Po tem, ko so pred kratkim turnejo odpovedali White Ward, je ista usoda doletela blackened death metalce 1914 iz Ukrajine. Upamo, da se stvari umirijo in nas bo zasedba lahko obiskala letos poleti na festivalu Črna Loka. Sledi bandova izjava za medije:

»Many of you could have been noticing a recent wave of European tours cancellations by UA bands. Unfortunately, 1914 is not an exception here. With heavy hearts we must inform you that we cannot play for our fans this April and have to cancel our upcoming tour.

Just to make it clear, it is still a 'wartime' on the territory of our land, and this specific time makes it impossible to leave the borders by the men of a conscript age. How could we travel last year? It was possible to get a special permission from the state authorities for the artists to leave the country and do shows and other activities in order to aid the country and spead the truth about unprovoked and brutal war started by russia. There were some irresponsible people who used such permissions to leave the country and never come back, and after it became public and went through a media - the state authorities stopped granting the special permissions for the artists by artificially overcomplicating the process of getting all the necessary documents, by enlarging the list of the documents and making it impossible for bands to obtain what is needed. This affected a lot of different bands in UA.

Last couple of weeks for us were in a constant fight with that new stupid system trying to show that we had a positive experience of returning back home after foreign tours, trying to display the value of such tours for our country benefit, but no matter how hard we tried - we couldn't break that system and it made impossible for us to go and play this time. We want to apologize to our fans, other bands, promoters, but currently we are powerless here. We will work hard to be able to get to our other shows this year, maybe the ice will melt and we will see some easement in the future, but currently we just did everything we could.

Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики України - Thank you for nothing!«

Ukrajinska post/black metal zasedba White Ward je bila zaradi situacije v Ukrajini žal primorana odpovedati vse načrtovane nastope in turneje. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda:

»Dear friends,

With a heavy heart, we need to inform you that our April tour is canceled. Last 2 weeks we fought for the fate of the tour. We tried all the possible ways, but the system proved to be stronger.

So, let's make it clear about what happened and about the reasons for the cancellation.

Right now “wartime” restrictions are applied in Ukraine, and they include limitations for men in ages 18-60 to cross the border, because it is a range when men are available for military service. So, there is a need to get special permission from state authorities to travel out of Ukraine. During the year 2022 the Ministry Of Culture helped Ukrainian musicians and different artists and assisted in acquiring such permits (for a limited time) and that is why we, and many other bands, were able to play in Europe last year.

But a working algorithm that allows to control the “way back” was not created and responsibilities related to the violations of the permission terms - were nowhere written. And that is why some impudent people just used this opportunity to run out of Ukraine and decided not to come back. Very few cases are known, but after the last one, which raised a lot of noise and dissatisfaction in the media, the Ministry Of Culture decided to implement immediate changes and new rules, even for artists who have already sent a request for permit weeks before an accident - we have sent such request on February, 20th. That is the reason why many Ukrainian bands like Schizogen, Bezlad, The Hypnotunez, Kazka, and many more have already canceled or almost canceled their tours. Some bands were affected when they were already at the border and shows should take place the next day, but due to new rules, they were not allowed to leave Ukraine!

The new rules suppose some additional documents to a request. In our case, every member of the band has his own difficulties in acquiring that, even with an immediate start - there is no guarantee that the process will be successful and accomplished in time. Also, that is anyway not a guarantee that the request will be approved - our colleagues` request was refused even with all the requested documents. So, we just can't get this permission and it is over.

We have tried everything, and the media noise was our last hope. But it hasn’t worked, unfortunately. Months of work, preparations, money - all this is now in vain.
We sincerely apologize to our fans, promoters, and everyone who helped us with this tour. We hope that one day we will make this tour real, and you will wait for us. We will still try to figure something out before Hellfest and August festivals, but no new tour announcements till the end of the war will be made.

But, the one and only responsible for this is russia. They broke everything by invading our country, killing our children, bombing our cities, destroying our culture, and applying all fascist methods to destroy us and we will never forget what they DID and are still DOING!«

Galicijski black metal dvojec Ara Solis predstavlja samonaslovljeni komad s prihajajočega prvenca Ashvatta, ki bo 19. maja izšel pri Iron BoneHead Productions.

Ameriški blackened deathcorovci Ov Sulfur so objavili videospot za komad Befouler s prihajajočega albuma The Burden Ov Faith, ki bo izšel 24. marca pri Century Media in obsega naslednje naslove:

Stained In Rot
Befouler (ft. Alex Terrible)
Unraveling (ft. Left to Suffer/Taylor Barber)
Death Ov Circumstance
Earthen
A Path to Salvation?
I, Apostate
Wide Open (ft. Light The Torch/Howard Jones)
The Inglorious Archetype
The Burden Ov Faith (ft. Bodysnatcher/Kyle Medina & Lindsay Schoolcraft)

Kanadska death metal zasedba Decorpsetated predstavlja besedilni video za skladbo Human Words. Gre za prvi single s prihajajočega istoimenskega prvenca, ki bo luč sveta ugledal 31. marca.

Skladbo za skladbo album odstranjuje plasti človeške sebičnosti. S škripanjem z zobmi in izvlečenimi kremplji vas bo ta zlobna pripoved o surovem človeštvu pustila v dvomih, kako sploh še obstajamo. Pa tudi, ali bi sploh morali.

Lamb of God so v sodelovanju s Kreator posneli besedilni video za komad State of Unrest.

Poljski grindcore death metalci Nuclear Holocaust bodo marca pri Selfmadegod Records izdali svoj tretji album. Ta bo nosil naslov Sailing The Seas Of Nuclear Waste in bo vseboval 16 komadov:

The Last Day Of Serenity
Mutant Blitzkrieg
The Finishing Blow
Undead Hordes Special Forces
Bloody Kiss
The One Above The Mankind
Suicidal Paranoia
Scorched
Prepare For Killing
The End Is Imminent
Like Lambs To The Slaughter
Decay Deep Inside
Synthetic Sea
Scrap Blade Of Destiny
Feast For Mutated Rats
Your Demise = Our Rise

Finski black metalci Azaghal so včeraj premierno predstavili videospot za naslovni komad prihajajočega albuma Alttarini on Luista Tehty. Poleg tega zasedba napoveduje turnejo Trident of Death European Tour (datume lahko preverite na priloženi sliki, nam najbližji koncert bo na Dunaju), v okviru katere bo predstavljala aktualni album. Poleg njih bodo nastopili še Corpus Christii, Luber Null in Sidious.

Ameriški black/death metalci Plague Bearer so razkrili komad Antichristian Inquisition, ki je del prihajajočega albuma Summoning Apocalyptic Devastation. Ta bo izšel 3. marca pri Nameless Grave Records in bo vsdeboval deset komadov:

Unholy Black Satanic War Metal
Summoning Apocalyptic Devastation
Defiled by Sodomy
Decapitated Angels
Antichristian Inquisition
Under One Sign
Rise of the Goat
Churches Are in Flames
In Satan's Name
Christbane

Brazilski black/death metalci Anarkhon s singlom Deliberate Chaos Caused By Violations Of The Laws Of Nature najavljajo peti album Obiasot Dwybat Ptnotun. Izšel bo 3. februarja pri Debemur Morti Productions, obsega pa naslednje naslove:

Deliberate Chaos Caused By Violations Of The Laws Of Nature
Levitating Among Unspeakable Cosmic Anomalies
The Devourer Of Eons Manipulates The Inanimate Called Named Man
Whispering The Mantra Of Death In Horrendous Ecstasy
The Colossal Deformed Hallucination Distort And Violates The State Of Entropy
The Aura Of Extinction
Dissolution Of The Firmament Through The Wrath Of Spectral Emanations
Only Being In A State Of Total Delirium Will You Be Able To Pronounce The Name Of The Unfathomable Nightmare

Dark rock zasedba Ellereve bo konec marca izdala prvenec Reminiscence. Pred izidom pa je band objavil video za In Infinite Light. Poleg te boste na albumu našli še naslednje skladbe:

Gossamer Wings
In Infinite Light
Cosmos
Levitate
I Am Enough
The Empty Chair
Oblivion
Somewhere
But Nowhere 

Ameriški funeral doom/death metal dvojec Rigor Sardonicous je pred nedavnim obelodanil single Caelum Ardere Vidistis s prihajajočega albuma Praeparet Bellum, ki bo 23. januarja izšel pri založbi Memento Mori. To bo bandov že sedmi celovečerec in prinaša naslednje komade:

Caelum Ardere Vidistis
Sanguinem Floralibus Luna
Terra Mota Est
Vita Cantus
Ex Finitim
Voluntatem Dei
Unholy Sonnet 10
Praeparet Bellum

Newyorška HC/metal zasedba Bloodclot, ki jo vodi John »Bloodclot« Joseph (Cro-Mags), je objavila single Unhinged. Ta se nahaja na njihovem prihajajočem studijskem albumu Souls, ki bo izšel 16. decembra pri Upstate Records.

Finski black metalci Azaghal so razkrili drugi komad s prihajajočega dvanajstega albuma Alttarimme on luista tehty. Gre za komad Kuolemanmarssi, ki ga lahko preverite na YouTubu. Tracklista:

Alttarini on luista tehty
Kuolemanmarssi
Kultti
Paholaisen musta kieli
Myrkkyä
Kaaos
Syöpäläinen
Syvyydestä liekkien takaa
Verivirta
Ei valoa tuonelassa
Seitsemän ihmisen irvikuvaa

Grški doom metalci Doomocracy bodo 11. novembra pri založbi No Remorse Records izdali tretji album, ki nosi naslov Unorthodox in prinaša naslednje komade:

Aeons of Winter
Eternally Lost
Prelude to the Apocalypse
The Hidden Gospel
The Spiritualist
Novum Dogma
Death: A State of Mind
Our Will Be Done
October 14th 1582
Unorthodox
Catharsis