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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.
Ameriški death metalci 200 Stab Wounds predstavljajo videospot za komad Hands of Eternity. Z njim napovedujejo drugi studijski album Manual Manic Procedures, ki ga bodo izdali 28. junija pri založbi Metal Blade. Album prinaša komade:
Hands of Eternity
Gross Abuse
Manual Manic Procedures
Release the Stench
Led to the Chamber / Liquified
Flesh from Within
Defiled Gestation
Ride the Flatline
Parricide
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.«
Drugi headliner na festivalu Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 bodo nizozemski pionirji death metala Pestilence! Kot šesta potrditev se pridružujejo doslej najavljenim bandom Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, Kaoz in 1914.
Festival bo potekal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, v predprodaji pa je trenutno na voljo 200 vstopnic po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR. V redni prodaji bodo nato stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.
Srbski fusion metalci Rain Delay naj bi naslednji mesec izdali album Mediterranean. To pot naj bi šlo za kompilacijo skladb s prejšnjih albumov v novi (mediteranski) preobleki z več violine ter klasične kitare. Kako bo dejansko zvenel končni izdelek, pa boste lahko preverili naslednji mesec.
Norveški gotični elektroničarji The Kovenant bodo nastopili na nizozemskem festivalu Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2024. Poleg njih je bilo napovedanih še šest zasedb, celoten seznam nastopajočih pa trenutno zgleda tako:
DARK FUNERAL (petkov headliner) | ASPHYX | THE KOVENANT | AGENT STEEL | M.O.D. | ANAAL NATHRAKH | IMPALED NAZARENE | CARPATHIAN FOREST | REVEL IN FLESH | HOUR OF PENANCE | EMPYRIUM | SCHAMMASCH | CHAPEL OF DISEASE | AKHYLS | ALFAHANNE | SVARTTJERN | SOULBURN | SAVAGE GRACE | THY ANTICHRIST | MALPHAS | FRACTURED INSANITY | VIOLENTHOR | THREE EYES OF THE VOID.
Norveški black metal zasedbi 1349 in Kampfar se oktobra odpravljata na co-headlinersko turnejo, ki se bo začela 1. oktobra v Leipzigu in zaključila 26. oktobra v Maastrichtu. Zasedbi se bosta nam najbliže ustavili 12. oktobra na Dunaju, kjer bosta nastopili na letošnji ediciji Vienna Metal Meeting.
Seznam nastopajočih za Vienna Metal Meeting 2024 je že kompleten, vstopnice lahko dobite tukaj.
Domači progresivni death metalci Morost bodo nastopili na festivalu Exit, ki se bo letos odvijal med 11. in 14. julijem v Novem Sadu v Srbiji.
Na odru Explosive stage si bodo oder delili z The Casualties, Conflict, Ratos de Porao, Coroner, Ancient, The Take, Uada, Risk It, Lineout, Shirenc Plays Pungent Stench, The Stone, Nemesis, Liquid Supercharge, Tortharry in še mnogimi drugimi.
Celoten nabor nastopajočih je objavljen tukaj.
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.«
Cemetery Skyline je gothic rock/metal zasedba, ki jo sestavljajo Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity) na vokalih, kitarist Markus Vanhala (Insomnium), basist Victor Brandt (Witchery), Vesa Ranta (ex-Sentenced) na bobnih in klaviaturist Santeri Kallio (Amorphis). Band je izdal prvi single Violent Storm in ga podkrepil z videospotom, ki ga najdete spodaj. Več informacij o prihajajočem dolgometražcu sledi kmalu.
Organizator Sindian Underground sporoča, da je koncert skupin Ektomorf, Tag My Heart, The Broken Horizon in Inmate, ki bi se moral 5. aprila odviti v klubu MC Pekarna v Mariboru, zaradi slabe prodaje vstopnic odpovedan. Izjava organizatorja:
»Spoštovani, predprodaja kart za koncert ni dosegla pričakovanj in smo se skupaj z nastopajočimi odločili, da dogodek še pravočasno odpovemo. Zelo nam je žal, da je prišlo do tega, saj smo si dalj časa prizadevali, da po dolgem času pripeljemo ta odličen line-up v Slovenijo. Denar za karte boste seveda dobili povrnjen na prodajnem mestu – mojekarte.si ali MC Pekarna.«
Včeraj je Paranoid upihnil 25. svečko, danes pa se začenja dvodnevno praznovanje in dobrodelno rajanje. Vstopnice oziroma zapestnice, če vstopnico že imate, lahko dvignete pri zabojniku nasproti Gala hale. Blagajna se odpre ob 19. uri. Enodnevna vstopnina na dan dogodka znaša 20 EUR, cena dvodnevne vstopnice pa 30 EUR. Izkupiček od prodanih vstopnic bomo namenili društvu Rdečki noski.
Naš portal lahko podprete z nakupom majic ali šalčk, ki jih bomo oba dneva prodajali v Menzi pri koritu. S seboj bomo imeli majice in šalčke z novim motivom ob 25. obletnici ter omejeno število majic in šalčk s starimi motivi.
Na žalost so morali Metalsteel zaradi poškodbe člana odpovedati nastop, zamenjavo pa bomo objavili takoj, ko bo mogoče!
Skupaj z ekipo Dirty Skunks in Earspliter smo za vas pripravili naslednji program:
DANES:
CHANNEL ZERO
23.00–00.00 – Space Unicorn on Fire (60 min)
21.55–22.40 – Kamra (45 min)
21.00–21.35 – Vulvathrone (35 min)
20.10–20.40 – Nefarious Vermin (30 min)
GROMKA
23.30–00.30 – Dekadent (60 min)
22.30–23.10 – Morost (40 min)
21.30–22.10 – Terminal Disease (40 min)
20.30–21.10 – Classified (40 min)
MENZA PRI KORITU
23.00–00.00 – Root A' Balluta (60 min)
21.40–22.40 – Metalsteel ??? (60 min)
20.20–21.20 – Chains (60 min)
JUTRI:
CHANNEL ZERO
23.20–00.20 – Cvinger (60 min)
22.20–23.00 – Mist (40 min)
21.20–22.00 – Sovrag (40 min)
20.20–21.00 – Woygn (40 min)
19.20–20.00 – Divine Illusion (40 min)
GROMKA
23.30–00.15 – Extreme Smoke 57 (45 min)
22.25–23.10 – Sarcasm (45 min)
21.25–22.05 – Einschlog (40 min)
20.30–21.05 – Shanti Nilaya (35 min)
19.30–20.10 – Brutart (40 min)
MENZA PRI KORITU
23.00–00.00 – SkyEye (60 min)
22.00–22.40 – Penitenziagite (40 min)
21.00–21.40 – Hellcrawler (40 min)
20.00–20.40 – Challenger (40 min)
19.00–19.40 – Smrt (40 min)
V našem kanalu v YouTubu bomo znova začeli objavljati posnetke koncertov. Prvi je že online, in sicer gre za posnetek nastopa zasedbe Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons na letošnjem Tolminatorju, tukaj pa smo video pospremili še s kratkim opisom.
Nemške heavy/speed/power metal legende Rage bodo 29. marca pri Steamhammer izdali album Afterlifelines, v posluh pa že ponujajo drugi single s tega albuma z naslovom Cold Desire.
