Španski thrasherji Holycide, ki jih vodi Dave Rotten od Avulsed, so razkrili prvi komad s prihajajočega albuma Towards Idiocracy. Gre za A.I. Supremacy, ki bo skupaj z ostalimi izšel 6. junija pri Xtreem Music. Tracklista:

A.I. Supremacy
Towards Idiocracy
Remote Control
Lie is the New Truth
Power Corrupts
Technophobia
Angry for Nothing
Chemical Dependency (Atrophy cover)
Pleased to Be Deceived
Flamethrower 'em All

Istrski black metal trio Ater Era predstavlja single Terra Rossa, za katerega je posnel videospot v sodelovanju z Mariom Karlovčecem.

Včeraj so skupaj z Britof in Srd začeli skupno turnejo v Orto Baru, v naslednjih dneh pa jih lahko v živo ujamete danes v Zagrebu in jutri v Mariboru, nato pa sledijo še nastopi v Dresdnu, Innsbrucku, Pragi, Varšavi, Kaunasu in Vilni.

… 8.511 EUR! Končno lahko z vami delimo vest, na katero smo pri Paranoidu izjemno ponosni. Iz srca se zahvaljujemo vsem, ki ste ob naši 25. obletnici podprli nas in društvo Rdeči noski, pomagali izpeljati dvodnevno praznovanje, poskrbeli za prodajo vstopnic, nastopili (nekateri tudi večkrat) in se z nami podružili na odličnih koncertih ter pokazali, da zna naša skupnost stopiti skupaj za dober namen.

Tukaj je še izjava društva Rdeči noski:

»Iz dna srca se zahvaljujemo Paranoid Metal Webzine, Veseli Dihurčki (Dirty Skunks) in vsem, ki ste z organizacijo, nastopi in udeležbo pripomogli k uspešnemu praznovanju 25. svečke Paranoida.

Z zbranimi sredstvi v višini 8.511 EUR ste nas podprli pri širitvi poslanstva rdečega nosu!

Vaša dobrodelnost bo otrokom v bolnišnici omogočila, da ne glede na to, kaj se dogaja z njimi in okoli njih, preživljajo dneve v veselju. Hvala vam za to!

Skupaj gradimo bolj zdravo in nasmejano družbo!«

Angleški black metalci Inconcessus Lux Lucis s komadom Temples Colliding in Fire napovedujejo tretji studijski album, ki bo nosil isti naslov. Album Temples Colliding In Fire bo izšel 7. junija pri I, Voidhanger Records in prinaša komade:

From the Forge Primordial and Timeless
I Am the Crooked Blade
Temples Colliding in Fire
Meditations upon Burning Breath
Revenge of the Other God
Eternal Descent (At the Speed of Death)
And His Wounds Shall Devour the Heavens

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.«

Ameriška heavy metal zasedba Sunbomb sporoča, da bo junija izdala nov album z naslovom Light Up The Sky. Točen datum izida je 24. junij, izdala ga bo založba Frontiers Records, pred izidom pa prisluhnite komadu Unbreakable.

Poslušate lahko tudi Upharsin, šesti album poljskih black metalcev Blaze of Perdition.

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.

Italijanski heavy/speed metalci Tytus so danes s pomočjo Kornalcielo Records znova izdali prvenec Rises iz leta 2016. Remasterizirano različico albuma lahko preverite tukaj.

In ne pozabite: band kmalu začne svežo evropsko turnejo.

Ameriški tehnični simfonični deathcorovci Omnisium so posneli video za komad Of Most Resistance.

Francoski postmetal/shoegaze dvojec Alcest predstavlja videospot za skladbo Flamme Jumelle. Gre za že drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Les Chants de l’Aurore, ki ga bo 21. junija izdala založba Nuclear Blast.

Alcest lahko v živo prisluhnete 18. novembra v Kinu Šiška.

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

Simfoniki Epica se te dni potikajo po studiu, kjer so skupaj s producentom Joostom van den Broekom začeli delati na devetem studijskem albumu, ki bo nasledil leta 2021 izdani plošček Ωmega. Več novic sledi kmalu.

17. maja izide nov plošček brutalnežev Gatecreeper. Dark Superstition bo izdala založba Nuclear Blast, band pa je pred izidom izdal še tretji single Masterpiece of Chaos, ki mu lahko prisluhnete tukaj.

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.«