Znani so še zadnji nastopajoči na letošnji izvedbi festivala Tolminator, ki se bo odvijal med 24. in 28. julijem v Tolminu. Kot četrti in zadnji headliner so potrjeni Electric Wizard! Na glavnem odru bodo nastopili Jungle Rot in Dödsrit, na underground odru pa Stillbirth, Dust Bolt, Monochromatic Black, Mezzrow, Nemesis, Infest, Dusk in Dezaztre.

Poleg že omenjenih na festivalu igrajo še zasedbe Natural, Battlesword, Public Grave, False Crown, Carrion, Patroness, Behind Bars, Astral Paralysis, Chronic Hate, Nekrodeus, Total Annihilation, Contractkiller, Slave To Sirens, Thy Legion in Eternal Struggle, od domačih bandov pa Kamra, Samperium, Dethrone The Corrupted in Sovrag.

Znan je tudi že razpored nastopajočih po dnevih in naslednji teden gre v prodajo omejeno število dnevnih vstopnic. Festivalske vstopnice so na voljo na tej povezavi.

Angleška slam/brutal death metal/deathcore zasedba Ingested za 5. april pri Metal Blade Records najavlja nov album The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams. S tega albuma pa tudi že predstavlja video za prvi single Paragon of Purity.

Nemška zasedba Paradox se vrača z napovedjo novega albuma Mysterium. Album naj bi izšel še letos pri založbi AFM Records, točen datum izida pa še ni znan. Spodaj pa si lahko preberete izjavo Charlyja Steinhauerja:

»Friends and fans,
I had a dream. I wanted to start together with AXEL BLAHA, with whom I founded PARADOX in 1981, and end together again at some point. Unfortunately, that is no longer possible because he has said goodbye to this world.
In all these years, AXEL was the only musician who worked with me the way you have to, to achieve a goal. We never danced around at multiple weddings and were always loyal to one band. PARADOX! This was the only way the two classics “PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION” and “HERESY” were possible.
I miss him very much and it is very difficult for me to move on without him, but anyone who knows me knows that giving up is not an option for me.
Not even after 43 years and that's why I can tell you, that I have composed a new PARADOX album, which will hopefully be released worldwide this year via AFM RECORDS. The album will be called “MYSTERIUM” and will contain all the trademarks a Paradox fan wants.
The special thing about “MYSTERIUM” is that I composed all the songs and played all the instruments myself, because I will never again work with project-hungry musician whores who play a few notes on an album but otherwise have nothing to do with PARADOX, or none maintain contact with his colleagues. Unfortunately, this runs like a common thread through the entire career and is the main reason why PARADOX was never able to really get off the ground. To do this you need musicians who work together and pursue a common goal.
It should also be a warning to all young musicians and new bands who want to achieve something with their band. You can find out more about this in the numerous interviews for the new album. You should definitely read this!
I will also be responsible for the mix and the entire production.
The lyrics are written by ACHIM “DAXX” HOEMERLEIN (ex-Vendetta), who also wrote the lyrics for “TALES OF THE WEIRD” and “PANGEA”.
TRAVIS SMITH (Opeth/Nevermore etc) is currently working on the artwork.
“MYSTERIUM” is a very heavy album and contains 10 songs with a playing time of 51 minutes. Dedicated to AXEL BLAHA, my best friend and co-founder of PARADOX!
Cheerz!
Charly«

Brutalni death metal dvojec Perveration bo 2. februarja pri Comatose Music izdal drugi album Putrefaction of Infinite Apogee. Ljubitelji bandov, kot so Skinless, Putrid Pile, Gorgasm in Guttural Secrete, naj bi prišli na svoj račun s temi desetimi komadi:

Bacterium Decomposition
Consuming Maggots Seeds
Eviscerated Innards
Festering Throat
Damaging Excrement
Infernal Apogee
Necrocannibalism
Chaotic Spreading
Devouring Voraciously
Abominable Dismembered

Francoski melodični black metalci A/Oratos so razkrili Le Hiérophante, drugi single s prihajajočega dolgometražnega prvenca Ecclesia Gnostica, ki bo izšel ta petek, 19. januarja, pri Les Acteurs de l'Ombre Productions.

Progresivni death metal duet Iapetus sporoča, da je podpisal pogodbo z založbo Willowtip Records. Band je trenutno v fazi priprave materiala za tretji album, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda ob začetku sodelovanja z novo založbo:

»We are honored, humbled, and thrilled to announce our partnership with Willowtip Records - to join their incomparable roster, both past and present, and to stand alongside so many incredible bands that we have long admired both as fans and peers.Willowtip is and has always been dedicated to pushing the boundaries of metal - to championing the off-beat and the unfamiliar - and so we feel resolutely at home beneath their legendary, ever-innovative banner. This partnership is, for us - and in so many ways - a perfect fit. We could not be more excited for the endeavors ahead.

Writing for our next album has been ongoing for years, and is still well underway - while it's still too far-off for specific details, we can promise that it will be our darkest record yet - an 80+ minute conceptual rumination on hopelessness, mortality, and meaning in an uncaring cosmos. More news will become available as the album progresses.

And, as always, our unending gratitude for the continual support of our fans across the globe - if you haven't already, check out some of our new, outstanding labelmates - An Abstract Illusion, Countless Skies, Hath, Slugdge, The Anchoret, and more!

Cheers, and Happy New Year!«

Avstralska zasedba The Incantus je konec preteklega leta objavila kar dva nova singla, ki napovedujeta njihov debitanski album. Gre za komada Protraction Of Night ter Goddess Ablaze, ki jima lahko prisluhnete tukaj.

Kanadski heavy metalci Kontact so objavili videospot za skladbo Doppelgänger s prihajajočega prvenca Full Contact, ki izide 19. januarja pri Dying Victims Productions.

Koncert Coreya Taylora, ki naj bi 6. junija prihodnje leto nastopil v zagrebški Tvornici kulture, je bil razprodan v zgolj štirih dneh. Iz tega razloga so se organizatorji dogovorili, da se dogodek prestavi na večjo lokacijo, in sicer na ŠRC Šalata. Do tega petka lahko kupite vašo vstopnico po predprodajni ceni 39 EUR, po tem datumu pa bo cena vstopnic znašala 43 EUR. Več o dogodku izveste tukaj.

Francoski death/black metalci Necrowretch so objavili besedilni video za pesem Ksar Al-Kufar s svojega petega albuma Swords of Dajjal, ki ga bodo izdali 2. februarja pri Season of Mist Underground Activists.

Ameriški industrialci Fear Factory bodo nastopili na češkem festivalu Basinfirefest 2024. Poleg njih so bili napovedani še Brand Of Sacrifice.

Francoski black metal veterani Merrimack so posneli videospot za skladbo Sulphurean Synods. Gre za prvi single s prihajajočega albuma Of Grace and Gravity, ki bo 8. marca izšel pri založbi Season of Mist Underground Activists. Izid obsega naslednje naslove:

Sulphurean Synods
Sublunar Despondenc
Dead and Distant Clamors
Wounds that Heal
Starving Crowns
Under the Aimless Spheres

Španski death metalci Undead predstavljajo najnovejši video za komad Feast for the Worms, ki ga najdete na njihovem zadnjem albumu Putrefactio, ki je izšel 5. maja letos.

Power metalci Metal De Facto iz Finske sporočajo, da bodo 9. februarja izdali drugi album z naslovom Land of the Rising Sun Part I. Pred izidom albuma že lahko prisluhnete singlu Code Of The Samurai.

Francoski melodični black metalci A/Oratos napovedujejo svoj prvi dolgometražec Ecclesia Gnostica, ki naj bi izšel 19. januarja pri Les Acteurs de l'Ombre Productions. Tracklista:

Le Hiérophante
Daath
Deuteros
Disciplina Arcani
Ô Roi des Eons
De la Gnose Éternelle
Le Septième Sceau