Darkthrone predstavljata besedilni video za pesem The Bird People of Nordland z njunega že 21. albuma It Beckons Us All, ki ga bo danes izdala založba Peaceville Records.

Inštrumentalni psihedelični doom/drone dvojec Insect Ark predstavlja skladbo The Frozen Lake s prihajajočega albuma Raw Blood Singing, ki ga bo 7. junija izdala založba Debemur Morti Productions.

Španski black metal/pank band Hässlig predstavlja naslovni komad prihajajočega prvenca Apex Predator, ki ga bo 3. maja izdal pri Sentient Ruin Laboratories. Tracklista:

Yellow Bile
Slaves
Flesh and Bone
Body Snatcher
Apex Predator
Abgrund
Watch Them Hang
Siege
Raping the Exoskeleton of Life
Shattered
Psychopathic Triumph
Unholy and Rotten (priredba Midnight)

Francoski black metalci Incipient Chaos so objavili besedilni video za komad Ominous Acid s samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki ga bodo 7. junija izdali pri I, Voidhanger Records. Tracklista:

Sever the Oracle
The Apex
The Fire that Devours the Soul and Flesh
Crumbling Bones
Ominous Acid
Dragged Back to the Abyss
All Is Lost, All Is Found

Nemški stonerji Grand Massive so posneli videospot za pesem Those from the Shadows, ki je del prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom Houses of the Unholy. Tracklista:

Those from the Shadows
Unwritten Prophecy
The Last Mountain
Call of Demons
Jump in the Fire

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.«

Pionirji gothic rocka Christian Death bodo 11. maja v Madridu začeli novo evropsko turnejo, ki pa jih tokrat ne bo ponesla v Slovenijo. Turneja se bo zaključila 3. junija v Dublinu, karavana pa se bo nam najbliže ustavila 26. maja v Milanu. Vse datume turneje najdete v spodnjem videu.

Ameriški death metalci Rivers Of Nihil so pričeli snemanje petega studijskega albuma. Njihov četrti studijski album je izšel leta 2021 in očitno je, da bomo letos dobili naslednika. Zasedba se že konec tega meseca odpravlja na turnejo, tako da se jim očitno mudi s snemanjem.

Portugalski progresivni thrash/doom metalci Web bodo 8. junija pri Firecum Records izdali četrti album, ki bo nosil naslov Burden of Destiny. Tracklista:

They’re Coming
More than You
No More
Chaotic World/Lifeless
A Grave to Be Dug
Tears of Ash
Burden of Destiny
All for One
Opposing Rebellion
Rootless Soul

Ameriški stonerji Gozu bodo junija koncertirali v Evropi. Zaenkrat je znanih šest od enajstih koncertov (glej sliko).

Srbski stonerji Northern Revival so minuli teden v petek v Ljubljani začeli evropsko turnejo. Ta jih bo prek Avstrije in Hrvaške ponesla nazaj v Slovenijo, in sicer jutri v Maribor ter v soboto v Velenje, kjer se bo tudi zaključila.

Konec januarja smo vam sporočili datum letošnje edicije MetalWitcha, tradicionalnega ljubljanskega festivala, ki se bo odvil 19. septembra. Zdaj pa so znane že tudi vse štiri nastopajoče zasedbe, in sicer: Nightmare, Depresy, Doomas in Godzilla.

Poleg tega sporočamo, da se festival vrača v Klub Cirkus.

Norveški black metalci Whoredom Rife bodo 31. maja prek založbe Ván Records izdali četrti studijski album Den Vrede Makt. Ta bo zajemal teh šest peklenskih stvaritev:

Den Vrede Makt
Fiender
Hevnens Rett
Phantom Sword
Ravenous
The Beautiful End of All

Švicarski black metalci Cold Cell sporočajo, da so združili moči z založbo AOP Records. Band je konec lanskega leta zaključil snemanje petega albuma, ki bo tako izšel pri novi založbi. Več informacij sledi kmalu.

Floridski tehnični death metal veterani Nocturnus AD predstavljajo pesem Yesod, The Dark Side of the Moon s prihajajočega albuma Unicursal, ki ga bodo 17. maja izdali pri založbi Profound Lore Records. Tracklista:

Intro
The Ascension Throne of Osiris
CephaloGod
Mesolithic
Organism 46B
Mission Malkuth
Yesod, the Darkside of the Moon
Hod, the Stellar Light
Netzach, the Fire of Victory
Outro