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

Death metal trojec Suffer napoveduje izid novega dolgometražca z naslovom Grand Canvas of the Aesthete. Album bo izšel 29. marca pri založbi Wise Blood Records. Seznam komadov:

Grand Canvas of the Aesthete
Ashened Frolic; The Exquisite Promenade
Plentiful • Copious • Bountiful
Inhalent Caustic Foray
The Fetching Cranley Gardens
Carnal Flesh Parade
Pernicious Precarious Mess
Human Primal Cuts

Zasedba Witch Vomit bo po petih letih izdala nov album. Funeral Sanctum bo izšel 5. aprila, tukaj pa že lahko prisluhnete komadu Blood of Abomination.

Poslušate lahko album Vampyres & Other Bedtime Attractions slovensko-finske gothic metal naveze Of Blood and Wine.

Romunski death metalci Vorus bodo kmalu, natančneje 1. marca, izdali album Desolate Eternities. Ta bo izšel pri Loud Rage Music in prinesel deset komadov:

Desolate in Eternity
The Phantom Fear
Moribund's Hollow Gaze
Deathly Cycle of Existence
Blood-Sucking Leech
Dormant Malignancy
Obscure Delusional Chasms
Escape from Beyond
Aether of the Abyss
Dragged into Oblivion

Legendarni heavy metalci Tygers of Pan Tang bodo 26. aprila izdali live album z naslovom Live Blood. Tega že lahko prednaročite, medtem ko je tracklista takšna:

Stran A
Intro
Euthanasia
Keeping Me Alive
Love Don’t Stay
Gangland

Stran B
Edge of the World
Destiny
Back for Good
Only the Brave

Stran C
Paris by Air
Do It Good
Insanity (vinyl bonus track)
Fire on the Horizon
A New Heartbeat

Stran D
Slave to Freedom (vinyl bonus track)
Suzie Smiled
Hellbound
Love Potion No.9
Blood Red Sky (vinyl bonus track)

Finske black metal legende Beherit so imele po več kot 30 letih svoj prvi koncert. Kultni dogodek se je zgodil 26. januarja v mestu Oulu na festivalu Rites of North, ki je bil razprodan. Setlista je bila taka:

Intro
Salomon's Gate
Nocturnal Evil
Unholy Pagan Fire
Sadomatic Rites
Grave Desecration
The Oath of Black Blood
The Gate of Nanna
Lord of Shadows and Goldenwood
All in Satan
Pagan Moon

Naslednji koncert bo na Japonskem v Osaki, in sicer 6. in 7. aprila, na festivalu NWN!/Hospital Fest Vol I 2024. Prvi dan bodo imeli black metal set, drugi dan pa elektronskega.

Po koncertu na Japonskem bodo igrali na zasebnem festivalu v Avstriji, in sicer na festivalu House of the Holy, kjer so bile karte na voljo samo par ur, pa še to za izbrance oz. če si dobil povabilo. Spodaj pa si lahko ogledate live video s finskega festivala pred par dnevi za komad The Gate of Nanna.

Brazilski death thrasherji 4BanneD so podpisali pogodbo z založbo Wormholedeath Records, kjer bodo 8. marca izdali album Sanatorium. Seznam pesmi:

Sanatorium
Eternal Revenge
Way of Death
Mind
War Blood Death
The Psycho Priest
Finger on the Trigger
Night of Sacrifice
Killer on the Loose
Final Judgment

Power metalci Bloodorn bodo kmalu izdali prvenec Let The Fury Rise. Izšel naj bi 24. maja pri založbi Reaper Entertainment in se bo bohotil s temi komadi:

Overture χιϛ
Fear the Coming Wave
Under the Secret Sign
Rise Up Again
Tonight We Fight!
God Won't Come
Forging the Future (With Our Blades)
Let the Fury Rise
Six Wounded Wolves
Bloodorn
Square Hammer (Ghost cover)

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.«

Norveški death metalci Blood Red Throne so nedavno razkrili Seeking to Pierce, še tretji komad s prihajajočega albuma Nonagon, ki izide 26. januarja. Seznam pesmi:

Epitaph Inscribed
Ode To The Obscene
Seeking To Pierce
Tempest Sculptor
Every Silent Plea
Nonagon
Split Tongue Sermon
Blade Eulogy
Fleshrend

Belgijski death metalci Catharsis so z remiksano in remasterizirano verzijo komada Pro Patria Mori napovedali ponovno izdajo lanskega EP-ja z naslovom I. Ta bo vseboval originalne komade v novi akustični preobleki z dodatkom komadov z izdaje Durango Session, ki predstavlja njihov oktobrski live nastop na Radiu Benelux. Celotna tracklista:

As The Crow Flies
Pro Patria Mori
Squidnunc
Cauchemar
As The Crow Flies (live)
A Bloodier Shade Of Pale (live)
Pro Patria Mori (live)
Cauchemar (live)
Squidnunc (live)
Whirlpool (live)

Bay Area heavy metalci Hands of Goro so s komadom Archduke of Fear napovedali samonaslovljeni prvenec, ki bo izšel 1. marca. Seznam pesmi:

Prince Of Shokan
Demonizer
Uncanny
21st Century Plague
You Have No Face
Waste Of Blood
End To End
Archduke Of Fear

Srbski black metalci Kolac bodo deset let po albumu Zauvek crni 3. februarja pri Pest Records izdali samonaslovljen plošček, ki prinaša deset komadov:

Intro
Kolac
Monsieur de la nuit
Eppur si muove
Krvokolj
Burn
Signed with Black Blood
Silence of the Ages
Jeb'o te bog
Raskršten

Kanadski death metal band Fathomless Ritual, za katerim stoji B. Dean (Gutvoid, Fumes, Pukewraith), je podpisal pogodbo z založbo Transcending Obscurity Records, pri kateri bo izdal studijski prvenec Hymns For The Lesser Gods. Izid je napovedan 12. februarja, za pokušino pa band predstavlja komad Gorge of the Nameless. Album obsega naslednje naslove:

Hecatomb for an Unending Madness
Exiled to the Lower Catacombs
Gorge of the Nameless
Grafted to the Chambers of Mirth
Wielding the Bone Wand
Cosmic Reflections from the Basin of Blood
Gelatinous Being of Countless Forms
Gifts for Aranaktu