Grška black metal zasedba Dødsferd sporoča, da bo maja izdala nov celovečerec Wrath. Natančneje naj bi album izšel 10. maja pri Hypnotic Dirge Records in bo zajemal te skladbe:

Restoration of Justice
Decay of Sanity
Raging Lust of Creation
Spiritual Lethargy
Heaven Drops with Human Filth
Failure Ablaze in Your Existence
Back to My Homeland… A Beast in Calm (vinyl only)

Nemški progresivci Voyager-X, ki so intenzivno delovali med letoma 1987 in 1997 v Nemčiji in nato poniknili, bodo 22. marca izdali album z naslovom Magic. S tega albuma so nedavno v obliki besedilnega videospota predstavili single Hypnotize You, še pred tem pa single Janus Face. Seznam pesmi:

Janus Face
Hypnotize You
Magic
You Crossed My Way
I Recognize You
Don’t Lose The Path
C’mon Live Your Dreams Together
Walk On The Dead Line
Crime Of The Century

Izraelski enočlanski black metal band Die Entweihung je posnel besedilni videospot za komad Closer To ... z albuma Hypnotic Dreams, ki je izšel leta 2008 in bil na novo izdan minuli teden, in sicer na kaseti in CD-ju.

Andorski progresivni death metalci Persefone se ponovno pripravljajo na turnejo. Na evropskih odrih jih bomo lahko ujeli drugo leto februarja in marca, spremljali pa jih bodo Hypno5e, Stellar Circuits in Lampr3a. Vsi datumi turneje:

10.02.2024 Nizozemska, Hengelo @ Metropool
11.02.2024 Belgija, Ghent @ Asgaard
12.02.2024 Nemčija, Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
13.02.2024 Francija, Pariz @ La Machine
14.02.2024 Francija, Nantes @ Le Ferrailleur
16.02.2024 Španija, Madrid @ Bassement
17.02.2024 Španija, Barcelona @ Bóveda
18.02.2024 Francija, Lyon @ Rock ’n Eat
19.02.2024 Švica, Aarau @ KiFF
20.02.2024 Nemčija, München @ Feierwerk
21.02.2024 Avstrija, Dunaj @ Viper Room
22.02.2024 Madžarska, Budimpešta @ Analog Music Hall
23.02.2024 Češka, Praga @ Kasarna Karlin
24.02.2024 Poljska, Poznań @ 2Progi
26.02.2024 Nemčija, Berlin @ Cassiopeia
27.02.2024 Nemčija, Hamburg @ Logo
28.02.2024 Švedska, Göteborg @ Valand
29.02.2024 Švedska, Stockholm @ Hus 7
01.03.2024 Danska, Kopenhagen @ Stengade
02.03.2024 Nemčija, Hannover @ Béi Chéz Heinz
03.03.2024 Nemčija, Oberhausen @ Kulttempel
05.03.2024 ZK, Bristol @ The Exchange
06.03.2024 ZK, Glasgow @ Audio
07.03.2024 ZK, Manchester @ Satan’s Hollow
08.03.2024 ZK, London @ Boston Music Room
09.03.2024 Francija, Lille @ The Black Lab
10.03.2024 Nizozemska, Eindhoven @ Dynamo

Italijanski depresivno-atmosferični black metalci Notturno bodo 6. oktobra izdali album Inside. To bo njihov drugi dolgometražec v manj kot dveh letih od ustanovitve. Zasedba je lani aprila izdala prvenec Obsessions na CD-ju in digitalno, medtem ko bo njegov naslednik Inside izšel digitalno, na CD-ju in vinilu. Tracklista:

Peace
Autumn Leaves
Obsessions
Once Again
No Passion

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!«

Čez dober mesec dni se v Celovcu obeta posebna metal poslastica. 17. marca se bo v tamkajšnjem klubu VolXhaus odvijal manjši »festival«, na katerem bodo nastopili nemški veljaki death/black metala Obscurity. Poleg Nemcev bodo na oder stopili še Hypnos, Doomas, Interragnum, Altar Of I in nam dobro poznani Primorci Agan. Več informacij najdete tukaj, časovnica pa je sledeča:

18.00 vrata
18.30 Agan
19.30 Altar Of I
20.30 Interragnum
21.30 Doomas
22.30 Hypnos
23.30 Obscurity

Obalni hypnotic doom duo Chains se vrača z novo izdajo, tokrat s kompilacijo z naslovom Dead Tapes III: Satanic Jam Sessions and Live Rituals, na kateri so prisotni različni jam sessioni oziroma demo posnetki iz obdobja 2017 do 2020 in izseki dveh koncertnih posnetkov.

Album Dead Tapes III je izšel včeraj, 24. novembra, na vseh digitalnih platformah, v bližnji prihodnosti pa še v obliki kasete.

Setlist:
Side: Satanic Jam Sessions
The Veiled Queen
Black Yellow and Grey
Selva Obscura
Psychomagick
Re Sun Ance

Side: Live Rituals
Sonic Sabbath (live in Graz at Fortress Of Doom 2021)
Devil (live in Graz at Fortress Of Doom 2021)
Apocalyptic Fear (live in Graz at Fortress Of Doom 2021)
Black Wind (live in Graz at Fortress Of Doom 2021)
Hexenight (live at Exit Festival 2022; available on tape version only)
Necromantic Force (live at Exit Festival 2022; available on tape version only)
Dancing With My Demons (live at Exit Festival 2022; available on tape version only)

Avstrijski death metalci Vermocracy predstavljajo video za Grace Of Hypnos. Komad se nahaja na njihovem novem albumu Age Of Dysphoria, ki je izšel 30. septembra pri založbi Black Sunset/MDD.

Francoski band Blut Aus Nord je na Bandcampu objavil kompilacijo Lovecraftian Echoes s šestimi komadi, ki jih je posnel in zmiksal Vindsval, nastali pa so med februarjem 2020 in februarjem 2022 iz idej, deljenih na forumu Order of Outer Sounds. Omenjeni forum je nastal kot plod sodelovanja med bandom in založbo Debemur Morti Productions. Skladbe pomenijo nekakšno nadaljevanje albuma The Work Which Transforms God iz leta 2003. Tracklista:

Nyarlathotep
Hypnos
The Tomb
The Abyss Between The Stars
Weird Harmonies From Celephaïs
Grotesque Visions

Avstrijski death metalci Vermocracy so posneli besedilni video za komad Necrocracy s prihajajočega albuma Age Of Dysphoria, ki bo izšel 30. septembra pri Black Sunset/MDD. Seznam pesmi je takšen:

Intro
Necrocracy
World Of Wounds
The Void's Embrace
Opposed Evolution
Grace Of Hypnos
Perpetual Flood
The Pyre
In Darkness Let Me Dwell

The Dead Daisies, ki so pred kratkim nastopili v Ljubljani, so objavili besedilni video za sveži single Hypnotize Yourself.

Srbski enočlanski death/doom metal band Tишина (Tišina), za katerim stoji Branislav Panić (Bane), bo konec meseca pri založbah Satanath Records, Hypnotic Dirge Records in The End Of Time Records izdal prvenec Увод… (Uvod…), s katerega je že objavil skladbi Јутро Последњег Дана (Jutro poslednjeg dana) in Две Црне Руже (Dve crne ruže).

Francoska zasedba Moonworshipper, ki v svoji glasbi meša depressive pop in suicidal black metal, je včeraj preko Hypnotic Dirge Records na YouTubu izdala svoj 2. studijski izdelek, EP z naslovom 13 FullMoon Nights of Doubt. Tako kot debitantski EP 13 Fullmoon Nights of Loneliness iz leta 2019, je bil tudi aktualni EP izdan eksluzivno v digitalnem formatu. Ko pa bo trilogija zaključena še s tretjim EP-jem, bodo vsi trije združeni v fizični obliki na skupnem plošču.

Italijanski old school heavy metalci Gunjack bodo 22. januarja izdali svoj 3. studijski dolgometražec, ki bo nosil naslov The Third Impact. Na albumu, ki je bil posnet v A.D.S.R. Decibel Studio in Triblade Studio, bo 14 pesmi:

Dagon
Blast N' Roll
Twirling On Your Grave
The Tournament
Hypnotic Desease
Destroy The Seventh Seal
Coma
Meltdown
Nuke To Be Sure
Metal Influencer
The Thermopylae
Heart Of Tank
The Knights In White
Lie Of God