Italijani Thy Majestie so na svoji spletni strani objavili nov MP3. Gre za demo verzijo nove pesmi The Siege Of Paris, ki prihaja z naslednika albuma Hastings 1066. V bandu imajo novega vokalista, to je Gabriele Grilli (Fury 'N Face, ex Doomsword). /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: DEICIDE: Scars Of The Crucifix, PRIMAL FEAR: Devil's Ground, MY DYING BRIDE: Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light, PAIN OF SALVATION: 12:05, SIRENIA: An Elixir For Existence, CRIMINAL: No Gods No Masters, FLESHCRAWL: Made Of Flesh, GOD FORBID: Gone Forever, NARCISSUS: Crave And Collapse, INTO ETERNITY: Buried In Oblivion, ORPHANED LAND: Mabool, DEBASE: Unleashed, BEYOND SURFACE: Destination's End, TOTENMOND: Unter Knochen, STORMWIND: Legacy, RHAPSODY: Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga (best of), V.A.: Louder Than The Dragon, THE VISION BLEAK: The Deathship Has A New Captain, THE OBSESSED: Incarnate, KARELLIA: Usual Tragedy, MAZE OF TORMENT: Unmarked Graves, SARUMAN: Ride On The Darkness, NATTEFROST: Blood And Vomit, EASY RIDER: Animal, THE DUSKFALL: Source in COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN: Deciphering The Soul.

Pri Limb Music bodo izdali “best of” Rhapsody album Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: Warrior of Ice, Rage of the Winter, Forest of Unicorns, Land of Immortals, Emerald Sword, Wisdom of the Kings, Wings of Destiny, Riding the Winds Of Eternity (edit), Dawn of Victory, Holy Thunderforce, The Village of Dwarves, Rain of a Thousand Flames, Knightrider of Doom, March of the Swordmaster, Power of the Dragonflame, Lamento Eroico. /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./

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./

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./

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 .

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./