Ameriški black/death metalci Throcult bodo junija v Flatline Audio Studios s producentom Daveom Oterom pričeli s snemanjem novega albuma Order of the Lunar Temple. /M.P./

Švedski death metalci Incapacity so končali s snemanjem svojega drugega albuma 9th Order Extinct, ki izide 1. junija pri Metal Blade. Snemali so v Soundlab Studios. /M.P./

V zadnjem tednu so izšli naslednji albumi: HYPOCRISY: The Arrival, DAMAGEPLAN: New Found Order, VINTERSORG: The Focusing Blur, MACHINE MEN: Scars & Wounds, UFO: You Are Here, ELENIUM: For Giving For Getting, AINA: Days Of Rising Doom - The Metal Opera (box set), APOSTASY: Cell 666, MONSTER MAGNET: Monolithic Baby in S.A. ADAMS: Mutated.

Znana je track lista novega albuma danskih thrash/death metalcev Urkraft z naslovom Eternal Cosmic Slaughter, ki izide 8. marca pri Cartel Media: Blessed Be the Human Beast, Paint the City Black, Soulless, Unleash the Will, Eternal Cosmic Slaughter, At the Border of the Known World, Cannibal Melancholy, Through Your Senses, The Scarlet Burning. /M.P./

Znana je track lista Slayer boxa Soundtrack To The Apocalypse, ki izide 25. novembra. CD1: Angel Of Death, Criminally Insane (Remix), Postmortem, Raining Blood, Aggressive Perfector, South Of Heaven, Silent Scream, Live Undead, Mandatory Suicide, Spill The Blood, War Ensemble, Dead Skin Mask, Hallowed Point, Born Of Fire, Seasons In The Abyss, Hell Awaits, The Antichrist, Chemical Warfare.
CD2: Sex. Murder. Art., Dittohead, Divine Intervention, Serenity In Murder, 213, Can't Stand You, D.D.A.M.M., Gemini, Bitter Peace, Death's Hand, Stain Of Mind, Disciple, God Send Death, New Faith, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Disorder (Feat. Ice-T), Memories Of Tomorrow, Human Disease, Unguarded Instinct, Wicked, Addict, Scarstruck.
CD3: Ice Titan (Live in California 3/83), The Antichrist (Rehearsal In Tom's Garage 12/82), Fight Till Death (Rehearsal In Tom's Garage 12/82), Necrophiliac (Live In California, 9/85), Piece By Piece (Studio Rough Mix/Outtake), Raining Blood (Live In Canada 11/86), Angel Of Death (Live In Canada 11/86), Raining Blood (Jeff Hanneman Home Recordings), South Of Heaven (Jeff Hannemann Home Recordings), Seasons In The Abyss (Live In Michigan, 6/91), Mandatory Suicide (Live In Michigan, 6/91), Mind Control (Live in Brazil, 1994), No Remorse (I Wanna Die) (Feat. Atari Teenage Riot), Dittohead (Live In California, 5/98), Sex. Murder. Art. (Live In California, 5/98), Bloodline (Live In Sweden, 2002), Payback (Live In Sweden, 2002).
DVD: Die By The Sword (Live In California, 3/83), Aggressive Perfector (Live In California, 1983), Praise Of Death (Live In California, 1984), Haunting The Chapel (Live In Sweden 5/95), Necrophobic (Live In New York, 1986), Reborn (Live In New York, 1986), Jesus Saves (Live In New York, 1986), War Ensemble (Live In Michigan, 1991), South Of Heaven (Live In Michigan, 1991), Dead Skin Mask (Live In Michigan, 1991), Gemini (Live In California, 8/96), Heaviest Band Award - Kerrang! Magazine Award 1996 (Slayer Home Footage), EPK For "Diabolus In Musica", Stain Of Mind (Live In Japan, 7/98), Bloodline (Live On ESPN, 7/02), Disciple (Live In France, 7/03), God Send Death (Live In France, 7/03).
CD 5 (samo deluxe verzija): Live At The Grove In Anaheim, 2002. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: MOONSPELL: The Antidote, VICTORY: Instinct, DOOMSWORD: Let The Battle Commence, RE:AKTOR: Zero Order, SUPREME MAJESTY: Danger, BLACK MAJESTY: Sands Of Time, PANTERA: Reinventing Hell - Best Of in single TIAMAT: Cain. /M.P./

Znanih je še nekaj podrobnosti glede izida Hammerfall live CD/DVDja One Crimson Night. Tri bonus skladbe na CDju so naslednje: The Dragon Lies Bleeding, Stronger Than All in A Legend Reborn. V omejeni nakladi 1.000 izvodov bo izšel limited edition box, ki se ga bo dalo dobiti le preko Nuclear Blast mail-orderja. Box bo v obliki Templar ščita s Heeding The Call singla. V boxu pa bo še ena bonus skladba iz leta 1998, prepustnica in švedska Hamerfall zastava. /M.P./

24. oktobra bo v nemškem mestu Oberlauda release party ob izidu novega Majesty albuma Reign In Glory. Band bo odigral vsaj dveurni koncert, ki ga bodo snemali za DVD. Kot posebni gostje bodo nastopali Paragon in Out Of Order. /M.P./

Tukaj si lahko poslušate komad z novega Sarcasm albuma Divja Kri. Album lahko naročite tule še pred izidom. /M.P.C./

Legendarni Bay Area thrasherji Exodus so podpisali z Nuclear Blast, kjer bodo 2. februarja ob 2. obletnici smrti njihovega bivšega pevca Paula Baloffa izdali nov album. Ta naj bi bil po okusu fanov Bonded by Blood, Pleasures of the Flesh in Fabulous Disaster albumov. Na prihajajoči Bonded By Blood turneji in preko Nuclear Blast mail orderja se bo dalo kupiti limited edition single, na katerem bo tudi skladba War Is My Sheppard. /M.P./

Darkane so posneli video spot za Chaos vs Order, pesem z njihovega zadnjega albuma Expanding Senses. Drugače band septembra začenja s snemanjem četrtega albuma, ki bo izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta pri Nuclear Blast. /M.P./

Gamma Ray bodo 25. avgusta izdali dvojni album Skeletons In The Closet. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: CD 1: Welcome, Gardens Of The Sinner, Rich And Famous, All Of The Damned, No Return, Armageddon, Heavy Metal Universe, One With The World, Dan's Solo; CD 2: Razorblade Sigh, Heart Of The Unicorn, Last Before The Storm, Victim Of Fate, Rising Star/Shine On, The Silence, Heaven Or Hell, Guardians Of Mankind, New World Order. /P.G./

Portugalci Re:aktor so nov band pri založbi Nuclear Blast, ki bo njihov prvenec Zero Order izdala konec septembra. /A.J./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: METALLICA: St. Anger, AGENT STEEL: Order Of The Illuminati, IN FLAMES: Trigger EP, DAVID SHANKLE GROUP: Ashes To Ashes in BROKEN ARROW: Abyss Of Darkness.

Namesto Spineshank bodo v soboto na Gods Of Metal oziroma A Day At The Border festivalu nastopili Dark Tranquillity. /M.P./