Znan je razpored nastopajočih po dnevih za letošnjo edicijo avstrijskega Area 53 Festivala. Ta zgleda tako:

četrtek, 11. julij:
AMORPHIS, Katatonia, Orden Ogan, Infected Rain, Grailknights, Mission In Black, Vertilizar, Psych, Shimmer.

petek, 12. julij:
AVANTASIA, KK's Priest, Decapitated, Angelus Apatrida, Nachtblut, Robse, Skull Crusher, Sonic Riot, Dystersol.

sobota, 13. julij:
BEHEMOTH, Alestorm, 1349, Blaze Bayley (30 let Iron Maiden), Nakkeknaeker, Vinegar Hill, Silenzer, Watch Them Fail, Dearish, Frühschoppen (z Jazz Gitti).

Angleški black thrash metalci Devastator so danes pri Listenable Records izdali drugi dolgometražec Conjurers of Cruelty, objavili pa so tudi video za komad Black Witchery.

Tik pred izidom nove plošče Circle of Stone legendarni vokalist Blaze Bayley predstavlja še tretji single z novega ploščka. Za komad Mind Reader je posnel tudi video, album pa izide ta petek, torej 23. februarja.

Bay Area heavy metalci Hands of Goro so razkrili komad Demonizer s prihajajočega samonaslovljenega prvenca. Novi komad lahko preverite tukaj.

Dva težkokategornika, Cryptopsy in Atheist, se konec februarja odpravljata na skupno evropsko turnejo, katere datume najdete na priloženi sliki. Zasedbi bodo spremljali še Almost Dead, Monastery (25. 2.–10. 3.) in 72 Legions (11. 3.–24. 3.). Karavana se bom med drugim ustavila 5. marca v Zagrebu in 6. marca v Gradcu.

Blaze Bayley predstavlja nov single Rage s prihajajočega albuma Circle of Stone. Tudi tokrat je Blaze izdajo singla podkrepil z videospotom, ki si ga lahko ogledate spodaj, album pa bo izšel 23. februarja. Znana pa je tudi že tracklista:

Mind Reader
Tears in Rain
Rage
The Year Beyond This Year
Ghost in the Bottle
The Broken Man
The Call of the Ancestors
Circle of Stone (feat. Niklas Stålvind)
Absence
A Day of Reckoning
The Path of the Righteous Man
Until We Meet Again

Bay Area hardcore/thrash/groove metalci Almost Dead so izdali Destruction is All We Know, svoj šesti dolgometražni album, in nov besedilni video, in sicer za pesem Agent of Chaos s tega albuma.

Bay Area heavy metalci Hands of Goro so razkrili komad Uncanny s prihajajočega samonaslovljenega prvenca. Novi komad lahko preverite tukaj.

Blaze Bayley, ki je marca lani doživel srčni infarkt, se vrača z novim albumom Circle Of Stone, ki izide 23. februarja. Pred tem pa si že lahko ogledate video za naslovni komad albuma.

Bay Area heavy metalci Hands of Goro so s komadom Archduke of Fear napovedali samonaslovljeni prvenec, ki bo izšel 1. marca. Seznam pesmi:

Prince Of Shokan
Demonizer
Uncanny
21st Century Plague
You Have No Face
Waste Of Blood
End To End
Archduke Of Fear

Bay Area death metalci Iron Front sporočajo, da so podpisali z založbo Creator-Destructor Records. Plod sodelovanja bo viden že kaj kmalu, saj naj bi band 12. januarja pri novi založbi izdal drugi album Hooked. Tracklista:

Dissolved In Resin
Slug Rounds
Burned By A Crack Pipe (ft. Bodybox)
Pig Splitter (ft. Manos De Fierro)
Hooked
Intestinal Siphon
The Slam of ‘87 (ft. Death Pickle)

Bay Area HC/thrash metal zasedba Almost Dead je objavila besedilni video za svoj nov single Selfish Suicide. Gre za drugi single z njihovega prihajajočega albuma Destruction Is All We Know, ki bo 26. januarja izšel pri Innerstrenght Records.

Blaze Bayley, nekdanji vokalist zasedbe Iron Maiden, je prejšnjo soboto doživel srčni infarkt in bil zaradi tega hospitaliziran. Njegovo stanje je že stabilno, žal pa je zaradi tega moral odpovedati turnejo. Več lahko preberete v uradni izjavi:

»We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment. He is in good spirits in the circumstances but utterly disappointed to have to postpone our imminent shows due in March & April. Ticket refunds will be available at source but we truly hope you will keep your tickets & make it to the new dates which we will be announcing as soon as they are scheduled.

Regarding shows already booked for June-November this year, we understandably have to wait a short while to see how quick Blaze’s recovery will be, so please stay tuned & meanwhile most importantly we're sure you will join us in wishing him a complete & speedy recovery.

Blaze misses you, cannot wait to regain full health & see you all again.

Every Storm Ends… ‘your heart will heal’

Thank you so much everyone for your understanding & support.

Mark Appleton & Christopher Appleton (management / bookings)«

Bay area death/doom metalci Larvae so včeraj predstavili novi single Open Tomb Of Nightmares. Njihov novi celovečerni album Entitled To Death bo izšel 7. aprila pri Fucking Kill Records.

Finci Hanging Garden bodo v drugi polovici marca pri založbi Agonia Records izdali osmi studijski album. The Garden prinaša naslednje komade:

The Garden
The Four Winds
The Construct
The Song of Spring
The Fire at First Dawn
The Nightfall
The Stolen Fire
The Journey
The Derelict Bay
The Fireside
The Resolute