Veseli Dihurčki sporočajo, da so pošle vstopnice za koncert legendarnih W.A.S.P., ki bodo 14. maja obiskali Kino Šiška skupaj z Images of Eden.

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!«

Japonski one man black metal band Deathroll je posnel videospot za single False Images of Isolation and Depravity. Komad je del prihajajočega albuma. Več informacij o novem albumu sledi.

Vokalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Lords of Black, Sunstorm, Ellegant Weapons ...) bo prihodnje leto izdal album priredb z naslovom Raised on Heavy Radio, ki prinaša naslednje skladbe:

The Battle Rages On (Deep Purple cover)
Metal Daze (Manowar cover)
Turbo Lover (feat. Nozomu Wakai) (Judas Priest cover)
Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)
Fast As A Shark (Accept cover)
No More Tears (feat. Gus G.) (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
The Shining (feat. Chris Caffery) (Black Sabbath cover)
A Light In The Black (Rainbow cover)
Kind Hearted Light (feat. Roland Grapow) (Masterplan cover)
You Don’t Remember, I'll Never Forget (Yngwie Malmsteen cover)
The Four Horsemen (Metallica cover)
Turbo Lover (Alternate Solo Version) (Judas Priest cover)

V začetku julija smo vam predstavili pesem Nevěřím těm očím, s katero so progresivni black metalci Heiden napovedali svoj nov album. Poleg naslovnice, ki jo lahko preverite na priloženi sliki, je band zdaj razkril še, da bo album izšel 11. novembra pri Magick Disk Musick in bo vseboval sedem komadov:

Nevěřím těm očím (I don't trust those eyes)
V hodině vlka (In the hour of the wolf)
Musím ti tolik říct (I have so much to tell you)
Září (September)
Sviť, měsíčku, jasno (Shine, moon, clear)
Běsů se nezbavíš (You won't get rid of rages)
Patřím sem (I belong here)

Sporočamo, da je svet zapustil Kaleb Leubchow, bobnar zasedbe War Of Ages. Naj počiva v miru.

Kanadski heavy metalci Tyrants of Chaos z videospotom za single T.O.C. napovedujejo svoj tretji album Relentless Thirst for Power. Ta bo izšel 19. avgusta in bo vseboval deset komadov:

T.O.C
The Black Gap
Mourning Sickness
Skull Crusher
Slay the Hostages
Red Rage
Nightmare Machine
Indocri-Nation
No Lives Matter
Lucky Dog

Sežanska zasedba Once Was Never je včeraj razkrila naslovnico in naslove komadov prihajajočega celovečerca The Great Dying. Za naslovnico je poskrbel kar vokalist Miloš Mihajlovič, pesmi na ploščku pa bodo sledeče:

Just A Number
State Of Mind
The Heartless
Slaves To The Pattern
H.O.M.E.
Wreckages Of The Past
Surviving The Progress
False Shepherd
Cycles Of Rebirth

Album bo izšel 30. junija, na tej povezavi pa si ga lahko predčasno shranite. Fantje bodo že danes objavili nov single.

Založba Century Media je ob ponovni izdaji zadnjih dveh albumov ameriških atmosferičnih black/folk metalcev Wayfarer objavila video predstavitev banda in njegove glasbe v zadnjem obdobju z naslovom Black Metal Of The American West. Ponatis albumov World's Blood in A Romance With Violence na vinilu in CD-ju (PocketPac) bo na voljo 15. julija.

Sežanska nu-metal zasedba Once Was Never predstavlja skladbo Wreckages of the Past, za katero je posnela videospot. To je po vrsti že drugi single s prihajajočega albuma The Great Dying, saj je prejšnji mesec obelodanila single Just a Number. Album naj bi izšel v maju.

Švedi Katharos bodo 13. maja pri založbi Willowtip Records izdali album z naslovom Of Lineages Long Forgotten, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Those Hornclad
Feigned Retreat
Of Lineages Long Forgotten
The World Serpent's Marrow
Lay Yersinian Siege
I Waged War
Most Dread Portent

Indonezijska enočlanska atmosferična black metal zasedba Pure Wrath, za katero stoji multiinstrumentalist Januaryo Hardy, razkriva podrobnosti svojega 3. albuma Hymn to the Woeful Hearts, in sicer naslovnico, ki jo je izdelal Aghy Purakusuma, in tracklisto:

The Cloak Of Disquiet
Years Of Silence
Presages From A Restless Soul
Footprints Of The Lost Child
Those Who Stand Still
Hymn To The Woeful Hearts

Album bo izšel 18. februarja pri Debemur Morti Productions.

Death metalci Abscession so pretekli petek pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records izdali nov studijski album z naslovom Rot Of Ages, ki mu lahko v celoti prisluhnete na tej povezavi.

Rot Of Ages prinaša naslednje skladbe:
Rat King Crawl
Theater Of Pain
Dead Man's Hate
Rains Of Death
Rot Of Ages
The Final Furnace
When The Guillotine Falls
War Machine
Prometheus Unbound
Eta Della Putrefazione

Francoski atmosferični black metal projekt 3xperimental, za katerim stoji JB Vincent, bo naslednji teden, natančneje 24. novembra, v samozaložbi izdal prvenec z naslovom Dimorphos. Na svoj račun naj bi prišli ljubitelji umetnikov, kot so Ihsahn, Ice Ages ali Jean-Michel Jarre.

Belgijski black metalci Wiegedood bodo 14. januarja izdali dolgometražni album There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road. Včeraj so predstavili videospot za komad Nuages, v sklopu evropske turneje pa se bodo 1. februarja ustavili na Dunaju (Arena).