Francoski metalci Smokeheads so v obliki videospota izdali single Side by Side. Ta je del prihajajočega albuma All In, ki izide 15. septembra pri Wormholedeath Records. Tracklista:

All in
Let me be
Hate and love
Reveal your soul
One million ways
In between
Let the wind blow
Nothing is random
Prayer of an agnostic
Side by side
The right direction

Britanski death metal band Ageless Summoning, v katerem delujejo člani Abyssal, Of Spire & Throne, Black Talon, Belliciste, Haar in Scordatura, predstavlja komad Epoch of Souls s prvenca Corrupting the Entempled Plane. Naslovnico albuma je naslikal Paolo Girardi. Album bo izšel 21. julija pri Dark Descent Records in prinaša naslednje komade:

Usurper of the Void
Descent from the Infinite
Epoch of Souls
Among the Worms
Corrupting the Entempled Plane
Incarnate Nothingness
Toward the Fractal Absolute
Retribution Eternal
Invocation
Salvation in Ash

Ameriški death metalci Outer Heaven so posneli video za komad Rotting Stone / D.M.T. z drugega studijskega albuma Infinite Psychic Depths, ki bo izšel 21. julija pri Relapse Records in prinaša naslednje komade:

Soul Remnants
Pillars of Dust
Fragmented Suspension
Drained of Life
Liquified Mind
Unspeakable Aura
Rotting Stone / D.M.T.
Starcrusher
Pallasite Chambers
Warped Transcendence
From Nothingness to Eternity

Pred časom smo že poročali, da so melodični death metalci The Agonist iz Kanade odpovedali nastop na letošnji ediciji festivala MetalDays. Sedaj pa je iz tabora zasedbe tudi odjeknila vest, da je uradno prenehala z delovanjem. Več si lahko preberete v spodnji izjavi:

Dear friends, it's time to make a very difficult but necessary announcement.
We have decided that The Agonist as a band, has come to an end. Much deliberation and care has been put into making this decision, and unfortunately, given the circumstances, this is the conclusion that makes the most sense for the band and us as individuals.
There are many factors that led to this decision. It is a mix of personal, financial and industry related issues, but in the end the 5 of us are no longer able to agree on a way forward that would benefit The Agonist business as a whole, while respecting each member's personal lives and wishes.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to the fans for coming out to the shows, buying our merch, and supporting us over the years. Nothing is more satisfying than connecting with our fellow human beings via the gift of music. It is the number one factor that has always driven us- to make you, the listener, feel something. In the end, we know that we've accomplished this together.
Some members of the band will continue to work on music in various ways, others will focus on personal projects and family. We kindly ask you to respect their privacy on this particular matter and encourage you to follow them on their individual social media accounts to support their future endeavors.
Vicky Psarakis will be carrying on with her band, Sicksense. They have a new EP coming out this summer and she will be playing 2 live shows with them in Montreal, in June.
You can also directly support her by following her on Patreon and Twitch.
Simon McKay is currently looking to join a new band full-time, while offering session work for studio and live gigs. Also, keep an eye out for new music coming soon from his solo project.
Chris Kells will be focusing on his career as a videographer. Since 2015, he has directed all of The Agonist's music videos, as well as many other established bands.
Danny Marino is currently writing music for 2 new projects.
Pascal "Paco" Jobin will be releasing new music with his project Leading the betrayed.
Our US-based merch store with Sound Escape Agency will remain open. We have also put together an EU-based store for our European fans. Inventory is final and there will be no restocks. Proceeds will go directly to the band to help us pay off our remaining debt.
Once again, we thank you and we love you.
»We will survive. At the end of the tunnel there's always a light.« - The Agonist

Madžarski thrash/death metalci Atrox Trauma so posneli videospot za komad Get Out Of Publicity. Ta se nahaja na aktualnem ploščku On The Line Of Something And Nothing.

Grški post metalci Allochiria predstavljajo najnovejši videospot za komad We Have Nothing. Gre za skladbo s prihajajočega tretjega albuma Commotion, ki naj bi izšel to nedeljo, 23. aprila, pri založbi Venerate Industries.

Znanih je pet novih bandov, ki bodo nastopili na hrvaškem festivalu Pannonian Rock Festival 2023. To so:

Armada (Mehika)
Prey For Nothing (Izrael)
Meteora (Madžarska)
Hand Of Hate (Grčija)
Unredeemer (Finska)

Tridnevni festival se bo po lanski odpovedi letos prvič odvijal v kraju Rajevo Selo, in sicer od 11. do 13. avgusta. Vstopnice so na voljo že od lani, zanje boste do konca meseca odšteli 74 EUR.

Hard rock/heavy metal zasedba Danava je tik pred izidom novega albuma Nothing But Nothing predstavila še videospot za single Let The Good Times Kill. Omenjeni plošček bo izšel 28. aprila.

Po tem, ko so pred kratkim turnejo odpovedali White Ward, je ista usoda doletela blackened death metalce 1914 iz Ukrajine. Upamo, da se stvari umirijo in nas bo zasedba lahko obiskala letos poleti na festivalu Črna Loka. Sledi bandova izjava za medije:

»Many of you could have been noticing a recent wave of European tours cancellations by UA bands. Unfortunately, 1914 is not an exception here. With heavy hearts we must inform you that we cannot play for our fans this April and have to cancel our upcoming tour.

Just to make it clear, it is still a 'wartime' on the territory of our land, and this specific time makes it impossible to leave the borders by the men of a conscript age. How could we travel last year? It was possible to get a special permission from the state authorities for the artists to leave the country and do shows and other activities in order to aid the country and spead the truth about unprovoked and brutal war started by russia. There were some irresponsible people who used such permissions to leave the country and never come back, and after it became public and went through a media - the state authorities stopped granting the special permissions for the artists by artificially overcomplicating the process of getting all the necessary documents, by enlarging the list of the documents and making it impossible for bands to obtain what is needed. This affected a lot of different bands in UA.

Last couple of weeks for us were in a constant fight with that new stupid system trying to show that we had a positive experience of returning back home after foreign tours, trying to display the value of such tours for our country benefit, but no matter how hard we tried - we couldn't break that system and it made impossible for us to go and play this time. We want to apologize to our fans, other bands, promoters, but currently we are powerless here. We will work hard to be able to get to our other shows this year, maybe the ice will melt and we will see some easement in the future, but currently we just did everything we could.

Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики України - Thank you for nothing!«

Metal veterani Metal Church se vračajo s 13. studijskim albumom Congregation Of Annihilation. Album bo izšel 26. maja pri založbah Rat Pak Records (ZDA) in Reaper Entertainment (Evropa). Tracklista albuma je takšna:

Another Judgement Day
Congregation Of Annihilation
Pick A God And Prey
Children Of The Lie
Me The Nothing
Making Monsters
Say A Prayer With 7 Bullets
These Violent Thrills
All That We Destroy
My Favorite Sin (bonus track)
Salvation (bonus track)

Italijanski death metalci Crownshard sporočajo, da bodo 14. aprila izdali EP z naslovom Awareness. EP naj bi zajemal naslednje komade:

There Is Nothing Left
Feeling Still Cursed
Mankind Has Failed
Eternal Timeless Fall
Healed By The Hell

Nemški industrialci Parity Boot so podpisali za založbo Black Sunset/MDD, kjer bodo 12. maja po 14 letih premora izdali svoj drugi studijski album z naslovom Fast Forward, ki bo nasledil prvenec Into Nothing. Kaj več kot še naslovnica pa o novem albumu zaenkrat še ni znanega.

Meseca maja se obeta že deseta celovečerna studijska izdaja od DevilDriver. Plošček bo nosil naslov Dealing With Demons Vol.II, poleg izbora komadov pa je zasedba predstavila tudi njihov prvi single Through The Depths.

I Have No Pity
Mantra
Nothing Lasts Forever
Summoning
Through The Depths
Bloodbath
It's A Hard Truth
If Blood Is Life
This Relationship, Broken

Black metal projekt Zørormr bo 24. marca izdal svoj četrti album, ki bo nosil naslov The Monolith in obsegal osem komadov:

The Monolith
Downward Spiral
Hollow
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
The Pentagram
Return to Nothingness
Per aspera, ad astra
Enter the Void

Brazilski black metalci Outlaw so posneli videospot za komad Everything That Becomes Nothing s prihajajočega albuma Reaching Beyond Assiah.