Kanadska heavy metal zasedba Withering Scorn, katere člana sta tudi brata Shawn in Glen Drover, pripravlja material za drugi celovečerec, ki bo nasledil prvenec Prophets Of Demise iz leta 2023. Shawn Drover o novem materialu:

»At this point, this is where we're at. I've got three songs done for drums completed, and we started working on song four today; Glen and I started working on this intro piece to song four, where it's got this whole intro thing and stuff. And so we worked that out. And that's where we're at in terms of music as well. We just started song four. Glen still has a couple of songs to do for keeper guitars and so does Joe for bass. We haven't even approached the lyric process or the singing yet. Once we get far enough ahead, that's when we'll start to tackle that. Once I hear keeper guitars, then I start to assemble lyrics. I need to kind of hear the finished product of certainly the drums and guitars, if not bass as well, so I get inspired to write lyrics. That's kind of how I work with that.«

Black/crust metal zasedba Wormwitch in blackened death/thrash metal zasedba Sadistic Ritual sta za 22. marec pri Boris Records napovedali skupno izdajo z imenom Wormwitch and Sadistic Ritual. Ta prinaša šest pesmi:

Wormwitch – Weapons Against Despair
Wormwitch – Rayonnant Banners
Wormwitch – Spells of Tartarus
Sadistic Ritual – Obscurity's Stare
Sadistic Ritual – The Recusant
Sadistic Ritual – Reminiscence Unrealized

The Canyon Observer se z albumom Figura na portalu Metal Storm potegujejo za nagrado v kategoriji najboljši eksperimentalni metal album v letu 2023. Po želji lahko do konca meseca tukaj oddate svoj glas. Vsi nominirani albumi:

Altari – Kröflueldar
Anareta – Fear Not
Dødheimsgard – Black Medium Current
Entropia – Total
Kostnatění – Úpal
Muyubyosha – Skopofoboexoskelett
TDK – Nemesta
The Canyon Observer – Figura
Thy Catafalque – Alföld
Venomous Echoes – Writhing Tomb Amongst The Stars

Finski black metalci October Falls so združili moči z nemško založbo Eisenwald. Z novo založbo je band tako sklenil dogovor, da bo ta izdala vse stare albume pred zadnjima dvema izdajama Fall of An Epoch in Syys, kar zajema tudi vse akustične izdaje.

Extinct, nemški thrash metalci, bodo 18. aprila pri MDD Records izdali nov dolgometražec Incitement Of Violence. Band z novo ploščo obljublja 12 novih thrash metal viž, ki bodo nagovorile vse ljubitelje starošolskega thrash metala.

Norveški hardcore stonerji Bokassa bodo ta petek izdali album All Out of Dreams. Tracklista:

The Ending Starts Today
Garden of Heathen (feat. Lou Koller)
Straight Edgelord
All Out of Dreams
Bradford Death Squadron (feat. Aaron Beam)
Let's Storm the Capitol
Everyone Fails in the End
Gung Ho
No More Good Days
Crush (All Heretics)

Švicarski melodični death metalci As The Sun Falls naznanjajo izid drugega albuma Kaamos, ki bo izšel 3. maja in bo zajemal te komade:

Indrøø
Among the Stars
Black Lakes
In Forlorn Times
The Wanderer
Aurora
Through Sorrow and Grief (feat. Gogo Melone)
Into the Shadows (feat. Kari Olli)
Silver Shining
The Great Cold
Kaamos

Švicarski simfonični metal dvojec Hartlight je posnel besedilni videospot za pesem Bound to Eternity s prihajajočega dolgometražnega prvenca As Above, So Below. Seznam pesmi:

As Above, So Below
That Which Stagnates Is a Liar
The Land of the Star
Bound to Eternity
Let the Fangs Bite
The Garden in the Heart
And Nature Unfolds Once Again
All Life Begins in the Dark

Ameriški death metalci Necrot bodo 12. aprila izdali naslednika svojega drugega albuma Mortal iz leta 2020. Ta bo nosil naslov Lifeless Birth, izšel pa bo na vinilu, CD-ju, kaseti in digitalno ter prinesel sedem komadov:

Cut The Cord
Lifeless Birth
Superior
Drill the Skull
Winds of Hell
Dead Memories
The Curse

Black/death metal veterani Diocletian iz Nove Zelandije se bodo spomladi mudili po stari celini, organizatorska ekipa Abyssal Booking in Nasty Events pa jih bo v petek 19. aprila pripeljala v klub Močvara v Zagrebu. Za ogrevanje bojo poskrbeli domači black metalci SitiS. Za več informacij lahko dogodek spremljate na Facebooku.

Ameriški progresivni death metalci Sol Negate so združili moči z Wormholedeath Records. Pri novi založbi bo tako band 8. marca ponovno izdal album On the Verge of Dreaming Again. Tracklista:

Prologue
… and All Creation Was a Dream
A Mind That Bleeds
Waves Into the Darkness
Dusk Has Come; Stars Are Forming
Come and Embrace Me
Dissipate Into Each Other

Lansko leto je enočlanska black metal zasedba Blackbraid, ki svojo inspiracijo išče v zgodbah ameriških staroselcev, izdala album Blackbraid II. Po krajšem premoru pa zdaj idejni vodja Sgah’gahsowáh sporoča, da je že začel delo z novim albumom, ki bo nosil ime Blackbraid III. Podrobnosti za zdaj še ostajajo skrivnost. Celotno izjavo Sgah’gahsowáha pa lahko preberete spodaj:

»I realize it has been several weeks since I posted on this account which is unusual for me. Rest assured the silence is a temporary but necessary one. The solitude of winter has always been an integral part of my writing and this year is no different.

That being said it should not surprise you that I have recently begun work on a third full length, Blackbraid III. The details of this release are still largely unknown and there is much work to be done in the coming months, just know that my lack of social media presence during the writing process is a necessary one.

As the winter wanes on I will make more updates on the new album as the process progresses. As always, thank you all for your endless support, I promise this is only the beginning.«

Ameriški sleaze rockerji Kickin Valentina so posneli videospot za pesem Takin’ a Ride s prihajajočega albuma Star Spangled Fist Fight, ki bo izšel 19. aprila pri Mighty Music. Tracklista:

Gettin’ Off
Dirty Rhythm
Fire Back
Man on a Mission
Turn Me Loose
Died Laughing
Takin’ a Ride
Amsterdam
Ride or Die
Star Spangled Fist Fight

Nemški heavy metalci The Night Eternal sporočajo, da je band iz osebnih razlogov zapustil Jones Nühlen.

»Unfortunately we have to inform you that Jones decided to part ways with The Night Eternal due to personal reasons. We‘re still good friends, so there‘s no bad blood and we respect his decision. Being a founding member, Jones was notorious for his catchy bass lines through all of our releases so far and we want to thank him sincerely for the great times we had.
There‘s a last chance to catch The Night Eternal with its original line-up on stage at Endzeit Festival on January 27th, so give Jones the honor and get your tickets!
For THE SATANIC PANIC TOUR starting on February 1st, our good friend Jannik will take over the bass duties.«

Švedski death/black metal veterani Necrophobic so objavili besedilni video za komad As Stars Collide. Komad bo na njihovem naslednjem celovečercu In The Twilight Grey, katerega izid je napovedan za 15. marec pri Century Media Records.