Slam/brutal death metal/deathcore band Ingested iz Manchestra je danes izdal album The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams pri založbi Metal Blade, ki ga tukaj ponuja celega v posluh.

Novonastala zasedba Ortolan, v kateri delujejo Dan Gargiulo in Oleg Zalman (Artificial Brain), Jeremy Salvo (Xoth) in Andy Horn (Crossspitter), predstavlja svojo prvo skladbo Holy to Whom?. Z njo napovedujejo samonaslovljeni demo Ortolan, ki bo izšel 15. aprila na kaseti in prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Sudden Loss
Holy to Whom?
Drowned in Armagnac
Multiple Hidden Magicians
Early Departure

Francoska založba Debemur Morti Productions bo 18. in 19. oktobra krstno izvedla festival Servants of Chaos 2024, na katerem bodo nastopili Dødheimsgard in bandi pod njenim okrlijem – Archgoat, Throane, Mütterlein, Aversio Humanitatis, Eitrin, Slidhr, Light of the Morning Star in Ulcerate.

Festival bo gostil klub ResonanzWerk v Oberhausnu v Nemčiji. Za več informacij lahko tukaj spremljate dogodek na Facebooku.

Po tem, ko so se thrasherke Jenner pred kratkim razšle z bobnarko Seleno Simić, zdaj dekleta predstavljajo njeno zamenjavo. Nova stara bobnarka je postala Marija Dragićević, ki je z bandom sodelovala že od leta 2013 do 2021. Izjava banda:

»As many of you suspected, Marija is once again taking a place behind the drum kit in our band! For those who may not now, Marija is Alexandra's sister. She was the original drummer of Jenner, but had to take a step back from the band due to some personal issues. However, she's back and ready to hit the stage with us again! Join us in welcoming Marija back to the band!«

Temačni death metalci Adversarial bodo 31. maja izdali nov album z naslovom Solitude With The Eternal​… Za snemanje in miks je poskrbel Vadim Balanyuk, Mmastering pa je opravil Damian Herring v Watchtower Studios. Kako nov izdelek zasedbe zveni, pa preverite na bandovi strani Bandcamp, kjer lahko prisluhnete komadu Merging Within the Destroyer.

Iz društva Železni Aktivizem sporočajo, da so v prodaji ugodnejše vstopnice (super early bird) za Vratolom 2024. Do konca aprila stanejo samo 20 EUR, kupite pa jih lahko v spletni trgovini On Parole. Festival se bo odvijal 12. in 13. julija na letnem kinu ob Škalskem jezeru v Velenju, potrjeni nastopajoči pa so: Escuela Grind, Hellripper, Traitor, Basement Torture Killing, Hobos, Rabid Dogs, Srd, Vulvathrone, Human Host Body, Diamond Dust in Black Camo.

Deseta izvedba festivala bo na žalost tudi zadnja, zato ga nikakor ne zamudite. Ogrevanje na Vratolom v klubu Jalla Jalla na Metelkovi bo 18. maja s skupinama Dead Corcoras in Marjetice.

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

Marco S. Vermiglio, poznan kot frontman italijanske black/death metal zasedbe Demonomancy, je ustanovil projekt Flamekeeper. Gre za heavy metal projekt, na katerem Marco ustvarja že zadnjih pet let, sedaj pa je obelodanil, da bo 10. maja končno izšel istoimenski prvenec Flamekeeper. Za izdajo bo poskrbela založba Invictus Productions, spodaj pa si lahko ogledate video za istoimenski single.

Sporočamo, da je umrl Dennis Cornelius, vokalist in kitarist doom metalcev Memory Driven. Naj počiva v miru. Izjava banda:

»It is with indescribable melancholy that words cannot express in which I make this announcement. Dennis Cornelius, our long time musical brother, in this band, and in life, has passed away. We cannot begin to process this immense loss, as we just send love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Thank you for so many years of such passionate and inspirational music. It has been such an honor to be a part of this journey with you. Thank you sooooo much for sharing that with us all, Dennis. You and Jyme are together again. We love you, Dennis, our brother.«

Nemški heavy metalci Inner Axis sporočajo, da je pri založbi Fastball Music izšel njihov najnovejši album Midnight Forces. Tracklista:

I am the Storm
Strike of the Cobra
Midnight Hunter
This is the Way
Evil Dead
Spartan War-Cry
Steelbladed Avenger
Master & Commander
Burn with Me
Blade of Glory

Tudi Challenger so bili ena izmed zasedb, ki je nastopila na naši obletnici pretekli vikend. Fantje so le dan po koncertu tudi uradno objavili vest, da so zaključili s snemanjem prvenca, ki je trenutno v fazi miksanja v Hellforge Studio.

Tehnični brutal death metalci Hideous Divinity so prejšnji petek pri Century Media Records izdali album Unextinct in videospot za komad More than Many, Never One.

Tudi norveški one man black/doom metal band Furze je v celoti objavil najnovejši album. Caw Entrance lahko poslušate na portalu Invisible Oranges.

Slovenski one man black metal/ambient band Teufel je razkril komad Črna gospa noči, s katerim napoveduje nov EP, ki bo nasledil aktualnega Vra​ž​je bajke.

Psihedelični temačneži Lares bodo 12. aprila pri Argonauta Records izdali drugi celovečerec z naslovom Et In Arcadia Ego. Kaj pravi zasedba o prihajajoči izdaji, pa lahko preberete spodaj:

»The album is an accidental concept born from the first session we managed to play together after a long and frustrating break necessitated by lockdowns, band members in high risk categories, and mental illness. Without looking for it we found death, isolation, boredom, uncertainty, rage, and an energy that we decided instantly to try to capture and preserve as it was. No additives, no major editing. In the uncertainty of the times, we began to collect recording equipment, slowly transforming our rehearsal space into a recording studio. We developed a ritual of playing and replaying, without click, the whole 27 minutes, until we got better than close to the original, to the perfect simulacra. There is a bonus track included in the album called '10 Hygiea' that is part of the soundtrack of 'Music Appreciation', a short horror movie we collaborated with.«