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MASACHIST – Sophomore Album ‘Scorned’ Out Now & Streaming Via Stereokiller

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 6, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Scorned, the searing second studio full-length from Polish Death Metal assassins MASACHIST, is out now worldwide via Selfmadegod Records.

A collective featuring the warmongering talents of Thrufel (ex-Azarath, ex-Yattering), Daray (Dimmu Borgir, ex-Vader, Vesania), Heinrich (Vesania, ex-Decapitated, ex-UnSun), Aro (Shadows Land, Torquemada) and Pig (Anal Stench, ex-Decapitated), MASACHIST will infiltrate the diehards of the Extreme Metal world with this new album.

Recorded at Monroe Sound Studio (Vesania, Disloyal, Shadows Land, Manslaughter) and mixed by guitarist Aro, Scorned torches anything in earshot with forty minutes of crushing, mangled Death Metal over nine anthems of revulsion.

Stream Scorned in its bloody entirety via Stereokiller RIGHT HERE.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on MASACHIST, click on the links below!

http://www.masachist.pl

http://www.facebook.com/masachist

http://selfmadegod.com

http://www.facebook.com/Selfmadegod

LONG LIVE MASACHIST.

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – Confirm More Live Dates For October! A Newly Mastered/Special Edition CD/DVD ‘All That’s Fit For Fighting’ Releases This October!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS can now confirm these gigs for October:

Oct 23 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark supporting Gotthard

Oct 24 Helsingborg Tivoli, Sweden, supporting Gotthard

Oct 25 Kahytten, Fredericia, Denmark, with Mercyful Diamond* as support

Oct 26 TBA

Oct 27 – Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival at Manifesto, Hoorn, Holland

* Mercyful Diamond are a tribute to Mercyful Fate and King Diamond.

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Also released in October is the CD/DVD Special edition of All That’s Fit For Fighting, which includes newly mastered and never before seen promo videos of the band from the 80’s, via Hell’s Headbangers Records.

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(Source: Kev Moore / Witch Cross)

* For a related and recent post on Witch Cross, click on link below!

WITCH CROSS – Confirmed To Support GOTTHARD In Copenhagen And Performing At HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL In Holland!

* For more info on WITCH CROSS, click on the link below!

http://www.witchcross.dk

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

Stone.

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HEMOPTYSIS – Upcoming Live Dates – Supporting KREATOR and ACCEPT on September 28th & New Album Update!

Posted in concerts, death thrash, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HEMOPTYSIS – We have been working on the new songs for the next release, and it’s coming out great! It will be heavier, faster and meaner than before! We are planning on to record these songs early next year. Purchasing our CDs and merch at our official store and helping us funding the budget to record them will be greatly appreciated!

We will be on the road for the weekend in two weeks! We can’t wait to come back to these towns and we’re looking forward to see you there all! See the dates listed below!

Also, less than a month until the Kreator, Accept, Swallow the Sun, & Hemoptysis show at Joe’s Grotto in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, September 28th! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE IT’S GONE! Buy from Hemoptysis online at www.hemoptysismetal.com/tickets.html

Upcoming Live Dates:

Sat, Sep 8 @ Tempe Tavern, Tempe, AZ

Fri, Sep 14 @ Scottie’s, Prescott, AZ

Sat, Sep 15 @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Albuquerque, NM

Sun, Sep 16 @ SlapShot Billiards, Gallup, NM

Fri, Sep 28 @ Joe’s Grotto, Phoenix, AZ (Kreator Accept, Swallow The Sun)

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(Source: Hemoptysis)

* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS, click on the links below!

http://www.hemoptysismetal.com

http://www.masakimurashita.com

http://gplus.to/hemoptysis

http://www.myspace.com/hemoptysismetal

http://www.youtube.com/hemoptysismetal

http://www.twitter.com/hemoptysis

LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

LONG LIVE KREATOR & ACCEPT.

LONG LIVE SWALLOW THE SUN.

Stone.

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SAMOTHRACE “Reverence To Stone” – 2 Songs Of Epic Doom Metal; Unleashes A Massive Atmosphere Of Doom

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SAMOTHRACE – Reverence To Stone may only feature two songs, however, it’s the length and overall magnitude of Doom Metal that is of Metal importance here. We’re talking about a massive atmosphere of Doom Metal I feel and hear from Reverence To Stone. Released back on July 31st, via 20 Buck Spin, Reverence To Stone has my nomination for epic Metal album of the year.

When We Emerged clocks in at 14:20 and A Horse Of Our Own plays at a mega memorable 20:29. Nearly 35 minutes of 100% Doom saturation. A massive, massive wall of Doom imbued sound. Both guitar and percussive driven, coupled with the unforgiving exclusion to multiple tracks here, are what encourages Samothrace to delve deep into the cavernous depths of Doom awareness.

Doom Metal fans from coast-to-coast and across continents should take note: Samothrace = A DOOM listening experience. You can’t possibly listen to Reverence To Stone two or three times and draw a conclusion. You must listen to these two epic songs several times before realizing that Samothrace cares that their music (and growls) are telling a story; and most importantly, Samothrace brilliantly piece together the parts of music that are essential to the essence (of the totality) of Doom sound. I’m overjoyed by this Samothrace album. Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on SAMOTHRACE, click on the links below!

Samothrace

http://www.myspace.com/samothraceproject

LONG LIVE SAMOTHRACE.

Stone.

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BEAK – Upcoming Concert With YOB & NORSKA at Chicago’s The Beat Kitchen; Details & More BEAK News

Posted in doom metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, post metal, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

BEAK – On September 12th, at The Beat Kitchen in Chicago, Post-Metal goliaths BEAK will be performing live! Also on the bill are: Portland Oregon’s Doom Metal troupe YOB and Metal pack NORSKA. Showtime is 8PM and is 17+. If you live in the Chicago area, you won’t want to miss this evening of pure underground… METAL!

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Wanna know more about BEAK, YOB and NORSKA? It’s all here below, my Metal brethren:

Metal Odyssey’s Album Review For EYRIE:

BEAK ‘EYRIE’ – An Extreme, Modern and Uncompromising Post-Metal Album Debut

Metal Odyssey’s Interview With Jason Goldberg of BEAK:

JASON GOLDBERG of BEAK – A Metal Odyssey Interview!

Noisecreep Interviews Beak:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/03/beak-billions-of-eyes-song/

Metalbuzz Reviews Beak’s Eyrie:
http://metalbuzz.net/site/reviews/beak-eyrie/

Latest Beak Video, Billions of Eyes:
http://www.beakmusic.com/news/2012/07/billions-of-eyes-debut-on-stereokiller/

Check Out Norska:
http://norska.bandcamp.com

Check Out YOB:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yob/36708497970

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(Source: BEAK)

* For more info on BEAK, click on the link below!

http://www.beakmusic.com

LONG LIVE BEAK.

LONG LIVE YOB & NORSKA.

Stone.

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WITCH CROSS – Confirmed To Support GOTTHARD In Copenhagen And Performing At HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL In Holland!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

WITCH CROSS

WITCH CROSS have been confirmed as support for GOTTHARD at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on October 23rd – WITCH CROSS will also be appearing at the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival in Holland, on October 27th

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This year The Swiss Hard Rock band Gotthard celebrate their 20 year anniversary, only with a great tragedy still fresh in their minds. In the autumn of 2010 the Group’s charismatic lead singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident, leaving the four surviving members at a crossroads in their career. Gotthard decided however to continue and after having auditioned more than 400 singers the job went to Nic Maeder, who was announced as the new front man in November.

The 4th June saw the five Swiss release a new album,  entitled Firebirth.

According to bassist Marc Lynn it has been unreal how easy and painless Maeders incorporation into the band has been – “as if everyone in the band has known him always” – and said Firebirth was infused by a newfound spark and a furious energy.

In other words, something to look forward to when Nic Maeders is exposed to the Danes in Amager Bio.

Sharing the stage that night will be Witch Cross. The Danish Heavy Metal band performs for only the second time in 27 years on stage in Denmark.

Earlier this year, the band played their first show together since 1986. The concert, at  the German Metal festival Keep It True, was chosen as the site for the reunification of the band after nearly three decades of separation. In July they took to the stage at the Metal Magic Festival in Fredericia and now they can be experienced once again in Amager Bio on October 23rd.

* More WITCH CROSS news to come!

WITCH CROSS – Live at Keep It True Festival, 2012

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(Source: Kev Moore – Witch Cross)

* Photos courtesy of Kev Moore

* For more info on WITCH CROSS, click on the link below!

http://www.witchcross.dk

LONG LIVE WITCH CROSS.

LONG LIVE GOTTHARD.

Stone.

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KYLESA – Rarities Collection, FROM THE VAULTS, VOL. 1, Set For Nov. 20th Release Via Season Of Mist

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

TWELVE-SONG RELEASE FEATURES ONE NEW SONG, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF SONGS FROM BAND’S CATALOGUE

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Kylesa is set to release From The Vaults, Vol. 1,  a twelve-song collection featuring unreleased, new and alternate versions of songs spanning their catalogue including one entirely new song (“End Truth”) as well as the band’s legendary cover of Pink Floyd’s “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” on Nov. 20 (Nov. 16 in Europe).

“This project has been a labor of love,” explained guitarist/singer/producer Phillip Cope. “We have spent over a year going through old songs, covers, etc. and collected those we felt went well together; remixing and finishing them up. We didn’t want to release something just thrown together so we put a lot of thought and time into it. I am really happy about how this came together. I think it is a good representation of Kylesa’s different styles from early on to present day.

The Savannah-based band recently wrapped up an European tour, which included stops at the Wacken Open Air and Area 4 Festivals,  and will enter the studio to begin work on a new album for 2013. Kylesa’s most recent release, 2010’s Spiral Shadow, was revered by fans and critics alike as a “record that trashes everything you might expect from the genre” (Pitchfork) and is “as sweaty as a south Georgia summer” (Spin).  Singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants was recently featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine’s inaugural Women in Metal issue.

(Photo Credit: Geoff L. Johnson)

From The Vaults, Vol. 1 Track Listing:

1.  Intro  **

2.  Inverse  **

3.  111 Degree Heat Index ***

4.  Between Silence and Sound II ***

5.  Paranoid Tempo  **

6.  End Truth *

7.  Bottom Line II ***

8.  Wavering **

9.  Bass Salts **

10.  Drained **

11.  Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun **

12.  Drum Jam **

* New

** Previously unreleased/limited availability

*** Alternate Version

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on KYLESA, click on the link below!

http://www.kylesa.com

LONG LIVE KYLESA.

Stone.

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EKTOMORF – New Album ‘ Black Flag’ Nears North American Release Via AFM Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Black Flag, the new full-length from Hungary’s most prevalent Metal act, EKTOMORF, will see North American release on September 25th through their trusted label home, AFM Records. Following their first acoustic album, simply titled The Acoustic, earlier this year, on Black Flag EKTOMORF have returned to their usual destructive ways, once again implementing their groove-laden style their fans have come to expect, yet with more straightforward aggression than they have shown in years.

The band’s massive tenth studio full-length was recorded and produced in Antfarm Studios with Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere) and comes loaded and cocked with nearly fifty minutes of point-blank brutality comprised of twelve original tracks and a cover of the Foo Fighters hit “The Pretender!” The cover art was created by Tim Eckhorst, who has painted the portraits of all bands who have headlined the massive Wacken festival in recent years.

EKTOMORF have released the second track from Black Flag via AFM Records’ YouTube page. Check out the hateful surge of “Unscarred” below!

Black Flag Track Listing:

01. War Is My Way

02. Unscarred

03. The Cross

04. Cut It Out

05. Black Flag

06. Private Hell

07. 12 Angels

08. Enemy

09. Fuck Your God

10. Never Surrender

11. Sick Love

12. Feel Like This

13. Kill It

14. The Pretender (Foo Fighters Cover)

Having toured Europe supporting major international acts including Pro-Pain, Fear Factory and more; after performing at some of the biggest European Metal festivals including Wacken Open Air, With Full Force and Summer Breeze throughout their career, EKTOMORF will continue the tradition with more shows and tours in the coming months in support of Black Flag.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on EKTOMORF, click on the links below!

http://www.ektomorf.com

https://www.facebook.com/EktomorfOfficial

http://www.afm-records.de

http://de-de.facebook.com/afmrecords

LONG LIVE EKTOMORF.

Stone.

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FOR TODAY – THE UNSHAKEABLE TOUR – Dates, Cities & Venues Listed!

Posted in Extreme Metal, hardcore, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on September 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

For Today are hitting the road on The Unshakeable Tour, a nationwide headlining tour following their successful summer run on the Van’s Warped Tour. The tour kicks off October 11th in St. Petersberg, FL and runs through the middle of November making stops throughout the country and features additional support from Impending Doom, Sleeping Giant, the Chariot, Texas In July and Hundredth. For Today will also head to Europe this winter for a string of headlining dates.

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US Headlining Tour

October 11 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre

October 12– Orlando, FL – H2O Live!

October 13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL –Rocketown (Bringing It Back for the Kids Fest)

October 14 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Hall

October 16 – McAllen, TX – Geo’s

October 17 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock

October 18 – Lubbock, TX – Cactus Courtyard

October 21– Las Vegas, NV – Valley Bible Church

October 23 – Tempe, AZ – Nile Theatre

October 24 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction*

October 25 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro +

October 26 – Boise, ID – The Venue

October 27 – Spokane, WA – The Kave

October 28 – Seattle, WA – Studio 7

October 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Foursquare Church

October 31 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre

November 1 – Omaha, NE –Sokol Underground

November 2 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre

November 3 – Dayton, OH – The Attic

November 4 – Lansing, MI – The Loft

November 6 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s

November 7 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

November 8 – Danbury, CT – Tuxedo Junction

November 9 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club

November 10 – Columbia, MD –Genxaret

November 11 – Greensboro, NC – Greene Street

2012 Europe Tour

December 6 – London, UK – Underworld

December 7 – Hasselt, Belgium – Muziekodrome

December 8 – Ennepetal, Germany – Christmas Rock Night

December 9 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Distortion Festival

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(Source: http://www.fortodayband.com)

* For related features posted on Metal Odyssey, click on links below!

FOR TODAY “Immortal” – Releases On March 29th, 2012, Via Razor & Tie; New Single “Fearless” Available Now On iTunes

IMPENDING DOOM – ‘Baptized In Filth’ Is A Heightened Listen Into Some Absolute Extreme Metal

LONG LIVE FOR TODAY.

Stone.

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LAVATORY – Joins The Pulverised Records Roster

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Pulverised Records are pleased to announce the latest addition to their roster of brutality: Malaysian Death Metal deviants, LAVATORY. Spawned in 2012,  a five-song EP entitled Transgression was issued earlier this Summer and showcases their unwavering penchant for raw, Swede-ian Death Metal as originally conjured by the likes of Entombed, Carcass and Dismember. LAVATORY is currently working on their full-length debut. In the meantime, sample their delicious sonic decay below!

Notes LAVATORY throat-slasher Muntah Ke Darah of the union with Pulverised: “It’s a dream come true for LAVATORY to sign with Pulverised as we are the first Malaysian band offered with this opportunity.”

Adds Pulverised Records label manager Roy Yeo: “LAVATORY caught us by complete surprise when we first heard them, and truth be told, there really aren’t many bands in the Southeast Asia region paying tribute to the elder statesmen of Swedish Death Metal! This sinister alliance between LAVATORY and Pulverised Records will prove to be an interesting yet lethal one indeed. We cannot wait to hear how they will pick up from where they left off with the Transgression EP. Something tells me that a mixture of sick, crushing and rotten Death Metal is coming our way!”

Further info on LAVATORY to be announced in the coming weeks.

LAVATORY:

Muntah Darah – Vocals

Djinn – Guitars

Jahanam – Guitars

Musibath – Bass

Pelesit – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on LAVATORY, click on the links below!

Lavatory Bandpage

http://www.pulverised.net

LONG LIVE LAVATORY.

Stone.

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MUNICIPAL WASTE – facebook Fan Interview Streaming Online!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, rock interviews, rock music, rock music interviews, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page, fans from all around the world had the chance to ask MUNICIPAL WASTE their questions – and when Philipp of Nuclear Blast met the band at the Summer Breeze Open-Air in Germany, he forwarded them to Ryan and Dave. This resulted in a great video interview that can be watched HERE.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on MUNICIPAL WASTE, click on the links below!

http://www.facethewaste.com

http://www.facebook.com/municipalwaste

http://www.youtube.com/municipalwaste

http://www.twitter.com/municipalwaste

LONG LIVE MUNICIPAL WASTE.

Stone.

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VISION DIVINE – Progressive Power Metallers Post New Track From Forthcoming Full-Length

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, Power Metal, power metal bands, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Progressive Power Metal troupe, VISION DIVINE, recently posted a new track, Mermaids From Their Moons, from their forthcoming new full-length. Titled Destination Set To Nowhere, the 11-track concept album is scheduled to drop in North America on September 18, 2012 via Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records. Featuring founding guitarist/songwriter Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth) and singer Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Rhapsody Of Fire, Kamelot live), the band’s seventh studio offering delivers a melting pot of epic Metal anthems with a futuristic concept that follows a man’s journey through outer space in a quest to escape the social and political injustices of planet Earth.

In a 4.5/5 rating Metal Underground commended the band for their “beautiful classic progressive elements blended with driving riffs,” Metal Temple applauded VISION DIVINE  for offering “an accessible showcase of musical prowess and utter creativity to step into what could be in the not so far future,” and crowned the release a candidate for album of the year, while Axis Of Metal notes: “VISION DIVINE really perfect that floating, futuristic atmosphere that bands like Pagan’s Mind, Manticora and Alchemist also feature heavily in their Power Metal.”

VISION DIVINE:

Fabio Lione – Vocals

Olaf Thorsen – Guitars

Federico Puleri – Guitars

Alessio Lucatti – Keyboards, Piano

Andrea “Tower” Torricini – Bass

Alessandro Bissa – Drums

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on VISION DIVINE, click on the link below!

http://www.visiondivine.com

LONG LIVE VISION DIVINE.

Stone.

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SAMOTHRACE – Forced To Withdraw From East Coast Tour

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 31, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Seattle Doom quartet SAMOTHRACE have just issued a statement on their unfortunate but necessary withdrawal from the pending East Coast tour with Pallbearer and Royal Thunder, set to embark in just one week:

“Samothrace is very sorry to announce that we will have to cancel our part on the upcoming tour with Pallbearer and Royal Thunder due to an immediate illness in the family of a band member. The most important thing right now is family. We are stoked to have had the opportunity to do the tour and will be planning to make our way out east in the near future. We appreciate the understanding.”

SAMOTHRACE just wrapped up a five-city West Coast tour last week in support of their acclaimed sophomore LP Reverence To Stone, released via 20 Buck Spin at the end of July. The album was recorded at Soundhouse Studios in Seattle with producer Brandon Fitzsimmons (ex-Wormwood) and mastered at Earhammer by Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil, Graves At Sea).

Reverence To Stone is still streaming in its entirety via PITCHFORK:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13910-samothrace-reverence-to-stone/

“…Samothrace position themselves on a weird axis between Sabbathian doom worship and psychedelic freak out sludge (á la Cough or Rwake), along with an Isis-esque rhythmic complexity and molten tempo. 8/10” – Decibel 

“…the  second full-length from Seattle quartet Samothrace for 20 Buck Spin comprises only two tracks, but they’re diverse and dynamic enough to prove that the breadth of doom is wider than a stylistic rut.” – Pitchfork

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SAMOTHRACE, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Samothrace/67987779185

http://www.myspace.com/samothraceproject

LONG LIVE SAMOTHRACE.

Stone.

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DEEPSEND RECORDS – Signs Death Metal Squads: HUMILIATION and ETERNAL REST

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DEEPSEND RECORDS SIGNS HUMILIATION

Malaysian war-themed Death Metal soldiers, Humiliation, have signed a multi-album deal with Deepsend Records. Their as-of-yet untitled fourth album will be released in early 2013.

Musically, Humiliation focus on mid-tempo headbangers with heavy anthems of war, lack of humanity and minimal guitar solos. Humiliation’s war has been waged and will continue on until all in their path have been destroyed or join their hellbrigade.

Even at the “Dawn of Warfare,” the band will “Seek to Survive” marching “From Strength to Strength” to raise the Malaysian Death Metal Flag!!

HUMILIATION

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DEEPSEND RECORDS SIGNS ETERNAL REST

Deepsend Records is proud to announce the signing of Australia’s ETERNAL REST. The label will release the band’s debut album, Prophetic, in early 2013. The album was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley (Psycroptic).

Eternal Rest hail from Brisbane, Australia. The band’s powerful energy can be heard on Prophetic, but must be experienced in a live setting to be truly appreciated. This young band is surging forward with their excellently crafted heaviness from Down Under. Their brand of Death Metal is a mix of Immolation, Psycroptic and Martyr, with a heavy dose of ass-kickery.

A pre-production recording of the track “Preaching the Decimation of Spheres” can be heard below!

Eternal Rest have played with many national and international artists such as: The Black Dahlia Murder, Ulcerate, Sybreed and Alchemist, to name a few. The future looks bright for these Aussies. Hellbent on making a mark alongside countrymen Psycroptic and Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, Eternal Rest’s execution is unmatched.

Equal parts crushing and ferocious, maintaining a level of musicianship that should be applauded in a scene that’s been saturated with technical nightmares and slow-plodding meh.

ETERNAL REST

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(Source: ClawHammer PR)

* For more info, click on the links below!

http://www.deepsend.com

www.facebook.com/eternalrestband

http://www.humiliation.my

LONG LIVE HUMILIATION & ETERNAL REST.

LONG LIVE DEEPSEND RECORDS.

DEATH METAL REIGNS.

Stone.

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NEUROSIS – Unveil Artwork And Track Listing For Tenth Album, ‘Honor Found In Decay’

Posted in experimental metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, post metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Anticipation for Honor Found In Decay, the tenth studio album by NEUROSIS, is starting to intensify, as we count down the days until its North American release date on October 30th. Like an eclipse, a brand new NEUROSIS album is not a frequent occurrence and when it comes around, every last moment must be savored. For this momentous event, all the forces are aligned.

NEUROSIS forged the songs on Honor Found In Decay with the revered Steve Albini, marking their fifth collaboration with the engineer in their longstanding relationship. Their monolithic sound captured at Electrical Audio studios, Chicago, the seven tracks were then mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering in Ventura, California.

Aesthetics have always been paramount for NEUROSIS and with Honor Found In Decay, Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly, Noah Landis, Jason Roeder and Dave Edwardson’s musical vision is brilliantly evoked by NEUROSIS‘ visual guru Josh Graham. And with that, we proudly unveil the cover art and track listing for this prodigious album, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases in the band’s extensive history.

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Honor Found In Decay Track Listing:

1. We All Rage In Gold

2. At The Well

3. My Heart For Deliverance

4. Bleeding The Pigs

5. Casting Of The Ages

6. All Is Found… In Time

7. Raise The Dawn

NEUROSIS have been invited to perform at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas at Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England on November 30th through December 2nd, which Steve Albini’s band Shellac have been asked to curate. Keep your ears to the streets for a plethora of pending announcements on NEUROSIS in the weeks ahead including music from Honor Found In Decay, additional live appearances and more.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on NEUROSIS, click on the links below!

http://www.neurosis.com

http://www.facebook.com/officialneurosis

http://www.neurotrecordings.com

http://www.facebook.com/neurotrecordings

LONG LIVE NEUROSIS.

Stone.

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ISIS ‘TEMPORAL’ – Track Listing And Cover Art Revealed; Doubel-Disc Rarities Collection Set For Nov. 6th Release

Posted in avant-garde metal, metal music, Music, post metal, progressive metal with tags , , , , , on August 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Aug. 29, 2012, SAN FRANCISCO – The track listing for ISIS’ Temporal, a collection of unreleased rarities, remixes and videos spanning the band’s thirteen year career, features 14 songs spread over two discs and five music videos on an accompanying DVD.

1.  Threshold of Transformation (demo) *
2.  Ghost Key (alternate demo version) *
3.  Wills Dissolve (alternate demo version) *
4.  Carry (demo) *
5.  False Light (demo) *
6.  Grey Divide (demo) *

1.  Streetcleaner (Godflesh cover, recorded in 1999)
2.  Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath cover, originally released on the Sawblade CD, 1999)
3.  Not in Rivers, But in Drops (Melvins/Lustmord remix; originally released on Holy Tears, 2007)
4.  Holy Tears (Thomas Dimuzio remix; originally released on NIRBID, 2008)
5.  Temporal (Recorded in 2009) *
6.  Way Through Woven Branches (Originally released on Melvins/ISIS split LP, 2010)
7.  Pliable Foe (Originally released on Melvins/ISIS split LP, 2010)
8.  20 Minutes/40 Years (Acoustic version) *

DVD (Official music videos)
1.  In Fiction
2.  Holy Tears
3.  Not In Rivers, But in Drops
4.  20 Minutes/40 Years
5.  Pliable Foe *

* Previously unreleased

Aaron Harris, Jeff Caxide and Clifford Meyer recently partnered with Chino Moreno (Deftones) to form Palms. The band’s debut album will be out in early 2013 via Ipecac.  Aaron Turner’s Old Man Gloom released No in late June and he will be touring the U.S., Japan and Europe this fall with Old Man Gloom and Mamiffer. Mike Gallagher continues on with his solo project MGR as well as scoring films, most recently 22nd of May.

More Info, click here: www.facebook.com/ipecac

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

LONG LIVE THE METAL LEGACY OF ISIS.

Stone.

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VEHEMENT SERENADE – Hardcore Supergroup Releasing Debut S/T 7″ On September 25th, via Fast Break Records

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, metal music, Music, post hardcore, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on August 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The Hardcore supergroup, Vehement Serenade, will  release their debut s/t 7” on September 25, 2012 via Fast Break Records. The two tracks, “Refuse The Lie” and “Scratched Off The Map” will showcase the bands dynamic and relentless vision of Metal meets Post Hardcore. Both tracks are brutal to say the least.  The B-side, “Scratched Off The Map,” will be limited to this release only.

Lead by heavy weight veterans Karl Buechner of (Earth Crisis/Freya), Mike Couls (Skarhead/ Cro-Mags/Agents of Man), Jamin Hunt (Sworn Enemy/Hatework), Eddie Ortiez (Sub-Zero/Cattle Press/Candiria ) and Pauly Antignani (Sworn Enemy), V.S. has cultivated and honed a style that embraces each member’s experience and history. V.S. unites their strengths and combines their specialized knowledge into a sound that ignites both passion and fury.

The tracks were recorded and produced by Joey Z of Life Of Agony at Method of Groove studios in Brooklyn, NY. The band plans to spend the rest of the year appearing at limited engagements including East Coast Tsunami Fest on September 29th where fans can pick up a limited color version of the release. V.S. will also be finishing their debut full length this fall for a spring release.

You can track samples on our Sound Cloud page:
http://soundcloud.com/screamingcrowrecords

Band Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vehement-Serenade-Official/141155432690181

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(Source: Screaming Crow Records & PR)

LONG LIVE VEHEMENT SERENADE.

Stone.

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NIDINGR – Unite With Indie Recordings

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Indie Recordings are pleased to announce the signing of Norwegian Black Metal deviants NIDINGR! Starring present and past members of bands such as Mayhem, Gorgoroth, DHG (Dødheimsgard), 1349 and God Seed, among others, NIDINGR are known for their efficiently complex songwriting, ravagingly dissonant, yet infinitely catchy riffs and breakneck tempos.

Their two previous offerings — 2005’s Sorrow Infinite and Darkness, which the Metal Crypt crowned “one of the most interesting albums that has crawled out of the blackened depths of Norway in many a years” and 2010’s Wolf Father, featuring Mayhem’s Hellhammer on drums — proves what this maniacal assault is capable of.

Said the band in a collective statement: “NIDINGR is looking forward to working with a great label on Norwegian soil. We are sure Indie Recordings is the label we need to get us out to the masses and up to the next level.”

Further info to be released this Fall.

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“NIDINGR has created an extremely dense and concentrated lesson in black metal’s most interesting elements…” – Lords Of Metal

“Wolf Father is a lean, mean disc that hits with the quickness of a raiding party and the heft of broadswords. Its six songs always go for the jugular, leaving a solid clubbing any time they fall short. It’s a beast worth hunting down as Wolf Father has potential as the head of the blackened death metal pack.” – Washington Times

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* To read my review of Wolf Father, click on the link below!

NIDINGR “Wolf Father” – One Of Black Metal’s Blackest Unleash Their Strike

* For more info on NIDINGR, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/nidingr

http://www.nidingr.no

http://www.indierecordings.net

https://www.facebook.com/indierecordings

LONG LIVE NIDINGR.

Stone.

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MASACHIST – Post New Song And Details Of Forthcoming Album ‘Scorned’

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on August 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

MASACHIST has revealed the full details on their forthcoming sophomore full-length, Scorned. The anticipated follow-up to the Polish Death Metal squad’s 2009-released Death March Fury was recorded at Monroe Sound Studio, with final production touches taken care by guitarist Aro. Featuring nine brutal and intricate songs, Scorned will be released worldwide by Selfmadegod Records on September 3rd, 2012.

Fans can view the album’s artwork – completed by Anna Rosół (Trynity Art Studio), and the layout by Ataman Tolovy (Ataman Productions) – as well as listen to another track from Scorned, in the form of the crushing “Opposing Normality.” Check it all out AT THIS LOCATION.

Preorders for the album and special package deals have been launched via Selfmadegod’s website HERE.

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Scorned Track Listing:

1. Drilling the Nerves

2. The Process of Elimination

3. Straight and Narrow Path

4. Manifesto (100% D.M.K.M)

5. Higher Authority

6. Opposing Normality

7. Liberation

8. Liberation part II

9. Inner Void

MASACHIST was formed in 2005 by Thrufel (ex-Azarath, ex-Yattering) and Daray (Dimmu Borgir, ex-Vader, Vesania), and later on joined by Heinrich (Vesania, ex-Decapitated, ex-UnSun), Aro (Shadows Land, Torquemada) and Pig (Anal Stench, ex-Decapitated). The band recorded its debut full-length Death March Fury which has since received excellent feedback both from Metal press and the fans around the globe.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on MASACHIST, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/masachist

http://www.masachist.pl

http://selfmadegod.com

http://www.facebook.com/Selfmadegod

LONG LIVE MASACHIST.

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FOREVERS EDGE – Announce New Singer And Bassist, Reveal New Album Artwork

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, metal music, Music, Power Metal, progressive metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

After several years of hard work trapped in the dungeons of creating a Heavy Metal masterpiece, NJ/NY Progressive Metal band FOREVERS EDGE have announced the return of singer CLAY BARTON (SUSPYRE) for their sophomore album, Hereafter, as well as bassist NOAH MARTIN (ARSIS).

CLAY BARTON comments:

“When I was first approached about being a part of the second album I wasn’t sure if I was going to have the time or energy to put forward what was needed from a vocalist, but when I started hearing the rough mixes I knew that it had a chance to be something very special. Sal has always been nice enough to give me the freedom to be creative and that makes recording his albums a much more enjoyable experience. If you aren’t having fun with a project, it comes across in the music for everyone to hear. My hope is that when everyone hears the album they experience not only the music, but also experience a little bit of the fun that went into recording it.”

NOAH MARTIN comments:

“I’m glad to have done this recording session with friends, the majority of whom I’ve known for nearly ten years. It’s definitely an effective gelling of musicians, Their music seems to capture the riffs of say, Iced Earth, the length and complexity of Blind Guardian’s arrangements, and the grandeur of Symphony X. It’s been hectic finishing both this and the Arsis album. Much thanks to the guys for asking me to play on their album, being patient, and even giving me a bass solo.”

CLAY BARTON – Vocals

NOAH MARTIN – Bass

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FOREVERS EDGE is:

Sal Pisano: Guitars

Mike Pignataro: Keyboards & Pianos

Clay Barton: Vocals

Noah Martin: Bass

Samus Paulicelli: Drums

Rob DeSimone: Secondary Vocals (Growls)

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(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity, Management, A&R)

* Album artwork designed by Chris D’Andrea

* For more info on FOREVERS EDGE, click on the links below!

FACEBOOK

Buy Chaotic Silence

YouTube

LONG LIVE FOREVERS EDGE.

Stone.

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