Blue Oyster Cult so posneli svoj nastop 21. junija za prihajajoči koncertni CD in DVD z naslovom Long Day’s Night. Na koncertu so odigrali naslednje pesmi: Stairway to the Stars, Burnin' for You, OD'd on Life Itself, E.T.I., Dance on Stilts, Harvester of Eyes, Buck's Boogie, Mistress of the Salmon Salt, Flaming Telepaths, Harvest Moon, Last Days of May, Joan Crawford, Cities on Flame, ME 262, Perfect Water, Lips in the Hills, Godzilla, (Don't Fear) the Reaper, Astronomy, Dominance & Submission, The Red & the Black. CD naj bi izšel 24. septembra, DVD pa 6. oktobra. /M.P./

26. avgusta bo ponovno izšlo 8 Rage albumov: Reign Of Fear, Execution Guaranteed, Perfect Man, Secrets In A Weird World, Reflections Of A Shadow, Trapped, The Missing Link, Ten Years In Rage. Na vsakemu od njih bodo vsaj 4 bonus komadi, nov booklet, besedila nove fotografije. Vsi albumi so bili digitalno remastirani s strani članov banda. /M.P./

Junija izide nov album veteranov UFO z naslovom Sharks. Na njem bo 11 pesmi: Outlaw Man, Quicksilver Rider, Serenity, Deadman Walking, Shadow Dancer, No Revolution Song, Sea of Faith, Fighting Man, Perfect View, Crossing Over, Hawaii. /M.P./

19. avgusta izide Deep Purple DVD in VHS s posnetki njihovega koncerta 5. junija 2001 na Floridi. Set lista takratnega koncerta je bila: Woman From Tokyo, Ted The Mechanic, Mary Long, Lazy, No One Came, Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, Fools, Perfect Strangers, Hey Cisco, Blind Man, Smoke On The Water, Speed King, Hush, Highway Star. /M.P./

22. aprila bo Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) izdal album pod imenom Star One. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: 1. Lift off, 2. Set Your Controls, 3. High Moon, 4. Songs of the Ocean, 5. Masters of Darkness, 6. The Eye of Ra, 7. Sandrider, 8. Perfect Survivor, 9. Intergalactic Space Crusaders, 10. Starchild. /M.P./

Avstralci Tyrant bodo poleti izdali koncertni mini CD, na katerem bo 6 pesmi od katerih bosta dve novi: Killing Machine in Perfect World. Še letos pa bodo izdali tudi svoj drugi studijski album. /M.P./

Novi Helloween album Treasure Chest bo dvojni Best of album. Vse pesmi so remastirane in remiksane. Track lista je naslednja: CD1 - Mr. Torture, I Can, Power, Where The Rain Grows, Eagle Fly Free, Future World, Metal Invaders, Murderer, Starlight, How Many Tears, Ride The Sky, A Little Time, A Tale That Wasn't Right in Want Out. CD2 - Keeper of The Seven Keys, Dr. Stein, 'The Chance, Windmill, Sole Survivor, Perfect Gentleman, In The Middle Of A Heartbeat, Kings Will Be Kings, Time Of The Oath, Forever & One, Midnight Sun, Mr. Ego, Immortal in Mirror Mirror. Glede novega kitarista ni znanega še nič novega. Konec pomladi bodo začeli s snemanjem novega studijskega albuma. /M.P./

Motörhead bodo naslednji album izdali spomladi 2002 pri Sanctuary Records Group, izdali pa bodo tudi re-release naslednjih albumov: All The Aces, No Remorse, Ace Of Spades, No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith, Bomber, Iron Fist, Overkill, Another Perfect Day, Orgasmatron, Rock 'N' Roll, No Sleep At All, The Chase Is Better Than The Catch (The Singles A's & B's). /M.P./

Jeseni bodo s snemanje nove plošče začeli progresivci Pain Of Salvation. Plošča bo izšla v začetku prihodnjega leta, vendar ne bo nadaljevanje zadnje plošče Perfect Element, kot so sprva napovedali, konceptna plošča pa bo vseeno. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: JAG PANZER: Mechanized Warfare, KRISIUN: Ageless Venomous, ELVENKING: Heathenreel, LUNAR AURORA: Ars Moriendi, DIABOLIC: Subterraneal Magnitude, EBONY TEARS: Evil As Hell, SIGH: Imaginary Sonicscape, EMBRACE; Endless Journey, BALANCE OF POWER: Perfect Balance, BEYOND TWILIGHT: The Devil’s Hall Of Fame.

Švedski progresivci Pain Of Salvation že pripravljajo nadaljevanje albuma The Perfect Element. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: VIRGIN STEELE: The House Of Atreus Part II, KREATOR: Past Live Trauma, PINK CREAM 69: Pink Cream 69`s Mixery (EP), ANAEMIA: The Second Incarnation, AXXIS: Collection Of Power (EP), IRON SAVIOR: I`ve Been To Hell (EP), PAIN OF SALVATION: The Perfect Element ter single AC/DC: Satellite Blues