Enočlanski angleški atmosferični black metal band Arx Atrata bo po petih letih od albuma The Path Untravelled izdal nov dolgometražec. Ta bo nosil naslov A Reckoning, izšel pa bo 5. julija, in sicer digitalno in na CD-ju. Celoten seznam pesmi:

To Sunder the World
I Was a Witness to His Passing
A Reckoning
Mercy Unearned
The Ruin of My Past
The Witch
Our Dark Shadow

Deathcorovci Chelsea Grin sporočajo, da je vrzel na bobnarskem stolčku zapolnil Josh Miller. Zasedba se je pred kratkim razšla z bobnarjem Pablom Viverosom in tako je nov polnopravni član zasedbe postal Josh. Izjava banda:

»We hope everyone has been doing well; we have some updates. We have parted ways with our fill-in drummer, Nathan Pearson. We sincerely value his friendship, as well as his devotion to furthering his craft and bringing his all to the stage. We truly look forward to watching his drumming career continue to blossom and advance, and value his time with us.

Furthermore, the band and Pablo have mutually agreed to separate. Pablo is one of our oldest friends, the life of the party, a masterful player, and a powerful creative. After Pablo spent some years away from the band, we all came together and realized that personal visions had diverged through time. We will always wish the very best for him, and seriously value all that he brought not only to the band, but to our lives. Nothing but tremendous love for him, always. We also encourage everyone to show support for him, Jaek and Alex’s new band, Ameonna.

Moving forward, we are proud and excited to announce that Josh Miller will be joining Chelsea Grin. It goes without saying that the future is bright – you will hear it in our music and witness it in our performances.

We keep very much to ourselves at this stage in our lives, but when we check in we want each of you to know that you are deeply and sincerely valued – we are so grateful for the opportunity to do what we love. We cannot wait to bring more of our vision to you all. Thank you for the years of support and love, and we will see you on our current tour supporting Fit For A King.«

Kanadski black/death metalci Adversarial predstavljajo komad Merging Within the Destroyer, s katerim najavljajo tretji studijski album z naslovom Solitude with the Eternal. Ta bo izšel 31. maja pri založbi Dark Descent Records in obsega naslednje naslove:

Beware the Howling Darkness on Thine Left Shoulder
Hatred Kiln of Vengeance
Witness to the Eternal Light
Death is an Advisor in the Woods of the Devil
Crushed into the Kingdom of Darkness
Merging Within the Destroyer
Fanes at the Engur
Endless Maze of Blackest Dominion

Nemški thrasherji Dust Bolt so objavili video za komad Burning Pieces, ki bo del prihajajočega albuma Sound & Fury, katerega izid je napovedan za 23. februar pri AFM Records. Tracklista:

Leave Nothing Behind
I Witness
I Am the One
New Flame
Burning Pieces
Sound and Fury
Love & Reality
Bluedeep
Disco Nnection
You Make Me Feel (Nothing)
Feel the Storm
Little Stone

Prejšnji teden je norveško-italijanski black metal projekt Sicut Glacies pri založbi Aeternitas Tenebrarum Musicae Fundamentum izdal EP z naslovom Kalde minner fra fortiden z naslednjimi komadi:

Mighty Mountains - Witness of Time
Eremitt - Vokter av tid
Pesta kom til gards

Norveški black metal dvojec Sicut Glacies bo novembra pri ATMF Records izdal EP z naslovom Kalde Minner Fra Fortiden. Tracklista:

Mighty Mountains – Witness Of Time
Eremitt – Vokter Av Tid
Pesta Kom Til Gards

Pri založbi Lavadome Productions bo sredi meseca izšel tretji album francoskih death metalcev AthanaTheos z naslovom Cross. Deny. Glorify., ki prinaša naslednje komade:

The Cross
You Were Not
Credo Quia Absurdum
They Are Spreading the Pestilence
To Deny
The Silent Oblivion
Witness
Rise of Terror, Rise of Intolerance
To Glorify

Tudi atmosferični sludge/drone/post metal dvojec They Grieve iz Kanade napoveduje svež album. Plošček z naslovom To Which I Bore Witness naj bi ugledal luč sveta 23. februarja pri Silent Pendulum Records. Seznam komadov bo takšen:

Wither
Under the Weight
If Light Should Appear
To Which I Bore Witness
Guided
Weakness

Kanadski death metalci VHS se pripravljajo na izdajo svojega šestega albuma z naslovom Deep Gashes and Long Lashes. Album, ki ga že lahko prednaročite, bo izšel 31. oktobra pri Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, seznam pesmi pa je takšen:

I Want Your Eyeball (featuring Riki of Golem Of Gore)
Deep Gashes And Long Lashes
Filthy, Slimy, Pervert (featuring Alessio of Guineapig)
Fear, Murder, Obsession
Solange
Quack, Quack (featuring Fiore of Fulci)
Six Women For The Murderer
Deep Red
Witch....
Murder Witnessed Through Hallucinogens (featuring Il Becchino of Tenebro)

Poljski death metalci Cinis so podpisali za Selfmadegod Records, kjer bodo po osmih letih zatišnja izdali svoj tretji album. Album Lies That Comfort Me izide 23. septembra, vseboval pa bo devet komadov:

Witness
Maladies
Confirmation Bias
Aegis
Cutie
Life Distribution
Inundation
Lorem Ipsum
Assembly

Mehiški heavy metalci Sagreveht so podpisali za založbo WormHoleDeath Records, kjer bodo prvič na fizičnem nosilcu zvoka izdali svoj lanski prvenec Thanatology. Album bo izšel 16. septembra na CD-ju. Tracklista:

Distraught
22 Levels
Sahara Rain
Bringer Of Rain
Reinventing Hell
Witness Me!
Journey To The West

Witnesses so objavili besedilni video za skladbo Borgo Pass, uvodni komad prihajajočega EP-ja z naslovom The Holy Water, ki bo izšel sredi meseca.

Italijansko-ameriško death metal band Instigate kot prvi single s prihajajočega prvenca Unheeded Warnings Of Decay predstavlja komad Witness of the End Times. Album bo 24. junija izšel pri Everlasting Spew Records z naslednjo tracklisto:

Witness of the End Times
Haruspex
Liturgy of Emptiness
Atonement
Indoctrinated Reborn
Obliteration
Resurrection Denied
Embrace the End
Seeds of Cain

Ameriška heavy psych/stoner rock zasedba Distilled Tongues je nedavno izdala samonaslovljeni studijski prvenec, ki ga lahko v celoti preverite na Bandcampu. Trio iz Detroita v Michiganu sestavljajo Sean Cecil (bas, vokal), Michael Hopper (kitara, vokal) in Jeremy Johnson (bobni, vokal).

Spisek skladb je sledeč:
Drawing Shapes
In Your Veins
Living Like You're Dying
A Witness
Backslide
Prey On My Soul

Dansko-švedska naveza Vola od leta 2006 žaga progresivni rock, konec pomladi pa bomo lahko slišali četrti album Witness. Izid je napovedan pri založbi Mascot Records za 21. maja, uvodni komad v plošček pa je že na voljo tudi v vizualni podobi. Nov album gre korak dlje od prejšnjega in se poglablja v porušena razmerja, trenja med tistimi, ki vodijo, in tistimi, ki sledijo, kar je posledica zlorabe moči. Album je produciral band sam, mešal pa ga je Jacob Hansen, nominiranec za nagrado grammy, ki je sodeloval tudi z Volbeat, Amaranthe in The Black Dahlia Murder.