Municipal Waste so na svoji MySpace strani objavili novo skladbo Wrong Answer s prihajajočega albuma Massive Aggresive, ki bo izšel 25. avgusta pri Earache Records. /P.N./

The Answer so tukaj objavili video za skladbo Tonight. /P.G./

Založba Label Femme Metal bo julija izdala kompilacijo z naslovom Demonic And Divine. Na dvojnem albumu se bo predstavilo trideset skupin z naslednjimi skladbami:
CD1:
Whyzdom - Daughter Of The Night, A.D.D. - The Path, Godyva - My Inner, Morning - Death Of Hearts, Brave - Driven, Dawn Of Destiny - Rain, Luna Obscura - Away, Crimson Tears- Angel For My Sin, Cardamon - Never A Tear, Kells - La Sphere (Featuring Candice from Eths), Ancestral Legacy - Separate Worlds (Isadora Vocal Version), Stormgarde - The Answer, Soulgrind - Farewell To Misery, Aeterna - Apostar in Aesma Daeva - The Loon - Thalassa Mix.
CD2:
Pythia - Sweet Cantation, Scarecrown - My Own Devil, Catafalque - Seasons, Menagerie - Dogs, Lyriel - Foemans' Bride, A New Dawn - Winter, Operatika - Life Saving Flame, Magica - All Waters Have The Colour Of Drowning, Dakyra - Into The Vortex, hAND - Guitar Strings And Safety Pins, Markize - Another Breath, Benighted Soul - Anesidora, Apparition - Salvation, Evenoire - Aries in AraPacis - Death Of Loneliness.
/P.G./

Nocturnal bodo 15. julija izdali album z naslovom Violent Revenge, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: Hellhunt, Atomic Warfare, Slaughter Command, Death Is The Answer, Beast Of Hades, Disgracer, Dark Rat Eyes, Swarm Of Insects, Creation Of The Possessed in Hells Forces. /P.G./

Nizozemski gothic metalci Autumn bodo 2. marca izdali nov album Altitude, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: Paradise Nox, Liquid Under Film Noir, Skydancer, Synchro-Minds, The Heart Demands, A Minor Dance, Cascade (For A Day), Horizon Line, Sulphur Rodents, Answers Never Questioned, Altitude, Closure (Bonus track). Album je bil posnet v studiu Graveland Studio, miks in mastering je naredil Jochem Jacobs (Textures). /P.N./

Spock's Beard bodo julija izdali DVD z naslovom Live, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: On A Perfect Day, In The Mouth Of Madness, Crack The Big Sky, The Slow Crash Landing Man, Surfing Down The Avalanche, Return To Whatever, Thoughts 2, Drum Duel, Skeletons At The Feast, Walking On The Wind, Hereafter, As Far As The Mind Can See Pt. 1 - Dreaming In The Age Of Answers, As Far As The Mind Can See Pt. 2 - Here´s A Man, As Far As The Mind Can See Pt. 3 - They Know We Know, As Far As The Mind Can See Pt. 4 - Stream Of Unconsciousness, Rearranged in dodatek: The Water/Go The Way You Go. /P.G./

Seven Witches bodo 20. novembra pri Screaming Ferret Wreckords izdali album Deadly Sins, na katerem bodo: Deadly Sins, Science, Commerce, Worship, Knowledge, Pleasure, Wealth, Man Of The Millennium, Politics in The Answer. /P.G./

At Vance bodo 29. junija pri AFM Records izdali nov album VII, ki bo prvi z novim vokalistom Rockom Altzijem. Na njem bodo naslednje skladbe: Breaking The Night, Shiver, Cold As Ice, Victory, Friendly Fire, Golden Leaves, Answer Me, Shine, Truth, Lost In Your Love. /M.P./

Seven Witches bodo 26. septembra pri Screaming Ferret Wreckords izdali live DVD Years Of The Witch z naslednjo track listo: Open, Dance With the Dead, Apocalyptic Dreams, Metal Tyrant, The Answer, Johnny, Jam Session, Can't Find My Way, Incubus, Metal Asylum, Warmth of Winter, Camelot, Natures Wrath, Cries of the Living, Passage to the Other Side, Mental Messiah. Brez bonus materiala, intervjujev z Jackom Frostom, krajšimi dokumentarci, tudi ne bo šlo. /M.P./

Dream Theater so končali z delom za nov album z naslovom Octavarium. Izid je napovedan za 7. junij. Na albumu bodo naslednje skladbe: The Root of All Evil, The Answer Lies Within, These Walls, I Walk Beside You, Panic Attack, Never Enough, Sacrificed Sons, Octavarium. /A.J./

The Haunted trenutno v Fredman Studios snemajo svoj tretji album. Proces snemanja pa so posneli tudi na kamero, kajti želijo ga vključiti na prihajajoči DVD. Poleg tega pa bo na DVDju tudi Q&A (questions and answers) sekcija in zato pozivajo fane, da jim pošljejo vprašanja o bandu in The Haunted bodo na približno 20 od njih odgovorili in jih uvrstili (skupaj s vprašanji) na DVD. Vsi fani, ki želijo sodelovati pri tem, naj pošljejo vprašanja na thehaunted@earache.com. /M.P./

A Night At The Opera je naslov Blind Guardian albuma, ki bo izšel 4. marca. Znana je že track lista: 1. Precious Jerusalem, 2. Battlefield, 3. Under The Ice, 4. Sadly Sings Destiny, 5. The Maiden And The Minstrel Knight, 6. Wait For An Answer, 7. The Soulforged, 8. Age Of False Innocence, 9. Punishment Divine in 10. And Then There Was Silence. Band je potrjen za festivala Wacken Open Air in Gods Of Metal. /M.P./

Blind Guardian končujejo s pripravo albuma za februarski izid. Izdali so že nekaj naslovov pesmi in njihovo vsebino. The Age Of False Innocence govori o znanstveniku Galileo Galileiu. Precious Jerusalem govori o samozavedanju in sicer preko zgodbe o Jezusu Kristusu; The Soulfourged nadaljuje tradicijo pisanja komadov iz fantazijskih romanov; single And Then There Was Silence ter Under The Ice “obdelujeta” zgodbo o Kassandri iz Trojanske vojne; tema Battlefielda je stara nemška junaška pesem; The Answer je himna pogumu v situacijah, ko je človek obupan in o volji živeti dalje; Punishment Divine pa je bandov tribute Friedrichu Nietzscheju. /M.P./