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GHOULGOTHA – ‘The Deathmass Cloak’ Out Now on Dark Descent Records; Complete Album Streaming

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on January 16, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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The Deathmass Cloak, the debut full-length from San Diego-based death metal band GHOULGOTHA, is out now on Dark Descent Records. Stream the album in its entirety at this location.

Purchase The Deathmass Cloak right here.

After a demo, EP and a split, GHOULGOTHA emphatically announces their presence in the metal realm with the 53-minute The Deathmass Cloak. The album is the product of the very warped and prolific W. Sarantopoulos (AKA Elektrokutioner), so expect some of the most outside the box brutality the underground has to offer. Produced by Damian Herring (HORRENDOUS) at Subterranean Watchtower Studio, The Deathmass Cloak is a weird and winding death metal album destined to satisfy even the harshest critics. Cover art for the album comes courtesy of Mattias Frisk (Vanhelgd).

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The Deathmass Cloak – Track List:

Solar Awakening (Intro)

Gazing into Melted Night

A Neck for the Nameless Noose

Austere Urns

Saturnal Rites

Prophetic Oration of Self

Arteries Unblest

Citadel of Heathen Flesh

Cartilage Imperfect

Levitate Within the Curse

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W. Sarantopoulos (DECREPITAPH, FATHER BEFOULED, ENCOFFINATION, WOODEN STAKE, FESTERED, SCAREMAKER and more) moved from Dallas to San Diego and began searching for musicians to bring some Doom/Death to Southern California. Shortly after moving, he hooked up with drummer C. Koryn (ASCENDED DEAD) who shared a lot of the same influences. Their playing styles worked perfectly with each other, making the song writing process very easy. The two jammed for a few months while looking for other members to complete the line up.

The band name GHOULGOTHA was chosen as it represents our dedication to rotting old skull Doom/Death. In the summer of 2012, J. Moreno (ASCENDED DEAD) and I. Mann were added on bass/vocals and second guitar, respectively. The full horde quickly put together a two song demo/promo called No Peace To Rest In and released it in September 2012.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/ghoulgotha666

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE GHOULGOTHA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Milwaukee Tech-Death Metallers ARA Release “Devourer of Worlds” – Complete Album Streaming Now

Posted in Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on January 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Milwaukee Tech-Death Metallers ARA have self-released their new full-length album Devourer of Worlds. On this new statement of malicious intent, ARA makes a giant leap forward from 2012 debut EP The Breathless Sleep with the creation of a penetrating, technically proficient, and memorable slab of U.S. Death Metal. Devourer of Worlds was recorded and mixed by ARA and Shane Hochstetler at Howl Street Recordings, and mastered by Colin Marston.

Stream Devourer of Worlds in its entirety below or at this location.

RIYL: Gorguts, Immolation, Morbid Angel, Demilich, Hate Eternal, Origin, Portal, Anata, Cannibal Corpse, Cryptopsy, Mithras, Suffocation, Ulcerate, etc..

DEVOURER OF WORLDS – Track List:

  1. Incunabulum
  2. Obelisk
  3. Jerupitus, the Blood-Drenched
  4. Insectile Aberration
  5. Cadaverlanche
  6. Dredgehammer
  7. Execution
  8. Cruel Epitaph
  9. Human Garbage
  10. Devourer of Worlds

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ABOUT ARA:

ARA is a Progressive/Technical Death Metal band, featuring members of the bands Northless and Concentric. ARA began in early 2012 as a culmination of the desires of Jerry Hauppa and Erik Stenglein to play in a Death Metal project that borrowed from their influences, without being mere carbon copies. Both Jerry and Erik have/had played in multiple Milwaukee area bands throughout the last 12 years, enjoying performing and creating various styles of music, but they had never realized their goal of creating stark, dissonant, yet strangely melodic brutality, until deciding to try to play some Death Metal riffs together, one day in their practice space.

This jam led to full songs and of course, the inception of ARA. Soon after, Jerry recruited longtime musical collaborator James Becker (Concentric, ex-Forever Is Forgotten) and Adam Bujny (ex-Gaspar Minga) on bass and vocals, respectively, and they filled out the sound in a way that led to the formation of material found on The Blessed Sleep. And that was just the beginning. New album Devourer of Worlds is ARA’s declaration of war!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on ARA:

https://www.facebook.com/Ara.Music.WI

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ARA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

INTERNAL SUFFERING – Long-Running Brutal Death Metal Behemoths Ink New Deal With Unique Leader Records

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on December 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Unique Leader Records is very pleased to announce the re-signing of long-running brutal Death Metal behemoths, INTERNAL SUFFERING.

Comments the band in a collective statement: “We are stoked to announce that we have resigned with Unique Leader! We are all very proud to be again a part of a label that has released some of the finest extreme death metal albums in history from bands such as Deeds Of Flesh, Decrepit Birth, Disgorge, Pyrexia, Internal Bleeding, Disavowed, Hour Of Penance, Aeon, Beheaded, Psycroptic and Spawn Of Possession, just to name a few. This is the beginning of a new chapter for us. We would like to thank Erik Lindmark and all the staff at Unique Leader for welcoming us back into their incredible roster. Few other labels can touch their legacy when it comes to high quality brutal death metal. We’ll be starting the recording sessions this Winter. We look forward to previously undreamed-of levels of brutality, speed and intensity with this new record. Stay tuned for more details!”

Spawned in 1996, INTERNAL SUFFERING recently relocated from their home base in Pereira, Columbia to Madrid, Spain. Notorious for their apocalyptic brand of brutal, blasting, technically proficient death metal, the band’s bestial discography includes four full-lengths: 2000’s Supreme Knowledge Domain (Repulse Records), 2002’s Chaotic Matrix (Displeased Records), 2004’s Choronzonic Force Domination (Displeased Records) and 2006’s Awakening of the Rebel (Unique Leader Records), the last two of which featured the production prowess of extreme metal sound-wizard Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal/ex-Morbid Angel).

A maniacal work ethic and thirst to spread their audio peril globally has allowed INTERNAL SUFFERING the opportunity to ransack stages throughout the US, Europe and Asia along the iconic likes of Cannibal Corpse, Sodom, Incantation, Exodus and Origin, among many more. The band has also graced the bills of some of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world including the Maryland Deathfest, Extreme Fest, Neurotic Death Fest, Barroselas Metal Fest, Tokyo Death Fest, Bangkok Deathfest, Fuck The Commerce Fest, Obscene Extreme Festival and Kaltenbach Open Air Fest as well as an appearance last year at the massive Rock At The Park. Among the most populated open air fests in Latin America, Rock At The Park draws over 100,000 headbangers annually!

INTERNAL SUFFERING will release their long-awaited fifth studio album via Unique Leader Records in 2015. Details to be unveiled in due time.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/InternalSuffering

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http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

http://www.twitter.com/UniqueLeaderRec

http://www.youtube.com/uniqueleaderrecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE INTERNAL SUFFERING.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

APOCROPHEX – RELEASE NEW SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING DEBUT FULL LENGTH

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 19, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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American Technical Death Metal duo APOCROPHEX are pleased to release The Grey, the first single from their highly anticipated début full length Suspended From the Cosmic Altaar.

The Grey is the opening track from the upcoming album, set to be released 3/10/15 on CD and digital via NJ-based Manicidic Records.

The band released the following statement about the song:

“We chose “The Grey” as first contact because it fully represents our evolution and progression from the Wheels Within Wheels EP so well. Fans that have only heard those 2 short tracks are in for an eye opener with this album, due to its massive leap forward in song structure, overall technicality and sheer power. Lyrically, the song presents the listener with the ever unsettling and horrific threat of being limited in option, to feeling and experiencing only constant fear, or ultimately nothing at all...”

Pre-order information will be available soon.

Listen to The Grey here:

https://apocrophex.bandcamp.com/track/the-grey

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Album cover artwork by: Raul Gonzalez.

APOCROPHEX – Online:

Bandcamp

Facebook

LABEL INFO:

Facebook

Big Cartel

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(Source: Dewar PR)

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE APOCROPHEX.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Czech Republic’s HEAVING EARTH Debut Song From Upcoming Album

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 18, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Czech Death Metallers HEAVING EARTH have debuted a brand new song from their as yet untitled upcoming new album. The album is targeted for a January/February 2015 release on Czech label Lavadome Productions. Keep your eyes peeled for the artwork, title, and official release date. In the mean time, stream “Doomed Before Inception” at below!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

*For more info:

Facebook: Heaving Earth

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https://www.facebook.com/lavadome 

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HEAVING EARTH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NERVOCHAOS “The Art of Vengeance” Is Out Now On Greyhaze Records / Decibel Streaming Album

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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The Art of Vengeance from Brazilian old school death-thrashers NERVOCHAOS is now available worldwide on Greyhaze RecordsDecibel has offered up the complete album stream for your listening pleasure at: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/full-album-stream-nervochaos/

Order The Art of Vengeance at this location. 

The band’s most varied and devastating release to date, The Art of Vengeance blends elements of traditional death, bone crushing doom, punk and thrash for results that are both destructive and addicting. The first pressing of the album also includes a bonus DVD featuring a documentation of the band’s latest tour.

Critical Praise:

“Old school death metal and thrash from Brazil, where you’ll still get your ass kicked sideways for being a poseur.” – Decibel

“Brazilian Death Metal Kings” 10/10 – Metal-Temple

“A well-rounded expression of brutality which is at once instant to the ears and yet always bruising.” – Metal Forces Magazine

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The Art Of Vengeance – Track List:

The Harvest

For Passion Not Fashion

The Devil’s Work

Betrayed

From Below and Not Above

Blood Ritual

Rotten Moralismo

Shadows of Destruction

Ghost of the Past

What is Dead May Never Die

The Legacy is Pain

Lightless

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About NERVOCHAOS:

Fed-up with the entire trend flooding the scene, NERVOCHAOS was formed in mid-1996, with the idea of creating aggressive and chaotic music, shredding the barriers of Death Metal and Hardcore. The band gained cult status in the extreme music scene due to their hard work over the past years, offering a sonic extravaganza in their unique way. Their demo-tapes have become collector’s items in the underground, supporting their regular releases.

The band is not afraid of touring or performing live. They did many tours around Europe, South America; and shared the stage with several acts such as VENOM, POSSESSED, CANNIBAL CORPSE, KREATOR, BIOHAZARD, AGNOSTIC FRONT, CARCASS, NAPALM DEATH, DISMEMBER, D.R.I., MAYHEM, THE EXPLOITED and many more to list.

After 18 years of churning out some of the most furious and vehement Metal the South American underground has experienced, NERVOCHAOS is back with The Art of Vengeance. The band’s sixth studio album, The Art of Vengeance is poised to be a standout album of 2014.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

www.nervochaos.com.br

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www.greyhazerecords.com

www.facebook.com/greyhazerecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NERVOCHAOS.

LONG LIVE BRAZIL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Canadian Blackened Death Metal Band CONQUER Offer Free EP Download: ‘A Worms Demise’

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 7, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Canadian Blackened Death Metal band CONQUER are offering fans a FREE download of their three song debut EP ‘A Worms Demise’, released on December 2nd at the following link here

“Our vision of Extreme unapologetic music to you. Long live Metal!” comments vocalist Devlin Anderson.

The Oshawa, ON based band was originally created by vocalist Devlin Anderson as a one man black metal project, which has now grown to a full onslaught of Blackened Death, with an influence of thrash featuring drummer Simon OukhineRyan White on crushing guitar in the vein of classic Celtic Frost influence, along with ex-Left Hand Creation bassist Rob Holden and his extreme groove.

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  1. A Worms Demise (5:23)
  2. Hell’s First Born (4:59)
  3. God Is The Destroyer (5:43)

EP Length: 16:06

For more info on Conquer, please visit the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/Conquerblackeneddeath

http://www.twitter.com/conquermetal

http://instagram.com/conquer_metal

http://conquermetal.bandcamp.com

EP Line Up:

Devlin Anderson: Vocals, Guitars

Ryan White: Guitars, Leads, Bass

Simon Oukhine: Drums

EP + Live Line Up:

Devlin Anderson: Vocals/Guitar

Ryan White: Lead Guitar

Rob Holden: Bass

Simon Oukhine: Drums

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Source: Asher Media Relations

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CONQUER.

CONQUER KICKS SEVERE METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE CANADA.

Stone.

DIRE OMEN ‘Wresting the Revelation of Futility’ Out Now on Dark Descent Records

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Wresting the Revelation of Futility from Canadian Black/Death Metallers DIRE OMEN is out now on Dark Descent Records. Order it at this location.

Stream the album in its entirety and/or purchase the digital download at:

Characterized by a progression towards the chaotic, opaque darkness that now permeates their sound, the history of the Canadian Black/Death Metallers has led to the establishment of an undeniable identity, most evident on this debut album. Utilizing abyssal, morose imagery combined with a strong sense of Thelemic ritualism, DIRE OMEN has developed a unique take on the Black/Death genre.

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Track List:

Here and Hereafter (Overture)

Onward with Wounds of Disillusion

Ossuary

Hemotically Possessed

Servus Sevorum Dei

Foretold Untethering from Existence

Beyond Stillness

Vacuous Altar

Inversion of Samadhi Dire Omen

Closing the Portal

Critical Praise:

“A stupendously powerful release that fulfills the promise that was evident in the band’s previous shorter releases.” – No Clean Singing

“Dire Omen is a black cauldron of monochromatic squalor, punishing and gripping at the same time.” – PopMatters

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DIRE OMEN:

R. Rodas – Guitars/Vocals

C. Thompson – Bass

K. Trueblood – Drums

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Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on DIRE OMEN: 

  https://www.facebook.com/direomen

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www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DIRE OMEN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

LIVE BURIAL – S/T EP Of Barbarous Deathly Doom Metal Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on November 6, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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LIVE BURIAL – The self-titled EP from Live Burial has made me proclaim it as: over  22 minutes of savage and doom ridden Death Metal, that can easily rip and tear your Metal soul apart. This is some of the most enjoyable Metal I’ve listened to in 2014; Live Burial is Death Metal with hefty doom influence that’s 100% underground and the real deal. Originating from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, this is a Death Metal band I’m more than elated to welcome across the Atlantic.

Jamie Brown offers up some disgustingly violent vocals and growls and the entire band plays some solid Death Metal, across 4 scathing songs, to my ears. Excellent! Live Burial prove they can play at eye-popping breakneck speed or slow it down to an evil Doom death march for the gathering of innocent mortal’s souls. The guitars without a doubt have some Tony Iommi influence snuck in there, with the rhythm section playing at a constant resounding capacity. Live Burial is an EP I won’t be forgetting about for quite some time, both nefarious and old school. Metal be thy name. – Stone

Crank Up, Support And Download LIVE BURIAL, Below! Whoa!

LIVE BURIAL – Track Listing:

1. Cast Back Into The Fire

2. Live Burial

3. Separation Through Evisceration

4. Begging For Cremation

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Jamie Brown – Vocals

Richard Codling – Guitars/Vocals

Rob Hindmarsh – Guitars

Lee Anderson – Bass

Matthew Henderson – Drums

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* Live Burial Artwork by James Watts
* Live Burial Logo by Holly Scott

* For more info on LIVE BURIAL:

Facebook: Live Burial

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE LIVE BURIAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

HORRIFIED “Descent Into Putridity” – Debut Death Metal Album Is Mandatory METAL!

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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HORRIFIED – The world of Death Metal is a much more potent and kick-ass place to roam, especially when bands like the UK’s Horrified release such a blistering excellent album such as Descent Into Putridity. Old School Death Metal is celebrated on this album of seven blood soaked songs; seven songs of pummeling and relentless sonic assaults to my cranium!

There’s something about Death Metal that makes me feel like all is okay, just like a security blanket is to a tot. Trust me, my Metal brethren, when I say all is okay with this Horrified album! These songs suck me in, like a Death Metal vacuum to the outer-banks of Hell itself and I refuse to resist! Whoa! I have no problem letting the deathly grooves and insane speed of Horrified’s Death Metal engulf me, man it feels so right! Dan Alderson’s guttural vocal sounds are what gives this album that much more of a rabid and infectious bite!

Descent Into Putridity was released on October 21st, via cult Spanish label Memento Mori Records. It is amazing for me to realize that this is the debut album from Horrified; for this band plays as if they’ve been brutally assaulting eardrums together for a decade or more! For me to pick a favorite song on this album is ridiculous; it’s the entire seven song merciless sonic surge, that has made my Metal week so grand! Metal be thy name – Stone.

Below, blast the volume high for HORRIFIED and support this amazing band! Whoa!

Descent Into Putridity – Track Listing:

Tomb Of Rebirth

Narcolepsy

Mortally Deceased

Descent Into Putridity

Buried Among Putrified Flesh

Veil Of Souls

Repugnant Degeneration

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Click below for more info and to make a purchase:

Bandcamp: http://horrified.bandcamp.com/releases

Memento Mori: http://memento-mori.es/home.php

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HORRIFIED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Horrified – Announce Release Of Debut “Descent Into Putridity”

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 28, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Stream the full album at Nefarious Realm

The age of putridity has finally arrived. UK old school death metal lads Horrified have released their début full-length Descent Into Putridity via cult Spanish label Memento Mori Records. Within this record are seven encrusted tracks of filthy Death Metal, just as the forefathers of the genre intended. Channeling the spirit of Pestilence, Autopsy and Dismember, the band unload a barrage of riffs and thundering drums, topped by Dan Alderson’s gruff bark to honor the legacy of Martin Van Drunen (Asphyx, Hail Of Bullets) and Lars-Göran Petrov (Entombed).

Stream the album at Nefarious Realm here: http://nefariousrealm.com/homenew/?p=21480

Digital copies can be obtained from their Bandcamp page, while physical copies are available from Memento Mori’s website.

Bandcamp: http://horrified.bandcamp.com/releases

Memento Mori: http://memento-mori.es/home.php

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(Source: Dewar PR)

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HORRIFIED.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

NERVECELL – Dubai-Based Death/Thrash Unit To Reissue Psychogenocide Full-Length Via Unique Leader Records In January; Studio Clips + Live Footage Posted

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 19, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Dubai-Based Death/Thrash assault, and recent Unique Leader signees, NERVECELL, will reissue their critically lauded Psychogenocide full-length next year.

Initially released via Lifeforce Records in 2011, Psychogenocide was produced and engineered by Rami H. Mustafa at Spellbind Studio in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with drums engineered by Joe Haley at Red Planet Studios in Australia, then mixed and mastered by Wojtek and Slawek Wieslawscy at Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Vader, Decapitated) in Bialystok, Poland. The album features a guest vocal appearance by Nile’s Karl Sanders on the song “Shunq (To The Despaired…King Of Darkness)” and reaped mass approval from major media outlets globally.

Metal Hammer championed the band’s, “…thrilling contrast between oriental and musical culture,” furthering that, “these elements don’t collide, they complement each other,” Legacy extolled, “an amazing oriental death-ax and a must have for every Metal hornet,” while The Metal Observer gushed, “it’s quite the quandary to find an even remotely average track on Psychogenocide. NERVECELL‘s latest is a Death Metal album that succeeds in part to its strong focus on memorability and song structure. Things work exceedingly well from start-to-finish…”

Adds the band in a collective statement:Psychogenocide is an album about manipulation and the deception of the human race for an agenda of a higher purpose. A modern approach to the old-school Death/Thrash metal sound, that is both technical yet melodic and full of the NERVECELL signature Middle Eastern twist.”

Psychogenocide – Track Listing:

  1. Anemic Assurgency
  2. Upon An Epidemic Scheme
  3. All Eyes On Them
  4. Amok Doctrine
  5. Psychogenocide
  6. Imprint
  7. Shunq (To The Despaired…King Of Darkness)
  8. The Taste of Betrayal
  9. Driven By Nescience
  10. Nation’s Plague

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Forged in 2000 as one of the first Extreme Metal bands to emerge from Dubai and having toured alongside legendary Metal acts such as Metallica, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Decapitated and Suffocation, NERVECELL are true torchbearers for a Middle Eastern wave of Metal. The band released their debut full-length, Preaching Venom, in 2009 via Germany’s Lifeforce Records (Europe) and Spellbind Records (Middle East) followed by their critically-adored Psychogenocide long player just two years later. Their unique blend of Middle Eastern Death/Thrash and a reputation for debilitating action-packed live performances helped pave their way to playing some of Europe’s most renowned festivals including Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, Rock AM Ring, Rock IM Park, Summer Breeze and Brutal Assault.

The widespread success of Psychogenocide also awarded NERVECELL the honor of being crowned the “All Time Best Selling Metal Act” in the Middle East and North Africa region, consequently receiving a plaque of recognition from Virgin Megastores (MENA) in January of 2012 certifying this huge accomplishment. Psychogenocide was also lauded as one of the “Top 10 Death Metal Albums Of 2011” by media outlets globally including Metal Hammer Magazine who named NERVECELL one of the “Defenders Of The Faith,” listing the band as one of the “50 Heroes Of The New Metal Revolution.”

Psychogenocide will be reissued on January 27th, 2015 via Unique Leader Records with preorders to be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime check out various studio clips as well as live footage from the band’s pummeling performance at Kaltenbach Open Air at THIS LOCATION.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on NERVECELL:

http://www.nervecell.net

http://www.facebook.com/nervecell

http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NERVECELL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Grindscene Records Sign Foul Body Autopsy – New EP Announced

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Grindscene Records today reveals a swell in their roster, having picked up emerging Extreme Metal one man outfit Foul Body Autopsy.

Label manager Pete Clarke comments: “We are thrilled to welcome Foul Body Autopsy onto our roster. FBA formed in 2010 and has been carving its name into the UK for 4 years now. This one-man army will be releasing a new 2 track EP entitled ‘So Close To Dehumanization’ unto the world on November 4th 2014.”

Armed with an iPod, guitar and a desire to crush skulls, Foul Body Autopsy is a one-man band from Leicester City founded by Metal maverick Tom Reynolds. Over the space of 4 years Tom has released a full-length album and is now working with Equivalence Music Management & Grindscene Records, planning for a full Metal tirade in the UK.

Prior to this Tom has played Bloodstock Open Air and has shared the stage with the likes of Prostitute Disfigurement, Flayed Disciple, Cancerous Womb, General Surgery, Aeon, Cerebral Bore, Panic Cell, Cannabis Corpse, Decapitated, Aborted, Basement Torture Killings, Amputated, Ageless Oblivion, Leng Tch’e, Thy Art Is Murder, Scordatura and Carnal Decay.

With pure shred techniques, blistering speed and no lack of humour within his show this is a unique show that should not be missed.

Tom comments on the signing: “I’m very proud to be on Grindscene Records; in fact it was the only UK label I wanted to be on.”

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Artwork, as seen above, was completed by Coki Greenway (Bloodshot Dawn, Aborted, Legion Of The Damned, Suicide Silence, Opeth).

‘So Close To Dehumanization’ Tracklist:

01) So Close To Complete Dehumanization

02) Born In To A Manmade Hell

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Pre-Order ‘So Close To Dehumanization’ HERE

Watch The ‘So Close To Dehumanization’ Trailer Here:

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info on FOUL BODY AUTOPSY:

www.facebook.com/foulbodyautopsyofficial

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE FOUL BODY AUTOPSY.

Stone.

HORRIFIED – Put In Terrorizer’s Spotlight

Posted in Death Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Detailed Interview Within

British heavyweight magazine Terrorizer have just published a Band Of The Day article featuring old school Death Metal lot Horrified, along with a lengthy interview. Within the interview, frontman Dan Alderson (ex-Plague Rider) explains the genesis of the project, the creation of their début album Descent Into Putridity, and the inspiration behind the music and lyrics.

Read the article here: http://www.terrorizer.com/news/botd/horrified-band-day/

Stream “Descent Into Putridity” here:

Physical release date is set to be in October via Memento Mori Records. Digital promos are available.

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(Source: Dewar PR)

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HORRIFIED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MAGENTA HARVEST – Announces First-Ever European Tour

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 9, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Magenta Harvest - European Tour - promo flyer - 2014

Volatile European Waters tour 2014

Finnish Death Metal band Magenta Harvest is heading out on their 1st ever tour in Europe.

22.10 Prague, Czech Rep. @ Exit Chmelnice

23.10 Szczecin, Poland @ Club Alter Ego

24.10 Berlin, Germany @ Blackland

25.10 Erlangen, Germany @ New Force

26.10 TBA

27.10 Oostend, Belgium @ Twilight

28.10 Dijon, France @ L’acropole

29.10 Geneve, Switzerland @ Taverne de la Republique

30.10 Brescia, Italy @ Circolo Colony

31.10 TBA, Slovenia

01.11 Wien, Austria @ Das Bach

Tour event: https://www.facebook.com/events/358125387677996/

This is Magenta Harvest’s own tour that they have arranged by themselves, so all help is welcome. You can contribute here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/magenta-harvest-european-tour-2014

Magenta Harvest - Volatile Waters - promo cover pic - 2014

Volatile Waters was released January 10th, 2014, worldwide by the Finnish record label Inverse Records.

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MAGENTA HARVEST:

Timo Kontio – Guitars

Janne Manninen – Drums

Mathias Lillmåns – Vocals

Jonas Frilund – Bass

Timo Hanhikangas – Guitars

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(Source: Inverse Records)

* For more info on MAGENTA HARVEST:

https://www.facebook.com/MagentaHarvest

https://www.facebook.com/events/358125387677996/

http://inverse.fi/wordpress2/sample-page/magenta-harvest/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MAGENTA HARVEST.

LONG LIVE FINLAND.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

HORRIFIED – Announce Pre-Orders Via Bandcamp; “Descent Into Putridity” Now Streaming

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 3, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Horrified - Descent Into Putridity - promo cover pic

Old School Death Metallers HORRIFIED have now announced that preorders for their début album are available via their Bandcamp page. The album, Descent Into Putridity, has been picking up interest from the Metal underground, with Void Ritual’s Dan Jackson commenting: “while it borrows some of that Dismember tone, it doesn’t get trapped in the musical clichés of most OSDM.

HORRIFIED have also released a second song from Descent Into Putridity for sampling, also available on Bandcamp. The title track is a prime specimen of the Swedish and Floridian influences they work into their sound, with a thick rumbling bass underscoring the coarse riffs and hoarse grunts.

Stream “Descent Into Putridity” Here:

Physical release date is set to be in October via Memento Mori Records.

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HORRIFIED are from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

(Source: Dewar PR)

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HORRIFIED.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Metal Hammer Germany Premieres Deserted Fear’s “Kingdom of Worms” Video

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 1, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Deserted Fear - promo band pic - 2014 - #39934

Metal Hammer Germany has premiered the new video for the title track from DESERTED FEAR’s upcoming album Kingdom of Worms. Check out the video at  this location.

Kingdom of Worms will be released October 24 through FDA Rekotz. The vinyl LP version will be released on November 21.

Thuringia´s DESERTED FEAR are one of the best Death Metal bands to come out of Germany in years. The band’s 2012 debut My Empire was praised the world over and won them recognition in the European scene as a force to be reckoned with. Germany´s Rock Hard magazine referred to the album as “simply amazing.”

Kingdom of Worms was recorded in June and July 2014 at Eisensound Studio in Eisenberg (Thuringia / Germany) under the knife of guitarist Gitarrist Fabian Hildebrandt. Mixing and Mastering duties have been handled by the legendary Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath, etc.), who put the finishing touches on Kingdom of Worms in his very own Unisound Studio. The dark and atmospheric artwork was once again created by Thomas “Necromaniac” Westphal fits the music perfectly.

Hear Rock Hard’s exclusive stream of album track “Mortal Reign” at this location.

Deserted Fear - Kingdom Of Worms - promo cover pic - 2014

KINGDOM OF WORMS – Track Listing:

01. Intro
02. Forging Delusions
03. Kingdom of Worms
04. Call me your God
05. Wrath on your Wound
06. Torn by Hatred
07. The Agony
08. With Might and Main
09. Shattering the Soil
10. Mortal Reign
11. Last of a fading Kind

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Pre-order info can be found at: www.fda-rekotz.com.

Critical Praise:

“The album is absolutely flawless, it´s simply the perfect Death Metal masterpiece.” –XXL-Rock

“An absolute must-buy for all Death Metal fans!” – Metal-Aschaffenburg.de

“The best fusion of classic and modern Death Metal to date. A great bastard, recalling British, Swedish and Dutch death metal prodigies!” – Maik Weichert (Heaven Shall Burn)

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on DESERTED FEAR:

www.facebook.com/desertedfear

FDA Rekotz - Logo

www.fda-rekotz.com

www.facebook.com/fdarekotz

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DESERTED FEAR.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Unspeakable Axe Records Release Limited Edition CEMETERY FILTH Cassette

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 30, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Cemetery Filth - Screams From The Catacombs - promo cassette cover art pic

Unspeakable Axe Records has released Screams from the Catacombs, the debut EP from CEMETERY FILTH, on limited-edition cassette.

Hailing from the mountainous eastern region of Tennessee, CEMETERY FILTH  sound as if they’d be more at home in an unholy netherworld poised somewhere between Finland and Sweden. This is old school Death Metal in a mainly European vein: morbid, twisted, and abstaining from technicality while injecting just the right-sized dose of melody and eerie lead guitar.

Unspeakable Axe Records is now offering the EP, which was self-recorded by the band earlier this year, on cassette. This release is limited to 200 copies. Check out the title track from Screams from the Catacombs below:

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To order, visit www.unspeakableaxerecords.com/purchase.

Cemetery Filth - promo band pic - 2014 - #7734HP

Matt Kilpatrick – Guitars& Vocals, Neal Williams – Bass, Ryan Guinn – Lead Guitars, Jonah Turner – Drums / Percussion

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on CEMETERY FILTH:

www.facebook.com/CemeteryFilth

Unspeakable Axe Records - large logo - B&W - 2013

www.unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CEMETERY FILTH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Decibel Magazine Premiere LAIKA’s New Album ‘Somnia’ – Out Officially Sept. 30th On Filth Regime Records; Winnipeg CD Release Party Oct. 11th At Windsor Hotel

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Laika - Somnia - promo cover pic - 2014

Track Listing: Laika – ‘Somnia’

1. Restless Mind (1:31)
2. Escalation of Terror (4:26)
3. Somnia (5:26)
4. Fidelity (3:48)
5. Caligae A Galea (5:29)
6. Dream of Nothing (5:35)
7. The Immortal (3:52)
8. Predictions (Tide Bearer) (5:48)
9. Invaders (4:13)

Album Length: 40:12

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With the upcoming release of LAIKA’s new album ‘Somnia’ on Sept 30th via Filth Regime Records, the Canadian melodic death metallers have teamed up with Decibel Magazine for the exclusive album stream at the following link:

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/exclusive-album-stream-introducing-laikas-somnia/ 

“Long time coming to get to this point. Here it is. ‘Somnia’ in full. We are trying to find the words to express how ecstatic we are that it’s finally come. We have worked very hard in this album and we hope you enjoy it in full as much as we enjoyed creating it. We are proud to be teaming up with Decibel to bring you this full album stream.” comments vocalist Jordan Dorge.

Driven by a thirst for evolution, LAIKA spent two years constructing and writing its upcoming full-length album full with melodic hooks, ominous keys and lyrics that are bound to get stuck in listeners’ heads to an almost maddening degree.  Founded in 2009 and named after the Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to travel to space, the Winnipeg, MB six-piece return after a small hiatus since unleashing their self release in 2010 that saw the band hit the road hard and share the stage with the likes of All Shall Perish, Kataklysm, Necronomicon, Unleash the Archers and many more.  So brace yourself, as this fall, LAIKA will hit the scene hard, just like they did all those years ago.

Album Pre-Order – https://laikawpg.bandcamp.com/

In additional news, the band will be hosting their local CD release party in Winnipeg, MB on October 11th at The Windsor Hotel (187 Garry Street) with local support from Tyrants Demise, Mortalis, Withdrawal, and Occvlt Hand. Admission is $10 with the first 25 people in the door receive a free copy of ‘Somnia’.

“This is a momentous occasion for us all because not only are we celebrating the release of Somnia we are also celebrating 5 years as a band, we will be playing Somnia in full and a cover or two. We are absolutely thrilled to have such a stellar lineup for the evening.  Hope to see you all out for the grand celebration!” comments vocalist Jordan Dorge.

Laika - Somnia - Release Party - September 2014 - flyer

Source: Asher Media Relations

For more info on LAIKA:

http://www.facebook.com/LaikaOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/LaikaOfficial

http://soundcloud.com/laika-6/

https://laikawpg.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE LAIKA.

LONG LIVE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

LAIKA KICKS F’N METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

INFERION – To Release “This will Decay” October 21st On Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Inferion - This Will Decay - promo cover pic

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions has signed Miami, Florida’s melodic Black/Death Metal desecrators INFERION and will release the band’s new album, This Will Decay, on October 21 on CD and Digital formats.

GunShyAssassin.com has posted the exclusive premiere of the album’s title track. To listen, visit this location.

This Will Decay – Track Listing:

01. This Will Decay
02. Carrion For The Scavengers
03. Contempt
04. Tempted By Failure
05. Embers
06. Directionless
07. Until The Sun Consumes Us
08. Further From The Light
09. The Serpent In The Valley
10. Lament
11. Aftermath Of Destruction
12. When Bones Meet Corrosion
13. A Hell To Endure
14. Unrestrained

Pre-order the CD for only $10 with free shipping at:

http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd096.html

Pre-order the Digital Download for only $6.66 at:

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/this-will-decay

Inferion - This Will Decay - promo cover pic

Formed in 1995, INFERION have refined their intense sound and present their finest work to date. This epic 14-track, 55-minute majestic masterpiece is a vicious onslaught of Blackened Death Metal that crushes bone and penetrates flesh with the precision of a newly sharpened blade. Superior production quality tears through the many deep layers of this album to reveal complex lead guitar work, a wide array of vocal approaches and the relentless hyper blast of Carlos Delgado. This Will Decay solidifies INFERION’s rightful place as one of 2014’s purveyors of the most vile underground music available.

For fans of: ANATA, ANGELCORPSE, BEHEMOTH, BELPHEGOR, BURZUM, DARK FUNERAL, DARKTHRONE, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, DEICIDE, DISSECTION, DODHEIMSGARD, ENSLAVED, GOATWHORE, IMMORTAL, NACHTMYSTIUM, NOCTUARY, SATANIC WARMASTER, SILENCER and VITAL REMAINS.

Inferion - band promo pic - 2014 - #33974

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on INFERION:

www.inferion.net

www.inferion.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/pages/Inferion/121467614565453

Facebook: Black Kvlt Production

Horror Pain Death Gore - Productions - Logo - B&W

www.horrorpaingoredeath.com

hpgd.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE INFERION.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.