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CATTLE DECAPITATION – To Kick Off North American Tour With Suffocation This Week

Posted in Extreme Metal, extreme metal music, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 21, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

CATTLE DECAPITATION will kick off a month-long North American tour this week supporting Suffocation. The journey runs from October 21st through November 17th. Additional support will be provided by Krisiun and recent additions, Visceral Disgorge. See all confirmed dates below.

The tour comes in advance of CATTLE DECAPITATION‘s Medium Rarities full-length, set for release on November 23rd via Metal Blade Records. Featuring six previously unreleased pre-Human Jerky demos (1999) with frontman Travis Ryan on guitar (while also handling vocal duties), plus the long-sought-after To Serve Man (2002) bonus track, “Rotting Children For Remote Viewing,” as well as the six songs from 2005’s split EP with Caninus and other rarities, this compilation spans the band’s twenty-two-year long career and is a must-have for any CATTLE DECAPITATION devotee.

For a preview of Medium Rarities, “An Exposition Of Insides,” a Japanese bonus track from 2012’s Monolith Of Inhumanity, can be streamed now at: metalblade.com/cattledecapitation where the collection can also be preordered in various formats.

CATTLE DECAPITATION w/ Suffocation, Krisiun, Visceral Disgorge:
10/21/2018 Mulcahy’s Concert Hall – Wantagh, NY
10/22/2018 Middle East Down – Cambridge, MA
10/23/2018 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
10/24/2018 Lee’s Place – Toronto, ON
10/25/2018 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
10/26/2018 The Forge – Joliet, IL
10/27/2018 Amsterdam Bar And Grill – St. Paul, MN
10/29/2018 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
10/30/2018 Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
10/31/2018 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
11/01/2018 Diamondz Event Center – Jerome, ID
11/02/2018 Club Sur Rocks – Seattle, WA
11/03/2018 Lola’s Room – Portland, OR
11/04/2018 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA
11/05/2018 Whisky A Go-Go – West Hollywood, CA
11/06/2018 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
11/07/2018 Club Red – Mesa, AZ
11/09/2018 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
11/10/2018 Gas Monkey Bar ‘N’ Grill – Dallas, TX
11/11/2018 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
11/13/2018 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/14/2018 The Cone Denim Entertainment Center – Greensboro, NC
11/15/2018 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
11/16/2018 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
11/17/2018 Reverb – Reading, PA
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Source: Earsplit PR
For more Cattle Decapitation:
http://www.facebook.com/cattledecapitation
http://www.instagram.com/cattledecapitation
http://www.metalblade.com/cattledecapitation

LONG LIVE CATTLE DECAPITATION.

STONE.

ENSIFERUM – Announces 2019 Path To Glory North American Headlining Tour

Posted in concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 19, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

After nearly four years of absence, ENSIFERUM has announced a full North American headlining tour. Set to begin January 5th and run through January 29th, support will be provided by Septicflesh as well as an additional opener still to be announced.

Comments bassist Sami Hinkka: “It’s been way too many years since we rocked with our North American warrior brothers and sisters. So early 2019 we will set sails and head to your shores and we are not coming alone. We will join forces with a brilliant and ass kicking band, Septicflesh, and a special guest. What a way to start a new year! This tour will leave its mark on the history of metal so get your ticket in advance and get ready to mosh with us like there is no tomorrow. On this tour, we have no chance to play in every city that we would want to, so we are doing our best to return to North America for a second time in 2019. Stay tuned and see you soon!”

Following the trek, ENSIFERUM will also make an appearance on the 70,000 Tons Of Metal 2019 cruise. See all confirmed dates below:

ENSIFERUM w/ Septicflesh, special guest TBA:

1/05/2019 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

1/06/2019 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

1/07/2019 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA

1/08/2019 Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC

1/09/2019 Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC

1/01/2019 Opera House – Toronto, ON

1/11/2019 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI

1/12/2019 The Forge – Joliet, IL

1/13/2019 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN

1/14/2019 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO

1/15/2019 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO

1/17/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

1/18/2019 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

1/19/2019 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

1/20/2019 Metro Opera House – Oakland, CA

1/21/2019 The Regent – Los Angeles, CA

1/22/2019 Club Red – Mesa, AZ

1/23/2019 Rockhouse Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX

1/24/2019 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX

1/25/2019 Come And Take It Live! – Austin, TX

1/26/2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

1/28/2019 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA

1/29/2019 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL

1/31 – 2/04/2019 70,000 Tons Of Metal – Fort Lauderdale, FL

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To preview and purchase Two Paths, visit: metalblade.com/ensiferum.

ENSIFERUM:

Petri Lindroos – Vocals/Guitar
Markus Toivonen – Guitar/Vocals
Sami Hinkka – Bass/Vocals
Janne Parviainen – Drums

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You can’t talk about the true greats of folk-inspired melodic death metal without reverent mention of ENSIFERUM, and with their latest album, Two Paths, they once more affirm their place in the pantheons of the genre. Further building upon the thrilling metallic hybrid honed across six full-lengths, Two Paths is the Finnish quintet’s most epic and far-reaching collection of songs to date as well as their most organic.

“When we made One Man Army (2015), we wanted it to sound more like a live album than a traditional studio album. With Two Paths, we took that to the next level with analog recording, cutting down tracks and even recording songs without a click, and because of that there is a totally different kind of groove compared to most modern metal albums,” notes Hinkka. While their ideas are huge and they consistently prove they have the talent to back them up, the band maintains the grounded MO that has served them so well over the years, with the results speaking for themselves. “It all comes down to writing music that sounds good to us and is fun to play live, and I would say with Two Paths we’ve done everything better than we ever have before.”

LONG LIVE ENSIFERUM.

LONG LIVE SEPTICFLESH.

STONE.

DEADBORN – Reveals New Album Artwork

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 16, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From DEADBORN facebook:

Here’s the artwork for our new album “Dogma Anti God”, which will be released on December 7th, 2018 via Apostasy Records! Dogma Anti God is the first Deadborn album which will be also released on vinyl, so get your copy now! Recorded, mixed and mastered with Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner (Aborted, Benighted …). Artwork by Bahrull Marta. Stay tuned for some new music very soon!

For more DEADBORN:DEADBORN

LONG LIVE DEADBORN.

STONE.

IRON MAIDEN – Remastered Studio Album Discography In Digipak Begins Release On November 16th!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on October 13, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Source: https://ironmaiden.com/the-band

MAIDEN’S ACCLAIMED REMASTERS GET THE CD DIGIPAK TREATMENT

Parlophone Records (BMG in the US) will continue their reissues series of the IRON MAIDEN catalogue with The Studio Collection – Remastered, covering the band’s sixteen-strong studio albums across their career to date.

Following on from 2014/2017’s black vinyl releases and 2015’s Mastered for iTunes project, The Studio Collection – Remastered will be released on the Digipak CD format, with the track listing matching the original UK releases. The recordings are taken from the same remasters as the 2015 hi-res digital releases. The albums will be released chronologically in batches of four, across a nine month period superseding the previously available studio catalogue and all titles will also be made available on streaming platforms. As a bonus for collectors, one CD from each batch of releases will also be optionally available in a specially artworked box featuring a 1:24 scale figurine and exclusive patch. In the November 16th batch, this will be The Number Of The Beast.

Maiden founder member and bassist Steve Harris says, “We’ve wanted to revisit these for a long time and I was delighted with the remastering we did in 2015. I thought it was the best that our albums have ever sounded and it was only right that we made them available on CD now too.”

All four albums in this first batch are available for pre-order now!

1st batch: November 16th

Iron Maiden / Killers / The Number Of The Beast (option of standard or collectors box set edition including TNOTB Eddie figurine and patch) / Piece Of Mind

2nd batch: Feb 2019

Powerslave / Somewhere In Time (standard/collectors) / Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son / No Prayer For The Dying

3rd batch April 2019

Fear Of The Dark (standard/collectors) / The X Factor / Virtual XI / Brave New World

4th batch June 2019

Dance Of Death / A Matter Of Life And Death (standard/collectors) / The Final Frontier / The Book Of Souls*

*not remastered but appearing in Digipak for the first time

IRON MAIDEN recently completed the first leg of their Legacy Of The Beast tour, playing sold-out stadium, arena and headline festival shows across Europe to over 750,000 fans. The tour, which was hailed by fans and media alike as the must-see show of the summer, will continue into 2019 with a headline show at Brazil’s Rock In Rio festival recently announced and more dates to follow.

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

STONE.

JUNGLE ROT ANNOUNCE FIRST LEG OF EUROPEAN TOUR

Posted in Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 10, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From Victory Records:

Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 1 with special guest Ultra Violence

Ferocious American metal pioneers JUNGLE ROT have announced headlining dates for their return to European shores this spring. “Finally, the wheels are in motion and we return to Europe for the first time in five years with the 2019 Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 1!” exudes JUNGLE ROT warlord Dave Matrise. “We are ready to get back and smash audiences with our style of old school metal to all the head-banging lunatics of Europe. We will also be returning to Europe in the summer for the Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 2 with confirmed appearances at the Brutal Assault and Stonehenge Festivals, with more dates coming soon. The wait is over, the time is near and 2019 is going to be a hell of a year!” Italian thrashers Ultra Violence will join JUNGLE ROT as the Wisconsin troop support their latest self-titled LP, released this past July.

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December

22 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (Holiday Of Horror with Macabre)

2019 Send Forth Oblivion Part 1 (with Ultra Violence)

April

05 – Velenje, Slovenia @ Klub Emce Plac

06 – Graz, Austria @ Explosiv

08 – Pordenone, Italy @ Rocktown

09 – Paderno, Italy @ Dugnano Slaughter Club

10 – Zurich, Czech Republic @ Werk 21

11 – Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse Bar

12 – Leipzig, Germany @ Bandhaus

13 – Emsdetten, Germany @ Treffpunkt 12 Drei

14 – Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin 4

15 – London, UK @ New Cross Inn

18 – Cardiff, UK @ Fuel Rock Club

19 – Antwerp, Austria @ Kavka

20 – Den Haag, Netherlands @ Hauge Metal Fest

2019 Send Forth Oblivion Part 2

July

19 – Gavle, Sweden @ Gefle Metal Festival

27 – Steenwijk, Netherlands @ Stonehenge Festival

August

TBA – Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault Festival

“Blunt force death metal” – LOUDWIRE

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“An absolute must own for any self-respecting metal fan, barbaric thrash f’in metal” – DOA

“Easily the tightest, sharpest record of their career” – DECIBEL

“Fast paced riffage and brutal, deliberate stomping” – KERRANG!

“A perfect representation of the seminal US death metal spirit” – METAL HAMMER

“Brutal, straight forward death metal” – METAL INJECTION

LONG LIVE JUNGLE ROT.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

STONE.

German Metal Force HAMMER KING Are “At The Mercy Of The Waves” In New Video

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on October 6, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Hammer King - Poseidon Will Carry Us Home - promo cover pic - 2018 - #33MO733ILMGD

German True Metal ensemble HAMMER KING have released a music video for At The Mercy of the Waves, a song from forthcoming album Poseidon Will Carry Us Home. Check it out at: youtu.be/HN1Zj2CdLLA or below:

HAMMER KING will release their third full-length, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home, on October 5 via Cruz Del Sur Music. Recorded at Studio Greywolf with POWERWOLF bassist Charles Greywolf at the helm, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home is an unabashed bow to classic, anthemic, hook-laden metal, proving HAMMER KING was more than up to the task of meeting the often-high expectations that come with a band’s third album.

The album will be available on CD, digital, and black (300 copies) and blue (200 copies) vinyl LP formats.

Pre-order Poseidon Will Carry Us Home: www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store/

Variety abounds on Poseidon Will Carry Us Home, with HAMMER KING engaging in strident, call-to-arms jaunts like the opening title track and “Battle Of Wars”. Twin guitar harmonies and fierce gallops highlight “7 Days And 7 Kings” and “Where The Hammer Hangs”, while the true metal call is heeded on the mid-tempo “Warriors Of Angelhill” and “Glorious Nights Of Glory.” HAMMER KING‘s progression is best exemplified on album standout “We Sail Cape Horn,” an adventurous, sea-faring number that is equal nods to classic IRON MAIDEN and progressive rock.

An album stocked with future anthems at every corner, Poseidon Will Carry Us Home is representative of a band now hitting its creative stride – and fully realizing it.

For more info on HAMMER KING:

www.hammer-king.com/

www.facebook.com/thehammerking/

www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE HAMMER KING.

STONE.

GREYHAWK – To Release Debut EP: “Ride Out”

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 5, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Seattle-based classic heavy metal band GREYHAWK are gearing up for the release of their debut EP, Ride Out. Featuring six blazing tracks of trad metal in the vein of DIO, MANOWAR and BLIND GUARDIAN, GREYHAWK will self-release Ride Out on October 18th.

The EP’s first single, “The Abdication,” is streaming at this location and below:

Pre-order Ride Out at greyhawkmetal.bandcamp.com.

Ride Out was recorded, mixed and mastered by Cody J Brumlow at Hangar 12 Studios, Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Album artwork by Jesse White.

The story of GREYHAWK begins in late 2016, when Jesse Berlin, a neoclassical shredder from New York, and Darin Wall, a proud rock warrior from the northern wastelands of Canada, joined forces in Seattle, Washington. Together they scoured the city for fellow warriors who were true enough to join their cause. After over a year of searching, reinforcements finally arrived in the form of Enrico Mariuzzo, another rock and roll shred demon all the way from Italy, and the booming operatic voice of Revere Taylor, who while dazzling audiences at Seattle Opera also yearned for heavy metal glory. The four gathered on the regular, crafting songs and planning their attack, and then finally the last piece of the puzzle arrived from across the Cascade Mountains in the form of the powerhouse drummer Nate Butler.  After many hours of blood and sweat, GREYHAWK entered the studio, employing the expertise of audio wizard Cody J Brumlow to forge their debut EP, Ride Out.  Now they set out to bring their brand of heavy metal to the unsuspecting masses…

GREYHAWK:

Rev Taylor – Vocals

Jesse Berlin – Guitar

Enrico Mariuzzo – Guitar

Darin Wall – Bass Guitar

Nate Butler – Drums

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For more GREYHAWK:

Bandcamp: greyhawk.bandcamp.com

Facebook: facebook.com/Greyhawkmetal

Twitter: @greyhawkmetal

Instagram: @greyhawkmetal

Source:

ClawHammer PR

LONG LIVE GREYHAWK.

STONE.

IRON MAIDEN – First, Official IRON MAIDEN Graphic Novel Releases On October 9th!

Posted in books, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 4, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

IRON MAIDEN - graphic novel - 2018 - October - #33MO6633

As reported on the Iron Maiden facebook:

The first ever official IRON MAIDEN Graphic Novel lands on 9th October!

Collecting issues 1-5 of the Legacy Of The Beast comic book series in one handy paperback!

Pre-order now – http://irnmdn.co/ComicUK

LONG LIVE IRON MAIDEN.

STONE.

THE CONVALESCENCE – October Tour Dates, Cities And Venues Listed

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on October 2, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

The Convalescence - October Tour Flyer 2018 - #33MOILN

The Convalescence will be back on the road in just over a week with My Own Will and A Feasting Beast!

Oct.10th – Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse *
Oct.11th – Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar *
Oct.12th – Tallahassee, FL @ The Warrior
Oct.13th – Tampa, FL @ Pegasus Nite Club
Oct.14th – Winter Park, FL @ The Haven
Oct.15th – Valdosta, GA @ Ashley Street Station
Oct.16th – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
Oct.17th – Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse Pub
Oct.18th – Sparrows Point, MD @ Sparta Inn
Oct.19th – Akron, OH @ The Vortex
Oct.20th – Detroit, MI @ Detroit Metal Festival
Oct.21st – New Haven, IN @ Carl’s Tavern
Oct.23rd – Minneapolis, MN @ Lee’s Liquor Lounge
Oct.24th – Des Moines, IA @ Lefty’s Live Music
Oct.25th – Janesville, WI @ The Back Bar
Oct.26th – Sturgis, MI @ Nikki’s **
Oct.27th – Warren, MI @ Hellraiser Fest
Oct.28th – Bedford, IN @ Eagle’s Club
Oct.29th – St.Louis, MO @ Fubar
Oct.30th – Cincinnati, OH @ Mad Frog
Oct.31st – Toledo, OH @ Longhorn Saloon
* – No A Feasting Beast
** – The Convalescence Only

LONG LIVE THE CONVALESCENCE.

STONE.

Progressive Death Metal Vets ZEALOTRY To Release ‘At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds’ On Unspeakable Axe in December

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 29, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

Two years after their last full-length, ZEALOTRY are back with their newest offering (and first with Unspeakable Axe Records), titled At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds. The album will be released on December 7th.

A promo video for the album’s title track is available at youtu.be/MB0AVpKcA4I or below:

This is progressive death metal at its most uncompromising; dense with intricate riffs, elaborate bass lines, mind-melting lead guitar work and more. Clean choral vocals add a Timeghoul-ish aspect to certain songs; in other places, bewildering effects occasionally will warp a track into an aural acid trip. Elaborate structures occasionally peel back to reveal a Chasm-inspired melodic development.

Featuring a member of Chthe’ilist and influenced by a broad palette of death metal explorers including At the Gates, Obliveon, Brutality, and Atheist, At The Nexus Of All Stillborn Worlds is a dizzying new peak in ZEALOTRY’s 13-year history. Experience eight tracks and nearly 43 minutes of some of the most dense and rewarding music death metal has to offer, on CD, cassette and digital platforms from Unspeakable Axe Records. Look for pre-orders to be available next week.

Track List:

  1. At The Nexus of All Stillborn Worlds
  2. Accursed
  3. Lethe’s Shroud
  4. Primus Venatoris
  5. The Hole
  6. Universal Deceit
  7. The Sky Bleeds Nightmares
  8. Irredeemable

Source: ClawHammer PR

* For more info on ZEALOTRY:

www.facebook.com/zealotrymetal/

http://unspeakableaxerecords.com

unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com/

LONG LIVE ZEALOTRY.

STONE.

WITHERFALL To Open For KAMELOT This November In Japan!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on June 5, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From the Witherfall facebook:

We are excited to announce that Witherfall will be opening for KAMELOT on their Japan Tour 2018. We are excited to be a part of such an epic production! The Event is put on by Creativeman Productions.

If you haven’t picked up your copy of our Debut “Nocturnes and Requiems” follow the links below!

USA: http://www.witherfall.com/merch
Japan: https://wardrecords.com/products/detail4406.html
World: http://smarturl.it/WitherfallNAR

LONG LIVE WITHERFALL.

LONG LIVE KAMELOT.

STONE.

THE FACELESS “In Becoming A Ghost” US Tour Commences On June 26 In Seattle, Washington

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , , on May 14, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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California’s Death Metal warriors, THE FACELESS, will be embarking on their US Tour this Summer, on June 26th in Seattle, Washington! Touring to support their new cranium cracking studio album, In Becoming A Ghost, THE FACELESS will be touring across the US, from June to August.

Take my Metal word for it, THE FACELESS are extremely brutal on stage; and with their supporting cast of bands, this tour will prove to be an epic Death Metal experience! Metal Be Thy Name – Stone.

From The Faceless facebook:

We are proud to announce the In Becoming A Ghost US Tour w/ Lorna Shore, Dyscarnate, NOMVDIC, Dead Eyes Always Dreaming, and The Convalescence. We are very excited to be heading back to some of our favorite cities. Spread the word!

THE FACELESS:

Michael Keene – Guitar/Vocals
Ken Sorceron – Vocals
Justin McKinney – Guitar
Bryce Butler – Drums

For more info: The Faceless

LONG LIVE THE FACELESS.

STONE.

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY – Signed To Nuclear Blast

Posted in Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , on May 9, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From Nuclear Blast:

New Jersey metal titans Fit For An Autopsy have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment! The band is currently finishing up writing music for their 5th full-length album; expected to be released sometime in early 2019. More details to follow in the coming months!

The crushing music of FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY is for any fan of extreme metal, as it’s devoid of preachy politics or grandstanding soapboxing, but its sound and fury is absolutely unflinching in purpose. The band expertly blends excessive-force fueled death metal with atmospheric groove and impassioned personal diatribes, reflecting back the dark state of current events.

LONG LIVE FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY.

STONE.

RIVERS Of NIHIL Announces Canadian Headlining Tour (Plus Select USA Shows) With ALTERBEAST, INFERI

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on April 26, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From Metal Blade Records:

Currently wrapping up their stateside tour with Dying Fetus, Thy Art Is Murder, Enterprise Earth, and Sanction, Rivers of Nihil is ready to head back out on the road again in June/July – this time, headlining a Canadian trek (plus select USA shows) with Alterbeast and Inferi. See below for all dates!

Rivers of Nihil will be touring in support of their new album, Where Owls Know My Name, which debuted on the Billboard and Canadian music charts upon its release: #3 Top New Artist Albums (Billboard / USA), #9 Current Hard Music Albums (Billboard / USA), #57 Top 200 Current Albums (Billboard / USA), #61 Top 200 Albums (Billboard / USA), #50 Top 200 Chart (Canada), #10 Top Hard Music Charts (Canada). Where Owls Know My Name can be previewed and purchased at: metalblade.com/riversofnihil

RIVERS OF NIHIL – with Alterbeast, Inferi

June 28 – Portland, ME – Geno’s Rock Club
June 29 – Halifax, NS – Oasis
June 30 – Moncton, NB – Bar Le Coude
July 1 – Quebec City, QC – L’atni Bar
July 3 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
July 4 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
July 5 – Toronto, ON – Rockpile West
July 6 – Sault St. Marie, ON – Rockstar Bar
July 7 – Thunder Bay, ON – Crocks
July 8 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
July 9 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis Pub
July 10 – Edmonton, AB – Temple (Starlite)
July 11 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
July 12 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9
July 13 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
July 14 – St. Cloud, MN – Amsterdam Bar
July 15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Miramar Theatre
July 16 – Toledo, OH – Frankie’s Inner City
July 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Stage At Karma
July 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar
July 19 – Reading, PA – Reverb *
*=Rivers of Nihil only

LONG LIVE METAL.

STONE.

GOATWHORE – Announces May Tour Supporting Satyricon

Posted in concerts, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on April 3, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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[photo by Peter Beste]

The road demons in GOATWHORE will return to the streets this May on a short run of live dates supporting Satyricon. The MetalSucks-sponsored trek — set to commence on May 13th in Los Angeles, California and run through May 30th in Austin, Texas — follows GOATWHORE‘s recent month-long European live takeover with Sepultura where frontman Ben Falgoust performed in a cast after sustaining a broken leg and fractured foot just days into the journey.

Comments guitarist Sammy Duet of the upcoming dates, “We are fucking excited to be hitting the road for our first US dates of 2018 with Satyricon. This is our first time touring with these guys, and I guarantee you won’t want to miss these shows.”

GOATWHORE w/ Satyricon:

5/13/2018 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA

5/14/2018 Metro Opera House – Oakland, CA

5/15/2018 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR

5/16/2018 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

5/18/2018 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

5/19/2018 The Truman – Kansas City, MO

5/20/2018 The Forge – Joliet, IL

5/21/2018 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH

5/25/2018 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/28/2018 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX

5/29/2018 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

5/30/2018 Come and Take it Live! – Austin, TX

GOATWHORE‘s latest full-length, Vengeful Ascension, was released last June via Metal Blade Records. Their seventh full-length offering and second recorded reel-to-reel was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Gruesome, Wolfhammer) and serves as the band’s highest charting album to date.

MetalSucks named Vengeful Ascension the band’s, “most vital album since 2006’s A Haunting Curse,” and one, guaranteed to frighten your grandmother directly into her grave.” Team Rock crowned Vengeful Ascension, “…the most mature recording in the GOATWHORE canon…,” while Loudwire added, “Vengeful Ascension has extremity black metal fans will dig, groove that will appeal to death metal aficionados, and potent guitar work thrash lovers can appreciate.”

Vengeful Ascension is out now on Metal Blade Records on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. To preview and purchase the record, visit metalblade.com/goatwhore.

“The album roars with the classic GOATWHORE sound of searing, shredding, and screams of rage. The material also tries some new things, tossing in a bit of blackened atmosphere, adding to the philosophical questions the music dives into.” — Alternative Press

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* For more Goatwhore info:

http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666
http://www.twitter.com/goatwhorenola
http://www.youtube.com/Goatwhorenola666
http://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore

Source:

LONG LIVE GOATWHORE.

LONG LIVE SATYRICON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

STONE.

Power Metal Icons IRON FIRE Announce May 4th Release of ‘Dawn of Creation: Twentieth Anniversary’ on Crime Records

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal with tags , , , , , on April 2, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Power Metal Icons IRON FIRE have announced the May 4 release of double-CD Dawn of Creation: Twentieth Anniversary on Crime Records. The album, which includes a special collection of demos, live tracks, covers, and three new songs, will be available on double-CD Digipack CD and digital formats. The label released the following statement concerning the forthcoming historical Metal document:

“So now it’s been twenty years since five young guys from the Danish country side decided that power metal should be the first step on their quest to glory. The name Iron Fire came up and carved in stone that these Danes meant to be real, and despite their young age, forge catchy power metal rooted in the classics of Helloween and Running Wild. As the journey continued, ups and downs turned and reformed the band into the trio of today. And now that trio is looking back, and in their wish to celebrate 20 years of power metal, a selection of demo songs has found its way to a double album. Along with three brand new songs Iron Fire provides old songs in the original pre-album versions as well as previously unreleased material. This is the raw and pure, from the heart of Iron Fire. Enjoy!”

Track List:
Disc 1
1. Dawn of Creation
2. Redux (Coming Home)
3.The Other Side
4.A Token of My Hatred (Cover)
5.King at Any Cost (Demo)
6. This Kids (Cover)
7. Kill for Metal (Live)
8. Slaughter of Souls (Live)
9.Final Odyssey (Live)
10. Among the Dead (Demo)
11. Tornado of Sickness (Demo)
12. Still Alive (Demo)
13. My Awakening (Demo)
14. Enter Oblivion (Demo)


Disc 2
1. Thunderstorm (Demo)
2. Glory to the King (Demo)
3. Defender of the Ring (Demo)
4. Prophecy of Pain (Demo)
5. Flames of Revenge (Demo)
6. Millennium Warriors (Demo)
7. Black Heart (Demo)
8. Vengeance from Hell (Demo)
9. Days of Tragedy (Demo)
10.Fire God (Demo)
11. From the North (Demo)
12. Hall of Heroes (Demo)
13. Brothers United (Demo)
14. Jerusalem (Demo)

Pre-order Bonus CD Track Listing:

1. Intro – Blade of Triumph

2. Bridges Will Burn

3. Prince of Agony

4. Steel Invaders

5. Thunderstorm

6. Outro – Odins Call

Pre-orders for Dawn of Creation: Twentieth Anniversary will be available April 6, along with the release of a lyric video and digital single. Those pre-ordering the album will be rewarded with an official bootleg live recording of IRON FIRE‘s 2007 Stuttgart show. Digital Download will be available for pre-order at iTunes on the same day.

Source:

www.facebook.com/ironfiredk

crimerecords.no/artists/iron-fire

www.facebook.com/crimerecordsno/

LONG LIVE IRON FIRE.

LONG LIVE POWER METAL.

STONE.

THUNDERWAR – Reveal Title Track From Forthcoming Album “Wolfpack”

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on April 2, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Old school worship! As soon as you get in touch with the songs of this Polish band, you will feel like you are reminded of legendary metal days. Come into life in Warsaw in 2012, THUNDERWAR are paying tribute to bands like DISSECTION, BATHORY, DEATH, OBITUARY and the 1980s NWOBHM. …and much more! After all, the quartet is not content to only emulate their role models. The Poles are also anxious to leave their own accents in the annals of metal. Thus one got to know and appreciate THUNDERWAR on the first EP “The Birth of Thunder” and the full-length debut “Black Storm”.

The five songs of the “Wolfpack” EP continue the chosen path. The Polish group works out even more clearly and compellingly which kind of metal it prefers. This metal is tradition-conscious, harsh and hymnal, and at the same time also complex and exciting. Great riffs, solos, hooklines and poses are part of THUNDERWAR‘s repertoire. The Old School Blackened Death Metal of the quartet has it all! Incidentally, the atmospheric and playful edge of THUNDERWAR‘s metal is surprising and inspiring. These guys know how to write and play metal hymns for eternity.

The “Wolfpack” EP was recorded in Monochrom Studio with producer Haldor (Satanic Audio). Drums were performed by Paweł ‘Pavulon’ Jaroszewicz (HATE), while James Stewart (VADER) filled in for the last live shows of THUNDERWAR. Over their time of existence, the group shared stages with legends such as CARCASS, MAYHEM, AMON AMARTH, ABBATH, DEATH (D.T.A.), OBITUARY, ASPHYX and SINISTER.

“Wolfpack” out May 25th on Lifeforce Records.

Visit and “like” the band’s facebook page and stay tuned about latest news and live shows, by clicking here: Thunderwar

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LONG LIVE THUNDERWAR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

STONE.

JUNGLE ROT PREMIERE NEW VIDEO “THE UNSTOPPABLE”

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, music videos, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on March 27, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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2009 Release Surfaces on Vinyl, CD and Digital Formats

First Tour Dates of 2018 Revealed

“Death Metal needs blood, fire and carnage,” declares JUNGLE ROT throat and rhythm guitarist Dave Matrise. Today, JUNGLE ROT has released a brand new video for ‘The Unstoppable,’ from their long out-of-print album What Horrors Await. The fourteen track underground classic will debut on vinyl format for the first time worldwide on Record Store Day, April 21, 2018.

“The Unstoppable” Playing Now.

“Filming the point-of-view aspect from a tank made this video so much better,” states Matrise. “Instead of performing with instruments, we came up with the idea of each JUNGLE ROT soldier inside their own tank – mercilessly fighting and communicating to each other back and forth like killing machines. The lyrics are actually about a rolling death machine and she’s called ‘The Unstoppable,’ the bloodiest, most bad-ass beast you’ve ever seen! Doing the camo face paint is something that I wanted to do for a while and it really captured the whole feel we were going for. Prepare for a total alpha-strike, war-gore cloud of fear with a stop-at-nothing attitude in the thick of battle!”

On the re-issued album Matrise points out, “When we first released What Horrors Await in 2009, it was a one-time deal with a limited run. CD’s never made it to the US and were sold only in Europe where the previous label was based. What Horrors Await has always been JUNGLE ROT’s most sought-after album with fans often paying ridiculous amounts of money for it on eBay. It’s really been a rare and collectible album. We’re so glad it’s now out on our home label Victory Records, it will give everybody a chance to finally hear this monstrous release.”

JUNGLE ROT storm into Canada next week for their first shows of 2018, in anticipation of their tenth studio album (set for a spring release). “We feel lucky to be able to express ourselves through so many albums and I’m hoping our fans will never tire of meat and potatoes metal!” admits guitarist Geoff Bub, as bassist James Genenz adds, “We’ve got quite a fire under our collective asses and we’re psyched to get this album out! This is going to be a nasty record!”

JUNGLE ROT 2018 DATES

April 4 – Toronto, CAN @ Coalition

April 5 – Ottawa, CAN @ Café Dekcuf

April 6 – Trois Rivieres, CAN @ Trois Rivieres Metalfest

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Digital format available now.

CD format available April 6.

Vinyl format available April 21.

Buy the digital copy now, pre-order the vinyl, CD and an exclusive t-shirt at this location.

What Horrors Await (Reissue)

  1. Worst Case Scenario
  2. The Unstoppable
  3. Straightjacket Life
  4. State Of War
  5. Two Faced Disgrace
  6. End Of An Age
  7. Speak The Truth
  8. What Horrors Await
  9. Nerve Gas Catastrophe
  10. Braindead
  11. Atrocity
  12. Exit Wounds
  13. Invincible Force (Destruction cover)
  14. Black Candle Mass

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Source: Victory Records

LONG LIVE JUNGLE ROT.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

STONE.

TYR – Announces North American Tour With Orphaned Land, Ghost Ship Octavius And Aeternam This May

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on March 26, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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This May, Faroese-based folk metal band TYR will headline a North American tour with Orphaned Land, Ghost Ship Octavius and Aeternam. The journey will kick off on May 5th in Brooklyn, New York and wind its way through nearly two-dozen cities, coming to a close on May 28th in Atlanta, Georgia. See all confirmed dates below.

TYR founding frontman Heri Joensen comments: “It’s been way too long since we visited Vinland, and we’re hellbent on having a blast of a time on this trip!”

TYR w/ Orphaned Land, Ghost Ship Octavius, Aeternam:

5/05/2018 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY

5/06/2018 Alchemy – Providence, RI

5/07/2018 Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC

5/08/2018 Salle Multi – Quebec City, QC

5/09/2018 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON

5/10/2018 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH

5/11/2018 The Forge – Joliet, IL

5/12/2018 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO

5/13/2018 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

5/15/2018 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC

5/16/2018 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

5/17/2018 Hawthorne – Portland, OR

5/19/2018 Metro Opera House – Oakland, CA

5/20/2018 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

5/21/2018 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

5/22/2018 Joe’s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ

5/24/2018 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX

5/25/2018 Come And Take It Live! – Austin, TX

5/27/2018 Haven Lounge – Orlando, FL

5/28/2018 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

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TYR is currently finishing work on their eighth studio album, due out this fall via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2013’s critically claimed Valkyrja full-length involves a story based around a nameless, Viking-era warrior who leaves his woman to impress the Valkyrie on the battlefield so that she may bring him to Valhalla, or to Folkvangr, the home of Freyja, the goddess associated with love, sexuality, beauty, fertility, gold, sorcery, war, and death. One can say the album is also indirectly about women and how they affect men and what men will do to impress and obtain women. Joensen elaborates, “The woman that the warrior leaves may represent the earthly women. Freyja, The Lady Of The Slain, may represent the perfection of women, and the Valkyrie is the link between the two, taking men from earthly to godly women.”

To preview and purchase Valkyrja, visit: metalblade.com/tyr/.

Source:

* For more band/label info:

http://www.tyr.fo
http://www.facebook.com/tyrband

http://www.metalblade.com/tyr

LONG LIVE TYR.

STONE.

BLOOD RELIGION – Release A New Single And Announce Their New Singer

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on March 24, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

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Finnish Metal band Blood Religion release a new single ‘Waters of Tohtaa’

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO here:  https://youtu.be/ikhz3txi2tU or below:

We wanted to make a long, epic, atmospheric composition, without forgetting a heavier approach. One could maybe find some influences from Finnish bands Sentenced & Swallow The Sun. During the recordings we heard saddening news that one of our friend departed this life so this track is made in memory of him. This song will take you for a moment to a music trip where the waters of Tohtaa will flow forever, says the band’s drummer Sami Vertanen. Mixing is handled by guitar virtuoso Lassi Tiainen (ex-Drawn Awake).

Listen to:
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2FW7PEX
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/album/59418982
Tidal: https://tidal.com/album/86193419
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2IGPp8R

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Blood Region is also announcing their new singer 29-year-old Ira Green, known from ‘Voice Of Italy’. Ira comments an upcoming album project: “I’m excited to join this project! It’s always interesting mix different kind of sounds and moods and I already know that it would be fun. I started with music 12 years ago but it’s always a good choice to embrace something new and I hope to come soon in Finland, Let’s go guys!!”

We have long considered what kind of vocal sound we’d like to have on our upcoming album and we thought that Ira’s voice was more than perfect to it. New single with Ira on vocals is released pretty soon and full length album will follow later in the fall.

LONG LIVE BLOOD RELIGION.

STONE.