattered bone that it always has been, there has never been a better time to find yourself lost in its halls. Legions upon legions of new acts are constantly spawning in that madness to bring us new glory the like of which is naught but utterly gripping with bands like DEAD WILL WALK all but the perfect vessels for such chaos with albums like “A New Day of Dawning” all but works of art for the genre.

Overflowing with self-awareness, horrifying talent that’s exuded out of every minute of these six tracks, and a ferocious listen that wouldn’t stop for the very ending of the world, it’s clear that DEAD WILL WALK has put their best foot forward. This is what it means to make uncompromising death metal with such efficiency that can’t be seen as anything less than powerful with each second of this massive creation a conquest upon life itself that simply cannot be denied.

https://deadwillwalk.bandcamp.com/

https://www.dawnbreed.com/

CELESTIAL SCOURGE – Norwegian Death Metallers Launch “Elliptical Orbit” Single

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 15, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Norwegian death metallers CELESTIAL SCOURGE have signed to Time To Kill Records for the release of their debut EP “Dimensions Unfurled”. The EP is slated for a release on January 20th, 2023.

Today, the band have release a new track entitled “Elliptical Orbit” which showcases their exceptional talent. Stream it HERE.

“‘Elliptical Orbit’ is one of our heaviest tracks and filled with riffs to puncture anyones membrane. With technical riffs and brutal breakdowns we give you a journey through the cosmic purgatory of space”.

“Dimensions Unfurled” tracklist:

01. The Vast Profound
02. Moon Dweller
03. Elliptical Orbit
04. Dimensions Unfurled
05.Mortal Sun

Line-up:

Eirik Waadeland – Vocals
Hans Jakob Bjørheim – Guitars
Sindre Wathne Johnsen – Guitars
Stian Gundersen – Bass
Kristoffer Lunden – Drums

EP recording line-up:

Eirik Waadeland – Vocals
Stian Gundersen – Bass
Kristoffer Lunden – Drums
Sanjay Kumar – Session Guitars

CELESTIAL SCOURGE is a brutal/technical death metal band from Norway founded by Stian Gundersenduring the pandemic. The band features members from well known acts from Norway such as BLOOD RED THRONEDECEPTIONRUUNand ARVAS.

The band draws influence from a wide range of death metal bands while injecting melodies and progressive elements to create their own frantic sound.

Watch for more audio previews and more news on other upcoming CELESTIAL SCOURGE activities to be posted shortly.

Pre-orders:

https://bfan.link/celestialscourge-dimensionsunfurled

https://celestialscourge.bandcamp.com/album/dimensions-unfurled

https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/category/celestial-scourge

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

DEIQUISITOR – To Return with “Apotheosis”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 6, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

From beyond the confines of measurable knowledge comes Apotheosis; fast, brutal, and unearthly 90s-inspired death metal from Denmark’s DEIQUISITOR.

Comprised of veterans of the Danish scene, Apotheosis includes nine new songs recorded at Phlegm Studios in Lejre and mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson of Earhammer Productions. Continuing the band’s occult-driven cosmic journey, Apotheosis takes the DEIQUISITOR brand of death metal without losing the uncompromising fist-to-the-face approach heard on previous albums. Apotheosis dwells on occult science, ancient mysteries, and apocalyptic themes.

Extremely Rotten Productions and Night Shroud Records will release Apotheosis on CD, cassette, digital, and vinyl formats on January 20.

Tracklist:
Humanoid
Striving for Destruction
Autosarcophagy
The Eyes of Worms
Apophis
Reflected by the Void
Deiquisitor
Atomic Assassins
Praise the Lord

DEIQUISITOR:
Drums: Henrik B.C
Guitar and vocals: Thomas F.J
Bass and vocals: Daniel A

DEIQUISITOR was formed in 2013 by Henrik B.C and Thomas F.J, both of whom spent time in several Order of the Nonagram bands such as BLODFEST and WOLFSLAIR. The duo has returned to its roots in old-school death metal. Those familiar with Henrik and Thomas’ work in the Danish underground scene will recognize elements of the part appearing in their new material. DEIQUISITOR is fast-paced, aggressive, and atmospheric death metal influenced heavily by the sound and style of bands who ruled the genre in the early 90s.

extremelyrottenproductions.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

LACERATED – Debut EP “The Vile Domain” Out Now And Streaming!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 30, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Denver (CO) – Released on Halloween 2022, The Vile Domain, the debut EP from Colorado extreme metal horde LACERATED, features five songs of blistering old school inspired death metal. The album is available to stream and/or purchase at the following links:

lacerated.bandcamp.com/album/the-vile-domain

The Vile Domain on YouTube

The Vile Domain on Spotify

Formed in Denver in 2020 and featuring extreme metal journeyman Ivan Alcala (Nexhymn, Throcult, Serberus, etc), LACERATED injects its compositions with anti-trend acidity. Indeed, the EP is authentic, violently performed Death Metal that seeks only to eviscerate and leave memorable scars on the psyche.

Track Listing:

  1. Agitator
  2. Lacerated
  3. Clone
  4. Grotesque
  5. Rellik

Line-Up:

Greg Bueno – Guitar
Rodney Lathrop – Guitar
Jeff Rivera – Vocals
Andrew Rodriguez – Bass
Ivan Alcala – Drums

Credits:

Music by Lacerated.
Tracked, mixed and mastered by Ivan Alcala.
Produced by Ivan Alcala & Lacerated.
All songs written by Lacerated, lyrics by Jeff Rivera.
Cover artwork by Hand Rotart.
Logo designed by Ardha Lepa.
Band photo design by Luis Corral.

lacerated.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/laceratedcolorado

instagram.com/laceratedco

Source: ClawHammer PR