Archive for metal albums 2013

TESTAMENT “DARK ROOTS OF THRASH” – AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON ITUNES NOW!

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

Testament - Dark Roots Of Thrash - promo flyer - itunes - 2013

TESTAMENT’s Dark Roots Of Thrash is available on iTunes!

PRE-ORDER at: http://georiot.co/282D.

Dark Roots Of Thrash will be released in Europe on October 18th, in the UK on October 21st and in North America on October 29th, via Nuclear Blast Records.  Metal be thy name!

Testament - band pic - band logo - 2012

Chuck Billy – Vocals

Eric Peterson – Guitar

Alex Skolnick – Guitar

Greg Christian – Bass

Gene Hoglan – Drums

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For More Info On TESTAMENT:

http://www.testamentlegions.com

http://www.facebook.com/testamentlegions

Nuclear Blast USA - Logo - promo

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE TESTAMENT.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

SCALPEL – Added To Cambridge, Mass. Date of MORBID ANGEL Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, deathgrind, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on October 9, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Scalpel - sorrow and skin - promo cover pic

“…bludgeoning…like a ten-ton hammer.” – DeadRhetoric.com 

Boston Death Metal force SCALPEL will provide support for MORBID ANGEL on the Cambridge, Mass. date of their 20th Anniversary of Covenant US Tour. The show is set to take place on November 10 at Middle East Downstairs. ABNORMALITY will also be appearing on the bill.

Tickets are available directly through SCALPEL at www.scalpel.bigcartel.com.

SCALPEL’s debut full-length, Sorrow and Skin, is out now via Sevared Records and available on Amazon, iTunes and other digital retailers. Physical copies coming soon.

The band recently teamed up with the folks at DeathMetal.org for the premier of album track The Black Juices. Stream the tune at this location.

Death Metal is a visceral art that is dependent upon the extreme dedication of its loyal fans. SCALPEL has no other purpose than to deliver a version of this art to those same fans whose lives have been claimed by the likes of SUFFOCATION, CARCASS, and DEATH. It is in this vein that SCALPEL constructs its own brutal dirges, devoid of genre restriction and with an eagerness to explore the darker realms of music. The band is rooted firmly in the old school aesthetic, vigilant to revive the gnarly riffage and macabre lyrical content of so many vicious death metal acts. SCALPEL creates its own art to be maddening and precise, to fulfill the connotations of its name.

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SCALPEL: 

Taylor Brennan – Guitars/Vocals
Manny Egbert – Guitars/Vocals
Chip Fay – Drums
 
Scalpel - Morbid Angel - show flyer promo - Nov - 10 - 2013
(Source: ClawHammer PR)
* For More Info On SCALPEL:

WEBSITE: www.scalpel.us

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/scalpelofficial

MYSPACE:  www.myspace.com/scalpel08

BANDCAMP:  www.scalpel.bandcamp.com

YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/scalpelofficial

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LONG LIVE SCALPEL.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

ICED EARTH “The Plagues EP” Limited Edition Blood Red Vinyl – Available On European Tour With VOLBEAT

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

Iced Earth - The Plagues EP - promo cover pic

As reported on the ICED EARTH Facebook page:

Band and Crew have gathered and we have begun rehearsals for the Volbeat Tour that kicks off this Friday in Milan. We are really excited to begin this new touring cycle even though it feels like the previous one only ended yesterday.

It will certainly be killer to see you guys out there and hang with my brother Michael and the guys in Volbeat and their team.

On another note: we have been thinking of offering something special to our fans on this tour and here it is:

• A 12” 180g Vinyl EP
• Limited, hand-numbered edition (1000 units only)
• Blood red vinyl
• Heavy duty cardboard sleeve with matte print

Featuring the world premiere of the following songs:

Plagues Of Babylon
If I Could See You
Peacemaker

This is our own project and we are really excited about it. This will be for sale only at the Volbeat shows, first come, first serve!

Please see some impromptu pack shots and an image of the front and back cover art attached.

See you down the road!
Jon Schaffer

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Iced Earth - The Plagues EP - Front Left Corner - promo

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Iced Earth - The Plagues EP - #3

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Iced Earth The Plagues EP - #2 - promo

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* For More Info On ICED EARTH:

Facebook: Iced Earth

http://www.icedearth.com

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LONG LIVE ICED EARTH.

LONG LIVE VOLBEAT.

Stone.

TRAGODIA – Italian Prog Quintet Releases Making-Of Video For Third Album

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 7, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Tragodia - band promo pic - 2013 - #27

This week Brescia, Italy based progressive metal quintet, TRAGODIA, has released the first of two video diaries capturing the inception of their third full-length, Mythmaker. The intense album was recorded this Spring at Elfo Studio in Piacenza with producer Daniele Mandelli (Forgotten Tomb) and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City by UE Nastasi (Lamb Of God, Gojira, Paradise Lost), and is set for release in North America on November 5th via Kolony Records.

Watch Mythmaker become a reality RIGHT HERE.

Also watch the band’s lyric video for “A Temple In Time” HERE.

On MythmakerTRAGODIA employs their skilled songwriting tactics and creates their most challenging album yet, the record unloading a wealth of brilliant musicianship with nearly fifty minutes of new material. Italian metal label Kolony Records will release Mythmaker in North America on November 5th. Watch for more music from the album as well as the second installment of the studio diary to be posted in the coming weeks preceding the album’s release.

Tragodia - Mythmaker - promo cover pic

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On TRAGODIA:

Facebook: Tragodia

http://www.twitter.com/tragodiaband

http://tragodia.bandcamp.com

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http://www.kolonyrecords.com

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LONG LIVE TRAGODIA.

LONG LIVE PROGRESSIVE METAL.

Stone.

TURISAS – “Piece by Piece” (Official Lyric Video) Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, rock music, rock music news, viking metal with tags , , , , , , , on October 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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TURISAS – The fourth studio album from TURISAS, 2013, has recently been released worldwide via Century Media Records. Receiving mixed album reviews from critics is nothing new to TURISAS as of late, with 2013 being no exception. With that said, the loyal and worldwide fan base for TURISAS are both rabid and real.

I personally am digging the overall musical accomplishment that 2013 is, to my Metal scarred and (somewhat) aging ears. Viking Metal, Battle Metal, Folk Metal and Metal unite!

To an American like myself, TURISAS is an exemplary example of what International Metal is all about. I’ll throw in the legendary SABATON too, for good Metal measure. Metal was never supposed to sound exactly the same, across the wide spectrum of Metal bands and genres. Bands evolve, unless you’re Metallica and put out crap like Lulu. Metal, without question… evolves.

Our Metal warriors from Hämeenlinna, Finland sound epic, titanic and triumphant in their new, official lyric video: Piece By Piece. Take a LOUD listen for yourself below! Whoa!

TURISAS PIECE BY PIECE (Official Lyric Video) Is:

STONE’S METAL PICK OF THE DAY!

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TURISAS:

Mathias Nygård – vocals

Jussi Wickström – guitar

Jaakko Jakku – drums

Jesper Anastasiadis – bass

Olli Vänskä – violin

Robert Engstrand – keyboards

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You can purchase TURISAS 2013 by clicking on these links:

Turisas webstore: http://turisas.mamstore.co.uk/

CM Distro: http://smarturl.it/turisas2013cmd

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/turisas2013_itunes

Amazon.com: http://smarturl.it/turisas2013amazon

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Turisas - UK - Tour - October - 2013 - promo flyer

TURISAS WILL BE ON TOUR IN THE UK THIS MONTH! CHECK OUT THE DATES & VENUES ABOVE! 

FOR MORE TOUR INFO, VISIT: http://www.turisas.com

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* For More Info On TURISAS:

Facebook: Turisas

http://www.turisas.com

http://www.twitter.com/turisasofficial

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www.centurymedia.com

www.cmdistro.com

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LONG LIVE TURISAS.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

DESTRUCTION – REMINISCE ROCK IN RIO

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on October 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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DESTRUCTION – After taking part in this years’ Rock In Rio Festival, German Thrash Metal veterans DESTRUCTION reminisce on what will definitely stick out as a highlight of their long-lasting career. The legendary mega event started in 1985 with top acts like QUEEN, AC/DC, THE SCORPIONS, IRON MAIDEN and many more, playing in front of 1, 3 million visitors. The following events Rock In Rio II and Rock In Rio III took place with a ten years between them – in 1991 and 2001. In 2004 the festival relocated from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon and in an additional version in Madrid. For its tenth anniversary, Rock In Rio returned to its roots. This years’ Rock In Rio, which was again held in the Brazilian capital, saw another brilliant line-up featuring SEPULTURA, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA and of course DESTRUCTION.

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Front force Schmier (Bass, Vocals & Hate) commented stunned: 

“The air was clearly filled with tension before our appearance at the biggest and most renowned Festival of our time. In Brazil and even all of Latin America this event brings along giant media coverage, in a way I’ve never seen before. During an entire week all performances are aired live on TV, newspapers feature specials and cover stories, soda cans have special printings on them and everybody is only talking about the festival. The pride of the whole nation is focused on Rio during these nine days! Even soccer is second string for this period and we all know how important it is to Latin American countries! Even for ripped-off geezers like us there are still highlights to come and Rock In Rio festival with its fan euphoria (at the airport there were fans jumping at your every other moment) was a sensational experience. Before it we’ve already spend a week in South America getting ready and we were hot! The show, were our Brazilian buddies of KRISIUN supported us as guests, was just as insane as one imagines it to be with this kind of magnitude in Brazil. Several huge circlepits and tens of thousands of fists in the air celebrating the German Thrash Metal as if we had reinvented it! Total madness! When I come to look back on my carrier someday, Rock In Rio will stick out as one of its highlights. Having the people go nuts because of the event for almost a week, in a way that is only possible in Brazil: Pure joy of life and euphoria together with the ferocity of the latinos! Just terrific! Thank you Brazil for having us experience this, the craziest fans on earth definitely live in Latin America!!!”

Destruction - Spiritual Genocide - cover promo pic!

DESTRUCTION’s most current record Spiritual Genocide was released on November 23, 2012 via Nuclear Blast.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For More Info On DESTRUCTION:

Facebook: Destruction

http://www.destruction.de/

Nuclear Blast USA - Logo - promo

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE DESTRUCTION.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

NOCTURNO CULTO’S GIFT OF GODS “RECEIVE” Releasing October 28th; Pre-Order Available Now

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

Nocturno Culto's - Gift Of Gods - Receive - promo cover pick

Nocturno Culto’s Gift of Gods – Receive

THE EPIC DEBUT MINI-ALBUM FEATURING 30 MINUTES OF TITANIC HEAVY METAL FROM DARKTHRONE’S NOCTURNO CULTO.

Pre-order now for 28th October release.

Preorder by clicking link below:

https://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/collection/248/

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* For More Info:

Facebook: Darkthrone

Peaceville Records - logo - B&W - 2013 - #1

http://www.peaceville.com

http://www.youtube.com/PeacevilleRecords

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LONG LIVE NOCTURNO CULTO.

LONG LIVE PEACEVILLE RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

SODOM – TO PERFORM AT ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR 2014, IN GERMANY!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on October 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Sodom - Rockharz - open air - 2014

SODOM – Germany’s Thrash Metal Icons, SODOM, will be executing their legendary Thrash Metal upon the Metal masses at the 2014 ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR, in Ballenstedt, Germany. Mark the Metal date: July 10th thru 12th, for this incredible festival!  Metal be thy name!

CLICK LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS:

www.rockharz-festival.com

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Tom Angelripper – vocals/bass

Bernemann – guitars

Markus “Makka” Freiwald – drums

Sodom - Epitome Of Torture - promo cover pic

SODOM EPITOME OF TORTURE IS OUT NOW VIA SPV / STEAMHAMMER! BUY IT, CHERISH IT, CRANK IT LOUD & TELL ALL YOUR METAL BRETHREN ABOUT IT… CAUSE THIS NEW SODOM ALBUM WILL KICK YOUR THRASH METAL LOVIN’ ASS INTO NEXT MONTH! METAL BE THY NAME.

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* For More Info On SODOM:

Facebook: Sodom

http://www.sodomized.info

http://www.twitter.com/sodomized

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LONG LIVE SODOM.

LONG LIVE GERMANY.

LONG LIVE ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ONSLAUGHT – UK SLAUGHTERFEST TOUR DATES FOR OCTOBER! HOW TO WIN TICKETS!!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on October 5, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Onslaught - slaughterfest - 2013 - promo flyer

ONSLAUGHT UK SLAUGHTERFEST!

Blyth and Tyne:

https://www.facebook.com/events/387711441345255/

Birmingham:

http://www.seetickets.com/event/onslaught-slaughterfest-tour-2013/the-temple-the-institute/721711

Bristol:

http://www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk/live%20music.html

London:

http://mamacolive.com/thegarage/listings/upcoming-events/13859/onslaught/

Onslaught - Slaughterfest - ticket contest - promo banner - October 6 - 2013

WIN TIX TO SEE ONSLAUGHT LIVE:

The Mighty ONSLAUGHT are back in the UK unleashing the new album VI live for the first time and you can be part of it!!!!!

Top Rock Radio has a pair of tickets to give away for the venue of your choice in a competition to be held on the DJ Beerman Show this Sunday 6th October!!

Tune in LIVE from 7pm at www.toprockradio.com to be in with a chance to WIN!!!!!!!!!!

Onslaught - VI - promo cover pic!

ONSLAUGHT VI – IS OUT NOW, VIA AFM RECORDS!

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(Source: ONSLAUGHT Facebook)

* For More Info On ONSLAUGHT:

Facebook: Onslaught official

http://twitter.com/ONSLAUGHTUK

AFM Records - new logo - 2013 - #1

www.afm-records.com

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LONG LIVE ONSLAUGHT.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

METAL CHURCH News: Rat Pak Records Launching Grab-Bag Giveaway Items From Random Pre-Orders Of “Generation Nothing” On October 8th!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on October 4, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Metal Church - Rat Pak Records - grab-bag giveaway - promo flyer - 2013

METAL CHURCH – As reported by Rat Pak Records: Next Tuesday [October 8th] we will randomly draw the names from the list of those who pre-ordered the new Metal Church CD Generation Nothing from us and start sending out the cool grab bag items! Items include:

Metal Church “Generation Nothing” embroidered leather jacket , Skateboard, MC pendant bracelet, The Dark on Vinyl (vintage,) Hand written lyric sheets, 18 x 24 wall tapestry, One-of-a-kind Metal Church Fan bundle – Personal “Thank-You” call from Ronny Munroe and limited print Metal Church road crew shirts.

Pre-order your copy of Metal Church “Generation Nothing” today! 

www.RatPakRecords.com/MetalChurch

The title track (click below) from the new METAL CHURCH album “GENERATION NOTHING”

 https://soundcloud.com/rat-pak-records/generation-nothing

Metal Church - Generation Nothing - promo flyer - October - 2013

Official release date for “Generation Nothing” is scheduled for October 22nd, 2013.

Metal Church - Generation Nothing - promo album photo - 2013

GENERATION NOTHING – Track Listing:

Bullet Proof

Dead City

Generation Nothing

Noises In The Wall

Jump The Gun

Suiciety

Scream

Hits Keep Comin’

Close To The Bone

The Media Horse

Metal Church - promo band - generation nothing - flyer - 2013

METAL CHURCH:

Kurdt Vanderhoof – guitar

Ronny Munroe – vocals

Jeff Plate – drums

Rick Van Zandt – guitar

Steve Unger – bass

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* For More Info On METAL CHURCH:

Facebook: Metal Church – Official

http://www.metalchurchmusic.com

Rat Pak Records - logo - 2013

www.ratpakrecords.com/home

Facebook: Rat Pak Records

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LONG LIVE METAL CHURCH.

LONG LIVE METAL.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

FREE 2013 Relapse Records Fall Sampler Is Available For Download… NOW!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Relapse Records - 2013 - records fall sampler - promo cover

Check out the very brutal and very FREE 2013 Relapse Records Fall Sampler, which includes an exclusive new Toxic Holocaust cut “Awaken the Serpent.” Here’s your chance to get a taste of everything our roster has to offer and discover some kick-ass new bands. Did we mention it’s FREE?

Download it from Amazon.com here: http://georiot.co/a4J

Hear tracks from 26 of our awesome bands including…

RED FANG
Toxic Holocaust
Windhand
Revocation
Exhumed
True Widow
Nothing
ASG
Ulcerate
Obliteration
Baroness
Black Tusk
Inter Arma
Lord Dying
Howl
Coffins
Devourment
Primitive Man
Locrian
Wolvserpent
Horseback
Unkind
Call of the Void
Mumakil
Blockheads
Weekend Nachos

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(Source: Relapse Records)

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RELAPSE RECORDS:

Official Site: www.relapse.com

Online Store: www.relapse.com/store

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LONG LIVE RELAPSE RECORDS.

LONG LIVE METAL. 

Stone.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST – Free Download Of “Awaken The Serpent” Now Available At Amazon.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Toxic Holocaust - Chemistry Of Consciousness - promo cover pic

Today Relapse Records, in conjunction with Amazon.com, delivers a special label sampler featuring opening ear bleeder, Awaken The Serpent, from Portland metal/punk perpetrators, TOXIC HOLOCAUST. The tune serves as the intro track of Chemistry Of Consciousness, the band’s forthcoming new full-length. A cantankerous sonic assault of punk-laden angst, brazen metal hostility, thought-provoking concepts, and enough vocal venom to seize a nation, Chemistry Of Consciousnessis unquestionably one of the most anticipated records of the year.

Snatch a FREE download of “Awaken The Serpent,” courtesy of Amazon.com, at THIS LOCATION.

Additionally, you can still raise your metal claws to the sounds of “Rat Eater,” currently streaming at Loudwire at THIS LOCATION as well as “Out Of The Fire,” still playing at MetalSucks, HERE.

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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, Chemistry Of Consciousnesspays homage to the likes of Anti-Cimex, Warfare, Infernal Majesty, GBH, Discharge, Autopsy and Chaos UK without replicating them. Crowned “one of thrash’s most exciting modern bands,” by Loudwire, Chemistry Of Consciousness will drop in North America on October 29th (October 25th in Benelux/DE/Finland and October 28th in UK/World) on CD, LP and digitally. Preorder packages are available now. Point your browser HERE.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST mutated into existence in 1999, when Joel Grind merged his love for classic punk and metal into his ideal band. Like his influences – Bathory, Venom, English Dogs, Possessed, Broken Bones – TOXIC HOLOCAUST offers up blazing riffs, gravel-throated vocals, and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world wrapped in a DIY attitude.

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Critical Praise:

“…the aural equivalent of a cobra with a chest tattoo of a double helix and syringes for fangs getting ready to strike amidst two flesh-like walls of anxious, bloodshot eyes…” – MetalSucks

“…a thoroughly dynamic piece, delivering an evil intensity truly captivating in approach. Of course, the guitar rushes in for a blistering solo, bridging the song towards a conclusion with plenty of muscle.” – Loudwire on the track “Rat Eater”

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On TOXIC HOLOCAUST:

http://www.toxicholocaust.com

Facebook: Toxic Holocaust

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RELAPSE RECORDS:

Official Site: www.relapse.com

Online Store: www.relapse.com/store

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LONG LIVE TOXIC HOLOCAUST.

Stone.

HUMAN FORTRESS “RAIDED LAND” – Album Artwork And Track Listing Revealed; Release Dates Announced

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Human Fortress - Raided Land - promo cover pic

 The upcoming (and new) HUMAN FORTRESS album, Raided Land, will be released on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in the USA, via AFM Records. Metal be thy name.

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RAIDED LAND – Track Listing:

1. Raided Land

2. Child Of War

3. Wasted Years

4. The Chosen One

5. Shelter

6. Gladiator Of Rome (Part 2)

7. Dark Knight

8. Prelude

9. Pray For Salvation

10. Evil Curse

11. Restless Souls

12. Under Siege

13. Guard the Blind

Human Fortress - Band Promo Pic - 2013 - #1

Gus Monsanto – vocals

Torsten Wolf – guitar

Volker Trost – guitar

Dirk Liehm – keyboards

Andre Hort – bass

Apostolos Zaios – drums

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* HUMAN FORTRESS originate from Hanover, Germany.

* For More Info On HUMAN FORTRESS:

Facebook: HUMAN FORTRESS

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AFM RECORDS:

http://www.afm-records.de

http://shop.afm-records.de

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LONG LIVE HUMAN FORTRESS.

Stone.

WARBRINGER “IV: Empires Collapse” – Releasing October 29th In North America; Pre-Orders Available

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on October 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Warbringer - IV - promo cover pic

Thrash maniacs WARBRINGER will release their new album “IV: Empires Collapse” on October 28th in Europe and on October 29th in North America.

Be sure to check out the exclusive package deals which are exclusively available via CM Distro & CM Distro Europehttp://smarturl.it/warbringer-CMD

WARBRINGER - IV - promo album banner - 2013

John Kevill – Vocals

John Laux – Guitar

Jeff Potts – Guitar

Ben Mottsman – Bass

Carlos Cruz – Drums

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* For More Info On WARBRINGER:

Facebook: Warbringer

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LONG LIVE WARBRINGER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

PRIMITIVE MAN – Autumn Live Assaults Announced – Downfall 2013 Tour

Posted in concerts, doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on October 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Primitive Man - Autumn Tour - 2013 - promo flyer

Denver’s favorite Blackened Doom derelicts, PRIMITIVE MAN, will wage war upon the ears of the innocent this autumn with a short run of live assaults. Set to begin October 13th in Kansas City, the band will spread their negativity eastward through nine cities including an appearance at Invisible Oranges’ CMJ showcase at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar.

Comments the band: “We can’t wait for this tour! We are playing with some amazing bands and hanging out with some old friends this time around. See you in the cut.”

Featuring current and former members of Withered, Clinging To The Trees of A Forest Fire, Death of Self and Reproacher, PRIMITIVE MAN will be touring in support of their critically adored Scorn full-length. A physically and psychologically eviscerating sound excursion, Scorn was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (Cephalic Carnage, Catheter, Cobalt, etc.) and boasts seven hymns of hate, anguish and rampant planetary discontent.

Primitive Front

The record was initially unleashed earlier this year via a collaboration between Throatruiner and Mordgrimm Records before being reissued by Relapse late last month and continues to reap media hails both nationally and abroad for a “totally malignant sounding record … that will consume you whole if you’re not careful” (Cvlt Nation).

Scorn is currently available via Relapse Records on CD, LP and digitally. Order your copy HERE.

PRIMITIVE MAN Autumn Live Actions:

10/13/2013 The Sandbox – Kansas City, MO

10/14/2013 The Vault – Madison, WI

10/15/2013 Gooski’s – Pittsburgh, PA

10/16/2013 The Millcreek – Philadelphia, PA

10/17/2013 CMJ Invisible Oranges Showcase @ Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

10/18/2013 The Depot – York, PA

10/19/2013 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA

10/20/2013 Haymarket Whiskey Bar – Louisville, KY

10/21/2013St. Fubar – St. Louis, MO

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Critical Praise:

“No album so far this year has been as depressingly crushing as Scorn, and it’ll take something really empty and dank to match what PRIMITIVE MAN has done on this album.” – Metal Underground

PRIMITIVE MAN delivers the kind of doom metal reminiscent of a vast, apocalyptic wasteland where the only inhabitants left are too busy committing acts of lethal brutality against one another to care about things as trivial as beauty or art.” – Metal Insider

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Wanna read the Metal Odyssey album review for Scorn? Then click that kick-ass link below! Whoa!

PRIMITIVE MAN “SCORN” – A Scathing, Blackened Doom Journey To The Outer Cliffs Of Hell

The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on June 18, 2013.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On PRIMITIVE MAN:

Order Scorn Here: www.relapse.com/primitiveman

http://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com

Facebook: PRIMITIVE MAN

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RELAPSE RECORDS:

Official Site: www.relapse.com

Online Store: www.relapse.com/store

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LONG LIVE PRIMITIVE MAN.

Stone.

PYREXIA – New York Death Metal Merchants To Release “Feast Of Iniquity” Next Month; New Track Posted

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on September 30, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Long-running New York Death Metal merchants, PYREXIA, are back with a new slab of epic brutality set for Release via Unique Leader Records later this Fall. The ten-track Feast of Iniquity was recorded at New York’s Pitch Black Sound and mixed and mastered by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Kataklysm, The Red Chord, Crowbar, Municipal Waste, 3 Inches Of Blood et al) at Planet Z in Massachusetts, making it the most sonically punishing record of PYREXIA’s menacing catalog of chaos!

With the addition of Doug Bohn (Suffocation – Pierced From Within) on drums alongside Dave “War Machine” Culross (Suffocation, Malevolant Creation) and their signature assault of maniacal riff shifts, subterranean growls and devious groove, Feast of Iniquity is a threatening expulsion of true sonic venom and arguably their most pungent creation since Sermon of Mockery! Believe it.

Feast of Iniquity will detonate via Unique Leader Records on October 29, 2013. In the meantime, sample opening hymn, “The Pendulum,” below. Collect your teeth later.    

Feast of Iniquity – Track Listing:

1. The Pendulum

2. Infliction

3. Death Wish

4. Cocoon of Shame

5. Cryptic Summoning

6. Thy Minion

7. Wheel of Impunity

8. Panzer Tank Lobotomy

9. Born of a Jackal

10. The Feast

PYREXIA Personnel: 

Shaun Kennedy – bass

Chris Basile – guitars

Eric Shute – vocals

Doug Bohn “Bones” – drums

Dave “War Machine” Culross – drums

Stay tuned for additional PYREXIA missives, including preorders and tour dates, to be announced in the following days.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For More Info On PYREXIA:

Facebook: Pyrexia

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UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS:

http://www.uniqueleader.com

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LONG LIVE PYREXIA.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

RHAPSODY OF FIRE “Dark Wings Of Steel” – Album Cover Art and Track Listing

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , on September 29, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Rhapsody Of Fire - Dark Wings Of Steel - promo cover pic

Rhapsody Of Fire unveil cover artwork & tracklisting of their upcoming album Dark Wings Of Steel (out on November 22nd as CD, ltd. Digipak & ltd. Vinyl) via AFM Records.

Track Listing:

01. Vis Divina

02. Rising From Tragic Flames

03. Angel Of Light

04. Tears Of Pain

05. Fly To Crystal Skies

06. My Sacrifice

07. Silver Lake Of Tears

08. Custode Di Pace

09. A Tale Of Magic

10. Dark Wings Of Steel

11. Sad Mystic Moon

Bonus track on Digipak & Vinyl:

12. A Candle To Light (extended version)

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Fabio Lione – Vocals

Alex Staropoli – Keyboards

Tom Hess – Guitars

Roberto De Micheli – Guitars

Oliver Holzwarth – Bass

Alex Holzwarth – Drums

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* For More Info On RHAPSODY OF FIRE:

Facebook: Rhapsody Of Fire

http://www.rhapsodyoffire.com

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AFM RECORDS:

http://www.afm-records.de

http://shop.afm-records.de

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LONG LIVE RHAPSODY OF FIRE.

METAL BE THY NAME.

Stone.

SATYRICON – NEW S/T ALBUM DEBUTS AT #1 IN NORWAY, #12 ON THE U.S.A. BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 28, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Satyricon, the self-titled eighth studio album by Norwegian black masters SATYRICON, has debuted at #12 on the U.S.A. Billboard Heatseekers chart and #30 on the Hard Music chart.

Other world chart entries include: #1 – Norway; #6 – Finland; #23 – Germany; and #26 – Australia.

“SATYRICON fans have shown that there is still room for authentic music with an analog sound,” states frontman Satyr. “They have shown it to the degree that it has given us formidable chart positions in very competitive markets and in Norway a #1 record. It is the most important record that we have done and now our fans are clearly sending out a very strong message by getting behind it. We are very thankful and proud.”

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Purchase the album download at:

http://smarturl.it/SATYRICON-iTUNES

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* For More Info On SATYRICON:

http://www.satyricon.no

Facebook: Satyricon

Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/satyricon

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NUCLEAR BLAST:

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE SATYRICON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

REPTILIAN DEATH – “The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence” Available As Digital Download

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Reptilian Death - The Dawn Of Consumation And Emergence - promo cover

Mumbai-based Death Metal outfit REPTILIAN DEATH, who recently signed with Old School Metal Records, has made their newest release, The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence, available as a digital download on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital retailers. Physical copies of the CD can be pre-ordered for October 10th delivery. A full list of outlets where the album can be purchased has been posted below.

REPTILIAN DEATH released posted studio footage of the guitar recording sessions for The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence, which took place at Demonic Studios. Check out the footage below:

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REPTILIAN DEATH has long existed in the shadows of the Indian Metal scene as the side project of Demonic Resurrection frontman, Demonstealer. The band spent their first 12 years making sporadic live appearances and changing line-ups fairly often. During that time, REPTILIAN DEATH had an almost humorous disposition, writing little spoof metal epics like ‘5 Easy Ways To Murder Someone’ and ‘Nursery Rhymes For Satan’s Children’ while balancing a handful of serious tracks which eventually found themselves on their 2004 debut, Total Annihilation. In 2006, the band’s direction took a turn for the serious with the release of their EP Intestinal Feast on the Defaced And Split album, which also featured Exhumation, Warface and Narsil.

Shortly after the release, the band returned to the shadows until resurfacing in early 2013. The band exploded on the scene completely metamorphosed into brand new beast. Fronted by Vinay Venkatesh (Bhaynak Maut), dressed in priestly robes with his face painted half black and half white and backed by a band of masked members, REPTILIAN DEATH has moved out of the shadows and into the forefront of the global Metal community. The world will now see The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For More Info On REPTILIAN DEATH:

Facebook: Reptilian Death

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http://www.osmrecords.net

LONG LIVE REPTILIAN DEATH.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

GWAR – Support The GWAR Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Extravaganza

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal bands, horror metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, sports, sports news with tags , , , , , , on September 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

GWAR - Super Bowl XLIX - promo flyer - 2013

As reported on the GWAR Facebook page:

This is the actual signing page for the petition to get GWAR to play the Super Bowl, which is growing by about 5000 signatures a day… I think we need about two million so lets get on it!

https://www.change.org/petitions/the-national-football-league-allow-gwar-to-perform-the-2015-super-bowl-halftime-show

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BATTLE MAXIMUS OUT NOW!!!

New album “Battle Maximus” available now here:

www.metalblade.com/gwar

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* For More Info On GWAR:

Facebook: Gwar

http://www.gwar.net

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METAL BLADE RECORDS:

http://www.metalblade.com

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LONG LIVE GWAR.

LONG LIVE THE SUPER BOWL.

Stone.