Stratovarius pevec Timo Kotipelto bo v začetku 2002 izdal solo album, na katerem bo sodelovalo veliko znanih glasbenikov: Mike Romeo (kitara; Symphony X), Roland Grapow (bas; Helloween), Arjen Lucassen (kitara; Ayreon), Sami Virtanen (kitara; Joe Doakes), Jari Kainulainen (bas; Stratovarius), Mirka Rantanen (bobni; Tunnel Vision), Gas (bobni; H.I.M.) Janne Warman (klaviature; Children Of Bodom) in Mikko Harkin (klaviature; Sonata Arctica). /M.P./

Francozi Nightmare bodo avgusta izdali novi album Cosmo Vision. /M.P./

Po albumih Visions in Destiny so Stratovarius na Finskem tudi Infinite prodali v več kot 20 000 primerkih, kar pomeni, da je to njihova tretja zlata plošča zapored. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN`S RISING FORCE: War To End All Wars, ABSCESS: Tormented, CHINCHILLA: Madness, DERANGED: III, DIAS IRAE: Immolated, ONKEL TOM: Ich glaub nicht an den Weihnachtsmann, SKYLARK: The Divine Gates Part II Gate Of Heaven, THANATOS: Angelic Encounters, DRILLER KILLER: And The Winner Is…, GRIEF OF EMERALD: Malformed Sea, ISEGRIM: Dominus Infernus Ushanas ter singel STRATOVARIUS: A Million Light Years Away. Izšla pa je tudi videokaseta STRATOVARIUS: Infinite Visions.

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./

2/28 -- Desecration - Inhuman2/28 -- Stratovarius - Infinite2/28 -- Napalm Death - The Radio 1 Sessions2/29 -- December - Praying, Hoping, Nothing2/29 -- Breach - Venom2/29 -- Deceased - Supernatural Addiction2/29 -- AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip2/29 -- Dismember - Hate Campaign3/03 -- Glassjaw - Heroin3/06 -- Entombed - Uprising3/07 -- Steel Prophet - Messiah3/07 -- Krisiun - Conquerors Of Armageddon3/07 -- Therion - Deggial3/07 -- Soulreaper - Written in Blood3/07 -- Misery Loves Co. - Your Vision Was Never Mine To Share3/07 -- Niacin - Deep3/07 -- Armored Saint - Revelation3/07 -- In Extremo - Verehrt Und Angespien3/07 -- Various Artists - Catch The Rainbow (tribute)3/07 -- Transport League - Satanic Panic3/10 -- Throes Of Dawn - Binding of the Spirit3/13 -- Einherjer - Norwegian Native Art3/14 -- Gorgoroth - Incipit Sathanas3/14 -- Joe Satriani - Engines Of Creation3/14 -- Triumphator - Wings of Antichrist3/14 -- Diabolique - Butterflies ep3/14 -- Impaled - The Dead Shall Dead Remain3/14 -- Nocturnus - Ethereal Tomb3/20 -- W.A.S.P. - The Best Of The Best - 1984-20003/20 -- Under The Sun3/20 -- Axxis - Back To The Kingdom3/20 -- Decapitated - Winds Of Creation3/21 -- Running Wild - Victory3/21 -- Altar - In The Name Of The Father3/21 -- Dio - Magica3/21 -- Crowbar - Equilibrium3/21 -- Old Man's Child - Revelation 6663/21 -- Pantera - Revinventing The Steel3/21 -- Clawfinger - Two Sides