Chaosbreed bodo 26. aprila izdali prvenec Brutal. Track lista jenaslednja: Wretched Life, Casket Ride, Faces of Death, Moralized, Rotting Alive, Demon Skunk, Shitgrinder, Symptoms of the Flesh, F/C/D/C, An Evil Eye, Rotting Alive (Bonus Live-Clip), F/C/D/C (Bonus Live-Clip). /M.P./

Pri nizozemski založbi Karmageddon Media so ustanovili podružnico New Aeon Media, s katero bodo podpirali metal underground. Prvi podpisani bandi so Finci Final Dawn (opisani kot mešanica Rotting Christ, Sentenced in starih Megadeth), Ribspreader (švedski old-school death metal z Danom Swanöm, ki je tudi produciral prvenec) in nizozemski death metalci Judgement Day. Nepodpisani bandi lahko pošljejo svoj material na naslov:
NEW AEON MEDIA
P.O. BOX 277
6300 AG Valkenburg
The Netherlands. /M.P./

Takšna je naslovnica Chaosbreed prvenca Brutal, ki izide aprila pri Century Media. Nov finski death metal band sestavljajo trenutni in bivši člani Amorphis, Moonsorrow, Mannhai, Sentenced in The Black League. Track lista albuma je: Wretched Life, Casket Ride, Faces Of Death, Moralized, Rotting Alive, Demon Skunk, Shitgrinder, Symptoms Of The Flesh, F/C/D/C, An Evil Eye. /M.P./

Nova potrjena banda za Wacken Open Air sta Rotting Christ in Onkel Tom. /A.J./

Zaradi okvare vozila, s katerim prevažajo opremo, je koncert Rotting Christ, Enthroned, Primordial danes v Grazu odpadel. Za Dunaj organizator obljublja, da koncert bo.

Rotting Christ, Dark Tranquillity in Enslaved bodo snemali svoj nastop 7.oktobra v Krakovu za morebitni DVD izid. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: AVANTASIA: Metal Opera Part 2, RIOT: Through The Storm, ANVIL: Still Going Strong, LAKE OF TEARS: The Neonai, ROTTING CHRIST: Genesis, L.A. GUNS: Waking The Dead, SPOCKS BEARD: Snow, GLENN HUGHES: Different Stages – The Best Of, TUNNELVISION: Tomorrow, DEEP INSIDE MYSELF: At A Late Hour, AD INFERNA: Lempire Des Sens, THE BERZERKER: Dissimulate, RAZLIČNI IZVAJALCI: In The Eyes Of Death Vol. 3 in single NIGHTWISH: Bless The Child.

Naslednji ponedeljek bo pri Century Media izšla kompilacija In The Eyes Of Death Vol. III, ki vključuje 18 pesmi black in death metala: Arch Enemy - Ravenous, Carnal Forge - Hand Of Doom, Dark Tranquillity - Final Resistance, Krisiun - Silent Scream, The Forsaken - Project: The New Breed 666, Twin Obscenity - The Legacy, Borknagar - The Genuine Pulse, Rotting Christ - The Call Of The Aethyrs, Unleashed - Hell's Unleashed, Grave - Morbid Way To Die, God Forbid - Mind Eraser, Shadows Fall - Stepping Outside The Circle, Holy Moses - We Are At War, Scar Culture - Wolverine Blues, Suidakra - Pendragon's Fall, Solefald – Hyperhuman, ...And Oceans - Angelina: Chthonian Earth: Her Face Forms Worms, Sigh - Corpsecry – Angelfall. V Nemčiji bo kompilacija naprodaj za 6,66 €. /M.P./

26. avgusta izide nov Rotting Christ album Genesis. /M.P./

Rotting Christ so razkrili naslov novega albuma, ki izide 26. avgusta: Genesis. Na njem bodo zopet uporabili svoj stari logo. /M.P./

Grki Rotting Christ so v Stage One Studios s producentom Andyjem Classenom posneli nov, še neimenovani album, ki bo izšel pozno poleti. /M.P./

Kanadski death metalci Rotting bodo kmalu začeli s snemanjem svojega drugega albuma The Original Christchrusher, ki bo izšel pe letos. /M.P./

Track lista novega Vomitory albuma Blood Rapture, ki izide 25. marca, je naslednja: Chaos Fury, Hollow Retribution, Blessed And Forsaken, Madness Prevails, Redeemed In Flames, Nailed Quarted Consumed, Eternity Appears, Rotting Hill in Blood Rapture. /M.P./

Rotting Christ pripravljajo nov album, ki ga bodo začeli snemati spomladi. /M.P./

Finntroll so odpovedali sodelovanje na evropski turneji s Tristanio, Rotting Christ, Vintersorg in Madder Mortem, ker je pevec Katla ostal brez glasu in dva meseca ne sme peti. /M.P./