Kultni Američani Warlord s svežimi močmi na kitari po devetih letih prekinjajo studijski molk in napovedujejo peti studijski dolgometražec Free Spirit Soar, ki bo izšel naslednje letzo pri High Roller Records.

Zasedbo sestavljajo Mark Zonder (bobni), Philip Bynoe (bas), Eric Juris (kitara), Jimmy Waldo (klaviature) in Giles Lavery (vokal).

Tracklista albuma Free Spirit Soar:
Behold A Pale Horse
The Rider
Conquerors
Worms Of The Earth
The Watchman (samo na CD-ju)
Free Spirit Soar
The Bell Tolls
Alarm
Twin (samo na CD-ju)
Revelation XIX

Po komadu No Pain No Gain je Tim Lambesis za svoj projekt Austrian Death Machine posnel še videospot za komad Don't Be Lazy, za katerega je vokal prispeval Craig Golias. Omenjena komada bosta izšla na albumu Quad Brutal, bandovemu četrtemu dolgometražcu in prvemu izidu po desetih letih zatišja. Album bo 23. februarja izdala založba Napalm Records, obsega pa naslednje naslove:

No Pain No Gain
Conquer
Hey Bro Can You Spot Me?
Judgement Day
Everybody Pities the Weak
Don't Be Lazy
Get Down
Destroy the Machines
MeatGrinder
I Never Quit

Speed/thrash/heavy metal band Iron Curtain iz Španije je objavil besedilni video za skladbo Gypsy Rocker, s katero napoveduje svoj peti studijski dolgometražec Savage Dawn. Izšel bo 23. februarja pri Dying Victims Productions, prinaša pa naslednje skladbe:

The Aftermath (Intro)
Devil's Eyes
Gypsy Rocker
Thy Wolf
Калашников 47
Rattlesnake
Tyger Speed
Evil Is Everywhere
Jericho Trumpet (Stuka)
Savage Dawn (Outro)

Atlas : Empire so za svoj nov videospot izbrali komad God Is In The Rain, ki se nahaja na njihovem svežem albumu Everything is Temporary.

Gothic rock/doom metal/folk glasbenica Chelsea Wolfe je v obliki videospota razkrila pesem Tunnel Lights, drugi single s prihajajočega ploščka She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, ki 9. februarja preko Loma Vista Recordings prinaša deset komadov:

Whispers In The Echo Chamber
House Of Self-Undoing
Everything Turns Blue
Tunnel Lights
The Liminal
Eyes Like Nightshade
Salt
Unseen World
Place In The Sun
Dusk

Finski veljaki power metala Sonata Arctica bodo naslednje leto pri založbi Atomic Fire Records izdali nov dolgometražec z naslovom Clear Cold Beyond. Album izide 8. marca, seznam komadov pa je sledeč:

First In Line
California
Shah Mat
Dark Empath
Cure For Everything
A Monster Only You Can't See
Teardrops
Angel Defiled
The Best Things
Clear Cold Beyond

Nemški power metal veljaki Freedom Call se trenutno nahajajo v Soundart Recording Studio, kjer poteka snemanje njihovega enajstega studijskega albuma. Več podrobnosti sledi kmalu, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda iz studia:

»Hello to everyone from Freedom Call and big cheers from the Soundart Recording Studio. The recordings for their new studio album have started. Fantastic work of Ramy Ali - drums - (artist page) on the drums & Alexander Lysiakov on the sound machine. More infos will be revealed soon!«

Ameriški death metalci Vitriol so objavili videospot za komad The Flowers of Sadism s svojega drugega albuma Suffer & Become, ki bo izšel 26. januarja naslednje leto pri založbi Century Media Records in obsega naslednje naslove:

Shame and Its Afterbirth
The Flowers of Sadism
Nursing from the Mother Wound
The Isolating Lie of Learning Another
Survival’s Careening Inertia
Weaponized Loss
Flood of Predation
Locked in Thine Frothing Wisdom
I Am Every Enemy
He Will Fight Savagely

Kalifornijska post hardcore zasedba Ex Everything je objavila videospot za svoj nov komad Detonation in the Public Sphere. Ta je del njihovega prihajajočega ploščka Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart, ki bo izšel 10. novembra pri Neurot Records.

Sporočamo, da je umrl basist Mike »M. S.«, član nemške black metal zasedbe Groza. Mike je bil njen član od leta 2018. Naj počiva v miru. Izjava banda:

»With the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of our brother and bass player, Mike "M.S." after a prolonged battle with illness. We will forever remain greatful for his friendship, passion and commitment for the band as well as all the great times we had spent with him. He will always be part of the collective.

Our hearts are with his family, friends and everyone who had the privilege to know him. Please respect our wish to be able to grieve in privacy during these incredibly difficult times.«

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.«

Progresivni sludgerji Lord Dying, ki jih bomo sredi tega meseca skupaj s Conan v živo lahko ujeli tudi pri nas, za naslednje leto napovedujejo izid četrtega albuma Clandestine Transcendence. Izšel naj bi 19. januarja, že zdaj pa je na voljo ogled videospota za prvi single I Am Nothing I Am Everything.

Do Ahead And Die, zasedba Maxa Cavalere in njegovega sina Igorja Amadeusa Cavalera, napoveduje izid drugega albuma Unhealthy Mechanisms. Album izide 20. oktobra pri Nuclear Blast. Spodaj si lahko ogledate video za komad Tumors, celoten seznam skladb pa je takšen:

Desert Carnage
Split Scalp
Tumors
Drug-O-Cop
No Easy Way Out
M.D.A. (Most Dangerous Animal)
Chasm
Cyber Slavery
Blast Zone
Unhealthy Mechanisms

Simfonični metalci Elegy Of Madness napovedujejo izid najnovejšega albuma XI, ki bo izšel 20. oktobra. Za snemanje in produkcijo sta poskrbela Simone Mularoni in Simone Bertozzi. Album bo zajemal naslednje skladbe:

11:11
Broken Soul
Hybrid Love
Revelation
Insanity
Goddess
Moon
Portrait Of A Ghost
A.I. Slavery
Crawling
Legion

Norveški heavy psych/doom metalci Superlynx so v obliki videospota razkrili single Into the Sun in druge podrobnosti svojega prihajajočega četrtega albuma z naslovom 4 10. Ta bo izšel 29. septembra pri Argonauta Records na vinilu, zgoščenki ter digitalno in bo vseboval osem komadov:

Into the Sun
Cycle
Havier than Me
Sphinx
The Unknown
Nothing to Everything
Away
Under Its Spell