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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – First Week Chart Positions For New Studio Album: I Am The Weapon
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags flotsam and jetsam, Metal, metal albums 2024, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on September 28, 2024 by Metal OdysseyLONG LIVE FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
EXODUS – Headlining Tour Starts On November 2nd!
Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags exodus, havok, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on September 12, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
From Exodus Facebook:
Countdown to our first headlining tour in ages! Get your tickets now, this is going to be RAGING! ESPECIALLY the fact that we will be doing our first Bay Area headlining show in many years! Joining us are Havok, Candy and Dead Heat. Get your tickets now and come join us for some good friendly violent fun!
More info: https://exodusattack.com/site/tour-dates/
HATCHET Cover Classic W.A.S.P.
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags hatchet, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums 2024, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash on August 21, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Today marks the release of a new digital single from HATCHET. Surprisingly it’s the band’s cover of the W.A.S.P. classic “Hellion” from the LA shock rockers 1984 self-titled debut album, which just celebrated its 40th anniversary last week. “Hellion” can be heard on all streaming/download digital platforms or check it HERE https://youtu.be/V05Sa9n3Hv0?si=QA9epgSClc7Rl7TE
“Fist-pumping, headbanging, hardest of hard rock songs is what WASP’s ‘Hellion’ makes me feel. Few songs can take me from bored, sleepy, end of the day dredge to just full-on can’t sit still in your seat, rockin’ out with your cock out!” reveals HATCHETsinger/guitarist Julz Ramos.
“While there’s definitely heavier, faster, music galore out there, something about the energy in the recording of that specific song from that early time period of the band just can’t be beat. I’ve always wanted to play this song in some way. So here we go!
I really do have to lend a big thanks to our bassist and (ANUBIS frontman) Devin Reiche for helping with the melodic vocal duties on this one. It was a bit of a challenge for me, but with some coaching and his vocals in there thickening it up, it really enabled it to become a reality.”
“Hellion” will be included on the band’s forthcoming EP, Leave No Soul, out Oct. 25th, which also includes the title track https://youtu.be/w45dmT7Hvn4?si=aie6nhKcF8s_DtFI plus 2 more originals and the group’s take on another cover – ANNIHILATOR’s “Human Insecticide.” This specially priced EP (featuring cover artwork from Andrej Bartulovic/All Things Rotten (Raven, Hirax, Alcatrazz) and recorded, mixed and mastered by Nick Botelho/NB Recording (Interloper, The Kennedy Veil) the team behind HATCHET’s last albums, is available for pre-order now on limited-edition (300) blood moon colored vinyl, limited run (100) of cassettes or CD. https://lnk.to/leavenosoul
“We’re thrilled to finally release ourselves into you… haha – Yup! Go get yours now as they are very limited in physical format,” exclaims Julz. “Once they’re out – they are out!”
HATCHET was formed in 2006 by teenagers that shared a mutual love for the bands that built their hometown Bay Area metal scene two decades prior. Bands such as Testament, Exodus, and the early work of then-Bay Area transplants Metallica infused the initial blueprint that informed HATCHET’s sound. Signing to Metal Blade Records the group released ‘Awaiting Evil’ in 2008, followed by the release of three more albums – 2013’s ‘Dawn of the End,’ 2015’s ‘Fear Beyond Lunacy’ and 2018’s ‘Dying to Exist.’ The group has also cemented their status as a live powerhouse, performing alongside acts such as Trivium, Soilwork, Flotsam and Jetsam, Metal Church, Raven, Warbringer, Misfits’ Doyle, Jeff Loomis, Kataklysm, Krisiun, Havok and Exmortus.
For more information:
www.facebook.com/hatchetofficial
www.instagram.com/hatchet_official
www.m-theoryaudio.com
NERVOSA – North America Jailbreak Tour Begins August, 29th | Dates, Cities, Venues and Info
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, nervosa, thrash, Thrash Metal on August 14, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
From Nervosa Bandsintown:
In two weeks we land in North America to start the Jailbreak tour with our friends Lich King and Hatriot. This is one of the most important tours in our entire career.
All of you who have been asking our band to come to America or Canada for so many years … we hope that we will see each and every one of you there so we can finally meet!
Secure your tickets today!
https://tix.soundrink.com/tours/nervosa
Thrash Metal Heavy Weights FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Unleash “Primal” Video Single From Upcoming, New Studio Album: I Am The Weapon
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags flotsam and jetsam, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on June 1, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Iconic thrashers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have revealed a new track as well as more details alongside the cover artwork of their upcoming, new studio album I Am The Weapon! Slated for a September 13, 2024 release via AFM Records, the pre-sale for the band’s 15th full-length has just started at:
https://flotsamandjetsam.bfan.link/i-am-the-weapon
Following the previously-released, first single and title track, today, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are not only sharing a video clip for the brand new album appetizer “Primal” (now premiering below!), but also a repress of the band’s 2016-album, Flotsam And Jetsam, issued as a strictly limited, Gatefold Clear 2-Vinyl, is now available here: https://shop.afm-records.de/de/flotsam-and-jetsam/
About their new single “Primal”, the band writes: “We’re very excited to once again unleash Flotzilla onto the metal community! This time, he’ll take the form of our newest single, “Primal.” With “Primal,” we tried to capture the “punch in the face” energy that Flotsam and Jetsam is known for, and blend it with a melody that sticks in your head for days… we hope our fans will embrace it, as we are very pleased with how this song and the new record has turned out, and we look forward to seeing you all very soon!”
“Primal” is now streaming via all digital providers at:
https://flotsamandjetsam.bfan.link/primal
The video has just been premiered HERE
Tracklist:
- A New Kind of Hero
- Primal
- I Am the Weapon
- Burned My Bridges
- The Head of the Snake
- Beneath the Shadows
- Gates of Hell
- Cold Steel Lights
- Kings of the Underworld
- Running through the Fire
- Black Wings
Source: AFM Records
HOLYCIDE – Release Animated Video for “Lie is the New Truth”
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags Heavy Metal, holycide, Metal, metal music, metal music videos, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on May 28, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Spanish Thrashers HOLYCIDE have launched a killer animated video as a 3rd advance single from their third album, Towards Idiocracy which will be released on June 6th (International Day of Slayer) through Xtreem Music.
You can watch the video for the song “Lie is the New Truth” at: https://youtu.be/f9ycLwLZb-g
HOLYCIDE vocalist Dave Rotten comments on the song: “The lyrics of this song talk about the current era of fake news. When we don’t like some truth, we cover it with fake news, creating another fake news with this, and sometimes, we know positively that something is fake news, but even so, we settle for giving it credibility, simply because it agrees with our ideology, in what it seems that anything goes. We have become accustomed to living with lies and hoaxes, which are the new truth… making the infamous Göbbels right: “A lie repeated a thousand times becomes a truth.”
You can also check out their two previous advance singles:
“A.I. Supremacy”:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/L-_boDlnEhA
Spotify, etc: https://music.imusician.pro/a/hxNhoEgv
“Remote Control”:
Youtube https://youtu.be/stKz3191uHk
Spotify, etc: https://music.imusician.pro/a/6Pen3i3
Xtreem Music will release Towards Idiocracy on CD, digital, vinyl, and cassette formats on June 6. Pre-order the album at: xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com.
Tracklist:
1) A.I. Supremacy
2) Toward Idiocracy
3) Remote Control
4) Lie is the New Truth
5) Power Corrupts
6) Technophobia
7) Angry for Nothing
8) Chemical Dependency (Atrophy cover)
9) Pleased to be Deceived
10) Flamethrower ’em All
Check out previous HOLYCIDE releases on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.
Formed 20 years ago by veterans of Spain’s extreme metal community, HOLYCIDE is best described with four simple words – Mother Fucking Thrash Metal. For fans of Dark Angel, Morbid Saint, Atrophy, D.R.I., Infernäl Mäjesty, Exodus, Sepultura (Beneath / Arise), and Vio-Lence.
HOLYCIDE:
Dave Rotten (AVULSED) – vocals
Salva Esteban – guitar
Ankor Ramírez – guitar
Vicente J. Payá (UNBOUNDED TERROR/GOLGOTHA) – bass
Santi “GoG” Arroyo (AVULSED) – drums
Source: ClawHammer PR
Thrash Metal Legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announce New Studio Offering “I Am The Weapon” & Premiere Video Clip For Album Title Track!
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags flotsam and jetsam, Heavy Metal, metal albums 2024, metal music, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on April 27, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Following their 2021’s Blood In The Water, Veteran Arizona thrashers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have shared a first single taken off their forthcoming and 15th studio album entitled I Am The Weapon, that is slated for a 2024-release via AFM Records! A lyric video for the album title track is now premiering below.
More album details and pre-order options will be revealed on May 24, 2024. At the same time, a repress of the band’s 2016-album, Flotsam And Jetsam, will be issued as a strictly limited, Gatefold Clear 2-Vinyl!
The band comments: “We’re very excited about this new album, “I Am The Weapon.” We put a great amount of effort and thought into the music, and we can’t wait to start unleashing this metal assault on the music community…”
Their new single “I Am The Weapon” is now available on all digital providers at https://bfan.link/i-am-the-weapon-single
Watch the lyric video premiering right HERE
Aside busy touring schedules (find all current & upcoming live dates at https://www.flotstildeath.com/tour/,.
2024 will see FLOTSAM AND JETSAM return with their thunderous and new studio album I Am The Weapon. Watch out for more news and details to follow in the weeks ahead!
Source: AFM Records
MEGADETH – Destroy All Enemies North American Tour | Dates, Cities & Info
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags all that remains, dave mustaine, megadeth, Metal, metal odyssey, Mudvayne, thrash, Thrash Metal on April 23, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
From: MEGADETH newsletter
Megadeth is bringing its iconic live show to North America with a 33-city, nationwide tour, Destroy All Enemies, this fall including stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, St. Louis and many more. Tickets for all dates will be on sale Friday at 10am local time with an exclusive presale for Megadeth Cyber Army/Megadeth Digital beginning today, Tuesday, April 23 at 12pm local time at Megadeth.com.
“Our ‘Crush The World’ tour has been a tremendous experience for the four of us,” shared Dave Mustaine. “We are all playing tight, and that has made it possible for me to really focus on solos and singing, we are playing more songs than ever before, and we are closer to each other, onstage AND off. I’m excited to see Mudvayne, and All That Remains. Join us as we DESTROY ALL ENEMIES.”
WAR CURSE – Welcomes New Guitarist Edward Escamilla – Teases Heavier Direction Moving Forward
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags Metal, metal music videos, Metal News, metal odyssey, ohio metal bands, thrash, Thrash Metal, war curse on March 17, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Edward Escamilla, lead guitarist of Chicago based thrash metal band REIGN has joined WAR CURSE, replacing co-founder and lead guitarist Joshua Murphy. The lineup change comes on the tail of the band’s Metal Blade Records / Blacklight Media debut album, Confession, which was released October 20th, 2023.
Guitarist Justin Roth comments: “It’s on the best of terms that we thank Joshua Murphy for ten years of commitment and for his invaluable contributions to WAR CURSE. Murphy is truly like a brother to me. We’ve played in bands together for the last 20 years, spent holidays with each others’ families, and driven each other up a wall on occasion, as brothers do. I speak for all of us when I say that we’ll miss his shenanigans. But as they say, the show must go on.”
We had conversations with a few guitarists, but ultimately Ed was our first choice. We were stoked when he accepted our offer to join. The dude absolutely rips, and more importantly, we like him as a person. Talent matters, but so does liking the people you’re going to be stuck in a van with. We’re optimistic about the band’s future and embracing the change.”
Roth continued: “We’ve wasted no time getting new music ready to record. I’ve been demo recording new material nonstop since the week after Confession was handed in. I truly believe that I’m writing the best material of my career right now. We tried some new things on Confession. I really like some of it. Some of it will never be revisited. We’re constantly evolving. Some of the new stuff is heavier than hell. Heavier than I ever saw us going with WAR CURSE. It’s a lot of fun. But we’re always working. We’re a band that’s laser-focused on the future.”
Listen to WAR CURSE’s most recent album Confession on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jKKrknW5ETLF859b6dPlf?si=00c2be8bd55c4d62
Source: C Squared Music
JASTA – Release Date Announced For New Studio Album …And Jasta For All
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags jamey jasta, jasta, Metal, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on March 13, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
From Stillborn Records:
Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta has finally gotten a release date for his 10 song love letter to thrash album And Jasta For All. May 17th, 2024.
10 original tracks featuring guest appearances from Scott Ian, Chuck Billy, Zetro, Phil Demmel & More! this album is ALL RIPPERS NO SKIPPERS!!
VOIVOD – Concert Review & Photo Gallery From Columbus, Ohio, At King Of Clubs – February 28th, 2024
Posted in concert reviews, concerts, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags canadian metal bands, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal, voivod, Voivod concert on March 6, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
On February 28th, VOIVOD launched their 2024 North American Tour with PRONG, in Columbus, Ohio, at The King of Clubs. I was accompanied by my buddy Troy, who helped guide me along in the trenches due to my now using a cane to get around.
I’ve waited my entire life to see this legendary, pioneering, Canadian Metal band and I was left in awe; reminded at just how fabulous they are as musicians. Honestly, watching and hearing Michel “Away” Langevin was a treat in itself. His drumming was simply captivating.
Away is a founding member of VOIVOD and I’ve always yearned to hear and see his drumming on the live stage. Mission accomplished!
Fronted by vocalist and founding member Denis “Snake” Bélanger, VOIVOD had their fans ecstatic the entire night; inviting us all into the Sci-Fi themed world of their progressive thrash.
VOIVOD played songs that spanned their deep catalog of albums, (see set-list below). Snake stalked the stage, adding humor with his mannerisms to the Sci-Fi sound effects and speaking to the crowd between songs.
Snake’s vocals were sound and he worked the stage like a true Metal warrior. Snake even did a tribute to late founding member and guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, with VOIVOD playing their first ever song for him. The crowd chanted “Piggy” and it made for a memorable moment.
Lead guitarist, Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain was on fire the entire show! His playing is top-tier for Metal guitarists, in my Metal opinion. I was caught fixated on his shredding and so were many, many around me; if he could’ve heard the adoration! Chewy has become a fixture of VOIVOD over these years.
Bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche was head banging while playing nearly the entire set it seemed, it looked like he felt every note he played go through his body and so did the crowd of fans! He and Away fit together perfectly on the rhythm section.
In summary, if you get any chance to see VOIVOD on their current tour or live in the future then GO! Truly one of the very best of Metal bands ever and they delivered a memorable show to brag about! Metal be thy name! – Stone
SETLIST:
Forgotten in Space
Condemned to the Gallows
Holographic Thinking
Rise
Pre-Ignition
Nuclear War
Fall
Tribal Convictions
The End of Dormancy
Fix My Heart
Encore:
Voivod
Chilean Thrashers CRITICAL DEFIANCE Releasing “The Search Won’t Fall…” In March!
Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags critical defiance, Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, thrash, Thrash Metal on February 23, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Chilean Thrashers Critical Defiance are set to release new album The Search Won’t Fall… March 22 on CD via Unspeakable Axe Records and vinyl LP via Dying Victims Productions. The album will also be available digitally on the usual platforms.
Critical Defiance has released a lyric video for “44 Minds” and an official video for the title track, both of which are available below:
“44 Minds” (Lyric Video): youtu.be/p62kXs9hBeQ
“The Search Won’t Fall…” (Official Video): youtu.be/nKOwHggGnrg
The Chilean metal force known as Critical Defiance has something for every thrash fan out there. Not in the sense of being homogenized and generic, but in their alchemical and nearly magical melding of blitzkrieg tempos, dizzying technicality, aggressive shouts and gang vocals, and rarest of all for a post-1990 thrash act – a healthy dose of actual, memorable melody. They have added a new element to the mix: just a taste of the eerie melancholy and harsh melodrama of black metal.
Their release schedule has been nearly as fast as their music, with the debut (Misconception) coming in 2019, and its follow-up (No Life Forms) in 2022. They have let even less time elapse from then until this new platter’s arrival, taking line-up changes in stride and pushing forward relentlessly regardless.
The addition of Mauricio Toledo on guitar (just prior to their previous album) has pushed their music in new directions. That black metal aspect, some tremelo riffing, some blastbeats, bits of a distinctly new melodic sensibility–lends the album an updated feeling that sets it apart from its predecessors, while by no means abandoning the thrash foundation that has served them so well.
All of this ambition is well-served by a terrific production job that balances just the right amount of rawness and polish. Three albums in, Critical Defiance are poised to deliver their most ferocious work yet. Angry yet uplifting, full of the spirit of true metal both old and new, it’s a record that only these guys could make.
Line-Up:
Felipe Alvarado – Vocals, Lead Guitar
Mauricio Toledo – Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Ignacio Arévalo – Bass
Rodrigo Poblete – Drums
Pre-order:
unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-search-wont-fall
unspeakableaxerecords.com/purchase
Track Listing:
- The Search Won’t Fall
- Long Distance (The What’s To Come)
- Helpless World
- 44 Minds
- The Blind Divine
- Absolüt
- All the Powers
- Full Paranoia
- Margarita
- Bulldog
- Critical Defiance
Source: ClawHammer PR
FORBIDDEN Reissue ‘Omega Wave’ For Record Store Day 2024
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags forbidden, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on February 15, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Exclusive Special Limited Edition 2LP Gatefold
Colored Vinyl Reissue With Personal Liner Notes
Record Store Day began in 2008, and since many fans and retailers look forward to the annual event celebrating independent record stores and the numerous exclusive releases issued on the special day. This year RSD will be April 20th and M-Theory Audio is proud to represent again with a special vinyl reissue and we are pleased to bring you a limited edition 2LP colored vinyl reissue from Bay Area Thrashers FORBIDDEN for their 2010 comeback album, ‘Omega Wave.’
Limited to 1000 copies, this double album will be presented on clear vinyl, one with blue splatter and the other record red splatter, to reflect the colors in Kent Mathieu’s (Exodus, Possessed, Autopsy) stunning artwork of the crystal skull with the red and blue flying skulls reminiscent of his work on FORBIDDEN’s 1988 debut.
Additionally, this gatefold 2LP will include a 4-page insert featuring lengthy and personal liner notes from guitarist Craig Locicero recalling the era when the band reformed, wrote and recorded this cherished effort along with an extra band photo from Alex Solca and revamped layout by FORBIDDEN fan and Metal Church/Ross the Boss singer Marc Lopes.
‘Omega Wave’ marks a significant time as it was FORBIDDEN’s first comeback as original members Craig Locicero, bassist Matt Camacho and singer Russ Anderson regrouped and created a new album, their first since 1997’s ‘Green,’ with new members guitarist Steve Smyth (Testament, Nevermore, Vicious Rumors) and drummer Mark Hernandez (Vio-lence, Heathen, Defiance), which saw the group sign to Nuclear Blast Records and tour to support the album before hibernating again. Many regard ‘Omega Wave’ as an unheralded masterpiece and a record worth further investigation hence the value of bringing the effort back and making it available once more.
“In our opinion, ‘Omega Wave’ may be Forbidden’s strongest and most complete effort. That’s no disrespect to our first four offerings and the amazingly talented musicians that contributed to them. Those are all untouchable in their time,” states guitarist Craig Locicero. “After the years off, we had clear perspective and a new inspiration to make the best possible thrash record we could. We feel that we accomplished it.”
“Now we are very excited to have ‘Omega Wave’ re-released with a special two record, colored vinyl release and new packaging though M-Theory Audio. This ultra-limited special edition will be available on 4-20-24. Record Store Day! Get yours while you can.”
Additionally the timing of this is even more apparent considering FORBIDDEN premiered again in 2023 with a series of live shows and a further revamped lineup now featuring Craig, Matt, Steve and new singer Norman Skinner (Niviane, Imagika) and drummer Chris Kontos (Machine Head, Testament, Verbal Abuse). The group has met with tremendous renewed interest and performed several prestigious live dates with many more high-profile festivals on this year’s calendar including Hell’s Heroes, OmegaFest, Maryland Deathfest and Brutal Assault. Writing continues on FORBIDDEN’s forthcoming sixth album.
‘Omega Wave’ will be exclusively at indie record stores as part of the Record Store Day celebration. Check in with your local retailer and let them know you’re interested. Find stores and more information at recordstoreday.com
For more info:
www.m-theoryaudio.com
www.officialforbidden.com
After 34 Years, Thrash Metal Icons ATROPHY Return With New Album “Asylum” And Share First Video Single “Punishment For All”!
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags atrophy, Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Music, thrash, Thrash Metal, thrash videos on February 6, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
34 years since their latest album “Violent By Nature”, released in 1990, Tucson, Arizona-based thrash metal titans ATROPHY return with a brand new album! “Asylum” will be unleashed on March 15, 2024 via Massacre Records, the pre-sale is now available at https://lnk.to/atrophyasylum
“Asylum” marks the next evolutionary step for ATROPHY. Keeping the speed of “Socialized Hate” and the grooves of “Violent By Nature”, this album adds a big dose of heaviness to the mix resulting in a satisfying aural kick in your face! Today, the iconic band has premiered a lyric video for their first single, the album opening track “Punishment For All”, watch the clip now streaming HERE.
““Punishment For All” was inspired by the attempted insurrection on January 6 (2021) with Covid-19 restrictions still in play. To sit in my living room and watch this unfold was almost too much to bear. Americans were at each other‘s throats, calling people traitors, or trying to undermine democracy and not believing in the results of the election, following the myriad conspiracy theories that were swirling around at the time.” Frontman Brian Zimmerman comments.
“I thought to myself what if they were successful? What are we, as a country divided, going to do then? Take down everything we have built together as a country? What are we putting in place? Are we just going to do whatever the loudest people tell us to do? The whole thing was just absolutely crazy.”
“Asylum” was produced, mixed and mastered by Alex Parra at Second Sight Studio. The album tracklist will read as follows:
- Punishment For All
- High Anxiety
- Seeds Of Sorrow
- Distortion
- Bleeding Out
- American Dream
- Close My Eyes
- The Apostle
- Five Minutes ‘Til Suicide
Album Lineup:
Brian Zimmerman – Vocals
Nathan Montalvo – Lead Guitar
Mark Coglan – Rhythm Guitar
Josh Gibbs – Bass Guitar
Jonas Shütz – Drums
GUEST MUSICIANS:
Kragen Lum – Lead Guitar on “American Dream”
Justin Stear – Bass Guitar on “American Dream”, “Close My Eyes”, “Distortion”
Source: Massacre Records
ARTILLERY – Rescheduled 40th Anniversary North American Headlining Tour Confirmed – Tickets On Sale Now!
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags 80s thrash, artillery, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on February 4, 2024 by Metal Odyssey
Danish thrash metal icons ARTILLERY are pleased to announce a North American headlining tour celebrating their 40th anniversary! The journey, initially scheduled to take place last Fall but postponed due to visa issues, begins March 27th in Austin, Texas, closes April 20th in Toronto, Ontario, and includes a performance at 2 Minutes To Tulsa Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Support will be provided by Vapor and Potential Threat.
ARTILLERY guitarist Michael Stutzer comments, “We are really excited to get back to North America to celebrate 40 years of ARTILLERY‘s thrash metal. We had an amazing time on our last tour and can’t wait to meet our diehard fans again.”
Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
ARTILLERY w/ Vapor, Potential Threat:
3/27/2024 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
3/28/2024 The Compound – Houston, TX
3/29/2024 2 Minutes To Tulsa Festival @ Vanguard – Tulsa, OK
3/30/2024 Feed N Seed – Lafayette, LA
3/31/2024 Midcity Ballroom – Baton Rouge, LA
4/01/2024 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
4/02/2023 Conduit – Winter Park, FL
4/03/2024 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
4/04/2024 Boggs Social – Atlanta, GA
4/05/2024 Ridgeville Roadhouse – Ridgeville, SC
4/06/2024 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
4/07/2024 Another Round – Richmond, VA
4/08/2024 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
4/09/2024 Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
4/10/2024 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
4/11/2024 Sherman Showcase – Stroudsburg, PA
4/12/2024 Sammy’s Patio – Boston, MA
4/13/2024 Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
4/14/2024 Alchemy – Providence, RI
4/15/2024 Timeless Babez (The Pit) – Buffalo, NY
4/16/2024 L’Anti Bar And Spectacles – Quebec City, QC
4/18/2024 Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
4/19/2024 Dominion Tavern – Ottawa, ON
4/20/2024 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
Preview and purchase X at: metalblade.com/artillery.
In the mid-1980s, Denmark’s ARTILLERY established themselves as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement. Four decades later, they continue to destroy. The band’s most recent studio offering – the aptly titled, ‘X’ — was released in 2021 via Metal Blade Records. ‘X’ was tracked in Medley Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Søren Andersen, who the band have worked with on every record since 2009’s ‘When Death Comes’.
Source: EARSPLIT PR
VIO-LENCE – Bay Area Thrash Icons Announce April Headlining Dates – Band To Play Classic Debut Album, ‘Eternal Nightmare’ In Its Entirety!
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags Bay Area thrash, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal, vio-lence on December 19, 2023 by Metal Odyssey
Bay Area thrash icons VIO-LENCE will return to the stage this April for a special eight-date headlining tour featuring the band performing their classic 1988-released debut full-length Eternal Nightmare in its entirety!
The tour runs from April 5th in Cambridge, Massachusetts through April 13th in Chicago, Illinois. Support will be provided by Exhorder, Deceased, and Mortal Wound. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
VIO-LENCE w/ Exhorder, Deceased, Mortal Wound:
4/05/2024 Middle East / Downstairs – Cambridge, MA
4/06/2024 Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
4/07/2024 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
4/08/2024 The Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
4/10/2024 The Winchester – Cleveland, OH
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Formed in 1985, Oakland thrashers VIO-LENCE helped define and refine what came to be known as the Bay Area sound, dropping three seminal albums before splitting in 1993. Leaving behind a heady legacy, they briefly reformed a handful of times in the intervening years before becoming a full-time band once more in 2019.
After playing a string of successful shows, the quintet delivered Let The World Burn in 2022, a five-song EP showcasing their first new material in twenty-nine years. Delivering on the classic VIO-LENCE sound, Let The World Burn was tracked in Trident Studios in Pacheco, California by Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Exodus), mixed by Tue Madsen (Dark Tranquillity, Heaven Shall Burn), and mastered by Ted Jensen (Alice In Chains, Death Angel).
Preview and purchase Let The World Burn at: metalblade.com/violence.
Source: EARSPLIT PR
XENTRIX – Sign New Multi Album Deal With Listenable Records
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags Metal, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, Music, music news, thrash, Thrash Metal, xentrix on November 24, 2023 by Metal Odyssey
LISTENABLE is bloody chuffed signing UK thrash metal legends XENTRIX again for a new multi album deal.
Kristian Havard (Guitar) comments:
“Xentrix are extremely excited to continue our relationship with Listenable records by signing with them once again. Listenable is a label that is run by people who are incredibly focused, knowledgeable and more importantly, massively passionate about metal music. And it’s these differences that made it a no brainer when it came time to for the band to choose a label for new music.”
Hailing from the North West of England, XENTRIX was formed in 1985 by guitar player Chris Astley. After numerous changes to the line up XENTRIX signed to Roadrunner records and entered the studio to record their first album ‘Shattered Existence’ with producer John Cuniberti (Vio-lence, Forbidden, Joe Satriani). XENTRIX have been one of the leading lights of the British thrash metal movement. They had music videos which all had regular air time on MTV’s Headbangers Ball.
Gaining global notoriety, XENTRIX had many high energy performances with audiences of thousands.
Mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap, XENTRIX ’s comeback album ‘Bury the Pain’ was released in 2019 on Listenable records, with production from Andy Sneap and Mastering by Russ Russell. This new recording showed the band sounding heavier than ever, while still retaining their signature sound.
Latest and 7th studio album “Seven Words” released in late 2022 remains a crushing compendium of all that has made this band what it is today.
BAND LINE UP:
Jay Walsh – Vocals/Guitar
Kristian Havard – Guitar
Chris Shires – Bass
Dennis Gasser – Drums
DISCOGRAPHY:
Shattered existence (1989)
Ghostbusters (1990)
For Whose Advantage? (1990)
Dilute to Taste (1991)
The Order of Chaos (1992)
Kin (1992 )
Scourge (1996)
Bury the Pain (2019)
Seven Words (2022)
BAND LINKS :
FACEBOOK
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
Listenable Records: CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SHOP
Source: Listenable Records
SACRED REICH – “Surf Nicaragua” And “The American Way” MC Reissues Availablr via Time To Kill Records
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags Metal, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, Music, sacred reich, thrash, Thrash Metal on November 10, 2023 by Metal Odyssey
Today, US thrash metal legends SACRED REICH release MC re-issues of their classic albums “Surf Nicaragua” (1988) and “The American Way” (1990) via Time To Kill Records. Order your copies now at:
“Surf Nicaragua” – tracklist:
- Surf Nicaragua
- One Nation
- War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover)
- Draining You of Life
- Ignorance (Live)
- Death Squad (Live)
“The American Way” tracklist:
- Love…Hate
- The American Way
- The Way It Is
- Crimes Against Humanity
- State of Emergency
- Who’s to Blame
- I Don’t Know
- 31 Flavors
SACRED REICH is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix, Arizona, that was formed in 1985. The band split in 2000, but reunited in 2006. They have been credited, along with Testament, Destruction, Death Angel and Dark Angel, for leading the second wave of thrash metal in the late 1980s.
In 2019, SACRED REICHreleased their first record in twenty-three years: “Awakening”. Showcasing everything a fan would expect and hope for from the Phoenix, Arizona unit, “Awakening” is a timeless collection comprised of blistering thrash, crushing grooves, meticulous solos, and socially conscious lyrics. The return of Dave McClain, who manned the drum throne from 1991 to 1997, and the addition of twenty-two-year old guitarist Joey Radziwill, alongside original members guitarist Wiley Arnett and vocalist/bassist Phil Rind, are integral facets of the record.
“Awakening” was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy), engineered by John Aquilino, and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Halford, Armored Saint).
Source: ANUBI PRESS
BURDEN OF GRIEF – Unleashes “A Daydream Of Sorrow” New Single & Music Video
Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos with tags burden of grief, Death Metal, Metal, metal music, metal music videos, Metal News, metal odyssey, Music, music news, thrash on November 2, 2023 by Metal Odyssey
November 24, 2023 sees German death/thrash metal band BURDEN OF GRIEF release their much-awaited, eighth studio album, titled “Destination Dystopia”, via Masssacre Records. Coming as CD, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats, the pre-sale is available at: https://lnk.to/destinationdystopia
It’s the band’s first offering in more than five long years. Five years, in which so much has happened in the world that BURDEN OF GRIEF were forced to refer to it lyrically and musically. Reinforced by the two new members Dominik Hellmuth (guitars) and Manuel Lüke (drums), they now present the strongest, heaviest and most varied album in the almost 30-year band history.
Following a previously-released, first album appetizer “Fevered Dreams”, now, BURDEN OF GRIEF are premiering a music video for their new single “A Daydream Of Sorrow”!
“On each of our albums we have 2-3 songs that break out of our usual musical context, mostly by being significantly slower,” the band comments. “This is enormously important to keep the music as varied as possible. “A Daydream Of Sorrow” is one of those songs that is particularly catchy, not least because of the slowing down of the tempo, and also has an extended solo part. In the studio it has already turned out that this song clearly stands out from the overall material. But fans of our heavier stuff don’t have to worry, most of the other songs are much faster.”
Watch the new BURDEN OF GRIEF video now streaming HERE
On “Destination Dystopia”, BURDEN OF GRIEF accomplished to focus on their years of experience, to combine their strengths and to put them into 10 riff monsters that are bursting with energy, great melodies and pure heaviness. First and foremost, you’ll get the thrash and melodic death treatment, but you’ll also find a plethora of elements that go way beyond what these musical drawers are all about. Expect killer grooves, classic twin-guitar solos as well as the return of the old-school Hammond organ.
Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner and his assistant Daniel Claar took care of the drum recordings, mixing and mastering of the album at the Kohlekeller Studios (Hämatom, Powerwolf, Aborted, etc.), and they made sure that “Destination Dystopia” is the tightest and heaviest album BURDEN OF GRIEF has ever released!
BURDEN OF GRIEF:
Mike Huhmann – Vocals
Philipp Hanfland – Guitars
Dominik Hellmuth – Guitars
Florian Bauer – Bass
Manuel Lüke – Drums
“Destination Dystopia” track listing:
- World Under Attack
- A Daydream Of Sorrow
- Exposed To The Dark
- Downfall
- Fevered Dreams
- The Devil’s Bride
- Mass Murder Society
- Destination Dystopia
- Fall Into Oblivion
- My Suicide
DISCOGRAPHY:
2000 – Haunting Requiems
2001 – On Darker Trails
2004 – Fields Of Salvation
2007 – Death End Road
2009 – Haunting Requiems (Re-Release)
2010 – Follow The Flames
2014 – Unchained
2018 – Eye Of The Storm
2023 – Destination Dystopia
Source: Massacre Records
Premiere Alert! DEATHBLOW’s Rotten Trajectory “EP” Streaming Now!
Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags deathblow, Metal, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, Music, thrash, Thrash Metal on September 30, 2023 by Metal Odyssey
Salt Lake City (UT) – SLC Thrashers DEATHBLOW have partnered with Ghostcult for the exclusive premiere of forthcoming EP, Rotten Trajectory! Stream the EP below!
DEATHBLOW will release Rotten Trajectory on September 29th via Sewer Mouth Records!
On the aptly-named Rotten Trajectory, the band serves up three new ripping thrash metal songs with death metal and punk influences. The EP can be considered an appetizer for the full metal meal coming in the near future!
DEATHBLOW will embark on the ‘Rotten Tour-jectory’ tour in October, which will take them to Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arizona.
Dates are as follows:
10/13 – Denver, CO (Lost Lake Lounge)
10/14 – Tulsa, OK (The Whittier Bar)
10/15 – Arlington,TX (The Sunshine Bar)
10/16 – Houston,TX (Black Magic)
10/17 – Austin, TX (The Lost Well)
10/18 – San Antonio, TX (Hi-Tones)
10/19 – El Paso, TX (TBA)
10/20 – Tucson, TX (House Show)
10/21 – Tempe (Metalheads MC)
Pre-order: deathblow1.bandcamp.com/album/rotten-trajectory
Recorded and Produced by Wes Johnson at Archive Recordings
Artwork by: Nicky Rat
Band Photo by: Jake Vancil at Dark Division Media
Track Listing:
- Rotten Trajectory
- Pounder
- In Plain Sight
Line-up:
Holger the Horrible – Guitar/Vocals
Smelly – Guitar
Pauly – Bass
Grave Robber – Drums
instagram.com/deathblowofficial
Source: ClawHammer PR
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