Archive for heavy metal albums 2012

CRYSTAL VIPER – ‘Witches Mark’ Exclusive 2 Track Download Single Available Now!

Posted in classic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

CRYSTAL VIPER “Witch’s Mark” – exclusive 2-track download single coming out on March 30th, 2012, via AFM RECORDS! Incl. title track – taken from the forthcoming full length studio album “Crimen Excepta” – coupled with “The Banshee”, newly recorded version of the song originally available on the limited edition MLP “The Last Axeman” (2008). To be available on all legal digital outlets!

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Crimen Excepta releases on AFM Records, on April 27th, 2012.

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(Sources: Crystal Viper & AFM Records Official Websites)

For more info on CRYSTAL VIPER, click on the links below:

http://www.crystalviper.com

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE CRYSTAL VIPER.

Stone.

THE TIDE WILL TAKE US – Reveal Album Artwork and Track Listing For “Putrid Dynasty”

Posted in deathcore, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE TIDE WILL TAKE US whom is set to unleash their full length album “Putrid Dynasty” on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 produced by Jon Howard of Threat Signal and Bjorn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork have revealed the album artwork and track listing for the upcoming release.

Check out TTWTU  “Choke on Your Regret” below!

The album is the follow-up to their self-titled 5-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up) and is a sonic fury that is immediately audible as it rips, pounds and rages through your ears. Song names like “Choke On Your Regret”, “Putrid Dynasty”, “Concubine Queen” and “Metastasize & Consume” demonstrate TTWTU‘s reach to the deepest, darkest abscesses of the listener’s brain before even a single note sounds and conjures grotesque imagery.

Album Artwork by Krishawnia Grey

Track Listing:

1. Concubine Queen

2. Choke On Your Regret

3. Putrid Dynasty

4. Perdition

5. Metastasize and Consume

6.Mouth Breaker

7. King of Damnation

8. Sinister Revelation

9. The Dead Call

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About: Rising from the smoky ashes of their former bands Disthrone, Through Rose-Tinted Glasses and Prophecy of Plagues, THE TIDE WILL TAKE US is a groove metal band named for the murky, volatile Georgian Bay waters the Wasaga Beach, ON five-piece call home. Formed by guitarists Mike Longeri and Jesse Carter via an impromptu debauchery post-concert jam, the duo soon had drummer Dave Hilder, bassist Taylor Riley and vocalist Matt Cola on board to plaster on their signature layers of grit and sludge to the melodic tunes they were churning out.

In just over one year together as a band, The Tide Will Take Us have already earned a reputation for their out of control, animalistic, musically tight and uncompromising live sets and have just completed recording their full-length debut album “Putrid Dynasty” produced by Jon Howard (Threat Signal) and Bjorin “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) to follow-up their self-titled five-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up).

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

For more info on THE TIDE WILL TAKE US, click on links below:

http://www.myspace.com/ttwtumusic

http://www.purevolume.com/TheTideWillTakeUs

http://www.youtube.com/thetidewilltakeus

http://www.twitter.com/ttwtu

LONG LIVE THE TIDE WILL TAKE US.

Stone.

FEAR FACTORY – The Industrialist Artwork And Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Additional May Tour Days Confirmed

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FEAR FACTORY today reveals cover and package details for their forthcoming new album, The Industrialist. Set for North American release on June 5, The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album’s ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel Magazine. The album’s artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats – standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.

Bell notes, “the protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man’s demise.”

The Industrialist again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise Lost/Skinny Puppy), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Cazares says, “collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels.”

Regarding Fulber Cazares notes, “Rhys has been our secret member,” shares Cazares. “He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made FEAR FACTORY stand out amongst the many bands of our genre.”

The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded, the album was the first release from FEAR FACTORY in six years. Mechanize debuted on Billboard’s Top 100 album chart week of release and topped CMJ’s Loud Rock radio chart as programmers embraced the band’s triumphant return. Sirus XM and Headbangers Ball’s host Jose Mangin noted, “after Mechanize dominated 2010 as Liquid Metal’s Album Of The Year, North America is chompin’ at the bit to get an ear full of new FEAR FACTORY. I have no doubt that FEAR FACTORY are going to kick our collective asses in 2012.”

Album artwork for The Industrialist can be viewed HERE.

The Industrialist Track Listing:

01. The Industrialist

02. Recharger

03. New Messiah

04. God Eater

05. Depraved Mind Murder

06. Virus of Faith

07. Difference Engine

08. Dissemble

09. Religion is Flawed Because Man is Flawed

10. Human Augmentation

11. Blush Response (Difference Engine) *

12. Landfill *

* (available on deluxe digi-book only)

FEAR FACTORY’s first tour dates since 2011 kick off with four performances in South America, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, before starting American dates in San Antonio on May 1. In support will be Shadows Fall, The Browning, The Devasted, and Legacy Of Disorder. The complete list of dates are:

5/01/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

5/02/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

5/03/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

5/05/2012 State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL

5/06/2012 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

5/07/2012 Masquerade – Altanta, GA

5/09/2012 Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC

5/10/2012 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/11/2012 Wally’s Pub – Hamton Beach, NH

5/12/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

5/13/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/15/2012 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH

5/16/2012 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI

5/17/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

5/19/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

5/21/2012 Ace of Spade – Sacramento, CA

5/22/2012 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

5/23/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on FEAR FACTORY, click on the links below:

http://www.fearfactory.com

http://www.facebook.com/fearfactory

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE FEAR FACTORY.

Stone.

DISINTEGRATE – Sign To Massacre Records; New Album Releasing July 2012

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hard, melodic and straight to the point!

DISINTEGRATE, hailing from the north of Holland, has a definite preference for well-balanced arrangements and raw, energetic vocal lines, nicely served with a feisty Death Metal-sauce. Every musician in DISINTEGRATE has the freedom to develop his skills and show his musical prowess, thus creating a grooving mixture of aggression and melody.

DISINTEGRATE is the brain child of Danny Boonstra (vocals + keyboards), Leo van Leijen (guitars) and Jos Hindriks (guitars). When they started the band in 2005, a clear statement was defined outlining the structure and content for DISINTEGRATE: intelligent Melodic Death/Thrash Metal with no boundaries.

The band really took flight with the addition of Joran Dijkstra (drums) and Sander Stegeman (bass). By releasing the MCD “Destructive Capacity”, the band received a lot of attention and also played on the prestigious Waldrock festival in 2009 alongside bands like Carcass, Killswitch Engage and Heaven & Hell.

DISINTEGRATE’s new album “Parasites Of A Shifting Future” is going to be released on July 27, 2012!

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DISINTEGRATE are:

Danny Boonstra – Vocals & Keyboards

Jos Hindriks – Guitars

Leo van Leijen – Guitars

Sander Stegeman – Bass

Joran Dijkstra – Drums

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You can enjoy the band live at the following upcoming dates:

11.04.2012 NL Leeuwarden – Poppodium Romein (w/ Majesty) – www.facebook.com/events/304303459635528

19.05.2012 NL Dokkum – Zero – www.facebook.com/events/302720689795692

13.10.2012 NL Arnhem – Willemeen (Geldersch Metal Treffen) – www.facebook.com/events/399066650105103

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on DISINTEGRATE, click on the links below:

www.disintegrate.nl

www.facebook.com/disintegrateband

www.youtube.com/user/Disintegrateofficial

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DISINTEGRATE.

Stone.

Helldorados – Sign with Massacre Records; July 2012 Album To Follow

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news, sleaze metal, sleaze rock with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Helldorados sign with Massacre Records


Album Release planned for the 13th of July, 2012

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The Sleaze Metal Band Helldorados, from Stuttgart Germany, sign a worldwide record contract with Massacre Records / Soulfood, after their last year’s promotional EP has received very positive reviews all over Germany. The full length album was now produced in the legendary Horus Sound Studios in Hannover (Scorpions, Helloween, Kreator, Victory, Guano Apes) and will be released Friday, 13th of July.

Just in February, 2011, Helldorados recorded a 4-song strong promotional EP in the legendary Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, under the direction of producer Mirko Hofmann. As “a godfather” acted Horus founder Frank Bornemann. From the beginning the ELOY frontman was enthusiastic from the sound, the independence and the logical approach of the Stuttgart quartet. Helldorados now line up themeselves in the list of Bands which recorded some of their most important albums there: Scorpions, Kreator, Helloween, Victory, Guano Apes to call only some.

“Good self and time management does not exclude creativity. We have worked the last 24 months every day very hard for this next logical step,“ Pierre (vocals), Steve (guitars), Gunnar (bass) and Chris (drums) are telling. The times when a newcomer got enormous sums of financial advance, are over definitively. Nowadays it is natural to have a prominent basic product to win other partners, Pierre is sure. With the Massacre Records contract a new chapter is whipped in the band’s history. “We are very glad about the cooperation with a so highly motivated and typically impressive band like Helldorados“, according to A&R manager Thomas Hertler.

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Less Sex, Drugs and Roll `N Roll, rather the Blood, Sweat and Tears Helldorados had to experience since the beginning days in 2007. First the Band won a contest price for “best stage performance“ and one year later they sold 500 copies of their first self-distributed album “Just Rock”. More than 100 shows followed in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (supporting Bands like Bullet, Enforcer, Rhino Bucket or Bloodlights) as well as gala show appearances, e.g., at the historical Bregenzer sea stage during the european soccer cup 2008.

In addition the first partnerships begun with local brewery Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu, the English photographer icon Duncan Smith and from 2011 with the Wacken foundation well-known by the world for the biggest Heavy Metal festival. Instrument endorsements with Steve Clayton USA, Pyramid strings Germany or Dr. No Effects Netherlands could also be won. Besides, a global Merchandise licence deal was concluded with the German Art Worx Merchandising AG.

The high-quality production and the dynamic Songwriting of the promotional EP, has given Helldorados the first media attention in all relevant online Fanzines as well as articles in the appropriate magazines. RockHard Vol.296 “… at the latest the Stuttgart quartet presents itself with the ballad “Changes” and the final song “Shout Out” as an absolutely serious candidate on the national rock throne” or Metal Hammer April, 2012 “… these four tracks are worth every second… the EP is convincing with mature songs plus big melodies… Dear A&Rs of the nation – Sign Now!”

At the same time various radio stations played the songs without an entire Helldorados album out on the market. “We see ourselves furthermore as a Rock `N Roll Band in the niche and therefore, are glad about the wide attention. Everything more is add-on anyway,“ says Helldorados guitarist Steve.

Helldorados are musical somewhere between the hit potential of a catchy ABBA tune, the sleaze of Guns `N Roses and the striking force of Pantera. A strange mixture but it seems to function.

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on MASSACRE RECORDS and HELLDORADOS, click on the link below:

 http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE HELLDORADOS.

Stone.

EXUMER – Premieres “The Weakest Limb” On Noiscreep.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Exumer are unveiling the third single from Fire & Damnation on AOL’s Noisecreep.com. The track can be heard now HERE. The Weakest Limb is the latest in a batch of singles to be heard from the album including: Vermin of the Sky on MetalHammer.de and Fire & Damnation on MetalBlade.com. Fire & Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records – April 10th in North America and April 6th/10th in Europe/UK.

Exumer have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in May and June, 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER’s first appearance in South American in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988.

Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: “We have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time! It’s a huge milestone in our career to return to Brazil after 24 years, where there are numerous online communities that wholeheartedly embrace EXUMER and where our fans have been loyally following us since our first appearances in the 1980s. There could hardly be a more cult tour package, between EXUMER and ARTILLERY, to hit South America and the timing could not be better for us to return there shortly after the release of our new album.”

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EXUMER

05/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl – Evil Horde Festival

South American Damnation Tour w/ Artillery

05/30 Buenos Aires, AR Asbury Club

05/31 Santiago, CL Teatro Teleton w/ Decapitated, Apocalyptica, and Marduk

06/01 Belo Horizonte, BR Music Hall

06/02 São Paulo, BR Hangar 110

06/03 Recife, BR Teatro Mauricio de Nassau

06/04 Porto Alegre, BR Bar Opinião

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(Source: Metal Blade Records News & Tour Update)

For more info on EXUMER, click on the links below:

http://www.metalblade.com/exumer

http://www.facebook.com/exumerofficial

http://www.youtube.com/exumerofficial

LONG LIVE EXUMER.

Stone.

Out Now On AFM Records: BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, pagan metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

One of the finest bands of the German Pagan Metal scene, BLACK MESSIAH, is back, and the new album from the warriors is out now in North America via AFM Records. Dubbed The Final Journey, the fifth full-length from the band is the second ‘Ruhr Vikings’ concept album following in the tradition of their 2009-released First War Of The World, and showcases BLACK MESSIAH playing more diverse and greater Epic Metal than ever. Heroic choruses collide with bitterly cold atmospheres, all layered with the Folk instrumentation in the customary BLACK MESSIAH Pagan Metal fashion.

For the powerful album opener “Windloni” — which showcases these amazing new stylistic upgrades to the BLACK MESSIAH sound perfectly — a video was filmed, evoking the legendary character in the tale to life. Take a visual voyage into the song AT THIS LOCATION.

The Final Journey Track Listing:

1. Windloni

2. Der Ring mit dem Kreuz

3. To Become A Man

4. Into The Unfanthomed Tower

5. Feld der Ehre 2012

6. Lindisfarne

7. Prologue – The Final Journey

8. Mother Hel

9. On Board

10. Sailing Into Eternity

Folk Metallers LYRIEL‘s fourth full-length album Leverage is out now in North America via AFM Records. As the album title may imply, the new compositions by the German act are more powerful than before – without going too far astray from the band´s trademarks and roots.

It was never easy to label LYRIEL´s music; their mix of Celtic Rock, Gothic Metal, Folk and Alternative influences has a unique touch to it. With Leverage they stay true to their tradition of reinventing themselves with each release. The album is varied, melodic and despite new influences and a bit tougher stance, typical LYRIEL. Singer Jessica Thierjung´s voice combined with the band’s use of violin and cello produce the band’s special atmosphere. With stronger guitar and drum work this time around, LYRIEL are relying less on the use of synth and letting the actual instruments take over.

Leverage Track Listing:

1. When It´s Coming To An End

2. Leverage

3. Parting

4. Voices In My Head

5. The Road Not Taken

6. White Lily

7. Aus der Tiefe

8. Wenn die Engel Fallen

9. Side By Side

10. Repentance

German Electro Rockers STAHLMANN have released their second album, Quecksilber, via AFM Records. Not only due to their unique appearance, STAHLMANN have become a hallmark of the German Rock scene, representing a new generation of hard, German music which began in the mid 90s with pioneers like Die Krupps and Oomph, a formula that was brought to perfection several years later by Rammstein.

To see the people as cold, steely machines that function in their daily lives and hide their emotions, is a perspective that scene pioneers Kraftwerk have been projected on our society. Founded in 2008, STAHLMANN pour this vision into their own personal artistic blast furnace, melding it into their bitter industrial sound, driving rhythms and catchy Gothic-intense melodies, yielding an alloy the ban can call their own craft. STAHLMANN worked with highly acclaimed Jose Alvarez Brill to construct Quecksilber, the producer well-known for his productions with Wolfsheim and Blutengel.

Quecksilber Track Listing:

1. Engel Der Dunkelheit

2. Spring Nicht

3. Tanzmaschine

4. Asche

5. Mein Leib

6. Am Grunde

7. Goetter

8. Schmerz

9. Diener

10. Tanzmaschine (Club Remix)

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on the bands above, click the links below:

http://www.black-messiah.de

http://lyriel.net

http://www.stahlmann.tv

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN.

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

Stone.

CANNIBAL CORPSE ‘Torture’ First-Week Sales Revealed – Crashing In On Billboard Top 200!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 23, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Torture, the latest studio album from American Death Metal icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE sold approximately 9,594 copies in the United States in its first week landing the band at #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, making it the highest debut in CANNIBAL CORPSE history! Torture landed at #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart and #32 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart.

In Canada, Torture ranked in at #29 on the Top 200 Current chart, #2 on the Hard Music chart
and #90 on the Digital Album chart. The record also slayed all in its path overseas, entertaining the German and Austrian Top 100 charts at #40, the German MSH charts (Media Markt and Saturn stores) at #33, Switzerland’s Top 100 chart at #72, Sweden’s Top 100 chart at #37, and Denmark’s Top 100 chart at #84. Torture sold 1,215 units in its first week in the UK and ranked an astounding #5 on the UK Metal chart, #18 on the UK Indie chart and #126 on the UK Top 200 chart. Torture pummeled Benelux and France as well entering their Top 200 charts at #157 and #129 respectively.

Produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan, Torture continues to reap critical accolades from critics and fans around the globe and is yet another testament to CANNIBAL CORPSE’s permanent allegiance to shrewdly arranged, pile-driving Death Metal madness.

CANNIBAL CORPSE’s official U.S. headlining tour will commence this April. Sponsored by Metal Blade Records, Good Fight Entertainment and dB Drum Shoes, the U.S. Torture Tour 2012 will begin April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be provided by Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik. In addition, the band will headline this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter Festival with official dates to be announced soon.  

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on CANNIBAL CORPSE, click on the link below:

http://www.metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Stone.

ENCHANTYA – Signs To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , , on March 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ENCHANTYA were formed back in 2004, when Rute Fevereiro decided to pause her musical career with Black Widows.

In the Summer of 2005 they recorded their first demo “Moonlighting The Dreamer” and despite line-up changes, the band kept going until the present days, leaving a nice trail of good reviews, earth-shattering concerts and a few TV appearances.

Immediately, the sound of ENCHANTYA was labeled and put in line with bands like Nightwish, Within Temptation and others.

In 2007, ENCHANTYA won the first place of the first edition of the “Bandas Procuram-se” competition in Portugal.

Watch out for the “Dark Rising”, which will be released later this year!

ENCHANTYA are:

Rute Fevereiro – Vocals

Nuno Seven – Guitar

MP – Bass

João Paulo Monteiro – Drums

Bruno Prates – Guitar

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(Source: Massacre Records)

For more info on ENCHANTYA, click on the links below:

www.enchantya.com

www.facebook.com/EnChanTya

www.youtube.com/user/enchantyaband

www.myspace.com/enchantya

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE ENCHANTYA.

Stone.

LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY – UPDATE: NEW VIDEO AND BONUS DVD!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

RHAPSODY have just finished recording a video in Stockholm, Sweden, for one of the singles of their upcoming album “Ascending To Infinity”. The song is called “Dark Fate Of Atlantis” and the director is OWE LINGVALL, talented artist of the company DREAM DAY MEDIA (http://www.dreamdaymedia.com). also known to have created visual masterpieces for bands like THE RASMUS and KAMELOT (“The Great Pandemonium”).

The band states: “We are impressed by the visionary style of Owe’s works. For a band willing to sound and look cinematic like RHAPSODY there was no better choice possible. The video will be spread for free around the world in the beginning of April. Our friend Owe will also be responsible for a bonus DVD including the video, the “making of” documentary related with it, and exclusive interviews with all the RHAPSODY band members. NUCLEAR BLAST will release this extra DVD with a playtime of more than one hour in the LIMITED EDITION of the new upcoming album “ASCENDING TO INFINITY”, to be released worldwide on June 29. An additional gift to all our fans around the world!”

Ascending To Infinity – will be released worldwide on June 29th, 2012, by Nuclear Blast.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on RHAPSODY, click on the link below:

www.ltrhapsody.com

LONG LIVE LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY.

Stone.

KILL DEVIL HILL – Debut S/T Album Release Details

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KILL DEVIL HILL – The supergroup of KILL DEVIL HILL will be seeing their debut/self-titled album released in North America on May 22nd, via SPV/Steamhammer. (Release dates will vary by country). KILL DEVIL HILL was produced by  Warren Riker. Warren’s notable past includes working with Down, Corrosion Of Conformity, Sublime and Cathedral.

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KILL DEVIL HILL:

Vinny Appice – drums (Black Sabbath, DIO, Heaven & Hell)

Rex Brown – bass (Pantera, Down)

Mark Zavon – guitar (Ratt)

Dewey Bragg – vocals (Pissing Razors)

CD Track Listing:

War Machine

Hangman

Voodoo Doll

Gates Of Hell

Rise From The Shadows

We’re All Gonna Die

Time & Time Again

Old Man

Mysterious Ways

Up In Flames

Revenge

Double Gatefold LP Bonus Track: Drawbridge

* iTunes Digital Download Bonus Track: Strange

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For more info on KILL DEVIL HILL, click on the link below:

KILL DEVIL HILL – Official Site

LONG LIVE KILL DEVIL HILL.

Stone.

BIBLE OF THE DEVIL – Announces ‘In Raw We Trust’ U.S. Tour, New Album Cover and Track List Unveiled

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Veteran Chicago Rock n’ Roll band Bible of the Devil are set to strike out on the 14-date “In Raw We Trust” tour in support of their forthcoming release, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, due out on May 8th via Cruz Del Sur Music. Tour dates are as follows:

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May 4th Fri. Madison, WI @ The Frequency

May 5th Sat. Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar

May 6th Sun. Rapid City, SD @ Budd Ugly’s

May 8th Tues. Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

May 9th Wed. Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room

May 10th Thurs. Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn’s

May 11th Fri. Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern

May 12th Sat. Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge

May 13th Sun. Las Cruces, NM @ The Train Yard (house party)

May 15th Tues. San Antonio, TX @ Nightrocker Live

May 16th Wed. Austin, TX @ Red 7

May 17th Thurs. New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

May 18th Fri. Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe

May 19th Sat. Carbondale, IL @ PK’s

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The band has also unveiled the artwork for the upcoming album,which is pictured below.

For The Love Of Thugs And Fools – Track Listing:

1. Sexual Overture/While You Were Away  

2. Out For Blood  

3. Raw & Order   

4. The Parcher  

5. I Know What Is Right (In The Night) 

6. Anytime   

7. Can’t Turn Off The Sun  

8. Yer Boy  

9. Night Street

Bible Of The Devil’s sixth full-length album and third for Rome, Italy, based label Cruz Del Sur Music, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is an assembly of raging Rock n’ Roll songs that encapsulate the band’s saga musically and personally over the years since the last full-length. Returning to Phantom Manor studios in Chicago to work with engineer Mike Lust, who has engineered numerous BOTD recordings in the past, the band sought to emphasize their trademark bludgeoning two-guitar attack and mammoth hooks with an increased attention to soaring, anthemic vocals.

Bible of the Devil is a four-piece high-intensity Rock n’ Roll Metal band from Chicago, Illinois. With numerous albums and 7″ singles to their credit, the band has carved themselves quite a niche in the heavy rock underground over the past 13 years as carriers of the flame of classic, loud, hook-filled guitar rock, yet with their own modern interpretation.

The band has toured the United States and mainland Europe extensively during this period, and continue to do so in 2012, whether or not Mayan predictions of an apocalypse prove to be true. Bible of the Devil’s sixth full-length album entitled, For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, is to be released in May 2012 via Rome, Italy’s Cruz Del Sur Music and is Bible of the Devil’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to their 2008 release, Freedom Metal.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on BIBLE OF THE DEVIL, click on the links below:

http://www.bibleofthedevil.com

http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

BIBLE OF THE DEVIL – Releasing ‘For The Love of Thugs and Fools’ on May 8th, 2012, via Cruz Del Sur Music

LONG LIVE BIBLE OF THE DEVIL.

Stone.

ADRENALINE MOB – ‘UNDAUNTED’ Music Video Is: MUST METAL

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 15, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ADRENALINE MOB – Released on March 13th, 2012, via Elm City Music is the debut full-length from Metal Supergroup – ADRENALINE MOB. Featuring: Mike Portnoy (Drums), Russell Allen – (Vocals), Mike Orlando (Guitar) and John Moyer (bass).

Below is the music video for Undaunted. This Metal song and video is 100% certified M.O.A.. What is M.O.A. you ask? Metal Odyssey Approved. Undaunted simply kicks serious Metal ass. The Metal grooves are abundant and Russell sings Metal lights out. Mike Orlando on guitar shreds and is a contagious listen! Mike Portnoy is fun to hear and watch on drums… a genuine talent is he.

WARNING: Undaunted is one of those Metal songs that can easily psyche-you-out-of-your-Metal-mind. Turn up the volume with some Metal attitude and Metal be thy name.

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For more info on ADRENALINE MOB, click on the links below:

http://www.adrenalinemob.com

http://www.twitter.com/adrenalinemob

LONG LIVE ADRENALINE MOB.

Stone.

ROYAL THUNDER – ADDED TO DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR’S ATLANTA DATE ON MAY 2 AT THE MASQUERADE

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags , , , , , on March 14, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 14 – Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet who release their debut album, CVI, on May 22 have been tapped by Decibel Magazine to take part in the Metal magazine’s inaugural tour with a spot on the May 2 Atlanta date at The Masquerade.

“We’re completely honored to have Royal Thunder on the bill of our Atlanta Decibel Magazine Tour show. They’re truly headed for great things,” offered Decibel Editor Albert Mudrian. “So, when we ask them to headline the tour in a few years, they’ll have hopefully forgotten what we paid them to do this show, and still wanna work with us.”

The 26-date trek features headliners Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude with handpicked artists joining the roster in their hometown cities.

For more information and ticketing links please visit www.decibelmagazinetour.com.

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(Source: Speakeasy PR)

For more info, click on the links below:

www.facebook.com/royalthundermusic

 http://bit.ly/RoyalThunderStore

www.decibelmagazinetour.com

www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

GRAND MAGUS – Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST, March Tour Dates With AMON AMARTH

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Nuclear Blast proudly announces the signing of Swedish Heavy Metal combo GRAND MAGUS.

JB of GRAND MAGUS comments:
“Grand Magus have finally found their hailing port – we’ve wrapped up a deal with the mighty Heavy Metal label Nuclear Blast. By this, a new chapter will be opened, both in our band and in metal history. With THE HUNT we will consequently keep on marching down the metallic path we’ve started to pursue over the course of the past years. Be prepared to be lined up in our sights from the end of May on, when THE HUNT will strike! FUCK THE WORLD!“

Andy Siry (label manager of Nuclear Blast) adds:
“We’re delighted to welcome GRAND MAGUS to the Nuclear Blast family. These guys class among the best today’s Heavy Metal scene has to offer, though GRAND MAGUS are MUCH more than just that. Both live and on their albums, GRAND MAGUS are terrific, plus they indicate a continuous development. This is why we’re happy to turn over a new leaf in the history of band and label.”

The title of the upcoming album will be The Hunt and will be released in spring 2012.

Beginning March 13th, GRAND MAGUS will be touring as special guests with AMON AMARTH. Scotland, Ireland, UK and Wales are all stops on this prolific tour!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on GRAND MAGUS, click on the link below:

http://www.grandmagus.com/

http://www.myspace.com/grandmagusrocks

For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the link below:

http://www.amonamarth.com/

LONG LIVE GRAND MAGUS.

LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

NILE – New Album Title Announced and 2012 Asian & U.S. Tour Dates

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

NILE – The reigning kings of technical, historically themed brutality, NILE, are proud to announce they are touring Asia this April/May. This marks the band’s first time in these markets and the guys are extremely excited to be playing for their Asian Metal brothers. “The whole idea of spreading NILE’s music into this part of the world has been a long time coming” commented the band. “We are extremely pleased to go to there and are looking forward to an amazing cultural exchange and experience”.

* NILE are currently in the studio wrapping up the mix of their latest effort At The Gate of Sethu with producer Neil Kernon. The album is tentatively scheduled to be released the 2nd quarter of 2012.

NILE / ASIA INVASION 2012:

April 26 Diablo Open Air Singapore , Singapore
April 28 Hammersonic Jakarta International Metal Festival, Lapangan D, Jakarta INDONESIA
May 2 A.U.A. Auditorium, Bangkok, Thailand. (w/ HATE ETERNAL)
May 5 Summer Blaze Metal Festival, New Delhi INDIA
May 6 Nile live in Bangalore, E-Zone Club, Bangalore India

Prior to that NILE will be the main support to Detroit, Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Additional support on this package is to come from SKELETONWITCH and HOUR OF PENANCE. Those dates will kick off on March 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at The Intersection and wrap on April 20 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival.

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The dates are as follows:

Mar. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar** NILE only
Mar. 23 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s** NILE only

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NILE, SKELETONWITCH, HOUR OF PENANCE
Mar. 24 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
Mar. 25 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club
Mar. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – Station 4
Mar. 27 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Mar. 28 – Lawrence, KS – Granada ** NILE only
Mar. 29 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Mar. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Apr. 02 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Apr. 03 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Apr. 04 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Apr. 05 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
Apr. 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
Apr. 07 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Apr. 09 – Dallas, TX – Prophet Bar
Apr. 10 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Apr. 11 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Apr. 13 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr. 15 – Detroit, MI – Blondies ** NILE only
Apr. 17 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Apr. 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
Apr. 19 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Apr. 20 – Worcester, MA – New England Metal & Hardcore Fest at The Palladium

NILE have made the video clip for the song “Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld” available for streaming at the following location http://goo.gl/UYGi . The track come off the bands the latest release Those Whom the Gods Detest and was directed by Juan “Punchy” Gonzalez.

NILE’s latest state-of-the-Death-Metal-art release Those Whom the Gods Detest, was produced and mixed by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRYCHE). Along with a stellar drum recording job by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, GOATWHORE), Those Whom the Gods Detest features the bands strongest production and perhaps their best material to date!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

For more info on NILE, click on the link below:

NILE – Catacombs – Official Site

LONG LIVE NILE.

Stone.

KATANA – New Album ‘Storms Of War’ Coming Soon On Listenable Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, traditional heavy metal with tags , , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

KATANA – Guitarist/songwriter Tobias Carlsson has issued an update about KATANA’s new album Storms of War to be released in May on Listenable records.

“It was once again recorded, mixed and mastered at Sonic Train Studios by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque. We were very focused and determined right from the beginning to create a sound that no one had heard on an album since the 80s. To accomplish this, we and Andy listened a lot to albums produced by Martin Birch when mixing and setting the sound. Mostly Rainbow, Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, Killers by Iron Maiden and Assault Attack by MSG. It became almost our motto in the studio to ask “How would Martin have done it?” whenever we had doubts about something. The songs are mostly completely new, mixed in with some very old ideas and stuff that weren’t finished in time for the last recording. ”

“The band has been around for nearly ten years now, and for the first album we had that long to write the material. This time, most of the songs were written and rehearsed over a period of a couple of months. This has been a challenge, but a positive one that has forced our song writing to its best, and beyond.We have broken new ground with this album and played around with things that we have never done before, thus widening the range of what we are capable of musically. But at the same time, we feel that we have come a long way in defining a unique style and sound for KATANA. I would say the album is as diverse as the first one musically, yet more uniform.”

” The Japanese influences are there, especially in the epic song about the great Mongolian emperor Kubilai Khan who twice tried to invade Japan, and failed miserably both times. It is a grand story of Japanese history and mythology. But we are not limited by the Japanese influences and there are songs on this album that explore both other mythological subjects as well as themes taken from popular culture and everyday life.”

Tobias confirmed that musically, a fan of early 80s Heavy Metal will feel at home in this album as much as the previous one, and the influences are still very much early Saxon, early Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Grim Reaper, Manowar and so on. But more than anything, this album represents 100% KATANA.

STORMS OF WAR ARE DRAWING SOON!!

KATANA 

Patrik Essén – Guitars

Tobias Karlsson – Guitars

Johan Bernspång – Vocals

Susanna Salminen – Bass

Anders Persson – Drums

2011 was a busy year for Sweden-based Traditional Heavy Metallers KATANA. Since the release of their debut album “Heads Will Roll” last spring, KATANA not only found time to tour with both the likes of Where Angels Suffer, featuring Chris Holmes and Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.) and American metal legends Lizzy Borden. They also entered the studio to record their second album, entitled Storms of War.

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, KATANA has been around for several years and has already made a great name for themselves in the underground Metal scene of Sweden and Europe. In 2010, the band won the prestigious Wacken Metal Battle which earned them a slot at the Wacken Open Air, as well as the Sweden Rock Festival. Their debut album has been critically acclaimed all over the world, and Malcolm Dome of Classic Rock Magazine wrote: “This quintet will make a significant mark. This debut is only the beginning of what should be a thrilling march”.

With the new album, Storms of War, produced by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque, KATANA means to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Classic Heavy Metal in the veins of early Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon is here to stay!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on KATANA, click on the links below:

KATANA – Official facebook

KATANA – myspace music

LONG LIVE KATANA.

Stone.

ACCEPT – 2012 European Tour Trailer!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Check out below the kick-ass ACCEPT 2012 European Tour Trailer!

ACCEPT F’N ROCKS!

Metal be thy name!

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For more info on ACCEPT, click on the link below:

ACCEPT – Official Website

LONG LIVE ACCEPT.

Stone.

JOB FOR A COWBOY – Arizona Death Metal Legion To Kick Off Metal Alliance Tour Next Week At SXSW!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 8, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Arizona Death Metal legion JOB FOR A COWBOY will kick off a five-and-a-half week stretch of North American dates on this year’s Metal Alliance Tour next week. The live rituals will commence on March 15 in Austin, Texas as part of South By Southwest 2012 and consume 35 more cities through April 21. The band will be joined by headliners Devildriver, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched.

In addition, the furious quintet will play double duty on March 15 as they headline Metal Blade Records’ 30th Anniversary [unofficial] SXSW day party. Presented by Musicians InstituteAnnex (formerly Emo’s Annex) and co-sponsored by ‘stache media, the show will begin at 11:30am and devour ears until 6:00pm at the MI Annex. For more info, head over to THIS LOCATION.

JOB FOR A COWBOY will release their new brand new full-length, entitled Demonocracy, this Spring. Drenched in equal parts misanthropy and naked rage, the nine-track recording tackles a host of political/economic themes including media propaganda, the “war industry” and the staggering debts faced by America. Produced by Jason Seucof (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium) who recorded the band’s scorching Ruination full-length, at Audiohammer Studios, and featuring the conceptual cover design by artist Brent Elliott White, Demonocracy, will be unearthed to North American fans on April 10, 2012 through Metal Blade Records.

If you missed it, you can still check out new single, “Nourishment Through Bloodshed,” as well as cover art at the band’s OFFICIAL LANDING PAGE. For pre-orders and info on special limited edition merch bundles, point your browser HERE.

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JOB FOR A COWBOY – Metal Alliance Tour 2012
w/ Devildriver,The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom , Wretched

3/15/2012 SXSW – Scoot Inn – Austin, TX

3/16/2012 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

3/17/2012 State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL

3/18/2012 Amos – Charlotte, NC

3/19/2012 Kingdom – Richmond, VA

3/20/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

3/21/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

3/22/2012 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

3/23/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC

3/24/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON

3/25/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH

3/26/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL

3/27/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

3/28/2012 Garrick Center – Winnipeg, MB

3/29/2012 Riddell Centre – Regina, SK

3/30/2012 Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, AB

3/31/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

4/01/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

4/02/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/03/2012 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA

4/05/2012 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

4/06/2012 The Fox Theatre – Pomona, CA

4/07/2012 Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ

4/08/2012 El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

4/10/2012 Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE

4/11/2012 7 Flags Event Center – Clive, IA

4/12/2012 Pop’s – East St Louis, IL

4/13/2012 New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN

4/14/2012 Clear Channel Metroplex – Little Rock, AR

4/15/2012 Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS

4/16/2012 Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK

4/18/2012 Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX

4/19/2012 House of Blues – Dallas, TX

4/20/2012 Emo’s East – Austin, TX

4/21/2012 House of Blues – Houston, TX

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on JOB FOR A COWBOY, click on the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/jobforacowboy

http://metalblade.com/jobforacowboy

LONG LIVE JOB FOR A COWBOY.

Stone.