Domači melodični thrasherji Uporabniki bodo poleg velikih Jungle Rot nastopili na Pannonian Rock Festival Warm Upu, ki se bo zgodilo 23. julija v zagrebškem klubu Hard Place. Na ogrevanju za Pannonian Rock Festival 2024 bodo nastopili še power metalci Sage iz Zagreba.

Ameriška doom metal zasedba Pallbearer predstavlja videospot za skladbo Endless Place, najnovejši single s prihajajočega albuma Mind Burns Alive, ki ga bo izdala 17. maja pod okriljem založbe Nuclear Blast.

Avstralski progresivci Teramaze so napovedali enajsti album Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace. Ta je konceptualno nadaljevanje predhodnikov Her Halo (2015) in Sorella Minore (2021) in s tem tudi zaključek te trilogije. Tracklista:

A Place Called Halo
The Will of Eli
Step Right Up
I Mantissa
Madam Roma
Standing Ovation
Hands Are Tied
A Wonderful Fall From Grace

Po tem, ko so se thrasherke Jenner pred kratkim razšle z bobnarko Seleno Simić, zdaj dekleta predstavljajo njeno zamenjavo. Nova stara bobnarka je postala Marija Dragićević, ki je z bandom sodelovala že od leta 2013 do 2021. Izjava banda:

»As many of you suspected, Marija is once again taking a place behind the drum kit in our band! For those who may not now, Marija is Alexandra's sister. She was the original drummer of Jenner, but had to take a step back from the band due to some personal issues. However, she's back and ready to hit the stage with us again! Join us in welcoming Marija back to the band!«

Finska melodična death metal zasedba Wolfheart sporoča, da je združila moči z založbo Reigning Phoenix Music. Izjava kitarista in vokalista Tuomasa Saukkonena:

»I am confident that signing to Reigning Phoenix Music is an exciting game changer for us and RPM is nothing but the right place to continue conquering the world with our art. The future looks brighter than ever and excitement is an understatement for what we feel about the forthcoming co-operation and adventures.«

Kanadski melodični power/black metalci The Lightbringer so z besedilnim videospotom za pesem Astral Crown napovedali album Seven Thrones. Ta bo izšel 21. marca in ponudil osem komadov:

Embodiment
Worlds Beyond
Aether Rivers
Elementalians
Pillar of Creation
Astral Crown
Efflorescence
Mystic Places of Dawn (Septic Flesh cover)

Italijanski heavy metalci Crying Steel so napovedali live album Live and Thunder, ki bo izšel 28. februarja pri Underground Symphony. Tracklista:

Hammerfall
Crank it Up
Defender
Shut Down
Killer Inside
Raptor
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place
Born in the Fire
Rockin’ Train
Heavens of Rock
Running’ Like a Wolf
Thundergods

Ameriški dark metalci Grey Skies Fallen so v obliki animiranega videospota razkrili pesem Cracks in Time, drugi single s prihajajočega ploščka Molded by Broken Hands. Seznam pesmi:

A Twisted Place in Time
Molded by Broken Hands
No Place for Sorrow
I Can Hear Your Voice
Cracks in Time
Save Us
Knowing That You’re There

Ameriški industrialci Static-X predstavljajo video za komad Otsego Placebo s prihajajočega albuma Project Regeneration: Vol. 2, ki naj bi izšel 26. januarja.

Gothic rock/doom metal/folk glasbenica Chelsea Wolfe je v obliki videospota razkrila pesem Tunnel Lights, drugi single s prihajajočega ploščka She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, ki 9. februarja preko Loma Vista Recordings prinaša deset komadov:

Whispers In The Echo Chamber
House Of Self-Undoing
Everything Turns Blue
Tunnel Lights
The Liminal
Eyes Like Nightshade
Salt
Unseen World
Place In The Sun
Dusk

Konec lanskega leta smo vam predstavili zasedbo Ershetu, ki jo sestavljata francoski konceptualist/pisec Void in skladatelj Nico Sacr, in napovedali njun prvenec, katerega izid je skorajda tik pred vrati. Plošček Xibalba bo izšel 27. oktobra pri Debemur Morti Productions in bo prinesel šest komadov:

Enter the Palace Of Masks
From Corn To Dust
The Place Of Fright
Cult Of The Snake God
Hollow Earth
Tunkuluchú

Britanci Heart Of A Coward so minuli teden izdali album This Place Only Brings Death in videospot za pesem Passenger s tega albuma.

Z namenom promocije aktualnega albuma se zasedba ta petek odpravlja za turnejo, katere datume lahko preverite na priloženi sliki.

Ekstremneži Pestilence sporočajo, da jih je zapustil basist Joost van der Graaf. Zasedba trenutno še išče njegovo zamenjavo, spodaj pa si lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda in Joosta.

»First off: family comes first, always!! Too bad this day had to come, because we were a very solid team and we will surely miss our good friend Joost van der Graaf. We respect his decision to spend more time with his family. Awesome he is offering to fill in from time to time, if needed.

Ameriški enočlanski black/drone/doom metal projekt Mizmor je posnel videospot za skladbo No Place To Arrive z albuma Prosaic, ki bo 21. julija izšel pri založbi Profound Lore. To bo njegov četrti studijski album, obsega pa naslednje naslove:

Only an Expanse
No Place to Arrive
Anything But
Acceptance

Organizatorji legendarnega festivala Bang Your Head sporočajo, da se je ta za vedno poslovil. Več podrobnosti lahko preberete v izjavi organizatorja:

THAT WAS IT! Hello friends, it is with a heavy heart that we are writing these lines. But there is no other way. We really gave and did everything we could to finally catch up with celebrating the big BANG YOU HEAD!!! anniversary in 2023, and eagerly anticipated this summer like no other. But: We alone, unfortunately, did not have control over creating the circumstances needed to set up an event of this caliber with the requirement to quality connected to the name BANG YOUR HEAD!!! and actually make it happen. A lot changed in the past three years and not a lot of it was and is good. All in all, it can and must be said: The whole scene changed, and the preconditions for organizing an open-air event in Balingen are completely different in 2023 than they were in 2019 – also from an economic perspective. All in all, we thus come to the conclusion, even if it is incredibly sad, that there are too many factors and forces working against us, and pushing through to organize an event at any cost would cause more losses for us and others involved than putting an end to it now. And this is how it is now: The BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2023 can and will NOT take place. Due to the abovementioned reasons which we can’t describe in further detail due to reasons that are hopefully understandable, there is no viable path that we can take responsibility for aside from calling off the big anniversary party in Balingen. We hope for your understanding and thank everybody from the bottom of our hearts that supported us, believed in us, and kept their tickets or even bought new ones. Especially for you we tried everything to finally raise the BANG YOUR HEAD!!! flag again over the Swabian Alb, but it seems like it was not meant to be. And to make sure to avoid any potential misunderstandings: There will be no more BANG YOUR HEAD!!! festivals in the future. This was it. Because we know that many of you waited for the BYH!!! this year with immense anticipation, we intensely tried to come up with a way to marginally make up for the cancellation of the event. So, we had an idea for a ticket exchange to the ROCK OF AGES festival 2023 which you can read up on in the detailed statement on www.bang-your-head.de. Of course, we will also reimburse the purchasing price to everybody who would like to return their tickets – irrespective of which of the past years the tickets for 2023 were purchased. We will inform you about the detailed process shortly through our channels. We want to thank you once again for your support at all 24 festivals and we would be thrilled to greet you as part of the LOYAL ONES in Seebronn on 28th June! Stay heavy! Horst and the BANG YOUR HEAD!!!-Team