Uprising, solo projekt Jana van Berlekoma, ki je bolje poznan pod psevdonimom Winterherz (Waldgeflüster), je postal del »metal družine« založbe AOP Records. Prva dva albuma sta tako zdaj na voljo na vseh pretočnih platformah, tretji album pa je tudi že posnet in bo kmalu izšel pri novi založbi. Več informacij bo znanih kmalu.

Sedma potrditev za Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 je nova ljubljanska disonantna grindcore, black, death, punk in d-beat zasedba Slugpit, v kateri so združili moči nekdanji člani Teleport in Natt. Sredi maja bodo izdali debitantski EP Mentally Unengaged.

Festival Metaljot Raspaljot bo potekal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, kjer bodo poleg Slugpit nastopili še Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji je po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR na voljo 200 vstopnic, po razprodaji teh pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

V petek, 8. novembra, se bo v Kinu Šiška ustavila turneja z nazivom Pins & Knuckles: Faces Of Death Tour 2024. Sestavljajo jo Veil Of Maya, Signs Of The Swarm, Varials in To The Grave. Vstopnice bodo na voljo preko založbe On Parole Productions od jutri od 11. ure dalje.

Hrvaški Manntra so tretji najavljeni headliner hrvaškega festivala Pannonian Rock Festival 2024. Poleg Hrvatov so bili najavljeni še:

Funeral (Norveška)
W.E.B. (Grčija)
Drama Noir (Grčija)
Murdery (Španija)

Tridnevni festival se bo odvijal od 15. do 17. avgusta. Vstopnice so na voljo, zanje boste do 10. maja ali do razprodaje 150 »early bird« vstopnic odšteli 74 EUR.

Na različnih spletnih platformah je na voljo za poslušanje Live Blood, aktualni live plošček legendarnih heavy metalcev Tygers Of Pan Tang.

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Demo 1989 legendarne death metal zasedbe Malevolent Creation. Tracklista:

stran A ali Demo 1989:
Injected Sufferage
Epileptic Seizure
Violent Offspring

stran B ali Live Demo '89 - Part II
Malevolent Creation
Remnants of Withered Decay
Darkness Within (The Human Corporation)

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.«

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Despondency Chord Progressions, tretji album venezuelske enočlanske black metal zasedbe Selbst.

Kranjski klub TrainStation SubArt bo 9. julija gostil Maxa in Igorja Cavalero, ki bosta z zasedbo Cavalera Conspiracy nastopila na zunanjem odru kluba. Za več informacij lahko tukaj spremljate dogodek. Vstopnice že v prodaji – prvih 50 bo na voljo po 30 EUR, preostale pa po redni ceni 34 EUR. Na dan dogodka znaša vstopnina 40 EUR.

Drugi headliner na festivalu Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 bodo nizozemski pionirji death metala Pestilence! Kot šesta potrditev se pridružujejo doslej najavljenim bandom Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, Kaoz in 1914.

Festival bo potekal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, v predprodaji pa je trenutno na voljo 200 vstopnic po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR. V redni prodaji bodo nato stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Še pred jutrišnjim izidom lahko tukaj prisluhnete novemu albumu nizozemskih psihedeličnih rokerjev Dool, ki nosi naslov The Shape of Fluidity. Na fizičnih nosilcih je na voljo pri založbah SPKR Media in Prophecy Productions.

Peta potrditev za Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 so velenjski thrash metal veterani Kaoz. Festival se bo odvijal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, doslej potrjeni nastopajoči pa so Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower in 1914.

Prvih 100 vstopnic po ceni 29 EUR je že pošlo. V predprodaji bo naslednjih 200 vstopnic na voljo po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR, nato pa bodo v redni prodaji stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Battle Ballads, deveti studijski album progresivnih folk metalcev Týr, je v celoti na voljo za poslušanje.

K nam se kmalu vračajo norveški black metal veterani Keep of Kalessin. Na tokratnem pohodu po evropskih odrih jih spremljajo poljski blackened death metal kolegi Hate, po več nastopih v prestolnici pa so si kot postojanko na slovenskih tleh tokrat izbrali kranjski TrainStation SubArt, ki bo 3. maja gostil koncert. Za ogrevanje bodo poskrbeli domači black metalci Kamra.

Vstopnice so že na voljo v predprodaji na spletni strani kluba po ceni 20 EUR. Na dan dogodka bo vstopnina 25 EUR. Za več informacij lahko tukaj sledite dogodku na Facebooku.