Ob 30. obletnici banda Motörhead bodo pri Sanctuary Records na novo izdali albume Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, Iron Fist in No Remorse. /S.P./

Criminal so objavili track listo novega albuma Sicario, ki izide 5. septembra pri Metal Blade: Rise and Fall, Time Bomb, Walking Dead, The Root of All Evil, Shot in the Face, Sicario, The Land God Forgot, Preacher of Hate, Touch of Filth, From the Ashes, Por La Fuerza De La Razón, Self Destruction (re-recording; European bonus track). /M.P./

Nemci Powergod bodo julija pri Massacre Records izdali album priredb Long Live The Loud – That's Metal Lesson II. Na njem bodo naslednje 80's skladbe: Fall Out / Long Live The Loud (EXCITER), Screams from the Grave, Mind Over Metal (RAVEN, feat. John Gallagher (RAVEN) in Hannes "G. Laber" Holzmann (J.B.O.), Heavy Chains (LOUDNESS, feat. Minoru Niihara (LOUDNESS) in Rod Gonzales (DIE ÄRZTE)), Bombs Of Death (HIRAX), Rocking Through the Night (ROSY VISTA; feat. Andrea Schwarz in Anca Graterol (ROSY VISTA)), I'd Rather Be Sleeping (D.R.I.), Ready to Rock (WENDY O WILLIAMS), Motormount (ANVIL; feat. Lips (ANVIL) in Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL)), Better Off Dead (HELLION), Deathrider (OMEN), Total Desaster (DESTRUCTION, feat. Schmier (DESTRUCTION)), Cutt Your Heart Out (ROUGH CUTT; feat. Peter Fischer), The War Drags Ever On (TANK, feat. Tom Angelripper (SODOM)). /M.P./

16. junija bodo pri Sanctuary Records izdali deluxe edition Motörhead klasike Bomber. Gre za dvojni CD, originalni verziji albuma bo priložen CD z naslednjimi skladbami: Over the Top (B-side), Stone Dead Forever (alternate version), Sharpshooter (alternate version), Bomber (alternate version), Step Down (alternate version), Leaving Here (live ­ Golden Years EP), Stone Dead Forever (live Golden Years EP), Dead Men Tell No Tales (live Golden Years EP), Too Late Too Late (live Golden Years EP), Step Down (live). /M.P./

Bivši Emperor bobnar Faust je postal uradni član Italijanov Aborym. Faust bo konec aprila odšel v Rim posnet bobne za nov album. Poleg tega je postal član norveških punk noiserjev Bomberos, katerih član je tudi Maniac (ex- Mayhem). /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Metal Church albuma The Weight Of The World, ki naj bi izšel poleti: Leave Them Behind, Weight Of The World, Hero's Soul, Madman's Overture, Sunless Sky, Cradle To Grave, Wings Of Tomorrow, Time Will Tell, Bomb To Drop, Blood Money. /M.P./

Konec februarja bodo pri Roadrunner Records izdali re-releasa Disincarnate Dreams Of The Carrion Kind ter Nailbomb Point Blank albumov. Oba bosta remastirana z bonus materialom, redkimi b-side in demo komadi ter novo naslovnico. /M.P./

17. novembra bo izšel Motörhead koncertni album Live At Brixton Academy, ki je že izšel na DVDju. Koncert je bil posnet 22. oktobra 2000 v Londonu ob praznovanju 25. letnice obstoja banda. Na albumu bo kar nekaj skladb, ki jih ni bilo na DVDju. Track lista je naslednja: CD1: We Are Motörhead, No Class, I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care), Over Your Shoulder, Civil War, Metropolis, Overnight Sensation, God Save The Queen, Born To Raise Hell, The Chase Is Better Than The Catch, Stay Out Of Jail, Dead Men Tell No Tales; CD2: You Better Run, Sacrifice, Orgasmatron, Going to Brazil, Broken, Damage Case, Iron Fist, Killed By Death, Bomber, Ace Of Spades, Overkill. /M.P./

Napalm Death bodo proti koncu leta na svoji založbi Feto izdali album priredb z naslovom Leaders Not Followers 2. Track lista je naslednja: CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER – Lowlife, OFFENDERS – Face Down In The Dirt, DEVASTATION – Devastation, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT - Dope Fiend, AGNOSTIC FRONT - Blind Justice, WEHRMACHT - Night Of Pain, ANTI CIMEX - Game Of The Assholes/Victims Of A Bomb Raid, SEPULTURA - Troops Of Doom, INSANITY - Fire Death Fate, HIRAX - Hate Fear + Power, DAYGLO ABORTIONS - Bedtime Story, HELLHAMMER – Messiah, KREATOR - Riot Of Violence, DISCHARGE - War's Not Fairytale, SIEGE – Conform, MASSACRE - Clangor Of War, MASTER – Master, DIE KREUZEN - I'm Tired. /M.P./

Znana je vsebina prihajajočega U.D.O. DVDja Nailed To Metal, ki izide 25. avgusta: Live From Russia: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Midnight Mover, Independence Day, Metal Eater, Winter Dreams, Shout It Out, Cut Me Out, I'm A Rebel; Behind The Scenes: Russia, USA, Parashoot Jump; video spoti: They Want War, Break The Rules, Heart Of Gold, Heart Of Gold (Making Of), Heart Of Gold (Hitstudio 1989), Timebomb (Electronic Press Kit), Independence Day, Still (featuring ARIA), Go Back To Hell (Live Bochum 1998), Drum Solo (Russia 2001); diskografija; biografija; foto galerija; internet linki; bonus skladbe: X-T-C (A Tribute To Accept CD), The Key (bonus iz japonske verzija No Limits), demo skladbe: Mad Dogs And Loaded Guns, Warchild, Rated X, Tough Luck, Recall The Sin. Na limited edition verziji bo tudi live CD Nailed To Metal – The Missing tracks z 11 U.D.O in Accept klasikami. /M.P./

28. julija izide dvojni koncertni Sodom album z naslovom One Night In Bangkok. Track lista je naslednja: CD 1: Among The Weirdcong, The Vice Of Killing, Der Wachturm, The Saw Is The Law, Blasphemer, Sodomized, Remember The Fallen, I Am The War, Eat Me!, Maquerade In Blood, Agent Orange, Outbreak Of Evil. CD 2: Sodomy & Lust, Napalm In The Morning, Fuck The Police, Tombstone, Witching Metal, The Enemy Inside, Die Stumme Ursel, Ausgebombt, Code Red, Ace Of Spades, Stalinhagel; plus live video Among The Weirdcong. /M.P./

20. avgusta izide Theory Of Ruin prvenec z nasloovm Counter-Culture Nosebleed. To je band bivšega Nailbomb/Fudge Tunnel frontmana Alexa Newporta. /M.P./

Avgusta bodo svoj prvenec Counter-Culture Nosebleed izdali Theory Of Ruin, katerih član je bivši Nailbomb/Fudge Tunnel frontman Alex Newport. /M.P./

Steve “Zetro” Souza bo zaenkrat pustil projekt F-Bomb ob strani, ker se bo skupaj z ostalimi člani Exodus posvetil pripravljanju novega albuma, ki ga bodo posneli še letos, izdali pa v začetku prihodnjega leta. Pri kateri založbi ga bodo izdali zaenkrat še ni znano, največ možnosti pa naj bi imela Century Media. Najbliže vlogi producenta je Andy Sneap. Drugače pa je kitarist Rick Hunolt 26. maja postal oče. Dolgoletna prijateljica Monica je namreč rodila sina, ki sta mu dala ime Odin. /M.P./

Bivpi Testament/Forbidden kitarist Glen Alvelais je združil moči z Exodus pevcom Steveom “Zetro” Souzo v projektu F-BOMB. Alvelais se drugače ukvarja s projektom Bizzaro, reaktivirati pa želi še projekt LD/50. /M.P./