Ukrajinski blackened death metalci Lava Invocator, ki naj bi s svojo glasbo nagovarjali ljubitelje bandov, kot so Dissection, Mayhem, Dark Funeral, Ulver in Belphegor, so podpisali za založbo Sliptrick Records. Kaj točno bo prineslo sodelovanje, zaenkrat še ni znano.

Norveška multiinstrumentalistka Sylvaine se novembra odpravlja na turnejo po Skandinaviji, na kateri jo bo spremljal Jonathan Hultén. Vse datume najdete na priloženi sliki.

Švicarsko-italijanska melodična blackened death metal zasedba Heathen Heretic je objavila video za najnovejši single Conquer for a Worthless God.

Doro z novim besedilnim videom predstavlja priredbo Living After Midnight, ki jo je posnela z Robom Halfordom. Z novim singlom napoveduje po vrsti že štirinajsti dolgometražec Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud, ki izide 27. oktobra pri Nuclear Blast. Album obsega naslednje skladbe:

Children of the Dawn
Fire in the Sky
Living After Midnight (priredba Judas Priest)
All for You
Lean Mean Rock Machine
I Will Prevail
Bond Unending
Time for Justice
Fels in der Brandung
Love Breaks Chains
Drive Me Wild
Rise
Best in Me
Heavenly Creatures
Total Eclipse of the Heart (priredba Bonnie Tyler)

Ruski brutal deathcorovci Slaughter To Prevail predstavljajo video za najnovejši single z naslovom Viking.

Poljski death metalci Shodan so predstavili videospot za svoj zadnji single Demortality. Ta se nahaja na njihovem sveže izdanem ploščku None Shall Prevail.

Ekstremneži Pestilence sporočajo, da jih je zapustil basist Joost van der Graaf. Zasedba trenutno še išče njegovo zamenjavo, spodaj pa si lahko preberete celotno izjavo banda in Joosta.

»First off: family comes first, always!! Too bad this day had to come, because we were a very solid team and we will surely miss our good friend Joost van der Graaf. We respect his decision to spend more time with his family. Awesome he is offering to fill in from time to time, if needed.

Francoski black metalci Miasmes predstavljajo Calvaire, drugi single s prihajajočega albuma Repugnance. Album naj bi izšel 9. junija pri založbi Les acteurs de l'Ombre Productions.

Poljski predstavniki death metala Shodan so na tej povezavi v celoti objavili svoj prihajajoči studijski album. None Shall Prevail uradno izide jutri pri Time To Kill Records.

Poljski death metalci Shodan bodo 5. maja pri Time To Kill Records izdali svoj tretji studijski album None Shall Prevail. Na albumu so se znašli sledeči komadi:

Tamed in unison
Despair Snares
Demortality
Ethos
Staring Back at The Abyss
Lords
Nicość Wiekuista
Nighttime Violators
None Shall Prevail

Simfonično-melodični metalci Severed Angel iz ZDA so objavili single In The Red, katerega videospot si lahko ogledate spodaj. Pri tem singlu gre za prvi razkriti komad z bandovega samonaslovljenega prvenca, ki izide 2. maja pri Sliptrick Records. Seznam pesmi:

Introspection
In the Red
Dogs of War
Severed Angel
A New Beginning
Wide Awake in Screamland
Attachment Unavailable
Number 8
With Wings Anew
Square Hammer (Ghost cover)

Blaze Bayley, nekdanji vokalist zasedbe Iron Maiden, je prejšnjo soboto doživel srčni infarkt in bil zaradi tega hospitaliziran. Njegovo stanje je že stabilno, žal pa je zaradi tega moral odpovedati turnejo. Več lahko preberete v uradni izjavi:

»We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment. He is in good spirits in the circumstances but utterly disappointed to have to postpone our imminent shows due in March & April. Ticket refunds will be available at source but we truly hope you will keep your tickets & make it to the new dates which we will be announcing as soon as they are scheduled.

Regarding shows already booked for June-November this year, we understandably have to wait a short while to see how quick Blaze’s recovery will be, so please stay tuned & meanwhile most importantly we're sure you will join us in wishing him a complete & speedy recovery.

Blaze misses you, cannot wait to regain full health & see you all again.

Every Storm Ends… ‘your heart will heal’

Thank you so much everyone for your understanding & support.

Mark Appleton & Christopher Appleton (management / bookings)«

Ukrajinska post/black metal zasedba White Ward je bila zaradi situacije v Ukrajini žal primorana odpovedati vse načrtovane nastope in turneje. Spodaj lahko preberete izjavo banda:

»Dear friends,

With a heavy heart, we need to inform you that our April tour is canceled. Last 2 weeks we fought for the fate of the tour. We tried all the possible ways, but the system proved to be stronger.

So, let's make it clear about what happened and about the reasons for the cancellation.

Right now “wartime” restrictions are applied in Ukraine, and they include limitations for men in ages 18-60 to cross the border, because it is a range when men are available for military service. So, there is a need to get special permission from state authorities to travel out of Ukraine. During the year 2022 the Ministry Of Culture helped Ukrainian musicians and different artists and assisted in acquiring such permits (for a limited time) and that is why we, and many other bands, were able to play in Europe last year.

But a working algorithm that allows to control the “way back” was not created and responsibilities related to the violations of the permission terms - were nowhere written. And that is why some impudent people just used this opportunity to run out of Ukraine and decided not to come back. Very few cases are known, but after the last one, which raised a lot of noise and dissatisfaction in the media, the Ministry Of Culture decided to implement immediate changes and new rules, even for artists who have already sent a request for permit weeks before an accident - we have sent such request on February, 20th. That is the reason why many Ukrainian bands like Schizogen, Bezlad, The Hypnotunez, Kazka, and many more have already canceled or almost canceled their tours. Some bands were affected when they were already at the border and shows should take place the next day, but due to new rules, they were not allowed to leave Ukraine!

The new rules suppose some additional documents to a request. In our case, every member of the band has his own difficulties in acquiring that, even with an immediate start - there is no guarantee that the process will be successful and accomplished in time. Also, that is anyway not a guarantee that the request will be approved - our colleagues` request was refused even with all the requested documents. So, we just can't get this permission and it is over.

We have tried everything, and the media noise was our last hope. But it hasn’t worked, unfortunately. Months of work, preparations, money - all this is now in vain.
We sincerely apologize to our fans, promoters, and everyone who helped us with this tour. We hope that one day we will make this tour real, and you will wait for us. We will still try to figure something out before Hellfest and August festivals, but no new tour announcements till the end of the war will be made.

But, the one and only responsible for this is russia. They broke everything by invading our country, killing our children, bombing our cities, destroying our culture, and applying all fascist methods to destroy us and we will never forget what they DID and are still DOING!«

Poljski death metalci Shodan so podpisali pogodbo z založbo Time To Kill Records. Zasedba trenutno zaključuje svoj nov album None Shall Prevail, ki naj bi izšel v letošnjem letu. Več informacij sledi.

Knotfest je glasbeni festival, ki ga je leta 2012 ustanovila ameriška nu metal zasedba Slipknot. Knotfest je od takrat potekal kot potujoči festival in kot klasičen festival, dodatna značilnost tega pa je, da vsako leto spremeni lokacijo. Do zdaj je Knotfest potekal v več državah, med drugim v ZDA, Kanadi, Mehiki, Kolumbiji, Franciji, Čilu, na Japonskem in lani poleg izvedb v Severni in Južni Ameriki tudi v Nemčiji in na Finskem.

Za letos so predvidene tri izvedbe, in sicer na Japonskem, v Avstraliji in 25. junija v sosednji Italiji. Pri sosedih bodo nastopili Slipknot, Architects, Amon Amarth, I Prevail, Lorna Shore, Nothing More, Bleed From Within in Destrage.

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