Chaosbreed je nov death metal projekt iz Finske, ki ga sestavljajo sami znani glasbeniki: Nalle Österman bobni (ex- Gandalf), Oppu Laine - bass (ex- Amorphis, Mannhai), Marko Tarvonen kitara (Moonsorrow), Esa Holopainen - kitara (Amorphis), Taneli Jarva - vokal (ex- Sentenced, The Black League). Na njihovo glasbo so vplivali bandi kot Entombed, Dismember, Carnage, Grave, Unleashed, Autopsy, Repulsion, Carcass, Slayer in Morbid Angel. Trenutno pripravljajo material, ki ga bodo poleti s Tomasom Skogsbergom posneli v Sunlight Studiu. /M.P./

Decadence Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos je naslov novega albuma Švedov Centinex. Snemali bodo med 23. junijem in 20. julijem v Black Lounge studiu, izid pa je napovedan za oktober. /M.P./

Britanski progresivni metalci Threshold so zadnji mesec za člane svojega fan cluba posneli album Wireless – Acoustic Sessions. Na njem bo 10 pesmi v akustični obliki, od tega dve še nikoli izdani, ki izvirata izpred časov njihovega prvenca. Track lista albuma je: Fragmentation, Consume To Live, Seventh Angel, The Sheltering Sky, Part Of The Chaos, Innocent, Falling Away, Conceal The Face, Lovelorn, Narcissus. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Vintersorg albuma The Focusing Bar, ki izide kmalu prihodnje leto: Prologue Dialogue, The Essence, The Thesises Seasons, Matrix Odyssey, Star Puzzled, A Sphere In A Sphere (To Infinity), Blindsight Complexity, Artifacts Of Chaos, Dark Matter Mystery/Blackbody Spectrum, Curtains, A Microscopical Macrocosm. /M.P./

Virgin Steele so 21. decembra odigrali triurni koncert v Long Islandu in ga posneli za live CD/DVD. Set lista koncerta je bila sledeča: Invictus, Life Among The Ruins, Voice As Weapon, Conjuration Of The Watcher, From Chaos To Creation, Twilight Of The Gods, God Of Our Sorrows, Vow Of Honour/Defiance, Dust From The Burning, A Token Of My Hatred, Vox Intro / Crown Of Glory, When The Legends Die, Thy Kingdom Come-Intro, Guitar Solo / Vox Solo Burning Sword!!!, Great Sword Of Flame, A Symphony Of Steele, The Wine Of Violence, In Triumph Or Tragedy, Return Of The King, Flames Of Thy Power, Drum Solo, I Will Come For You, Kingdom Of The Fearless, dodatek: A Cry In The Night/Don't Close Your Eyes (akustična verzija), Marriage Theme/Veni Vidi, Vici, Noble Savage, The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii). /M.P./

Soilwork 16. decembra začnejo s snemanjem svojega petega albuma, ki bo izšel pozno spomladi pri Nuclear Blast. Začeli bodo v Queenstreet s Fredrikom Nordströmom, kjer bodo posneli kitare in klaviature, nato se bodo preselili v Dog-Out Recording studio, kjer bodo z Danielom Bergstrandom posneli bobne, vokale in bass pa bodo snemali v Studio Fredman. Tam bo narejen tudi končni miks. Po njihovih besedah bo album zvenel podobno kot Natural Born Chaos, posvetili pa se bodo še izboljšanju refrenov. /M.P./

Karkadan pevec Robby Beyer ima svojo lastno založbo Supreme Chaos Records. Prvi izidi pri njej bodo: KARKADAN - The Lost Secrets - 10" picture disc, ltd. 333, SANGUIS - Chaosgate Guardians – CD, OCKROACH - Temple Of Mystery – CD, FALLEN YGGDRASIL - In No Sense Innocence – MCD, V.A. .Vates Noctis Compilation No. 1 – CD. /M.P./

Angel Witch basist/Tygers Of Pan Tang frontman Richie Wicks je novi vokalist pri britanskih Shadow Keep, kjer je zamenjal Rogue M. Voxa. Band pripravlja turnejo, na kateri bodo promovirali pred kratkim izdani album A Chaos Theory. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: THERION: Live in Midgard, SHADOW KEEP: A Chaos Theory, LUCA TURILLI: Demonheart EP, MYSTIC CIRCLE: Damien in ABSCESS: Through The Cracks Of Death.

Ta teden so izšli naslendji albumi: KATAKLYSM: Shadows And Dust, MOB RULES: Hollowed Be Thy Name, SHADOW KEEP: A Chaos Theory, ZONATA: Buried Alive, AGRESION: Cultura 3, AIRBORN: Against The World, ANTAEUS: De Principii Evangelikum in single HAMMERFALL: Hearts Of Fire.

Italijan Daniele Liverani pripravlja prvi del rock opere Genius, pri kateri bo sodelovalo veliko znanih glasbenikov: Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RING OF FIRE) kot "Genius", Lana Lane kot "Doorkeeper", Daniel Gildenlow (PAIN OF SALVATION) kot "TwinSpirit n. 32", Chris Boltendahl (GRAVE DIGGER) kot "Stationmaster", Joe Vana (MECCA) kot "King McChaos Consultant", Steve Walsh (KANSAS) kot "Wild Tribe King", John Wetton (ASIA) kot "McChaos King", Oliver Hartmann (AT VANCE) kot "Wild Tribe Consultant" in Midnight (ex-CRIMSON GLORY) as "Maindream". Album izide 23. oktobra. /M.P./

V ponedeljek izide nov Darkane album Expanding Senses, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: Innocence Gone, Solitary Confinement, Fatal Impact, Imaginary Entity, Violence From Within, The Fear Of One's Self , Chaos VS Order, Parasites Of The Unexplained, Submission. /M.P./

Sepultura so v Tranma studios v Sao Paolu končali s snemanjem EP-ja, na katerem bodo same priredbe: Mongoloid (DEVO), Angel (MASSIVE ATTACK), Bullet The Blue Sky (U2), Messiah (HELLHAMMER), Piranha (EXODUS), Mountain Song (JANE'S ADICTION), Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (PUBLIC ENEMY, feat. rapper Sabotage and DJ Zé Gonzales). EP izide oktobra, konec leta pa se bodo ponovno odpravili v studio in posneli nov celotni album. /M.P./

Darkane so končali s snemanjem svojega tretjega albuma z nasloovm Expanding Senses, ki bo izšel 18. Avgusta. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: Innocence Gone, Solitary Confinement, Fatal Impact, Imaginary Entity, Violence From Within, The Fear Of One's Self, Chaos Vs Order, Parasites Of The Unexplained, Submission. /M.P./

Kmalu bo izšel Demonstration In Chaos, nov Watchtower CD, na katerem bodo do sedaj še neizdani studijski in koncertni komadi. Glede novega pravega albuma Mathematics pa kitarist Ron Jarzombek pravi, da se stvari zaenkrat ne premikajo kaj hitro. /M.P./