Pionirji death/doom metala My Dying Bride se žal za nedoločen čas poslavljajo od odrskih nastopov. Družbena omrežja so sicer že pred nekaj časa preplavile novice o nenadnih odpovedih njihovih nastopov na letošnjih poletnih festivalih, včeraj pa so vse skupaj obrazložili z uradno objavo.

Snemanje oziroma celoten proces ustvarjanja sveže izdanega albuma A Mortal Binding je med člani povzročilo oziroma povzročil kar nekaj napetosti, ki so pri nekaterih žal pripeljale tudi do izgorelosti. V upanju, da bodo lahko vse te napetosti reševali brez posredovanja zunanjih oseb in tako izpeljali tudi vsaj nekaj koncertov, so nekako zavlačevali tudi z uradno izjavo. Pa vendar naj bi zaradi pomanjkanja komunikacije in nerazumevanja profesionalnih partnerjev prišlo do še večjega kaosa in težav, ki bodo terjale kar nekaj časa za razrešitev. Upamo, da bodo te težave uspešno rešili.

Je pa zasedba ob izidu albuma objavila tudi besedilni video za enega izmed novih komadov, in sicer Her Dominion.

Britanski veterani heavy metala Demon ob 45-letnici delovanja napovedujejo izid novega albuma Invincible. Ta izide 17. maja pri Frontiers Music. Tracklista:

Intro
In My Blood
Face the Master
Ghost from the Past
Beyond the Darkside
Hole in the Sky
Break the Spell
Rise Up
Invincible
Cradle to the Grave
Breaking the Silence
Forever Seventeen

Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Francoski black metalci Seth so posneli videospot za skladbo Et Que Vive le Diable ! s prihajajočega albuma La France des Maudits, ki bo izšel 14. julija pri založbi Season Of Mist.

Paris des Maléfices
Et que Vive le Diable !
La Destruction des Reliques
Dans le Cœur un Poignard
Marianne
Ivre du Sang des Saints
Insurrection
Le Vin du Condamné

K nam se kmalu vračajo norveški black metal veterani Keep of Kalessin. Na tokratnem pohodu po evropskih odrih jih spremljajo poljski blackened death metal kolegi Hate, po več nastopih v prestolnici pa so si kot postojanko na slovenskih tleh tokrat izbrali kranjski TrainStation SubArt, ki bo 3. maja gostil koncert. Za ogrevanje bodo poskrbeli domači black metalci Kamra.

Vstopnice so že na voljo v predprodaji na spletni strani kluba po ceni 20 EUR. Na dan dogodka bo vstopnina 25 EUR. Za več informacij lahko tukaj sledite dogodku na Facebooku.

Sporočajo, da je umrl Horst Odermatt. Horst je bil na sceni dejaven že od zgodnjih devetdesetih, ko je deloval kot urednik revije Heavy oder was? Bolj znan pa je bil privržencem trših zvokov kot vodja ter ustanovitelj festivala Bang Your Head, od leta 2006 pa tudi festivala Rock Of Ages. Star je bil 60 let. Naj počiva v miru.

Danes bo na tej povezavi kanala Black Metal Promotion premiera novega albuma vragvmesiton od domačih black metalcev Srd. Plošček uradno izide 19. aprila pri On Parole Productions. 

Velenjske legende KAOZ so predstavile prenovljeno zasedbo. Band je namreč zaradi zdravstvenih razlogov že pred meseci zapustil vokalist/basist Dejan Đorđević – Đoko. Na njegovo mesto prihajata dva nova člana, in sicer vokalist Rok »Mike« Miklavžina (ex-Inmate) in basist Aleksandar Trivunovič.

Kot smo januarja poročali, je v 78. letu starosti umrl Tony Clarkin, kitarist, ustanovitelj britanskih veteranov Magnum. Že takrat se je šušljalo, da to pomeni tudi konec za zasedbo, ki je to zdaj tudi uradno potrdila. Izjava vokalista Boba Catleyja:

»Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I really can't carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it's all too much for me, people. I can't carry on without Tony.
I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future – you never know – but I can't keep going on like this. It's far too sad; it's all too sad.
So, I hope you understand. You've been fantastic – the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
So, be good. Keep Tony's music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry MAGNUM inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
I love you. You've been brilliant. But it's time for me to bow out now. It's my last curtain call, okay? I'll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.«

Power metal veljaki Rhapsody Of Fire predstavljajo single A Brave New Hope, ki ga boste našli na prihajajočem albumu Challenge The Wind. Ta izide 31. maja pri AFM Records.

Britanski blackened sludge trio Tigguo Cobauc je objavil nov single The Darkest Emperor. Njihov novi album A Fountain Of Anguish Is Done bo izšel 26. aprila pri Fetzner Death Records.

Ceršaški melodični death metalci Conventus Cerris so razkrili naslovnico prihajajočega albuma Sodba, ki ga bodo izdali predvidoma junija. Album prinaša deset novih skladb:

Apokaliptična himna
Glasnik
Hokn
Luna
Mrtvaški ples
Rusalka
Zapisana sodba
Bold
Severna krona
Černi ded*

*V cirbeškem narečju

Ameriška avantgardna death metal zasedba Imperial Triumphant predstavlja visualizer za skladbo Cosmopolis (Redux 1924) s ponovne izdaje tretjega albuma Vile Luxury iz leta 2018. Prenovljeno različico albuma z naslovom Vile Luxury (Redux 1924) bo 3. maja izdala založba Century Media.

Pevka Eivør napoveduje izid novega dolgometražca Enn. Album naj bi izšel 14. junija pri založbi Season Of Mist, za prvi single pa je pevka pripravila videospot, ki ga najdete spodaj. Oktobra pa se bo Eivør odpravila tudi na evropsko turnejo. 

Sporočamo, da je umrl Dennis Cornelius, vokalist in kitarist doom metalcev Memory Driven. Naj počiva v miru. Izjava banda:

»It is with indescribable melancholy that words cannot express in which I make this announcement. Dennis Cornelius, our long time musical brother, in this band, and in life, has passed away. We cannot begin to process this immense loss, as we just send love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Thank you for so many years of such passionate and inspirational music. It has been such an honor to be a part of this journey with you. Thank you sooooo much for sharing that with us all, Dennis. You and Jyme are together again. We love you, Dennis, our brother.«