Ukrajinska blackened death/doom zasedba Sidus Atrum, ki od lani deluje kot dvojec, je posnela besedilni videospot za pesem Pulse of Life s prihajajočega albuma Torn Sky. Plošček bo izšel 10. maja pri Kvlt und Kaos Productions in bo prinesel šest pesmi:

Розірване небо (Torn Sky)
Коли земля кричала (When the Earth Was Screaming)
Сталеві янголи (Angels of Steel)
Гірше за ката (Worse than the Torturer)
Чи поглине нас темрява? (Will Darkness Swallow Us?)
Пульс життя (Pulse of Life)

Deathcorovci Chelsea Grin sporočajo, da je vrzel na bobnarskem stolčku zapolnil Josh Miller. Zasedba se je pred kratkim razšla z bobnarjem Pablom Viverosom in tako je nov polnopravni član zasedbe postal Josh. Izjava banda:

»We hope everyone has been doing well; we have some updates. We have parted ways with our fill-in drummer, Nathan Pearson. We sincerely value his friendship, as well as his devotion to furthering his craft and bringing his all to the stage. We truly look forward to watching his drumming career continue to blossom and advance, and value his time with us.

Furthermore, the band and Pablo have mutually agreed to separate. Pablo is one of our oldest friends, the life of the party, a masterful player, and a powerful creative. After Pablo spent some years away from the band, we all came together and realized that personal visions had diverged through time. We will always wish the very best for him, and seriously value all that he brought not only to the band, but to our lives. Nothing but tremendous love for him, always. We also encourage everyone to show support for him, Jaek and Alex’s new band, Ameonna.

Moving forward, we are proud and excited to announce that Josh Miller will be joining Chelsea Grin. It goes without saying that the future is bright – you will hear it in our music and witness it in our performances.

We keep very much to ourselves at this stage in our lives, but when we check in we want each of you to know that you are deeply and sincerely valued – we are so grateful for the opportunity to do what we love. We cannot wait to bring more of our vision to you all. Thank you for the years of support and love, and we will see you on our current tour supporting Fit For A King.«

Indonezijski brutalneži Anthropophagus Depravity so s komadom Obliterate the Sanctified napovedali drugi dolgometražec Demonic Paradise. Plošček, ki bo izšel 21. junija pri Comatose Music, prinaša vsega skupaj deset komadov:

The Obscure Realm
Dogma Weakened Souls
Malicious Catastrophe
Obliterate the Sanctified
Preaching Above Depravity
Demonic Paradise
When the Darkthrone Reigns
Pseudo Salvation
...of Condemnation
Delusions of the Unholy

Švedska black metal zasedba In Aphelion bo 9. avgusta izdala drugi celovečerec z naslovom Reaperdawn. Za vse neučakane pa že zdaj objavljajo video za single When All Stellar Light Is Lost.

Kot smo že poročali, bodo Francozi Fractal Gates aprila izdali nov album One With Dawn. Zdaj pa so se na dan prikradle nove informacije o izidu albuma. Ta bo izšel 20. aprila, že pred izidom le tega pa lahko prisluhnete singlu When The Distance Paints Us.

Kanadska heavy metal zasedba Withering Scorn, katere člana sta tudi brata Shawn in Glen Drover, pripravlja material za drugi celovečerec, ki bo nasledil prvenec Prophets Of Demise iz leta 2023. Shawn Drover o novem materialu:

»At this point, this is where we're at. I've got three songs done for drums completed, and we started working on song four today; Glen and I started working on this intro piece to song four, where it's got this whole intro thing and stuff. And so we worked that out. And that's where we're at in terms of music as well. We just started song four. Glen still has a couple of songs to do for keeper guitars and so does Joe for bass. We haven't even approached the lyric process or the singing yet. Once we get far enough ahead, that's when we'll start to tackle that. Once I hear keeper guitars, then I start to assemble lyrics. I need to kind of hear the finished product of certainly the drums and guitars, if not bass as well, so I get inspired to write lyrics. That's kind of how I work with that.«

Enočlanska black metal zasedba Selbst bo 19. aprila izdala album Despondency Chord Progressions, s katerega predstavlja videospot za komad Chant of Self Confrontation. Tracklista:

La encarnación de todos los miedos
When True Loneliness Is Experienced
Third World Wretchedness
Chant of Self Confrontation
The One Who Blackens Everything
Between Seclusion and Obsession
The Stench of a Dead Spirit

Eksperimentalni post/black metalci Botanist v novem videospotu razkrivajo skladbo Aristolochia, s katero napovedujejo enajsti dolgometražec Paleobotany. Izdali ga bodo 17. maja pri založbi Prophecy Productions, album pa obsega te naslove:

Aristolochia
When Forests Turned to Coal
Magnolia
Archaeamphora
The Impact That Built the Amazon
Sigillaria
Strychnos Electri
Wollemia Nobilis
Dioon
Royal Protea

Domača hard rock/metal zasedba Xskull8 je izdala single Shadows In My Mind s prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom When The New Day Comes.

Poleg tega vas zasedba 10. aprila vabi v ljubljanski Orto Bar, kjer bo v okviru Ortofesta nastopila skupaj z Le Serpentine.

Italijani Trick Or Treat in Tommy Johansson (Sabaton) so posneli besedilni video za posebno božično pesem When the Lights Fade Out (Santa’s in Trouble), ki je del aktualnega live ploščka A Creepy Night Live.

Nemški groove thrasherji Smorrah, ki so oktobra podpisali za založbo Sick Taste Records, so nedavno razkrili nekaj podrobnosti svojega prihajajočega prvenca. Ta bo nosil naslov Welcome to Your Nightmare, izšel bo 23. februarja in prinesel devet komadov:

Welcome To Your Nightmare
Dead Snake Eyes
Age Of Decay
Killing Spree
Hope Dies Last
Buried Underneath
Death Awaits
Evil Betrayal
When The Tide Comes In

Witherfall iz Los Angelesa po nedavno objavljenem komadu Insidious zdaj predstavljajo že drugi single Ceremony Of Fire s prihajajočega albuma Sounds Of The Forgotten. Izšel bo 31. maja, tracklista pa je sledeča:

They Will Let You Down
Where Do I Begin
A Lonely Path
Insidious
Ceremony Of Fire
Sounds Of The Forgotten
Aftermath
When It All Falls Away
Opulent
What Have You Done?

Grški thrasherji Suicidal Angels so posneli videospot za skladbo When the Lions Die s prihajajočega albuma Profane Prayer, ki izide 1. marca naslednje leto pri Nuclear Blast Records. Tracklista:

When the Lions Die
Crypts of Madness
Purified by Fire
Deathstalker
Profane Prayer
The Return of the Reaper
Guard of the Insane
Virtues of Destruction
The Fire Paths of Fate

Legendarni britanski thrasherji Xentrix so podpisali s francosko založbo Listenable Records. Spodaj si lahko preberete izjavo kitarista Kristiana Havarda:

»Xentrix are extremely excited to continue our relationship with Listenable Records by signing with them once again. Listenable is a label that is run by people who are incredibly focused, knowledgeable and more importantly, massively passionate about metal music. And it’s these differences that made it a no brainer when it came time to for the band to choose a label for new music.«

Sporočamo, da je prejšnji teden umrl Charlie Dominici. Charlie je bil vokalist pri progresivcih Dream Theater, s katerimi je posnel album When Dream and Day Unite. Naj počiva v miru.