5. novembra bodo Iron Maiden izdali box set Eddie’s Archive, v katerem bodo trije dvojni CD-ji in še nekaj zanimivosti. Za ogrevanje naj bodo track liste CD-jev dovolj: CD 1 - BBC Archive, Disc 1: Friday Rock Show Session 1979: Iron Maiden, Running Free, Transylvania, Sanctuary; Reading Festival 1982: Wrathchild, Run To The Hills, Children Of The Damned, The Number of The Beast, 22 Acacia Avenue, Transylvania, The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Iron Maiden; Disc 2: Reading Festival 1980: Prowler, Remember Tomorrow, Killers, Running Free, Transylvania, Iron Maiden; Monsters Of Rock Festival Donington 1988: Moonchild, Wrathchild, Infinite Dreams, The Trooper, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, The Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden. CD2 - Beast Over Hammersmith: Disc 1: Murders In The Rue Morgue, Wrathchild, Run To The Hills, Children Of The Damned, The Number of The Beast, Another Life, Killers, 22 Acacia Avenue, Total Eclipse; Disc 2: Transylvania, The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Iron Maiden, Sanctuary, Drifter, Running Free, Prowler. CD3 - Best Of The B'sides: Disc 1: Burning Ambition, Drifter (live), Invasion, Remember Tomorrow (live), I've Got The Fire, Cross-Eyed Mary, Rainbow's Gold, King Of Twilight, Reach Out, That Girl, Juanita, The Sheriff Of Huddersfield, Black Bart Blues, Prowler '88, Charlotte The Harlot '88; Disc 2: All In Your Mind, Kill Me Ce Soir, I'm a Mover, Communication Breakdown, Nodding Donkey Blues, Space Station No.5, I Can't See My Feelings, Roll Over Vic Vella, Justice of The Peace, Judgement Day, My Generation, Doctor Doctor, Blood On The Worlds Hands (live), The Aftermath (live), Futureal (live), Wasted Years '99 (live). /M.P./

Spiritual Beggars bodo 30. septembra izdali nov album On Fire, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: Street Fighting Saviours, Young Man-Old Soul, Killing Time, Fools Gold, Moog Intro / Black Feathers, Beneath The Skin, Fejee Mermaid, Dance Of The Dragon King, Tall Tales, Lunatic Fringe I/II/III, Look Back. /M.P./

Vsi Kreator fani se morate veseliti naslednje novice, kajti še letos bo izšel njihov koncertni izdelek Live Kreation (Revisioned Glory), na katerem boste slišali še veliko več kot v Ljubljani: The Patriarch, Violent Revolution, Reconquering The Throne, Extreme Aggression, People Of The Lie, All Of The Same Blood (Unity), Phobia, People Of The Lie, Renewal, Servant In Heaven—King In Hell, Terrible Certainty, Riot Of Violence, Black Sunrise, Toxic Trace, Coma Of Souls, Betrayer, Second Awakening, Golden Age, Lost, Leave This World Behind, Awakening Of The Gods, Terrorzone, Under The Guillotine, Flag Of Hate, Tormentor.
Drugače pa bo Mille skupaj s Thomasom Lindbergom (The Crown, ex- At The Gates) odpel duet za pesem Dirty Coloured Knife izraelskih metalcev Emblaze. Mille bo gostoval tudi pri naslednjem albumu Nemcev Desaster. Več o tem bo znano kmalu. /M.P./

25. marca bosta izšla dva Bonfire albuma. Prvi bo novi studijski Strike X, drugi pa kompilacija 29 Golden Bullets. /M.P./

11. februarja izide novi Callenish Circle album Flesh-Power-Dominion z naslednjo track listo: Obey Me... , For What's It Good For... , Witness Your Own Oblivion , Take Me Along , Bleeding, Your Final Swansong, Suffer My Disbelief, They Have Chosen, ... in bonus komada Pull The Plug (Death priredba) ter When The Lady Smiles (Golden Earring priredba). /M.P./

11. februarja izide novi Callenish Circle album Flesh-Power-Dominion z naslednjo track listo: Obey Me... , For What's It Good For... , Witness Your Own Oblivion , Take Me Along , Bleeding, Your Final Swansong, Suffer My Disbelief, They Have Chosen, ... in bonus komada Pull The Plug (Death priredba) ter When The Lady Smiles (Golden Earring priredba). /M.P./

Zadnje čase se vse več govori o živi legendi Ronnie James Diu, saj fani že nestrpno čakajo naslednika albuma Magica. Štiri mesece pred izidom (po zadnjih informacijah naj bi album izšel maja) pa na bi njegov band zapustil Craig Goldie. Zamenjava zanj naj bi bil veteran Doug Aldritch (ex- House Of Lords, Lion, itd.). /M.P./

Decembra bodo šli Fullstrike v studio posnet svoj album. V bandu so kitarist Stefan Elmgren (Hamerfall), pevec Niklas Jonsson, basist Chris Savage Goldsmith (Crawley) in bobnar Bjorn Fryklund (Freak Kitchen). /M.P./

Hamerfall kitarist Stefan Elmgren je ustanovil projekt Full Strike, pri katerem so se mu pridružili še Niklas Jonsson (vokal, Lost Horizon), Chris Savage Goldsmith (bass, Crawley), Bjorn Fryklund (bobni, Freak Kitchen). Band se sedaj dogovarja z večimi znanimi založbami, snemanje prvenca naj bi začeli jeseni, izšel pa naj bi konec tega ali v začetku prihodnjega leta.Glasba naj bi bila nekakšna mešanica Hamerfall, Dokken, Gary Moora, Accept in Helloween. /M.P./

Stripped And Naked, But Not Dead in Stale Water's Up My Neck je naslov dveh komadov Halford kitarista Mike Chlasciaka, ki bosta na soundtracku za filma Open Mic in Bobcat Goldthwait. /M.P./

Na Live In Russia, koncertnem albumu banda U.D.O., ki izide 24. septembra bodo naslednji komadi: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Midnight Mover, Independence Day, Metal Eater, Winter Dreams, In The Darkness, Turn Me On, Heaven Is Hell, Run If You Can, Recall The Sin, Midnight Highway, TV War, Animal House, Protectors Of Terror, Break The Rules, Living On A Frontline, Shout It Out, Cut Me Out, They Want War, I'm A Rebel, Like A Loaded Gun, No Limits, Heart Of Gold in Monster Man. Po izidu bodo začeli pripravljati material za naslednjo studijsko ploščo, ki naj bi izšla marca naslednje leto, tako kot DVD Live In Russia. /M.P./

Voice, band v katerem bobna Stefan Shwarzmann (-ex Running Wild/Accept), bo 18. junija izdal album z naslovom Golden Signs. /M.P./

Bobnar Stefan Scwarzmann (-ex Running Wild, Accept) je novi član nemškega benda Voice, ki bodo 18. junija izdali nov album Golden Signs. /M.P./

King Diamond bo v začetku prihodnjega leta izdal CD z naslovom 20 Years Ago, na katerem bodo posnetki danskega benda Black Rose, kjer je King začel svojo kariero. Na glasbo te skupine sta v veliki meri vplivali skupini Kansas in Deep Purple. Že takrat pa je King na koncertih nosil svoj znameniti make up in uprizarjal njemu značilen show. Na albumu bo 11 njihovih originalnih pesmi ter priredba od Golden Earring - Radar Love. Te pesmi do sedaj še nikoli niso bile izdane. /M.P./