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HERMAN FRANK – CD Re-Issues Available Now, via AFM Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 13, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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From AFM Records:

Before we unleash the brand new HERMAN FRANK album (official announcement coming soon), the first two albums have been re-released on September 9th.

“Loyal To None” comes with the bonus track “Sky Trooper” while 
“Right In The Guts” includes the bonus track “Princess”.

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Needless to say that both albums are essential Heavy Metal releases and a must-have for all fans of Accept and Victory especially.

Order: 
http://shop.afm-records.de/en/frank-herman-en

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HERMAN FRANK.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

BRITISH LION – Announces European Tour For November/December

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, music news, news, world news with tags , , , , , on September 12, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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British Lion will be hitting the road for a European Tour in November & December 2016!

Tickets went on sale Monday 5th September at 2pm BST/3pm CET and will be available through www.steveharrisbritishlion.com.

A Message from Steve Harris:

“It’s been great fun taking British Lion out on the road over the past three years and I’m delighted we have the opportunity to play some more shows in 2016. This club tour will be our most extensive European one yet. Due to the routing, we’re not able to get to Scandanavia this time round but will definitely see our fans there next time. On this tour we’ll be making our first visits to Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Southern and Northern Ireland, as well as a number of different cities in countries we’ve visited on previous tours. We’ve got a really strong show lined up including plenty of songs not on the British Lion album. The whole band is really excited and can’t wait to get out on the road again. We’ll be looking to record some more shows on this tour to add to the recordings we already have for an upcoming live album.”

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE BRITISH LION.

LONG LIVE STEVE HARRIS.

Stone.

Drummer MIKKEY DEE Joins SCORPIONS Permanently!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 12, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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From SCORPIONS Facebook:

James Kottak leaves on a positive note.

Since 1992, the Swedish Mikkey Dee used to be a former band member of Motörhead until the dissolution of the rock band after the death of Lemmy Kilmister.

“We would like to thank James for so many years of lasting participation in the band and personal friendship. We understand and respect his need for time as he makes his way through the final stages of his healing process.”

“After our incredibly successful shows in the US, Europe and Asia, we are sure to have found a fantastic drummer with Mikkey Dee. He brings a fresh energy to the band and we look forward to the exciting time together that lies ahead.“ – SCORPIONS

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SCORPIONS.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

DEATH ANGEL – Bay Area Thrash Icons Kick Off North American Tour With Slayer And Anthrax

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 10, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Bay Area Thrash icons DEATH ANGEL have kicked off an epic run of live dates supporting Slayer and Anthrax. The latest trek, which commenced with a string of headlining dates September 4th, will run through October 30th and level over three dozen stages with an included stint on Rock Allegiance in Chester, Pennsylvania alongside Ghost, Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah and many more. See the band’s full schedule below.

DEATH ANGEL will be touring in support of their newest full-length The Evil Divide, released earlier this Spring via Nuclear Blast Records. The Evil Divide was recorded at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Deicide), who previously worked on 2010’s Relentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City.

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DEATH ANGEL w/ Slayer, Anthrax:
9/09/2016 Jacob’s Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
9/10/2016 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre – Detroit, MI
9/11/2016 Streeters Ground Zero – Traverse City, MI #
9/12/2016 Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
9/13/2016 Metropolis – Montreal, QC
9/15/2016 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
9/16/2016 Anthology – Rochester, NY (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
9/17/2016 The Chance – Pougheepsie, NY **
9/18/2016 Rock Allegiance – Chester, PA [info]
9/20/2016 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
9/21/2016 Conchord Music Hall – Chicago, IL #
9/22/2016 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
9/23/2016 Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA #
9/25/2016 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL **
9/27/2016 Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
9/28/2016 Fillmore – Miami, FL
9/29/2016 Club LA – Destin FL #
9/30/2016 Horseshoe Casino Tunica – Tunica, MS
10/01/2016 The Warehouse – Clarksville, TN **
10/03/2016 Norva – Norfolk, VA
10/04/2016 The Orange Peel – Danville, VA (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
10/05/2016 Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10/06/2016 Varsity Theater – Baton Rouge, LA **
10/07/2016 Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
10/08/2016 ACL at the Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
10/10/2016 Fillmore – Denver, CO
10/11/2016 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
10/13/2016 The Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
10/14/2016 Hitt Event Center – Idaho Falls, ID #
10/15/2016 Revolution Concert House – Garden City, ID #
10/16/2016 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA #
10/17/2016 ENMAX Center – Lethbridge, AB
10/19/2016 South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, BC
10/20/2016 Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford, BC
10/21/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR #
10/22/2016 Gibson Ranch/Aftershock – Elverta, CA **
10/23/2016 Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
10/24/2016 LVCS – Las Vegas, NB **
10/25/2016 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ #
10/26/2016 Top Deck – Farmington, NM #
10/27/2016 El Paso County Coliseum – El Paso, TX
10/28/2016 Club Red – Mesa, AZ **
10/29/2016 Whiskey A Go Go – Hollywood, CA **
10/30/2016 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA **
** DEATH ANGEL only
# Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL only

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Three decades into their celebrated career, DEATH ANGEL remains as hungry as ever. As a result, uncompromising urgency and unpredictability drive The Evil Divide. The group – vocalist Mark Osegueda, lead guitarist Rob Cavestany, guitarist Ted Aguilar, drummer Will Carroll, and bassist Damien Sisson – satiate the appetite for buzzsaw speed riffs, double bass mayhem, and scorching vocals over the course of ten new anthems.

The Evil Divide stands out as the culmination of thirty-plus years of music for DEATH ANGEL. It kicked off with legendary debut, The Ultra-Violence, in 1987. The classic Frolic Through The Park began to cement their legacy and even earned the distinction of landing on Loudwire’s list of the “Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released By The Big 4.” The group broke up following 1990’s Act III only to reunite in 2004 on Art Of Dying for the next generation.

In 2008, DEATH ANGEL teamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush, Mastodon) for Killing Season recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606. In 2010, Relentless Retribution boasted a cameo from virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela, while 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood bowed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 5,400 copies the first-week and earning the group’s first ever entry onto that respective chart.

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More DEATH ANGEL:

http://www.DEATHANGEL.us

Source: Earsplit PR

Damien Sisson & Stone - 2012

LONG LIVE DEATH ANGEL.

LONG LIVE SLAYER & ANTHRAX.

Stone.

ENSLAVED To Release “The Sleeping Gods – Thorn” On November 11th

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 7, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Norwegian progressive extreme metal icons ENSLAVED will release The Sleeping Gods – Thorn compilation this November via ByNorse Music. A full-length album composed of rare material from 2010-2011, The Sleeping Gods – Thorn is a unique collection of experimental material connecting with the band’s early roots.

The seven tracks comprising The Sleeping Gods – Thorn originally appeared on extremely limited EPs between ENSLAVED‘s Axioma Ethica Odini and Riitiir full-lengths and were recorded both in Solslottet Studio in Bergen, as well as the band members’ own studios and partly in the deep woods of Valevaag on the South Western Coast of Norway. Like the songs themselves, the production is a mix of old and new; high-tech and no-tech – a mix of concepts that have been essential in achieving the signature sound ENSLAVED has become notorious for today. Members Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson co-produced the material together with long-time collaborator Iver Sandøy.

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The album includes lyrics sung in Norwegian, English, and Old Norse, with themes centered on mythology and the esoteric side of the runes, as well as contrasting the Norse Ways as a polytheistic belief system to the monotheistic plague of the Big World Religions. The music nods respectfully to the wildly varying deities that make up the pantheon of inspiration for ENSLAVED, both “then” and “now.” There are traces of the proto black metal of Bathory, the classic rock and heavy metal of the ’70s and ’80s, the synthesized and sequenced masters of the ’70s, prog-rock, world/Norse folk music, Norwegian black metal of the ’90s, modern classical music, goth rock a la Fields Of The Nephilim, and much more.

Tying he package together are the extensive liner notes by Kjellson and a beautiful new layout by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media (Roadburn Festival, Opeth, Darkthrone, At The Gates, etc.) whose mesmerizing new illustrations display a unique symbiosis between two of our times’ most exciting visual and sonic artists.

The Sleeping Gods – Thorn will see release on November 11th on limited edition blue vinyl (webshop edition), black vinyl, digipak CD, and digitally via ByNorse Music. Preorders will start on September 30th.

The Sleeping Gods – Thorn Lineup:

Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, synth

Grutle Kjellson – vocals, bass

Cato Bekkevold – drums

Ice Dale – lead guitar

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For more info:

http://www.bynorse.com

http://www.facebook.com/bynorse

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Source: Earsplit PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE ENSLAVED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

MALPHAS – Sign With Fatal Illness Management

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 6, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Up and coming Philadelphia based Black Metal band MALPHAS are pleased to announce that they have signed with FATAL ILLNESS MANAGEMENT to represent the band throughout 2016 and into the future.

The band commented about the signing: “We are excited and proud to announce our signing with Fatal Illness Management; big things are on the horizon. Be sure to check out our roster mates in Vesperia and Fenris.”

Fatal Illness founder Eric Dow further commented: “Fatal Illness Management are excited to be working with up and comers Malphas, you can expect great things from this union.”

In further news, the band is putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to their 2015 critically acclaimed EP The Conjuring. The new album is projected to be recorded soon and released in mid 2017, further details will be announced in the coming months.

Download The Conjuring here:

https://malphas94.bandcamp.com/releases

About Malphas:

Founded in 2012 by Paul DeSanctis and Eric Dunleavy, accompanied by Dallas Lutz and Damian DiFrancesco, Malphas is a four-piece Black Metal band.

The sound of Malphas is generally derived from the Scandinavian Metal scene, coming together as a healthy blend of melodic death, black, and power Metal with additional touches of prog and jazz.

The band’s lyrics are written as a concept story revolving around Malphas, the 39th gothic spirit in demonology. Malphas serves as the grand president and general of hell; commanding forty legions of demons and appearing before conjurers in the form of a crow.

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

HOROMA EXORDIUM – New Single “Worlds Falling” – A Metal Odyssey Review

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world music with tags , , , , on September 5, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Horoma Exordium are a Black Metal band hailing from Glasgow Scotland. Consisting of Aghast on instruments and recording and Bhaldraithe on vocals. It was born with a vision to create a ferocious incarnation of Black Metal whilst infusing other elements of Extreme Metal.

The new single from Horoma Exordium is as vile and poisonous a listen into Black Metal as I could ever wish for. This is Black Metal extremity at a very, very bang-up level, my fellow Metal brethren! This song is just as potent in its speed as it is on its fierceness. Musically and vocally this song encapsulates extreme Black Metal.

The breakdown half-way through the song doesn’t give me much room to catch my breath or slow my heart rate and it makes sense quite honestly. If you adore your Black Metal at its most crazed and evil level, then Horoma Exordium will answer your blackened call. Metal Be Thy Name – Stone.

For fans for Gorgoroth, Emperor, Anaal Nathrakh, Burzum, Satyricon and Mayhem.

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For more Horoma Exordium:

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HOROMA EXORDIUM.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

NOIRE – Release “THE TRACKS OF THE HUNTED” On Cassette

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , on September 5, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Canada’s NOIRE have teamed up with Static Tension Recordings to release their EP The Tracks of the Hunted as a limited edition cassette. This cassette version is truly high quality and the definitive way to hear this EP.

You can purchase the cassette here:

https://statictension.bandcamp.com/album/the-tracks-of-the-hunted

Those individuals who do not have a cassette player but wish to order the album digitally direct from the band for $1 here:

https://noiredarkmetal.bandcamp.com/

Originally released on July 8th 2016. The EP is a six-track tour-de-force that melds Black Metal with acoustic and ambient-like stylings, resulting in a truly unique sound.

The Tracks of the Hunted takes the fury and darkness of Black Metal and transforms it into something both beautiful and menacing at the same time. This EP demands a full and immersive listen. Piano and acoustic guitar are front and center for much of this record, weaving around a central pillar of majestic Metal which draws from Enslaved and Opeth in influence while the softer moments recall Agalloch’s experimentation. Broad chested chants blend with snarls and fierce guitar lines.

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NOIRE:

Andrew Lawes – vocals/guitar/piano
Bob Fitzgerald – guitar
Craig Peeples – bass
Josh Thiessen – drums

All songs written and recorded by Noire at Bedside Studios in Winnipeg.
Recording Engineer: Len Milne
Written and Produced by: Bob Fitzgerald, and Andrew Lawes
Mastered by Scott Pinder

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE NOIRE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

CRYSTAL VIPER ARE BACK! New Studio Album “Queen Of The Witches” Releases On February 17, 2017, via AFM Records!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on September 4, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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CRYSTAL VIPER are back! The Polish Heavy Metallers are returning after a 4 year absence, which was caused by the health issues relating to the band’s front woman and founder, Marta Gabriel, and which placed the future of CRYSTAL VIPER into question, (last year Marta underwent surgery of her nasal and facial sinuses), “The witch is back” however, sounding stronger, heavier and louder than ever before…!

On February 17, 2017, AFM RECORDS will release CRYSTAL VIPER‘s new concept album entitled “Queen Of The Witches”. The album, which will be available as a limited edition vinyl LP, CD and digital download, has been produced by Bart Gabriel – producer known for his collaboration with acts such as CIRITH UNGOL, MYTHRA and SACRED STEEL (and within their private lives, Marta’s husband), and engineered and mixed by Mariusz Pietka (JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR, LONEWOLF, MORTICIAN). The album’s cover artwork has been created by the legendary German artist, Andreas Marschall (RUNNING WILD, BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR). The first single from the new album will be entitled “The Witch Is Back”, and will be available in December. On February 18, 2017, the band will play an exclusive headlining live show in Munich, Germany, at the Heavy Metal Calling Festival, which will be an official release party for the new album.

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In other news Marta Gabriel, the band’s singer and guitarist who has once again written all of the songs on the new album, recently joined the ESP GUITARS family. In addition, all of the members of CRYSTAL VIPER have signed an endorsement deal with DEAN MARKLEY.

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More CRYSTAL VIPER:

http://www.crystalviper.com

http://www.facebook.com/crystalviperofficial

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https://www.afm-records.de/en/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE CRYSTAL VIPER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Swiss Dark Metal Trio XAON Release Lyric Video

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 3, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Swiss Dark Metal band XAON have released a lyric video for How We Become Ephemeral Birds, a song from forthcoming EP Face of Balaam. Check out the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leqhdDvrPpM

XAON will release its debut EP Face of Balaam on October 16, 2016. The official video for first single Discrowned, featuring vocals by SOILWORK‘s Björn “Speed” Strid, can be viewed at this location or below:

Brilliant melodies combine with the aggression of Death Metal throughout Face of Balaam, yet that description doesn’t quite do justice to the range of styles influencing the sound of XAON. Consider the contributions of legendary acts like ANATHEMA, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MY DYING BRIDE, SOILWORK, DEMONICAL, ULVER, and even Finnish act DISGRACE’s early to mid 90s output and you’ll get the picture.

Face of Balaam was produced and arranged by band members Vinc and Flo, recorded between June and August 2015, mixed and mastered by Julian at Parallel Focus Studios. Vocals engineered by Rob Carson at Carsonian Sound Solutions. All vocals, except “Discrowned,” were performed by Franco-American singer Rob Carson. Samples on “How we become Ephemeral Birds” and “Discrowned” by J.-P. Lana. The album artwork was  created by Californian artist and painter Erik Burton Kirchner.

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Track Listing:

1. How We Become Ephemeral Birds
2. Discrowned
3. When the Everlasting Gardens Die Away
4. The Soulcleaner
5. Veins like Burned Trees (The Awe That Walketh in Obscurity, Part 1)

“I was stopped dead in my tracks by this tsunami rolling over me.” – Rock Music Raider

“An up-and-coming band and worth keeping an eye (and ear) on.” – Toilet ov Hell

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In other news, XAON will be touring Europe with SIRENIA, TYR, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, and RELICSEED in November. Tour dates below:

Nov 10 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof
Nov 11 Rostock, Germany @ Alte Zuckerfrabrik
Nov 12 Aalborg, Denmark @ Aalborg Metal Fest
Nov 13 Bremem, Germany @ Tivoli
Nov 14 Gdansk, Poland @ B90
Nov 15 Erfurt, Germany @ From Hell
Nov 16 Prague, Czech Republic @ Nova Chmelnice
Nov 17 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room
Nov 18 Zug, Switzerland @ Galvanik
Nov 19 Monthey, Switzerland @ Pont Rouge
Nov 20 Weinheim, Germany @ Cafe Central
Nov 21 Cologne, Germany @ Essigfabrik
Nov 22 Leiden, Netherlands @ Gebr, de Nobel
Nov 23 Amstelveen, Netherlands @ P60
Nov 24 Arnhem, Netherlands @ Willemmen
Nov 25 Roeselare, Belgium @ De Verlichte Geest
Nov 26 TBA
Nov 27 London, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Islington

Source: ClawHammer PR

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For more XAON:

http://www.xaonmusic.com/

http://www.facebook.com/xaonmusic

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE XAON.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

SHADECROWN – To Release Debut Album In October!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world music with tags , , , , on September 2, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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A Finnish melancholic Melodic Death Metal band, Shadecrown have set a release date for their debut album. The album is called Agonia and it is set for release on October 21st, 2016, via Inverse Records.

Shadecrown was founded in 2012 by songwriter/keyboardist Saku Tammelin and they have previously released one demo and EP. The band’s music consists of many different elements and it’s influenced by many Metal genres, such as thrash and Melodic Doom Metal. In other words Shadecrown’s music combines beautiful melancholic melodies and aggressive guitar riffs.

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Track List:
1. Eremophobia
2. Led Astray
3. Ghostlike Existence
4. Far Off Innocence
5. Walk Through Hell
6. Longing For Sleep
7. The Ruins Of Me
8. Tear-Stained Heart
9. Silent Hours
10. Drown

Line-up:
Saku Tammelin – Keyboards
Jari Hokka – Vocals
Janne Salmelin – Bass & Clean Vocals
Kalle Varonen – Drums
Joonas Vesamäki – Guitars
Riku Niemonen – Guitars

Discography:
Shadecrown (Demo) 2013
Chained (EP) 2013
Agonia (Full-length) 2016

Links:


www.facebook.com/shadecrownband

www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgzAbGSdnoqtFtLO7vM7iQ

www.shadecrown.bandcamp.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE SHADECROWN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

FLAYED – French Heavy Rockers Reveal “XI Million” EP Details

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on September 1, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Kaotoxin is proud to announce the first step of its collaboration with Hard Rockin’ machine FLAYED with the release of the band’s new EP XI Million due out November 4th worldwide.

Keeping up the tradition of their last two releases, Symphony for the Flayed from 2014 and Monster Man from 2015, “XI Million” has been recorded in the good old way, on analog tapes at Cartellier studio and later mixed and mastered at Vamacara studio (OTARGOS, AZZIARD, ANTROPOFAGO…) and showcases the band’s mastery of the Rock’n’Roll magic and  groovy formula, yet playing it not only with guts but also bringing something fresh to the table mixing influences like AC/DC, BLACK SABBATH or DEEP PURPLE for a very personal vision of the genre.

Featuring four brand new originals and a cover version of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, “XI Million” will also mark the first time a FLAYED release will ever be available on the highly-praised vinyl support.

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Singer Renato Di Folco comments:
 “The EP, made of two previously unreleased tracks from the “Monster Man” sessions, a cover version and two brand new tracks, is meant to be a sort of link between our two previous albums and the next one but it’s also a link between FLAYED‘s modern approach of Hard Rock and the path paved by its glorious ancestors with this “traditional” kind of artwork and the analog recording. It’s not just a filler release to fit our yearly schedule. It’s really something of its very own, created for its very own purpose and a piece of art on its very own too.”

The EP will be a collector edition with no future reprint coming as either a 500 hand-numbered copies limited edition Deluxe DigiSleeve CD or a 300 hand-numbered copies limited edition 12″ MLP+CD and, of course, digital. Preorders will be available at the Kaotoxin Shop on September 26th.

Two first extracts of the forthcoming EP can be found below as soundtracks of 360° videos produced by TAKE A SIP, a French communication agency specializing in the wine business, as part of their marketing campaign for the HELLFEST Open Air “Kingdom of Muscadet” wine bar.

TRACK LIST:

  1. Eleven Million
  2. Trend Is Over
  3. Fortunate Son [Creedence Clearwater Revival cover]
  4. Shoot the Trail
  5. Rollin’ Monkey
  • Total running time: 18:56

ELEVEN MILLION (360° video)

https://www.facebook.com/kingdomofmuscadet/videos/798736793595360/

 


LINKS:

Flayed-band.com

Flayed @ Facebook

Flayed @ YouTube

Flayed @ Instagram

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MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE FLAYED.

Stone.

MAMMOTHFEST 2016 Will Support MARTLETS HOSPICE In Brighton, Following Tragic Passing Of Tom From ARCHITECTS

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , on August 25, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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THIS A CALL TO ALL BANDS/LABELS/MAGAZINES etc to send MAMMOTHFEST some prizes they can raffle off to help raise as much money as possible.

The Mammothfest team in Brighton have been deeply moved by the passing of Tom Searle of Architects recently. He spent his last days being cared for by the incredible people at Martlets hospice, a charity that rely on donations to continue to help those in need through their last days.

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MAMMOTHFEST are asking you all, yes you bands, labels, magazines, printing companies and other – whatever it may be – if you have something that can be raffled, send it to the address below asap:

MAMMOTHFEST
3B Highcroft Villas
Brighton
BN1 5PS

Every prize will be raffled and every single penny raised will go directly to the hospice. Cut off point is 20/09/2016 to submit prizes.

If you are unable to attend or send prizes for the raffle but want to support this incredible charity/cause then please donate at the following just giving page:

www.justgiving.com/thomassearle

MAMMOTHFEST:  www.mammothfest.uk

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MetalOdyssey

Rest In Peace, Tom Searle.

Stone.

COBALT – To Kick Off North American Tour Next Week

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , on August 24, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Progressive apocalyptic wasteland Metal duo COBALT will kick off their long-anticipated North American tour next week. Slated to commence on September 1st in Seattle, Washington and run through September 24th in Denver, Colorado, the Slow Forever Tour 2016 includes an appearance at Hopscotch Fest in Raleigh, North Carolina and Basilica SoundScape in Hudson, New York as well as a special performance with Wolves In The Throne Room in Washington, DC. Support will be provided by Germany’s infernal Metal duo, Mantar.

COBALT w/ Mantar:
9/01/2016 Highline – Seattle, WA
9/02/2016 Ash Street Saloon – Portland, OR
9/03/2016 Golden Bull – Oakland, CA
9/04/2016 The Viper Room – Los Angeles, CA
9/05/2016 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ
9/07/2016 Mohawk – Austin, TX
9/09/2016 Hopscotch Fest – Raleigh, NC **
9/10/2016 529 – Atlanta, GA
9/11/2016 The East Room – Nashville, TN
9/13/2016 Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
9/14/2016 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
9/15/2016 DC9 – Washington, DC w/ Wolves In The Throne Room **
9/16/2016 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
9/17/2016 Basilica SoundScape – Hudson, NY **
9/18/2016 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
9/19/2016 The Garrison – Toronto, ON
9/20/2016 Corktown Tavern – Detroit, MI
9/21/2016 Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL
9/22/2016 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN
9/23/2016 Riot Room – Kansas City, MI
9/24/2016 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
** COBALT only

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COBALT features multi-instrumentalist/mastermind Erik Wunder and new vocalist Charlie Fell (ex-Lord Mantis). The pair will be touring in support of their Slow Forever full-length, released this past March on CD, LP, and digitally via Profound Lore Records. Pitchfork named the record the band’s, “best-ever,” and, “as accessible as it is aggressive, with magnetic hooks, shout-along mantras, and sparkling riffs.” Spin noted, “Slow was born of isolation and betrayal, but it’s music that was meant for concert halls COBALT deserve to fill; music that rewards both introspection and reveling in like-minded rapture.”

Stereogum gushed, “Slow Forever works because its way vaster and meaner and more monolithic than almost any album I’ve heard in recent years. It’s not an album that does things. It simply is. If you listen to it in the right frame of mind, it creates this whole visceral hell-world inside your head, and you can just go fold in on yourself and live there.” Added Metal Injection, “Slow Forever is a commanding and magisterial composition. It stands as a frame of reference for great Metal much like its predecessor and transcends the hitches and missteps that COBALT has dealt with in the space between albums… a massively rewarding experience to digest and rife with some of COBALT‘s greatest individual moments.”

Source: Earsplit PR

For more info:

http://www.facebook.com/COBALT

http://www.profoundlorerecords.com

http://www.facebook.com/profoundlorerecords

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE COBALT.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Swedish Death Metal Unit DECOMPOSED To Release “Wither” On Chaos Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 23, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Decomposed - Wither - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #MO99ILMNSMSO33

Swedish Death Metal Unit DECOMPOSED have announced the forthcoming release of Wither, the band’s third full-length album. Wither will be released October 3 on Mexico’s Chaos Records.  New songs “By Nothingness Crowned” and “Submerged” are streaming at the following link https://chaos-records.bandcamp.com/album/wither and below:

Wither is uncompromising, riff-driven Swedish Death Metal that proudly follows in the giant footsteps of genre leaders DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED, and the like.  Wither was recorded in mid-2015 by composer/founder Jesper Ekstål along with drummer Emil Leijon in Studio Blastbeat in Sundsvall, the same studio in which the previous albums were recorded. The album will be available on CD and vinyl formats.

CD Pre-order: http://store.chaos-records.com

Track Listing:

1. By Nothingness Crowned
2. Upheaval
3. Void
4. Submerged
5. Downwards
6. Drenched in Wounds
7. Wither
8. Into Nothing
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BAND BIO:
Sweden’s DECOMPOSED grew into a band in 2010, shortly after being conceived as a pure one-man Death Metal project. A year later the Stench of Death demo was recorded, which led to the self-titled debut album the following year. Two years thereafter the follow-up, entitled Devouring was released, a much more mature creation focused on darkness, horror and madness.

After a few live performances and quite a few internal struggles, DECOMPOSED had to cease to exist as a live band. All members left, and only composer/founder Jesper Ekstål remained. The work on the third chapter Wither was well under way during this period, and it continued during obstacles of every kind.

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Source:

Clawhammer PR - promo logo - 2015 - #0323CHMO

* For more info:

Decomposed Facebook

www.chaos-records.com/

Twitter.com/ChaosRecs/

www.facebook.com/chaosrecords/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE DECOMPOSED.

DECOMPOSED KICKS F’N METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

Polish Death Metal Band BANISHER Reveal New Lyric Video

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 22, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Critically acclaimed Polish Death Metal band BANISHER have revealed a lyric video for “The Iconoclast” a new track from their forthcoming album Oniric Delusions. The track is a four and a half-minute rager of old-school Death Metal.

Listen to The Iconoclast” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xeZXtMaoo or below:

Oniric Delusions will be released by Deformeathing Productions on September 3 2016.

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Starting with their Sorrow of Death demo back from 2005 , Banisher was originally founded in Rzeszów, Poland by Hubert Więcek and Michał Such. With every release, the band have set abundantly clear markers of progression and maturity to reach the present Extreme Death Metal powerhouse they’ve become.

Including members from such bands as Decapitated, Redemptor, Darzamat, Nuclear Vomit, Shodan and Ketha, the new opus was recorded by Więcek (guitars, bass), Szczepan Inglot (vox), and Jacek Gut (drums). Michał Bartosik was added as their new permanent bassist at the very start of 2016. Since their previous release (‘Scarcity’), the band has seen a significantly marked growth both in style and production and especially the dexterity of guitarist Więcek. It should be noted that Więcek has the honor of being endorsed by Ibanez Guitars since 2014 as well.

The band has already extensively toured the greater part of Europe and appeared at several festivals such as Inferno Metal Festival, Eastern Deathfest, Flesh Party Open Air, Cieszanów Rock Festival, and Metal Head’s Mission among others; they have also headlined Metal Blast in Cairo, Egypt. No doubt they will be looking to unleash their new material to all on tour soon well into 2016.

Coming in at just over 30 mins. ‘Oneiric Delusions’ was recorded, mixed and mastered at Invent-Sound Studio in Bydgoszcz, Poland by Szymon Grodzki. The album will be released on CD complemented with a comprehensive 16 page booklet and a lacquered sticker of the album cover artwork of the album supplied by Pete “Astmol” Zając.

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Source: Dewar PR

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE BANISHER.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS – Sign Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records! New Double Album “Prevail I + II” Out In 2017

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Kobra And The Lotus - Band Publicity Pic - 2016 - #33ILMNSMOS933

From Napalm Records:

Canadian Hard Rockers, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. Their fourth album and Napalm Records debut Prevail I + II will be released as two separate volumes of a double album. The first part will be released in February 2017 with the second part to follow in October of 2017. But don’t worry, you won’t have to wait that long to hear new material from KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, as they will be releasing a new single very soon! More info on Prevail I + II will be announced shortly!

“We are delighted to announce this signing today. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS are one of the most exciting new bands in this genre”, says Napalm Records Managing Director Thomas Caser.

The band on their signing to Napalm Records and upcoming albums:

“It is with great pleasure and humility that we can finally announce our signing to Napalm Records!! We’ve been working very hard on creating our upcoming albums, ‘Prevail I’ and ‘Prevail II’ and believe there couldn’t have been a better partnership to help us bring this massive double record undertaking to the world. Get ready for lots of new music and the best sonic evolution of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS to date. We can’t wait to see you all out there!! Horns up, love up!! \M/.”

Check out a special video message from KOBRA:

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will take to the road this fall in Europe alongside label-mates Delain. Fans can expect to hear a mix of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS classics and new songs from Prevail I + II.

Stay tuned for more info on the album and the first single in the coming weeks!

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For more info:

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS

http://www.napalmrecords.com

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE KOBRA AND THE LOTUS.

LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL.

Stone.

HAMMERFALL “Built To Last” – New Studio Album Releases Worldwide On November 4th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Sweden’s legendary Heavy Metal band HAMMERFALL will be releasing their new studio album, Built To Last, on November 4th, 2016, worldwide! Metal Be Thy Name!

Built To Last – Track List:

1. Bring It!
2. Hammer High
3. The Sacred Vow
4. Dethrone And Defy
5. Twilight Princess
6. Stormbreaker
7. Built To Last
8. The Star Of Home
9. New Breed
10. Second To None

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HAMMERFALL:

Joacim Cans – Lead Vocals
Oscar Dronjak – Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Pontus Norgren – Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Fredrik Larsson – Bass Guitar

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For more HAMMERFALL:

Hammerfall Home

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE HAMMERFALL.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

PRETTY MAIDS “Kingmaker” – New Studio Album Releases on November 4th, via Frontiers Music SRL

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , on August 21, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

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Who is ready for some new music from Denmark’s Pretty Maids? KINGMAKER is coming November 4th!

KINGMAKER – Track List:

1. When God Took A Day Off
2. Kingmaker
3. Face The World
4. Humanize Me
5. Last Beauty On Earth
6. Bull’s Eye
7. King Of The Right Here And Now
8. Heavens Little Devil
9. Civilized Monsters
10. Sickening
11. Was That What You Wanted

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PRETTY MAIDS:

Ronnie Atkins – vocals
Ken Hammer – guitars
Rene Shades – bass
Allan Tschicaja – drums

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Source:

Frontiers Music srl - XX logo - 2016 - #MO9099ILMFNSO44

http://www.frontiers.it

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE PRETTY MAIDS.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

DIRKSCHNEIDER And UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Nominated For The Metal Hammer Awards 2016! Live Album Drops October 28th!

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on August 20, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Dirkschneider - Live - Back To The Roots - promo album cover pic - 2016 - #ILMGSMOS8333

From AFM Records:

We are very proud to announce that DIRKSCHNEIDER got nominated for the Metal Hammer Award 2016 as BEST LIVE BAND and Udo Dirkschneider got nominated for the Metal Hammer Award 2016 as LEGEND. The winner will be announced during the Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin, Sept. 16th, 2016.

The long-awaited live album from DIRKSCHNEIDER‘s “Back To The Roots Tour” will be released on October 28th as 2-CD DigiPak and triple vinyl in 4 different vinyl colors (black, gold, silver and clear) via AFM Records.

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The album “Live – Back To The Roots” was recorded at the sold out show at the “Kaminwerk” in Memmingen on April 2nd, 2016 and contains the following tracks:

01. Intro
02. Starlight
03. Living For Tonite
04. Flash Rockin‘ Man
05. London Leatherboys
06. Midnight Mover
07. Breaker
08. Head Over Heels
09. Neon Nights
10. Princess Of The Dawn
11. Winterdreams
12. Restless And Wild
13. Son Of A Bitch
14. Up To The Limit
15. Wrong Is Right
16. Midnight Highway
17. Screaming For A Love-Bite
18. Monsterman
19. T.V. War
20. Losers And Winners
21. Metal Heart
22. I’m A Rebel
23. Fast As A Shark
24. Balls To The Wall
25. Burning

CD version:
CD 1: tracks 01 – 13
CD 2: tracks 14 – 25

Vinyl version:
Side A: tracks 01 – 05
Side B: tracks 06 – 09
Side C: tracks 10 – 13
Side D: tracks 14 – 19
Side E: tracks 20 – 23
Side F: tracks 24 – 25

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For more info:

DIRKSCHNEIDER

Udo Dirkschneider (official)

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Source:

AFM Records - logo - white background - 2015 - #MOGNALS

https://www.afm-records.de/de/

MetalOdyssey

LONG LIVE UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.