Ameriški melodično-progresivni thrasherji Announce the Apocalypse so podpisali za založbo Sliptrick Records, ki bo pomagala pri promociji njihovega aktualnega albuma Experience Machine.

Enočlanska black metal zasedba Selbst bo 19. aprila izdala album Despondency Chord Progressions, s katerega predstavlja videospot za komad Chant of Self Confrontation. Tracklista:

La encarnación de todos los miedos
When True Loneliness Is Experienced
Third World Wretchedness
Chant of Self Confrontation
The One Who Blackens Everything
Between Seclusion and Obsession
The Stench of a Dead Spirit

Avstrijski black metal šamani Anomalie sporočajo, da so zaključili snemanje novega celovečerca. Kdaj bo album ugledal luč sveta, še ni znano. Izjava banda:

»A few minutes ago we tracked the very last vocal takes for the new Anomalie album which is now ready to get mixed by V. Santura during the upcoming months.
We gave our absolute all and can't wait to share some music with the world later this year!«

Portugalska black metal zasedba Gaerea je objavila najnovejši video za komad Dormant. Tokrat gre za poseben video, ki ga je posnel Claudio Marino. Komentar banda:

»Complementing the song's aural journey, the video art installation accompanying "Dormant" delves into the anguish and struggle for survival. The visuals depict the main character, trapped and enclosed in a tormenting world, as water relentlessly pours over his body, simulating drowning and suffocation. This immersive and visceral experience offers a harrowing glimpse into the protagonist's fight for life, evoking a range of emotions and challenging viewers to confront their own mortality.«

Ekstremneži Pestilence sporočajo, da jih je zapustil basist Joost van der Graaf. Zasedba trenutno še išče njegovo zamenjavo, spodaj pa si lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda in Joosta.

»First off: family comes first, always!! Too bad this day had to come, because we were a very solid team and we will surely miss our good friend Joost van der Graaf. We respect his decision to spend more time with his family. Awesome he is offering to fill in from time to time, if needed.

Po tem, ko so pred kratkim turnejo odpovedali White Ward, je ista usoda doletela blackened death metalce 1914 iz Ukrajine. Upamo, da se stvari umirijo in nas bo zasedba lahko obiskala letos poleti na festivalu Črna Loka. Sledi bandova izjava za medije:

»Many of you could have been noticing a recent wave of European tours cancellations by UA bands. Unfortunately, 1914 is not an exception here. With heavy hearts we must inform you that we cannot play for our fans this April and have to cancel our upcoming tour.

Just to make it clear, it is still a 'wartime' on the territory of our land, and this specific time makes it impossible to leave the borders by the men of a conscript age. How could we travel last year? It was possible to get a special permission from the state authorities for the artists to leave the country and do shows and other activities in order to aid the country and spead the truth about unprovoked and brutal war started by russia. There were some irresponsible people who used such permissions to leave the country and never come back, and after it became public and went through a media - the state authorities stopped granting the special permissions for the artists by artificially overcomplicating the process of getting all the necessary documents, by enlarging the list of the documents and making it impossible for bands to obtain what is needed. This affected a lot of different bands in UA.

Last couple of weeks for us were in a constant fight with that new stupid system trying to show that we had a positive experience of returning back home after foreign tours, trying to display the value of such tours for our country benefit, but no matter how hard we tried - we couldn't break that system and it made impossible for us to go and play this time. We want to apologize to our fans, other bands, promoters, but currently we are powerless here. We will work hard to be able to get to our other shows this year, maybe the ice will melt and we will see some easement in the future, but currently we just did everything we could.

Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики України - Thank you for nothing!«

Folk black metal zasedba Saor sporoča, da išče nove glasbenike za igranje tradicionalnih oziroma folk glasbil:

»I'm looking to add a folk musician to my live lineup this year. Preferably someone who can play multiple instruments.

Enslaved so objavili videoposnetek komada Caravans To The Outer Worlds, ki predstavlja izsek pretočno predvajanega koncerta The Otherworldly Big Band Experience.

Znane so nove potrditve festivala Transcending Visions Fest 2023. Kot drugi headliner je udeležbo potrdil avstralski dvojec Austere, na svoj račun pa bodo prišli tudi ljubitelji post black metala, saj bodo nastopili domačini Anomalie, ter, kot pravi organizator, najbolj kreativna in zanimiva zasedba avstrijske scene, to pa so Anderwelt.

Vstopnice za festival, ki se bo odvijal 20. in 21. oktobra v graškem klubu Explosiv, so že na voljo tukaj.

Francoski progresivci Spheric Universe Experience bodo 20. maja pri založbi Uprising! Records izdali peti album z naslovom Back Home, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

On Board SUE5-2469
Final Fate
Where We Belong
Transcending Real Life
Senses Restored
Legacy
Defenders of Light
Synchronicity
The Absolution Pt. 1
The Absolution Pt. 2
Rebirth
Of the Last Plague
Dreams Will Survive

Ameriški atmospheric funeral doom kvintet QAALM predstavlja pesem Cosmic Descent s prihajajočega albuma Resilience & Despair, ki naj bi izšel jutri. Pesmi lahko prisluhnete tukaj.

Norveški progresivni ekstremneži Enslaved objavljajo live video za Bounded By Allegiance. Gre za posnetek v živo, ki je nastal med snemanjem live streama The Otherworldly Big Band Experience, ki so ga posneli možakarji skupaj z mlado progresivno rock zasedbo Shaman Elephant 21. decembra lani. Posnetek komada si lahko ogledate spodaj.

Organizator sporoča časovnico petkovega koncerta Anomalie, Groza in Weltenbrandt, ki se bo zgodil v klubu ((szene)) Wien na Dunaju:

19.00 vrata/blagajna
19.30 Weltenbrandt
20.45 Groza 
22.15 Anomaile

Ameriški rockerji Shinedown sporočajo, da bodo 22. aprila pri založbi Atlantic Records izdali sedmi album z naslovom Planet Zero. Poleg naslova fantje objavljajo tudi naslovno skladbo albuma, na katerem bodo naslednji komadi:

2184
No Sleep Tonight
Planet Zero
Welcome
Dysfunctional You
Dead Don't Die
Standardized Experiences
America Burning
Do Not Panic
A Symptom Of Being Human
Hope
A More Utopian Future
Clueless And Dramatic
Sure Is Fun
Daylight
This Is A Warning
The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo
Army Of The Underappreciated
Delete
What You Wanted

Francoski progresivni metalci Spheric Universe Experience so podpisali za UPRISING! Records, kjer bodo maja 2022 izdali album z naslovom Back Home.