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.

V MIKK prihaja že LXII. edicija Metal Klavnice, ki bo hkrati ogrevanje za letošnji zadnji Vratolom. Nastopili bodo:

Attitudes To Human Extinction (death metal, HRV)
Dark Sphere (black metal, SLO)
Taste Of Plague (deathcore, SLO)

Ne pozabimo: še eno ogrevanje na Vratolom bo potekalo 18. maja v ljubljanskem klubu Jalla Jalla s skupinama Dead Corcoras in Marjetice.

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.«

Španska doom/post metal zasedba Boveda Del Sol je napovedala Collective Unconsciousness, svoj drugi studijski album. Ta bo izšel 17. maja in prinesel šest komadov:

Orbitual
Moonless Night
Oscillation Invocation
Collective Unconsciousness
Heliosphere
Event Horizon

Ameriški progresivci Oceans of Slumber z novim singlom Where Gods Fear to Speak napovedujejo izid šestega celovečerca. Album bo izšel pri Season Of Mist, kdaj, pa še ni znano.

Organizatorji dogodkov Hangtime Agency sporočajo, da je nedeljski koncert zasedb Grima in Ultar v zagrebškem klubu Močvara odpovedan. Odpovedana sta tudi koncerta v Beogradu in Novem Sadu ter tudi 40 drugih nastopov skupin po Evropi. Zapletlo se je namreč pri vizah. Izjava banda:

»Dear followers of the Grima cult, sometimes even the biggest and oldest spruce tree can't withstand (in)human acts. There is a point where we have to bow down and accept what cannot be changed.
After 4 months of non-stop efforts from everyone involved behind the scenes, the best we got is a 30 days stay in the Schengen area. We have applied for a 90 days arts science visa, which we have been granted in past years, but not this time, the reasons have not been communicated to us.
We did everything we could do, Asgaardian Events and even Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions helped us as much as possible, but all we got are these 30 days for now, which we shall use to the fullest.
Our first show will be on the April 25 in Switzerland and the last one will be on the May 22 in Paris. Any other show will be cancelled. There will be no further rescheduling. We will be happy to see each one of our cultists at these shows. We won't have any other Central European tours in the near future, except a few festivals next year, which we are already negotiating with.«

Organizatorji iz dvorane Gustaf v Mariboru sporočajo, da je znana časovnica za današnji koncert zasedb Cremisi, Cronica in Dark Sphere, in sicer:

19.30 vrata
20.30 Dark Sphere
21.30 Cremisi
22.45 Cronica

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Marca je odjeknila vest, da bodo Nemci Krater, ki ustvarjajo umazani black metal, maja izdali peti studijski album Phrenesis. Band zdaj predstavlja prvi single z naslovom Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex. Točni izid albuma je prek založbe Eisenwald napovedan za 31. maj, seznam komadov pa je tak:

Hopesmoker – Celestial Apex
Schattengeister
Withered Hands
Splitter
Enlightenment’s Grieving
Once – Into the Endless Void
Phrenesis

Po izdaji EP-ja Realms, ki je izšel pred tremi leti, italijanska death metal zasedba Olamot končno napoveduje izid prvenca Path of Divinity. Album bo izšel 29. aprila pri Lethal Scissor Records, band pa v posluh ponuja single All Seeing Eye. Celotna tracklista je taka:

Eternal Sorrow (Intro)
Everlasting Chains of Darkness
Human Cloning Facilities
Where Chaos Reigns
Behold the Highest Throne
Adrenochrome
Soul Harvest
Luciferic Allegiance
All Seeing Eye

Kvlt ov Seitan Booking po zimskem spanju znova pripravljajo nov ritual. Spring Ritvall se bo tako zgodil 10. maja v klubu Gromka na Metelkovi, nastopili pa bodo Unviar in Solfar iz Italije ter domači Ways Of A Heretic.

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Po ponovni vrnitvi na sceno leta 2020 bodo nov album izdali melodični death metalci Withering Surface. Exit Plan bo izšel 7. junija pri Mighty Music, zasedba pa je že predstavila prvi single Where Dreamers Die.

Potrjenih že devet bandov za avstrijski Transcending Visions Fest 2024, in sicer: Autumn Nostalgie, Dordeduh, Enisum, Frostmoon Eclipse, Heretoir, Naglfar, Our Survival Depends On Us, Synkende, Whiskey Ritual.

Založba Profound Lore na tej povezavi ponuja v posluh novi album ameriških eksperimentalnežev Locrian z naslovom End Terrain. Ta obsega te naslove:

Chronoscapes
Utopias
Umwelt
The World Is Gone, There Is No World
Excarnate Light
Black Prisims of Our Dead Age
Innenwelt
In the Throes of Petrification
After Extinction

Kot smo januarja poročali, je v 78. letu starosti umrl Tony Clarkin, kitarist, ustanovitelj britanskih veteranov Magnum. Že takrat se je šušljalo, da to pomeni tudi konec za zasedbo, ki je to zdaj tudi uradno potrdila. Izjava vokalista Boba Catleyja:

»Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I really can't carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it's all too much for me, people. I can't carry on without Tony.
I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future – you never know – but I can't keep going on like this. It's far too sad; it's all too sad.
So, I hope you understand. You've been fantastic – the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
So, be good. Keep Tony's music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry MAGNUM inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
I love you. You've been brilliant. But it's time for me to bow out now. It's my last curtain call, okay? I'll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.«