Deserts of MarsDead Planet Exodus is now LIVE!!!
You’ve seen the reviews, you’ve heard the singles and previews, now you can check out the long awaited new album for yourself!! Pick it up on Bandcamp, or stream it from the links here on in our sidebar and rock out on the platform of your choice!! Thanks for all of your support, hope your weekend is full of Mars Metal and good times!!
Streaming Links (also in the Internet Transmissions area)
Spotify
Apple Music
Amazon Music
The Martian winds sweep across the desert, stirring up a lot of cool stuff on the Mars Metal front, including:
A Bandcamp Listening Party on Thursday, October 17th at 7:00 PM CST (US). Come hang out with us and chat about the album and all things Mars Metal. RSVP/Join here:
https://desertsofmars.bandcamp.com/merch/dead-planet-exodus-listening-party
Excellent new reviews and interviews are coming in hot in anticipation of the Dead Planet Exodus release on Friday, October 18th:
Outlaws of the Sun really gets it:
“Dead Planet Exodus has a true “CINEMATIC” feel that allows this to ultimately become one of the freshest and outstanding albums you’ll hear this year.”
https://outlawsofthesun.blogspot.com/2024/10/deserts-of-mars-dead-planet-exodus.html
Tom’s Reviews weighs in with a nice track breakdown and recommendation:
“I’m of the opinion that many of you will absolutely love this new record from Deserts Of Mars, so I’ll leave you a handy Bandcamp link for you to go lose yourself within the sounds that make up this incredible album. Enjoy!!!”
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/hDXY2PPwmbcW3ekQ/
For fans in Germany, Metal Division Magazine gives “Dead Planet Exodus” an 8 out of 10 stars:
https://www.metal-division-magazine.com/cd-reviews/cd-reviews-d/deserts-of-mars-dead-planet-exodus/
Flying Fiddlesticks gives us a recommendation and digs into the tracks:
https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2024/10/14/deserts-of-mars-dead-planet-exodus-2024/
Tony talked Mars Metal and more over at Heavy Debriefings:
https://youtu.be/obxPq9lUh3g?si=PPnB9x8kUna5LSJF
Interview with Hector, The Chill Dude on a Couch, where we discuss “Dead Planet Exodus,” sci-fi, concept albums, and more:
https://youtu.be/VtuGsptxw_g?si=lHKZW93AkW5r5cRU
We’re also super stoked to celebrate a bandmember wedding day with our next gig at The Far Out Lounge on Friday October 25th. Good times, rockin tunes, and good friends will be the order of the day for this major celebration for Kotah and Jordan!!
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thefaroutloungestage/1356808
Hey Martian Maniacs!!! You may have heard the transmission across the universe that we are self releasing Dead Planet Exodus on October 18th, Pre-order this long awaited slab of Mars Metal now and get it ASAP on release.
Grab it now and enjoy the opening track Crashdown to get you into the saga of our stalwart Crashtronauts and their journey from the void to the Dead Planet and beyond.
Get your preoder here:
https://desertsofmars.bandcamp.com/album/dead-planet-exodus
Also you can check out the latest interview with Chasing Destino! We have a lot more to come as we move towards the Dead Planet Exodus release!
https://chasingdestino.com/2024/09/04/interview-with-deserts-of-mars/
New Shows, new interviews and more Mars Metal!
We’ve got some cool Austin shows coming up as the year cools, down we’re heating it up. If you are keeping up here, hit the side bar or the Live link up top, and also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. On short notice we picked up a gig with some friends at the Far out Lounge on 08/21/2024
Followed quickly by another rocker on 09/05/2024 at Valhalla (it’s so great to be playing there again, the former Room 710 was one of our first regular venues when we got started).
And one of our most exciting announcements, we are Rockin out on our guitarist Kotah’s and his wife Jordan’s (who is an awesome person and super rocker!!!) wedding party on 10/25/2024. This one is going to be one for the ages if you check the lineup of good friends who ROCK. Come celebrate with Kotah, Jordan and all the awesome folks at The Far Out Lounge. Save the date to raise a toast and bang your head!
And in other cool news, check out the latest interviews Tony has been doing with the Brutally Delicious Podcast and Doomed Nation who have been kind enough to have us spread the gospel of Mars Metal across the Universe!
Brutally Delicious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Sot2alVCM
Doomed Nation
https://doomed-nation.com/doomed-confessionary-tony-salvaggio-deserts-of-mars/
More Space Rock!
Hey Martian Maniacs we have more shows lined up, but we’re hoping you can join us at one of our favorite places – Valhalla on Red River for a night of Space Rock- Saturday August 3rd for the Gallows of Saturn CD release show with Tears of Ra! It’s going to rip, so show up to hang out at 8:00 and stay late for an out of this world time!!
