Nemški death metalci Rise Of Kronos pripravljajo drugi album, ki so mu nadeli naslov Where the Gods Return. Album bo izšel 2. avgusta, na voljo za poslušanje pa je že komad Olympic Warmachine.

Na festivalu Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 bo 5. julija v Laškem nastopila ljubljanska atmosferična black metal zasedba Dekadent, ki bo konec meseca izdala svoj sedmi studijski dolgometražec Dionyst.

Kot osma potrditev si bodo Dekadent oder delili s Slugpit, Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji so še na voljo ugodnejše vstopnice po 32 EUR (omejene na 200 vstopnic), nato pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji znašale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

Death metalci Castrated bodo 19. julija pri Comatose Music izdali prvi EP z naslovom Surgical Vicissitude. Naslovni komad je že na voljo za poslušanje.

Italijanska zasedba Neurasty bo 24. maja pri Volcano Records izdala nov studijski album z naslovom Identity Collapse. Včeraj je objavila videospot za novi single Burst In Me.

Ameriški black/death metalci Altar Of Gore bodo 17. maja pri Nameless Grave Records izdali album Litanies of the Unceasing Agonies. Komad Destined for the Pit je bil včeraj premierno predstavljen na portalu MetalSucks, sicer pa sta na voljo za poslušanje vsega skupaj že dva komada od sedmih:

Introduction
Excoriation Prayers
Infinite Visions of Violence
Destined for the Pit
Carrion Womb
Blood for Blood (Flesh for Flesh)
Litanies of Unceasing Agonies

Na voljo za poslušanje je tudi We Are, We Remain…, EP poljskih black/death metalcev North, ki do izida tega ploščka preko deset let niso izdali nič nove glasbe.

Uprising, solo projekt Jana van Berlekoma, ki je bolje poznan pod psevdonimom Winterherz (Waldgeflüster), je postal del »metal družine« založbe AOP Records. Prva dva albuma sta tako zdaj na voljo na vseh pretočnih platformah, tretji album pa je tudi že posnet in bo kmalu izšel pri novi založbi. Več informacij bo znanih kmalu.

Sedma potrditev za Metaljot Raspaljot 2024 je nova ljubljanska disonantna grindcore, black, death, punk in d-beat zasedba Slugpit, v kateri so združili moči nekdanji člani Teleport in Natt. Sredi maja bodo izdali debitantski EP Mentally Unengaged.

Festival Metaljot Raspaljot bo potekal 5. julija na občinskem dvorišču v Laškem, kjer bodo poleg Slugpit nastopili še Bombarder, Rotting Christ, Skytower, 1914, Kaoz in Pestilence.

V predprodaji je po ugodnjši ceni 32 EUR na voljo 200 vstopnic, po razprodaji teh pa bodo vstopnice v redni prodaji stale 35 EUR oziroma 37 EUR na dan dogodka.

V petek, 8. novembra, se bo v Kinu Šiška ustavila turneja z nazivom Pins & Knuckles: Faces Of Death Tour 2024. Sestavljajo jo Veil Of Maya, Signs Of The Swarm, Varials in To The Grave. Vstopnice bodo na voljo preko založbe On Parole Productions od jutri od 11. ure dalje.

Hrvaški Manntra so tretji najavljeni headliner hrvaškega festivala Pannonian Rock Festival 2024. Poleg Hrvatov so bili najavljeni še:

Funeral (Norveška)
W.E.B. (Grčija)
Drama Noir (Grčija)
Murdery (Španija)

Tridnevni festival se bo odvijal od 15. do 17. avgusta. Vstopnice so na voljo, zanje boste do 10. maja ali do razprodaje 150 »early bird« vstopnic odšteli 74 EUR.

Na različnih spletnih platformah je na voljo za poslušanje Live Blood, aktualni live plošček legendarnih heavy metalcev Tygers Of Pan Tang.

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Demo 1989 legendarne death metal zasedbe Malevolent Creation. Tracklista:

stran A ali Demo 1989:
Injected Sufferage
Epileptic Seizure
Violent Offspring

stran B ali Live Demo '89 - Part II
Malevolent Creation
Remnants of Withered Decay
Darkness Within (The Human Corporation)

Iz tabora hrvaških doom metalcev Old Night sporočajo, da jih je zapustil vokalist in kitarist Matej Hanžek. Vrzel v zasedbi bo na vokalu tako zapolnil njegov brat Ivan, na kitari pa se je zasedbi pridružil Rafael Cvitković (Nekroza). Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»This is a post I write with a heavy heart, yet full of hope and with a bright look on the future. After eight years with us as our lead singer and frontman, earlier this year Matej decided to step down from his duties within Old Night. I know you are hoping for some gossip or a sassy story, but there was no drama involved. He just wants to focus on other things in life and at this point, music is not a priority for him. Having said that, I wish to thank him on our behalf for everything he has done for us, all the great times we shared on stage and backstage, but also for all the long hours he has put in working on our first three records. It was a privilege and you'll always be a part of our family. Obviously, this news has taken us aback and we had to figure out how best to proceed. We took some time to see what our options were, as this is an important role we needed to fill. After much deliberation we figured out we need not look outside our band for a perfect candidate as we have one in our midst. Ivan has been singing all the backing vocals from day one and from now on he will be handling all the lead vocals. No need to worry, he’ll remain our lead guitarist as well.

The only piece of the puzzle left to figure out was who’ll play the rhythm guitars? Without further ado, we welcome Rafael Cvitković, from the Croatian death metal machine Nekroza, as our new guitarist. If you attended our concerts, you might have already seen him filling in on sound checks or working on our merch booth. Nekroza just released their debut album on InsArt Records – you can check them out and show them your support.

With our line-up complete, we will continue working on our new record and we hope we’ll have some news in that regard soon. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have our first concert with the new line-up and we can’t wait to present you the New Old Night.«

V celoti na voljo za poslušanje je Despondency Chord Progressions, tretji album venezuelske enočlanske black metal zasedbe Selbst.

Kranjski klub TrainStation SubArt bo 9. julija gostil Maxa in Igorja Cavalero, ki bosta z zasedbo Cavalera Conspiracy nastopila na zunanjem odru kluba. Za več informacij lahko tukaj spremljate dogodek. Vstopnice že v prodaji – prvih 50 bo na voljo po 30 EUR, preostale pa po redni ceni 34 EUR. Na dan dogodka znaša vstopnina 40 EUR.