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

Nemški thrasherji Dust Bolt so objavili video za komad Burning Pieces, ki bo del prihajajočega albuma Sound & Fury, katerega izid je napovedan za 23. februar pri AFM Records. Tracklista:

Leave Nothing Behind
I Witness
I Am the One
New Flame
Burning Pieces
Sound and Fury
Love & Reality
Bluedeep
Disco Nnection
You Make Me Feel (Nothing)
Feel the Storm
Little Stone

Avgusta smo poročali, da bodo Meshuggah ponovno izdali tudi svoj tretji plošček Chaosphere, ki letos praznuje 25 let in ga lahko prednaročite tukaj. S tega albuma so Švedi minuli teden predstavili komad Sane.

Dark folk/gothic rock projekt The Keening, za katerim stoji Rebecca Vernon (ex-SubRosa), predstavlja skladbo Autumn. To je že drugi single s prvenca Little Bird, ki bo izšel 6. oktobra pri Relapse Records.

The Keening je dark folk/gothic rock projekt, s katerim svojo glasbeno pot nadaljuje Rebecca Vernon (ex-SubRosa). Z novim singlom, za katerega je založba objavila tudi videospot, napoveduje prvenec Little Bird, ki bo izšel 6. oktobra pri Relapse Records.

Nemški progresivni death metalci Alkaloid sporočajo, da so se razšli s kitaristom Dannyjem Tunkerjem. Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»We are sad to announce that Danny Tunker left Alkaloid almost 2 years ago. After going through some profound personal tragedies which had little to do with the band, he decided to adjust course and step away to focus on other endeavours. There was no drama and we all support his decision.

After some time for reflection, we decided to make this new album with the four of us. There was plenty of material as always, and we are delighted to have one of Danny's songs on the album at least. It's one of our more insane tracks, and we look forward to sharing it with you all soon!

Danny will be sorely missed. We remain good friends, wish him the best of luck in his new incarnation, and of course hope to work together again in the future in whatever form.«

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!«

Ameriški heavy metalci Alcatrazz in angleške heavy metalke Girlschool so skupaj posneli animirani video za pesem Don't Get Mad...Get Even, s katero Američani napovedujejo svoj naslednji album Take No Prisoners. Ta bo izšel 19. maja pri Silver Lining Music in bo vseboval deset komadov:

Little Viper
Don't Get Mad...Get Even (feat. Girlschool)
Battlelines
Strangers
Gates Of Destiny
Alcatrazz
Holy Roller (Love's Temple)
Power In Numbers
Salute The Colours
Bring On The Rawk

Založba Global Rock Records bo 6. maja izdala antologijo skupine Lillian Axe z naslovom Psalms For Eternity, ki na treh CD-jih prinaša naslednje komade:

CD1:
Death Comes Tomorrow
47 Ways To Die
Jesus Wept
Waters Rising
Death Valley Daze
Crucified
True Believer
Show A Little Love
Misery Loves Company
Angel Among Us

CD2:
The Great Divine
Under The Same Moon
Nocturnal Symphony
I Have To Die, Goodbye
Twilight In Hell
Stop The Hate
Living In The Grey
All’s Fair In Love And War
Waiting In The Dark
Perfect Blue

CD3:
Bow Your Head
Deep Red Shadows
Sad Day On Planet Earth
Fields Of Yesterday
When It Rains
The Needle Of Your Pain
See You Someday
Ghost Of Winter
Nobody Knows
The Weeping Moon

ZZ Top bodo izdali album z naslovom Raw. Gre za album, ki je nastal v povezavi z dokumentarcem That Little Ol' Band From Texas v režiji Sama Dunna (Banger Films) in bo vseboval skladbe od samih začetkov vse do nekaterih največjih uspešnic banda. Album naj bi izšel 22. julija in bo posvečen Dustyiju Hillu, nekdanjemu basistu banda, ki je preminil 28. julija lani.

Ghost se vračajo z najnovejšo stvaritvijo Call Me Little Sunshine. Gre za single s prihajajočega albuma Impera, ki bo izšel 11. marca pri založbi Loma Vista in bo nasledil Prequelle, ki je luč sveta ugledal leta 2018.

Sonata Arctica predstavljajo pesem The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me s svojega prihajajočega akustičnega albuma Acoustic Adventures - Volume One, ki bo izšel 21. januarja pri Atomic Fire Records. Celoten seznam pesmi zgleda takole:

The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me
For The Sake Of Revenge
A Little Less Understanding
Alone In Heaven
Tallulah
Don't Say A Word
As If The World Wasn't Ending
Paid In Full
Tonight I Dance Alone
The Wolves Die Young
Wolf & Raven
On The Faultline

Ameriški rockerji The Fifth so objavili prvi single in videospot za Shake Little Sister z novega samonaslovljenega EP-ja, ki bo izšel pri Weapon Records/Vanity Music Group.

Švicarski progresivni thrash/death metalci Akroasis bodo decembra preko Doc Gator Records izdali svoj konceptualni prvenec Ilion, ki je bil posnet leta 2020 v Little Creek Studio. Tracklista:

Ulysses' Fate
Master Of The Gods
Doomed
Human Sacrifice
Patroclus
Watershed
Polyphem
Scylla And Charybdis
Retrieval

Švedska horror zasedba Opera Diabolicus bo 26. novembra izdala album Death On A Pale Horse. Ta teden so že predstavili videospot za komad Darkest Doom on the Brightest Of Days, ki bo na ploščku poleg sledečih:

Listen everybody
Bring Out Your Dead
Second Coming
Siren’s Call
Darkest Doom on the Brightest of Days
A song of Detestation
Little Sister
Night Demon
At Nighttime