The More You Suffer… je naslov četrtega, pravkar posnetega Carnal Forge albuma, ki bo izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta. Na njem bodo naslednje skladbe: Divine Killing Breed Machine, Deep Rivers Of Blood, Destroy Life, Bullet Proof God Material, Deathblow, Cursed, Breaking Boundaries, Ripped & Torn, Hits You Like A Hammer, Baptized In Fire, H.B.F. Suicide, My Bloody Rampage, Into Oblivion, Let Me Bleed. /M.P./

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./

Soulreaper bodo 18. novembra uzdali 7” EP z naslovom The Son Of The Death. Na njem bosta dve pesmi s prihajajočega albuma Life Eraser, ki izide 3. marca 2003. EP bo izšel v omejeni nakladi 500 kosov. /M.P./

25. novembra izide Candlemass DVD Candlemass Documents Of Doom. To bo dvojni DVD z naslednjo vsebino: DVD1: Disc One: Live At Fryshuset 1990: The Well Of Souls, Dark Are The Veils Of Death, Bewitched, Solitude, Dark Reflections, Under The Oak, Demons Gate, Bells Of Acheron, Through The Infinitive Halls Of Death, Samarithan, Mirror Mirror, At The Gallows End, A Sorcerer's Pledge; DVD2: Documentary Of Doom: Sweden Rock Festival 2002, Greece 2002, Bang Your Head 2002, Wacken 2002, Oslo 2002, London 2002, London 1988, Jonkoping First Gig, Dynamo Open Air 1988, Top Gear 1989, London 1989, US Tours, Poland 1991, Sweden 1991. /M.P./

17. februarja 2003 bo izšel koncertni album Dissection z naslovom Live Legacy, ki je bil posnet leta 1996 na Wacken Open Air festivalu. Na njem bodo pesmi kot The Somberlain, Thorns Of Crimson Death, Frozen, Where Dead Angels Lie, Unhallowed, in Retribution Storm Of The Lights Bane. Drugače pa Jon Nödtveit v zaporu pripravlja material za novo studijsko ploščo, ki je napovedana za leto 2004, na njej pa bo bobnal bivši Emperor bobnar Faust, ki bo decembra prestal 9 let in 4 mesece dolgo zaporno kazen. /M.P./

Zaradi tehničnih težav so Agent Steel prestavili izid novega albuma in evropsko turnejo na prihodnje leto. Omega Conspiracy naslednik zaenkrat še nosi naslov Order Of The Illuminati/Agent Steel Vol. 4, na njem pa bodo naslednje pesmi: Avenger, Dead Eyes, Earth Under Lucifer, Enslaved, Forever Black, Human Bullet, Insurrection, 10 Fists Of Nation, Final Dawn (instrumental), A Death That Lasts Forever, Hole In The Sky (bonus). /M.P./

Naslov novemu Children Of Bodom albumu je Hate Crew Deathroll. /M.P./

Za sredino februarja 2003 je napovedan nov Marduk album z naslovom World Funeral, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: With Satan And Victorious Weapons, Bleached Bones, Cloven Hoof, Hearse, To The Death's Head True, World Funeral, Castrum Doloris, Night Of The Long Knives, Bloodletting, Blessed Unholy, Blackcrowned. Band se novembra vrača v Abyss studio k producentu Petru Tägtgrenu na miks albuma. Pred albumom pričakujte še izid singla, na katerem bo tudi priredba Possessed klasike Phantasm. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: THERION: Live in Midgard, SHADOW KEEP: A Chaos Theory, LUCA TURILLI: Demonheart EP, MYSTIC CIRCLE: Damien in ABSCESS: Through The Cracks Of Death.

Ponovno so se združili avstralski odgovor na Slayer, Hobbs Angel Of Death. Pod vodstvom kitarista/vocalist Petra Hobbsa so začeli pisati material za Inheritance naslednika iz leta 1996. Izid je napovedan za naslednje leto. /M.P./

9. decembra izide The Keepers Of Jericho Part II – A Tribute To Helloween, na katerem bodo naslednje priredbe: IRON SAVIOR - Phantoms Of Death, STEEL ATTACK - Dr. Stein, POWERGOD – Starlight, BETO VAZQUEZ INFINITY - A Tale That Wasn't Right (feat. DARK MOOR's Elisa), ARWEN - March Of Time, HIGHLORD – Power, FRETERNIA – Murderer, PARAGON - Metal Invaders, VHÄLDEMAR – Gorgar, CELESTY - The Chance, DRAGONLAND - Soul Survivor, AXENSTAR - Twilight Of The Gods, RED WINE - Rise & Fall. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Napalm Death albuma Order Of The Leach, ki izide 21. Oktobra: Continuing War On Stupidity, The Icing On The Hate, Forced To Fear, Narcoleptic, Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, To Lower Yourself (Blind Servitude), Lowest Common Denominator, Forewarned Is Disarmed?, Per Capita, Farce And Fiction, Blows To The Body, The Great Capitulator. Na limited edition verziji albuma bosta tudi dve Septic Death priredbi in sicer Thaw ter Terrorain. /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./

Jeseni bo bivši Anthrax pevec Neil Turbin izdal solo prvenec Threatcon Delta, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: Blue Screen of Death, Welcome to the Rat Race, Dog Eat Everything, Get Outta My Face, Piece Of Me, Cut To The Chase, Keep The Fire, Vigilante Justice, What You Can't Control, The Truth is the Best Lie. /M.P./