Archive for metal albums 2016

VERWOED – Cult Black Metal Outfit, Formerly Named Woudloper, To Release New Bodemloos LP Via Argento Records In July

Posted in Black Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on June 4, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Argento Records proudly confirms the label’s next official release, with a newly recorded album by Dutch Black Metal act, VERWOED, titled Bodemloos, marking the outfit’s first recordings since converting from the moniker, Woudloper.

Utrecht-based soloist Erik B. began paving his path of destruction as one-man project, Woudloper, in 2014, creating an ethereal yet scathing style, heavily rooted in traditional Black Metal, yet reaching into more psychedelic realms of inspiration. Breathe Plastic released a critically acclaimed, self-titled demo tape in 2015, yet immediately subsequent to its release the project changed its name to VERWOED, as an even more exploratory epoch of the band was taking place.

On the maiden official VERWOED release, Bodemloos sees this artisan peeling back even more layers of this project, exposing incredibly dense and much more psychedelic and hallucinogenic cosmic textures than before, while remaining yielding in its nihilistic and violent tactics. Bodemloos brings three massive new movements into existence, its immersive tones recorded, mixed, and mastered by John Bart Van Der Wal (Aborted, Herder), the album completed with cover artwork created by Joost Vervoost (Terzij De Horde). Argento Records will release Bodemloos on CD, digital, and 180-gram one-sided LP, the vinyl’s B-side featuring an etching handled by Reuben Sawyer (Chelsea Wolfe, Hollow Sunshine), on July 8th. Audio samples, preorders and further info on Bodemloos will be issued in the days ahead.

Following the release of Bodemloos, VERWOED will transform from a solo outing into a five-piece lineup, and begin performing live, the first shows to be announced shortly.

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Bodemloos – Track Listing:
1. Bodemloos
2. Een Leven Aan De Oppervlakte
3. Leegte

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For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/verwoed

http://www.argentorecords.com

http://www.argentorecords.bandcamp.com

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE VERWOED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – June 3rd, 2016… New METAL Releases Today! From HELLYEAH To POISON HEADACHE

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on June 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Volbeat - Seal The Deal & Lets Boogie - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMFNSO

On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released VOLBEAT studio album, Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie, is ranked #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Hot damn!

Hellyeah - Undeniable - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99ILMNFSO335

On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released HELLYEAH studio album, Unden!able, is ranked at #3, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Hell and Yeah!!

Dark Funeral - Where Shadows Forever Reign - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99333ILMFSO

On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released DARK FUNERAL studio album, Where Shadows Forever Reign, is ranked at #9, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Freaking cool!!

Candlemass - Death Thy Lover - 2016 - promo EP cover pic - #MO99099ILMFSO

On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released CANDLEMASS studio EP, Death Thy Lover, is ranked at #19, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. CANDLEMASS!!

Yngwie Malmsteen - World On Fire - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO990099ILMFO

On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released YNGWIE MALMSTEEN studio album, World On Fire, is ranked at #37, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yngwie!!

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On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released studio album, Agony, from São Paulo’s NERVOSA, is ranked at #48, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

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On June 3rd, 2016 – The newly released debut and self-titled studio album from San Diego’s POISON HEADACHE is ranked at #54, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.

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Stone - 2011 Photo #1

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

ISKRA – Southern Lord To Release CD Version Of “Ruins” By Canadian Anarchist Black Metal Outfit In July; Summer Tour Confirmed

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 29, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Blistering anarchist Black Metal unit, ISKRA, has teamed up with Southern Lord for the CD release of their latest LP, Ruins. Approaching the most fearsome of all genres from a foundation in filthy metallic crust, ISKRA has skillfully created an old school orthodox epic that their extensive back catalog has always been working towards, and in Ruins is executed in sublime, scathing style.

The Canadian collective, almost two decades into their journey as ISKRA, stands out as staunch advocates of anarchism, and reject all forms of oppressive mainstream ideologies such as communism, fascism and democracy. To underline this, they coined their unification of extreme punk anger and Black Metal sonics “anarchist metal,” separating themselves from other acts deemed as “extreme” or “radical” but lacking conviction or real menace.

It is certainly evident in their vitriolic offensives that they mean business, but most impressive is the sharp, refined songcraft that makes Ruins a compelling Black Metal record, regardless of your political (dis)orientation. The constantly shifting tremolo riffs and blasting drums are some of the most devastating and aggressive you will hear, and fans of Absu and early Immortal will find plenty to enjoy – ISKRA exerts overwhelming levels of energy and brutality in Ruins, outpacing and outwitting the vast majority.

ISKRA have toured across scores of countries with countless acts operating in various subsects of underground Punk and Metal and have built up a fearsome international reputation, demonstrated by their heavy patch presence on the battle jackets of the true. A wealth of DIY and independent label releases trails behind them, with numerous albums, splits and demos all available to download for free from their website in accordance with their principles.

Southern Lord will issue ISKRA‘s Ruins on digipak CD including a twenty-page booklet with lyrics and liner notes on July 1st.

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Ruins – Track Listing:
1. Lawless
2. Ruins
3. Predator Drone MQ-1
4. Traume
5. Nihil
6. Illegal
7. Aegis Of The Victor
8. Der Einzige
9. Lebensraum
10. Battle Of One Hundred Slain
11. Masqueraders Of Fraud
12. Thieves Of Life
13. Privileged Morality

ISKRA also proudly announces the Anarchy Attack… Canadian Destruction (Storming the Atlantic) Summer Tour of Canada, their first major tour of Canada since 2004. This tour will mark the band’s first coast to coast tour of the country and includes five days in the maritime provinces. The tour also features appearances at the legendary Spider Fest (formerly Spider Acres) in Meyersburg, Ontario and Evil Fest in Sainte-Angele-de-Merici, Quebec. The band’s full live itinerary will be announced in the days ahead.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/officialiskra

http://www.iskracrust.com

http://www.southernlord.com

http://www.southernlord.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin

http://www.twitter.com/twatterlord

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ISKRA.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

Stone.

UNMERCIFUL – Kansas Death Metal Squad Uniting Former Members Of Origin To Release New Full-Length Via Unique Leader This July; Artwork + Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 28, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Kansas Death Metal squad, UNMERCIFUL, will drop the devious fruits of their long-awaited new full-length this Summer via Unique Leader Records. Titled Ravenous Impulse, the record features the drum demolition of John Lonstreth (Dim Mak, Origin, ex-Gorguts etc.).

Comments UNMERCIFUL guitarist Clint Appelhanz (ex-Origin) of the band’s forthcoming full-length, “It’s been ten years since the release of Unmercifully Beaten and we’ve had an up and down ride through the years. We are proud to announce the release of Ravenous Impulse to mark a new time for the band. Ravenous Impulse features a collaboration of song writing styles from [bassist] Jeremy [Turner; ex-Origin], [guitarist] Justin [Payne] and myself. Coupled with John Lonstreth’s approach to drums and Kris [Bolton; D.F.W.B.]’s vocal delivery, we feel that our sound is in a new place while still maintaining the band’s identity. Concepts behind most of the lyrical content mainly deal with violent instinct and diabolical human behaviors. We feel these subjects and themes are more realistic and relative to everyday society and more terrifying. Expect a classic Death Metal sound with modern speed.”

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Ravenous Impulse – Track Listing:
1. Unmerciful
2. Abscission
3. Ravenous Impulse
4. Sociopathic Predation
5. Kill Reflex
6. Habitual Savagery
7. Enduring Torture
8. Kingdom Of Serpents
9. Methodic Absolution

Founded in 2001, UNMERCIFUL released its debut, Unmercifully Beaten, in 2006. With intensive tour runs from 2006 through 2009 with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, Decrepit Birth, Cryptopsy, and more, the band went through various personnel changes before deciding to disband in 2009. What started out as just a reunion show in 2012, quickly returned the band to working status. With consistent live shows and numerous metal fest appearances, the band released a self-titled demo in 2014 as a first step in the process to completing its first full-length release in nearly a decade. After the abrupt departure of drummer James King, John Longstreth was enlisted to record drums for Ravenous Impulse.

In July 2015, UNMERCIFUL entered Chapman Studios (Origin, Tech N9NE) to work with longtime producer and friend, Robert Rebeck. Longstreth laid down a phenomenal recording on drums. The rest of the album was recorded and mixed at Clint Appelhanz’s own Waveworks Studio. The process was long and tedious, but the end result is nothing short of sonically devastating. Ravenous Impulse raises the bar of relentless, unmerciful, aggressive, and plainly brutal Death Metal. Look for Ravenous Impulse July 22nd, 2016 on Unique Leader Records.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more UNMERCIFUL:

http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE UNMERCIFUL.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SHEIDIM – To Release “Shrines Of The Void” via Dark Descent Records

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 27, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Spanish Black Metal scourge Sheidim has entered a blood pact with Dark Descent Records for the release its first full-length album.

Shrines of the Void follows the band’s 2015 7-inch vinyl EP, Amidst the Ashes of Consciousness / In the Light of the Dying Stars with seven brand new deadly hymns. The album was recorded and mixed by J. Félez at Moontower Studios and mastered by D. Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio.

Album track “Without Reins” was featured on the latest Dark Descent Records New Release Sampler. Stream the track at this location or below:

The album will be out June 24 on CD and digital formats, with vinyl treatment coming via Me Saco Un Ojo Records.

Track List – as follows:
1. First Poison
2. Shrines of the Void
3. Deviant Kingdom
4. Sunken Nigredo
5. Amrita
6. Without Reins
7. Remnants

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For more info:

facebook.com/sheidimband

Dark Descent Records - Logo - B&W!

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SHEIDIM.

LONG LIVE BLACK METAL.

Stone.

WARFATHER – Announces September 16 Release for ‘The Grey Eminence’ On Greyhaze Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 27, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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WARFATHER has announced a September 16 release date on Greyhaze Records for sophomore album The Grey Eminence. Featuring Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL), WARFATHER’s highly anticipated follow-up to debut album Orchestrating the Apocalypse, was produced by Death Metal icon and studio wizard Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, ex-MORBID ANGEL). Album artwork will be revealed in the near future

The collaboration marks the first time Tucker and Rutan have worked together since MORBID ANGEL’s Gateways to Annihilation. Tucker had this to say about the results:

“I am extremely excited for the release of The Grey Eminence. I feel that this album is one of the best things that I have ever been a part of! Erik Rutan did an amazing job on the production and the songs speak for themselves!” 

 Producer Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, ex-MORBID ANGEL) added:

“Recording with Steve and the guys on the new Warfather album has been fantastic! It has been a blast to be working on this monster album in the studio once again with my great friend and former band mate. The songs are heavy as hell and just outright awesome. We have some great tones and performances.”

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Above: Steve Tucker

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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Facebook: WarFather

www.greyhazerecords.com

www.facebook.com/greyhazerecords

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WARFATHER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Canadian Super Group THIRD ION Announce July Release For Sophomore Album ‘Biolith’

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 26, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Canadian Progressive Metal Outfit THIRD ION, featuring former members of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND, INTO ETERNITY, and ANNIHILATOR, have announced the July 8 release of sophomore album Biolith. The new album will be released on Glasstone Records and is the first to feature ex-ANNIHILATOR vocalist Dave Padden.

Check out the Biolith teaser video at this location or below:

Padden’s years of experience with ANNIHILATOR, and the many records on which he has appeared, has already proven to be a major asset, and has brought the band to new level of space-time supremacy. THIRD ION once again, tapped artist Harley K at Necrographix to mastermind the artwork for Biolith, and to bring the story of the 10-minute, epic title track to life.

In other THIRD ION  news, the band has been nominated for the “Metal/Hard Music Artist of the Year” category at the 2016 Western Canadian Music Awards.

Biolith – Track List:

1. State of Flux
2. Cosmic Delusion
3. Biolith
4. Status Undetermined
5. Illogical
6. Lesson Burned
7. Temporal Divide
8. Corpus Solaris

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BAND BIO:

Third Ion is the product of a mutual love of prog, video games, and science. Formed in 2014 and spread across Canada, the band finished their first full length record by the end of the year; 13/8Bit was released worldwide on Glasstone Records, May 25 2015.

Peaking at #14 on iTunes Metal Charts, 13/8Bit was fully embraced by press across the globe, receiving 9/10 at metal.de, 8.5/10 in Aardshock Magazine, as well as featured streams at Bravewords.com, and Metal Hammer Norway. Unfortunately, shortly after the release of 13/8Bit, singer Tyler Gilbert decided to leave the band to continue focusing on his own original music and career. The band finished writing the followup record while on the hunt for a replacement through the end of the year.

In January of 2016, Third Ion announced that the mighty Dave Padden, had stepped in, and has recorded all the vocals for their sophomore album Biolith, due July 8 2016 on Glasstone Records.

THIRD ION:
Justin Bender – Guitar
Aaron Edgar – Drums
Mike Young – Bass
Dave Padden – Vocals

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Source: ClawHammer PR

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For more THIRD ION:

www.thirdion.com

 www.facebook.com/thirdion

www.youtube.com/3rdion

www.glasstonerecords.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE THIRD ION.

Stone.

Bulgarian Metallers HereAndNow Releasing Debut Album In June

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 24, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Sofia’s (Bulgaria) HereAndNow will release debut album Flipside Story on June 16. Check out the album teaser video at this location or below. Flipside Story is now available for pre-order: https://hereandnowband.bandcamp.com/releases

A new force on the international Metal scene, HereAndNow rages against the ills of society through its music. Stylistically, this is melodic, progressive, modern, and groovy Metal. The album was mastered by Swedish producer Jens Bogren (Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, Amon Amarth etc). The album will be available on the band’s site and all major online outlets. In addition to the CD, a custom designed flash drive will be available, with maximum quality sound and a subscription to the supporters’ area with exclusive making-of material, including pictures, videos, song notations and alternative mixes.

Stream single “rebuildAndDestroy” on Soundcloud.

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Track List:

1. areYouWithUs
2. toResist
3. forsakeTheSick
4. becauseWeCan
5. rebuildAndDestroy
6. ruinsOfThePast
7. protestMarch
8. theHydra
9. chooseASide
10. spaceElevators
11. There

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

www.facebook.com/hereAndNow.mb

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HEARANDNOW.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SEWERCIDE Releasing Debut Album on Unspeakable Axe – U.S. Tour Announced

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Sewercide - Immortalized In Suffering - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO9339ILMF

Melbourne (Australia) Death Metallers SEWERCIDE will release debut album

Immortalized in Suffering through Unspeakable Axe Records on June 13. The album will also be available through international distribution outlets on August 19.  Check out the promo video for new song “Snares of Carnality” at this location or below:

Evolving out of an aggressive Death/Thrash Metal style (think Demolition Hammer) sound, SEWERCIDE have now planted their flag firmly in the heat-blasted dirt known as Death Metal.  Influenced by Australian greats MISERY and NECROTOMY, as well as revered American bands such as MORBID ANGEL, GORGUTS, and IMMOLATION, this album marks a turning point and a new high water mark for the band. It will surely satiate any listener hungry for pure, aggressive, gore-soaked Death Metal.

SEWERCIDE will launch its U.S. Tour on May 31 in Los Angeles. Tour information can be found at this location and confirmed dates are below:

May 31 – Los Angeles, CA
June 1 – Los Angeles, CA
June 3 – Phoenix, AZ (Masters Chambers)
June 5 – Dallas, TX (Three Links)
June 6 – Austin, TX (Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub)
June 7 – Houston, TX
June 9 – Gainsville, FL
June 10 – Tampa, FL (The American Legion Post 111 Lounge)
June 13 – Atlanta, GA (529 Eav)
June 14 – Lexington, KY (Best Friend Bar)
June 17 – Baltimore, MD (The Sidebar)
June 18 – Philadelphia, PA (Second Empire)
June 20 – Brooklyn, NY
June 23 – Worcster, MA (Ralph’s Rock Diner)
June 24 – Buffalo, NY (The Lair)
June 25 – Rochester, NY (Monty’s Krown)
June 26 – Cleveland, OH
June 27 – Pittsburgh, PA (Howlers Coyote Cafe)
June 28 – Detroit, MI (New Dodge Lounge)
June 29 – Minneapolis, MN
June 30 – Colorado Springs, CO
July 1 – Denver, CO (Rhinoceropolis)
July 6 – Oakland, CA
July 7 – Oakland, CA
July 8 – Ashland, OR
July 9 – Bend, OR (Third Street Pub)
July 10 – Portland, OR (Panic Room)
July 11 – Seattle, WA

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Immortalized In Suffering – Track Listing:
1. For Those About to Rot
2. A Dying Dream
3. Snares of Carnality
4. Interlude in Agony
5. Acrimoniously Disharmonized
6. Pierced with Sentient Trepidity
7. Megalithic Tomb
8. Infinifixion
9. Eternal (In Spirit)

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Australia can be a harsh, hostile place to live. It is fitting that a continent of arid deserts and every creature poisonous and toothy has produced so much great extreme metal. To those ranks, add relative newcomers SEWERCIDE. The Melbourne-based band has actually been around five years now, building their name and sound across a string of splits and EPs, and through relentless live shows at home and abroad. Now at last comes their debut full-length Immortalized In Suffering, just in time for their first U.S. tour.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

For more SEWERCIDE:

www.facebook.com/Sewercide

http://unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.facebook.com/unspeakableaxerecords

Twitter.com/UARMetal

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SEWERCIDE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 18th… From IRON MAIDEN To THE HEALING

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 18, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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On This Day In KISSTORY – May 18th, 1993 – ‪KISSPaul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick were inducted into Hollywood’s famed RockWalk.

At the ceremony in front of fans, friends and family, Paul, Gene and Bruce spoke to the crowd and then left impressions of their hand prints in a block of cement. After adding plates of the KISS logo and their signatures, the stone plaque was later added to RockWalk located at the site of the famed Oriental Theatre now Guitar Center Hollywood. ‪‎(the late) Eric Carr was posthumously inducted into the Rock Walk in 1995 and added to the KISS plaque. – Source: KISS Facebook

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On May 18th, 2016 – The magnificent IRON MAIDEN performed in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Grand Arena. Run To The Hills!! Run For Your Life!!

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On May 18th, 2016 – The newly released studio album, Sword Songs, from Sweden’s GRAND MAGUS, is ranked at #48 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. HAIL GRAND MAGUS!!

The Healing - Elevate - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMFO

On May 18th, 2016 – Canada’s THE HEALING have their newly released album, Elevate, ranked at #90 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa! The album artwork for Elevate was done by: Ross Vanosch. Good stuff.

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

DENNER/SHERMANN – New Studio Album “MASTERS OF EVIL” Out On June 24th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 15, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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The first full-length studio album, Masters Of Evil, from DENNER/SHERMANN will be released on June 24th, 2016, via Metal Blade Records! This Metal supergroup of underground Metal champions have returned, after their highly successful 2015 debut EP: Satan’s Tomb (Metal Blade Records). Trust me, my Metal brethren, DENNER/SHERMANN are to be reckoned with and their debut EP is a Metal MUST… so freaking BUY it and support this band of Metal legends!

RESEARCH each member of DENNER/SHERMANN and get schooled on the history of Metal – you will learn and hear why this band is so talented and important. Listen to the new track Angel’s Blood below and realize that True Metal is alive and still kicking Metal ass. I will be counting the hours until this Masters Of Evil album lands into what’s left of my Metal brain. Holy Metal shit and Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone

Pre-orders available NOW!!
 Click link below:

http://metalblade.com/dennershermann

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DENNER/SHERMANN:

Michael Denner – Lead Guitar

Hank Shermann – Lead Guitar

Sean Peck – Vocals

Snowy Shaw – Drums

Marc Grabowski – Bass

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Masters Of Evil – Track List:
01.ANGEL’S BLOOD
02.SON OF SATAN
03.THE WOLF FEEDS AT NIGHT
04.PENTAGRAM and the CROSS
05.MASTERS OF EVIL
06.SERVANTS OF DAGON
07.ESCAPE FROM HELL
08.THE BARONESS

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For more info on DENNER/SHERMANN:

Guitarists

Facebook: Denner/Shermann

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DENNER/SHERMANN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST – Selfmadegod Issues Info And New Track From Polish Grindcore Act’s Overkill Commando Debut Album

Posted in grindcore, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 14, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Selfmadegod Records has just issued the first single to Overkill Commando, the debut full-length from Polish grindcore quartet, NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, as the album is completed for Summer release.

NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, comprised of vocalist Bloodseeker, guitarist XXX-Bomber, drummer Overkiller, and bassist Doomtrigger, recorded twenty brand new songs for their debut album at local Backyard Studios with producer Pawel “Chudy” Chyla in April and May 2016, completing the record just days ago. Overkill Commando is powerful dose of dirty, old-fashioned grindcore heavily influenced by classic bands like Terrorizer, Extreme Noise Terror, and Repulsion. The cover image by Marcin Studzinski of St. Chaos Art, the album’s track listing, and release info have been revealed in addition to the streaming of the album’s opening track, Abominations Of Annihilation.

Stream NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST’s “Abominations Of Annihilation” at Selfmadegod’s SoundCloud HERE or YouTube channel HERE.

Overkill Commando will see European release on June 27th, and will see US release on September 9th, the long delay due to a new MVD distribution deal for Selfmadegod Records; this record marking the first title under the new pact. Stand by for further details in the weeks ahead.

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Overkill Commando – Track Listing:
1. Abominations Of Annihilation
2. Overkill Commando
3. Epicentre Of Terror
4. Cryptic Stench Of Radioactive Foetuses
5. Power¬Hungry Paranoia
6. Religious Mutation
7. Deathbringer Of Death
8. Toxic Whore
9. Mashed With A Club
10. Only Cockroaches Will Survive
11. Vomiting Blood
12. Queen Of Sodomy
13. Pulverised
14. Nuclear Waste Repository
15. Frostbitten By The Radioactive Fullmoon
16. Desciples Of The Flesh
17. We Are The Batpeople
18. Gore Cult
19. God Is Undead
20. Atomic Suicide

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NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST is a new band born in April 2015 in Świdnik, Poland. That August they released a demo called Mutant Inferno which met with a very positive response, and the band was subsequently offered shows at Into the Abyss Festival alongside Dead Congregation, Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, and others, Mini Merciless Festival, a run of shows across Ireland with Dead Goats, and more.

In addition to their upcoming Overkill Commando full-length release through Selfmadegod, the Mutant Inferno demo will soon be released as a split cassette through Massacre Distro, a split CD will be released through Defense Records/Mythrone Promotion, and a split 12′ on Devil’s Nun Records is on the way, in each case accompanied by different bands to be announced in the coming months.

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Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/Nuclearmetalpunks

http://www.nuclearholocaust.bandcamp.com

http://www.selfmadegod.com

http://www.facebook.com/selfmadegod

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.

Stone.

SIX FEET UNDER “Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest” – Releases On May 27th; New Cover Songs Streaming Online

Posted in Death Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 11, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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European Tour Begins June 30th!

From Metal Blade Records:

On May 27th, Six Feet Under will release the fourth installment of their Graveyard Classics series, this time paying tribute to two of metal’s most heralded legends: Iron Maiden and Judas Priest! Entitled Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest and mixed by Jesse Kirkbride at Kirkbride Recordings in Cape Coral, FL, the album is comprised of five Judas Priest covers (side A), and six Iron Maiden covers (side B), handpicked by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel. For a preview of the record, DecibelMagazine.com is now streaming the cover version of “Murders in the Rue Morgue”, alongside an exclusive interview with front-man Chris Barnes.

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Chris Barnes comments: “Achtung Motherfuckers!!! Today we release ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’, a ‘Killer’ track (pun intended) from our upcoming album, ‘Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest’, for your listening pleasure!! Hope you enjoy it!! Hope the haters choke on it, choke on it, choke on it…Also in other Six Feet Under news – Graveyard Classics The Tour will be invading your European community this summer, be sure to check these dates off on your calendar…This will be the first and only time we will be playing an entire set list of cover songs – something we haven’t done before – so come experience something groovy and brutal motherfuckers! See you soon, Europe! Love, Dad.”

For another preview, fans can hear the first track – Six Feet Under’s cover of “Invader” – at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder, where the album can also be pre-ordered in various formats. The second single, “Never Satisfied”, can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/metal…/six-feet-under-never-satisfied

Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest – track listing:
Side A: Judas Priest
1. Night Crawler
2. Starbreaker
3. Genocide
4. Invader
5. Never Satisfied
Side B: Iron Maiden
6. Murders in the Rue Morgue
7. Prowler
8. Flash of the Blade
9. The Evil That Men Do
10. Stranger in a Strange Land
11. Total Eclipse

Six Feet Under – Tour Dates:
June 30 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Baroeg
July 1 – Roitzschjora, Germany – With Full Force Festival
July 2 – Flensburg, Germany – Roxy
July 3 – Rostock, Germany – Alte Zuckerfabrik
July 4 – Hamburg, Germany – Bambi Galore
July 5 – Munchen, Germany – Backstage
July 6 – Innsbruck, Austria – PMK
July 7 – Ludwigsburg, Germany – Rockfabrik
July 8 – Pratteln , Switzerland – Z7
July 9 – Essen, Germany – Turok

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LONG LIVE SIX FEET UNDER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

Canadian Dark Metal Band NOIRE Announce New Album And Tour

Posted in Black Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

NOIRE - promo live band pic - 2016 - #MO9879ILMFG

NOIRE Reveal New EP And Canadian Tour

Winnipeg based Dark Metal band Noire are pleased to announce that they will be releasing their new EP, The Tracks of the Hunted this summer. The EP consists of 5 tracks that blend dark, acoustic based music with Black Metal. More details, including a specific release date, will be revealed about the new EP in the coming weeks. The album’s artwork can be seen below.

NOIRE - The Tracks Of The Hunted - promo album cover pic - #MOILMGFSO

The band has also announced that they will be embarking on a Western Canadian tour this summer which will include an appearance at the legendary Armstrong Metal Fest. All dates are below.

July 02- Winnipeg MB, The Windsor Hotel
July 06 – Calgary AB, Distortion Live Music
July 07 – Edmonton AB, Brixx
July 08 – Vancouver BC, The Astoria
July 09 – Penticton BC, The Legion
July 10 – Victoria BC, Logan’s Pub
July 11 – Nanaimo BC, The Cambie
July 14 – Prince George BC, The Art Space
July 15 – 17 Armstrong Metal Fest
July 21 – Red Deer AB, The Vat
July 23 – Regina, TBA

NOIRE - Tour - 2016 - promo flyer - #MOJULY99ILMFN

Source: Dewar PR

* For more info on NOIRE:

Facebook: Noire

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NOIRE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 8th… From AEROSMITH To THE WORD ALIVE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 8, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Aerosmith - Get A Grip - promo album cover pic - #1993ASTMO0508

On May 8th, 1993 – The awesome AEROSMITH had their eleventh studio album, Get A Grip, ranked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. This was AEROSMITH‘s first #1 album! That’s hard to believe, I know! Get A Grip has gone on to sell 7 million (plus) copies in just the USA alone! Yes, the early 90’s wasn’t all about Grunge. Long Live AEROSMITH.

THE WORD ALIVE - Dark Matter - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO0999ILMFNSP

On May 8th, 2016 – Arizona’s THE WORD ALIVE have their new studio album, Dark Matter (Fearless Records), ranked at #41 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yup. Cool band too. Give ’em a listen below. Whoa.

Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny - promo album cover pic - #9379MOJP

On May 8th, 2016 – The super incredible JUDAS PRIEST have their second studio album, Sad Wings Of Destiny, ranked at #74 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. By the way, this influential album was released back in 1975. I was 9 years old in 1975. Unreal. Geez.

Sepultura - Arise - promo album cover pic - #MO0099ILMFNSPM

On May 8th, 2016SEPULTURA‘s fourth studio album, Arise, is ranked at #96, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. I LOVE this album! LOVE it. The cover art for Arise is truly second to none! Max and Igor Cavalera made this band freaking scream! I still dig the post Cavalera SEPULTURA, hell and yeah.

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 7th… From BON JOVI To POLAR

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 7, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You - 45rpm - cover sleeve photo pic - 1989 - #MOILMFS33396

On May 7th, 1989BON JOVI‘s smash power ballad, I’ll Be There For You, was making its case for eventually becoming the #1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart.

RUSH - Counterparts - promo band photo card - #MO199499ILMFNS

On May 7th, 1994 – The unbelievable RUSH set a record for most performances at Toronto, Canada’s Maple Leaf Gardens, with their 22nd concert at this historic arena. RUSH were on tour supporting their 15th studio album: Counterparts.

Exhibit B The Human Condition - promo album cover pic - #MO99006ILMFSNF

On May 7th, 2010 – The mighty EXODUS released their ninth studio album in EuropeExhibit B: The Human Condition. Gary Holt is a Metal Warrior, by the way.

POLAR - No Cure No Saviour - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO909055ILMFSO

On May 7th, 2016 – Guildford, Surrey’s POLAR have their newly released studio album, No Cure No Saviour, ranked at #53, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Who, yeah!!

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PHIL CAMPBELL OF MOTÖRHEAD

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

MOTÖRHEAD FOREVER.

REST IN PEACE, LEMMY.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 6th… From THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE To SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news with tags , , , , , on May 6, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Jimi Hendrix - promo ad - 1967- Imperial Ballroom - England - #MO0999ILMNF

On May 6th, 1967THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE performed at the Imperial Ballroom, in Nelson, Lancashire, England. Notice the misspelling of “Jimmy” on the above ad? Fun stuff, indeed.

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On May 6th, 1989WINGER had their hit song, Seventeen, ranked at #26, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

LIVING COLOUR - Cult Of Personality - promo 45rpm cover art - #MO1989ILMFG

On May 6th, 1989LIVING COLOUR had their powerful hit single, Cult Of Personality, ranked at #13, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Yeah!

Slaughter To Prevail - Chapters Of Misery - promo album cover pic - #MO93393ILMGFO

On May 6th, 2016 – The reissue of SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL‘s EP, Chapters Of Misery, is ranked at #2, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Sumerian Records is the label and the album cover art was done by Par Olofsson. Whoa!

Grave Miasma - Endless Pilgrimage - promo cover pic - 2016 - #772229MOILNFO

On May 6th, 2016 – The newly released studio album from London, England’s Death Metal troupe GRAVE MIASMA is ranked at #70, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dig it.

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS AND FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

WOLVERINE – Swedish Dark Progressive Outfit Releases “Machina” Lyric Video Through New Noise Magazine

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , , on May 4, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Wolverine - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO09903ILMFS

[photo by Mattias Wigforss]

Sweden’s masters of dark Progressive Metal, WOLVERINE, have just issued an official lyric video for Machina, the second track on the band’s Sensory Records-bound fifth album, Machina Viva. The “Machina” video is exposed to the public through an exclusive premiere via New Noise Magazine, alongside interesting commentary on the track by the band members.

Tune in to New Noise Magazine and see WOLVERINE’s “Machina” video at THIS LOCATION.

WOLVERINE‘s first title for the Laser’s Edge Metal division, Sensory Records, Machina Viva will see worldwide release on July 8th. A trailer for the album has also been issued right HERE.

Recorded and produced by WOLVERINE in various locations throughout Sweden during the Autumn and Winter months of late 2015 and early 2016, Machina Viva was mixed at Spacelab Studio in Germany by Christian “Moschus” Moos (Everon, Haken, Delain, Cloverseeds), and mastered by Grammy Award winning audio engineer Bob Katz. A natural progression from the band’s previous album, Communication Lost, released in 2011 via Candlelight Records, Machina Viva invites the listener into the harmonious yet portentous and sullen musical dimensions of WOLVERINE with perhaps their most dynamic album to date.

From the fourteen-minute epic and powerful “The Bedlam Overture” and the dark electronic landscapes of “Machina,” to the naked and organic nature of “Pile Of Ash” and “Sheds,” Machina Viva is the next step in Wolverine’s explorations in the progressive field. The layout features microbiological photos by Arturo Agostino and cover art by drummer Marcus Losbjer. Additionally, the CD edition will bear an additional bonus cello version of “Pile Of Ash.”

Additional audio from the album, preorders, tour dates, and more will be issued over the weeks ahead.

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For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/wolverinetheband

http://www.wolverine-overdose.com

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

http://www.lasersedgegroup.com

Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE WOLVERINE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

On This Day In METAL History – May 3rd… From DEF LEPPARD To WESTFIELD MASSACRE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Def Leppard - On Through The Night - promo album cover pic - #1980DLMO

On May 3rd, 1980 – The legendary DEF LEPPARD made their debut on the American charts with their debut studio album: On Through The Night. The rest is incredible DEF LEPPARD history that keeps on Rockin’!

Cheap Trick - One On One - 1982 - album cover promo pic - #99ILMNMFS8299

On May 3rd, 1982 – Legends CHUCK BERRY, CHEAP TRICK and JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS performed at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. This historical live Rock event grossed in excess of $455,000. That’s a lot of Rockin’ loot! Shown above: CHEAP TRICK‘s sixth studio album from 1982 – One On One.

Westfield Massacre - promo debut album cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMMFS36

On May 3rd, 2016 – The newly released, debut and self-titled studio album from L.A.’s WESTFIELD MASSACRE is ranked at #17, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. BTW, former Divine Heresy vocalist Tommy Vext fronts WESTFIELD MASSACRE. The great Ira Black plays guitar in this kick-ass band too. Whoa.

My Enemies & I - Sick World - promo EP cover pic - 2016 - #330033MOILMNFS

On May 3rd, 2016 – Virginia’s MY ENEMIES & I have their Sick World EP ranked at #67, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. That’s sick, man!

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BRUCE HALL – Bassist – REO SPEEDWAGON

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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

GHOULGOTHA – To Release New Studio Album “To Starve the Cross”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music with tags , , , , on May 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Ghoulgotha - To Starve The Cross - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99033ILMF

Southern California’s Ghoulgotha have re-emerged from the depths with the release of To Starve the Cross. The band’s 2015 debut – The Deathmass Cloak – was praised by critics for its demented revisionism of doom-infused, old-school Death Metal. To Starve the Cross sees Ghoulgotha twist an already abstract reality into forms never before experienced.

Cvlt Nation, in response to the release of The Deathmass Cloak, said it was time to “posers the door.” To Starve the Cross is the 10-headed beast ready to devour those who didn’t heed that warning. This album, simply put, is a masterpiece of atonal and dissonant Death Metal delivered straight from the warped mind of Wayne Sarantopoulos (Decrepitaph, Encoffination, et. al).

The band has posted a video for album track  “The Sulfur Age” at this location or inhale it below:

To Starve the Cross was mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios with artwork by Mattias Frisk. Dark Descent will unleash this monster June 13 on CD and digital formats with vinyl treatment coming soon after.

Goulgotha - promo band pic - 2016 - #MO99099IWR

For more info on GHOULGOTHA

www.facebook.com/ghoulgotha666

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

Source:

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ClawHammer PR

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LONG LIVE GHOULGOTHA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.