Disonantna/ekstremna pank zasedba Slugpit iz Ljubljane bo 15. maja izdala debitantski EP Mentally Unengaged, za katerega je produkcijo, miks in mastering opravil Anže Čanžek, naslovnico EP-ja pa je naslikal Sant V. Schreiber. Bandov logo je oblikoval Chris Kiesling (Misanthropic-Art).

Band bo prvi komad razkril v sredo ob 23. uri v oddaji Desadovnjak na Radiu Študent. EP Mentally Unengaged prinaša komade:

Goat Obliteration Machine
Scum
Sonic Eradication
Machete Carnage
Phantasmal Fist
Sentient Gas

Avtorica fotografije: Ronja Matijevec Jerman

Iz tabora hrvaških doom metalcev Old Night sporočajo, da jih je zapustil vokalist in kitarist Matej Hanžek. Vrzel v zasedbi bo na vokalu tako zapolnil njegov brat Ivan, na kitari pa se je zasedbi pridružil Rafael Cvitković (Nekroza). Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»This is a post I write with a heavy heart, yet full of hope and with a bright look on the future. After eight years with us as our lead singer and frontman, earlier this year Matej decided to step down from his duties within Old Night. I know you are hoping for some gossip or a sassy story, but there was no drama involved. He just wants to focus on other things in life and at this point, music is not a priority for him. Having said that, I wish to thank him on our behalf for everything he has done for us, all the great times we shared on stage and backstage, but also for all the long hours he has put in working on our first three records. It was a privilege and you'll always be a part of our family. Obviously, this news has taken us aback and we had to figure out how best to proceed. We took some time to see what our options were, as this is an important role we needed to fill. After much deliberation we figured out we need not look outside our band for a perfect candidate as we have one in our midst. Ivan has been singing all the backing vocals from day one and from now on he will be handling all the lead vocals. No need to worry, he’ll remain our lead guitarist as well.

The only piece of the puzzle left to figure out was who’ll play the rhythm guitars? Without further ado, we welcome Rafael Cvitković, from the Croatian death metal machine Nekroza, as our new guitarist. If you attended our concerts, you might have already seen him filling in on sound checks or working on our merch booth. Nekroza just released their debut album on InsArt Records – you can check them out and show them your support.

With our line-up complete, we will continue working on our new record and we hope we’ll have some news in that regard soon. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have our first concert with the new line-up and we can’t wait to present you the New Old Night.«

Francoski brutal death metalci Benighted so posneli videospot za komad Metastasis. Gre za tretji single z desetega albuma Ekbom, ki ga bodo 12. aprila izdali pri založbi Season of Mist. Tracklista:

Prodome
Scars
Morgue
Le vice des entrailles
Nothing Left to Fear
Ekbom
Metastasis
A Reason for Treason
Fame of the Grotesque
Scapegoat
Flesh Against Flesh
Mother Earth, Mother Whore

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

Italijanska avantgardna metal zasedba Syk predstavlja najnovejši video za komad The Cross. Gre za drugi single s prihajajočega albuma eartHFlesh, ki izide 10. maja pri Season Of Mist. Tracklista:

I Am the Beast
Where I Am Going There Is No Light
I'll Haunt You in Your Dreams
eartHFlesh
The Sermon
the Cross
For to Themselves I Left Them
The Passing

Marko Hietala in Tarja Turunen sta posnela videospot za skladbo Left on Mars.

Včeraj je Paranoid upihnil 25. svečko, danes pa se začenja dvodnevno praznovanje in dobrodelno rajanje. Vstopnice oziroma zapestnice, če vstopnico že imate, lahko dvignete pri zabojniku nasproti Gala hale. Blagajna se odpre ob 19. uri. Enodnevna vstopnina na dan dogodka znaša 20 EUR, cena dvodnevne vstopnice pa 30 EUR. Izkupiček od prodanih vstopnic bomo namenili društvu Rdečki noski.

Naš portal lahko podprete z nakupom majic ali šalčk, ki jih bomo oba dneva prodajali v Menzi pri koritu. S seboj bomo imeli majice in šalčke z novim motivom ob 25. obletnici ter omejeno število majic in šalčk s starimi motivi.

Na žalost so morali Metalsteel zaradi poškodbe člana odpovedati nastop, zamenjavo pa bomo objavili takoj, ko bo mogoče!

Skupaj z ekipo Dirty Skunks in Earspliter smo za vas pripravili naslednji program:

DANES:

CHANNEL ZERO

23.00–00.00 – Space Unicorn on Fire (60 min)
21.55–22.40 – Kamra (45 min)
21.00–21.35 – Vulvathrone (35 min)
20.10–20.40 – Nefarious Vermin (30 min)

GROMKA

23.30–00.30 – Dekadent (60 min)
22.30–23.10 – Morost (40 min)
21.30–22.10 – Terminal Disease (40 min)
20.30–21.10 – Classified (40 min)

MENZA PRI KORITU

23.00–00.00 – Root A' Balluta (60 min)
21.40–22.40 – Metalsteel ??? (60 min)
20.20–21.20 – Chains (60 min)

JUTRI:

CHANNEL ZERO

23.20–00.20 – Cvinger (60 min)
22.20–23.00 – Mist (40 min)
21.20–22.00 – Sovrag (40 min)
20.20–21.00 – Woygn (40 min)
19.20–20.00 – Divine Illusion (40 min)

GROMKA

23.30–00.15 – Extreme Smoke 57 (45 min)
22.25–23.10 – Sarcasm (45 min)
21.25–22.05 – Einschlog (40 min)
20.30–21.05 – Shanti Nilaya (35 min)
19.30–20.10 – Brutart (40 min)

MENZA PRI KORITU

23.00–00.00 – SkyEye (60 min)
22.00–22.40 – Penitenziagite (40 min)
21.00–21.40 – Hellcrawler (40 min)
20.00–20.40 – Challenger (40 min)
19.00–19.40 – Smrt (40 min)

Gothic/doom metalci Drift Into Black, pri katerih bobna Klemen Markelj, bodo 28. junija izdali peti album Voices Beneath the Rubble. Ta bo izšel pri Black Lion Records in prinesel deset komadov:

The Horns of Despair
In Turmoil
The Great Machine
Voices Beneath the Rubble
Last Hope
Forever King
Blood Storm
What’s Left in the Fire
Turning of the Tide
December

Francoski brutaličarji Benighted so izdali nov single Nothing Left to Fear, za katerega je s svojim kruljenjem sodeloval Oli Peters (Archspire). Ekbom, novi album od Benighted, bo izšel 12. aprila pri Season Of Mist.

Stoner doom metalci Watchman v posluh ponujajo Left To Die, prvi single s prihajajočega tretjega albuma Cursed.

Left To Die, death metal zasedba, sestavljena iz nekdanjih članov legendarne zasedbe Death, se skupaj z Ukrajinci 1914 avgusta odpravlja na krajšo turnejo po Evropi. Nam najbliže se bosta zasedbi ustavili 6. avgusta na Dunaju.

Nemški thrasherji Exa bodo čez slab mesec dni, natančneje 9. februarja, izdali drugi album Left in Shards. S tega so v obliki animiranega videospota nedavno predstavili komad King Terror.

Norveški pionirji gothic metala Trail Of Tears so podpisali pogodbo o sodelovanju z grško založbo Trail Of Tears. Pri založbi bo zasedba po več kot desetih letih zatišja tako izdala nov EP Winds of Disdain. EP naj bi izšel 24. maja in bo zajemal te komade:

Winds Of Disdain
Take These Tears
No Colours Left
T.B.A.

Heavy/doom rockerji Lucifer so posneli video za single Slow Dance in a Crypt s prihajajočega albuma Lucifer V, ki bo izšel 26. januarja pri založbi Nuclear Blast. Bandov peti dolgometražec prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Fallen Angel
At the Mortuary
Riding Reaper
Slow Dance in a Crypt
A Coffin Has No Silver Lining
Maculate Heart
The Dead Don't Speak
Strange Sister
Nothing Left to Lose but My Life
At the Mortuary (Halloween edit)
Maculate Heart (radio edit)

Finski melodični death metalci Beyond The Hate predstavljajo komad Alone I Die, ki je drugi single s prihajajočega prvenca Darkest Times. Za komad je band posnel tudi video, album pa izide 4. marca naslednje leto pri Inverse Records in bo zajemal naslednje skladbe:

Sign Of Weakness
Alone I Die
The Lighthouse
Black Within (feat. Katri Hiovain-Asikainen)
The Plague Upon Us
Left Behind
Dark Is The Sky
Dead Ones
Stranger in Me
Times of Misery
The Last Moments
In Memoriam (feat. Jaakko Mäntymaa)