Angleška gothic rock/metal zasedba Lesbian Bed Death je posnela videospot za pesem The Mummy's Tomb z aktualnega albuma Midnight Lust.

Britanski kitarist, pevec in tekstopisec Billy Morrison, v zadnjih 15 letih znan predvsem kot ritem kitarist Billyja Idola, in njegov glavni kitarist Steve Stevens (ex-The Cult) ter princ teme Ozzy Osbourne so posneli videospot za pesem Crack Cocaine. Pri tem gre za drugi single (prvi je bil Drowning) prihajajočega heavy rock albuma The Morrison Project, ki bo izšel 19. aprila. Pri snemanju albuma so med drugim sodelovali še Billy Idol, DMC, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Linda Perry, Tommy Clufetos in John5.

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

Nizozemski enočlanski black metal band Verwoed je tik pred velikonočnimi prazniki izdal tretji studijski album The Mother, ki mu lahko prisluhnete spodaj. Na vseh fizičnih nosilcih je na voljo pri založbi Wolves of Hades, v živo pa ga bo Erik B. s koncertnimi člani prvič predstavil 21. aprila na festivalu Roadburn.

Založba 20 Buck Spin tukaj ponuja v posluh tretji dolgometražni album ameriških death metalcev Witch Vomit z naslovom Funeral Sanctum. Album uradno izide jutri.

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.«

Španski brutalneži Christ Denied bodo po enajstih letih prekinili studijski molk in ponudili album številka tri. Ta bo nosil naslov Christopsy, izšel bo 21. maja pri Xtreem Music, vseboval pa bo deset komadov:

Scream Bloody Blasphemy
Fake Deity
A Blinding Light?
Take, Eat; This Is My Body
Why Call Him God?
Voracious Disciples
Starving Acolytes
Oozing Blood Nails
Liar's Meat Aftertaste
Mutant Christ (Cryptopsy cover)

Organizator Sindian Underground sporoča, da je koncert skupin Ektomorf, Tag My Heart, The Broken Horizon in Inmate, ki bi se moral 5. aprila odviti v klubu MC Pekarna v Mariboru, zaradi slabe prodaje vstopnic odpovedan. Izjava organizatorja:

»Spoštovani, predprodaja kart za koncert ni dosegla pričakovanj in smo se skupaj z nastopajočimi odločili, da dogodek še pravočasno odpovemo. Zelo nam je žal, da je prišlo do tega, saj smo si dalj časa prizadevali, da po dolgem času pripeljemo ta odličen line-up v Slovenijo. Denar za karte boste seveda dobili povrnjen na prodajnem mestu – mojekarte.si ali MC Pekarna.«

Black metal band Mythraeum predstavljajo single Skies Torn Asunder, za katerega so posneli tudi besedilni video.

Švedski power metal dvojec New Horizon napoveduje izid drugega albuma Conquerors. Album bo izšel 14. junija pri založbi Frontiers Music Srl in bo zajemal te komade:

Against the Odds
King of Kings
Daimyo
Shadow Warrior
Apollo
Fallout War
Messenger of the Stars
Before the Dawn
Edge of Insanity
Alexander the Great (356 – 323 B.C.)

Nemški simfonični metalci Leaves' Eyes so prejšnji petek pri AFM Records izdali album Myths of Fate, s katerega prav tako predstavljajo videospot za skladbo Hammer of the Gods.

Grški melodični black/death metalci Temor so izdali prvenec My Sorrow's Rage, s katerega ponujajo v posluh komad Damnation.

Ukrajinski groove death metalci Arhat so napovedali Secrets of Ancient Gods, svoj drugi album. Ta bo izšel 31. maja in prinesel deset komadov:

Intro
Abyss of Flame
Karnak
Arcana XVI
Nasha khoda nevpynna
Symbols (feat. Oleksii Syrota from Voracity)
Path Eternal
Wheel of Fate
The Great Unknown (feat. Dmytro Moskalenko from Violateress)
Shlyah do prozrinnya

Angleški pionirji death/doom metala My Dying Bride so objavili video za novi single The 2nd of Three Bells. Skladba bo na prihajajočem, že 15. studijskem celovečercu A Mortal Binding, ki naj bi izšel 19. aprila pri Nuclear Blast Records.

Poljski black metalci Blaze Of Perdition so s komadom W kwiecie rozłamu napovedali prihajajoči album Upharsin. To bo bandov že šesti album, ki bo 19. aprila prinesel pet komadov:

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