Ameriški death metalci 200 Stab Wounds predstavljajo videospot za komad Hands of Eternity. Z njim napovedujejo drugi studijski album Manual Manic Procedures, ki ga bodo izdali 28. junija pri založbi Metal Blade. Album prinaša komade:

Hands of Eternity
Gross Abuse
Manual Manic Procedures
Release the Stench
Led to the Chamber / Liquified
Flesh from Within
Defiled Gestation
Ride the Flatline
Parricide

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

Deftones se po nekaj letih zatišja vračajo na sceno z novim albumom. Kot je v intervjuju za radijsko postajo KROQ povedal vokalist Chino Moreno, je instrumentalni del albuma že posnet, zdaj je potreben le še njegov vložek na vokalih. To bo nova izdaja banda po letu 2020, ko je izšel album Ohms. Kdaj točno bo izšel novi plošček zasedbe, pa za zdaj še ni znano.

Ruski epic heavy/doom metal band Vendel predstavlja komad Never Surrender z dolgometražnega prvenca Out in the Fields, ki ga bo 14. junija izdal pri založbi Dying Victims Productions. Album obsega te naslove:

Intro
Defender
Never Surrender
Dirge
Vengeance
Out in the Fields

Ameriški tehnični brutalneži Malignancy bodo 14. junija izdali četrti album …Discontinued. Tracklista:

Existential Dread
Binary Paradigm
Irradiated Miscreation
Purity of Purpose
Ancillary Biorhythms
Haunted Symmetry
Decomposing Divinity
Oppositional Defiance
Biological Absurdity

Čilski thrasherji Critical Defiance so minuli teden na portalu Toilet ov Hell premierno predstavili komad Helpless World, ki je del prihajajočega albuma The Search Won't Fall​… Tega lahko preverite tukaj, seznam komadov pa je takšen:

The Search Won't Fall
Long Distance (The What's to Come)
Helpless World
44 Minds
The Blind Divine
Absolüt
All the Powers
Full Paranoia
Margarita
Bulldog
Critical Defiance

Izraelski groove/death metalci Deface so objavili video za novi single Mirrorizer.

Death/black metal zasedba Defacement je po nedavnem razhodu s francosko založbo Debemur Morti zdaj prešla pod okrilje italijanske založbe Avantgarde Music, pri kateri bo izdala tretji studijski album.

Ukrajinski horror black metalci They Came From Visions so pri Eisenwald izdali svoj drugi dolgometražec The Twilight Robes, iz katerega pa tudi predstavljajo svoj prvi videospot za skladbo The Blissful Defeat.

Italijanski heavy metalci Crying Steel so napovedali live album Live and Thunder, ki bo izšel 28. februarja pri Underground Symphony. Tracklista:

Hammerfall
Crank it Up
Defender
Shut Down
Killer Inside
Raptor
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place
Born in the Fire
Rockin’ Train
Heavens of Rock
Running’ Like a Wolf
Thundergods

Nizozemski death/thrash metal veterani Dead Head so objavili komad The Age Of Hype, s katerim napovedujejo EP Shadow Soul. Z omenjenim izidom obeležujejo 35 let delovanja, izdali pa ga bodo 29. marca pri Hammerheart Records. Tracklista:

Any of the Weak
Serpents of Fame
Caverns of Fate
Defiance
The Age of Hype
The Run
Oppulent Disruption
Dark Emptiness

Simfonični black metalci Vesperian Sorrow bodo 26. aprila pri Black Lion Records izdali šesti album Awaken the Greylight. Tracklista:

As the Pillars Were Raised
Antediluvian – Proceeding the Unshaping
An Epistle to the Prime Vivified
Traverse the Vorthonian Passage
A Dire Flight for the Black Fragment
Seek the Last Priestess of Tyyk
They Beheld the Chainbreaker's Crowning Defiance
Who Dwells Whithin the Blight Moon
The Excillion Ontogenesis
Awaken the Greylight

Rusko-norveški tehnični death metalci Defect Designer predstavljajo komad Certainty After The Kafkaesque Twist s prihajajočega albuma Chitin, ki bo izšel 20. februarja pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.

Nemška zasedba Paradox se vrača z napovedjo novega albuma Mysterium. Album naj bi izšel še letos pri založbi AFM Records, točen datum izida pa še ni znan. Spodaj pa si lahko preberete izjavo Charlyja Steinhauerja:

»Friends and fans,
I had a dream. I wanted to start together with AXEL BLAHA, with whom I founded PARADOX in 1981, and end together again at some point. Unfortunately, that is no longer possible because he has said goodbye to this world.
In all these years, AXEL was the only musician who worked with me the way you have to, to achieve a goal. We never danced around at multiple weddings and were always loyal to one band. PARADOX! This was the only way the two classics “PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION” and “HERESY” were possible.
I miss him very much and it is very difficult for me to move on without him, but anyone who knows me knows that giving up is not an option for me.
Not even after 43 years and that's why I can tell you, that I have composed a new PARADOX album, which will hopefully be released worldwide this year via AFM RECORDS. The album will be called “MYSTERIUM” and will contain all the trademarks a Paradox fan wants.
The special thing about “MYSTERIUM” is that I composed all the songs and played all the instruments myself, because I will never again work with project-hungry musician whores who play a few notes on an album but otherwise have nothing to do with PARADOX, or none maintain contact with his colleagues. Unfortunately, this runs like a common thread through the entire career and is the main reason why PARADOX was never able to really get off the ground. To do this you need musicians who work together and pursue a common goal.
It should also be a warning to all young musicians and new bands who want to achieve something with their band. You can find out more about this in the numerous interviews for the new album. You should definitely read this!
I will also be responsible for the mix and the entire production.
The lyrics are written by ACHIM “DAXX” HOEMERLEIN (ex-Vendetta), who also wrote the lyrics for “TALES OF THE WEIRD” and “PANGEA”.
TRAVIS SMITH (Opeth/Nevermore etc) is currently working on the artwork.
“MYSTERIUM” is a very heavy album and contains 10 songs with a playing time of 51 minutes. Dedicated to AXEL BLAHA, my best friend and co-founder of PARADOX!
Cheerz!
Charly«

Ameriške thrash groove metal legende Exhorder bodo 8. marca pri Nuclear Blast Records izdali (komaj) četrti dolgometražec z naslovom Defectum Omnium. Izdali so tudi že video za prvi komad Year Of The Goat, ki bo seveda na prihajajočem albumu.