Metal Up Your Ass!!! večer, ki bo potekal 27.03.2008 v kranjskem Rock Baru DownTown, bo tokrat namenjen predvsem glamerjem in pa vsem tistim nostalgikom, ki so s srcem še vedno v 80-ih. Z DJ HellFucker-jem bomo ob tej priložnosti obujali spomine na skupine kot so Mötley Crüe, Poison, Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper, Skid Row, Europe, W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, Dokken, L.A. Guns, Ratt, White Lion, Vixen, Pretty Boy Floyd, Warrant, Vain, Tigertailz,..., pri tem pa seveda ne bo šlo brez nove generacije izvajalcev, kot naprimer Crashdïet, Backyard Babies, Sister Sin, Gemini Five, Hardcore Superstar, Starlet Suicide, Babylon Bombs, Loud 'N' Nasty,… Poleg tega se bo zgodila tudi promocija videospota zasedbe Toxic Heart z naslovom »Ride Your Life«, izključeno pa ni še kakšno presenečenje. /P.G./

Attacker so objavili tracklisto in naslovnico prihajajočega, best-of albuma Standing The Test Of Time, ki bo izšel pri založbi Chavis Records: (Call On) The Attacker, Slayer's Blade, Disciple, The Hermit, Zero Hour, Captives Of Babylon, Desecration, Revelations Of Evil, Soul Taker, Jack, Sleepy Hollow, The End, The Unknown, Nail It Down, I Am Sinn in This Is Power. /P.G./

Fires Of Babylon je nov ameriški heavy metal band, ki so ga ustanovili Rob Rock (vokal), Lou St. Paul (Winters Bane; kitara), Kelly Conlon (ex- Death/Monstrosity; bass) in Robert Falzano (Shatter Messiah; bobni). Prvenec Devilution izide v začetku prihodnjega leta pri Metal Heaven Records. /M.P./

Rise To Run je naslov novega Gorefest albuma, ki izide 3. avgusta pri Nuclear Blast. Na njem bodo naslednje skladbe: Revolt, Rise To Ruin, The War On Stupidity, A Question Of Terror, Babylon's Whores, Speak When Spoken To, A Grim Charade, Murder Brigade, The End Of It All. /M.P./

Messiah's Kiss so objavili track listo novega albuma Dragonheart, ki izide v začetku prihodnjega leta pri SPV Records: The Ancient Cries, Babylon, Falcons Cry, Dragonheart, Thunders of the Night, Steelrider, City of Angels, Nocturnal, Northern Nights, Open Fire, The Ivory Gates. /M.P./

17. aprila izide nov DIO live album Holy Diver Live, ki je bil posnet v Londonu. Gre za dvojni CD, na prvem bo v celoti odigran legendarni Holy Diver album, na drugem pa bodo naslednje skladbe: Tarot Woman, Sign of the Southern Cross, One Night in the City, Gates of Babylon, Heaven & Hell, Man on the Silver Mountain, Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll, We Rock. /M.P./

NWOBHM metalci Cloven Hoof bodo 31. oktobra, na noč čarovnic, izdali nov album Eye of the Sun. Album, s katerega 3 komade lahko slišite tukaj, bo imel naslednjo track listo: Inquisitor, Whore of Babylon, Absolute Power, Angels in Hell, Kiss of Evil, Eye of the Sun, King for a Day, Golgotha, Freak Show in Running Man. /S.P./

Danci Evil Masquerade do objavili track listo novega albuma Theatrical Madness, ki izide 25. aprila pri Frontiers Records: When Satan Calls, Theatrical Madness, Bozo The Clown, Now When Our Stars Are Fading, A Great Day To Die, The Demolition Army, Snow White, Witches Chant, Other Ways To Babylon, The Dark Play, Outro. /M.P./

Nemški death metalci Fallen Yggdrasil so končali z delom za svoj novi album Building Up A Ruin To Come, ki izide 5. julija. Track lista je naslednja: Intro, Building Up A Ruin To Come, Bequest, The Snake, Just Another Lullaby, Babylonian Prayer, I Burn, For Those Masters Of The Undone, My Family. /M.P./

Pri Tabu Recordings bodo ob letošnji izvedbi Inferno Metal Festivala na Norveškem, izdali kompilacijo Infernal Gathering - The Second Chapter z naslednjimi skladbami: MAYHEM - You Must Fall, SUSPERIA - Situational Awareness, KHOLD - Morke Gravers Kammer, MY DYING BRIDE - The Prize Of Beauty, DECAPITATED - The Fury, MINDGRINDER – Deception, 1349 - Haunting The Chapel, ENSLAVED - The Dead Stare, DISIPLIN - The Death Song, DIMENSION F3H – Babylon, SINNERS BLEED – Deathbringer, PAWNSHOP - Space Cadillacs. /M.P./

Znana je track lista še neimenovanega Edguy koncertnega albuma, ki izide aprila/maja: CD1: Intro, Fallen Angels, Tears Of A Mandrake, Babylon, Land Of The Miracle, Painting On The Wall, Wings Of A Dream, The Headless Game, The Pharaoh; CD2: Vain Glory Opera, Drum Solo, Save Us Now, How Many Miles, Inside, Avantasia, Out Of Control. Drugače pa bodo Edguy v kratkem začeli s predprodukcijo novega studijskega albuma, ki naj bi izšel v začetku 2004. /M.P./

20. januarja bodo britanski melodični speed power metalci Dragonforce izdali prvenec Valley Of The Damned, na katerem bo 9 skladb: Invocation of the Apocalyptic Evil, Valley of the Damned, Black Fire, Black Winter Night, Starfire, Disciples of Babylon, Revelations, Evening Star, Heart of a Dragon. /M.P./