Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: JOE SATRIANI: Live In San Francisco, WAYNE: Wayne, WYVERN: The Defiance Of Tale, CYDONIAN: Estranged, EVIL INCARNATE: Blackest Hymns Of God`s Disgrace, IRON CROSS: Iron Cross, AVANISH: Gods Of Destiny, ABORTED: Enineering The Dead ter NEPHASTH: Immortal Unholy Triumph.

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: ARMORED SAINT: Nod To The Old School, DOUBLE DEALER: Devide At The Top, MY DYING BRIDE: Meisterwerk 2, POVERTY`S NO CRIME: One In A Million, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: Curse Of The Hidden Mirror, KONG: 88795, THUG MURDER: The 13th Round, CRADLE OF FILTH: Bitter Suites To Succubi (EP) ter single HOLY MOSES: Master Of Desaster.

Na Live In Russia, koncertnem albumu banda U.D.O., ki izide 24. septembra bodo naslednji komadi: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Midnight Mover, Independence Day, Metal Eater, Winter Dreams, In The Darkness, Turn Me On, Heaven Is Hell, Run If You Can, Recall The Sin, Midnight Highway, TV War, Animal House, Protectors Of Terror, Break The Rules, Living On A Frontline, Shout It Out, Cut Me Out, They Want War, I'm A Rebel, Like A Loaded Gun, No Limits, Heart Of Gold in Monster Man. Po izidu bodo začeli pripravljati material za naslednjo studijsko ploščo, ki naj bi izšla marca naslednje leto, tako kot DVD Live In Russia. /M.P./

Thrasherji Holy Moses so se vrnili. A ne le za nekatere nastope na festivalih, Sabina in Andy Classen sta namreč podpisala pogodbo z Century Media, kjer bo 18. junija izšel mini-CD, Master Of Disaster. Na njem bo 5 novih komadov. Na njihovi spletni strani, www.bullet-tv.de, pa lahko glasujete, katere njihove komade bi radi slišali na festivalih. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: W.A.S.P.: Unholy Terror, SUBWAY TO SALLY: Herzblut, KING DIAMOND: Nightmare In The Nineties, CEREMONY: The Days Before The Death, DARK AT DAWN: Crimson Frost, FLESHGRIND: The Seeds Of Abysmal Torment, MELECHESH: Djinn, ORPHANED LAND: The Beloved`s Cry, MORTALIA: Naked Warrior ter VARIOUS ARTISTS: A Tribute To ABBA.

Zaenkrat so potrjeni naslednji bandi, headlinerjev pa še niso objavili: ANNIHILATOR (CAN) – DIMMU BORGIR (N) - HAMMERFALL (S) – IN FLAMES (S) - SUBWAY TO SALLY (D) – RAGE (D) - NEVERMORE (USA) – PAUL DIANNO & KILLERS (GB) - PRIMAL FEAR (D) – SODOM (D) - THERION (S) - NIGHTWISH (FIN) - GRAVE DIGGER (D) - ARTCH /Reunion (N) - BEHEMOTH (PL) – BLACKSHINE (S) – BRAINSTORM (D) - CAGE (USA) – CARNAL FORGE (S) – CHINCHILLA (D) - CRYPTOPSY (CAN) - CULPRIT /Reunion (USA) – DARK TRANQUILLITY (S) – DECEASED (USA) – DESASTER (D) – ENSLAVED (N) – EXCITER (CAN) – EXHUMED (USA) – EXUMER /Reunion (D) - HOLY MOSES /Reunion (D) - KRISIUN (BRAS) – LACUNA COIL (I) – MÄGO DE OZ (E) – METALIUM (D) – MORTICIAN (USA) – NAGLFAR (S) - NAPALM DEATH (GB) – NASUM (S) – NIGHTFALL (GR) - NOSTRADAMEUS (S) – OPETH (S) – SINS OF THY BELOVED (N) - SOILWORK (S) – SONATA ARCTICA (FIN) - TAD MOROSE (S) - TANKARD (D) – THE DESTRÖYER 666 (AUS) - THE HAUNTED (S) – TOURNIQUET (USA) - VINTERSORG (N) – VOIVOD (CAN) – WARHAMMER (D)

Italijanski thrasherji Merendine Atomiche, včasih znani tudi kot ˝uradni˝ Metallica tribute band, bodo kmalu izdali nov album The Holy Metal. /M.P./

9. aprila izide novi album legendarnih ameriških heavy metalcev W.A.S.P. z naslovom Unholy Terror. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: IRON SAVIOR: Dark Assault, ICED EARTH: The Mellancholy (EP), The Keepers Of Jericho: A Tribute To Helloween ter DARK MONK: The Hall Of The Olden Dreams.

Jutri, 4. decembra začnejo Iced Earth s snemanjem albuma Horror Show, ki naj bi izšel aprila. Obstaja možnost, da bo komad Hollow Man odpel kitarist Jon Schaffer. 8.1. pa izide EP Melancholy. /M.P./

Na Iced Earth EP-ju Mellancholy, ki bo izšel januarja, bodo poleg naslovne skladbe še I Died For You, Watching Over Me, live verzija Colours, ki je izpadla iz Alive In Athens ter naslednje priredbe Shooting Star (Bad Company), Electric Funeral (Black Sabbath) in The Ripper (Judas Priest). /M.P./

25.9. bo izšel novi single italijanskih metalcev Rhapsody z naslovom Holy Thunderforce. Single bo uvod v njihov tretji album Dawn Of Victory, ki izide 30.10. /M.P./

3/21 -- Vermin - Millennium Ride3/21 -- Cradle Of Filth From The Cradle To Enslave EP3/26 -- Spiritual Beggars - Astra3/27 -- Sinner - The End of Sanctuary3/27 -- Moonfog compilation - A New Perspective3/27 -- Sheavy - Celestial Hi-Fi4/01 -- Darkseed - Diving Into Darkness4/04 -- Various Artists - Inhale - The Stoner Rock Compilation4/04 -- Grave Digger - Excalibur4/04 -- CJSS - Kings Of The World4/04 -- TNT - Big Bang Anthology4/10 -- Peccatum - Oh My Regrets4/10 -- Immortal - Damned In Black4/11 -- Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins4/11 -- Thornspawn - Blood Of The Holy, Taint Thy Steel4/11 -- Summon - Baptized By Fire4/11 -- Viking Crown - Innocence From Hell4/11 -- Usurper - Visions From The Gods4/11 -- Fleshcrawl - As Blood Rains From The Sky...4/14 -- Ordained - The Second Coming /M.G./