Na festivalu Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 bo 5. julija v Laškem nastopila ljubljanska atmosferična black metal zasedba Dekadent, ki bo konec meseca izdala svoj sedmi studijski dolgometražec Dionyst.

Kot osma potrditev si bodo Dekadent oder delili s Slugpit, Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji so še na voljo ugodnejše vstopnice po 32 EUR (omejene na 200 vstopnic), nato pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji znašale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Jutri bodo v Mariboru nastopili Mondo Generator, ki jih je ustanovil Nick Oliveri, basist in pevec pri zasedbah Kyuss in Queens Of The Stone Age. Kot predskupini bosta nastopili avstrijski Harrowist in domači stonerji Omega Sun. Časovnica je taka:

21.00 Harrowist
22.00 Omega Sun
23.00 Mondo Generator

Norveški black metalci 1349 s singlom Ash of Ages prekinjajo studijski molk, ki je trajal od albuma The Infernal Pathway iz leta 2019.

Domači melodični thrasherji Uporabniki bodo poleg velikih Jungle Rot nastopili na Pannonian Rock Festival Warm Upu, ki se bo zgodilo 23. julija v zagrebškem klubu Hard Place. Na ogrevanju za Pannonian Rock Festival 2024 bodo nastopili še power metalci Sage iz Zagreba.

Sedma potrditev za Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 je nova ljubljanska disonantna grindcore, black, death, punk in d-beat zasedba Slugpit, v kateri so združili moči nekdanji člani Teleport in Natt. Sredi maja bodo izdali debitantski EP Mentally Unengaged.

Festival Metaljot Raspaljot bo potekal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, kjer bodo poleg Slugpit nastopili še Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji je po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR na voljo 200 vstopnic, po razprodaji teh pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Turški tehnični death metalci Carnophage predstavljajo komad Underneath The Horrendous One kot drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Matter of a Dark Nature, za katerega bo založba Transcending Obscurity Records začela danes sprejemati prednaročila.

Black metal solo projekt Coldborn bo 10. maja pri Final Sacrifice Records izdal novi album The Unwritten Pages of Death. Tukaj lahko prisluhnete sveže predstavljenemu drugemu singlu The Antechamber of Eternal Sleep.

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Demo 1989 legendarne death metal zasedbe Malevolent Creation. Tracklista:

stran A ali Demo 1989:
Injected Sufferage
Epileptic Seizure
Violent Offspring

stran B ali Live Demo '89 - Part II
Malevolent Creation
Remnants of Withered Decay
Darkness Within (The Human Corporation)

Turški tehnični death metalci Carnophage predstavljajo komad Eventually They Will Die s tretjega studijskega albuma Matter of a Dark Nature, ki ga bodo izdali 3. maja pri Transcending Obscurity Records.

Iz tabora hrvaških doom metalcev Old Night sporočajo, da jih je zapustil vokalist in kitarist Matej Hanžek. Vrzel v zasedbi bo na vokalu tako zapolnil njegov brat Ivan, na kitari pa se je zasedbi pridružil Rafael Cvitković (Nekroza). Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»This is a post I write with a heavy heart, yet full of hope and with a bright look on the future. After eight years with us as our lead singer and frontman, earlier this year Matej decided to step down from his duties within Old Night. I know you are hoping for some gossip or a sassy story, but there was no drama involved. He just wants to focus on other things in life and at this point, music is not a priority for him. Having said that, I wish to thank him on our behalf for everything he has done for us, all the great times we shared on stage and backstage, but also for all the long hours he has put in working on our first three records. It was a privilege and you'll always be a part of our family. Obviously, this news has taken us aback and we had to figure out how best to proceed. We took some time to see what our options were, as this is an important role we needed to fill. After much deliberation we figured out we need not look outside our band for a perfect candidate as we have one in our midst. Ivan has been singing all the backing vocals from day one and from now on he will be handling all the lead vocals. No need to worry, he’ll remain our lead guitarist as well.

The only piece of the puzzle left to figure out was who’ll play the rhythm guitars? Without further ado, we welcome Rafael Cvitković, from the Croatian death metal machine Nekroza, as our new guitarist. If you attended our concerts, you might have already seen him filling in on sound checks or working on our merch booth. Nekroza just released their debut album on InsArt Records – you can check them out and show them your support.

With our line-up complete, we will continue working on our new record and we hope we’ll have some news in that regard soon. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have our first concert with the new line-up and we can’t wait to present you the New Old Night.«

Ukrajinska blackened death/doom zasedba Sidus Atrum, ki od lani deluje kot dvojec, je posnela besedilni videospot za pesem Pulse of Life s prihajajočega albuma Torn Sky. Plošček bo izšel 10. maja pri Kvlt und Kaos Productions in bo prinesel šest pesmi:

Розірване небо (Torn Sky)
Коли земля кричала (When the Earth Was Screaming)
Сталеві янголи (Angels of Steel)
Гірше за ката (Worse than the Torturer)
Чи поглине нас темрява? (Will Darkness Swallow Us?)
Пульс життя (Pulse of Life)

Španski death/doom metalci Golgotha bodo 14. junija pri Ardua Music izdali Spreading the Wings of Hope, dolgometražni album številka šest. Ta prinaša osem novih komadov:

For Every Tear
Gilded Cage
A Solitary Soul
Hear Their Cries
Human Vultures
Closed Heart
Spreading Wings of Hope
Hope as Guide

Progresivni enočlanski death metal band Angel Rising je posnel guitar playthrough video za Hell Bent on Rampage z lanskega dolgometražca Afterlife.

Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Nemški death/doom metalci Calliophis predstavljajo video za komad Trepak, ki ga boste našli na izdaji Dawn Of A Lifeless Age. Gre za split EP, ki so ga Nemci izdali skupaj z doom metal zasedbo Urza in bo izšel 3. maja. Na albumu bodo tako ti komadi:

Urza – Maunder Minimum
Urza – Through Ages Of Colossal Embitterment
Calliophis – Trepak
Calliophis – Endure Your Depression