The Crown bodo 20. oktobra izdali nov album Possessed 13. Na albumu bo 13 skladb, limited edition verzija (dvoini digipack) pa jih bo vsebovala dodatnih 13: Forever Heaven Gone in Forget The Light demo posnetke, Bathory priredbo Burnin’ Leather ter demo verzijo Rebel Angel. Album so producirali sami, posneli pa so ga v Studio Fredman. /M.P./

Saxon DVD The Saxon Chronicles, ki je bil napovedan za 27. januar naj bi dokončno izšel 21. julija. Na dvojnem DVDju bo skupno za 215 minut materiala – DVD1: W.O.A koncert 200: Motorcycle Man, Dogs Of War, Heavy Metal Thunder, Cut Out The Disease, Solid Ball Of Rock, Metalhead, The Eagle Has Landed, Conquistador, Drum – Solo, Crusader, Power & The Glory, Princess Of The Night, Guitar – Solo, Wheels Of Steel, Strong Arm Of The Law, 20.000 Ft., Denim & Leather; intervju z Biffom, diskografija. DVD 2: Saxon On Tour home video + 747, Princess Of The Night, Wheels Of Steel iz Esbjerg Festivala, Saxon cideo spoti: Suzie Hold On, Power & The Glory, Nightmare, (Requiem) We Will Remember, Rockin' Again, Back On The Streets Again, Unleash The Beast + Behind The Scenes, Killing Ground; Saxon/Photo (foto galerija), Saxon/Press, Saxon /Web (DVD konektor). /M.P./

Prvi izid za novo domačo založbo Leather Throne bo ponatis albuma Perun - The Wolflegion. CD izide 15. julija. Leather Throne pa za jeseni pripravlja metal večere v Orto Klubu in sicer vsak ponedeljek zvečer. Več podrobnosti o tem bo znanih pred začetkom sezone. /P.G./

13. januarja bo izšel Judas Priest koncertni album Live In London, ki je pred kratkim izšel na DVDju. Na njem bodo tudi skladbe, ki niso bile vključene na DVDju. Track lista: Metal Gods, Heading Out To The Highway, Grinder, Touch Of Evil, Blood Stained, Victim Of Changes, The Sentinel, One On One, Running Wild, Ripper, Diamonds & Rust, Feed On Me, Green Manalishi, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Burn In Hell, Hell Is Home, Breaking The Law, Desert Plains, You've Got Another Thing Coming, Turbo Lover, Painkiller, Hellion/Electric Eye, United, Living After Midnight, Hell Bent For Leather. /M.P./

Pri Nuclear Blast pripravljajo Tribute To Judas Priest album, ki izide 9. septembra. Na njem bodo naslednje priredbe: ANNIHILATOR: Hell Bent For Leather, PRIMAL FEAR: Metal Gods, WITCHERY: Riding On The Wind, ICED EARTH: Screaming For Vengeance, SIEBENBÜRGEN: Jawbreaker, HAMERFALL: Breaking The Law, BENEDICTION: Electric Eye, DEATH: Painkiller, SILENT FORCE: All Guns Blazing, STEEL PROPHET: Dreamer Deciever, ARMORED SAINT: Never Satisfied, THERION: Green Manalishi, THUNDERSTONE: Diamonds And Rust in koncertna verzija Delivering The Goods, ki jo izvajajo SKID ROW s HALFORDOM na vokalu. /M.P./

Judas Priest so posneli koncert 19. decembra v Brixtonu in ga bodo izdali kot DVD. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: Metal Gods, Heading Out To The Highway, Grinder, Touch Of Evil, Bloodstained, Victim Of Changes, The Sentinel, One On One, Running Wild, The Ripper, Diamonds And Rust, Feed On Me, Green Manalishi, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Burn In Hell, Hell Is Home, Breaking The Law, Desert Plains, You've Got Another Thing Coming, Turbo Lover in Painkiller, Hellion/Electric Eye, United in Living After Midnight, Hell Bent For Leather. /M.P./

Skupino Leatherwolf je zapustil pevec Michael Olivieri. Namesto njega bi zelo radi dobili pevca Fates Warning Ray Adlerja. /M.P./