Pri Supreme Chaos Records bodo izdali Ancient demo posnetke Eerily Howling Winds, skupaj z drugimi demo posnetke z začetka njihove kariere. CD-ju bo naslov Eerily Howling Winds - The Antediluvian Tapes, izide pa marca 2005. Pripravlja pa se tudi turneja za njihov nedavno izdani album Night Visit. /M.P./

Znana je track lista prihajajočega Iron Maiden dvojnega DVD-ja The Early Years:
Live At The Rainbow – 1981:
Ides Of March, Wrathchild, Killers, Remember Tomorrow, Transylvania, Phantom Of The Opera, Iron Maiden.
Live At Hammersmith 1982 - Beast On The Road:
Murders in The Rue Morgue, Run to The Hills, Children Of The Damned, Number Of The Beast, 22 Acacia Avenue, Total Eclipse, The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden.Live at Rock & Pop Festival 1983 Dortmund - World Piece Tour:
Sanctuary, The Trooper, Revelations, Flight Of Icarus, 22 Acacia Avenue, Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills.Live at The Ruskin Arms – 1980:
Sanctuary, Wrathchild, Prowler, Remember Tomorrow, Running Free, Transylvania, Another Life, Phantom Of The Opera, Charlotte the Harlot.
Poleg tega bosta na DVD-ju še dva dokumentarca v skupni dolžini dveh ur, Running Free in Women In Uniform s Top Of The Pops nastopa in Running Free z Rock and Pop TV nastopa ter videospoti: Women In Uniform, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Flight Of Icarus, The Trooper.
Z izdajo tovrstnih DVD-jev naj bi Iron Maiden nadaljevali, na naslednjem pa naj bi bilo obdobje od Live After Death (Long Beach Arena) do Somwhere In Time svetovne turneje. /M.P./

Belgijski black metalci Gorath so podpisali z Black Owl Records. Band bo kmalu pričel s snemanjem prvenca, ki naj bi izšel že jeseni. /M.P./

Bobnar Stet Howland se je vrnil k W.A.S.P. /M.P./

Deceased in October 31 frontman King Fowley je pred kratkim doživel blažjo obliko kapi. V njegovih možganih so zdravniki našli krvni strdek velikosti oreha, ki pa naj ne bi imel povezave s tistim, ki so ga našli pri njem leta 2002. King je že zapustil bolnišnico, sedaj počiva doma in redno hodi na terapije, čakajo pa ga še dodatni zdravniški pregledi. Zdravniki se bojijo še novih krvnih strdkov in bodo verjetno predlagali dolgoročno zdravljenje. /M.P./

Kanadski gothic metalci Howling Syn so podpisali s švedsko založbo Escapi, pri kateri bodo poleti izdali svoj drugi album Devilries. /M.P./

Government Denies Knowledge je naslov novega albuma švicarskih death metalcev Requiem, ki izide spomladi pri Reality Entertainment. /M.P./

Bivši Pitchshifter bobnar Jason Bowld in Messiah’s Kiss basist Wayne Banks (z njimi je že igral letos poleti) bosta sodelovala pri snemanju tretjega Blaze albuma. /M.P./

Nocturnal Rites bodo jeseni posneli Shadowland naslednika, ki bo izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta pri Century Media. /M.P./

Napalm Death bodo proti koncu leta na svoji založbi Feto izdali album priredb z naslovom Leaders Not Followers 2. Track lista je naslednja: CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER – Lowlife, OFFENDERS – Face Down In The Dirt, DEVASTATION – Devastation, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT - Dope Fiend, AGNOSTIC FRONT - Blind Justice, WEHRMACHT - Night Of Pain, ANTI CIMEX - Game Of The Assholes/Victims Of A Bomb Raid, SEPULTURA - Troops Of Doom, INSANITY - Fire Death Fate, HIRAX - Hate Fear + Power, DAYGLO ABORTIONS - Bedtime Story, HELLHAMMER – Messiah, KREATOR - Riot Of Violence, DISCHARGE - War's Not Fairytale, SIEGE – Conform, MASSACRE - Clangor Of War, MASTER – Master, DIE KREUZEN - I'm Tired. /M.P./

Na Brainstorm albumu Soul Teptation bomo našli komade: 1. Highs Without Lows, 2. Doorway to Survive, 3. The Leading, 4. Nunca Nos Rendimos, 5. Fading Trinity of Lust, 6. Shiva's Tears, 7. Fornever, 8. Soul Temptation, 9. Dying Outside, 10. To the Head, 11. Rising. Limited edition albuma pa bo vseboval bonus komad z naslovom Amarillo in live DVD, posnet na festivalu Summer Breeze 2002. Komadi na DVDju so naslednji: 1. Metus Mortis (Intro) (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 2. Blind Suffering (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 3. Crush Depth (from "Ambiguity", 2000), 4. Shadowland (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 5. Voices (from "Unholy", 1998), 6. Checkmate In Red (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 7. Liar's Edge (from "Hungry", 1997), 8. Hollow Hideaway (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 9. Under Lights (from "Metus Mortis", 2001). /P.G./

Brainstorm so razkrili track listo novega albuma Soul Temptation, ki izide 30. junija: Highs Without Lows, Doorway To Survive, The Leading, Nunca Nos Rendimos, Fading, Trinity Of Lust: Shiva's Tears, Fornever, Soul Temptation, Dying Outside, To The Head, Rising. Limited edition verzija bo vsebovala še bonus DVD z naslednjimi skladbami, posnetimi lani na Summer Breeze Open Air festivalu: Metus Mortis (intro), Blind Suffering, Crush Depth, Shadowland, Voices, Checkmate in Red, Liar's Edge, Hollow Hideaway, Under Lights. Za jesen napovedujejo evropsko turnejo Tempting Europe. /M.P./

Švedi Full Strike končujejo s pisanjem pesmi za drugi album, ki ga nameravajo posneti spomladi, izdati pa pozno poleti. Full Strike je projekt Hammerfall kitarista Stefana Elmgrena, bivšega Lost Horizon pevca Niclasa Jonssona in bivšega Crowley kitarista Chrisa Goldsmitha. /M.P./

Konec meseca bo izšla Ozzyjeva kompilacija z naslovom The Essential Ozzy Osbourne. Na dvojnem CDju bodo naslednje skladbe: CD1: Crazy Train, Mr. Crowley, I Don't Know (Live), Suicide Solution, Goodbye To Romance, Over The Mountain, Flying High Again, Diary Of A Madman, Paranoid (Live), Bark At The Moon, You're No Different, Rock 'n' Roll Rebel, Crazy Babies, Miracle Man, Fire In The Sky, Breakin' All The Rules; CD2: Mama, I'm Coming Home, Desire, No More Tears, Time After Time, Road To Nowhere, I Don't Want To Change The World (Live), Perry Mason, I Just Want You, Thunder Underground, See You On The Other Side, Gets Me Through, Dreamer, No Easy Way Out. /M.P./

Znana je track lista audio dela DVD-plus izida Running Wild retrospektive z naslovom 20 Years In History, ki izide pozno spomladi pri Sanctuary Records: Prowling Werewolf (neizdana, novo posneta), Genghis Khan, Prisoner Of Our Time, Branded & Exiled (novo posneta), Mordor, Under Jolly Roger, Apocalyptic Horsemen (neizdana, novo posneta), Raise Your Fist, Port Royal, Conquistadors, Riding The Storm, Bad To The Bone, Blazon Stone, Little Big Horn. /M.P./