PHILIP ANSELMO & WARBEAST: Split EP 'War Of Gargantuas' Crushes The Senses Without Caution!

As previously reported, Anselmo and Housecore Records thrashers WARBEAST have a NEW split album entitled 'War of the Gargantuas'. The split, which is a total tease, includes two songs from each artist. This album serves as the first release of any solo work by Anselmo. Also, the two WARBEAST tracks on the split feature former bassist Alan Bovee before his amicable departure from the band. Since then, Dre Karst has joined on bass. Get it HERE!

See what other press sources are saying about 'War of the Gargantuas':

“Veterans of the scene, WARBEAST don't simply rely on the '80s template. Rather, they blow it up and rebuild it into an even more vicious and vital monster… This is everything ANSELMO fans and metal fans have been hoping for and so much more. As with all of his projects, you've got to hear it to believe it.” – ArtistDirect.com, 5/5 Stars

“The combination of PHILIP ANSELMO and WARBEAST make War Of The Gargantuas a vicious, brutal onslaught of Metal that creates the ultimate teaser for both bands.”- Bloody-Disgusting.com

 

In addition to this week’s release of 'War of the Gargantuas'', DOWN and WARBEAST will head out on “The Weed & Speed Tour: West Coast Throwdown in the Year of XIII” this Friday, January 11^th, starting in Houston, TX at Warehouse Live. The tour will make its way through several states, coming to a close on February 1^st in Chattanooga, TN at Track 29.

The entire upcoming tour is dedicated to the memory of the late Mike Scaccia.  

To donate to the Mike Scaccia Family Fundraiser, head here and follow the link: http://www.warbeast.org/?p=156

The tracks, whose titles can be seen below, will serve as a precursor to Anselmo‘s highly-anticipated solo album which is expected to finally see a release later this year.

DOWN and WARBEAST 2013 U.S. Tour Dates:

1/11: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Ballroom

1/12: San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live

1/14: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

1/15: Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club

1/16: West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club

1/18: Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim

1/19: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

1/20: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

1/22: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market

1/23: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

1/24: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House

1/26: Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

1/28: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

1/29: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

1/30: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s

2/1: Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29

Song titles:

1) Conflict
2) Birth Of A Psycho
3) Family, Friends, and Associates
4) IT

Audio samples available HERE! 

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS are:

Philip H. Anselmo - Vocals
Marzi Montazeri - Guitars
Bennett Bartley - Bass
Jose Manuel Gonzales - Drums

Related links:
Philip Anselmo
Warbeast

Amazon's Massive Music Sale Is Offering 373 HEAVY Albums For Only $5 A Pop!

According to Metal Sucks, every January Amazon has a massive sale that features and insane amount the records for only $5 each. And get this, this time around they have 373 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal albums on sale! This means that you can crank a different album almost every day of the year! Have a look at all of the albums HERE. 

Some of the titles available are:

Gojira - The Way of All Flesh  
Eyehategod – Take As Needed For Pain 
Scale the Summit – The Collective   
Goatwhore – Carving Out the Eyes of God 
Battlecross – Pursuit of Honor  
The Ocean – Precambrian  
Hour of Penance – Sedition  
Beneath the Massacre – Maree Noire
Trap Them – Darker Handcraft  
The Black Dahlia Murder – Deflorate  
Anthrax - Worship Music
Lamb of God – As the Palaces Burn
Van Halen – Van Halen II  
Between the Buried and Me – Colors

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Stop & Listen To Samples Of Philip Anselmo's Brutal Solo Project!

For over 30 years, Philip Anselmo has been very busy reinventing Heavy Music via bands like PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, and various others.

As previously reported, Anselmo and Housecore Records thrashers WARBEAST will be releasing a NEW split album entitled 'War of the Gargantuas'. The split now has an official release date of January 8, 2012 and will include two songs from each artist. This album serves as the first release of any solo work by Anselmo. Also, the two WARBEAST tracks on the split feature former bassist Alan Bovee before his amicable departure from the band. Since then, Dre Karst has joined on bass.

Guess what? Audio samples of Anselmo‘s NEW solo material can now be cranked at the link below. The song were recorded by Anselmo and his backing band, The Illegals—who consist of members and alumni of Warbeast, Superjoint Ritual, etc.

The tracks, whose titles can be seen below, will serve as a precursor to Anselmo‘s highly-anticipated solo album which is expected to finally see a release later this year.

Song titles:

1) Conflict
2) Birth Of A Psycho
3) Family, Friends, and Associates
4) IT

Audio samples available HERE! 

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS are:

Philip H. Anselmo - Vocals
Marzi Montazeri - Guitars
Bennett Bartley - Bass
Jose Manuel Gonzales - Drums

Related links:
Philip Anselmo
Warbeast

Yngwie Malmsteen: Full Stream Of NEW Album 'Spellbound' Available Now!

As previously reported, Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen will release his NEW album entitled 'Spellbound' on December 5 via Rising Force Records. You can now listen to a stream of the entire album HERE (courtesy of Amazon)!

Track listing for 'Spellbound':

01. Spellbound
02. High Compression Figure
03. Let's Sleeping Dog Lie
04. Repent
05. Majestic 12 Suite 1,2 & 3
06. Electric Duet
07. Nasca Lines
08. Poisoned Mind
09. God Of War
10. Iron Blues
11. Turbo Amadeus
12. From A Thousand Cuts
13. Requiem For The Lost

Acclaimed heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), who has been fronting Yngwie Malmsteen's band both live and in the studio since February 2008, does not appear on "Spellbound".



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FREE Music Courtesy Of CANDLELIGHT RECORDS Via Amazon.com - Get It!

Candlelight Records has launched a FREE label sampler available exclusively from Amazon.com. The 8-song sampler includes previously unreleased material from FALLOCH, THE ROTTED, WODENSTHRONE, SEAR BLISS, WOE, WINTERFYLLETH, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER and includes the first single from IHSAHN’s NEW album Eremita.

“The Paranoid” is taken from IHSAHN’s anticipated fourth solo album. Set for release June 19, Eremita was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth) and features performances from drummer Tobias Ornes Andersen (Leprous), saxophonist Jorgen Munkeby (Shining-Norway), guitarist Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore), and vocalists Devin Townsend, Einar Solberg (Leprous), and Heidi S. Tveitan (StarofAsh).

The inclusion of an early production mix of RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER’s “Fucking Wild” follows the recent announcement of the band’s forthcoming NEW album, 'Ghostmaker'. The Philadelphia-based quartet recently completed a string of regional performances and are now gearing up for dates to support the NEW album once it hits stores nationwide on June 19. Guitarist Ryan Moll says, "the title of this track says it all. It’s a rather suiting description of its relentlessness. The lyrics were written by Shawn (Riley) and the title was inspired by some old live Venom recordings."

FALLOCH’s “The Ghosts That Haunts This Path” is a NEW song for American audiences. Previously available as a b-side to a European-only single, the song showcases the impressive stylings of the Scottish post-Black Metal duo. MSN Metal called the band’s debut Where Distant Spirits Remain, “a drop-dead gorgeous, haunting piece of work.” Kerrang called it, “intoxicating, haunting, beautiful.” Brooklyn Vegan adds, “it's clear that FALLOCH aims to walk along the righteous path of adventurous Black Metal bands like Alcest. 'Where Distant Spirits Remain' is a great first step in that direction.”

Planning to hit the studio in early June to lay down tracks for their third album, WOE’s reworked “Quietly, Undramatically” opens a NEW door on the title track from the band’s popular 2010 release of the same name. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Grigg notes, "the remixed version of 'Quietly, Undramatically' is a more accurate representation of what was hoped to achieve with the material and offers a different perspective into the album." Decibel Magazine said, “Woe strive for sophistication without falling into the usual pitfalls of pretentiousness, cartoonish-ness or undue gloss. Essential aggression is maintained, while the atmospheric and emotional depth envelopes are pushed with a bold fearlessness.”

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Click here to Download CANDLELIGHT's FREE Sampler via Amazon.com

Official Site Of Candlelight Records

Candlelight Records' Facebook Page

Lets Make PANTERA's "Piss" Number 1 On Amazon.com - Click Now!

Last week, PANTERA released a B-Side out of 'Vulgar Display Of Power' last night at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles, California.  The song "Piss" was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary reissue of "Vulgar Display Of Power", drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott made an astounding discovery: "Piss", an incendiary blast of vintage PANTERA from the original recording sessions that had long been forgotten. When the newly created video for the song premiered at the Revolver Golden Gods awards in Los Angeles, which was broadcast live on Xbox Live, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages. The song was then released to radio outlets and all digital music retailers. PANTERA is also the subject of a Revolver special issue and its available now!

PANTERA's "Piss" is currently the number 2 downloaded song on the Amazon Hard Rock/Heavy Metal section. Click Here To Make PANTERA # 1!

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