Francoska doom metal zasedba Monolithe sporoča, da je klaviaturist Matthieu Marchand zapustil band. Monolithe so tako trenutno v iskanju zamenjave. Izjava banda ob razhodu s klaviaturistom:

»The band wish to inform you that keyboardist Matthieu Marchand is no longer a member of Monolithe. We wish him success in his other current and future ventures! The band is looking for a new live keyboard player.«

Ameriški thrasherji Wraith so se pridružili založbi Prosthetic Records. Poleg podpisa z novo založbo pa band najavlja tudi izid novega albuma Fueled By Fear, ki bo izšel 28. junija in bo zajemal te komade:

Kanadski melodični black/folk metalci Valfreya so v obliki besedilnega videospota objavili Le Périple, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Dawn of Reckoning, ki bo izšel 24. maja in prinesel deset novih pesmi:

Dawn of Reckoning
The Rise
Warcry
The Fate
The Fall
Equilibrium
The Fallen Kings
A New Era
Le Périple
Reus es

Švedski viking/folk black metalci Månegarm so razkrili, da že nekaj časa pripravljajo material za nov album. Sedaj pa sporočajo, da so že v studiu in snemajo komade za dvanajsti studijski album. Več informacij za zdaj še ni znanih.

Tudi Ceremony Of Silence, slovaški blackened death metalci, bodo julija izdali nov album. Ta bo nosil naslov Hálios, izšel pa bo 19. julija pri Willowtip Records. Seznam pesmi:

Primaeval Sacrifice
Serpent Slayer
Moon Vessel
Eternal Return
Light Runs Through Light
Perennial Incantation
King in the Mountain

Švedski black metalci Marduk bodo 6. septembra pri Back on Black izdali live album Beast of Prey: Brutal Assault. Gre za posnetek, ki je nastal med nastopom leta 2015, ko je band odigral album Panzer Division Marduk v celoti. Plošček bo izšel na vinilu, CD-ju in DVD-ju. Tracklista:

Panzer Division Marduk
Baptism by Fire
Christraping Black Metal
Scorched Earth
Beast of Prey
Blooddawn
502
Fistfucking God's Planet
Wartheland
The Blond Beast
Frontschwein
The Black...

Ameriški thrash/power metalci Idol Throne so posneli besedilni videospot za pesem Covenant of the Immortal s prihajajočega albuma A Clarion Call. Tracklista:

Ecliptykon
Covenant of the Immortal
King Among Jackals
Petrified
The Last Voyage
A Clarion Call
System Simulacrum
Falconer's Cry

Na voljo za poslušanje je tudi We Are, We Remain…, EP poljskih black/death metalcev North, ki do izida tega ploščka preko deset let niso izdali nič nove glasbe.

Nemški progresivci Disillusion so remasterizirali in ponovno izdali svoj prvenec Back to Times of Splendor. Ta je izšel s štirimi bonus komadi:

And the Mirror Cracked
Fall
Alone I Stand in Fires
Back to Times of Splendor
A Day by the Lake
The Sleep of Restless Hours
The Porter (bonus)
Eternal Duality (bonus)
And the Mirror Cracked (live bonus)
Alone I Stand in Fires (live bonus)

Biografija kultne švedske black/viking zasedbe Bathory bo izšla s pomočjo Pagan Records 29. maja tudi v angleščini. Prednaročila so že možna.

Švedski power metalci Hammerfall bodo 9. avgusta pri Nuclear Blast Records izdali trinajsti dolgometražec z naslovom Avenge The Fallen. V pokušino pa ponujajo video za komad Hail to the King.

Ameriški black metal pankerji Spiter so obelodanili naslovni komad prihajajočega EP-ja Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell, ki ga bodo izdali 24. maja pri Hells Headbangers Records. Tracklista:

Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell
Drowning in Darkness
Tears of Blood
The Creeping Serpent Psychosis
666 on the Crucifix
Reflection of the Vampire

Kitarist/vokalist Shelby Lermo (Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, ex-Vastum) in bobnar Jason Bursese (Black Fucking Cancer) predstavljata nov projekt Thanatotherion, ki je nadaljevanje Shelbyjevega projekta Naughtskeid. Led sta prebila s komadom Nuclear Womb z albuma Alienation Manifesto, ki bo izšel 7. junija pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records in obsega komade:

Red Cathedral
The Raven and the Box of Stars
Orb
Wilczyca
Nuclear Womb
Lament
Codex Crepusculum

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.«

Kanadčani Unleash The Archers so posneli nov videospot. Za novi video je band izbral komad Seeking Vengeance s prihajajočega albuma Phantoma, ki izide 10. maja pri Napalm Records.