Power metal veterani Brainstorm se oglašajo iz studia, kjer pripravljajo material za 14. studijski album, ki bo nasledil leta 2021 izdani plošček Wall of Skulls.

»Hi Brainiacs, here comes your Sunday-evening-feel-good post with great news directly from the Brainstorm camp – we have started recordings for the new Brainstorm album! Mille and Todde are already totally in recording mood and send first greetings from the studio. Stay tuned for all the recording stories and of course more album details. We are on the road to Brainstorm album #14! Let's do this, start the madness – start the fire!«

Včeraj smo z vami delili vest, da je letošnji Kramp Fest zaradi slabe vremenske napovedi odpovedan, danes pa delimo še eno bolj spodbudno.

Ekipa kluba Jalla Jalla na Metelkovi je poskusila iz nastale situacije narediti najboljše in bo zato gostila dve zasedbi, ki bi morali sicer nastopiti na odpovedanem festivalu v Godoviču – cerkniški hardcore/punk band The Kripless in brazilsko aracho post/punk zasedbo Água. Za več informacij spremljajte dogodek na Facebooku. Koncert se začne ob 20. uri.

Nemški atmosferični death metal band The Omega Swarm predstavlja komad Entity Destroyer z debitantskega prvenca Crimson Demise, ki bo izšel 31. maja pri Ván Records in prinaša te komade:

Black Veiled Source
Deceivers
Vortex of the Benighted
Lethal Increase
Entity Destroyer
Cold Cosmic Mirror
Vacuum Within

Tehnični death metalci Replacire iz Bostona predstavljajo komad The Helix Unravels kot tretji single s tretjega albuma The Center that Cannot Hold, ki ga bodo izdali 21. junija pri založbi Season of Mist. Tracklista:

Bloody-Tongued and Screaming
The Center that Cannot Hold
Living Hell
A Fine Manipulation
The Helix Unravels
Drag Yourself Along the Earth
Inglorious Impunity
The Ghost in the Mirror
Hoard the Trauma Like Wealth
Transfixed on the Work
Uncontrolled and Unfulfilled

Ameriški death metalci Noxis so posneli videospot za pesem Emanations of the Sick s prihajajočega albuma Violence Inherent in the System, ki bo izšel 28. junija pri Rotted Life Records. Tracklista:

Skullcrushing Defilement
Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked
Paths of Visceral Fears
Abstemious, Pious Writ of Life
Torpid Consumption
Excursion
Horns Echo over Chorazim
Violence Inherent in the System
Tense and Forlorn
Emanations of the Sick
Surfin’ Blood Futile (physical edition bonus track)

Danska black metal zasedba Solbrud je po 15 letih delovanja in štirih albumih prenehala delovati. Vzrok naj bi bil pomanjkanje motivacije, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti.

»Time for some sad news everyone: We have decided to end all activities with Solbrud and are disbanding now. Sorry to disappoint you all but it's the end of the road for us.

The reasons are many - in short we just can't really find the spirit and motivation required to keep this ship running the way it's supposed to. Until recently we had big plans for an upcoming album with David showing the rest of the world what a good match he was with Solbrud. But eventually we couldn’t find the energy to go through with it. We know that David at the moment is working on a solo project and hope y’all will give it a spin when it comes out.

"Alas, there will be no more touring, shows or farewell concerts this time around. We are hosting a big sale at our bandcamp shop to clear out our storage - Come make a good deal while the stock still lasts.

Solbrud has been a 15-year long journey with many profound experiences, highs and lows for us all. Can't really think of anything we would trade it for. We want to extend our gratitude to all you who have listened to the music and supported us through the years. Can't describe in words what it means to us. A special thank you goes to Stefan Klose / Vendetta Records, Peter Mesnickow / Moondrop and Anders Wind / Bullet booking. Feel free to share with us your best Solbrud related moments and add to the nostalgia. All the best.«

Pet let po izidu zadnjega albuma ...Unto the Breach, ki je izšel leta 2019, se angleški heavy metalci Sellsword vračajo z novim singlom Saxon Steel. Za komad je band posnel tudi video, ki ga najdete spodaj.

Italijanski brutalneži Feed Them Death bodo 20. junija izdali četrti album. Ta bo nosil naslov The Malady in bo prinesel enajst novih komadov:

Above All...
Two Minutes Hate
Autopsy
Deleterious
Them, the Guiltless
D.E.A.T.H.
The Malady
Stygian Tide
Panopticism II
Two More Minutes
...And So Below

Islandska groove/metalcore zasedba Punks Of The Empire je podpisala za založbo Sliptrick Records, s pomočjo katere bo kmalu izdala prvenec Gehenna.

Boris Behara je hrvaški glasbenik, ki stoji za projektom Tryglav, s katerim je lansko leto izdal že drugi album The Ritual. Pred kratkim pa je Boris razkril novico, da je skupaj z bobnarjem Shannonom Lucasom (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder) ustanovil black metal zasedbo Wolven Spirits. Fanta sta k sodelovanju povabila še Adama Clemansa na vokalu (Skeletonwitch), Noaha Martina na baskitari (Arsis) ter klaviaturista Travisa Nordahla. Kako je prišlo do sodelovanja in kakšni so načrti banda, pa si lahko ogledate v spodnjem videu.

Ameriški black/thrash metal dvojec Thanatotherion predstavlja komad Red Cathedral s prihajajočega prvenca Alienation Manifesto, ki bo izšel 7. junija pri založbi I, Voidhanger Records.

Francoska doom metal zasedba Monolithe sporoča, da je klaviaturist Matthieu Marchand zapustil band. Monolithe so tako trenutno v iskanju zamenjave. Izjava banda ob razhodu s klaviaturistom:

»The band wish to inform you that keyboardist Matthieu Marchand is no longer a member of Monolithe. We wish him success in his other current and future ventures! The band is looking for a new live keyboard player.«

Ameriški thrasherji Wraith so se pridružili založbi Prosthetic Records. Poleg podpisa z novo založbo pa band najavlja tudi izid novega albuma Fueled By Fear, ki bo izšel 28. junija in bo zajemal te komade:

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!«

Nemški melodičarji Impact Approved so z videospotom za pesem The Truth napovedali drugi album, ki bo nosil naslov Way of the Warrior. Album bo izšel 14. junija pri WormHoleDeath Records in bo prinesel enajst komadov:

Way of the Warrior
Isolation
Liberty
Atelophobia
The Truth (feat. Lewis of April in Flames)
Deficiency
Sword and Shield
Harakiri for Ivory Tower
Ventus et ignis
Pigslaughter
Grace Under Pressure