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EMBLAZONED – Wisconsin Blackened Death Metal Machine Enters Studio

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Wisconsin Blackened Death Metal machine EMBLAZONED has returned to Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisc., to record the band’s as-of-yet untitled full-length album. The album will be the follow-up to the critically acclaimed EP, The Living Magisterium, which was released September 3 via Deepsend Records.

Tracking for the album is almost complete, with mixing and mastering getting underway next month. Production duties are being handled by Chris Wisco (Jungle Rot, Gorgasm, Nachtmystium, Broken Hope). Fans of the EP will not be disappointed in what is shaping up to be the bands most intense offering to date. No official release date had been set yet.

The Living Magisterium is available as a digital download and jewel case CD through Deepsend Records. Preview and purchase the album at www.deepsendrecords.bandcamp.com.

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Critical Praise:

“Emblazoned demand your obedience, and even when they have it will still hold your head down and repeatedly curb stomp it.” [9.5/10] – Apoch’s Metal Review

“These guys kill from beginning to end…” [4/5] – New Noise Magazine

Emblazoned:

Kevin Forsythe (ex Jungle Rot) – Guitar

A.J. Lewandowski (Decrepit Birth, ex Enfold Darkness) – Bass

Jeff Plewa (ex Micawber) – Vocals

Alex “Pulverizer” Pulvermacher (ex Decrescent) – Drums

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on EMBLAZONED:

Facebook: Emblazoned

http://emblazoned666.bigcartel.com/

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www.deepsend.com

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LONG LIVE EMBLAZONED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL – First Wave Of Bands For 2014 Installment Posted

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Worcester, Massachusetts-based concert promotions company, MassConcerts, is proud to, once again, host the annual NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL in April 2014.

Slated for April 17th, 18th, and 19th, the 2014 installment of the massive NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL gathering will mark its sixteenth year. Since 1999, the multiple-day festival has been attracting dozens of bands and thousands of fans to the historic Worcester Palladium, that houses two stages full of music for three full days.. While the final lineup for this year’s fest is still being organized, today the first wave of bands confirmed to be taking part in the three-day massacre has come in hard.

Highlights of the three dozen NEMHF 2014 confirmations as of this week include: All That Remains, Iced Earth, Nile, Slapshot, the final East Coast appearance of Bleeding Through, Nails, All Out War, Twitching Tongues, and the 2014 Metal Alliance Tour package still to be announced, with more than half of the lineup still to be disclosed. Tickets for NEMHF 2014 will go on sale this Black Friday, November 29th, with VIP packages to follow soon after. Final lineups will be determined very soon.

NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 2014 Confirmations:

All That Remains, Iced Earth, Nile, Bleeding Through “Final East Coast Appearance”, Sabaton, Revamp, Nails, Within The Ruins, Slapshot, All Out War, Cruel Hand, Ramallah, Twitching Tongues, Lionheart, Counterparts, Harms Way, Suburban Scum, Fire and Ice, Naysayer, Colin of Arabia, Reign Supreme, Fit For An Autopsy, Born Low, The Mongoloids, Warhound, Malfunction, Alpha & Omega, King Nine, Discourse, Will To Die, Barrier, Kublai Khan, Scale The Summit and Sylar.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/metalandhardcorefest

http://metalandhardcorefestival.com

https://twitter.com/moshfest

http://www.massconcerts.com

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LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SOREPTION – Swedish Death Metal Horde To Unleash “Engineering The Void” – Release Date Plus Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Sundsvall, Sweden-based Technical Death Metal horde, SOREPTION, is pleased to announce February 18, 2014 as the official worldwide release date of their forthcoming new full-length, Engineering The Void. 

Featuring eight tracks of audio wreckage, Engineering The Void was recorded by brothers Tommy and Chris Rehn from symphonic black metal collective Angtoria at Ninetone Studios and delivers a spine-shattering ambush of surgically precise riff sequences, manic time shifts, rhythmic grooves and menacing vocals surges. Said MetalSucks of the Engineering The Void trailer video alone: “The new SOREPTION album is going to rip faces. I mean hot damn! Those riffs! The Swedes in SOREPTION are up there with Obscura, Gorod and Psycroptic at the upper echelon of the crowded tech-death pack, no doubt. Can’t wait to headbang furiously to this one the minute it comes out!”

Engineering The Void Track Listing:

1. Reveal The Unseen

2. The Nature Of Blight

3. Breaking The Great Narcissist

4. A Speech To Survival

5. Utopia

6. Monumental Burden

7. I Am You

8. Engineering The Void

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Engineering The Void serves as the follow-up to SOREPTION’s debut full-length, Deterioration Of Minds, an underground gem which was fittingly applauded by Underrated Reviews for its “superior sense of rhythm and razor-sharp precision that will appeal to fans of bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Dying Fetus and The Faceless.” Added Global Domination, “The tech-death phenomenon leaves no room for error or soul. It’s all about technical riffs and arrangements, not to mention the quantized-to-hell drums and cleaned up stops and gos. But if you are into this genre, it’s hardly because you want to hear soulful playing or actual human groove; no – you expect precision and impressive musicianship. And that is exactly what you get with SOREPTION.”

SOREPTION will unleash Engineering The Void to the masses this February followed by a reissue of Deterioration Of Minds, both via Unique Leader Records. Preorder links and video clips to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

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SOREPTION:

Fredrik Söderberg – Vocals
Anton Svedin – Guitar
Tony Westermark – Drums
Rickard Persson – Bass

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 Critical Praise:

“If there was one band…which had to be picked as the representative for what tech death is turning into, this would be it…” – Ultimate Guitar

“…this album kicked my balls hard on the first listen, completely tore them off during the second, made clam chowder soup with them on its third play-through, and threw said scolding chowder in my face during the fourth. Suffice to say, this album was quite the tasty shock.” – Metal Observer

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SOREPTION:

Facebook: Soreption

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http://www.uniqueleader.com

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LONG LIVE SOREPTION.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SLAYER – TEN OF SLAYER’S SEMINAL ALBUMS TO BE REISSUED ON VINYL IN NORTH AMERICA, ON DECEMBER 10, 2013

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 2, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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LOS ANGELES, CA – On December 10, 2013, American Recordings will reissue ten of Slayer’s seminal albums on vinyl. All ten albums will be available individually and were re-mastered from the original analog flat master tapes and pressed on the highest quality, 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Albums include all nine of Slayer’s studio recordings, Reign In Blood (1986), South of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990), Divine Intervention (1994), Undisputed Attitude (1996), Diabolus In Musica (1998), God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), and World Painted Blood (2009), plus their live double-record Decade of Aggression: Live (1991),

Each title will feature the original album artwork including reproductions of the original 12X12 inner sleeves. For the first U.S. run, 500 unmarked copies will be pressed on 180-gram, blood-red, colored vinyl and randomly inserted and sold in stores as part of a “lucky dip.”

As American Recordings’ owner and long-time Slayer producer Rick Rubin put it, “Slayer defines speed metal and these albums define Slayer. Listen at your own risk.”

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Click link below for a chance to win 10 remastered Slayer vinyl albums!

http://loudwire.com/win-10-remastered-slayer-vinyl-albums/

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(Source: SLAYER Facebook)

* For more info on SLAYER:

Facebook: Slayer band

http://www.slayer.net

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LONG LIVE SLAYER.

REST IN PEACE, JEFF HANNEMAN.

Stone.

SLAUGTERDAY – Posts Video For “Morbid Shroud Of Sickness”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, rock videos with tags , , , , , , , on December 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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German Death Metal brutes SLAUGHTERDAY have posted a video for the track Morbid Shroud of Sickness, from their debut album, Nightmare Vortex. The full-length successor to the limited-edition cassette demo, Cosmic Horror, Nightmare Vortex showcases SLAUGHTERDAY’s insane brand of cosmic Death Metal that falls somewhere between AUTOPSY’s Mental Funeral and HYPOCRISY’s Penetralia.

Featuring stunning guitar melodies, fat bass lines, hellish vocals and annihilating drums, the movements from speeding ferocity to crawling crush are the stuff of traumatic audio terror. Do not miss this masterpiece of classic Death Metal. Album artwork courtesy of Mark Cooper.   

The video for Morbid Shroud of Silence is now playing below:

FDA Rekotz will release Nightmare Vortex  December 6th, on CD, LP, and digital formats. For pre-order info, visit www.fda-rekotz.com.

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SLAUGHTERDAY Live:

12/07 @ Nocturnus Fest Vol. 3 @ K17 – Berlin

Critical Praise:

“Germany’s Slaughterday have the gumption (and instinct) to take T. Gabriel Fischer’s get-up-and-say-Hey! vox, back it with tested-and-true Oakland CA death/doom found in the collection of every serial killer, and inject the mishmash with a Swedish melodic sensibility cultivated from the early ’90s to present.” – Worm Gear ‘Zine

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on SLAUGHTERDAY:

Facebook: Slaughterday

Bandcamp: http://slaughterday666.bandcamp.com/

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Website: http://www.fda-rekotz.com

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LONG LIVE SLAUGHTERDAY.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

W.A.S.P. – 2014 Summer Live Dates And Festivals

Posted in classic rock, concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on December 1, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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W.A.S.P. – Below are 2 concert flyers that have been put up on the official W.A.S.P. Nation Website, only days ago. I can only hope, dream, wish and pray, that the fantastically legendary Blackie Lawless and his iconic band W.A.S.P. make their way to my area of the world, in 2014. Metal be thy name!!

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AND…

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* For more info on W.A.S.P.:

Website: http://www.waspnation.com

Facebook: W.A.S.P. Nation (Official)

* SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL:

Website: http://www.swedenrock.com

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LONG LIVE W.A.S.P.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DOWN FROM THE WOUND – To Release “Violence And The Macabre” February 4th On Comatose Music

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 30, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Comatose Music has announced the February 4 release of Violence and the Macabre from Philippine Brutal Death Metallers DOWN FROM THE WOUND. After signing with Comatose in October 2012, DOWN FROM THE WOUND went to work on the follow-up to their 2007 debut, Agony Through Rituals of Self Purification. The results see the band return with 50 minutes of flesh-shredding Southeast-Asian brutality with old-school atmosphere and organic production.

DOWN FROM THE WOUND are no strangers to the death metal scene; they have been punishing eardrums since 2002 with their nasty combination of inhuman breakdowns and technical riffing reminiscent of bands like DISGORGE, GORGASM and LUST OF DECAY. On February 4 violence will prevail.

An early preview, in the form of album track “Schematic Fraud,” is now available for streaming at www.comatosemusic.com/site.

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Tristan Dela Cruz – Vocals

Jeff Compañero – Guitars

Chie Merigildo – Guitars

Randyl Manglicmot – Drums

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VIOLENCE AND THE MACABRE – Track Listing:

1. Ill Fated Annihilation

2. Hypocritical Repentance

3. Convulsive Human Atrocities

4. Schematic Fraud

5. Beyond the Depths of Epidemic Abortion

6. Violence and the Macabre

7. Drowned in Unjustified Extinction

8. The Aftermath

9. Infiltrate

10. Exteriorized Mystecism

11. Contesting the Scared

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Check out the COMATOSE MUSIC webstore for a huge selection of brutality on CD and vinyl. Buy 3 CDs, get 1 free, buy 6, get 2; buy 9 get 3! Tons of merch, specials, pre-orders and more also available.

www.comatosemusic.com
 www.facebook.com/comatosemusiclabel

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on DOWN FROM THE WOUND:

Facebook: DOWN FROM THE WOUND

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LONG LIVE DOWN FROM THE WOUND.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SODOM / HIRAX Split Single Will Kick Off The Celebrations For SPV GmbH’s 30th Anniversary

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , , on November 29, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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A highly collectable Split-Single, of Thrash icons SODOM and HIRAX, will begin a year of celebrations, to mark the 30th anniversary of one of Germany’s leading independent record labels SPV.

Founded in January 1984, SPV has always been a forerunner when it comes to Heavy Metal. As the distributor of labels such as Metal Blade, Roadrunner, Century Media and Noise and by signing acts in the beginning like Sodom, Axel Rudi Pell, Destruction, Iron Angel, Steeler, Zed Yago, Metal Church and later Official Motörhead, Dio, Saxon, Helloween, Alice Cooper or Whitesnake, to the famous in-house label Steamhammer, SPV proves that it has a ‘truffle nose’ when it comes to finding the best and hottest Metal acts.

In 2014 SPV will celebrate its 30th anniversary with various campaigns and releases… stay tuned for more infos!

The celebrations begin with this limited edition 7″ single. Only 1,000 coloured and numbered vinyl copies will be pressed, which will make this single a highly collectable item for all Thrash Metal maniacs.

The SODOM / HIRAX Split-Single will be released in Germany on January 24th 2014, in Europe January 27th 2014 and in the USA February 4th 2014.

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(Source: Steamhammer Facebook)

* SPV – http://www.spv.de – Steamhammer

* For more info on SODOM:

Facebook: Sodom

* For more info on HIRAX:

Facebook: Hirax Thrash Metal Legions

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LONG LIVE SODOM.

LONG LIVE HIRAX.

LONG LIVE SPV. 

Stone.

MANOWAR Announce U.S. Dates For “Kings Of Metal MMXIV” World Tour

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 28, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the MANOWAR Facebook page:

The power and persistence of the American Manowarriors has prevailed!

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Kings Of Metal, MANOWAR announce the U.S. leg for their “Kings Of Metal MMXIV” World Tour:

Friday, February 7, 2014 – Royal Oak Theatre – Royal Oak, MI

Saturday, February 8, 2014 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL

Sunday, February 9, 2014 – Mill City – Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, February 13, 2014 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

Saturday, February 15, 2014 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX

Sunday, February 16, 2014 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO

Thursday, February 20, 2014 – Regency Theatre – San Francisco, CA

Saturday, February 22, 2014 – Fox Theatre – Pomona, CA

Tickets will go on sale on November 29, 2013 (Black Friday).

“We are excited to tour on American soil again! Our American fans have loyally stood with us, united as one. Many of them have traveled across the continent and even to Europe to celebrate with us. These shows will be unforgettable, massive feasts of True Metal with everyone’s favorite MANOWAR hymns!” said bassist Joey DeMaio.

As a tribute to the special anniversary, MANOWAR will perform the full “Kings Of Metal MMXIV” album along with a “best of” set of other immortal metal hymns.

MANOWAR’s “Kings Of Metal” album, a milestone in Metal history, was first released on November 18, 1988, followed by a world tour in 1989. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of these events, MANOWAR will release a brand new special version of the album, “Kings Of Metal MMXIV”, followed by the “Kings Of Metal MMXIV” World Tour.

Kings Of Metal MMXIV World Tour – Confirmed Tour Dates:

Friday, February 7, 2014 – Royal Oak Theatre – Royal Oak, MI, USA

Saturday, February 8, 2014 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL, USA

Sunday, February 9, 2014 – Mill City – Minneapolis, MN, USA

Thursday, February 13, 2014 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA, USA

Saturday, February 15, 2014 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX, USA

Sunday, February 16, 2014 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX, USA

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO, USA

Thursday, February 20, 2014 – Regency Theatre – San Francisco, CA, USA

Saturday, February 22, 2014 – Fox Theatre – Pomona, CA, USA

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 – Olymp Palace of Sports – Krasnodar, Russia

Friday, March 21, 2014 – Luzhniki Palace of Sports – Moscow, Russia

Sunday, March 23, 2014 – Yubileyny Sports Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – Rock Café – Tallinn, Estonia – SOLD OUT

Thursday, March 27, 2014 – Rock Café – Tallinn, Estonia

Saturday, March 29, 2014 – Teatro Arena – Vilnius, Lithuania

Saturday, May 24, 2014 – Metal Summer Festival – Istanbul, Turkey

Fri/Sat, July 25-26, 2014 – Magic Circle Festival – Helsinki, Finland

Many more tour dates will be revealed soon.

For more info and constant updates:

www.manowar.com

www.facebook.com/manowar

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HAIL MANOWAR.

HAIL METAL.

Stone.

BATTLEROAR – ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

Posted in epic metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 28, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Greek Epic Metal Heroes BATTLEROAR have entered Devasoundz Studio in Athens, Greece to start the recording process for Blood of Legends, the band’s first studio album since 2008’s To Death and Beyond… The album will be produced by Thymios Krikos (INNERWISH) together with the band and is expected to be in April of next year on Cruz del Sur Music.

Blood of Legends is the first BATTLEROAR album to feature SACRED STEEL vocalist Gerrit Mutz, who joined the band last year. It also marks the recording debuts of bassist Stavros Aivaliotis and guitarist Antreas Sotiropoulos, both of whom joined BATTLEROAR’s ranks after the release To Death and Beyond…

The song Poisoned Well, taken from Blood of Legends, appears in the Greek fantasy feature film, The Dragonphoenix Chronicles : Indomitable. The instrumental track has been posted for streaming at this location.

For more on the film, visit www.imdb.com/title/tt2182163.

Blood of Legends will be released on digipack, limited-edition vinyl and digital formats.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on BATTLEROAR:

Facebook: BattleroaR (official)

Website: http://www.battleroar.com

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Website: http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

Music Store: http://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store

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LONG LIVE BATTLEROAR.

LONG LIVE GREECE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Motörhead – Wanna Win A Motörhead Guitar And More? Here Are The Metal Details!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on November 27, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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My fellow Rock and Metal brethren, take a look at what came through my email inbox late yesterday! Whoa! I’ve already entered this contest too!! May the lucky Rockaholic and/or Metalhead win! Metal be thy name!!

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Feeling lucky? Go to: http://www.sixxsense.com/bestbuy  – to win a Motörhead guitar – a copy of their new album “Aftershock” and a $100 Best Buy Gift Card. Stop into Best Buy to get brand new releases from Motörhead, Trivium, Five Finger Death Punch, Alter Bridge, Korn, Lamb of God and more! Don’t wait! The holidays are here and you can be the big winner!

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(Source: NewBay Media LLC)

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Long Live Motörhead.

Long Live Sixx Sense.

Long Live Best Buy.

Stone.

NIGROMANTE – Spanish Heavy Metal Act To Release “Black Magic Night” On January 7th, Via Shadow Kingdom Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Shadow Kingdom Records is proud to introduce NIGROMANTE! The Classic Heavy Metal Spaniards will release Black Magic Night through Shadow Kingdom on January 7.

SKR Commander Tim McGrogran had this to say about the band and album:

“They’ve been around since 2003 trying to perfect their Heavy Metal sound. Spain hasn’t exactly been a melting pot for Classic Heavy Metal, so we’re very lucky to find such a great band there. NIGROMANTE are the big fish in the small pond over there. They are from Spain, but they’re absolutely influenced by the N.W.O.B.H.M. and 80’s US Metal. The vocals are more barbaric, very much like Portugal’s IRONSWORD. The guitar tone on this album is so thick and abrasive, which creates a great heavy metal pounding atmosphere. The songs are well crafted and extremely catchy. They have so many influences from ANVIL, MOTORHEAD, VENOM, BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, a tinge of old 80’s Black Metal, and many more.”

Below, is the lyric video for the track Heavy Metal Age:

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Selections from album are streaming at: shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com.

Black Magic Night – Track Listing:

Heavy Metal Age

Black Magic Night

In Nomine Pater

Saturnalia of Blood

False Idol

Syndicate of Crime

Soy Un Macarra

Satan Death Squad

Summoning Spell

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on NIGROMANTE:

Facebook: Nigromante

http://www.nigromante.es

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http://shadowkingdomrecords.com

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LONG LIVE NIGROMANTE.

NIGROMANTE KICKS ABSOLUTE HEAVY METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

STARSOUP – Russian Progressive Metal/Rock Band To Release “Bazaar of Wonders” On November 29th, Via Sublimity Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Moscow’s STARSOUP will release Bazaar of Wonders, an opus of progressive metal/rock, November 29 on Sublimity Records. The album is now available as a digital release.

In keeping with the band’s moniker, the influences are varied, inclusive of Metallica and Dream Theater to name just a couple, while the music itself blends heavy guitars, atmospheric keys (accented with grand piano), a range of vocal styles and tempos, and even the appearance of flute and saxophone.

Stream Bazaar of Wonders in its entirety at: sublimity.bandcamp.com

The album is available for purchase at the links below:

https://itunes.apple.com/album/bazaar-of-wonders/id710484202

http://www.amazon.com/Bazaar-Wonders-Starsoup/dp/B00FA8HW1M/

Currently a studio-only project, STARSOUP is the creation of vocalist/guitarist/bassist Alexey Markov (SHADOW HOST, DISTANT SUN) who is joined on the album by keyboardist/sampler Andrew Gryaznov (TIMESQUARE) and several guest musicians. The compositional foundation of the album consisted of the four songs – “Angels,” “Cradle of War,” “Bazaar” and “Perfect Loser” – that were written and melodically composed during Markov’s participation in CRIME OF PASSION in which he served as vocalist and Gryaznov keyboardist. That rush of creativity ultimately resulted in eight more songs, including one composed by Lex Plotnikov (MECHANICAL POET). Visit, absorb, and revel in the Bazaar of Wonders!

Those who participated in the recording of Bazaar of Wonders, include: 

Alexander Vetkhov (all drums and percussion). Also to be thanked are Nicholas Angel, Kostya Naumenko, Darya Savchenko (W. Angel’s Conquest, Kiev), Ilya Mamontov (Epidemia), Oleg Mishin (Catharsis), Andrey Nova (Nova Art), Yevgeny Nesterov and Natalya Fedotova. The recording, re-amping, mixing and mastering by Evgeny Vinogradov and DAI Records.

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MORE ABOUT STARSOUP:

STARSOUP is the heavy metal/progressive rock project of vocalist Alexey Markov. The songs vary stylistically – you may find them somewhat partially resembling Metallica and Disturbed, as well as Dream Theater and Stone Sour. The project’s founding stages took place in Moscow towards the end of 2011, when the first single, “Angels”, was recorded. In essence, the music consists of heavy guitars, atmospheric keys with an accent on the grand piano, varying vocal techniques: encompassing a clear voice in the more melodic ballads, and letting the heavy medium-tempo compositions resound with harsh, even growling vocals sometimes.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on STARSOUP:

Facebook: Starsoup

http://www.last.fm/music/starsoup/

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LONG LIVE STARSOUP.

Stone.

BAT – Members Of Municipal Waste, DRI And Volture Unite; New “Primitive Age” EP Streaming At Metal Injection

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Pay-What-You-Want Download + Preorder Bundles Available

Tankcrimes Records is pleased to welcome BAT to their roster of audio decadence. An unholy union of Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan Waste on bass/vocals, former DRI drummer Felix Griffin and Volture guitarist Nick Poulos, the Virginia/Texas punk metal marauders invoke the spirits of Venom, Hellhammer, Motörhead and Discharge with their Primitive Age demo EP. Featuring five tracks of filthy, fuck-all, debauchery, Primitive Age is a primal outpouring of molten metal riffs, confrontational Kill ‘Em All angst and enough vocal venom to level a nation.

The EP is currently streaming in full for your mischievous listening pleasures at Metal Injection HERE.    

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Primitive Age – Track Listing:

1. BAT

2. Total Wreckage

3. Code Rude

4. Rule of the Beast

5. Primitive Age

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BAT was forged in fire when Ryan Waste met Griffin in Austin at a Municipal Waste gig in 2007. Sharing the same musical tastes and metal/punk backgrounds, the two immediately hit it off. Griffin hadn’t performed with DRI since the late eighties and itched to play again. “We eventually spoke of doing a project together,” relays Ryan. “Originally I was going to play all the guitars, bass and vocals and it would be a studio thing. We sat on this idea for years and humored it every time I’d pass through Texas. It seemed too exciting to not make this a real live band so I asked Nick from our current heavy metal band Volture if he wanted on board as a permanent guitarist and it was a done deal. I would have my hands full singing and playing bass as it was.” BAT, which was the original working title before Volture, seemed to suite the style they were going for so it stuck. “Nick and I cooked up a few raw demo songs, I laid down some basic garage band drums and we sent the tracks to Felix. With Felix living in Austin and Nick and I in Richmond, Virginia, it had to be arranged like that to start. Over this last summer Felix flew in town for a week and we banged out those songs with live drums and wrote a couple more on the fly. With only a few practices under our belts we recorded all the music in one day on reel-to-reel analog tape. It was a challenge to not over analyze and nail down all live takes. It was indeed primitive. We wanted a raw sound to begin with and this turned out to be the ultimate way to achieve it.”

The Primitive Age EP is available as a “Pay-What-You-Want-Including-Free” download TODAY at the official BAT BandCamp page HERE. Tankcrimes is also offering a “Primitive Pack” preorder bundle which includes a double sided T-shirt, embroidered patch, die-cut sticker and cassette tape all for a thrifty $20 plus shipping. Nab your bundle today at THIS LOCATION.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on BAT:

Facebook: BAT

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LONG LIVE BAT.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

ABRAMELIN “Transgressing The Afterlife” – The Complete Recordings Of ABRAMELIN Is Available Now Via Century Media Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 20, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the Century Media Records Facebook page:

Aficionados of true Death Metal! “Transgressing The Afterlife” – the complete recordings of ABRAMELIN – is finally available. This essential release pays tribute to one of the greatest Death Metal band ever to emerge from the rotten soil of Australia.

“Transgressing The Afterlife” contains the following recordings:

“Transgression From Acheron” EP
“Abramelin” Album
“Deadspeak” Album
“Eternal Suffering” Demo *
“Deprived Of Afterlife” EP *
“Promo 92” Demo *
7 unreleased live songs
3 unreleased tracks
5 unreleased rehearsal recordings
* playing as ACHERON (pre-ABRAMELIN)

Get it now:
CM Distro / CM Distro Europe: http://smarturl.it/abramelincmd
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/abramelin_itunes

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* For more info on CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS:

Website: http://www.centurymedia.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/centurymedia

SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/centurymedia

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LONG LIVE THE DEATH METAL LEGACY OF ABRAMELIN.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

LYFTHRASYR – Present Songs From Their New Album “The Engineered Flesh” And From Their Live DVD!

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 18, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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German postmodern Black Metal band LYFTHRASYR will release their new album “The Engineered Flesh” on November 29th 2013 via ALIVE Vertrieb.

After the first new song “Evolution”, the second new song “Technological Singularity” has just been released as Lyric Video:

Furthermore, the song “Rage Towards Apathy” from the upcoming Live DVD which is part of the new album’s special edition and contains the whole concert at the Global East Rock Festival 2011 in Kiev/Ukraine is now available:

Finally, the “Making of ‘The Engineered Flesh'” can be watched here:

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Source:

http://www.metalmessage.de

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* For more info on LYFTHRASYR:

http://www.lyfthrasyr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Lyfthrasyr

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LONG LIVE LYFTHRASYR

LYFTHRASYR KICKS LEGIT METAL ASS.

Stone.

Ripple Music Nominated For Independent Record Label Of The Year; Ripple Bands Mothership And Trucker Diablo Also Get Nods For Bands And Albums Of The Year In The Total Bike FM Industry Awards

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , , on November 17, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Ripple Music, the California-based heavy rock label has already been recognized as one of the world’s leading labels for 70s-tinged retro-heavy rock. With a roster that includes such hard-rocking stalwarts as Mothership, Trucker Diablo, Mos Generator, Grifter, Stone Axe, Devil to Pay, Ape Machine and Earthen Grave, (not to mention such 70s legends as Leaf Hound, Poobah and JPT Scare Band) Ripple has garnered accolades and appreciation by rock fans around the world, for their quality of music and love of both vinyl and CD formats. Now it’s time that the industry stood and took notice of what Ripple is doing.

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With the announcement of their Industry Award nominations, TheBestForMusic.com made it official: Ripple Music is one of the best hard-rocking record labels out there! As part of their annual award issuing, Ripple Music was nominated along with 3 other excellent labels, for the “Best Independent Record Label.”

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Ripple Music bands raked in the accolades also. Both Mothership and Trucker Diablo were nominated for Band of the Year (in UK and International divisions) and both of their latest Ripple releases, Mothership’s self-titled debut and Trucker’s Songs of Iron were nominated for Best New Album of 2013. Trucker Diablo even got a nod for Song of the Year for their anthemic, hard rocking single, Drive.

You can vote for the final awards and see all the nominations at thebestformusic.com.

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Stay tuned to Ripple Music for more chain-rattling heavy rock, as they prepare to unleash a maelstrom of heaviness in early 2014, including Leaf Hound’s hotly sought-after Live in Japan on vinyl/CD/DVD, Poobah’s 1976 classic US Rock and long-anticipated new albums from Grifter and Volume IV.

All Ripple Music releases are available at the Ripple Store (ripplemusic.bigcartel.com ) and Ripple Music Bandcamp (www.ripplemusic.bandcamp.com ) plus world-wide online and physical via Nail Distribution (North America), Code 7/Plastichead (U.K.) and Clearspot International (Europe).

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Stone Says: A huge Metal congrats to Ripple Music, Mothership and Trucker Diablo!! Hell yes and Metal be thy name!!

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on MOTHERSHIP:

http://www.mothershiphaslanded.com

* For more info on TRUCKER DIABLO:

http://www.truckerdiablo.com

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LONG LIVE RIPPLE MUSIC.

LONG LIVE INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS.

LONG LIVE MOTHERSHIP.

LONG LIVE TRUCKER DIABLO.

Stone.

ADRENALINE MOB – New Album Update!

Posted in guitarists, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 17, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported recently on the Adrenaline Mob Facebook page, by guitarist Mike Orlando:

Just finished delivering the last batch of bonus tracks for the new Adrenaline Mob album!! I had a blast mixing/mastering the new album & I’m psyched as hell for the release!! Stay tuned everyone bc… “The Mob Is Back”!!!

Mike O. \m/

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Adrenaline Mob’s Mike Orlando laying down some acoustic tracks for the new Adrenaline Mob album down at Sonic Stomp Studios.

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New Adrenaline Mob album is scheduled for release on February 18th, 2014. Metal be thy name.

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(photo credit: Adrenaline Mob Facebook)

* For more info on ADRENALINE MOB:

Website: http://adrenalinemob.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdrenalineMob

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LONG LIVE ADRENALINE MOB.

BRING ON THE NEW ADRENALINE MOB ALBUM!!

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Transubstans Records, Kozmik Artifactz, Ozium Records And More Join The Heavy Ripples Revolution

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on November 17, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Ripple Music Unveils Heavy Ripples Distribution – Psych, Stoner, Doom and More.

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Ripple Music is proud to announce that heavy rocking labels Transubstans Records, Kozmik Artifactz, Buried by Time and Dust, Lay Bare Recordings and Ozium Records have joined forces with Heavy Ripples to create a revolution in Heavy Rock Distribution.

And a revolution it is!  Muscling the same D.I.Y. ethic and unbridled passion that has fueled the renaissance in heavy rock currently bubbling up from the underground, industry leading record label, Ripple Music, has created the world’s first, not-for-profit Record Distribution Service.  And the world is taking notice.

By eliminating all middle-man distribution fees (except the bare minimum to cover paypal and store costs) Heavy Ripples has created THE true Distribution service for the underground.  A service that exists not to profit off the artists backs, but to get their music out there.

A true revolution.

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In just a few short months, Heavy Ripples Distro (heavyripples.bigcartel.com) has become one of the “go to” sources to find LP’s, CD’s, 7″‘s, Tee’s, Magazines, and more from some of the most esteemed bands in the heavy underground.

Noting that the burgeoning underworld of stoner, doom, and heavy rock bands were under-served by the current distribution system, Racer and Pope, the head honchos of the hard-rocking Label, Ripple Music, decided that something had to be done. So, they put together a Distro benefiting  from their years of experience with Ripple Music. And Heavy Ripples Distro was born.

Heavy Ripples Distro is also the exclusive North American Distributor of Vincerebus Eruptum, the world’s leading magazine of the heavy psych rock scene. Find out more about the ‘zine at: www.vincebuseruptum.it.

Check out Heavy Ripples Distro, the web’s leading site for the sounds of the true heavy rock underground – www.heavyripples.bigcartel.com.

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

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LONG LIVE HEAVY RIPPLES.

LONG LIVE UNDERGROUND METAL.

Stone.

FUNERAL CIRCLE – Release Self-titled Album On Shadow Kingdom Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on November 16, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Canadian Epic Doomsters FUNERAL CIRCLE have released their self-titled debut on Shadow Kingdom Records. Hailing from the icy mountains of Canada, FUNERAL CIRCLE is one of the most promising young bands to enter the realms of Doom Metal in recent memory. Selections from the album are playing at this location.

Order Funeral Circle at: store.shadowkingdomrecords.com

Critical Praise:

“Heavy. Eerie. Epic. Melodic.” – Temple of Perdition

“These are a collection of tracks destined to be played in huge halls. This wall of noise is massive, which leads me to the following question: Why hasn’t everyone heard of Funeral Circle already? This is unacceptable. You need to know.“ – MetalMouth.net

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Adrian M. – Vocals
M “Pilgrim” B. – Guitars
M.K. – Bass
S. M. – Guitars
P. F. – Drums

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info on FUNERAL CIRCLE:

Facebook: Funeral Circle

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Facebook: Shadow Kingdom Records

http://shadowkingdomrecords.com

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LONG LIVE FUNERAL CIRCLE.

LONG LIVE DOOM METAL.

Stone.