The Kovenant bodo posnetke iz letošnjega nastopa na Inferno Festivalu uporabili za dva videospota, Star By Star in Mirror’s Paradise, ki naj bi izšla na prihajajočem DVDju in različnih Nuclear Blast kompilacijah. Band je ta mesec začel s snemanjem demo posnetkov za nov album, ki zaenkrat nosi naslov The Dreaming Spires. To bo zadnji album za Nuclear Blast. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega War & Peace albuma The Walls Have Eyes: Calling, Reflections, No One Is Listening, Rock And Roll Breakdown, The Walls Have Eyes, Stranger In My Own Land, You Haunt Me, The Shell, Black In The Mirror, Desperate Hearts, The Line In The Sand, Finale. /M.P./

Basist Andreas Taller in bobnar Jochen Müller sta nova člana pri nemških doom metalcih Mirror Of Deception.

Nemški doom metalci Mirror Of Deception so se razšli z bobnarjem Gunnarjem Drescherjem in basistom Klausom Schmidtom. Preostala člana Michael Siffermann (vokal/kitara) in Jochen Flopp (kitara) že iščeta nove glasbenike.

Znana je track lista novega Paragon albuma The Dark Legacy, ki izide 28. julija: The Legacy, Mirror Of Fate, Breaking Glass, Black Hole, Eye Of The Storm, Maze Of Dread, The Afterlife, Green Hell, Back From Hell, Into The Black (digipack bonus track), Metal Invaders (Japan bonus track). /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./

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./

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./

Mirror Or Madness je naslov novega albuma Fincev Norther, ki izide 14. marca. /M.P./

Znana je track lista Candlemass koncertnega albuma Doomed For Live – Reunion 2002, ki izide 20. januarja: CD 1:Mirror Mirror, Bewitched, Dark Are The Veils Of Death, Demons Gate, Under The Oak, At The Gallows End, Samarithan, Dark Reflections, Mourners Lament , Black Stone Wielder, CD: 2: Well Of Souls, A Sorcerers Pledge, Bearer Of Pain, Ancient Dreams, Somewhere In Nowhere, Solitude, Crystal Ball. /M.P./

25. novembra izide Candlemass DVD Candlemass Documents Of Doom. To bo dvojni DVD z naslednjo vsebino: DVD1: Disc One: Live At Fryshuset 1990: The Well Of Souls, Dark Are The Veils Of Death, Bewitched, Solitude, Dark Reflections, Under The Oak, Demons Gate, Bells Of Acheron, Through The Infinitive Halls Of Death, Samarithan, Mirror Mirror, At The Gallows End, A Sorcerer's Pledge; DVD2: Documentary Of Doom: Sweden Rock Festival 2002, Greece 2002, Bang Your Head 2002, Wacken 2002, Oslo 2002, London 2002, London 1988, Jonkoping First Gig, Dynamo Open Air 1988, Top Gear 1989, London 1989, US Tours, Poland 1991, Sweden 1991. /M.P./

24. septembra bodo Cradle Of Filth izdali koncertni album Live Bait For The Dead. To bo dvojni CD, na prvem bodo posnetki iz koncerta 14. aprila v Nottinghamu, na drugem pa bo malo mešano – priredbe, mixi, demo, itd. Track lista – CD1: Intro - The Ceremony Opens, Lord Abortion, Ebony Dressed For Sunset, The Forest Whispers My Name, Cthulhu Dawn, Dusk And Her Embrace, The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh, Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids, Her Ghost In The Fog, Summer Dying Fast, Interlude - Creatures That Kissed In Cold Mirrors, From The Cradle To Enslave, Queen Of Winter Throned. CD 2: Born In A Burial Gown - The Polished Coffin Mix, No Time To Cry - Sisters Of No Mercy Mix, Funeral In Carpathia - Soundcheck Recording, Deleted Scenes Of A Snuff Princess, Scorched Earth Erotica - Original Demo(n) Version, Nocturnal Supremacy - Soundcheck Recording, From The Cradle To Enslave - Under Martian Rule Mix, The Fire Still Burns, No Time To Cry - Sisters Of No Mercy – Video.

25. marca bo končno izšel težko pričakovani Iron Maiden dvojni koncertni album Live At Rock In Rio. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: The Wicker Man, Ghost Of The Navigator, Brave New World, Wrathchild, Two Minutes to Midnight, Blood Brothers, Sign Of The Cross, The Mercenary, The Trooper, Dream Of Mirrors, The Clansman, The Evil That Men Do, Fear Of The Dark, Iron Maiden, Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Sanctuary in Run To The Hills. /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./

Na Japonskem bo 27. februarja izšel koncertni Iron Maiden CD Live At Rock In Rio. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: Intro, The Wickerman, Ghost Of The Navigator, Brave New World, Wrathchild, Two Minutes To Midnight, Blood Brothers, Sign Of The Cross, The Mercenary, The Trooper, Dream Of Mirrors, The Clansman, The Evil That Men Do, Fear Of The Dark, Iron Maiden, Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Sanctuary, Run To The Hills in še neznan bonus komad. /M.P./