Lani je nastal projekt Satanic Witch, v katerem delujejo Shaun Van Calster (Length of Time), Michel Kirby (Wolvennest), Isa in Selina (E-L-R). Svoj prvenec 4:44 bo band izdal 5. decembra pri založbi Ván Records, za pokušino pa po prvem singlu Mirror Hour zdaj ponuja v posluh še skladbo For None.

Avtor fotografije: Isvan Bruggen.

Angleški eksperimentalni/tehnični death metalci Plague Rider predstavljajo komad Temporal Fixation s prihajajočega albuma Intensities, ki bo v petek izšel pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records. Tracklista:

Temporal Fixation
An Executive
Modern Serf
Toil
The Refrain
Challenger's Lecture
Without Organs

Naslednje leto, natančneje 14. marca 2024, praznuje spletni časopis Paranoid 25 let delovanja. Praznovanje bo potekalo tradicionalno metalsko, in sicer v obliki dvodnevnega festivala. V petek in soboto, 15. in 16. marca 2024, bo tri klube ljubljanske Metelkove zasedlo 25 slovenskih metal bandov, ki so tako ali drugače zaznamovali slovensko metal sceno.

Nastopili bodo (v abecednem vrstnem redu): Brutart, Challenger, Chains, Cvinger, Dekadent, Dethrone The Corrupted, Dickless Tracy, Divine Illusion, Eruption, Extreme Smoke 57, Hellcrawler, Metalsteel, Mist, Morost, Nefarious Vermin, Kaoz, Kamra, Omega Sun, Penitenziagite, Sarcasm, Shanti Nilaya, Skyeye, Sovrag, Space Unicorn On Fire in Vulvathrone.

Praznovanje četrt stoletja delovanja bo v duhu dobrodelnosti, saj bodo vsa zbrana sredstva od prodaje kart namenjena Društvu Rdeči noski. Sicer pa kot vedno najdete vse podrobnejše informacije v našem Napovedniku.

Progresivni stonerji Ambra se vračajo na koncertne odre:

»Po dolgem premoru bo v četrtek, 12. oktobra, na oder Orto bara ponovno stopila ljubljanska alternativna zasedba Ambra, ki jo sestavljajo kitarista Andrej Blatnik (Noctiferia, ex-Ophidian) in Žiga Kroflič (Blu.Sine, ex-Nova Schola Labacensis, ex-Ophidian), bobnar Robi Rep (ex-Ophidian) ter basist Anže Vavpetič (ex-Matching Suits). Premierno se bo zasedba predstavila z novim pevcem Jakobom Rejcem (Challenger), s katerim pripravlja material za nov album.

Poleg Ambre bo na koncertu nastopila še alternativna trip-hop skupina Blu.Sine, ki je ravno izdala nov album Tree. Blu.Sine so pevka in klaviaturistka Urška Bajec, kitarist in producent Žiga Kroflič (Ambra, ex-Nova Schola Labacensis, ex-Ophidian), basist Bor Hodžič (ex-Umbilikal), bobnar Darian Kocmur (Siderean), čelist Miha "Mike Manslaughter" Šinigoj (Hellsword, Nova Schola Labacensis, Jazz Oud Quartet), violinist Tomaž Šinigoj (Nova Schola Labacensis, Jazz Oud Quartet) in trobentač Žan Florjanc.«

Več o dogodku samem najdete v našem Napovedniku.

Portugalska black metal zasedba Gaerea je objavila najnovejši video za komad Dormant. Tokrat gre za poseben video, ki ga je posnel Claudio Marino. Komentar banda:

»Complementing the song's aural journey, the video art installation accompanying "Dormant" delves into the anguish and struggle for survival. The visuals depict the main character, trapped and enclosed in a tormenting world, as water relentlessly pours over his body, simulating drowning and suffocation. This immersive and visceral experience offers a harrowing glimpse into the protagonist's fight for life, evoking a range of emotions and challenging viewers to confront their own mortality.«

Po abecednem vrstnem redu objavljamo resnično bogat seznam koncertov, ki se bodo zgodili v naslednjih dveh dneh na slovenskih tleh:

petek, 8. 9. 2023:
Britof, Eyeceeou (Slovenj Gradec)
Black Camo, Night Crawler, Ghastly Ashes (Grosuplje) – dobrodelni koncert
Cowboys From Hell, Paranoise (Izola)
Đornata, Human Host Body (Ljubljana)
Natt, Sranje, S.O.R., Paragraf 11 (Ljubljana)
Obduction, Pelhan (Ljubljana)

sobota, 9. 9. 2023:
Devangelic, Olkoth (Maribor)
Jolted, Bregove dere (Bistrica ob Sotli)
festival MetalWitch (Ljubljana)
Repetitor, Nancy, Mart (Postojna)
U$IŁ, Challenger, Night Crawler (Ljubljana)

Iz tabora heavy/speed metalcev Challenger prihaja naslednje sporočilo:

»V soboto bomo v KUD Channel Zero na 30. obletnici AKC Metelkova nastopili v novi postavi. Na basu se nam bo prvič na odru pridružil Samo Stopar (Powerslav). Pred snemanjem prvenca bomo na koncertu odigrali prihajajoči prvenec v celoti. S septembrom se namreč zapiramo v studio in ploščo lahko pričakujete v naslednjem letu.«

Finski death metalci Baron so podpisali z založbo Transcending Obscurity Records, pri kateri bodo izdali prvenec Beneath The Blazing Abyss.

»Hello and greetings from Finland! We're thrilled to announce that our debut full-length album, Beneath The Blazing Abyss, will be released through Transcending Obscurity Records later this year. It's a record that we have been tirelessly working on since 2018, and after what felt like an eternity, we are bursting with excitement to share it with the world.«

Francoski black metalci Seth sporočajo, da se vračajo h koreninam, saj so ponovno združili moči z založbo Season of Mist. Plod tega sodelovanja bo sedmi dolgometražec zasedbe, ki naj bi izšel naslednje leto. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda:

»We are part of the very first bands to have signed SOM. While the genesis of our parntership dates back to 1997, we’ve yet inked another deal 23 years later that shall unleash the true heir of La Morsure de Christ. Now, we’ve been recording opus # 7 in Paris for nearly a month. The full-length is soon to be complete and sent to the label!«

Francoze boste lahko letos ujeli tudi pri nas, saj bodo 12. septembra skupaj z Attic in ...And Oceans nastopili v kranjskem TrainStationu.

Danski progresivni metalci Advocacy so podpisali z založbo Uprising! Records, pri kateri bodo izdali svoj prvenec. Sledi izjava banda:

»We are very excited to become a part of UPRISING! Records and are very thankful that they see the appeal of an ambitious and challenging genre of music we love to play and listen to", the band comments. "It is our mission to try and show that complex, melodic music has a loyal and engaging audience out there and we want to win their favor!«

Iz tabora nemške zasedbe In Extremo sporočajo, da so bili zaradi prevelikega finančnega tveganja in povišanih stroškov primorani odpovedati evropsko turnejo. Celotno izjavo lahko preberete tukaj:

»Dear friends,

an unbelievably eventful year is behind us: We were allowed to play a multitude of unbelievably beautiful and beautiful shows, which once again reminded us how lucky we are and what value music has not only for us but also for you. A year like this brings fresh wind into the sails and we look forward to what lies ahead. Unfortunately, it is also the case that we are still living in extraordinary and challenging times, which is reflected in our specific case in the fact that we have to cancel the upcoming European tour for 2023. According to the current status, this tour unfortunately involves too many financial risks, which, as in some places, is not least due to the extreme price developments.
Nevertheless, that shouldn't be a reason to despair, because we're taking the upswing that gave us this year and will use the time in the studio to show you another chapter in the new year.

The tickets for the tour can of course be returned where they were bought.

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones and see you soon!

your 6«

Predbožične dneve bomo v okviru Kadilnice of Death drevi v Orto Baru krajšali z bolj melodičnimi hard rock/heavy metal vižami izpod prstov hard rock zasedbe Pelhan, ki pod vodstvom frontmana Aleša Pelhana za naslednje leto napoveduje svoj naslednji studijski album, heavy/speed metalcev Challenger in heavy metalcev Black Ivy.

Cena vstopnice znaša 8 EUR pred 20. uro in 10 EUR od 20. ure dalje, za lastnike KoD članske izkaznice 2022/2023 pa je vstop kot po navadi prost.

Časovnica:
19.00 vrata/blagajna
20.00 Black Ivy
21.00 Challenger
22.00 Pelhan

Lacrimas Profundere bodo 26. avugsta izdali trinajsti studijski album z naslovom How To Shroud Yourself With Night, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Wall Of Gloom
A Cloak Woven Of Stars
Nebula
In A Lengthening Shadow
The Curtain Of White Silence
Unseen
The Vastness Of Infinity
To Disappear In You
An Invisible Beginning
Shroud Of Night

Znana je časovnica današnje Kadilnice of Death z bandi Hellsword, Challenger, Moshead, Black Ivy, ki bodo nastopili v takšnem vrstnem redu:

18.00 Vrata / blagajna
18.30 Black Ivy
19.20 Moshead
20.20 Challenger
21.20 Hellsword

Baskovski black/doom metal dvojec Pestilength je včeraj izdal svoj drugi studijski album Basom Gryphos, ki ga ponuja v posluh na Bandcampu. Na vseh fizičnih nosilcih zvoka je na voljo tudi pri založbi Nuclear Winter, zajema pa naslednje skladbe:

Tamm
Engtlant Suhb
Phorme
Thelegm
Tephra Codex
Exertion
Chrome
Vexed