Danska black metal zasedba Solbrud je po 15 letih delovanja in štirih albumih prenehala delovati. Vzrok naj bi bil pomanjkanje motivacije, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti.

»Time for some sad news everyone: We have decided to end all activities with Solbrud and are disbanding now. Sorry to disappoint you all but it's the end of the road for us.

The reasons are many - in short we just can't really find the spirit and motivation required to keep this ship running the way it's supposed to. Until recently we had big plans for an upcoming album with David showing the rest of the world what a good match he was with Solbrud. But eventually we couldn’t find the energy to go through with it. We know that David at the moment is working on a solo project and hope y’all will give it a spin when it comes out.

"Alas, there will be no more touring, shows or farewell concerts this time around. We are hosting a big sale at our bandcamp shop to clear out our storage - Come make a good deal while the stock still lasts.

Solbrud has been a 15-year long journey with many profound experiences, highs and lows for us all. Can't really think of anything we would trade it for. We want to extend our gratitude to all you who have listened to the music and supported us through the years. Can't describe in words what it means to us. A special thank you goes to Stefan Klose / Vendetta Records, Peter Mesnickow / Moondrop and Anders Wind / Bullet booking. Feel free to share with us your best Solbrud related moments and add to the nostalgia. All the best.«

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)

Domači heavy metal veljaki SkyEye predstavljajo prvi single Railroad of Dreams s prihajajočega albuma New Horizons. Za komad je band v sodelovanju z Max Visuals posnel tudi video, gostujoče vokale pa je prispevala Karmen Klinc. New Horizons izide 17. julija pri založbi Reaper Entertainement.

Nizozemski enočlanski black metal band Verwoed je tik pred velikonočnimi prazniki izdal tretji studijski album The Mother, ki mu lahko prisluhnete spodaj. Na vseh fizičnih nosilcih je na voljo pri založbi Wolves of Hades, v živo pa ga bo Erik B. s koncertnimi člani prvič predstavil 21. aprila na festivalu Roadburn.

Končno so domači heavy metalci SkyEye razkrili nekaj podrobnosti prihajajočega albuma. Po nastopu v prenovljeni zasedbi je band obelodanil, da bo tretji celovečerec z naslovom New Horizons luč sveta ugledal 17. julija, izšel pa bo pri založbi Reaper Entertainment. Za naslovnico je poskrbel Aleksander Živanov, na albumu pa boste našli te komade:

The Descenders
Fight!
Far Beyond
Railroad of Dreams
Saraswati
New Horizons
The Voice from the Silver Mountain
Forgotten Nation
Nightfall
The Emerald River
1917

Švedski death/black metal veterani Necrophobic so prejšnji petek pri založbi Century Media izdali deseti studijski celovečerec In the Twilight Grey. Objavili so tudi road video za komad Mirrors of a Thousand Lakes.

Izraelska goth/doom zasedba Tommorow's Rain bo 19. aprila pri AOP Records izdala nov studijski album. Na ploščku bo enajst komadov, pretekli petek pa je band predstavil tudi videospot za novi single Roads.

Domača stoner/doom zasedba Omega Sun je predstavila videospot za komad Early Morning, ki je del njihovega aktualnega ploščka Roadkill.

Američani Inter Arma napovedujejo izid novega albuma New Heaven, ki izide 26. aprila pri Relapse Records in ga lahko prednaročite tukaj. Tracklista:

New Heaven
Violet Seizures
Desolation’s Harp
Endless Grey
Gardens in the Dark
The Children the Bombs Overlooked
Concrete Cliffs
Forest Service Road Blues

Italijanski power metalci Alterium so objavili še en video s prihajajočega albuma Of War and Flames, katerega izid so napovedali za 8. marec pri AFM Records, in sicer za skladbo Crossroads Inn.

Izraelski death/doom metalci Tomorrow's Rain bodo 19. aprila pri AOP Records izdali nov dolgometražec Ovdan. Album bo zajemal te komade:

Roads (Feat. Andreas Vingback of Dark Funeral and Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus)
Sunrise
Muaka (Feat. Attila Csihar of Mayhem)
Room 124
I Skuggornas Grav (Feat. Mickael Broberg of Unanimated and Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland)
Burning times (Feat. Jan Lubitzki of Depressive Age)
Turn Around (Feat Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond)
Convalescence
Rainbow
Intensive Care Unit
Turn Around - Gothic Rock Version (Feat. Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond and Ben Christo of Sisters Of Mercy)

Norveški progresivci Madder Mortem so predstavili Unity, tretji single s prihajajočega albuma Old Eyes, New Heart, ki bo izšel 26. januarja pri založbi Dark Essence Records. Tracklista:

Coming from the Dark
On Guard
Master Tongue
The Head that Wears the Crown
Cold Hard Rain
Unity
Towers
Here and Now
Things I’ll Never Do
Long Road

Angleška gothic rock/metal zasedba Lesbian Bed Death je podpisala za založbo Wormholedeath Records, kjer bo 1. marca izdala album Midnight Lust. Tracklista:

Maria
Roadkill
Satanic Suicide Sex Cult
Your Love Makes Everything Worse
The Antichrist
She Loves Lilith
The Mummy's Tomb
Reykjavik Nights
Feral Eyes
The Woman Who Drinks Tears
Rhythm Of The Kill
Art Of Terror
Horrors of the Crown Hotel

Domača stoner/doom metal zasedba Omega Sun je v začetku lanskega septembra izdala drugi dolgometražni album z naslovom Roadkill.

Če ga želiš prejeti na vinilu ali zgoščenki, se udeleži aktualne nagradne igre.

Italijanski power metalci Alterium so v obliki videospota razkrili naslovni komad prihajajočega debitantskega albuma Of War and Flames. Plošček bo izšel 8. marca pri AFM Records, tracklista pa je takšna:

Drag Me to Hell
Siren's Call
Of War and Flames
Firebringer
Crossroads Inn
Shadowsong
Crystalline
Heroine of the Sea
Chasing the Sun
Bismarck (Sabaton cover)