Track lista novega Centinex albuma Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos, ki izide marca 2004, je naslednja: Arrival Of The Spectrum Obscure, Misanthropic Darkzone, Hollowsphere, Target: Dimension XII, Deathstar Unmasked, A Dynasty Of Obediance, Mechanical Future, Cold Deep Supremacy, New World Odyssey. /M.P./

Švedi Destiny bodo 9. februarja pri GMR Music Group izdali svoj nov album Future Of The Past. Pri snemanju je kot gost sodeloval Yngwie Malmsteen klaviaturist Mats Olausson. /M.P./

Znana je vsebina Iron Maiden dvojnega DVDja Visions Of The Beast, ki izide 2. junija. Na več kot 4 urah bo dokumentirana kariera banda, ki je do sedaj prodal že preko 50 milijonov albumov. Prvič bo na enem mestu moč videti vse njihove video spote od leta 1980 do nastopa na koncertu Rock In Rio. V 40 minutah bonus materiala se bodo skrivale še nikoli videne animirane verzije šestih klasik. DVD1: Women In Uniform, Wrathchild (Live At The Rainbow), Run To The Hills, The Number Of The Beast, Flight Of Icarus, The Trooper (Promo), 2 Minutes To Midnight, Aces High, Wasted Years, Stranger In A Strange Land, Can I Play With Madness, The Evil That Men Do, The Clairvoyant (Donington '88), Infinite Dreams (Live), Holy Smoke, Tailgunner, Aces High (Camp Chaos Version), The Number Of The Beast (Camp Chaos Version), Futureal (Football Version), Fear Of The Dark (Rock In Rio), Man On The Edge (Slapstick Version); DVD2: Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter, Be Quick Or Be Dead, From Here To Eternity, Wasting Love, Fear Of The Dark (Donington '92), Hallowed Be Thy Name (Donington '92), Man On The Edge, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, Lord Of The Flies, Virus, The Angel And The Gambler, Futureal, The Wicker Man, Out Of The Silent Planet, Brave New World (Rock In Rio), The Wicker Man (Camp Chaos Version), Flight Of Icarus (Camp Chaos Version), Run To The Hills (Camp Chaos Version), The Trooper (Camp Chaos Version). /M.P./

Znana je track lista prihajajočega koncertnega Blind Guradian albuma Live, ki izide 26. maja. CD 1: War Of Wrath, Into The Storm, Welcome To Dying, Nightfall, The Script For My Requiem, Harvest Of Sorrow, The Soulforged, Valhalla, Majesty, Mordred's Song, Born In A Mourning Hall. CD 2: Under The Ice, Bright Eyes, Punishment Divine, The Bard's Song (In The Forest), Imaginations From The Other Side, Lost In The Twilight Hall, A Past And Future Secret, Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill), Journey Through The Dark, Lord Of The Rings, Mirror Mirror. /A.J./

Švedi Destiny so podpisali z GMR Music Group, kjer bodo jeseni izdali nov album Future Of The Past. /M.P./

Blind Guardian bodo 26. maja izdali dvojni koncertni album, ki so ga posneli lani. Na njem bo 20 pesmi, vrstni red pa še ni znan: Into The Storm, Welcome To Dying, Nightfall, The Script For My Requiem, Harvest Of Sorrow, Valhalla, Majesty, The Soulforged, Under The Ice, Born In A Mourning Hall, Lord Of The Rings, Punishment Divine, Time Stands Still, Bright Eyes, The Bard's Song - In The Forest, Imaginations From The Other Side, Lost In The Twilight Hall, Journey Through The Dark, A Past & Future Secret, Mirror Mirror. 28. aprila pa bodo izdali single, na katerem bo nova studijska verzija Bard’s Song in še nekaj njenih koncertnih verzij. /M.P./

Znana je track lista koncertnega albuma Alive At Last danskih veteranov Pretty Maids: Sin Decade, Destination Paradise, Tortured Spirit, Wouldn't Miss You, Nightmare In The Neighbourhood, Natural High, Virtual Brutality, Queen Of Dreams, Cold Killer, Playing God, Snakes In Eden, Shelly The Maid, Live Until It Hurts, Future World, Red, Hot And Heavy. Album so snemali marca 2001 v Tokyu in Osaki ter aprila 2002 v Hamburgu in Bochumu. Izid je napovedan za 12. maj. /M.P./

Blind Guardian so objavili naslove pesmi, ki jih bodo igrali na Blind Guardian Open Air festivalu (13. in 14. junij). Oba večera bodo nastopali kot headlinerji z različno set listo. Izjema je le prvih pet pesmi, ki jih bodo igrali oba dneva: Mirror Mirror, And Then There Was Silence, The Bard's Song (In The Forest), Valhalla, Imaginations From The Other Side, Battlefield, Punishment Divine, Nightfall, Into The Storm, And The Story Ends, I'm Alive, Bright Eyes, A Past & Future Secret, Somewhere Far Beyond, Theatre Of Pain, The Bard's Song (The Hobbit), Welcome To Dying, Harvest Of Sorrow, Majesty, The Soulforged, Under The Ice, Time Stands Still, The Curse Of Feanor, Holy War, Mourning Hall, The Script For My Requiem, Lord Of The Rings, Time What Is Time, Journey Through The Dark, Last Candle, Lost In The Twilight Hall, Banish From Sanctuary, Run For The Night. /M.P./

Znane so skladbe Blaze koncertnega albuma As Live As It Gets, ki izide 24. marca: Speed of Light, Two Worlds Collide, Steel, Kill & Destroy, End Dream, Stare at the Sun, Land of the Blind, Silicon Messiah, Dazed & Confused, Virus, The Brave, Stranger to the Light, Born as a Stranger, Identity, Tenth Dimension, Sign of the Cross, Futureal, Ghost in the Machine. /M.P./

Švedski metalci Destiny so posneli nov album Future Of The Past, zdaj pa se pogajajo z različnimi založbami za njegov izid, ki se naj ne bi zgodil pred pomladjo. /M.P./

V začetku oktobra bodo Manticora izdali svoj drugi album z naslovom Hyperion. Pri snemanju (Aabenraa Studios) in miksanju (Jailhouse Studios) sta sodelovala Jacob in Tommy Hansen. Track lista albuma je: A Gathering Of Pilgrims, Filaments Of Armageddon, The Old Barge, Keeper Of Time - Eternal Champion, Cantos, On A Sea Of Grass – Night, Reversed, On A Sea Of Grass – Day, A Long Farewell, At The Keep, Swarm Attackl, Loveternaloveternal..., Future World (bonus pesem za Japonsko). /M.P./

5. novembra bodo Iron Maiden izdali box set Eddie’s Archive, v katerem bodo trije dvojni CD-ji in še nekaj zanimivosti. Za ogrevanje naj bodo track liste CD-jev dovolj: CD 1 - BBC Archive, Disc 1: Friday Rock Show Session 1979: Iron Maiden, Running Free, Transylvania, Sanctuary; Reading Festival 1982: Wrathchild, Run To The Hills, Children Of The Damned, The Number of The Beast, 22 Acacia Avenue, Transylvania, The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Iron Maiden; Disc 2: Reading Festival 1980: Prowler, Remember Tomorrow, Killers, Running Free, Transylvania, Iron Maiden; Monsters Of Rock Festival Donington 1988: Moonchild, Wrathchild, Infinite Dreams, The Trooper, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, The Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden. CD2 - Beast Over Hammersmith: Disc 1: Murders In The Rue Morgue, Wrathchild, Run To The Hills, Children Of The Damned, The Number of The Beast, Another Life, Killers, 22 Acacia Avenue, Total Eclipse; Disc 2: Transylvania, The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Iron Maiden, Sanctuary, Drifter, Running Free, Prowler. CD3 - Best Of The B'sides: Disc 1: Burning Ambition, Drifter (live), Invasion, Remember Tomorrow (live), I've Got The Fire, Cross-Eyed Mary, Rainbow's Gold, King Of Twilight, Reach Out, That Girl, Juanita, The Sheriff Of Huddersfield, Black Bart Blues, Prowler '88, Charlotte The Harlot '88; Disc 2: All In Your Mind, Kill Me Ce Soir, I'm a Mover, Communication Breakdown, Nodding Donkey Blues, Space Station No.5, I Can't See My Feelings, Roll Over Vic Vella, Justice of The Peace, Judgement Day, My Generation, Doctor Doctor, Blood On The Worlds Hands (live), The Aftermath (live), Futureal (live), Wasted Years '99 (live). /M.P./

Klaviaturist Mats Olausson (Ark, ex- Yngwye Malmsteen) je sodeloval pri naslovni skladbi novega albuma švedskih metalcev Destiny z naslovom Future Of The Past. To bo edina pesem na albumu s klaviaturami. /M.P./

Novi Helloween album Treasure Chest bo dvojni Best of album. Vse pesmi so remastirane in remiksane. Track lista je naslednja: CD1 - Mr. Torture, I Can, Power, Where The Rain Grows, Eagle Fly Free, Future World, Metal Invaders, Murderer, Starlight, How Many Tears, Ride The Sky, A Little Time, A Tale That Wasn't Right in Want Out. CD2 - Keeper of The Seven Keys, Dr. Stein, 'The Chance, Windmill, Sole Survivor, Perfect Gentleman, In The Middle Of A Heartbeat, Kings Will Be Kings, Time Of The Oath, Forever & One, Midnight Sun, Mr. Ego, Immortal in Mirror Mirror. Glede novega kitarista ni znanega še nič novega. Konec pomladi bodo začeli s snemanjem novega studijskega albuma. /M.P./

21. januarja izide novi album bivšega maidenovca Blaze-a z naslovom The Tenth Dimension. Poleg navadnega CD-ja bo izšel tudi limited edition 2CD, na katerem bodo koncertni posnetki od The Launch, Futureal (Iron Maiden), Tough As Steel (Wolfsbane) in Evolution, pesem Living Someone Else’s Life, video Ghost In The Machine ter mp3 od Silicon Messiah in Born As A Stranger. Obe verziji bosta vsebovali 28 stranski booklet. /M.P./