Ameriški death metalci Infernal Bleeding so dolgoletnega kitarista Guya Marchaisa zamenjali s Frankom Buffalinom. Band bo v začetku jeseni posnel nov album, ki bo izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta. /M.P./

Švedi Infernal, kjer igra bivši Dark Funeral kitarist Blackmoon bodo konec tega meseca posneli mini CD Summon Forth The Beast, na katerem bosta tudi dve priredbi in sicer Bleed For The Devil od Morbid Angel in Of Doom od Bathory. Jeseni pa se band vrne v studio posnet celoten album, ki bo izšel prihodnje leto pri Hammerheart Records. /M.P./

Kanadski veterani Infernal Majesty so posneli demo s štirimi komadi, s katerim iščejo založbo, pri kateri bi izdali naslednji album. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: HELLOWEEN: Treasure Chest / Best Of, BESEECH: Souls Highway, NOCTE OBDUCTA: Galdendämmerung, PLANET X: Live From OZ, HATEBREED: Perseverance in BELPHEGOR: Infernal Live Orgasm.

Japonci Ritual Carnage so končali s snemanjem svojega tretjega albuma, za katerega obljubljajo, da bo njihov najboljši do sedaj. Album bo izšel v treh verzijah, kot navaden CD z 11 komadi, kot LP z dvema bonus komadoma in kot limited edition digi-pack, na katerem bosta prav tako 2 bonus komada. Na albumu bo tudi Death priredba Infernal Death, ki je posvečena Chucku Schuldinerju. Album bo na policah trgovin 21. maja, v prvem tednu aprila pa bo band opravil japonsko turnejo skupaj z Exhumed. /M.P./

Razni finski glasbeniki so se združili v Death cover bandu Evil Chucks in 1. marca v Helsinkih odigrali koncert posvečen Chucku Schuldinerju. V skupini so sodelovali Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), kitarist Mitja Harvilahti (Moonsorrow), kitarist Janne Pertillä, bassist Oppu Laine (Mannhai, ex- Amorphis), bobnar Nalle Österman (Gandalf), vokalist Taneli Jarva (The Black League, ex- Sentenced) in še en vokalist Jaska Hurskainen (Gandalf). Odigrali so naslednje komade: Zombie Ritual (vokal: Taneli), Born Dead (v.: Jaska), Within The Mind (v.: Alexi), Defensive Personalities (v.: Alexi), Left To Die (v.: Jaska), Infernal Death (v.: Taneli), Pull The Plug (v.: Jaska) in Evil Dead (v.: Taneli). /M.P./

Track lista prihajajočega Naglfar albuma Sheol je naslednja: Unleash Hell, Of Gorgons Spawned Through Witchcraft, I Am Vengeance, Black God Aftermath, Devoured by Naglfar, Force of Pandemonium, Wrath of the Fallen, Abysmal Descent in Infernal Ceremony. /M.P./

22. aprila izide nov album Švedov Terror 2000 z naslovom Faster Disaster in naslednjo track listo: Back With Attack, Formula Flame Feast, Headrush, Infernal Outlaw, Burn-Out In Blood, Faster Disaster, Menace Of Brutality, Stalkers In The Night, I´m Speed At Night, Killing Machine. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: STRATOVARIUS: Intermission, JACOBS DREAM: Theatre Of War, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Closure:Live, DARKTHRONE: Soulside Journey, DERANGED: Deranged, ANCIENT RITES: Dim Carcosa, AMERICAN STEEL: Jagged Thoughts, LOSS: Verdict Of Posterity, STORMLORD: The Curse Of Medusa, SAVIOUR MACHINE: Synopsis, ENTHORNED: Armoured Bastial Hell, IMMEMOREAL: Temple Of Retribution, THY INFERNAL: Warlords Of Hell, CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN: The Genocide Machine ter single JUDAS PRIEST: Demolition Man.

Belphegor so pravkar izdali album nov studijski album. Za marec pa že napovedujejo izid koncertnega Infernal Live Orgasm. /M.P./

4/17 -- Borknagar - Quintessence
4/17 -- Asphyx - On The Wings Of Inferno
4/18 -- Incantation - The Infernal Storm
4/18 -- Black Label Society - Stronger Than Death
4/18 -- Cephalic Carnage - Exploiting Dysfunction
4/18 -- Kreator - Voices Of Transgression
4/18 -- Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet
4/18 -- Nok - Vent
4/18 -- Running Wild - Victory
4/18 -- Various Artists - Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. II
4/25 -- Atomic Opera - Gospel Cola
4/25 -- The Quiet Room - Reconceive
4/25 -- Domine - Dragon Lord
4/25 -- Spock's Beard - Don't Try This At Home (Live)
4/25 -- Mental Home - Upon The Shores Of Inner Seas
4/25 -- Century Media Compilation - Identity 6
4/25 -- U.D.O. - No Limit
4/25 -- U.D.O. - Solid
4/25 -- Destruction - All Hell Breaks Loose
4/25 -- The Step Kings - Let's Get It On!
4/25 -- Shelter - When 20 Summers Pass
4/25 -- Sacred Steel - Bloodlust
4/25 -- Mrs. Hippie - Lotus
4/25 -- Boysetsfire - After the Eulogy
5/01 -- Night in Gales - Nailwork
5/02 -- Shaft - Quint
5/02 -- Power Symphony - Lightbringer
5/02 -- Shovelbarn
5/03 -- Storyteller - Storyteller
5/03 -- Mirsteltein - Rape In Rapture
5/08 -- Iron Maiden - The Wickerman
5/08 -- Brainstorm - Ambiguity
5/08 -- Hammerheart Records Compilation - Sign of the Hammer
5/08 -- Helstar - Twas The Night Of A Helish Christmas
5/09 -- Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5/09 -- Sinner - The End of Sanctuary
5/09 -- Accept - Objection Overruled
5/09 -- Accept - Death Row
5/09 -- Vader - Litany
5/09 -- Mortification - 10 Years Live Not Dead
5/09 -- Kenziner - The Prophecies
5/15 -- Motorhead - We Are Motorhead
5/16 -- Lowbrow - Victims at Play
/P.G./