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.«

Ob 20. obletnici Yearning for the Grotesque, tretjega dolgometzražca legendarnih španskih death metalcev Avulsed, bo band s pomočjo Xtreem Music tega ponovno izdal, in sicer:

na kaseti,
zgoščenki,
»splatter« in črnem vinilu,
in digitalno.

Novi plošček prinaša tri bonus pesmi, live posnetke iz madridskega kluba Copernico Nova iz leta 2005:

Wormeaten
Devourer of the Dead
Pale Red Blood
Sick Sick Sex
Daddy Stew
I Feel Good... Eating Human Flesh
Foetivorous Marriage
Morbid Chef
Cadaver Decapitado
Decrepit Sigh
Amidst the Macabre (live)
Stabwound Orgasm (live)
Exorcismo Vaginal (live)

Mojstri tehničnega death metala Ominous Ruin so se povezali s portalom Metal Injection in na tej povezavi v celoti objavili album Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone. Ta uradno izide jutri pri Willowtip Records.

Domači Dethrone The Corrupted so včeraj v sodelovanju s Slam Worldwide predstavili single Amidst A Thriving System. Ta je bil posnet v studio The Kraken Productions pri Maticu Mlakarju, za miks in mastering pa so ga poslali Busterju Odeholmu (Impact Studios). Nov EP The Amygdaloid Decay bo izšel marca. 

Tehnični death metalci Ominous Ruin so tukaj predstavili komad Attuned To The Chasm, ki je del prihajajočega albuma Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone. Ta bo izšel 26. februarja pri Willowtip Records, seznam komadov pa je sledeč:

Memoriam so objavili napovednik za novi studijski album z naslovom Requiem For Mankind, ki bo izšel 21. junija pri založbi Nuclear Blast Records.

Requiem For Mankind prinaša naslednje skladbe:
Shell Shock
Undefeated
Never The Victim
Austerity Kills
In The Midst Of Desolation
Refuse To Be Led
The Veteran
Requiem For Mankind
Fixed Bayonets
Interment

Danes je pri Napalm Records izšel četrti studijski album britanskih stoner/doom metalcev Conan – prisluhnete mu lahko tukaj.

Existential Void Guardian je prvi izid z novim bobnarjem Johnnyjem Kingom, na njem pa so naslednji komadi:

Prosper on the Path
Eye to Eye to Eye
Paincantation
Amidst the Infinite
Volt Thrower
Vexxagon
Eternal Silent Legend

Conan nameravajo 14. septembra pri založbi Napalm Records izdati novi studijski album z naslovom Existential Void Guardian.

Existential Void Guardian prinaša naslednje skladbe:
Prosper On The Path
Eye To Eye To Eye
Paincantation
Amidst The Infinite
Volt Thrower
Vexxagon
Eternal Silent Legend

Bonus skladbe:
Total Conquest (live 2018 @ Rebellion Manchester)
Satsumo (live 2018 @ Rebellion Manchester)
Foehammer (live 2018 @ Rebellion Manchester)
Hawk As Weapon (live 2018 @ Rebellion Manchester)

Čilska doom metal zasedba Procession preko Deaf-forever.de premierno predstavljajo skladbo Amidst The Bowels Of Earth s tretjega studijskega albuma z naslovom Doom Decimation, ki bo izšel 31. oktobra pri založbi High Roller Records.

Novi album prinaša naslednje skladbe:
The Warning
When Doomsday Has Come
Lonely Are The Ways Of The Stranger
Amidst The Bowels Of Earth
Democide
All Descending Suns
As They Reached The Womb
One By One They Died

Floridski death metal veterani Cannibal Corpse bodo 3. novembra pri založbi Metal Blade Records izdali novi studijski album z naslovom Red Before Black. Za produkcijo je tokrat ponovno poskrbel Erik Rutan (Soilent Green, Belphegor, Hate Eternal), s katerim so sodelovali že pri snemanju albumov Kill (2006), Evisceration Plague (2009) in Torture (2012).

Tracklista je sledeča:
Only One Will Die
Red Before Black
Code Of The Slashers
Shedding My Human Skin
Remaimed
Firestorm Vengeance
Heads Shoveled Off
Corpus Delicti
Scavenger Consuming Death
In The Midst Of Ruin
Destroyed Without A Trace
Hideous Ichor

Avulsed bodo 1. decembra pri založbi Xtreem Music izdali novi album z naslovom Deathgeneration, s katerim bodo obeležili 25. obletnico svoje kariere. Gre za 18 na novo posnetih skladb, pri katerih gostujejo števini legendarni vokalisti, ko so Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates), Kam Lee (ex-Massacre), Rogga Johansson (Down Among The Dead Men, The Grotesquery, Putrevore, Paganizer, Johansson & Speckmann) in John McEntee (Incantation), medtem ko je Dave Rotten eno prihranil samo zase. Tracklista je sledeča:
Amidst The Macabre (instrumental)
Stabwound Orgasm
Breaking Hymens feat. Per Boder (God Macabre, Mordbrand)
Sweet Lobotomy feat. Chris Reifert (Autopsy)
Burnt But Not Carbonized feat. Antti Boman (Demilich)
Daddy Stew feat. Snencho (Aborted)
Addicted To Carrion feat. Will Rahmer (Mortician)
Dead Flesh Awakened feat. Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Down Among The Dead Men)
Powdered Flesh feat. Ludo Loez (Supuration, S.U.P.)
Gorespattered Suicide feat. Mike Van Mastrigt (ex-Sinister, Neocaesar)
Nullo (The Pleasure Of Self-Mutilation) feat. Johan Jansson (Interment, Moondark)
Exorcismo Vaginal feat. Paul Zavaleta (Deteriorot)
Carnivoracity feat. Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram Chile, Criminal)
Sick Sick Sex feat. Ville Koskela (Purtenance)
Devourer Of The Dead feat. Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates)
Horrified By Repulsion feat. Kam Lee (ex-Massacre)
Blessed By Gore feat. Bongo (Necrophiliac)
Red Viscera Serology feat. John McEntee (Incantation)

Torontski enočlanski black/death metal band Visions of the Night je skupaj z ReMechanized za svoj tretji album Guerrillas within their Midst naredil industrialni remiks z naslovom Visions of the Night vs.ReMechanized: Industrial Military Complex. Na ploščku je poleg tega še avtorski komad ReMechanized.