Ukrajinski thrash/death metalci Hell:On so razkrili He with the Horse's Head, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Shaman, ki izide 17. maja pri Archivist Records. Tracklista:

What Steppes Dream About
When the Wild Wind and the Soul of Fire Meet
Tearing Winds of Innerself
Preparation for the Ritual
He with the Horse’s Head
A New Dawn
I Am the Path
Shaman

Deathcore zasedba Vulvodynia bo 5. julija izdala svoj novi studijski album Entabeni. Prvi single bodo predstavili že ta četrtek, na ploščku pa bo sledečih deset komadov:

Imbawula
Devil Tree
The Rand Lord
It Follows
Isandlwana (feat. David Simonich)
Mamlambo
Adamaster (feat. Kyle Medina)
Entabeni (feat. Damonteal Harris)
Mangled & Maimed
Generational Segregation

Norveški power metalci Release The Titans bodo junija (natančen datum izdaje še ni znan) izdali prvenec z naslovom Odyssey. Pri tem gre za konceptualni album, ki bo prinesel deset pesmi:

Dawning of Man
World Ablaze
Exodus
Sole Survivor
God of War
Sea of Tranquility
Horizons Beyond
Cryosleep
Cygnys X1
Into the Unknown

Ljubljanska zasedba Slugpit, v kateri delujejo nekdanji člani Teleport in Natt, je v sredo svojo glasbo predstavila v oddaji Desadovnjak na Radiu Študent. Tri od šestih komadov z debitantskega EP-ja Mentally Unengaged, ki ga bodo izdali sredi meseca, ponuja v posluh na Bandcampu.

Člani Slugpit so:
Vid Fekonja – vokal
Joao C. – bobni
Matej Veren – baskitara
Jan Medved – kitara

Avtorica fotografije je Ronja Matijevec Jerman.

Hrvaški Manntra so tretji najavljeni headliner hrvaškega festivala Pannonian Rock Festival 2024. Poleg Hrvatov so bili najavljeni še:

Funeral (Norveška)
W.E.B. (Grčija)
Drama Noir (Grčija)
Murdery (Španija)

Tridnevni festival se bo odvijal od 15. do 17. avgusta. Vstopnice so na voljo, zanje boste do 10. maja ali do razprodaje 150 »early bird« vstopnic odšteli 74 EUR.

V MIKK prihaja že LXII. edicija Metal Klavnice, ki bo hkrati ogrevanje za letošnji zadnji Vratolom. Nastopili bodo:

Attitudes To Human Extinction (death metal, HRV)
Dark Sphere (black metal, SLO)
Taste Of Plague (deathcore, SLO)

Ne pozabimo: še eno ogrevanje na Vratolom bo potekalo 18. maja v ljubljanskem klubu Jalla Jalla s skupinama Dead Corcoras in Marjetice.

Na izbrani spletni platformi s pretočno glasbo lahko poslušate Humanoid, že 17. album legendarnih Accept. Tukaj je seznam teh platform.

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)

Ameriški death metalci 200 Stab Wounds predstavljajo videospot za komad Hands of Eternity. Z njim napovedujejo drugi studijski album Manual Manic Procedures, ki ga bodo izdali 28. junija pri založbi Metal Blade. Album prinaša komade:

Hands of Eternity
Gross Abuse
Manual Manic Procedures
Release the Stench
Led to the Chamber / Liquified
Flesh from Within
Defiled Gestation
Ride the Flatline
Parricide

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

Disonantna/ekstremna pank zasedba Slugpit iz Ljubljane bo 15. maja izdala debitantski EP Mentally Unengaged, za katerega je produkcijo, miks in mastering opravil Anže Čanžek, naslovnico EP-ja pa je naslikal Sant V. Schreiber. Bandov logo je oblikoval Chris Kiesling (Misanthropic-Art).

Band bo prvi komad razkril v sredo ob 23. uri v oddaji Desadovnjak na Radiu Študent. EP Mentally Unengaged prinaša komade:

Goat Obliteration Machine
Scum
Sonic Eradication
Machete Carnage
Phantasmal Fist
Sentient Gas

Avtorica fotografije: Ronja Matijevec Jerman

V okviru turneje Theatrum Mortis Humanae Tour začnejo Srd, Ater Era in Britof danes v Mariboru ob 20. uri:

19.30 vrata
20.00 Britof
21.20 Ater Era
22.40 Srd

Staroste nemškega heavy metala Accept predstavljajo besedilni video za skladbo Frankenstein z novega albuma Humanoid, ki bo jutri izšel pri založbi Napalm Records.

Savdski thrash manijaki Dune predstavljajo single Refuge s prihajajočega EP-ja Years Of Chains. Izšel naj bi 31. maja in bo zajemal te komade:

Sieve
Reject
Insidious
Refuge

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.«