Archive for metal albums 2015

DEMON LUNG – Nevada Doom Bringers Unleash “Mark Of Jubilee” Via Decibel Magazine; “A Dracula” To See Release Next Month

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Las Vegas-based doom bringers, DEMON LUNG, will unleash the forlorn fruits of their A Dracula full-length next month via Candlelight Records. Captured by Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Zoroaster, Eyehategod, Taurus, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth etc.), the record boasts eight dark, devious hymns centered loosely on Juan López Moctezuma’s 1977 horror film, Alucardain which two teenage orphan girls living in a Catholic convent unleash a demonic force and ultimately become possessed by Satan.

Alucarda is a more relatable story for me than our last album’s [The Hundredth Name] subject matter,” vocalist Shanda Fredrick issues, “which made writing a lot more fun this time around. The heroine in this story is the daughter of Satan, who happens to fall in love with the purest of souls in the convent she resides. She coaxed this soul over to the dark, with only intentions of love but in doing so she dooms her to death by the hands of the nuns. The anger consumes her and she uses her dark powers to resurrect her love and together they kill the convent and then the world.”

As a precursor to its official unveiling, today Decibel Magazine offers up sixth movement,Mark Of Jubilee” for public consumption at THIS LOCATION.

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A Dracula comes nearly two years to the date from the successful release of the band’s critically lauded, 2013-released The Hundredth Name. Media applauded the band, especially Fredrick with Decibel Magazine gushing, “She emerges like a high empress, adding real soul to the quintet’s lurch.” Ghost Cult called the debut, “a modern doom masterpiece,” Las Vegas Weekly concurred noting, “Everything about DEMON LUNG‘s debut screams epic,” while New Noise Magazine gushed, “This record is mammoth. Bass riffs tuned low drag the listener into a dark, solemn swamp of evil. The atmosphere created is as important as each note plucked from Lucifer’s hairy hind quarters.” Added This Is Not A Scene accurately, “The future of doom seems to be in safe hands.”

DEMON LUNG is vocalist Shanda Fredrick, drummer Jeremy Brenton, guitarists Phil Burns and Brent Lynch and bassist Jason Lamb. A Dracula will be released via Candlelight Records on June 16th, 2015 with tour dates to be announced shortly. In the meantime, preorders are available at THIS LOCATION. Desirers of the digitals, point your browsers HERE.

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Source: Earsplit PR

http://www.facebook.com/demonlungband

http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEMON LUNG.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

Stone.

MURASHITA – Recording Studio Update For Debut EP; “Retribution” Lyric Video Streaming Now!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Murashita - logo - 2014 - Masaki Murashita

Below is a quick studio update about MURASHITA’s forthcoming debut EP. Take a listen to Masaki Murashita, my fellow Metal brethren:

Crank up below, MURASHITA – Retribution (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO) and show your eardrums NO Metal mercy! This song kicks supreme METAL ass! METAL Be Thy Name!!

Retribution features Masaki Murashita on guitar and vocals, bassist Kelly Conlon (DEATH, MONSTROSITY, VITAL REMAINS), drummer Kevin Talley (SUFFOCATION, SIX FEET UNDER, CHIMAIRA) and was Mixed by Ryan Greene (Megadeth, NOFX).

Lyrics/Music by Masaki Murashita

Below: Support MURASHITA and purchase Retribution! 

Murashita - Retribution - single cover artwork - 2015 - January

About Masaki Murashita:

Masaki Murashita first showed his scorching riffs and powerful songwriting, along with his blistering and aggressive vocal style with the critically acclaimed modern thrash band Hemoptysis.

Combining elements of melody, thrash and modern extreme metal, Masaki molded his own razor-sharp brand of metal that has left audiences and critics alike awestruck and demanding more.

Not content to rest on his already impressive work with Hemoptysis, Masaki is in the process of writing and producing his first solo album. He is pushing his songwriting, musicianship and incendiary metal style to a new level.

Masaki will be joined in his new project with several other well-respected musicians in the metal scene, proving that he can stand with the best metal players in the industry and hold his own with his unique brand of sonic aggression.

Masaki’s Endorsements: ESP Guitars, Engl Amps, EMG Pickups, Providence cables, straps and effects, Morley pedals, ISP Technologies, Voodoo Lab, InTune Guitar Picks and SIT Strings.

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Masaki Murashita bio courtesy of Masaki Murashita Facebook.

* More MURASHITA Info:

www.masakimurashita.com

www.facebook.com/murashitamusic

www.twitter.com/masakimurashita

www.youtube.com/masakimurashita

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE MASAKI MURASHITA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

KING HEAVY – To Release Self-Titled Debut On Cruz Del Sur Music In September

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 27, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Chilean / Belgian band KING HEAVY is set to release its self-titled debut full length on Cruz Del Sur Music on September 4th in Europe and September 19th in the U.S.

KING HEAVY is anything but the typical brand of mono-dimensional, superficial doom metal. KING HEAVY rocks! Aside from strong elements of CANDLEMASS and of the more traditional doom metal sound, KING HEAVY offers epic arrangements and a twisted touch that reminds of BLACK SABBATH’s Born Again, CELTIC FROST’s Into the Pandemonium and the early, darkest side of DANZIG

The album contains seven songs for a total running time of over 47 minutes and was engineered, mixed and mastered by Pablo Clares at DM6 Studio, Chile;  vocals were recorded by Peter Maene at Creative Factory, Belgium.

Shortly after the release of the album, the band will engage an European tour which will bring them to Malta’s Doom Fest, Dutch Doom Days, Biebob (the notorious Belgian metal club)… Other tour dates will be published and confirmed very soon!

KING HEAVY was formed in 2009 by ex-Procession founder Daniel Perez Saa and Luce Vee, known for being the vocalist of Dutch Doom Metal act Hooded Priest. Shortly thereafter guitarist Matias Aguirre and drummer Miguel Canessa were added to the line up and in 2014 the band self-released an EP entitled Horror Absoluto, which was later repressed on split-vinyl by French label Emanes Records.

Track List:

La Gárgola
Life A.D.
As Dawn Broke On The Day
Thirteen Chosen Ones
Wounds
The Crowning
He Who Spoke In Tongues

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

https://www.facebook.com/kingheavydoom

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KING HEAVY.

Stone.

JAG PANZER “The Age Of Mastery” Expanded Edition CD Out On June 30th, 2015, via Skol Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 26, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Jag Panzer “The Age Of Mastery” expanded edition CD out on June 30, 2015, on Skol Records. Limited to 1000 copies only!

Pre-order (Europe): http://bit.ly/JagPanzerPREORDER

First official CD reissue since 1998. Expanded edition incl. thick booklet with all lyrics, lot of previously unseen pictures and new liner notes written by Mark Briody & Harry Conklin. Limited to only 1000 copies. One of the best Heavy Metal albums of the ’90s, incl. ultimate classics such as “Iron Eagle” and “Chain Of Command”!

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Skol Records - classic logo - BW - #2015SRMO

Source: Skol Records Facebook

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE JAG PANZER.

Stone.

PSYCHOMANCER “Inject The Worms” – A Metal Odyssey Album Review

Posted in album reviews, Death Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 24, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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4 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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PSYCHOMANCER have released their new studio album, Inject The Worms, back on April 7th, 2015, via Orchestrated Misery Recordings. Proving that the Midwest is and (hopefully) forever will be a nurturing habitat for underground Death Metal, Psychomancer have unleashed 6 songs of terror that I have embraced, within my Metal world, like a long-lost and cuddly goat. I don’t know where my dependency to Death Metal came from; perhaps it is due to my lifetime infatuation with monsters Or maybe due to my 8 years of Parochial schooling back during the 70’s? All the same, I am a content fan of Death Metal, due to the overwhelming choices of bands and albums that are out in the world today.

Inject The Worms is my first introduction to Psychomancer; this band originally formed around 1998. What always catches my eye first, when shopping around for Death Metal are the album cover’s artwork. The more grotesque the Death Metal cover art doesn’t always equate to the best music heard within, in my Metal opinion. The cover art for Inject The Worms (see above) is both old-school and morbidly fun for my taste; it’s not insanely gut spilling nor repulsive. The less is more mantra for cover art kicks right in here, folks. Thus, I really dig this album cover art.

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The 2015 band lineup for Psychomancer are: founding member Duston Bullard on bass and vocal duties, with new members Corey Blackstad on drums and guitarist Curt Hutchison on rhythm and lead guitars. Every delicious sonic nuance in which die-hard Death Metal fans look for is readily heard on Inject The Worms. Quaking bass, blast beats, earth shattering double bass and sadistic growling vocals; with plenty of psycho speed-driven guitar and rhythmic magic. Doom infested riffing and sludgy bass chugging is featured on this album as well. The acoustic guitar intro and haunting chants on Abhorrent Wings Of Decay are both a surprise and successful musical elements; too often Death Metal bands can become too predictable. I love it when a Death Metal band can add that something extra to an album.

I honestly believe every fan of Six Feet Under, Obituary, Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse will be licking their chops while listening to this Psychomancer album. Hell, I sure did. What does licking your chops mean anyways? Onward we go. There are melodic Death Metal moments to hear on this album too, with the intro to the title track being a very good candidate to point out. Inject The Worms has proven to be a winner for my Death Metal tastes and it’s all about these 6 songs not sounding alike. I can not say enough about the hell-raising vocals of Duston Bullard and with the overall musicianship from Psychomancer. Inject The Worms is an album I very highly recommend to all my Death Metal brethren. Metal be thy name. – Stone

Inject The Worms – Track Listing:

01 – In Shackles Insane

02 – Just Another Victim

03 – Inject The Worms

04 – Bastards Burn

05 – Abhorrent Wings Of Decay

06 – Chant Of The War Demons

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* For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/Psychomancertheband

http://www.orchestratedmisery.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PSYCHOMANCER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

DEIVOS “Theodicy” – A Metal Odyssey Album Review

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 23, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Deivos - Theodicy - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #DMMO

5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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On February 15th, 2015, Poland’s DEIVOS released their fourth studio album of Death Metal savagery, via Selfmadegod Records. The album is Theodicy and it’s 6 songs that are damn decent to listen to. Guttural vocals, heavy-duty grooves and melodic guitars (yes, melodic) are showcased in a very big way by DEIVOS; with also an impressive nod to some splendid Speed Metal on the axes too.

The drumming and percussions are so good to listen to that it’s downright supernatural. I have the drummer’s name as Wizun and he is a sonic blast of fireworks behind the kit! This is drumming that sets DEIVOS apart from many other Death Metal bands, with fills aplenty and entertaining as hell. Please note, I’m not talking about copious noise and drumming that is so fast you cannot follow the beats.

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Vocalist Hubert is a monster treat to listen to and an obvious student of old-school Death Metal. Each song has its own identity; no song on this album falls victim to its own chaos or redundancy, there is songwriting of substance here on Theodicy, my Metal brethren! Originating back in 1997, with lineup changes along the way, DEIVOS has impressively planted themselves within the tier of Death Metal bands that are to be taken serious; for both perseverance and talent, in my Metal opinion. In other Metal words, DEIVOS is no overnight sensation of a Death Metal band.

Overall, this is a very, very strong release from DEIVOS, from beginning to end. DEIVOS truly has kicked my Death Metal loving ass with this album. The album cover artwork is a work of Metal beauty; this is the stuff I want to visually take in. Death Metal and Black Metal fans should be on the lookout for this DEIVOS album. Support DEIVOS and buy Theodicy. Metal be thy name. – Stone

Theodicy – Track Listing:

1. Theodicy, 2. El Shaddai, 3. Ochlocracy, 4. Mandatory Mayhem, 5. Amor Sui, 6. Parasite

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* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/Deivos

http://www.selfmadegod.com

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

http://www.facebook.com/selfmadegod

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEIVOS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Thrashers PROWLER Announce New Album ‘From The Shadows’

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , on May 17, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Prowler - promo band pic - 2015 - #05PMOFPR1

Is it fair to state that as metalheads we spend a lot of our time checking out new records? Hunting out the next big thing that we can introduce our friends to, something new, and something that evokes the feelings we once got on an almost daily basis back in the day when first discovering metal.

However, on occasion we’re brought back to the classics, the old Metallica records, early Annihilator and so forth; the exact records we discovered on the voyage of metal discovery. Yet sometimes those old classics just don’t quite hit the spot… And that’s exactly what makes bands such as Prowler a breath of fresh fucking air. Everything we’ve heard before is there, it’s familiar, but it’s new and that’s the fundamental difference.

Formed in 2010, Prowler went on to release four EP’s and a box set before signing to Slaney Records to release their debut album After You in 2013, and The New Blood EP later that same year. The thrash titans hailing from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are now on the verge of unleashing yet another beast of a record, their second full length entitled From The Shadows. Overseen by Roger Lian, the same man who was responsible for Slayer’s South Of Heaven and countless others including Overkill, Pantera and Damageplan; you can be assured a great production.

The world won’t go on fire, journalists won’t be scrambling over each other to make up new genre terms (thank god) but that is exactly the point! What you will find is a sterling record in the vein of old school thrash, heavy, destructive and as brazen as the first waves of the genre and unleashed by a troupe of young fiery musicians with the same raw energy captured back in the day on the likes of Ride The Lightning.

Prowler - From The Shadows - promo album cover pic - 2015 - #05PMO

Artwork (as seen above) was completed by Spanish artist Noël Puente.

From The Shadows – Track List:

1. R.O.T.L.D
2. Out Of The Fog
3. I Am Wolf
4. The Thing Not Seen
5. Pet Sematary (The Ramones Cover)
6. Return To The Lot
7. Death On Wheels
8. Creature Of The Black

From The Shadows is out 20th July via Slaney Records.

Listen To ‘No Life ’till Leatherface’ from The New Blood EP

https://slaneyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/prowler-the-new-blood

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Source:

Future PR - promo logo - 2014- #001

Prowler on Facebook

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PROWLER.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

PROWLER KICKS SUBSTANTIAL METAL ASS.

Stone.

DEATHBLOW ‘The Other Side of Darkness’ Is Now Available On CD

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , on May 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Deathblow - promo band pic - 2015 - #05DBMOCPR

Photo by: Brock Grossl

The Other Side of Darkness from Salt Lake City Thrashers DEATHBLOW is now available on CD format! Order the CD and stream the The Other Side of Darkness in its entirety at this location or below:

The sophomore release continues the scorched earth campaign launched with 2014 debut full-length Prognosis Negative, upping the intensity level, sharpening the songwriting, and leaving any fan of true blue Thrash Metal in a state of pure bliss.


 The Other Side of Darkness was recorded by Andy Peterson and DEATHBLOW. Peterson also handled mixing and mastering duties. Cover art comes courtesy of Andreas Marschall. The Other Side of Darkness is without question, recommended for fans of KREATOR, SODOM, VOIVOD, and DESTRUCTION.

Deathblow - The Other Side Of Darkness - promo album cover pic - 2015

  1. Beyond Obsession
  2. Means To An End
  3. The Other Side Of Darkness
  4. Headless Throne
  5. Death Wish

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“This isn’t cookie-cutter thrash. This is a creative band with the technical flash to match their brain-twisting compositional skill.” 

No Clean Singing

 “Here’s a band that unapologetically writes thrash songs that play to the rawness of the early years of the style .”

Sea of Tranquility

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Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more DEATHBLOW:

Deathblow Facebook

http://deathblow1.bandcamp.com/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DEATHBLOW.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

DEATHBLOW KICKS HEFTY METAL ASS.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER – Crushing “Crypt Of The Devil” First-Week Chart Numbers Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Crypt Of The Devil, the latest platter of brutality from iconic death metal merchants, SIX FEET UNDER, crushed the Billboard Charts this week debuting at #13 on the Hard Music Chart, #13 on the Heatseekers Chart, #32 on the Independent Albums Chart, #49 on the Rock Albums Chart, #120 on the Physical Albums Chart and #161 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart!

In Canada, Crypt Of The Devil placed at #33 on the Hard Music Chart and #198 on the Top Sellers Chart. On the Official Top 100 Charts in Europe, the record earned the #42 spot in Germany marking it SIX FEET UNDER‘s highest charting record pillaging Bringer Of Blood‘s German entry at #36 and True Carnage‘s entry at #40. Additionally, Crypt Of The Devil nabbed the #20 spot on the Media Markt/Saturn Charts.

Composed by notorious growl tsar, Chris Barnes with Cannabis Corpse bassist/vocalist Phil “Landphil” Hall, Crypt Of The Devil serves as SIX FEET UNDER‘s eleventh studio offering and delivers ten venomous odes of murderous death metal barbarity ornamented in Barnes’ haunting prose. Surveying the blackest depths of the human mind, the record is disquieting in both sound, mind and spirit.

Sample the album in all its menacing glory, courtesy of High Times, at THIS LOCATION as well as the band’s Mitch Massie (Cattle Decapitation, Murder Construct, The Locust etc.) directed “Open Coffin Orgy” video HERE.

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SIX FEET UNDER began as a side project while Barnes – owner of what would become one of the most dominating, groundbreaking and instantly distinguishable voices of the death metal genre – was fronting Cannibal Corpse.  SIX FEET UNDER would eventually become a full-fledged entity in 1995 and now stands among the longest standing and successful acts in death metal history, with all but their debut appearing on a Billboard chart.

Crypt Of The Devil is out now on Metal Blade Records. Various order bundles are available today at metalblade.com/sixfeetunder.

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“…absolutely fantastic…one of the best in their entire discography.” – Metal Injection

“If you’re a fan of death metal and you’ve never heard SIX FEET UNDER before, then you don’t know death metal.” – KNAC.com

“…one of death metal’s most reliable and exciting acts two-decades into an otherwise laughable carrier.” – The Metal Observer

“A solid effort all around and a fun time to be had by all you death metal maniacs.” – About.com

“If they open a Death Metal Hall of Fame, Chris Barnes should have a wing… another classic.” – Wicked Channel

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more SIX FEET UNDER:

http://www.metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

“A Light In The Black – A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio” 2 CD Releases On May 22nd, via Massacre Records!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 14, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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2 CDs. 12 bands. 20 songs.

“A Light In The Black – A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio out on May 22nd via MASSACRE RECORDS!

Pre-order the Ronnie James Dio 2-CD tribute “A Light In The Black – A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio” on iTunes: http://geni.us/diotribute

Every pre-order includes the instant grat track “Sacred Heart” by Crystal Ball!

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Source:

Massacre Records - M Logo - 2014

http://www.massacre-records.com/

MetalOdyssey

REST IN PEACE, RONNIE JAMES DIO.

LONG LIVE MASSACRE RECORDS. 

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

COAL CHAMBER – to visit hmv to sign copies of their new album ‘Rivals’

Posted in gothic, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 13, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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COAL CHAMBER SIGNINGS

Coal Chamber to visit hmv to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Rivals’.

When & Where?

Wed 27th May – 5:00pm – hmv Exeter

Fri 29th May – 5:00pm – hmv Wolverhampton

Sat 30th May – 5:00pm – Fopp Manchester

Coal Chamber - Rivals - promo cover pic - 2015

Coal Chamber release their eagerly anticipated fourth album ‘Rivals’. Produced by Mark Lewis (Chimaira, Trivium), ‘Rivals’ is the band’s first record in thirteen years. Frontman Dez Fafara says of the record: “Rivals is solid through and through, there’s maturity and growth in the music while still maintaining the true Coal Chamber sound and delivering track after track of killer tunes! We had a great time working together on this record and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we do!”

Coal Chamber bring their tour to the UK in May beginning in the Copper Rooms, Warwick on 22nd and ending at Manchester’s Ritz on 30th.

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Source: HMV Retail Limited

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE COAL CHAMBER.

Stone.

SIMULACRUM – Reveals Album Cover, Tracklist and Release Date!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, progressive metal, rock music with tags , , , , on May 12, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Fans of progressive metal are offered a real treat when Simulacrum release their new concept album, Sky Divided through Inverse Records on the 28th of August 2015. The artwork is by Jan Yrlund, who has worked with such artists as Manowar, Stratovarius & Sirenia and the cover portrays the post-apocalyptic mood of the album’s title track. The album is a hefty 62 minutes long and the track list is as follows:

  1. Timelapse (02:50)
  2. Behind The Belt Of Orion (05:32)
  3. Broken (05:51)
  4. Embrace The Animal Within (05:00)
  5. Deep In The Trenches (05:25)
  6. The Abomination (10:57)
  7. Sky Divided (05:50)
  8. Enter Hyperion (06:01)
  9. A New Beginning (14:19)

To support the album, Simulacrum has tons of material packed away and it will be released every couple of weeks through the band’s website, social media and webzines. There will be two big budget music videos, multicam live video recordings from Turku Klubi, a teaser of the songs and making-of video snippets. Follow the band at www.simulacrum.fi and www.facebook.com/simulacrumofficial.

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Source: Inverse Music Group

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SIMULACRUM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Bulgaria’s SOURCES OF I Sign To Tanquam Aegri Somnia

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 10, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sources Of I - promo band logo - 2015 - #05SOIMO9

Kaotoxin is proud to announce that Bulgaria’s SOURCES OF I just inked a deal with its sub-label Tanquam Aegri Somnia, which will result in the release of the band’s debut EP sometime this Summer.

The band plays a unique style of Dark/Black Metal and features members of WE ALL DIE (laughing), C.O.A.G., MERDA MUNDI, YHDARL, The Cripple God, Dimholt, Upyr, and Center. SOURCES OF I deliver an epic, doomy, and blackened experience that is based on dark philosophies and negative introspection, full of crushing melodies and viciously intense, obsidian anthems with a strong personal identity.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

For more band info:

www.facebook.com/sourcesofi

 Kaotoxin - Record Label - logo - #2015KRMO20

 www.kaotoxin.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SOURCES OF I.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

HOUSE OF ATREUS ‘The Spear and the Ichor that Follows’ Exclusive Album Stream

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 7, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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The Spear and the Ichor That Follows from Minneapolis Death Metallers HOUSE OF ATREUS is out now on Dark Descent Records. 

Stream the Beast:

https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-spear-and-the-ichor-that-follows

The band’s debut full-length features eight tracks of battle-ready audio full of mid-paced riff glory, melodic death flourishes and lyrics inspired by ancient Greek tragedies and tales of war. The Spear and the Ichor That Follows is available on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Order it all HERE

House Of Areus - The Spear and the Ichor that Follows - promo cover pic - 2015

Side A

  1. Trenches of Fortune
  2. Messenger of a Shaken Host
  3. Throne of Chariots
  4. Oresteia – The Unforgotten Scorns

Side B

  1. Heir to the Crown of Sodom
  2. Beasts of Antiquity
  3. Veiled in Dignities of Wrath
  4. The River Black

Critical Praise:

“Outstanding first full length.” – Invisible Oranges

“House of Atreus look to be a fast rising star in US death metal and another notch in Dark Descent’s belt.” – Teeth of the Divine

“The Minnesota band have one eye on the great classic tragedies, and another on how to produce highly ambitious and melodic Death Metal.” – Metal Ireland

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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* For more band info:

www.facebook.com/acclimatedbyforce

Dark Descent Records - Logo - B&W!

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HOUSE OF ATREUS.

HOUSE OF ATREUS KICKS METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

TORMENTOR – Sign With Static Tension Recordings; New Album Due Out In July

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 5, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Static Tensions Recordings is pleased to announce its latest signing, California thrashers TORMENTER. The label will be releasing the band’s previously self-released album Prophetic Deceiver, which received rave reviews upon release. The album is set to be released on July 24 2015. The band is recommended if you like Exodus, Warbringer and Destruction.

Static Tension Recordings CEO Kyle Stevens had the following to say about the signing:

“We are proud to announce La Puenta, CA’s Tormenter to our ever-expanding family of artists.  Tormenter have built a large and loyal fan base in their home market and are now poised to build that fan base across North America.  With melodic riffs and a sound that incorporates melodic thrash and death metal, Tormenter are poised to be your next favorite band!”

Listen to the track “Exile From Flesh” from Prophetic Deceiver here:https://soundcloud.com/static-tension/tormenter-exile-from-flesh

The band is also embarking on a tour of the South West United States, beginning in June. The tour, which is being called UNREST IN THE SOUTHWEST, will consist of eight dates. All shows will be played with fellow Californian’s CONCRETE SLEDGE. Tour dates can be found below.

Tormentor - Concrete Sledge - promo tour flyer - July 2015 - MO

Static Tension Recordings online:

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Source: Dewar PR

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LONG LIVE TORMENTOR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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Sisters Of… Stream New Album At Decibel

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on May 4, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Sisters Of - The Serpent The Angel The Adversary - promo album cover pic - 2015

Post-metal masters SISTERS OF… have teamed up with Decibel magazine to premiere their latest masterpiece The Serpent, the Angel, the Adversary in full. The album releases next week on May 12th via Crowquill Records, but you can now stream it in full at Decibel now. The stream can be heard at this location: http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/5/1/stream-new-album-by-sisters-of

Pre-order the album here: http://crowquillrecords.com/products/544186-sisters-of-the-serpent-the-angel-and-the-adversary

About Sisters Of

Sisters of… is a genre-defying project from St. Joseph, Missouri. Multi-instrumentalist Aaron Coker (ex-Appleseed Cast, Reggie & The Full Effect) was joined by Chris Clark and together Sisters of… was born. Tired of musical limitations, Coker’s idea of blending heavy and atmospheric sounds was realized in a track that evolved into the cornerstone of Sisters of…’s first EP, Follow Me as a Ghost. Layers of post-rock, metal, and experimental elements build evocative soundscapes that expand beyond the conventional themes of life and death.

Impressed by Follow Me as a Ghost, which St. Joseph’s News-Press called “experimental metal at its finest,” Crowquill Records invited Sisters of… to join the label and work jointly toward the actualization of Sisters of…’s first full-length, which will be released in May of 2015.

Sisters Of - promo band pic - 2015 - #05042015MO

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Source: Dewar PR

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LONG LIVE SISTERS OF…

LONG LIVE METAL.

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COFFINS – To Release ‘Perpetual Penance’ Double CD Collection On June 9th, via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

Posted in Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, rock music with tags , , , , on May 2, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Horror Pain Death - Productions - Record Label Logo - 2015 - #6605MO

Coffins - Perpetual Penance - promo cover pic - 2015 - #0033MOC

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have announced the new double CD collection from Japan’s Death/Doom fiends Coffins, entitled Perpetual Penance, set for release on June 9th on CD and Digital formats. This is an essential compilation of Coffins vinyl only and split release tracks, features artwork by Uchino and is the follow-up to the 2011 release Ancient Torture. The first 100 orders come with a free chrome Coffin key chain, a miniature casket that opens to store your victims ashes! Listen to the track “Reborn” from this gnarly new Coffins collection at https://youtu.be/FoEJ8UkWxBo or below:

Below is the official description:

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is proud to unleash the new Coffins double CD collection Perpetual Penance. This is an essential compilation of Coffins vinyl only and split release tracks from artists including Noothgrush, Macabra, Sourvein, Warhammer, Disgrace, Hooded Menace and Stormcrow. Coffins continue their devastating legacy of ancient torture with this 96 minute presentation of bone-crushing Death/Doom sickness!

Perpetual Penance features and showcases out of print/hard to find vinyl tracks from the following outlets: Southern Lord, Decibel Magazine, Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, Forcefield Records, Break The Chains, A Pile Of Dirt Music, Doomentia Records, 20 Buck Spin and Hydro-Phonic Records. For fans of Abscess, Acid Witch, Anatomia, Asphyx, Autopsy, Carnage, Celtic Frost, Cianide, Disma, Divine Eve, Grave, Hellhammer, Hooded Menace, Mythic, Venom and Winter.

Pre-order the Double CD for only $14 with free shipping at: 

http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd110.html

Pre-order the Digital Download for only $9.99 at:

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/perpetual-penance-double-cd

Coffins - Perpetual Penance - promo cover pic - 2015 - #0033MOC

TRACK LISTING:

Disc 1
1. Hellbringer (Demo version from Colossal Hole EP)
2. No Saviour (Demo version from Colossal Hole EP)
3. Colossal Hole (Demo version from Colossal Hole EP)
4. Drowned In Revelation (from split with Noothgrush)
5. The Wretched Path (from split with Noothgrush)
6. Reborn (from Reborn flexi)
7. Grotesque Messiah (Extended version from split with Macabra)
8. Axes Of Vengeance (from split with Sourvein)

Disc 2
9. Till Dawn Of The Doomsday (from split with Warhammer)
10. Grotesque Messiah (from split with Disgrace)
11. In Bloody Sewage (from split with Hooded Menace)
12. The Fog Of Burning Flesh (from split with Stormcrow)
13. Slaughter Of Gods ’09 (from split with Stormcrow)
14. Till Dawn Of The Doomsday/Grotesque Messiah (Live version from Live In Japan EP)
15. In Bloody Sewage (Live version from Live In Japan EP)
16. Here Comes Perdition/Under The Stench/Slaughter Of Gods (unreleased track Live in Czech Republic)

Coffins - key chain - promo pic - 2015 - Perpetual Penance - giveaway - 2015

Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

HPGD Website: http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/

HPGD on BandCamp: http://hpgd.bandcamp.com/

HPGD on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath

HPGD on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath?feature=watch

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LONG LIVE COFFINS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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LEGENDARY METAL CHURCH SINGER MIKE HOWE RETURNS TO THE BAND!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on May 1, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Metal Church - Mike Howe - Is Back - promo flyer - 2015 - #016MCMORPR

From Rat Pak Records:

Legendary front-man Mike Howe returns to Metal Church! In the summer of 2014 the band suddenly found themselves in need of a new singer. As fate would have it, Kurdt was already in talks with Mike for another project that he was working on with Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler, so he decided to ask Mike to rejoin Metal Church. Mike agreed, but true to form, didn’t want to make it official until he knew for sure that the integrity of the new material was there.

In Mike’s own words: ” I didn’t want to come back to Metal Church just for nostalgia, it had to be for the right reasons, it had to be the best stuff we’ve ever written together or it just wouldn’t be worth it to anyone, especially the fans.”  Soon after, Kurdt and Mike began exchanging ideas and writing new material with the band. The end result sounds like “Classic Mike Howe era Metal Church, it’s both heavy and melodic” says guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof and further states “Mike sounds the same as he did 20 years ago, this is going to be truly epic!!” Drummer Jeff Plate comments, “Mike Howe is the ONLY singer for Metal Church. He has a reputation of complete honor and respect.  We can now take Metal Church to the next level!”

Mike Howe originally joined Metal Church in the late 80’s and released 3 albums with the band: “The Human Factor”, “Blessing In Disguise” and “Hanging in the Balance”. Mike was also the face of popular music videos “Date With Poverty” and “Badlands” that aired during MTV’s heyday.

The band is currently in the process of working on their new album, which will be released later this year via Rat Pak Records.   Metal Church is: Mike Howe (Vocals), Kurdt Vanderhoof (Guitars) Jeff Plate (Drums), Steve Unger (Bass) and Rick VanZandt (Guitars).

For more info click HERE.

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LONG LIVE METAL CHURCH.

LONG LIVE MIKE HOWE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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GOATSNAKE – One-Off Pioneertown Show And “Black Age Blues” Album Listening Party In Los Angeles Approaching This Weekend

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on April 29, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Goatsnake - promo band pic - 2015 - #042915GSMO3

[photo by Chris Lundry]

With GOATSNAKE‘s newest LP in a decade-and-a-half, Black Age Blues, nearing its unveiling in early June, this weekend the band has several special Southern California pre-release actions planned. First up, this Saturday, May 2nd the band will venture out to secluded Pioneertown for a one-off show at Pappy and Harriet’s. The next day, Sunday, May 3rd, sees the band hosting a public record listening party in Los Angeles where members of GOATSNAKE will be in attendance and fans can hear the entire album a full month before its release.

Interviews with GOATSNAKE at the listening party are welcomed, as are phone interviews with the band in advance of the upcoming release of Black Age Blues.

Following this weekend’s actions, the band also has a record release show in Los Angeles on May 20th, followed by their first performance at Maryland Deathfest just days later. That same week they head to Europe for a week-long tour kicking off with a set at Temples Festival.

Goatsnake - Black Age Blues - 2015 - promo album cover pic - GMO03

Preorders for Black Age Blues will go live at the new GOATSNAKE store this coming Monday, May 4th alongside the release of the LP’s next single and more. In addition to the physical preorders, iTunes will have the album available for preorder offering the tracks “Black Age Blues” and “Elevated Man” for instant download, and also available to purchase individually the following day.

The maiden single from Black Age Blues, “Elevated Man,” was recently premiered at Revolver Magazine RIGHT HERE.

Black Age Blues is an instant classic, with each one of the nine songs an anthem, and each of the members of GOATSNAKE in top form. Everything is magnified; the vocals of Pete Stahl (Scream) vocals have never sounded so powerful, the rhythm section comprised of Greg Rogers (The Obsessed) on drums and Scott Renner on bass is the driving force on each track, and the riffs of guitarist Greg Anderson (SunnO))), Southern Lord Recordings) are heavier than ever before. Recorded and mixed at Rock Falcon Franklin, Tennessee by Nick Raskulinecz (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Rush) and mastered by Brian Big Bass Gardner (N.W.A., Stevie Wonder, Parliament), the production values of Black Age Blues back the top-notch musicianship, creating a seriously unstoppably entertaining album.

Black Age Blues will be released through Southern Lord Recordings in North America on June 2nd, 2015.

GOATSNAKE Live Actions:

5/02/2015 Pappy And Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA w/ Mojave Lords

5/03/2015 Black – Los Angeles, CA *Black Age Blues listening party [info]

5/20/2015 Complex – Glendale, CA *Black Age Blues release show w/ Bl’ast, Eagle Twin [info]

5/24/2015 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD [info]

5/30/2015 Temples Festival – Bristol, UK [info]

6/01/2015 De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE

6/02/2015 Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL

6/03/2015 SO36 – Berlin, DE

6/04/2015 Freakvalley Festival – Siegen, DE [info]

6/07/2015 AN Club – Athens, GR

6/20/2015 Crucialfest – Salt Lake City, UT [info]

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

http://www.southernlord.com

http://southernlord.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin

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LONG LIVE GOATSNAKE.

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NEKROGOBLIKON – STREAM “ATLANTIS” FROM “HEAVY META”; PRE-ORDERS FOR JUNE 2 RELEASE AVAILABLE NOW

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , on April 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Nekrogoblikon - Atlantis - Heavy Meta - promo banner pic - 2015

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2015 – Nekrogoblikon share Atlantis, a song from the goblin metal outfit’s forthcoming album, Heavy Meta (June 2, Mystery Box Records): https://youtu.be/pUCdFY2ToZc or below:

Pre-orders are available now with physical bundles available via http://www.districtlines.com/nekrogoblikon and digitally via iTunes, with the song “Full Body Xplosion” available as an immediate download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id986149255.

“This is definitely our most pre-orderable album to date,” said guitar player Goldberg.

Heavy Meta – track list:

1. The End of Infinity
2. We’ve Had Enough
3. Bring Us More
4. Snax & Violence
5. Atlantis
6. We Need a Gimmick
7. Full Body Xplosion
8. Let’s Get F***ed (with Andrew W.K.)
9. Mood Swing
10. Nekrogoblikon

Heavy Meta was produced by Matt Hyde (Deftones, Children of Bodom), Nicky Calonne and Nekrogoblikon with Matt Good mixing.

John Goblikon, Nekrogoblikon’s hype goblin, is tackling fan’s love quandaries with an ongoing advice column via Bloody Disgusting (http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3341722/dear-john-goblikon-volume-1/).

The 10-song album arrives via the multimedia outfit’s new label, Mystery Box, which is distributed by Razor & Tie. Mystery Box will serve not only as the band’s label but also as a freestanding production company and underground comedy club headquartered in downtown Los Angeles. For more information on Mystery Box goings on, visit: http://www.facebook.com/mysteryboxfortress.

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Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/nekrogoblikon

www.twitter.com/nekrogoblikon

instagram.com/nekrogoblikonofficial

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LONG LIVE NEKROGOBLIKON.

Stone.