Italijanski thrasherji Game Over bodo 20. oktobra pri Scarlet Records izdali svoj nov album Hellframes. Na ploščku bodo sledeči komadi:

Vision
Call Of The Siren
Path Of Pain
The Cult
Count Your Breaths
Atonement
Deliver Us
Synthetic Dreams
My World Dies Screaming
Hellframes (feat. Dome/Fulci)

Organizatorji graškega festivala Metal on the Hill so pred dobrim tednom dni objavili nove potrditve za letošnjo izvedbo festivala: The Night Flight Orchestra, Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, Nakkeknaekker, Silenzer in Darkfall. Festival se bo letos odvijal 1. in 2. septembra na Schlossbergu, vstopnice pa so še na voljo. Tukaj lahko dogodku sledite na Facebooku.

Med nastopajočimi so še Doro, Tarja, Burning Witches, Equilibrium, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Freedom Call in Dieth.

Nemški simfonični metalci Beyond The Black so objavili video za single Call My Name, ki ga lahko preverite spodaj.

Drugo leto aprila se Nemci odpravljajo na samostojno evropsko turnejo z naslovom Dancing In The Dark Tour 2024, v okviru katere se bodo nam najbližje ustavili 9. aprila na Dunaju.

Britanski doom metal projekt Arð pod vodstvom Marka Deeksa (Winterfylleth) ima novega bobnarja. To je postal Jeff Singer (ex-Paradise Lost, ex-My Dying Bride), ki bo zamenjal Calluma Coxa. 

Bliža se konec tedna in veliko nas komaj čaka na koncert Psychonaut 4 in Morost v Menzi pri Koritu. Že ob napovedi koncerta so domači Morost obljubili, da bodo pripravili poseben nastop, zdaj pa so nam postregli z nekaj podrobnostmi:

»For the first time in Ljubljana, Morost will be joined on stage by our friend and fellow musician Dudec on Saxophone. Together we will perform an unreleased song Devour Thine Light and a song from our first album Solace in Solitude. In addition to this, we will premiere a totally new song called Volčji Gon.«

Cena vstopnic znaša v predprodaji 22 EUR in 25 EUR na dan dogodka.

Avtor fotografije je Tadej Pišek.

Mednarodna brutal death metal zasedba Tortured, katere člani prihajajo iz Španije, Rusije in Francije, bo ta petek pri Comatose Music izdala svoj prvenec z naslovom Genetically Engineered Monstrosity. Tracklista:

Bathing in Pus
Raised by Punishment
Human Bait
Mushed Up
Genetically Engineered Monstrosity
Barbaric Impalement
Boiled to Death
Devouring What's Left of You
Gruesome Chastisement

Tržaški moderni metalci SinHeresY predstavljajo videospot za pesem Castaways s prihajajočega albuma Event Horizon, ki izide 25. avgusta pri Scarlet Records. To bo bandov četrti album in bo vseboval deset pesmi:

The Calling
Black Spirit
The Life You Left Behind
Castaways
Brighter Days
(R)evolution
Forbidden Desire
Event Horizon I: Gravity
Event Horizon II: Entropy
Event Horizon III: Singularity

Raven Banner so nova švedska melodična death metal zasedba, ki bo 1. septembra izdala svoj debitantski celovečerec z naslovom Rise Up Clan.

Prvenec, prvi pomemben mejnik zasedbe, je produciral Alexander Backlund (Soen, In Mourning, October Tide) v Fascination Street Studios, kjer je za miksing in mastering poskrbel svetovno znani producent Jens Bogren (Opeth, Sepultura, Kreator). Končni rezultat tega sodelovanja »je album, posvečen vikinškimi bojevnikomin in krvoločnim bogovom, ki so pripravljeni osvojiti srca metalskih navdušencev po vsem svetu.«

Poleg naslovnice je znan tudi seznam pesmi albuma:
Rise Up Clan
Never Yield
Sound The Horns
Beware The Fury
No Hero's Death
Thor's Anthem
Hordes Of Vikings
Gutbound
Raven's Call
Twilight of the Gods

Thrash metalci Annihilator sporočajo, da so do konca posneli prihajajoči dolgometražec. Snemali so ga v Watersound Studios v Združenem kraljestvu, več informacij pa bo znanih kmalu. Spodaj si lahko preberete še izjavo vodje zasedbe Jeffa Watersa:

»Deep, deep into the lush, tropical forests of Durham, UK, lies a studio that... well, basically makes fkn music! I just finished another record yesterday... man, the last 4 years have seen me make 4 records! Yesss... Can't wait for you to hear the 3 you haven't heard. AND 1 more record to do, as well, making it 5 records in 5 years... on a roll, I must say! Then, time to tour and enjoy my latter years! Haha! Work is fun as heck but I will have done my time in HEAVEN/HELL by the end of 2024!

Btw., Annihilator was started Dec 1984... 2024 would be 40 years since I wrote "Crystal Ann" and John Bates and I wrote the first version of 'Alison Hell'.«

Avtor fotografije: Blaž Grünfeld.

Vokalist zasedbe Dragonforce Marc Hudson bo izdal svoj prvi solo album. Hudson je podpisal mednarodno pogodbo z Napalm Records, pri kateri bo 25. avgusta izdal prvenec Starbound Stories. Vokalist je že razkril naslovnico, naslove komadov, prvi single Astalive ter postavo, ki je album posnela:

Marc Hudson – vokali, kitara, back vokali
Shaz D – klaviature
Frederic Leclerq – bass, kitara
Rich Smith – bobni

Seznam komadov je naslednji:

As The Twilight Met The Sea
Freedom Heart
Dracula X!
Stars
The Siren
Astralive
Swansong
Call Of The Martyrs
Starbound Stories
One More Sight Of The Sun With You

Italijanski power metalci Frozen Crown, ki so marca letos izdali šesti dolgometražec Call Of The North, sporočajo, da so podpisali z založbo Napalm Records. 

»We're happy and honored to join the Napalm Records family and we're ready for our next big step together! Since we founded this band in 2018 we worked hard incessantly, day after day, not only trying to put our best in our studio albums and live, but also managing the band all by ourselves, conquering every single little accomplishment with our DIY attitude, always keeping loyal to our (extremely) small entourage. Thanks to the support of our lovely fans, Frozen Crown eventually grew bigger, and got to a point where we were not able to handle it all by ourselves anymore. At the same time, we knew we needed more firepower to push the band further and bring it to the next level. And speaking of firepower, Napalm Records was just the best record label to start this new chapter with!!! We're excited beyond words to be part of the best metal label in the world, and we can't wait to start working together on our new album, joining forces with this huge team of professionals!«

Electric Callboy so v »tekkno« stil preoblekli hit Everytime We Touch zasedbe Cascada.

Domači progresivni death metalci Morost sporočajo, da so podpisali z založbo TeufelsZeug Records. Spodaj lahko v celoti preberete uradno sporočilo banda:

»It is with great honor and joy that I inform you that Morost has signed a contract with the German metal label TeufelsZeug Records.

We first met at Kaltenbach Open Air 2022, where a windy storm got us all in a bit of trouble. Seeing T-shirts flying around the merch stand, we helped each other out and a few hours later we were already talking over beer. Some meetings and calls later, we can finally announce the signing of a contract.«

Rock veterani Tesla so nedavno, natančneje 26. maja, izdali nov live album z naslovom Full Throttle Live. Sedaj s tega albuma predstavljajo video za komad Miles Away. Na albumu pa boste našli te skladbe:

Miles Away
Changes
Time to Rock
Breakin' Free
Call It What You Want
Lazy Days Crazy Nights
Cold Blue Steel
Edison's Medicine
S.O.S. (Too Bad)

Progresivci Timechild sporočajo, da bodo 1. septembra pri založbi Mighty Music izdali nov dolgometražec Blossom & Plague. Album bo obsegal naslednje komade:

The Dying Tide Part I
The Dying Tide Part II
The Dying Tide Part III
Call Of The Petrichor
Hands Of Time
Buried In Autumn
The Sign
Only Our Shadows Remain