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MEKA NISM Announce Tour Dates And Performance At Millenium Music Conference

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on February 1, 2019 by Metal Odyssey

L – R: Danny Arrieta (Guitar), Bobby Keller (Guitar), Meka (Vocals), Nick Colvin (Drums), Jarret Robinson (Bass)

New EP “The War Inside” Out Now!

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Orlando, Florida’s MEKA NISM confirms they will be performing at this year’s Millennium Music Conference/Showcase in Harrisburg, PA on February 21st and 22nd in support of their latest EP “The War Inside” released last year.

“We are very excited to be returning to the great state of Pennsylvania and playing in Maryland for the first time. The Millennium Music Conference/Showcase, in Harrisburg, PA, is an amazing opportunity for us to show what we got and what we can bring to the table. As an up and coming metal band, we believe this is a necessary step in finding our home with a label that is ready to take over the world with us, haha. We hope you all are prepared for what you’re going to witness on this tour, you will not want to miss it.” says lead guitarist Bobby Keller.

“The War Inside” EP is available at www.meka-nism.com, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Spotify.

Show Dates:
2/21 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center – Event Page: 717 Entertainment Presents Meka Nism

2/22 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center – Music Conference Showcase – Event Page: 717 Entertainment Presents MMC with Meka Nism

2/23 – Sparrows Point, MD – Sparta Inn – Event Page: MEKA NISM at Sparta Inn

Music Video “Trailblazer”

Quick Facts:
– Played Breeding Festival in Flensburg, Germany in 2017.
– Opened Main Stage for WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 24 in April 2017.
– Headlined Local Stage at 3rd Annual Kink Music Festival.
– Ranked 2016 Orlando’s #1 Metal Band – Orlando Weekly.
– Toured with Avatar in 2016.
– Toured with Trapt and Otep in 2015.
– EP “The Shift” Named One of Top 34 Albums of 2015 – Unrated Entertainment Magazine.
– Single “From Out of Nowhere” Selected to Best of 2015 List – From the Depths Entertainment.

MEKA NISM‘s sound is powerful, metallic, aggressive, melodic, and in your face. They are a band that fires on all cylinders and with the most charismatic front-woman “Meka”; the band returned in 2018 with their new EP “The War Inside” – released on May 10th to follow their three previous releases “Live From The Machine Shop” (Live CD) (2016), “The Shift” (EP) (2015) and “The Dance At The End of The World” (EP) (2013). The band has supported legends like Mastodon, Gojira, The Offspring, Limp Bizkit, Otep, In Flames and Jonathan Davis (Korn).

For more band info:
http://www.meka-nism.com
http://www.facebook.com/mekanismband

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LONG LIVE MEKA NISM.

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RIVERS OF NIHIL – To Play New Album, “Where Owls Know My Name” In Its Entirety With Live Saxophone Player On Upcoming North American Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on January 30, 2019 by Metal Odyssey

Due to popular demand, RIVERS OF NIHIL will play their latest album, Where Owls Know My Name, in its entirety at every date of their upcoming North American tour. The band will be bringing saxophone player Patrick Corona on the road to perform each set and guitarist Jonathan Topore will be handling additional keyboard duties. Don’t miss this very special opportunity to witness this critically-acclaimed album played live as it was meant to be heard. The tour — which marks RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s first full headlining journey — runs from March 1st through April 6th. Support will be provided by Entheos, Conjurer, and Wolf King. See all confirmed dates below.

RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ Entheos, Conjurer, Wolf King:

3/01/2019 Cattivo – Pittsburgh, PA

3/02/2019 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH

3/03/2019 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI

3/04/2019 The Citadel – Indianapolis, IN

3/05/2019 Reggies – Chicago, IL

3/06/2019 Club Garibaldi – Milwaukee, WI

3/07/2019 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA

3/08/2019 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO

3/09/2019 Moe’s – Englewood, CO

3/10/2019 Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT

3/12/2019 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

3/13/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

3/14/2019 Paris Theatre – Portland, OR

3/15/2019 Dead Ringer Analog Bar – Reno, NV

3/16/2019 Holy Diver – Sacramento, CA

3/17/2019 1720 – Los Angeles, CA

3/18/2019 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

3/19/2019 Club Red – Mesa, AZ

3/20/2019 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM

3/21/2019 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX

3/22/2019 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX

3/23/2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

3/24/2019 Santos Bar – New Orleans, LA

3/26/2019 Crowbar – Tampa, FL

3/27/2019 O’Malley’s – Margate, FL

3/28/2019 The Haven – Orlando, FL

3/29/2019 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA

3/30/2019 The End – Nashville, TN

3/31/2019 The Radio Room – Greenville, SC

4/02/2019 Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC

4/03/2019 Riffhouse Pub -Chesapeake, VA

4/04/2019 Canal Club – Richmond, VA

4/05/2019 Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA

4/06/2019 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s Where Owls Know My Name full-length was issued last year via Metal Blade Records. The record debuted on the Billboard and Canadian music charts at #3 Top New Artist Albums (Billboard / US), #9 Current Hard Music Albums (Billboard / US), #57 Top 200 Current Albums (Billboard / US), #61 Top 200 Albums (Billboard / US), #50 Top 200 Chart (Canada), and #10 Top Hard Music Charts (Canada) upon its first week of release in March.

To preview and purchase Where Owls Know My Name, visit: metalblade.com/riversofnihil.

Source: Earsplit PR

LONG LIVE RIVERS OF NIHIL.

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WITHERFALL “Vintage” – New EP Releasing On March 22nd

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on January 18, 2019 by Metal Odyssey

In November 2018, US dark melodic metal act WITHERFALL released its much-celebrated second studio album, “A Prelude to Sorrow”. Never resting on its laurels, the group led by the creative duo comprised of vocalist Josheph Michael (Sanctuary) and Jake Dreyer (Iced Earth) now announces the “Vintage” CD, LP, and digital release to be available during the upcoming acoustic tour with Sonata Arctica and released via Century Media Records on March 22nd, 2019.

PRE ORDER AT:

http://www.witherfall.com/merch

WITHERFALL reveals:

“During the sessions for “A Prelude to Sorrow” two cover songs were recorded that showed a different side of WITHERFALL, originally intended to be bonus tracks. A dark and somber version of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers “I Won’t Back Down’ with vocals recorded with Michael Wagener (Metallica, Skid Row) and an epic version of the Helloween classic ‘A Tale That Wasn’t Right’. With the announcement of the “ Sonata Arctica: Acoustic Adventures 2019 w/Witherfall”, it was decided to release these covers along with a few acoustic renditions of favorite WITHERFALL tracks.

Along with new keyboardist Alex Nasla and session percussionist Timbali Cornwell (Smokey Robinson, Earth Wind & Fire ), Joseph Michael, Jake Dreyer and Anthony Crawford retreated to Harmony Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA (Adele, Miley Cyrus) armed with acoustic guitars and bottles of wine to start working on acoustic arrangements for the tour. The sessions were fruitful and two acoustic versions of past WITHERFALL songs were recorded: a medley of ‘Vintage’ and ‘Nobody Sleeps Here…’ (originally on “Nocturnes and Requiems”) and an alternate arrangement of ‘Ode to Despair’. Instead of keeping these as secrets and finally making the rare ‘The Long Walk Home (December)’ also available to an audience outside of Japan, the “Vintage” EP offers a collection of music that shows another dimension of the WITHERFALL sound.”

Mixed and mastered by Chris Zeuss Harris and again featuring artwork by Kristian Wåhlin, “Vintage” will be released as strictly limited, hand-numbered CD digipak, on black and limited coloured vinyl as well as on all digital platforms.

WITHERFALL already have kicked off the presale of “Vintage” at www.witherfall.com/merch whereas the worldwide digital and physical pre-order via Century Media Records starts January 25th. Furthermore, the “Vintage” EP also features new keyboardist Alex Nasla who will join WITHERFALL on the group’s upcoming European tour kicking off March 13th in Oslo, Norway.

LONG LIVE WITHERFALL.

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Horror Pain Gore Death – Launches Free 2018 Label Sampler

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on December 18, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Horror Pain Gore Death Launches Free 2018 Label Sampler

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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions is proud to present the 2018 Full Year In Review: 34 Track FREE Bandcamp Sampler!

Download Link – hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/hpgd-2018-full-year-in-review-34-track-free-sampler

The sampler features over 1 hour and 58 minutes of music from the following artists:

VIOLENT OPPOSITION – SCAPHISM – OBSCENE – BELDAM – RUIN – SYNAPSE MISFIRE – MENTAL COMA – HUMAN COMPOST – ADVENT OF BEDLAM – VHS – MAGGOT CASKET – ABSCESS – DAGGRA – BLASPHEMOUS – PINK MASS – ELBOW DEEP – MENTORS – ARCHAEOBEAST – RETORTION TERROR – TERRANAUT – CHAOSOPHY – SACRIFICIAL BLOOD – TRAITOR – TREASONIST – NO/MÁS – INVIDIOSUS – BLOOD OF THE WOLF – COATHANGER ABORTION – SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER – ROTTENNESS – FLESHREAPER – POUGHKEEPSIE – STRANGULIATORIUS – CRACK HOUSE

Download now for FREE at hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/hpgd-2018-full-year-in-review-34-track-free-sampler

HPGD Official Website: horrorpaingoredeath.com
HPGD on BandCamp: hpgd.bandcamp.com

Source:

ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE HORROR PAIN GORE DEATH PRODUCTIONS.

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RIVERS OF NIHIL Announces North American Headlining Tour With Entheos, Conjurer And Wolf King

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on December 18, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Currently wrapping up their European tour with Revocation, Archspire, and Soreption, RIVERS OF NIHIL will head back out on the road this spring on a North American headlining tour. The journey will run from March 1st through April 6th. Support will be provided by Entheos, Conjurer, and Wolf King. See all confirmed dates below.

RIVERS OF NIHIL comments, “We are excited to head out on our first full US headlining tour. Entheos, Conjurer, and Wolf King are all bands that are making big waves in their respective fields and we are honored to have them as part of this fantastic package. We are also excited to be bringing a healthy dose of material from our newest album out with us this time, in addition to some old favorites. See you on the road.”

RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ Revocation, Archspire, Soreption: 

12/13/2018 Stage Live – Bilbao, ES
12/14/2018 L’Ampli – Pau, FR
12/15/2018 Petit Bain – Paris, FR
12/16/2018 Underworld – London, UK
12/17/2018 Mama Roux – Birmingham, UK
12/18/2018 The Fleece – Bristol, UK
12/19/2018 Rebellion – Manchester, UK
12/20/2018 Magasin 4 – Brussels, BE
12/21/2018 Doornroosje – Nijmegen, NL
12/22/2018 Turock – Essen, DE

w/ Entheos, Conjurer, Wolf King:
3/01/2019 Cattivo – Pittsburgh, PA
3/02/2019 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH
3/03/2019 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
3/04/2019 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN
3/05/2019 Reggies – Chicago, IL
3/06/2019 Club Garibaldi – Milwaukee, WI
3/07/2019 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
3/08/2019 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
3/09/2019 Moe’s – Englewood, CO
3/10/2019 Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
3/12/2019 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
3/13/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
3/14/2019 Paris Theatre – Portland, OR
3/16/2019 Holy Diver – Sacramento, CA
3/17/2019 1720 – Los Angeles, CA
3/18/2019 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
3/19/2019 Club Red – Mesa, AZ
3/21/2019 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX
3/22/2019 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
3/23/2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
3/24/2019 Santos Bar – New Orleans, LA
3/26/2019 Crowbar – Tampa, FL
3/27/2019 O’Malley’s – Margate, FL
3/28/2019 The Haven – Orlando, FL
3/29/2019 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA
3/30/2019 The End – Nashville, TN
3/31/2019 The Radio Room – Greenville, SC
4/02/2019 Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC
4/03/2019 Riffhouse Pub -Chesapeake, VA
4/04/2019 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
4/05/2019 Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA
4/06/2019 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

RIVERS OF NIHIL will be touring in support of their Where Owls Know My Name full-length recently issued via Metal Blade Records. Where Owls Know My Name debuted on the Billboard and Canadian music charts at #3 Top New Artist Albums (Billboard / US), #9 Current Hard Music Albums (Billboard / US), #57 Top 200 Current Albums (Billboard / US), #61 Top 200 Albums (Billboard / US), #50 Top 200 Chart (Canada), and #10 Top Hard Music Charts (Canada) upon its first week of release in March.

To preview and purchase Where Owls Know My, visit: metalblade.com/riversofnihil.

“….one of the best progressive death metal albums in years…” – HeavyBlogIsHeavy.com

“…not only a fresh breath of air for death metal but metal in general. The record promises extravagant technicality that is fascinating and entertaining.” – Metal Injection

Source: Earsplit PR

LONG LIVE RIVERS OF NIHIL.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

STONE.

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VENOM “Storm The Gates” – New Studio Album Releases On December 14th

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on December 9, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

VENOM – Cronos, Rage and Dante return with a vengeance! The new VENOM studio album, Storm The Gates, is loaded with 13 blasphemous songs and releases to the Metal world on December 14th, via Spinefarm Records!

Storm The Gates – Track List:

01. Bring Out Your Dead

02. Notorious

03. I Dark Lord

04. 100 Miles To Hell

05. Dark Night (Of The Souls)

06. Beaten To A Pulp

07. Destroyer

08. The Mighty Have Fallen

09. Over My Dead Body

10. Suffering Dictates

11. We The Loud

12. Immortal

13. Storm The Gates

More info: https://www.spinefarmrecords.com/

LONG LIVE VENOM.

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STRANGULIATORIUS – Sign To Horror Pain Gore Death Productions; “Rope, Soap, Tabouret” Set For Release On December 28

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music festivals, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on November 27, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Stranguliatorius make their Horror Pain Gore Death Productions debut with the filthy album Rope, Soap, Tabouret! Born in the stinking primordial land of Lithuania, Stranguliatorius present a raw old school blend of Deathgrinding Doom madness. Rope, Soap, Tabouret is loaded with cut-throat crusty riffs, head smashing blastbeats and face-melting growls of torment. Stranguliatorius are thirsty for blood, and hungry for flesh… ready to bash your brains in, then deliver your corpse to the surgeons of the morgue, to be gutted and buried in an unmarked grave! A must have release for fans of early Carcass, Coffins, Anatomia, Haemorrhage, Impetigo, Asphyx, Unleashed, Autopsy and Bolt Thrower.

Check out album track “Morgue Surgeons” below or at:  youtu.be/hv10GaRj_Cw

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions will release Rope, Soap, Tabouret December 28 on CD and Digital formats.

 Pre-orders available at:

CD  –  www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd185.html

Digital – hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/rope-soap-tabouret

T-shirt –  hpgd.bandcamp.com/merch/stranguliatorius-rope-soap-tabouret-t-shirt

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Nine Nursemaids
  2. Morgue Surgeons
  3. Foretime Saints
  4. Executioner’s Lament
  5. Dream Of An Anthropologist
  6. Architect Of Anger
  7. The Performance Of A Sociopath
  8. Happy Mothers Day
  9. Unrepeatable Ritual Of Death

HPGD Official Website: horrorpaingoredeath.com
HPGD on BandCamp: hpgd.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE STRANGULIATORIUS.

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CORPSESSED – “Impetus Of Death” Out Now On Dark Descent Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on November 27, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

The newest album from Finnish death metal horde CORPSESSED has officially arrived! Impetus of Death is now available on Dark Descent Records.

The album is the band’s first in more than four years and features eight crushing tracks of obscure Death Metal.

Order Impetus of Death at:

www.darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/impetus-of-death.

Check out the video for album track “Graveborne” at https://youtu.be/DctpX-tALvA or below:

“With ‘Impetus Of Death’ Corpsessed has continued its destructive path with another fleshy, feisty and at times frightening composition best suited to nights when the windows are battered by howling winds and the demons of the mind are unleashed.”  – Metal Forces Magazine

For more band & record label info:

www.facebook.com/Corpsessed

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords

Source: ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE CORPSESSED.

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BILLYBIO “Feed The Fire” – Releases On November 30th, Via AFM Records! Album Details!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 20, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From AFM Records:

AFM RECORDS is exited to announce BillyBio “Feed The Fire” – the first solo album from Billy Graziadei of BIOHAZARD and POWERFLO will hit the streets 30th of November worldwide! Check out the track list below:

Track Listing:
01 Freedom’s Never Free
02 Feed The Fire
03 No Apologies, No Regrets
04 Generation Z
05 Sick And Tired
06 Remedy
07 Sodality
08 Rise And Slay
09 STFU
10 Trepidation
11 Untruth
12 Enemy
13 Disaffected World

“Feed The Fire” will be available as Ltd. Vinyls (AFM exclusive color), CD, Download & Stream.

Pre-order here: http://afmrec.de/BillyBio

LONG LIVE BILLY GRAZIADEI.

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VALDUR ‘Goat of Iniquity’ Streaming In Its Entirety – Album Out Now

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 20, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Eastern Sierra Black/Death Metal quartet VALDUR have released their punishing new album Goat of Iniquity. The album can be streamed and purchased at the links below.

bloodymountainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goat-of-iniquity

valdur.bandcamp.com/album/goat-of-iniquity

VALDUR released this statement concerning the album:

“Valdur – Goat of Iniquity: another chain of songs containing deep extremities and primitive, suffocating atmospheres.  This is not a continuation of our previous release; this album moves backwards in a far more violent structure and sound; like a deathmetal cassette from 1988.  ‘Goat of Iniquity’ was recorded by us and us alone in the Bloody Mountain Bunker, with no triggers or other redundant studio shortcuts.  Vicious underground metal recorded in a live setting.  Not for trendy ears!  For Valdur, ‘Goat of Iniquity’ is another step deeper into the obscure halls of integrity.”

Track List:

  1. Divine Halls of Obscurity: Pt. I
  2. Goat of Iniquity / Devouring the Whore of Darkness
  3. Divine Halls of Obscurity: Pt. II
  4. Spiritual Exhaust (The Beyond)
  5. Inhale the Floodgates Open
  6. (Iniquitous)

Recorded at the Bloody Mountain bunker by Valdur, winter 2018.
Mixed by Matthew at Canyon Lodge studio.
cover art by: FarronLoathing
Mastered by Dan at Morbid Mastering

Goat of Iniquity will be available in digipack format as well as digital download, along with a new t-shirt design exclusive to this release.

VALDUR:

Matthew – drums, (vocals on this album)
Vuke – guitar, (bass on this album)
William – bass
JF – vocals

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Source: ClawHammer PR

www.bloodymountainrecords.com/
bloodymountainrecords.bandcamp.com/
valdur.bandcamp.com/

Cassette version coming soon!

LONG LIVE VALDUR.

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DEADBORN – Reveals New Album Artwork

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 16, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From DEADBORN facebook:

Here’s the artwork for our new album “Dogma Anti God”, which will be released on December 7th, 2018 via Apostasy Records! Dogma Anti God is the first Deadborn album which will be also released on vinyl, so get your copy now! Recorded, mixed and mastered with Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner (Aborted, Benighted …). Artwork by Bahrull Marta. Stay tuned for some new music very soon!

For more DEADBORN:DEADBORN

LONG LIVE DEADBORN.

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DUNGEÖNHAMMER – “Infernal Moon” Out Now

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 14, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Infernal Moon, the full-length debut from old-school black/thrash metal duo DUNGEÖNHAMMER, is out now on Pulverised Records. The album is available on CD and digital formats at pulverised.bandcamp.com/album/infernal-moon.

DUNGEÖNHAMMER was formed by two maniacs – one from The Netherlands, the other France – who met while studying in Milan, Italy. What started as a friendship born from a shared passion of ’80s thrash and speed metal bands soon became the repulsive, two-headed beast known as DUNGEÖNHAMMER.

With Infernal Moon, DUNGEÖNHAMMER delivers pure filth, hypnotic, convulsion-inducing rhythms and an uncontrollable urge to bang your head. DUNGEÖNHAMMER rounds out this mayhem with vocals reminiscent of Tom G. Warrior’s Hammer ov Hell days and a nod to early ’90s Scandinavian death metal.

Cover art by Timo Ketola (Watain, Deathspell Omega, Antaeus, Krypts). The vinyl edition of Infernal Moon is coming soon from Me Saco Un Ojo Records.

DUNGEÖNHAMMER is:

E. – Drums

R. – Guitar, Vocals

Source: ClawHammer PR

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For more DUNGEONHAMMER info:

www.facebook.com/dungeonhammer

dungeonhammer.bandcamp.com

www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE DUNGEÖNHAMMER.

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JUNGLE ROT ANNOUNCE FIRST LEG OF EUROPEAN TOUR

Posted in Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From Victory Records:

Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 1 with special guest Ultra Violence

Ferocious American metal pioneers JUNGLE ROT have announced headlining dates for their return to European shores this spring. “Finally, the wheels are in motion and we return to Europe for the first time in five years with the 2019 Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 1!” exudes JUNGLE ROT warlord Dave Matrise. “We are ready to get back and smash audiences with our style of old school metal to all the head-banging lunatics of Europe. We will also be returning to Europe in the summer for the Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 2 with confirmed appearances at the Brutal Assault and Stonehenge Festivals, with more dates coming soon. The wait is over, the time is near and 2019 is going to be a hell of a year!” Italian thrashers Ultra Violence will join JUNGLE ROT as the Wisconsin troop support their latest self-titled LP, released this past July.

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December

22 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (Holiday Of Horror with Macabre)

2019 Send Forth Oblivion Part 1 (with Ultra Violence)

April

05 – Velenje, Slovenia @ Klub Emce Plac

06 – Graz, Austria @ Explosiv

08 – Pordenone, Italy @ Rocktown

09 – Paderno, Italy @ Dugnano Slaughter Club

10 – Zurich, Czech Republic @ Werk 21

11 – Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse Bar

12 – Leipzig, Germany @ Bandhaus

13 – Emsdetten, Germany @ Treffpunkt 12 Drei

14 – Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin 4

15 – London, UK @ New Cross Inn

18 – Cardiff, UK @ Fuel Rock Club

19 – Antwerp, Austria @ Kavka

20 – Den Haag, Netherlands @ Hauge Metal Fest

2019 Send Forth Oblivion Part 2

July

19 – Gavle, Sweden @ Gefle Metal Festival

27 – Steenwijk, Netherlands @ Stonehenge Festival

August

TBA – Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault Festival

“Blunt force death metal” – LOUDWIRE

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“An absolute must own for any self-respecting metal fan, barbaric thrash f’in metal” – DOA

“Easily the tightest, sharpest record of their career” – DECIBEL

“Fast paced riffage and brutal, deliberate stomping” – KERRANG!

“A perfect representation of the seminal US death metal spirit” – METAL HAMMER

“Brutal, straight forward death metal” – METAL INJECTION

LONG LIVE JUNGLE ROT.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

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Australia’s ROAD WARRIOR “Sweating Out the Poison” In New Lyric Video

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 9, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Road Warrior - Power - promo album cover pic - 2018 - #33MO277ILMGN

Australian True Metal brigade ROAD WARRIOR have released a lyric video for “Sweating Out the Poison,” a track from forthcoming Gates of Hell Records debut album Power. Get to sweating at youtu.be/6pDDxuAcREQ

ROAD WARRIOR will release their debut full-length album, Power, on October 12 via Gates Of Hell Records. Featuring eight tracks of “diverse, fist-clenching, manly and classic metal,” Powerwas recorded at Against The Grain Studiosin Adelaide, South Australia with Andy Kite at the helm.

Pre-order Power on CD and Vinyl at: http://tinyurl.com/ycp8hjec

Stream “Don’t Fight Fate” below:

roadwarrior-metal.bandcamp.com/track/dont-fight-fate

Comments bassist/vocalist Denimal Blake: “It is a statement of our intent: To inject ‘Power’ back into a heavy metal scene that has been somewhat bereft of it. Whether if it truly is an objective case or not, that is our summary and the crux of the band. When heavy metal first gained a foothold it was the personification of musical power, a very special time that is finally coming back to strength, regardless of trends, due to its dominance.”

ROAD WARRIOR (who are rounded out by guitarist Overdryve and drummer Villon) are said to have recorded Power with “gusto, the gnashing teeth and thrusting of loins,” meaning, the album’s cuts are leaning heavily on the band’s ’80s influences as well as the proto-metal scene from the latter part of the ’70s. Says Blake: “Our influences are in a blender this time, laced with the flavor of ROAD WARRIOR, METAL CHURCH, BLACKKOUT, early IRON MAIDEN, SAVATAGE, JUDAS PRIEST, LOUDNESS, RIOT, TWISTED SISTER and HEXX.”

Accordingly, Blake says the album’s lyrical themes are quite varied: “Sex, sex and more sex, along with a bit of historical conspiracy, power, pre-diluvial civilization and hotter sex.” Tongue-and-cheek aside, Blake and his ROAD WARRIOR bandmates remain steadfast in their conviction to true heavy metal.

“We have an acute awareness of the NWOTHM [NEW WAVE OF TRADITIONAL HEAVY METAL] and know that we stand out in many ways, whether it’s due to influence, locality or pedigree. Either way, I cannot speak for the ears of others, but we are supremely confident the album will live up to the album cover and title and help usher in a new age of classic rock and metal as the trends dissolve.”

For more info on ROAD WARRIOR:

www.facebook.com/RoadWarrior1986

Source:

ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE ROAD WARRIOR.

STONE.

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Russia’s SECOND TO SUN Announce Forthcoming Album ‘The Walk’ / Official Video Released

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 8, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Saint Petersburg (RU) – Prolific Russian Metal group SECOND TO SUN will release new album The Walk on November 25. As merciless and brutal as the frosts of Siberia, The Walk is available for pre-order digitally through all online retailers and streaming platforms, as well as on CD.

Pre-order:

smarturl.it/STSTHEWALK

Spotify:

https://goo.gl/UPsWmr

Apple Music:

https://goo.gl/UPsWmr

An official video for album track “The Train 1702” is available at this location. The band released the following statement concerning the song:

“This song is based on the urban legend of the North of Russia. It is about the freight train number 1702, which travels through the deep forests of Northern Europe. According to legend, during the journey, the crew meets an alien object that first surrounds the train, and then picks up the train and moves it with a giant speed. The song describes what is happening and the emotional feeling of the crew, including visual and sound design tools (the average tempo of the composition, like the train, guitar parts emphasize what the song is about, there are original sounds of the train). Musically, the song is inspired by American groove metal and Scandinavian black metal.”

Stream “Black Lines” and “To Live” from The Walk.

secondtosun.bandcamp.com/album/the-walk

The Walk Track Listing:

  1. We Are Not Alone
  2. Black Lines
  3. Home
  4. From Outer Space
  5. The Train 1702
  6. The Owls
  7. New World Order
  8. To Live
  9. We Are Alone

Band Bio:

Second To Sun is a metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 2012 by its guitarist Vladimir Lehtinen. Second To Sun concentrate on the musical and creative aspect more and use visual elements on every song (artwork, lyrics, behind the song infos etc.) to give more depth and back story to the music. The band’s music contains a blend of metal genres: on the one hand, it has the many rhythmic elements of groove metal; on the other hand, it continues the legacy of such classic Scandinavian black metal bands as Emperor, Mayhem, and Dakthrone.

Such diverse musical roots of the band protrude from Vladimir Lehtinen’s songwriting, Gleb Sysoev‘s soul-crushing vocals and Fedor Borovsky‘s groovy drum lines. The band releases two versions of each album – the vocal and the instrumental one. Each individual instrumental composition is accompanied by unique artwork and a hefty description of the story the composition tells, which provides a deeper insight into the music, as well as the band’s inspiration and creative process. Second To Sun has released two albums – The First Chapter and The Black, and is now getting ready to release their third album: The Walk.

For more SECOND TO SUN:

www.facebook.com/secondtosun

www.instagram.com/secondtosunofficial

Second to Sun YouTube Channel

secondtosun.bandcamp.com

Source:

ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE SECOND TO SUN.

STONE.

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German Metal Force HAMMER KING Are “At The Mercy Of The Waves” In New Video

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on October 6, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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German True Metal ensemble HAMMER KING have released a music video for At The Mercy of the Waves, a song from forthcoming album Poseidon Will Carry Us Home. Check it out at: youtu.be/HN1Zj2CdLLA or below:

HAMMER KING will release their third full-length, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home, on October 5 via Cruz Del Sur Music. Recorded at Studio Greywolf with POWERWOLF bassist Charles Greywolf at the helm, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home is an unabashed bow to classic, anthemic, hook-laden metal, proving HAMMER KING was more than up to the task of meeting the often-high expectations that come with a band’s third album.

The album will be available on CD, digital, and black (300 copies) and blue (200 copies) vinyl LP formats.

Pre-order Poseidon Will Carry Us Home: www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store/

Variety abounds on Poseidon Will Carry Us Home, with HAMMER KING engaging in strident, call-to-arms jaunts like the opening title track and “Battle Of Wars”. Twin guitar harmonies and fierce gallops highlight “7 Days And 7 Kings” and “Where The Hammer Hangs”, while the true metal call is heeded on the mid-tempo “Warriors Of Angelhill” and “Glorious Nights Of Glory.” HAMMER KING‘s progression is best exemplified on album standout “We Sail Cape Horn,” an adventurous, sea-faring number that is equal nods to classic IRON MAIDEN and progressive rock.

An album stocked with future anthems at every corner, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home is representative of a band now hitting its creative stride – and fully realizing it.

For more info on HAMMER KING:

www.hammer-king.com/

www.facebook.com/thehammerking/

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE HAMMER KING.

STONE.

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GREYHAWK – To Release Debut EP: “Ride Out”

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 5, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Seattle-based classic heavy metal band GREYHAWK are gearing up for the release of their debut EP, Ride Out. Featuring six blazing tracks of trad metal in the vein of DIO, MANOWAR and BLIND GUARDIAN, GREYHAWK will self-release Ride Out on October 18th.

The EP’s first single, “The Abdication,” is streaming at this location and below:

Pre-order Ride Out at greyhawkmetal.bandcamp.com.

Ride Out was recorded, mixed and mastered by Cody J Brumlow at Hangar 12 Studios, Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Album artwork by Jesse White.

The story of GREYHAWK begins in late 2016, when Jesse Berlin, a neoclassical shredder from New York, and Darin Wall, a proud rock warrior from the northern wastelands of Canada, joined forces in Seattle, Washington. Together they scoured the city for fellow warriors who were true enough to join their cause. After over a year of searching, reinforcements finally arrived in the form of Enrico Mariuzzo, another rock and roll shred demon all the way from Italy, and the booming operatic voice of Revere Taylor, who while dazzling audiences at Seattle Opera also yearned for heavy metal glory. The four gathered on the regular, crafting songs and planning their attack, and then finally the last piece of the puzzle arrived from across the Cascade Mountains in the form of the powerhouse drummer Nate Butler.  After many hours of blood and sweat, GREYHAWK entered the studio, employing the expertise of audio wizard Cody J Brumlow to forge their debut EP, Ride Out.  Now they set out to bring their brand of heavy metal to the unsuspecting masses…

GREYHAWK:

Rev Taylor – Vocals

Jesse Berlin – Guitar

Enrico Mariuzzo – Guitar

Darin Wall – Bass Guitar

Nate Butler – Drums

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For more GREYHAWK:

Bandcamp: greyhawk.bandcamp.com

Facebook: facebook.com/Greyhawkmetal

Twitter: @greyhawkmetal

Instagram: @greyhawkmetal

Source:

ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE GREYHAWK.

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METAL CHURCH “Damned If You Do” – Releases On December 7th, 2018, Via Rat Pak Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 4, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From Rat Pak Records:

West coast metal veterans Metal Church will release their 12th full length studio album Damned If You Do via Rat Pak Records on December 7, 2018 and will also be available in Europe via Nuclear Blast and Japan via KING Records. The latest release is the follow-up to their highly successful 2016 album “XI”, which saw the return of legendary front-man Mike Howe. Damned If You Do is a cross between the band’s iconic Blessing In Disguise and The Human Factor. This new offering features ten fully-charged, classic-metal influenced songs that showcase the sound that has garnered the band a solid fanbase for over 3 decades.

Kurdt Vanderhoof comments: “I feel this album is a very powerful statement to what Metal Church has always been about. A tough and aggressive old school metal album while maintaining a level of musicality and melodic sensibilities”.

Damned If You Do also features new drummer Stet Howland (ex WASP / Lita Ford). Stet first arrived after the departure of long-time drummer Jeff Plate, but soon after joining the band was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Miraculously his treatments for the aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma worked and he was able to begin recording the new album.

Speaking of the new album Stet Howland comments, “From the minute we started tracking this new CD, I had the feeling that it was going to be something special. I knew that I was going to do my best to deliver a top drum performance, not only because of the high standard set by past Metal Church drummers, but also because this is my first CD release after being sick. I’m beyond happy with all aspects of this CD, great songs, great performances, great production, just an overall great CD! I love it!”

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Damned If You Do is something truly unique and special. The songs are powerful, precise, and Metal Church’s musical vision is unified. From the haunting opener “Damned If You Do” to the final hard-edged track “The War Electric,” this new album is sure to resonate with fans from the band’s early years while garnering new ones. Songs like “By The Numbers,” “Guillotine” and “The Black Things” are sure to become instant favorites!

Mike Howe comments: “I’m very excited about the new release. It all came together way better than I even imagined. It’s a great feeling to work really hard on a musical project pouring your heart into it and hoping it comes out as something you can be proud of in the end. I have been listening to it every day and loving it! I hope our fans do as well!”

Metal Church “Damned If You Do” is available in various formats and bundle configurations including a ltd Blue, Black & white vinyl pressing with an alternate track sequence also an Ultimate Fan Bundle that includes a personal “Thank-you” phone call from Mike Howe, exclusively available at: https://ratpakrecordsamerica.com/metal-church

LONG LIVE METAL CHURCH.

STONE.

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SATAN – NWOBHM Legends To Begin US Tour This Week

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on October 3, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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NWOBHM legends SATAN will kick off a short run of US live dates this week. The trek – which rolls from October 5th through October 14th – includes an appearance at the Frost And Fire IV festival in Ventura, California. See all confirmed dates below.

SATAN:
10/05/2018 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
10/06/2018 Frost And Fire IV – Ventura, CA
10/07/2018 Whiskey – Los Angeles, CA
10/08/2018 Elbo Room – San Francisco, CA
10/09/2018 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
10/10/2018 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
10/11/2018 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
10/12/2018 Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
10/13/2018 Great Scott – Boston, MA
10/14/2018 Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA

SATAN will be touring in support of their Cruel Magic full-length, recently issued via Metal Blade Records. Bearers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, movement and responsible for 1983’s seminal Court In the Act and 1987’s Suspended Sentence, SATAN makes it abundantly clear with Cruel Magic that in 2018, they are not interested in simply capitalizing on past glories. Comprised of ten tracks of searing metal, it is blatantly and profoundly the work of the Newcastle upon Tyne natives at their very best, infusing their signature sound with a more raw, wild, and spontaneous vibe than they showcased on 2015’s mighty Atom By Atom – and in the process, displaying more passion and energy than slews of bands half their age.

To preview and purchase Cruel Magic, visit: metalblade.com/satan.

“SATAN, some forty years on from their inception, has made an album that contains all your favorite elements in the traditional heavy metal style and offers them up in a way that will feel completely familiar to you, and yet take you down paths within this framework that you have not yet tread. And that, my friends, is its own (un)cruel magic.” – Metal Injection

Source: Earsplit PR

LONG LIVE SATAN (BAND).

STONE.

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Progressive Death Metal Vets ZEALOTRY To Release ‘At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds’ On Unspeakable Axe in December

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 29, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Two years after their last full-length, ZEALOTRY are back with their newest offering (and first with Unspeakable Axe Records), titled At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds. The album will be released on December 7th.

A promo video for the album’s title track is available at youtu.be/MB0AVpKcA4I or below:

This is progressive death metal at its most uncompromising; dense with intricate riffs, elaborate bass lines, mind-melting lead guitar work and more. Clean choral vocals add a Timeghoul-ish aspect to certain songs; in other places, bewildering effects occasionally will warp a track into an aural acid trip. Elaborate structures occasionally peel back to reveal a Chasm-inspired melodic development.

Featuring a member of Chthe’ilist and influenced by a broad palette of death metal explorers including At the Gates, Obliveon, Brutality, and Atheist, At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds is a dizzying new peak in ZEALOTRY’s 13-year history. Experience eight tracks and nearly 43 minutes of some of the most dense and rewarding music death metal has to offer, on CD, cassette and digital platforms from Unspeakable Axe Records. Look for pre-orders to be available next week.

Track List:

  1. At The Nexus of All Stillborn Worlds
  2. Accursed
  3. Lethe’s Shroud
  4. Primus Venatoris
  5. The Hole
  6. Universal Deceit
  7. The Sky Bleeds Nightmares
  8. Irredeemable

Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info on ZEALOTRY:

www.facebook.com/zealotrymetal/

http://unspeakableaxerecords.com

unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com/

LONG LIVE ZEALOTRY.

STONE.

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