Indonezijski death metalci Exhumation so s komadom Chaos Feasting napovedali četrti plošček Master's Personae. Ta bo izšel 26. aprila pri Pulverised Records na CD-ju, vinilu in digitalno ter bo ponudil tako tracklisto:

In Death Vortex
Pierce the Abyssheart
Funereal Dreams
Chaos Feasting
The Martyr’s Lament
Thine Inmost Curse
Perilous Tongue
Thy Mighty Locution
Mahapralaya
The Scenic Desolation

Ameriški simfonični progresivni death metal band Sol Negate je posnel besedilni video za A Mind That Bleeds z lanskega albuma On the Verge of Dreaming Again, ki bo znova izšel 8. marca pri Wormholedeath Records.

Norveški hardcore stonerji Bokassa bodo ta petek izdali album All Out of Dreams. Tracklista:

The Ending Starts Today
Garden of Heathen (feat. Lou Koller)
Straight Edgelord
All Out of Dreams
Bradford Death Squadron (feat. Aaron Beam)
Let's Storm the Capitol
Everyone Fails in the End
Gung Ho
No More Good Days
Crush (All Heretics)

Italijanski temačni doom/death metalci In Autumn predstavljajo drugi single Focus s prihajajočega tretjega albuma What’s Done Is Done. Album izide 16. februarja in bo zajemal te komade:

What’s Done Is Done
Focus
Lucid Dream
Inside My Soul
Despised by Life
Breathing in the Void
The Illusion of Reality
Block
Strange Thoughts
I See You

Italijanski power metalci Elettra Storm so objavili video za tretji single Origin of Dreams. Njihov prvenec Powerlords bo izšel 16. februarja pri Scarlet Records.

Ameriški progresivni death metalci Sol Negate so združili moči z Wormholedeath Records. Pri novi založbi bo tako band 8. marca ponovno izdal album On the Verge of Dreaming Again. Tracklista:

Prologue
… and All Creation Was a Dream
A Mind That Bleeds
Waves Into the Darkness
Dusk Has Come; Stars Are Forming
Come and Embrace Me
Dissipate Into Each Other

Nizozemski psihedelični rokerji Dool so objavili besedilni video za skladbo Hermagorgon, s katero napovedujejo tretji studijski dolgometražec The Shape of Fluidity. Izšel bo 19. aprila pri založbah SPKR in Prophecy Productions, obsega pa te naslove:

Venus in Flames
Self-Dissect
The Shape of Fluidity
Currents
Evil in You
House of a Thousand Dreams
Hermagorgon
Hymn for a Memory Lost
The Hand of Creation

Angleška slam/brutal death metal/deathcore zasedba Ingested za 5. april pri Metal Blade Records najavlja nov album The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams. S tega albuma pa tudi že predstavlja video za prvi single Paragon of Purity.

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«

Bavarski gothic metal dvojec The Vision Bleak predstavlja besedilni video za skladbo Weird Tales Chapter IV & V s svojega sedmega albuma Weird Tales, ki ga bo izdal 12. aprila pri založbi Prophecy Productions. Album obsega te naslove:

Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: In Rue d'Auseil
Chapter III: In Gardens Red, Satanical
Chapter IV: Once I Was a Flower
Chapter V: The Premature Burial
Chapter VI: Mother of Toads
Chapter VII: The Graveyard by Nyght in a Thunderstorm
Chapter VIII: The Undying One
Chapter IX: Evil Dreams Run Deep
Chapter X: The Witch with Eyes of Amber
Chapter XI: Canticle
Chapter XII: To Drink from Lethe

Nova progresivno metalska super zasedba Whom Gods Destroy, ki jo sestavljajo člani Derek Sherinian – klaviature (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), Ron »Bumblefoot« Thal – kitare (Guns N'Roses, Sons of Apollo), Dino Jelusick – vokal (Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Yas Nomura – bas in Bruno Valverde na bobnih, so za 15. marec pri Insideout Music najavili izid studijskega prvenca z naslovom Insanium.

Predstavljajo pa tudi sveži video za prvi single In The Name Of War.

Nemški progresivci Voyager-X, ki so intenzivno delovali med letoma 1987 in 1997 v Nemčiji in nato poniknili, bodo 22. marca izdali album z naslovom Magic. S tega albuma so nedavno v obliki besedilnega videospota predstavili single Hypnotize You, še pred tem pa single Janus Face. Seznam pesmi:

Janus Face
Hypnotize You
Magic
You Crossed My Way
I Recognize You
Don’t Lose The Path
C’mon Live Your Dreams Together
Walk On The Dead Line
Crime Of The Century

Izraelski enočlanski black metal band Die Entweihung je posnel besedilni videospot za komad Closer To ... z albuma Hypnotic Dreams, ki je izšel leta 2008 in bil na novo izdan minuli teden, in sicer na kaseti in CD-ju.

Italijanska crossover zasedba Methedrine je podpisala s Time To Kill Records, kjer bo 19. januarja izšel njihov debitanski studijski album No Solution, No Salvation. Tukaj že lahko prisluhnete prvemu singlu A Massgrave for my Dreams.

Temačni progresivci Fragment Soul so posneli videospot za svoj nov single This Empty Dream. Ta se nahaja na prihajajočem studijskem albumu Galois Paradox, ki bo izšel 23. februarja pri Wormholedeath Records.