Švedsko-kanadski death metalci Darkened bodo 14. junija pri Edged Circle Productions na zgoščenki, vinilu, kaseti in digitalno izdali tretji album Defilers of the Light. Ta prinaša enajst komadov:

Waves of Desolation
Defilers of the Light
Those Who Dwell Below
In Praise of Shadows
Just Close Your Eyes
Echoes of Solitude
On We Slaughter
Dead Inside
Masses of Vain Observance
As Apocalypse Dawns
Final Sanctuary

Italijanski black metal projekt Ultio, za katerim stoji Giorgio Barroccu, bo 23. maja pri Brucia Records izdal EP Cor, s katerega sta znana že dva od šestih komadov:

Spikes
The Grey Inferno
Wretchedness
A Thousand Times More
Looking For Eyes
Cor

Švicarski black metal dvojec Ernte bo 7. junija pri Vendetta Records izdal nov album Weltenzerstörer. Album bo zajemal te skladbe:

The Witch (Was Born in Flames)
Ruler of Chaos, Bringer of Storm
Silent and Bleak
Trip to a Solitary Moon
Vessels of Sacrifice
The Fire Lake: Death of Souls
Profound Eyes

Pred izidom albuma že lahko prisluhnete oziroma si ogledate video za komad Ruler of Chaos, Bringer of Storm.

Norveški gotični elektroničarji The Kovenant bodo nastopili na nizozemskem festivalu Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2024. Poleg njih je bilo napovedanih še šest zasedb, celoten seznam nastopajočih pa trenutno zgleda tako:

DARK FUNERAL (petkov 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 | AKHYLS | ALFAHANNE | SVARTTJERN | SOULBURN | SAVAGE GRACE | THY ANTICHRIST | MALPHAS | FRACTURED INSANITY | VIOLENTHOR | THREE EYES OF THE VOID.

Finski gothic rockerji The 69 Eyes in z oskarjem nagrajena tekstopiska Diane Warren so posneli pesem Fade to Grey. To lahko prenesete tukaj.

Crossover thrash metal zasedba Belushi Speed Ball bo 10. maja izdala nov album Stellkira. Prvi single My Favourite Color Is Pizza je že na voljo za poslušanje, objavili pa so tudi naslove drugih komadov, ki bodo del ploščka:

My Favorite Color Is Pizza
This is the Peak
Eels and Escalators
Get to the Point
Glass Bones and Paper Skin IV
The Adventures of Rick and Mortarion
Garth, Let My Family Go
Griffith Did Literally Everything Wrong
The Hash Slinging Slasher
The Accountant's Due (Stab the Katana)
Tater Tot Eyes

Norveški simfonični gothic metal projekt Mortemia je izdal video za skladbo Eyes of the Viper.

Bavarski gothic metal dvojec The Vision Bleak predstavlja besedilni video za skladbo Weird Tales Chapter IV & V s svojega sedmega albuma Weird Tales, ki ga bo izdal 12. aprila pri založbi Prophecy Productions. Album obsega te naslove:

Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: In Rue d'Auseil
Chapter III: In Gardens Red, Satanical
Chapter IV: Once I Was a Flower
Chapter V: The Premature Burial
Chapter VI: Mother of Toads
Chapter VII: The Graveyard by Nyght in a Thunderstorm
Chapter VIII: The Undying One
Chapter IX: Evil Dreams Run Deep
Chapter X: The Witch with Eyes of Amber
Chapter XI: Canticle
Chapter XII: To Drink from Lethe

Angleška gothic rock/metal zasedba Lesbian Bed Death je podpisala za založbo Wormholedeath Records, kjer bo 1. marca izdala album Midnight Lust. Tracklista:

Maria
Roadkill
Satanic Suicide Sex Cult
Your Love Makes Everything Worse
The Antichrist
She Loves Lilith
The Mummy's Tomb
Reykjavik Nights
Feral Eyes
The Woman Who Drinks Tears
Rhythm Of The Kill
Art Of Terror
Horrors of the Crown Hotel

Black metal dvojec Inquisition se naslednje leto vrača z novim dolgometražcem. Album z naslovom Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence naj bi izšel 26. januarja in bo zajemal naslednje komade:

Witchcraft Within A Gothic Tomb
Crown Of Light And Constellations
A Hidden Ceremony Of Blood And Flesh
Force Of Death Is The Force Of Life
Memories Within An Empty Castle In Ruins
Primordial Philosophy And Pure Spirit
Infinity Is The Aeon of Satan
Pathway Of Light Is A Pathway To Fire
Light Of My Dark Essence
Secrets From The Wizard Forest Of Forbidden Knowledge
Sorcery Through Crystal Eyes In Search Of The Devil
Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence
Lord Of Absolute Darkness And Infinite Light

Speed/thrash/heavy metal band Iron Curtain iz Španije je objavil besedilni video za skladbo Gypsy Rocker, s katero napoveduje svoj peti studijski dolgometražec Savage Dawn. Izšel bo 23. februarja pri Dying Victims Productions, prinaša pa naslednje skladbe:

The Aftermath (Intro)
Devil's Eyes
Gypsy Rocker
Thy Wolf
Калашников 47
Rattlesnake
Tyger Speed
Evil Is Everywhere
Jericho Trumpet (Stuka)
Savage Dawn (Outro)

Konec septembra smo že poročali, da bodo ameriški heavy/power metal veterani Riot V izdali nov album. Zdaj je znano, da bo ta nosil naslov Mean Streets, da bo izšel 16. februarja in da bo prinesel 12 novih klomadov:

Hail To The Warriors
Feel The Fire
Love Beyond The Grave
High Noon
Before This Time
Higher
Mean Streets
Open Road
Mortal Eyes
Lost Dreams
Lean Into It
No More

Gothic rock/doom metal/folk glasbenica Chelsea Wolfe je v obliki videospota razkrila pesem Tunnel Lights, drugi single s prihajajočega ploščka She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, ki 9. februarja preko Loma Vista Recordings prinaša deset komadov:

Whispers In The Echo Chamber
House Of Self-Undoing
Everything Turns Blue
Tunnel Lights
The Liminal
Eyes Like Nightshade
Salt
Unseen World
Place In The Sun
Dusk

Enočlanski ambielntalni black metal band Midnight Odyssey iz Avstralije predstavlja skladbo A Land That Only Death Knows s svojega deveta albuma Biolume Part 3 - A Fullmoon Madness, ki izide 24. novembra pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records in obsega naslednje naslove:

As Darkness Dims The Fire
A Land That Only Death Knows
The Long Forgotten Dead
They Have Always Known
The Horned Goddess
Witching Eyes
As One We Grow, As One We Fall
The Ghost Of Endymion
A Fullmoon Madness
In The Lunar Maelstrom
Death In Crimson Fire
The Last Day
Luna

Poljski moderni metalci Killsorrow so razkrili prve podrobnosti svojega drugega albuma, ki so mu nadeli naslov Wasteland Chronicles. Ta bo izšel 3. novembra in bo prinesel dvanajst novih komadov:

Keep Out!
Lost in The Dark
Parasite Symphony
Prototype
Eyes
Shelter
Straight to Hell
Finest Day to Die
Play with Me
Endless Fry
Wasteland
Home Sweet Home

Album naj bi nagovoril ljubitelje zasedb, kot so In Flames, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Sabaton, Dimmu Borgir, Architects in Septicflesh.