Izraelski death/doom metalci Tomorrow's Rain bodo 19. aprila pri AOP Records izdali nov dolgometražec Ovdan. Album bo zajemal te komade:

Roads (Feat. Andreas Vingback of Dark Funeral and Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus)
Sunrise
Muaka (Feat. Attila Csihar of Mayhem)
Room 124
I Skuggornas Grav (Feat. Mickael Broberg of Unanimated and Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland)
Burning times (Feat. Jan Lubitzki of Depressive Age)
Turn Around (Feat Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond)
Convalescence
Rainbow
Intensive Care Unit
Turn Around - Gothic Rock Version (Feat. Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond and Ben Christo of Sisters Of Mercy)

Hard rockerji Extreme so objavili še en video s prihajajočega albuma Six, ki izide 9. junija, in sicer so ga posneli za skladbo z naslovom Other Side Of The Rainbow.

Mednarodna heavy metal superskupina Elegant Weapons, v kateri delujejo člani Judas Priest, Rainbow, Uriah Heep in Accept, je v petek izdala prvenec Horns for a Halo pri založbi Nuclear Blast. Ob izidu je predstavila videospot za naslovno skladbo Horns for a Halo, ves album pa je tukaj na voljo v poslušanje.

Člani Elegant Weapons so:

Richie Faulkner – kitara
Ronnie Romero – vokal
Rex Brown – baskitara
Scott Travis – bobni

Italijanski heavy metalci Tarchon Fist bodo 28. aprila izdali peti studijski album. The Flame Still Burns prinaša naslednje komade:

The Flame Still Burns
Lens of Life
Wolfpack
Soldiers in White
9/11
Ireland Rebels
Always Alone
Escape
The Man
So, Thank You All
The Legend of Rainbow Warriors

Stoner fuzz rockerji Black Rainbows bodo 9. junija izdali album z naslovom Superskull. Zasedba je že predstavila prvi single Superhero Dopeproof, naslove komadov, ki so našli svoje mesto na ploščku, in naslovnico. Tracklista:

Apocalypse March
Superhero Dopeproof
Children Of Fire And Sacrifices
Cosmic Ride Of The Crystal Skull
The Pilgrim Son
Till The Outerspace
Lone Wolf
King Snake
Desert Sun
All The Chaos In Mine
Megalomania
Fire In The Sky

Elegant Weapons so super metal zasedba, ki jo sestavljajo vokalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow), kitarist Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), basist Dave Rimmer (Uriah Heep) in bobnar Christopher Williams (Accept). Svoj prvenec Horns for a Halo napovedujejo za 26. maj, izšel pa bo pri Nuclear Blast Records. Spodaj lahko preverite animirani video za komad Blind Leading The Blind.

Britanski progresivci Haken bodo v začetku marca pri založbi InsideOut Music izdali album z naslovom Fauna, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Taurus
Nightingale
The Alphabet of Me
Sempiternal Beings
Beneath the White Rainbow
Island in the Clouds
Lovebite
Elephants Never Forget
Eyes of Ebony

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

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)

Elegant Weapons je novonastala zasedba, ki jo sestavljajo kitarist Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), basist Rex Brown (Pantera), bobnar Scott Travis (Judas Priest) in vokalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow). Zasedba je že posnela prvenec z naslovom Horns For A Halo, ki ga je produciral Andy Sneap in bo izšel naslednje leto pri založbi Nuclear Blast.

Pri založbi Frontiers Music bo 13. maja izšel tretji album skupine Graham Bonnet Band z naslovom Day Out in Nowhere, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Imposter
12 Steps To Heaven
Brave New World
Uncle John
Day Out In Nowhere
The Sky Is Alive
David’s Mom
When We’re Asleep
It’s Just A Frickin’ Song
Jester
Suzy





Na albumu gostujejo Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy, Nevermore), John Tempesta (The Cult, White Zombie), Mike Tempesta (Powerman5000), Roy Z (Halford, Bruce Dickinson) in Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow).

Vokalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Lords Of Black, Sunstorm, The Ferrymen) predstavlja video za skladbo Girl On The Moon. Gre za priredbo skupine Foreigner, komad pa se nahaja na prihajajočem albumu priredb z naslovom Raised On Radio.

Italijanski power metalci Trick or Treat bodo 1. aprila pri založbi Scarlet Records izdali sedmi studijski album z naslovom Creepy Symphonies, ki prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Trick or Treat?
Creepy Symphony
Have a Nice Judgment Day
Crazy
Peter Pan Syndrome (Keep Alive)
Escape from Reality
Falling Over the Rainbow
Queen of Likes
April
The Power of Grayskull

Video za naslovni komad že lahko vidite spodaj.

Mednarodni tehnični death metalci Ancient Settlers najavljajo prvenec Our Last Eclipse, ki bo izšel 1. aprila pri Crusader Records, in sicer na CD-ju in digitalno. Prednaročila so možna tukaj, seznam pesmi pa je takšen:

Into the Depths I Ride
Cast in Gold
Our Last Eclipse
Cerements
Jotnar Magick
Library of Tears
Silent December
Memories
Black Rainbow
Peregrination

Vokalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Lords Of Black, Sunstorm, The Ferrymen) bo 15. aprila pri založbi Frontiers Records izdal album priredb z naslovom Raised On Radio, ki prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Sin's A Good Man's Brother (Grand Funk Railroad)
Backstreet Love Affair (Survivor)
No Smoke Without a Fire (Bad Company)
I Was Born To Love You (Queen)
Play The Game Tonight (Kansas)
Carolina County Ball (Elf)
Girl On The Moon (Foreigner)
Gypsy (Uriah Heep)
Voices (Russ Ballard)
All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin)

Band dopolnjujejo kitarist Srđan Branković (Alogia, Psychoparadox ...), basist Javi Garcia, bobnar Andy C. (ex-Lords of Black, ex-Dark Moor ...) in klaviaturist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Jorn, Edge of Forever ...), ki je poskrbel tudi za produkcijo, miks in mastering. Spodaj si že lahko ogledate video za komad No Smoke Without a Fire (v originalu Bad Company).