The System Has Failed je naslov novega Megadeth albuma, ki izide 14. septembra pri Sanctuary Records. Poleg Mustainea sta snemala še bobnar Vinnie Colaiuta in basist Jimmy Sloas, sodeloval pa je tudi bivši Megadeth kitarist Chris Poland. Track lista albuma je: Blackmail The Universe, Shadow Of Death, My Kingdom, Of Mice And Men, Truth Be Told, The Scorpion, Kick The Chair, Something That I'm Not, Tears In A Vial, Die Dead Enough, Back In The Day. 8. avgusta pa izidejo re-releasi starejših Megadeth albumov. /M.P./

Znana je tracklista novega albuma Megadeth, ki naj bi izšel proti koncu leta: Blackmail The Universe, Shadow Of Death, My Kingdom, Of Mice And Men, Truth Be Told, The Scorpion, Kick The Chair, Something That I’m Not, Tears In A Vial, Die Dead Enough, Back In The Day. /P.G./

25. novembra bo izšel Black Sabbath DVD Cross Purposes, ki je na video kaseti izšel marca 1995. Na njem bo koncert, posnet leta 1994 v Hammersmith Apollu, postava banda pa je takrat bila Tony Iommi (kitara), Tony Martin (vokal), Geezer Butler (bass), Bobby Rondinelli (bobni) in Geoff Nicholls (klaviature). Track lista je naslednja: Time Machine, Children Of The Grave, I Witness, Mob Rules, Into The Void, Anno Mundi, Black Sabbath, Neon Knights, Psychophobia, Wizard, Cross Of Thorns, Symptom Of The Universe, Headless Cross, Paranoid, Iron Man, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. /M.P./

Gamma Ray bodo 25. avgusta izdali dvojni album Skeletons In The Closet. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: CD 1: Welcome, Gardens Of The Sinner, Rich And Famous, All Of The Damned, No Return, Armageddon, Heavy Metal Universe, One With The World, Dan's Solo; CD 2: Razorblade Sigh, Heart Of The Unicorn, Last Before The Storm, Victim Of Fate, Rising Star/Shine On, The Silence, Heaven Or Hell, Guardians Of Mankind, New World Order. /P.G./

Dimmu Borgir so v Fredman studiu končali z miksom novega prihajajočega albuma Death Cult Armageddon. Končna track lista albuma je: Allegiance, Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse, Lepers Among Us, Vredesbyrd, For The World To Dictate Our Death, Blood Hunger Doctrine, Allehelgens Dod I Helveds Rike, Cataclysm Children, Eradication Instincts Defined, Unorthodox Manifesto, Heavenly Perverse. Na limited edition verziji bo tudi Bathory priredba Satan My Master. /M.P./

Voivod so se odločili, da prihajajočemu albumu ne bo naslov The Multiverse, temveč po vsej verjetnosti kar Voivod. Band ta vikend snema video spot za pesem We Carry On. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Voivod albuma The Multiverse, ki izide 4. marca: Gasmask Revival, Facing Up, Blame Us, Real Again, Rebel Robot, The Multiverse, I Don't Wanna Wake Up, Les Cigares Volants, Divine Sun, Reactor, Invisible Planet, Strange And Ironic, We Carry On. /M.P./

Za novi Voivod album The Multiverse Jason Newsted pravi, da je to najboljši album, pri katerem je kadarkoli sodeloval. /M.P./

Januarja bodo Defection izdali prvi album po Purity Dilution iz leta 1989. Naslov mu bo Intention Surpassed, track lista pa je sledeča: Continuum, Worldy Why's, Fibre Optical Illusion, Fever Pitch, 2/3 Pure, Under Surveillance, Cryonically Preserved, Overself, Protective Rage, Granted Wish, Shortfall, Incline, Time Folding Machine. /M.P./

Voivod so končali z miksom novega albuma The Multiverse, ki je po besedah Jasona Newsteda mešanica Metallice in Voivod. Izid je napovedan za 4. marec. /M.P./

Jason Newsted trenutno producira prihajajoči Voivod album The Multiverse, ki izide 4. marca. /M.P./

Gamma Ray so začeli z miksanjem koncertnega albuma, ki so ga snemali na pred kratkim končani evropski turneji. Na albumu bodo posnetki iz Barcelone in Strasbourga, pričakujemo pa lahko naslednje pesmi: Welcome, Gardens Of The Sinner, Rich And Famous, No Return, All Of The Damned, One With The World, Armageddon, Heavy Metal Universe, Razorblade Sigh, Heart Of The Unicorn, Last Before The Storm, Victim Of Fate, Rising Star / Shine On, The Silence, Heaven or Hell, Guardians of Mankind, I Want Out. /M.P./

13. januarja 2003 izide Epica, nov album floridskih melodičnih metalcev Kamelot. Track lista albuma je naslednja: Prologue, Center of the Universe, Farewell, Interlude I (Opiate Soul), The Edge of Paradise, Wander, Interlude II (Omen), Descent of the Archangel, Interlude III (At the Banquet), A Feast for the Vain, On the Coldest Winter Night, Lost & Damned, Helenas Theme, Interlude IV (Dawn), The Mourning After (Carry On), III Ways to Epica. /M.P./

13. decembra Voivod začnejo z masteringom novega albuma The Multiverse, ki naj bi izšel 4. maja 2003. /M.P./

The Multiverse je naslov 13. Voivod albuma, ki ga bodo v The Plant studiu snemali im miksali med 13. oktobrom in 13. novembrom. Pri tem ne bo manjkal Jason Newsted, ki je dejal: “Kdor pozna Voivod, spoštuje Voivod! Za nas je to nov začetek. Vsi smo enakih let, rasli smo ob isti glasbi. Skupaj smo prestali mnogo podobnih situacij. Vsi štirje smo uživali ob pisanju novega materiala, v eni sobi smo bili, ponovno je vse zelo živo!” /M.P./