Ameriška hard'n'heavy/power metal zasedba Fifth Angel je posnela videospot za skladbo We Are Immortal s svojega četrtega albuma When Angels Kill, ki je v petek izšel pri Nuclear Blast.

Domača hard rock/metal zasedba Xskull8 je v začetku meseca predstavila single When The New Day Comes.

Švedski melodični thrash metalci Unfair Fate so posneli besedilni video za komad When Silence Falls. Ta je del bandovega lanskega albuma Into the Abyss, ki bo kmalu ponovno izšel pri WormHoleDeath Records. Tracklista:

Intro
Into the Abyss
Confrontation
Dagger of Lies
Pinned by Conceit
When Silence Falls
Fundamentalist
Altered Natures
Sealed in Darkness

Britanski thrasherji Evile so z videospotom razkrili naslovno skladbo prihajajočega dolgometražca The Unknown, ki bo njihov sedmi studijski album po vrsti. Izšel bo 14. julija pri Napalm Records in prinaša naslednje komade:

The Unknown
The Mask We Wear
Monolith
When Mortal Coils Shed
Sleepless Eyes
Out of Sight
At Mirror's Speech
Reap What You Sow
Beginning of the End
Balance of Time

Kanadčani Vortex so objavili video za skladbo First Blood. Ta se nahaja na prihajajočem albumu z naslovom The Future Remains in Oblivion, ki prihaja na police 9. junija in prinaša naslednje komade:

From the Sun 05:24 Downfall
The Fool
The Walls
Our Possible End
First Blood
The Future Remains in Oblivion
When No More Words Will Be Heard

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!«

Založba Xtreem Music tukaj premierno ponuja v posluh dolgo pričakovani prvenec francoske death metal zasedbe Catacomb z naslovom When the Stars Are Right, in sicer pred uradnim izidom, ki bo 23. marca.

Francoski death metalci Catacomb so pripravili besedilni video za komad The Kings of Edom. Gre za prvi single z dolgo pričakovanega prvenca When the Stars Are Right, ki bo izšel 23. marca pri založbi Xtreem Music. Znana je tudi že tracklista:

The Kings of Edom
Ruler of This World
Servants of the Old Ones
Waiting for the Stars
The Great Dreamer
Black Goat
In Your Blasphemous Name
Crawling Chaos
Blind Idiot God
Chapel of Ghouls (priredba Morbid Angel)

Finski melodični power metalci Excalion so posneli videospot za pesem Soulbound, ki je del njihovega prihajajočega šestega albuma Once Upon a Time. Plošček izide 24. marca pri Scarlet Records. Tracklista:

Keitele
Resolution
Soulbound
Words Cannot Heal
Amuse Me
Once Upon a Time
I Am I
When a Moment Turns into a Lifetime
Radiant Halo
Eternals
Band of Brothers

Ekipa festivala Metaldays, ki bo letos prvič v Velenju, je objavila sveženj nastopajočih na letošnjem festivalu. Kot headlinerji bodo nastopili Killswitch Engage, potrdili pa so še zasedbe Brand Of Sacrifice, Cro-Mags, Urne, Church Of The Cosmic Skull, Helleruin, Blođ, Lizzard, Messa, OvO, Caronte, Stillbirth, Temperance, Hierophant, Cartagods, Chemicide, Souls Of Diotima ter kupček zasedb, ki naj bi igrale na odpovedanem festivalu New Metal Fest: Hats Barn, When Plagues Collide, Dethrone The Corrupted, Beyond God, Scardust, Arises, Infinitas, Black Sonic Pearls, Scarlean, Insolvency in Siderean.

Včeraj so organizatorji prav tako objavili ponudbo prenočišč v glamping hiškah v neposredni bližini prizorišča. V ceno je vključena hiška s 4 ležišči, več informacij pa je na voljo tukaj.

Avantgardni sludge/doom metal projekt Beastial Piglord je v nedeljo v samozaložbi izdal album What to Do When Virtue Fails. Gre za po vrsti že 38. dolgometražec, ki ga Hudson Conner ponuja v posluh na Bandcampu.

Princ teme Ozzy Osbourne sporoča, da je zaradi zdravstvenih težav primoran odpovedati evropsko turnejo. S tem se verjetno tudi za vedno poslavlja od koncertnih/festivalskih odrov. Več si lahko preberete v spodnjem sporočilu:

Melodični death metal trojec Majesties je razkril komad The World Unseen s prihajajočega prvenca z naslovom Vast Reaches Unclaimed. Ta bo izšel marca pri 20 Buck Spin in bo obsegal 10 komadov:

In Yearning, Alive
The World Unseen
Our Gracious Captors
Verdant Paths To Radiance
Across The Neverwhen
Seekers Of The Ineffable
Sidereal Spire
Temporal Anchor
City Of Nine Gates
Journey’s End

Ameriški enočlanski death/doom metal band Palace of Worms na portalu No Clean Singing kot drugi single s četrtega albuma Cabal premierno ponuja v posluh komad When the Stones Come Tumbling Down. Album Cabal bo izšel 3. februarja pri založbi Acephale Winter Productions.

Portugalski black metal dvojec Sonneillon je predvčerajšnjim na Youtubu in na Bandcampu predstavil svoj drugi album The Demon of Hate, ki ga bo sredi januarja uradno izdal pri založbi Masters of Kaos Productions. Tracklista:

Apocalypse of the Century
The Devil´s Forge
The Great Fall
Aglasis
Terror in the Village
The Innards and Shadows
Spells in the Bones of Traitors
Behold the Monolith
The Vastness Beyond the Unity
When the Light Ends