Archive for metal albums 2013

FUNERAL CIRCLE – Release Self-titled Album On Shadow Kingdom Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Canadian Epic Doomsters FUNERAL CIRCLE have released their self-titled debut on Shadow Kingdom Records. Hailing from the icy mountains of Canada, FUNERAL CIRCLE is one of the most promising young bands to enter the realms of Doom Metal in recent memory. Selections from the album are playing at this location.

Order Funeral Circle at: store.shadowkingdomrecords.com

Critical Praise:

“Heavy. Eerie. Epic. Melodic.” – Temple of Perdition

“These are a collection of tracks destined to be played in huge halls. This wall of noise is massive, which leads me to the following question: Why hasn’t everyone heard of Funeral Circle already? This is unacceptable. You need to know. – MetalMouth.net

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Adrian M. – Vocals
M “Pilgrim” B. – Guitars
M.K. – Bass
S. M. – Guitars
P. F. – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on FUNERAL CIRCLE:

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http://shadowkingdomrecords.com

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LONG LIVE FUNERAL CIRCLE.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

Stone.

VALDUR – Long-Running Alpine Black/Death Conjurors Confirm Details Of Imminent New Full-Length

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Alpine Black/Death conjurors, VALDUR, have confirmed preliminary details of their impending new full-length. Dubbed At War With, the follow-up to the band’s 2010-released Raven Gods Among Us, was recorded at Earhammer Studio with Greg Wilkinson at the helm and is currently being mastered by Michael Z. (Secrets of the Moon, Ascension) at Source Studios and boasts ten psalms of sonic repugnance.

States drummer Matthew bluntly, “I’m not very comfortable trying to put VALDUR’s music into words, but I think that what is important is that we have the luxury of doing what we want, when we want… and in the end, it will be our music and artwork that will do all the talking.”

Feel the infernal enormity of a rough version of the title track at THIS LOCATION.

Crowned “the best black metal band in the United States that you’ve probably never heard of,” by About.com and featuring past and current members of Weverin, Endless Blizzard and Plutocracy, VALDUR was forged at the turn of the century in a small mountain town located in the pulsating heart of the Sierra Mountain Range near the Nevada border. It is where desert (Death Valley) meets mountain (Mt. Whitney) and where the unholy trio celebrate the freedom and space to dwell without interference of fashionable “scenes” or “rulebooks.”

At War With will rise on December 17, 2013 via BloodyMountain Records. Additional details to be unveiled in due time.

VALDUR Personnel:

Matthew – Drums

William – Bass

Samuel – Guitar/Vocals

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on VALDUR:

http://www.bloodymountainrecords.com

http://www.valdur.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/valdur/54163319709

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LONG LIVE VALDUR.

LONG LIVE UNDERGROUND METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

Century Media Records Presents “Carnival Of Sounds III” As A FREE 14 Song Download!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Century Media Records presents Carnival Of Sounds III – 14 very cool songs are featured in it and it’s completely FREE!!! Go here for your FREE download: http://smarturl.it/COSIII

METAL BE THY NAME, THIS IS A METAL DEAL TO GRAB!! THANK YOU CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS!! WHOA.

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LONG LIVE CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BONES – To Release “Sons Of Sleaze” On November 18th, Via Planet Metal

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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BONES – Chicago’s filthiest trio marches out of the sewers of hell with twelve freshly severed slabs of Death Metal sleaze! BONES is back with Sons of Sleaze, the follow-up to their 2011 self-titled release. Recorded with famed producer Sanford Parker (Lair of the Minotaur,Nachtmystium), Sons of Sleaze will be out November 18th on Planet Metal.

Check out album track “Maggots” below:

Sons of Sleaze delivers its unfair share of nasty surprises, incorporating violent blasts and low-tuned slime with a dirty rock-and-roll backbone that has never been more apparent, especially when it comes to Jon Necromancer’s undead belch!  The impossibly heavy combination of Necromancer’s bass and Carcass Chris’s muscular guitar riffs is once again captured in all its devastating glory, and drummer Joe Warlord’s huge vocabulary of patterns and fills keeps the energy level in the red for the entire 37-minute beating that is Sons of Sleaze.

Held together by a cover that could only be called “a new low” for artist Putrid, this album is highly recommended for the rotten-hearted, ill-natured, and furious!

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Praise for Bones’ self-titled debut (2011):

“..to me this is without any doubts one the coolest releases in the Crust / Death / Thrash genre for quite a long time!” Voices From the Darkside

“..frenzied, ragged death metal dripping with the filth and swagger of punk — no quantized typewriter drums or guitars compressed into bland, congested slabs.” Chicago Reader

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Jon Necromancer – bass & lead vocals

Joe Warlord – drums & vocals

Carcass Chris – guitar & vocals

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on BONES:

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Planet Metal – Mail Order List:

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LONG LIVE BONES.

LONG LIVE CHICAGO.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

STRYPER – Amazing Chart Positions For “No More Hell To Pay” And More Grand News!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 15, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the STRYPER Facebook page, November 15th:

We’d like to point out some amazing numbers that just blow our minds, to you this morning. This page just hit 155,000 likes! In it’s first week of release, No More Hell To Pay was #2 on the Contemporary Christian Albums, #3 on the Current Hard Music Albums, #3 on the Top Hard Music Albums, #3 on the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums, #6 on the Top Current Rock Albums, #33 on the Billboard Top 200 Current Albums and #35 on the Billboard Top 200!

The Live CD/DVD Recording at the Legendary Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles on November 16th is SOLD OUT! The video for NMHTP has over 199,000 views in less than a month. The video for Sympathy has over 71,000 views in less than 2 weeks. Plus, we just announced the special 77 hours sale for those who haven’t gotten the new album on our website. You can get the CD, or order multiple copies to give to others for just $7.77 each. We just want to say that STRYPER Fans ROCK! We are overwhelmed and blessed by all of you! Be watching for more announcements in the next few days and weeks. By His Strypes We Are Healed!

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Michael Sweet – Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar

Robert Sweet – Drums

Oz Fox – Guitar & Vocals

Timothy Gaines – Bass & Vocals

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* For more info on STRYPER:

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Website: http://www.stryper.com

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LONG LIVE STRYPER.

A METAL CONGRATS TO STRYPER!!

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

MAMMOTH GRINDER – Declares New Live Actions

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on November 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Following several other live runs, first bashing a trail across Australia on their first tour of that continent, followed by a tour of the West Coast US including a performance at The Power Of The Riff, Texas brutalizers MAMMOTH GRINDER have declared new live actions for the coming weeks.

These new melees will begin to transpire across North America this weekend, as the MAMMOTH GRINDER crew raids Canada for shows in Montreal this Thursday, November 14th and Toronto on Friday the 15th. Next month they’ll head back out on a trek kicking off December 14th at the first annual Denver Black Sky Festival joining Dying Fetus, Ghoul, Exhumed, Skinless, Power Trip, Weekend Nachos, Iron Reagan and a pile of others. From there MAMMOTH GRINDER will rip through the Midwest and Gulf Coast states with nine more shows with Power Trip, also sharing the stage with Iron Reagan, Windhand and more along the way. The band is currently devising additional tour plans for early 2014.

MAMMOTH GRINDER Tour Dates:

11/14/2013 Turbo Haus – Montreal, QC w/ Iron Age, Napalm Raid, Oath

11/15/2013 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON w/ Mind Eraser, Needles, Warthog

12/14/2013 The Gothic Theater – Denver, CO @ Denver Black Sky Festival [info]

12/15/2013 Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan, Windhand

12/16/2013 Club Dada – Dallas, TX w/ Power Trip,Iron Reagan, Windhand

12/17/2013 Red 7 – Austin, TX w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan, Windhand

12/18/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan

12/19/2013 Epic Problem – Tampa, FL w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan

12/20/2013 Talent Farm – Pembroke Pines, FL w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan

12/21/2013 The Atlantic – Gainesville, FL w/ Power Trip, Iron Reagan

12/22/2013 Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA w/ Power Trip

12/23/2013 The Forge – Birmingham, AL w/ Power Trip, Legion

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In July, MAMMOTH GRINDER released the beast that is their earth moving third LP, Underworlds, via 20 Buck Spin, the album literally stampeding praise forth from hot-shit mags and writers everywhere. Underworlds marks a peak at which MAMMOTH GRINDER have sharpened and perfected their sound into a seething grind/death/thrash maelstrom of intense degree; unrelenting in its concentrated raw precision and focused power, Underworlds careens violently through ten tracks with effortless versatility and the fixated songcraft expected of a band on their third record. The band commissioned the legendary Joe Petagno (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Marduk) to deliver the album’s gritty cover artwork.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on MAMMOTH GRINDER:

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http://www.mammothgrinder.com

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LONG LIVE MAMMOTH GRINDER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

TIDAL ARMS – Flood The Airwaves With “Molasses;” Song Proceeds To Aid In The Restoration Of Hurricane Sandy-Ravaged Translator Audio And The South Sound Rehearsal Studio

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Brooklyn drone-strewn noise rock threesome, TIDAL ARMS, hurl forth another canticle from their forthcoming new self-titled full-length. Titled “Molasses,” the tune — based on the Great Molasses Flood, a real event where a massive tidal wave of molasses destroyed a large area of Boston’s North End in 1919 — is currently monopolizing the airwaves courtesy of Vice/Noisey. All proceeds raised from the sale of the song will be used to help restore Brooklyn’s Translator Audio and The South Sound rehearsal studios, which were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy last year.

Relays guitarist/vocalist Tom Tierney, “Andrew Schneider from Translator Audio has made some of our favorite records, recorded our first 7″ and mixed [TIDAL ARMS debut] The Sun Exploding, and shares our love for the bizarre story of the Molasses Flood. His studio, Translator Audio and The South Sound rehearsal studios, were tragically destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. They’re starting over, and we’re releasing ‘Molasses’ as a fundraiser for the rebuild. Proceeds from the sale of the song go to Translator Audio and The South Sound.”

Describes Noisey of the track, “‘Molasses’ is like a five course meal of musical genres. At first, the song starts off with an ambient spacey vibe before shifting gears into droney, stoner rock. Then all of a sudden, by the fourth minute, we are knee-deep in doomy sludge metal. Subtle changes maybe, but enough to make it feel less like a song and more like a journey through the Lands of Heavy-Ass Rock.” 

Sink into “Molasses” at THIS LOCATION.

Fans wishing to purchase the track and make a contribution to the restoration efforts should point their browsers HERE.  

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Self-produced and mixed by Tierney and Alex Mead-Fox at the band’s own Spaceman Sound in Greenpoint, and mastered by renowned sound serpent Alan Douches (Converge, Torche, The Dillinger Escape Plan etc.) at West West Side Music, the fiery ten-track Tidal Arms expands upon the band’s gristly, heterogeneous soundspace. Discordant yet catchy and doused in angular riff cascades, celestial interludes and the penetrating vocal rants of Tierney, TIDAL ARMS integrate various elements of post-hardcore, noise rock and doom into their heaviest, most ethereal creation yet.

Adventurous souls can still sample the sounds of “Mirrorbox,” currently playing at Revolver at THIS LOCATION as well as “Gooski’s Ladder,” courtesy of MetalSucks HERE.

TIDAL ARMS will bring their serenades to the stage later this month with a special record release performance at The Acheron as well as a stint at Glassland Gallery in December. Additional live abrasions will be announced in the weeks to come.

TIDAL ARMS Live:

11/22/2013 The Acheron – Brooklyn, NY *Record Release Show* w/ Tiger Flowers, Sleep Bellum Sonno, Cavallo, Mount Gomery
12/10/2013 Glasslands Gallery – Brooklyn, NY w/ Muscle Worship

TIDAL ARMS will unleash a vinyl edition of the record via Black Numbers on the new date ofNovember 26th, 2013. Preorders are currently available at THIS LOCATION. Additionally, fans can preorder a digital version of Tidal Arms at the band’s official BandCamp page HERE where they will receive free downloads of “Gooski’s Ladder” and “Mirrorbox” immediately.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on TIDAL ARMS:

http://www.tidalarms.com

Facebook: Tidal Arms

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LONG LIVE TIDAL ARMS.

LONG LIVE BROOKYLN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BEHEMOTH – ANNOUNCES NEW VIDEO, 12” AND SINGLE OFF “THE SATANIST”

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 12, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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A first new sign of life from Polish Black/Death Metal legends BEHEMOTH comes in form of the song Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel of their upcoming new record The Satanist.

BEHEMOTH – The album was produced by BEHEMOTH, Wojtek and Slawek Wieslawscy and Daniel Bergstrand in Hertz Studio. The Satanist was mixed by Matt Hyde (SLAYER) and mastered by Ted Jensen (METALLICA, AC/DC) at Sterling Sound. The cover art, which will also be revealed on December 4th, is a painting by renowned Russian painter and occultist, Denis Forkas. For the cover, Nergal’s own blood was included in the paint. Additional artwork was handled by Metastazis and Zbigniew Bielak.

The Grupa 13 produced video for Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel will also be released on December 4th. The teaser for the video can be seen now here:

The limited edition (2,000 copies: 1,000 white and 1,000 black, 180 gram vinyl) 12″ EP of Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel will be released on December 4, 2013 via BEHEMOTH /New Aeon Musick in Europe and will be released as a gatefold, with each copy hand numbered and signed by the band.

The 12″ EP can be pre-ordered via BEHEMOTH’s webstore (white vinyl and black vinyl) and will contain the first single off of The Satanist, plus two non-album tracks: If I Were Cain and a cover from Polish Post-Punk New Wave legendary band SIEKIERALudzie Wschodu. Pre-orders will also be available at indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords and nuclearblast.de.

Furthermore, the first single off of The Satanist, Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel, will be available for purchase on iTunes starting early December. See below for release date by territory.

‘Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel’ iTunes Single Live On:
12/04 US
12/06 EU
12/08 UK

**Please note there will be NO digital or CD release planned for the vinyl edition!

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on BEHEMOTH:

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Website: http://www.behemoth.pl

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http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE BEHEMOTH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

IMMORTAL BIRD – Chicago Blackened Death Thrash Troupe Announce Debut EP “Akrasia”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on November 9, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Chicago Blackened Death Thrash troupe, IMMORTAL BIRD, are pleased to announce the release of their debut EP. Titled Akrasia, the abrasive manifestation of audio filth was recorded at Lo-Tech Laboratories this past summer by unsung Windy City sound sorcerer Jeff Ziolo, mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Isis, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch) at Godcity Studio, mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, From Ashes Rise, Nails, All Pigs Must Die) at Audiosiege and delivers four scathingly visceral tracks of torment. Led by the diseased vocal oscillations of drummer/front woman Rae Amitay, IMMORTAL BIRD is at once celestial and deadly.

Comments Amitay of the offering:“‘Akrasia’ is the state of acting against one’s better judgment, or weakness of will. The EP is centered around this concept, and the tracks serve to explore feelings of rage, resentment, and anguish that have resulted from ‘akratic’ behavior — mostly my own. The riffs, lyrics, and overall tone are meant to reflect both intensely caustic anger and moments of poignant self-realization. Writing and recording this EP was initially intended to be a cathartic and one-time experience, signifying the beginning and the end of IMMORTAL BIRD, but after collaborating with my bandmates and performing live, I’ve realized that this is a project that will press onward both in the studio and on the road. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to work with Kurt Ballou and Brad Boatright, as they’re complete commanders of their craft. This music could not have been placed in better hands, and that is an amazing feeling.”

Akrasia – Track Listing:

1. Spitting Teeth
2. Ashen Scabland
3. Akratic Seminar
4. The Pseudoscientist

IMMORTAL BIRD took its perverted form when drummer Rae Amitay (Thrawsunblat) yearned to step out from behind the confines of her drum kit, write some riffs and scream. With those dreams in tow, she enlisted the help of longtime friend/guitarist Evan Berry (Wilderun, Replacire) and bassist John Picillo. With Amitay opting to handle the mic onstage (while tackling drums and vocals on their albums), Garry Naples (Novembers Doom, Kastasyde, Without Waves) was recruited to take on all live drumming duties.

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Photo and editing credit: Meg Dolan – Facebook: Meg Dolan

IMMORTAL BIRD Personnel:

Rae Amitay – Drums, Vocals, Lyrics
Evan Berry – Guitars, Backing Vocals
John Picillo – Bass

Akrasia is set for release via Closed Casket Recordings on December 3rd. Teaser tracks and live rituals to be announced in the days to come. Stay tuned.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on IMMORTAL BIRD:

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LONG LIVE IMMORTAL BIRD.

LONG LIVE CHICAGO.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

COKEGOAT – Chicago Death/Doom Deviants To Scathe The Ears Of The Living, With Debut Full-Length “Vessel”

Posted in Death Metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 9, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Chicago Death/Doom deviants, COKEGOAT, are pleased to spew forth their debut full-length, Vessel. Recorded at Bricktop Recording on their home turf, the album was engineered by Andy Nelson of Weekend Nachos, mastered by renowned sound serpent Carl Saff (Unsane, Red Fang, Earthless et al) and offers up eight tracks of violent, face-raping Death/Doom centered around life, death, the earth, the moon and beyond.

Comprised of three guitarists, three voices, synths, bass and drums, COKEGOAT crafts a straightforward yet intricate brand of heavy. Think Electric Wizard meets Mastodon, or Black Sabbath circa ’73 – ’76.

Vessel – Track Listing:

1. Fear the Followers

2. Buried in the City

3. Dogs

4. End of Your Life, Pt. 1

5. End of Your Life, Pt. 2

6. Fly by Night, Pt. 2

7. Fly by Daylight

8. Glorious Dead

Personnel:

Jeff Wojtysiak – Guitar/Vocals

Ed Nudd – Guitar/Vocals

Chase Bentley – Guitar

Tim Baldwin – Bass

Rebekah Brown – Keys/Vocals

Jordan Schultz – Drums

Vessel was released on November 8, 2013 via Economy Of Motion Records and comes available on 180-gram LP and digital download. Further info, including live rituals, to be announced in the coming weeks.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on COKEGOAT:

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Bandcamp: http://cokegoat.bandcamp.com

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LONG LIVE COKEGOAT.

LONG LIVE CHICAGO.

LONG LIVE METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

REPTILIAN DEATH “The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence” = Imperative Death Metal!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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REPTILIAN DEATHThe Demonstealer (drums, guitars & bass) is the Metal mastermind behind the sheer evil that lurks within the Death Metal attack of REPTILIAN DEATH, while fronted by the sinister Vinay Venkatesh. Honestly, The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence came upon me this year like an unexpected high from the Metal Gods of Center Earth! I had no idea about the existence of such a dark and venomous Death Metal advocate, such as Demonstealer. Now I do know and I’m a better night dweller for it.

If you think the album cover art screams bloody-cruel Death Metal nightmares from Hell… wait till you listen to this album! Yes, this is a substantial case where one can judge an album by its cover for the better. REPTILIAN DEATH have created one of the best Death Metal albums I’ve had the privilege to listen to during 2013; while standing up to being one of the best Death Metal albums I’ve ever heard. Sometimes the best Metal surprises of 2013 come in the most dark and wicked of packages.

Make NO Metal mistake, REPTILIAN DEATH are not taking any prisoners with their Death Metal. This amazing Death Metal band from Mumbai (also known as Bombay) India, justifiably has my Metal endorsement and I’m not letting go! Relentless, furious, (of course, evil) and brain stinging Death Metal is all I hear on The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence. The quality of musicianship, horrifying and mean-spirited vocals, combined with a trueness to the genre, are the deadly attributes I hear on this album. No over-production and no rats-ass filler; just straight-up Death Metal the way I cherish it, both musically and lyrically. Metal be thy name.

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LONG LIVE REPTILIAN DEATH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

LONG LIVE INDIA.

Stone.

STRYPER “No More Hell To Pay” – Holding On To #1 On iTunes Rock Charts!

Posted in classic rock, classic rock bands, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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HUGE STRYPER NEWS!

NO MORE HELL TO PAY IS #1 ON iTUNES!

AS OF 7:00 AM EST, NOVEMBER 7TH!

JUST SAYING.

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METAL BE THY NAME.

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TWO NEW STRYPER CONCERT DATES ANNOUNCED!

STRYPER

WHEN: April 24, 2014

WHERE: The Rockpile West – West Toronto, Canada

TICKETS: TBA

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STRYPER

WHEN: April 25, 2014

WHERE: The Rockpile East – East Toronto, Canada

TICKETS: TBA

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Michael Sweet – Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar

Robert Sweet – Drums

Oz Fox – Guitar & Vocals

Timothy Gaines – Bass & Vocals

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For More Info On STRYPER:

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http://www.stryper.com

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LONG LIVE STRYPER.

Stone.

SKELETONWITCH – “Serpents Unleashed” Debuts At #62 On Billboard’s Top 200; Album Also Cracks Top 10 On Independent, Hard Rock And Vinyl Album Charts

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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The critically adored new SKELETONWITCH offering, Serpents Unleashed, debuted on this week’s Billboard 200 at #62, marking the highest chart position of the band’s career! The record’s first-week sales marked a 68% jump from those of its 2011 predecessor, Forever Abomination.

Additionally, Serpents Unleashed debuted at #5 on this week’s Vinyl Albums chart, #7 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, #10 on the Independent Albums chart, #17 on the Internet Albums chart and #20 on the Rock Albums chart. Serpents Unleashed also debuted on the Top Current Albums chart at #87 in Canada, where the album reached #11 on the Hard Music chart as well.

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Formed in Ohio a decade ago, SKELETONWITCH has received considerable acclaim for its trademark “blackened metal,” which Metal Hammer calls, “a potent brew of everything that makes metal so brilliant, vital and special.” The group’s relentless work ethic — personified by a 63-concerts-in-65-days test of endurance last year — is second to none in the genre, and true to form, the band is currently in the midst of an extensive North American tour with The Black Dahlia Murder. That tour will be followed by a US trek in early 2014 alongside Amon Amarth and Enslaved. International tour dates will be announced shortly.

Recorded earlier this year with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Isis, High On Fire), Serpents Unleashedfeatures artwork by John Baizley (Baroness, Kylesa, Kvelertak), who also designed the memorable cover of the group’s 2007 breakthrough Beyond The Permafrost. Subsequent releases Breathing The Fire (2009) and Forever Abomination (2011) — both of which cracked the Billboard Top 200 — cemented the group’s reputation as one of metal’s most important acts, and tours with the likes of Danzig, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Cannibal Corpse and a slot on Ozzfest helped to cultivate one of the genre’s most passionate fanbases.

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Chance Garnette – Vocals

Nate “N8 Feet Under” Garnette – Guitar

Scott “Scunty D” Hedrick – Guitar

Evan “Loosh” Linger – Bass

Dustin Boltjes – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

EASTERN SPELL “Entraced” – Southern Maine’s Underground DOOM METAL Troupe’s New Single Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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EASTERN SPELLUnderground Doom Metal has raised its calamitous head in Southern Maine. An underground Doom Metal sound that when played at maximum volume, the vibrations are equated to a one ton sledgehammer, as it’s being struck down upon a bolstered granite ledge; crippling and destroying all other sounds around it for miles. EASTERN SPELL is this underground Doom Metal troupe that makes such sonic Sludge enormity, as they, along with their new single, Entraced, are:

Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

At 11:10 long, Entraced is a Doom Metal epic, one that is capable of registering an impressive reading on the Richter magnitude scale. Seriously, no shit. This Doomed offering from EASTERN SPELL is an apocalyptic death march to a bottomless pit of hellfire; an evil hole of death that echoes the tormented souls of bubble-gum Pop fans, the sorry ones who’ve been eliminated from existence.

Listen And Watch For Yourself, Below, An Exercise In Underground Doom Metal Dominance! Metal Be Thy Name.

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EASTERN SPELL:

Dan Rich – Guitar

Angus McFarland – Guitar

Eric Rancourt – Drums

Dennis Lausier – Bass

Chris Corrado  -Vocals

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 This new single, Entraced, along with its video, are to prepare YOU and the world, for their record coming out late Winter!

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LONG LIVE EASTERN SPELL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SCAR THE MARTYR – UK DECEMBER HEADLINE SHOWS ANNOUNCED

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock bands, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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This December, SCAR THE MARTYR (Featuring Joey Jordison and vocalist Henry Derek) will be rampaging through the UK with their Metal headlining blitz! Check out the dates, venues and ticket info (above) and see if you can answer the Metal call from SCAR THE MARTYR! Metal be thy name!

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Roadrunner Records:

Website: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com

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LONG LIVE SCAR THE MARTYR.

Stone.

SATYRICON – EUROPEAN TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 7TH!

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Oslo Norway’s Black Metal icons, SATYRICON, will be embarking on their European tour, starting this Thursday, November 7th! Taiwan Republic’s very own CHTHONIC will be main support to the Satyricon UK, Europe and Scandinavian tour dates from November 7th to December 20th, 2013. Metal be thy name!

For more SATYRICON tour info go here: http://www.satyricon.no

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$14.99 SALE on SATYRICON’s s/t DOUBLE VINYL in BLACK! Ships worldwide at: http://bit.ly/satyricon-black-2lp

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http://chthonic.tw

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LONG LIVE SATYRICON.

LONG LIVE CHTHONIC.

Stone.

SNOW WHITE’S POISON BITE – “Featuring Dr. Gruesome And The Gruesome Gory Horror Show” – Album Review

Posted in horror, Metal, metal music, Music, Punk rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 30, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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3.5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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SNOW WHITE’S POISON BITE – Somewhere along my Metal life, the combination of Horror and Rock ‘N Roll has snagged a part of my Metal soul and refuses to leave. Cool. Case in point: this past Summer, I picked up the new CD from Finland’s Snow White’s Poison Bite, with its lengthy (yet cool) title: Featuring Dr. Gruesome And The Gruesome Gory Horror Show (Victory Records). I bought this CD without hearing a single note from it; the cover artwork sold itself!

If there is one dilemma I have with Snow White’s Poison Bite, it’s I wish they would settle on what sound they truly want to be famous for. These guys play (and Jeremy Thirteenth sings) Punk, Alternative, Extreme and Metal very well; only it’s the mixed bag of genres that distracts me; I sincerely want to be floored by this CD, only the change in musical styles has me asking: how does this band want to be labeled? If this Horror Crew wanted to just play straight-up (toasted cheese sandwich and beer) Horror Punk, saving the extremity and slivers of emo vocals for another day, then I’d do a naked jig clear across the beautiful state of Ohio. Yup.

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For the Metal money, this is a (gasp) FUN CD to listen to and the song titles should pretty much give that away. I am totally down with what Snow White’s Poison Bite have done with the marketing of their band, from the artwork to their Horror Punk attire and makeup. This is a rowdy CD, which adds an important plus to my liking it. I absolutely dig the creepy spoken words on both the intro (track 1) and ending (track 10) to this CD.

The legendary (former) Misfits frontman, Michael Graves, is featured on Zombie Romance. The (unexpected) 1950’s Doo Wop and Shoo Bop experience this song initially introduces only gives way to an even more delectable dish of creepy Horror Punk, making this song my favorite of the track list. At the end of my Metal day, I do recommend this CD to Horror Punk fans and Alternative (Heavy Rock) fans alike. Metal be thy name.

Track Listing:

1. Gruesomely Introducing: Dr. Gruesome And The Gruesome Gory Horror Show 2. The Gruesome Gory Horror Show 3. There’s A New Creep On The Block 4. Will You Meet Me In The Graveyard? 5. Halloween Means Death 6. Count Dracula Kid 7. Dr. Gruesome 8. Zombie Romance (Feat. Michael Graves) 9. Lurking Inside Of You 10. The Show Must Gruesomely End

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Jeremy Thirteenth – Vocals

Bobo – Bass

August – Guitar

Hoker Dine – Drums

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New album available NOW from:

iTunes: http://bit.ly/10aid1i

Amazon:http://amzn.to/1aozaWr

Direct (CD/Vinyl): http://bit.ly/12ByMSR

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LONG LIVE SNOW WHITE’S POISON BITE.

Stone.

THE MELVINS STREAM “TRES CABRONES” VIA PITCHFORK ADVANCE

Posted in alternative metal, alternative rock, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 30, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW WITH MUDHONEY AT GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO

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Oct. 30, 2013 – The Melvins are streaming Tres Cabrones (Nov. 5, Ipecac) in its entirety via Pitchfork (http://pitchfork.com/advance/271-tres-cabrones/).  Pre-orders for the record are available now: http://georiot.co/44Wg.

Tres Cabrones is as close as we’re willing to get to the Melvins 1983 line-up,” explained Osborne, of the 12-song album that reunites him, Dale Crover and original drummer Mike Dillard. “The best part is it’s all new songs. I specifically wrote tunes that would be good for these guys to play and it worked out great. We had no interest in rehashing tunes we wrote 30 years ago and chose instead to simply create NEW songs. It worked out perfectly.”

“Making the Tres Cabrones record was a real treat indeed. It’s a trip down memory lane complete with debauchery and ultra violence, ” said Dillard, who left the band in 1984 only to be replaced by Crover.

“After 30 years we release a record with the (almost) original line-up of the band,” added Crover. “I’ve always felt that drummer Mike Dillard was one of us. It’s great that he’s still a piece of the puzzle!  Plus, I get to see what it’s like being the bass player in the Melvins! Tres Cabrones indeed!”

The Melvins annexed Big Business band members Coady Willis and Jared Warren in 2006 for (A) Senile Animal and the quartet has remained in this incarnation for four additional releases including Everybody Loves Sausages, a covers album released this spring. Not ones to relax, the Melvins introduced Melvins Lite, a version of the band that teams Osborne and Crover with Trevor Dunn (Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle). Melvins Lite released their debut album, Freak Puke, in 2012 and subsequently embarked on a 51 date/51 State (including DC) tour of the United States. The band most recently celebrated their 30th anniversary with a six-week North American tour.

Up next for the band is a short stint in Australia with Helmet, a performance at the Meredith Music Festival on Dec. 13 and a recently announced New Year’s Eve performance with Mudhoney at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Calif.

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December 06     Fremantle, Australia @ Metropolis

December 08     Brisbane, Australia @ The Hi Fi (w/Helmet)

December 09     Byron Bay, Australia @ Northern Hotel (w/Helmet)

December 11     Newcastle, Australia @ Cambridge Hotel (w/Helmet)

December 12     Canberra, Australia @ Anu Bar (w/Helmet)

December 13     Meredith, Australia @ Meredith Music Festival

December 15     Sydney, Australia @ Hi Fi (w/Helmet)

December 16     Adelaide, Australia @ The Gov (w/Helmet)

December 17     Melbourne, Australia @ Hi Fi

December 18     Hobart, Australia @ Brisbane Hotel

December 31     San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

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LONG LIVE THE MELVINS.

Stone.

DISFIGUREMENT – Releases “Soul Rot” On Boris Records; EP Streaming In Full

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 29, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Soul Rot from Atlanta Old School Death Metal unit DISFIGUREMENT is out now on Boris Records. These five tracks burst at the seams with no frills, bone crushing Death Metal purity; the sensation is one you’ll not soon forget. Recorded by Scott Prian, mixed by Dan Klein (Arcane Studio), and mastered by Jack Control (Enormous Door), Soul Rot also features the stunning cover art of the mighty Juanjo Castellano 

Soul Rot was released September 19th, on CD and digital formats. The CD version comes with a link to download bonus live material. The EP will be available on iTunes and all other major digital retailers this November.

Forged from classic Death Metal elements, DISFIGUREMENT hammers away with precise, crushing rhythms, dynamic solos and nihilistic lyrics. Since forming in 2011, DISFIGUREMENT has been active in the Atlanta Metal scene, booking and performing with such acts as Nile, Deicide, Kreator, Inquisition, Miasmal and others.

Stream and download Soul Rot at borisrecords.bandcamp.com.

Purchase the CD at www.boris-records.com.

SOUL ROT – Track Listing:

1. Noxious Sensation

2. Solitude

3. Soul Rot

4. Entrance To Emptiness

5. Foul Light

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DISFIGUREMENT:

Adam Besserer – Lead Guitar

Nate Godbee – Vocals

Richard Olsen – Lead Guitar

Vaedis – Drums

Max Madara – Bass

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Critical Praise:

“Soul Rot is an OSDM monster in a tech death rubber suit. It stomps and slams with the dexterity normally found in a group priding themselves on week-long widdles. Disfigurement though, cares more about flow. They write honest to Dio SONGS, preferring Replayability over their own ability. Visceral Bleeding with a transfusion of early Anata is a fine way to grease your brain if you can’t press play yet.”  – IAN CHAINEY: Trample of the Week

“Area band Difigurement opened the night, a joyful death metal outfit that crushed eardrums by taking notes from old school groups like Vader and Morbid Angel. They gave that good old assault on the senses just like any true death metal band should. Their sound reverberated in the late 80’s style – brutality without repetitiveness. The performance was great as well. No frills, just aggression. I hope to hear these guys again soon, because they left a tremendous impression.”- Brett Neidlinger: Backstage Beat 

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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BORIS RECORDS: http://boris-records.com/

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LONG LIVE DISFIGUREMENT.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST – New Video Now Playing At Vevo; “Chemistry Of Consciousness” To Smother North America Tomorrow!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on October 28, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Today Portland Metal/Punk unit, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, in conjunction with mega music portal, Vevo, unveils their latest audiovisual undertaking for the track, “Acid Fuzz.” The Technicolor animation film was created by director Adam Avilla and comes on the eve of the official North American release of Chemistry Of Consciousness!

Kick your Monday in the buttcheeks with the ultra-evil, deviously absorbing, tripnotic cartoon adventures of “Acid Fuzz” at THIS LOCATION. 

Chemistry Of Consciousness was recorded by the band, mixed with Kurt Ballou (Converge) at GodCity Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, From Ashes Rise, Nails) at Audiosiege Engineering. Easily TOXIC HOLOCAUST’s most musically and conceptually mature undertaking to date, the record has earned critical fuck-yeahs globally for its blazing riffs, gravelly, venom-coated vocals, and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world all wrapped in a DIY attitude. Think Discharge on speed; Slayer with a punk rock chip on its shoulder, The Exploited on a Metallica overdose… Chemistry Of Consciousness is currently streaming in its entirety, courtesy of Relapse Records, HERE.

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TOXIC HOLOCAUST will take their sonic wreckage roadside next month on the first tour in support of Chemistry Of Consciousness. The shenanigans will commence November 16th in Trenton, New Jersey and find the band spreading their contagion through much of the Northeast, coming to a close December 1st in Island Park, New York. TOXIC HOLOCAUST will be joined by Ramming Speed and In Defence. Additionally, the band will perform a special Halloween procedural in Portland on October 31st with Stovokor, followed by a show in Seattle with Poison Idea and the Dwarves on November 1st. See a confirmed listing of dates below. More live assaults to be announced in the coming weeks.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST

10/31/0213 White Owl Social Club – Portland, OR w/ Stovokor

11/01/2013 El Corazon – Seattle, WA w/ Poison Idea, the Dwarves

w/ Ramming Speed, In Defence 

11/16/2013 Championship – Trenton, NJ

11/17/2013 Dusk – Providence, RI

11/18/2013 Nectars – Burlington, VT

11/19/2013 Sounds Asylum – Middletown, NY

11/20/2013 Mojo Main – Newark, DE

11/21/2013 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD

11/22/2013 Kingdom – Richmond, VA *supporting Municipal Waste

11/23/2013 The Foundry – Lakewood, OH

11/24/2013 Rockstar Pro Arena – Dayton, OH

11/25/2013 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI

11/26/2013 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

11/27/2013 The Shop – Pittsburgh, PA

11/29/2013 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

11/30/2013 Cherry St. Station – Wallingford, CT

12/01/2013 No Fun Clubn – Island Park, NY

Chemistry Of Consciousness will detonate in North America tomorrow, October 29th on CD, LP and digitally. Preorder packages are still available now HERE. For iTunes preorders, point your browser HERE.

And don’t forget to nab your copy of the December 2013 issue of Decibel featuring a mammoth TOXIC HOLOCAUST cover story! Order your copy today at THIS LOCATION!

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“…if there ever was a band to be the soundtrack for the end of mankind and society it would be TOXIC HOLOCAUST.” – Skullbanger

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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LONG LIVE TOXIC HOLOCAUST.

Stone.