Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes, ex-Theatre Of Tragedy) je razkrila naslovnico in tracklisto prihajajočega solo albuma z naslovom Libertine, ki bo 7. septembra izšel pri založbi Napalm Records. Tracklista je sledeča:
Interlude (Intro)
Solve Me
Silence
Vanilla Skin Delight (feat. Tobias Regner)
Panic
Paris Paris
Wait For Rain
Love Crime
Libertine
Meet Me In The Red Sky
The Man With A Child In His Eyes (Kate Bush Cover)
/B.B./

Legendarni nemški thrasherji Sodom bodo svojo 30. obletnico delovanja 17. julija obeležili z izdajo limited edition deluxe box seta z naslovom 30 Years Sodomized - 1982-2012, ki med drugim prinaša dvojni LP/CD Official Bootleg - The Witchhunter Decade in dvojno best of kompilacijo po izboru Toma Angelripperja z naslovom Thirty Years War. Tracklista je sledeča:

Official Bootleg - The Witchhunter Decade:
Sepulchral Voice (Reheresal, 1984)
Obsessed By Cruelty (Live in Belgium, 1985)
After The Deluge (Live At Matallize Festival, 1986)
Conjuration (Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
Proselytism Real (Live At Matallize Festival, 1987)
Conqueror (Live in Holland, 1987)
My Atonement (Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
Outbreak Of Evil (Live in Germany, 1988)
Persecution Mania (Live in Switzerland, 1988)
Magic Dragon (Live in Germany, 1989)
Shellfire Defense (Pre-production, 1990)
The Saw Is The Law (Pre-production, 1990)
Bloodtrails (Pre-production, 1990)
Body Parts (Live in Japan, 1992)
Skinned Alive (Live At WDR Festival, 1992)
Sons Of Hell (Demo Version)

Thirty Years War:
CD1:
Burst Command 'Til War
Brandish The Sceptre
My Atonement
Electrocution
Christ Passion
Tired And Red
Baptism Of Fire
The Saw Is The Law
Shellfire Defense
Tarred And Feathered
The Crippler
Reincarnation
Sodomized
Delight In Slaying
Into Perdition

CD2:
Gathering In Minds
Unwanted Youth
Politoximaniac
That's What An Unknown Killer Diarized
Warlike Conspiracy
Spiritual Demise
Book Burning
Minejumper
Genocide
Where Angels Die
Hatred Of The Gods
Lords Of Depravity
Kamikaze Terrorrizer
In War And Pieces
Hellfire
/B.B./

Ameriška glam/hard rock zasedba Rattleshake je v začetku tega tedna pri Eönian Records izdala samonaslovljeno kolekcijo materiala iz konca 80ih let, ki do sedaj ni bil še nikoli objavljen. Skladbe so takrat posneli v sodelovanju s producentom Robom Beatonom (Guns N' Roses, Sammy Hagar, Santana). Tracklista je sledeča:
Shootin’ Whiskey
Gypsy Queen
Take Me Down
Mudbone Delight
Jump On Me
Never Say Goodbye
Rattleshake Boogie
/B.B./

Belgijski Ascend-ency so objavili videospot za skladbo Parasites In The Garden Of Human Delight z aktualnega albuma Regression, ki je izšel pri Shiver Records. /B.B./

Tukaj lahko v celoti slišite prvenec projekta Fireine z naslovom Maya. Vodja projekta, producent in avtor skladb, Dali Sterniša (ex Dusk Delight) je ob sebi zbral all-star zasedbo: vokale je posnel Thomas Vikström (Therion, ex Candlemass, ex Yngwie Malmsteen, ...), na albumu pa gostujeta tudi kitarista Andy LaRocque (King Diamond, ex Death) in Kristian Niemann (ex Therion). Če vam je izdelek všeč, ga lahko v digitalnem formatu kupite tukaj. /P.G./

Wizards Of Delight so objavili novo skladbo z naslovom The Temptation Of Brother Mazzereth.

Založba Femme Metal Records bo 26. septembra objavila kompilacijo z naslovom Melody & Malice, katere tracklista je sledeča:

Disk 1
01. Deadlock - Virus Jones
02. Exoterik - Revive
03. Regardless Of Me - Until I Die
04. Kittie - Cut Throat
05. In This Moment - A Star Crossed Wasteland
06. Mongrel - Zombies Of War
07. hAND - Fate Sewn On
08. Decadence - Vulture
09. UnSun - Whispers
10. Katra - One Wish Away
11. Crystal Viper - Blood Of The Heroes
12. Winter Storm - The Embrace
13. The Agonist - And Their Eulogies Sang Me To Sleep
14. Alerion - Turn Of Fate
15. Sarah Jezebel Deva - The Corruption Of Mercy
16. Jaggedy Ann - Skin Of Your Teeth

Disk 2
01. Magica - Wait For Me
02. Witchburn - Bleed The Stone
03. Edenbridge - Higher
04. The Mariana Hollow - Your Halo
05. Luna Mortis - Ash
06. Beneath The Stares - Guilty Bystander
07. Achilla - Mirrors
08. Amberian Dawn - Talisman
09. Lacuna Coil - Spellbound
10. Triosphere - The Anger And The Silent Remorse
11. Solsikk - Relish In Nervous Delights
12. Noctis Notus - Scarlet Storm
13. Arch Enemy - I Will Live Again
14. Further From The Truth - Drifter
15. Evil's Desire - Touched By Insanity
16. Rising Dream - Religion For The Weak
/B.B./

Slovenski heavy metalci Lene kosti, ki so se ponovno združili v oktobru 2008, je zaključila s snemanjem albuma z naslovom Do Or Die. Album bo predvidoma izšel februarja v samozaložbi. Za produkcijo in končni miks je poskrbel Domen Justin – Dyz, gostujoči glasbeniki pa so kitarist Manni Schmidt (ex- Rage, ex- Grave Digger) in basist Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner), kitarist Domen Justin (ex- Dusk Delight, ex- Negligence) in pevka Ines Osina (Brezno). Track lista: Warrior, Nightmare, Stones Of Death, Uninvited Guest, I Got The..., Sunrise, The Sting, Iron Dragon, Blind In Love, Russian Girl, Time For Love, Rock Power, Play With Fire, Do Or Die. "Pošast žejna krvi je torej potrgala okove in je pripravljena, da v svitu apokalipse naposled obračuna s svetom," pravijo. /A.J./

In Flames so tukaj objavili video za skladbo Delight And Angers. Čeprav je video v HD kvaliteti, si band raje jutri oglejte v živo v Ljubljani. /P.G./

In Flames bodo 10. aprila izdali digitalni single z naslovom Delight & Angers. /P.G./

In Flames so objavili naslovnico in tracklisto albuma A Sense Of Purpose, ki izide 4. aprila: The Mirror's Truth, Disconnected, Sleepless Again, Alias, I'm The Highway, Delight and Angers, Move Through Me, The Chosen Pessimist, Sober And Irrelevant, Condemned, Drenched In Fear in March To The Shore. /P.G./

V okviru večera Metal Up Your Ass!!!, ki se bo zgodil 27.09.2007 pred Rock Barom DownTown v Kranju, bo potekala tudi akcija v sodelovanju s snemalnim studiom DB Recordings iz Radovljice. Predstavniki DB Recordings bodo skupaj z organizatorji izbrali eno izmed nastopajočih skupin (Infidia, Hotty MkkNotty ali R.I.F. [Resistance Is Futile]), ki ji bodo omogočili brezplačno snemanje ene skladbe v vrhunskem studiu. Brez dvoma bo za izbrano zasedbo to zanimiva izkušnja, saj so tam snemali tudi Ashes You Leave, Bishop Of Hexen, Dusk Delight, Fetisha, Curse Of Instinct, Indigo Child, Lara Baruca, Siddharta in mnogi drugi. Več informacij o DB Recordings: http://www.dbrecordings.com

Finci Entwine bodo 1. novembra izdali Chameleon Halo, drugi single zadnjega albuma Fatal Design. Poleg naslovne skladbe bo na njem tudi še neobjavljena In Delight. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: CHILDREN OF BODOM: Are You Dead Yet?, HYPOCRISY: Virus, CATHEDRAL: The Garden Of Unearthly Delights,THE ABSENCE: From Your Grave, RAZLIČNI IZVAJALCI: Monsters Of Metal Vol.4.

Včeraj je začela obratovati nova stran snemalnega studia dBRecordings. Na strani si lahko pogledate tudi Dusk Delight video za skladbo Story of Golden Tears and Dusk Delight, posnet 15. maja 2004 na koncertu v KUDu France Prešeren. /M.P./