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ZEBULON PIKE – Full Album Stream Of ‘Space Is The Corpse Of Time’ Available At The Obelisk

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, instrumental metal, instrumental music, metal music, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on January 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Minneapolis-based instrumental Prog/Doom goliaths ZEBULON PIKE unleashed their Space Is The Corpse Of Time full-length in 2011. Inspired in equal parts by heavy sounds of the ’70s (Mountain, Pentagram, Captain Beyond, early Judas Priest), Progressive Rock (King Crimson, Rush), and 20th century Classical (Bela Bartok, Arvo Part, and many others), the self-released, five-track offering is the band’s fourth and most ambitious work to date.

Dubbed “an epic feast of might and majesty” by Aquarius Records, ZEBULON PIKE churn an intriguing mixture of melodic melancholy, old-school guitar-isms, and Wagnerian dynamics that marks a mighty presence in the world of heavy music.



As a treat for those who’ve yet to witness the band’s unsung sonic sanctity, the fine folks at The Obelisk are currently streaming Space Is The Corpse Of Time in its entirety at THIS LOCATION.

(Source: Earsplit  PR)

* For more info on ZEBULON PIKE, click on the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/zebulonpike

http://www.zebulonpike.com

LONG LIVE ZEBULON PIKE.

Stone.

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DISBELIEF – 2012 Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

DISBELIEF – Germany’s Death Metal legends DISBELIEF have announced a fistful of live dates for 2012. Check out the list below and see if DISBELIEF will be in your Metal area.

DISBELIEF – Live Dates 2012:

20.01.2012 DE Adelsheim – Live Factory

21.01.2012 DE Annaberg-Buchholz – Alte Brauerei

09.03.2012 DE Dresden – Skullcrusher

09.06.2012 DE Reichenbach – Chronical Moshers Festival

25.-26.08.2012 BY Rechitsa (Belarus) – Metal Crowd Festival

(Source: Massacre Records)

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

DISBELIEF – myspace

www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DISBELIEF.

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MOURNFUL CONGREGATION: New Album “The Book Of Kings” Streaming In Advance Of Release!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Just in time for Halloween, today 20 Buck Spin have posted a stream of The Book Of Kings – the new full-length album from Australian funeral Doom overlords MOURNFUL CONGREGATION — in its entirety, just a week before release stateside next Tuesday, November 8th. The brilliant, extensive release is being praised as some of the band’s finest epic Doom Metal to date, preceded by two decades of material that has already earned MOURNFUL CONGREGATION placement in the highest ranks of the genre.

Bask in the massive, oppressive beautiful destruction of The Book Of Kings AT THIS LOCATION.

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION‘s maiden voyage to North American shores is quickly approaching as the band prepare for their nine-show run down the West Coast late this month, which includes a headlining performance at December’s Rites Of Darkness III festival alongside Zemial, Midnight, Loss, Mortuary Drape, Sargeist, Urfaust, Tribulation, Stargazer, Anteus and dozens of incredible, international extreme metal entities.

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION West Coast U.S. Tour:

11/30/2011 Highline Bar – Seattle, WA w/ Samothrace

12/01/2011 Rotture – Portland, OR w/ Merkstave

12/02/2011 Alibi – Arcata, CA

12/03/2011 The Metro – Oakland, CA w/ Laudanum, Lycus

12/04/2011 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA w/ Vastum

12/05/2011 Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA w/ Destroy Judas, Harassor, Pendulous

12/06/2011 Yucca Taproom – Tempe, AZ w/ Rituals, Fanapth

12/07/2011 M’s Lips Lounge – El Paso, TX w/ Impetuous Ritual, Grave Upheaval, Ritual Necromancy, Satanik Goat Ritual

12/08-11/2011 Rites of Darkness Festival – San Antonio, TX [info]

11/12/2011 Mohawk – Austin, TX w/ Cruciamentum, Pallbearer, Ritual Necromancy

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/MournfulCongregation

http://www.myspace.com/mournfulcongregation

http://www.20buckspin.com

LONG LIVE MOURNFUL CONGREGATION.

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ORANGE GOBLIN – Announce New Album Release Dates And Full UK & Ireland Tour

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , on October 28, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ORANGE GOBLIN will release their brand new studio album, A Eulogy For The Damned, on Monday February 13, 2012 in the UK/rest of world and February 14, 2012 in the US. This date is the same day as Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album in 1970!

A Eulogy For The Damned is the band’s seventh studio album but first for new label home, Candlelight Records. The ten-track offering was recorded at The Animal Farm studio in South London, UK, produced and engineered by Jamie Dodd and mastered by two-time Grammy-nominated Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering. A Eulogy For The Damned will be released on CD and limited edition colored vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Check out the cover art HERE.

A Eulogy For The Damned Track Listing:

1. Red Tide Rising

2. Stand For Something

3. Acid Trial

4. The Filthy & The Few

5. Save Me From Myself

6. The Fog

7. Return To Mars

8. Death Of Aquarius

9. The Bishops Wolf

10. A Eulogy For The Damned

To celebrate the release of the new album, ORANGE GOBLIN will hit the road in April 2012 for the A Eulogy For The Damned UK & Ireland Tour. Dates for this are as follows:

4/7/2012 – Desertfest @ The Underworld – London

4/8/2012 – The Fleece – Bristol

4/9/2012 – The Old Bell – Derby

4/10/2012 – Classic Grand – Glasgow

4/11/2012 – Sound Control – Manchester

4/12/2012 – The Garage – Swansea

4/13/2012 – The White Rabbit – Plymouth

4/14/2012 – o2 Academy – Oxford

4/20/2012 – The Pint – Dublin

4/21/2012 – Spring & Airbrake – Belfast

ORANGE GOBLIN will also be appearing live at the following locations later this year (with more festivals to be announced soon):

11/13/2011 – Candlefest – Moho Live, Manchester

12/03/2011 – Hard Rock Hell V – Prestatyn, North Wales

12/17/2011 – The Underworld – Camden, London

01/14/2012 – Club Zeljeznicar – Zagreb, Croatia

6/15–17/2012 – Hellfest – Clisson, France (Exact date TBA)

8/11/2012 – Bloodstock Open Air Fest – Derbyshire

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ORANGE GOBLIN, click on the links below:

http://www.orange-goblin.com 

http://www.facebook.com/orangegoblinofficial  

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE ORANGE GOBLIN.

Stone.

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HEDON CRIES – Free Full Album Download From Melodic Death & Doom Metal Band!

Posted in Death Metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

HEDON CRIES – From Greece arises a Melodic Death/Doom Metal band known as HEDON CRIES. This band is offering you their full album as a FREE download! All you need to do is click on the link below to start downloading: HEDON CRIES – The End Of The Path Is Nigh

GO HERE: HEDON CRIES – Official Website

* The End Of The Path Is Nigh is the third release from HEDON CRIES.

This FREE download is in good quality with all album artwork! After you’ve downloaded and given The End Of The Path Is Nigh a listen, come on back and let us know what you think of the album!

Metal be thy name.

LONG LIVE HEDON CRIES.

Stone.

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UFOMAMMUT: Supernatural Italian Doom Unit Sign With Neurot Recordings

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 8, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

It comes with absolute honor to finally announce the meeting of marvelous minds, as Italian masters of thunderous Psychedelic Doom UFOMAMMUT sign to Neurot Recordings for their next album. Their last album, Eve, was met with great critical acclaim worldwide, and judging by the studio updates we are receiving, their next opus will be even more epic in its proportions and probably their heaviest and most cacophonous record to date.

This is what Neurot owner Steve Von Till had to say about the signing: “Welcome UFOMAMMUT to the Neurot family. UFOMAMMUT is our kind of band. These sonic brothers from Italy are heavy, psychedelic, and driven. We couldn’t be happier than to have them working with Neurot Recordings for their next full-length album. Though we have been fans of their music for a while, being able to meet them and share the stage with them on our recent trip to Europe was awesome. We formed a great and meaningful bond, which of course is the most important aspect of what we do. We admire their prolific nature as visionary musicians, as members of the Malleus art collective, and as owners of their own label, Supernatural Cat.  They truly embody the same spirit of music and art that we all strive for. UFOMAMMUT is in the studio at this very moment working on their next epic.”

UFOMAMMUT also commented…”Working with Neurot signals an evolutionary change for UFOMAMMUT. In the last years we’ve built up our own music world, doing everything by ourselves, working on our own art and recordings, creating a label, and taking care of every aspect of our projects.

We feel very excited by this change because this confirms that we did a good job, especially coming from these guys who we have always considered a great inspiration.

We’re sure this Neurot and UFOMAMMUT friendship will open new perspectives and directions in our sonic adventure, because we feel we have the same vision and attitude about what music should be. In few words we feel totally honored and proud to become a part of the Neurot Family.”

This news really does mark the alliance of almighty talent and we hope that you will follow this story as it unfolds in the coming weeks, more news as and when we can bring it. In the meantime, European fans can catch UFOMAMMUT on tour beginning next week and into October. See the full tour routing at this location.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.ufomammut.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/UFOMAMMUT/83336386071

http://www.neurotrecordings.com

LONG LIVE UFOMAMMUT

Stone.

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Five METAL Songs and Albums From 2011 You Must Check Out!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on August 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

U.D.O. HAS COMETH BACK IN 2011 AND SET ME METAL STRAIGHT.

Five Metal Songs and Albums You Must Hear – I love Metal. No, I really love Metal. Therefore, I am indulging in a personal Metal duty in alerting you to five Metal songs and albums that are a must to hear during this Summer’s end of 2011. These fired-up Metal songs and kick-ass Metal albums are all released this year! My only two requests to you while listening to these five Metal songs and albums are: play ’em loud and let yourself get psyched-out ’cause METAL LIVES! By the way… I put U.D.O. – Rev Raptor at the top of this post ’cause it is an all-out, scorching blitz of Old School Metal. Hallelujah fellow Metalheads, unite and ring that F’n Metal bell.

SOURVEIN – Fangs from Black Fangs – (Candlelight Records, released June 21, 2011)

Listening to Fangs from Sourvein is like receiving an open-handed Doom Metal slap to my face. Listening to the entire album Black Fangs is a double open-handed Doom Metal slap to my face. I like that. This song set me Metal straight the first time I heard it and it’s heavy as F’n molasses. The thick and massive guitar riffs from King James and the battering vocals of T-Roy are eye-popping and earth splitting. Throw in a rhythm section that seems intent on splitting the universe in half, just for good Metal measure. Fangs is not just a song to hear, it’s a song to experience and Black Fangs is a Metal destination for the Metalhead brain.

PENTAGRAM – Call The Man from Last Rites (Metal Blade Records, released April 12, 2011)

Pentagram = Doom Metal. Pentagram is back with their 7th studio album Last Rites and my favorite song on this album is Call The Man. There is a Doom Metal groove happening on this song which has created quite a stir in my Metal saturated brain. Bobby Liebling has that ability to wrap this song around his vocals, making him the man. Listening to Call The Man and this entire album is like getting psyched-out by a late night thunderstorm, there’s just no other way for me to explain it. Metal be thy name.

SINISTER REALM – The Crystal Eye – (Shadow Kingdom Records – 2011)

Allentown Pennsylvania’s Metal warriors have an unbelievable ability to harness their Metal skills to create an album that is more potent with memorable songs than some Metal bands entire discography. The title track hasn’t just kicked my ass, it has kicked my ass with quantum Metal authority. The feel, vibe and Metal totality of this song flexes old school Metal in the vein of DIO and any other Traditional Metal icon you can think of. Yes, this song and album are that grand and Sinister Realm is that great.

FAIR TO MIDLAND – Musical Chairs – (eOne Music, released July 12, 2011)

What makes Fair To Midland so damn special to me is their capacity to push the Metal envelope with musical experimentation. Are they Progressive? Alternative? Metal? Extreme? Hard Rock? Try all of the above. At the end of the day, Fair To Midland is an assorted listen into what sensational Heavy Music can sound like when a band decides to throw F’n caution to the F’n wind. After your first listen to Musical Chairs, you might want to breathe a sigh of relief knowing there is a band out there that crushes narrow-mindedness, when it comes to writing and playing the heavy stuff. Arrows & Anchors is a thorough listen into what can be successfully achieved, when a band doesn’t give a crap about what other bands are playing.

U.D.O. – REV-RAPTOR – (AFM Records – released May 31, 2011)

Yes, Udo Dirkschneider is a living Metal legend in my Metal world. The Metal shelf life of his band U.D.O. has proven any and all negative critics wrong once again, with album #13 added to a discography that deserves a double horns to the air. The songs on Rev-Raptor are indicators that U.D.O. is still a Metal band to reckon with. My pick on this notable Metal album is Renegade. Fast, furious and delectably heavy is Renegade. This is THE song and THE album you want cranked up and shaking your world and the world outside… while the neighbors are having that stupid, annual, gargantuan picnic that you were not invited to.

METAL BE THY NAME.

LONG LIVE METAL.

The word “delectably” was used in this post.

Stone.

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PENTAGRAM – When The Screams Come: Live DVD Releases August 30th, 2011 via Metal Blade Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Agoura Hills, CA – August, 2011 – Metal Blade Records is proud to release the first ever PENTAGRAM DVD in the 40 year history of the band! When The Screams Come features a full PENTAGRAM show, recorded on May 30th, 2010 at the tail end of the Liebling / Griffin reunion dates at Sonar in Baltimore Maryland during Maryland Deathfest VIII! There is also exclusive interview footage with vocalist Bobby Liebling! The latest clip from the DVD has been made available on DecibelMagazine.com and features the song Relentless as well as a clip of an exclusive interview with vocalist Bobby Liebling. Watch the video now HERE.

When The Screams Come will be released in North America on August 30th. Clips from the DVD as well as music from the band’s latest album, Last Rites, can be seen and heard now on metalblade.com/pentagram. Several pre-order bundles are available with Last Rites vinyl, an exclusive t-shirt and more. Fans can also purchase limited colored vinyl European imports of Last Rites all exclusively on Metal Blade’s Indiemerch webstore HERE.

PENTAGRAM, featuring the talents of Bobby Liebling, Victor Griffin, Greg Turley, and new drummer Albert Born, recently released their highly anticipated full-length album Last Rites via Metal Blade Records. Last Rites contains 11 new tracks of behemoth tunes that fans have been clamoring for since the last Liebling/Griffin masterpiece was released in 1994 (Be Forewarned).

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

When The Screams Come – Track Listing:

Day Of Reckoning

Forever My Queen

Ask No More

Run My Course

You’re Lost, I’m Free

Review Your Choices

Relentless

All Your Sins

20 Buck Spin

Sign Of The Wolf

When The Screams Come

* For more info on Metal Blade Records, click the link below:

METAL BLADE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PENTAGRAM.

Stone.

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SOURVEIN: Original Bass Player To Rejoin Lineup

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on August 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Cape Fear Doom kings, SOURVEIN, are excited to announce the return of original bassist, Joshua ”JC Fari” Crapo, who played with the band from 1993 – 2001 and again from 2003 – 2006. Fari held down the low-end duties on both SOURVEIN‘s self-titled full-length and the He’s No Good To Me Dead compilation (featuring SOURVEIN alongside Grief, Bongzilla, Negative Reaction and Subsanity) among other compilations as well as the Will To Mangle demos. Fari also played guitar on the band’s split with Buzzov*en in 1995.

Fari relocated to Austin after Hurricane Katrina flooded his New Orleans apartment and studio in 2005 and left the band in 2006, following a successful tour of the UK with Remesses, to focus on his family. Since then, he’s been raising his son and working as a recording engineer. As of this summer, Fari is finally able to commit to touring and recording with SOURVEIN full-time.

Fari will join vocalist T-Roy and co. for the band’s West Coast leg of the Black Fangs world tour in October.

Black Fangs was released via Candlelight Records on June 21st, 2011.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

SOURVEIN on Facebook

http://www.myspace.com/sourvein13

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE SOURVEIN.

Stone.

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PENTAGRAM – Summer 2011 Tour Dates

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on July 30, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PENTAGRAM – Doom Metal pioneers/legends, Pentagram, are back on the Metal road this Summer of 2011! Out supporting their newest studio album Last Rites, released April 12th, 2011, on Metal Blade Records, Pentagram are playing U.S. gigs coast to coast, with Valient Thorr and JEFF The Brotherhood on selected dates that are listed below. During this 40th Anniversary of Pentagram, there is no better time to buy Last Rites and/or experience Pentagram live!

08/12 Springfield, VA Jaxx

08/13 Echo Park, CA Echo Power Of The Riff Festival

08/14 Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Saloon

08/16 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine Power of the Riff Festival

08/17 Nashville, TN Exit / IN w/ JEFF The Brotherhood

Tour with: Valient Thorr, JEFF The Brotherhood:

08/18 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club

08/19 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s

08/20 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall

08/21 New York, NY Les Poisson Rouge

08/25 Reading, PA The Reverb

08/26 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s

08/27 Baltimore, MD Sonar

09/03 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot

(Source: Metal Blade Records News Update)

PENTAGRAM:

Bobby Liebling – vocals

Victor Griffin – guitar

Greg Turley – bass

Tim Tomaselli – drums

* For more info on PENTAGRAM, click on the link below:

METAL BLADE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PENTAGRAM.

Stone.

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Premonition 13 – Debut Album Featuring Scott “Wino” Weinrich & Jim Karow: Releases Today!

Posted in doom metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PREMONITION 13 – Some, if few, Rock Music legends have redefined the word perseverance and combined it with greatness. Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Scott “Wino” Weinrich is one of those select few. An underground Heavy Music, Stoner and Doom Metal icon for decades, (The Obsessed, St. Vitus, Spirit Caravan), Wino is on a mission to spread his musical message among both lifelong fans and throngs of new disciples in 2011. Wino’s newest project and debut/self-titled album – Premonition 13, is being released today, July 26th, on Volcom Entertainment.

There are scores of new album releases each week, only there are few creme’ de la creme’s such as Premonition 13 to choose from. Don’t pass up a golden Metal opportunity, to purchase a Heavy Music album of substance, such as Premonition 13. You must hear Wino, a living legend of Heavy Rock Music, a pioneer of Doom Metal, performing at one of his finest hours yet.

Let your ears absorb such molasses heavy tracks as Modern Man and Peyote Road and then become aware, of how a project as Premonition 13 will one day be deemed a classic. Each song on Premonition 13 carries it’s own weight in Heavy Music integrity. Could any less be expected from an album that Wino touches? This is an album that’s absolute in it’s credible message of: strong songwriting combined with an all encompassing heaviness can both inspire and blow your mind away. Premonition 13 is an album that will surely compete mightily, for it’s rightful place on Metal Odyssey’s Best Of lists for 2011.

* Background info on Premonition 13: Wino pairs up with an old friend from The Obsessed days – Jim Karow. The two bonded over jam sessions and discussions on Mesoamerican culture and magnetism. Speaking of magnets, this album makes heavy use of the E-Bow (a handheld guitar effect that uses an electromagnet field to sustain notes).

PREMONITION 13 – Track Listing:

B.E.A.U.T.Y.

Hard To Say

Clay Pigeons

Senses

La Hechicera De La Jeringa (Prelude)

La Hechicera De La Jeringa

Deranged Rock N’ Roller

Modern Man

Peyote Road

(Back cover)

* For more info, click on the link below:

http://www.scottweinrich.com/

LONG LIVE WINO & JIM KAROW.

LONG LIVE PREMONITION 13.

Stone.

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EARTH: While On West Coast Tour, Band Confirms New Southeast Tour Dates

Posted in doom metal, drone metal, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Seattle’s EARTH simply will not quit touring this year! In their constant and ongoing world tour in support of their newest full-length, Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1, the band have just confirmed more upcoming live performances!

Only a month after their currently ongoing West Coast American tour will come to an end, EARTH will be back onto the road again, this time hitting the Southeast United States. Based around their appearance at Raleigh, North Carolina’s annual Hopscotch Music Festival, EARTH will again find themselves performing in some of the locales that inspired EARTH‘s very existence. For these appearances they will bring Dark Folk outfit Mount Eerie in tow with them.

EARTH – Confirmed Live Appearances:

*ONGOING West Coast U.S. Tour:

7/21/2011 Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets

7/22/2011 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Whirr

7/23/2011 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets [info]

7/24/2011 Casbah – San Diego, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets

8/02/2011 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Tiny Vipers

8/05/2011 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA w/ The Narrows, Cold Lake

*NEW Southeast U.S. Late Summer Tour:

9/08/2011 Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC w/ Mount Eerie

9/09/2011 Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh, NC [info]

9/10/2011 Caledonia – Atlanta, GA w/ Mount Eerie

9/11/2011 The Earl – Atlanta, GA w/ Mount Eerie

9/12/2011 Flying Monkey Arts – Huntsville, AL w/ Mount Eerie

9/13/2011 Bottletree – Birmingham, AL w/ Mount Eerie

9/14/2011 One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA w/ Mount Eerie

9/16/2011 Hi Tone Café – Memphis, TN w/ Mount Eerie

9/17/2011 The End – Nashville, TN w/ Mount Eerie

10/02/2011 I’ll Be Your Mirror, curated by Portishead & ATP – Asbury Park, NJ [info]

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.thronesanddominions.com

http://www.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE EARTH.

Stone.

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EARTH – Prepare To Embark On West Coast U.S. Tour Next Week

Posted in concerts, doom metal, drone metal, metal odyssey, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on July 9, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

EARTH – Following their recent successful East Coast and Midwest U.S. tour, in support of their latest full-length, Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1, Seattle’s EARTH are preparing to take to the streets once again next week. This time they’ll be hitting the American West Coast, bringing Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets as direct support on all nine dates, and including special guests Wyrd Visions, Whirr and Tiny Vipers on several shows. The tour is based around EARTH‘s performance at Washington’s What The Heck? Fest next weekend, where they’ll perform alongside Thrones, Ô Paon, Mount Eerie, Karl Blau, Liturgy, Angelo Spencer & Les Haut Sommets, Wyrd Visions and many more.

Following the Summer touring schedule, EARTH will perform at Raleigh, North Carolina’s annual Hopscotch Festival in early September, the fest showcasing over 150 diverse musical acts over three days including Coliseum, Drive-By Truckers, Guided by Voices, Horseback, J Mascis, Krallice, Mount Eerie, Oxbow, Rhys Chatham, Swans, The Body, The Flaming Lips and so on. EARTH are also scheduled as a main performer at the upcoming All Tomorrow’s Parties presents I’ll Be Your Mirror in Asbury Park, New Jersey this October, the event curated by Portishead, and the massive three-day lineup including Mogwai, Battles, Deerhoof, Portishead, Swans, Shellac and more.

EARTH Confirmed Summer Performances:

West Coast Tour July 2011:
7/13/2011 Doug Fir – Portland, OR w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Wyrd Visions
7/14/2011 The Northern – Olympia, WA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Wyrd Visions
7/16/2011 Port Warehouse – Anacortes, WA @ What The Heck? Fest [info]
7/21/2011 Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets
7/22/2011 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Whirr
7/23/2011 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets [info]
7/24/2011 Casbah – San Diego, CA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets
8/02/2011 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA w/ Angelo Spencer et Les Hauts Sommets, Tiny Vipers
8/05/2011 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA w/ The Narrows, Cold Lake

9/09/11 Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh, NC [info]

10/02/2011 I’ll Be Your Mirror, curated by Portishead & ATP – Asbury Park, NJ [info]

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.thronesanddominions.com

http://www.myspace.com/earthofficial

http://www.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE EARTH.

Stone.

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TRILLION RED: Two Tongues EP Streaming At StereoKiller.com

Posted in doom metal, experimental rock, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 2, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

One of the underground’s most original duos, TRILLION RED, have teamed up with StereoKiller.com to stream their self-released debut EP, Two Tongues, in its entirety.

 A truly unique blend of hammering ambiance and dark Metallic rhythms, Two Tongues is a release that demands attention. Within the EP lie four sonic stories that pulsate a heavy, ambient and dark vibe. Visit StereoKiller.com/TrillionRed
to experience Two Tongues for yourself.

“Two Tongues EP combines all the dark ambience, progressiveness and flirtations with Extreme Metal…I kept envisioning a trek to the center of the Earth, just a few blocks from the gates of Hell itself…” – Metal Odyssey

“Doomy, dark, creepy, ambient… different. If that description interests you in the slightest then check out what this San Francisco outfit has to offer.” – MetalSucks.net

Two Tongues EP – Track List:

No Visible Help (Hold Tight)

Forging Two Tongues – A Reckoning

Right Over To The Helm

Lullaby

BIO:

TRILLION RED is a new band in the Metal scene, but its unique style screams out as something new and refreshing amongst the plethora of redundant acts today. The band’s musical background diverges from past garage rock and dark metal bands.  The musical guts and themes to Two Tongues from written from 2007 through 2009 in San Francisco. The EP songs were completed, recorded, mixed, and mastered in 2010

TRILLION RED is:

Patrick Brown – vocals, keys, guitar & bass

Max Woodside – drums

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on TRILLION RED, click on the links below:

TRILLION RED – Official Website

TRILLION RED – myspace music

LONG LIVE TRILLION RED.

Stone.

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KING GIANT – In Final Recording Stages Of New Album “Dismal Hollow”

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on May 20, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Northern Virginia-based Doom-Rock outfit KING GIANT are currently in the final mixing and mastering stages for their upcoming sophomore full-length, Dismal Hollow, currently being slated for release by Autumn 2011.

In March of this year, the five members of  KING GIANT entered legendary Inner Ear Studios (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Avail, Jawbox, etc.) to take their thunderous Doom-bred Southern Rock to the next level on their sophomore full-length; the follow-up to their acclaimed debut album, Southern Darkness. The band have just released a trailer built around the creation of the new album, showcasing some killer footage of what is in store. Check out the newly completed preview of what’s to come right here.

KING GIANT have also recently signed with 313 Artist Management — home of Hour Of 13, Pristina, Cortez, When The Deadbolt Breaks and more — so expect to hear more widespread news and live action from the band in the coming months as more live ventures are booked and the album nears completion.

The band have also raised a Kickstarter project to incorporate fans into the support and creation of their next video, to be filmed later this year. Check out that promo here.

Complete info on the forthcoming KING GIANT album will come to light in the weeks ahead, but this much is certain; the record is guaranteed to be one of the most groove-heavy, Doom-fueled albums of the whole year.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on KING GIANT, click on the links below:

http://www.kinggiant.com

http://www.facebook.com/kinggiantband

http://www.myspace.com/kinggiant

LONG LIVE KING GIANT.

Stone.

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EARTH – 2011 American Tour & Festival Update

Posted in concerts, doom metal, drone metal, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Dylan Carlson/guitarist & founding member)

American Drone heroes EARTH yesterday completed their five-week European tour with support from Sabbath Assembly, the successful venture coming to a smashing close in Brugge, Holland.

EARTH are now headed back to Washington to rest up for a few weeks, and prepare for the next leg of their Angels Of Darkness, Demos Of Light 1 Tour. Embarking in early June, EARTH will perform for twelve cities throughout the Midwest and Northeast U.S., bringing Ô Paon along for the ride.

The band will not sit around long after, as EARTH are currently plotting upcoming West Coast and Southeast U.S. tours for the Summer months, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

Other confirmed American festival appearances for EARTH in the months ahead include What The Heck? Fest, in their home state of Washington this July, joined by Liturgy, Mount Eerie, Ô Paon, Thrones and many more. EARTH are also confirmed to perform at Hopscotch Music Festival, in Raleigh, North Carolina alongside The Flaming Lips, Swans, Rhys Chatham and countless other acts. In October, EARTH will return to the East Coast where they’ve been invited to take part in I’ll Be Your Mirror, curated by Portishead & ATP America, appearing at the massive festival with Swans, Mogwai, Shellac and dozens more.

(Adrienne Davies/drums & percussion)

Midwest/East Coast American Tour:

6/08/2011 Mayne Stage – Chicago, IL w/ Ô Paon

6/09/2011 Mad Planet – Milwaukee, WI w/ Ô Paon

6/10/2011 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI w/ Ô Paon, Isosceles Mountain

6/11/2011 The Strutt – Kalamazoo, MI w/ Ô Paon

6/12/2011 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH w/ Ô Paon

6/13/2011 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA w/ Ô Paon

6/14/2011 Wadsworth Atheneum – Hartford, CT w/ Ô Paon

6/15/2011 Middle East Downstairs – Boston, MA w/ Ô Paon

6/16/2011 Le Poisson Rouge – New York City, NY w/ Ô Paon

6/17/2011 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD w/ Ô Paon

6/18/2011 Braddock Carnegie Library – Braddock, PA w/ Ô Paon

6/19/2011 The Historic Southgate House – Newport, KY w/ Ô Paon

7/16/2011 What the Heck Fest – Anacortes, WA [info]

9/09/11 Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh, NC [info]

10/02/2011 I’ll Be Your Mirror, curated by Portishead & ATP – Asbury Park, NJ [info]
(Source: EarsplitPR)
* For more info on EARTH, click on the links below:

LONG LIVE EARTH.

Stone.

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SLEEP – Confirm Support For New York City Show On June 22, 2011

Posted in concerts, doom metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 3, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

West Coast Stoner Metal Legends SLEEP recently confirmed support for their special New York City show at Terminal 5 on June 22 . The bill will now include two New York based acts: Space rock duo White Hills and recently reunited Death/Doom trio Winter. Both bands were featured on this year’s illustrious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland.

SLEEP 2011 Tour Dates:

6/22/2011 Terminal 5 – New York, NY w/ Winter, White Hills

6/24/2011 Sled Island Festival – Calgary, AB

6/26/2011 The Wiltern –  Los Angeles, CA

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* Album cover at top: SLEEP – Holy Mountain (1992/Earache Records)

* For more info on SLEEP, click here: SLEEP – facebook

* For other recent press release info on SLEEP, click the link below:

SLEEP – Stoner Metal Legends Announce 2011 Live Dates!

LONG LIVE SLEEP.

Stone.

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ARGUS: Full Album Stream and Contest Hosted By MetalReview Is Live Today! April 25th, 2011

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal bands, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , , , , on April 25, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

With the street date for Pennsylvania-based traditional/Doom Metal warriors ARGUS‘ sophomore album, Boldly Stride The Doomed, just over a week away, high-traffic Metal ‘zine MetalReview.com is hosting a stream of the entire ten-song opus until its official for North American release on May 3, via Cruz Del Sur Records. Stop by and crank up the album stream at this location now!

In addition to the album stream, MetalReview is also hosting a contest in conjunction with Cruz Del Sur and ARGUS directly. Running from now until the May 3 North American release date, the “Name That Mascot and Tell Us What the Hell He’s Doing On Those Two Covers” contest focuses on the cover art for ARGUS‘ new Boldly Stride The Doomed full-length, as well as their 2009 self-titled debut album, both crafted by artist Brad Moore. Check out the full details and enter the contest at this location.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ARGUS, click the link below:

ARGUS – myspace music

LONG LIVE ARGUS.

Stone.

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PENTAGRAM “Last Rites” – New Studio Album Releases April 12th, 2011 On Metal Blade Records!

Posted in classic metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 4, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PENTAGRAM – Last Rites, the seventh studio album from Doom Metal Pioneers and Metal legends, Pentagram, will be released on April 12th, 2011, on Metal Blade Records. Last Rites is the first of a three album agreement Pentagram has with Metal Blade Records. Pentagram is led by it’s founding member and ever constant vocalist Bobby Liebling.

Pentagram alumnus and guitarist Victor Griffin returned to Pentagram in 2010, collaborating with Bobby Liebling on a studio album for the first time since 1994’s Be Forewarned. Last Rites contains eleven brand new studio tracks, proving once again, that Pentagram is far from closing the Metal history book on their Metal legacy.

* Last Rites has the Metal distinction of being the studio album released during the 40th Anniversary of Pentagram.

PENTAGRAM:

Bobby Liebling – vocals

Victor Griffin – guitar

Greg Turley – bass

Tim Tomaselli – drums

Track Listing For Last Rites:

Treat Me Right

Call the Man

Into the Ground

8

Everything’s Turning To Night

Windmills and Chimes

American Dream

Walk in Blue Light

Horseman

Death in 1st Person

Nothing Left

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

THE PENTAGRAM ARCHIVES – myspace music

METAL BLADE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PENTAGRAM.

Stone.

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SLEEP – Stoner Metal Legends Announce 2011 Live Dates!

Posted in concerts, doom metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Following the successful Marijuanaut’s Return tour of September 2010, West Coast Stoner Metal legends SLEEP recently announced three North American dates for 2011. The mini run of dates will include New York City on June 22, Los Angeles on June 26 and an appearance at the Sled Island Music & Arts Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on June 24.

SLEEP 2011 Tour Dates:

6/22/2011 Terminal 5 – New York, NY

6/24/2011 Sled Island Festival – Calgary, AB, Canada

6/26/2011 The Wiltern –  Los Angeles, CA

Said Noisecreep of the band’s last live excursion: “…if the band put any more stacks on the stage, it just might have collapsed.” Rolling Stone Brazil gave the band’s performance a perfect 5 out of 5 rating while Redefine Magazine noted: “SLEEP, despite being broken up for over ten years, seemed like they hadn’t missed a beat — and Holy Mountain never sounded so good in the process. This was the definitive show of the weekend, if not the definitive show of my year.”

Check out live footage of the band’s Denver show last year HERE.

About SLEEP:

SLEEP split in 1997 after two hugely influential albums. Members went on to form OM and High On Fire. Original members Al Cisneros and Matt Pike were joined by drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis last Fall for a short stint of reunion dates that floored their earliest fans and converted new ones.

The band debuted with 1991’s Volume One album, recorded for San Francisco label Tupelo. Earache Records received the band’s next recordings in the mail as a demo. The label — impressed by SLEEP‘s single-mindedness and unique vision — immediately signed the band and released the tape exactly as it was received. Record stores worldwide have stocked SLEEP’s Holy Mountain from November 1992 to this day.

The band then signed to London Records. Their debut album for the major took the form of one mammoth 63-minute leviathan of a track entitled “Jerusalem.” They resisted the label’s attempts at radio edits and bringing in their own engineer to remix the album in view of “marketability.” London balked at the prospect of promoting what probably still is the most extreme music ever recorded for a major label, consequentially shelving the record and dropping the band.

In addition, SLEEP‘s music has been featured in films by Harmony Korine and Jim Jarmusch.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

SLEEP – facebook

WEEDIAN.com

LONG LIVE SLEEP.

Stone.

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