Legende Iron Maiden so objavile live posnetek za komad Stranger in a Strange Land. Video je bil posnet na legendarnem festivalu Wacken Open Air 2023 v sklopu turneje The Future Past Tour.

Angleški tehnični death metalci Cognizance bodo 21. januarja pri Willowtip Records izdali svoj tretji dolgometražni album Phantazein. Tracklista:

Ceremonial Vigour
A Brain Dead Memoir
Chiselled in Stone
Introspection
Futureless Horizon
The Towering Monument
Alferov
Shock Heuristics
Broadcast of the Gods
In Verses Unspoken
Shadowgraph

Drugo leto, natančneje 9. februarja, prihaja Semitae Mentis, dolgometražni prvenec italijanskih tehnično-brutalnih death metalcev Spiritual Deception. Tracklista:

The I Swells... (Decadence pt.I)
Atavic Future (Decadence pt.II)
The Days of Sleep (Decadence pt.III)
Beyond Perception and Matter
Dirac Sea (feat. Luc Lemay - Gorguts)
The Night opens
On the Edge of the Abyss
Thousand Lives Within (feat. Karl Sanders - Nile)
Individuality Dissolves
...To the Coldest Decline (Decadence pt.IV)

Plošček bo nasledil te tri EP-je:
Spiritual Deception (2018)
Etemenanki (2019)
Oxymoron (2021)

Španski melodični death metalci Æolian predstavljajo tretji single s prihajajočega albuma Echoes of the Future, in sicer Into The Flames.

Založba Svart Records bo 13. oktobra izdala kompilacijo z naslovom No Future, No Past – Finnish Speed & Thrash Metal Explosion 1986–1992. Točen seznam pesmi oziroma bandov in možnost naročila kompilacije na vinilu (sivem in črnem) ali zgoščenki najdete tukaj.

Norveški melodični heavy/death metalci Paradogmata s singlom The Seeds Of Greed napovedujejo debitanstki celovečerec Endetid, ki bo izšel 23. novembra. Tracklista:

Endetidsbundet
The Seeds of Greed
Seven Curses for the Deathly Pale
The Cleansing Flood
Corrupt to Interrupt
Harrowing of Heaven
The Princes in the Tower
Certain Future
The Cleansing Flood (rough mix)
The Princes in the Tower (alternative version)

Ameriški funeral doom dvojec Bell Witch je na kanalu založbe Profound Lore objavil video za izsek z aktualnega albuma Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate, ki ga je naslovil The Clandestine Gate – Movement 2.

Dansko-ameriški thrasherji Terminalist bodo 8. septembra pri založbi Indisciplinarian izdali svoj drugi album The Crisis as Condition. Ta bo vseboval sedem komadov:

Life Won't Last
The Crisis as Condition
A Future to Weave
Last Remains
Frenetic Standstill
Mutating Fractures
Move in Strife

Ameriški black metalci Krieg sporočajo, da bo 13. oktobra luč sveta ugledal nov dolgometražec Ruiner. To bo po Transient prvi album zasedbe po devetih letih, izšel pa bo pri založbi Profound Lore Records. Na YouTubu že lahko preverite komad Solitarily, A Future Renounced, medtem ko bo celotna setlista takšna:

Bulwark
Fragments Of Nothing
Red Rooms
Solitarily, A Future Renounced
Manifested Ritual Horror
No Gardens Grow Here
An Execution In The Kingdom Of Ideas
The Lantern And The Key

Španski melodični death metalci Æolian bodo 10. novembra pri založbi Black Lion Records izdali nov dolgometražec Echoes Of The Future. Že pred izidom predstavljajo prvi single Hominis Obscura. Na albumu bodo naslednji komadi:

Hominis Obscura
Dreams or Reality
The Miracle
Her Grief
Like a Blackened Sun
Into the Flames
Lords of Greed
Echoes of the Future
Chronicles of the Fall

Nemški progresivni death metalci Alkaloid sporočajo, da so se razšli s kitaristom Dannyjem Tunkerjem. Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»We are sad to announce that Danny Tunker left Alkaloid almost 2 years ago. After going through some profound personal tragedies which had little to do with the band, he decided to adjust course and step away to focus on other endeavours. There was no drama and we all support his decision.

After some time for reflection, we decided to make this new album with the four of us. There was plenty of material as always, and we are delighted to have one of Danny's songs on the album at least. It's one of our more insane tracks, and we look forward to sharing it with you all soon!

Danny will be sorely missed. We remain good friends, wish him the best of luck in his new incarnation, and of course hope to work together again in the future in whatever form.«

Nemški melodični death metalci Kambrium so se razšli s kitaristom Maximilianom Wernerjem. Zasedba je trenutno v fazi snemanja novega albuma. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti:

»Dear Kambrium fans, today we would like to contact you with an important announcement. Maxi and Kambrium will now go their separate ways. It was a difficult decision for all of us, but we strongly believe that this is the right step for us to continue to grow and explore new musical paths.

Maxi was a constant part of Kambrium. His talent, commitment, and energy have shaped our music and shows in a significant way and accompanied us on many memorable journeys. We are grateful for the years we spent together and will carry the memories we made together forever in our hearts.

Although Maxi will no longer be part of the band, we want to emphasize that our friendship remains and remains strong. We've been through so much together and been through so many highs and lows together that we're sure our connection goes beyond music. We will continue to stay in touch, support each other and look for new adventures in our respective musical projects. Maybe you'll even see Maxi at our merch stand.

For Kambrium, this change is also a chance to reinvent ourselves. We are already working on the next album and are looking forward to enthralling you with our music in the near future. We are very grateful for your support and hope you’ll join us on this new chapter of our journey.

At this point we would like to thank Maxi again from the bottom of our hearts. You'll always be a part of the Kambrium family and we wish you all the best on your journey ahead.«

Založba Profound Lore je objavila krajši videoprispevek o tem, kako sta Dylan Desmond in Jesse Shreibman napisala in posnela četrti album Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate za svoj funeral doom projekt Bell Witch.

Preko portala eventim.si je še na voljo nekaj vstopnic za nedeljski koncert Iron Maiden. Časovnica:

18.00 vrata
19.30 The Raven Age
20.50 Iron Maiden

Organizatorji legendarnega festivala Bang Your Head sporočajo, da se je ta za vedno poslovil. Več podrobnosti lahko preberete v izjavi organizatorja:

THAT WAS IT! Hello friends, it is with a heavy heart that we are writing these lines. But there is no other way. We really gave and did everything we could to finally catch up with celebrating the big BANG YOU HEAD!!! anniversary in 2023, and eagerly anticipated this summer like no other. But: We alone, unfortunately, did not have control over creating the circumstances needed to set up an event of this caliber with the requirement to quality connected to the name BANG YOUR HEAD!!! and actually make it happen. A lot changed in the past three years and not a lot of it was and is good. All in all, it can and must be said: The whole scene changed, and the preconditions for organizing an open-air event in Balingen are completely different in 2023 than they were in 2019 – also from an economic perspective. All in all, we thus come to the conclusion, even if it is incredibly sad, that there are too many factors and forces working against us, and pushing through to organize an event at any cost would cause more losses for us and others involved than putting an end to it now. And this is how it is now: The BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2023 can and will NOT take place. Due to the abovementioned reasons which we can’t describe in further detail due to reasons that are hopefully understandable, there is no viable path that we can take responsibility for aside from calling off the big anniversary party in Balingen. We hope for your understanding and thank everybody from the bottom of our hearts that supported us, believed in us, and kept their tickets or even bought new ones. Especially for you we tried everything to finally raise the BANG YOUR HEAD!!! flag again over the Swabian Alb, but it seems like it was not meant to be. And to make sure to avoid any potential misunderstandings: There will be no more BANG YOUR HEAD!!! festivals in the future. This was it. Because we know that many of you waited for the BYH!!! this year with immense anticipation, we intensely tried to come up with a way to marginally make up for the cancellation of the event. So, we had an idea for a ticket exchange to the ROCK OF AGES festival 2023 which you can read up on in the detailed statement on www.bang-your-head.de. Of course, we will also reimburse the purchasing price to everybody who would like to return their tickets – irrespective of which of the past years the tickets for 2023 were purchased. We will inform you about the detailed process shortly through our channels. We want to thank you once again for your support at all 24 festivals and we would be thrilled to greet you as part of the LOYAL ONES in Seebronn on 28th June! Stay heavy! Horst and the BANG YOUR HEAD!!!-Team