Portugalski one man black metal band Sardonic Witchery, za katerim stoji King Demogorgon, z demo izdajo Wrath in Blasphemy napoveduje nov album, ki naj bi izšel naslednje leto. Več informacij sledi.

Italijanski progresivni black metalci Hortus Animae so v obliki besedilnega videosota objavili live posnetek za komad The Bless Of Eternal Bleeding, ki je del ploščka Waltzing Mephisto. Ta je letos star 20 let, zato se je band odločil za njegovo ponovno izdajo s pomočjo založb Symbol of Domination in BlackHeavens Music.

Album Waltzing Mephisto 20th Anniversary bo izšel 31. oktobra na dveh ploščkih:

CD 1 – Waltzing Mephisto
Enter (Part 1)
Enter (Part 2)
A Lifetime Obscurity (Part 1)
A Lifetime Obscurity (Part 2)
Springtime Deaths
Souls of the Cold Wind
Welcome the Godless
Freezing Moon including Terzo Incontro and Tubular Bells (Mayhem / Il Balletto di Bronzo / Mike Oldfield covers)
A Feeble Light of Hope
You're Dead (Part 1) (Norma Tanega cover) [bonus track]
You're Dead (Part 2) (Norma Tanega cover) [bonus track]

CD 2 – Godless Years Live
A Dream of Wolves in the Snow (Cradle Of Filth cover)
Locusts
God and His Disgusting Children
Chamber of Endless Nightmares
At the End of Doomsday (Parts 2 & 3)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull cover)
Medley (I - In Adoration of the Weeping Skies / II - Cruciatus Tacitus / III - Souls of the Cold Wind)
There's No Sanctuary
Across the Sea of Pain
The Bless of Eternal Bleeding
Raining Blood (Slayer cover)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull cover) [bonus track]

Ameriški heavy/doom metalci Cirith Ungol so naznanili, da s koncem leta 2024 ne bodo več koncertirali. Tukaj izjava banda:

»After careful deliberation, we have decided that 2024 will be the final year that Cirith Ungol will be performing live. Having taken a 25 year long hiatus, we could never have imagined the tidal wave of love and support that would come from all of you upon our return. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank every one of you, who has attended our shows and supported our music. We are immensely proud of the work we have created in the past few years, and are beyond excited about our latest epic album, Dark Parade.

Legions, this is your rallying call. If you've never had the opportunity to see the band live, or if you want to see us perform once more, 2024 is your year. We will be announcing shows worldwide in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for news.«

Na voljo za poslušanje sta že dva komada s ploščka New Nights of Euphoria norveških progresivcev Strange New Dawn, kjer delujejo sedanji in bivši člani zasedb Nattehimmel, Emancer, Green Carnation, In the Woods... Celotna tracklista je takšna:

Journey Within
Class Hero Idol
Defenders of Faith
The Wake of Icons
Fortune Bringer
Finding the Pieces
Seek It
High Strangenes
Sons of Galaxy
The Passing

Nemški death metalci Endseeker predstavljajo video za komad Hell is Here, ki se bo nahajal na prihajajočem albumu Global Worming, katerega izid je napovedan za 27. oktober pri Metal Blade Records. Tracklista:

Global Worming
Hell Is Here
Violence Is Gold
Wheel of Torture
C.B.V.
Terror
Hanging Gardens
Our Only Life
Nemesis

Portugalski progresivci Apotheus so objavili video za komad Cogito, ki ga boste našli na nedavno izdanem albumu Ergo Atlas. Album je izšel 6. oktobra pri založbi Black Lion Records.

Nizozemski death metalci Bloodphemy bodo 17. novembra pri Non Serviam Records izdali svoj peti studijski album. Dawn Of Malevolence bo ponudil sledečih devet komadov:

Convoluted Reality
Therapeutic Torturing
Metamorphic Disposition
Sanity Obfuscation
Incarcerated Recollections
Demented Masquerade
Dawn of Malevolence
Crimson Redemption
From Suffering to Violence

Portugalski black metalci Corpus Christii so posneli live video za komad Behind the Shadow. Posnetek je nastal marca v okviru turneje Trident of Death European Tour, na kateri so Portugalci promovirali aktualni album The Bitter End of Old.

Portugalska ekstremna simfonična zasedba Caedeous je objavila videospot za komad Obscura Ascensionis, ki je del njenega aktualnega ploščka Malum Supplicium.

Extinction of Mankind ponovno v Sloveniji ali praznovanje poroke po metalsko. Napoved na Facebooku pravi tako:

»Po skoraj dveh desetletjih naj bo tudi uradno. V začetku novembra si bova izrekla `until death do us part` in par dni kasneje proslavila ta dogodek v klubu, kjer sva pustila skoraj polovico najinega življenja. Vesela in hvaležna sva, da bodo del prelomnice fantastičnih 5: Extinction of Mankind, Contorture, Serial Pissers, Dickless Tracy in Hak Attak.«

Več informacij o dogodku, predvsem o rezervaciji vstopnic(e), najdete v našem Napovedniku.

Portugalska black metal zasedba Gaerea je objavila najnovejši video za komad Dormant. Tokrat gre za poseben video, ki ga je posnel Claudio Marino. Komentar banda:

»Complementing the song's aural journey, the video art installation accompanying "Dormant" delves into the anguish and struggle for survival. The visuals depict the main character, trapped and enclosed in a tormenting world, as water relentlessly pours over his body, simulating drowning and suffocation. This immersive and visceral experience offers a harrowing glimpse into the protagonist's fight for life, evoking a range of emotions and challenging viewers to confront their own mortality.«

Kaltenbach Open Air za naslednjo edicijo lepo polni malho nastopajočih. Med tokratnimi potrditvami so:

Borknagar
Mork
Auszaat
Rectal Smegma
Lichtblick
Bewitched
Distant
Ravenous
Basement Torture Killings

Festival bo potekal med 22. in 24. avgustom. Vstopnice so že na voljo.

Kolumbijski death metalci Funeral Vomit, ki so nedavno podpisali z založbo Xtreem Music, so razkrili naslovnico, prvi komad in seznam pesmi prihajajočega prvenca z naslovom Monumental Putrescence. Plošček bo izšel 19. decembra na CD-ju, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno, tracklista pa je takšna:

Intro (The Entombment)
Immense Morbidity
The Mortuary Moon
Spectral Parasite
Cadaveric Apparition
Interlude (Towards the Abysmal Doom)
Monumental Putrescence
Necromantical Winds
Swarming Pestilence
Outro (The Sinister Mist)

Nemški death metalci Endseeker predstavljajo videospot za single Violence Is Gold s svojega četrtega dolgometražca Global Worming, ki izide 27. oktobra pri založbi Metal Blade. Tracklista:

Global Worming
Hell Is Here
Violence Is Gold
Wheel of Torture
C.B.V.
Terror
Hanging Gardens
Our Only Life
Nemesis

Legendarni francoski death metalci Mortuary so napovedali svoj sedmi studijski album. Ta bo nosil naslov Sublime the Decline in bo izšel 13. oktobra pri Adipocère Records. Več informacij sledi.