Kanadski heavy metalci Kontact so razkrili komad Bloodchild s prihajajočega prvenca Full Contact. Izdali ga bodo 19. januarja naslednje leto pri Dying Victims Productions, album pa prinaša naslednje komade:

Emperor of Dreams
Doppelgänger
Heavy Leather
(Return of the) Astral Vampire
Ixaxar
Watcher at the Edge of Time
Bloodchild
Spectral Fire

Poslušate lahko N​á​vraty B​á​sn​í​ků Proklet​ý​ch (Returns of the Damned Poets) češke enočlanske atmosferične black metal zasedbe Mrakomor.

Infected Rain predstavljajo videospot za skladbo Never to Return s prihajajočega albuma Time, ki bo izšel 9. februarja pri Napalm Records.

Moldavska zasedba Infected Rain sporoča, da bo 9. februarja naslednje leto preko založbe Napalm Records luč sveta ugledal njen nov album z naslovom Time. Seznam komadov je sledeč:

Because I Let You
Dying Light
Never To Return
Lighthouse
The Awnser Is You
Vivarium
Pandemonium
Enmity
Unpredictable
Game OF Blame
Paura
A Second Or A Thousand Years

Ameriški heavy/doom metalci Cirith Ungol so naznanili, da s koncem leta 2024 ne bodo več koncertirali. Tukaj izjava banda:

»After careful deliberation, we have decided that 2024 will be the final year that Cirith Ungol will be performing live. Having taken a 25 year long hiatus, we could never have imagined the tidal wave of love and support that would come from all of you upon our return. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank every one of you, who has attended our shows and supported our music. We are immensely proud of the work we have created in the past few years, and are beyond excited about our latest epic album, Dark Parade.

Legions, this is your rallying call. If you've never had the opportunity to see the band live, or if you want to see us perform once more, 2024 is your year. We will be announcing shows worldwide in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for news.«

Veljaki norveškega black metala Satyricon sporočajo, da se po petih letih zatišja naslednje leto končno vračajo na koncertne odre. Poleg koncertnih aktivnosti, ki bodo sicer osredotočene na festivale širom Evrope, zasedba že pripravlja material za novo ploščo, ki bo nasledil zadnjo izdajo Satyricon & Munch. Izjavo banda si lahko preberete spodaj:

»We are pleased to confirm that we will return to the stage for the first time in five years in the summer of 2024. We will be focusing on the European festival run and have no touring plans outside of that currently. At the moment, we are working on a new album scheduled for a May 2024 release. The art exhibition and album “Satyricon & Munch”, was an intense and all-consuming project for the record books, but it is history now and we have been working on all these new things behind closed doors for almost a year. We’re delighted to soon share it, we really look forward to playing both brand new and old songs for you, and once again being able to hear you sing, scream and chant as the army you are. We will publish all dates once they have been confirmed and approved to publish. This will be great!«

Avtor fotografije je Marko Faletič.

Nemški black metal dvojec Alasteth predstavlja komad Faded Glory s prihajajočega albuma The Nihilism of Alasteth. Band je komad pospremil z videospotom, album pa izide 12. oktobra. Tracklista:

The Return (Of The Ancient Gods)
The Nihilism of Alasteth
V.O.I.D. (Visions of Impenetrable Darkness)
Forever Forlorn
Henchmen of Perverted Devotion
Faded Glory

Italijanski melodični heavy/power metalci Temperance predstavljajo skladbo No Return, za katero so pripravili spodnji besedilni video. Gre za eno od štirinajstih novih skladb, ki jih prinaša njihov sedmi stuijski album Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2. Ta izide 20. oktobra pri Napalm Records.

Švedski ekstremneži Watain ob 25. obletnici delovanja napovedujejo izid live albuma Die In Fire - Live In Hell. Album je bil posnet v Stockholmu, izšel pa naj bi 3. novembra pri založbi Nuclear Blast. Tracklista:

Ecstasies In Night Infinite (Live)
Black Salvation (Live)
The Howling (Live)
Black Flames March (Live)
Reaping Death (Live)
Devil's Blood (Live)
Serimosa (Live)
Not Sun Nor Man Nor God (Live)
Before The Cataclysm (Live)
The Return Of Darkness And Evil (Live)
Nuclear Alchemy (Live)
Malfeitor (Live)

Ameriški thrasherji War Curse napovedujejo izid tretjega dolgometražca Confession, ki bo izšel 20. oktobra pri Blacklight Media. Album bo zajemal naslednje komade:

The Nothing (That is Me)
Fortress Of Agony
Confession
Miracle Broker
Power Of The Powerless
The Convoy
Return To Dust
Sowing Division
Rusty Nail (Grip Inc. cover)
Illusion Of Choice

Ameriški progresivni power metalci Theocracy sporočajo, da bodo 13. oktobra pri Atomic Fire Records izdali svoj peti dolgometražec z naslovom Mosaic. Poleg tega so objavili video za skladbo Return to Dust, ki ji lahko prisluhnete spodaj.

Američani Lorna Shore dve leti od izida svojega EP-ja ...And I Return To Nothingness predstavljajo videospot za komad Of The Abyss.

Škotski simfonični power metalci Gloryhammer so posneli besedilni video za Sword Lord Of The Goblin Horde z aktualnega ploščka Return to the Kingdom of Fife.

Ameriški staroselski black metal projekt Blackbraid bo danes izdal svoj drugi studijski dolgometražec Blackbraid II, ki mu lahko premierno prisluhnete tukaj. Za omenjeni album je naslovnico narisal Adrian Baxter, obsega pa naslednje naslove:

Autumnal Hearts Ablaze
The Spirit Returns
The Wolf That Guides the Hunters Hand
Spells of Moon and Earth
Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon
A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn
Celestial Passage
Twilight Hymn of Ancient Blood
Sadness and the Passage of Time and Memory
A Fine Day to Die (priredba Bathory)

Ameriški black metalci Imperial Crystalline Entombment so po 19 letih prekinili studijski molk in razkrili komad Into A Frigid Bleak Infinity s prihajajočega ploščka Ancient Glacial Resurgence. Plošček bo izšel 1. septembra pri Debemur Morti Productions in prinesel deset komadov:

Into A Frigid Bleak Infinity
Eternal Subzero Torment
Cataclysmic Glaciation
Of Blizzards And Banshees
Ravaskeith's Crystalline Return
Petrified Cadaverous Wastelands
Savage Blizzard Stabbings
Opening The Imperial Gates
Ancient Lords Of White Death
Born To Freeze