Agent Steel imajo napisan material za nov album. Tokrat želijo posneti še eno priredbo iz sedemdesetih in pozivajo fane naj jim pomagajo izbrati pesem. V mislih so imeli Emerald od Thin Lizzy, a so to naredili še Skyclad in Mastodon. Marca in aprila bodo Agent Steel na evropski turneji. /M.P./

Warmachine so končali z delom za prvenec The Beginning Of The End. Pri snemanju so kot gostje sodelovali tudi David Ellefson (ex- Megadeth), Harry Hess (Harem Scarem), Ralph Santolla (Iced Earth) in trije člani Emerald Rain. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: DEICIDE: Scars Of The Crucifix, PRIMAL FEAR: Devil's Ground, MY DYING BRIDE: Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light, PAIN OF SALVATION: 12:05, SIRENIA: An Elixir For Existence, CRIMINAL: No Gods No Masters, FLESHCRAWL: Made Of Flesh, GOD FORBID: Gone Forever, NARCISSUS: Crave And Collapse, INTO ETERNITY: Buried In Oblivion, ORPHANED LAND: Mabool, DEBASE: Unleashed, BEYOND SURFACE: Destination's End, TOTENMOND: Unter Knochen, STORMWIND: Legacy, RHAPSODY: Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga (best of), V.A.: Louder Than The Dragon, THE VISION BLEAK: The Deathship Has A New Captain, THE OBSESSED: Incarnate, KARELLIA: Usual Tragedy, MAZE OF TORMENT: Unmarked Graves, SARUMAN: Ride On The Darkness, NATTEFROST: Blood And Vomit, EASY RIDER: Animal, THE DUSKFALL: Source in COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN: Deciphering The Soul.

Pri Limb Music bodo izdali “best of” Rhapsody album Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: Warrior of Ice, Rage of the Winter, Forest of Unicorns, Land of Immortals, Emerald Sword, Wisdom of the Kings, Wings of Destiny, Riding the Winds Of Eternity (edit), Dawn of Victory, Holy Thunderforce, The Village of Dwarves, Rain of a Thousand Flames, Knightrider of Doom, March of the Swordmaster, Power of the Dragonflame, Lamento Eroico. /M.P./

Švicarski melodični metalci Emerald bodo 23. februarja izdali svoj novi album Forces Of Doom. /M.P./

Probot, metal projekt Davea Grohla (Foo Fighters), so prestavili izid istoimenskega prvenca na maj 2004. Pred tem bo v nakladi 6.666 izvodov izšel 7” single z dvema skladbama, Centuries Of Lies (Cronos - Venom na vokalu) in Emerald Lies (Wino - St. Vitus na vokalu). /M.P./

Track lista tretjega albuma švicarskih melodičnih metalcev Emerald z naslovom Forces Of Doom je naslednja: Enter The Emerald Castle, Tears Of A Warrior, Until Freedom Returns, Blood Of Our Kings, Forever, Something In The Dark, Also Wild, On The Wings Of The Night, Forces Of Doom, Song Of Hope, Birth Of A Legend. /M.P./

Švicarski melodični metalci Emerald so v Mohrmann Studios končali s snemanjem svojega tretjega albuma Forces Of Doom. Solažo pri naslovni skladbi je prispeval Majesty kitarist Tarek Maghary. Izid je napovedan za januar/februar 2004. /M.P./

Probot, težko pričakovani metal projekt Davea Grohla (Foo Fighters, ex- Nirvana), so prestavili izid istoimenskega prvenca na 10. februar. Novembra pa bo za pokušino v omejeni nakladi 6.666 izvodov izšel 7'' single, na katerem bosta skladbi Centuries Of Sin s Cronosom (Venom) in Emerald Lies z Winom (St. Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Place Of Skulls) na vokalu. /M.P./

Švicarski melodični metalci Emerald bodo kmalu začeli s snemanjem novega albuma Forces Of Doom, ki izide v začetku 2004. /M.P./

Through The Flesh To The Soul je naslov četrtega albuma danskih thrasherjev Invocator, ki izide v začetku oktobra. Naslovnico za njihov prvi album po osmih letih bo naredil Chad Michael Ward (Darkane, Grief Of Emerald...). /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: MASTERPLAN: Masterplan, SINNER: There Will Be Execution, OLD MAN’S CHILD: In Defiance Of Existance, REPTILIAN: Thunderblaze, DRAGONFORCE: Valley Of The Damned, DEFECATION: Intention Surpassed, BLOOD RED THRONE: Affiliated With Suffering in RAZLIČNI IZVAJALCI: Emerald – A Tribute To The Wild One.

20.januarja bodo pri Nuclear Blast izdali nov tribute album, tokrat v čast Thin Lizzy. Pod naslovom Emerald – A Tribute To The Wild One se “skrivajo” naslednje priredbe: SKYCLAD – Emerald, JOHN NORUM - Wild One, PRIMAL FEAR - Out in the Fields, ANTHRAX - Cowboy Song, SIX FEET UNDER – Jailbreak, SINNER - The Sun Goes Down, RUNNING WILD – Genocide, PRETTY MAIDS - Please Don't Leave Me, PEGAZUS – Warriors, GODGORY - This Is The One, MORDRED - Johnny The Fox, GARDENIAN - Gotta Give It Up, STEEL PROPHET – Massacre, THERION – Southbound in CHINCHILLA - The Boys Are Back In Town. /M.P./

Švedi Grief Of Emerald snemajo material za novo ploščo, ki nosi delovni naslov Raped By The Virgin Christ. Na njem je band še trši in brutalnejši kot do sedaj. /M.P./

Calling The Knights je naslov novega albuma Švicarjev Emerald, ki bo izšel poleti. /M.P./