Švedsko-kanadski death metalci Darkened bodo 14. junija pri Edged Circle Productions na zgoščenki, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno izdali tretji album Defilers of the Light. Ta prinaša enajst komadov:

Waves of Desolation
Defilers of the Light
Those Who Dwell Below
In Praise of Shadows
Just Close Your Eyes
Echoes of Solitude
On We Slaughter
Dead Inside
Masses of Vain Observance
As Apocalypse Dawns
Final Sanctuary

Španski power metalci Vhäldemar bodo 9. maja pri založbi MDD Records izdali nov, že sedmi celovečerec z naslovom Sanctuary of Death. S tega albuma v pokušino že ponujajo video za komad Devil's Child.

Italijanski progresivni black metalci Hortus Animae so v obliki besedilnega videosota objavili live posnetek za komad The Bless Of Eternal Bleeding, ki je del ploščka Waltzing Mephisto. Ta je letos star 20 let, zato se je band odločil za njegovo ponovno izdajo s pomočjo založb Symbol of Domination in BlackHeavens Music.

Album Waltzing Mephisto 20th Anniversary bo izšel 31. oktobra na dveh ploščkih:

CD 1 – Waltzing Mephisto
Enter (Part 1)
Enter (Part 2)
A Lifetime Obscurity (Part 1)
A Lifetime Obscurity (Part 2)
Springtime Deaths
Souls of the Cold Wind
Welcome the Godless
Freezing Moon including Terzo Incontro and Tubular Bells (Mayhem / Il Balletto di Bronzo / Mike Oldfield covers)
A Feeble Light of Hope
You're Dead (Part 1) (Norma Tanega cover) [bonus track]
You're Dead (Part 2) (Norma Tanega cover) [bonus track]

CD 2 – Godless Years Live
A Dream of Wolves in the Snow (Cradle Of Filth cover)
Locusts
God and His Disgusting Children
Chamber of Endless Nightmares
At the End of Doomsday (Parts 2 & 3)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull cover)
Medley (I - In Adoration of the Weeping Skies / II - Cruciatus Tacitus / III - Souls of the Cold Wind)
There's No Sanctuary
Across the Sea of Pain
The Bless of Eternal Bleeding
Raining Blood (Slayer cover)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull cover) [bonus track]

Melodični black/death metalci Silva predstavljajo nov single Death (My Becoming) s prihajajočega prvenca Forgotten Sanctuary. Album izide 20. oktobra pri Black Lion Records, zajemal pa bo naslednje komade:

Foreboding Ruins
Desolate Hordes
Forgotten Sanctuary
Aurora
Death, My Becoming
Burrowed Light
Eye of Fate
Beyond Death

Čilski death metalci Blood Oath s komadom The Journey Into the Depths napovedujejo prvenec Lost in an Eternal Silence, ki izide 15. septembra pri Caligari Records. Album prinaša naslednje komade:

Beyond the Dimensional Gates
Sanctuary of Souls
Fateful Existence
The Sacrifice
Singularity
Reflections of Darkness
The Journey into the Depths
Lost in an Eternal Silence

Tudi brazilski power/progressive metalci Angra so razkrili prvi komad s svojega prihajajočega albuma Cycles of Pain. Gre za pesem Ride Into The Storm. Celoten seznam pesmi je takšen:

Cyclus Doloris
Ride Into The Storm
Dead Man On Display
Tide Of Changes – Part I
Tide Of Changes – Part II
Vida Seca
Gods Of The World
Cycles Of Pain
Faithless Sanctuary
Here In The Now
Generation Warriors
Tears Of Blood

Angleški death metalci Celestial Sanctuary so v obliki live videospota predstavili svoj nov single Perpetual Annihilation. Ta je del albuma Soul Diminished (Redux), ki bo izšel v tem mesecu, natančneje 27. marca.

Gothičarji Dark Sanctuary napovedujejo izid novega dolgometražca z naslovom Cernunnos. Album naj bi izšel 17. marca pri založbi Avantgarde Music in bo zajemal naslednje komade:

Mater Oceanum
Les Dernières Gouttes De Pluie
Gloria Eterna
Yksin
Cernunnos
Asphodèle
Hiems
Ma Plainte
Sólstöður
Un Jour
La Fin D’Une Me (Vers Un Nouveau Rêve)

Ameriški black thrasherji Daeva so objavili video za Polluting the Sanctuary (Revolutions Against Faith) s prihajajočega albuma Through Sheer Will and Black Magic.

Metalite bodo 28. oktobra pri založbi AFM Records izdali koncertni EP z naslovom Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2022, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

We Bring You The Stars
Far From The Sanctuary
Peacekeepers
Cloud Connected

Ameriški black thrasherji Daeva bodo sredi oktobra pri založbi 20 Buck Spin izdali prvenec z naslovom Through Sheer Will and Black Magic, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Intro (Emanations)
The Architect and the Monument
Arena at Dis
Passion Under the Hammer
Loosen the Tongue of the Dead
Fragmenting in Ritual Splendor
Polluting the Sanctuary (Revolutions Against Faith)
Itch of the Bottle
Luciferian Return

Avstrijski melodični power metalci Fallen Sanctuary so posneli videospot za pesem To The Top z albuma Terranova, ki je izšel 24. junija pri AFM Records.

Francoski televizijski kanal Arte je na portalu Youtube objavil celoten nastop švedskih black metalcev Watain na Hellfestu. Posnetek bo na voljo za ogled do 16. junija 2023.

Setlista: Death's Cold Dark, Malfeitor, The Howling, Leper's Grace, Black Flames March, Reaping Death, Serimosa, Ecstasies in Night Infinite, Stellarvore, Towards the Sanctuary, The Serpent's Chalice.

Pri založbi Pure Steel Records bo 29. julija izšel tretji album ameriških power metalcev Sunless Sky, ki nosi naslov Prelude for Madness in prinaša naslednje komade:

Prelude To Madness
Indignation
Random Acts of Violence
Sherman Tank
Mastodon
Into the Grey
Two Fisted Man
Broken Chains
Embers to Ashes (Pt 1)
In Memoriam
Eternal Sanctuary
Embers to Ashes (Pt 2)

Melodični power metalci Fallen Sanctuary so posneli videospot za pesem Now And Forever z albuma Terranova, ki bo izšel 24. junija pri AFM Records.