Švedsko-kanadski death metalci Darkened bodo 14. junija pri Edged Circle Productions na zgoščenki, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno izdali tretji album Defilers of the Light. Ta prinaša enajst komadov:

Waves of Desolation
Defilers of the Light
Those Who Dwell Below
In Praise of Shadows
Just Close Your Eyes
Echoes of Solitude
On We Slaughter
Dead Inside
Masses of Vain Observance
As Apocalypse Dawns
Final Sanctuary

Kot smo januarja poročali, je v 78. letu starosti umrl Tony Clarkin, kitarist, ustanovitelj britanskih veteranov Magnum. Že takrat se je šušljalo, da to pomeni tudi konec za zasedbo, ki je to zdaj tudi uradno potrdila. Izjava vokalista Boba Catleyja:

»Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I really can't carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it's all too much for me, people. I can't carry on without Tony.
I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future – you never know – but I can't keep going on like this. It's far too sad; it's all too sad.
So, I hope you understand. You've been fantastic – the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
So, be good. Keep Tony's music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry MAGNUM inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
I love you. You've been brilliant. But it's time for me to bow out now. It's my last curtain call, okay? I'll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.«

Angleški ekstremneži Cradle Of Filth se potikajo v studiu, kjer pripravljajo material za 14. dolgometražec. Novico je v svojem profilu Instagram razkrila vokalistka in klaviaturistka Zoë M. Federoff:

»I am beyond humbled to have been allowed to contribute vocals and/or keys to many of the songs on this album. Dani and the guys showed a lot of faith in me for my first album with the gang, and I went in extremely nervous and hellbent on making them all proud. Thank God Dani Filth and producer Scott Atkins are so good at calming my nerves! That was the most fun and relaxing studio session I've had in ages!

Fourteen will be something very special, a distinctly new chapter, and it quite satisfies both the musician and the long-time Cradle fan inside me. A piece of each of our souls lives audibly in it. Prepare yourselves, Filthy family!«

Nova progresivna metalska super zasedba Whom Gods Destroy predstavlja video za tretji single Crawl s prihajajočega prvenca Insanium, katerega izid so napovedali za 15. marec pri InsideOut Music.

Italijanski temačni doom/death metalci In Autumn predstavljajo drugi single Focus s prihajajočega tretjega albuma What’s Done Is Done. Album izide 16. februarja in bo zajemal te komade:

What’s Done Is Done
Focus
Lucid Dream
Inside My Soul
Despised by Life
Breathing in the Void
The Illusion of Reality
Block
Strange Thoughts
I See You

Italijanski heavy metalci Crying Steel so napovedali live album Live and Thunder, ki bo izšel 28. februarja pri Underground Symphony. Tracklista:

Hammerfall
Crank it Up
Defender
Shut Down
Killer Inside
Raptor
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place
Born in the Fire
Rockin’ Train
Heavens of Rock
Running’ Like a Wolf
Thundergods

Mick Mars, nekdanji član zasedbe Mötley Crüe, predstavlja še tretji single Undone s prihajajočega solo albuma The Other Side of Mars. Ta izide 23. februarja. Tracklista:

Loyal to the Lie
Broken on the Inside
Alone
Killing Breed
Memories
Right Side of Wrong
Ready to Roll
Undone
Ain't Going Back
LA Noir

Nova progresivno metalska super zasedba Whom Gods Destroy, ki jo sestavljajo člani Derek Sherinian – klaviature (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), Ron »Bumblefoot« Thal – kitare (Guns N'Roses, Sons of Apollo), Dino Jelusick – vokal (Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Yas Nomura – bas in Bruno Valverde na bobnih, so za 15. marec pri Insideout Music najavili izid studijskega prvenca z naslovom Insanium.

Predstavljajo pa tudi sveži video za prvi single In The Name Of War.

Ameriški death metalci Purulency predstavljajo komad Xenolith of Ruination z debitantskega dema Transcendent Unveiling of Dimensions, ki ga bo 26. januarja izdala založba Caligari Records na kaseti. Tracklista:

(Inside the) Arcane Hypogeum
Adrift in Festering Perpetuity
Xenolith of Ruination
Devoured by the Sentient Nihility

Belgijski black metalci Bloedmaan so v petek izdali album Castle Inside the Eclipse, ki mu lahko tukaj prisluhnete v celoti.

Belgijski black metal band Bloedmaan je posnel videospot za komad Winged Flight Under the Pale Moon s prihajajočega debitantskega albuma Castle Inside the Eclipse.

Nizozemska heavy metal/hard rock zasedba Cobra Spell je posnela videospot za skladbo The Devil Inside of Me s prvenca 666, ki izide 1. decembra pri založbi Napalm Records.

Metalcorovci The Ghost Inside predstavljajo najnovejši single Death Grip. Video za komad si lahko ogledate spodaj.

Belgijski black metal band Bloedmaan za 15. december napoveduje debitantski album Castle Inside the Eclipse. Ta bo izšel na CD-ju, vinilu in digitalno pri založbi Immortal Frost Productions in bo prinesel pet novih komadov:

The Night of Blood
Cursed Charms of Death
Haunted Melancholic Obsessions
Winged Flight under the Pale Moon
The Hunter's Dream

Ameriški tehnični thrash metal veterani Sadus imajo nov besedilni video, in sicer za komad Scorched and Burnt. Komad bo del prihajajočega albuma The Shadow Inside, katerega izid je napovedan za 17. november pri Nuclear Blast records.