Domači heavy stonerji Britof bodo nastopili na StonerKras Festu 2024. Več o tem enodnevnem festivalu in vseh za letos potrjenih nastopajočih najdete v našem Napovedniku.

Nemški progresivci Disillusion so remasterizirali in ponovno izdali svoj prvenec Back to Times of Splendor. Ta je izšel s štirimi bonus komadi:

And the Mirror Cracked
Fall
Alone I Stand in Fires
Back to Times of Splendor
A Day by the Lake
The Sleep of Restless Hours
The Porter (bonus)
Eternal Duality (bonus)
And the Mirror Cracked (live bonus)
Alone I Stand in Fires (live bonus)

Domači atmosferični black metalci Dekadent so v obliki besedilnega videospota izdali single Vinifera s prihajajočega albuma Dyonist, ki bo izšel 30. maja pri založbi Dusktone Records.

Turški tehnični death metalci Carnophage predstavljajo komad Underneath The Horrendous One kot drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Matter of a Dark Nature, za katerega bo založba Transcending Obscurity Records začela danes sprejemati prednaročila.

Black/death metalci Adversarial iz Toronta predstavljajo komad Hatred Kiln of Vengeance s svojega tretjega albuma Solitude with the Eternal..., ki izide konec maja pri Dark Descent Records.

Finska metalcore/electro zasedba One Morning Left je objavila single Summerlovin.

Znan je točni dnevni razpored nastopajočih za Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Italy 2024, ki se bo odvil ta konec tedna, se pravi 3. in 4. maja, v Trstu. Ta zgleda tako:

petek, 3. maj:
18.00 Tankzilla
19.00 1782
20.00 Witchthroat Serpent
21.00 Kadabra
22.05 Mondo Generator
23.30 Ufomammut

sobota, 4. maj:
18.00 Buss
18.50 The Clamps
19.40 Josiah
20.40 Mr. Bison
21.40 Nightstalker
23.00 Bongzilla

Italijanski stonerji Kayleth so z animiranim videospotom za pesem The Night napovedali svoj najnovejši album New Babylon. Ta bo izšel 24. maja pri Argonauta Records in bo prinesel vsega skupaj devet novih komadov:

The Throne
The Night
Giants’ March
Weak Heart
Megalodon
New Babylon’s Wall
We Are Aliens
Cyber Slaves
Pyramids

Over Müra Breka Fest V, ki bi se moral zgoditi v Tuzli (BiH), je zaradi tragičnega dogodka odpovedan.

Tako pravi ekipa Breka Festa: »Gone but never forgotten! Svet nikoli več ne bo isti brez tebe, prijatelj! Vedno si nas nasmejal, vedno bil pozitiven, luč v tem temnem svetu. Hvala za vse trenutke, ki smo jih preživeli skupaj. Počivaj v miru, Tivek!«

Darkthrone predstavljata besedilni video za pesem The Bird People of Nordland z njunega že 21. albuma It Beckons Us All, ki ga bo danes izdala založba Peaceville Records.

Inštrumentalni psihedelični doom/drone dvojec Insect Ark predstavlja skladbo The Frozen Lake s prihajajočega albuma Raw Blood Singing, ki ga bo 7. junija izdala založba Debemur Morti Productions.

Španski black metal/pank band Hässlig predstavlja naslovni komad prihajajočega prvenca Apex Predator, ki ga bo 3. maja izdal pri Sentient Ruin Laboratories. Tracklista:

Yellow Bile
Slaves
Flesh and Bone
Body Snatcher
Apex Predator
Abgrund
Watch Them Hang
Siege
Raping the Exoskeleton of Life
Shattered
Psychopathic Triumph
Unholy and Rotten (priredba Midnight)

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

Nemški stonerji Grand Massive so posneli videospot za pesem Those from the Shadows, ki je del prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom Houses of the Unholy. Tracklista:

Those from the Shadows
Unwritten Prophecy
The Last Mountain
Call of Demons
Jump in the Fire

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.«