SEVENTRAIN, ZEPHANIAH, VANLADE, CHRIS VIOLENCE and others featured on new free download compilation

ONLINE METAL PROMO and METAL TO INFINITY webzine (Belgium) are proud to jointly release "By The Grace of US Metal", a free download compilation featuring a mix of 34 current, deep, lost and unreleased original songs from up and coming as well as established hard rock and heavy metal artists from the United States.

Highlights of the compilation include:

The old school Scorpions sounding previously unavailable song "Arise" from San Diego, California power metal kings Cage off of their pre UNVEILED cd recording sessions from 1998.

The brand new unreleased song "Summoning of the Dark Ones (Skull, Rose and Dagger) from Chicago, Illinois horror heavy metal masters Ravensthorn from their upcoming cd "The Bell Tower Mansion".

The brand new unreleased song "Not On My Own" from Dallas / Ft. Worth, Texas classic melodic hard rock band Millennial Reign led by Aska bassist Dave Harvey from their upcoming cd "The God Particle".

1. ATTACKER

2. CRIMSON REIGN

3. VERMITHRAX

4. OUTLIAR

5. LADY BEAST

6. MAXXXWELL CARLISLE

7. FEVER VEIN

8. MINDMAZE

9. STATION

10. DIAMOND LANE

11. ENCELADUS

12. DIRE PERIL

13. GROSS REALITY

14. SKINNER

15. CAGE

16. CORNERS OF SANCTUARY

17. HESSLER

18. MILLENIAL REIGN

19. STEVE CONE

20. WORWYK

21. THE MIGHTY SWINE

22. ARCHETYPE

23. ARMORY

24. HELLSCREAM

25. DAVE REFFETT

26. RAVENSTHORN

27. LORDS OF THE TRIDENT

28. PREY ON THE FALLEN

29. WITCHCROSS

30. DECYPHER

31. ZEPHANIAH

32. SEVENTRAIN

33. CHRIS VIOLENCE

34. VANLADE

Download the free songs, compilation artwork and track listing at the following location:

OMP / MTI August 2014 FREE promotional compilation download link

Metal To Infinity webzine (Belgium)

SKINNER, MAXXXWELL CARLISLE, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, DIAMOND LANE and others featured on new free download compilation

ONLINE METAL PROMO and THE METAL MADMAN radio show (USA) have combined forces to release "The Root of All Madness", a free download compilation featuring a mix of 27 current, deep cuts and unreleased songs from up and coming as well as established hard rock and heavy metal artists from around the world.

1. STU “THE HAMMER” MARSHALL

2. DEATH DEALER

3. TREN LOCO

4. SKINNER

5. WITCHCROSS

6. STATION

7. ZEPHANIAH

8. DIAMOND LANE

9. METRALLA

10. CAGE

11. MINDMAZE

12. MAXXXWELL CARLISLE

13. LORDS OF THE TRIDENT

14. IGNITOR

15. ARCHETYPE

16. PATAN

17. HESSLER

18. HELLSCREAM

19. LADY BEAST

20. MALIGNO

21. RENACER

22. RAVENSTHORN

23. DIRE PERIL

24. SERPENTOR

25. ENCELADUS

26. SINISTER REALM

27. TALES OF PAIN

Download the free songs, compilation artwork and track listing at the following location:

OMP / TMM June 2014 FREE promotional compilation download link

The Metal Madman radio show official website

The Metal Madman official Facebook page

Norman Skinner is the guest on this weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 176 - Skinner

This week we sit down for a lengthy talk with Norman Skinner. Why lengthy? Cuz the guy is involved in a shit ton of metal. Norman was the long time vocalist for Imagika but from the ashes of that band comes Skinner. Besides that he also finds himself fronting Dave Garcia's Hellscream, Tramontane  and sci fi metallers Dire Peril.

Keep up on what Norman is doing at http://www.normanskinner.net/

Grab it now from the Focus on Metal Site, The Focus on Metal RSS feed, The Cast Iron Ring or on iTunes

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

SKINNER releases music video, CD art, and release date for “Sleepwalkers”

"Sleepwalkers", the new video from SF Bay Area Power-Thrashers SKINNER, featuring Norman Skinner (Vocals), Robert Kolowitz (Guitars), Grant Kolowitz (Guitars), Alfred San Miguel (Guitars), Jim Pegram (Bass), & Noe Luna (Drums) can be seen below. The song is taken from SKINNER's upcoming full-length album of the same title, "Sleepwalkers", which will be released on May 6th, 2014 via Dead Inside Records.

SKINNER was formed from the fallout of the now defunct Power\Thrash band Imagika. Throughout the band’s history Imagika released 7 albums total worldwide and toured extensively before calling it a day in 2010. Taking its name from their lead vocalist; SKINNER combines both the European Power Metal sound with the high energy Thrash Attack of the SF Bay Area.

The video “Sleepwalkers” was directed by Mike Sloat (Testament\Machine Head) and depicts a struggle between two consciences. The first is a dream world where the individual sleepwalks through life doing as they are told completely unaware of the reality around them. The second is the horrible reality that not everything is as it seems and life can be hard and scary. The individual eventually is able to break free of the mold and think for himself.

“Sleepwalkers” is the title track off SKINNER’s upcoming full-length effort. The CD was engineered by Steve Pelletier @ Hellfire Studios in San Jose, CA & mastered by Jamie King @ The Basement Recording NC.

CD artwork courtesy of Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix can be seen below. Jobert has created artwork for bands such as Primal Fear, Sabaton, Shadowside & more.

"Sleepwalkers" track listing:
1. Firebird’s Lament
2. Sleepwalkers
3. Orphans Of Liberty
4. Hell In My Hands
5. Blind Led Blind
6. Guilt-Ridden
7. Breathe The Lie
8. Bound
9. Miss Agony
10. The Breathing Room
11. The Enemy Within

Writing is well underway for SKINNER’s follow-up release. The band plans to begin recording this Fall.

SKINNER – “Sleepwalkers” Music Video

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