Italijani Thy Majestie pripravljajo material za svoj drugi album, ki mu naj bi bilo naslov 1066. Izšel bo naslednje leto pri Scarlet Records. Band ima tudi nov naslov domače strani. /M.P./

Thy Primordial so v Abyss Studios pravkar posneli devet pesmi za nov album The Crowning Carnage. /M.P./

Iced Earth bodo začeli delati na enajstih priredbah, ki jih bodo izdali na albumu Tribute To The Gods. Te so: IRON MAIDEN - The Number Of The Beast in Hallowed Be Thy Name, KISS - Creatures Of The Night in God Of Thunder, BLUE OYSTER CULT Cities On Flame in Burning For You, ALICE COOPER - Dead Babies, AC/DC - Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock N Roll) in Highway To Hell, BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath in JUDAS PRIEST - Screaming For Vengeance. Album bo izšel v dveh verzijah, kot samostojen in kot del box seta, v katerem bodo tudi remastirani prvi trije albumi ter Enter The Realm demo. Oboje naj bi izšlo še letos. /M.P./

Do 12. oktobra bodo Thyrfing snemali Urkraft naslednika The Fourth Outrage. /M.P./

Thyrane se bodo na evropsko turnejo podali skupaj z Ancient in še nekaterimi bandi. Datumi bodo znani kmalu. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: STRATOVARIUS: Intermission, JACOBS DREAM: Theatre Of War, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Closure:Live, DARKTHRONE: Soulside Journey, DERANGED: Deranged, ANCIENT RITES: Dim Carcosa, AMERICAN STEEL: Jagged Thoughts, LOSS: Verdict Of Posterity, STORMLORD: The Curse Of Medusa, SAVIOUR MACHINE: Synopsis, ENTHORNED: Armoured Bastial Hell, IMMEMOREAL: Temple Of Retribution, THY INFERNAL: Warlords Of Hell, CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN: The Genocide Machine ter single JUDAS PRIEST: Demolition Man.

Track lista novega Jag Panzer albuma Mechanized Warfare je naslednja: Take To The Sky, Frozen In Fear, Unworthy, The Silent, The Scarlet Letter, Choir Of Tears, Cold Is The Blade (And The Heart That Wields It), Hidden In My Eyes, Power Surge in All Things Renewed. /M.P./

Sathanas so že skoraj posneli novi album, ki bo nosil naslov Thy Dark Heavens. /M.P./

The Sins Of Thy Beloved so odpustili pevko Hege-Marie Anaby. Zaradi tega je prestavljeno snemanje novega albuma. /M.P./

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)

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: AND OCEANS…: Am God (Allotrophic, Metamorphic-Genesis Of Dimorphism), AUTOPSY: Turn From The Grave, CYDONIA: Cydonia, DORNENREICH: Her von welken Nächten, GOD DETHRONED: Ravenous, HERESIAH: Mythical Beasts, KATATONIA: Tergas, KING DIAMOND & BLACK ROSE: 20 Years Ago – A Night Of Rehearsal, MADDER MORTEM: All Flesh Is Grass, SCARIOT: Deathforlom, SOILWORK: A Predator`s Portrait, TARANTULA: Dream Maker ter THYRANE: Torture Test.

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: ROSE TATTOO: 25 To Life, LOWBROW: Victims At Play, MOB RULES: Temple Of Two Suns, MYSTERIUM: Glowering Facades Of Night, DOMINION CALIGULA: A New Era Rises, RAVENOUS: Assembled In Blasphemy, ANTAEUS: Cut Your Flesh And Worship Satan, ROCK ROB: Rage Of Creation, USURPER: Necronemesis ter singel THY SERPENT: Death.

Melodični švedski death metalci In Thy Dreams bodo izdali album Highest Beauty. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: HAMERFALL: Renegade, SYMPHONY X: V-The New Mythology Suite, LIZZY BORDEN: Deal With The Devil, BACKFIRE: Still Dedicated, HYPNOSIA: Extreme Hatred, NIFELHEIM: Severants Of Darkness, NUCLEUS: F.T.W., CHRISTIAN DEATH: Born Again Anti Christian, THY MAJESTIE: The Lasting Power, SLASH`S SNAKEPIT: Ain`t Life A Grand ter single PAIN: On And On

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: CATAMENIA: Eternal Winter`s Prophecy, Labyrinth: Sons of Thunder, PISSING RAZORS: Fields of Disbelief, SOLSTICE: Halycon, SYMPHORCE: Sinctuary, THYRFING: Urkraft, VIOLATION: Monnlight`s Child, WHITE SKULL: Public Glory, Secret Agony ter single HAMERFALL: Renegade