Gotičarji Unto Others sporočajo, da so odpovedali vseh sedem festivalskih nastopov, napovedanih za to poletje. To pomeni, da jih žal tudi ne bomo videli na letošnji ediciji festivala MetalDays.

Iz tabora legendarnih thrasherjev Anthrax sporočajo, da so odpovedali vse evropske nastope, napovedane za to poletje. Kar pomeni, da jih žal letos ne bo mogoče videti tudi pri nas na festivalu MetalDays.

Alternativni post/prog rock projekt A Day in Venice je objavil videospot za pesem Drops of Winter. Video, ki si ga lahko ogledate spodaj, je sestavljen iz enega samega posnetka, ki je nastal 16. januarja 2021 v italijanskem Trbižu. Vokal je prispeval Angelos Kyprianos, kitarski riff v refrenu pa Marjan Milič.

Po desetletju tišine bo konec leta izšel nov film kultne metal sage Metalocalypse. Celovečerec novi naslov Metalocalypse: Army Of The Doomstar, poleg filma pa bo izšel tudi album zasedbe Dethklok, ki so ga naslovili enostavno Dethalbum IV.

Pri ustvarjanju filma so med drugim sodelovali:
Tommy Blacha
Victor Brandt (Metalocalypse)
Stephen »Thundercat« Bruner
King Diamond (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series, The Machine, Star Wars)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Jon Hamm (Confess, Fletch, Top Gun: Maverick)
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
Malcolm Mcdowell (A Clockwork Orange)
Juliet Mills (Passions)
Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live)
Raya Yarbrough (Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera)
Livia Zita

Instrumentalna post metal trojica Russian Circles bo nastopila na festivalu MetalDays 2023. Poleg tega so bili napovedani še domači Ghost of Veronica, Moshead, Okl’s Fruitloops in hrvaški Sitis.

Moldavska zasedba Infected Rain se poleti odpravlja na evropsko turnejo. Obsežna turneja z imenom Heyday Tour 2023 se bo nam najbliže približala 24. julija, ko boste lahko zasedbo v živo videli na Dunaju.

Blaze Bayley, nekdanji vokalist zasedbe Iron Maiden, je prejšnjo soboto doživel srčni infarkt in bil zaradi tega hospitaliziran. Njegovo stanje je že stabilno, žal pa je zaradi tega moral odpovedati turnejo. Več lahko preberete v uradni izjavi:

»We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment. He is in good spirits in the circumstances but utterly disappointed to have to postpone our imminent shows due in March & April. Ticket refunds will be available at source but we truly hope you will keep your tickets & make it to the new dates which we will be announcing as soon as they are scheduled.

Regarding shows already booked for June-November this year, we understandably have to wait a short while to see how quick Blaze’s recovery will be, so please stay tuned & meanwhile most importantly we're sure you will join us in wishing him a complete & speedy recovery.

Blaze misses you, cannot wait to regain full health & see you all again.

Every Storm Ends… ‘your heart will heal’

Thank you so much everyone for your understanding & support.

Mark Appleton & Christopher Appleton (management / bookings)«

Metal veterani Metal Church se vračajo s 13. studijskim albumom Congregation Of Annihilation. Album bo izšel 26. maja pri založbah Rat Pak Records (ZDA) in Reaper Entertainment (Evropa). Tracklista albuma je takšna:

Another Judgement Day
Congregation Of Annihilation
Pick A God And Prey
Children Of The Lie
Me The Nothing
Making Monsters
Say A Prayer With 7 Bullets
These Violent Thrills
All That We Destroy
My Favorite Sin (bonus track)
Salvation (bonus track)

Društvo Železni Aktivizem sporoča, da se bo tudi letos odvil znameniti Mosh Till You Drop. Sedma edicija bo letos služila kot ogrevanje za festival MetalDays, ki se bo letos prvič odvijal v Velenju. Na Mosh Till You Drop bodo nastopili portugalski deathcoraši Downfall Of Mankind, Omega Diatribe iz sosednje Madžarske in domači death metalci Penitenziagite. 

Vstopnice so že na voljo. Cena v predprodaji znaša 12 EUR, na dan koncerta pa 15 EUR.

Ukrajinska post/black metal zasedba White Ward je bila zaradi situacije v Ukrajini žal primorana odpovedati vse načrtovane nastope in turneje. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda:

»Dear friends,

With a heavy heart, we need to inform you that our April tour is canceled. Last 2 weeks we fought for the fate of the tour. We tried all the possible ways, but the system proved to be stronger.

So, let's make it clear about what happened and about the reasons for the cancellation.

Right now “wartime” restrictions are applied in Ukraine, and they include limitations for men in ages 18-60 to cross the border, because it is a range when men are available for military service. So, there is a need to get special permission from state authorities to travel out of Ukraine. During the year 2022 the Ministry Of Culture helped Ukrainian musicians and different artists and assisted in acquiring such permits (for a limited time) and that is why we, and many other bands, were able to play in Europe last year.

But a working algorithm that allows to control the “way back” was not created and responsibilities related to the violations of the permission terms - were nowhere written. And that is why some impudent people just used this opportunity to run out of Ukraine and decided not to come back. Very few cases are known, but after the last one, which raised a lot of noise and dissatisfaction in the media, the Ministry Of Culture decided to implement immediate changes and new rules, even for artists who have already sent a request for permit weeks before an accident - we have sent such request on February, 20th. That is the reason why many Ukrainian bands like Schizogen, Bezlad, The Hypnotunez, Kazka, and many more have already canceled or almost canceled their tours. Some bands were affected when they were already at the border and shows should take place the next day, but due to new rules, they were not allowed to leave Ukraine!

The new rules suppose some additional documents to a request. In our case, every member of the band has his own difficulties in acquiring that, even with an immediate start - there is no guarantee that the process will be successful and accomplished in time. Also, that is anyway not a guarantee that the request will be approved - our colleagues` request was refused even with all the requested documents. So, we just can't get this permission and it is over.

We have tried everything, and the media noise was our last hope. But it hasn’t worked, unfortunately. Months of work, preparations, money - all this is now in vain.
We sincerely apologize to our fans, promoters, and everyone who helped us with this tour. We hope that one day we will make this tour real, and you will wait for us. We will still try to figure something out before Hellfest and August festivals, but no new tour announcements till the end of the war will be made.

But, the one and only responsible for this is russia. They broke everything by invading our country, killing our children, bombing our cities, destroying our culture, and applying all fascist methods to destroy us and we will never forget what they DID and are still DOING!«

Norveški progresivni rockerji Lumsk, nekoč folk metalci, po 16 letih prekinjajo molk z novim studijskim albumom. Ta bo nosil naslov Fremmede toner in bo izšel 5. maja pri Dark Essence Records. Poznavalci zasedbe se lahko veselijo dvanajstih novih komadov:

Det Døde Barn
En Harmoni
Avskjed
Under Linden
Fiolen
Dagen er Endt
Das Tode Kind
A Match
Abschied
Under der Linden
Da Veilchen
The Day is Done

Organizatorji festivala MetalDays 2023 so včeraj objavili številne nove bande, ki bodo nastopili na letošnji prvi ediciji v Velenju. To so nemški thrash metal velikani Destruction ter Cryptosis, Blackoutt, Diamond Dust, Extreme Smoke 57, Goragorja, In Heaven, Kaoz in Spirits of Stygia.

V petek je melodični death metal/deathcore band Dethrone The Corrupted razkril, da se je zasedbi na baskitari pridružil Rok Vedenik (Black Reaper). Fantje kmalu obljubljajo še videospot za nov komad Eloquence in več podrobnosti o prihajajočem EP-ju.

Dethrone The Corrupted lahko v živo ujamete na festivalu Metaldays, ki se bo letos odvijal med 30. julijem in 5. avgustom pri Velenju.

S pomočjo portala MetalSucks je v celoti na voljo za poslušanje tudi album Slaves of Falseness, tretji studijski dolgometražec poljske grindcore zasedbe Straight Hate. Plošček lahko poslušate tukaj.

Organizatorji festivala MetalDays 2023 so včeraj med novimi potrditvami napovedali številne slovenske bande, in sicer Dead Corcoras, Decline The Fall, Dislocated, Guattari, Razvalina, Sacrabolt in Snøgg. Poleg teh pa še Italijane Element in Hrvate Throattwister.