Ameriški thrasherji Quiescent Mantis so objavili videospot za komad Primal Form of Aggression s prihajajočega prvenca Here Comes the Swarm, ki bo izšel 19. julija pri Exitus Stratagem Records. Tracklista:

Open the Gates
Here Comes the Swarm
Apex Predator
P.R.E.Y.
Shake the Cage
Breed. Feed. Repeat.
Primal Form of Aggression
Killer Bee, Killed
Fight!
This Is the End!

Švicarski black metalci ColdCell so objavili videospot za skladbo Hope and Failure, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Age of Unreason. To bo njihov peti dolgometražni izid po vrsti, izšel pa bo 26. julija pri AOP Records. Tracklista:

Hope and Failure
Dead to This World
Left
Solidarity or Solitude
Meaningless
Discord
Sink Our Souls

Izraelski black/death metalci Har s komadom Submerged in Cacophony napovedujejo prvenec Cursed Creation, ki ga bo 2. avgusta izdala založba Dark Descent. Tracklista:

Submerged in Cacophony
Invoking Evil Spirit
Chronocide
Cursed Creation
Poisonous Entity
Infernal Passage
Shachat – Seven Halls of Defilement
Metaphysical Stench

Več kot leto dni so Švicarji Eluveitie potrebovali, da so našli zamenjavo za violinistko Nicole Ansperger, ki je band lani zapustila zaradi osebnih razlogov. Iskanja torej ni več, saj je nova violinistka postala Lea-Sophie Fischer.

»Hey everybody – we’re excited to finally lift the curtain! Ever since Nicole Ansperger decided to step short and leave Eluveitie for personal reasons and to shift her focus, more than a year ago, it obviously wasn't an easy task to find somebody to fill that gap.

And so we are really happy and thankful to finally announce Lea-Sophie Fischer as Eluveitie's new violinist! Please welcome her to the Elu family! Some of us have been friends with Sophie for many years already and over time our musical paths crossed quite a few times. After Nicole's departure Sophie helped us out on the stages of the festivals and open airs. And of course we were as glad as we were proud to get support from such an incredible musician. While we grew together as a group, things became very clear and the time's just the right one to join forces for good!«

Ameriški thrash metal veljaki Blood Feast so objavili komad Outbreak, s katerim napovedujejo četrti studijski album Infinite Evolution. Izdali ga bodo 12. julija pri Hells Headbangers Records, album pa prinaša komade:

Crafting Carnage
Ravaging the Loins of Mary
Never Will I Die
Of Hell
Eye of Glass
Outbreak
The Preacher
Evilution
The Chosen

Italijanski thrasherji Ireful s pomočjo nove založbe Xtreem Music napovedujejo izid prvenca Agents of Doom. Album izide 16. julija in bo zajemal te skladbe:

I, Caligula
...And God Will Take Its Ones
Agents of Doom
Ireful
Blackhearted Master
Exiles for Metal
A.B.Normal
Evil Genius

Danska black metal zasedba Solbrud je po 15 letih delovanja in štirih albumih prenehala delovati. Vzrok naj bi bil pomanjkanje motivacije, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti.

»Time for some sad news everyone: We have decided to end all activities with Solbrud and are disbanding now. Sorry to disappoint you all but it's the end of the road for us.

The reasons are many - in short we just can't really find the spirit and motivation required to keep this ship running the way it's supposed to. Until recently we had big plans for an upcoming album with David showing the rest of the world what a good match he was with Solbrud. But eventually we couldn’t find the energy to go through with it. We know that David at the moment is working on a solo project and hope y’all will give it a spin when it comes out.

"Alas, there will be no more touring, shows or farewell concerts this time around. We are hosting a big sale at our bandcamp shop to clear out our storage - Come make a good deal while the stock still lasts.

Solbrud has been a 15-year long journey with many profound experiences, highs and lows for us all. Can't really think of anything we would trade it for. We want to extend our gratitude to all you who have listened to the music and supported us through the years. Can't describe in words what it means to us. A special thank you goes to Stefan Klose / Vendetta Records, Peter Mesnickow / Moondrop and Anders Wind / Bullet booking. Feel free to share with us your best Solbrud related moments and add to the nostalgia. All the best.«

Švicarji ColdCell bodo 26. julija pri AOP Records izdali nov studijski album Age of Unreason. Prvemu singlu Dead to the World že lahko prisluhnete tukaj.

Brutal Assault je razkril vse nastopajoče, ki se bodo na letošnji različici festivala razvrstili na glavnih odrih. Prišlo pa je tudi do nekaj t. i. zamenjav. Namesto My Dying Bride bodo nastopili Candlemass, namesto Pig Destroyer pa Cephalic Carnage, ki bodo na BA odigrali kar 2 ekskluzivna koncerta. Nastop so odpovedali tudi After The Burial, Darkest Hour, Devil Master, Spiritworld in Ten56., namesto njih pa prihajajo na Češko Acid Row, Aeon Winds, Deadroots, Distant, Doomas, Exorcizphobia, Ions, Mallephyr, Ocenas Ate Alaska, Persefone, Stellvris in Take Ofense. K celotnemu lineupu dodajajo še šest underground imen, in sicer 1914, Cloak, Hellripper, Chthe'ilist, Sfera in Worm. Na sliki v novici si lahko preberete tudi dnevni razpored zasedb.

Festival se bo letos odvil med 7. in 10. avgustom, na voljo pa so tudi tako imenovane dnevne vstopnice Brutal Inspection, ki so omejene na 300/dan.

Avstralski blackened death metalci Black Lava so posneli videospot za skladbo Unsheathing Nightmares s prihajajočega albuma The Savage Winds To Wisdom, ki ga bodo 12. julija izdali pri Season Of Mist.

Festival Eindhoven Metal Meeting je razkril še sobotnega headlinerja – to so Katatonia. Na ogrevalnem koncertu v četrtek bodo nastopili Deadhead in The Omega Swarm, napovedali pa naj bi še dve zasedbi. Na dogodku, ki se bo odvil 13. in 14. decembra, bodo torej nastopile te zasedbe:

DARK FUNERAL (petkov headliner) | KATATONIA (sobotni headliner) | ASPHYX | THE KOVENANT | AGENT STEEL | M.O.D. | ANAAL NATHRAKH | IMPALED NAZARENE | CARPATHIAN FOREST | REVEL IN FLESH | HOUR OF PENANCE | EMPYRIUM | SCHAMMASCH | CHAPEL OF DISEASE | AKHLYS | ALFAHANNE | SVARTTJERN | SOULBURN | SAVAGE GRACE | THY ANTICHRIST | MALPHAS | FRACTURED INSANITY | VIOLENTHOR | THREE EYES OF THE VOID

Na festivalu Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 bo 5. julija v Laškem nastopila ljubljanska atmosferična black metal zasedba Dekadent, ki bo konec meseca izdala svoj sedmi studijski dolgometražec Dionyst.

Kot osma potrditev si bodo Dekadent oder delili s Slugpit, Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji so še na voljo ugodnejše vstopnice po 32 EUR (omejene na 200 vstopnic), nato pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji znašale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Jutri bodo v Mariboru nastopili Mondo Generator, ki jih je ustanovil Nick Oliveri, basist in pevec pri zasedbah Kyuss in Queens Of The Stone Age. Kot predskupini bosta nastopili avstrijski Harrowist in domači stonerji Omega Sun. Časovnica je taka:

21.00 Harrowist
22.00 Omega Sun
23.00 Mondo Generator

Norveški black metalci 1349 s singlom Ash of Ages prekinjajo studijski molk, ki je trajal od albuma The Infernal Pathway iz leta 2019.

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.