Francoski death metalci Ad Patres bodo 7. junija pri Non Serviam Records izdali nov studijski album Unbreathable. Tukaj že lahko prisluhnete novemu komadu Deserter, ki bo na ploščku poleg teh:

Intro
The Dream Chaser
Versus
Deserter
Exodus
Interlude
Chapter X
The Medium
Rebellion Grief
Deus Deceptor

Thrasherji Duskwalker so tukaj predstavili nov komad City on a Cemetery. Novi album Underground Forever bo izšel 26. julija pri Black Lion Records, celoten seznam komadov pa je:

Crippled At The Core
The Loss
Never Going Back
Underground Forever
City on a Cemetery
Posing Corpses
Artillery Communion
Vanquisher
Blasted Past Extinction
Inhaling the Dust of Bone

Ameriški death metalci Stabbing so v sodelovanju z Rubenom Rosasom (Devourment) posneli komad Vortex of the Severed Dead, ki mu lahko prisluhnete tukaj skupaj s komadom Pulled Apart.

Nemški atmosferični death metal band The Omega Swarm predstavlja komad Entity Destroyer z debitantskega prvenca Crimson Demise, ki bo izšel 31. maja pri Ván Records in prinaša te komade:

Black Veiled Source
Deceivers
Vortex of the Benighted
Lethal Increase
Entity Destroyer
Cold Cosmic Mirror
Vacuum Within

Ameriški death metalci Noxis so posneli videospot za pesem Emanations of the Sick s prihajajočega albuma Violence Inherent in the System, ki bo izšel 28. junija pri Rotted Life Records. Tracklista:

Skullcrushing Defilement
Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked
Paths of Visceral Fears
Abstemious, Pious Writ of Life
Torpid Consumption
Excursion
Horns Echo over Chorazim
Violence Inherent in the System
Tense and Forlorn
Emanations of the Sick
Surfin’ Blood Futile (physical edition bonus track)

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.«

Boris Behara je hrvaški glasbenik, ki stoji za projektom Tryglav, s katerim je lansko leto izdal že drugi album The Ritual. Pred kratkim pa je Boris razkril novico, da je skupaj z bobnarjem Shannonom Lucasom (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder) ustanovil black metal zasedbo Wolven Spirits. Fanta sta k sodelovanju povabila še Adama Clemansa na vokalu (Skeletonwitch), Noaha Martina na baskitari (Arsis) ter klaviaturista Travisa Nordahla. Kako je prišlo do sodelovanja in kakšni so načrti banda, pa si lahko ogledate v spodnjem videu.

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.

Čilski heavy metalci Lucifer's Hammer predstavljajo skladbo Glorious Night, s katero napovedujejo svoj po vrsti že četrti studijski celovečerec Be and Exist. Izdali ga bodo 14. junija pri založbi Dying Victims Productions, obsega pa te naslove:

Cosmovision
Real Nightmares
Glorious Night
Antagony
Son of Earth
The Fear of Anubis
Medusa Spell
The Part of Being
Be and Exist

Finski heavy metalci Angel Sword so razkrili komad Powerglove s prihajajočega albuma World Fighter, ki ga bodo izdali 14. junija pri založbi Dying Victims Productions.

Prejšnji teden je Simone Simons v novem videospotu razkrila skladbo Aeterna z debitantskega solo albuma Vermillion, ki ga bo 23. avgusta izdala pri založbi Nuclear Blast.

Nemške legende thrash metala Exumer se skupaj z veljaki Hirax avgusta odpravljajo na evropsko turnejo. Žal se to pot banda ne bosta ustavila pri nas, kje vse ju boste lahko ujeli, pa najdete na sliki.

Finski deathrockerji Black Totem bodo 7. junija izdali album III: Sacrifice Tonite. S tega sta znana že dva od desetih komadov:

Hex Hood
Sacrifice Tonite
Six Walls
The Witch
Ancient Evil
Bat Totem
The Living Dead
I, Wolf
Son of a Gorgon
Nosferatu

Legende nemškega power metala Freedom Call, ki so danes izdale nov celovečerec Silver Romance, predstavljajo video za komad Supernova. Včeraj so Nemci v Münchnu že začeli evropsko turnejo, konec oktobra pa bodo znova romali po Evropi, tokrat kot posebni gostje velikanov Rhapsody Of Fire.

Nizozemski deathcorovci Distant, ki so lani skupaj z domačimi Within Destruction izdali video za komad Exofilth 2.0, predstavljajo nov single Loveless Suffering. Video za komad je nastal v sodelovanju s producentom Alanom Grnjo.