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ETERNAL LEGACY – To Headline Warriors Of Metal Fest VII Pre-Fest Showcase

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 17, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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January 17, 2014  Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is proud to announce that 2009 WOM Fest II Open Air veteran band from Parma, Ohio and Auburn Records recording artist, ETERNAL LEGACY, will be the headliner for this year’s Pre-Fest Showcase of Warriors Of Metal Fest VII which will take place on Thursday, June 26 at O’Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio.  ETERNAL LEGACY will be supporting the release of their third full-length studio album, Seeking No Peace.

Band co-founder and guitarist Shaun Vanek states: “Glad to make it down here again for the Rock N Roll show. It’s going to really whoop a llamas ass!! We are all looking forward to hanging out with our budz in the C-bus area. See you soon!”

Check out below, ETERNAL LEGACY performing “Cauterize” at Waken Open Air 2010:

Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal

Warriors Of Metal Festival VII - promo flyer - 2014

(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on ETERNAL LEGACY:

Website: www.legacymetal.com

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LONG LIVE ETERNAL LEGACY.

LONG LIVE OHIO METAL.

Stone.

OMNIZIDE – “Death Metal Holocaust” Coming January 31st On Carnal Records

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 17, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Omnizide - Death Metal Holocaust - promo cover pic

Carnal Records is set to release Death Metal Holocaust from Swedish Black/Death Unit OMNIZIDE on January 31. Featuring lead vocals from CRAFT throat Mikael Nox and music written by AE from AVSKY, the album follows the highly celebrated EP Pleasure from Death (the tracks from which are included as bonus material), the decibel assault reaches a new level of pain to ensure maximum aural decimation. Death Metal Holocaust was mastered by Joakim from CRAFT. Prepare for the unleashing of the demon spawn.

Stream album track “Rotting Flesh Parade” below:

Death Metal Holocaust – Track Listing:

Rotting Flesh Parade

No Remorse

Monolith

The Eternally Damned

Crystals of Death

Dead Planet

Damnatio Ad Bestias

Nuclear Strike

Pleasure from Death (bonus track)

Desecration Art (bonus track)

Band Bio:

The story of OMNIZIDE goes back to 1995 when Nox and Anders formed the black metal band BELZEN together. A few years later BELZEN split up. Nox joined CRAFT and Anders started the band AVSKY. When Nox did some guest vocals on AVSKY’s album Scorn, Anders and Nox decided to start BELZEN again. They changed the name to OMNIZIDE and recruited drummer Gaddur from the band KAFZIEL. In 2011 the Pleasure from Death EP was released. Later, guitarist Jesper joined the band and Death Metal Holocaust was recorded. After the recording was complete, bass player B-Force (DARK FUNERAL) joined the fold.

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OMNIZIDE:

Mikael Nox – Vocals

Anders/AE – Guitar/Bass on this album

Jesper – Guitar

Gaddur – Drums

B-Force – Bass (not on the album)

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on OMNIZIDE:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Omnizide

 Carnal Records - large logo - B&W

www.carnalrecords.com

Distribution by Sound Pollution:

www.soundpollutiondistribution.se

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LONG LIVE OMNIZIDE.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

ALTERBEAST – Technical Death Metal Militia To Release Debut Full-Length Via Unique Leader This March; New Track Posted

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 17, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Alterbeast - promo band pic - #1 - 2013

Sacramento Technical Death Metal militia, ALTERBEAST, is pleased to unleash their full-length debut via Unique Leader this Spring! Titled Immortal, the eight track monster offering was meticulously assembled in several locals throughout 2013.

With guitars and bass recorded at Augmented Audio in Los Angeles with former The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Ryan “Bart” Williams, vocals arranged at Mayhemeness Studios in Sacramento by Bob Swanson (Rings Of Saturn, Plague Window et al) and drums tracked at Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren (Light This City, All Shall Perish, First Blood, Cattle Decapitation, Warbringer et al), who also mixed and mastered the release, Immortal promises to deliver some of the most dynamic, instrumentally adept and plainly crushing material of the year.

Elaborates vocalist Cam Rogers of the outcome:Immortal is what was spawned from hard work, dedication, and downright brutal musicianship. It has intricate solos, absolutely crushing interludes and brutal circle-pit anthems. ALTERBEAST sets the scene with grievous piano preceding the onset of ‘Flesh Bound Text’ which comes in with blistering drums and guitars effortlessly making their way around the fret board. Every piece truly has its own personality on this record, whether it’s the apocalyptic soundscapes of ‘Ancient’s Retribution,’ the devastating aggression of ‘Vile Remnants’ or the unmerciful grooves in ‘Throne of Maggots.’ This album has something for every listener and comes together seamlessly to form as a breathtaking whole. Immortal is exactly what we intended it to be: a gripping and intense death metal album.”

Liquefy your brain with the sounds of opening track “Flesh Bound Text” below!

Immortal Track Listing:

1. Flesh Bound Text

2. Of Decimus Divine

3. Vile Remnants

4. Ancient’s Retribution

5. Mutilated Marvel

6. Into Oblivion

7. Serpentspire

8. Throne of Maggots

ALTERBEAST - Large Band Logo - B&W - 2013

Formed in 2011 under the working title Gary Busey Amber Alert (GBAA), ALTERBEAST combines the teachings of The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist and Spawn Of Possession with the classic Death Metal mastery of band’s like Dissection and Morbid Angel into an irate expulsion of sonic deviance. After a year of dedicated song-crafting, ALTERBEAST unleashed their first demo in 2012 and officially waged war on the populace with numerous shows opening for Deicide, Dying Fetus, Testament, Revocation, Exhumed, Severed Savior and many others. Their crushing live assaults combined with a DIY ethos quickly earned them a revered place within the local Death Metal community.

Immortal will rear its head upon the masses on March 18, 2014 via Unique Leader. Further intel, including preorder links, to be announced in the coming days.

ALTERBEAST Personnel:

Cam Rogers – Vocals
Rusty Cornell – Guitar
Andrew Lamb – Guitar
Michael Zamora – Bass
Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil, Decrepit Birth, Abysmal Dawn et al) – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on ALTERBEAST:

http://www.facebook.com/ALTERBEASTofficial
http://www.youtube.com/ALTERBEASTofficial

Unique Leader Records - logo - B&W - 2013

Website: http://www.uniqueleader.com

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LONG LIVE ALTERBEAST.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

VOODOO SIX – Plus Special Guests: Santa Cruz – March 2014 UK Tour Dates And Venues Announced

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 16, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Voodoo Six - UK March 2014 Tour - promo flyer - #2

VOODOO SIX will be touring the UK this March! Special Guests are Santa Cruz. Take a look at the tour flyer (above) and see if there’s a show in your area of the UK! Metal be thy name.

Tickets are now on sale from SEE Tickets and venue websites for the tour.

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* For more info on VOODOO SIX:

Facebook: Voodoo Six

Santa Cruz - We Are The Ones To Fall UK Tour - promo flyer - 2014

* For more info on SANTA CRUZ:

Facebook: Santa Cruz (Official)

Website: http://www.santacruz.fi

Spinefarm Records - logo - B&W - 2013

Website: http://www.spinefarm.fi

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LONG LIVE VOODOO SIX.

LONG LIVE SANTA CRUZ.

Stone.

Black Space Riders – To Release “D:REI” On January 24th

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, psychedelic rock, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 16, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Black Space Riders - DREI - promo album cover pic - 2014

German extraterrestrial heavy rockers BLACK SPACE RIDERS are proud to announce the January 24 release of their third album, D:REI, on the band’s own BSR label with distribution through Cargo.

On the new opus BLACK SPACE RIDERS are even more colorful, louder, softer, harder, atmospheric, gripping, and above all exalted! D:REI is an exciting journey through rock, metal and psychedelia; the soundtrack to your very own sci-fi epic. The riffs are heavy, inspiring and enduring. The songwriting is classic, the arrangements full of devotion. The two lead vocalists play off each other without seam, interlocking and assuring that the music will lodge in your memory. D:REI is groovy! Sometimes slowly dooming, sometimes oppressively rocking, then irresistibly funky…and suddenly you are dancing around the warp core. And it is all wrapped up in a sound that is natural, transparent, open, yet powerful, and elegant, as it timelessly circumnavigates the retro-trap.

Is D:REI a concept album? Form your own opinion! Read more about this story of retreat, outbreak, total destruction, escape, transformation and new beginnings at www.blackspaceriders.com/drei.

BLACK SPACE RIDERS have traveled farther than ever before and want you to join the trip! Check out the lyric video below for album track The GOD-Survivor:

Critical Praise:

“Black Space Riders always play a mixture of sounds of the 70s, 80s and 90s, but with a view towards the future. A really good album.” – Nachtaktiv

“Psychedelic space Witches Kitchen: The doomy heaviness of Black Sabbath covers rocking riffs and swirling structures. Like it very much!” – LIFT Magazine

“The Münster space, psychedelic, doom and stoner rockers Black Space Riders …in top form, the quintet delivers a philosophically flavored, wonderfully heavy concept album.” – EMP

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BLACK SPACE RIDERS are:

JE: Lead vocals, guitars, melodies, riffs, words

SEB: Lead vocals, melodies, words

CRIP: Drums, vocals, additional songwriting

SLI: Guitars, additional songwriting

SAQ: Bass guitar, additional songwriting

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

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You can order BLACK SPACE RIDERS´ new album D:REI now in the band’s new webshop:

http://www.blackspaceriders.com/component/shop/products

* For more info on BLACK SPACE RIDERS:

Website: www.blackspaceriders.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlackSpaceRiders

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/blackspaceriders

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LONG LIVE BLACK SPACE RIDERS.

Stone.

SKELETONWITCH – To Release Limited Edition “Serpents Unleashed” LP – Proceeds To Aid Animal Shelters In Band’s Home State Of Ohio; Tour With Amon Amarth Begins Friday

Posted in animal charities, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , on January 16, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Skeletonwitch - Serpents Unleashed - vinyl - B&W - promo cover pic - 2014

SKELETONWITCH will release a hand-screened, 180-gram limited vinyl edition of their acclaimed, Billboard-charting 2013 release, Serpents Unleashed, of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to two animal shelters in the band’s home state of Ohio – The Athens County Humane Society and Columbus’ Pets Without Parents.

The members of Ohio’s most-loved heavy metal group have always been proud pet owners and are excited to raise awareness and support for two no-kill organizations in their region.Limited to a one-time-only pressing of 100 copies, the black LP includes a hand-screened, hand-numbered jacket with exclusive artwork and a hand-screened dust sleeve. It comes with a color poster and a sticker showcasing the album’s original masterful artwork by John Baizley (Baroness, Kylesa, Kvelertak), as well as a download card. Mark your calendars, as the limited-edition LPs will go on sale on a first-come, first-serve basis exclusively via http://www.skeletonwitch.com on Monday, January 20th at 1:00pm EST.

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Praised for being their most potent album to date, Serpents Unleashed appeared on countless year-end “best-of” lists (Decibel, Metal Injection, etc.) due to its “relentlessly intense, in-your-face brutality” (Metal Assault). After touring North America extensively in the fall with The Black Dahlia Murder in addition to performing a select number of shows alongside Ghost B.C., SKELETONWITCH will continue to support the release, joining Amon Amarth and Enslaved on an U.S. run that starts this Friday in Las Vegas. Soon after, the group will make their way to Australia for the first time to tour alongside Toxic Holocaust. The band’s complete tour schedule can be found below.

SKELETONWITCH

w/ Amon Amarth, Enslaved

1/17/2014 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
1/18/2014 – Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
1/20/2014 – Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
1/21/2014 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
1/22/2014 – House of Blues – Houston, TX

1/23/2014 – Siberia – New Orleans, LA *
1/24/2014 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
1/25/2014 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL
1/26/2014 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1/27/2014 – Atticus Bar – Jacksonville, FL *
1/28/2014 – The Jinx – Savannah, GA *
1/29/2014 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
1/30/2014 – NorVA – Norfolk, VA
1/31/2014 – The Fillmore – Silver Springs, MD
2/01/2014 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
2/03/2014 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
2/04/2014 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY

2/05/2014 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
2/07/2014 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
2/08/2014 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
2/09/2014 – Grenada Theatre – Lawrence, KS
2/11/2014 – Summit Theatre – Denver, CO
2/12/2014 – Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
2/14/2014 – The Regency – San Francisco, CA
2/15/2014 – Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

w/ Amon Amarth 

2/16/2014 House of Blues – San Diego, CA

w/ Toxic Holocaust 

4/16/2014 – The Kings Arms – Auckland, NZ
4/17/2014 – Bodega Bar – Wellington, NZ
4/18/2014 – The Rosemont Hotel – Perth, AU
4/19/2014 – Fowlers Live – Adelaide, AU
4/20/2014 – Espy Gershwin Room – Melbourne, AU
4/21/2014 – TBD – Byron Bay, AU
4/22/2014 – The Basement – Canberra, AU
4/24/2014 – The Hi Fi – Brisbane, AU
4/25/2014 – Cambridge Hotel – Newcastle, AU
4/26/2014 – The Hi Fi – Sydney, AU
4/27/2014 The Hi Fi – Melbourne, AU

*SKELETONWITCH only

Skeletonwitch - band logo - B&W - 2013

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SKELETONWITCH:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skeletonwitchmetal

Website: http://www.skeletonwitch.com

PROSTHETIC - RECORDS - logo -

Website: http://www.prostheticrecords.com

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LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

LONG LIVE ANIMAL CHARITIES.

LONG LIVE OHIO METAL.

Stone.

LEGION OF THE DAMNED – “Ravenous Plague” Enters German Charts At Position Number…

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 16, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Legion Of The Damned - #21 - German Charts - promo pic - 2014

As reported on the Napalm Records Facebook page:

Ravenous Plague by LEGION OF THE DAMNED entered the official German media control album charts at position #21! Congrats, guys!

If you don’t have this killer record yet – what are you waiting for?
http://shop.napalmrecords.com/legionofthedamned

Legion Of The Damned - promo cover pic - 2014

* For more info on LEGION OF THE DAMNED:

Facebook: Legion of the Damned

Website: http://www.legionofthedamned.net

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Website: http://www.napalmrecords.com

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LONG LIVE LEGION OF THE DAMNED.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

THUNDERWAR – RELEASE DIGITAL VERSION OF “THE BIRTH OF THUNDER”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Thunderwar - The Birth Of Thunder - promo cover pic - 2013

Polish Death Metal titans Thunderwar are proud to announce the digital release of their EP The Birth of Thunder. Previously only available on limited edition CD, the EP can now be ordered for $3 from their Bandcamp page here: https://thunderwar1.bandcamp.com/

Band Bio

Cold as ice, angry as a horde of Viking warriors and determined like an army fighting for freedom of their homeland: THUNDERWAR! The band was born in 2013, when four young Metal maniacs decided to join their forces to not only pay  tribute to such Metal heroes as BATHORY, UNLEASHED, DISSECTION and AMON AMARTH, but to prove that Poland has again something to say to the metal world.

The debut EP “THE BIRTH OF THUNDER” was  mixed and produced by Wieslawscy Bros from HERTZ STUDIO (BEHEMOTH, VADER, DECAPITATED). The band’s logo was designed by Christophe Szpajdel (EMPEROR, MOONSPELL, DESASTER) and the cover artwork of “The Birth of Thunder” EP was done by Mario Lopez.

Currently the band is promoting their self-released EP and in the middle of 2014 will enter the HERTZ STUDIO to work on their first  full album. THUNDERWAR – Better remember this name, as they are here to stay!

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Critical Praise:

“This is just awesome death metal filled with great riffs, pounding drums and fat bass lines” – Metalrecusants 

“Taking cues mainly from Vader, Unleashed, and – what’s this? Yes, a little bit of Rust In Peace Megadeth – this Polish four pack bring van Drunen-barking atop femur-slicing, razor-sharp riffage that recalls speed metal with class” – Worm Gear Zine

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(Source: Curtis Dewar)

* For more info on THUNDERWAR:

Facebook: Thunderwar

Merch: http://thunderwar.8merch.com/

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LONG LIVE THUNDERWAR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SODOM – Info On Two Upcoming Shows In Russia; January 24th And 25th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Sodom - Russia Shows - January - 2014 - concert flyers

SODOM = LEGENDS OF THRASH METAL 

Next SODOM Shows:

24.01.2014 – ST. PETERSBURG, Zal Ozhidaniya, (RUSSIA)

25.01.2014 – MOSCOW, Volta (RUSSIA)

More Info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sodomized

Website: http://www.sodomized.info/

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LONG LIVE SODOM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

WITHIN TEMPTATION – Acoustic Show At HMV London, February 4th, Has Sold Out!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, symphonic metal, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Within Temptation - Hmv London - Acoustic show - promo banner - 2014

As reported on the Within Temptation Facebook page:

Great news for friends in the UK!

Within Temptation will be doing an intimate acoustic show at a HMV store in London on Tuesday the 4th of February.

The show is completely sold out!

Within Temptation - Hydra - promo banner - pre-order - 2013

Within Temptation’s new studio album, Hydra, will be released on February 4th, 2014, in the USA, via Nuclear Blast.

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* For more info on WITHIN TEMPTATION:

Facebook: Within Temptation

Website: http://www.within-temptation.com

Nuclear Blast USA - Logo - promo

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

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LONG LIVE WITHIN TEMPTATION.

Stone.

RINGS OF SATURN – Extreme Technical Deathcore Band Parts Ways With Drummer; New Record Underway

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on January 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Rings Of Saturn - band logo - #3380 - 2014

Bay Area Technical Deathcore band, RINGS OF SATURN, recently parted ways with drummer Jesse Beahler. Despite the setback, the band has tapped Black Tongue/Infant Annihilator drummer Aaron Kitcher to play on their upcoming new full-length. In an official statement, the band elaborates:

“Our drummer, Jesse Beahler, has made the decision to leave RINGS OF SATURN in order to put all his concentration into his other band, Black Crown Initiate. It was awesome touring with him, and we wish him the best of luck in his future musical endeavors! Despite this unfortunate news, we want to announce that we are officially working on a new record! Because of our drum situation, Aaron Kitcher from Black Tongue and Infant Annihilator has agreed to play drums on our third album. We are super excited about this and feel that his input will really blow people’s minds on our new material. Aaron will not be joining the band because he is already committed to two very active bands. So, we are looking for a touring drummer who can play material from Embryonic Anomaly, Dingir, and will also be down to learn songs from the new record so we can hit the road on tours to support the upcoming release. If you are an epic drummer who is up for this, send some play through videos our way!”

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For more info, visit the band’s official Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/RingsofSaturnband 

Check out their sophomore full length album Dingir, currently streaming in its entirety at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPe9OD9a0Qs 

Further RINGS OF SATURN intelligence to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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http://www.uniqueleader.com

http://www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

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LONG LIVE RINGS OF SATURN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DETHRATS – To Kickoff Warriors Of Metal Fest VII Pre-fest Showcase

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Dethrats - promo band - art logo banner - #4489 - 2014

January 14, 2014  Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization announces the opening act of this summer’s Pre-Fest Showcase of Warriors Of Metal Fest VII on Thursday, June 26th at O’Sheckys LIVE in Columbus, Ohio to be the young guns from Archbold, Ohio’s DETHRATS.

Bassist Adam Ball states: “When we formed Dethrats in 2007 we never dreamed we would be invited to open the Pre-Fest Showcase for a prestigious event like the Warriors Of Metal Fest. We are honored to kick off the WOM Fest VII weekend this summer with the support of our Metal brothers and sisters from around the country and vow to provide the proceedings with an explosive beginning.”

Warriors Of Metal Festival VII - promo flyer - 2014

Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on DETHRATS:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dethrats

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LONG LIVE DETHRATS.

LONG LIVE WARRIORS OF METAL FEST.

LONG LIVE OHIO METAL.

Stone.

FLESH ENGINE – Confirmed For Warriors Of Metal Fest VII

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , , on January 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Flesh Engine - promo band pic - Warriors Of Metal Fest - 2014

January 13, 2014  Cincinnati, Ohio – Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization has announced that Philadelphia thrashers, FLESH ENGINE have been confirmed for the main stage of Warriors Of Metal Fest VII at O’Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio on June 27 and 28. FLESH ENGINE was a promotional monster for last year’s fest, so we’re privileged to have them back to perform again this summer, especially since they have been planning something special for us in 2014!

Band manager and guitarist, Dave Orkin states: “It’s an honor that we received the call from Datis asking us to come back in 2014, after playing the awesome Pre-Fest Showcase in 2013.  This time, however, if everything is ready to go as we have been planning and Metal Gods willing, we will be doing a special pre-release show of our second upcoming full length CD Purging Existence at the Fest this summer. We made lots of new fans & friends last year and we’re eager to get back to them with something very special. So this is a great honor for us and we intend to show all our fans and friends in the Midwest a headbanging good time once again.  Are you ready Columbus, Ohio?Here we come!”

Reduce to Nothing, the lead single from Purging Existence, can be heard below:

Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal

Warriors Of Metal Festival VII - promo flyer - 2014

(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on FLESH ENGINE:

Facebook: FLESH ENGINE

Website: http://www.FleshEngine.com

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LONG LIVE FLESH ENGINE.

FLESH ENGINE KICKS SUPERIOR METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE WARRIORS OF METAL FEST.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Shadow Kingdom Records Releases Rare RUN AFTER TO Recordings

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on January 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Run After To - promo cover pic - 2014

Shadow Kingdom Records has unearthed and released a collection of obscure and virtually unknown ’80s Italian Doom Metal from RUN AFTER TO.

A split release entitled Run After To/Gjinn and Djinn that includes the band’s lone 1988 self-titled EP and the 1985 Gjinn and Djinn demo is now available worldwide on digital and CD formats. The songs have been remastered and the CD package contains some amazing band photos and a complete biography.

With the strange name came some strange songs as well. These old dusty recordings are literally impossible to find except for a low quality upload on YouTube. Fans of old 80’s Doom Metal like PAUL CHAIN VIOLET THEATRE, BLACK HOLE, and DEATH SS will absolutely love this package. Those not as familiar with Italian Doom Metal will have their interest piqued by comparisons to the likes of BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS, CANDLEMASS and TROUBLE. RUN AFTER TO is one of those bands who has gone criminally unnoticed thanks to a career cut too short.

Stream the album in full and purchase at: shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com.

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CRITICAL PRAISE:

“”If you are a fan of Trouble or Pentagram this little gem is for you.” 9/10  – This is not a Scene

“This is Proto Doom at its best containing the melodic edge of NWOBHM, whilst still dishing out punishingly heavy riffs.”  – Temple of Perdition 

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Shadow Kingdom Records - Logo - 4 color - 2013

Website: http://shadowkingdomrecords.com

(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

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LONG LIVE THE LEGACY OF RUN AFTER TO.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

Stone.

LETHAL DOSAGE – Revolver Premieres Opening Track From Tucson Quintet’s New Full-Length

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on January 13, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Lethal Dosage - promo band pic - #2298 - 2014

Consume The Southwest Tour Dates Locked

The opening track to Consume, the second full-length undertaking from Tucson, Arizona-based quintet, LETHAL DOSAGE, has been leaked onto the masses via Revolver Magazine. Bringing forth a nearly four-minute beating fueled by the band’s live-for-today and fuck the rest attitude, “Drink” most aptly displays what Consume is about. From the cacophony of the scathing vocal bellow and immediately pummeling opening moments of the album, listeners know Consume is going to be a punishing excursion.

Get a LETHAL DOSAGE of hate-bred audio aggression with “Drink” at Revolver’s website RIGHT HERE.

On February 25th, LETHAL DOSAGE will release Consume via Battleground Records, the new label founded by Tucson’s own Godhunter, also founders of the now annual Southwest Terror Fest gathering. Just in time for its release, the band will embark on their Consume The Southwest Touralongside Las Cruces’Psykryptyca, with five shows in New Mexico and Arizona between February 18th and 22nd. More extensive tour actions, including an US Summer tour, are in the planning stages as well.

LETHAL DOSAGE Consume The Southwest Tour w/ Psykryptyca:

2/18/2014 Metal Junkies – Las Cruces, NM

2/19/2014 The Jam Spot – Albuquerque, NM

2/20/2014 The Hive – Flagstaff, AZ

2/21/2014 Tempe Tavern – Phoenix, AZ

2/22/2014 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

LETHAL DOSAGE self-released their debut album, Inhale, in mid-2011, followed by regional touring ever since. After their breakthrough performance at the 2013 installment of the Southwest Terror Fest supporting Sacred Reich and Landmine Marathon in their hometown, the head of the fest, and founder of Battleground Records, brought the pummeling act under the new label’s cape, eager to unleash the bestial hammerfuck of their newly recorded Consume full-length. 

LETHAL DOSAGE releases a brutal, modern, death-influenced, groove-laden style akin to Chimaira and Lamb Of God, delivered through a caustic sludge production on Consume. Bearing fifty minutes of carnage, the album was recorded at Arcane Digital Studio, produced and mixed by Ryan Butler and mastered at Sonorous Mastering. Battleground will release Consume thorugh digipak CD and digital delivery.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on LETHAL DOSAGE:

https://www.facebook.com/LethalDosageTucson

http://lethaldosage1.bandcamp.com

Battleground Records - large logo - 2013

https://www.facebook.com/battlegroundrecords

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LONG LIVE LETHAL DOSAGE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

M3 ROCK FESTIVAL – It All Happens On April 25th And 26th, 2014! Lineup Of Bands Announced!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, Music, news, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on January 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

M3 Rock Festival V - 2014 - promo flyer

The M3 Rock Festival Returns! 

When: April 25th & 26th

Where: Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland

2 Day Tickets Go On Sale: Friday, January 17th, 2014

Single Day Tickets (If Available) On Sale: Mid February, 2014

Take A Look At The Festival Flyer Above For The Lineup Of Bands!

Metal Be Thy Name!

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* For more info on M3 ROCK FESTIVAL: 

Facebook: M3 Rock Festival

Website: http://www.m3rockfest.com

http://www.merriweathermusic.com

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LONG LIVE M3 ROCK FESTIVAL.

LONG LIVE METAL & HARD ROCK.

Stone.

NITRO “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” On Vinyl Now! U.S. Traditional Metal Legends Issue This Lost/Previously Unreleased Album!

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on January 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Nitro - Volatile Activity - promo LP

US Traditional Metal veterans NITRO join with Blood and Iron Records/Metal Soldiers Records to issue the legendary “lost” never-released album “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” on VINYL.

2013 was a good year to be a NITRO fan and now the dawning of 2014 sees the Pennsylvania quartet offering an extremely rare full LP.

New and long-term NITRO followers worldwide can now add the fabled, “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” to their NITRO collections thanks to vinyl specialists Blood and Iron/Metal Soldiers Records.

Listen to “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” here: www.soundcloud.com/nitroamerica

With amazingly strong staying power, NITRO formed in 1979, released their famous 10 inch EP “LETHAL” in 1982, quickly signed with legendary Belgian label Mausoleum Records, and released the full length LP “LETHAL + II” in 1983.

Nitro - Classic Band Logo - B&W - 2013

Hot on the heels of Skol Records July 2013 CD release of the NITRO anthology “LETHAL DOSE”, “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” comes from Blood and Iron/Metal Soldiers records as an eagerly awaited limited release in black vinyl and blue vinyl.

For more than 26 years, this complete and self-produced album has been tucked away deep in the NITRO vaults. Vinylphiles will be treated to 10 vintage tracks forged in 1987, as well as the new 2013 single “URANIUM” serving as the connective tissue to span the decades between classic and farm-fresh NITRO. “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” includes plenty of exciting extras such as detailed liner notes, lyrics, and never-before-seen NITRO photos from the 80’s of original members Dana Confer, John Hazel, Brad Gensimore, and Tim Wilson.

Order “VOLATILE ACTIVITY” now from Blood and Iron Records at: bloodandironrecords.com/ bloodandironrecords@gmail.com

Visit NITRO at: www.facebook.com/usanitro

 Some NITRO-VOLATILE ACTIVITY videos on YouTube!

NITRO – Do It

NITRO – Take Me Higher

NITRO – Uranium

NITRO – Rule The World

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LONG LIVE NITRO.

NITRO KICKS RIGHTEOUS METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DEAD EARTH POLITICS – Release New Song; Announce Addition to SXSW 2014

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on January 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Dead Earth Politics - promo band pic - B&W - #3399 - 2014

Austin, Texas heavies DEAD EARTH POLITICS have released the first track from their forthcoming EP unto the masses. The band’s first recorded output since 2010’s The Weight of Poseidon, Redneck Dragonslayer is a hook-laden and heavy-as-hell tune that shows why DEAD EARTH POLITICS was voted Austin’s No. 1 Metal Band of 2013.

Check out “Redneck Dragonslayer” now at this location.

As the first band in four years to unseat THE SWORD as Austin’s Best Metal Band, DEAD EARTH POLITICS is back in the running. For details on how to cast your vote for the Austin Chronicle sponsored award, go HERE.

In other news, DEAD EARTH POLITICS have been invited to the official SXSW 2014 lineup. Date and times for DEAD EARTH POLITICS official and unofficial SXSW performances will be announced soon. For updates, stay tuned to deadearthpolitics.com.

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Stone Says: Yup, listening to Redneck Dragonslayer is like opening a 6-pack of Metal whoop-ass! Metal be thy name.

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Dead Earth Politics - band logo - B&W - 2013

(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on DEAD EARTH POLITICS:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadearthpolitics

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LONG LIVE DEAD EARTH POLITICS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

THE KENNEDY VEIL – Sacramento Death Metal Behemoths Preach Their “Necrotic Gospel”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on January 12, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

The Kennedy Veil - The Trinity Of Falsehood - promo album pic - 2013

Sacramento Death Metal behemoths, THE KENNEDY VEIL, today spew forth the teachings of their “Necrotic Gospel.” Hosted by the crypt keepers at Stereokiller, the latest tune comes courtesy of the band’s soon-to-be-released Trinity Of Falsehood full-length.

Produced by Nick Botelho at NB Recording in Santa Rosa, California and featuring the debut of new throat Taylor Wientjes, Trinity Of Falsehood is an unapologetically methodical, fast-paced display of sharp, groin-churning DM brutality. In a 9/10 review of the offering, Dead Rhetoric champions the band’s, “no-frills, modern death metal… heavily rooted in the speed and technicality of Origin and the fury of Decapitated,” further boasting, “THE KENNEDY VEIL has thrown down the death metal gauntlet for years to come.

Trinity Of Falsehood is a scorcher,” Heavy Metal Tribune notes, “The high-speed and furious intensity that the band provides on Trinity of Falsehood easily reminds one of band’s such as Hour of Penance, Psycroptic and Origin, and this especially so with the ease of fusion of technicality, brutality and melody…,” while Metal Temple, in an 8/10 rating, adds, “The thing that… separates THE KENNEDY VEIL from the pack is the fact that there are definite hooks among the relentless displays of technical prowess…”

Elaborates bassist Shawn Patrick Peterson of their latest taste of torment: “‘Necrotic Gospel’ is essentially 250 bpms of stripped-down, unconditional hatred. The lyrical content is based on the manipulation of the masses by a higher power; of being misled. The loyalty in betrayal is preached as a means of an awakening of the senses, and coming to the realization that there is nothing beyond the veil that covers your eyes.”

The Kennedy Veil - Trinity Of Falsehood - promo banner - 2013

Melt your innards to the sounds of “Necrotic Gospel,” now playing at Stereokiller at THIS LOCATION.

Additionally, fans can still rape their faces to the sounds of “Enslave.Defile.Erase.,” currently streaming at Revolver HERE. Amazon preview clips of the entire record can be accessed HERE.

Merging influences of classic DM legends like Deicide, Morbid Angel and Suffocation with the more refined aggression of bands like Origin, Psycroptic and Decapitated, THE KENNEDY VEIL features within their ranks Wientjes and Peterson alongside guitarist KC Childers (ex-Forktung) and drummer Gabe Seeber (Alterbeast, Decrepit Birth, ex-Wretched Dawn). Together they invoke their own brand of crushing Death Metal. No throwbacks, no breakdowns, no wanking, no trends. With Unique Leader as the catalyst, humanity is about to be reduced to ashes.

Trinity Of Falsehood will be released worldwide on January 21, 2014 via Unique Leader Records. Preorder your copy today at THIS LOCATION.

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* For more info on THE KENNEDY VEIL:

http://www.facebook.com/thekennedyveil

Unique Leader Records - logo - B&W - 2013

http://ww.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords

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LONG LIVE THE KENNEDY VEIL.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SPLIT THE ABYSS – Confirmed For Warriors Of Metal Fest VII Pre-Fest Showcase

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands, world news with tags , , , , , , , on January 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Split The Abyss - promo band pic - #7600 - 2014

Cincinnati, Ohio – The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is excited to announce that after years of loyal support and attendance of our summer festival, the young Cincinnati, Ohio Thrash Metal band SPLIT THE ABYSS will be one of the featured bands during the Thursday, June 26th Pre-Fest Showcase of this year’s Warriors Of Metal Fest VII at O’Sheckys LIVE in Columbus, Ohio.  The entry fee for the Pre-Fest Showcase is only $10 at the door and music starts at 6:00 pm.

Check out To Die at the Wall off the band’s second full-length, With Savage Intent, which was released in November of last year, below:

Band drummer John Wood “Woody” Corsini Jr. states: “We are honored to be a part of 2014’s Warriors of Metal Fest VII. We’ve been in attendance at previous festivals and we’ve always had a great time at this event. It’s the best metal festival Ohio has to offer and one of the recent highlights for us included seeing two legendary bands in Helstar and Manilla Road at the 2012 edition of this show because for both of them it was the first time they had played in Ohio since the early to mid 1980s! And now to go from being patrons to performers, shows what a young band can accomplish if it is supportive of its local and regional shows. We’ll now be sharing the stage with so many bands from around the country and this will finally put us on a national scale. Be forewarned, we intend to be the heaviest band at Warriors of Metal Fest 2014.”

Warriors Of Metal Festival VII - promo flyer - 2014

Keep up-to-date with all of the developments such as band announcements and ticket information for next year’s show through the Warrior’s of Metal Fest’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal

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( Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on SPLIT THE ABYSS:

www.facebook.com/SplitTheAbyss

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LONG LIVE SPLIT THE ABYSS.

LONG LIVE WARRIORS OF METAL FEST.

LONG LIVE OHIO METAL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.