Ameriški melodični death metal duet Dawn Of Existence sporoča, da je podpisal pogodbo o sodelovanju z Black Lion Records. Založba bo tako jeseni znova izdala bandov prvenec Ancient Arts. Izjavo banda lahko preberete spodaj:

»Hail! It is with great exultation and pride that Dawn Of Existence announces a pact with venerable Swedish label Black Lion Records. We’re honored to join ranks under their banner alongside their incredible roster of bands, which we encourage all to explore. As we move forward into the future, we’re grateful and excited for what’s on the horizon. Our debut album Ancient Arts is set to be unleashed on digipak this summer with another special EP release to follow. Stay tuned and stay metal!«

Thrasherji Madicide so napovedali samonaslovljen prvenec. Ta bo izšel 5. julija in prinesel devet novih komadov:

Nicotine Love
The Pit and the Pendulum
Ozymandias
Killing Machine
... Our King in Yellow
Trapped in Purgatory
Into the Dark
TommyKnockers
Death March (bonus)

Gothic/doom metalci Drift Into Black, pri kateri bobna Klemen Markelj, in pevka Alyxx so posneli videospot za pesem December, ki je del prihajajočega albuma Voices Beneath the Rubble. Album izide 28. junija pri Black Lion Records.

Grški enočlanski black metal band Ophidian predstavlja naslovno skladbo prihajajočega albuma Descent into the Labyrinth, ki ga bo naslednji mesec na kaseti izdala založba Iron Bonehead Productions.

Black metal enočlanska zasedba Aquilus predstavlja video za skladbo Into the Earth. Komad najdete na bandovem zadnjem izdelku z naslovom Bellum II.

Nemški thrasherji Rezet so razkrili, da bodo 30. avgusta izdali istoimenski šesti album. Že zdaj pa predstavljajo single Unholy Grail, za katerega so posneli tudi video. Celoten seznam komadov je tak:

Opus 1984.2
Time to Die
Unholy Grail
Duck & Cover
Burning Prophets
Together Apart
Prisoner of Fate
Killing Spree
Atmosfear
True as Lies (feat. Lips)
World War Z
Into the Abyss

Mojstri stoner metala Orange Goblin predstavljajo drugi single Cemetary Rats s prihajajočega albuma Science, Not Fiction. Izid albuma je napovedan za 19. julij, izdala pa ga bo založba Peaceville Records. Komentar frontmana Bena Warda o novem singlu:

»You want Metal? You've got Metal! "Cemetery Rats" is an anthem for all the metalheads and rockers, the kids that society deems the 'weirdos and freaks'! Fuck society! This is a song for everyone that likes to hang out in the graveyard, listening to metal and loving life as the underdog! This is doom, thrash and punk all rolled into one, like the mighty Black Sabbath colliding with classic era-Celtic Frost and Discharge! We are the heavy metal underground, we are the CEMETARY RATS!«

Groove/death metalci Abyss Of Hel z videospotom za naslovni komad spominjajo na lanski prvenec Into the Abyss.

Purtugalski death/blackened thrash pankerji Spitgod so z videospotom za komad You Know It's Coming napovedali EP z naslovom Through Life 'till Death. Seznam pesmi:

Unwillingly Brought Into this World
March of the Dead
Nothing But the Will
Embrace Yourself
You Know It's Coming
Vile Evils

Nemška metalcore zasedba Neaera je z videospotom za pesem Pacifier napovedala svoj osmi dolgometražec All Is Dust. Ta bo izšel 28. junija pri Metal Blade Records, tracklista pa je taka:

Antidote to Faith
Pacifier
All Is Dust
Swords Unsheathed
Per Aspera
Edifier
In Vain
Render Fear Powerless
Dividers
Into the Hollow

Norveški power metalci Release The Titans bodo junija (natančen datum izdaje še ni znan) izdali prvenec z naslovom Odyssey. Pri tem gre za konceptualni album, ki bo prinesel deset pesmi:

Dawning of Man
World Ablaze
Exodus
Sole Survivor
God of War
Sea of Tranquility
Horizons Beyond
Cryosleep
Cygnys X1
Into the Unknown

Na izbrani spletni platformi lahko poslušate Into the Silence, tretji album italijanskih power metalcev Perseus.

Marca je odjeknila vest, da bodo Nemci Krater, ki ustvarjajo umazani black metal, maja izdali peti studijski album Phrenesis. Band zdaj predstavlja prvi single z naslovom Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex. Točni izid albuma je prek založbe Eisenwald napovedan za 31. maj, seznam komadov pa je tak:

Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex
Schattengeister
Withered Hands
Splitter
Enlightenment’s Grieving
Once – Into the Endless Void
Phrenesis

Kanadski black/death metalci Adversarial predstavljajo komad Merging Within the Destroyer, s katerim najavljajo tretji studijski album z naslovom Solitude with the Eternal. Ta bo izšel 31. maja pri založbi Dark Descent Records in obsega naslednje naslove:

Beware the Howling Darkness on Thine Left Shoulder
Hatred Kiln of Vengeance
Witness to the Eternal Light
Death is an Advisor in the Woods of the Devil
Crushed into the Kingdom of Darkness
Merging Within the Destroyer
Fanes at the Engur
Endless Maze of Blackest Dominion

Nemške heavy metal legende Accept niti približno ne počivajo. Tokrat predstavljajo videospot za skladbo The Reckoning s prihajajočega albuma Humanoid, ki izide 26. aprila pri Napalm Records. To bo njihov 18. studijski album po vrsti, obsega pa te naslove:

Diving into Sin
Humanoid
Frankenstein
Man Up
The Reckoning
Nobody Gets out Alive
Ravages of Time
Unbreakable
Mind Games
Straight up Jack
Southside of Hell