Lloyd Hektoen, bolj poznan pod psevdonimom Mannevond (Koldbrann), se je pridružil švedski black metal zasedbi Craft.

»Today we officially welcome Mannevond as the new lead vocalist of Craft! Mannevond should be a familiar face to most, as he is the devestating voice for our brothers in Koldbrann as well – and we are extremely satisfied that he has agreed to join the chaos and destruction that is Craft. Mannevond will make his live debut with us in July at Metal Theatre Festival in Kalmar and has already begun recording vocals for the new album.

The next era has begun…«

Finska death/doom zasedba The Bleak Picture bo 22. marca pri Ardua Records izdala nov studijski plošček Meaningless. Tukaj lahko prisluhnete singlu Lights of July.

Organizatorji festivala Tolminator iščejo prostovoljce! V kolikor vas to delo zanima, se lahko do 7. julija prijavite prek spletnega obrazca.

»We know that many of you might not have enough budget to attend the festival, so this option might be perfect for you! As it's the first edition, we surely need as much help as we can get! Wanna volunteer? Just fill up the form on the link below! Deadline is July 7th 2023, spread the news to your friends as well! Thanks!«

Zaradi slabega zdravstvenega stanja dveh članov banda je julijski nastop Suffocation v Zagrebu odpovedan. V nadaljevanju lahko preberete celotno objavo za javnost:

»It is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of our Summer June/July 2023 tour scheduled within Europe/UK. As you may know we previously toured Europe last month and during this tour a few members of the band suffered extreme physical strain resulting in injuries preventing us from returning back to the area less than a month from our previous tour.

Although it's never our intention to cancel any tour the health of our bandmates is key for continuing forward into the rest of the year and it's required that these members rest accordingly and recover from their injuries sustained during this tour. The physical strain that touring takes on the bodies of musicians manifests itself in many ways that are out of our control.

We have a lot in the works for the remainder of the year including writing and completing our new album and we look forward to returning to one of our favorite territories and fans in the EU/UK bringing you Suffocation at full strength, blazing and cranking alongside you all.

As you all know, Suffocation puts their all into our live show and we want to make sure fans get our all moving forward. Health and safety is our number one priority to ensure that we can bring it for you guys for the remainder of 2023 and beyond.«

Vračilo kart je možno od danes dalje v trgovini Dirty Old Shop.

Katatonia nameravajo 13. novembra pri založbi Peaceville Records izdati nov koncertni album Dead Air, ki je bil posnet maja letos. Album vsebuje izbor njihovih najbolj priljubljenih skladb in tri novejše z aktualnega studijskega izdelka City Burials.

Dead Air ponuja sledeče skladbe:

Disc 1:
Lethean
Teargas
Serein
Deliberation
The Winter Of Our Passing
Ghost Of The Sun
The Racing Heart
Soil's Song
Old Heart Falls

Disc 2:
Forsaker
Tonight's Music
In The White
Leaders
Lacquer
Omerta
My Twin
Unfurl
July
Evidence
Behind The Blood

Sons Of Apollo so objavili videospot za komad Desolate July, ki se nahaja na prihajajočem albumu MMXX. Ta izide v petek pri Inside Out Music/Sony.

Elevators To The Grateful Sky na ogled ponujajo besedilna videa za skladbi Song For July in Insects In Amber s tretjega studijskega albuma z naslovom Nude, ki izide 19. aprila pri založbi Sound Effect Records. Na skupino iz Palerma na Siciliji, ki je bila ustanovljena leta 2011, je vplival predvsem grunge, stoner in alternative rock iz 90-ih.

Toskanska simfonična metal skupina Norhod je posnela videospot za skladbo Bleeding Path s prihajajočega drugega ploščka Voices from the Ocean, ki 10. januarja izide pri založbi WormHoleDeath in prinaša naslednje skladbe:
Storm
Endless Ocean
The Abyss Of Knowledge
July Rain
Bleeding Path
Son Of The Moon (A Moon Tale - Part VI)
Farthest Dream
Last Chant

Švedski temačneži Katatonia bodo 15. septembra izdali live CD/DVD na štirih ploščkih, naslovljen Last Fair Day Gone Night, ki je bil posnet tekom serije koncertov, s katero so leta 2011 obeležili svojo 20. obletnico delovanja. Posnetek komada July si lahko ogledate spodaj. /J.G./

Na strani Revolvermag.com lahko v celoti poslušate novi samonaslovljeni album ameriške metalcore zasedbe Texas In July, ki v trgovine prihaja 9. oktobra. /B.B./

Texas In July na strani Altpress.com premierno predstavljajo novo skladbo Paranoia s prihajajočega samonaslovljenega albuma, ki bo 9. oktobra izšel pri založbi Equal Vision. /B.B./

Texas In July so objavili novo skladbo Bed Of Nails s prihajajočega samonaslovljenega albuma, ki bo 9. oktobra izšel pri založbi Equal Vision. /B.B./

Texas In July so objavili skladbo Cry Wolf s prihajajočega samonaslovljenega albuma, ki bo 9. oktobra izšel pri Equal Vision. /B.B./

Texas In July nameravajo 9. oktobra pri Equal Vision izdati novi samonaslovljeni album, ki ga bo 11. septembra napovedal tudi digitalni single Bed Of Nails. Album je produciral Will Putney (Suicide Silence, Vision Of Disorder), na njem pa gostujejo tudi bobnar Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) ter vokalista Dave Stephens (We Came As Romans) in Chadwick Johnson (Hundredth). Tracklista je sledeča:
Initiate
Cry Wolf
Shallow Point
Without A Head (feat. Chadwick Johnson)
Bed Of Nails
Repressed Memories
C4 (feat. Dave Stephens)
Crux Lust
Paranoia
Black Magic
Cloudy Minds (feat. Matt Greiner)
/B.B./

Vzpenjajoča se ameriška zasedba Affiance preko Altpress.com premierno predstavlja novi single z naslovom You Will Be Replaced, ki ga je produciral Carson Slovak (August Burns Red, Texas In July). Njihov debitantski album No Secret Revealed je nedavno izšel pri založbi Bullet Tooth. /B.B./