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KING KOBRA “II” IS OUT NOW! YES, IT KICKS HARD ROCKIN’ ASS!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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KING KOBRA II IS OUT NOW!

STONE SAYS:

THIS

KING KOBRA

ALBUM

KICKS

POTENT

&

BLAZING

HARD

ROCKIN’

ASS!

‘NUFF SAID.

BUY THIS

ALBUM!!

METAL BE

THY NAME.

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Photo Credit: Denise Truscello

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KING KOBRA:

Paul Shortino – vocals

 David Michael-Philips – Guitar

Mick Sweda – Guitar

Johnny Rod – Bass Guitar

Carmine Appice – drums

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* KING KOBRA II was released on July 9th, 2013, via Frontiers Records.

* For more info on KING KOBRA:

Facebook: Official King Kobra

www.carmineappice.net

www.paulshortino.com

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FRONTIERS RECORDS:

Facebook: Frontiers Records

http://www.frontiers.it

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LONG LIVE KING KOBRA.

KING KOBRA F’N ROCKS.

Stone.

KROKUS “Dög Song” – New Music Video ROCKS And Is Hilarious!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Music, music videos, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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KROKUS – Switzerland’s super legendary Hard Rockers KROKUS not only have a brand-new, kick-ass album out with Dirty Dynamite (The End Records); KROKUS have just recently released a whiz-bang and hilarious music video for their new song: Dög Song. Metal as my witness, this song and music video… ROCKS!!! Metal be thy name!!!

This is Hard Drivin’ Rock ‘N Roll From KROKUS!

Listen to and watch Dög Song! CRANK IT UP MUTHAS! WHOA!

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

Facebook: KROKUSonline

http://www.krokusonline.com

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http://www.theendrecords.com

Facebook: The End Records

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LONG LIVE KROKUS.

Stone.

GREAT WHITE – ARE CONFIRMED FOR 2014 MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news, vacations with tags , , , , , , on June 21, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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2014 MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE, March 29 thru April 2, 2014, has been announced and GREAT WHITE will be aboard once again!!

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GREAT WHITE will be setting sail with other awesome bands like Tesla, Cinderella, Ratt, Kix, Y&T, Winger, Firehouse, Carl Palmer of ELP, Quiet Riot and more!! Come with us!! Pre-book your tickets now!

http://www.monstersofrockcruise.com

Facebook: Monsters of Rock Cruise

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Terry Illous – Vocals

Mark Kendall – Guitar

Michael Lardie – Keyboards & Guitar

Scott Snyder – Bass

Audie Desbrow – Drums
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For more info on GREAT WHITE, click on the links below! Whoa!

Facebook: Great White [Band]

http://GREATWHITEROCKS.COM

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LONG LIVE GREAT WHITE.

LONG LIVE MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE.

LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

TEXAS ROCKERS – NOT IN THE FACE – TEAM UP WITH PLEDGEMUSIC AND PRODUCERS BOB EZRIN & GGGARTH RICHARDSON

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, hard rock news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on June 18, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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(Photo Credit: Not In The Face – Facebook)

FANS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN RECORDING PROCESS

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(Los Angeles, CA) – Austin-based trio, Not In The Face, is proud to announce they have teamed up with PledgeMusic, offering fans an opportunity to actually participate in recording sessions for their new EP. They are currently in the Studio in Vancouver, B.C., recording with legendary producers Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, KISS, Deftones) and GGGarth Richardson (Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Melvins, Motley Crue). Friends and fans now have a chance to be involved with the process, Not In The Face and even Ezrin himself, are offering a variety of incentives to promote this unique opportunity through PledgeMusic.com.

Not In The Face made their first appearances (in 2009) as a two-piece outfit playing around the local Austin, Texas music scene. The band started as a creative outlet and to have fun. Before long, they had created a large following, released two records, the CD Bikini and the EP Walk as well as extensive touring across the states. Not In The Face added a third member in 2012, and are currently performing as a three-piece band, featuring Jonathan Terrell on guitar and lead vocals, Wes Cargal on the drums and Michael Anthony Gibson on lead guitar.

Some of their success has included seven successful, major market US tours, four major festivals, including multiple official SXSW shows, the main stage Fun, Fun, Fun Fest, concerts with the likes of ZZ Top, Guitar Wolf, Black Lips, Reverend Horton Heat, David Allan Coe as well as an east coast tour with the legendary X.

Once the recording sessions are completed, Not In The Face are going on a West Coast/East Coast tour, including performing at the Hootenanny Festival on July 6th and Austin’s ACL Festival – the weekend of October 11 – 13.

PLEDGE HERE: www.pledgemusic.com/notintheface

Not In The Face – Links:
notinthefacerocks.com
facebook.com/NOTINTHEFACEROCKS

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(Source: MAD Ink, PR)

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LONG LIVE NOT IN THE FACE.

Stone.

BLACK STAR RIDERS – “ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE” HITS THE CHARTS!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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BLACK STAR RIDERS – the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH and others) – have hit the charts with their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose in Europe and America:

Sweden: #15
UK: #25 (#2 Rockcharts)
Germany: #29
Finland: #38
Switzerland: #63
Ireland: #64
Wallonia: #107
France: #122
Belgium: #163

In the USA the band hit the charts on #5 Billboard Heatseekers Chart and on #19 Billboard Hard Rock Chart. The boys are definitely back in town again!

The album is released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track ‘Right To Be Wrong‘ and a “Making of” DVD.

Black Star Riders - group photo by Mattia Zoppellaro

Check out all available products here:
http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/artikel/landing/black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose.html

All Hell Breaks Loose was produced & mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, AEROSMITH, IRON MAIDEN, RUSH…)

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Live:

08.06. S Solvesborg – Sweden Rock
22.11. UK Bournemouth – O2 Academy
23.11. UK London – Shepherds Bush Empire
25.11. UK Bristol – O2 Academy
26.11. UK Cambridge – Junction
27.11. UK Norwich – UEA, Norwich
29.11. UK Pwllheli, Gwynedd – Hard Rock Hell
30.11. UK Wolverhampton – Wulfrun Hall
01.12. UK Cardiff – Solus/University,
02.12. UK Oxford – O2 Academy
05.12. UK Inverness – Ironworks
06.12. UK Edinburgh – Picturehouse,
07.12. UK Newcastle – O2 Academy
08.12. UK Leeds – O2 Academy
10.12. UK Leamington Spa – The Assembly Rooms
12.12. UK Nottingham – Rock Cit
13.12. UK Manchester – Ritz
14.12. IRL Dublin – Academy
15.12. IRL Belfast – Limelight

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More tour dates to be announced shortly.

‘Bound For Glory’ Lyric Video: 
http://youtu.be/kq6Z6C3ipMk

‘Kingdom Of The Lost’ Lyric Video:
http://youtu.be/OEWPbi3Jtm4

Order the album on iTunes (incl. bonus track + digital booklet):
http://smarturl.it/BSRitunes

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

For more info on BLACK STAR RIDERS, click on the links below!

Facebook: Black Star Riders

http://www.blackstarriders.com

http://www.twitter.com/BlackStarRiders

Nuclear Blast:

Facebook: Nuclear Blast USA

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

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LONG LIVE BLACK STAR RIDERS.

Stone.

SKID ROW And UGLY KID JOE – Announce Co-Headline Tour Of Europe & UK

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE announce a 29 city, 12 country co-headline tour of Europe and the UK. Dates will kick off in England on October 22nd and run through November 26th ending in Austria. With combined sales of millions of albums, each band will play a full set of the songs fans want to hear.

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Led by founding members Rachel Bolan, Snake Sabo and Scotti Hill, along with powerhouse vocalist and 14 year veteran of the band Johnny Solinger and new drummer Rob Hammersmith, SKID ROW will deliver the best from their catalogue of gold and platinum albums and anthemic singles like “Youth Gone Wild”, “Monkey Business”, “I Remember You”, “18 & Life” and many more. They will also showcase tracks from their new mini-album United World Rebellion Chapter 1 which features songs such as “Kings Of Demolition” and “ This Is Killing Me”, tracks which easily stand up along with the band’s classics.

After a run of hugely successful festival dates in Summer 2012, UGLY KID JOE’s Whit, Klaus and Cordell, along with Snot / Sevendust guitarist Sonny Mayo and Zac Morris are back for their first full European tour. In Summer 2013, they will release Stairway To Hell, their first new music since 1996. The album features six brand new songs along with three acoustic versions of songs from their past. Tracks like “Everything About You”, “Cats In The Cradle”, “Neighbor” and “Milkman’s Son” continue to receive airplay around the world, while new singles “Devil’s Paradise” and “I’m Alright” show where the band are headed. UKJ’s Whit promises “it will be RAD!”.

The tour promises a great night of rock that you can sing along to from beginning to end.

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Tues  22 Oct Southampton, ENGLAND @ Mo’Club

Wed  23 Oct Rugby, ENGLAND @ The Vault

Thurs  24 Oct Manchester, ENGLAND @ NQ Live

Fri  25 Oct Nottingham, ENGLAND @ Rock City

Sat  26 Oct Wrexhan, WALES @ Central Station

Mon  28 Oct Glasgow, SCOTLAND @ The Garage

Tues  29 Oct Belfast, N.IRELAND @ Limelight

Wed  30 Oct Dublin, IRELAND @ Button Factory

Fri  01 Nov Exeter, ENGLAND @ Lemon Grove

Sat  02 Nov Wolverhampton, ENGLAND @ Wulfrun

Sun  03 Nov Reading, ENGLAND @ Sub 89

Mon  04 Nov Brighton, ENGLAND @ Concorde 2

Tues  05 Nov London, ENGLAND @ Electric Ballroom

Thurs  07 Nov Norwich, ENGLAND @ Waterfront

Fri  08 Nov Enschede, NETHERLANDS @ Atak

Sat  09 Nov Bochum, GERMANY @ Matrix

Sun  10 Nov Cologne, GERMANY @ Essigfabrik

Mon  11 Nov Copenhagen, DENMARK @ Lions & Barrels

Wed  13 Nov Gothenberg, SWEDEN @ Sticky Fingers

Thurs  14 Nov Oslo, NORWAY @ Klubscena

Fri  15 Nov Borlange, SWEDEN @ Liljan

Sat  16 Nov Upplands Vasby, SWEDEN @ Messingen

Mon  18 Nov Manheim, GERMANY @ Alte Seilerei

Tues  19 Nov Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS @ Melkweg

Thurs  21 Nov Ludwigsburg, GERMANY @ Rockfabirk

Fri  22 Nov Saarbrucken, GERMANY @ Garage

Sat  23 Nov Vaureal, FRANCE @ Le Forum

Sun  24 Nov Lucerne, SWITZERLAND @ Schuur

Tues  26 Nov Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Szene Wien

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For more info on SKID ROW, click on links below!

http://skidrow.com

facebook: SKID ROW

http://www.twitter.com/Officialskidrow

For more info on UGLY KID JOE, click on links below!

facebook: Ugly Kid Joe

http://www.uglykidjoe.net

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LONG LIVE SKID ROW.

LONG LIVE UGLY KID JOE.

Stone.

PUSCIFER SET AUGUST 27th RELEASE DATE FOR “ALL RE-MIXED UP”

Posted in alternative rock, experimental rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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CONDITIONS OF MY PAROLE REMIXERS INCLUDE SIR MIX –A-LOT AND THIS MORTAL COIL’S JOHN FRYER

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June 3, 2013, Jerome, Ariz. – Puscifer have set an Aug. 27th release date for All Re-Mixed Up, a track-for-track remix album of the band’s sophomore release Conditions of My Parole.

All Re-Mixed Up is the continuation of the Puscifer tradition to release alternate versions, reworks, and remixes of what we consider initial thoughts,” explained Maynard James Keenan.  “For instance, Carina Round was nervous about how to approach her version of ‘Telling Ghosts.’ Mat Mitchell put her at ease by asking her to think of it as a song half written, advising her to ‘now write the other half.’ It’s extremely liberating in the digital age to approach composing and creating in this manner. Infinite paths to explore, reinterpret, and re-present.”

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All Re-Mixed Up Track Listing and Remixers:

1. Monsters (Deconstruct) remixed by Mat Mitchell

2. The Green Valley (Verde River Maestro 507 mix) remixed by Rani Sharone   (Stolen Babies)

3. Monsoons (JLE Motorik mix) remixed by Josh Eustis

4. Telling Ghosts (Giorgia O’Queef mix) remixed by Carina Round

5. Horizons (Dream of a Lie remix) by John Fryer (This Mortal Coil)

6. Man Overboard (11AD remix) by Alain Johannes

7. Toma (Burn Out remix) by Five Knives

8. The Rapture (JLE Needs Service mix) by Josh Eustis

9. Conditions of My Parole (F.U.B.A.R. remix) by Sir Mix-A-Lot

10. The Weaver (Virtual Vacuum remix) by Aaron Harris (PALMS)

11. Oceans (Green Mussel Mix) by Zac Rae

12. Tumbleweed (Delusions of Grandeur mix) by The Beta Machine

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All Re-Mixed Up comes on the heels of an incredibly busy period for the electro-rock outfit.  The band recently released the seven-song EP Donkey Punch The Night, which features covers of Queen’sBohemian Rhapsody” (see the video here: http://youtu.be/LjCu0UwDMNM) and Accept’sBalls To The Wall” as well as new songs “Breathe” and “Dear Brother.”

Puscifer, who are known for their all-encompassing live performances that integrate a variety of on-stage props and pre-recorded video pieces, performed at Coachella 2013, and made their first international outings at Australia’s Soundwave Festival and enthralled South American crowds at Lollapalooza Brazil and Chile.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

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

facebook: Puscifer

http://www.puscifer.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PUSCIFER.

Stone.

FAREWELL MY LOVE – CURRENT NEWS ALL RIGHT HERE!

Posted in Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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FAREWELL MY LOVE

The fast rise to the top is currently on high for Arizona’s FAREWELL MY LOVE and there is BIG news in their Theatrical Rock camp! Check it all out below! Whoa!

NEW EP “Mirror, Mirror” is out NOW! Buy it HERE:

http://merchnow.com/products/153948/mirror-mirror-cdep

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FAREWELL MY LOVE – WILL BE FEATURED ON THE BAD BLOOD TOUR THIS FALL! CHECK OUT THE TOUR FLYER BELOW! WHOA!

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FAREWELL MY LOVE:

Ryan Howell – Vocals
http://Twitter.com/_RyanHowell

Röbby Creasey – Guitar/Piano
http://Twitter.com/RobbyCreasey

Chad Kowal – Drums/Vocals
http://Twitter.com/_ChadKowal

Charlee Conley – Bass
http://Twitter.com/CharleeConley

Logan Thayer – Guitar
http://Twitter.com/LoganThayer

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For more info on FAREWELL MY LOVE, click on link below!

facebook: Farewell, My Love

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For more info on STANDBY RECORDS, click on link below!

www.standbyrecords.net

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE FAREWELL MY LOVE.

Stone.

EVILYN STRANGE – Announce Third Single ‘Everything’ From Forthcoming Album ‘Mourning Phoebe’

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, melodic rock, Music, rock music, rock music news, rock singles with tags , , , , , , on April 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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EVILYN STRANGE are proud to announce their new single, Everything through Thirteen772 Music. The digital only single is taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Mourning Phoebe.  This follows on from the recent success of the song, ‘Love Finds You’, which hit number 4 on the Rock/Metal Hot New Release Chart over at Amazon (UK). The release is also a good opportunity to thank the internet radio stations, DJ’s and websites who have supported the band.

“We really appreciate the contribution that those guys make. They enable people to hear what we do and, just as importantly, let them know that we exist!” says Phillip Strange (vocals/bass).

Alongside Phillip, the band also features Al Strange (drums, backing vocals), and Mikael Johannesson (lead guitar). The trio have co-produced eleven songs with Chris Hughes at Oscillate Studios, Manchester (UK). More details can be found at the bands Official Facebook page… Evilyn Strange

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Stone Says: Evilyn Strange has delivered once again! Everything balances a Hard Rock essence with Melodic Rock splendor. Phillip Strange has the vocals that resonate with both Classic Rock and Modern Rock grandeur, atop this textured song that also showcases the striking guitar playing of  Mikael Johannesson. This trio comprising Evilyn Strange are masterly at their craft and will continue to win fans over worldwide with such accomplished songs as Everything.

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More Info:

Official Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EvilynStrange

Spotify:
http://open.spotify.com/artist/3LMtSV4i5ZbAdCsCJJa3yB

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00898E4ES?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Evilyn%20Strange&index=digital-music&search-type=ss

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LONG LIVE EVILYN STRANGE.

Stone.

DEEP PURPLE “NOW What?!” – Releases On April 30th In North America, Via Eagle Rock Entertainment

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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DEEP PURPLE – The 19th studio album, NOW What?!, from the legendary and grand Deep Purple, will be released this April 30th in North America, via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

NOW What?! Features 11 Songs:

1. A Simple Song

2. Weirdistan

3. Out Of Hand

4. Hell To Pay

5. Body Line

6. Above And Beyond

7. Blood From A Stone

8. Uncommon Man

9. Après Vous

10. All The Time In The World

11. Vincent Price

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NOW What?! will also be released in a limited quantity with a bonus track and a bonus DVD featuring Deep Purple in conversation plus additional audio material. This edition will be available in a Digipak with a cut out front cover.

NOW What?! will on top be released as double vinyl LP containing 11 tracks plus bonus track, as in the limited edition CD.

Bonus Track: It’ll Be Me

More info on: http://deeppurple-nowwhat.com/

Listen to the first single “All The Time in The World”, here: http://youtu.be/VxPhHRDJ4TM

Pre-order via iTunes: http://bit.ly/140RvJ1
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/VwoH5G
Amazon Germany: http://amzn.to/UT482D

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DEEP PURPLE:

Ian Gillan – vocals

Roger Glover – bass

Steve Morse – guitar

Ian Paice – drums

Don Airey – keyboards

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For more info on DEEP PURPLE, click on the links below!

http://www.deeppurple2013.com/

www.deeppurple.com

facebook: Deep Purple

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DEEP PURPLE NEEDS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME… NOW.

LONG LIVE DEEP PURPLE.

Stone.

RuSS DWaRf “WiReLeSS” TeaZeR – Video Streaming Now!

Posted in acoustic rock, classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on January 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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RuSS DWaRf WiReLeSS TeaZeR

The legendary Russ Dwarf (Killer Dwarfs) is currently in the mixing stages of his new all-acoustic album: RuSS DWaRf WiReLeSS. This new album will feature acoustic versions of Killer Dwarfs hits! Listen and watch below the TeaZeR for WiReLeSS! Metal be thy name!

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For more info on RUSS DWARF, click on the links below!

https://twitter.com/RussDWaRf

facebook: Russ DWaRf

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LONG LIVE RUSS DWARF.

LONG LIVE THE LEGACY OF KILLER DWARFS.

Stone.

Metal Odyssey – Stone Picks His Top 10 Hard Rock Albums Of 2012!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock albums, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

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Metal Odyssey – Stone Picks His Top 10 Hard Rock Albums Of 2012!

After I banged my METAL brains to a pulp in compiling a Top 30 Metal Albums Of 2012 list, I decided to keep the Hard Rock side of the street to a cool and tidy Top 10 Of 2012. Okay, there’s really 11 Top Hard Rock Albums Of 2012; cause there’s a tie. Couldn’t help it. My favorite METAL troll who lives deep in the Pennsylvania woods told me a couple of days ago: “No one ever said it would be easy, Stone”.

Below you will find the 10 Hard Rock Albums (all released in 2012) that I turned to most often to get psyched-out of my Hard Rockin’ mind. I truly thought this list over long and hard, while making certain the overall quality of the albums stand tall on their own respective musical merits.

In my heart, KISS will always be #1; only SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators found their way to my Rockin’ soul in 2012. That counts big time. The ultra-fabulous return of Van Halen, Trixter and Soundgarden are just 3 stories among many Hard Rock comebacks during 2012. What sensational comeback albums these 3 bands created and they’re included in my Top 10! Spider Rockets appear in my Top Ten for good reason; their Hard Rockin’ bite is infectious!

Switzerland’s The Order and N. Ireland’s Million Dollar Reload are 2 bands that released unbelievable albums this past year! Both of these bands took me by incredible Hard Rockin’ surprise! The word elite comes to my mind, whenever I listen to the new albums from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Black Country Communion. As for Georgia’s very own Jackyl… their new album Best Of Show is a combination of Hard Rockin’ fun and whoop-ass that I am so very thankful for.

Thank you for supporting Hard Rock and any/all bands seen or heard on Metal Odyssey this past year. I greatly appreciate your every visit and loyalty. I also want to thank each band listed below for existing. Metal be thy name.

You’ll find a link for my album review (or feature) below each respective title.

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#10

THE ORDER – 1986

BUY this new album from THE ORDER and your ears will be thanking you forever.

THE ORDER – 1986 Is An Album Bursting At The Seams With Hard Rockin’ & Heavy Metallin’ Old School Glory!

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#9

MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD – A SINNER’S SAINT

This album is like a stick of Hard Rockin’ dynamite!

Below is my album review I wrote for the (very cool) Hard Rock Nights:

MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD – A SINNER’S SAINT = CLASSIC HARD ROCKIN’ INTOXICATION!

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#8

VAN HALEN – A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH

Without VAN HALEN, where would Hard Rock be today? I shudder at the thought.

VAN HALEN ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ – The Truth Is… This Album ROCKS!

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#7 (Tie)

TRIXTER – NEW AUDIO MACHINE

Yes, TRIXTER came back with all their Hard Rockin’ cylinders blazing! Whoa!

TRIXTER “New Audio Machine” – 100% ROCKS! TRIXTER IS BACK!

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#7 (Tie)

SPIDER ROCKETS – BITTEN

New Jersey ROCKS and SPIDER ROCKETS are a HUGE reason why The Garden State is its own Rocktopia. I absolutely LOVE the approach that SPIDER ROCKETS has towards Hard Rock and there’s really no other band like them out there. BUY this whiz-bang album and you’ll be BITTEN by the sensation of Hard Rockin’ sound that is SPIDER ROCKETS. I got bitten. Yup, I did.

SPIDER ROCKETS “BITTEN” – Strap Yourself In… For One Hell Of A Hard Rockin’ Ride With Plenty Of Bite!

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#6

KISS – MONSTER

A KISS album that has tapped into Classic Hard Rock, like this iconic band’s life depended on it. A KISS album that is not resting on any laurels. A KISS album that I’m proud to own and recommend to the world! If MONSTER is too loud and too much fun, then… you’re probably too damn constipated and uptight to begin with.

KISS “MONSTER” (Some Fun & Rockin’ Thoughts From Stone, Part 1) – My Favorite Song Revealed!

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#5

JACKYL – BEST IN SHOW

Warning: This album is (gulp) FUN. PUH POW!

JACKYL “Best In Show” – FUN Has Returned To Hard Rock Once Again, Courtesy Of JACKYL!

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#4

SOUNDGARDENKING ANIMAL

More than just a “new” or “comeback” Soundgarden album. This is an accomplishment from Soundgarden, with lyrical brilliance and songs that are executed with unique and memorable musicianship and vocals. I can easily place King Animal atop the back catalog of Soundgarden albums and preach to the world that this band has returned in (what feels like to me) mystical fashion.

SOUNDGARDEN – Creation Of “King Animal” Mural At Easy Street Records (Time Lapse Video)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Last Of A Dyin' Breed - cover promo pic!

#3

LYNYRD SKYNYRD – LAST OF A DYIN’ BREED

An inspirational album both lyrically and musically. By the way, LYNYRD SKYNYRD is still kicking Southern Hard Rockin’ ass in 2012! Each LYNYRD SKYNYRD lineup is legendary, Last Of A Dyin’ Breed is proof once again.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD – ‘Last Of A Dyin’ Breed’ Got Me Through The Week

Black Country Communion - Afterglow - promo pic!

#2

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – AFTERGLOW

AFTERGLOW is easily one of the best Hard Rock albums I’ve heard in many years. As a supergroup, Black Country Communion doesn’t portray a single ego in their music. All I hear is greatness.

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION “AFTERGLOW” – Majestic, Classic Hard Rock Still Exists… And It’s Right Here

Slash - Apocalyptic Love - promo cover pic!

#1

SLASH – Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators 

APOCALYPTIC LOVE

As I see and hear it, once an album can move you, lifting your Rockin’ soul to new heights as Apocalyptic Love has done for me, then it’s a #1 album for certain. The combination of SLASH’s guitar and Myles Kennedy’s vocals were destined to unite. It had to be! At least that’s how I feel and hear it.

The chemistry of this entire band just seems to be right on the bullseye, overflowing from every song on this exceptional album. Maybe it’s just me. Regardless, I couldn’t be more confident and psyched-out by my choice of Apocalyptic Love being my #1 Hard Rock album of 2012. Metal be thy name!

SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators “Apocalyptic Love” – #1 For My Rock ‘N Roll Soul

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Wanna read about my Top 30 METAL Albums Of 2012? Just click on that cool link below! Whoa!

Metal Odyssey – Stone Picks His Top 30 METAL Albums Of 2012!

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LONG LIVE HARD ROCK.

“whiz-bang” was used once in this feature post.

Stone.

PETER CRISS “Makeup To Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss” Hardcover – Releases October 23rd

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music books, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Makeup To Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss

By: Peter Criss with Larry “Ratso” Sloman

Hardcover releases on October 23rd, 2012

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Stone Says: I’ve read some excerpts already from this Peter Criss book and they are heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious. I don’t think you need to be just a KISS or Rock ‘N Roll fan to buy this book; all you need to be is a fan of life. I simply cannot wait to buy this book and read it entirely. Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on PETER CRISS, click on the links below!

http://www.petercriss.net/

facebook: Peter Criss

LONG LIVE PETER CRISS.

Stone.

KIX ‘Live In Baltimore’ – No Fillers, No Artificial Flavors… Just KIX Playing Some (Kick Ass) Live & Heavy Rock ‘N Roll!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, live rock albums, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KIX – There are hundreds of famous bands still bringing it from the dazzling, loud, trendsetting, colorful and arena-filled decade known as the 80’s. That decade also boasts some incredibly loyal Hard Rock and Heavy Metal fans. I am proud of my growing up as a teen during that brilliant decade of excessive Rock heaviness, glitz, glam and Metal toxicity. One band from the 80’s that has triumphantly returned and kept their Hard Rock adrenaline on a full-on-high is Hagerstown, Maryland’s KIX.

During the 80’s, KIX released four (charting) albums that spilled over with Hard Rock goodness, courtesy of KIX’s guitar driven, bass thumping, drum pounding, memorable songs; with lyrics sung by the flamboyant Steve Whiteman that motivated so many of us to sing along to, during an any occasion keg party or get together with the pack. KIX was a significant puzzle piece to that decade of Heavy Music decadence and now you can hear for yourself with Live In Baltimore as to why this is righteously so. (KIX would later release 2 more studio albums that charted in the early 90’s).

If you’ve never had a chance to see KIX play live, this album is the second-best thing; Live In Baltimore is your invitation to shed away any moral cobwebs that have kidnapped your thoughts and dreams about good-times Rock ‘N Roll. The 16 plus minutes of Yeah, Yeah, Yeah is a live KIX staple and never fails to remind me that Rock ‘N Roll was supposed to be (gulp) fun to begin with. Make that F’n fun. Steve Whiteman never disappoints my Rockin’ funny bone with his chatter on Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, regardless of how many times I hear it.

Cold Blood will crank-up my adrenaline for eternity, a song that can easily transform a crappy mood I’m in… into one of Hard Rock jubilation. Again, Steve Whiteman makes this live version of Cold Blood 200% better, just from his interaction with the happily screaming fans. Don’t Close Your Eyes is timeless for me, with the emotion that spills over from both its lyrics and music. If you play this power ballad with your #1 gal, she’s guaranteed to get all mushy in your arms. If this song doesn’t have that sort of affect I just described, then your #1 gal is a mannequin.

From start-to-finish, KIX undeniably kicks some heavy Rock ‘N Roll ass on this Live In Baltimore album. KIX will make you move, laugh and sing aloud like you’re supposed to do while listening to live, energy-charged, heavy Rock ‘N Roll. KIX turned me into a fan of their stuff many, many years ago. When I (finally) saw KIX live back in 2010, I experienced why I was a fan of this band for so long. With Live In Baltimore, I can constantly revisit and refresh my KIXaholic enthusiasm. Buy this live KIX album. It will serve you right. Metal be thy name.

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* KIX – Live In Baltimore was released in Europe on September 21st and in North America on September 25th, via Frontiers Records.

Steve Whiteman

KIX:

Steve Whiteman – Vocals

Ronnie “10/10” Younkins – Guitar

Brian “Damage” Forsythe – Guitar

Jimmy “Chocolate” Chalfant – Drums

Mark Schenker – Bass

KIX F’N ROCKS!

KIX – LIVE IN BALTIMORE – Track Listing:

No Ring Around Rosie

Atomic Bombs

Lie Like A Rug

Don’t Close Your Eyes

Girl Money

Cold Blood

Cold Shower

She Dropped Me The Bomb

Blow My Fuse

Kix Are For Kids

Midnite Dynamite

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

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Photos courtesy of Frontiers Records.

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

http://www.kix-band.com

http://kixstore.bigcartel.com

http://www.frontiers.it

LONG LIVE KIX.

LONG LIVE GOOD-TIMES, HARD & HEAVY ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

BLACK TORA ‘RAISE YOUR FISTS’ EP – Available NOW on iTunes!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BLACK TORA – The 5 song EP, RAISE YOUR FISTS, from BLACK TORA is available on iTunes… NOW! This Hard & Heavy Rockin’ power trio from Mcallen, Texas have brought back the energy, attitude, riffage, vocals, ultra-memorable beats and arena-style sound; a pump-you-up sound that has been missing for far too long… in an over-saturated industry of Modern Hard Rock carbon-copycats.

Chris Daniel (vocals & bass), RazorDave (guitar) and Nicky X (drums) have recorded an EP that is guaranteed to kick your Hard Rock lovin’ brain and ears into submission, all while you’re begging for more! I will be writing a more detailed & kick-ass review on Raise Your Fists in the coming days, stay tuned!

To purchase your potent dosage of BLACK TORA’s Hard Rockin’ whoop-ass, oops, (I meant) Raise Your Fists EP, click on the link below! Metal be thy name.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/raise-your-fists-ep/id556014294

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Read a related BLACK TORA feature on Metal Odyssey, by clicking link below!

BLACK TORA “Never Enough” – Official Music Video Is All About: Psych-You-Out Of Your Brains Heavy Rock!

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For more info on BLACK TORA, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/officialblacktora

http://www.twitter.com/blacktora

LONG LIVE BLACK TORA.

Stone.

NICKELBACK – New Nickelback Music Video – The ‘Here And Now’ Tour Is Returning!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Music, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

NICKELBACK – The wait is over!  Grab your cup of coffee and pull up a seat for the exclusive video premiere of “Trying Not to Love You.”  The video stars a couple of your on-screen favorites, Jason Alexander and Brooke Burns, and one mean latte making competition. Watch the video here!

Nickelback is currently resting up after traveling across North America and back on the ‘Here and Now Tour,’ but they won’t be gone for long. Chad, Daniel, Mike and Ryan will return to the road September 6th in Belgium for the international leg of the tour, including just announced shows in Australia, Japan and New Zealand. For a full list of dates and ticket information click here.

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(Source: Nickelback)

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

www.nickelback.com

LONG LIVE NICKELBACK.

Stone.

JACKYL “Best In Show” – FUN Has Returned To Hard Rock Once Again, Courtesy Of JACKYL!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, Music, rock and roll, rock music, rock music news, southern rock with tags , , , , , , on August 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

JACKYL – On July 31st, 2012, Georgia’s very own JACKYL released their 7th studio album, Best In Show, via MIGHTY LOUD / Fontana Distribution. Jesse James Dupree and his band have once again put the FUN back into Hard Rock. JACKYL’s southern fried attitude and flavor reigns supreme on Best In Show and I honestly LOVE this album more than their 2010 studio album: When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide. (And I really appreciated that last album from this band too).

The songs lyrics on Best In Show are FUN to listen to and I couldn’t expect any less from JACKYL. Couple this with a total impact of ass kicking Hard Rock and Best In Show has already earned its reservation on Metal Odyssey’s “Best Hard Rock Albums Of 2012” list. JACKYL has recorded an album that is a 100% escape from my (silly) worries over bills, warm beer, a crappy economy and lousy service at any McDonalds drive-thru window. Whoa.

Top to bottom and side to side, Best In Show is a SOLID reason as to why JACKYL is still around after 20 years playing Heavy Rock ‘N Roll; the kind of Rock ‘N Roll to piss off your elitist neighbors that have never waved to you. I ran into my elder Metalhead hermit buddy, up in the remote woods of North/Central Pennsylvania late yesterday. He told me: “Stone, they just don’t make ’em like that JACKYL band anymore… All-American and blue-collar Hard Rock never surrenders.” I commented back to him: “Metal be thy name, you are so F’n right.”

My favorite song among favorite songs on Best In Show is: Golden Spookytooth. The thumpin’ and stompin’ Rock ‘N Roll that JACKYL plays is as refreshing to my ears, as a pot of home-made mashed potatoes is to my stomach. Down-home Hard Rock is JACKYL and they’ve brought it in heaping piles with Best In Show. Their cover version of Cover Of The Rolling Stone is damn cool stuff. (This song was originally recorded and made famous by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).

Better Than Chicken is a KEEPER of a song. Metal as my witness, this song has erased any dumb-ass and downer mood I could potentially be in for the next couple of years. Sample this new JACKYL online, seek-it-out and BUY IT! That’s it. This JACKYL review is over now. I gotta go and run some F’n errands while I crank up Best In Show in the car… and nuthin’ will get under my skin cause JACKYL has set me Rockin’ straight… again.

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There is a hidden 12th track. A Cover of It’s Tricky by RUN-D.M.C. It’s a cool good-times, party till dawn sing-a-long song; 1part Rap, 1 part Rock ‘N Roll. I dig it. As Lenny Wolf of Kingdom Come would say: “It is what it is.”

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JACKYL:

Jesse James Dupree – vocals & guitar

Roman Glick – bass

Jeff Worley – guitar

Chris Worley – drums

BEST IN SHOW – Track Listing:

Best In Show

Encore (It Makes My Bic Dig Her)

Screw Driver

Horns Up

Golden Spookytooth

Cover Of The Rolling Stone

Walk My Mile

Favorite Sin

Better Than Chicken

Don’t Lay Down On Me

Eleven

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

http://www.jackyl.com

LONG LIVE JACKYL.

Stone.

HEART “Fanatic” – New Studio Album Releases On October 2nd, 2012

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HEART – The 14th studio album from Heart, Fanatic, will be released on October 2nd, 2012, via Legacy Recordings/Sony. From Seattle, Washington, the legendary Heart has delivered their timeless Rock/Hard Rock sound and songs to countless fans across the globe. Spanning five decades of recording and touring, Ann (vocals) and Nancy Wilson (guitar) have continuously shaped and nurtured to what has now become an important Classic Rock band of enviable Rock influence.

Since their 1976 debut album, Dreamboat Annie, Heart has seen eight of their thirteen studio albums achieve platinum status.

Fanatic was produced by Grammy and Juno Award winner Ben Mink; who also produced Heart’s last studio album, 2010’s Red Velvet Car.

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FANATIC – Track Listing:

Fanatic

Dear Old America

Walkin’ Good (featuring Sarah McLachlan)

Skin And Bones

Million Miles

Pennsylvania

Mashallah

Rock Deep (Vancouver)

59 Crunch

Corduroy Road

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Stone Says:

HEART SHOULD BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. 

Metal be thy name.

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

http://www.heart-music.com

http://www.myspace.com/heart

LONG LIVE HEART.

Stone.

BLACK TORA “Never Enough” – Official Music Video Is All About: Psych-You-Out Of Your Brains Heavy Rock!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on July 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BLACK TORA – Okay. I get it. Black Tora is messing with Stone. Guitarist RazorDave is messing with Stone. They think they can just put out a new song, a new music video and psych my Heavy Rockin’ brains out. They think they can get my Heavy Metallin’ adrenaline to reach the psych-out boiling point. Well… they did. Metal be thy name they did. Okay… holy Heavy Rockin’ shit they did. Black Tora has all their talented, Hard Rockin’ and Metal glistening cylinders spinning hot on their new song Never Enough.

Never Enough is from the forthcoming EP, Raise Your Fists, from Black Tora. It’s never enough times for my ears to take in the Hard and Heavy vibes, from this good-time grooves saturated song! This song is the well deserved Heavy Rockin’ kick-in-the-ass that I needed today… and tomorrow too. Take several looks and listens below of Black Tora as they belt out… Never Enough. Don’t forget to turn up the F’n volume too! Metal be thy name, Black Tora has landed.

Alright… now that the Never Enough video has kicked your Metal and Heavy Rockin’ lovin’ ass… check out the teaser video for the forthcoming Raise Your Fists EP:

BLACK TORA:

Chris Daniel – Vocals/Bass

RazorDave – Guitar

Nicky X – Drums

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For more info on BLACK TORA, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/officialblacktora

http://www.twitter.com/blacktora

LONG LIVE BLACK TORA ROCK ‘N ROLL.

Stone.

10 YEARS – New Album “Minus The Machine” Releases August 7th, 2012!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Music, rock albums, rock bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on July 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The highly anticipated new album Minus The Machine from Knoxville hard rockers 10 Years will be out on Tuesday August 7th. If you want a taste of the new jams before they hit the streets, be sure to check out their new single “Backlash” which Loudwire.com gave 4 out of 5 stars, calling it “classic 10 Years, featuring carefully placed guitar lines that splatter into a thick, dark chorus.” Check out the review HERE!

 The band also put together an exclusive iTunes deluxe offering of the new album, featuring bonus acoustic tracks & one B-side. This 15-track package is only available from iTunes – so be sure to pre-order today!

> CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER “MINUS THE MACHINE” ON ITUNES!

And don’t miss 10 Years on their headlining “Minust The Machine Tour” which is currently underway! Hitting U.S cities nationwide, see the below link for dates and info.

> CLICK HERE FOR 10 YEARS TOUR DATE INFORMATION!

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(Source: Independent Label Group Newsletter)

For more info on Independent Label Group, click on link below!

http://ILGrock.com

LONG LIVE 10 YEARS.

Stone.