Nemški heavy metalci The Night Eternal sporočajo, da je band iz osebnih razlogov zapustil Jones Nühlen.

»Unfortunately we have to inform you that Jones decided to part ways with The Night Eternal due to personal reasons. We‘re still good friends, so there‘s no bad blood and we respect his decision. Being a founding member, Jones was notorious for his catchy bass lines through all of our releases so far and we want to thank him sincerely for the great times we had.
There‘s a last chance to catch The Night Eternal with its original line-up on stage at Endzeit Festival on January 27th, so give Jones the honor and get your tickets!
For THE SATANIC PANIC TOUR starting on February 1st, our good friend Jannik will take over the bass duties.«

Italijanska grindcore zasedba Neid je lani konec leta podpisala z založbo Time To Kill Records za izdajo EP-ja Still Offensive. Zdaj je poleg naslovnice znano, da bo EP, ki je posvečen hardcore sceni 90-ih, izšel 15. marca in bo obsegal osem komadov:

Intro 90s
Rebels Today... (Comrades cover)
Bandiera Nera (Affluente cover)
Ho Sempre Sbagliato (Kafka cover)
Colpire (Contrasto cover)
Noi Due Tagliati In Due (Frammenti cover)
Prodotto Dal Terrore / Sostenuto Dalla Speranza (Flopdown cover)
V x Cambiamento (XcaracoX cover)

Progresivni death metal duet Iapetus sporoča, da je podpisal pogodbo z založbo Willowtip Records. Band je trenutno v fazi priprave materiala za tretji album, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda ob začetku sodelovanja z novo založbo:

»We are honored, humbled, and thrilled to announce our partnership with Willowtip Records - to join their incomparable roster, both past and present, and to stand alongside so many incredible bands that we have long admired both as fans and peers.Willowtip is and has always been dedicated to pushing the boundaries of metal - to championing the off-beat and the unfamiliar - and so we feel resolutely at home beneath their legendary, ever-innovative banner. This partnership is, for us - and in so many ways - a perfect fit. We could not be more excited for the endeavors ahead.

Writing for our next album has been ongoing for years, and is still well underway - while it's still too far-off for specific details, we can promise that it will be our darkest record yet - an 80+ minute conceptual rumination on hopelessness, mortality, and meaning in an uncaring cosmos. More news will become available as the album progresses.

And, as always, our unending gratitude for the continual support of our fans across the globe - if you haven't already, check out some of our new, outstanding labelmates - An Abstract Illusion, Countless Skies, Hath, Slugdge, The Anchoret, and more!

Cheers, and Happy New Year!«

Znani so vsi nastopajoči bandi za bavarski festival ekstremne glasbe Dark Easter Metal Meeting 2024, ki se bo odvijal 30. in 31. marca 2024. Na novo potrjeni so med drugim bili Endstille, Imha Tarikat, Mortem, Phantom Winter, Sur Austru in Sylvaine.

Celoten seznam zgleda tako: Sodom, Tiamat, Benediction, Kampfar, Taake, Bewitched, Cult Of Fire, Mortem, Endstille, Hellbutcher, Sylvaine, Thy Catafalque, Psychonaut, Mork, Chapel Of Disease, Grand Cadaver, Abysmal Grief, Nordjevel, Eïs, Nocte Obducta, Perchta, Theotoxin, Deathrite, Dymna Lotva, Imha Tarikat, Phantom Winter, Asphagor, Sur Austru, Angstskríg, Ciemra, Jesajah, Fair Of The Forgotten.

Danski thrasherji Artillery so z besedilnim videospotom za komad The Challenge napovedali live album Raw Live (At Copenhell). Plošček bo izšel 2. februarja pri Mighty Music.

Italijanska grindcore zasedba Neid je podpisala s Time To Kill Records, pri kateri bo izšel EP z naslovom Still Offensive.

Ameriški avantgardneži Theophonos so pripravili videospot za komad No Reprieve s svojega drugega studijskega albuma Ashes in the Huron River, ki ga bodo 9. februarja naslednje leto izdali pri založbi Profound Lore. Tracklista:

The Built World
No Reprieve
Curse Envy
Willing Power
Grid of Sorrows
An Elegy
Ashes in the Huron River
Empty Gardens
Still You Haunt Me
As Long as Forever

Progressive/blackened death metalci Dyssebeia iz Švice predstavljajo komad Moon Bearer s prvenca Garden of Stillborn Idols, ki bo danes izšel pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.

Till Lindemann je izdal album Zunge in objavil videospot za skladbo Sport Frei.

Nemška simfonična metal zasedba Xandria je posnela video za skladbo Your Stories I'll Remember z aktualnega albuma The Wonders Still Awaiting, ki ga bo konec novembra in začetek decembra predstavila v živo na turneji po Združenem kraljestvu, Nemčiji in Češki.

Nemški simfonični metalci Xandria bodo konec novembra začeli v živo predstavljati svoj aktualni studijski album The Wonders Still Awaiting. Vse datume turneje najdete na priloženi sliki.

Within Temptation so prejšnji teden izdali album Bleed Out in hkrati objavili video za single Ritual, ki si ga lahko ogledate spodaj.

Band za single pravi, da je ena najbolj čudnih pesmi, kar so jih kdaj koli napisali in je v celoti dobila navdih v From Dusk Till Dawn, ikoničnem filmu Quentina Tarantina o na videz običajnem potovanju, ki se spremeni v zabavo vampirskih morilcev. »To je zabavna pesem o zapeljevanju,« pojasnjuje pevka Sharon. »Gre za to, da ženska prevzame oblast v svetu, v katerem prevladujejo moški.«

Ameriški death metalci Vastum so s komadom Indwelling Archon napovedali svoj peti album Inward to Gethsemane. Ta bo izšel 10. novembra pri 20 Buck Spin na vinilu, CD-ju, kaseti ter digitalno in bo prinesel sedem komadov:

In Bed With Death
Priapic Chasms
Stillborn Eternity
Judas
Indwelling Archon
Vomitous
Corpus Fractum

Ameriški blackened death metalci Putrascension so objavili Efface, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Forever Below. Tracklista:

Deeper Hell
Hydrohammer
Void Within
Stillness
Carved In Fog
Efface
Meslamtaea

Švicarska progressive/blackened death metal zasedba Dyssebeia predstavlja komad Sacrificed On The Threshold s prihajajočega prvenca Garden of Stillborn Idols. Ta bo kmalu izšel pri Transcending Obscurity Records in prinaša naslednje komade:

Mors Tua, Vita Mea
Retribution
Moon Bearer
Sacrificed On The Threshold
Hatch
Black Swarm
Funeral Ink
Apophenia