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.«

Španska doom/post metal zasedba Boveda Del Sol je napovedala Collective Unconsciousness, svoj drugi studijski album. Ta bo izšel 17. maja in prinesel šest komadov:

Orbitual
Moonless Night
Oscillation Invocation
Collective Unconsciousness
Heliosphere
Event Horizon

Konec januarja smo vam sporočili datum letošnje edicije MetalWitcha, tradicionalnega ljubljanskega festivala, ki se bo odvil 19. septembra. Zdaj pa so znane že tudi vse štiri nastopajoče zasedbe, in sicer: Nightmare, Depresy, Doomas in Godzilla.

Poleg tega sporočamo, da se festival vrača v Klub Cirkus.

Nemški power metal veljaki Freedom Call se odpravljajo na turnejo po Evropi. Družbo na evropskih odrih jim bodo delali glam metalci Night Laser. Kje jih boste lahko ujeli, pa preverite na sliki.

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

Hrvaška stoner/doom/sludge metal zasedba A Gram Trip je napovedala EP z naslovom If We Leaf Tomorrow. Ta bo izšel 23. aprila in bo prinesel tri komade:

Dead Air
Quiet Nights
Seven Leaf Artillery

Avstralski blackened death metalci Black Lava bodo 12. junija pri Season Of Mist izdali nov album The Savage Winds To Wisdom. Band že pred izidom albuma objavlja tudi video za komad Ironclad Sarcphagus. Tracklista:

Colour of Death
Dark Legacy
Wrapped in Filth
Unsheathing Nightmares
Summoning Shadows
Ironclad Sarcophagus
Pagan Dust
Sanguis Lupus
The Savage Winds to Wisdom

Pannox, progresivna thrash metal zasedba iz Novega Sada, predstavlja video Prometheus s prvenca The Night of Pan, ki je izšel 19. januarja. Za produkcijo videa je poskrbela produkcijska hiša Anima Mundi Productions.

Finski black metal band Night Shall Drape Us, v katerem delujejo člani Behexen in Horna, ponuja v poslušanje skladbo Ashes of Men s prvenca Lunatic Choir. Izšel bo 26. aprila pri založbi Season of Mist.

Ameriški black metal dvojec Akhlys napoveduje peti album House of the Black Geminus, ki ga bo 5. julija izdal pri založbi Debemur Morti Productions. Album, o katerem je Alcameth več izdal v tretjem delu intervjuja za Bardo Methodology, obsega te naslove:

The Mask of Night-speaking
Maze of Phobetor
Through the Abyssal Door
Black Geminus
Sister Silence, Brother Sleep
Eye of the Daemon – Daemon I

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

Končno so domači heavy metalci SkyEye razkrili nekaj podrobnosti prihajajočega albuma. Po nastopu v prenovljeni zasedbi je band obelodanil, da bo tretji celovečerec z naslovom New Horizons luč sveta ugledal 17. julija, izšel pa bo pri založbi Reaper Entertainment. Za naslovnico je poskrbel Aleksander Živanov, na albumu pa boste našli te komade:

The Descenders
Fight!
Far Beyond
Railroad of Dreams
Saraswati
New Horizons
The Voice from the Silver Mountain
Forgotten Nation
Nightfall
The Emerald River
1917

Novembra se bodo tudi Benighted in Baest skupaj odpravili na evropsko turnejo. Kot posebni gostje se bodo karavani pridružili Coffin Feeder. Nam najbliže se bo turneja Beast Against Beast European Tour 2024 20. novembra ustavila v graškem klubu Explosiv.

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

Avstrijski gusarji Visions Of Atlantis napovedujejo izid albuma Pirates II – Armada. Ta naj bi izšel 5. julija pri založbi Napalm Records. Tracklista:

To Those Who Choose to Fight
The Land of the Free
Monsters
Tonight I'm Alive
Armada
The Dead of the Sea
Ashes to the Sea
Hellfire
Collide
Magic of the Night
Underwater
Where the Sky and Ocean Blend

Spodaj si lahko že pred izidom albuma ogledate video za komad Armada, oktobra pa se band odpravlja tudi na evropsko turnejo.