Finska zasedba Barren Earth, ki jo sestavljajo nekateri trenutni oziroma bivši člani Amorphis, Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun in Kreator, je preko Metalunderground.com premierno predstavila skladbe Passing Of The Crimson Shadows, The Rains Begin in Vintage Warlords. Gre za skladbe s prihajajočega albuma z naslovom The Devil's Resolve, ki uradno izide 12. marca. /B.B./

Vicious Rumors so nova potrjena skupina za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012 na ladji Majesty Of The Seas na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Annihilator, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Channel Zero, Children Of Bodom, Coroner, Crowbar, Dark Funeral, Edguy, Eluveitie, Exciter, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Kataklysm, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Orphaned Land, Overkill, Pestilence, Pretty Maids, Riot, Samael, Sapiency, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Venoom, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Edguy in Sapiency sta nova potrjena banda za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012 na ladji Majesty Of The Seas na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Annihilator, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Channel Zero, Children Of Bodom, Coroner, Crowbar, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, Exciter, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Kataklysm, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Orphaned Land, Overkill, Pestilence, Pretty Maids, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Venoom, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Channel Zero so nova potrjena skupina za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012 na ladji Majesty Of The Seas na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Annihilator, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Children Of Bodom, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, Exciter, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Pretty Maids, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Venoom, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. Festival je skoraj razprodan, saj je na voljo le še nekaj kabin. (Če se kdo želi pridružiti desetčlanski slovenski odpravi, naj se odloči hitro) /P.G./

Skupina Annihilator je najnovejša potrditev za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012 na ladji Majesty Of The Seas na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Children Of Bodom, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, Exciter, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Pretty Maids, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Venoom, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Venom in Exciter sta najnovejši potrditvi za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012 na ladji Majesty Of The Seas na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so potrjeni še Nightwish, Hammerfall, Cannibal Corpse, Stratovarius, Children Of Bodom, Pentagram, Suffocation, Overkill, My Dying Bride, Coroner, Athiest, Tankard, God Dethroned, Whiplash, Samael, Pestilence, Therion, Riot, Amorphis, Eluveitie, Moonsorrow, Grave Digger, Alestorm, Kamelot, Virgin Steele, Dark Funeral, In Extremo, Tristiana in Pretty Maids. /B.B./

Pretty Maids so nova potrjena skupina za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal. Zaenkrat so poleg njih potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Children Of Bodom, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Znan je razpored nastopov skupin na jutrišnjem koncertu v Menzi Pri Koritu v Ljubljani:
vrata: 18:30
začetek koncertov: 19:00
Hamfred: 30 min
Crimfall: 45 min
Týr/Moonsorrow: 1:20 min
Moonsorrow/Týr: 1:20 min

Vstopnice lahko rezervirate danes do polnoči preko e-maila, prevzeti pa jih morate na dan koncerta do 20:30. Po tej uri gredo neprevzete rezervirane vstopnice v prodajo po redni ceni. /P.G./

Gotthard, Sabaton, Kamelot, Orden Ogan, Exodus, Suicidal Angels, Warbringer, Primordial, Moonsorrow in Armored Saint so nove potrjene skupine za festival Bang Your Head 2012. /P.G./

Založba AFM Records je izdala dvojno CD/DVD kolekcijo z naslovom Blood Ceremonies, na kateri se poleg Morbid Angel, Watain, The Devil´s Blood, Behemoth ali My Dying Bride predstavljajo tudi številne novejše zasedbe. Tracklista je sledeča:

CD:
Morbid Angel - Existo Vulgore
Watain - Reaping Death
REV 16:8 - Agenda
Byfrost - Of Death
Ofermod - Death Cantata
The Devil's Blood - Christ Or Cocaine
Facebreaker - Epidemic
Nachtmystium - Addicts
Necros Christos - Succumbed To Sarkum Phagum
Deicide - To Hell With God
Sonne Adam - We Who Worship The Black
Helrunar - Älter Als Das Kreuz
Blut Aus Nord - Epitome II
Bolt Thrower - Mercenary
Moonsorrow - Unohduksen Lapsi

DVD - video:
Behemoth - Ov Fire And The Void
Triptykon - Shatter
My Dying Bride - Bring Me Victory
Primordial - Gods To The Godless
Dismember - Override Of The Overture
REV 16:8 - Flame Salvation
Carpathian Forest - Black Shining Leather
Taake - Umenneske
Darkthrone - Too Old Too Cold
Negura Bunget - Tesarul De Lumini
Helheim - Dualitet Og Ulver
DVD - avdio:
Todtgelichter - Café Of Lost Dreams
Urfaust - Das Kind Mit Dem Spiegel
Hell - Blasphemy And The Master
/B.B./

Children Of Bodom so najnovejša potrjena skupina za festival 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki bo od 23. do 27. januarja 2012 potekal na križarjenju med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Zaenkrat so poleg njih potrjeni še Alestorm, Amorphis, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hamerfall, In Extremo, Kamelot, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /B.B./

Kamelot bodo nastopili na festivalu 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal čez dobrih 115 dni (med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012) na ladji Majesty Of The Seas, ki bo plula na poti med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Nastop so zaenkrat napovedali tudi Amorphis, Atheist, Cannibal Corpse, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hammerfall, In Extremo, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Atheist bodo nastopili na festivalu 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal čez dobrih 119 dni (med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012) na ladji Majesty Of The Seas, ki bo plula na poti med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Nastop so zaenkrat napovedali tudi Amorphis, Cannibal Corpse, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hammerfall, In Extremo, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pentagram, Pestilence, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Pentagram bodo nastopili na festivalu 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal čez dobrih 119 dni (med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012) na ladji Majesty Of The Seas, ki bo plula na poti med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Nastop so zaenkrat napovedali tudi Amorphis, Cannibal Corpse, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hammerfall, In Extremo, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pestilence, Riot, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./

Riot bodo nastopili na festivalu 70000 Tons Of Metal, ki se bo odvijal čez dobrih 136 dni (med 23. in 27. januarjem 2012) na ladji Majesty Of The Seas, ki bo plula na poti med Florido in Kajmanskimi otoki. Nastop so zaenkrat napovedali tudi Amorphis, Cannibal Corpse, Coroner, Dark Funeral, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Hammerfall, In Extremo, Moonsorrow, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Overkill, Pestilence, Samael, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Tankard, Therion, Tristania, Virgin Steele in Whiplash. /P.G./