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DARKSEED – Digital ‘Best Of’ DARKSEED Out In May

Posted in gothic metal, gothic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on April 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DARKSEED – A best of DARKSEED has been added to our digital-only series.

The best of, entitled “Astral Darkness Awaits”, will feature 14 tracks including 2 bonus tracks that were only available on the limited edition of the physical version of “Poison Awaits”.

“Astral Darkness Awaits” is going feature songs from the following DARKSEED releases: “Astral Adventures”, “Ultimate Darkness” and “Poison Awaits”.

The complete track listing will be revealed soon.

“Astral Darkness Awaits” will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload other
digital music stores only on May 4, 2012!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on DARKSEED, click on the links below:

http://www.darkseed.com

http://www.myspace.com/darkseedband

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DARKSEED.

Stone.

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ENTOMBED ‘Monkey Puss (Live in London)’ – Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on April 4, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

ENTOMBED – Just this morning, people have been stopping me on the street and asking me, “Stone, what’s your Metal pick of the day?” and my response has been: ENTOMBED. Monkey Puss (Live in London). That simple. I cannot stop listening to this CD lately, there’s something to be said for the way this legendary and influential band from Sweden comes across live. These guys kept it real in their performance and it comes across just so to my ears.

This classic ENTOMBED concert was recorded live at the London Astoria, March 18th, 1992, when ENTOMBED was on their Gods Of Grind Tour. This live CD has it all, my Metal brethren. Raw, no overdubbing, groove laden and fire-fueled with all the Death ‘N Roll that they are so famous for. I can sense both the band and the crowd were feeding off each other, with plenty of who gives a shit attitude… the way a live Metal show is supposed to be like.

My favorite song on here is Evilyn. It’s that Death ‘N Roll that get’s my Metal adrenaline all pumped up! Hell, this entire CD is a favorite of mine, especially when it comes to live recordings of Metal. You surely cannot go wrong by seeking this CD out and letting the live Metal vibes of ENTOMBED run through your veins. You absolutely cannot go wrong here.

This live album just sucks me right in and makes me feel damn good. I crank it up and let my senses digest the that underground live vibe of Metal that I’m hearing from ENTOMBED. No polish. No ballads. No billion dollar producer. This is live Metal from ENTOMBED. There is a live DVD of this concert out there as well, I’ve never owned it. I will own it one day. Metal be thy name.

Monkey Puss (Live in London) was released back in 1998 on Earache Records. ENTOMBED carried the torch valiantly for Metal in the 90’s (when Metal was supposedly beaten down) and they continue their Metal legacy to this day.

Monkey Puss (Live in London) – Track Listing:

Living Dead

Revel In Flesh

Strange Aeons

Crawl

But Life Goes On

Sinners Bleed

Evilyn

The Truth Beyond

Drowned

Left Hand Path

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LONG LIVE ENTOMBED.

Stone.

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EWIGHEIM – Relaunched Website Online, Announce First Single ‘Dürrer Mann’ From Forthcoming Album ‘Bereue Nichts’

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

EWIGHEIM have relaunched their website! You can visit their official homepage at http://ewigheim.de (German only)

The trio’s brand new album “Bereue Nichts” (“Regret Nothing”) will be released in late May.

The band has now announced the first single!

“Dürrer Mann” will be available as limited digipak, limited to 999 hand-numbered copies and feature the following exclusive tracks:

1. Satan (Intro)
2. Dürrer Mann (Edit)
3. Dürrer Mann (Remix By Bluter)
4. Schneemann

“Dürrer Mann” will be released on April 27, 2012!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on EWIGHEIM, click on the links below:

http://www.ewigheim.de

http://www.myspace.com/ewigheim

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE EWIGHEIM.

Stone.

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DARKTRIBE – Signs With Massacre Records, New Album ‘Mysticeti Victoria’ Releasing August 2012

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 3, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

DARKTRIBE from France was originally founded by the Agnello brothers, Anthony (vocals) and Julien (drums), in 2009. Soon their long-time friends Bruno Caprani (bass) and Loïc Manuello (guitars) joined the band.

DARKTRIBE quickly showed their passion of sharing music by recording their first EP “Natural Defender” the same year.

After a period of shows and composing, DARKTRIBE wanted to go further by imposing their own style and entered the at ARTMUSIC Studio in Nice (France) to record their upcoming debut album with Sebb Camhi. Later the album was mixed and mastered at the famous Finnvox Studios in Finland by Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Masterplan) and Mika Jussila (Sonata Arctica, Amorphis).

The album deals with the path of self-destruction to which the human civilization moves by ruining earth.

Powerful vocals, heavy guitars and progressive rhythms meet melodic and symphonic parts – that’s how you can describe DARKTRIBE’s sound.

DARKTRIBE’s debut “Mysticeti Victoria” will be released worldwide on August 24, 2012 via Massacre Records!

DARKTRIBE Line-up:

Anthony Agnello – Vocals

Loïc Manuello – Guitars

Bruno Caprani – Bass

Julien Agnello – Drums

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If you’re in France, you can enjoy them live here:
April 7, 2012 FR Nice @ L’Altherax – www.facebook.com/events/303806309684697
April 21, 2012 Fr Nice @ Le Volume – www.facebook.com/events/193072087471032

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on DARKTRIBE, click on the links below:

www.darktribe.free.fr

www.facebook.com/pages/Darktribe/257594750710

www.youtube.com/user/DarktribeOfficial

www.twitter.com/DarktribeTweet

LONG LIVE DARKTRIBE.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – New Song Stream Available

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on April 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Band Continues Pillaging Stages Across The U.S.

Today Ohio Metal goliaths SKELETONWITCH are streaming “new” track, “Tragedy of Days” at Prosthetic Records’ official bandcamp page. Never formally released on record in the States, the tune was recorded during the Forever Abomination sessions with producer Matt Hyde and appeared on the Decibel Magazine Flexi-Disc series (Oct. 2011 issue) as well as the Japanese edition of Forever Abomination.

Comments guitarist Scott Hedrick of the track: “’Tragedy of Days’ was an epic instrumental by [guitarist] Nate [Garnette]’s former band Serkesoron. They disbanded after the untimely passing of Serkesoron’s  frontman, Thom Wright. Shortly after the band called it quits, SKELETONWITCH was born. We re-recorded the track and Chance [Garnette] added vocals as a tribute to Thom, immortalizing him in song.”

Check out “Tragedy of Days” at THIS LOCATION.

In related news, the new vinyl reissues of the SKELETONWITCH‘s breakthrough releases Breathing The Fire and Beyond The Permafrost are now shipping from the Prosthetic Store. Both are available in three variants — splatter, half-and-half and 180-gram black wax — and feature gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” record jackets. Pictures of the limited-edition colored LPs can be seen HERE. The black vinyl versions of both albums will be available in select retail stores on April 10.

Additionally, the band recently unveiled a new video for the song “The Infernal Resurrection,” which comes off their The studio offering, Forever Abomination. To view the clip, which documents the band in live pillage mode in Europe, head over to Metal Injection.

SKELETONWITCH are currently setting stage ablaze on tour alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance. This marks the group’s first North American tour action of 2012 in support of latest full-length,  Forever Abomination. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates.

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* For the remaining SKELETONWITCH tour dates, click large link below:

SKELETONWITCH – New Video Premiere Brought To You By Metal Injection, U.S. Tour Underway, European Tour Dates Announced

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* For more info on SKELETONWITCH, click on the links below:

http://www.skeletonwitch.com

http://prostheticrecords.com

LONG LIVE SKELETONWITCH.

Stone.

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TO/DIE/FOR – Signs With Massacre Records; New Album ‘Samsara’ Due Out Summer 2012

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

(Photo Credit: Karen Fader McBride)

It seems like Gothic Metal became the national music for Finland – and among the leading acts you’ll find TO/DIE/FOR.

TO/DIE/FOR was founded in the middle of the 90’s. They soon released some mini-albums on their own and their first album “All Eternity” followed in 1999, released through Spinefarm Records (Finland)/Nuclear Blast (Europe). Soon the band became well-known within the gothic scene, not at last because of the excellent cover version of the 80’s classic “In The Heat Of The Night” (originally by Sandra). A tour with in Flames and Sentenced followed and proved that TO/DIE/FOR is more than an overnight sensation.

When their second album “Epilogue” was released in 2001, the single “Hollow Heart” reached a top position at the Finnish single charts in advance. A tour with Lacrimosa followed, another successful step in the history of this outstanding Gothic Metal act.

After the band focused on the songwriting and took a small break, their third record “Jaded” was released in 2003. Once again a rocking Gothic Metal album, featuring those typical, melancholic and dark vocals of Jape Parätalo, which is one of the trademarks of the band. The fourth studio album “IV” (2005) followed and “Wounds Wide Open”, the fifth studio album, was released in October 2006. In autumn 2007 the band decided to take a break.

After many years of absence one of the pioneering Gothic Rock/Metal bands is back with their new album “Samsara”, which will be released in summer 2012!

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TO/DIE/FOR are:

Jape TDF – Vocals

Juppe Sutela – Guitar

Antza Talala – Guitar

Eza Viren – Bass

Matti Huopainen – Drums

Juska Salminen – Keyboards

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on TO/DIE/FOR, click on the links below:

www.todieforband.net

www.facebook.com/tdfofficial

www.youtube.com/user/TODIEFORbandofficial

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE TO/DIE/FOR.

Stone.

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OVERKILL ‘The Electric Age’ – Once Again, A Reminder Of Thrash Metal Supremacy

Posted in Metal with tags , , , , , , on April 2, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

OVERKILL – Yes that’s Chaly once again on the front cover of this new Overkill album. Another sign of Chaly and another new Overkill release means that the Thrash Metal genre is once again bigger, badder, meaner and stronger than it was before. Our Pit Bull of Thrash is once again unleashed. That’s how important Overkill is to Thrash Metal, in my most honest of Metal opinions. Overkill is THE worldwide leader of Thrash Metal. Why? Pure talent. Consistency. Legitimacy. Quality. Forget longevity… it’s their damn incredible and admirable perseverance that makes this band the iconic leader they are to Thrash Metal… and Metal in general too.

Okay, my ranting as a lifelong Overkill fan is now over. Um, no it’s not. On March 27th, 2012, The Electric Age, the sixteenth studio album from Overkill, was released on eOne Music. From the album opening drum blasts from Ron Lipnicki to the intensified vocals of Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth on Come And Get It, straight on through to this album’s completion, I felt and heard the authority and passion of a Thrash Metal band that boasts a true classic lineup in 2012. Metal as my witness, these five men of Thrash have been together long enough to be considered a “classic” Overkill lineup.

The jaw-dropping guitar licks of Dave Linsk and Derek “The Skull” Tailer cannot be denied, a one-two power-packed punch of guitar grandeur. The all-encompassing Thrash energy I receive from The Electric Age swirls around my senses, making me feel like I’ve landed feet-first in a Thrash Metal field of dreams, with my Metal chick by my side… and kegs of cold beer aplenty. D.D. Verni plays his bass (as usual) with a Thrashing vengeance and his trademark backing vocals are as powerful as ever.

Once I heard Come And Get It, Electric Rattlesnake and Wish You Were Dead, it’s as if the thunder strike had been aimed upon my brain, driving home the clear fact that Overkill is kicking some insane Thrash Metal ass in 2012, almost like they’ve never kicked ass like this before. Seriously. I’m so damn astonished by the totality of this Overkill ambush of Thrash on The Electric Age, that I want to fall to my knees and beg for mercy. Um, forget mercy… I want more.

What’s so damn crazy about Overkill, is there is always melody in them there grooves of Thrash they administer to my ears. Black Daze has the thick Groove Metal and Thrash Metal alliance happening and it’s superlatively played by Overkill on all counts. Whoa and throw some F’n cold water in my face. 21st Century Man is a song that’s ablaze with every fabulous aspect about Overkill that I could possibly think of. Killer vocals. Killer speed. Killer guitar solo. Killer double bass. Killer riffs. Killer everything. Metal be thy name.

If we’re talking about “Metal Album Of 2012” contenders, I am placing The Electric Age at the very top of my list right now. Overkill could have given up years ago and returned in 2012 as a “reunion band”. Instead, Overkill never went anywhere, this Thrash Metal band has done more than “stood the test of time”, Overkill has established themselves as THE measuring stick within our Thrash Metal community, never letting us loyal fans down. The Electric Age is just another fitting example of this band’s extensive Thrash supremacy. Metallica who?

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THE ELECTRIC AGE – Track Listing:

Come And Get It

Electric Rattlesnake

Wish You Were Dead

Black Daze

Save Yourself

Drop The Hammer

21st Century Man

Old Wounds, New Scars

All Over But The Shouting

Good Night

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* For more info on OVERKILL, click on the links below:

http://www.wreckingcrew.com

eOne Metal

LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

Stone.

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GRAND MAGUS – Cover Artwork Of ‘THE HUNT’ Released; Album Releases This May On Nuclear Blast

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on April 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS have just released the cover artwork of their upcoming masterpiece “The Hunt”. The cover art was done by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP), he also did the cover artwork of the GRAND MAGUS album “Iron Will”.

JB commented:
“Arik Roper is a super-talented artist and we’ve had the pleasure of working with him before when he did the cover art for our album Iron Will. This time around with the overall feel and lyrical themes of our new album THE HUNT, Arik was the perfect choice once again. We basically just gave him the title and he created one of the most haunting and suggestive images ever seen. He totally nailed what the album is all about. To say we are pleased is a gigantic understatement! This piece of art will stand the test of time and become classic.”

“The Hunt” will be released in Europe May 25, 2012 and on June 5th, 2012 in North America, via Nuclear Blast.

GRAND MAGUS:

JB – Vocals, Guitar

Fox – Bass

Sebastian – Drums

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on GRAND MAGUS, click on the links below:

http://www.grandmagus.com/

http://www.facebook.com/grandmagusofficial

http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/musi…

LONG LIVE GRAND MAGUS.

Stone.

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HYSTERICA – ‘The Art Of Metal’ Is Out Now!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, melodic metal, metal music, Music, Power Metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 1, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HYSTERICA – This past March, the second studio album, The Art Of Metal, from Stockholm, Sweden’s HYSTERICA was released via Black Lodge. Get a Metal taste for what HYSTERICA sounds like below. Hopefully you’ll be impressed and will seek their new album out. I know I dig what I hear from this all-female Metal Band, hell and yeah. Metal be thy name.

As stated on the Black Lodge Records website:

Hysterica has toured Sweden, Europe and Russia playing both clubs and big festivals like Sweden Rock Festival and Hardrock Hell (UK). Hysterica has developed on all horizons since the release of the debut album and with Black Lodge – Sweden’s biggest Metal label – everything is there to make them as big as, for example, Sabaton and Bullet. “The Art Of Metal” is a real killer and is guaranteed to receive a lot of attention worldwide!

HYSTERICA:

Anni De Vil – vocals

Bitchie – guitar

Satanica – bass

Helln’ – drums

Marydeath – keyboard

The Art Of Metal – back cover with track listing

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* For more info on HYSTERICA, click on the links below:

http://www.hysterica.se

BLACK LODGE RECORDS

LONG LIVE HYSTERICA.

Stone.

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KREATOR – ‘Phantom Antichrist’ Limited Edition Digi-Pak Track Listing Revealed; More Album Details

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

Germany’s KREATOR, one of the world’s most enduring and masterful Thrash Metal bands, has revealed the track listing & bonus DVD content of the limited edition digi-pak version of their thirteenth studio album, Phantom Antichrist. This will be their first album released by Nuclear Blast.

Track listing:

01. Mars Mantra
02. Phantom Antichrist
03. Death To The World
04. From Flood Into Fire
05. Civilization Collapse
06. United In Hate
07. The Few, The Proud, The Broken
08. Your Heaven, My Hell
09. Victory Will Come
10. Until Our Paths Cross Again

BONUS DVD:

– Conquerers of the ice – The making of Phantom Antichrist
Directed by Matthias Kollek

– Harvesting the grapes of Horror
Live at Wacken Open Air in 2011 and 2008.
Mixed by Klaus Scheuermann.
Edited by Marcel Schleif and Stephan Lier

01. Choir Of The Damned (2011)
02. Hordes Of Chaos (2011)
03. War Curse (2011)
04. Coma Of Souls / Endless Pain (2011)
05. Pleasure To Kill (2011)
06. Destroy What Destroys You (2011)
07. The Patriarch (2008)
08. Violent Revolution (2008)
09. People Of The Lie (2008)
10. Europe After The Pain (2008)
11. Phobia (2011)
12. Terrible certainty / Reconquering The Throne (2011)
13. Flag Of Hate / Tormentor (2011)

Phantom Antichrist will be released on June 1st in Europe and on June 5th in North America. The album was recorded in Örebro, Sweden at the famed Fascination Street Studio with renowned producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Soilwork). A vinyl edition will also be available.

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Stone Says: I am counting the minutes for this June 5th North American release date! Whoa and Metal be thy name.

KREATOR =  THRASH METAL LEGENDS.

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on KREATOR, click on the links below:

http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de

http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com

http://www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial

http://www.youtube.com/user/kreatorofficial

LONG LIVE KREATOR.

Stone.

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SOULFLY ‘ENSLAVED’ – Soulfly Has Raised Their Own Bar Of Metal Excellence

Posted in groove metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SOULFLY – The eighth studio album from Soulfly, Enslaved, was released on March 13, 2012, via Roadrunner Records. It’s a killer. With a “slave theme” throughout, just another dark side of mankind is brought to the Metal forefront by Max Cavalera and his band. If anyone out there needs to hear a legendary voice and musician of Metal… Max Cavalera is just that on Enslaved.

I was counting the days for this Soulfly release. I knew this album was going to resonate Metal in its heaviest form, with appreciative quality from world-class Metal musicians. As I listen to the vocals of Max Cavalera, the lyrics and brutal themes to the songs on Enslaved are magnified with an unparalleled realism. Whoa. Max has Soulfly at the top of the heaviest tier of Metal bands with this Enslaved release. There’s no doubt in my Metal mind about this.

One of my favorite tracks on Enslaved is Plata O Plomo. I cannot get enough of Soulfly’s Groove Metal and extreme rhythm stomp, courtesy of Tony Campos (bass) and David Kinkade (drums). Tony Campos also lends vocals on Plato O Plomo. The inclusion of a Flamenco guitar, during and at the conclusion of this song, gives it such a diverse touch that it’s insanely grand.

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Soulfly solidifies their ever impressive Thrash capabilities with American Steel and it F’n scorches and shreds! Whoa. American Steel has left its Thrash mark on my Metal soul. The tempo of the second half of this song may slow down some, still, the intensity of the vibes that American Steel gives off are there to behold. Once again, Soulfly shows off their astute diversity for the song with Max playing the sitar as the coda.

I cannot express any louder or clearer, just how proficient of a guitarist Marc Rizzo is. Marc is a thrill to listen to and he belongs mentioned in the “best of class” when it comes to Metal guitarists… or any Rock guitarist for that matter. The tones of Marc’s guitar are surely showcased throughout Enslaved. On Treachery, Marc just let’s it all loose, proving his dynamical presence is indeed an asset to Soulfly.

Across the board on Enslaved, the Metal is not just great… the Metal is exceptional. As I’ve stated in the past, I listen to a great deal of Metal and I don’t bullshit around. Soulfly has raised their own bar of Metal excellence with Enslaved. This is an album that holds a very strong chance at being #1 on my best of list at year’s end. Metal be thy name.

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SOULFLY:

Max Cavalera – vocals, 4-strings, soul, sitar, lyrical terrorism

Marc Rizzo – guitars, flamenco guitars

Tony Campos – bass, vocals on “Plata O Plomo”

David Kinkade – drums, percussion

Many ultra talented and world known vocalists and musicians appear as guests on Enslaved. Here they are:

Travis Ryan – additional vocals on “World Scum”

Dez Fafara – additional vocals on “Redemption Of Man By God”

Richie Cavalera – additional vocals on “Revengeance”

Igor Cavalera – additional vocals and guitar on “Revengeance”

Zyon Cavalera – drums on “Revengeance”

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ENSLAVED – Track Listing:

RESISTANCE

WORLD SCUM

INTERVENTION

GLADIATOR

LEGIONS

AMERICAN STEEL

REDEMPTION OF MAN BY GOD

TREACHERY

PLATA O PLOMO

CHAINS

REVENGEANCE

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* For more info on SOULFLY, click on the links below:

http://www.soulflyweb.com

http://www.youtube.com/soulfly

http://www.twitter.com/TheSoulflyTribe

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com

LONG LIVE SOULFLY.

Stone.

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THE TIDE WILL TAKE US – Reveal Album Artwork and Track Listing For “Putrid Dynasty”

Posted in deathcore, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE TIDE WILL TAKE US whom is set to unleash their full length album “Putrid Dynasty” on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 produced by Jon Howard of Threat Signal and Bjorn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork have revealed the album artwork and track listing for the upcoming release.

Check out TTWTU  “Choke on Your Regret” below!

The album is the follow-up to their self-titled 5-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up) and is a sonic fury that is immediately audible as it rips, pounds and rages through your ears. Song names like “Choke On Your Regret”, “Putrid Dynasty”, “Concubine Queen” and “Metastasize & Consume” demonstrate TTWTU‘s reach to the deepest, darkest abscesses of the listener’s brain before even a single note sounds and conjures grotesque imagery.

Album Artwork by Krishawnia Grey

Track Listing:

1. Concubine Queen

2. Choke On Your Regret

3. Putrid Dynasty

4. Perdition

5. Metastasize and Consume

6.Mouth Breaker

7. King of Damnation

8. Sinister Revelation

9. The Dead Call

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About: Rising from the smoky ashes of their former bands Disthrone, Through Rose-Tinted Glasses and Prophecy of Plagues, THE TIDE WILL TAKE US is a groove metal band named for the murky, volatile Georgian Bay waters the Wasaga Beach, ON five-piece call home. Formed by guitarists Mike Longeri and Jesse Carter via an impromptu debauchery post-concert jam, the duo soon had drummer Dave Hilder, bassist Taylor Riley and vocalist Matt Cola on board to plaster on their signature layers of grit and sludge to the melodic tunes they were churning out.

In just over one year together as a band, The Tide Will Take Us have already earned a reputation for their out of control, animalistic, musically tight and uncompromising live sets and have just completed recording their full-length debut album “Putrid Dynasty” produced by Jon Howard (Threat Signal) and Bjorin “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) to follow-up their self-titled five-song debut EP, produced by Kent Sheehey (The Vegas Wake Up).

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(Source: Asher Media Relations)

* For more info on THE TIDE WILL TAKE US, click on links below:

http://www.myspace.com/ttwtumusic

http://www.purevolume.com/TheTideWillTakeUs

http://www.youtube.com/thetidewilltakeus

http://www.twitter.com/ttwtu

LONG LIVE THE TIDE WILL TAKE US.

Stone.

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FEAR FACTORY – The Industrialist Artwork And Track Listing Revealed

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Additional May Tour Days Confirmed

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FEAR FACTORY today reveals cover and package details for their forthcoming new album, The Industrialist. Set for North American release on June 5, The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album’s ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel Magazine. The album’s artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats – standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.

Bell notes, “the protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man’s demise.”

The Industrialist again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise Lost/Skinny Puppy), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Cazares says, “collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels.”

Regarding Fulber Cazares notes, “Rhys has been our secret member,” shares Cazares. “He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made FEAR FACTORY stand out amongst the many bands of our genre.”

The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded, the album was the first release from FEAR FACTORY in six years. Mechanize debuted on Billboard’s Top 100 album chart week of release and topped CMJ’s Loud Rock radio chart as programmers embraced the band’s triumphant return. Sirus XM and Headbangers Ball’s host Jose Mangin noted, “after Mechanize dominated 2010 as Liquid Metal’s Album Of The Year, North America is chompin’ at the bit to get an ear full of new FEAR FACTORY. I have no doubt that FEAR FACTORY are going to kick our collective asses in 2012.”

Album artwork for The Industrialist can be viewed HERE.

The Industrialist Track Listing:

01. The Industrialist

02. Recharger

03. New Messiah

04. God Eater

05. Depraved Mind Murder

06. Virus of Faith

07. Difference Engine

08. Dissemble

09. Religion is Flawed Because Man is Flawed

10. Human Augmentation

11. Blush Response (Difference Engine) *

12. Landfill *

* (available on deluxe digi-book only)

FEAR FACTORY’s first tour dates since 2011 kick off with four performances in South America, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, before starting American dates in San Antonio on May 1. In support will be Shadows Fall, The Browning, The Devasted, and Legacy Of Disorder. The complete list of dates are:

5/01/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

5/02/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

5/03/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

5/05/2012 State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL

5/06/2012 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

5/07/2012 Masquerade – Altanta, GA

5/09/2012 Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC

5/10/2012 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/11/2012 Wally’s Pub – Hamton Beach, NH

5/12/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

5/13/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/15/2012 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH

5/16/2012 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI

5/17/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

5/19/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

5/21/2012 Ace of Spade – Sacramento, CA

5/22/2012 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

5/23/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on FEAR FACTORY, click on the links below:

http://www.fearfactory.com

http://www.facebook.com/fearfactory

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE FEAR FACTORY.

Stone.

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DISINTEGRATE – Sign To Massacre Records; New Album Releasing July 2012

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hard, melodic and straight to the point!

DISINTEGRATE, hailing from the north of Holland, has a definite preference for well-balanced arrangements and raw, energetic vocal lines, nicely served with a feisty Death Metal-sauce. Every musician in DISINTEGRATE has the freedom to develop his skills and show his musical prowess, thus creating a grooving mixture of aggression and melody.

DISINTEGRATE is the brain child of Danny Boonstra (vocals + keyboards), Leo van Leijen (guitars) and Jos Hindriks (guitars). When they started the band in 2005, a clear statement was defined outlining the structure and content for DISINTEGRATE: intelligent Melodic Death/Thrash Metal with no boundaries.

The band really took flight with the addition of Joran Dijkstra (drums) and Sander Stegeman (bass). By releasing the MCD “Destructive Capacity”, the band received a lot of attention and also played on the prestigious Waldrock festival in 2009 alongside bands like Carcass, Killswitch Engage and Heaven & Hell.

DISINTEGRATE’s new album “Parasites Of A Shifting Future” is going to be released on July 27, 2012!

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DISINTEGRATE are:

Danny Boonstra – Vocals & Keyboards

Jos Hindriks – Guitars

Leo van Leijen – Guitars

Sander Stegeman – Bass

Joran Dijkstra – Drums

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You can enjoy the band live at the following upcoming dates:

11.04.2012 NL Leeuwarden – Poppodium Romein (w/ Majesty) – www.facebook.com/events/304303459635528

19.05.2012 NL Dokkum – Zero – www.facebook.com/events/302720689795692

13.10.2012 NL Arnhem – Willemeen (Geldersch Metal Treffen) – www.facebook.com/events/399066650105103

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info on DISINTEGRATE, click on the links below:

www.disintegrate.nl

www.facebook.com/disintegrateband

www.youtube.com/user/Disintegrateofficial

http://www.massacre-records.com

LONG LIVE DISINTEGRATE.

Stone.

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SANGUINE – Debut / ST: Alternative Metal That Leaps Over Cutting Edge

Posted in alternative metal, alternative rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SANGUINE – When I first heard the opening track For Love (not too long ago) I immediately realized that Sanguine is a band that will, without question, make some serious F’n noize within the Metal and Alternative Metal world. Tarin Kerrey can scream her lungs out and her vocals are power-packed with emotion that comes across as 100% sincere. For Love is an amazing track of Metal to open up this debut from Sanguine, both for its riveting vibes and heightened heaviness.

Sanguine originates from the UK and they’re Metal comes with a fresh dose of sound that is unique and not part of any “same-old” crowd. One amazing song on this debut is Bangkok Nights. Try to imagine New Wave going full-throttle on the Metal pedal. Add a sliver of Funky guitar, screaming vocals, some Rap, thunderous Metal rhythm and Bangkok Nights is as diverse a Metal song I’ve ever had scorch my eardrums.

In The Sky is melodic and flows along like a top twenty hit single. More Hard Rock than Metal, In The Sky maintains  an edgy feel and vibe that is constant and contagious. Given Up is fortified with Alternative Metal muscle, speed, grooves, soaring vocals and a slice of growl. A song that is ultra energy fortified for certain. No two songs sound alike on this debut from Sanguine, a quality that I find alluring.

Live Consume Drive has so many delectable varieties of heaviness happening that it’s flat-out sensational. With a Punk snarl for its backbone, this song is driven by its aggressive speed and attitude. A potent moshing candidate of a song, one that’s guaranteed to turn fans at a live Sanguine show into a slammin’ frenzy. Contagious and Contagious Remix (Tim Baker Version) are examples of what happens, when a band wants to make Alternative Metal that will make you stomp about wether you are willing to or not.

The more I’ve listened to Sanguine, the more I want to get up off my ass and slam my body around the house, while my out of control movements destroy’s every material good I own into remnants of what once was. Sanguine is a band that isn’t looking for a party, they are the F’n party. Sanguine has created Metal, Alternative Metal, that accelerates at a non-stop level of psyche-you-out fever. This is Alternative Metal that has been turned up a dozen notches and very well may be ahead of its time. Hell yes.

Sanguine has proven to me, they’re a band that can’t be given a proper do with words alone. Sanguine has a debut album that needs to be digested by your senses to fully understand just how talented and commanding they sound. Sanguine will Rock your face off. I’ve warned you. If I could pick that one band I need to see live, it’s Sanguine. I can only imagine their songs coming to life in a small club/venue where all I can do is experience this band’s Alternative Metal and heightened energy. Metal be thy name.

Take a look and listen below to Given Up and (hopefully) you’ll see what I’m trying to blab about!

SANGUINE:

Tarin Kerrey – Vocals

Nick Magee – Guitar/Vocals

Tom Sherwood – Bass

Matt Feld – Drums

SANGUINE – Current Rockin’ News of Note:

* Singer Tarin Kerrey has performed guest vocals on 4 songs of the Primal Rock Rebellion album ‘Awoken Broken’ by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden.

* The band is currently writing album two with Jesper Stromblad from In Flames.

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Track Listing:

For Love

Anger Song

Contagious

Don’t Change

Bangkok Nights

In the Sky

Given Up

A place that you call home

Live Consume Drive

Simplify

Territory

Contagious REMIX

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* Listen to SANGUINE on Soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/mantaraymusic/sets/sanguine-sanguine/s-KaU68

* For more info on SANGUINE, click on the links below:

www.sanguineband.com

 http://www.myspace.com/sanguineband

http://www.twitter.com/sanguineband

LONG LIVE SANGUINE.

Stone.

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Power Prog & Metal Fest 2012 – Lotto Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium – Lineup Of Bands and Info

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, Power Metal, progressive metal, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

POWER PROG & METAL FEST – 2012 Edition: April 6th, 7th & 8th 2012 at Lotto Mons Expo – Mons – Belgium. 3 days/32 Bands/2 Stages! At Power Prog & Metal Fest, the bands don’t play at the same time!

This looks to be 3 days of incredible Metal to me! Just look at that lineup of bands on the festival poster! If you live in Belgium, this is one destination to get your “live” Metal fix! ACCEPT and Sonata Arctica on the same day, with Belgium’s very own Nightqueen! Each day has some powerhouse headliners. Whoa and Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on Power Prog & Metal Fest:

www.ppmfest.com

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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EXUMER – Premieres “The Weakest Limb” On Noiscreep.com

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 28, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Exumer are unveiling the third single from Fire & Damnation on AOL’s Noisecreep.com. The track can be heard now HERE. The Weakest Limb is the latest in a batch of singles to be heard from the album including: Vermin of the Sky on MetalHammer.de and Fire & Damnation on MetalBlade.com. Fire & Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records – April 10th in North America and April 6th/10th in Europe/UK.

Exumer have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in May and June, 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER’s first appearance in South American in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988.

Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: “We have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time! It’s a huge milestone in our career to return to Brazil after 24 years, where there are numerous online communities that wholeheartedly embrace EXUMER and where our fans have been loyally following us since our first appearances in the 1980s. There could hardly be a more cult tour package, between EXUMER and ARTILLERY, to hit South America and the timing could not be better for us to return there shortly after the release of our new album.”

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EXUMER

05/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl – Evil Horde Festival

South American Damnation Tour w/ Artillery

05/30 Buenos Aires, AR Asbury Club

05/31 Santiago, CL Teatro Teleton w/ Decapitated, Apocalyptica, and Marduk

06/01 Belo Horizonte, BR Music Hall

06/02 São Paulo, BR Hangar 110

06/03 Recife, BR Teatro Mauricio de Nassau

06/04 Porto Alegre, BR Bar Opinião

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(Source: Metal Blade Records News & Tour Update)

* For more info on EXUMER, click on the links below:

http://www.metalblade.com/exumer

http://www.facebook.com/exumerofficial

http://www.youtube.com/exumerofficial

LONG LIVE EXUMER.

Stone.

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Out Now On AFM Records: BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN

Posted in folk metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, pagan metal, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

One of the finest bands of the German Pagan Metal scene, BLACK MESSIAH, is back, and the new album from the warriors is out now in North America via AFM Records. Dubbed The Final Journey, the fifth full-length from the band is the second ‘Ruhr Vikings’ concept album following in the tradition of their 2009-released First War Of The World, and showcases BLACK MESSIAH playing more diverse and greater Epic Metal than ever. Heroic choruses collide with bitterly cold atmospheres, all layered with the Folk instrumentation in the customary BLACK MESSIAH Pagan Metal fashion.

For the powerful album opener “Windloni” — which showcases these amazing new stylistic upgrades to the BLACK MESSIAH sound perfectly — a video was filmed, evoking the legendary character in the tale to life. Take a visual voyage into the song AT THIS LOCATION.

The Final Journey Track Listing:

1. Windloni

2. Der Ring mit dem Kreuz

3. To Become A Man

4. Into The Unfanthomed Tower

5. Feld der Ehre 2012

6. Lindisfarne

7. Prologue – The Final Journey

8. Mother Hel

9. On Board

10. Sailing Into Eternity

Folk Metallers LYRIEL‘s fourth full-length album Leverage is out now in North America via AFM Records. As the album title may imply, the new compositions by the German act are more powerful than before – without going too far astray from the band´s trademarks and roots.

It was never easy to label LYRIEL´s music; their mix of Celtic Rock, Gothic Metal, Folk and Alternative influences has a unique touch to it. With Leverage they stay true to their tradition of reinventing themselves with each release. The album is varied, melodic and despite new influences and a bit tougher stance, typical LYRIEL. Singer Jessica Thierjung´s voice combined with the band’s use of violin and cello produce the band’s special atmosphere. With stronger guitar and drum work this time around, LYRIEL are relying less on the use of synth and letting the actual instruments take over.

Leverage Track Listing:

1. When It´s Coming To An End

2. Leverage

3. Parting

4. Voices In My Head

5. The Road Not Taken

6. White Lily

7. Aus der Tiefe

8. Wenn die Engel Fallen

9. Side By Side

10. Repentance

German Electro Rockers STAHLMANN have released their second album, Quecksilber, via AFM Records. Not only due to their unique appearance, STAHLMANN have become a hallmark of the German Rock scene, representing a new generation of hard, German music which began in the mid 90s with pioneers like Die Krupps and Oomph, a formula that was brought to perfection several years later by Rammstein.

To see the people as cold, steely machines that function in their daily lives and hide their emotions, is a perspective that scene pioneers Kraftwerk have been projected on our society. Founded in 2008, STAHLMANN pour this vision into their own personal artistic blast furnace, melding it into their bitter industrial sound, driving rhythms and catchy Gothic-intense melodies, yielding an alloy the ban can call their own craft. STAHLMANN worked with highly acclaimed Jose Alvarez Brill to construct Quecksilber, the producer well-known for his productions with Wolfsheim and Blutengel.

Quecksilber Track Listing:

1. Engel Der Dunkelheit

2. Spring Nicht

3. Tanzmaschine

4. Asche

5. Mein Leib

6. Am Grunde

7. Goetter

8. Schmerz

9. Diener

10. Tanzmaschine (Club Remix)

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on the bands above, click the links below:

http://www.black-messiah.de

http://lyriel.net

http://www.stahlmann.tv

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE BLACK MESSIAH, LYRIEL, STAHLMANN.

LONG LIVE AFM RECORDS.

Stone.

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INCITE – SIGN TO MINUS HEAD RECORDS; Band In-Studio Working Toward Fall Release

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 26, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Glen LaFerman

TOURING WITH SOULFLY THIS SPRING; NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY LOGAN MADER

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 26, 2012 — Incite, the Phoenix-based band whose music Revolver described as “Thrash that’s hard to refuse/resist,” have signed with the Bay-Area label minus HEAD Records and are currently in the studio with producer Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly) working towards a late Fall release.

“Incite has a fresh take on Thrash, we’re excited to be a part of it!” said label owner Brad Hardie.  minus HEAD, a relatively young independent label, have been garnering attention with unconventional artists including Death Valley High and Eightfourseven.

Incite is: Richie Cavalera (vocals), Zak Sofaly (drums), Luis Marrufo (bass) and Kevin “Dis” McAllister (guitar).

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Tour dates are:

April  13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

April 14 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre

April 15 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court

April 17 – Colombia, MO – The Blue Note

April 18 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

April 19 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

April 20 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s

April 21 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s Billiards

April 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar

April 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

April 24 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s

April 25 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizons

April 26 – Portland, ME – Asylum

April 27 – New York, NY – Gramercy theatre

April 28 – Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s Pub

April 29 – Reading, PA – Reverb

April 30 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar

May 02  – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s

May 05  – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

May 07  – Houston, TX – Scout Bar

May 08  – Austin, TX – Emo’s East

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* For more info on INCITE, click on the links below:

(Source: Speakeasy PR)

http://facebook.com/inciteband

http://youtube.com/inciteband

http://twitter.com/inciteband

www.minusheadrecords.com

LONG LIVE INCITE.

Stone.

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PELICAN ‘Ataraxia/Taraxis – As Excellence In Heavy Instrumental Albums Goes, This EP Is A Prime Pick

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, instrumental metal, instrumental music, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on March 23, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

PELICAN – Sometimes a four song EP does a Metal mind some good, especially when it’s as good as Ataraxia/Taraxis from the heavy Post-Instrumental band known as Pelican. All four songs I’ve listened to on this EP are rich with tonal vibrancy that weaves Stoner, Doom and Hard Rock, with spacey smooth, synthetic ambience added into the creative mix as well.

Pelican entertains so eloquently and craftily with their instruments, that vocals could never be applied to their songs without ruining the experience. There are moments I’ve encountered where Pelican can take me on that trip where the vibes are early Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep cassettes being blared at maximum level, on a hazy Summer’s day, from an old school boom box. In other words, within the swirls of their impressive musical fluency, Pelican plays it with some crunchy retrospective flare.

The Doom isn’t Pentagram, it’s more like Peligram. The Stoner isn’t The Sword, instead it’s Pelican flirting with the feel and rhythm of that genre and unveiling it within their songs as a shadow that doesn’t go unnoticed. Heavy (not like molasses) and diverse in sound, Ataraxia/Taraxis comes with solid production while not being anywhere near over-polished.

The Heavy Metal riffs are all here, the thick wall of Metal sound reigns supreme on Lathe Biosas and Parasite Colony. All four songs just come across to me as strongly written and so well executed. The end result of Ataraxia/Taraxis, for me, is a damn cool listening experience from the instrumental genius of Pelican.

* Ataraxia/Taraxis releases on April 10th, 2012, via Southern Lord.

PELICAN:

Laurent Schroeder-Lebec 
Trevor de Brauw
Bryan Herweg
Larry Herweg

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Ataraxia/Taraxis – Track Listing:

Ataraxia

Lathe Biosas

Parasite Colony

Taraxis

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* For more info on PELICAN, click on the links below:

http://www.facebook/pelicansong

http://www.southernlord.com

http://blog.southernlord.com

LONG LIVE PELICAN.

Stone.

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