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Mojstri stoner metala Orange Goblin predstavljajo drugi single Cemetary Rats s prihajajočega albuma Science, Not Fiction. Izid albuma je napovedan za 19. julij, izdala pa ga bo založba Peaceville Records. Komentar frontmana Bena Warda o novem singlu:
»You want Metal? You've got Metal! "Cemetery Rats" is an anthem for all the metalheads and rockers, the kids that society deems the 'weirdos and freaks'! Fuck society! This is a song for everyone that likes to hang out in the graveyard, listening to metal and loving life as the underdog! This is doom, thrash and punk all rolled into one, like the mighty Black Sabbath colliding with classic era-Celtic Frost and Discharge! We are the heavy metal underground, we are the CEMETARY RATS!«
Nemška black metal zasedba Chaos Invocation je podpisala z založbo AOP Records. Band je trenutno v fazi zaključevanja novega albuma, nad katerim bdi V. Santura v Woodshed Studio. Več informacij sledi kmalu.
Simone Simons, pevka slavnih simfoničarjev Epica, bo izdala debitanski solo album z naslovom Vermillion. Prvi single Aeterna, ki ga je napisala ob pomoči Arjena Lucassena (Ayreon), bo uradno predstavljen danes zvečer ob 18.30 uri na njenem Instagram profilu. Tracklista:
Aeterna
In Love We Rust
Cradle To The Grave (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
Fight Or Flight
Weight Of My World
Vermillion Dreams
The Core
Dystopia
R.E.D.
Dark Night Of The Soul
Švedski black metalci Marduk bodo 6. septembra pri Back on Black izdali live album Beast of Prey: Brutal Assault. Gre za posnetek, ki je nastal med nastopom leta 2015, ko je band odigral album Panzer Division Marduk v celoti. Plošček bo izšel na vinilu, CD-ju in DVD-ju. Tracklista:
Panzer Division Marduk
Baptism by Fire
Christraping Black Metal
Scorched Earth
Beast of Prey
Blooddawn
502
Fistfucking God's Planet
Wartheland
The Blond Beast
Frontschwein
The Black...
Na današnji dan bo izšel tudi prvenec španskega enočlanskega black metal/pank banda Hässlig z naslovom Apex Predator.
Že trinajsta edicija festivala 70.000 Tons Of Metal se bo prihodnje leto odvila med 30. januarjem in 3. februarjem. Ladja bo izplula iz Miamija, končna destinacija pa bo tokrat Ocho Rios na Jamajki.
Prve potrjene zasedbe, ki bodo odigrale en (ali dva) koncerta na križarki, so Benighted, Candlemass, Delain, Emperor, Flotsam & Yetsam, In Extremo, Kalmah, Majestica, Samael, SepticFlesh, Stratovarious, Tankard in The Kovenant.
Italijanski trasherji Mass Crysis so napovedali kratko turnejo, katere datume lahko preverite na priloženi sliki.
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)
Nemški stonerji Grand Massive so posneli videospot za pesem Those from the Shadows, ki je del prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom Houses of the Unholy. Tracklista:
Those from the Shadows
Unwritten Prophecy
The Last Mountain
Call of Demons
Jump in the Fire
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.«
Švedsko-kanadski death metalci Darkened bodo 14. junija pri Edged Circle Productions na zgoščenki, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno izdali tretji album Defilers of the Light. Ta prinaša enajst komadov:
Waves of Desolation
Defilers of the Light
Those Who Dwell Below
In Praise of Shadows
Just Close Your Eyes
Echoes of Solitude
On We Slaughter
Dead Inside
Masses of Vain Observance
As Apocalypse Dawns
Final Sanctuary
Norveški black metalci Whoredom Rife bodo 31. maja prek založbe Ván Records izdali četrti studijski album Den Vrede Makt. Ta bo zajemal teh šest peklenskih stvaritev:
Den Vrede Makt
Fiender
Hevnens Rett
Phantom Sword
Ravenous
The Beautiful End of All
Znane so številne nove potrditve za češki festival Brutal Assault 2024. Med temi so med drugim The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pestilence, Bewitched, Imperial Triumphant, Sylosis in Finntroll. Vse nastopajoče najdete v našem Napovedniku.
Nekaj dni po zaključku letošnje edicije festivala Inferno Metal Festival so organizatorji sporočili, da so že na voljo »early bird« vstopnice za naslednje leto. Znan je tudi že datum festivala, ki se bo naslednje leto odvijal med 17. in 20. aprilom v Oslu.
