Metallica so pred nekaj dnevi v nekem klubu v San Franciscu odigrali skrivni koncert pod imenom Spun. Odigrali so 4 Ramones priredbe in še 6 svojih komadov: Hit The Lights, Leper Messiah, No Remorse, For Whom The Bell Tolls, I Disappear, Die Die My Darling, odigrali pa so še en čisto nov komad. /M.P./

27. maja bodo s snemanjem prvenca Valley Of The Damned začeli Dragonforce. Snemali bodo v danskem Jailhouse Studios z znanim producentom Tommyjem Hansenom. Album bo izšel 2. septembra. /M.P./

30. aprila bodo Cradle Of Filth izdali DVD/VHS z naslovom Heavy, Left Handed And Candid, na katerem bo njihov razprodan koncert iz 14. aprila v Nottinghamu in še marsikaj zanimivega. Na koncertu so igrali naslednje komade: Lord Abortion; Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids, Ebony Dressed For Sunset, Her Ghost In The Fog, The Forest Whispers My Name, Summer Dying Fast, Cthulhu Dawn, From The Cradle To Enslave, Dusk & Her Embrace, Queen Of Winter Throned, The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh. /M.P./

Gods Of Metal bo letos zopet trajal 2 dni in sicer 8. in 9. junija v Milanu. Zaenkrat so za prvi dan potrjeni Rammstein, Halford, My Dying Bride, Kreator in Sodom, za drugi dan pa Manowar, Blind Guardian, Running Wild, Symphony X, Virgin Steele, Domine, Doro in Blaze. /M.P./

Track lista novega Tiamat albuma Judas Christ, ki izide 18. februarja, je The Return Of The Son Of Nothing, So Much For Suicide, Vote For Love, The Truth´s For Sale, Fireflower, Sumer By Night, Love Is As Good As Soma, Angel Holograms, Spine, I Am In Love With Myself, Heaven Of High, Too Far Gone. /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./

Down so s producentom Warrenom Rikerjem so končali s snemanjem novega, še neimenovanega albuma. Do sedaj je znan le datum izida na Japonskem – 13.marec. Če banda še ne poznate: sestavljajo ga Phil Anselmo (Pantera), Peeper Keenan (Corrosion Of Conformity), Jimmy Bower (Eyehategod) in Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), ki so skupaj odraščali v New Orleansu. Po izidu je možna tudi turneja. /M.P./

Metal Blade so pod svoje okrilje vzeli kalifornijske thrash/death metalce The Fallen. Band je lani v lastni režiji že izdal album, sedaj pa v studiu Marka Zonderja (Fates Warning) snemajo Front Toward Enemy, prvenec za Metal Blade. Izid je napovedan za pomlad. /M.P./

Čez mesec dni bo izšel AC/DC DVD, ki je bil posnet letos junija na olimpijskem štadionu v Münchenu. Na njem bo 21 klasik iz njihove 25-letne kariere ter še nekaj, nikoli videnih intervjujev s posameznimi člani skupine. Track lista je naslednja: Stiff Upper Lip, You Shook Me All Night Long, Problem Child, Thunderstruck, Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, Hard As A Rock, Shoot To Thrill, Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, What Do You Do For Money Honey, Bad Boy Boogie, Hells Bells, Up To My Neck In You, The Jack, Back In Black, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Highway To Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, T.N.T., For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) in Shot Down In Flames. /M.P./

Prejšnji teden so pri Earache Records izdali DVD kompilacijo i-Crusher na katerem so naslednje pesmi: MORTIIS - Parasite God, THE HAUNTED - Bury Your Dead, LINEA 77 - Ketchup Suicide, MORBID ANGEL - God Of Emptiness, THE BERZERKER - Forever, CADAVER INC. - Rupture, GANDALF - Morning Sun, GODFLESH - Christbait Rising, CATHEDRAL - 'Black Sunday', NAPALM DEATH - 'Scum' (live 1989), CARCASS - Tools Of The Trade (live 1992), ENTOMBED - Stranger Aeons'(live 1992), RABIES CASTE - Got It From Blake, DECEMBER - Umbilical, DECEMBER WOLVES - Public Aquarian Freebase, INSISION - Trapped Within, EPHEL DUATH - Embossed, ULTRAVIOLENCE – Elektra in AUTONOMY - But I Thought. /M.P./

Track lista novega Sinergy albuma Suicide By My Side je naslednja: I Spit On Your Grave, The Sin Trade, Violated, Me, Myself, My Enemy, Written In Stone, Nowhere For No One, Passage To The Fourth World, Shadow Island, Suicide By My Side in Remembrance. /M.P./

Šved Mats Karlsson je novi bobnar pri Sinergy. Zamenjal je Tommi Lillmana, ki se je odločil, da se bo v celoti skoncentriral na delo pri To Die For. Mats je bivši študent Glasbenega inštituta v Los Angelesu in se bo sedaj preselil v Helsinke, od koder prihajajo Sinergy. Drugače pa so že končali s snemanjem novega albuma Suicide By My Side, ki naj bi izšel februarja. /M.P./

AC/DC so na trenutni evropski turneji v svoj repertoar po dolgem času dodali pesmi Problem Child, What Do You Do For Money Honey ter Up To My Neck In You, katero igrajo sploh prvič, odkar je v bandu pevec Brian Johnson. /M.P./

Objavljene so najbolj verjetne zasedbe bandov, ki bodo nastopili 11.8. v dvorani Maritime Hall v San Franciscu.
Anthrax: John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charile Benante, Paul Crook
Death Angel: Mark Osegueda, Rob Cavestany, Ted, Dennis Pepa, Andy Galeon
Exodus: Paul Baloff, Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt, Tom Hunting, Jack Gibson. Vabilo je prejel tudi Kirk Hammet, a njegov nastop še ni potjen
Forbidden Evil: Russ Anderson, Glen Alvelais, Matt Camacho, Paul Bostaph (če ga ne bo ga nadomesti Jeremy Colson), Craig Locicero (Tim Calvert ali Steve Smyth)
Heathen: Dave Godfrey, Lee Altus, Mike Jastremski, Darren Minter
Laaz Rockit: Michael Coons, Arron Jellum, Scott Sargent, Willie Lange, Will Carroll
Legacy: Steve "Zetro" Souza, Eric Peterson, Alex Scolnick, Steve Smyth, Steve DiGiorgio, Jon Allen
M.O.D.: Billy Milano, Joseph Affe, Kevin Talley, Sparky
Sadus: Daren Travis, Steve DiGiorgio, Jon Allen
S.O.D.: Billy Milano, Scott Ian, Danny Liker, Charlie Benante
Vio-Lence: Sean Killian, Phil Demmel, Deen Dell, Perry Strickland, Ray Vegas
Še dobra novica za tiste, ki želijo darovati denar v sklad. Na uradni strani (www.thrashofthetitans.com) boste za prispevek, ki bo večji od 10$ dobili geslo za dostop do posebne strani, na kateri bodo redki, stari posnetki skupin, slike itd. /P.G./