Avstralski tehnični black/death metalci Werewolves bodo 12. julija izdali že peti album v petih letih delovanja. Ta bo nosil naslov Die for Us in bo prinesel devet komadov:

Die for Us
Beaten Back to Life
Fuck You Got Mine
My Hate Is Strong
The Company Wolves
Spittle-Flecked Rant
We All Deserve to Be Slaves
Under a Urinal Moon
Stay Down

Američani Six Feet Under so v petek v celoti objavili aktualni album Killing for Revenge, ki ga lahko poslušate spodaj, in besedilni video za komad When the Moon Goes Down, ki ga lahko preverite v YouTubu.

Danes ob 17. uri bo premiera besedilnega videospota za pesem Rule The Show finskih melodičarjev Crownshift. Pesem je del bandovega samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki je izšel danes. Premiero lahko spremljate tukaj.

Finski melanholični metalci Relicon so podpisali z založbo Wormholedeath Records, pri kateri bo izšel bandov EP z naslovom Consequences of Disbelief. Tukaj lahko prisluhnete singlu Encompassing the Unknown.

Norveški power metalci Release The Titans bodo junija (natančen datum izdaje še ni znan) izdali prvenec z naslovom Odyssey. Pri tem gre za konceptualni album, ki bo prinesel deset pesmi:

Dawning of Man
World Ablaze
Exodus
Sole Survivor
God of War
Sea of Tranquility
Horizons Beyond
Cryosleep
Cygnys X1
Into the Unknown

Norveški black metalci Sarke so razkrili naslovnico in tracklisto prihajajočega albuma Endo Feight, ki bo izšel 21. junija pri Soulseller Records. Naslovnico lahko preverite na priloženi sliki, tracklista pa je takšna:

Phantom Recluse
Death Construction
Lost
Abyssal Echoes
Old Town Sinner
I Destroyed The Cosmos
In Total Allegiance
Macabre Embrace

Ameriški black metal pankerji Spiter so obelodanili naslovni komad prihajajočega EP-ja Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell, ki ga bodo izdali 24. maja pri Hells Headbangers Records. Tracklista:

Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell
Drowning in Darkness
Tears of Blood
The Creeping Serpent Psychosis
666 on the Crucifix
Reflection of the Vampire

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.«

Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Madžarski black metalci Sear Bliss so posneli besedilni videospot za pesem The Upper World s prihajajočega albuma Heavenly Down.

Marca smo že poročali, da bodo maja finski moderni metalci Crownshift izdali istoimenski prvenec, sedaj pa band predstavlja single My Prison. Za komad je band posnel tudi video, ki ga najdete spodaj.

Britanski kitarist, pevec in tekstopisec Billy Morrison, v zadnjih 15 letih znan predvsem kot ritem kitarist Billyja Idola, in njegov glavni kitarist Steve Stevens (ex-The Cult) ter princ teme Ozzy Osbourne so posneli videospot za pesem Crack Cocaine. Pri tem gre za drugi single (prvi je bil Drowning) prihajajočega heavy rock albuma The Morrison Project, ki bo izšel 19. aprila. Pri snemanju albuma so med drugim sodelovali še Billy Idol, DMC, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Linda Perry, Tommy Clufetos in John5.

Novonastala zasedba Ortolan, v kateri delujejo Dan Gargiulo in Oleg Zalman (Artificial Brain), Jeremy Salvo (Xoth) in Andy Horn (Crossspitter), predstavlja svojo prvo skladbo Holy to Whom?. Z njo napovedujejo samonaslovljeni demo Ortolan, ki bo izšel 15. aprila na kaseti in prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Sudden Loss
Holy to Whom?
Drowned in Armagnac
Multiple Hidden Magicians
Early Departure

Post-black metal zasedba Glassing je objavila single Circle Down, ki je del prihajajočega studijskega albuma From The Other Side of the Mirror. Ta bo izšel 26. aprila.

Kanadski folk/black metal band SIG:AR:TYR po večletnem zatišju predstavlja svež material. Tukaj lahko prisluhnete novi skladbi Ascending the Stellar Throne s prihajajočega albuma Citadel of Stars, ki ga bo 31. maja izdala založba Hammerheart Records. Album obsega te naslove:

Awaiting the Last Dawn
Beyond the Stars Unknown
The Blood that Came Before You
Citadel of Stars
Ascending the Stellar Throne
I Sail on, Eternal
Who Will Guide Me Now
From the Land of the North
Where the Sun Never Sets