Objavljena je naslovnica in track lista novega Sepultura DVD-ja Live in Sao Paulo: Intro, Apes of God, Slave New World, Propaganda, Attitude, Choke, Inner Self / Beneath the Remains, Escape to the Void, Mindwar, Troops of Doom, Necromancer na prvem cdju in Sepulnation, Refuse/Resist, Territory, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, Bullet the Blue Sky, Reza, Biotech Is Godzila, Arise / Dead Embryonic Cells, Come Back Alive, Roots Bloody Roots na drugem. /S.P./

Metal Blade Records so podpisali z ameriškimi melodičnimi speed power metalci Cellador. Band trenutno pripravlja material za prvenec, ki naj bi izšel spomladi 2006, išče pa še solo kitarista in klaviaturista. /M.P./

Theatre Des Vampires so podpisali z Dreamcell 11, kjer bodo novembra izdali svoj sedmi album Pleasure And Pain. /M.P./

Znana je track lista prihajajočega Heathen albuma Recovered. Na njem bodo priredbe, ki naj bi prvotno izšle že pred več kot desetlejtem kot tribute v prometni nesreči umrlemu basistu Randy Laieru, in demo Opiate of the Masses: Death On Two Legs (Queen), Holy War (Thin Lizzy), In Memory Of..., Hellbound (Tygers Of Pan Tang), Eye Of The Storm (Sweet Savage), Hypnotized, Opiate Of The Masses, Timeless Cell, Mercy Is No Virtue. /M.P./

V zadnjem tednu so izšli naslednji albumi: HYPOCRISY: The Arrival, DAMAGEPLAN: New Found Order, VINTERSORG: The Focusing Blur, MACHINE MEN: Scars & Wounds, UFO: You Are Here, ELENIUM: For Giving For Getting, AINA: Days Of Rising Doom - The Metal Opera (box set), APOSTASY: Cell 666, MONSTER MAGNET: Monolithic Baby in S.A. ADAMS: Mutated.

Ponovno združeni heavy metalci Obsession se trenutno z večimi evropskimi založbami dogovarjajo za izid novega albuma. Poleg originalnih članov banda Michaela Vescere (vokal) in Jaya Meziasa so v zasedbi sedaj še Robert Marcello (kitara, Danger Danger/Ironhorse), Joe Stump (kitara, Reign Of Terror) in Chris McGarville (bass, Jeff Scott Soto band). /M.P./

Ponovno so se združili američani Obsession. Poleg originalnih članov, vokalista Mike Vescera in bobnarja Jay Mezias, so v bandu še Robert Marcello, Joe Stump in Chris McCarville. /P.G./

Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman, ex- Malmsteen), Rob Rock (ex- Axel Rudi Pell, Impellitteri), Kee Marcello (ex- Europe) in Mattias IA Eklund (Freak Kitchen) bodo gostovali na novem, še neimenovanem albumu Švedov Laudamus. /M.P./

Žal jesenska koncertna ponudba pri nas ne bo tako pestra, kot je kazalo. Po odpovedi turneje Dismember so tudi Borknagar odpovedali turnejo. Kmalu zatem so svoje odpovedi potrdili tudi drugi bandi, ki bi se morali kmalu ustaviti tudi v Ljubljani.
Izjava Borknagar: "Unfortunately the tour is cancelled! The Swedish bus company raised their prices 63% and we tried getting new busses from about all other bus companies in Europe but it seems like every band on the planet is on tour at the same time. Last week we managed to get two busses from an English company but guess what? They both broke down during the weekend. One of them is now standing somewhere in Portugal...
We're all pissed off about this. Sorry to all the fans and the bands we were supposed to play with, but there was nothing we could do. Aaaaarrrgh!!!!"

Izjava Finntroll: "Guess what, loyal fans of Finntroll... Yup, that's right, you guessed it. The whole damn European Tour has been cancelled. Not only Finntroll had to cancel it but every other band too had to back away. The reason for this major mess was the most stupidiest and unthinkable reason. Both of their tour busses broke down and they cannot get new ones in time. I hope Somnium will tell you more about this matter as soon as he can and explain the whole thing to you and as well as me. Only think I can really say is that they are becoming the most unluckiest band in the world. First Katla and now this. " /P.G./

Končno je znana točna track lista Sepultura live albuma Under A Pale Grey Sky, ki izide 17. septembra. Posnet je bil 16. decembra 1996 na zadnjem koncertu z Maxom Cavalero. CD1: Itsari (intro), Roots Bloody Roots, Spit, Territory, Breed Apart, Attitude, Cut-Throat, Troops Of Doom, Beneath The Remains/Mass Hypnosis, Born Stubborn, Desperate Cry, Necromancer, Dusted, Endangered Species. CD2: We Who Are Not As Others, Straighthate, Dictatorshit, Refuse/Resist, Arise/Dead Embryonic Cells, Slave New World, Biotech Is Godzilla, Inner Self, Policia, We Gotta Know, Kaiowas, Ratamahatta, Orgasmatron. /M.P./

Izid novega Rhapsody albuma je bil napovedan za 25. februarja, a kot kaže, bo prestavljen na pomlad, čeprav je že pripravljen. Založbi je namreč ena pesem tako zelo všeč, da jo želi izdati kot single. "Gre za počasno pesem, ki jo v celoti odpojem v italijanščini, v Bocelli, Pavarotti stilu. Je malokomplicirano, ker je mini-album izšel nedavno tega, vendar ljudem v založbi je tako všeč in si ne želijo, da bi se 'izgubila' med ostalimi pesmimi na albumu", je dejal pevec Fabio Lione. /M.P./

Marcello Marzari (-ex Rebaelliun) je novi vokalist/basist pri Abhorrence, ki bodo v začetku prihodnjega leta začeli s snemanjem novega albuma. /M.P./