Mednarodna deathcore/tehnična death metal zasedba Wormhole predstavlja visualizer za komad Spine Shatter High-Velocity Impact s tretjega albuma Almost Human. Ta bo izšel 22. septembra pri založbi Season of Mist in obsega naslednje naslove:

System Erase
Elysiism
Spine Shatter High-Velocity Impact
Data Fortress Orbital Stationary
Delta Labs
Almost Human
Bleeding Teeth Fungus
The Grand Oscillation

Deathgrind trojica Rat King iz Seattla bo 29. septembra pri Satanik Royalty Records izdala svoj tretji album, ki bo nosil naslov Psychotic Reality. Tracklista:

Tortured Existence
Destroyer Of Us All
Vermin
Corrupt Broken System
Feeding Off Broken Backs
Intrinsic Self Devourment
Labyrinth
Born To Conform
Never Born

Tehnična slam death metal zasedba Wormhole je razkrila Elysiism, drugi single s prihajajočega tretjega dolgometražca Almost Human, ki bo izšel 22. septembra pri Season of Mist. Tracklista:

System Erase
Elysiism
Spine Shatter High-Velocity Impact
Data Fortress Orbital Stationary
Delta Labs
Almost Human
Bleeding Teeth Fungus
The Grand Oscillation

Tech slam zasedba Wormhole je predstavila single System Erase. Album Almost Human bo izšel 22. septembra pri Season of Mist.

Ameriške death metal legende Pyrexia bodo 6. junija ponovno izdale album System of the Animal iz leta 1997, ki bo v celoti prenovljen. Za pokušino lahko že prisluhnete komadu Unscathed.

Po tem, ko so pred kratkim turnejo odpovedali White Ward, je ista usoda doletela blackened death metalce 1914 iz Ukrajine. Upamo, da se stvari umirijo in nas bo zasedba lahko obiskala letos poleti na festivalu Črna Loka. Sledi bandova izjava za medije:

»Many of you could have been noticing a recent wave of European tours cancellations by UA bands. Unfortunately, 1914 is not an exception here. With heavy hearts we must inform you that we cannot play for our fans this April and have to cancel our upcoming tour.

Just to make it clear, it is still a 'wartime' on the territory of our land, and this specific time makes it impossible to leave the borders by the men of a conscript age. How could we travel last year? It was possible to get a special permission from the state authorities for the artists to leave the country and do shows and other activities in order to aid the country and spead the truth about unprovoked and brutal war started by russia. There were some irresponsible people who used such permissions to leave the country and never come back, and after it became public and went through a media - the state authorities stopped granting the special permissions for the artists by artificially overcomplicating the process of getting all the necessary documents, by enlarging the list of the documents and making it impossible for bands to obtain what is needed. This affected a lot of different bands in UA.

Last couple of weeks for us were in a constant fight with that new stupid system trying to show that we had a positive experience of returning back home after foreign tours, trying to display the value of such tours for our country benefit, but no matter how hard we tried - we couldn't break that system and it made impossible for us to go and play this time. We want to apologize to our fans, other bands, promoters, but currently we are powerless here. We will work hard to be able to get to our other shows this year, maybe the ice will melt and we will see some easement in the future, but currently we just did everything we could.

Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики України - Thank you for nothing!«

Ukrajinska post/black metal zasedba White Ward je bila zaradi situacije v Ukrajini žal primorana odpovedati vse načrtovane nastope in turneje. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda:

»Dear friends,

With a heavy heart, we need to inform you that our April tour is canceled. Last 2 weeks we fought for the fate of the tour. We tried all the possible ways, but the system proved to be stronger.

So, let's make it clear about what happened and about the reasons for the cancellation.

Right now “wartime” restrictions are applied in Ukraine, and they include limitations for men in ages 18-60 to cross the border, because it is a range when men are available for military service. So, there is a need to get special permission from state authorities to travel out of Ukraine. During the year 2022 the Ministry Of Culture helped Ukrainian musicians and different artists and assisted in acquiring such permits (for a limited time) and that is why we, and many other bands, were able to play in Europe last year.

But a working algorithm that allows to control the “way back” was not created and responsibilities related to the violations of the permission terms - were nowhere written. And that is why some impudent people just used this opportunity to run out of Ukraine and decided not to come back. Very few cases are known, but after the last one, which raised a lot of noise and dissatisfaction in the media, the Ministry Of Culture decided to implement immediate changes and new rules, even for artists who have already sent a request for permit weeks before an accident - we have sent such request on February, 20th. That is the reason why many Ukrainian bands like Schizogen, Bezlad, The Hypnotunez, Kazka, and many more have already canceled or almost canceled their tours. Some bands were affected when they were already at the border and shows should take place the next day, but due to new rules, they were not allowed to leave Ukraine!

The new rules suppose some additional documents to a request. In our case, every member of the band has his own difficulties in acquiring that, even with an immediate start - there is no guarantee that the process will be successful and accomplished in time. Also, that is anyway not a guarantee that the request will be approved - our colleagues` request was refused even with all the requested documents. So, we just can't get this permission and it is over.

We have tried everything, and the media noise was our last hope. But it hasn’t worked, unfortunately. Months of work, preparations, money - all this is now in vain.
We sincerely apologize to our fans, promoters, and everyone who helped us with this tour. We hope that one day we will make this tour real, and you will wait for us. We will still try to figure something out before Hellfest and August festivals, but no new tour announcements till the end of the war will be made.

But, the one and only responsible for this is russia. They broke everything by invading our country, killing our children, bombing our cities, destroying our culture, and applying all fascist methods to destroy us and we will never forget what they DID and are still DOING!«

Japonski hardcore/death/doom metalci Kruelty so posneli videospot za komad Harder Than Before s prihajajočega albuma Untopia, ki bo 17. marca izšel pri založbi Profound Lore.

Japonski hardcore/death/doom metal band Kruelty predstavlja komad Burn The System s prihajajočega albuma Untopia, ki bo 17. marca izšel pri založbi Profound Lore in prinaša naslednje komade:

Unknown Nightmare
Harder than Before
Burn the System
Reincarnation
Maze of Suffering
Manufactured Insanity
Untopia

Ameriški death metalci Percussor napovedujejo svoj zadnji album. Ta bo nosil naslov Ravenous Despondency in bo izšel 16. decembra pri Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. Album lahko na CD-ju ali digitalno dobite na Bandcampu. Seznam pesmi:

Systematic Savagery
Ulterior Treachery
Narcissistic, Self Absorbed Disgrace
Moldering Existence
Self Exile
Perpetual Disdain
Ravenous Despondency
Degradation
Bottom Feeder

Floridski crossover thrash metalci Rhythm of Fear so objavili prvi komad s prihajajočega albuma Fatal Horizons, ki bo izšel 14. oktobra pri založbi MNRK Heavy. Gre za komad Tears of Ecstasy. Tracklista albuma:

Obsolescence
Alien Synthesis
Disintegration Of Reality
Fatal Horizon
Atrocities Beyond The Structures Of The Mind
Parasomniac
Insidious System
Self Destructive Brain
Dissolution Of Time In Space
Simulated Times
Tears Of Ecstasy
Oath Made In Hell
Ceremony Of Sacrifice

Ameriška metalcore zasedba Integrity bo preko Relapse Records na novo izdala prva dva albuma, se pravi Those Who Fear Tomorrow in Systems Overload, ki sta v celoti na voljo na YouTubu.

Švedski progresivci All Things Fallen, s člani iz bandov Pain of Salvation in Darkwater, razkrivajo podrobnosti albuma Shadow Way. Ta bo izšel 3. junija pri Blackoak Records na CD-ju in digitalno, na njem pa bodo naslednji komadi:

The Sentinel
Rebirth
Chaos System
Pandemonium
Path of Dismay
Narcissistic Ritual
Kiss of Death
Desert of the Real
Shadow Way

Avstrijska založba grazil Records po lanski kompilaciji grazil Records & Friends Volume 1 že napovdujejo kompilacijo grazil Records & Friends Volume 2, na kateri bodo zbrani naslednji izvajalci in pesmi:

Coma System - Deaf World
Red Mesa - The Path To The Deathless
Deumus - Oyer and Terminer
Mossadeq - The Nurse
Chorosia - A Call To Love
Distaste - Judas
Nekrodeus - Eat Dirt Taste Life
Pillars Of Cacophony - Phospholipidosis
Morbid Abomination - Contempt
Tears Of Fire - Retribution Committee
Ilun - Holy’s Absurditites
Thosar - Toxic Masculinity
YXOU - Shoal
Noise Transmission - Messier 87 (Destroy To Create)
Flowers In Concrete - Sehnsucht
Violență Domestică - Flies On A Pile Of Shit

Španci Grave Noise bodo 18. marca pri založbi Art Gates Records izdali drugi album, ki nosi naslov Roots of Damnation, ki prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Rotten System
Fuckcism
Broken Land
The Ghost Plague
Terror
In God We Trash
Disorder
Mass Hysteria
No One Higher
Perpetual Anxiety