Pevka Eivør napoveduje izid novega dolgometražca Enn. Album naj bi izšel 14. junija pri založbi Season Of Mist, za prvi single pa je pevka pripravila videospot, ki ga najdete spodaj. Oktobra pa se bo Eivør odpravila tudi na evropsko turnejo. 

Sporočamo, da je umrl Dennis Cornelius, vokalist in kitarist doom metalcev Memory Driven. Naj počiva v miru. Izjava banda:

»It is with indescribable melancholy that words cannot express in which I make this announcement. Dennis Cornelius, our long time musical brother, in this band, and in life, has passed away. We cannot begin to process this immense loss, as we just send love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Thank you for so many years of such passionate and inspirational music. It has been such an honor to be a part of this journey with you. Thank you sooooo much for sharing that with us all, Dennis. You and Jyme are together again. We love you, Dennis, our brother.«

Američani Hatebreed letos obeležujejo 30 let delovanja. Ob tej priložnosti se bodo poleti podali tudi na turnejo po Evropi. Družbo jim bodo delali legendarni Crowbar, kje pa jih boste lahko ujeli, pa preverite na sliki.

Švedski power metal dvojec New Horizon napoveduje izid drugega albuma Conquerors. Album bo izšel 14. junija pri založbi Frontiers Music Srl in bo zajemal te komade:

Against the Odds
King of Kings
Daimyo
Shadow Warrior
Apollo
Fallout War
Messenger of the Stars
Before the Dawn
Edge of Insanity
Alexander the Great (356 – 323 B.C.)

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

Koncert Mr. Big, ki se bo odvil 4. aprila v Kino Šiška, je razprodan. Kot predskupina bo nastopil Jared James Nichols.

Danski doom/gothic metalci Blazing Eternity so izdali single A Certain End Of Everything, ki je hkrati naslovni komad njihovega prihajajočega albuma, ki bo izšel 19. aprila pri Mighty Music.

Ameriški operni simfonični black metalci Folterkammer so objavili nov video za single Algolagnia. Komad boste lahko poslušali na prihajajočem drugem celovečercu Weibermacht.

Finska melodična death metal zasedba Wolfheart sporoča, da je združila moči z založbo Reigning Phoenix Music. Izjava kitarista in vokalista Tuomasa Saukkonena:

»I am confident that signing to Reigning Phoenix Music is an exciting game changer for us and RPM is nothing but the right place to continue conquering the world with our art. The future looks brighter than ever and excitement is an understatement for what we feel about the forthcoming co-operation and adventures.«

Psihedelični temačneži Lares bodo 12. aprila pri Argonauta Records izdali drugi celovečerec z naslovom Et In Arcadia Ego. Kaj pravi zasedba o prihajajoči izdaji, pa lahko preberete spodaj:

»The album is an accidental concept born from the first session we managed to play together after a long and frustrating break necessitated by lockdowns, band members in high risk categories, and mental illness. Without looking for it we found death, isolation, boredom, uncertainty, rage, and an energy that we decided instantly to try to capture and preserve as it was. No additives, no major editing. In the uncertainty of the times, we began to collect recording equipment, slowly transforming our rehearsal space into a recording studio. We developed a ritual of playing and replaying, without click, the whole 27 minutes, until we got better than close to the original, to the perfect simulacra. There is a bonus track included in the album called '10 Hygiea' that is part of the soundtrack of 'Music Appreciation', a short horror movie we collaborated with.«

Angleški ekstremneži Cradle Of Filth se potikajo v studiu, kjer pripravljajo material za 14. dolgometražec. Novico je v svojem profilu Instagram razkrila vokalistka in klaviaturistka Zoë M. Federoff:

»I am beyond humbled to have been allowed to contribute vocals and/or keys to many of the songs on this album. Dani and the guys showed a lot of faith in me for my first album with the gang, and I went in extremely nervous and hellbent on making them all proud. Thank God Dani Filth and producer Scott Atkins are so good at calming my nerves! That was the most fun and relaxing studio session I've had in ages!

Fourteen will be something very special, a distinctly new chapter, and it quite satisfies both the musician and the long-time Cradle fan inside me. A piece of each of our souls lives audibly in it. Prepare yourselves, Filthy family!«

Death/black metal zasedba Defacement je po nedavnem razhodu s francosko založbo Debemur Morti zdaj prešla pod okrilje italijanske založbe Avantgarde Music, pri kateri bo izdala tretji studijski album.

Ameriška melodična death/doom metal zasedba Hinayana je objavila besedilni video za komad Spirit and Matter z aktualnega albuma Shatter and Fall.

Ameriški death metalci Mutilation Barbecue so na portalu Metal Injection premierno predstavili komad Xenomorphic Organ Rearrangement s prihajajočega dolgometražnega prvenca Amalgamations of Gore. Album prinaša devet komadov:

Amalgamations of Gore/Skin Display
Hive Mind Homicide
Abortion Ambulance
Auto Anthropophagy
Xenomorphic Organ Rearrangement
Carcass Compost
Trampled Under 18 Wheels
Lady Next Door
Spontaneous Human Combustion

Alexey Polyansky se je po desetih letih vrnil k domačim progresivcem Seventh Station. Tako pravi band: »Please give a warm welcome-back shout-out to Alexey for coming back to the band after 10 years of absence. Alexey is a very gifted musician and he will fill up the missing gap in the band in the bass guitar role. Alexey was also the co-founder of Seventh Station and we are so happy to see him come home.«

Avtor fotografije je Valeriy Lapshov.