Entombed so v Studioland studiu začeli s snemanjem novega albuma Serpent Saints, ki izide 6. junija pri Threeman Recordings. /M.P./

Švedi Entombed bodo 6. junija 2006, pri Threeman Recordings, izdali nov album Serpent Saints, ki bo njihov prvi brez kitarista Uffa Cederlunda, ki je band zapustil septembra. /S.P./

Znana je track lista Bathory tribute albuma A Tribute from the Hordes to Bathory, ki naj bi izšla junija: Sauron – The Rite of Darkness, Twilight Zone - Gods Of Thunder, Deathchurch - Chariots Of Fire, Amputation – Sacrifice, Leprosity - Satan My Master, Fearbringer - Call From The Grave, Primordial - Total Destruction, Ulcisia Castra – Holocaust, Diamatregon - Pax Vobiscum, Putrescent - Baptized In Fire, Ice Kratornas – Possessed, Serpenterium - The Lake, Lord - The Return..., Unholy War – Hades, Katharkh - One Eyed Old Man, Decayed - You Don't Move Me, Bathorlord – Bleeding, Willow Wisp - The Golden Walls Of..., Skoll - Home Of Once Brave, Nocturnal – Enter The Eternal Fire, Bathorlord - Man Of Iron 2, My Darkest Hate - Born For Burning, The True Endless - Woman Of Dark Desires, Vorkuta – Sadist, Mephisto - Raise The Dead. /M.P./

...And They Shall Take Up Serpents je naslov novega Byzantine albuma, ki je napovedan za maj 2005. /M.P./

Nile frontman Karl Sander bo 26. oktobra pri Relapse Records izdal solo prvenec Saurian Meditation. Track lista je naslednja: Awaiting the Vultures, Of the Sleep of Ishtar, Luring the Doom Serpent, Contemplations of the Endless Abyss, The Elder God Shrine, Temple of Lunar Ascension, Dreaming Through the Eyes of Serpents, Whence No Traveller Returns, The Forbidden Path Across the Chasm of Self Realisation, Beckon the Sick Winds of Pestilence. /M.P./

Seeds Of Decay je delovni naslov prihajajočega albuma Cathedral, ki naj bi izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta pri Nuclear Blast Records. Naslovnico bo ponovno narisal Dave Patchett. 27. Izšel pa je že dvojni »best of« album The Serpent's Gold, na katerem je za več kot dve uri in pol materiala (najboljših skladb, neizdanih in demo posnetkov). Avgusta bodo Cathedral nastopili na festivalu Wacken Open Air. /A.J./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: MOTORHEAD: Inferno, BORKNAGAR: Epic, IRON SAVIOR: Battering Ram, CATHEDRAL: Serpent's Gold, JAG PANZER: Chain Of Command, AGATHODAIMON: Serpent's Embrace, CARNAL FORGE: Aren't You Dead Yet, STORMWARRIOR: Northern Rage, LYNRD SKYNRD: Lyve (The Vicious Circle Tour), Y&T: Unearthed Vol.1, IQ: Dark Matter, DISINTER: As We Burn, DARK FORTRESS: Stab Wounds, THE ETERNAL: The Sombre Light Of Isolation, APOKRYPHA: To The Seven, MOONLIGHT: Audio 136, RAZOR CRUSADE: Infinite Water, SCENT OF FLESH: Valor In Hatred, single EDGUY: Lavatory Love Machine in DVD SEBASTIAN BACH: Forever Wild.

Znana je track lista novega In Battle albuma Welcome To The Battlefield, ki izide 20. septembra pri Cold/Metal Blade Records: Shunned By Life, Madness In The Realm Of War, Eldjättar, Scorched World, Soul Metamorphosis, Despoter, Serpents, The Blood Divine, Stonefaced Mountains, King God, Mass Produced Hybrid Humans. /M.P./

Serpent’s Embrace je naslov četrtega albuma Agathodaimon, ki izide 21. junija pri Nuclear Blast. Tu si lahko ogledate videospot za naslovno in poslušate izseke nekaterih drugih pesmi. /A.J./

Poljski black metalci Abused Majesty so podpisali z Empire Records, kjer 25. junija izide njihov prvenec Serpenthone. Album so posneli v Hertz Studio. /M.P./

Cathedral pripravljajo kompilacijo, na katero bodo uvrstili svoje najboljše skladbe in raritete. Kompilaciji bo naslov A Serpents Gold, izšla pa naj bi konec leta pri Earache Records. /M.P./

Serpent's Embrace je naslov novega albuma Agathodaimon, ki naj bi izšel 21. junija. Snemanje še poteka, miks je napovedan za konec marca. /M.P./

The Forsaken bodo 17. novembra pri Century Media izdali nov album Traces Of The Past, na katerem bo tudi priredba Metallice Blackened. Snemali so v Abyss studiu s producentom Tommyjem Tagtgrenom. Track lista je naslednja: A Time To Die, One More Kill, Acid With Acid – Piece By Piece, Glitches Will Tell, Traces Of The Past, Serpent´s Tounge, God Of Demise, Massive Machinery, The Empire, First Weapon Of Choice, Blackened. /M.P./

Cradle Of Filth bodo 3. marca izdali DVD single Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness). Na njem bo spot za naslovno pesem, Serpent Tongue – dvominutna animacija banda, foto galerija, biografija in še kaj. Teden dni kasneje pa bo že na vrsti najnovejši studijski album Damnation And A Day. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Cradle Of Filth albuma Damnation And A Day, ki izide 10. marca: A Bruise Upon The Silent Moon, The Promise Of Fever, Hurt And Virtue, An Enemy Led The Tempest, Damned In Any Language ( A Plague On Words), Better To Reign In Hell, Serpent Tongue, Carrion, The Mordant Liquor Of Tears, Presents From The Poison-Hearted, Doberman Pharaoh, Babalon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness), A Scarlet Witch Lit The Season, Mannequin, Thank God For The Suffering, The Smoke Of Her Burning, End Of Daze. 24. februarja bodo Britanci izdali prvi single Babalon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness), zanj pa so že posneli video spot. Posvečen je 12 Days Of Sodom Marquisa De Sadea. /M.P./