Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Gothminister so objavili video za novi single One Dark Happy Nation s prihajajočega albuma Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds, ki naj bi izšel 3. maja pri založbi AFM Records.

Alexey Polyansky se je po desetih letih vrnil k domačim progresivcem Seventh Station. Tako pravi band: »Please give a warm welcome-back shout-out to Alexey for coming back to the band after 10 years of absence. Alexey is a very gifted musician and he will fill up the missing gap in the band in the bass guitar role. Alexey was also the co-founder of Seventh Station and we are so happy to see him come home.«

Avtor fotografije je Valeriy Lapshov.

Progresivni death metal duet Iapetus sporoča, da je podpisal pogodbo z založbo Willowtip Records. Band je trenutno v fazi priprave materiala za tretji album, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda ob začetku sodelovanja z novo založbo:

»We are honored, humbled, and thrilled to announce our partnership with Willowtip Records - to join their incomparable roster, both past and present, and to stand alongside so many incredible bands that we have long admired both as fans and peers.Willowtip is and has always been dedicated to pushing the boundaries of metal - to championing the off-beat and the unfamiliar - and so we feel resolutely at home beneath their legendary, ever-innovative banner. This partnership is, for us - and in so many ways - a perfect fit. We could not be more excited for the endeavors ahead.

Writing for our next album has been ongoing for years, and is still well underway - while it's still too far-off for specific details, we can promise that it will be our darkest record yet - an 80+ minute conceptual rumination on hopelessness, mortality, and meaning in an uncaring cosmos. More news will become available as the album progresses.

And, as always, our unending gratitude for the continual support of our fans across the globe - if you haven't already, check out some of our new, outstanding labelmates - An Abstract Illusion, Countless Skies, Hath, Slugdge, The Anchoret, and more!

Cheers, and Happy New Year!«

Ob praznovanju 20. obletnice delovanja so TrollfesT, pionirji »True Norwegian Balkan« metala, napovedali izid nove kompilacijske plošče z naslovom 20 Years in The Wrong Lane. Ta vsebuje mešanico starih demo posnetkov, jam sessionov, neobjavljenih skladb, bonus materiala in nekaj remiksov, ki povzemajo divje in veselo potovanje skupine skozi svet metala. Tracklista:

Stran A
Atlantis
...Skogfest
Smoldering Failure
A Shot of Trolljoy
Drinking Beer
Happy Little Boozer (Korpiklaani cover)
Dance Like a Remix

Stran B
Der JegerMeister
Drinking Song From Hell
Gigantic Cave (live)
Flamongous (live)
Kjetteren Afterski

Švedska progresivna death metal zasedba Carnosus sporoča, da je sklenila sodelovanje z Willowtip Records. Poleg naznanitve nove založbe band še sporoča, da bo kmalu začel z delom na tretjem albumu:

»As the year ends we are buckling up and getting ready to record our third album. We are happy to announce that this time we are working with Willowtip Records and joining their roster of amazing bands!

Expect more ‘Visions’ as we venture into our third installment, with tales of the vicious majesty and the world it lives in. This project comes with some of our finest riffs to date and is a bit more progressive than our last album. We will, once again, team up with the trustworthy and excellent producer Robert Kukla at Obsidian Recording Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. We are beyond stoked to let this material come to life, and we hit the studio early 2024! Giddy up!«

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!«

Jeseni se v avstrijskem Welsu obeta festival The Sinister Feast, v okviru katerega bo klub Alter Schlachthof 4. novembra gostil sedem black metal zasedb. Med doslej potrjenimi so nemški black metalci Ultha, finski dsbm band Totalselfhatred, ki bo odigral samonaslovljeni prvenec ob 15. obletnici izida, in ameriški dsbm veterani Happy Days, ki bodo naslednje leto začeli nastopati v živo.

Najnovejša potrditev je avstralski post/black metal/shoegaze band Germ, s katerim bo Tim Yatras (Austere, Autumn's Dawn) novi album predstavil s koncertnimi člani iz Švedske, Škotske in Nemčije.

Vstopnice so že v prodaji in znašajo 49,35 EUR.

Moderna metalcore zasedba Sleeping With Sirens bo 14. oktobra pri Sumerian Records izdala album Complete Collapse. Včeraj je predstavila single Crosses, pri katerem je sodeloval Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath). Na albumu bodo sledeči komadi:

Tyrants
Complete Collapse
Crosses (feat. Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath)
Family Tree
Let You Down (feat. Charlotte Sands)
Be Happy (feat. Royal & The Serpent)
Us (feat. Dorothy)
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Bloody Knuckles
Mr. Nice Guy
Apathetic
Grave

Alternativna glasbena skupina IngoA je posnela videospot za pesem Happy Pills s svojega prvenca It's All Wrong, ki je bil posnet v klubu/studiu Trainstation v Kranju.

Alternativna glasbena skupina IngoA v svoji glasbi meša metal, punk, reggae in rock, trenutno pa se predstavlja s pesmijo Happy Pills, s katero napoveduje album It's All Wrong.



Zasedbo IngoA tvorijo znani obrazi slovenske alternativne glasbene scene: Darjan Kruševac (TNT, Aktivna Propaganda, Trainstation SubArt), Gašper Gantar (Srečna mladina, Red Five Point Star, Obduction ...) in Aleksandar Kotnik (ex Elvis Jackson, The Stroj, Strojmachine). Album It's All Wrong bo izšel 22. februarja, prednaročila pa so že možna na Bandcampu. Album je v post produkciji obdelal Matej Gobec (Laibach, Lim smrad in žila ...), posnet pa je bil v klubu/studiu Trainstation v Kranju.

Bullet For My Valentine so objavili videospot za aktualni single Rainbow Veins. Njihov novi, samonaslovljeni studijski plošček bo izšel 5. novembra, slišati pa bo mogoče sledeče komade:

Parasite
Knives
My Reverie
No Happy Ever After
Can't Escape The Waves
Bastards
Rainbow Veins
Shatter
Paralysed
Death By a Thousand Cuts

Iz mariborske Pekarna prihaja naslednje sporočilo: »TISTO, KAR SMO UPALI, DA SE NE BO (TAKO HITRO) ZGODILO, SE JE SPET ZGODILO:

Obletnico smo razdelili na dva dela v upanju, da bomo lahko v drugo izvedli dogodek v prvotno načrtovani obliki. Ampak so nas hitro razvijajočih dogodki prehiteli in smo bili v luči sprejetih ukrepov ter v nevarnosti še dodatnih zaostrovanj, prisiljeni ponovno oklestiti program. To pomeni, da smo morali Happy Ol' McWeasel in Alo!Stari odpovedati, povrh tega pa so odpovedali nastop V okovih in Etceteral. Prve so zamenjali ROCK GALLERY, druge pa Haloban. Odpovedana je tudi otvoritev HLADILNICE. Ostali program je ostal nespremenjen.

Zaradi tega smo se odločili, da bo VSTOP PROST! Vseeno pa bomo pobirali prostovoljne prispevke, tako da bomo veseli vsakega dinarčka, ki bo podprl razvoj KC Pekarne v nadaljnje.
Hvala za razumevanje in se vidimo na drugem delu obletnice!«

Metalski del programa ostane torej nespremenjen, v petek, 3. septembra, bodo kot napovedno nastopili Decatholicize in Taste Of Plague.

Ameriško-britanska alternativna rock zasedba Miscellen je objavila videospot za single Your Lucky Day z drugega studijskega albuma Blue Ruin, ki je od včeraj na voljo na vseh vodilnih digitalnih glasbenih platformah. Albumu lahko tako v celoti prisluhnete na tej povezavi.

Tracklista je sledeča:
Your Lucky Day
Chemical Bonds
Scream All You Want
No Saints Allowed
Sneer
EDIAC
Dive
Aphotique
Cold Comfort
Shadow Blind
Happy Ending

Bullet For My Valentine bodo 22. oktobra pri Spinefarm/Search & Destroy izdali samonaslovljeni sedmi studijski album. Kot sami pravijo, gre za njihov najtrši album do sedaj, komadi pa nosijo sledeče naslove:

Parasite
Knives
My Reverie
No Happy Ever After
Can't Escape The Waves
Bastards
Rainbow Veins
Shatter
Paralysed
Death By a Thousand Cuts