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.«

Domači progresivni death metalci Morost bodo nastopili na festivalu Exit, ki se bo letos odvijal med 11. in 14. julijem v Novem Sadu v Srbiji.

Na odru Explosive stage si bodo oder delili z The Casualties, Conflict, Ratos de Porao, Coroner, Ancient, The Take, Uada, Risk It, Lineout, Shirenc Plays Pungent Stench, The Stone, Nemesis, Liquid Supercharge, Tortharry in še mnogimi drugimi.

Celoten nabor nastopajočih je objavljen tukaj.

Po tem, ko so se thrasherke Jenner pred kratkim razšle z bobnarko Seleno Simić, zdaj dekleta predstavljajo njeno zamenjavo. Nova stara bobnarka je postala Marija Dragićević, ki je z bandom sodelovala že od leta 2013 do 2021. Izjava banda:

»As many of you suspected, Marija is once again taking a place behind the drum kit in our band! For those who may not now, Marija is Alexandra's sister. She was the original drummer of Jenner, but had to take a step back from the band due to some personal issues. However, she's back and ready to hit the stage with us again! Join us in welcoming Marija back to the band!«

Španski brutalneži Christ Denied bodo po enajstih letih prekinili studijski molk in ponudili album številka tri. Ta bo nosil naslov Christopsy, izšel bo 21. maja pri Xtreem Music, vseboval pa bo deset komadov:

Scream Bloody Blasphemy
Fake Deity
A Blinding Light?
Take, Eat; This Is My Body
Why Call Him God?
Voracious Disciples
Starving Acolytes
Oozing Blood Nails
Liar's Meat Aftertaste
Mutant Christ (Cryptopsy cover)

Thomas Eriksen, ki stoji za imenom Mork, je pred kratkim razkril, da se v njem skriva tudi Udåd. Na to ime sliši njegov najnovejši black metal projekt, ki bo z istoimenskim albumom razkril drugo plat Eriksena. Izid je napovedan za 15. marec pri Peaceville Records. Kako zveni Udåd, pa lahko preverite prvi singel Avgudsdyrker, ki ga najdete spodaj.

»It is satisfying to unveil the first track from the first Udåd creation. It was both painful and rewarding to get this out of my being and onto tape. Pure atmospheric darkness straight into your soul. "Avgudsdyrker" was chosen as the first single as it represents the different elements of the album well. Take some minutes out of your everyday life, light a candle, cover the windows, turn off the lights and just take it in.«

Ameriški progresivni sludge metal grindcorovci Voidgazer bodo 19. aprila pri Reigning Phoenix Music izdali prvenec Dance Of The Undesirables. V posluh pa ponujajo video za komad Jesus Take the Needle.

Italijanski brutalneži Undertakers so izdali priredbo Pet Sematary, ki jo v originalu izvajajo Ramones.

Avstrijski black metal šamani Anomalie sporočajo, da so zaključili snemanje novega celovečerca. Kdaj bo album ugledal luč sveta, še ni znano. Izjava banda:

»A few minutes ago we tracked the very last vocal takes for the new Anomalie album which is now ready to get mixed by V. Santura during the upcoming months.
We gave our absolute all and can't wait to share some music with the world later this year!«

Kot smo že pisali, se z ekskluzivnim dogodkom v Kinu Šiška na oder vračajo kultni peklenski Pomaranča. Band pravi tako:

»Organizacija dogodka poteka v združitvi dolgoletnih izkušenj očeta dokumentarca Železne Stopinje Denisa Brnčiča, Metal Strike ter Addende-P, ki so dodatno prispevali k stvaritvi dogodka, ki ne bo le koncert. Videli boste Pomarančo, kot je niste še nikoli. S potenco na 666! Dogodek 6. 6. 2024(6) bo spektakel, ki bo zapisan v zgodovino. Pomaranča bo namreč 6. junija snemala PRVI album v živo, poleg tega pa bo koncert posnet za prihodnjo DVD-izdajo, prav tako prvo v Pomarančini zgodovini. Vsa vaša prisotna grla in glasovi ter vratovi bodo tako zapisani v večnost! Bodite del zgodovine!

Posebni gostje: Metalsteel, ki bodo na koncertu praznovali 25. obletnico delovanja! Karte gredo v prodajo 1.3. 2024 na vseh Eventimovih prodajnih mestih.«

45 let Pomaranče, 45 let heavy metala v Sloveniji! 6. junija se bo v Kinu Šiška odvil veliki koncert praznovanja težke kovine, saj bodo oder zasedli Pomaranča s posebnimi gosti Metalsteel. Več informacij o dogodku bo znanih kmalu, zaenkrat pa je razkrito že prvo veliko presenečenje: na odru bo po več kot 40 letih s Pomarančo stal originalni klaviaturist Tomaž Žontar!

Moči za ta enkraten dogodek sta združila kreator metala v Sloveniji, človek, ki je inspiriral generacije in bil prvi metal heroj Jugoslavije, Mijo Popović, ter največji slovenski metal glasbenik Tilen Hudrap (Northtale, Doro, U.D.O., Vicious Rumors, Testament, Pestilence). Ko k temu dodamo Matica Nareksa, eno najboljših grl v državi, in bobnarja Matjaža Winklerja (Keller, Requiem …), je spektakel garantiran.

Vstopnice za dogodek bodo naprodaj od 1. marca dalje na vseh Eventimovih prodajnih mestih. Fantje pravijo, da to ni še niti polovica zgodbe, tako da več informacij sledi.

Nemški heavy metalci The Night Eternal sporočajo, da je band iz osebnih razlogov zapustil Jones Nühlen.

»Unfortunately we have to inform you that Jones decided to part ways with The Night Eternal due to personal reasons. We‘re still good friends, so there‘s no bad blood and we respect his decision. Being a founding member, Jones was notorious for his catchy bass lines through all of our releases so far and we want to thank him sincerely for the great times we had.
There‘s a last chance to catch The Night Eternal with its original line-up on stage at Endzeit Festival on January 27th, so give Jones the honor and get your tickets!
For THE SATANIC PANIC TOUR starting on February 1st, our good friend Jannik will take over the bass duties.«

Norveški pionirji gothic metala Trail Of Tears so podpisali pogodbo o sodelovanju z grško založbo Trail Of Tears. Pri založbi bo zasedba po več kot desetih letih zatišja tako izdala nov EP Winds of Disdain. EP naj bi izšel 24. maja in bo zajemal te komade:

Winds Of Disdain
Take These Tears
No Colours Left
T.B.A.

Iz Danske prihaja dokaj mlada shoegaze zasedba T a k e r, ki s prvim singlom Dolls že opozarja nase. Postala je tudi del glasbene družine založbe Last Mile Records, kdaj bo luč sveta ugledal prvenec, pa za zdaj še ni znano.

Avstralski melodični progresivci Voyager, ki so bili jeseni letos na obsežni turneji po stari celini, se naslednje leto ponovno vračajo. Turneja se bo imenovala Re-Take to the Stars, vse njene datume pa najdete na priloženi sliki.

Industrial zasedba The Stroymachine je izdala svoj drugi studijski album, ki nosi naslov Renesonanza. Skupina ob tej priložnosti pripravlja spektakel ob izidu albuma, ki bo 24. novembra v ljubljanski Cukrarni. Vstopnice so že na voljo prek platforme mojekart.si.

Album je zdaj na voljo na pretočnih platformah Spotify, Deezer, Youtube, Tidal in iTunes. Poslušate in naročite ga lahko tudi na Bandcampu.