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!«

Avstrijski melodični death metalci Dystersol so pretekli mesec napovedali svoj prihajajoči album Anaemic, ki bo izšel 6. aprila. Včeraj so predstavili prvi single Fair Better kot tudi naslove ostalih komadov:

Things To Come
Fail Better
In Dreams
Battering Ram
Mountain Of Death
Shapeshifter
Nailed To The Stars
Rainmaker
Soothsayer
Dollmaker
Niedergang
Into The Void

Irski tehnični metalci Ropemaker so razkrili single Paean, ki ga lahko preverite spodaj. Single naj bi nagovoril vse ljubitelje zasedb, kot so Mastodon, Gojira, Pelican, Keelhaul ali Russian Circles.

Metalsteel so razkrili novo priredbo, za katero so posneli tudi videospot. Gre za komad Na Noge! zasedbe YUNK (Junaki nočne kronike), pri snemanju pa sta na pomoč priskočila Sergej Škofljanec na vokalih in Davor Klarić na klaviaturah. Poleg tega je zasedba razkrila, da bo prihajajoči album remake-ov nosil naslov Spomenik.

In Flames so posneli video za svoj najnovejši single Meet Your Maker, ki se bo nahajal na prihajajočem albumu Foregone, ki izide 10. februarja pri Nuclear Blast Records.

Nizozemski downtempo/deathcore band Distant predstavlja single Argent Justice, za katerega je pripravil videospot. Pri singlu so sodelovali naslednji vokalisti:

Eddie Hermida (Suicide Silence),
Frankie Palmeri (Emmure),
Mike Greenwood, Casey Tyson-Pearce in Colton Bennet (AngelMaker),
Kyle Medina (Bodysnatcher),
Johnny Ciardullo in Andrew Baena (Carcosa),
Aaron Matts (ten56.),
Marc Zelli (Paleface),
Andreas Bjulver (Cabal),
Marcus Jasak in Kevin Petersen (Acranius),
Dan Tucker (Crown Magnetar),
Devin Duarte of Worm Shepherd) in
Tomáš Klár (Abbie Falls).

Švedske death metal legende Dismember bodo najverjetneje posnele svoj deveti album, kakor je v intervjuju namignil Fred Estby. To bo zasedbin prvi studijski album po 15 letih od izdaje samonaslovljenega ploščka leta 2008.

Progresivni deathcorovci Enterprise Earth so predstavili single Death Magick. Za komad je band posnel video, ki si ga lahko ogledate spodaj, prav tako pa se zasedba že ta konec tedna odpravlja na turnejo po Evropi, med katero se bo ustavila 21. januarja v Münchnu in 22. januarja na Dunaju.

Of Wolves iz Chicaga so objavili single Maker, za katerega je njihov član Steve naredil videospot s pomočjo umetne inteligence.

Švedski heavy metalci Screamer so objavili video za skladbo The Traveler, ki se nahaja na prihajajočem albumu z naslovom Kingmaker. Celotna setlista albuma je sledeča:

Kingmaker
Rise Above
The Traveler
Hellfire
Chasing the Rainbow
Ashes and Fire
Burn It Down
Fall of a Common Man
Sounds of the Night
Renegade

Ameriški heavy rockerji Uncommon Evolution bodo ta petek pri Argonauta Records na CD-ju, vinilu in digitalno izdali svoj drugi album, ki nosi naslov FRY. Seznam pesmi je takšen:

Widowmaker’s Breeze
Rut Struttin’
Smolder
Funeral Samba
Mask
Deep Sea Loving

Scream Maker so objavili video za Bloodking, naslovni komad januarja izdanega drugega albuma.

Slovenski heavy metal veljaki Metalsteel sporočajo, da so podpisali pogodbo z Nika Records in tako bodo prihajajoči album remake-ov s posebnimi gosti izdali prav preko nove založbe. Ideja o izdaji EP-ja je tako prerasla v celoten album, ki naj bi luč sveta ugledal naslednje leto.
 

Nightwish bodo sredi novembra izdali koncertni album z naslovom Human. :||: Nature. Tour-Edition, ki na dveh CD-jih prinaša naslednje komade:

CD 1: Human. :II: Nature.:
Music
Noise
Shoemaker
Harvest
Pan
How’s The Heart?
Procession
Tribal
Endlessness

CD 2: All the Works of Nature Which Adorn the World:
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Vista
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Blue
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Green
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Moors
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Aurorae
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Quiet As The Snow
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Anthropocene (incl. „Hurrian Hymn To Nikkal“)
All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Ad Astra

Blu-ray vsebuje posnetek Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021:
Intro
Noise
Planet Hell
Alpenglow
Élan
Storytime
How’s The Heart?
Harvest
Dark Chest Of Wonders
I Want My Tears Back
Ever Dream
Nemo
Sleeping Sun
Pan
Last Ride of the Day
Ghost Love Score
The Greatest Show on Earth
All the Works of Nature Which Adorn the World: VIII. Ad Astra

In Flames so objavili naslovnico in tracklisto albuma z naslovom Foregone, ki bo izšel 10. februarja prihodnje leto pri založbi Nuclear Blast:

The Beginning Of All Things That Will End
State Of Slow Decay
Meet Your Maker
Bleeding Out
Foregone Pt. 1
Foregone Pt. 2
Pure Light Of Mind
The Great Deceiver
In The Dark
A Dialogue in b Flat Minor
Cynosure
End The Transmission