Archive for Heavy Metal

KYLESA – Performing On Last Call With Carson Daly: Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

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

(Photo Credit: Geoff L. Johnson)

Catch KYLESA on Last Call with Carson Daly this Wednesday, Sept. 28. 

The band performs “Tired Climb” and “Crowded Road” from their album Spiral Shadow.

Last Call with Carson Daly airs on NBC at 1:35 am/12:35 am central.

The episode will re-air on FUSE the following day at 2:30 am, 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm.

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

Kylesa on Facebook

http://www.kylesa.com

(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

LONG LIVE KYLESA.

Stone.

NOVY – (Former Bassist For Behemoth And Vader) Starts New Band – ROADS END, Begins Auditions For Permanent Lead Singer And Lead Guitarist On September 27th, 2011

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

Novy, (former bassist of Behemoth and Vader) has recently recruited Against The Plagues‘ drummer, Varyen to help him complete the rhythm section of his new band Roads End. This is the first project that Novy has composed himself and he’s looking forward to having Varyen assist him in live situations. The two guys have known each other for a long time, having both grown up in the Polish Heavy Metal scene and have wanted to find a way to perform together. When asked about the direction of Roads End, Novy described the material as “American style Heavy Metal with an European soul.”

To aid in completing the band’s line-up, on next Tuesday, Sept. 27th, Roads End will begin the audition process for a permanent lead singer and lead guitarist. All pertinent details of the process will be found on Novy’s Facebook page: NOVY – bass guitar (facebook)

Individuals interested in auditioning should already have touring experience, their own equipment and ideally be in the Chicago, Illinois area or at least be willing to relocate. For the lead singer, gender is not important, but the ability to sound like the singer on the streaming audio tracks is critical.

(Source: DesertCore Management & Consulting LLC)

* For more info on ROADS END, click on the links below:

www.facebook.com/roadsendofficial

http://www.myspace.com/roadsendofficial

LONG LIVE NOVY.

LONG LIVE ROADS END.

Stone.

FEARnet – Casts Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and Oderus Urungus (GWAR) As Series Regulars For Horror-Comedy “Holliston”

Posted in cable networks, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, horror metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, television networks with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Genre Cable Network Starts Production This Month On Original Series

LOS ANGELES – FEARnet, cable television’s premier Horror, Thriller and Suspense Channel, has added Dee Snider (Twisted Sister, Strangeland, radio/television personality) and Oderus Urungus (Alien lead singer from legendary Heavy Metal band “GWAR”) to “Holliston”, an outrageous and offbeat multi-camera, half-hour buddy comedy series starring directors Adam Green (“Hatchet 1 & 2”, “Frozen”, “Chillerama”) and Joe Lynch (”Knights of Badassdom”, “Wrong Turn 2”, “Chillerama”). Created by Green, FEARnet recently gave the series a six-episode order and is slated to begin production in September.

“The Big Bang Theory” meets “Evil Dead II” series, set in the town of Holliston, MA, follows the lives of Adam and Joe, two friends chasing the dream of becoming successful Horror movie filmmakers while struggling to make ends meet in their post-college jobs at a Boston cable access station where they also host a late night movie program called “The Movie Crypt”.

“Both Dee Snider and Oderus Urungus exude the kind of larger than life personalities and elements that these characters were written for. Both are true performers down to their cores and the entire cast and crew are so excited to have them join our family in these very fun roles that were tailor-made for their sensibilities,” says Green.

Snider joins the cast as Green and Lynch’s boss who also happens to be a longtime member of a “Van Halen” tribute band. While he still dreams of being a Rock Star, he also takes the cable job very seriously and has delusions of grandeur of how he’s part of “Hollywood.” Urungus will play himself and is Green’s “imaginary” friend who happens to live in a closet and gives him advice (extremely misguided and offensive advice).

“’Holliston’ fits in perfectly with our current series. Dee and Oderus are excellent additions and build on a cast that could only be found on FEARnet,” said Peter Block, president, FEARnet.  “Both are beloved by the genre fans and are just the first announcement in a list of thrilling casting to come”.

Snider and Urungus join Green and Lynch in an ensemble cast that also includes Laura Ortiz (“The Hills Have Eyes”, “Horton Hears A Who”) and Corri English (“Unrest”, “The Bedford Diaries”, lead singer of Brokedown Cadillac).

Created, written, and directed by Green, his production company ArieScope Pictures will handle the production of “Holliston.”  Green and Lynch will serve as executive producers along with producer Cory Neal (“Frozen”, “Hatchet”).

“Holliston” is intended to take a slot on FEARnet’s Tuesday night “Twisted Comedy” block, a Horror-comedy lineup that consists of a distinctive pair of scripted series: “Todd & The Book of Pure Evil,” a supernatural high-school comedy featuring Jason Mewes (“Mallrats”, “Clerks”, “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) and “Psychoville”, an award-winning, British Black-Comedy thriller that centers on a group of characters haunted by a mysterious blackmailer.

Follow FEARnet on Twitter and like it on Facebook for all the latest news and updates on Horror, Thriller and Suspense Entertainment.

(Source: Beck Media & Marketing)

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

FEARnet.com

LONG LIVE DEE SNIDER.

LONG LIVE ODERUS URUNGUS.

LONG LIVE FEARnet.

Charlie Benante – Legendary Drummer Of Anthrax: Check Out His New Website!

Posted in Drums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal drummers, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CHARLIE BENANTE – Hey all you Anthrax fans. Charlie Benante wants you to check out his new website http://www.charliebenante.com/Home/. Also, check out his facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/CharlieBenanteFanPage.

LONG LIVE CHARLIE BENANTE.

LONG LIVE ANTHRAX.

Stone.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST – To Release Benefit Split 7” With Midnight

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on September 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Portland, Oregon’s Metal-Punk warriors TOXIC HOLOCAUST have teamed up with Cleveland, Ohio’s Midnight for a split 7” to benefit the victims of the Japanese tsunami disaster.

The 7” is limited to a one-time pressing of 1,000 copies on Japanese-flag colored heavy-weight vinyl, and features tracks from both bands (“A.T.O.M.I.C.” by TOXIC HOLOCAUST, “Destroy Tsunami’s Power” by Midnight) exclusive to this release. The split also features exclusive artwork by Daniel “Sawblade” Shaw (TOXIC HOLOCAUST, Insect Warfare, Coffins). All proceeds will go to the Red Cross relief efforts for victims of the tsunami disaster. The 7” can be ordered HERE.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST recently released the first video from their brand new album, Conjure And Command. The video, for the track “Judgment Awaits You,” can be viewed at THIS LOCATION.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE TOXIC HOLOCAUST.

LONG LIVE MIDNIGHT.

LONG LIVE JAPAN.

Stone.

SPEEDPIG – Hog Roast In Hell: This Metal EP Is On Fire!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

SPEEDPIG – They’re raw. They’re Metal. They’re Stoner Metal. They’re a bit traditional with their Metal style. They’re underground… and they’re undisputedly on fire! SPEEDPIG is a ‘two man Stoner Metal tour-de-force’ as they call themselves on their website. Gaz and Mungo are their names. Bridgend, South Wales is where this diy Stoner Metal duo calls home and they are looking to invade all shores with their terrificly memorable EP aptly titled: Hog Roast In Hell. Yes, these two lads from the other side of the Atlantic can play some Metal and it sounds like they have a monumental ton of fun with it along the way.

Having SPEEDPIG cross my Metal path is reassuring in a way, that not all bands these days are trying to make a statement as to how clever they really are with “concept albums” or (enough already) deeply enriched themes taken from “reality”. Instead, Gaz and Mungo have created some Metal that you can crank the hell up after you’ve just called in sick and ordered pizza for breakfast. This is Metal you can crank up in the open field with a bonfire and keg of beers aplenty.

You don’t need a Berkley School of Music degree to understand that Metal needs to return to the days when songs were memorable and not boastfully epic length. Making songs that inevitably will have Metalheads playing loud should be the rule and not the exception. SPEEDPIG gets this. I advice my fellow Metalheads to play Hog Roast In Hell very loud, um, Metal be thy name.

This SPEEDPIG EP keeps a constant fired up tempo, while delivering a vibe & soul that is old school denim and leather. Hog Roast In Hell is all about the riff baby… and plenty of impressive shredding abounds too. The vocals of Gaz are a refreshing experience, one that reminds me of maybe how the late and legendary Bon Scott would sound if he decided to go hell-bent for leather on some smokin’ Stoner Metal.

I’ve enjoyed what SPEEDPIG has delivered with Hog Roast In Hell and look forward to their future Metal output. SPEEDPIG qualifies as a candidate for not only Stoner Metal fans to get into, Traditional Metal and Metal fans should find this talented duo just as bad-ass too. Get into the pig now, so you can tell all your friends down the Metal road that you were there when this Hog Roast In Hell started burning up!

* Coming in 2012 from SPEEDPIG: Generation Of Swine (EP) and We Sold Our Soul For A Bacon Roll (LP).

Hog Roast In Hell – Track Listing:

Kill You To Death

Black Acid

Rise Up And Die

Tsunami

Full Hog

S.M.G.

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

SPEEDPIG.net

SPEEDPIG – Reverbnation

SPEEDPIG – facebook

LONG LIVE SPEEDPIG.

Stone Digs The Pig.

GLORIOR BELLI: Full Album Stream Courtesy Of Decibelmagazine.com – From September 19th To September 26th, 2011

Posted in Black Metal, black metal albums, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Beginning today, Decibelmagazine.com will stream GLORIOR BELLI’s upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, in its entirety! The stream will run for one week (September 19 – September 26) before its official North American release through Metal Blade Records on September 27, 2011.

Check the record out in full at THIS LOCATION.

Their fourth full-length in a catalog of blackened enormity, The Great Southern Darkness offers up 11 tracks that magnify GLORIOR BELLI‘s finest qualities. Said Revolver in an advance review of the record: “The album combines vicious black-metal riffery with deep New Orleans stoner grooves to create a metal monolith that is equal parts northern blaze and southern trendkill.” Added American Aftermath: “Extraordinary mesmerizing, mind-blowing, use whatever terms you want, this is fantastic.” Sea Of Tranquility agreed calling it: “…a round of French avant-garde Metal, with the same sort of dissonant intensity of Deathspell Omega, but – and this is, the interesting part – with very clear influences from Southern Metal, Sludge Metal and Post-Metal,” while Infernal Masquerade noted simply: “If you are looking for a great BM release that is different and entertaining, be sure to get this album.”

Formed in the suburbs of Paris during the close of 2002, GLORIOR BELLI has garnered a stellar reputation in the extreme music community for mixing desert rock textures with the brutal, ominous, doom-laden vibe typical of Black Metal. The band was recently added to Montreal’s Messe des Morts festival. The festival is set to take place in Saint-Laurent, QC at Coop Katacombes on November 25 and 26. Other bands on the bill include Inquisition, Absu, Forteresse and more! This will mark GLORIOR BELLI‘s first ever North American appearance. For further info, point your browser HERE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on GLORIOR BELLI, click on the links below:

http://www.gloriorbelli.com

http://www.facebook.com/gloriorbelli

http://www.myspace.com/gloriorbelli

http://www.metalblade.com/gloriorbelli

LONG LIVE GLORIOR BELLI.

Stone.

HEMOPTYSIS – M.O.D. Music Video Trailer Released!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Arizona thrashers HEMOPTYSIS have made a trailer for their newest video available online at this location. The video, for the track “M.O.D.”, taken from their album Misanthropic Slaughter was shot earlier this month in an abandon warehouse in Vail, AZ. Production and direction came courtesy of Sean Sinerius and Robert Jaime at Big Shot Studios, who previously worked with HEMOPTYSIS on the “Shadow of Death” video. The band plans to release the video this fall.

In other HEMOPTYSIS news, the band has announced the following live dates:

Wednesday, October 5th at Chasers in Scottsdale, AZ. Tickets are available at this location.
Saturday, November 12th at Boomers in Las Vegas, NV.

For details, visit:

HEMOPTYSIS – Official Website

HEMOPTYSIS – REVERBNATION

Hemoptysis – M.O.D. Music Video Official Trailer

(Source: Hemoptysis)

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

Stone.

GOTTHARD – “Homegrown – Alive In Lugano” Trailer! A Live Album Of Sentimental And Historic Importance For This Band

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

The release of GOTTHARD’s live album “Homegrown – Alive in Lugano“ is coming closer and with that also the unavoidable ending of an era within the band’s history – the era of Steve Lee.

The recordings of the concert which took place on the 17th of July 2010 in Lugano – the band’s home town – portray one of the last shows with the charismatic exceptional singer before his tragical accidental death later that year and will occupy a special position in GOTTHARD’s complete works always and evermore.

Bassist Marc Lynn puts the album’s magic into moving words: ”Lugano was where it all began and so the circle is closed of all that we’ve experienced with our friend Steve Lee. The memories of the past 20 years on stage with Steve are brought again to life intensively with this album. They reflect the memorable times that we were able to enjoy on the Mount Olympus of Rock’n’Roll.“

The enclosed bonus DVD shows chosen recordings of another historical concert of GOTTHARD: On the 31st of December 1999, the rock group played a gig over the course of the millennium – which also took place on the local piazza in Lugano and can be seen as one of the band’s most exceptional shows to date.

The album will be released on September 30, on Nuclear Blast Records!

Currently, GOTTHARD are still in search of a new singer, but soon a new chapter of the band’s history will be opened…

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* Homegrown – Alive In Lugano will be released on October 11th, 2011 in North America.

LONG LIVE GOTTHARD.

Rest In Peace, Steve Lee.

Stone.

A BAND OF ORCS – Check Out Their New Song: “Wyrd Of The Winter Wolf”

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, horror metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on September 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

A BAND OF ORCS – From Santa Cruz comes the Metal domination of A BAND OF ORCS. Check out their new song below: Wyrd of the Winter Wolf. If you say you’re into Metal and Extreme Metal is your ears favorite delicacy, then a heaping dose of A BAND OF ORCS will serve you right.

* For more info on A BAND OF ORCS, click on the link below:

A BAND OF ORCS – facebook

http://www.facebook.com/teamallaboutthemusic


LONG LIVE A BAND OF ORCS.

Stone.

ELIMINATOR – Entire New Album “The One They Were Waiting For” Streaming On Metal Underground

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal albums with tags , , , , , , , on September 17, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

The next step in the ELIMINATOR evolution coming in the form of their latest full length album The One They Were Waiting For can be heard in its entirety for free at MetalUnderground.com. The album is sure to challenge listeners as to what Heavy Metal really is as these pioneers enter untouched waters.

The entire album can be heard via MetalUnderground.com HERE!

The One They Were Waiting For is available through Obskure Sombre Records HERE!

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)

LONG LIVE ELIMINATOR.

Stone.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – Enter Studio September 15th, 2011 To Record New Album

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on September 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will begin recording their third full-length album today, (September 15, 2011).  The process begins in the band’s new home of Southern California as the band enter Keene Machine Studios with The Faceless’ Michael Keene and band frontman Ken Sorceron engineering. Former ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and Black Dahlia Murder drummer Zach Gibson will be playing on the album, as previous band mate Ken Bedene focuses on The Aborted.

“We are very excited to announce the start of drum tracking for our third full-length. Drummer Zach Gibson will be behind the kit on this record, which is exciting for us because we have not recorded with him since the Legend EP,” states Sorceron. Having recently returned from a short ten date regional tour tightening up their new five-piece line-up, the band’s ranks and sound continue to evolve and this third effort is no different. “Expect some interesting twists and turns once again with this album as we plan to double track some of the drums and some of the compositions are quite lengthy, one even reaching the 15-minute plus range. This will prove to be our most epic material to date,” teases Sorceron as to the direction of the new material. “We plan to video our progress and upload video blogs as we go.”

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will continue recording the new album over the next month, set for completion in late October before embarking on their previously announced North American tour supporting Norway’s legendary Mayhem. The new album has an anticipated January release, followed by additional U.S. tours supporting Dark Funeral and then Deicide.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – September Live Appearances:

9/22/2011 Whisky Richards – Santa Barbara, CA

9/23/2011 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA w/ Morbid Angel

Stay tuned for more updates on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS as the record takes shape and as they hit the road on a massive tour schedule, over the next 6 months and onward.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsofficial

http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams

http:/www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE ABIGAIL WILLIAMS.

Stone.

ELIMINATOR – Metal Underground and Metal Recusants Stream 2 Brand New ELIMINATOR Songs!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on September 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ELIMINATOR – Our friends at www.MetalUnderground.com and www.MetalRecusants.com have teamed up with NJ metal maestros ELIMINATOR for the release of their latest boundary pushing album The One They Were Waiting For.  Following the release of their highly acclaimed thrash oriented album Breaking The Wheel, ELIMINATOR have delved into the depths of their creative juices and come out with an album that truly must be heard to be believed.

To get a taste of what their new release has to offer, Metal Underground is exclusively premiering the tracks “Atish” and “Goodness is Dead…Enter The Black Hole, Fucker!”

In addition, Metal Recusants is simultaneously premiering two other new tracks, “Me and The Devil Blues” and “Honey Sacrifice”.

The One They Were Waiting For is being released by Obskure Sombre Records.

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)

LONG LIVE ELIMINATOR.

Stone.

DORO – New Video Interview And CD Contest! 25 Years In Rock 2 DVD/CD Set Released Today In North America

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

A street side interview in New York with DORO PESCH is available for viewing at THIS LOCATION.

DORO and her band just performed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York last Friday and at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago on Sunday. The mammoth 25 Years In Rock 2 DVD/CD set is finally available to North American fans today! Point your browser HERE for a brief clip of the German metal queen talking about the DVD from the Chicago show.

Enter a contest to win an autographed copy of 25 Years In Rock HERE.

In 2008, DORO celebrated her 25th anniversary concert at the ISS Dome in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany.  With over 8,500 people in attendance, this magical performance featured her long-time band members Nick Douglas (bass), Joe Taylor (guitar), Johnny Dee (drums) and Oliver Palotai (keyboards, guitar).  Guest appearances were made by Overkill’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth, Grave Digger’s Chris Boltendahl, former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen, Scorpions’ Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, Liv Kristine (Leaves’ Eyes), Floor Jansen (After Forever), Axel Rudi Pell and many others. This once-on-a-lifetime concert set was captured in its entirety and includes out takes from this very special career-affirming evening.

Don’t forget to check out the 25 Years In Rock LANDING PAGE.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.DORO.de

http://www.facebook.com/DOROOFFICIAL

http://www.twitter.com/DOROOFFICIAL

http://www.YouTube.com/DOROOFFICIAL

http://www.myspace.com/DOROBAND

LONG LIVE DORO.

Stone.

MORBID ANGEL “I Am Morbid” – Metal Odyssey’s #1 Contender For: “2011 Metal Song Of The Year”

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

MORBID ANGEL – Death Metal legends/pioneers Morbid Angel are back and nothing is gonna stand in their way. Morbid Angel has released their first full-length studio album in 8 years with Illud Divinum Insanus, released on June 7th, 2011 on Season of Mist. While this album is an experimental approach musically for Morbid Angel, the impressive constants I hear are the muscularity of Metal and Death Metal roots of this fierce band. This new Morbid Angel album also marks the return of the legendary David Vincent, aka Mr. Vincent on vocals, bass and keyboards.

Let’s just say that Morbid Angel’s I Am Morbid is the #1 contender for Metal Odyssey’s 2011 Metal Song Of The Year. This song annihilates false Metal. The commanding strength and dominating vibe within this song’s lyrics and Metal is completely mesmerizing to my senses. With it’s anthem leaning sound and feel, I Am Morbid is one song to raise the horns to the air with, while defying the plastic-headed think tanks of the world. Metal be thy name.

MORBID ANGEL:

Mr. Vincent – vocals, bass & keyboards

Trey Azagthoth – guitars

Destructhor – guitars

Tim Yeung – drums

* Check out other kick ass Death Metal and Metal videos by clicking the link below. This is where I found the above album cover video of I Am Morbid. Trust me, it’s worth the Metal trip.

MrDeathmetalruler’s Channel – YouTube

* For more info on MORBID ANGEL, click on the link below:

MORBID ANGEL.com

LONG LIVE MORBID ANGEL.

Stone.

THE POODLES “I Want It All” – This Song and Music Video… Indubitably ROCKS!

Posted in glam metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, rock music videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

THE POODLES – The song I Want It All by Sweden’s very famous Hard Rockin’ and Heavy Metalin’ band, The Poodles, has it all. Uplifting with its melodic vibrations and inspirational with its lyrics, I Want It All is a song that has motivated me recently, while trying to deal with crap that life sometimes throws my way. Take a listen to I Want It All for yourself below and maybe this is the song you need to pick yourself up with today.

I Want It All is the opening track from The Poodles 4th studio album: Performocracy. I’ve written before about this Performocracy album and I can’t recommend it highly enough. In my Metal opinion, The Poodles have released one of the years best in Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock albums. Jakob Samuel on vocals is as underrated as they come and this band plays some damn memorable songs on Performocracy.

Performocracy was released in North America on May 3rd, 2011, via FRONTIERS RECORDS.

* For more info on THE POODLES, click on the link below:

THE POODLES – Official Online Headquarters

LONG LIVE THE POODLES.

Stone.

9 CHAMBERS – “Know Your Enemy”: Impacting Active Rock September 13th! Plus Free EP Giveaway To 50 Lucky Fans With Pre-Order Of Debut Album!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, metal odyssey, Music, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

THE FIRST 50 FANS WHO PRE-ORDER A COPY OF THE DEBUT ALBUM ON AMAZON WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF STASHED GEMS – AN UNRELEASED 9 CHAMBERS EP

(Los Angeles, CA)  9 Chambers is the collaboration between respected hard rock veterans: producer/singer/guitarist Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Tommy Bolin), former Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell,  Gov’t Mule virtuoso bassist Jorgen Carlsson and Black Sabbath/Dio/Heaven & Hell drummer Vinny Appice.  The album is set for release on September 27th via Samson Records/E1 Entertainment.

First single, “Know Your Enemy” is set to be released to Active Rock radio on Tuesday, September 13th.  For 50 lucky fans who pre-order a copy of the album on Amazon.com, they will receive a FREE copy of “Stashed Gems” – an unreleased 9 Chambers EP.  Details on how to obtain your free EP can be found on the band’s Facebook page here: 9 CHAMBERS – Official facebook

Fall 2011 touring dates for 9 CHAMBERS to be announced soon!

(Source: MAD Ink, PR)

* For more info on 9 CHAMBERS, click on the links below:

www.9chambers.com

9 Chambers – Reverbnation

https://twitter.com/#!/9chambersmusic

LONG LIVE 9 CHAMBERS.

Stone.

GRAVEWORM – First Album Trailer For “Fragments Of Death” Online Now!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, gothic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

The Italian Dark Metal outfit GRAVEWORM have uploaded the first album trailer for the upcoming record “Fragments Of Death”. Stefano Fiori is talking about the recordings and the cover artwork of this new masterpiece!

Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcypFcy7rnY and stay tuned for more.

The album was recorded in July 2011 at the “Dream Sound Studios” in Munich, and mastered by Jan Vacik. The songs are about the death in its thousand faces, which is also reflected in the album title and cover art. Musically, the album can be seen as a mixture of the best of the last four records, with some old school roots and definitive darker than its predecessors.

“Fragments Of Death” will be out at October, 21, 2011 via Nuclear Blast.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

GRAVEWORM – facebook

LONG LIVE GRAVEWORM.

Stone.

Breaking News: Target Is Now Selling (Some) CD’s For Five Dollars!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal odyssey, Music, retail, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Yes, you did read the headline correctly. Target is just now realizing their overpriced CD’s are obviously not selling, therefore this retail giant has decided that $5 CD’s are the road to profitable glory. Oh, Target. While your $12.99, $13.99 and $14.99 price points for new and old CD releases were not making waves with cash strapped consumers, the $5.00, $7.00, $9.00 and $10.00 prices for CD’s at Super Walmart were. So, the brainiacs at Target decided to take a look at their #1 competitor and realized, hey, we can sell $5 CD’s too! Um, wrong. I’ll tell you all why…

Super Walmart has been selling hundreds of different CD titles at $5 per for the last few years now. The selection is always rotating as each week passes by too. Selection is key here for its selection that Target is lacking with both their $5 and overpriced CD’s. As I walked the meager CD aisles of Target the other night, I stumbled upon their $5 selection of CD’s and it was NOT impressive. I chuckled. I nearly pissed my pants. Maybe there were 12 titles to choose from. That’s it. The two $5 CD’s I saw at Target worth mentioning here were:

STYX – The Grand Illusion

WHITESNAKE – 20th Century Masters 

Granted, both the Styx and Whitesnake CD’s are worthy of purchasing for $5, I bought them both for this price at Super Walmart about three years ago! Both are ultra legendary bands. Oh Target. You’re like the dude that’s late for the keg party and misses out on all the action. Plus you’re that same dude who brings the stale, warm beer to the party while wearing a Culture Club t-shirt and expects everyone to dig him. Get real. Get with the times. Get a damn decent selection of $5 CD’s for Metal sakes.

Oh, Target. You see, at least 9 out of 10 of your “projected consumers of Rock CD’s” already own these two titles! Can you spell: marketing research? Duh. Duh again. To quote an old wise man: “crap or get off the pot”. Two words for Target when it comes to selling their scant selection of $5 CD’s: copy cats. Even then, Target can’t even copy Super Walmart correctly! Target continues to sell new and old CD releases for their ridiculous high prices, thinking that a dozen or so $5 CD’s is gonna make them competitive with Super Walmart. As Steven Tyler of Aerosmith has sung: Dream On.

Take into account that Target is recently embarking on a “new look” with the intent of having a (gulp) bigger, better and bolder grocery store within their existing stores, (complete with a produce department) and the “copy cat fever” has hit the melting point! Oh, Target. Y’all have what’s called Super Walmart-itis. Here’s a couple of suggestions for the brainiacs over at Target’s marble and ivory tower:

1. Change your store name. Change it already. Change it to either: Better Late Than Never or Copy Cats.

Then…

2. Keep your annoying red Target logo, only add a picture of a donkey’s ass in the center of its bulls-eye.

Heeeee Haaaaw, Heeeee Haaaaw.

Stone.

Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare: Releases September 13th, 2011! Some Metal Thoughts…

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on September 11, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ALICE COOPER – As with the new Anthrax studio album (Worship Music),  the new Alice Cooper album Welcome 2 My Nightmare releases on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011. Call this “Super Heavy Metal Tuesday” or what! I never was offered any free promos of the new Anthrax or Alice Cooper, so I’ll be buying them both on Tuesday. (Apparently Metal Odyssey isn’t that famous and cool yet). Quite frankly I am more than willing to shell out the money for brand new Anthrax and Alice Cooper albums. It’s all about “supporting your bands” anyhow and I’ve strived to show strong support over the course of time for both Anthrax and Alice Cooper.

Will I do an album review for the new Alice Cooper album? I guess if I feel like it. Will I do an album review for the new Anthrax? Again, If I feel like it. Since the record companies and/or PR people for both Anthrax and Alice Cooper don’t want to get in touch with Stone, I’m in no hurry to review ’em. We’ll see what happens. I’m predicting I’ll be pleased with both though… I hope. For now, the FREE publicity is right here for both the record companies and bands… yippeee! Isn’t Stone such a swell guy?

* Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare is being released on Universal Music Group, um, Enterprises or something like that. Take your pick. Whatever. This Universal label has gotten in touch with me in the past, I did a cool album review for them and then they disappeared. Plus, this Universal label owes Stone an interview with Get Scared. I submitted questions to the label per their nagging request and then they never got back to me. Real UNPROFESSIONAL on their part. Do I sound like I’m bitching? Hell yes I am. Stone doesn’t like being taken advantage of by NO ONE. Especially when all the writing and publicity I do is for F’n FREE.

Welcome 2 My Nightmare – Track Listing:

I Am Made Of You

Caffeine

The Nightmare Returns

A Runaway Train

Last Man On Earth

The Congregation

I’ll Bite Your Face Off

Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever

Ghouls Gone Wild

Something To Remember Me By

When Hell Comes Home

What Baby Wants

I Gotta Get Outta Here

The Underture

Flatline

LONG LIVE ALICE COOPER.

LONG LIVE ANTHRAX.

Stone.