Ameriški death/thrash metal band Sadus je objavil besedilni video za skladbo Ride The Knife z albuma The Shadow Inside, ki izide 17. novembra pri Nuclear Blast. To bo bandov šesti dolgometražec po vrsti in obsega naslednje naslove:

First Blood
Scorched and Burnt
It's the Sickness
Ride the Knife
Anarchy
The Devil in Me
Pain
No Peace
New Beginnings
The Shadow Inside

Pri založbi Emanzipation Productions so ponovno izdali demo posnetke The Courier danske thrash/death metal zasedbe Samhain, ki je pod tem imenom delovala samo med letoma 1984 in 1986, koncertirala z bandi, kot so Kreator, Pestilence, Imperator, Illdisposed, Exumer, Mezzrow ali Invocator, nato pa ime spremenila v DesExult.

Album vsebuje vse pesmi s prvih dveh demo posnetkov skupine, ki so bili posneti v letih 1985 in 1986. Remastering je prevzel bivši bobnar skupine DesExult in producent Tue Madsen v svojem Antfarm Studio, kjer so med drugim snemali že tudi Rob Halford, Sick Of It All, The Haunted, Vio-Lence. Na svoj račun naj bi prišli vsi ljubitelji death thrasha iz osemdesetih.

Plošček z dodatnimi razlagami in fotografijami je izšel minuli petek in ga je možno naročiti na vinilu, medtem ko je digitalna različica med drugim na voljo na Bandcampu.

Ameriška death/doom metal zasedba Tumulation predstavlja skladbo Sterilizing Winds kot prvi single s prihajajočega prvenca Haunted Funeral Creations, ki bo izšel 4. avgusta pri Hammerheart Records. Album prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Emergent Chaos Spirals
Shattered Under the Eclipse
Astral Sickness
Rorschach
Sterilizing Winds
Rites of Forgotten Misery
Bound to the Rakasha
Abject Maelstrom Specters

Švedsko-kanadski death metal band Darkened je obelodanil komad Archaic Wounds s prihajajočega EP-ja Lord of Sickness and Bile, ki bo izšel 21. julija pri založbi Edged Circle Productions.

Norveški death metal dvojec Cadaver je posnel videospot za naslovni komad albuma The Age Of The Offended, ki bo izšel 21. julija pri založbi Nuclear Blast. Znani so tudi že naslovi komadov, ki jih ta prinaša:

Sycophants Swing (Intro)
Postapocalyptic Grinding
Scum of the Earth
The Age of the Offended
Death Revealed
The Shrink
Crawl of the Cadaver
The Drowning Man
The Sicker, the Better
Dissolving Chaos
Deadly Metal
The Craving
Freezing Isolation

Corey Taylor je napovedal izid svojega drugega solo albuma, enostavno naslovljenega CMF2. Ta bo izšel 15. septembra pri BMG/Decibel Cooper Recordings. Poleg naslovov komadov je Taylor predstavil tudi prvi nov single Beyond.

The Box
Post Traumatic Blues
Talk Sick
Breath Of Fresh Smoke
Beyond
We Are The Rest
Midnight
Starmate
Sorry Me
Punchline
Someday I'll Change Your Mind
All I Want Is Hate
Dead Flies

Pred časom smo že poročali, da so melodični death metalci The Agonist iz Kanade odpovedali nastop na letošnji ediciji festivala MetalDays. Sedaj pa je iz tabora zasedbe tudi odjeknila vest, da je uradno prenehala z delovanjem. Več si lahko preberete v spodnji izjavi:

Dear friends, it's time to make a very difficult but necessary announcement.
We have decided that The Agonist as a band, has come to an end. Much deliberation and care has been put into making this decision, and unfortunately, given the circumstances, this is the conclusion that makes the most sense for the band and us as individuals.
There are many factors that led to this decision. It is a mix of personal, financial and industry related issues, but in the end the 5 of us are no longer able to agree on a way forward that would benefit The Agonist business as a whole, while respecting each member's personal lives and wishes.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to the fans for coming out to the shows, buying our merch, and supporting us over the years. Nothing is more satisfying than connecting with our fellow human beings via the gift of music. It is the number one factor that has always driven us- to make you, the listener, feel something. In the end, we know that we've accomplished this together.
Some members of the band will continue to work on music in various ways, others will focus on personal projects and family. We kindly ask you to respect their privacy on this particular matter and encourage you to follow them on their individual social media accounts to support their future endeavors.
Vicky Psarakis will be carrying on with her band, Sicksense. They have a new EP coming out this summer and she will be playing 2 live shows with them in Montreal, in June.
You can also directly support her by following her on Patreon and Twitch.
Simon McKay is currently looking to join a new band full-time, while offering session work for studio and live gigs. Also, keep an eye out for new music coming soon from his solo project.
Chris Kells will be focusing on his career as a videographer. Since 2015, he has directed all of The Agonist's music videos, as well as many other established bands.
Danny Marino is currently writing music for 2 new projects.
Pascal "Paco" Jobin will be releasing new music with his project Leading the betrayed.
Our US-based merch store with Sound Escape Agency will remain open. We have also put together an EU-based store for our European fans. Inventory is final and there will be no restocks. Proceeds will go directly to the band to help us pay off our remaining debt.
Once again, we thank you and we love you.
»We will survive. At the end of the tunnel there's always a light.« - The Agonist

V petek so švedski grindcorovci Birdflesh izdali svoj šesti studijski album Sickness in the North, ki ga založba Everlasting Spew ponuja v posluh tukaj.

Po lanskem obisku Evrope in praznovanju albuma Blessed are the Sick se I Am Morbid vračajo na evropske odre, da proslavijo 30. obletnico albuma Covenant. Otvoritiveni nastop turneje se bo zgodil na slovenskih tleh, in sicer 1. avgusta v Velenju v okviru festivala MetalDays, nakar bo šla karavana dalje in se natanko en teden kasneje ustavila pri naših južnih sosedih. Tam bodo nastopili 8. avgusta v Močvari.

Vse datume turneje, na kateri bodo Američane spremljali italijanski Embryo, lahko preverite na priloženi sliki.

Sevendust bodo 28. julija izdali svoj že štirinajsti studijski album, naslovljen Truth Killer. Gre za njihovo prvo izdajo pri Napalm Records, zasedba pa je že tudi predstavila prvi single in naslove komadov.

I Might Let The Devil Win
Truth Killer
Won't Stop The Bleeding
Everything
No Revolution
Sick Mouth
Holy Water
Leave Hell Behind
Superficial Drug
Messenger
Love And Hate
Fence

Megadeth so tudi uradno predstavili priredbo komada Delivering The Goods od Judas Priest. Komad je namreč izšel že novembra lani, vendar ekskluzivno samo na Amazonu.

Hardcore/thrash metal zasedba War Orphan bo drugi teden, natančneje v petek, 17. februarja, pri Stay Gold Records izdala svoj drugi album, ki bo nosil naslov Unite. Deset komadov naj bi nagovorilo ljubitelje zasedb, kot so Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, H2O ali Biohazard. Seznam pesmi:

YDI (You Do It)
War Dance
Cuffs
Scabs
Get Smart
Perpetual Motion
Heavy Weighs The Crown
Screaming For Change
Dead Legs
Guard Rails

Čilski death metalci Sepulcrum so objavili single Schizophrenic Amputation, ki bo 17. marca pri Chaos Records izšel na prvencu Lamentation of Immolated Souls. Album zajema naslednje komade:

Orbital Teratoma
Schizophrenic Amputation
Lamentation of Immolated Souls
The Decay (instrumental)
Legion's Mandate
Arousing the Putrid Flesh
Slitting Coagulated Mass
Caustic Inhalation
Sick Delusion
Traumatized to Insanity

Estonski death metalci Intrepid ponujajo v posluh EP Slaying of Sanity/Murder of Mind, ki ga lahko preverite spodaj.

Band lahko v živo ujamete 20. 1. v Gradcu, kjer bodo kot predvozači nastopili v okviru turneje Monsters of Death Europe Tour 2023 skupaj z legendarnimi Monstrosity, Origin in Reject the Sickness.

V četrtek je v Orto Baru napovedan že prvi letošnji koncert v sklopu Kadilnice of Death. Predstavili se bodo Sickbreed, Dislocated Brain in Dunraven. Več informacij o nastopajočih in dogodku najdete tukaj.

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