Od danes je v trgovini Pivoljub na voljo angleško premium ale pivo Trooper, nastalo v sodelovanju Brucea Dickinsona in pivovarne Robinsons. /P.G./

Nova člana kanadske zasedbe Mastery sta vokalist Anthony Tuttolomondo in basist Oscar Rangel, kjer sta zamenjala Billyja Milana (ex-M.O.D., ex-Stormtroopers Of Death) in Tima Casterlinea (ex-M.O.D.). Skupina je v prejšnji postavi maja letos izdala tudi studijski prvenec In The Key Of Kill. /B.B./

Spodaj lahko pogledate posnetek celotnega nastopa norveške zasedbe Dead Trooper z letošnjega Inferno Metal Festivala na Norveškem. /B.B./

Kanadčani Perpetuate so objavili videospot za skladbo Above And Beyond s samonaslovljenega debitantskega mini-albuma. Tracklista je sledeča:
Above And Beyond
Inside Out
Chrysalis
The Last Stand
Medusa
The Trooper (Iron Maiden cover)
/B.B./

Ameriški hardcore thrasherji Bonded Through Hate so objavili skladbo Alone In Flames s prihajajočega EPja The Rise Of Valhalla, ki naj bi izšel ta mesec. Pred kratkim je skupini, kot začasna zamenjava za bolnega Rona Kuczuka, na pomoč priskočil kitarist Rick Brayall (ex-100 Demons, Sense Of Urgency), s katerim sta skupaj igrala v skupini Tyrant Trooper. /B.B./

Iron Maiden bodo 26. marca izdali novi live DVD z naslovom En Vivo!. Gre za posnetek koncerta v sklopu njihove svetovne turneje Final Frontier World Tour 2010-11, ki so ga zabeležili 10. aprila lani v čilski prestolnici Santiago. Tracklista je sledeča:

Disk 1 (Live At Estadio Nacional, Santiago):
Satellite 15
The Final Frontier
El Dorado
2 Minutes To Midnight
The Talisman
Coming Home
Dance Of Death
The Trooper
The Wicker Man
Blood Brothers
When The Wild Wind Blows
The Evil That Men Do
Fear Of The Dark
Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Running Free

Disk 2 (Behind The Beast):
Behind The Beast documentary
Satellite 15 - The Final Frontier promo video (director’s cut)
The Making Of Satellite 15 - The Final Frontier promo
The Final Frontier World Tour Show Intro
/B.B./

Stryper bodo 1. februarja izdali album priredb (in enega originalnega komada) z naslovom The Covering, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe:
Sweet - Set Me Free
Scorpions - Blackout
Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell
UFO - Lights Out
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
Deep Purple - Highway Star
KISS - Shout It Out Loud
Ozzy Osbourne - Over The Mountain
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
Van Halen - On Fire
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
God

Ta mesec bo revija Kerrang! izdala album Iron Maiden priredb, ki so jih prispevali Metallica, Dream Theater, Machine Head, Trivium in ostali bandi. Tracklista je sledeča: Prowler - BLACK TIDE , Remember Tomorrow - METALLICA, Flash Of The Blade - AVENGED SEVENFOLD, 2 Minutes To Midnight - GLAMOUR OF THE KILLG, The Trooper - COHEED AND CAMBRIA, Wasted Years - DEVILDRIVER, Run To The Hills - SIGN, To Tame A Land - DREAM THEATER, Caught Somewhere In Time - MADINA LAKE, Wrathchild - GALLOWS, Fear Of The Dark - FIGHTSTAR, Hallowed Be Thy Name - MACHINE HEAD, Iron Maiden - TRIVIUM in Running Free - YEAR LONG DISASTER. /P.G./

Iron Maiden bodo 12. maja pri EMI Records izdali The Best Of ploščo iz obdobja prvih sedmih studio albumov in enega live albuma. Na izdelku, imenovanem Somewhere Back In Time bodo naslednje skladbe: Churchill Speech, Aces High, 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Trooper, Wasted Years, Children Of The Damned, The Number of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Phantom Of The Opera - live, The Evil That Men Do, Wrathchild - live, Can I Play With Madness, Powerslave, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden - live. /P.N./

Vokalist Morten Muller in basist Birger Larsen (oba Dead Trooper) sta nova člana Grimfist. /M.P./

Pri Restless Records so izdali Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden album. V 11 komadih lahko slišite zvezdniške zasedbe sestavljene iz članov bandov kot so Twisted Sister , Motörhead, Judas Priest, Dio, KISS, AC/DC, Testament , Anthrax, Extreme, Whitesnake, Slaughter, Helmet, Dokken in ostalih. Komadi Wasted Years, The Trooper in Can I Play With Madness pa so objavljeni tudi na internetu. /S.P./

Iron Maiden bodo 15. avgusta izdali single The Trooper, ki bo kasneje tudi na novem albumu in DVD-ju Death On The Road. /S.P./

2. avgusta bo izšel nenavaden tribute to Iron Maiden album, The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden. Na njem bodo naslednje skladbe odigrane na klavirju: 2 Minutes To Midnight, Wasted Years, Can I Play with Madness, The Trooper, Brave New World, Run to The Hills, Caught Somewhere In Time, Aces High, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Flight of Icarus, Number of The Beast, Eddie's Lament (nova skladba). /M.P./

12. julija bo pri Sanctuary Records izšla dvojna kompilacija The Essential Iron Maiden. CD 1: Paschendale, Rainmaker, The Wicker Man, Brave New World, Futureal, The Clansman, Sign Of The Cross, Man On The Edge, Be Quick Or Be Dead, Fear Of The Dark (Live), Holy Smoke, Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter, The Clairvoyant. CD 2: The Evil That Men Do, Wasted Years, Heaven Can Wait, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Aces High, Flight Of Icarus, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Wrathchild, Killers, Phantom Of The Opera, Running Free (Live), Iron Maiden (Live). Vokalist Bruce Dickinson pa je pred nekaj dnevi na koncert na Reykjaviku z letalom iz Londona peljal skupino fanov. /A.J./

Basist Andreas Paulsen se je vrnil k norveškim thrasherjem Dead Trooper. /M.P./