Tik pred izidom novega ploščka Hell, Fire And Damnation legende Saxon predstavljajo še en single s tega albuma. Za komad There's Something In Roswell je band posnel tudi video, ki ga najdete spodaj, album pa izide ta petek, torej 19. januarja pri Silver Lining Music.

Italijanski black/death metalci Pyra so včeraj premierno razkrili komad Palingenesis s prihajajočega prvenca Those Who Dwell in the Fire.

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!«

Prednaročite lahko Those Who Dwell in the Fire, prvenec italijanske black metal zasedbe Pyra, ki bo to soboto obiskala Ljubljano v družbi Nubivagant in Kamra.

Finski temačneži Counting Hours bodo 23. februarja pri Ardua Music izdali svoj drugi studijski album The Wishing Tomb. Komadu Timeless Ones lahko prisluhnete tukaj, sicer pa bodo na ploščku ti komadi:

Unsung, Forlorn
Timeless Ones
Away I Flow
All That Blooms (Needs To Die)
Starlit / Lifeless
The Wishing Tomb
No Closure
A Mercy Fall
This Well Of Failures

Ameriški black metal projekt Hulder bo 9. februarja izdal svoj drugi studijski album Verses in Oath. Prvemu singlu Vessel of Suffering že lahko prisluhnete tukaj, seznam vseh komadov, ki so našli svoje mesto na ploščku, pa je takšen:

An Elegy
Boughs Ablaze
Hearken The End
Verses In Oath
Lamentation
An Offering
Cast Into The Well Of Remembrance
Vessel Of Suffering
Enchanted Steel
Veil Of Penitence

Brazilske legende Sepultura so konec prejšnjega tedna nepričakovano sporočile, da se po 40 letih delovanja poslavljajo. Pred upokojitvijo se bo band odpravil še na daljšo turnejo okrog sveta. V Evropo naj bi se podali konec oktobra, datume turneje pa najdete na priloženi sliki. Krajšo izjavo banda lahko preberete spodaj:

»Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death.

Throughout the next 18 months we will celebrate 40 years of existence together along with our loyal fans on a farewell tour across the entire globe.

It will be a celebration of the past and the present for one final time.«

Finska blackened death metal zasedba Progeny Of Sun je te dni izdala svoj debitanski plošček Throne Of Desolation. Ob izidu je predstavila še videospot za komad Dweller.

Ameriški death metal band Dwelling Below ponuja v posluh samonaslovljeni prvenec, ki bo jutri izšel pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.

Kot smo že poročali, so se angleški veterani Saxon poleti zaprli v studio in začeli pripravljati material za nov dolgometražec, zdaj pa so gospodje obelodanili naslov in datum izida. Album z naslovom Hell, Fire And Damnation bo izšel 19. januarja naslednje leto pri založbi Silver Lining Music, pri kateri ga že lahko prednaročite, spodaj pa si lahko ogledate video za naslovni komad plošče. Tracklista:

The Prophecy
Hell, Fire And Damnation
Madame Guillotine
Fire And Steel
There’s Something In Roswell
Kubla Khan And The Merchant Of Venice
Pirates Of The Airwaves
1066
Witches Of Salem
Super Charger

Ameriški death metal band Dwelling Below je obelodanil komad Emergence Sublimation s samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki izide 8. decembra pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.

Nemške starešine speed/power metala Scanner se po skoraj devetih letih zatišja končno vračajo z novim materialom. 12. januarja bo luč sveta ugledala nova plošča The Cosmic Race, ki bo izšla pri Rock Of Angels Records. Tracklista:

The Earth Song
Face The Fight
Warriors Of The Light
Dance Of The Dead
Scanner’s Law
A New Horizon
Farewell To The Sun
Space Battalion
The Last And First In Line

Danski death metalci Plaguemace so posneli videospot za skladbi Rhythmic Demise in Cavedweller’s Soliloquy s prihajajočega prvenca Reptilian Warlords, ki izide 17. novembra pri Napalm 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.«

Simfonični metalci Everdawn iz ZDA poročajo, da bodo 8. decembra preko založbe Frontiers Music Srl izdali nov album z naslovom Venera. Ta bo zajemal naslednje komade:

Cassiopeia
Century Black
Silver Lining
Karmic Partner
Northern Star
Justify The Means
The Promise
Crimson Dusk And Silver Dawn
Venera
Orion's Belt
Images Everlasting
Samsara
Truer Words Ever Spoken
Beneath The Well