Ta mesec bodo s snemanjem novega albuma Stormbringer Ruler začeli Italijani Domine. Posneli bodo tudi Rainbow klasiko Stargazer. /M.P./

Kanadčani Emerald Rain so posneli svoj 3. album, ki bo nosil naslov Perplexed In The Extreme. /M.P./

Na prihajajočem, drugem solo albumu Vanize kitarista Rolfa Munkesa bodo sodelovali tudi Don Airey (-ex Rainbow, klaviature), Lance King (Balance Of Power, vokal), Mark Boals (-ex Yngwie Malmsteen, vokal). Bivši Accept bobnar Stefan Kaufmann bo album zmiksal junija. /M.P./

Zaenkrat so potrjeni naslednji bandi, headlinerjev pa še niso objavili: ANNIHILATOR (CAN) – DIMMU BORGIR (N) - HAMMERFALL (S) – IN FLAMES (S) - SUBWAY TO SALLY (D) – RAGE (D) - NEVERMORE (USA) – PAUL DIANNO & KILLERS (GB) - PRIMAL FEAR (D) – SODOM (D) - THERION (S) - NIGHTWISH (FIN) - GRAVE DIGGER (D) - ARTCH /Reunion (N) - BEHEMOTH (PL) – BLACKSHINE (S) – BRAINSTORM (D) - CAGE (USA) – CARNAL FORGE (S) – CHINCHILLA (D) - CRYPTOPSY (CAN) - CULPRIT /Reunion (USA) – DARK TRANQUILLITY (S) – DECEASED (USA) – DESASTER (D) – ENSLAVED (N) – EXCITER (CAN) – EXHUMED (USA) – EXUMER /Reunion (D) - HOLY MOSES /Reunion (D) - KRISIUN (BRAS) – LACUNA COIL (I) – MÄGO DE OZ (E) – METALIUM (D) – MORTICIAN (USA) – NAGLFAR (S) - NAPALM DEATH (GB) – NASUM (S) – NIGHTFALL (GR) - NOSTRADAMEUS (S) – OPETH (S) – SINS OF THY BELOVED (N) - SOILWORK (S) – SONATA ARCTICA (FIN) - TAD MOROSE (S) - TANKARD (D) – THE DESTRÖYER 666 (AUS) - THE HAUNTED (S) – TOURNIQUET (USA) - VINTERSORG (N) – VOIVOD (CAN) – WARHAMMER (D)

Diabolic imajo nov album Subterraineal Magnitude, ki bo zadovljil vse fane floridskega death metala. /M.P./

Drugi studijski album švedskega thrash banda Denata se bo imenoval Deathtrain. /A.J./

Za Bang Your Head festival so potrjeni že prvi bendi. To so Stratovarius, Kreator, Six Feet Under, Company Of Snakes, Uriah Heep, Helstar, Armored Saint, Brainstorm in Eidolon. /M.P./

Kyle Lazenka je zapustil Emerald Rain. Na noevm albumu je zato bobnal studijski glasbenik Randy Cooke, ki tudi želi iti z bendom na turnejo. /M.P./

Dream Theater so, kot so napovedali, posneli koncert 30. avgusta v Ballroomu. Izdali naj bi ga kot live CD in DVD. Koncert je bil dolg kar tri in pol ure. Najprej so v celoti odigrali zadnji album Scenes From A Memory, kjer je pri skladbi The Spirit Lives On sodeloval 12-članski zbor. Sledil je Caught In A New Millenium, medley iz Caught In a Web ter New Millenium. Do konca rednega dela so odigrali še električno verzijo Silent Man, Acid Rain od Liquid Tension Experiment ter Another Day. V dodatku pa je sledil še Change Of Seasons v celoti. /M.P./

Nemci so podpisali pogodbo za štiri nove plošče. Nekaj naslovov iz novega albuma je že poznanih: 'Angel In Black', 'Red Rain', 'Fire On The Horizon', 'Iron Hand In A Velvet Glove', 'Eye Of An Eagle', 'Kiss Of Death', 'Living For Metal'... /P.G./

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./

3/21 -- Vermin - Millennium Ride3/21 -- Cradle Of Filth From The Cradle To Enslave EP3/26 -- Spiritual Beggars - Astra3/27 -- Sinner - The End of Sanctuary3/27 -- Moonfog compilation - A New Perspective3/27 -- Sheavy - Celestial Hi-Fi4/01 -- Darkseed - Diving Into Darkness4/04 -- Various Artists - Inhale - The Stoner Rock Compilation4/04 -- Grave Digger - Excalibur4/04 -- CJSS - Kings Of The World4/04 -- TNT - Big Bang Anthology4/10 -- Peccatum - Oh My Regrets4/10 -- Immortal - Damned In Black4/11 -- Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins4/11 -- Thornspawn - Blood Of The Holy, Taint Thy Steel4/11 -- Summon - Baptized By Fire4/11 -- Viking Crown - Innocence From Hell4/11 -- Usurper - Visions From The Gods4/11 -- Fleshcrawl - As Blood Rains From The Sky...4/14 -- Ordained - The Second Coming /M.G./

2/28 -- Desecration - Inhuman2/28 -- Stratovarius - Infinite2/28 -- Napalm Death - The Radio 1 Sessions2/29 -- December - Praying, Hoping, Nothing2/29 -- Breach - Venom2/29 -- Deceased - Supernatural Addiction2/29 -- AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip2/29 -- Dismember - Hate Campaign3/03 -- Glassjaw - Heroin3/06 -- Entombed - Uprising3/07 -- Steel Prophet - Messiah3/07 -- Krisiun - Conquerors Of Armageddon3/07 -- Therion - Deggial3/07 -- Soulreaper - Written in Blood3/07 -- Misery Loves Co. - Your Vision Was Never Mine To Share3/07 -- Niacin - Deep3/07 -- Armored Saint - Revelation3/07 -- In Extremo - Verehrt Und Angespien3/07 -- Various Artists - Catch The Rainbow (tribute)3/07 -- Transport League - Satanic Panic3/10 -- Throes Of Dawn - Binding of the Spirit3/13 -- Einherjer - Norwegian Native Art3/14 -- Gorgoroth - Incipit Sathanas3/14 -- Joe Satriani - Engines Of Creation3/14 -- Triumphator - Wings of Antichrist3/14 -- Diabolique - Butterflies ep3/14 -- Impaled - The Dead Shall Dead Remain3/14 -- Nocturnus - Ethereal Tomb3/20 -- W.A.S.P. - The Best Of The Best - 1984-20003/20 -- Under The Sun3/20 -- Axxis - Back To The Kingdom3/20 -- Decapitated - Winds Of Creation3/21 -- Running Wild - Victory3/21 -- Altar - In The Name Of The Father3/21 -- Dio - Magica3/21 -- Crowbar - Equilibrium3/21 -- Old Man's Child - Revelation 6663/21 -- Pantera - Revinventing The Steel3/21 -- Clawfinger - Two Sides