Novonastala zasedba Ortolan, v kateri delujejo Dan Gargiulo in Oleg Zalman (Artificial Brain), Jeremy Salvo (Xoth) in Andy Horn (Crossspitter), predstavlja svojo prvo skladbo Holy to Whom?. Z njo napovedujejo samonaslovljeni demo Ortolan, ki bo izšel 15. aprila na kaseti in prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Sudden Loss
Holy to Whom?
Drowned in Armagnac
Multiple Hidden Magicians
Early Departure

Francoska založba Debemur Morti Productions bo 18. in 19. oktobra krstno izvedla festival Servants of Chaos 2024, na katerem bodo nastopili Dødheimsgard in bandi pod njenim okrlijem – Archgoat, Throane, Mütterlein, Aversio Humanitatis, Eitrin, Slidhr, Light of the Morning Star in Ulcerate.

Festival bo gostil klub ResonanzWerk v Oberhausnu v Nemčiji. Za več informacij lahko tukaj spremljate dogodek na Facebooku.

Založba 20 Buck Spin tukaj ponuja v posluh tretji dolgometražni album ameriških death metalcev Witch Vomit z naslovom Funeral Sanctum. Album uradno izide jutri.

Po tem, ko so se thrasherke Jenner pred kratkim razšle z bobnarko Seleno Simić, zdaj dekleta predstavljajo njeno zamenjavo. Nova stara bobnarka je postala Marija Dragićević, ki je z bandom sodelovala že od leta 2013 do 2021. Izjava banda:

»As many of you suspected, Marija is once again taking a place behind the drum kit in our band! For those who may not now, Marija is Alexandra's sister. She was the original drummer of Jenner, but had to take a step back from the band due to some personal issues. However, she's back and ready to hit the stage with us again! Join us in welcoming Marija back to the band!«

Nemški power metalci Victorius predstavljajo besedilni video za single Total T​-​Rex Terror, ki so ga včeraj izdali pri Napalm Records.

Heavy/power metal band Forever Storm iz Kragujevca predstavlja video za komad Doktrina pobede z lani izdanega celovečerca Od pepela do večnosti. Za produkcijo videa je poskrbel Bojan Stevanović – Kan i Lingus audio visual stimulation.

 

Kot smo januarja poročali, je v 78. letu starosti umrl Tony Clarkin, kitarist, ustanovitelj britanskih veteranov Magnum. Že takrat se je šušljalo, da to pomeni tudi konec za zasedbo, ki je to zdaj tudi uradno potrdila. Izjava vokalista Boba Catleyja:

»Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I really can't carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it's all too much for me, people. I can't carry on without Tony.
I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future – you never know – but I can't keep going on like this. It's far too sad; it's all too sad.
So, I hope you understand. You've been fantastic – the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
So, be good. Keep Tony's music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry MAGNUM inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
I love you. You've been brilliant. But it's time for me to bow out now. It's my last curtain call, okay? I'll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.«

Poslušate lahko Best Before: Death, četrti album nemških power metalcev Stormhunter.

Power metal veljaki Rhapsody Of Fire predstavljajo single A Brave New Hope, ki ga boste našli na prihajajočem albumu Challenge The Wind. Ta izide 31. maja pri AFM Records.

Temačni death metalci Adversarial bodo 31. maja izdali nov album z naslovom Solitude With The Eternal​… Za snemanje in miks je poskrbel Vadim Balanyuk, Mmastering pa je opravil Damian Herring v Watchtower Studios. Kako nov izdelek zasedbe zveni, pa preverite na bandovi strani Bandcamp, kjer lahko prisluhnete komadu Merging Within the Destroyer.

Švicarski moderni metalci Korrupted so objavili videospot za nov single Choices.

Dirty Skunks so med velikonočnimi prazniki objavili vest, da je ljubljanski koncert finskega glasbenika VV razprodan. Ville Valo trenutno po Evropi predstavlja album Neon Noir in se bo v četrtek 11. aprila s predskupino Zetra ustavil v Cvetličarni.

Domači speed/heavy metalci Big Bad Wolf so predstavili novega člana, in sicer zdaj bobne pri njih igra Tilen »Towelie« (na fotografiji na sredini).

Big Bad Wolf lahko v novi postavi preverite že naslednji teden z Okl's Fruitloops in ParanoisE na naslednji Kadilnici of Death, ki bo v četrtek 11. aprila v Menzi pri Koritu.

Švedski crust/death metalci Crawl predstavljajo komad Throne of Molten Bones s prihajajočega dolgometražca Altar of Disgust, ki ga bo 3. maja izdala založba Transcending Obscurity Records.

Sredi marca je izšel najnovejši plošček power metalcev Sonata Arctica z naslovom Clear Cold Beyond. Septembra bo band iz Finske nov album oboževalcem predstavil tudi v živo, saj se odpravlja na turnejo po Evropi. Z njimi se bodo na pot podali še Firewind, Tungsten in Serious Black. Kje vse boste lahko zasedbe ujeli v živo, preverite na sliki.