Norveški gotični elektroničarji The Kovenant bodo nastopili na nizozemskem festivalu Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2024. Poleg njih je bilo napovedanih še šest zasedb, celoten seznam nastopajočih pa trenutno zgleda tako:

DARK FUNERAL (petkov headliner) | ASPHYX | THE KOVENANT | AGENT STEEL | M.O.D. | ANAAL NATHRAKH | IMPALED NAZARENE | CARPATHIAN FOREST | REVEL IN FLESH | HOUR OF PENANCE | EMPYRIUM | SCHAMMASCH | CHAPEL OF DISEASE | AKHYLS | ALFAHANNE | SVARTTJERN | SOULBURN | SAVAGE GRACE | THY ANTICHRIST | MALPHAS | FRACTURED INSANITY | VIOLENTHOR | THREE EYES OF THE VOID.

Američani Inter Arma napovedujejo izid novega albuma New Heaven, ki izide 26. aprila pri Relapse Records in ga lahko prednaročite tukaj. Tracklista:

New Heaven
Violet Seizures
Desolation’s Harp
Endless Grey
Gardens in the Dark
The Children the Bombs Overlooked
Concrete Cliffs
Forest Service Road Blues

Eindhoven Metal Meeting, ki se bo letos odvijal 13. in 14. decembra v Eindhovnu, je razkril nove nastopajoče. Celoten seznam zdaj izgleda tako:

DARK FUNERAL
ASPHYX
AGENT STEEL
ANAAL NATHRAKH
CARPATHIAN FOREST
EMPYRIUM
IMPALED NAZARENE
SCHAMMASCH
CHAPEL OF DISEASE
AKHYLS
ALFAHANNE
SOULBURN
SAVAGE GRACE
THY ANTICHRIST
FRACTURED INSANITY
VIOLENTHOR

Eksperimentalni post/black metalci Botanist v novem videospotu razkrivajo skladbo Aristolochia, s katero napovedujejo enajsti dolgometražec Paleobotany. Izdali ga bodo 17. maja pri založbi Prophecy Productions, album pa obsega te naslove:

Aristolochia
When Forests Turned to Coal
Magnolia
Archaeamphora
The Impact That Built the Amazon
Sigillaria
Strychnos Electri
Wollemia Nobilis
Dioon
Royal Protea

Finski doom/death metalci Swallow The Sun bodo 30. aprila pri Alone Records na vinilu izdali zbirko The Singles Collection (The Spinefarm Years). Kot pove že ime, bo izdaja pokrivala bandovo sodelovanje z založbo Spinefarm Records, natančneje te izdaje:

The Morning Never Came
Ghosts Of Loss
Hope
New Moon
Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
Plague Of Butterflies (EP)

Black metal dvojec Inquisition se naslednje leto vrača z novim dolgometražcem. Album z naslovom Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence naj bi izšel 26. januarja in bo zajemal naslednje komade:

Witchcraft Within A Gothic Tomb
Crown Of Light And Constellations
A Hidden Ceremony Of Blood And Flesh
Force Of Death Is The Force Of Life
Memories Within An Empty Castle In Ruins
Primordial Philosophy And Pure Spirit
Infinity Is The Aeon of Satan
Pathway Of Light Is A Pathway To Fire
Light Of My Dark Essence
Secrets From The Wizard Forest Of Forbidden Knowledge
Sorcery Through Crystal Eyes In Search Of The Devil
Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence
Lord Of Absolute Darkness And Infinite Light

Organizatorji Inferno Metal Festivala 2024 so obelodanili razpored po dnevih za naslednjo edicijo festivala. Ta je takšen:

ČETRTEK:
Kampfar
Candlemass
Nordjevel
Cattle Decapitation
Keep of Kalessin
Konvent
Crypta
Signs of the Swarm
Orm
200 Stab Wounds
Forcefed Horsehead
Nakkeknaekker
Vomit Forth
H.P. Doomcraft

PETEK:
At the Gates
Sólstafir
Carpathian Forest
Vltimas
Arthur Brown
Mantar
Extermination Dismemberment
Umbra Conscientia
Automaton
Vorga
Celestial Scourge
Deception
Visegard
Deathbarrel

SOBOTA:
Dimmu Borgir
Borknagar
Me And That Man
Orbit Culture
Saor
Khold
Jo Quail
Madder Morten
Dwaal
Void ov Voices
Tilintetgjort
In Twilight’s Embrace
Befouled
Shaving The Werewolf
Imbalance
Horrifier
Deathbarrel

NEDELJA:
Taake
Finntroll
Cynic
Winterfylleth
Misþyrming
Koldbrann
Bell Witch
Dödsrit
Phantom Fire
Zustand Null
Tusmørke
Inchiation
Blodkvalt
Selvforakt
Terminal

Inferno Metal Fest je z zadnjimi potrditvami za naslednje leto dobil končno podobo. Med 28. in 31. marcem bodo v Oslu nastopile te zasedbe:

Dimmu Borgir, Taake, At the Gates, Kampfar, Candlemass, Borknagar, Sólstafir, Finntroll, Me and That Man, Carpathian Forest, Cattle Decapitation, Cynic, Nordjevel, Orbit Culture, Winterfylleth, Keep of Kalessin, Vltimas, Arthur Brown, Misþyrming, Saor, Mantar, Koldbrann, Konvent, Khold, Crypta, Signs of the Swarm, Bell Witch, Extermination Dismemberment, Dödsrit, Madder Mortem, Dwaal, Void ov Voices, Jo Quail, Orm, Phantom Fire, Tilintetgjort, Umbra Conscientia, In Twilight’s Embrace, 200 Stab Wounds, Automaton, Befouled, Vorga, Zustand Null, Forcefed Horsehead, Shaving the Werewolf, Tusmørke, Visegard, Imbalance, Nakkeknaekker, Celestial Scourge, Deception, Vomit Forth, Horrifier, H.P. Doomcraft, Inchoation, Terminal, , Blodkvalt, Selvforakt, Deathbarrel.

Vstopnice so že na voljo.

Enočlanski doom/black/gothic metal projekt In a Forest Dark je predstavil video za komad Forever Alone s ploščka Buried Giant.

Nemški melodični black metalci Verderbnis so posneli videospot za komad Walking Through Forgotten Forests s prihajajočega ploščka Paria. Tracklista:

I Am The Wolf
Venomous Embrace
Walking Through Forgotten Forests
Paria
Lebenswinters Wanderschaft
Des Kranichs Flug
Dusk Maiden
Ein Wind Flüstert den Tod
Satanizer Terrorizer

Švedski enočlanski band Grift kot drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Dolt land v obliki videospota predstavlja skladbo Nattens pilgrim, ki jo je pospremil z videospotom. Tracklista:

Silverne stig (Silver pathway)
Nattens pilgrim (Pilgrim of the night)
På vingar slumrande (On wings in slumber)
Evas backe (Eva’s hill)
En hemskog (A home forest)
Gyllene sal (Golden hall)

Organizatorji kultnega festivala Inferno Metal Festival 2024 predstavljajo drugi paket bandov za naslednje leto. Na novo so potrjene naslednje zasedbe: Carpathian Forest, Cattle Decapitation, Signs ot the Swarm, Umbra, Conscientia, 200 Stab Wounds in Vomit Forth.

Inferno Metal Festival 2024 se bo odvil med 28. in 31. marcem 2024.

Ameriški simfonični black metal trojček Ancestral Blood z besedilnim videospotom za komad Forgotten Myths & Legends napoveduje prihajajoči prvenec z naslovom Forgotten Myths and Legends - Chapter 1. Plošček bo izšel 21. julija pri WormHoleDeath Records. Tracklista:

Forged in the Fires of Hephaestos
Forgotten Myths and Legends
Sky Fortress of Wizardry
Crystallized Within the Caverns of Time
Through the Enchanted Forest of Illusions
Awaiting Where Calm Winds Blow at Nightfall
The Cronos Stone
Lost on a Boundless Journey (Voyage)
Sparks of Light Atop Towers Deserted for Ages

Ameriški deathcorovci Carnifex z novim videospotom predstavljajo naslovni komad albuma Necromanteum, ki bo izšel 6. oktobra pri Nuclear Blast in prinaša vsega deset komadov:

Torn in Two
Death's Forgotten Children
Necromanteum
Crowned in Everblack
The Pathless Forest
How the Knife Gets Twisted
Architect of Misanthropy
Infinite Night Terror
Bleed More
Heaven and Hell All at Once

Ameriški doom/death metal band Roots Of The Old Oak je posnel videospot za naslovno skladbo prvenca The Devil and His Wicked Ways, ki bo izšel 15. septembra pri založbi Hammerheart Records. Album prinaša naslednje skladbe:

I Defy Thee
Cheating the Hangman
Forest Dweller
A Ballad of Two Ravens
The Devil and His Wicked Ways
Cosmic Dark Age
Allfather (A Wanderers Tale)
Take the Throne