Grški melodični death metalci Death League so z besedilnim videospotom za komad Closer to the End napovedali prvenec Inferno, ki bo izšel 16. avgusta pri Theogonia Records. Dolgometražec prinaša vsega skupaj deset komadov:

Infernal Dust
Hysteric Epidemic
Approaching the Madness
Closer to the End
Fall from Grace
Annihilated Race
Next in Line
Death League
Enchant the Evil Spirit
Fail in Secrecy

Izraelski black/death metalci Har s komadom Submerged in Cacophony napovedujejo prvenec Cursed Creation, ki ga bo 2. avgusta izdala založba Dark Descent. Tracklista:

Submerged in Cacophony
Invoking Evil Spirit
Chronocide
Cursed Creation
Poisonous Entity
Infernal Passage
Shachat – Seven Halls of Defilement
Metaphysical Stench

Danska black metal zasedba Solbrud je po 15 letih delovanja in štirih albumih prenehala delovati. Vzrok naj bi bil pomanjkanje motivacije, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti.

»Time for some sad news everyone: We have decided to end all activities with Solbrud and are disbanding now. Sorry to disappoint you all but it's the end of the road for us.

The reasons are many - in short we just can't really find the spirit and motivation required to keep this ship running the way it's supposed to. Until recently we had big plans for an upcoming album with David showing the rest of the world what a good match he was with Solbrud. But eventually we couldn’t find the energy to go through with it. We know that David at the moment is working on a solo project and hope y’all will give it a spin when it comes out.

"Alas, there will be no more touring, shows or farewell concerts this time around. We are hosting a big sale at our bandcamp shop to clear out our storage - Come make a good deal while the stock still lasts.

Solbrud has been a 15-year long journey with many profound experiences, highs and lows for us all. Can't really think of anything we would trade it for. We want to extend our gratitude to all you who have listened to the music and supported us through the years. Can't describe in words what it means to us. A special thank you goes to Stefan Klose / Vendetta Records, Peter Mesnickow / Moondrop and Anders Wind / Bullet booking. Feel free to share with us your best Solbrud related moments and add to the nostalgia. All the best.«

Boris Behara je hrvaški glasbenik, ki stoji za projektom Tryglav, s katerim je lansko leto izdal že drugi album The Ritual. Pred kratkim pa je Boris razkril novico, da je skupaj z bobnarjem Shannonom Lucasom (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder) ustanovil black metal zasedbo Wolven Spirits. Fanta sta k sodelovanju povabila še Adama Clemansa na vokalu (Skeletonwitch), Noaha Martina na baskitari (Arsis) ter klaviaturista Travisa Nordahla. Kako je prišlo do sodelovanja in kakšni so načrti banda, pa si lahko ogledate v spodnjem videu.

Brutal Assault je razkril vse nastopajoče, ki se bodo na letošnji različici festivala razvrstili na glavnih odrih. Prišlo pa je tudi do nekaj t. i. zamenjav. Namesto My Dying Bride bodo nastopili Candlemass, namesto Pig Destroyer pa Cephalic Carnage, ki bodo na BA odigrali kar 2 ekskluzivna koncerta. Nastop so odpovedali tudi After The Burial, Darkest Hour, Devil Master, Spiritworld in Ten56., namesto njih pa prihajajo na Češko Acid Row, Aeon Winds, Deadroots, Distant, Doomas, Exorcizphobia, Ions, Mallephyr, Ocenas Ate Alaska, Persefone, Stellvris in Take Ofense. K celotnemu lineupu dodajajo še šest underground imen, in sicer 1914, Cloak, Hellripper, Chthe'ilist, Sfera in Worm. Na sliki v novici si lahko preberete tudi dnevni razpored zasedb.

Festival se bo letos odvil med 7. in 10. avgustom, na voljo pa so tudi tako imenovane dnevne vstopnice Brutal Inspection, ki so omejene na 300/dan.

Kalifornijski death metalci Mortal Wound so razkrili komad Born Again Hard s prihajajočega prvenca The Anus of the World, ki ga bosta 24. maja izdali založbi Me Saco un Ojo Records in Dark Descent Records. Tracklista:

Found Dead in a Bush
Tunnel Rat
The Surf Is Gonna Be Bitchin’
Drug Filled Cadaver
One Who Kills & One Who Loves
Born Again Hard
Engulfed in Liquid Hellfire
The Worm Has Turned for You
Spirit of the Bayonet
Even the Jungle Wanted Him Dead
Royally Fucked Forever

V YouTubu lahko poslušate Free Spirit Soar, povratniški album kultnih heavy/power metalcev Warlord.

Grški black metalci Septuagint so objavili prvi single Spirituus Luna Nox. Gre za prvi okus njihovega prihajajočega debitanskega albuma Acosmic Conflagration, ki bo pri Underground Kvlt Records izšel ta oz. naslednji mesec.

Kultni heavy/power metalci Warlord so v obliki besedilnega videospota razkrili komad Worms of the Earth s prihajajočega albuma Free Spirit Soar. Album bo izšel ta petek.

Novinci na norveški black metal sceni Odio Deus so se pridružili ekipi Wormholedeath Records. Pri tej bo 7. junija izšel zasedbin debitanski plošček Spiritual Syphilis.

Ameriški black/death metal dvojec Antichrist Siege Machine je posnel videospot za komad Vanquishing Spirit s tretjega albuma Vengeance of Eternal Fire, ki bo izšel 19. aprila pri založbi Profound Lore.

Ameriški death metalci Witch Vomit so razkrili komad Black Wings of Desolation s prihajajočega albuma Funeral Sanctum, ki bo izšel 5. aprila pri 20 Buck Spin. Tracklista:

Dying Embers (Intro)
Endless Fall
Blood of Abomination
Serpentine Shadows
Decaying Angelic Flesh
Black Wings of Desolation
Dominion of a Darkened Realm
Endarkened Spirits
Abject Silence (Interlude)
Funeral Sanctum

Nemški black metalci The Spirit sporočajo, da so nedavno zaključili snemanje bobnov za četrti celovečerec. O datumu izida albuma in dodatnih podrobnostih bomo izvedeli več v naslednjih tednih.

Ameriška melodična death/doom metal zasedba Hinayana je objavila besedilni video za komad Spirit and Matter z aktualnega albuma Shatter and Fall.

Grški black metalci Septuagint so podpisali za založbo Underground Kvlt Records, kjer bo po desetih letih delovanja izšel bandov dolgometražni prvenec z naslovom Acosmic Conflagration. Ta bo na CD-ju prinesel pet komadov:

Spirituus Luna Nox
The Cauterizing Sulphur
Restoration of Apophis
Cainite Bloodtrails
Into the Furnace of Moloch