Ameriški deathcorovci Carnifex z novim videospotom predstavljajo naslovni komad albuma Necromanteum, ki bo izšel 6. oktobra pri Nuclear Blast in prinaša vsega deset komadov:

Torn in Two
Death's Forgotten Children
Necromanteum
Crowned in Everblack
The Pathless Forest
How the Knife Gets Twisted
Architect of Misanthropy
Infinite Night Terror
Bleed More
Heaven and Hell All at Once

Power metal zasedba Warkings se naslednje leto odpravlja na turnejo po Evropi. Turneja For King And Crown Tour 2024 bo tako pričela 1. marca na Dunaju, ostale datume turneje pa si lahko ogledate na priloženi sliki.

Italijanski power metalci Frozen Crown, ki so marca letos izdali šesti dolgometražec Call Of The North, sporočajo, da so podpisali z založbo Napalm Records. 

»We're happy and honored to join the Napalm Records family and we're ready for our next big step together! Since we founded this band in 2018 we worked hard incessantly, day after day, not only trying to put our best in our studio albums and live, but also managing the band all by ourselves, conquering every single little accomplishment with our DIY attitude, always keeping loyal to our (extremely) small entourage. Thanks to the support of our lovely fans, Frozen Crown eventually grew bigger, and got to a point where we were not able to handle it all by ourselves anymore. At the same time, we knew we needed more firepower to push the band further and bring it to the next level. And speaking of firepower, Napalm Records was just the best record label to start this new chapter with!!! We're excited beyond words to be part of the best metal label in the world, and we can't wait to start working together on our new album, joining forces with this huge team of professionals!«

Crown Magnetar so objavili videospot za single Prismatic Tomb. Njihov nov album Everything Bleeds bo izšel 14. julija.

Nemški black metalci Servant z videospotom za komad To Crown A Beast napovedujejo svoj drugi album Aetas Ascensus, ki bo izšel 7. julija. Tracklista:

Aetas Ascensus
Of Asceticism And Ecstasy
To Crown A Beast
Empire Of Madness
Mater Hominis
A Spell To Dethrone
Prayer
Seven Sins To End The World
Licht

Folk metal/rock zasedba Valkeat se vrača po šestih letih z novim albumom. Ta bo nosil naslov Fireborn in bo izšel 18. avgusta pri Reaper Entertainment, medtem ko bo band praznoval release show ploščka na festivalu Summer Breeze Open Air. Album Fireborn bo vseboval 14 pesmi:

My Crown
Tribe
Swan Song (Lemminkäinen)
Ukko
Moraš
Fireborn
Karjalan Kunnailla
Summer Nights
Iku
Tule Kokko
Thunderbird
Vana
Kuolematon
Land of Falling Leaves - Song up the Skies

Francoski black metal posebneži Blut aus Nord so razkrili prve podrobnosti prihajajočega 15. albuma. Kot drugi del serije albumov z imenom Disharmonium bo nasledil lanski plošček Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses (po mnenju skrbnikov Metal Arhivov eden izmed desetih najboljši albumov leta 2022) in tako nosil naslov Disharmonium - Nahab. Plošček bo izšel 25. avgusta pri Debemur Morti Productions in bo prinesel enajst komadov:

Hideous Dream Opus #1
Mental Paralysis
The Endless Multitude
Hideous Dream Opus #2
The Crowning Horror
Queen Of The Dead Dimension
The Black Vortex
Nameless Rites
Hideous Dream Opus #3
The Ultimate Void Of Chaos
Forgotten Aeon

Simfonični power metal band Angus McSix, v katerem delujejo nekdanji člani Rhapsody of Fire, Gloryhammer, Frozen Crown in trenutni član Orden Ogan, z novim videom tokrat predstavlja komad Laser-Shooting Dinosaur. Gre za tretji single z aktualnega prvenca Sword of Power, ki ga je v petek izdala založba Napalm Records.

Finski black metalci Deimhal bodo 19. maja izdali svoj debitantski EP, ki bo nosil naslov The Grand Gathering. Seznam pesmi je takšen:

Alliance Of Winter
Ikuisen Kuoleman Kaipuu
The Serpent King (Dumah-el)
Vengeance Of The Night Crows

Grški heavy metalci Sacred Outcry so objavili besedilni video za skladbo The Voyage (Towards Immortality). Gre za komad s prihajajočega albuma Towers of Gold, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Through Lands Forgotten (At the Crossroads of Fate)
The Flame Rekindled (Lurid Lights and Drunken Revelry)
The Voyage (Towards Immortality)
Into the Storm (Beyond the Lost Horizon)
Symphony of the Night (The Curse of the Blind)
A Midnight Reverie (Whispers in the Wind)
The Sweet Wine of Betrayal (The Perennial Sin)
The City of Stone (The Burden of the Crownless Kings)
Towers of Gold (Tempus Edax Rerum)
Where Crimson Shadows Dwell (And Ouroboros Dreamt)

Italijanski power metalci Frozen Crown so posneli videospot za pesem Fire In The Sky z aktualnega albuma Call of the North.

Italijanski death metalci Crownshard sporočajo, da bodo 14. aprila izdali EP z naslovom Awareness. EP naj bi zajemal naslednje komade:

There Is Nothing Left
Feeling Still Cursed
Mankind Has Failed
Eternal Timeless Fall
Healed By The Hell

Poljski simfonični neomedieval metalci Lyrre iz Krakówa so objavili video za skladbo Crown.

Kot smo že poročali, bodo Cruachan marca izdali svoj deveti studijski album The Living and The Dead. Nedavno je zasedba objavila še single The Witch s tega albuma, ki bo izšel 24. marca pri založbi Despotz Records in bo zajemal naslednje komade:

The Living
The Queen
The Hawthorn
The Harvest
The Festival
The Ghost
The Crow
The Reaper
The Children
The Changeling
The Witch
The Dead

Švedski black metalci Blodtår bodo 21. aprila pri Nordvis Produktion na CD-ju, vinilu in digitalno izdali prvenec, ki bo nosil naslov Det förtegna förflutna. Na ploščku bo devet pesmi:

En krona av is (’A crown of ice’)
Ur mörker (’Of darkness’)
Skymning (‘Dusk’)
Den fördärvande sorgbundenheten (‘The devastating grief’)
De dansar på berget… (‘They dance on the mountain…’)
I avgrundens djup (‘In the depths of the abyss’)
Gånglåt (‘Walking tune’)
Uttala dess namn (‘Speak its name’)
En brynja av barr (‘A hauberk of pine needles’)