Švedski melodični black metalci Wormwood napovedujejo izid četrtega albuma The Star. Ta naj bi izšel 31. maja in bo zajemal te komade:

Stjärnfall
A Distant Glow
Liminal
Galactic Blood
Thousand Doorless Rooms
Suffer Existence
Ro

Band pa tudi sporoča, da se je nedavno razšel z bobnarjem Tatujem Kerttulo, ki je z njim sodeloval zadnja tri leta.

Angleški brutalneži Ingested so nedavno napovedali izid novega albuma The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams. Ta bo izšel 5. aprila pri Metal Blade Records. Pred izidom ploščka pa band zdaj predstavlja drugi single Pantheon, ki so ga primerno opremili tudi z vizualno podobo.

Francoski black metal okultneži Corpus Diavolis bodo marca izdali tretji celovečerec Elixiria Ekstasis. Izšel naj bi 15. marca pri založbi Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions. Tracklista:

His Wine Be Death
Key to Luciferian Joy
Carnal Hymnody
Cyclopean Adoration
Vessel of Abysmal Luxury
The Golden Chamber
Menstruum Congressus
Enfleshed in Silence
Chalice of Fornication

Spodaj pa si lahko ogledate video za drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Chalice of Fornication.

Čilenski death/groove/thrash metalci Inaction predstavljajo najnovejši video za komad La Experiencia z bandovega istoimenskega albuma, ki je izšel v začetku lanskega leta.

Eindhoven Metal Meeting, ki se bo letos odvijal 13. in 14. decembra v Eindhovnu, je razkril nove nastopajoče. Celoten seznam zdaj izgleda tako:

DARK FUNERAL
ASPHYX
AGENT STEEL
ANAAL NATHRAKH
CARPATHIAN FOREST
EMPYRIUM
IMPALED NAZARENE
SCHAMMASCH
CHAPEL OF DISEASE
AKHYLS
ALFAHANNE
SOULBURN
SAVAGE GRACE
THY ANTICHRIST
FRACTURED INSANITY
VIOLENTHOR

Eksperimentalni post/black metalci Botanist v novem videospotu razkrivajo skladbo Aristolochia, s katero napovedujejo enajsti dolgometražec Paleobotany. Izdali ga bodo 17. maja pri založbi Prophecy Productions, album pa obsega te naslove:

Aristolochia
When Forests Turned to Coal
Magnolia
Archaeamphora
The Impact That Built the Amazon
Sigillaria
Strychnos Electri
Wollemia Nobilis
Dioon
Royal Protea

Ameriški progresivni thrash/death metalci Nuclear Tomb predstavljajo naslovni komad prihajajočega prvenca Terror Labyrinthian, ki ga bodo 19. aprila izdali pri Everlasting Spew Records. Na albumu bodo naslednji komadi:

Obsoletion
Terror Labyrinthian
Fatal Visions
Dominance & Persecution
Vile Humanity
Manufacturing Consent
Parasitic (Live a Lie)
Born Into Torment
Ashen Lamb

Poslušate lahko album Vampyres & Other Bedtime Attractions slovensko-finske gothic metal naveze Of Blood and Wine.

Ameriški dark/death metalci Aberration so napovedali Refracture, svoj dolgometražni prvenec. Ta bo izšel 22. marca pri Sentient Ruin Laboratories na CD-ju, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno ter prinesel pet komadov:

Antithesis
Wresting Vibrations
Interstitial Enmity
Blighted
Refracture

Francoski death metal band Fractal Gates sporoča, da bo aprila izdal četrti album One With Dawn. Več podrobnosti sledi kmalu.

Nemški Lo-Fi astro metalci Galvornhathol so razkrili prve podrobnosti prihajajočega EP-ja H-Alpha. Ta bo izšel 21. februarja in prinesel štiri pesmi:

The Great Attractor
Virga
Novae
Pleiades

Znani so še zadnji nastopajoči na letošnji izvedbi festivala Tolminator, ki se bo odvijal med 24. in 28. julijem v Tolminu. Kot četrti in zadnji headliner so potrjeni Electric Wizard! Na glavnem odru bodo nastopili Jungle Rot in Dödsrit, na underground odru pa Stillbirth, Dust Bolt, Monochromatic Black, Mezzrow, Nemesis, Infest, Dusk in Dezaztre.

Poleg že omenjenih na festivalu igrajo še zasedbe Natural, Battlesword, Public Grave, False Crown, Carrion, Patroness, Behind Bars, Astral Paralysis, Chronic Hate, Nekrodeus, Total Annihilation, Contractkiller, Slave To Sirens, Thy Legion in Eternal Struggle, od domačih bandov pa Kamra, Samperium, Dethrone The Corrupted in Sovrag.

Znan je tudi že razpored nastopajočih po dnevih in naslednji teden gre v prodajo omejeno število dnevnih vstopnic. Festivalske vstopnice so na voljo na tej povezavi.

Angleška slam/brutal death metal/deathcore zasedba Ingested za 5. april pri Metal Blade Records najavlja nov album The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams. S tega albuma pa tudi že predstavlja video za prvi single Paragon of Purity.

Nemška zasedba Paradox se vrača z napovedjo novega albuma Mysterium. Album naj bi izšel še letos pri založbi AFM Records, točen datum izida pa še ni znan. Spodaj pa si lahko preberete izjavo Charlyja Steinhauerja:

»Friends and fans,
I had a dream. I wanted to start together with AXEL BLAHA, with whom I founded PARADOX in 1981, and end together again at some point. Unfortunately, that is no longer possible because he has said goodbye to this world.
In all these years, AXEL was the only musician who worked with me the way you have to, to achieve a goal. We never danced around at multiple weddings and were always loyal to one band. PARADOX! This was the only way the two classics “PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION” and “HERESY” were possible.
I miss him very much and it is very difficult for me to move on without him, but anyone who knows me knows that giving up is not an option for me.
Not even after 43 years and that's why I can tell you, that I have composed a new PARADOX album, which will hopefully be released worldwide this year via AFM RECORDS. The album will be called “MYSTERIUM” and will contain all the trademarks a Paradox fan wants.
The special thing about “MYSTERIUM” is that I composed all the songs and played all the instruments myself, because I will never again work with project-hungry musician whores who play a few notes on an album but otherwise have nothing to do with PARADOX, or none maintain contact with his colleagues. Unfortunately, this runs like a common thread through the entire career and is the main reason why PARADOX was never able to really get off the ground. To do this you need musicians who work together and pursue a common goal.
It should also be a warning to all young musicians and new bands who want to achieve something with their band. You can find out more about this in the numerous interviews for the new album. You should definitely read this!
I will also be responsible for the mix and the entire production.
The lyrics are written by ACHIM “DAXX” HOEMERLEIN (ex-Vendetta), who also wrote the lyrics for “TALES OF THE WEIRD” and “PANGEA”.
TRAVIS SMITH (Opeth/Nevermore etc) is currently working on the artwork.
“MYSTERIUM” is a very heavy album and contains 10 songs with a playing time of 51 minutes. Dedicated to AXEL BLAHA, my best friend and co-founder of PARADOX!
Cheerz!
Charly«

Brutalni death metal dvojec Perveration bo 2. februarja pri Comatose Music izdal drugi album Putrefaction of Infinite Apogee. Ljubitelji bandov, kot so Skinless, Putrid Pile, Gorgasm in Guttural Secrete, naj bi prišli na svoj račun s temi desetimi komadi:

Bacterium Decomposition
Consuming Maggots Seeds
Eviscerated Innards
Festering Throat
Damaging Excrement
Infernal Apogee
Necrocannibalism
Chaotic Spreading
Devouring Voraciously
Abominable Dismembered