VROČE NOVICE
Znane so številne nove potrditve za češki festival Brutal Assault 2024. Med temi so med drugim The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pestilence, Bewitched, Imperial Triumphant, Sylosis in Finntroll. Vse nastopajoče najdete v našem Napovedniku.
Bavarski thrasherji Battlecreek so napovedali tretji album, ki bo nosil naslov Maze Of The Mind in bo izšel 11. aprila pri MDD Records.
Poleg tega Nemci napovedujejo turnejo z Angelus Apatrida, v okviru katere bodo 4. aprila nastopili v Ljubljani:
3. april: München (DE), Backstage
4. april: Ljubljana (SI), Menza pri Koritu
5. april: Dunaj (AT), Escape
6. april: Poznań (PL), 2Progi
7. april: Varšava (PL), Hydrozagadka
9. april: Berlin (DE), Cassiopeia
10. april: Hamburg (DE), Logo
11. april: Hengelo (NL), Metropool
12. april: Haarlem (NL), Patronaat
13. april: Eindhoven (NL), Welcome to Hell
14. april: Kortrijk (BE), DVG Club
15. april: Essen (DE), Don’t Panic
16. april: Kassel (DE), Goldgrube
17. april: Colmar (FR), Grillen
18. april: Aarau (CH), KiFF Foyer
19. april: Marseille (FR), Molotov
20. april: Limoges (FR), C.C.J. Lennon
Romunski death metalci Vorus bodo kmalu, natančneje 1. marca, izdali album Desolate Eternities. Ta bo izšel pri Loud Rage Music in prinesel deset komadov:
Desolate in Eternity
The Phantom Fear
Moribund's Hollow Gaze
Deathly Cycle of Existence
Blood-Sucking Leech
Dormant Malignancy
Obscure Delusional Chasms
Escape from Beyond
Aether of the Abyss
Dragged into Oblivion
Italijanski power metalci Trick Or Treat in Chiara Tricarico (Moonlight Haze) so posneli live video za pesem Tears Against Your Smile, s čimer napovedujejo prihajajoči live album A Creepy Night Live. Ta bo izšel 8. decembra pri Scarlet Records in prinaša 14 komadov:
Intro/Creepy Symphony
Have a Nice Judgment Day
Loser Song
Aquarius: Diamond Dust
The Great Escape
Tears Against Your Smile (feat. Chiara Tricarico)
Cloudrider
Hungarian Hangover
Libra: One Hundred Dragons Force
Take Your Chance (feat. Michele Luppi)
Rabbits’ Hill
Crazy
Like Donald Duck
When the Lights Fade Out (Santa's in Trouble) (feat. Tommy Johansson)
Ameriški heavy metalci Night Demon so objavili video za komad The Wrath z aktualnega albuma Outsider.
Zasedba se kmalu odpravlja na evropsko turnejo Outsider 2023 European Tour, na kateri bo aktualni album odigrala v celoti, poleg tega pa predstavila še nekaj svojih največjih klasik. Nam najbližje se bo ustavila 12. septembra na Dunaju, sicer pa lahko preverite celotno turnejo na priloženi sliki. Na turneji jih bodo spremljali belgijski speed metalci Speed Queen.
Basist Bryce Paul ni več član švedskih veljakov In Flames. Zamenjal ga bo Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan).
Nemški high speed power metalci Sculforge so posneli besedilni videospot za pesem Glorious, ki je del prihajajočega albuma Intergalactic Battle Tunes, ki bo vseboval kar 26 pesmi:
Into The Never
Lost In The Warp
Forbidden Knowledge
For The Omnisavior
For Honor
Spacehull
Lost And Found
Dark Ruins
The Sovereign Protects
Secrets Unlocked
Slave To The Machine
The Extraction
Extermination
A New Hope
Castilla Stands
Glorious
Schwanengesang
The Escape
Epitaph
Kings Of The Battlefield
Reign Of Chaos
Follow Me
Into The Depths
Heart Of Darkness
The Sculforge Inn Incident
Sculforge Inn
Pred časom smo že poročali, da so melodični death metalci The Agonist iz Kanade odpovedali nastop na letošnji ediciji festivala MetalDays. Sedaj pa je iz tabora zasedbe tudi odjeknila vest, da je uradno prenehala z delovanjem. Več si lahko preberete v spodnji izjavi:
Dear friends, it's time to make a very difficult but necessary announcement.
We have decided that The Agonist as a band, has come to an end. Much deliberation and care has been put into making this decision, and unfortunately, given the circumstances, this is the conclusion that makes the most sense for the band and us as individuals.
There are many factors that led to this decision. It is a mix of personal, financial and industry related issues, but in the end the 5 of us are no longer able to agree on a way forward that would benefit The Agonist business as a whole, while respecting each member's personal lives and wishes.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to the fans for coming out to the shows, buying our merch, and supporting us over the years. Nothing is more satisfying than connecting with our fellow human beings via the gift of music. It is the number one factor that has always driven us- to make you, the listener, feel something. In the end, we know that we've accomplished this together.
Some members of the band will continue to work on music in various ways, others will focus on personal projects and family. We kindly ask you to respect their privacy on this particular matter and encourage you to follow them on their individual social media accounts to support their future endeavors.
Vicky Psarakis will be carrying on with her band, Sicksense. They have a new EP coming out this summer and she will be playing 2 live shows with them in Montreal, in June.
You can also directly support her by following her on Patreon and Twitch.
Simon McKay is currently looking to join a new band full-time, while offering session work for studio and live gigs. Also, keep an eye out for new music coming soon from his solo project.
Chris Kells will be focusing on his career as a videographer. Since 2015, he has directed all of The Agonist's music videos, as well as many other established bands.
Danny Marino is currently writing music for 2 new projects.
Pascal "Paco" Jobin will be releasing new music with his project Leading the betrayed.
Our US-based merch store with Sound Escape Agency will remain open. We have also put together an EU-based store for our European fans. Inventory is final and there will be no restocks. Proceeds will go directly to the band to help us pay off our remaining debt.
Once again, we thank you and we love you.
»We will survive. At the end of the tunnel there's always a light.« - The Agonist
Domači black metalci Srd bodo novembra nastopili na manjšem dvodnevnem underground festivalu Black Metal Invasion Vol. XI. Festival se tradicionalno odvija na Dunaju v klubu Escape.
Več informacij o festivalu najdete v našem Napovedniku, vendar zaenkrat še ni znano, ali bodo nastopili Srd v petek ali soboto.
Američani Whythre bodo konec maja izdali album z naslovom Impregnate my Hate, ki prinaša naslednje komade:
Scorchbreath
Impregnate My Hate
Can't Escape This
Scorpions of Sinai
C Section S1urpee
Death Frontier
Tantric Aspects of the Cross
Immanence
Run It Red
Better Lovers je nova zasedba, ki jo sestavljajo člani zasedb The Dilinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die in Fit For An Autopsy. Projekt je že predstavil svoj prvi single, ki nosi naslov 30 under 13.
Italijanski heavy metalci Tarchon Fist bodo 28. aprila izdali peti studijski album. The Flame Still Burns prinaša naslednje komade:
The Flame Still Burns
Lens of Life
Wolfpack
Soldiers in White
9/11
Ireland Rebels
Always Alone
Escape
The Man
So, Thank You All
The Legend of Rainbow Warriors
Ameriški progresivni postmetal duo Sarattma je objavil videospot za komad Sciatic Haze z aktualnega albuma Escape Velocity.
