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SLAYER “Live Undead” Is Stone’s Metal Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on February 25, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Years ago, I posted my “Metal Pick Of the Day“ on a frequent schedule. I’ve decided to return with writing for this fun topic again. I’ve chosen the first live album from Slayer, Live Undead, as my Metal Pick Of The Day for February 25th.

Live Undead was released back in 1984, via Metal Blade Records. I was a senior in high school back in 1984. Unreal, I know. I was a first-class smartass back in 1984; I still am, only not first-class. Anyhow, I originally bought Live Undead on cassette. Decades later, I sold that cassette with other vintage 80s Metal cassettes. Ouch. Long story short, I needed the money.

Fast forward to January 2023 and I purchased Live Undead on CD. Finally. I was so elated to own this slice of Slayer history once again! The music critics that have written lousy reviews over the years for Live Undead can simply kiss my ass. The controversy over the years regarding if a true live audience was present for this recording means donkey shit to me. I. Don’t. Care.

Listening to Live Undead is equal to comfort food for me. The early years of Slayer songs brings back such good memories. This album is raw, vicious and showcases how Thrash is supposed to sound like then and even now. An undisputed live Thrash Metal classic is this album, in my opinion. My favorite song on Live Undead is The Antichrist. Hell, this entire album is an enduring slice of Metal history. Metal be thy name. – Stone.

SLAYER – Tom Araya – lead vocals and bass ~ Jeff Hanneman – guitarist ~ Kerry King – guitarist ~ Dave Lombardo – drums

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EXUMER – Announces North American Hostilities 2023 Tour Dates

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

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Legendary multinational thrash metallers EXUMER will return to US stages this Spring for four special performances from April 13th through April 16th. The North American Hostilities 2023 run includes shows in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Houston, and finally Lombard, Illinois where the band will play Metal Threat Fest. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

EXUMER – North American Hostilities 2023:
4/13/2023 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
4/14/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
4/15/2023 The White Swan – Houston, TX
4/16/2023 Metal Threat Fest @ Brauer House – Lombard, IL

EXUMER released their fifth full-length, Hostile Defiance, via Metal Blade Records in 2019. The album hit the German album charts on position 42, marking the highest chart entry in the band’s storied history. Hostile Defiance is exactly what its title suggests: a forty-two-minute full-on attack. The thrash faction hold nothing back as they unleash hell as only they can, yet with more variety and dynamics than ever before.

Preview and purchase Hostile Defiance atmetalblade.com/exumer.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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DESTRUCTION – Mexico Tour Dates For April/May 2015

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, Thrash Metal with tags , , , on March 5, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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As reported on the Destruction Facebook page:

MEXICO here we come!!! Looks like one more concert will be added ASAP! Have a look at the tour poster, those shows are confirmed already!

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* For more info on DESTRUCTION:

Facebook: Destruction

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LONG LIVE DESTRUCTION.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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TESTAMENT – More “Dark Roots of Thrash II” Tour Dates Added

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , , , on February 25, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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**Please Note: Tickets and VIP Packages for the dates below go on sale this Friday, February 27th, 2015**

TESTAMENT, EXODUS and SHATTERED SUN:

04/24/15 @ The International – Knoxville, TN

04/26/15 @ Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

04/28/15 @ The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD

04/29/15 @ The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY

04/30/15 @ Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

05/02/15 @ Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH

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* For more info on TESTAMENT:

www.testamentlegions.com

www.facebook.com/testamentlegions

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LONG LIVE TESTAMENT.

LONG LIVE EXODUS,

LONG LIVE SHATTERED SUN.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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DESECRATOR – Supporting HIRAX On Thrash Metal Maniacs European Tour

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, rock music with tags , , on February 11, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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Australia’s DESECRATOR are joining the legendary HIRAX on its Thrash Metal Maniacs European Tour in March. Also on the bill are the UK’s Past The Fall and Mexico’s PIRANA.  Check out the promo video for the tour below:

DESECRATOR recently released new single “Red Steel Nation,” along with the video that can be viewed at this location. The video was written, produced, and directed by Robert Taylor of Phanterror Video, with cinematography by Taylor and Jeff Hann.

The single follows the band’s critically acclaimed EP Down to Hell.  Stream and/or buy Down to Hell, as well as debut album Live til Death and more at http://desecrator.net/music/. Down to Hell is also available in digital format from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Spotify.

Bred on an ideal that music should have power and fed on a hunger to bring back True Thrash Metal with intensity and ferocity, DESECRATOR  are one band that you simply must experience. With a sound that has been compared to early TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL and SACRED REICH, DESECRATOR’s twin guitar attack, punishing rhythm section and blood-soaked vocals have won over old guard thrashers and brought along a new generation of fans.

Enthusiastic industry response powered DESECRATOR’s meteoric ascent, while the band slayed audiences on stage in Australia alongside FORBIDDEN, WARBRINGER, MORTAL SIN, HOBB’S ANGEL OF DEATH, MACABRE, HAVOK and TOXIC HOLOCAUST. The band’s first international tour through Southeast Asia served to further cement the band’s reputation as a forced to be reckoned with in the live arena.

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ABOUT DESECRATOR:

Formed in 2008 by guitarist/vocalist Riley Strong, Melbounre’s DESECRATOR quickly gained popularity in their home country of Australia, releasing a self-titled demo and touring with bands such as FORBIDDEN, WARBRINGER, MORTAL SIN, HOBB’S ANGEL OF DEATH, MACABRE and TOXIC HOLOCAUST. In 2011 they released debut album Live til Death. Recorded at the iconic ‘Arthouse’ in Melbourne, and mixed/mastered in Germany by acclaimed Thrash producer Harris Johns, Live til Death. was released as a limited edition CD (666 hand-numbered copies). Live til Death. gained widespread acclaim for its uniqueness as a live album debut release and its raw, uncompromising Thrash Metal attack.

DESECRATOR toured substantially in 2012 after releasing Live til Death, which included their D.I.Y.S.E.A tour of Southeast Asia. Guitarist Luke Anticevic was replaced by Scottie Anning after Luke joined HOBBS’ ANGEL OF DEATH, and DESECRATOR continued to tour in support of the album.


 DESECRATOR entered the studio in early 2013 to record their follow-up EP Down to Hell.. After the recording was completed, bassist Mano Lygnos and drummer Matt Woolhouse departed the band and were replaced by Paulie Tipping and Jared Roberts, respectively. Harris Johns was again tapped to master Down to Hell and DESECRATOR released it independently as a two-side, limited edition splatter-vinyl LP. Down to Hell. was favourably received by fans and critics alike, with reviewers praising Riley Strong’s progressive songwriting and DESECRATOR’s indefatigable live shows.

The new DESECRATOR lineup hit the ground running and toured Australia extensively in 2013 and 2014 in support of Down to Hell, playing alongside bands such as MALIGNANT MONSTER, DREADNAUGHT, KING PARROT, HAVOK, GRAVE, WEHRMACHT, D.R.I, ABIGAIL, TANKARD, SEPULTURA, IN FLAMES and TRIVIUM.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

*For more info:

http://desecrator.net/

https://www.facebook.com/DESECRATORAUS

https://twitter.com/desecratoraus

https://www.youtube.com/user/Desecratoraustralia

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LONG LIVE DESECRATOR.

LONG LIVE HIRAX.

LONG LIVE PAST THE FALL & PIRANA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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ANTHRAX – TO RELEASE ‘CHILE ON HELL’ DVD ON THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER

Posted in metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on September 7, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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From Nuclear Blast:

Get ready to mosh in the privacy of your own home, because multiple Grammy-nominated thrash masters ANTHRAX have announced the release of “Chile On Hell”, a live-in-concert DVD that is due on September 16th. “Chile On Hell” was filmed at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on May 10, 2013 and features ANTHRAX performing an extended set that featured songs from the band’s entire catalogue.

“Chile On Hell” will be available on DVD and Blu-ray and 2 Live CDs, was recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, and will retail for $16.98.

“Santiago was the perfect place to film the show for this,” said ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. “When we’d played there in the past, we’d finish our set, play our encore and go back to the dressing room. But every time, the fans would continue to scream and cheer and clap. I mean, they went on and on, they wouldn’t stop. One time Scott [Ian, guitar] and I walked out to the side of the stage just to watch what was going on in the audience, it was intense. Why wouldn’t we want to film a DVD in front of an audience like that?

“Plus,” Benante continued, “the time was right to do this DVD… We wanted to finish on a high note. We didn’t want to look back and regret that we didn’t record the live show.”

“Chile On Hell” was produced by Jay Ruston and filmed by City Drive Entertainment Group and DC3 Global. The DVD’s cover art was designed by Stephen Thompson, who partnered with Benante to “redesign” the artwork from last year’s “Anthems” EP.

The band’s setlist was as follows:

  1. Among The Living
  2. Caught In A Mosh
  3. I Am The Law
  4. Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)
  5. A Skeleton In The Closet
  6. March Of The S.O.D. (STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH cover)
  7. In The End
  8. Deathrider
  9. T.N.T. (AC/DC cover)
  10. I’m Alive
  11. Indians
  12. Medusa
  13. In My World
  14. Got The Time (Joe Jackson cover)
  15. Fight ‘Em ‘Til You Can’t

Encore:

  1. I’m The Man / Raining Blood (SLAYER cover)
  2. Madhouse
  3. Antisocial (TRUST cover)

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* For more info on ANTHRAX:

Facebook: Anthrax

Website: http://anthrax.com

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USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com

Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE ANTHRAX.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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EXODUS – Announce Special Guests On New Album “Blood In Blood Out”

Posted in Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on September 6, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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EXODUS proudly announce the special guests appearing on the latest showcase of unrefined rage BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT, the band’s tenth studio album due out on October 10th (EU), 13th (UK), 14th (NA) via Nuclear Blast Records.

Crafting an industrial sound bed on the intro to the album opener “Black 13” is electronic music producer Dan the Automator (GORILLAZ, MIKE PATTON, DELTRON 3030).

“We ran into each other a couple times,” shares EXODUS guitarist & songwriter Gary Holt. “I knew what I wanted to hear and I knew he could do it, and could do it that day. So we sent him a file with the drums and guitars we already had there and just told him to go crazy with it.”

Testament frontman Chuck Billy lends his signature roar to the track “BTK,” one of the first songs recorded by returning vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza, who recently said, “Chuck and I have known each other forever. We work really well together, we know each other really well. So if I’m doing my vocals and he’s there, I can trust him to go ‘No way Zet, doesn’t sound good like that. Do it like this,’ or ‘Yeah that’s killer.’ If he says it sounds killer, I know it is.”

Original band guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica contributed a solo to “Salt The Wound.”

“This was actually the first time Kirk got to play on an official EXODUS release,” states Holt. “He did the early demo, and then joined Metallica and didn’t do anything with us after that. So he was totally gung-ho about it. He came down and ripped out a bunch of takes and we picked the best one and then had a barbecue and drank beer.”

“It felt really casual, really cool – just like it did back in 1980 when we were all just hanging out back in the day,” Hammett confessed to RollingStone.com in July.

Produced by Andy Sneap (ACCEPT, KREATOR, MEGADETH), BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT features cover illustration by Swedish artist Par Olofsson (PSYCROPTIC, ABYSMAL DAWN, REVOCATION).

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The album can be pre-ordered from the Nuclear Blast web shop (http://smarturl.it/EXODUS-Blood) in CD, CD/DVD Digipak, 2-LP exclusive vinyl, and imported limited edition boxset formats. Bundles include a t-shirt with exclusive artwork for North America + a poster (while supplies last).

Track listing for the Deluxe CD/DVD Digipak version of BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT:

01 – Black 13 (featuring Dan the Automator)

02 – Blood In, Blood Out

03 – Collateral Damage

04 – Salt The Wound (featuring Kirk Hammett)

05 – Body Harvest

06 – BTK (featuring Chuck Billy)

07 – Wrapped In The Arms Of Rage

08 – My Last Nerve

09 – Numb

10 – Honor Killings

11 – Food For The Worms

BONUS DVD includes:

* “Blood Upon The Goat” making-of footage

* behind-the-scenes tour footage

* footage from Kirk Hammett’s Fear FestEVIL After Party at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con

* The digital version of Blood In Blood Out will include the digital bonus track “Angel Of Death” (ANGEL WITCH cover).

The album’s Japanese edition includes the “Protect Not Dissect” bonus track featuring Rat from THE VARUKERS/Discharge.

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EXODUS heads out to South America in October before returning for a supporting run this November with fellow Metal titans Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies. The Scion-sponsored leg of this U.S. tour launches on November 11th with two shows at The Fox Theater in Oakland, California. The 26-show trek includes nine headlining off-dates with additional performances to be announced soon. Tickets are on sale now via http://bit.ly/exodus-on-tour.

Due to the overwhelmingly demand, EXODUS VIP Experience packages are now available for the entire tour via SLOtix.com. Visit the site for tour package details.

All EXODUS VIP Experience attendees will be included in a giveaway for either an autographed Gary Holt signature guitar or an EXODUS guitar. At the end of the tour, Gary Holt will personally call the winner himself to announce that they’ve won!

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(Source: EXODUS Facebook)

* For more info on EXODUS:

Facebook: Exodus

Website: http://www.exodusattack.com

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LONG LIVE EXODUS.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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Unspeakable Axe Records To Release ALGEBRA’s “Feed The Ego” On Sept. 2nd, 2014

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 11, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Unspeakable Axe Records has announced the September 2nd release of Feed the Ego, from Swiss thrashers ALGEBRA.

ALGEBRA is superficially an unusual moniker for a thrash band, calling to mind mathematical precision and maybe pencil-snapping frustration rather than the blitzkrieg attack of Slayer, et al. But as one absorbs Swiss thrash machine ALGEBRA’s music, the name makes increasingly more sense. Both the math and the anger are here – the former in the unreasonably tight playing, complex riffs and spiraling lead work; and the latter in the lyrics, which tackle all manner of modern-day frustrations.

Take for example the opening track “Survival Nowadays.” Over a pummeling riff assault reminiscent of Sepultura, Testament, Coroner and more, the gruff vocalist barks about what life in 2014 has done to humankind. And it’s not a pretty picture. We are soft, we are lazy, we are complacent. The song is criticism honed to a knife’s edge. It would be hard to swallow if it didn’t sound so damn good.

The aforementioned “Survival Nowadays” can be heard below:

ALGEBRA’s debut album was self-released in 2012 and reissued by Stormspell Records afterward. Now they will follow that up with their sophomore effort. Feed The Ego satiates thrash-hungry listeners with nine aggressively complicated calculations, all mixed and mastered by Andy Classen. Unspeakable Axe Records will release this album on September 2nd, 2014.

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Feed The Ego – Track Listing:

Survival Nowadays

Prisoner Outdoors

Necessary Evil

My Shelf

Profound Guilt

Feed me More

Ego System

The Fort Broke

Monotask

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on ALGEBRA:

www.facebook.com/Algebrathrash

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Website: www.unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords

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LONG LIVE ALGEBRA.

ALGEBRA KICKS THRASH METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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AXEGRESSOR – Eternal Terror Posts Exclusive Premiere Of “Merciless Reality Check”

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Listenable Records, Eternal-Terror.com and Finnish Thrash mongers AXEGRESSOR have joined forces to premiere a brand new song from the band’s upcoming album, Last.

This incendiary track has been unleashed in the form of a lyric video, which is now playing at this location.

Last has been scheduled for North American release on June 24. Pre-orders are now being taken HERE.

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/axegressor

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www.facebook.com/listenablerecs

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LONG LIVE AXEGRESSOR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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MAZE OF TERROR “SKULLCRUSHER” EP Is: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day!

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on May 1, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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5 Out Of 5 METAL Fists!

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MAZE OF TERROR – Peruvian Thrash Metallers, Maze Of Terror, are a band  that you MUST know about and bang thy head to. It’s that simple and end of Metal story. Seriously. These dudes have single-handedly put Peru on the Thrash Metal map, with their retro-style of in-your-face, raw and severely contagious Thrash.

SKULLCRUSHER is the name of this band’s EP and ALL 5 songs are skull crushing (no pun intended). This is Thrash that old-schoolers yearn for and Maze Of Terror are well-studied in The Roots Of Thrash Metal 101. I had no idea days ago that Maze Of Terror existed and now I’m elated to listen to their brain assaulting Thrash at will! ALL kick-ass Metal adjectives come into play here, with this EP from Maze Of Terror: scorching, fierce, blistering, fast, eye-popping, true, et cetera. If the iconic Slayer (or any Thrash legends) are to play Peru, Maze Of Terror should always be their support band. Hell yes.

This Thrash power-trio has a quantum amount of Metal talent; LEVIATHAN on bass & vocals, CRIMINAL MIND on guitars and HAMMER on drums are a true thrill to listen to and I couldn’t be more Metal honest than that. Metal be thy name. – Stone

SKULLCRUSHER EP – Track Listing: Hatred and Repression, Damned to Eternal Pyre, Lord of Destruction, Rivals, Run with Death

Listen To And Support MAZE OF TERROR!

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MAZE OF TERROR:

LEVIATHAN – Bass & Vocals

HAMMER – Drums

CRIMINAL MIND – Guitars

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* For more info on MAZE OF TERROR:

Facebook: Maze of Terror

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LONG LIVE MAZE OF TERROR.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE PERU.

Stone.

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KREATOR – EUROPEAN TOUR 2014 Announced! Arch Enemy, Sodom And Vader To Support!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on April 16, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Following the release of last year’s highly acclaimed and critically hailed live DVD/Blu-ray Dying Alive, German Thrash Metal giants KREATOR now announce a tour for November/December 2014, leading the true “Hordes Of Chaos” throughout Europe as headliners and with them a real high-class selection of bands.

Joining KREATOR for the upcoming live shenanigans are Polish label mates VADER, Swedish death metal masters ARCH ENEMY and German Thrash veterans SODOM.

Frontman Mille Petrozza comments:

“A lot of our European fans voiced their discontent over the fact that the band hardly does European club tours – apart from our festival shows. In 2013 we were mainly busy playing for our fans overseas. We want to change this now. In time for the reissues of Endless Pain, Pleasure To Kill and Extreme Aggression, in all kinds of formats – finally on vinyl again too – we`ll end the Phantom Antichris tour cycle in Europe with a massive string of shows. This will be your last chance to see KREATOR live in clubs for quite a while, because we`ll be busy working on a new album in 2015 and only play carefully selected shows. Right now we`re working on a new multimedia stage show and we`ll also have a bunch of surprises in the setlist. Our friends of ARCH ENEMY are part of the trek to present their new album War Eternal, and so will VADER and our old companions SODOM. This tour will be KILLER!!!”

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Check Out This Killer Package At The Following Dates:

26.11.2014 FR – Lyon, Le Transbordeur

27.11.2014 FR – Istres, L´Usine

01.12.2014 FR – Toulouse, Le Bikini

02.12.2014 FR – Paris, Le Bataclan

04.12.2014 NL – Tilburg, 013

05.12.2014 DE – Ludwigsburg

06.12.2014 DE – Oberhausen

07.12.2014 DE – Saarbrücken

08.12.2014 DE – Hamburg

09.12.2014 DE – Berlin

11.12.2014 DE – Wiesbaden

12.12.2014 DE – Geiselwind

13.12.2014 DE – München

14.12.2014 CH – Pratteln

16.12.2014 UK – Leamington, Assembly Rooms

17.12.2014 UK – Bristol, Academy

18.12.2014 UK – London, The Forum

19.12.2014 UK – Manchester, Academy

20.12.2014 IR – Dublin, Academy

21.12.2014 UK – Glasgow, QMU

22.12.2014 UK – Newcastle, Academy

* Without SODOM and VADER

**16.12.2014 – Birmingham changed! **

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KREATOR:

Miland “Mille” Petrozza – Vocals / Guitrar

Sami Yli-Sirniö – Guitar

Christian “Speesy” Giesler – Bass

Jürgen “Ventor” Reil – Drums

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(Source: KREATOR Facebook)

* For more info on KREATOR:

Facebook: Kreator Official

Website: http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de

Merch: http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com

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LONG LIVE KREATOR.

LONG LIVE SODOM.

LONG LIVE VADER.

LONG LIVE ARCH ENEMY.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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TANKARD – “R.I.B.” ALBUM COVER AND TRACKLIST REVEALED!

Posted in Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , on April 6, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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German Thrash Metal heroes TANKARD just revealed the album cover for their upcoming new album R.I.B.. The artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the former TANKARD cover artist.

Mastermind Gerre states:
“R.I.B. continues the story of Chemical Invasion. The crazy professor is back is takes revenge on mankind, because he failed in 1987! The cover is done again by Patrick Strogulski, an apprentice of Sebastian Krüger and really hits the spot! As always with Tankard, things shouldn’t be taken too seriously!”

The band also released the R.I.B. track listing:

01. War Cry
02. Fooled By Your Guts
03. R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)
04. Riders Of The Doom
05. Hope Can’t Die
06. No One Hit Wonder
07. Breakfast for Champions
08. Enemy Of Order
09. Clockwise To Deadline
10. The Party Ain’t Over ‘Til We Say So

Taking inspiration from the motto “never change a winning team”, the guys did the recording again with producer Michael Mainx (BÖHSE ONKELZ, DER W, D-A-D, DISBELIEF), who also produced the last two albums.

R.I.B. (Official Studio Trailer) Part 1:

R.I.B. (Official Studio Trailer) Part II:

R.I.B. (Official Studio Trailer) Part III:

R.I.B. (Official Studio Trailer) Part IV:

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TANKARD:

Gerre – vocals
Frank – bass
Olaf – drums
Andy – Guitar

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* For more info on TANKARD:

Facebook: TANKARD

Website: http://www.tankard.info

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Europe: http://www.nuclearblast.de

USA: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

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LONG LIVE TANKARD.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE GERMANY.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – COVER ARTWORK AND TRACK LISTING OF “WHITE DEVIL ARMORY” UNVEILED!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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New Jersey Thrash Metal veterans OVERKILL will release their new album, White Devil Armory, on July 18, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and will be mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s The Electric Age.

The track listing of  White Devil Armory will be as follows:

01. Freedom Rings
02. Where There’s Smoke…
03. Pig
04. Amorist
05. Down To The Bone
06. Bitter Pill
07. King Of The Rat Bastards
08. Another Day To Die
09. It’s All Yours
10. In The Name

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Said OVERKILL in a statement: “We are still working on the new record, but this is gonna be worth the wait, with more old-school, face-melting thrash!”

Speaking to Steppin’ Out magazine, OVERKILL vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth stated about the band’s upcoming album: “The new record has a blend of what we’ve done over the past half-decade. I’m noticing it’s a more punchy heavy metal record with more dimension than the last record had. Where is it going to end up on the food chain? I really don’t know. But my feeling is it’s an eclectic collection of moments from us. “The Electric Age” came across, to me, as kind a of two-dimensional Thrash record. This one is punchy but has a whole different bunch of ways to go and things to hear on it.”

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OVERKILL released a very special limited tour edition of  “The Electric Age” in Europe on April 19, 2013 via Nuclear Blast. The limited 2CD tour edition included the regular album as well as four additional live tracks on a bonus CD, recorded at The Metro in Sidney, Australia on September 25, 2010.

You can order your copy of  “The Electric Age” at this address: http://smarturl.it/OverkillCD

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(Source: Nuclear Blast)

* For more info on OVERKILL:

Facebook: Overkill

Website: http://www.wreckingcrew.com

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Website: http://www.nuclearblast.de

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LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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BONDED BY BLOOD – Announce UK Tour

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Chaotic Tapestry Management are proud to announce Southern California’s Thrash merchants, Bonded By Blood, will be returning to UK soil this May.

Comments the band: “Were very excited to announce that we will be returning to the UK for a short headlining tour. Our fans overseas never disappoint and we want to express our thanks by giving them a new set with a few surprises. This is going to be a tour you won’t want to miss and it’s an exclusive treat to our fans in the UK. See you in the pit!!!”

Bonded By Blood return to the UK in support of their third album ‘The Aftermath’, having last made appearances across the UK on the Vader ‘Back To The Black European Tour’ which took place January/February 2013. ‘The Aftermath’ was released July 2012 via Earache Records and was produced by Logan Mader (Machine Head, Soulfly, etc). The album was also the first to feature new vocalist Mauro Gonzales, who joined the band in 2010 and new bass player, Jessie Sanchez.

Joining Bonded By Blood will be the UK’s very own Flayed Disciple who also appeared on part of the Vader ‘Back To The Black European Tour’ and Seprevation who have been making waves across the UK and beyond over the last two years.

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Tour Dates May 2014

18th Boston Music Rooms, London

19th Exchange, Bristol

20th Full Moon, Cardiff

21st Audio, Glasgow

22nd Star & Garter, Manchester

23rd Queens Hall, Nuneaton

24th The Lecturn, Brighton*

*No Flayed Disciple

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info:

www.facebook.com/officialbondedbyblood

www.flayeddisciple.com

www.facebook.com/seprevation

www.chaotictapestry.co.uk

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LONG LIVE BONDED BY BLOOD.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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DESTRUCTION – North American Tour 2014 – VIP Upgrades Are Available Now!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 26, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Thrash Metal legends, DESTRUCTION, hits the road in North America on March 18th! On this tour, you’ll have the opportunity to upgrade your ticket to get the VIP Experience! To purchase VIP upgrades and for complete tour schedule, click here: http://destruction.soundrink.com/

Destruction - North American Tour - VIP Upgrades - promo flyer

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Schmier – bass & vocals

Mike – guitar

Vaaver – drums

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* For more info on DESTRUCTION:

Facebook: Destruction

Website: http://www.destruction.de/

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

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LONG LIVE DESTRUCTION.

LONG LIVE THRASH METAL.

Stone.

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Unspeakable Axe Records Teams With War On Music For BIRTH A.D. And BESIEGED Vinyl

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , , on February 22, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Unspeakable Axe Records has locked horns with Canadian vinyl specialists War On Music for the vinyl release of BIRTH A.D.’s I Blame You and BESIEGED’s Victims Beyond All Help, both released last year on CD and digital formats by Unspeakable Axe Records.

Both are now available for purchase at www.unspeakableaxerecords.com.

The BIRTH A.D. vinyl edition of I Blame You is limited to 300 copies, with 100 coming on green and black splatter vinyl.

Birth A.D. - I Blame You - vinyl promo pic - 2014

Originally released by the band in 2010 and re-issued by Unspeakable Axe last year, the vinyl edition of Victims Beyond All Help is limited to 500 copies with 100 on yellow and red splatter vinyl.

Besieged - Victims Beyond All Help - vinyl promo pic - 2014

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info:

Website: www.unspeakableaxerecords.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords

Facebook: Besieged

Facebook: Birth A.D.

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LONG LIVE BIRTH A.D.

LONG LIVE BESIEGED.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE VINYL.

Stone.

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OMNIVORE – Debut Album Out Now On Unspeakable Axe Records

Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , , on February 19, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Omnivore - promo album cover pic - 2014

Italian Death/Thrashers OMNIVORE have unleashed their self-titled debut album through Unspeakable Axe Records. This blood-soaked slab of old-school thrash aggression is now available at: www.unspeakableaxerecords.com.

A promo video for the song “I Hope The War Comes” is now playing below:

Like their name suggests, OMNIVORE are equal-opportunity devourers. Their raging full-length shows that they clearly consumed old Death/Thrash acts from Europe and the U.S. – think Massacra, Merciless, and Sadus – as well as the more-familiar Bay Area bands, represented here by the use of gang vocals, some melodic lead parts, and even a startlingly well-played acoustic passage. Of course, one of their biggest influences is revealed by the hidden bonus track at the end, a cover song that implores you to “Arise!”

Hailing from Varese and spawned in 2011 from the ashes of Nightmare Of Fallen, Omnivore is already a project on hold. The band’s lone album (so far at least) is going to burn down villages and consume the fleeing villagers.

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OMNIVORE:

Pol – guitar/vocals

 Josh – guitar

 Giona – bass

 Ste – drums

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(Source: CLAWHAMMER PR)

* For more info on OMNIVORE:

OMNIVORE on Facebook

Unspeakable Axe Records - large logo - B&W - 2013

www.unspeakableaxerecords.com

www.facebook.com/UnspeakableAxeRecords

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LONG LIVE OMNIVORE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE ITALY.

Stone.

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HEMOPTYSIS – Releases New Song Version Of “Traitor” – Streaming Online Now And Available For $1!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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HEMOPTYSIS – Phoenix, Arizona’s Thrash Metal titans, HEMOPTYSIS, have released today, the re-recording of Traitor; a killer track originally recorded on the band’s debut EP from 2008: Who Needs A Sheperd? This song from HEMOPTYSIS is a freaking 100% scorcher! Metal be thy name!

HEMOPTYSIS Reports:

Here’s a “good surprise” we mentioned the other day! We cannot wait to release the new songs we have written. We are currently waiting for studio time to record a 5-song EP of all new material. We will keep you posted and let you know as soon as we start recording. In the meantime, we hope you all enjoy this new version of the song “Traitor”! Thank you so much for your continuous support! Horns up!

TURN UP THE METAL VOLUME BELOW! BUY TRAITOR FOR $1!

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Masaki Murashita -Vocals, Guitars

Ryan Miller – Lead Guitar

Sunao Arai – Bass

Travis Thune – Drums

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* For more info on HEMOPTYSIS:

HEMOPTYSIS Bandcamp:

https://hemoptysis.bandcamp.com/track/traitor

Facebook: Hemoptysis

www.misanthropicslaughter.com

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

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LONG LIVE HEMOPTYSIS.

HEMOPTYSIS KICKS ABSOLUTE METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE ARIZONA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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TRIGANT – A Modern, Heavy, Thrash Metal Band From Germany You NEED To Know About!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , on February 8, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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TRIGANT, in its current line-up has existed since mid 2010. Since then, this German band creates their own music, with a unique style, which can be described best as Modern Heavy Thrash Metal with a massive dose of Groove. Two in-house productions have already been released.

In spring 2011 “The Legendary Demotape” has been released, followed by the “Wolves EP” on Sept. 01, 2013.

Trigant - Wolves EP - promo cover pic - 2013

Furthermore, TRIGANT has launched a series of concerts known as “Metal im Markt” which takes place two or three times a year and for now counts to the most famous once in their region.

CRANK UP AND LET LOOSE THE METAL FROM… TRIGANT! METAL BE THY NAME!

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TRIGANT:

Peter “Piet” Czerniak – Vocals, Bass

Benjamin ” Benz” Rechner – Lead Guitar

Robin ” Rob” Rechner – Rythm Guitar

Daniel “Dan Dan” Rodenbücher – Drums

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* For more info on TRIGANT:

Facebook: TRIGANT

http://www.youtube.com/user/TrigantOfficial
https://soundcloud.com/trigant
http://www.reverbnation.com/trigant

Source:

MetalMessage - large logo - red - 2013

Website: http://www.metalmessage.de

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LONG LIVE TRIGANT.

Long Live Hückelhoven, Germany.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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UNTIMELY DEMISE “Systematic Eradication” – A Metal Album From 2013 You Really NEED To Know About!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, world news with tags , , , , , , , on February 7, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

Untimely Demise - Systematic Eradication - promo cover pic

4.5 METAL Fists Out Of 5!

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UNTIMELY DEMISE are from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thrash Metal and Death Metal collide in a fireball of gargantuan glory, on Systematic Eradication; with healthy slices of True and Speed Metal adding to the Metal delicacy! Untimely Demise is, in my Metal opinion, a Metal band that has an enormous cross-over appeal to Metal fans of widespread Metal tastes. I’m certain the majority shall agree, the cover artwork for Systematic Eradication kicks quantum ass. Ed Repka is an artistic Metal genius.

With plenty of melodic guitar solos and groove infested rhythm throughout, Systematic Eradication is a Metal release from 2013 that must be highlighted here on Metal Odyssey. This Untimely Demise album comes across with such a genuine attack of Thrash sound and energy; I cannot resist listening to Systematic Eradication, in its entirety, each time I reach for it! Vocally and musically impressive, as ALL eight songs flow seamlessly together, with each song having ample Metal uniqueness of structure and enjoyability. A fabulous Metal album! Metal be thy name. – Stone

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SYSTEMATIC ERADICATION – Track Listing:

01 – Spiritual Embezzlement

02 – The Last Guildsman

03 – Somali Pirates

04 – Redemption

05 – Navigator’s Choice

06 – A Warrior’s Blood

07 – Revolutions

08 – Escape From Supermax

Untimely Demise - Systematic Eradication - back cover - promo pic - 2013

Above: CD back cover art & track listing

* Systematic Eradication was produced by ex-Megadeth/King Diamond Guitarist, Glen Drover.

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PURCHASE/SUPPORT UNTIMELY DEMISE METAL!

Bandcamp: http://untimelydemise.bandcamp.com

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* For more info on UNTIMELY DEMISE:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/UntimelyDemise1

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LONG LIVE UNTIMELY DEMISE.

LONG LIVE CANADA.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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