Our brethren in metal from across the border, The Flaming Skull Podcast, are going to be playing the Cardinal Sin track off Underground Chaos Vol. 1 later tonight so do not forget to tune in! Also, The Flaming Skull Podcast are now the official distributors of Gasmask Holocaust Records’ Underground Chaos Vol. 1 in India.
This is indeed big. Odyssey is finally out with their anxiously anticipated full-length release, Ghosts of Yesterday. You can get yourself a copy for a mere Rs. 100.
Follow the link for instructions on how you can get yourself the CD.
How to Buy
If that doesn’t work out, get in touch with me and I will help you out but that only applies if you’re in Karachi.
Odyssey recently put up their official website. I don’t really have much to say and I am too scatterbrained at the moment to come up with anything. The layout is pretty interesting. Check out the website and see for yourselves.
Odyssey’s Official Website (clicking will direct you to the website)
It is official. Odyssey is going to release their full-length debut through Gasmask Holocaust Records. Pakistani Heavy Metal finally has found itself some patronage. Formerly, bands would always bring up a lack of motivation to play metal in conjunction with no record labels who support metal in Pakistan. No more whining about a lack of incentive. 
The following is the official statement by Gasmask Holocaust Records:
“Following up to Underground Chaos Vol. 1, Gasmask Holocaust Records is proud to announce that we will be working with Lahore based progressive giants, Odyssey for our second release.
Odyssey is a progressive metal band from Lahore that attempts to breach the boundaries of Pakistani music with an eclectic mix of aggression, melody and memorable songwriting. From intricate, progressive riffs and screaming solos to soaring melodies and atmospheric keyboards, the band is focused on delivering a prog metal masterpiece with their forthcoming debut album.
Odyssyeys influences include Dream Theater, Symphony X, Metallica, Megadeth, Savatage, Opeth and Ark among others. The band has played various live shows over the past year including performances at the Rafi Peer Theatre Youth Festival and Rockball ’09 (where they won the Battle of the Bands) as well as gigs supporting charitable causes for the Pahchaan Foundation and for the Pakistan Youth Movement.
Keeping up with the GmH tradition of doing something different and providing solid releases to the masses, we are working closely with the band on this release and will release something entirely new and untried by anyone in Pakistan before, be it on the commercial or underground level.”
I expect everyone who fancies himself a metalhead to support Gasmask Holocaust Records and buy the stuff that they put out.
I have uploaded a recording of the interview Gibran Nasir did with Shahryar Shaukat Popalzai of GMH Records on Black Sunday. The show was basically aimed at previewing the tracks so all the tracks have been removed. If you like, you can check out GMH’s Myspace for a preview of what the compilation has to offer. Please download the .m3u file underlined below and open it in your Windows Media Player. You can stream it online.