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SOUL SACRIFICE – Sign To Massacre Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Massacre Records:

We’re delighted to welcome SOUL SACRIFICE from Istanbul to our family!

The band was formed in 1997 by the two guitarists Maksim and Feyzi.
Maksim also did the vocals in the early days of the band, before he was replaced as vocalist by Baris in 1999. In 2001, Sevan (former bassist) and Cagri (former drummer) joined the band. The band recorded their first demo, “A Gift From An Angel”. But the line-up shouldn’t last forever. In 2003 Onur (drums) and Özgur joined the band as a bass player and vocalist.

SOUL SACRIFICE mostly play Death Metal with melodic tunes but their sound is also influenced by Turkish melodies and offers varied vocals.

Their debut album “Stranded Hate”, released in 2005, was a huge success. Being named “the most successful live band in Turkey”, they played countless gigs in Turkey over the last decade. They had the chance to share the stage with Slayer, In Flames, Kreator as well as Dio and were opening act for Orphaned Land, Dark Tranquillity and Arch Enemy.

Their upcoming album Carpe Mortem was mixed and mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö and is going to be released on June 29, 2012 via Massacre Records.

The band has already shot a video clip for their new song Comatose, which is available here: http://youtu.be/NMv-AEneSJM

SOUL SACRIFICE:

Özgür Özkan – Vocals + Bass Guitar

Feyzi Ocak – Guitars

Maksim Kırıkoğlu – Guitars

Onur Akça – Drums

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on SOUL SACRIFICE, click on the links below!

http://soulsacrificemusic.com

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE SOUL SACRIFICE.

Stone.

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GRAVEWORM – Fragments Of Death Tour: Dates & Venues Listed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Italy’s Dark Metal Band, GRAVEWORM, will be embarking on an European tour this coming Autumn! The Fragments Of Death Tour 2012! GRAVEWORM’s special guests will be: Agathodamion, Hellsaw & Kadavrik. Check out the dates and venues below to see if the Fragments Of Death Tour will be near you!

FRAGMENTS OF DEATH – Tour Dates:

08.11.12 (DE) Hamburg – Ballroom

09.11.12 (DE) Oberhausen – Helvete

10.11.12 (NL) Kerkrade – Rock Temple

11.11.12 (DE) Berlin – K 17

12.11.12 (CZ) Prag – Exite Club

13.11.12 (DE) München – Backstage Club

14.11.12 (CH) Pratteln – Z7

15.11.12 (DE) Siegburg – Kubana

16.11.12 (DE) Rostock – Alte Zuckerfabrik

17.11.12 (DE) Erfurt – Club Centrum

18.11.12 (NL) Rotterdam – Baroeg

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

http://www.graveworm.de

LONG LIVE GRAVEWORM.

Stone.

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DISINTEGRATE “SHATTER THEM” – Official Music Video… That Shreds!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on May 11, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DISINTEGRATE – There is some kick-to-the-teeth Melodic Death Metal coming from the north of Holland and DISINTEGRATE is bringing it on! Signed to Massacre Records, the forthcoming album from DISINTEGRATE, Parasites of a shifting future, will be released on July 27th, 2012.

Take a look and listen below to the NEW and official music video for Shatter Them. Let the blazing Melodic Death Metal of DISINTEGRATE kick-start your Metal adrenaline for the weekend and beyond! This Dutch Metal pack means Metal business… so crank it up… and… Metal be thy name!

DISINTEGRATE:

Danny Boonstra – Vocals & Keyboards

Jos Hindriks – Guitars

Leo van Leijen – Guitars

Sander Stegeman – Bass

Joran Dijkstra – Drums

DISINTEGRATE – Parasites of a shifting future

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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.

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Monday’s METAL Recommendation: SOUL SACRIFICE “Comatose” – Music Video

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SOUL SACRIFICE – From Istanbul, Turkey, cometh… SOUL SACRIFICE. A Death Metal/Melodic Death Metal band that flashes some modern stylings musically and vocally on their new song: Comatose. Their new album, Carpe Mortem, will be released via Massacre Records on June 29th, 2012. Metal is alive and well in the grand country of Turkey… SOUL SACRIFICE is Metal proof of this!

Take a look and listen below to SOUL SACRIFICE and turn the Metal volume up! Metal be thy name.

SOUL SACRIFICE:

Özgür Özkan – Vocals & Bass Guitar

Feyzi Ocak – Guitars

Maksim Kırıkoğlu – Guitars

Onur Akça – Drums

SOUL SACRIFICE – Carpe Mortem (Massacre Records)

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* For more info on SOUL SACRIFICE, click on the links below:

http://soulsacrificemusic.com

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE SOUL SACRIFICE.

Stone.

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I SPIT ASHES – Sign To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

We’re delighted to announce the signing of the Modern/Melodic Death Metal quintet I SPIT ASHES from Germany!

Modern and with a clear-cut course, I SPIT ASHES manage to please their fans as well as the music press!
Without neglecting their roots or following any trends, I SPIT ASHES don’t want to sound like any other band, even though they sound familiar. And just like life, the band’s songs are sometimes hard and angry, or smooth and sad.

II SPIT ASHES is rolling hard like no other young band these days, but you’ll also find quiet and ballad-like songs with a deeper meaning – either musically or lyrically – in their repertoire!

If true emotions conspire with futuristic melodic-aggressive sound patterns, walls will be torn down! If I SPIT ASHES bends the bows of melodies, the arrows do not only hit your ears, but directly the heart.

“If you attend a I SPIT ASHES concert, you’ll feel like you’ve seen a flying saucer landing right in front of you!”, comments guitarist Emanuel Seis.

Want to know what Emanuel is talking about? A few live videos are available at the band’s youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ISpitAshes

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I SPIT ASHES:

Emanuel Seis – Guitar

Bernhard Lindner – Guitar

Benedikt Rathsmann – Vocals

Daniel Lammich – Drums

Benjamin Müller – Bass Guitar

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on I SPIT ASHES, click on the link below:

http://www.spitashes.de

LONG LIVE I SPIT ASHES.

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KATAKLYSM – POST THIRD “THE IRON WILL” TRAILER & ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on April 20, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Montreal based Extreme Metallers KATAKLYSM will release a multidisc DVD this June entitled “The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined”, which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band’s long, turbulent career, as well as footage of KATAKLYSM’s performance at last year’s Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The cover art for the release was created by artist Colin Marks (ORIGIN, EXODUS, NEVERMORE) and can be viewed above.

Check out the third trailer for the upcoming release here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqfAaOJ2lSU

Also available:
Trailer I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rGLFjJ2q18&feature=relmfu
Trailer II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MpyZU_rPtg

Don’t miss KATAKLYSM live:

“IRON WILL RUSSIA”
KATAKLYSM 
With special guest : MARDUK + VADER + GODS TOWER

11.05 – Irkutsk “Megapolis”
13.05 – Krasnojarsk “DK Kraza”
14.05 – Novosibirsk “Rock City”
16.05 – Ekaterinburg “Tele Club”
17.05 – Magnitogorsk “Universal”
18.05 – Ufa “Agava”
19.05 – Nizhny Novgorod “TBA”
20.05 – Moscow “KKZ Moscow”

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28.07 -, Obersinn GERMANY @ Eisenwhan festival (headliner)
04.08 – Essen GERMANY @ Turock w/ special after show party (headliner)
04.07 – Tolmin SLOVENIA @ Metalcamp festival
04.09 – Chemnitz GERMANY @ Rock im Betonwerk festival (headliner)
09.08- Switzerland @ MEH SUFF festival (headliner)

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

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

http://www.facebook.com/kataklysm

http://www.youtube.com/user/kataklysmrocks

http://www.spreadthevenom.com/

http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/label/musi…

LONG LIVE KATAKLYSM.

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – 2012 Headline Tour Announced! NILE, SKELETONWITCH, HOUR OF PENANCE Support!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , on January 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – Detroit Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be hitting the road this March marking the band’s first headline run of 2012. Joining THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be Nile, Skeletonwitch, and Hour of Penance. The tour kicks off on March 24 in Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection and wraps up on April 20 in Worcester, Mass. at the New England Metal & Hardcore festival.

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER w/ Nile, Skeletonwitch, & Hour of Penance:

03/24 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection

03/25 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club

03/26 Minneapolis, MN Station 4

03/27 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

03/29 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre

03/30 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

03/31 Las Vegas, NV ** Extreme Thing ** buy tickets HERE

04/02 Seattle, WA El Corazon

04/03 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater

04/04 San Francisco, CA Slims

04/05 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues

04/06 Phoenix, AZ Nile Theater

04/07 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

04/09 Dallas, TX Prophet Bar

04/10 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit

04/11 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

04/13 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

04/14 TBA TBA

04/15 Toledo, OH ** Jamboree Festival ** buy tickets HERE

04/17 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

04/18 Philadelphia, PA Theater of the Living Arts

04/19 New York, NY Irving Plaza

04/20 Worcester, MA New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – buy tickets HERE

**BDM only

(Source: Metal Blade Records News Update)

* For more info, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

SKELETONWITCH – FOREVER ABOMINATION

NILE – myspace

METAL BLADE RECORDS

LONG LIVE EXTREME METAL.

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KATAKLYSM – ‘The Iron Will’ DVD Cover Revealed And 2nd Trailer Posted Online!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal dvds, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on January 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Montreal based Extreme Metallers KATAKLYSM will release a multi-disc DVD this Spring entitled The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined, which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band’s long, turbulent career, as well as footage of KATAKLYSM’s performance at last year’s Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The cover art for the release was created by artist Colin Marks (ORIGIN, EXODUS, NEVERMORE) and can be viewed above.

Check out the second teaser for the upcoming release at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05tQFsKBFO4

KATAKLYSM recently recorded the single The Iron Will in Montreal, Canada with guitarist/producer Jean-François Dagenais. It will be mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, BEHEMOTH, MNEMIC) in Denmark and will be made available with a video clip on iTunes one month before the release of The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined.

Watch the video clip for the song At the Edge of the World at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ . The footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal, which was part of their recent “Spread the Venom” headlining world tour. At the Edge of the World comes from the bands latest acclaimed album Heaven’s Venom. The video clip was filmed by director Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary/DVD THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

LONG LIVE KATAKLYSM.

Stone.

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THE NEOLOGIST – Announce Decrepit Birth’s Drummer SAMUS As Guest On New Soilwork Covers Album

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

THE NEOLOGIST have announced their “mystery drummer” on the upcoming first track of the bands new SOILWORK cover album as none other than the multi-faceted SAMUS (Decrepit Birth, ex-Mutiny Within, ex-Abigail Williams, ex-Suspyre).  THE NEOLOGIST have collaborated with SAMUS for their first release, “Shadowchild”.

Coming off the heels of their debut album, The 26 Letters of Your Universe,  THE NEOLOGIST also released a full length IN FLAMES cover album titled IN FLAMES We Trust: Volume I.  They are at it again as they are currently recording a brand new full SOILWORK cover album.  The band has also asked fans to help them pick which songs to cover by leaving their requests on the band’s website www.theneologist.net

THE NEOLOGIST is also currently working on their sophomore album, The Promise of Eternal Separation, with a release date of spring 2012.  All of THE NEOLOGIST’S music can be downloaded for FREE at their Bandcamp profile. http://theneologist.bandcamp.com/

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

LONG LIVE THE NEOLOGIST & SAMUS.

Stone.

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THE NEOLOGIST – Announce New SOILWORK Cover Album With Mystery Drummer!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

U.S. Melodic Death Metal two piece THE NEOLOGIST has just announced that in addition to recording their sophomore album The Promise of Eternal Separation, they will also be recording an entire SOILWORK tribute album.  To get the party started, they will be having a guest drummer who is well-known throughout the Metal community for their first release from the album, “Shadowchild”. The mystery drummer has not been revealed yet, but stay posted for the official announcement.

THE NEOLOGIST is coming off the release of their debut album The 26 Letters of Your Universe which the band has been giving away for free via their Bandcamp site (http://theneologist.bandcamp.com).  Fans can also download all of their covers on their album IN FLAMES We Trust: Volume I which is also on the Bandcamp site.

The follow-up album, The Promise of Eternal Separation, is set to be released in early 2012, and just like their first album, the band is giving away the entire album for free.  A sampler of the album can be heard on their YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtppE-7P7jk&list=UUqCualetdCQK2eLxMyEbgKw&feature=plcp)

In addition, THE NEOLOGIST wants to engage fans and let them choose which SOILWORK songs they will cover on the new album.  You can leave a message on their website with your thoughts on which songs they should cover (www.theneologist.net).

* Follow THE NEOLOGIST on twitter by clicking on the link below:

www.twitter.com/theneologist

LONG LIVE THE NEOLOGIST.

Stone.

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GODSIC – A METAL Band From Sweden You MUST Check Out!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

GODSIC – At the end of 2010, former Construcdead members Peter Tuthill, Rickard Dahlberg, Chris Barkensjö and Thomas Wallander decided to join forces once again and founded GODSIC. Since their formation in 2010, the Metal/Melodic Death Metal band GODSIC have been hard at work writing new songs for their upcoming debut album “As the Heavens Burn”, due out in spring 2012. Vocalist Peter Tuthill and drummer Chris Barkensjö are also current members of Sweden’s Carnal Forge. (Recent developments have Carnal Forge disbanded indefinitely).

Check out the METAL of GODSIC by clicking on their SoundCloud link below!

Godsic’s Sounds on SoundCloud

GODSIC:

Peter Tuthill – Vocals

Rickard Dahlberg – Guitar

Jari Kuusisto – Guitar

Thomas Wallander – Bass

Chris Barkensjö – Drums

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

GODSIC – facebook

LONG LIVE GODSIC.

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PREY FOR NOTHING – Signs With Massacre Records, Second Studio Album Drops On December 9th, 2011

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 27, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PREY FOR NOTHING was forged in the fiery cities of Northern Israel.

After playing with Iron Maiden’s original singer, Paul Di’Anno, Yaniv Aboudy (guitars), Amir Salomon (bass) and Iftah Levi (drums) decided to dissolve their Prog-Metal band Damnnation in order to form a band more extreme and write songs more suitable to their musical taste.

PREY FOR NOTHING was joined by Yotam ‘Defiler’ Avni (vocals) with his acid throat and iron lungs, and the band released their debut album “Violence Divine” in 2008.

Inspired by classic Metal acts like Death, At The Gates and Testament, the band was joined by second guitarist Tal Behar (Orphaned Land live guitar player) and toured Israel, growing a massive following in the local scene.

Combining Progressive Metal elements to sheer Death Metal brutality, PREY FOR NOTHING can attract the fans of Opeth, Behemoth and all in between!

PREY FOR NOTHING’s second album “Against All Good & Evil” will be released on Massacre Records, on December 9, 2011!

PREY FOR NOTHING Lineup:

Yotam ‘Defiler’ Avni – Vocals

Yaniv Aboudy – Guitars

Tal Behar – Guitars

Amir Salomon – Bass

Iftah Levy – Drums

(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on PREY FOR NOTHING, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/preyfornothing

http://preyfornothing.com

MASSACRE RECORDS

LONG LIVE PREY FOR NOTHING.

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THE NEOLOGIST Release New Album Teaser – Ask For Fans Help

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, melodic death metal, melodic metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 31, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

THE NEOLOGIST – America’s Gothenburg styled Melodic Metal band THE NEOLOGIST have just released an album teaser to their upcoming release, The Promise of Eternal Separation, in which fans can hear bits to every song on the album.

Coming off the release of their highly acclaimed debut album, The 26 Letters of Your Universe, as well as their full IN FLAMES cover album IN FLAMES We Trust: Volume I, the band delivers more intense Melodic Metal.

In addition, the band is asking for the help of their fans in choosing the next albums singles.  THE NEOLOGIST will be releasing 3 singles from the new album before the full length is released, and they want fans to help them decide which songs to use.  All you have to do is listen to the new album teaser and tell them which song you want to be released first as a single.  Fans can write on the wall to their homepage (www.theneologist.net), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Neologist/157218564291856), or even email theNeologist@gmail.com.

THE NEOLOGIST will also be giving away their entire new album for free, as with all of their music.

The track listing for The Promise of Eternal Separation:

1. Fall of an Empire

2. Innate Supremacy

3. Subterranean Creatures

4. Apollo’s Creed

5. With Blind Eyes

6. In The Name Of…

7. The March of Sagittarius

8. Between the Fallen

9. A Call to Harms

10. My Angel Is a Demon

11. Lost Souls of a Forgotten Science

*12. Red Clouds (Disarmonia Mundi Cover)

Album Teaser – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtppE-7P7jk&feature=channel_video_title

* For more info on THE NEOLOGIST, click on the links below:

www.theNeologist.net

www.youtube.com/theNeologistOfficial

Download all the music for FREE: www.theneologist.bandcamp.com

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)

LONG LIVE THE NEOLOGIST.

LONG LIVE INDEPENDENT METAL.

Stone.

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AMON AMARTH – “Destroyer Of The Universe”: Video Premiere On Blank TV

Posted in concerts, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on June 27, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo Credit: Steve Brown)

AMON AMARTH – Starting today, fans can check out the new AMON AMARTH music video for the song Destroyer of the Universe off the band’s latest release, Surtur Rising. The live video, which is premiering exclusively on BlankTV , was shot on the band’s May 6th stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Theatre Of Living Arts by director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye (The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devin Townsend Project, Suicide Silence, Municipal Waste, Whitechapel, etc).

Comments guitarist Olavi Mikkonen: “This time around we wanted to catch the energy and atmosphere of a live show, so we simply went for a live video. We look forward to get back to North America in August to continue and fulfill the ‘Evening with’ tour, meanwhile enjoy the video.”

* Check out the video by clicking here: YouTube – Blank TV’s Channel and be sure to leave a comment.

In a recap of the band’s last tour in the US, Concertconfessions.com opined: “What is most beautiful about AMON AMARTH‘s triumph of America is that it’s as pure as the music itself… Friends sharing with friends the magic of the music, that is a true token of success and judging on the reaction from Southern California on Easter Sunday 2011 – AMON AMARTH will have success for a very long time.” The Washington Times applauded the band for leaving, “the sold-out crowd awestruck by [their] mastery of melodic death metal,” About.com boasted, “I was highly impressed by AMON AMARTH’s stage presentation, which easily rivals that of bands that normally fill arenas,” while Skullsnbones.com put it simply: “One band came and conquered Atlanta and their name is AMON AMARTH!”

Don’t forget to catch AMON AMARTH live when the band returns to North America for the second leg of the “An Evening with AMON AMARTH” tour.

Scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on August 4, the trek will pillage its way through 21 cities, including several Canadian venues, and come to a close in Boise, Idaho on September 3. The first set will again feature the band performing the Surtur Rising album in its entirety while the second will offer up mixed bag of tunes from their extensive catalog of Norse-inspired awesomeness.

An Evening with AMON AMARTH
8/04/2011 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
8/06/2011 MacEwen Hall – Calgary, AB
8/07/2011 Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, AB
8/08/2011 Odeon – Saskatoon, SK
8/09/2011 The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB
8/12/2011 The Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON
8/13/2011 Metropolis – Montreal, QC
8/14/2011 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC
8/16/2011 Mr. Small’s – Millvale, PA
8/17/2011 St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
8/19/2011 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
8/20/2011 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
8/21/2011 Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
8/23/2011 Expo Five – Louisville, KY
8/24/2011 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
8/26/2011 House of Blues – Houston, TX
8/27/2011 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
8/29/2011 Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
8/31/2011 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
9/01/2011 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
9/02/2011 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
9/03/2011 The Knitting Factory – Boise, ID

The eighth studio offering from one of Sweden’s finest Death Metal exports, Surtur Rising was released in North America on March 29, 2011 via Metal Blade Records and continues to reap praise from fans and critics alike. AMON AMARTH nailed a cover spot of the April 2011 issue of Decibel Magazine and earned a 9/10 rating from Outburn who commended the band for delivering “a collection that is brimming with beefy riffs, insidious melodies, and a truly epic sense of scale.”

Fearnet.com agreed saying AMON AMARTH is now “at the head of the class,” Metal Review gave it a 9.2/10 score calling it “one of the band’s very best releases,” while Metal Army America offered up a grade “A” review noting, “from the Stockholm-bred riff style to frontman Johan Hegg’s Cimmerian-esque performance as growler du jour, AMON AMARTH’s Surtur Rising proves to be an essential and defining listen for band and fans alike.”

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the links below:

AMON AMARTH – Official Website

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth

http://twitter.com/amonamarthband

http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

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Children Of Bodom – Jaska Raatikainen Doing a Live Video Chat on Yowie: June 24th, 7pm PT/10pm ET!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on June 24, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CHILDREN OF BODOM – Drummer Jaska Raatikainen of COB is doing a live video chat on Yowie.com tonight (June 24th, 2011) at 7pm PT / 10pm ET from The House of Blues in Hollywood. Tune in and ask him your questions!

Also: If you haven’t picked up the NEW Children Of Bodom album Relentless Reckless Forever, it is a METAL MUST! Their newest Metal offering Rips, Tears and Burns with Metal authority… and is melodic too. Relentless Reckless Forever is without a doubt, one of the best Metal albums to blister my Metal eardrums in 2011. Metal be thy name.

Relentless Reckless Forever was released on Spinefarm Records, March 8th, 2011 (U.S.).

* For more info on CHILDREN OF BODOM, click on the link below:

Children Of Bodom – Hate Crew Official Website

LONG LIVE CHILDREN OF BODOM.

Stone.

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ARCH ENEMY “KHAOS LEGIONS” – Releases In U.S. June 7th, 2011: New Album Is Scalding And Delivers The Metal Offensive!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 2, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ARCH ENEMY – Releasing in the U.S. on June 7th, 2011, is the eighth studio album from ARCH ENEMY. This Swedish Melodic Death Metal band is on fire once again with KHAOS LEGIONS, leaving no door open for posers to enter and re-establishing why they are living Metal legends. Angela Gossow reaffirms her glorious position as one of this genre’s greatest vocalists, while the Amott brothers (Christopher and Michael) cement their status as one of Metal’s all-time finest guitar duos.

ARCH ENEMY also covers four Metal classics from KISS, Europe, Dream Evil and Hardcore Punk legends: Discharge. This second CD of covers is available on the Deluxe Edition/Media Book Versions. ARCH ENEMY delivers the Metal goods covering these songs, I wish they chose a dozen more! KHAOS LEGIONS is a formidable follow-up to 2007’s Rise of the Tyrant and I was never expecting anything less from ARCH ENEMY.

If your looking to be stomped into Metal submission, while simultaneously begging for NO Metal mercy, I strongly suggest you buy KHAOS LEGIONS and thank the Metal Gods of our Metal Underworld… that ARCH ENEMY is unleashed and will not be contained!

ARCH ENEMY:

Angela Gossow – vocals

Michael Amott – guitars

Christopher Amott – guitars

Sharlee D’Angelo – bass

Daniel Erlandsson – drums

KHAOS LEGIONS Track List:

Khaos Overture (Instrumental)

Yesterday Is Dead and Gone

Bloodstained Cross

Under Black Flags We March

No Gods, No Masters

City of the Dead

Through The Eyes of a Raven

Cruelty Without Beauty

We Are A Godless Entity (instrumental)

Cult of Chaos

Thorns In My Flesh

Turn To Dust (instrumental)

Vengeance Is Mine

Secrets

* Deluxe Version (Media Book Version) Cover Tracks:

Warning (Discharge cover)

The Oath (KISS cover)

Book of Heavy Metal (Dream Evil cover)

Wings of Tomorrow (Europe cover)

* Japanese bonus tracks are:

The Zoo (Scorpions cover)

Snow Bound (Acoustic version)

* For more info on ARCH ENEMY and KHAOS LEGIONS, click the links below:

ARCH ENEMY – Official Website

ARCH ENEMY – Official facebook

LONG LIVE ARCH ENEMY.

Stone.

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The Neologist – Releases New Songs and Launches Official Website

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 1, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

THE NEOLOGIST – Coming off the release of their debut album, The 26 Letters of Your Universe, Gothenburg styled melodic metal two piece THE NEOLOGIST have been hard at work on new material.

The band is currently working on their next album tentatively titled The Promise of Eternal Separation which is set to be released in the fall of 2011.

THE NEOLOGIST is simultaneously recording the first of several IN FLAMES cover albums which they will be titling In Flames We Trust: Volume 1.  Thus far they have recorded and released “Jotun”, “Jester Script Transfigured”, and “Ordinary Story”.  The band is taking requests from fans via their Facebook, YouTube, and Homepage on which IN FLAMES songs should be covered on the album.  They also released 2 comical music videos for “Jotun” and “Jester Script Transfigured” which can be viewed on their YouTube account.

An official website has been launched for THE NEOLOGIST where fans can get up to date information and free music.  The new website is www.theneologist.net .  Fans can also leave the band messages via their website for which IN FLAMES songs should be covered next.

Most importantly, the band is giving away their music for FREE and encourage people to download their entire album and share the music.  The entire The 26 Letters of Your Universe album along with the 3 released IN FLAMES covers can all be downloaded for free via the bands BandCamp profile.

(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)

LONG LIVE THE NEOLOGIST.

Stone.

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AMON AMARTH – To Return To North America This August 2011!

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on May 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo Credit: Steve Brown)

AMON AMARTH – Following up a hugely successful U.S. headlining tour that found the band touring without support and instead performing two separate sets each night, Melodic Death Metal legends AMON AMARTH will return to North America for the second leg of the “An Evening With AMON AMARTH” tour.

Scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on August 4, the trek will ravage its way through 22 cities, including several Canadian venues, and come to a close in Boise on September 3. The first set will again feature the band performing the recently-released, critically-acclaimed Surtur Rising album in its entirety while the second will offer up mixed bag of tunes from their extensive catalog of Norse-inspired awesomeness.

Commented the band in a collective statement: “Yes, it is true! We are coming back to tour North America. The Spring tour turned out to be so successful, and we had such a great time playing the double sets each night, that we decided to bring ‘An evening With AMON AMARTH’ to the rest of the continent, including Canada! We will perform the new album in its entirety, and after that we’re doing a revised second set with all the classics as well as some ‘wild-cards.’”

An Evening With AMON AMARTH

8/04/2011 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC

8/06/2011 – Macewan Hall – Calgary, AB

8/07/2011 – Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, AB

8/08/2011 – Odeon – Saskatoon, SK

8/09/2011 – The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB

8/12/2011 – The Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON

8/13/2011 –  Metropolis – Montreal, QC

8/14/2011 – Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC

8/16/2011 – Mr. Small’s – Millvale, PA

8/17/2011 – St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI

8/19/2011 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD

8/20/2011 – Starland Ballroom – Sayerville, NJ

8/21/2011 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY

8/23/2011 – Expo Five – Louisville, KY

8/24/2011 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

8/26/2011 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX

8/27/2011 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX

8/29/2011 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM

8/31/2011 – House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA

9/01/2011 – House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

9/02/2011 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

9/03/2011 – The Knitting Factory – Boise, ID

The eighth studio offering from one of Sweden’s finest Death Metal exports, Surtur Rising was released in North America on March 29, 2011 via Metal Blade Records and continues to reap praise from fans and critics alike.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the links below:

http://www.surturrising.com 

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth

http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

 http://www.amonamarth.com

http://twitter.com/amonamarthband

LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

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Children Of Bodom – “Was It Worth It?” Video Rips, Tears and Burns!

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, melodic death metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

CHILDREN OF BODOM – Released on March 8th, 2011, via Spinefarm Records, Relentless reckless forever is the newest, brutal, crashin’, Thrashin’, Metalin’, rippin’, tearin’ and burnin’ album from Children Of Bodom. (I think I described this fabulous new album from COB quite well, in the opening sentence). Alexi Laiho is on fire once again with both his Extreme vocals and blistering guitar licks!

Relentless reckless forever is easily one of the BEST Metal albums 0f 2011 that I’ve been exposing my Metal ears to. Metal be thy name: if you haven’t picked up this new COB album just yet, what are you waiting for?

Below is the music video for Was It Worth It? from Relentless, reckless forever. Take my Metal advice, it is worth it to listen to and watch Was It Worth It? below!

CHILDREN OF BODOM:

Alexi Laiho – guitars & vocals

Janne Warman – keyboards

Roope Latvala – guitars

Jaska Raatikainen – drums

Henkka Blacksmith – bass

* For more info on CHILDREN OF BODOM, click the link below:

Children Of Bodom – Official Website

LONG LIVE CHILDREN OF BODOM.

Stone.

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AMON AMARTH – U.S. Tour To Commence Today! April 14th, 2011

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

(Photo Credit: Steve Brown)

Melodic Death Metal titans, AMON AMARTH, today kick off their long-anticipated near two-week run of live dates in support of their latest studio offering: Surtur Rising. Dubbed “An Evening With AMON AMARTH,” this special tour will find the band performing two sets each night with no openers. The first set will feature the band performing Surtur Rising in its entirety while the second will boast a collection of songs from previous releases.  The Viking-inspired mayhem will begin tonight in Chicago at The Bottom Lounge.

Released on March 29 via Metal Blade Records, Surtur Rising has topped the charts both domestically and abroad and continues to reap praise from critics and fans around the globe for its sheer debilitating heaviness. Said Decibel of the offering: “…it’s a pleasure to learn one of metal’s most consistent bands remains as indefatigable as ever.” L.A. Music Blog called Surtur Rising, “the epitome of what death metal should be: ferocious and crushing. It’s possibly the band’s best work to date,” Blabbermouth compared the record to being, “…bludgeoned by your favorite warhammer. Definitely a contender for this year’s best,” while Metal Bite commended the record saying, “Surtur Rising is not just an album, it’s a fantastic tale that’s presented with honor and dignity. This is some of the band’s most dynamic work yet and I cannot emphasize enough how you need to pick up a copy when this is released!” Metal Curse called it,  “absolutely amazing from beginning to end,” while Crave Metal put it simply: “EPIC!”

Commented guitarist Olavi Mikkonen: “We can’t thank our fans enough for showing their appreciation of our music and making this album our most successful release to date. We are looking forward to performing the songs from Surtur Rising live and delivering a powerful, crushing set! See you on tour, cheers!”

An Evening With AMON AMARTH

4/14/2011 @ The Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

4/15/2011 @ Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

4/16/2011 @ Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS

4/17/2011 @ The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

4/19/2011 @ Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR

4/20/2011 @ Showbox Sodo – Seattle, WA

4/22/2011 @ The Regency – San Francisco, CA

4/23/2011 @ Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA

4/24/2011 @ House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

4/25/2011 @ Nile Theatre – Mesa, AZ

4/27/2011 @ White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

4/29/2011 @ Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL

4/30/2011 @ Beacham Theatre – Orlando, FL

5/01/2011 @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

5/02/2011 @ Jaxx – Springfield, VA

5/03/2011 @ Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

5/05/2011 @ Best Buy Theater – New York, NY

5/06/2011 @ Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/07/2011 @ Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on AMON AMARTH, click on the links below:

AMON AMARTH – Official Website

http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

http://www.facebook.com/AmonAmarthBand

http://twitter.com/amonamarthband

LONG LIVE AMON AMARTH.

Stone.

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