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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.«
Končno so domači heavy metalci SkyEye razkrili nekaj podrobnosti prihajajočega albuma. Po nastopu v prenovljeni zasedbi je band obelodanil, da bo tretji celovečerec z naslovom New Horizons luč sveta ugledal 17. julija, izšel pa bo pri založbi Reaper Entertainment. Za naslovnico je poskrbel Aleksander Živanov, na albumu pa boste našli te komade:
The Descenders
Fight!
Far Beyond
Railroad of Dreams
Saraswati
New Horizons
The Voice from the Silver Mountain
Forgotten Nation
Nightfall
The Emerald River
1917
Nemški heavy metalci Inner Axis sporočajo, da je pri založbi Fastball Music izšel njihov najnovejši album Midnight Forces. Tracklista:
I am the Storm
Strike of the Cobra
Midnight Hunter
This is the Way
Evil Dead
Spartan War-Cry
Steelbladed Avenger
Master & Commander
Burn with Me
Blade of Glory
Francoski heavy/power metalci Nightmare bodo 7. junija pri AFM Records izdali že dvanajsti studijski album Encrypted, s tega albuma pa že predstavljajo single Saviours of the Damned.
Nemški heavy metalci Stormhunter so lani decembra napovedali nov album, minuli teden pa so Nemci v obliki besedilnega videospota razkrili pesem Vagabond ter poleg tega izdali, da bo album nosil naslov Best Before: Death in da bo prinesel enajst pesmi:
Morituri te salutant (instr.)
Reaper
Altar of Illusions
Nightmare
Fallen Angel
Death
Empty Shell
Vagabond
Berceau de l'Enfer
War Is Peace
A Mourning in August (instr.)
Poslušate lahko Midnight Lust, plošček angleške gothic rock/heavy metal zasedbe Lesbian Bed Death.
Ameriški epic power/heavy metalci Greyhawk so objavili besedilni video za Rock & Roll City s prihajajočega albuma Thunderheart. Tracklista:
Spellstone
Ombria (City of the Night)
Thunderheart
Rock & Roll City
Steadfast
Sacrifice of Steel
The Last Mile
Back in the Fight
The Golden Candle
Nemški heavy metalci The Night Eternal sporočajo, da je band iz osebnih razlogov zapustil Jones Nühlen.
»Unfortunately we have to inform you that Jones decided to part ways with The Night Eternal due to personal reasons. We‘re still good friends, so there‘s no bad blood and we respect his decision. Being a founding member, Jones was notorious for his catchy bass lines through all of our releases so far and we want to thank him sincerely for the great times we had.
There‘s a last chance to catch The Night Eternal with its original line-up on stage at Endzeit Festival on January 27th, so give Jones the honor and get your tickets!
For THE SATANIC PANIC TOUR starting on February 1st, our good friend Jannik will take over the bass duties.«
70s occult hard rock/heavy metal zasedba The Wizards bo 22. marca pri High Roller Records izdala četrti studijski album The Exit Garden. Naslovi komadov so zapisani spodaj, zasedba pa je prav tako že objavila naslovni komad.
The Exit Garden
Full Moon in Scorpio
Oniros
Holy Mountain Mind
Equinox of Fire
Questions
Crawling Knights
Dawn of Another Life
Nemški heavy metalci/hard rockerji Firmament s skladbo Lord of the Night Sky napovedujejo split z zasedbo Midnight Prey. Skupni izid nosi naslov Gathered Under Open Skies in bo sredi decembra izšel pri Dying Victims Productions. Split prinaša naslednje skladbe:
Firmament – Lord of the Night Sky
Firmament – Mortal Giants
Midnight Prey – Black Cat
Midnight Prey – Sword and Shield
Švedske heavy metal legende Heavy Load so objavile video za pesem Ride The Night. Komad boste našli na njihovem prihajajočem albumu Riders Of The Ancient Storm, ki izide 16. oktobra in je prva izdaja v zadnjih štiridesetih letih delovanja banda. Album bo izšel pri založbah Thunderload Records in No Remorse.
Bavarski heavy metalci Savage so razkrili naslovni komad prihajajočega prvenca Glory Riders, ki bo izšel 20. oktobra pri Dying Victims Productions. Album obsega naslednje naslove:
Carcass on Your Shoulders
Life in Chains
Make My Day
Master Bator
Wheels of Fire
Nightmare Invaders
Glory Riders
Thirty & Dirty
Iz tabora heavy/speed metalcev Challenger prihaja naslednje sporočilo:
»V soboto bomo v KUD Channel Zero na 30. obletnici AKC Metelkova nastopili v novi postavi. Na basu se nam bo prvič na odru pridružil Samo Stopar (Powerslav). Pred snemanjem prvenca bomo na koncertu odigrali prihajajoči prvenec v celoti. S septembrom se namreč zapiramo v studio in ploščo lahko pričakujete v naslednjem letu.«
Italijanski heavy/speed metalci Tytus se pripravljajo na evropsko turnejo, v okviru katere bodo med 7. in 16. septembrom odigrali devet koncertov, od tega tudi enega v Sloveniji, in sicer 15. septembra v Klubu Gromka. Na petih od teh koncertov bodo nastopili kot predskupina Night Demon, v Ljubljani pa bodo nastopili kot headlinerji v družbi domačih Britof.
