16. septembra bo v mestu North Woodbridge koncert posvečen Chucku Schuldinerju, na katerem bodo nastopili naslednji bandi: Deceased, October 31st, Malamor, Vyndykator, Overlorde, Hatred, Weapon X, Zandelle, Heidnik in Chaos Theory. /M.P./

Tu je track lista Alice Cooper albuma Dragontown, ki izide 9. oktobra: Triggerman, Deeper, Dragon Town, Somewhere In The Jungle, Sex, Death, and Money, Disgraceland, Fantasy Man, The Sentinel, It's Much Too Late, I Just Wanna Be God, Every Woman Has A Name, Sister Sara. /M.P./

Tracklista novega albuma Royal Hunt , The Mission, je naslednja: Take Off, The Mission, Exit Gravity, Surrender, Clean Sweep, Judgment Day, Metamorphosis, World Wide War, Dreamline, Out Of Reach, Fourth Dimension, Days Of No Trust in Total Recall. /M.P./

Prvi single s pred kratkim izdanega Sonata Arctica albuma Silence je na Japonskem izšel kot mini album Orientation, na katerem so naslednje pesmi: Black Sheep (iz Silence), Die With Your Boots On (Iron Maiden priredba), The Wind Beneath My Wings, Mary-Lou (akustična verzija), Wolf & Raven (videospot) in sporočilo banda. /M.P./

Švedski progresivni metalci Wolverine, ki iščejo novega basista, bodo oktobra izdali nov album The Window Purpose. /M.P./

Gamma Ray bodo v petek, 14.9. v Münchnu, Saturn Records, Schwanthaler Str. 115 podpisovali svoj najnovejši album No World Order. /M.P./

Soilwork so začeli s pripravo materiala za nov studijski album, katerega producent bo Devin Townsend. /M.P./

Tu je track lista novega The Almighty albuma Psycho-Narco: Galvanize, 427 Freak Horsepower, Ruse, Soul On A Roll, Begging, Hate The World, Waiting For Earthquakes, If I Knew What I Wanted, 7 X, Big Idea Idiot, Mondo Balordo ,Blowout Kit For The Underdog, Witness Relocation Programme in Million Times Nothing. /M.P./

Ritchie Blackmore (-ex Deep Purple, Rainbow) bo igral v filmu The Devil & All His Works, ki ga bodo začeli snemati maja prihodnje leto na angleškem otoku Man. Proračun filma bo 15 mio $. To bo njegova prva filmska vloga po Live It Up iz leta 1964. /M.P./

Green Carnation, band, ki ga sestavljajo bivši člani Emperor, Satyricon, Einherjer, Carpathian Forest in In The Woods, je podpisal z založbo The End Records. Svoj drugi album Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness, na katerem bo gostoval tudi 30 članski operni zbor, bo izšel jeseni. /M.P./

Na Tribute To Accept Volume 2 bodo naslednji komadi: WITCHERY - 'Fast As A Shark, RAISE HELL - Slaves To Metal, U.D.O. - XTC' DISBELIEF - Dogs On Leads, BREAKER - Breaker, GODGORY - Princess Of The Dawn, TAD MOROSE - Losing More Than You´ve Ever Had, THERION - Seawinds, AGENT STEEL - Demon's Night, SOILWORK - Starlight, ROUGH SILK - Screaming For A Lovebite, VANIZE - Predator' DARKANE - Restless & Wild, CUSTARD - Aiming High, DARKSEED - Midnight Mover, SPIRAL TOWER - TV ­ War in ROCK'N ROLL STORMTROOPER (WIZO) -'I'm A Rebel. /M.P./

Švedski heavy metalci Wolf trenutno v Abyss studiu pri Petru Tagtgrenu snemajo material za novi album, katerega naslov še ni znan. Znano pa je, da bodo posneli tudi priredbo A Dangerous Meeting od Mercyful Fate. /M.P./

Mac Beth, band, katerega sestavljajo vokalist Philip Bardowell (Magdalen), kitarist Bruce Gowdy (Unruly Child/World Trade) in klaviaturist Guy Allison (Unruly Child/World Trade) so podpisali z založbo Now & Then/Frontiers. Jeseni bodo začeli s snemanjem novega albuma, ki naj bi izšel v sredini naslednjega leta. /M.P./

Borknagar so končali s snemanjem novega albuma Empiricism v Fageborg/Top Room studiu v Oslu. To bo prva plošča z novima članoma, basistom Tyrom in vokalistom Vintersorgom. Na albumu bodo naslednji komadi, katerih vrstni red še ni znan: Liberated, Gods Of My World, The Stellar Dome, The Genuine Pulse, Inherit The Earth, The Black Canvas, The View Of Everlast, Soul Sphere in Four Element Syncronicity. Prav tako še ni znan tudi izid albuma. /M.P./

Power metalci Onward so v Audio Art Studios v Nevadi začeli s snemanjem druge plošče Reawaken, na katerem bodo naslednji komadi: : Reawaken, Night, The Seven Tides Of Labyrinthine, Where Evil Follows, Eye Of The Nightmare, My Darkest Room, In Due Time, Who Saw The Last Star Fall?, The Next Triumph ter Clockwork Toy, ki jo v originalu izvajajo Japonci Loudness. /M.P./