Kanadski ekstremneži Wormwitch in ameriški black thrasherji Sadistic Ritual bodo izdali skupni plošček. Prvi znak skupnega delovanja je videospot komada Weapons Against Despair od Wormwitch, ki ga lahko preverite spodaj.

Danes izide tudi debitantski album finske progresivne doom metal zasedbe The Abbey z naslovom Word of Sin, ki ga založba Season of Mist ponuja v posluh tukaj. Album obsega naslednje naslove:

Rat King
A Thousand Dead Witches
Crystallion
Starless
Desert Temple
Widow’s Will
Queen of Pain
Old Ones: Prequel
Old Ones

Člani The Abbey so Natalie Koskinen (Shape of Despair), Jesse Heikkinen (Henget, Iterum Nata), Vesa Ranta (Sentenced, The Man-Eating Tree) in Janne Markus (The Man-Eating Tree).

Iz tabora nemške zasedbe In Extremo sporočajo, da so bili zaradi prevelikega finančnega tveganja in povišanih stroškov primorani odpovedati evropsko turnejo. Celotno izjavo lahko preberete tukaj:

»Dear friends,

an unbelievably eventful year is behind us: We were allowed to play a multitude of unbelievably beautiful and beautiful shows, which once again reminded us how lucky we are and what value music has not only for us but also for you. A year like this brings fresh wind into the sails and we look forward to what lies ahead. Unfortunately, it is also the case that we are still living in extraordinary and challenging times, which is reflected in our specific case in the fact that we have to cancel the upcoming European tour for 2023. According to the current status, this tour unfortunately involves too many financial risks, which, as in some places, is not least due to the extreme price developments.
Nevertheless, that shouldn't be a reason to despair, because we're taking the upswing that gave us this year and will use the time in the studio to show you another chapter in the new year.

The tickets for the tour can of course be returned where they were bought.

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones and see you soon!

your 6«

Mednarodni heavy/black metal band Wolfdom predstavlja naslovni komad kot drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Moonlight Misanthropy, ki bo 23. januarja izšel pri GrimmDistribution. Album sicer prinaša naslednje komade:

Fractal Dawn Of Endless Darkness
Black Flame Of Hatred
The Throne Of Winter Forest
A Soul Enslaved By Fear And Despair
Moonlight Misanthropy
Infernal Shadows Of Thousand Thorned Wings
Northern Wisdom
Eternal Night Mystery

Ameriški black/death metalci Appalling napovedujejo nov studijski izdelek, tokrat pod okriljem založbe Personal Record, in sicer bodo 2. decembra izdali tretjo studijsko ploščo Sacrilege. Naslovnico zanjo je naslikal Benjamin A. Vierling, prinaša pa naslednje skladbe:

The Morningstar After (Intro)
Life in Prism
Gilded Restraints
Unwavering Feeling of Dread and Despair
Father Inferior
Collection Plate
Pavilion
Nunsploitation
These People Need to Die

Ameriški death metalci Phobophilic bodo pojutrišnjem pri založbi
Prosthetic Records izdali prvenec Enveloping Absurdity, s katerega na Bandcampu ponujajo v posluh že tri komade. Album ima sicer naslednjo tracklisto:

Enantiodromia
Those Which Stare Back
Nauseating Despair
Cathedrals of Blood (Twilight of the Idols)
Individuation
The Illusion of Self
Survive in Obscurity
Enveloping Absurdity

Španski death metalci Unbounded Terror so posneli besedilni video za komad Liars' Punisher z albuma z naslovom Echoes of Despair, ki bo izšel 6. septembra pri Xtreem Music.

Španski death metalci Unbounded Terror so posneli videospot za pesem Organic Waste z albuma z naslovom Echoes of Despair, ki bo izšel 6. septembra pri Xtreem Music.

Španski death metalci Unbounded Terror bodo 6. septembra pri Xtreem Music izdali svoj tretji album z naslovom Echoes of Despair. Tracklista albuma Echoes of Despair je takšna:

Organic Waste
Rotting Myself
Echoes of Despair
Liars' Punisher
Hypocrite Ignored
They Are Not (What They Claim to Be)
Desolation Inside of Me
Falling Into the Void
Devil's Church
Hungry For Your Hate
Something's Rotten in Humanity

Nizozemski melodeath thrasherji Insurrection so objavili live različico pesmi Deity z albuma Circles Of Despair iz leta 2019, ki jo lahko preverite spodaj.

Založba Cherry Red Records bo sredi junija ponovno izdala Mayhemic Destruction ter Face of Despair, prva dva albuma avstralskih thrasherjev Mortal Sin.

Enočlanska atmospheric doom/death metal zasedba Rise to the Sky napoveduje album Every Day, a Funeral. Ta bo izšel 6. maja pri Meuse Music Records, sedem pesmi pa naj bi nagovorilo ljubitelje zasedb, kot so Officium Triste, Shape Of Despair, Saturnus ali Novembers Doom:

Every Day, a Funeral
It's the End
Just Say Goodbye
Abandoned
Sadness Cries in the Silent Sky
I Can See You When I Dream
Epilogue

Bobne za ta album je posnel Emidio Alexandre Ramos (Adamantine, Colosso, Dark Oath).

Ameriški atmospheric funeral doom kvintet QAALM predstavlja pesem Cosmic Descent s prihajajočega albuma Resilience & Despair, ki naj bi izšel jutri. Pesmi lahko prisluhnete tukaj.

Lost Tribes of the Moon bodo 25. marca izdali drugi studijski album z naslovom Chapter II: Tales of Strife, Destiny, and Despair, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Intro - Midian Uprising
Unleash the Berserkers
A Chapter from the Book of Blood
Maerlyn's Grapefruit
The Man in Black Fled Across the Desert Part 1
The Man in Black Fled Across the Desert Part 2: Arriving
The Way Station
Drawing of the Three: The Tale of Enepsigos Part 1 - Waxing Moon / Part 2 - Full Moon / Part 3 - Full Moon

Poročali smo že, da bo atmospheric funeral doom zasedba Qaalm 15. aprila pri Hypaethral Records izdala album Resilience & Despair. Zdaj je znan tudi seznam pesmi tega albuma:

Reflections Doubt
Existence Asunder
Cosmic Descent
Lurking Death

Plošča bo izdana v omejeni nakladi kot dvojni LP pri Smoke Swirl, na CD-ju in kaseti pri Trepanation Recordings ter digitalno pri Hypaethral Records. Prednaročila so možna na Bandcampu.