Irski metal veljaki Primordial so posneli videospot za skladbo Death Holy Death z aktualnega albuma How It Ends, ki so ga izdali konec septembra lani pri založbi Metal Blade.

Za omenjeni videospot so uporabili kadre iz filma La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928).

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.«

Sporočamo, da je umrl basist Mike »M. S.«, član nemške black metal zasedbe Groza. Mike je bil njen član od leta 2018. Naj počiva v miru. Izjava banda:

»With the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of our brother and bass player, Mike "M.S." after a prolonged battle with illness. We will forever remain greatful for his friendship, passion and commitment for the band as well as all the great times we had spent with him. He will always be part of the collective.

Our hearts are with his family, friends and everyone who had the privilege to know him. Please respect our wish to be able to grieve in privacy during these incredibly difficult times.«

Italijanski depresivno-atmosferični black metalci Notturno bodo 6. oktobra izdali album Inside. To bo njihov drugi dolgometražec v manj kot dveh letih od ustanovitve. Zasedba je lani aprila izdala prvenec Obsessions na CD-ju in digitalno, medtem ko bo njegov naslednik Inside izšel digitalno, na CD-ju in vinilu. Tracklista:

Peace
Autumn Leaves
Obsessions
Once Again
No Passion

Veterani Virgin Steele v obliki besedilnega videospota predstavljajo nov single The Gethsemane Effect s prihajajočega albuma The Passion of Dionysus. Album izide 30. junija.

Kultni Virgin Steele so objavili nov single Spiritual Warfare. Njihov prihajajoči studijski album The Passion Of Dionysus bo izšel 30. junija pri SPV/Steamhammer. Komadi na albumu so sledeči:

The Gethsemane Effect
You'll Never See The Sun Again
A Song Of Possession
The Ritual Of Descent
Spiritual Warfare
Black Earth & Blood
The Passion Of Dionysus
To Bind & Kill A God
Unio Mystica
I Will Fear No Man For I Am A God

Po desetletju tišine bo konec leta izšel nov film kultne metal sage Metalocalypse. Celovečerec novi naslov Metalocalypse: Army Of The Doomstar, poleg filma pa bo izšel tudi album zasedbe Dethklok, ki so ga naslovili enostavno Dethalbum IV.

Pri ustvarjanju filma so med drugim sodelovali:
Tommy Blacha
Victor Brandt (Metalocalypse)
Stephen »Thundercat« Bruner
King Diamond (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series, The Machine, Star Wars)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Jon Hamm (Confess, Fletch, Top Gun: Maverick)
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
Malcolm Mcdowell (A Clockwork Orange)
Juliet Mills (Passions)
Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live)
Raya Yarbrough (Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera)
Livia Zita

Singapurski progresivni death metalci Lamentations so posneli besedilni video za pesem Ire s prihajajočega albuma Passion of Depression.

Singapurski progresivni death metalci Lamentations napovedujejo drugi album Passion of Depression. Album bo izšel 11. novembra pri Willowtip Records. Tracklista:

Prodigal
Anew
Shiver
Sombre
Ire
Obeisance
Nurture

Beloruski simfonični gotičarji Belle Morte so objavili animirani videospot za pesem Who Are You, ki je del bandovega aktualnega prvenca Crime of Passion.

Tony Martin, bivši kitarist Black Sabbath, je izdal besedilni video za pesem As The World Burns s svojega prihajajočega 3. albuma Thorns, ki bo luč sveta ugledal 14. januarja pri Battlegod Productions. Na albumu bo 11 pesmi:

As The World Burns
Black Widow Angel
Book Of Shadows
Crying Wolf
Damned By You
No Shame
Nowhere To Fly
Passion Killer
Run Like The Devil
This Is Your Damnation
Thorns

Hard rock zasedba Faithsedge, v kateri sodelujejo vokalist Giancarlo Floridia, kitarist Alex De Rosso (ex-Dokken), basist Timothy Gaines (ex-Stryper), bobnar Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Beautiful Creatures, ex-Burning Rain) in klaviaturist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Voodoo Circle, Edge Of Forever), bo 26. julija pri založbi Scarlet Records izdala novi studijski album Bleed For Passion.

Tracklista je sledeča:
Back From This
Angelic
Acceptance
Through The Scars
I Know I Need To Let You Go
Girl When
Sky
I've Changed
Bleeding With The Memories
Reflecting A Voice

MaYaN so objavili videospot za naslovno skladbo tretjega studijskega albuma Dhyana, ki bo izšel 21. septembra pri Nuclear Blast Records.

V skupini med drugim sodelujejo tudi Mark Jansen (Epica, ex-After Forever), Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica, ex-God Dethroned), Henning Basse (Firewind, ex-Metalium), George Oosthoek (Celestial Season, ex-Orphanage) in Marcela Bovio (The Gentle Storm, ex-Stream Of Passion, ex-Vuur).

Švedska thrash metal zasedba Ice Age je konec prejšnjega tedna pri GMR Music Group izdala svoj prvi dolgometražni album z naslovom Breaking The Ice, s katerega predstavljajo tudi videospot za naslovno skladbo. Tracklista je sledeča:
Fleet Street
Hell Or Nothing
Clever
General Alert
Instant Justice
Breaking The Ice
Total Collapse
Mental Disorder
No Need To Bleed
A Case Of Cerebral Death

Skupina je nastala že daljnega leta 1986 v Gothenburgu, vendar se je zaradi nesoglasij razšla v začetku 1990, na sceno pa se je vrnila leta 2014. Ponovno združeno zasedbo po novem sestavljajo Sabrina Kihlstrand (ex-Idiots Rule) na vokalu in kitari, Viktoria Larsson (ex-Idiots Rule, ex-Zero Illusions, ex-DoomDogs) na basu, André Holmqvist (Manimal, ex-Zero Illusions, ex-Pain and Passion) na bobnih in Linnea Landstedt (Tyranex, ex-Goatsodomizer) na kitari.

Nizozemska progressive metal zasedba Vuur predstavlja skladbo Days Go By - London z zaenkrat še neimenovanega debitantskega albuma, ki bo izšel letos jeseni pri založbi InsideOut Music.

Skupino je lani ustanovila pevka Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Agua de Annique, The Gentle Storm), poleg nje pa sodelujejo še Ed Warby (Ayreon, ex-Gorefest, ex-Hail Of Bullets) na bobnih, Jord Otto (My Propane, ex-ReVamp, ex-The Blackest Grey) na kitari, Ferry Duijsens (Agua de Annique, Anneke van Giersbergen) na drugi kitari in Johan van Stratum (The Gentle Storm, ex-Stream Of Passion) na basu.