MAELSTROM is currently at work on new material for the follow-up to "It Was Predestined"

Long Island-based heavy metal powerhouse MAELSTROM has issued an update regarding the enormous reception received by the Halloween 2012 digital reissue of their critically-acclaimed  EP, It Was Predestined. Widely-praised by critics across the globe in 2009, when the EP was originally self-released, and again last year when Itchy Metal Entertainment (IME) offered the release to metal fans worldwide, It Was Predestined exploded onto the CMJ Loud Rock charts this month. MAELSTROM vocalist Gary Vosganian had this to say about the accomplishment, 

"It is with great pride that I can say - MaelstroM has hit the US radio charts with our EP It Was Predestined - debuting at #20 on the Nationwide CMJ Loud Rock charts and as the 4th most added album in the country. Thank you to all that have helped and have been fans since the start and congrats to my partner in this effort the true guitar virtuoso Mr. Joey Lodes. Our label partners Itchy Metal Entertainment our PR group ClawHammer PR and of course our radio promoter Munsey Ricci and Skateboard Marketing Ltd. without whom this would have never happened, and of course all the fantastic Djs that are supporting us with their spins - it is sincerely appreciated. There is much work to be done as guitar tracking for the balance of the album has begun this week. But I will take a little time to really absorb the news about CMJ and celebrate this victory! Thanks again to all the fans who have stuck by MaelstroM your unwavering support has been amazing. Keep it Heavy!" 

As Vosganian stated, the band is currently at work on new material for the follow-up to It Was Predestined. Details on the next release will be announced as they come. Stay tuned! 

It Was Predestined is available at www.itchymetal.com. Famed music journalist Martin Popoff called the release "A symphony of progressiveness the likes of which has pretty much never been articulated, invented, or heard, before now," and world renowned publications such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer and MetalSucks.net all sang MAELSTROM's praises upon the EP's release. 

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MAELSTROM's It Was Predestined Out Now on Itchy Metal Entertainment

Originally released to the underground in 2009, MAELSTROM's It Was Predestined is now available in digital format via Los Angeles' Itchy Metal Entertainment (IME). 

Few self-released EPs have been met with the kind of critical acclaim and fan reception as It Was Predestined. Famed music journalist Martin Popoff called the release "A symphony of progressiveness the likes of which has pretty much never been articulated, invented, or heard, before now," and world renowned publications such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer and MetalSucks.net all sang MAELSTROM's praises upon the EP's release. 

When MAELSTROM signed with IME earlier this year, it seemed only natural for the EP to be offered once again to metal fans around the world. Visit www.itchymetal.com to order your copy today. 

Check out this video of MAELSTROM guitarist and Julliard guest lecturer Joey Lodes in the studio demoing solos for the EP.  

  

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MAELSTROM: It Was Predestined... And now the prophecy became reality!

“It Was Predestined” and now the prophecy became reality, after many years of pure eargasm abstinence they rise once again from the forgotten ashes of metal to illuminate the path left behind to reach the heavens of rock and to maintain order and balance that was taken from us when the calamity of their disappearance took place… Maelstrom has reborn!

Time changes, the generations evolve and new tastes thrive and as well as the time music also faces a constant modification but despite this disturbance music remains the same and unites people and cultures and colors, music is inherent to human beings. Maelstrom has been an unfortunate and unfair victim of this natural evolution of the music industry but they have failed to be kept away from it and willing to show what they are really made of they came more ferocious than ever.

Reconceived from the beginning with restructured ideas and with all the heart, soul, mind and desire of the puppeteers behind the puppet Gary Peter Vosganian (vocalist) and Joey Lodes (guitarist), the construction of an epic tale has began with the release of a three track sampler (“It Was Predestined”) from the much awaited forthcoming glorious album.

The mix of all the ingredients of this progressive recipe has a secret, exploit to the maximum the heaviness of the thrash riffs, perfect shreds, a good amount of speed, a little of acoustic melody with an incredible classic guitar touch, war, nature, and destruction sounds, highly precision and fast drums, epic power metal, a dark voice full of rage and a history to tell.

I ask terribly sorry it is not my intention to hurt feelings but it is with works of art of this caliber that I am grateful every day not being deaf. “It Was Predestined” is a project of vast immensity, classic metal, thrash metal, death metal, power metal, progressive metal, epic metal, cinematic experience that can immerse your mind in an imaginary world of enormous battlefields where legendary battles between good and evil take place, where your imagination meets no boundaries. It is very difficult to pull out something so huge like this, to be able to create a journey out of music is to be a genius, all the styles are combined in a unique style, the progression of each music is like watching a movie that slowly proceeds to the objective, each chapter represents each music; they created their sound with an orgy of instruments, they created history.

By Pedro Ribeiro with love for beer... sorry, music from an early age, he studied piano and singing from 7 to 14 years,  then, devoted himself to the study of the guitar for 5 years. visit our reviews section.

Gary Vosganian - Vocals

Joey Lodes - Guitars, Bass, Keys

Daniel Kleffmann - Drums

The announcement of the official digital release of "It Was Predestined" on Halloween, October 31, 2012, is a truly celebratory event. Stream "It Was Predestined" in its entirety at metalmaelstrom.bandcamp.com and/or below. Point your browser here itchymetal.maelstrom NOW.

01. Arise

02. A Futile Crusade

03. Predestined 

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Critically Acclaimed MAELSTROM EP It Was Predestined to be Released on Itchy Metal Entertainment

Few self-released albums or demos get the kind of international industry-wide praise that MAELSTROM's It Was Predestined enjoyed when it was circulated throughout the underground in 2008-2009. That's why the news of MAELSTROM's signing to Los Angeles' Itchy Metal Entertainment (IME) and the announcement of the official digital release of It Was Predestined on Halloween, October 31, 2012, is a truly celebratory event.

IME President Ed Fassio had this to say about MAELSTROM's crosscutting appeal:  

"To create anything that appeals across the ages is challenging. Commercially, new styles take time to be accepted and caution must be taken to avoid becoming too trendy. Yet history has proven, nobody can argue with the wide appeal of great music."

In particular, Fassio credits the ability of heavy metal to attract new fans decade after decade. As this audience continues to grow, so does their affinity to the genre and that synergy seems to hinge on particular songs and styles that fuel the appeal. Such is the case of IME's latest addition from Long Beach, New York: Genre bending band MAELSTROM, a hybrid fusing of Thrash, Death, Power, and Prog - creating a cinematic styling which nearly forges its own sub-genre.

Formed in the tumultuous fire storm known as the eighties, MAELSTROM took note of the European underground, blending classical melodies, heavy rhythms, and theatrical vocal progressions into a formation that would hail as the top drawing local act of their time. Honing their signature sound, MAELSTROM's reach expanded well beyond domestic borders, gaining popularity and promise around the world until the thrash scene gave way to the Grunge-influenced decade of the nineties.

While the industry changed with the times, Maelstrom's resolve became even stronger. Re-constructed by founding vocalist/lyricist Gary Peter Vosganian and Guitarist and chief songwriter, (Julliard guest lecturer, and Guitar Player Magazine and UltimateGuitar.com guest columnist), Joey Lodes along with percussionist Daniel Kleffmann - MAELSTROM was born again. This time, the band set out to rekindle their international audience and introduce their tried-and-true formula of metal to an interconnected, cross-cultural marketplace. This ambition and seasoned ability appealed to the team at IME.

"When first introduced to MAELSTROM, we put particular focus on production quality, use of original melody and specific evidence that their art could transcend beyond a particular highlight in history," explains Fassio.

What Itchy Metal Entertainment found was an extremely well-networked band commanding over 30,000 Facebook "Likes" with phenomenal musical structure, business acumen and multidimensional demographic potential. Recently named to Terrorizer Magazine's List of Top Two "Best unsigned Bands" worldwide, it seems that the industry is equally convinced that the world is once again, ready for MAELSTROM.

Through their new relationship with Itchy Metal Entertainment and dedication to success, MAELSTROM is a group fired up and headed to the next level.

"We firmly believe that awesome music is timeless, but that's often demonstrated in mainstream capacities," says Fassio. "We feel the same principle can apply in the underground scene and this band is hell bent on proving it. MAELSTROM allows new direction for the label and revives fresh possibilities for the genre."

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