Mojstri stoner metala Orange Goblin predstavljajo drugi single Cemetary Rats s prihajajočega albuma Science, Not Fiction. Izid albuma je napovedan za 19. julij, izdala pa ga bo založba Peaceville Records. Komentar frontmana Bena Warda o novem singlu:

»You want Metal? You've got Metal! "Cemetery Rats" is an anthem for all the metalheads and rockers, the kids that society deems the 'weirdos and freaks'! Fuck society! This is a song for everyone that likes to hang out in the graveyard, listening to metal and loving life as the underdog! This is doom, thrash and punk all rolled into one, like the mighty Black Sabbath colliding with classic era-Celtic Frost and Discharge! We are the heavy metal underground, we are the CEMETARY RATS!«

Avstralski tehnični black/death metalci Werewolves bodo 12. julija izdali že peti album v petih letih delovanja. Ta bo nosil naslov Die for Us in bo prinesel devet komadov:

Die for Us
Beaten Back to Life
Fuck You Got Mine
My Hate Is Strong
The Company Wolves
Spittle-Flecked Rant
We All Deserve to Be Slaves
Under a Urinal Moon
Stay Down

Nemški death/doom metalci Nailed To Obscurity sporočajo, da so se po 17 letih razšli z basistom Carstenom Schornom. Njegovo vrzel je že zapolnil Lutz Neemann.

Black/doom metal zasedba Forgotten Tomb se po štirih letih vrača z novim albumom. Enajsta kreacija z naslovom Nightfloating bo izšla 12. julija pri Agonia Records, spodaj pa si lahko ogledate video za naslovni komad ploščka.

Brutal death metalci iz Savdske Arabije Sijjeel so posneli videospot za komad Relinquished Unto Thee 14 kot del prihajajočega albuma Affiliation of Horrid Containment, ki bo izšel 5. julija pri Comatose Music. Tracklista:

Intro
Descendent Incertitude
Abominable Captivation
Torment upon Their Existence
Relinquished unto Thee 14
The Congregation Under the Shade
Infallible
Acquittal of the Cursed Appraiser
Everlasting Infamy
Impaled upon the Pyre

Black metal solo projekt Coldborn bo 10. maja pri Final Sacrifice Records izdal novi album The Unwritten Pages of Death. Tukaj lahko prisluhnete sveže predstavljenemu drugemu singlu The Antechamber of Eternal Sleep.

Predstavljamo novo melodični death metal skupino Cainites, ki jo sestavljajo člani zasedb Deathless Legacy in Motus Tenebrae. Zasedba bo 21. junija pri Scarlet Records izdala album Revenant, ki naj bi nagovoril ljubitelje zasedb, kot so Insomnium, Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Tribulation, Septic Flesh in The Vision Bleak. Kot prvo pokušino njihove glasbe lahko spodaj preverite videospot za pesem Darkness Awaits.

Italijanski black metalci Stormcrow predstavljajo Ascension, že četrti single s prihajajočega albuma Path to Ascension. Celoten seznam pesmi je takšen:

Astral Deconstruction§
Dark Existence
Vulgus Vult Decipi
Detached
Ascension
Vertical Horizon
In This Solitude
Petit Dru
Ancient Forest

Over Müra Breka Fest V, ki bi se moral zgoditi v Tuzli (BiH), je zaradi tragičnega dogodka odpovedan.

Tako pravi ekipa Breka Festa: »Gone but never forgotten! Svet nikoli več ne bo isti brez tebe, prijatelj! Vedno si nas nasmejal, vedno bil pozitiven, luč v tem temnem svetu. Hvala za vse trenutke, ki smo jih preživeli skupaj. Počivaj v miru, Tivek!«

Ameriški death metalci 200 Stab Wounds predstavljajo videospot za komad Hands of Eternity. Z njim napovedujejo drugi studijski album Manual Manic Procedures, ki ga bodo izdali 28. junija pri založbi Metal Blade. Album prinaša komade:

Hands of Eternity
Gross Abuse
Manual Manic Procedures
Release the Stench
Led to the Chamber / Liquified
Flesh from Within
Defiled Gestation
Ride the Flatline
Parricide

Španski black metal/pank band Hässlig predstavlja naslovni komad prihajajočega prvenca Apex Predator, ki ga bo 3. maja izdal pri Sentient Ruin Laboratories. Tracklista:

Yellow Bile
Slaves
Flesh and Bone
Body Snatcher
Apex Predator
Abgrund
Watch Them Hang
Siege
Raping the Exoskeleton of Life
Shattered
Psychopathic Triumph
Unholy and Rotten (priredba Midnight)

Nemški stonerji Grand Massive so posneli videospot za pesem Those from the Shadows, ki je del prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom Houses of the Unholy. Tracklista:

Those from the Shadows
Unwritten Prophecy
The Last Mountain
Call of Demons
Jump in the Fire

Španski thrasherji Holycide, ki jih vodi Dave Rotten od Avulsed, so razkrili prvi komad s prihajajočega albuma Towards Idiocracy. Gre za A.I. Supremacy, ki bo skupaj z ostalimi izšel 6. junija pri Xtreem Music. Tracklista:

A.I. Supremacy
Towards Idiocracy
Remote Control
Lie is the New Truth
Power Corrupts
Technophobia
Angry for Nothing
Chemical Dependency (Atrophy cover)
Pleased to Be Deceived
Flamethrower 'em All

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.«

Pionirji death/doom metala My Dying Bride se žal za nedoločen čas poslavljajo od odrskih nastopov. Družbena omrežja so sicer že pred nekaj časa preplavile novice o nenadnih odpovedih njihovih nastopov na letošnjih poletnih festivalih, včeraj pa so vse skupaj obrazložili z uradno objavo.

Snemanje oziroma celoten proces ustvarjanja sveže izdanega albuma A Mortal Binding je med člani povzročilo oziroma povzročil kar nekaj napetosti, ki so pri nekaterih žal pripeljale tudi do izgorelosti. V upanju, da bodo lahko vse te napetosti reševali brez posredovanja zunanjih oseb in tako izpeljali tudi vsaj nekaj koncertov, so nekako zavlačevali tudi z uradno izjavo. Pa vendar naj bi zaradi pomanjkanja komunikacije in nerazumevanja profesionalnih partnerjev prišlo do še večjega kaosa in težav, ki bodo terjale kar nekaj časa za razrešitev. Upamo, da bodo te težave uspešno rešili.

Je pa zasedba ob izidu albuma objavila tudi besedilni video za enega izmed novih komadov, in sicer Her Dominion.