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SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 – Official Lineup & Tour Dates Revealed; Featuring FEAR FACTORY and VOIVOD

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

This summer, one of the most diversified Metal tour packages will batter its way through North America! What will be a yearly event, the inaugural SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 is coming for you! Established to give Metal fans a lower cost festival option this season, the tour will commence on July 6 in Seattle, Washington, and feature an eclectic lineup of artists including futuristic Metal conjurers FEAR FACTORY and sci-fi thrash legends VOIVOD as well as CATTLE DECAPITATION, MISERY INDEX, REVOCATION, HAVOK, DIRGE WITHIN, LAST CHANCE TO REASON, VILDHJARTA, THE BROWNING and FORGED IN FLAME.

Presented by Full Metal Jackie with further sponsorships by EVH, DDrums, Ampeg, Intune Guitar Pics, Indie Merch, Earsplit PR, Skateboard Marketing, Burning Angel, Yetibite, The PRP, Rockin Wellness, Dirtycheese Design & Development and Blank TV, the caravan of chaos will run through August with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

Artist Arena/fan club pre-sale tickets go ON SALE TODAY. Public tickets go on sale Saturday May 5 at 10:00am at THIS LOCATION.

Full Metal Jackie Presents: SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 – with Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta, The Browning and Forged In Flame:

7/06/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

7/07/2012 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC

7/11/2012 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB

7/12/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

7/13/2012 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

7/14/2012 Kool House – Toronto, ON

7/17/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC

7/18/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC

7/20/2012 Northern Lights – Clifton, NY

7/21/2012 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY

7/22/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA

7/25/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA

7/26/2012 Empire – Springfield, VA

7/29/2012 Tebala Shrine – Rockford, IL

8/02/2012 Nakai Hall – Window Rock, AZ

8/03/2012 The Marqee Theater – Tempe, AZ

8/04/2012 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info, click on the links below!

http://www.shockwavefest.com

http://www.facebook.com/shockwavefest

http://www.fearfactory.com

http://www.voivod.com

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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HAVOK – Sepultura Cover Song Streaming At MetalSucks

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal albums with tags , , , , , on April 25, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Today the Metal-loving web moguls at MetalSucks premiere HAVOK’s rendition of “Arise” by Sepultura. The tune comes off the band’s forthcoming new EP titled Point Of No Return. Set for release on May 22 in North America, the EP was recorded by the band with final touches by James Murphy (Death, Testament) and contains two new Thrash hymns and two cover tracks: the aforementioned Sepultura cover and a HAVOKed version of Slayer’s “Postmortem/Raining Blood.”

Check out “Arise” at THIS LOCATION.

Point Of No Return will precede the band’s first European adventure beginning early May with Goatwhore, Angelus Apatrida and headliners 3 Inches of Blood. The Denver Thrash legion are currently on tour with Sepultura, Death Angel, and Krisiun. The North American Kairos Tour 2012 kicked off April 10 and will make its way through nearly three weeks worth of shows before coming to a close in New York City on April 30.

HAVOK w/ Sepultura, Death Angel, Krisiun [remaining dates]
4/25/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
4/26/2012 Bogie’s – Albany, NY
4/27/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
4/29/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
4/30/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.HAVOKband.com

https://www.facebook.com/HavokOfficial

http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE HAVOK.

Stone.

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FortaRock Festival 2012 – Park Brakkenstein, Nijmegen, Netherlands: SLAYER Headlining

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , , on April 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

FortaRock Festival 2012 – This kick-ass Metal festival will be happening in Park Brakkenstein, Nijmegen, Netherlands on June 02, 2012. SLAYER is headlining! Machine Head, Anthrax, Lamb Of God, Meshuggah, The Devin Townsend Project, Asphyx and Trivium. Whoa! And yes… Metal be thy name.

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* For more info on FortaRock Festival 2012, click link below:

http://www.fortarock.nl/

Long Live FortaRock Festival.

LONG LIVE METAL.

Stone.

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD & GOATWHORE – 2012 European Tour Dates/Venues; HAVOK & ANGELUS APATRIDA Support

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on April 14, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

3 INCHES OF BLOOD and GOATWHORE will be unleashing their Metal upon Europe this May! HAVOK and ANGELUS APATRIDA are supporting. Check out the dates and venues below to see if this tour will be near you. Metal be thy name.

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD – LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL – EUROPEAN TOUR 2012:

05.05.12 – Essen, Germany @ Turock

06.05.12 – Rotterdam, Holland @ Baroeg

07.05.12 – Nottingham, UK @ The Rescue Rooms

08.05.12 – Aberdeen, UK @ The Tunnels

09.05.12 – Manchester, UK @ Moho

10.05.12 – Belfast, North Ireland @ Limelight

11.05.12 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Pint

12.05.12 – Plymouth, UK @ White Rabbit

13.05.12 – London, UK @ Underworld

14.05.12 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix

15.05.12 – Stuttgart, Germany @ 1210

16.05.12 – Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk

17.05.12 – München, Germany @ Feierwerk

18.05.12 – Massa, Italy @ Swamp Club

19.05.12 – Italy – Misano Adriatico (RN) @ Boulevard Club

20.05.12 – Wien, Austria @ Viper Room

21.05.12 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Gala Hala

22.05.12 – Prague, Czech Rep @ Hoodoo Club

23.05.12 – Dresden, Germany @ Chemiefabrik

24.05.12 – Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle

25.05.12 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset

26.05.12 – Berlin, Germany @ K17

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* For more info on these kick-ass Metal bands, click below!

http://www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood

http://www.goatwhore.net

http://www.HAVOKband.com

http://www.angelusapatrida.com

LONG LIVE 3 INCHES OF BLOOD & GOATWHORE.

LONG LIVE HAVOK & ANGELUS APATRIDA.

Stone.

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HAVOK – Point Of No Return – 4 Song/2 Video EP Blazes With A Thrash Metal Assailment

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 April 13, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

HAVOK – Releasing on May 22nd, 2012, on Candlelight Records, is the Point Of No Return EP from the Thrash Metal pack from Colorado, world known as HAVOK. This EP includes four songs and two music videos from Time Is Up, the band’s critically acclaimed Candlelight Records release from 2011. Two songs are brand new, along with two cover songs: (Sepultura) Arise and (Slayer) Postmortem/Raining Blood.

These young guns of Thrash Metal are one of the reasons why I feel confident about our beloved genre’s future. HAVOK plays their brand of Thrash Metal with abundant old school bite, while still sounding hellishly relevant. HAVOK admirably captures an aggressive sound with solid (not over-polished) production. These Thrashers come across with a commanding Metal presence, their astuteness with their instruments, coupled with the vocals of David Sanchez, allows their songs to sound so incredibly strong.

If you were blown away by the last full-length from HAVOK, you shall find this EP to be quite the Thrashing companion to that album. The intensity level that HAVOK plays at, on all four songs I’ve been consuming from this EP, is seriously riveting to my Metal senses. The title track alone is a Thrash Metal gemstone. Both Point Of No Return and From The Cradle To The Grave are guaranteed to ignite the adrenaline levels of any Thrash Metal connoisseur out there. I swear by that statement.

Just the thought of covering songs from superior Metal legends such as Slayer and (Classic) Sepultura makes me shudder. Timeless Thrash songs are just that. However, HAVOK rips and tears into Sepultura’s Arise and Slayer’s Post Mortem/Raining Blood. I admire the Thrash Metal allegiance that HAVOK has bestowed upon these classics and David Sanchez sings them with an air of reverence, in my Metal opinion.

A scorching listen and an absolute must buy is Point Of No Return from HAVOK. With the two videos as a bonus, this EP is yet another mandatory Metal recommendation that I am passing onto my fellow Metal brethren. Metal be thy name.

HAVOK:

David Sanchez – lead vocals/guitars

Jesse De Los Santos – bass/vocals

Pete Webber – drums

Reece Scruggs – lead guitar/vocals

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Point Of No Return – Track Listing:

Point Of No Return

From The Cradle To The Grave

Arise

Postmortem/Raining Blood

Covering Fire (Video)

D.O.A. (Video)

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

http://www.HAVOKband.com

http://myspace.com/havok

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/

LONG LIVE HAVOK.

Stone.

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UNTIMELY DEMISE – Denied Entry To The U.S.; Current Tour Ends At The Border

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on April 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Canadian Thrash trio UNTIMELY DEMISE were denied access to the United States earlier this week, only several dates into their three-week tour of the western half of North America.

Having successfully blazed their way through the first five performances in Canada on their way south, UNTIMELY DEMISE proceeded to the border checkpoint into Washington, and due to a logistical paperwork error involving one member, after multiple attempts, the band were not allowed entry into the country. Frustrated, they turned around and headed home, posting a statement on their Facebook last night explaining the situation in detail and apologizing to their American fans and friends they’d planned on raging with over the next few weeks. Get the full scoop on this unfortunate situation HERE, and stay tuned for future US live actions once this is all cleared up.

In the meantime, the band still have some badass regional gigs confirmed in Saskatchewan and Alberta in May, and will have more to broadcast in the weeks ahead. 

UNTIMELY DEMISE Confirmed Live Dates:

5/04/2012 Amigos Cantina – Saskatoon, SK w/ Mares Of Thrace

5/12/2012 The Distillery – Calgary, AB w/ Massacre @ Chuck Schuldiner memorial birthday bash

5/14/2012 The Pawn Shop – Calgary, AB w/ Massacre

Check out UNTIMELY DEMISE live footage and more AT THIS LOCATION.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on UNTIMELY DEMISE, click on the links below:

http://www.youtube.com/UntimelyDemiseMetal

http://www.sonicunyon.com/metal

LONG LIVE UNTIMELY DEMISE.

Stone.

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HAVOK – Denver Thrashers Kick Off North American Tour With Sepultura Tonight

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , , on April 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Denver Thrash assault HAVOK will kick off their latest run of dates with Sepultura, Death Angel, and Krisiun in Santa Ana, California tonight. The North American Kairos Tour 2012 will make its way through nearly three weeks worth of shows, coming to a close in New York City on April 30.

Comments vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez: “We’re hitting the road with Sepultura – Holy shit!! It’s a dream come true. This tour is going to be absolutely insane. All the bands totally rule and we’re expecting to see some rowdy crowds. Prepare to have a sore neck and remember, no karate in the pit!”

Adds drummer Pete Webber: “I can’t wait to start the upcoming tour with Sepultura, Death Angel and Krisiun! Sepultura was one of my very first influences in Metal and in drumming! Catch HAVOK destroying a club near you!”

In the meantime, check out footage of the road dogs’ fiery performance in Puerto Rico late last month at THIS LOCATION.

Upon their return, HAVOK will unleash their new EP titled Point Of No Return. Set for release on May 22 in North America, the EP was recorded by the band with final touches by James Murphy (Death, Testament) and contains two new songs plus two HAVOK-ized cover tunes. The Point Of No Return precedes the band’s first European adventure beginning early May with Goatwhore, Angelus Apatrida and headliners 3 Inches of Blood.

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Point Of No Return – Track Listing:

1. Point Of No Return

2. From The Cradle To The Grave

3. Arise (Sepultura cover)

4. Post Mortem/Raining Blood (Slayer cover)

5. Covering Fire (video)

6. D.O.A. (video)

HAVOK w/ Sepultura, Death Angel, Krisiun:

4/10/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA
4/11/2012 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/12/2012 Branx – Portland, OR
4/13/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
4/14/2012 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
4/15/2012 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
4/16/2012 Manny’s – Billings, MT
4/17/2012 The Exchange – Regina, SK
4/18/2012 Pryamid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB
4/20/2012 Majestic Theater – Madison, WI
4/21/2012 Mojo’s – Joliet, IL
4/22/2012 Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
4/23/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON
4/24/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC
4/25/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
4/26/2012 Bogie’s – Albany, NY
4/27/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
4/29/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
4/30/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on HAVOK, click on the link below:

http://www.HAVOKband.com

LONG LIVE HAVOK.

LONG LIVE SEPULTURA, DEATH ANGEL & KRISIUN.

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

Posted in Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

U.S. TOUR UNDERWAY, EUROPEAN DATES ANNOUNCED!

Ohio Metal titans SKELETONWITCH unveil their brand new video for “The Infernal Resurrection.” The song comes off latest album, Forever Abomination which cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 and finds the band doing what they do best: slaying ears in the live arena. To view the video, head over to THIS LOCATION.

Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of Heavy Metal, these Athens-based headbangers careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s Metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn — and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things Metal like SKELETONWITCH.

Released last October through Prosthetic Records, Forever Abomination continues to raise eyebrows with its relentless, fuck-all attack. In an 8/10 rating of the record, Decibel Magazine named SKELETONWITCH, “one of the most likeable bands in Metal,” Terrorizer dubbed Forever Abomination a “masterclass in Modern Metal,” Revolver noted its “bad-ass Thrash attack,” while Pitchfork championed the offering calling it “exciting, skilled, fist-pumping, true-to-life stuff…”

SKELETONWITCH return to the road today beginning with a warm-up show in Cleveland before joining forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group’s first North American tour action of 2012. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates.

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SKELETONWITCH European Tour  2012:

6/15/2012 Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark

6/16/2012 Metal Town – Gothenburg, Sweden

6/18/2012 Comet Club – Berlin, Germany

6/20/2012 Luxor – Cologne, Germany

6/22/2012 Graspop Metal Meet – Hasselt, Belgium

6/23/2012 Earshakerdays – Basel, Switzerland

6/25/2012 Durer Kert Small Hall – Budapest, Hungary

6/26/2012 Chelsea – Vienna, Austria

6/28/2012 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic

6/29/2012 With Full Force Festival – Leipzig, Germany

6/30/2012 Sputnikhalle – Muenster, Germany

7/01/2012 Open Air Metal – Tuska, Finland

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* For U.S. Tour Dates, click the large link below:

SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

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* To read my review for Forever Abomination, click on the large link below:

SKELETONWITCH ‘Forever Abomination’ – 5 Reasons Why You MUST Own This Extreme Metal Album

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* 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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SCORNAGE – A Double Dosage Of Their Thrashing Aggressive Music Videos!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, heavy metal videos, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 22, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

SCORNAGE – Thrash. Death Thrash. Metal. Scornage. This band kicks some serious Metal ass here my Metal brethren. Take a look and listen for yourself below. I was steered towards this band and their videos from the Metal Warriors over at Massacre Records. Warning: The “Pure Aggressive Metal” from SCORNAGE will kick your ass.

Background: 

SCORNAGE are well-known for their incredible live-presence that they have proven in countless shows, such as Kaltenbach Open Air 2006, Metal Bash Open Air 2007, Zabbaduschder Open Air, Hard’n Heavies Open Air or on one of their support shows for Acts like Sodom, Hatesphere, Crowbar, Tankard, Unleashed, Dew-Scented, Ektomorf, Deicide, One Man Army, Legion of the Damned and many more….

Crank up We Bury Our Dead Alive:

Thrash out to Face The Blade:

SCORNAGE:

Guido Grawe – vocals

Volker Rahn (Arry) – guitar

Tom Bronneberg – guitar

Markus Breuer – bass

Tom Freyer – drums

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Upcoming SCORNAGE live show:

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

http://www.scornage.com

MASSACRE RECORDS

LONG LIVE SCORNAGE.

Stone.

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SKELETONWITCH – North American Tour To Commence This Week

Posted in death thrash, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , on March 21, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Vinyl Reissues Forthcoming

Ohio headbangers SKELETONWITCH — whose latest album, Forever Abomination, cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 — will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group’s first North American touring action of 2012.

In other SKELETONWITCH news, the final color variant of the forthcoming Breathing The Fire vinyl reissue — which, unlike the sold-out initial pressings of the album, comes in a gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” jacket — has arrived at Prosthetic’s warehouse. Check out a picture of the two-color, half-and-half LP, which is limited to 125 copies at THIS LOCATION.

180-gram black and standard-weight “fire splatter” wax are also available. The former will arrive in select retail stores on April 10; the latter and the half-and-half LP can both be pre-ordered at the PROSTHETIC STORE. LP reissues of the band’s 2007 breakthrough, Beyond The Permafrost — which will also be available in three color variants (“Permafrost splatter,” half-and-half and 180-gram black vinyl) — are still in production, but can also be pre-ordered now at the Prosthetic Store.

Over the last five years, SKELETONWITCH has toured alongside a who’s who of heavy metal, from icons like Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, to international titans Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir, to American powerhouses High On Fire, GWAR and Devildriver. Forever Abomination, the group’s third Prosthetic release, was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Children of Bodom).

SKELETONWITCH w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour Of Penance

3/23/2012 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH ^

3/24/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

3/25/2012 Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI

3/26/2012 Station 4 – Minneapolis, MN

3/27/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

3/28/2012 The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE^

3/29/2012 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO

3/30/2012 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

3/31/2012 The Venue – Boise, ID *

4/02/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

4/04/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

4/05/2012 House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA

4/06/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ

4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

4/10/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

4/11/2012 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX

4/13/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour of Penance, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik, Exhumed

4/15/2012  Skully’s Music Diner  – Columbus, OH ^

4/16/2012  123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV ^

4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD

4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

4/19/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA

^ SKELETONWITCH only

* w/ Black Tusk

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* 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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ONSLAUGHT – UK Thrash Legends’ First North American Tour Begins Tonight

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The first EVER North American tour for England’s Thrash commanders ONSLAUGHT finally begins tonight, erupting in the city of Seattle. Following the kickoff this evening the tour will blast its way through nineteen other Metal havens across the continent towards the East Coast, wrapping up in Brooklyn in three weeks, with direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil.

ONSLAUGHT‘s exclusive 90-minute set for the Scream For Violence 2012 North American tour spans their back catalog, including the classic Power from Hell, The Force and In Search of Sanity LPs, in addition to their more recently praised crushing comeback albums Killing Peace and Sounds of Violence.

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ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:

3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA

3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/21/2012 @ The Pound – Oakland, CA

3/22/2012 @ Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

3/23/2012 @ Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA

3/24/2012 910 @ Live – Tempe, AZ

3/26/2012 @ The Korova – San Antonio, TX

3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX

3/29/2012 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO

3/30/2012 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

3/31/2012 @ House of Rock – Dayton, OH

4/01/2012 @ Blondies – Detroit, MI

4/03/2012 @ Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

4/04/2012 @ The Katacombs – Montreal, QC

4/06/2012 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/07/2012 @ Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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

http://www.facebook.com/onslaughtuk

http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtu

http://www.afm-records.de

LONG LIVE ONSLAUGHT.

Stone.

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TOTENMOND – Digital Only ‘Best Of’ TOTENMOND Out Soon!

Posted in Black Metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal with tags , , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The 16-track Best of TOTENMOND will be entitled “Keine Sonne Mehr” and is scheduled to be released on May 11, 2012!

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will feature songs from TOTEMNOND’s albums “Lichtbringer”, “Fleischwald”, “Reich In Rost”, “Auf Dem Mond Ein Feuer”, “Unter Knochen”, “TonbergUrtod”, “Thronräuber” and their “Väterchen Frost” EP.

We’ll reveal the track listing soon.

“Keine Sonne Mehr” will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other
digital music stores only!

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(Source: Massacre Records)

* For more info, click on the link below:

http://www.massacre-records.com

Long Live Totenmond.

Stone.

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OVERKILL – THE ELECTRIC AGE TOUR 2012: With Support From God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, Thrash Metal, thrash metal bands with tags , , , , , , on March 18, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

OVERKILL – Thrash Metal Pioneers. Thrash Metal Legends. Undeniable Metal Influence. OVERKILL. Spanning through 4 decades with unparalleled touring and 16 studio albums, OVERKILL is the Metal epitome of warrior-like consistency and quality. Heading out on the road once again, in support of The Electric Age, releasing on March 26, 2012, via eOne Music, The Electric Age Tour 2012 will fill the months of April and May.

With direct support from God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudikara, this looks to be one multi-potent tour of kick-ass Metal. Check the tour dates below and see if The Electric Age Tour 2012 is raging through your area!

APRIL 2012:

20 – Trocadero Theater – Philadelphia, PA

21 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA

22 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY

23 – Screamin’ Willie’s – Columbus, OH

24 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

25 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, Ill

26 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO

27 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

28 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

30 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA

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MAY 2012:

01 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

02 – The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center – San Francisco, CA

03 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA

05 – Emo’s East – Austin, TX

06 – Trees – Dallas, TX

08 – Orpheum – Tampa, FL

09 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

10 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

11 – Jaxx Nightclub – Springfield, VA

12 – Best Buy Theater – NYC, NY (Special Guest: D.R.I.)

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(Source: The Official Overkill Website)

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

OVERKILL

eOne Metal

LONG LIVE OVERKILL.

Stone.

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