Malo pred izidom albuma Let Battle Commence je Italijane Doomsword zapustil kitarist Guardian Angel, ker ni mogel več usklajevati dela pri Doomsword z drugim bandom, kjer igra, Time Machine. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Dark Moor istoimenskega albuma, ki izide 24. novembra: A Life For Revenge, Eternally, The Bane Of Daninsky (The Werewolf), Philip, The Second, From Hell, Cyrano Of Bergerac, Overture, Wind Like Stroke, Return For Love, Amore Venio, The Ghost Sword, The Dark Moor. Mesec dni pred tem bo izšel single From Hell, na katerem bosta dve skladbi, ki ne bosta na albumu: The Sea, The Mysterious Maiden. /M.P./

Švedi Falconer so končali s snemanjem tretjega albuma The Sceptre Of Deception, ki izide 6. oktobra pri Metal Blade. Track lista je naslednja: The Coronation, Trail Of Flames, Under The Sword, Night Of Infamy, Hooves Over Northland, Pledge For Freedom, Ravenhair, The Sceptre Of Deception, Hear Me Pray, Child Of Innocence. /M.P./

Znana je track lista že dolgo napovedanega Slayer DVDja War At The Warfield, ki izide konec meseca: Disciple, War Ensemble, Stain Of Mind, New Faith, Postmortem, Raining Blood, Hell Awaits, Here Comes The Pain, Die By The Sword, Dittohead, Bloodline, God Send Death, Dead Skin Mask, Seasons In The Abyss, Captor Of Sin, Mandatory Suicide, Chemical Warfare, South Of Heaven, Angel Of Death. Bonus material vključuje Bloodline video in 50 minutni dokumentarec Fans Rule. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: HELLOWEEN: Rabbit Don’t Come Easy, SINISTER: Savage Or Grace, PRETTY MAIDS: Alive At Least in BATTLELORE: Sword’s Song.

Virgin Steele so 21. decembra odigrali triurni koncert v Long Islandu in ga posneli za live CD/DVD. Set lista koncerta je bila sledeča: Invictus, Life Among The Ruins, Voice As Weapon, Conjuration Of The Watcher, From Chaos To Creation, Twilight Of The Gods, God Of Our Sorrows, Vow Of Honour/Defiance, Dust From The Burning, A Token Of My Hatred, Vox Intro / Crown Of Glory, When The Legends Die, Thy Kingdom Come-Intro, Guitar Solo / Vox Solo Burning Sword!!!, Great Sword Of Flame, A Symphony Of Steele, The Wine Of Violence, In Triumph Or Tragedy, Return Of The King, Flames Of Thy Power, Drum Solo, I Will Come For You, Kingdom Of The Fearless, dodatek: A Cry In The Night/Don't Close Your Eyes (akustična verzija), Marriage Theme/Veni Vidi, Vici, Noble Savage, The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii). /M.P./

Znana je track lista Bathory albuma Nordland I, ki izide 18. novembra: Prelude, Nordland, Vinterblot, Dragons Breath, Ring Of Gold, Foreverdark Woods, Broken Sword, Great Hall Awaits A Fallen Brother, Mother Earth Father Thunder, Heimfard. Nordland I je prvi del Nordland sage, drugi del izide januarja. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: HALFORD: Crucible, NIGHTWISH: Century Child, GEOFF TATE: Geoff Tate, HOLY MOSES: Disorder Of The Order, DOOMSWORD: Resound The Horn, THUNDERSTONE: Thunderstone, MAJESTY: Swords & Sorcery in SUIDAKRA: Empire To Avalon.

Scythe so izdali nov album On My Way Home, ki se ga dobi preko interneta in sicer na strani http://people.freenet.de/scythe/onlinepackage.htm, kjer ga lahko downloadate, za kar boste potrebovali password, ki pa ga dobite na e-mailu sven@scythe-metal.de .

27. maja izide nov album Majesty z naslovom Sword & Sorcery. /M.P./

Švedi Deathwitch trenutno v Los Angered Studios snemajo svoj četrti album Deathfuck Rituals. Na njem bo igral bivši Sacramentum in Swordmaster bobnar Nicke Terror, izšel pa bo poleti. /M.P./

Track lista novega Rhapsody albuma Power Of The Dragonflame, ki izide 18. marca, je naslednja: In Tenebris, Knightrider Of Doom, Power Of The Dragonflame, The March Of The Swordmaster, When Demons Awake, Agony Is My Name, Lamento Eroico, Steelgods Of The Last Apocalypse, The Pride Of The Tyrant, Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness. /M.P./

Black Wings je naslov novemu albumu švedskih heavy metalcev Wolf, na katerem je tudi Mercyful Fate priredba A Dangerous Meeting. V kratkem bodo posneli še dve priredbi in sicer I'm Not Affraid Of Life od Ramones in Die By The Sword od Slayer. Prva bo izšla na Ramones tribute albumu, druga pa na njihovem singlu. /M.P./

Swords Of A Tousand Men je naslov prvega Skyclad singla z novim pevcem Kevinom Ridleyem. Izide 22. oktobra. Pesem je sicer že bila bonus komad na njihovem zadnjem albumu Folkemon, a takrat je bil na vokalu še Martin Walkyier. /M.P./

Rhapsody v studiu že pripravljajo četrto nadaljevanje Emerald Sworda. /M.P./