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)

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.«

Make Them Suffer so predstavili nov single Epitaph, ki se zvokovno delno vrača k njihovim začetkom.

Italijanska avantgardna metal zasedba Syk predstavlja najnovejši video za komad The Cross. Gre za drugi single s prihajajočega albuma eartHFlesh, ki izide 10. maja pri Season Of Mist. Tracklista:

I Am the Beast
Where I Am Going There Is No Light
I'll Haunt You in Your Dreams
eartHFlesh
The Sermon
the Cross
For to Themselves I Left Them
The Passing

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!«

Angleška umazano lepa rock zasedba z vplivi grungea Marisa And The Moths iz Readinga bo 3. maja izdala album What Doesn't Kill You. S tega albuma je objavila tudi videospot za komad Get It Off My Chest.

Na voljo za poslušanje je Doom Rules Eternally, prvenec grške doom metal zasedbe Distorted Reflection.

Norveške black metalke Witch Club Satan so minuli petek, na svetovni dan žena, izdale samonaslovljen dolgometražni prvenec, ki ga lahko v celoti preverite spodaj.

Ameriški industrial veterani Ministry so objavili video za komad New Religion z novega albuma Hopiumforthemasses, ki je izšel prejšnji petek pri Nuclear Blast Records.

Transatlantska heavy metal zasedba Veil of the Serpent in izraelski pevec Moran Magal so združili moči za ponovno izdajo bandovega singla Into the Moon iz leta 2022. Tokrat je to v obliki EP-ja, na katerem delata singlu družbo alternativna in instrumentalna različica.

Ameriški black/death metal dvojec Antichrist Siege Machine predstavlja nov komad Sisera kot prvi single s prihajajočega albuma Vengeance of Eternal Fire, ki ga bo izdal 19. aprila pri založbi Profound Lore. Tracklista:

Son of Man
Only Evil
Piled Swine
Sisera
Cowering Lamb
Prey Upon Them
Vanquishing Spirit
Scalding Emnity
Lysergic War Psychosis
Abyssal Hate

Srbske thrash/speed metalke Jenner predstavljajo nov video za skladbo Not Even You, ki jo boste našli na nedavno izdanem drugem celovečercu banda z naslovom Prove Them Wrong.

Finski melodični death metalci Kolossus so pet let po prvencu Veritas izdali EP z naslovom Arma, ki mu lahko prisluhnete spodaj.

Poslušate lahko Night Slasher, samonaslovljeni prvenec litovske speed black metal zasedbe Night Slasher.

Poslušate lahko Mycelium, deseti album danskih progresivnih power/thrash metalcev Manticora.