Lloyd Hektoen, bolj poznan pod psevdonimom Mannevond (Koldbrann), se je pridružil švedski black metal zasedbi Craft.

»Today we officially welcome Mannevond as the new lead vocalist of Craft! Mannevond should be a familiar face to most, as he is the devestating voice for our brothers in Koldbrann as well – and we are extremely satisfied that he has agreed to join the chaos and destruction that is Craft. Mannevond will make his live debut with us in July at Metal Theatre Festival in Kalmar and has already begun recording vocals for the new album.

The next era has begun…«

Kanadska heavy metal zasedba Withering Scorn, katere člana sta tudi brata Shawn in Glen Drover, pripravlja material za drugi celovečerec, ki bo nasledil prvenec Prophets Of Demise iz leta 2023. Shawn Drover o novem materialu:

»At this point, this is where we're at. I've got three songs done for drums completed, and we started working on song four today; Glen and I started working on this intro piece to song four, where it's got this whole intro thing and stuff. And so we worked that out. And that's where we're at in terms of music as well. We just started song four. Glen still has a couple of songs to do for keeper guitars and so does Joe for bass. We haven't even approached the lyric process or the singing yet. Once we get far enough ahead, that's when we'll start to tackle that. Once I hear keeper guitars, then I start to assemble lyrics. I need to kind of hear the finished product of certainly the drums and guitars, if not bass as well, so I get inspired to write lyrics. That's kind of how I work with that.«

Italijani Neid so priredili komad Rebels Today…, ki ga v originalu izvajajo Comrades. Priredba je del prihajajočega EP-ja Still Offensive.

Norveški hardcore stonerji Bokassa bodo ta petek izdali album All Out of Dreams. Tracklista:

The Ending Starts Today
Garden of Heathen (feat. Lou Koller)
Straight Edgelord
All Out of Dreams
Bradford Death Squadron (feat. Aaron Beam)
Let's Storm the Capitol
Everyone Fails in the End
Gung Ho
No More Good Days
Crush (All Heretics)

Italijanska grindcore zasedba Neid je lani konec leta podpisala z založbo Time To Kill Records za izdajo EP-ja Still Offensive. Zdaj je poleg naslovnice znano, da bo EP, ki je posvečen hardcore sceni 90-ih, izšel 15. marca in bo obsegal osem komadov:

Intro 90s
Rebels Today... (Comrades cover)
Bandiera Nera (Affluente cover)
Ho Sempre Sbagliato (Kafka cover)
Colpire (Contrasto cover)
Noi Due Tagliati In Due (Frammenti cover)
Prodotto Dal Terrore / Sostenuto Dalla Speranza (Flopdown cover)
V x Cambiamento (XcaracoX cover)

Nemški melodični death metalci Kambrium so se razšli s kitaristom Maximilianom Wernerjem. Zasedba je trenutno v fazi snemanja novega albuma. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti:

»Dear Kambrium fans, today we would like to contact you with an important announcement. Maxi and Kambrium will now go their separate ways. It was a difficult decision for all of us, but we strongly believe that this is the right step for us to continue to grow and explore new musical paths.

Maxi was a constant part of Kambrium. His talent, commitment, and energy have shaped our music and shows in a significant way and accompanied us on many memorable journeys. We are grateful for the years we spent together and will carry the memories we made together forever in our hearts.

Although Maxi will no longer be part of the band, we want to emphasize that our friendship remains and remains strong. We've been through so much together and been through so many highs and lows together that we're sure our connection goes beyond music. We will continue to stay in touch, support each other and look for new adventures in our respective musical projects. Maybe you'll even see Maxi at our merch stand.

For Kambrium, this change is also a chance to reinvent ourselves. We are already working on the next album and are looking forward to enthralling you with our music in the near future. We are very grateful for your support and hope you’ll join us on this new chapter of our journey.

At this point we would like to thank Maxi again from the bottom of our hearts. You'll always be a part of the Kambrium family and we wish you all the best on your journey ahead.«

Norveški hard rockerji/heavy metalci Stargazer bodo 3. marca pri založbi Mighty Music izdali album z naslovom Life Will Never Be the Same, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Can You Conceive It
Live My Dream
Rock The Sky
Live Today
Don’t Kill
Will I Come To Heaven
Heartbroken
Turn Off The Light
Beyond The Moon
Take Me Home
Push Me

Norveški heavy rockerji Stargazer so posneli videospot za single Live Today, ki ga lahko preverite spodaj.

Danski heavy metalci Meridian predstavljajo video za skladbo Dreamers, ki se nahaja na prihajajočem četrtem studijskem albumu banda. Ta nosi naslov The 4th Dimension in prinaša naslednje komade:

Warning Shots
Life Is Today
Stay
Follow Your Heart
Trust
Dreamers
Say That You Want Me
The Road Back to Hell
Remove Your Crown
The Fourth Dimension

Chaos Magic bodo 17. junija pri založbi Frontiers Music izdali tretji studijski album z naslovom Emerge, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

Emerge
Beneath Your Skin
The Impossible
Garden Of Winter
Hearts Gone Dark
Beyond The Silence
Days Of Lions
In The Depth Of Night
Victims Of Our Heaven
When If Not Today
What’s Your Fuel
Hearts Gone Dark ft. Jake E.

Denis Mauko, producent pri NegligenceStudio, predstavlja svojo osebno spletno stran, kjer ponuja tudi storitve na področju ostalih glasbenih žanrov, ki niso vezani izrecno na metal, se pravi pop, rock, EDM in orkestralne kompozicije za filmsko in gaming industrijo. Denis šaljivo poudarja, da za sodelovanje niso potrebni krediti in hipoteke, z veseljem sodeluje tudi z mlajšimi in neuveljavljenimi skupinami.

Sci-fi progresivci Voivod objavljajo nov videospot za naslovni komad s prihajajočega dolgometražca Synchro Anarchy. Album naj bi izšel 11. februarja pri založbi Century Media Records in bo vseboval naslednje komade:

Paranormalium
Synchro Anarchy
Planet Eaters
Mind Clock
Sleeves Off
Holographic Thinking
The World Today
Quest For Nothing
Memory Failure

Hammerfall bodo 25. februarja pri založbi Napalm Records izdali dvanajsti studijski album z naslovom Hammer of Dawn, ki prinaša naslednje skladbe:

Brotherhood
Hammer of Dawn
No Son of Odin
Venerate Me (feat. King Diamond)
Reveries
Too Old to Die Young
Not Today
Live Free or Die
State of the W.I.L.D.
No Mercy

Založba InsideOut Music bo 18. februarja izdala tretji studijski album projekta Star One z naslovom Revel in Time, ki prinaša naslednje komade:

CD1:
Fate of Man
28 Days (Till the End of Time)
Prescient
Back from the Past
Revel in Time
The Year of '41
Bridge of Life
Today Is Yesterday
A Hand on the Clock
Beyond the Edge of It All
Lost Children of the Universe

CD2:
Fate of Man
28 Days (Till the End of Time)
Prescient
Back from the Past
Revel in Time
The Year of '41
Bridge of Life
Today Is Yesterday
A Hand on the Clock
Beyond the Edge of It All
Lost Children of the Universe

Ne, ne gre za napako, oba albuma vsebujeta skladbe z enakimi naslovi, a na njih gostujejo različni glasbeniki. Gostov na albumu ni malo, saj mastermindu projekta Arjenu Lucassenu delajo družbo Brandon Yeagley, Wilmer Waarbroek, zbor Hellscore, Roy Khan, Tony Martin,Marcela Bovio, Irene Jansen, Brittney Hayes, Steve Vai, Jens Johansson, Michael Romeo, Timo Somers, John »Jaycee« Cuijpers, Russell Allen, Floor Jansen, Joe Lynn Turner, Bumblefoot, Michael Andersson, Adrian Vandenberg, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Jeff Scott Soto, Will Shaw, Ross Jennings, Marcel Singor, Damian Wilson, Erik van Ittersum, Joel Hoekstra, Dan Swanö, Michael Mills, Ed Warby in Joost van den Broek.

Video za naslovni komad (verzijo s prvega CD-ja) si že lahko ogledate spodaj.

Kanadski progressive sci-fi inovatorji Voivod bodo 11. februarja pri Century Media Records izdali studijski album Synchro Anarchy. Prvi single in več informacij bo razkritih že ta petek, zaenkrat pa so na voljo naslednji naslovi komadov:

Paranormalium
Synchro Anarchy
Planet Eaters
Mind Clock
Sleeves Off
Holographic Thinking
The World Today
Quest For Nothing
Memory Failure