Danes je finski death/doom metal trojec Baron izdal dolgometražni prvenec Beneath the Blazing Abyss pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records. Prisluhnete mu lahko v YouTubu in na Bandcampu.

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

Kitarist/vokalist Shelby Lermo (Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, ex-Vastum) in bobnar Jason Bursese (Black Fucking Cancer) predstavljata nov projekt Thanatotherion, ki je nadaljevanje Shelbyjevega projekta Naughtskeid. Led sta prebila s komadom Nuclear Womb z albuma Alienation Manifesto, ki bo izšel 7. junija pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records in obsega komade:

Red Cathedral
The Raven and the Box of Stars
Orb
Wilczyca
Nuclear Womb
Lament
Codex Crepusculum

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

Danski death metalci Morbid Grave so podpisali za Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, kjer bodo na enem ploščku znova izdali prvenec The Slime Crawlers in EP Pandemic Mutations. Prednaročila CD-ja so že omogočena.

Ameriška tehnična death metal/deathcore zasedba Cognitive je z videospotom za pesem A Pact Unholy napovedala peti album Abhorrence. Ta bo izšel 17. maja pri Metal Blade Records in bo prinesel deset komadov:

Abhorrence
Insidious
A Pact Unholy
Ivory Tower
As the Light Fades
Savor the Suffering
Containment Breach
Rorschach
Lunar Psychopathy
Cold Dead Hands

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

Angleški black metalci Inconcessus Lux Lucis s komadom Temples Colliding in Fire napovedujejo tretji studijski album, ki bo nosil isti naslov. Album Temples Colliding In Fire bo izšel 7. junija pri I, Voidhanger Records in prinaša komade:

From the Forge Primordial and Timeless
I Am the Crooked Blade
Temples Colliding in Fire
Meditations upon Burning Breath
Revenge of the Other God
Eternal Descent (At the Speed of Death)
And His Wounds Shall Devour the Heavens

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.«

Španski death/doom metalci Golgotha bodo 14. junija pri Ardua Music izdali Spreading the Wings of Hope, dolgometražni album številka šest. Ta prinaša osem novih komadov:

For Every Tear
Gilded Cage
A Solitary Soul
Hear Their Cries
Human Vultures
Closed Heart
Spreading Wings of Hope
Hope as Guide

Portugalski progresivni thrash/doom metalci Web bodo 8. junija pri Firecum Records izdali četrti album, ki bo nosil naslov Burden of Destiny. Tracklista:

They’re Coming
More than You
No More
Chaotic World/Lifeless
A Grave to Be Dug
Tears of Ash
Burden of Destiny
All for One
Opposing Rebellion
Rootless Soul

Radio Študent, najstarejša evropska študentska radijska postaja, prihodnji mesec praznuje 55-letnico. Na osrednjem dogodku praznovanja bodo 9. maja nastopila štiri zveneča imena aktualne domače glasbene scene: The Canyon Observer, Širom, Etceteral in Haloban. Več informacij o dogodku najdete v našem Napovedniku.

Italijanski black metal projekt Ultio, za katerim stoji Giorgio Barroccu, bo 23. maja pri Brucia Records izdal EP Cor, s katerega sta znana že dva od šestih komadov:

Spikes
The Grey Inferno
Wretchedness
A Thousand Times More
Looking For Eyes
Cor

Italijanska misteriozna gothic metal zasedba Walk In Darkness je objavila video za novi single Mother.