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.«

Beneški heavy/power metalci Hextar z novo skladbo Nothing Is Eternal napovedujejo prvenec Doomsayer, ki ga bodo 24. maja izdali pri založbi Dying Victims Productions. Tracklista:

Skies of Strife
Nothing Is Eternal
The Otherwordly Sin
Hour of Glory
Crestfallen Hunter's Tale
The Fight Beyond the Sleep
A Requiem for Fools
Doomsayer
The Story so Far

S singlom So Say We All se po 15 letih na sceno vrača zasedba From A Second Story Window.

Italijanska death grind zasedba Slug Gore je s komadom Demented Crickets napovedala prvenec They Slime! They Ooze! They Kill! Ta bo izšel 19. aprila pri Time to Kill Records. Tracklista:

Post Nuclear Big Smile
Demented Crickets
Overthrow the Surface
The Dust Says You’re Fucked
Necrophiliattitude
Salt
Wake Up Dead
Stuck in the Mud
The Deadly Spawn
50K
Primal Rules
Cut at Once

Portugalski progresivci Apotheus z videospotom za pesem Alphae's Sons spominjajo na svoj lanski plošček Ergo Atlas.

Srbkinje Jenner predstavljajo še en komad s prihajajočega albuma Prove Them Wrong. Za skladbo Never Say Die je band posnel tudi video, album pa bo izšel 24. januarja pri Fighter Records.

Srbske thrash/speed metalke Jenner so razkrile prve podrobnosti svojega drugega albuma Prove Them Wrong. Ta bo izšel 24. januarja pri Fighter Records na zgoščenki ter digitalno in prinesel devet novih komadov, od katerih je bil že razkrit naslovni komad:

No Time For Prayer
Prove Them Wrong
Born For Something More
Down in the Pit
Not Even You
Eye For an Eye
I Saw it All Clear
Never Say Die
Laws of the Weak

Kalkutski black/death metal dvojec Tetragrammacide predstavlja videospot za komad Nuit Arches Over ... ; Hadit Meditates ... Inside A Tesseract-Ka'aba s prihajajočega albuma Typho-Tantric Aphorisms from the Arachneophidian Qur'an, ki bo njihov drugi album po vrsti. Izšel bo 3. novembra pri Iron Bonehead Productions.

Žal je odpovedan še en letošnji festival. Tokrat je to doletelo festival Fuck the Commerce 2023, ki bi se moral odvijati 4. in 5. avgusta v Nemčiji. Spodaj lahko preberete uradno izjavo organizatorjev:

»A statement? No, we'll spare you that. We have not reached the necessary pre-sale target and therefore it is not possible to hold the FTC Festival. The time is therefore right to say goodbye. A big thank you goes to Falko, Jörg, Bogo, Jensen, Stephan, the many bands, fellow campaigners, supporters, employees and of course you, our guests, without which the many unforgettable moments would not have been possible.«

Bulgarska enočlanska heavy metal zasedba Ameliorate je podpisala za Wormholedeath Records, kjer bo 25. avgusta v digitalni obliki izšel prvenec Master, Master! Tracklista:

Annihilation!
Master, Master!
Control
Deceived
Consumed
Hear Me!
Demons
I Say
Pain!
Walking Dead

Prednaročite lahko Silent Script, drugi plošček ameriške hard rock/metal zasedbe Veritas. Album bo izšel 22. avgusta pri Sliptrick Records in bo zajemal 12 komadov:

Limit
Creation Groans
Grind Away
Buried
Unchained
None Enslaved
Betraying Sight
Oxygen
More Than I Can Say
One People
Somniloquy
Modulate

Thrash metalci Annihilator sporočajo, da so do konca posneli prihajajoči dolgometražec. Snemali so ga v Watersound Studios v Združenem kraljestvu, več informacij pa bo znanih kmalu. Spodaj si lahko preberete še izjavo vodje zasedbe Jeffa Watersa:

»Deep, deep into the lush, tropical forests of Durham, UK, lies a studio that... well, basically makes fkn music! I just finished another record yesterday... man, the last 4 years have seen me make 4 records! Yesss... Can't wait for you to hear the 3 you haven't heard. AND 1 more record to do, as well, making it 5 records in 5 years... on a roll, I must say! Then, time to tour and enjoy my latter years! Haha! Work is fun as heck but I will have done my time in HEAVEN/HELL by the end of 2024!

Btw., Annihilator was started Dec 1984... 2024 would be 40 years since I wrote "Crystal Ann" and John Bates and I wrote the first version of 'Alison Hell'.«

Avtor fotografije: Blaž Grünfeld.

Ekstremneži Pestilence sporočajo, da jih je zapustil basist Joost van der Graaf. Zasedba trenutno še išče njegovo zamenjavo, spodaj pa si lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda in Joosta.

»First off: family comes first, always!! Too bad this day had to come, because we were a very solid team and we will surely miss our good friend Joost van der Graaf. We respect his decision to spend more time with his family. Awesome he is offering to fill in from time to time, if needed.

Ruski pagan/folk metalci Arkona ob izidu novega albuma Kob', ki je izšel prejšnji petek preko Napalm records, predstavljajo nov video za skladbo Ugasaya.

Nov album bodo jeseni predstavili na turneji z Batushko in Aeternam, med katero bodo 3. oktobra nastopili v ljubljanski Cvetličarni.

Avstrijski melodični death metalci Dystersol so izdali animirani video za pesem Soothsayer, ki je del aktualnega ploščka Anaemic.