Ameriški black/thrash metal dvojec Thanatotherion predstavlja komad Red Cathedral s prihajajočega prvenca Alienation Manifesto, ki bo izšel 7. junija pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records.

17. maja bo pri Scarlet Records izšel debitanski plošček od Duft. Za novi single Only Dead Fish Follow the Stream so posneli tudi videospot, na omenjenem ploščku Altar Of Instant Gratification pa bo skupno spodaj zapisanih enajst komadov.

Intro
Caved In
Dragged Across Concrete
Instant Gratification
Waste from Birth
Scarfaced Blues
Doctrine
20th Century Doom
Anomic Suicide
Open Casket
Only Dead Fish Follow the Stream

Hrvaški Manntra so tretji najavljeni headliner hrvaškega festivala Pannonian Rock Festival 2024. Poleg Hrvatov so bili najavljeni še:

Funeral (Norveška)
W.E.B. (Grčija)
Drama Noir (Grčija)
Murdery (Španija)

Tridnevni festival se bo odvijal od 15. do 17. avgusta. Vstopnice so na voljo, zanje boste do 10. maja ali do razprodaje 150 »early bird« vstopnic odšteli 74 EUR.

Kitarist/vokalist Shelby Lermo (Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, ex-Vastum) in bobnar Jason Bursese (Black Fucking Cancer) predstavljata nov projekt Thanatotherion, ki je nadaljevanje Shelbyjevega projekta Naughtskeid. Led sta prebila s komadom Nuclear Womb z albuma Alienation Manifesto, ki bo izšel 7. junija pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records in obsega komade:

Red Cathedral
The Raven and the Box of Stars
Orb
Wilczyca
Nuclear Womb
Lament
Codex Crepusculum

Francoski black metalci Incipient Chaos so objavili besedilni video za komad Ominous Acid s samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki ga bodo 7. junija izdali pri I, Voidhanger Records. Tracklista:

Sever the Oracle
The Apex
The Fire that Devours the Soul and Flesh
Crumbling Bones
Ominous Acid
Dragged Back to the Abyss
All Is Lost, All Is Found

… 8.511 EUR! Končno lahko z vami delimo vest, na katero smo pri Paranoidu izjemno ponosni. Iz srca se zahvaljujemo vsem, ki ste ob naši 25. obletnici podprli nas in društvo Rdeči noski, pomagali izpeljati dvodnevno praznovanje, poskrbeli za prodajo vstopnic, nastopili (nekateri tudi večkrat) in se z nami podružili na odličnih koncertih ter pokazali, da zna naša skupnost stopiti skupaj za dober namen.

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Skupaj gradimo bolj zdravo in nasmejano družbo!«

Iz tabora hrvaških doom metalcev Old Night sporočajo, da jih je zapustil vokalist in kitarist Matej Hanžek. Vrzel v zasedbi bo na vokalu tako zapolnil njegov brat Ivan, na kitari pa se je zasedbi pridružil Rafael Cvitković (Nekroza). Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»This is a post I write with a heavy heart, yet full of hope and with a bright look on the future. After eight years with us as our lead singer and frontman, earlier this year Matej decided to step down from his duties within Old Night. I know you are hoping for some gossip or a sassy story, but there was no drama involved. He just wants to focus on other things in life and at this point, music is not a priority for him. Having said that, I wish to thank him on our behalf for everything he has done for us, all the great times we shared on stage and backstage, but also for all the long hours he has put in working on our first three records. It was a privilege and you'll always be a part of our family. Obviously, this news has taken us aback and we had to figure out how best to proceed. We took some time to see what our options were, as this is an important role we needed to fill. After much deliberation we figured out we need not look outside our band for a perfect candidate as we have one in our midst. Ivan has been singing all the backing vocals from day one and from now on he will be handling all the lead vocals. No need to worry, he’ll remain our lead guitarist as well.

The only piece of the puzzle left to figure out was who’ll play the rhythm guitars? Without further ado, we welcome Rafael Cvitković, from the Croatian death metal machine Nekroza, as our new guitarist. If you attended our concerts, you might have already seen him filling in on sound checks or working on our merch booth. Nekroza just released their debut album on InsArt Records – you can check them out and show them your support.

With our line-up complete, we will continue working on our new record and we hope we’ll have some news in that regard soon. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have our first concert with the new line-up and we can’t wait to present you the New Old Night.«

Marca je odjeknila vest, da bodo Nemci Krater, ki ustvarjajo umazani black metal, maja izdali peti studijski album Phrenesis. Band zdaj predstavlja prvi single z naslovom Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex. Točni izid albuma je prek založbe Eisenwald napovedan za 31. maj, seznam komadov pa je tak:

Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex
Schattengeister
Withered Hands
Splitter
Enlightenment’s Grieving
Once – Into the Endless Void
Phrenesis

Hrvaški instrumentalni psy stoner dvojec Mycena je na Bandcampu izdal album Serendisarray.

Album sta posnela Aleksandar Vrhovec in Marin Mitić, poleg tega pa so še sodelovali ti glasbeniki: bobnar Gio Maucieri, saksofonist Vedran Momčilović in Viktor Vrhovec na klarinetu. Miks in mastering je naredil Aleksandar Vrhovec.

Velenjske legende KAOZ so predstavile prenovljeno zasedbo. Band je namreč zaradi zdravstvenih razlogov že pred meseci zapustil vokalist/basist Dejan Đorđević – Đoko. Na njegovo mesto prihajata dva nova člana, in sicer vokalist Rok »Mike« Miklavžina (ex-Inmate) in basist Aleksandar Trivunovič.

Domači black metalci Dekadent že nekaj časa dražijo z napovedmi o izidu novega albuma. Zdaj pa je band obelodanil, da bo najnovejša stvaritev Dionyst luč sveta ugledala 30. maja pri založbi Dusktone Records.

Finski black metal band Night Shall Drape Us, v katerem delujejo člani Behexen in Horna, ponuja v poslušanje skladbo Ashes of Men s prvenca Lunatic Choir. Izšel bo 26. aprila pri založbi Season of Mist.

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!«

Nekaj dni po zaključku letošnje edicije festivala Inferno Metal Festival so organizatorji sporočili, da so že na voljo »early bird« vstopnice za naslednje leto. Znan je tudi že datum festivala, ki se bo naslednje leto odvijal med 17. in 20. aprilom v Oslu.

Ferski folk metalci Týr predstavljajo videospot za pesem Dragons Never s prihajajočega albuma Battle Ballads, ki bo izšel 19. aprila pri založbi Metal Blade.