Danes je finski death/doom metal trojec Baron izdal dolgometražni prvenec Beneath the Blazing Abyss pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records. Prisluhnete mu lahko v YouTubu in na Bandcampu.

Ameriški death metalci 200 Stab Wounds predstavljajo videospot za komad Hands of Eternity. Z njim napovedujejo drugi studijski album Manual Manic Procedures, ki ga bodo izdali 28. junija pri založbi Metal Blade. Album prinaša komade:

Hands of Eternity
Gross Abuse
Manual Manic Procedures
Release the Stench
Led to the Chamber / Liquified
Flesh from Within
Defiled Gestation
Ride the Flatline
Parricide

Ameriški death/doom metalci Tzompantli so razodeli komad Chichimecatl kot prvi single z drugega studijskega celovečerca Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force, ki ga bodo 17. maja izdali pri založbi 20 Buck Spin. Album obsega te naslove:

Tetzahuitl
Tlayohualli
Tlaloc Icuic
Chichimecatl
Tetzaviztli
Otlica Mictlan
Icnocuicatl

Turški tehnični death metalci Carnophage predstavljajo komad Eventually They Will Die s tretjega studijskega albuma Matter of a Dark Nature, ki ga bodo izdali 3. maja pri Transcending Obscurity Records.

Danski death metalci Morbid Grave so podpisali za Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, kjer bodo na enem ploščku znova izdali prvenec The Slime Crawlers in EP Pandemic Mutations. Prednaročila CD-ja so že omogočena.

Ameriška tehnična death metal/deathcore zasedba Cognitive je z videospotom za pesem A Pact Unholy napovedala peti album Abhorrence. Ta bo izšel 17. maja pri Metal Blade Records in bo prinesel deset komadov:

Abhorrence
Insidious
A Pact Unholy
Ivory Tower
As the Light Fades
Savor the Suffering
Containment Breach
Rorschach
Lunar Psychopathy
Cold Dead Hands

Finski death metalci Post Pulse so objavili videospot za komad My Hate Runs Blood Red, ki je del prihajajočega albuma Return to the Halls. Plošček bo izšel 31. maja.

Danski black/death metal band Strychnos je posnel videospot za naslovni komad prihajajočega albuma Armageddon Patronage, ki ga bo izdal 17. maja pri založbi Dark Descent.

Angleški black metalci Inconcessus Lux Lucis s komadom Temples Colliding in Fire napovedujejo tretji studijski album, ki bo nosil isti naslov. Album Temples Colliding In Fire bo izšel 7. junija pri I, Voidhanger Records in prinaša komade:

From the Forge Primordial and Timeless
I Am the Crooked Blade
Temples Colliding in Fire
Meditations upon Burning Breath
Revenge of the Other God
Eternal Descent (At the Speed of Death)
And His Wounds Shall Devour the Heavens

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.«

Švedsko-kanadski death metalci Darkened bodo 14. junija pri Edged Circle Productions na zgoščenki, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno izdali tretji album Defilers of the Light. Ta prinaša enajst komadov:

Waves of Desolation
Defilers of the Light
Those Who Dwell Below
In Praise of Shadows
Just Close Your Eyes
Echoes of Solitude
On We Slaughter
Dead Inside
Masses of Vain Observance
As Apocalypse Dawns
Final Sanctuary

Pionirji gothic rocka Christian Death bodo 11. maja v Madridu začeli novo evropsko turnejo, ki pa jih tokrat ne bo ponesla v Slovenijo. Turneja se bo zaključila 3. junija v Dublinu, karavana pa se bo nam najbliže ustavila 26. maja v Milanu. Vse datume turneje najdete v spodnjem videu.

Dansko-nemški death metalci Asinhell z videospotom za komad Pyromantic Scryer spominjajo na lanski dolgometražni prvenec Impii Hora.

Ukrajinska blackened death/doom zasedba Sidus Atrum, ki od lani deluje kot dvojec, je posnela besedilni videospot za pesem Pulse of Life s prihajajočega albuma Torn Sky. Plošček bo izšel 10. maja pri Kvlt und Kaos Productions in bo prinesel šest pesmi:

Розірване небо (Torn Sky)
Коли земля кричала (When the Earth Was Screaming)
Сталеві янголи (Angels of Steel)
Гірше за ката (Worse than the Torturer)
Чи поглине нас темрява? (Will Darkness Swallow Us?)
Пульс життя (Pulse of Life)

Španski death/doom metalci Golgotha bodo 14. junija pri Ardua Music izdali Spreading the Wings of Hope, dolgometražni album številka šest. Ta prinaša osem novih komadov:

For Every Tear
Gilded Cage
A Solitary Soul
Hear Their Cries
Human Vultures
Closed Heart
Spreading Wings of Hope
Hope as Guide