Francoska doom metal zasedba Monolithe sporoča, da je klaviaturist Matthieu Marchand zapustil band. Monolithe so tako trenutno v iskanju zamenjave. Izjava banda ob razhodu s klaviaturistom:

»The band wish to inform you that keyboardist Matthieu Marchand is no longer a member of Monolithe. We wish him success in his other current and future ventures! The band is looking for a new live keyboard player.«

Nizozemski simfoniki Within Temptation bodo 21. junija izdali že sedmi live plošček. Tokratni bo nosil naslov Worlds Collide Tour – Live in Amsterdam. Tracklista:

Our Solemn Hour
Faster
Paradise (What About Us?)
Stand My Ground
Angels
Iron
Raise Your Banner
Entertain You
The Reckoning
Supernova
Don't Pray for Me
All I Need
Ice Queen
Mother Earth

Jutri bodo v Mariboru nastopili Mondo Generator, ki jih je ustanovil Nick Oliveri, basist in pevec pri zasedbah Kyuss in Queens Of The Stone Age. Kot predskupini bosta nastopili avstrijski Harrowist in domači stonerji Omega Sun. Časovnica je taka:

21.00 Harrowist
22.00 Omega Sun
23.00 Mondo Generator

Švedski black metalci Marduk bodo 6. septembra pri Back on Black izdali live album Beast of Prey: Brutal Assault. Gre za posnetek, ki je nastal med nastopom leta 2015, ko je band odigral album Panzer Division Marduk v celoti. Plošček bo izšel na vinilu, CD-ju in DVD-ju. Tracklista:

Panzer Division Marduk
Baptism by Fire
Christraping Black Metal
Scorched Earth
Beast of Prey
Blooddawn
502
Fistfucking God's Planet
Wartheland
The Blond Beast
Frontschwein
The Black...

Nemški progresivci Disillusion so remasterizirali in ponovno izdali svoj prvenec Back to Times of Splendor. Ta je izšel s štirimi bonus komadi:

And the Mirror Cracked
Fall
Alone I Stand in Fires
Back to Times of Splendor
A Day by the Lake
The Sleep of Restless Hours
The Porter (bonus)
Eternal Duality (bonus)
And the Mirror Cracked (live bonus)
Alone I Stand in Fires (live bonus)

Na različnih spletnih platformah je na voljo za poslušanje Live Blood, aktualni live plošček legendarnih heavy metalcev Tygers Of Pan Tang.

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Demo 1989 legendarne death metal zasedbe Malevolent Creation. Tracklista:

stran A ali Demo 1989:
Injected Sufferage
Epileptic Seizure
Violent Offspring

stran B ali Live Demo '89 - Part II
Malevolent Creation
Remnants of Withered Decay
Darkness Within (The Human Corporation)

Mednarodni progresivni metalci Seventh Station so objavili live video za pesem A Final Bow z aktualnega drugega albuma Heal the Unhealed.

Finci Battle Beast z live videospotom za pesem Master of Illusion spominjajo na aktualni album Circus of Doom iz leta 2022.

Ameriška doom metal zasedba Pallbearer predstavlja videospot za skladbo Endless Place, najnovejši single s prihajajočega albuma Mind Burns Alive, ki ga bo izdala 17. maja pod okriljem založbe Nuclear Blast.

Američani Obituary so te dni predstavili novo spletno mesto, spletno trgovino in novi videospot za komad Barely Alive. Ta je nastal med njihovo lansko turnejo po Veliki Britaniji.

Arises, groove metal band iz sosednje Hrvaške, predstavlja live posnetek komada Release the Floods, ki je nastal v studiu Twenty Twenty. Komad lahko najdete na bandovem zadnjem EP-ju Sessions Under A Pale Sun. Posnetek je nastal v sklopu priprave na snemanje novega EP-ja, v živo pa boste Arises lahko ujeli poleti na festivalu Cahn Fest.

Založba Everlasting Spew Records bo jutri izdala prvenec ameriških progresivnih thrash/death metalcev Nuclear Tomb z naslovom Terror Labyrinthian, že od včeraj pa ga v posluh ponuja na platformah YouTube in Bandcamp.

Kot smo že poročali, bodo moderni metalci Jinjer 17. maja izdali prvi live album »Live In Los Angeles«. Koncert je bil posnet 22. decembra 2022 v dvorani The Wiltern v Los Angelesu. Pred izidom albuma band predstavlja še posnetek svojega najbolj prepoznavnega komada Pisces.

Deathcorovci Chelsea Grin sporočajo, da je vrzel na bobnarskem stolčku zapolnil Josh Miller. Zasedba se je pred kratkim razšla z bobnarjem Pablom Viverosom in tako je nov polnopravni član zasedbe postal Josh. Izjava banda:

»We hope everyone has been doing well; we have some updates. We have parted ways with our fill-in drummer, Nathan Pearson. We sincerely value his friendship, as well as his devotion to furthering his craft and bringing his all to the stage. We truly look forward to watching his drumming career continue to blossom and advance, and value his time with us.

Furthermore, the band and Pablo have mutually agreed to separate. Pablo is one of our oldest friends, the life of the party, a masterful player, and a powerful creative. After Pablo spent some years away from the band, we all came together and realized that personal visions had diverged through time. We will always wish the very best for him, and seriously value all that he brought not only to the band, but to our lives. Nothing but tremendous love for him, always. We also encourage everyone to show support for him, Jaek and Alex’s new band, Ameonna.

Moving forward, we are proud and excited to announce that Josh Miller will be joining Chelsea Grin. It goes without saying that the future is bright – you will hear it in our music and witness it in our performances.

We keep very much to ourselves at this stage in our lives, but when we check in we want each of you to know that you are deeply and sincerely valued – we are so grateful for the opportunity to do what we love. We cannot wait to bring more of our vision to you all. Thank you for the years of support and love, and we will see you on our current tour supporting Fit For A King.«