Festival Eindhoven Metal Meeting je razkril še sobotnega headlinerja – to so Katatonia. Na ogrevalnem koncertu v četrtek bodo nastopili Deadhead in The Omega Swarm, napovedali pa naj bi še dve zasedbi. Na dogodku, ki se bo odvil 13. in 14. decembra, bodo torej nastopile te zasedbe:

DARK FUNERAL (petkov headliner) | KATATONIA (sobotni headliner) | ASPHYX | THE KOVENANT | AGENT STEEL | M.O.D. | ANAAL NATHRAKH | IMPALED NAZARENE | CARPATHIAN FOREST | REVEL IN FLESH | HOUR OF PENANCE | EMPYRIUM | SCHAMMASCH | CHAPEL OF DISEASE | AKHLYS | ALFAHANNE | SVARTTJERN | SOULBURN | SAVAGE GRACE | THY ANTICHRIST | MALPHAS | FRACTURED INSANITY | VIOLENTHOR | THREE EYES OF THE VOID

Purtugalski death/blackened thrash pankerji Spitgod so z videospotom za komad You Know It's Coming napovedali EP z naslovom Through Life 'till Death. Seznam pesmi:

Unwillingly Brought Into this World
March of the Dead
Nothing But the Will
Embrace Yourself
You Know It's Coming
Vile Evils

Nemške heavy metal legende Axel Rudi Pell bodo 14. junija pri Steamhammer objavile že svoj 22. celovečerec. Ta bo nosil naslov Risen Symbol in bo vseboval deset komadov:

The Resurrection (Intro)
Forever Strong
Guardian Angel
Immigrant Song
Darkest Hour
Ankhaia
Hell's on Fire
Crying in Pain
Right on Track
Taken by Storm

Nizozemski simfoniki Within Temptation bodo 21. junija izdali že sedmi live plošček. Tokratni bo nosil naslov Worlds Collide Tour – Live in Amsterdam. Tracklista:

Our Solemn Hour
Faster
Paradise (What About Us?)
Stand My Ground
Angels
Iron
Raise Your Banner
Entertain You
The Reckoning
Supernova
Don't Pray for Me
All I Need
Ice Queen
Mother Earth

Deathwave zasedba Fourth Dominion bo 1. avgusta pri Fiadh Productions izdala drugi studijski album Diana's Day. Na ploščku bodo ti komadi:

Bloodstains
Lilim
Burn the Prisons!
From Below
Goetia
Hill of Swords
Death in Fall
Tormenta Purgatoria
Her Wings
Casca Dreaming

Švedski death/black metalci Devourer so danes izdali nov plošček The Wicked Ones, ki mu lahko v celoti prisluhnete tukaj.

Nemški progresivci Disillusion so remasterizirali in ponovno izdali svoj prvenec Back to Times of Splendor. Ta je izšel s štirimi bonus komadi:

And the Mirror Cracked
Fall
Alone I Stand in Fires
Back to Times of Splendor
A Day by the Lake
The Sleep of Restless Hours
The Porter (bonus)
Eternal Duality (bonus)
And the Mirror Cracked (live bonus)
Alone I Stand in Fires (live bonus)

Francoski enočlanski black metal band Les Chants du Hasard je razkril Chant I - Parmi les Poussi​è​res, prvi single s prihajajočega drugega albuma Livre Quart. Album sicer prinaša vsega skupaj sedem pesmi:

Chant I - Parmi les poussières
Chant II - La chauve-souris
Chant III - Le bruit du monde
Chant IV - Sous la mitre de fer
Chant V - La nuit échappée
Chant VI - Procession du sabbat
Chant VII - Les ombres vagabondes

Novinci na norveški black metal sceni Odio Deus so se pridružili ekipi Wormholedeath Records. Pri tej bo 7. junija izšel zasedbin debitanski plošček Spiritual Syphilis.

V petek, 8. novembra, se bo v Kinu Šiška ustavila turneja z nazivom Pins & Knuckles: Faces Of Death Tour 2024. Sestavljajo jo Veil Of Maya, Signs Of The Swarm, Varials in To The Grave. Vstopnice bodo na voljo preko založbe On Parole Productions od jutri od 11. ure dalje.

Nemški simfonični black metalci Suffering Souls so razkrili Soul Devourer, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma An Iconic Taste of Demise. Tracklista:

Idolum
Soul Devourer
From Hubris To Demise
In The Order Of Doom
Dolor Matris
A Touch Of Evil Kindness
Under My Skin
My Whore
Of Clarity And Hysteria
Cruelty In Love And Fear

Francoski black metalci Incipient Chaos so objavili besedilni video za komad Ominous Acid s samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki ga bodo 7. junija izdali pri I, Voidhanger Records. Tracklista:

Sever the Oracle
The Apex
The Fire that Devours the Soul and Flesh
Crumbling Bones
Ominous Acid
Dragged Back to the Abyss
All Is Lost, All Is Found

V okviru turneje Theatrum Mortis Humanae Tour začnejo Srd, Ater Era in Britof danes v Mariboru ob 20. uri:

19.30 vrata
20.00 Britof
21.20 Ater Era
22.40 Srd

Angleški black metalci Inconcessus Lux Lucis s komadom Temples Colliding in Fire napovedujejo tretji studijski album, ki bo nosil isti naslov. Album Temples Colliding In Fire bo izšel 7. junija pri I, Voidhanger Records in prinaša komade:

From the Forge Primordial and Timeless
I Am the Crooked Blade
Temples Colliding in Fire
Meditations upon Burning Breath
Revenge of the Other God
Eternal Descent (At the Speed of Death)
And His Wounds Shall Devour the Heavens

Iz tabora hrvaških doom metalcev Old Night sporočajo, da jih je zapustil vokalist in kitarist Matej Hanžek. Vrzel v zasedbi bo na vokalu tako zapolnil njegov brat Ivan, na kitari pa se je zasedbi pridružil Rafael Cvitković (Nekroza). Spodaj lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda:

»This is a post I write with a heavy heart, yet full of hope and with a bright look on the future. After eight years with us as our lead singer and frontman, earlier this year Matej decided to step down from his duties within Old Night. I know you are hoping for some gossip or a sassy story, but there was no drama involved. He just wants to focus on other things in life and at this point, music is not a priority for him. Having said that, I wish to thank him on our behalf for everything he has done for us, all the great times we shared on stage and backstage, but also for all the long hours he has put in working on our first three records. It was a privilege and you'll always be a part of our family. Obviously, this news has taken us aback and we had to figure out how best to proceed. We took some time to see what our options were, as this is an important role we needed to fill. After much deliberation we figured out we need not look outside our band for a perfect candidate as we have one in our midst. Ivan has been singing all the backing vocals from day one and from now on he will be handling all the lead vocals. No need to worry, he’ll remain our lead guitarist as well.

The only piece of the puzzle left to figure out was who’ll play the rhythm guitars? Without further ado, we welcome Rafael Cvitković, from the Croatian death metal machine Nekroza, as our new guitarist. If you attended our concerts, you might have already seen him filling in on sound checks or working on our merch booth. Nekroza just released their debut album on InsArt Records – you can check them out and show them your support.

With our line-up complete, we will continue working on our new record and we hope we’ll have some news in that regard soon. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have our first concert with the new line-up and we can’t wait to present you the New Old Night.«