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SHORES OF NULL – Get Ready To Sail And Perform At 70000TONS OF METAL And More!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 24, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Italian melodic death-doom force Shores of Null is set to bring their beauty to the Caribbean sea as they announce they will be performing at this year’s 70000TONS OF METAL,the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise, which will also mark the band’s very first appearance outside of Europe. It will be intimate, powerful, and cathartic.

70000TONS OF METAL is part of the Shores of Null’s tour plans for 2024, which also features performances at the most renowned metal festivals in Europe including Hellfest (France), Rock Imperium (Spain), and more to be announced. The band will be promoting their latest acclaimed fourth record “The Loss of Beauty” (Spikerot Records) mentioned among the best metal records of 2023 by fans and media outlets all across the world (Metal Hammer, Angry Metal Guy among others).

In addition, Shores Of Null will take the opportunity to perform at 70000TONS OF METAL their iconic 38-minute long track “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)” in its entirety: a blend of funeral doom, gothic atmospheres and emotional lyricism, which perfectly summarizes the skills of the Italian quintet.

“We can’t wait to embark on such a unique festival experience and be in so close contact with all the fans and the festival attendees. For us, it’s a dream come true to bring our music to the States, and we will do our best to please the audience with our two different sets”, adds bassist Matteo Capozucca.

Album Stream:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/vWOcwJYjhq8

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3ZckbMW​

Album order (Digital, CD, Vinyl) – https://linktr.ee/thelossofbeauty

Music Video – The Last Flower – https://youtu.be/W_LV8-Mz8qA​

Music Video – Darkness Won’t Take Me – https://youtu.be/zjY8Wztnq-k​

Track Listing:

  1. Transitory – 1:20
  2. Destination Woe – 4:52
  3. The Last Flower – 4:59
  4. Darkness Won’t Take Me – 4:14
  5. Nothing Left To Burn – 4:55
  6. Old Scars – 4:23
  7. The First Son – 2:17
  8. A Nature In Disguise – 6:26
  9. My Darkest Years – 4:56
  10. Fading As One – 5:19
  11. A New Death Is Born – 4:54
    Album Length: 48:40
    Bonus Tracks (CD and digital only)
  12. Underwater Oddity – 4:18
  13. Blazing Sunlight – 1:57

Shores Of Null is:
Davide Straccione – Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari – Guitars
Raffaele Colace – Guitars
Matteo Capozucca – Bass
Emiliano Cantiano – Drums

Source: Asher Media Relations

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Century Media Records Welcomes ORBIT CULTURE To Their Roster

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 20, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Sweden’s modern metal standard bearers, ORBIT CULTURE. Hailing from the small town of Eksjö, Sweden (located between the revered metal cities of Gothenburg and Stockholm), the quartet (guitarist and vocalist Niklas Karlsson, guitarist Richard Hansson, bassist Fredrik Lennartsson and drummer Christopher Wallerstedt) have grown into a global force, melding together, riffs that are equal parts thrash, death metal and industrial with arresting hooks and a layered atmosphere that invites comparison to GOJIRA, METALLICA and STATIC-X while carving out something that is uniquely their own.

ORBIT CULTURE’s 2023 album, Descent and its subsequent EP release, The Forgotten topped many recent year-end lists including Metal Hammer who described the album as: “a formidable entwining of modern metal’s most effective and exciting strands into an impressive milestone.” Exhaustive worldwide touring and a steady stream of crowd-pummeling festival slots across the globe, have set the stage for something much larger.

Says ORBIT CULTURE: “Century Media is home to some of today’s biggest metal bands out there and we couldn’t be any happier to be part of their roster. We look forward to bringing you new music in the future and working closely together with Century Media’s world class team!”

“Watching ORBIT CULTURE’s rise to becoming one of the greatest new metal bands in the world and now working with them is inspiring,” states Philipp Schulte, Century Media Vice President and Global Head. “I’ve personally been a fan since the beginning. They are part of both metal and Century Media’s future in a very exciting way.”

Before initiating work on their next LP and Century Media debut, ORBIT CULTURE will tour North America with legendary metal acts, MACHINE HEAD and FEAR FACTORY as well as newcomers GATES TO HELL on the “Slaughter The Martout” tour. The US and Canadian run will continue the Swedish band’s exhaustive work in the territory which has included tours with IN FLAMES and AVATAR and won ORBIT CULTURE a rabid fan-base and high placement on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal “Devil’s Dozen” year-end chart. At the time of this announcement, the band is #1 on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Following the U.S. tour, ORBIT CULTURE will then embark on an extensive tour of Europe, fittingly titled, the “Descending Into Madness” tour.

“We are beyond excited to be working with ORBIT CULTURE and their team at 5B (Management),” adds Mike Gitter, Century Media Vice President of A&R, North America. “They’ve carved an indelible mark on the worldwide metal scene through vision, determination, and hard work. They’re not merely a band leading the charge for extreme music right now – they’re a band that will lead that charge for many years to come.”

Source: C Squared Music

ORBIT CULTURE – online:
https://www.orbitculture.com/
https://www.instagram.com/orbitculture/

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LORD DYING – “Clandestine Transcendence” Full-Length Out Today On MNRK Heavy!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on January 19, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Neil DaCosta

Today marks the official unveiling of Clandestine Transcendence, the latest full-length studio offering from Portland, Oregon-based progressive sludge metal conjurors, LORD DYING.

The second installment of a planned trilogy, Clandestine Transcendence picks up where 2019’s critically adored Mysterium Tremendum left off. Mysterium Tremendum began a narrative centered on a central character the band calls The Dreamer, an immortal being who wants to die. On Clandestine Transcendence, he gets that wish and explores what happens beyond death.

Woven throughout the songs, that story and its rich thematic material inform a wholly immersive listen where tension, drama, and atmosphere abound. The massive scope and melodic vocals found across the record expand upon the band’s already singular sound while sharpened songwriting, emphasizing hooks, helps push both extremes of the band beyond prior limits. Simply put, the softer side is even dreamier; the heavy side is twice as brutal.

On Clandestine Transcendence, LORD DYING co-founders Erik Olson (guitar, vocals) and Chris Evans (guitar) are joined by Alyssa Maucere (former bassist for Eight Bells) and Kevin Swartz (current drummer of Tithe). Produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou (High On Fire, Code Orange, Kvelertak) at his God City Studios, the twelve-track offering steps even further into the great unknown, filled with riffs and vibes.

Clandestine Transcendence is available on CD, LP, and digital formats through MNRK Heavy. Find ordering options at THIS LOCATION.

Watch the band’s previously released videos for “I AM NOTHING, I AM EVERYTHING,” “The Endless Road Home,” and “The Universe Is Weeping” HERE.

http://instagram.com/lorddying

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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MACHINE HEAD – U.S. & Canada Tour Starts This Friday!

Posted in Heavy Metal, industrial metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on January 17, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

From: Machine Head:

U.S. TOUR STARTS FRIDAY‼️
Opening night at The Warfield in San Francisco!
Grab TIX & VIP here: https:www.machinehead1.com/pages/tour


𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
🇺🇸 19th • San Francisco CA.
🇺🇸 21st • Portland OR.
🇺🇸 22nd • Seattle WA.
🇨🇦 23rd • Vancouver BC.
🇨🇦 25th • Edmonton AB.
🇨🇦 26th • Calgary AB.
🇨🇦 27th • Saskatoon SK.
🇨🇦 28th • Winnipeg MB.
🇺🇸 30th • Minneapolis MN.
🇺🇸 31st • Chicago IL.

𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
🇺🇸 1st • Pittsburgh PA.
🇺🇸 2nd • Northfield OH.
🇺🇸 3rd • Detroit MI.
🇨🇦 5th • Toronto ON. UPGRADED
🇨🇦 6th • Montreal QC.
🇨🇦 7th • Quebec City QC.
🇺🇸 8th • Boston MA.
🇺🇸 9th • Bethlehem PA.
🇺🇸 10th • New York NY.
🇺🇸 12th • Silver Spring MD.
🇺🇸 14th • Atlanta GA.
🇺🇸 15th • Orlando FL.
🇺🇸 17th • Austin TX.
🇺🇸 18th • San Antonio TX.
🇺🇸 19th • Houston TX.
🇺🇸 21st • Englewood CO.
🇺🇸 22nd • Albuquerque NM.
🇺🇸 23rd • Mesa AZ.
🇺🇸 24th • Los Angeles CA.

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LEAVES’ EYES – New Album “Myths Of Fate” Coming This March On AFM Records!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on January 14, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

LEAVES’ EYES Released Gripping Music Video For New Single “Realm of Dark Waves”

Symphonic metal vikings, LEAVES’ EYES, have revealed new details about their much-awaited, new album “Myths Of Fate“! Slated for a release on March 22, 2024 via AFM Records, the album pre-sale has just started at https://leaveseyes.bfan.link/Myths-of-Fate! Perfect in time to celebrate their new album live, LEAVES’ EYES have also announced an extensive touring schedule kicking off in March, find all live dates listed below!

Four years after bringing “The Last Viking” to Valhalla with their previous opus, LEAVES’ EYES resurrect with “Myths Of Fate” to celebrate their 20th year of existence. With their ninth studio album under their belt, the Germany-based act consolidates their leading position in the symphonic metal universe. Powerful, epic and impressive – LEAVES’ EYES once again merge traditional metal genres by fusing elements of folk, gothic, and classical music into a captivating sonic masterpiece.

With “Myths Of Fate”, the band once again set sails for new winds that definitely blow from the harsh shallows of the symphonic metal genre. The fantastic world of legends from Norse and Eastern European mythology is the setting for monumental entertainment. “The early Middle Ages were a fascinating time of change. Some of these innovations have left their mark around the globe and continue to impact our modern world”, tells band mastermind and singer Alex Krull.

“Realm Of Dark Waves” is now available on all digital services via: https://leaveseyes.bfan.link/realm-of-dark-waves

In support of LEAVES’ EYES’ forthcoming opus, the band produced a total of five music videos with Mastersound Entertainment. Filmed on impressive locations in Iceland, Germany and Poland, they bring the myths captivatingly to the screen. Magic creatures, great battles and enchanting warrior queens come to live! The music video for “Realm Of Dark Waves” is now premiering HERE.

Once again, LEAVES’ EYES have created an entire universe of their own imagination that showcases their talent as storytellers and music perfectionists. No doubt, the band will leave an everlasting footprint in their own genre with this album. “Myths Of Fate” provides a dynamic soundtrack for a vivid escape into a magical world of mythology!

Make sure to catch the band live at their upcoming shows below, and pre-order your copy of “Myths Of Fate” now at: https://leaveseyes.bfan.link/Myths-of-Fate!

“Myths Of Fate” – track listing:

  1. Forged by Fire
  2. Realm of Dark Waves
  3. Who Wants to Live Forever
  4. Hammer of the Gods
  5. In Eternity
  6. Fear the Serpent
  7. Goddess of the Night
  8. Sons of Triglav
  9. Elder Spirit
  10. Einherjar
  11. Sail with the Dead

LEAVES’ EYES TOUR DATES
with special guests METALITE on selected dates + CATALYST CRIME:
14.03.2024 UK Birmingham / Asylum
15.03.2024 UK Glasgow / Slay
16.03.2024 UK London / The Dome
17.03.2024 UK Manchester / Academy 3
19.03.2024 DE Nürnberg / Hirsch
20.03.2024 CZ Solothurn / Kofmehl
21.03.2024 DE Bochum / Matrix
23.03.2024 DE Osnabrück / Bastard Club
24.03.2024 DE Leipzig / Hellraiser
26.03.2024 DE Darmstadt / Centralstation
27.03.2024 DE München / Backstage
29.03.2024 ES Madrid / Moby Dick
30.03.2024 PT Porto / Hard Club
01.04.2024 ES Barcelona / La Nau
02.04.2024 IT Milano / Legend Club
03.04.2024 AT Vienna / Szene
04.04.2024 HU Budapest / Analog Music Club
05.04.2024 BG Sofia / Joy Station Club
06.04.2024 RO Bucharest / Fabrica
07.04.2024 RO Cluj Napoca / Form Space
08.04.2024 PL Krakau / Kamienna 12
09.04.2024 PL Warsaw / Hydrozagadka
10.04.2024 PL Gdansk / Drizzly Grizzly
11.04.2024 DE Hamburg / Headcrash
13.04.2024 DE Berlin / Orwohaus

LEAVES’ EYES:
Elina Siirala – Vocals
Alexander Krull – Vocals
Micki Richter – Guitar
Luc Gebhardt – Guitar
Joris Nijenhuis – Drums

Source: AFM Records

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FIREWIND – Drop Music Video For New Single “Fallen Angel” – New Album “Stand United” To Arrive March 1st On AFM Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , on January 12, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Hard rock power metal titans FIREWIND, who are currently gearing up for an extensive European and US tour, among new live shows added in the UK and Japan (find all dates and infos listed below!), will release their much-awaited, tenth studio album, entitled Stand United, on March 1, 2024 via AFM Records.

Stand United will be available as CD, LP Vinyl, digital formats and highly collectable bundles including an autographed card, a FIREWIND cat patch plus a ticket for the band’s upcoming European tour with MASTERPLAN! For every ticket bundle purchase, fans will also get the chance to win a Meet & Greet, album pre-orders are up at: https://firewind.bfan.link/stand-united

Following previously-released, first album singles such as “Salvation Day” or the powerful anthem “Come Undone”, today, the iconic band formed by guitar legend Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil) has shared a music video for their latest single “Fallen Angel”! Gus G reveals:

“Fallen Angel” is a song about the eternal battle between good and evil, a song about the temptations of life. There’s been so many interpretations of all this. Working again with director Rainer “ZIPP” Franze, we gave a biblical touch on the visuals and there’s even some choreography going on, for your viewing pleasure. Musically, I feel there’s a good balance of modern and classic Metal elements which is where Firewind should be in 2024.”

“Fallen Angel” is now available on all digital services via: https://firewind.bfan.link/fallen-angel

The new FIREWIND music video is now premiering HERE

Since more than twenty years, FIREWIND enthrall heavy music fans with their exciting blend of hard rock and power metal. Razor-sharp riffs by Gus G, big hooks and solos meet the incredible vocal skills of charismatic singer Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, Radiant, Seventh Avenue, amongst others).

FIREWIND:
Gus G. (guitars)
Herbie Langhans (vocals)
Petros Christo (bass)
Jo Nunez (drums)

“Stand United” – track listing:

  1. Salvation Day
  2. Stand United
  3. Destiny is Calling
  4. The Power Lies Within
  5. Come Undone
  6. Fallen Angel
  7. Chains
  8. Land of Chaos
  9. Talking in Your Sleep
  10. Days of Grace

In support of Stand United and among a European tour with MASTERPLAN kicking off in February, FIREWIND will not only return to the US and Canada this Spring, but have also announced new live dates for the UK and Japan! Make sure to see them live on tour, Tickets and VIP bundles are available at: https://bnds.us/663bll

MASTERS OF FIRE EUROPEAN TOUR 2024 FIREWIND & MASTERPLAN LIVE:

29.02 🇩🇪 – Frankfurt, Das Bett
01.03 🇩🇪 – Bochum, Matrix
02.03 🇳🇱 – Uden, De Pul
03.03 🇫🇷 – Savigny Le Temple, L’Empreinte
06.03 🇪🇸 – Barcelona, Sala Wolf
07.03 🇪🇸– Madrid, Shoko
08.03 🇪🇸 – Pamplona, Totem
11.03 🇩🇪 – Munich, Backstage Halle
12.03 🇦🇹 – Wien, Szene
13.03 🇸🇰 – Bratislava, Randal Club
14.03 🇨🇿 – Zlin, Masters of Rock Cafe
15.03 🇵🇱 – Lublin, Studio im. Budki Suflera
16.03 🇵🇱 – Zabrze – CK Wiatrak
17.03 🇩🇪 – Leipzig – Hellraiser
20.03 🇳🇴 – Oslo, John Dee
21.03 🇸🇪 – Malmö, Plan B
22.03 🇸🇪 – Gothenburg, Surr Arena
23.03 🇸🇪 – Gävle, Gasklockorna
24.03 🇸🇪 – Stockholm, Biblioteket Live

UK
30.03 🇬🇧 – London, Underworld
(w/ special guests Fury)

FIREWIND – STAND UNITED IN AMERICA 2024 – with Special guests: EDGE OF PARADISE & IMMORTAL GUARDIAN:

04.11 🇺🇸 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
04.12 🇺🇸 Manchester, NH – Angel City Music Hall
04.13 🇺🇸 Reading, PA – Reverb
04.14 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
04.15 🇨🇦 Toronto, ON – Ground Control
04.16 🇺🇸 Westland, MI – Token Lounge
04.17 🇺🇸 Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theatre
04.19 🇺🇸 Springfield, IL – Danenberger Family Vineyards
04.20 🇺🇸 Peoria, IL – Revival Music Hall
04.21 🇺🇸 Joliet, IL – The Forge
04.23 🇺🇸 Denver, CO – HQ
04.25 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
04.26 🇺🇸 Anaheim, CA – Parish @ House of Blues
04.27 🇺🇸 W. Hollywood – Whisky A GoGo
04.28 🇺🇸 San Francisco – DNA Lounge
05.01 🇺🇸 Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live
05.02 🇺🇸 Dallas, TX – Sundown @ Granada
05.03 🇺🇸 San Antonio, TX – Rolling Oaks Events Center
05.06 🇺🇸 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live

JAPAN
15.05 🇯🇵 Tokyo – Shibuya Club Quattro
16.05 🇯🇵 Osaka – Club Quattro

Source: AFM Records

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Housecore Records Recording Artists NEST, CHILD BITE, And SNAFU To Open Select PANTERA Shows Next Month!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 9, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

Heavy metal icons Pantera will return to the stage this February on the second leg of their North American headlining tour with special guest, Lamb Of God. Much like last Summer’s run, each show will feature an opening performance by one of three Housecore Records recording artists on select dates.

Housecore Records was founded by Pantera frontman Philip H. Anselmo in an effort to release material by his many side projects and from other bands he’s supported throughout his career. Joining this leg of the tour will be St. Louis-based metal trio and recent Housecore Records signees NEST, featuring Scour/Agoraphobic Nosebleed bassist John Jarvis, as well as two Detroit juggernauts – art punk/noise metallers CHILD BITE and hardcore punk/thrashers SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) — both of which opened for Pantera in 2023.

Notes Anselmo, “I am very pleased Housecore bands will have the opportunity to play these shows; they’re all excellent and will deliver the goods, no doubt, so show up early!”

The bands comment:

NEST – Photo by John Jarvis

NEST’s John Jarvis: “I’d like to thank Housecore Records, Lamb Of God, and Pantera for this incredible opportunity! I was lucky enough to see Pantera when I was 12, and if you had told me then that I’d open up for them on an arena tour in 2024, I would have called you crazy. Actually, I still don’t believe it as I type this, but it’s apparently happening! Thanks to everyone that’s helped us along the way and all NEST members past and present. It’s truly a dream come true and will probably go down as the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me.”

CHILD BITE – Photo by Trevor Naud

CHILD BITE’s Shawn Knight: “Oh boy, here we go! Pantera hath beckoned the BITE… again. Can’t wait to blast our brain-damaged jams in some MFing arenas. Winter too, so it’ll actually be dark when we play this time around! Philip, Rex, Charlie, Zakk… see you at catering [smooch]!”

SNAFU – Photo by Brian Sheehan

SNAFU’s Scott Curnow: “Oh man, I can’t believe we get to do this again! Last Summer was absolutely insane for us. One minute we’re playing in a two-car garage to fifty people, the next minute we’re opening for Pantera and Lamb Of God in front of 13,000 people. What a trip! We’re forever grateful to the Pantera crew, the Housecore family, and Lamb Of God for having us back. We can’t wait!”

Tickets are on sale now at pantera.com/tour.

PANTERA w/ Special Guest Lamb Of God

w/ NEST:
2/03/2024 Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
2/05/2024 Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL
2/07/2024 Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY
2/09/2024 Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
2/10/2024 FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN
2/13/2024 T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, MO
w/ CHILD BITE:
2/14/2024 Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE
2/16/2024 Canada Life Centre – Winnipeg, MB
2/18/2024 Resch Center – Green Bay, WI
2/20/2024 Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI
2/22/2024 Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
w/ SNAFU:
2/24/2024 CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD
2/26/2024 Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
2/27/2024 Centre Vidéotron – Québec City, QC

https://housecorerecords.com

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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GRAVESEND And MAUL – Stomped And Mauled On The East Coast 2024 Tour Dates Announced

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 5, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

20 Buck Spin labelmates GRAVESEND and MAUL will team up for a run of East Coast tour dates during the Winter months. The Stomped And Mauled On The East Coast 2024 trek will run from February 29th through March 9th, with shows in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Raleigh, Atlanta, Ormond Beach, Miami, and Tampa.

See the confirmed routing below and watch for updates on both bands to post over the weeks ahead.

Find the latest output from GRAVESEND and MAUL at the 20 Buck Spin webshop HERE, Bandcamp HERE, and YouTube HERE.

GRAVESEND / MAUL: Stomped And Mauled On The East Coast:
2/29/2024 St. Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
3/01/2024 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
3/02/2024 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD (matinee)
3/03/2024 Fallout – Richmond, VA
3/04/2024 Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC
3/06/2024 Boggs – Atlanta, GA
3/07/2024 Nightshift Warehouse – Ormond Beach, FL
3/08/2024 Gramps – Miami, FL
3/09/2024 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

GRAVESEND

New York City-based GRAVESEND released their second LP for 20 Buck Spin, Gowanus Death Stomp, in October. A gritty and primal barrage of violence at the crossroads of criminal depravity and urban malaise, GRAVESEND utilizes many tools of the trade: black, death, grind, and war metal all meld seamlessly into a tar pit of scathing back-alley sadism and acid-tongued vocals

Like a newly found corpse down by the docks, the smell of decomp is wafting out of every track on Gowanus Death Stomp. And as with NYC’s underground legends from Cro-Mags to Swans to Type O Negative, GRAVESEND embodies the pulse of the city, even as that pulse bleeds out on the concrete. Gowanus Death Stomp was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Tomb Mold, Kommand), and the album was completed with cover photos by Mark Weber.

MAUL – photo by Jason Dahlke

Based out of Fargo, North Dakota, MAUL impacted the US death metal underground through via various demos, splits, EPs, and their Seraphic Punishment full-length debut in 2022. 20 Buck Spin picked up the band on the strength of that first album and while the band painstakingly constructs their new full-length, they made their label debut with the Desecration And Enchantment EP in November. The songs were captured in May 2023 at Signaturetone Recordings in Minneapolis (Ulthar, Obsequiae, Sunless), recorded, mixed, and mastered by Adam Tucker. The songs feature guest synth and sample work by Isthmus of Styx, and the EP is completed with cover artwork by S. Deloria Black Wolf.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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SLAUGHTERSUN – Release Track “Fall Of The Firmament”

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , on December 29, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Death metal quartet SLAUGHTERSUN present their first ferocious offering, “Fall of the Firmament”. Brutal riffs, aggressive vocals and unrelenting percussion produces an unstoppable force as the track displays their lament for the miserable collapse of an ever sinking world.

Ben Karas comments on “Fall of the Firmament”: 

“Lyrically this song combines the lore of the Nephilim, which are a race of giant angels rumored to be responsible for the great flood, and pits that dynamic against the tech age and the giant names of that industry mimicking the decadence and ugliness that brought about the end times.”

Listen: https://youtu.be/F8SSyQv2qYo?si=Q0iS8KjL3thorXUU

About SLAUGHTERSUN:
Drawing musical, lyrical and creative influences from the likes of DEMILICH, GORGUTS, CANNIBAL CORPSE and AT THE GATES, to name a few, SLAUGHTERSUN create their own take on the death metal subgenre. Band founder Ben Karas initially began writing for SLAUGHTERSUN back in 2017, but it wasn’t until 2022 that Karas was able to fully dedicate time and energy into the band. The band’s line-up soon came together comprised of Karas’ THANK YOU SCIENTIST band mate Cody McCorry, along with Jason Quinones (TOMBSTONER) and Justin Hillman (CRANIAL DAMAGE). In 2023, SLAUGHTERSUN began to rehearse and record in their full form and soon turned to preparing their debut “Fall of the Firmament”.

SLAUGHTERSUN:
Justin Hillman – Unearthly Wails
Ben Karas – Treble Strings
Cody McCorry – Bass Strings
Jason Quinones – Hammer Battalion

Credits:
“Fall of the Firmament” was produced, mixed and mastered by Ben Karas at Frost Gauntlet Recording in East Rutherford, NJ.

Links:
Website: https://slaughtersunnj.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slaughtersunnj/

Source: C Squared Music

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COBRAKILL – New Album ‘Serpent’s Kiss’ Set For Release On January 19, 2024

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on December 28, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

German Hard ‘n Heavy metal band CobraKill, recently signed to Frontiers, are set to release their incredible second album ‘Serpent’s Kiss‘, on 19th January 2024.

The band show excitement for the upcoming album: “’Serpent’s Kiss’ is a testament to our musical evolution. Recorded in the studio, it showcases a remarkable diversity, giving birth to infectious earworms right from the initial sessions. The album is a testament to our growth since our debut, radiating with creativity and displaying a newfound maturity. With drummer Toby Ventura taking the reins in production, mixing, and recording, we had unparalleled freedom to sculpt our sound. “Serpent’s Kiss” undoubtedly marks a significant leap forward for us”.

Formed in 2020, CobraKill swiftly garnered attention for embracing the sound, attitude, and ferocity reminiscent of iconic artists such as Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, W.A.S.P., Lizzy Borden, and RATT. Their ambitious goal is to reignite the flames of heavy metal’s glory days from the ’80s and conquer the world with their unique music.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of these legendary bands, the quintet, featuring Nick Adams on vocals, Randy White on lead guitar, Tommy Gun on rhythm guitar, Crippler Ramirez on bass, and Toby Ventura on drums, not only captures the essence of the ’80s but embodies it in both sound and appearance.

CobraKill‘s rise to prominence has been marked by electrifying performances and meticulously crafted songs. Fans attending their shows often describe the experience as magical, with many likening the atmosphere to witnessing the young Mötley Crüe commanding the stage.

The band’s debut album, ‘Cobratör,’ released in 2022, achieved remarkable success, selling out its physical format within weeks—a testament to the band’s rapid ascent in the music scene.

CobraKill’s music seamlessly blends metal, rock, sleaze, and glam, creating a sonic landscape that not only pays homage to the glory days of hair metal in the ’80s but also asserts the enduring vitality of rock n’ roll in 2024. ‘Serpent’s Kiss’ promises to be an infectious rock record that will undoubtedly set the tone for the musical landscape in the year ahead.

pre-order/pre-save

SERPENT’S KISS – Tracklisting:
1 Above The Law
2 Bazooka
3 Concrete Jungle
4 Razor Blade
5 Monstrous
6 Same Ol’ Nasty Rock N’ Roll
7 Torture Me
8 Hungry Heart
9 Seventeen
10 Silent Running
11 Ride My Rocket
12 Velvet Snakeskin

Time: 0.46.37

CobraKill: Facebook | Instagram

Source: Frontiers Music s.r.l.

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Italy’s METAL PARK Announces First Names For 2024 – Including BRUCE DICKINSON And EMPEROR

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on December 27, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

The brand new open air festival METAL PARK have announced its first edition, set to take place from July 6th to July 7th 2024 in the ancient park of Villa Ca’ Cornaro in Romano D’Ezzelino, Vicenza (Italy).

The legendary frontman of Iron Maiden, BRUCE DICKINSON will headline the first day of the festival with his solo project. The second day will host as headliners the iconic Norwegian black metal band EMPEROR.

CAVALERA (full SEPULTURA set), THE DARKNESS, STRATOVARIUS, RICHIE KOTZEN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, MICHAEL MONROE, MOONSPELL and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are the first confirmed support acts.

JULY 6 2024:
BRUCE DICKINSON
THE DARKNESS
STRATOVARIUS
MICHAEL MONROE
RITCHIE KOTZEN

  • more tba

JULY 7 2024:

EMPEROR
CAVALERA – Full Sepultura Set
DARK TRANQUILLITY
MOONSPELL
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE

  • more tba

Two-days passes and single day tickets can be purchased on Ticketone, Ticketmaster, TicketSms, and Mailticket. Attenders can also buy admission ticket to the camping site and car parking.

For more information, visit the Metal Park official website. (https://metal-park.it/en/)

TICKETS: https://metal-park.it/en/tickets/

Single day ticket: 70€ + p.d.
Two-days pass: 100€ + p.d.
Camping 2 nights including pitch for 4 people with tent or camper van and car parking: 40 €
Parking (1 car): 7 €

INFORMATION ON CAMPING, DISABLED ACCESS AND MINORS: https://metal-park.it/en/information/

Source: Anubi Press

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DISBELIEF – Will Release Their New Album ‘Killing Karma’ On April 5, 2024 On Listenable Records

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on December 22, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

DISBELIEF ANNOUNCE ‘KILLING KARMA’ NEW ALBUM DETAILS

It will once again underline the band’s singularity and their persistence to follow an unconventional way for more than 30 years against all resistance.

DISBELIEF have grown into a very experienced band that has always kept an open minded spirit, yet remote from any mainstream connection, in order to further sharpen their Death Metal style with implacable conviction and dedication.

A colossal, destroying, atmospheric, yet subtle wall of sound was conceived with this new album. The band invited two of the most unique singers in the German Metal scene on ‘Killing Karma’: Michelle Darkness (End of green) and Joschi Baschin (Undertow).
They perform on some of the album songs: ’The Scream that slowly disappeared’, ‘Flash of inspiration’ and the epic ‘Reborn’.

DISBELIEF captivates the listener further with a special rendition of Killing Joke classic ‘Millenium’, while shaping it into a very memorable remake which will surprise a lot of fans out there.

Lyric wise, DISBELIEF vocalist Karsten ‘Jagger’ comments: “‘Killing Karma’ is a declaration of war to desperation, grief and helplessness, an unbelievable musical journey through the human soul threatening to break under the weight of life.”

DISBELIEFs’ new album ‘Killing Karma’ is a diversified, captivating , strength giving, crushing Death Metal monster.

DISBELIEF:
Timo Claas (drums)
Marius Pack (guitars)
Dave Renner (guitars)
Joe Trunk (bass)
Jagger (vocals)

Album tracklisting:

  1. Reborn
  2. Killing Karma
  3. The Scream that slowly Disapeared
  4. With Deep Regret
  5. A Leap in The Dark
  6. Inhuman Whore
  7. Morbid Man
  8. Condemnation
  9. Flash of Inspiration
  10. The End of Gods
  11. This Last Order
  12. Millenium (Killing Joke cover)
  13. Fragile Aeon (Bonus track)

Band links:
FACEBOOK
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM

Discography:
Disbelief ‎(1997)
Infected (1998)
Worst Enemy (2001)
Shine (2002)
Spreading The Rage (2003)
66Sick (2005)
Navigator (2007)
Protected Hell (2009)
Heal! (2010)
The Symbol Of Death (Listenable – 2017)
The Ground collapses (Listenable – 2020)
Killing Karma (Listenable – 2024)

Source: Listenable Records

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INSOMNIUM – Announce North American Tour with OMNIUM GATHERUM and WILDERUN

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on December 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Finnish masters of melancholy and haunting melodies INSOMNIUM are teaming up with their friends from highspeed melodic death virtuosi OMNIUM GATHERUM, for 25 nights of gloom and sinister anthems in North America.

Both bands have been two prime examples of exceptional melodeath originating from Europe’s freezing North and have gained a massive following over the years through their captivating sound that combines blistering guitar riffs, thunderous drumming, and guttural vocals. For years, the American and Canadian fans have been waiting for the combo of “Insomnium Gatherum” to hit the road together again after the pandemic-related cancellation in 2020 and now, with no more virus in sight, it will finally happen in April and May 2024.

WILDERUN, hailing from Boston, will join as support with their unique mélange of prog and folk metal.

Tickets and VIP options for this melodic-deadly-combo are on sale at: insomnium.net/tour

Source: C Squared Music

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Power Vocalist ANDRY Launches Solo Career, Reveals Debut Single ‘Skies’ From Upcoming Album

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal concerts, metal music, Power Metal with tags , , , , , , on December 18, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

“The missing link between Ronnie James Dio and Christina Aguilera”. That’s how Athens born ANDRY LAGIOU describes herself as a vocalist. A former runner-up on The Voice of Greece and frontwoman of The Harps, she has decided to embark on a solo career and will be just ANDRY.

Being a well-known name on the international metal scene, her highly anticipated debut album ‘Skies’ will be released on February 16 2024 through Baby Mistress Records.

The first single, for the title-track ‘Skies’ is out now and available on all streaming platforms via The Orchard, at https://orcd.co/skies.

Skies’, the hard-hitting title track of the album is an important song for Andry and close to her heart: “Skies is about empowerment and rising through the ashes of a nuclear war having many allegories of female abuse and my personal life. The artwork of the album is inspired by the space and how it might look in the future. Since you can’t live in the past it is consoling to dream about the future and about the changes it will bring.”

Andry is much more than just a singer… songwriter, guitar player, feminist. She first appeared on the scene in 2013, when she founded her band The Harps but it was in 2017 when she took Greece by storm after winning a blind audition on The Voice, covering a spectacular version of Deep Purple’s ‘Burn’. The video garnered more than one million views on YouTube (see below). After finishing as the runner-up at The Voice of Greece, Andry released the album ‘Love Strikes Doves’ with The Harps and was featured as guest vocalist on several albums, including The Vivaldi Metal Project and prog metal act Pyramid, where she duetted with Tim Ripper Owens on the smash song ‘Stygma’.

By 2022 Andry decided to take fate in her own hand and wrote and recorded her first solo-album ‘Skies’. Mixed by sound wizard Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Winery Dogs, Steel Panther), the album features contributions from Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Winery Dogs, David Lee Roth), Mike Lepond (Symphony X), Russell Gilbrook (Uriah Heep) and Stephen Platt (Devin Townsend).

Most of all, ‘Skies’ contains the amazing vocal and songwriting talents of Andry, a strong and confident woman who has taken control of her own career… and life: “One choses her own destiny. Are you a slave to your emotions or your goals? Life is like a jungle, you eat or you’ll be eaten.”

With the imminent release of her album, Andry has put a kick-ass live band together to take her music to live stages across Europe and beyond. Her tour will start in January with shows in the Benelux.

Next confirmed shows:
14-01-2024: The Church – Almelo (TRY OUT) – NL
16-01-2024: De Lantaarn – Hellendoorn (NL)
18-01-2024: Eurosonic 2024 -Simplon Groningen (ESNS EXTRA) – NL
20-01-2024: Iduna – Drachten – NL
27-01-2024: Rockbox – Claussen – Lux

Live-band:
Andry – vocals
Ivan Keller – guitar
Hans in ’t Zandt – drums
Robin van der Bor – bass
Fab Jablonski – keyboards

ANDRY – online:
Instagram – instagram.com/andrybluesmetalqueen
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@ANDRYBLUESMETALQUEEN/videos

Source: Tarja Virmakari PR / Split Screen Management

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Finnish Industrial-Flavored Metal Band KAOS KREW Releases Sixth Album “Blackout”

Posted in industrial metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on December 16, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photographer: Anders Wingren

Finnish industrial flavored metal act Kaos Krew has released their sixth full length album Blackout, on December 15th 2023.

Kaos Krew is a musical project from Finland that mixes hard rock and metal with influences from the industrial scene. The band is basically a one-man project by Ulf Skog.

The studio work is mainly done by Ulf Skog who also writes all the songs. A great deal of guest musicians has appeared both live and on the records.

“The album as such is not a concept album but consists of songs written during the period of possible energy crisis, therefor the title ‘Blackout’.” Ulf Skog comments on the album.

Listen to the album on music services:

https://push.fm/fl/kaoskrew-blackout
https://www.facebook.com//
https://www.kaoskrewmusic.com/

Track-list:

  1. At The Core
  2. Retribution
  3. Know Thyself
  4. Wake-up
  5. Electro Magnetic Machine
  6. Raceway
  7. Strangers Gate
  8. Dark Circus
  9. Bounce
  10. Flame On
  11. Electric Masquerade

Source: Inverse Records

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Ukrainian Death Metal Quartet SCHIZOGEN Release New Single, “Out of the Light”

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on December 15, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Kyiv (UA) – After a long silence, Ukrainian Brutal Death Metal quartet SCHIZOGEN have released a lyric video new single “Out of the Light,” courtesy of Slam Worldwide YouTube Channel. The song will appear on the band’s forthcoming, as yet untitled, third album, which will be released on Willowtip Records. The video is available at: youtu.be/wFkRsQExeWI

The single is also available on Spotify and Apple Music.

“The single was written before the full-scale war that followed Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine,” the band explains. “So it took much longer than we would have liked, but we hope you will appreciate the result. We are not going to tell you what this song is about, what meanings and feelings we put into it, because in our opinion everything is very individual. That is why the release is in the form of a lyric video, where everyone can familiarize themselves with the lyrics while listening to the composition, experience it with us and get their own emotions, their own vision of the meanings embedded in this track.”

SCHIZOGEN goes on to say that, “We want to remind you and ask you not to forget that every day our best people bravely and steadfastly choose their freedom over the threat of losing their existence due to the aggression of a hostile totalitarian regime that wants to destroy us at any cost. Your support is very important to us! Glory to Ukraine!”

instagram.com/schizogen schizogen.bandcamp.com

willowtip.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

Cover Art by: Maryna Shcherbakova

artstation.com/ambi17

instagram.com/maryna.shche

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VOÏVOD and PRONG Join Forces On Upcoming North American Co-Headline Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on December 14, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

(photo by Catherine Deslauriers)

In a thrilling announcement for rock and metal fans, the legendary bands VOÏVOD and PRONG are delighted to confirm their much-anticipated co-headline tour, set to take place in 2024. This tour marks a reunion of sorts for the two bands, who have long admired each other’s work and have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to hit the road together once again.

Tickets will be available at 12pm EST on Friday, December 15th and can be purchased here: https://voivod.com/en/shows

The decision to embark on this tour was an easy one for both bands, united by their fresh and acclaimed new records. VOÏVOD, the Canadian heavy metal connoisseurs, recently released their latest album, Morgoth Tales, under the banners of Century Media, The Orchard, and Sony Music. This record is a testament to their enduring impact in the metal scene, showcasing their evolution and prowess.

Furthermore, Voïvod‘s 2022 release, Synchro Anarchy, has garnered significant acclaim, winning the 2023 Juno Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Album in Canada. This recognition is a clear indicator of Voïvod’s undiminished skill and relevance in the genre.

The upcoming tour promises to be an exhilarating experience, as both VOÏVOD and PRONG are known for their dynamic and powerful live performances. Fans can expect a blend of new hits and classic favorites, delivered with the raw energy and passion that both bands are renowned for.

VOÏVOD and PRONG Full Dates:
Wed 2/28/24 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs
Thu 2/29/24 – Milwaukie, WI – The Rave
Fri 3/1/24 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Sat 3/2/24 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
Sun 3/3/24 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
Mon 3/4/24 – South Salt Lake, UT – The Commonwealth Room
Wed 3/6/24 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Thu 3/7/24 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Fri 3/8/24 – Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
Sat 3/9/24 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
Sun 3/10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Tue 3/12/24 – San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
Wed 3/13/24 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Fri 3/15/24 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Sat 3/16/24 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Sun 3/17/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Golden Record
Wed 3/20/24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Thu 3/21/24 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
Fri 3/22/24 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
Sun 3/24/24 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater

Tickets will be available at 12pm EST on Friday, December 15th and can be purchased here:
https://voivod.com/en/shows

Other previously announced, upcoming VOÏVOD live dates are as follows:

VOÏVOD – Live 2023/2024:
Sat 12/16/23 – Laval, QC – Place Bell + Meshuggah & In Flames
Fri 2/23/24 – Joliette, QC – Centre Culturel Desjardins
Sat 2/24/24 – Saint-Hyacinthe, QC – Centre Des Arts Juliette-Lassonde

And more international dates to be announced soon…

Stressing the band’s untamed and contagious live-energy, you can now also check out a newly released VOÏVOD live-video of their classic track “Rise” (which also appeared on the band’s 40th anniversary release “Morgöth Tales”) from the band’s appearance at this year’s Wacken Open Air festival in Germany: https://youtu.be/ue5vkaoIqFU

“Morgöth Tales” succeeded VOÏVOD’s 15th (!) much acclaimed studio album “Synchro Anarchy”, which entered sales charts upon release in early 2022 as follows: Germany # 7 (!), Switzerland # 64, Austria # 67, The Netherlands # 88, Belgium # 129, UK (Rock & Metal) # 7, Canada (Hard Music) # 2, USA Current Hard Music # 8, USA Top New Artist # 11, USA Heatseekers # 56 and USA Current Album # 67.

And stay connected for more VOÏVOD news coming soon…

VOÏVOD line-up:
(From left to right on photo by Catherine Deslauriers)
Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals
Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar
Dominic “Rocky” Laroche – Bass

VOÏVOD online:
http://www.instagram.com/voivodofficial

Century Media Records online:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
http://www.cmdistro.com

Source: C Squared Music

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SONATA ARCTICA – Unveils New Single/Lyric Video, “A Monster Only You Can’t See” – “Clear Cold Beyond” Preorders Available

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags , , , , , , , on December 12, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Jaakko Manninen

Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA deliver the perfect soundtrack for the cold season with their stormy new opus Clear Cold Beyond, set for release on March 8th, 2024 through Atomic Fire. In advance of the release, the quintet is pleased to unveil epic new single, “A Monster Only You Can’t See;” a song about friendship and never leaving anyone behind.

Frontman Tony Kakko elaborates, “We all may have, in our group of friends, that one person who seems to be a magnet for all kinds of problems, many of which they may not even see themselves. Maybe you’re that one? You might be an asshole, but you’re our asshole and we can see through all that, see the real you, and help. And when children arrive to the scene, they all fit under that same umbrella. Don’t worry. We’ll kick your butt up that hill.”

Watch SONATA ARCTICA’s lyric video for “A Monster Only You Can’t See” HERE. Stream/purchase the track HERE.

Stream previously released single “First In Line” at THIS LOCATION.

Clear Cold Beyond will be available on digipak CD, jewel case CD (US), 2XLP on multiple color variants, and digitally.

Preorder the album in the physical format of your choice, presave it on your favorite DSP, or preorder it digitally to receive “A Monster Only You Can’t See” and “First In Line” instantly at sonataarctica.afr.link/clearcoldbeyondPR.

Clear Cold Beyond – Track Listing:

  1. First In Line
  2. California
  3. Shah Mat
  4. Dark Empath
  5. Cure For Everything
  6. A Monster Only You Can’t See
  7. Teardrops
  8. Angel Defiled
  9. The Best Things
  10. Clear Cold Beyond
    Bonus Tracks (digipak + vinyl only):
  11. A Ballad For The Broken
  12. Toy Soldiers [Martika Cover]

Subscribe to Atomic Fire Records on YouTube HERE and listen to “A Monster Only You Can’t See” as well as other new tracks in the AFR New Releases playlist on Spotify HERE.

SONATA ARCTICA:
Tony Kakko – vocals
Elias Viljanen – guitars
Pasi Kauppinen – bass
Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg – keyboards
Tommy Portimo – drums

Following their trip through various acoustic landscapes during the pandemic, Clear Cold Beyond contains ten tracks reviving SONATA ARCTICA’s penchant for power metal-esque songwriting. From high-speed anthems such as “First In Line” and “California” to emotion-laden tracks like “The Best Things” and the closing title track, the record offers something for each and every SONATA ARCTICA fan. The album’s artwork, reminiscent of the art adorning early releases, was created by Niko Anttila. Additionally, the band returned to mixing engineer Mikko Karmila (1999’s Ecliptica, 2012’s Stones Grow Her Name). Final mastering was handled by Svante Forsbäck (Rammstein, Korpiklaani, Delain, The 69 Eyes, Deathstars) who has also been part of other SONATA ARCTICA productions.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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WARLORD – Announces New Album For 2024

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , on December 7, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Epic Metal pioneers WARLORD are on a mission in tribute to fallen bandmate William J Tsamis and return once more with a new album in 2024.

With “Free Spirit Soar”, a brand-new studio album by Warlord with all songs having been recorded between March and September 2023, singer Giles Lavery and drummer Mark Zonder honor their bandmate Bill Tsamis who passed away in 2021.

They are joined by Jimmy Waldo on keyboards/synthesizer, Philip Bynoe on bass and Eric Juris on guitars. “We wanted to finish these pieces of music that were started ‘for Bill’,” explains Lavery, “and the material we felt was certainly strong enough to inspire us to do so.” Regarding the guitar parts he specifies: “Bill is there where we could pull his tracks off the demo recordings, in much the same way the Beatles were recently able to rescue John Lennon’s voice from an old demo tape. however be assured this album is not “a demo”, nor does it sound like one, our new guitarist Eric does most of the heavy lifting as far the recording, but all of the music was written by Bill and we stayed very very faithful to what he wrote.”

Tracklist:
01 Behold A Pale Horse
02 The Rider
03 Conquerors
04 Worms Of The Earth
05 The Watchman (CD-exclusive track)
06 Free Spirit Soar
07 The Bell Tolls
08 Alarm
09 Twin (CD-exclusive track)
10 Revelation XIX

Line Up:
Mark Zonder – Drums
Philip Bynoe – Bass
Eric Juris – Guitars
Jimmy Waldo – Keyboards
Giles Lavery – Vocals

Watch out for further news such as the album cover, pre-order info as well as a first single very soon!

https://www.instagram.com/highrollerrecordsofficial/

Source: High Roller Records

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QUEENSRŸCHE – Release Music Video For “Nocturnal Lights”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 7, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

QUEENSRŸCHE are releasing another thought-provoking video that was created by Above The Void with the help of AI. Check out “Nocturnal Lights”, the 8th video taken from Digital Noise Alliance: https://youtu.be/2eZ9_1l-9R0

The band comments: “This is a song spawned from the truly catastrophic year of 2020. Beginning with Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash to a relentless global pandemic with lockdowns. If that wasn’t enough, we had to endure natural disasters, racial injustices, protesters, a chaotic reality tv presidential election, political division, highest level of unemployment, as well as the postponement of the 2020 summer Olympic games in Japan.”

Nocturnal Light” is taken from their latest album, Digital Noise Alliance, that was released in October of 2022. It is QUEENSRŸCHE’s 16th studio album and it continues their ever-evolving legacy. Once again teaming up with producer Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), “Digital Noise Alliance” not only refracts QUEENSRŸCHE’s past accomplishments but also pushes into the band’s future. It is the band effortlessly moving from strength to strength: immediate and thought-provoking.

Photo by Silly Robot Studios

QUEENSRŸCHE:
Eddie Jackson – bass
Michael Wilton – guitar
Todd La Torre – vocals
Casey Grillo – drums
Mike Stone – guitar

Watch the videos previously released from Digital Noise Alliance that serve as another testament that QUEENSRŸCHE are more relevant than ever before:
“In Extremis (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/W6btF3AotH0
“Forest (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/P36SqlrR6cU
“Behind The Walls (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/RcOYiGUr3Iw
“Hold On (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/ygevLfVaaR8
“Sicdeth (Official Video): https://youtu.be/Rqd0ipFJz7k
“Tormentum (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/rBUnGalVLCw
“Rebel Yell (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/egNisxVj1LA

Digital Noise Alliance” is quintessentially QUEENSRŸCHE. Track to track it embodies the lush melodies, passion and intelligence that’s been the mark of the band since they first took hold of the flame with their hugely received self-titled 4-song EP in 1984.

Speaking of their legendary self-titled EP: Come March 2024 QUEENSRŸCHE will embark on “The Origins Tour” with Special Guests Armored Saint throughout USA and Canada. It will be the first time in their history that the EP and The Warning will be performed live in their entirety!

Join them for this unique and very special experience, as they celebrate the origins of QUEENSRŸCHE.

QUEENSRYCHE – The Origins Tour
PLAYING THE EP & THE WARNING
w/ Special Guests ARMORED SAINT
Mar 22 Hell’s Heroes Festival * – Houston, TX
Mar 23 Tower Theatre * – Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 26 Sycuan Casino * – El Cajon, CA
Mar 27 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
Mar 28 Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA
Mar 31 Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA
Apr 2 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Apr 3 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
Apr 5 Ameristar Casino & Hotel * – Kansas City, MO
Apr 6 Delmar Hall – St Louis, MO
Apr 7 Paramount Theatre – Cedar Rapids, MI
Apr 9 Coronado Theatre – Rockford, IL
Apr 10 Peoria Civic Center – Peoria, IL
Apr 12 The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
Apr 13 State Theatre – Kalamazoo, MI
Apr 14 Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
Apr 16 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
Apr 17 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Apr 19 (CA) Phoenix Theatre – Toronto
Apr 20 (CA) Théâtre Beanfield – Montreal
Apr 21 (CA) Elements – Kitchener
Apr 24 Roxian Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 26 Empire Live – Albany, NY
Apr 27 Palladium – Worcester, MA
Apr 28 Toad’s – New Haven, CT
Apr 30 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
May 1 Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
May 3 The Paramount – Huntington, NY
May 5 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
May 7 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
May 9 Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
May 10 The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
May 11 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 12 The Ranch – Ft. Meyers, FL
*no ARMORED SAINT

QUEENSRŸCHE online:
www.queensrycheofficial.com
https://www.instagram.com/Queensrycheofficial/
https://twitter.com/Queensryche
https://www.youtube.com/QueensrycheOfficial

Source: C Squared Music

LONG LIVE QUEENSRŸCHE.

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