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LAMB OF GOD ‘Resolution’ – Releases January 24th, 2012!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on December 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

LAMB OF GOD – On January 24th, 2012, Richmond Virginia’s Metal Warriors, LAMB OF GOD, will be seeing their 7th studio album released. Resolution has 14 new songs and looks to be one of the best Metal releases of the new year. Resolution will be released on Epic Records in North America and on RoadRunner Records internationally.

LAMB OF GOD:

Randy Blythe – vocals

Mark Morton – guitar

Will Adler – guitar

John Campbell – bass

Chris Adler – drums

RESOLUTION – Track Listing:

Straight For The Sun

Desolation

Ghost Walking

Guilty

The Undertow

The Number Six

Barbarossa

Invictus

Cheated

Insurrection

Terminally Unique

To The End

Visitation

King Me

* For more info on LAMB OF GOD, click on the link below:

Lamb of God – Official Website

LONG LIVE LAMB OF GOD.

Stone.

DORO – 2012 Festival Tour Dates

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 26, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

DORO PESCHThe Queen Of Heavy Metal: Check out below the 2012 festival tour dates where DORO will be headlining!

20.04.12 NOR – Haugesund Karmøygeddon Metal Festival

09.08.12 GER – Rottweil Kultur Festival

11.08.12 SWE – Rejmyre Skogsroejet Festival

(Source: Official Doro Pesch website)

* For more info on DORO, click here: DORO PESCH – Official Website

LONG LIVE DORO.

Stone.

EPICA – Release The Cover Artwork & Tracklist Of Their New Album: ‘REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT’

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal with tags , , , , , , , on December 24, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Epica’s upcoming 5th full-length album which will be released on the 9th of March 2012 (EU) by Nuclear Blast:

“The work is done! Recordings, mixes and mastering are finished. Although you have to wait some more to know how it sounds, we can already show you how it looks! So here it is: the official cover art (by Stephan Heilemann) and tracklisting of Epica’s new album Requiem for the Indifferent.”

The tracklist reads as follows: 

01 – Karma
02 – Monopoly on Truth
03 – Storm the Sorrow
04 – Delirium
05 – Internal Warfare
06 – Requiem for the Indifferent
07 – Anima
08 – Guilty Demeanor
09 – Deep Water Horizon
10 – Stay the Course
11 – Deter the Tyrant
12 – Avalanche
13 – Serenade of Self-Destruction

EPICA also explained the meaning of the album title: 

“This title refers to the end of an era. Mankind can no longer stick their head in the sand for the things that are happening around us. We are facing many challenges. There is an enormous tension between different religions and cultures, wars, natural disasters and a huge financial crisis, which is getting out of control. More than ever we will need each other to overcome these problems. As we are all connected; the universe, earth, nature, animals and human beings, this period in time will be the prelude to the end for those who still don’t want to, or simply won’t see it. A REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT but also a possibility for a new beginning with great new chances!”

Epica will present this album to the public on the 16th of March 2012, in 013, Tilburg (NL) tickets are still available but are going out fast!

Keep an eye on the official Epica website and social media for regular updates on REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT!!

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

LONG LIVE EPICA.

Stone.

ORANGE GOBLIN – ‘A Eulogy For The Damned’: This Album Is Mandatory Metal, My Metal Brethren

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , , on December 24, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ORANGE GOBLIN – They’re back. Orange Goblin. On February 14, 2012, the seventh studio album from one of Britain’s finest Metal bands of the 20th and 21st Centuries will be released on Candlelight Records. Their new album A Eulogy For The Damned is such an amazing listen from front to back, that I’ve had to throw cold water on my face to make certain I’m not imagining it all. Seriously. From the album’s rip-it-up opener of Red Tide Rising, to the closer A Eulogy To The Damned, there is absolutely not one boring micro-second to hear on this album.

Is this new Orange Goblin album perfect? Damn it’s near close to Metal perfection as you can get. I cannot get enough of what I’m hearing on A Eulogy For The Damned. Orange Goblin reveals their inner linings of Stoner meets Classic Hard Rock vibes, courtesy of countless riffs and guitar parts, with bass and drums resonating all great things about exhilarating rhythm and grooves… and this is still Metal. Orange Goblin takes their Metal sound to a heightened level of awe, on such tracks as Stand For Something and Save Me From Myself, with a combination of retrospective Rockin’ thunder and unbridled Hard and Heavy relevance.

A Eulogy For The Damned epitomizes just how a Metal album can come across and sound, when a band doesn’t over-indulge in their own creativity or skills. This is a Metal album, only it’s Metal that doesn’t trip over its own feet. Even repetition on the closing track A Eulogy To The Damned is music genius within this song’s structure. I honestly found myself disappointed that this album has ten songs. Then again, these ten songs make the listening experience so befittingly special. Maybe other bands can learn a lesson here from Orange Goblin and keep their filler tracks where they belong… in a box labeled “work in progress”.

The vocals of Ben Ward and total musicianship of this band roars with authority, as an undeniable sound and feel of keeping it real is a non-stop listening experience on this album. If it’s your goal to buy amazing Metal in 2012, you can kick-start this goal into reality by buying A Eulogy For The Damned. Of course Orange Goblin fans and Metal fans will dive right into this new album, yet Stoner, Hard Rock and even Classic Rock fans are certain to find numerous slices of A Eulogy For The Damned quite damn appealing.

ORANGE GOBLIN:

Ben Ward – vocals

Joe Hoare – guitar

Martyn Millard – bass

Chris Turner – drums

A EULOGY FOR THE DAMNED – Track Listing:

Red Tide Rising

Stand For Something

Acid Trial

The Filthy And The Few

Save Me From Myself

The Fog

Return To Mars

Death of Aquarius

Bishop’s Wolf

A Eulogy To The Damned

* For more info on ORANGE GOBLIN, click on the links below:

http://www.orange-goblin.com

http://www.facebook.com/orangegoblinofficial

http://www.youtube.com/orangegoblinofficial

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE ORANGE GOBLIN.

Stone.

BATTLE BEAST – Studio Footage Online! ‘Steel’ Releases January 27th, 2012!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Right in time for Christmas, Finnish aspiring Heavy Metal newcomers BATTLE BEAST give a special present to all of you: They’ve just uploaded a collage of video footage, filmed during the recording sessions for their upcoming debut album Steel (out on the 27th of January 2012) to YouTube. Click HERE to take a look behind the curtain and discover the naked truth – in the true sense of the word…

BATTLE BEAST:
Nitte – lead vocals
Anton – guitar, lead and backing vocals
Juuso – guitar
Eero – bass, backing vocals, narrator voice
Janne – keyboards, orchestrations, backing vocals
Pyry – drums
(Source: Nuclear Blast News)
Stone.

SABATON – “Bandit Rock Awards” And Tour Video Online!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, power metal bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

SABATON – Swedish epic Power Metallers SABATON have just finished the fantastic 1.5 year long “World War Tour” with a great show in Antwerp.

Watch the clip from this “final battle” right here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em5J7n3lVCk

After this great tour with epic shows, SABATON needs your support now:
The band is nominated at the “Bandit Rock Awards” for “Best Band” (Bästa grupp/artist) and for “Best Live-Act” (Bästa live-akt).

Support the guys, surf to http://www.bandit.se/rockawards/vote and make sure to vote for SABATON in both categories.

Thanks for your support!

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

Stone.

EXHUMED – Exclusive Live Download From Maryland Deathfest Courtesy Of NPR

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, goregrind, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Band Terrorizes National Year-End Lists!

Goregrind legends EXHUMED played their first U.S. show in over six years at the 2011 edition of the Maryland Deathfest and thanks to NPR, the set, in all its uncensored glory, is available for your consumption at THIS LOCATION.

EXHUMED released their All Guts, No Glory full-length earlier this year via Relapse Records. The record continues to reap critical acclaim from fans and critics nationally and has left it’s grisly mark on multiple Year End lists including Decibel, Pitchfork, NPR.org, MetalSucks and Skulls N Bones!

Said vocalist/guitarist menace Matt Harvey: “2011 has been a great year for the band. We’ve had a killer time scraping off the rust on the gore metal machine and getting back on the road and partying with necromaniacs all over the place. It’s amazing how many people have enjoyed our racket and have actually said nice things about our record – sometimes even in public! We have a lot of shit planned for next year and we’re chomping at the bit to continue subjecting the universe to more of our god awful noise! See you on the road…or at the bar. Play fast or die, dudes. Cheers!”

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on EXHUMED, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/ExhumedOfficial

http://www.myspace.com/exhumed

http://www.relapse.com

LONG LIVE EXHUMED.

Stone.

ELMSFIRE – Signs To Massacre Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

ELMSFIRE are from Düsseldorf, Germany and have existed since 1999, having hit the stage for the first time in 2002.

Fritz, the band’s bassist, describes their music as Melodic Heavy Metal, which is influenced by Thrash and Power Metal. The songs are mostly about situations and emotions they’ve experienced.

The band’s name is based on the St. Elmo’s Fire, which is a weather phenomenon. The name ELMSFIRE represents the band, which is also full of energy.

Playing countless gigs and dealing with several lineup changes, ELMSFIRE have already recorded two demos and an EP.

“Thieves Of The Sun”, the first full-length album of ELMSFIRE, is going to be released on February 24, 2012!

(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on ELMSFIRE, click on the links below:

http://www.elmsfire.info

http://www.facebook.com/Elmsfire

http://www.myspace.com/elmsfire

http://www.youtube.com/elmsfire

Stone.

MINISTRY – Signs Worldwide Deal With AFM Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

AFM Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of Industrial veterans MINISTRY, one of the most innovative and legendary bands of our time. AFM will release MINISTRY‘s highly anticipated comeback album Relapse in March. Prior to the album, MINISTRY will release a digital single, entitled “99%” on December 23rd, 2011 via the band’s iTunes store.

Currently, MINISTRY mastermind Al Jourgensen is finalizing the last mixes on the new material. Commented Jourgensen on the signing: “Our 13th Planet Record releases have been distributed in Europe via AFM through our partner Soulfood Music in Germany for several years now, and we have established a solid business relationship, so it made perfect sense to take the next step and have AFM Records come on board and be involved with the new Ministry release for worldwide and digital distribution. I’m pretty psyched about the collaboration, based on the response and enthusiasm I’ve received from AFM so far…”

Stay tuned for further info on the upcoming album, tour updates and more on MINISTRY heavily throughout 2012.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on MINISTRY, click on the links below:

http://www.thirteenthplanet.com/ministry

http://www.myspace.com/ministrymusic

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE MINISTRY.

Stone.

GLORIOR BELLI: Live Footage From Messe des Morts Festival Posted

Posted in Black Metal, black metal videos, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 21, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Last month, French Black Metal enigmas GLORIOR BELLI made their first ever North American appearance at Montreal’s Messe des Morts festival. The ceremony took place at Coop Katacombes on November 25 and 26 and included live rituals from some of black metal’s most esteemed creators.

Commented vocalist/guitarist Julien of the experience: “Thanks to [fest organizer] Martin [Marcotte; Sepulchral Productions] and the rest of the crew, we had the chance to play in front of an enthusiastic audience in Montréal for the first edition of Messe des Morts festival and share the stage with great local acts as well as international bands such as Absu, Inquisition and Angantyr. It sure does feel different than in Europe, for there is a definite hunger for our art and it’s an actual pleasure to bring the fire that we craft in good old Europe to the new continent and share it with the few, the extraordinary.”

Check out live footage of the band at THIS LOCATION.

GLORIOR BELLI released their fourth full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, earlier this Fall via Metal Blade Records which continues to reap critical adoration from fans and critics alike.

* For more info on GLORIOR BELLI, click on the links below:

http://www.gloriorbelli.com

http://www.facebook.com/gloriorbelli

http://www.metalblade.com

Stone.

EXHUMED: California Goregrind Legends Announce First Ever Brazilian Dates

Posted in Extreme Metal, gore metal, goregrind, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 19, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Goregrind overlords EXHUMED are pleased to announce four Brazilian shows this Winter with Aborted. This will mark the band’s first time ever in the country. The short but epic run will commence on February 17, 2012 and hit Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.

Comments vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: “We are beyond psyched to head to Brazil for the first time. We’ve been getting letters and emails from folks down there for years and it is going to be awesome to finally be able to play for those maniacs south of the equator. I know they’re ready for some serious gore fucking Metal and we can’t wait to deliver it to them!”

EXHUMED w/ Aborted

2/17/2012 Music Hall – Belo Horizonte, MG

2/18/2012 Hangar 110 – São Paulo, SP

2/19/2012 Hangar Bar – Curitiba, PR

2/20/2012 Bar Opinião – Porto Alegre, RS

EXHUMED will be touring in support of All Guts, No Glory, issued earlier this year via Relapse Records. The band’s first new record in almost eight years offers up 11 choice cuts of grinding death metal and has turned up on multiple Year End lists including Decibel, Pitchfork, NPR.org, MetalSucks and Skulls N Bones! Metal Underground praised the release saying:  “EXHUMED are back, hungry, vicious, and unrelenting,” while Decibel Magazine noted: “Everything seems more fluid and powerful, though as vicious as it all is, the focus remains on the composition and how it smacks the listener between the eyes.” Revolver agreed: “… fans of dripping blood, gaping autopsies, and ravenous zombies will absolutely adore this record.”

Added Aborted: “EXHUMED has not only strongly persisted over the last 20 years, but has also managed to simultaneously keep their musical integrity and brutal, gore-filled lyrics fully intact.

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on EXHUMED, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/ExhumedOfficial

http://www.myspace.com/exhumed

http://www.relapse.com

Stone.

BIOHAZARD – Post Studio Trailer For “Reborn In Defiance”

Posted in hardcore, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

NYHC legends BIOHAZARD just released a studio trailer for the bands upcoming comeback album Reborn In Defiance, which is set to be unleashed January 20, 2012.

Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvOp1FO9gvM

To get some first sonic impressions, surf to http://www.facebook.com/biohazarddfl and check Come Alive and Vengeance Is Mine.

(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

LONG LIVE BIOHAZARD.

Stone.

WARNER ILG TAPS KOSHER METAL’S ROKU CHANNEL

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 18, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Warner Music Group’s ILG (Independent Label Group) have developed a new relationship with the Kosher Metal Roku Channel, the official channel of Los Angeles, California-based online radio station Kosher Metal. On the channel, Roku users can watch various music videos from Independent and Label artists. Additional information on the channel and how users can add it can be found at www.koshermetal.com/roku

ILG was formed in 2004 and is owned by Warner Music Group. The company functions as an umbrella for several Warner auxiliary labels, including Ferret Music.

Kosher Metal is primarily an online radio station that can be heard via the web along with most mobile devices, the term “kosher” is used in its informal/slang form to mean “genuine, authentic & legitimate”. What began as a weekly radio program in June 2010 became a 24 hour operation in April of 2011 and Kosher Metal continues to evolve with growth. The station released their official public Roku channel on November 3th, 2011 in effort to expose bands to a broader audience; it has been installed on over 4,700 devices as of this writing.

KOSHER METAL official website:
http://www.koshermetal.com

ILG official website:
http://www.ilgrock.com

(Source: Sundisc PR)

Stone.

Metal Odyssey’s Top Ten Metal Albums Of 2011

Posted in Metal with tags , , , , , , on December 17, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Top Ten Metal Albums Of 2011 – Oh the Metal albums I listened to during 2011! Metal be thy name, there were a Metal many. Metal many again. Regardless of how many Metal albums that did rip my eardrums apart and psyched me out during the process, I couldn’t possibly listen to every Metal album released this past year. It’s not humanly possible. I’ve compiled below, a list of ten Metal albums that for all Metal intents and purposes… kicked my Metal lovin’ ass during 2011.

Yes, you will see a couple of albums tied in this top ten list and my Metal boss (me) said it was all good. Choosing my top ten Metal albums for any given year is not easy! However, choosing my number one Metal album for 2011 was easy and Hemoptysis is without a doubt in my Metal mind, one of the best Metal bands to come forth in the past ten and possibly twenty years. You can call Hemoptysis Thrash, Death Thrash, Extreme and Metal. I call this band exceptional and their Misanthropic Slaughter album is number F’n ONE!

Hopefully you may agree with a few of these albums I’ve chosen for my top ten. A personal list of Metal taste it is. Each Metal album here for me bestows quality musicianship and songs, from beginning to end. The common thread each band below shares with one another, that can never be denied: They are all Defenders Of The Metal Faith and I salute each and every one!

Metal Odyssey’s Top Ten Metal Albums Of 2011:

#10

HUNTED – WELCOME THE DEAD

(MASSACRE RECORDS)

#9

ANA KEFR THE BURIAL TREE (II)

(Muse Sick)

#8

SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA – The Corruption Of Mercy

(Listenable Records)

#7

MORBID ANGEL – Illud Divinum Insanus

(Season of Mist)

#6 (Tie)

SPEED\KILL/HATE – OUT FOR BLOOD

(HAMMERFIST RECORDS)

#6 (Tie)

EASTERN FRONT – BLOOD ON SNOW

* (Was released in North America on January 25th, 2011)

(Candlelight Records)

#5 (Tie)

ANTHRAX – WORSHIP MUSIC

(MEGAFORCE RECORDS)

#5 (Tie)

MASTODON – THE HUNTER

(Reprise)

#4

ARCH / MATHEOSSYMPATHETIC RESONANCE

(Metal Blade Records)

#3

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

THE PARALLAX: HYPERSLEEP DIALOGUES

(Metal Blade Records)

#2

AMON AMARTHSURTUR RISING

(Metal Blade Records)

#1

HEMOPTYSIS – Misanthropic Slaughter

(Rock It Up Records)

* To read the complete album review I wrote for Misanthropic Slaughter posted on January 22nd, 2011, click on the large header link below!

HEMOPTYSIS “Misanthropic Slaughter” – Debut Album Is CAN’T MISS Thrash Metal For 2011 and Beyond!

Congratulations and THANK YOU to all the METAL bands above! 

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

* For more cool “Best Of 2011 Lists” of Rock, Hard Rock and Metal Albums, click on the links below to visit these other fantastic blogs/websites!

All Metal Resourcehttp://allmetalresource.com/

Bring Back Glamhttp://bringbackglam.squarespace.com/

The Crash Pad of Ray Van Horn, Jr. – http://www.rayvanhornjr2.blogspot.com/

Hair Metal Mansionhttp://hairbangersradio.ning.com/

Hard Rock Nightshttp://hardrocknights.com

Heavy Metal Addictionhttp://heavymetaladdiction.com/

Heavy Metal Time Machinehttp://metalmark.blogspot.com/

Imagine Echoeshttp://www.imagineechoes.com/

Layla’s Classic Rockhttp://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/

Metal Excesshttp://metalexcess.com/

The Ripple Effecthttp://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/

Stone.

Finland’s THE INIQUITY DESCENT Signs With Massacre Records

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 15, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

(Photo credit: Jukki Finholm)

Massacre Records:

We’re happy to announce the signing of THE INIQUITY DESCENT from Finland!

The quintet was formed about 2 years ago by the band’s guitarist Mikael Mannström. He and vocalist and lyricist Mathias Lillmåns were childhood friends and already have had several projects together. Later on the second guitarist Philip Kerbs, bassist Jonas Frilund and drummer Kenna Nygård joined the band too.

In November 2010 THE INIQUITY DESCENT released their first 4-track EP “Trust The Serpent”, which was followed by a mini tour in Russia and several gigs in Finland.

Their second EP “An Empty Temple” was released in late September 2011.

The recordings of THE INIQUITY DESCENT’s debut album have already started.

THE INIQUITY DESCENT: 

Mathias Lillmåns – Vocals

Mikael Mannström – Guitars

Philip Kerbs – Guitars

Jonas Frilund – Bass

Kenna Nygård – Drums

* For more info on THE INIQUITY DESCENT, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/theiniquitydescent

http://www.myspace.com/theiniquitydescent

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

Stone.

NEPHELIUM – Announce Release Date For “Coils Of Entropy”, Reveal Artwork & Track Listing

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 14, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Dubai may be known as a city rich in history, a business hub and the home of the tallest structure in the world, but it’s also the birthplace of one of the first Death Metal bands to come out of the Middle East, Nephelium. Now residing and re-establishing themselves in Toronto, Canada over the last 10 years, the band has announced the official release date of their debut album “Coils of Entropy” on February 7th, 2012.

“From the scorching heat of the Arabian deserts to the blistering cold of what we now call home, this debut album has literally and figuratively come a long way. The aged yet modern style of death metal with a subtle integration of Middle Eastern melodies is a perfect musical collaboration of our minds and souls. A ferocious ride with concepts and lyrical themes written around the observations of an entity witnessing the world and its demise through different eras and music that creeps up the caverns of your brain, be ready for a hybrid onslaught of technical mastery and blood curdling brutality. We firmly believe that it was well worth the wait but don’t take our word for it, give it a spin and determine that for yourselves. However, don’t cry when your speakers demolish your insides…you were warned…” comments Nephelium co-founder and drummer Alan Madhavan.

Samples from Nephelium’s six-track masterpiece that forges the perfect balance between Technical Death Metal, Old School Metal and Arabian melodies are presently streaming on their bandcamp page at the following link here.

CD Cover Design: Juanjo Castellano (JuanCastellano.com)
Logo Design: Christopher Horst

Coils Of Entropy – Track Listing:

1. Burial Ground 05:04


2. Merciless Annihilation 06:18


3. Hellborne 05:02


4. Malediction 08:52


5. Halls of Judgment 05:56


6. Coils of Entropy 10:15

NEPHELIUM – Have Shared The Stage With:

Deicide * Augury * Neuraxis * Beneath The Massacre * Crimson Shadows * Starring Jane Leigh * Blackguard * Warmachine *

(Source: Asher Media Relations)

LONG LIVE NEPHELIUM. 

Stone.

THE NEOLOGIST – Announce New SOILWORK Cover Album With Mystery Drummer!

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic death metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 13, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

U.S. Melodic Death Metal two piece THE NEOLOGIST has just announced that in addition to recording their sophomore album The Promise of Eternal Separation, they will also be recording an entire SOILWORK tribute album.  To get the party started, they will be having a guest drummer who is well-known throughout the Metal community for their first release from the album, “Shadowchild”. The mystery drummer has not been revealed yet, but stay posted for the official announcement.

THE NEOLOGIST is coming off the release of their debut album The 26 Letters of Your Universe which the band has been giving away for free via their Bandcamp site (http://theneologist.bandcamp.com).  Fans can also download all of their covers on their album IN FLAMES We Trust: Volume I which is also on the Bandcamp site.

The follow-up album, The Promise of Eternal Separation, is set to be released in early 2012, and just like their first album, the band is giving away the entire album for free.  A sampler of the album can be heard on their YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtppE-7P7jk&list=UUqCualetdCQK2eLxMyEbgKw&feature=plcp)

In addition, THE NEOLOGIST wants to engage fans and let them choose which SOILWORK songs they will cover on the new album.  You can leave a message on their website with your thoughts on which songs they should cover (www.theneologist.net).

Follow THE NEOLOGIST on twitter by clicking on the link below:

www.twitter.com/theneologist

LONG LIVE THE NEOLOGIST.

Stone.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS – Headlining Dates Begin Tonight, Nonstop Touring For Entire First Quarter Of 2012 Confirmed

Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

Having just completed a massive thirty-six date North American tour supporting Mayhem, the ABIGAIL WIILIAMS  touring machine will continue on the road this week for six headlining dates, beginning in Wilmington, Delaware tonight. Taking only a few weeks off after this run of dates, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS hit the road on another set of headlining performances on their way to provide direct support for Dark Funeral’s North American assault engulfing all of February, immediately followed by a full tour with Deicide through the end of March! A full list of tour dates is posted below.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‘ massive ongoing tour schedule is to pummel audiences with new material from the band’s new album, Becoming. Confirmed for release in North America on January 24, 2012, once again on Candlelight Records. The band’s third full-length Becoming is already stirring interest in the Metal media; its organic, churning tracks offering some stark contrast to previous ABIGAIL WILLIAMS releases. The first single from Becoming, “Ascension Sickness,” in its second week at radio has already broken the top 20 on CMJ (on a 11-minute single!). The track continues to get heavy requests and plays nationwide as the track continues to infect the masses. Stream “Ascension Sickness” right here.

Clocking in at nearly an hour in length, Becoming ushers in a provocative new chapter for the adventurous band. Containing six vast tracks, truly the band’s most expressive and complicated to date, Becoming was recorded in various warehouses throughout Los Angeles, with the lineup for the album including returning guitarist Ian Jekelis, studio drummer Zach Gibson (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder) and as always, vocalist/guitarist Ken Sorceron, who handled all mixing, mastering, production and engineering duties. View the cover art by infamous graphic artist Metastazis (Morbid Angel, Watain, Ulver, Nachtmystium, etc.) and more at this location. Preorders for the record are available from Candlelight.

Becoming Track Listing:

1. Ascension Sickness

2. Radiance

3. Elestial

4. Infinite Fields of Mind

5. Three Days of Darkness

6. Beyond the Veil

7. Akasha (digital-only)

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Headlining Dates:

12/12/2011 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE

12/13/2011 Broadway Joe – Buffalo, NY

12/14/2011 Camelot Hall – Portage, IN

12/15/2011 Bada Brew – Crest Hill, IL

12/16/2011 Fubar – St. Louis, MO

12/17/2011 Roxy Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK

1/15/2012 118 Live – Simi Valley, CA w/ Pathology

1/20/2012 Hypnotic Lounge – Las Vegas, NV

1/21/2012 Skrappy’s – Tucson, AZ

1/23/2012 Wreckers – Lubbock, TX

1/24/2012 Tomcats – Ft. Worth, TX

1/25/2012 The Muse – Nashville, TN

1/26/2012 Kingdom – Richmond, VA

1/27/2012 Café 611 – Frederick, MD

1/28/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS w/ Dark Funeral, Inquisition, Gigan:

1/29/2012 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

1/30/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

1/31/2012 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

2/01/2012 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

2/02/2012 Cafe Campus – Montreal, QC

2/03/2012 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC

2/04/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

2/05/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

2/06/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

2/07/2012 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

2/08/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

2/09/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

2/10/2012 Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

2/11/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK

2/12/2012 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

2/13/2012 Dickens – Calgary, AB

2/14/2012 Sapphire – Kelowna, BC

2/15/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

2/16/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

2/17/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

2/18/2012 Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

2/19/2012 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

2/20/2012 Ruby Room – San Diego, CA

2/21/2012 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

2/22/2012 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

2/23/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

2/24/2012 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO

2/25/2012 Roxy – Oklahoma City, OK

2/26/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

2/27/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

2/28/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

March of Death 2012 – Deicide w/ Abigail Williams, Jungle Rot, Lecherous Nocturne

3/01/2012 Jaxx – Springfield, VA

3/02/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA

3/03/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

3/04/2012 Foufounes – Montreal, QC

3/05/2012 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC

3/06/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON

3/07/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

3/08/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

3/09/2012 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

3/10/2012 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

3/12/2012 Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB

3/13/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK

3/14/2012 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB

3/15/2012 Dickens – Calgary, AB

3/16/2012 Rutland Centennial Hall – Kelowna, BC

3/17/2012 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

3/18/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

3/19/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/20/2012 Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

3/21/2012 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

3/22/2012 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

3/23/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/24/2012 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO

3/25/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

3/27/2012 Emo’s East – Austin, TX

3/28/2012 The Hangar – New Orleans, LA

3/29/2012 Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

* For more info on ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsofficial

http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams

LONG LIVE ABIGAIL WILLIAMS.

Stone.

PRIMAL FEAR – Bad Guys Wear Black (Official Video)

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, heavy metal songs, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

PRIMAL FEAR – The new METAL song below from PRIMAL FEAR is off of their forthcoming studio album: Unbreakable. This new album from these WARRIORS OF METAL will be released on January 20th, 2012 (EU) and January 24th 2012 (North America) on Frontiers Records. Album artwork for Unbreakable created by  Jobert Mello.

* You can purchase the single Bad Guys Wear Black – available now on iTunes.

METAL be thy name, this is a tremendous new METAL song from PRIMAL FEAR! Check it out below!

PRIMAL FEAR:

Ralf Scheepers – Vocals

Mat Sinner – Bass & Vocals

Magnus Karlsson – Guitars

Alex Beyrodt – Guitars

Randy Black – Drums

LONG LIVE PRIMAL FEAR.

BANG YOUR HEAD AND DON’T LOOK BACK!

* For more info on PRIMAL FEAR, click on the links below:

PRIMAL FEAR – Official Website

FRONTIERS RECORDS

Stone.

Sweden Rock Festival 2012 – Here Are The Confirmed Bands!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news, southern rock with tags , , , , , , , on December 11, 2011 by Metal Odyssey

EDGUY – To perform at Sweden Rock Festival 2012

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2012 – Mötley Crüe and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be sharing the stage as headliners at the 2012 Sweden Rock Festival! This year’s Sweden Rock Festival will be June 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th in Sölvesborg, Sweden. An amazing lineup of bands have this 2012 Sweden Rock Festival looking like the only place on Earth I’d like to be on these dates come June!

Since June 6th of 1992, the Sweden Rock Festival has celebrated Rock & Metal. Take a look at the promotional poster below for the full-roster of bands at the 2012 Sweden Rock Festival. There will be approximately 70 bands! Metal be thy name!

ROLL CALL OF SOME VERY COOL BANDS ON THE BILL:

DIMMU BORGIR

EXODUS

PENTAGRAM

GIRLSCHOOL

DANKO JONES

* For more info & ticket info on the Sweden Rock Festival 2012, click on this link here: Sweden Rock Festival 2012

LONG LIVE THE SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL.

Stone.